N-CSR 1 d211381dncsr.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:    Andrew R. French
     655 Broad Street, 17th Floor
     Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    10/31/2021
Date of reporting period:    10/31/2021


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


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PGIM QMA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

[Effective 12/29/21, fund name changes to PGIM Quant Solutions International Equity

Fund]

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3  

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     10  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

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

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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, member SIPC. PGIM Quantitative Solutions is the primary business name of PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (formerly known as QMA LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser and Prudential Financial company. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM QMA International Equity Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19 vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the

fear of rising inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

 

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

 

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income.

Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21
    One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Ten Years (%)   Since Inception (%) 
Class A        
(with sales charges)   22.17   6.87   5.75  
(without sales charges)   29.28   8.08   6.35  
Class C        
(with sales charges)   26.89   7.07   5.47  
(without sales charges)   27.89   7.07   5.47  
Class Z        
(without sales charges)   29.85   8.49   6.72  
Class R6        
(without sales charges)   29.96   N/A   N/A   9.29 (12/28/2016)
MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index        
    29.66   9.77   6.66  

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21 Since Inception (%)
    Class R6
    (12/28/2016) 
MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index   10.08

 

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z 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 Z shares (October 31, 2011) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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   Class R6
         
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 the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% 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)   0.30%   1.00%   None   None

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI All Country World Index 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 provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of US-based companies. The Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 10/31/21

 

  Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business    Country     % of Net Assets  
  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    Taiwan   1.4%
  ASML Holding NV    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    Netherlands   1.1%
  iShares MSCI EAFE ETF    Exchange Traded Funds    United States   1.0%
  Roche Holding AG    Pharmaceuticals    Switzerland   1.0%
  Sanofi    Pharmaceuticals    France   0.9%
  Unilever plc    Personal Products    United Kingdom   0.9%
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    Canada   0.8%
  Sberbank of Russia PJSC    Banks    Russia   0.8%
  UBS Group AG    Capital Markets    Switzerland   0.8%
  Tokyo Electron Ltd.    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    Japan   0.8%

 

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

 

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM QMA International Equity Fund’s Class Z shares returned 29.85% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, outperforming the 29.66% return of the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

 

After a challenging 2020, equity markets bounced back sharply in the beginning of 2021. With the rollout and expansion of global vaccination programs signaling an imminent return to relative normality, the severe market volatility subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease in favor of the broader markets as investors refocused their attention on company fundamentals. While value investments performed well in this environment, subsequent performance was more volatile with the global economic recovery still in doubt. Investor confidence surrounding global growth expectations ebbed and flowed with concerns about a new Delta variant, geopolitical stresses, rising interest rates, and inflationary pressures that were partly due to disruptions in the global supply chain.

 

 

In absolute terms, emerging markets underperformed developed markets during the reporting period, particularly among large-cap companies. China, the world’s second-largest economy, was one of the worst-performing international equity markets. With steep losses in July 2021, large-cap Chinese stocks plunged into negative territory as investors reacted harshly to increased regulatory pressures.

 

What worked?

 

The bounce back in value stocks during the reporting period, particularly in the beginning of 2021, was reinforced by the continued solid performance of growth stocks from the previous period.

 

 

Favoring reasonably priced, high-growth companies across the financials sector contributed to Fund returns relative to the Index during the period. The Fund tilted away from the Chinese consumer discretionary sector—particularly among Chinese internet businesses—that came under regulatory scrutiny during the second half of the period.

 

What didn’t work?

 

Higher-quality stocks detracted from Fund returns relative to the Index during the reporting period, as investor appetite for faster growth in lower-quality stocks superseded their appetite for companies with stronger balance sheets.

 

 

Favoring high-quality consumer discretionary companies was especially detrimental to Fund performance relative to the Index during the period.

 

Did the Fund use derivatives?

The Fund held fully collateralized index futures during the period that were used for cash-management purposes. They had a negligible impact on performance.

 

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Current outlook

 

The global recovery from the pandemic-induced downturn was robust during the reporting period despite signs that economic activity may have hit a speed bump in the third quarter of 2021 as the Delta variant spread worldwide. Renewed lockdowns in certain countries and cautious behavior among consumers pushed down third-quarter growth expectations.

 

 

In China, economic growth was expected to slow during the second half of 2021 from the strong pace during the first half of the year following government regulatory crackdowns on certain sectors. However, China’s fiscal and monetary policies may become more supportive to protect growth, in PGIM Quantitative Solutions’ view.

 

 

Inflationary pressures weighed on investors and remained elevated during the period. Whether “transitory” or not, inflation may likely remain a concern in the near term. In addition, PGIM Quantitative Solutions believes pressures related to the pandemic may continue, and any monetary unwinding policies may be gradual in a market environment of strong consumer demand, lean inventories, and the normalization of service sector prices.

 

 

On the whole, the central banks of advanced economies maintained accommodative monetary policies, although there was a modest tilt toward a more hawkish position toward the end of the period. In emerging markets, central banks were divided between those hiking rates to address rising inflation—Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Pakistan, and Chile—and others supporting their economies from virus-related downside risks—India, China, and some southeast Asian countries.

 

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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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.

 

       

PGIM QMA
International Equity

Fund

 

Beginning

    Account Value    

May 1, 2021

 

Ending Account Value

    October 31, 2021    

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio Based on
the

    Six-Month Period    

 

Expenses Paid
During the

    Six-Month Period*    

Class A   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,009.40   1.43%   $  7.24
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,018.00   1.43%   $  7.27
Class C   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,004.90   2.55%   $12.89
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,012.35   2.55%   $12.93
Class Z   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,012.80   1.02%   $  5.17
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,020.06   1.02%   $  5.19
Class R6   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,012.80   0.78%   $  3.96
    Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,021.27   0.78%   $  3.97

 

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description

  

Shares

    

Value

 
 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     97.9%              
 COMMON STOCKS     96.1%              

 Australia     4.2%

                 

ARB Corp. Ltd.

     21,562      $ 790,406  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     25,521        540,927  

BHP Group Ltd.

     26,938        740,124  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     5,943        92,690  

Charter Hall Group, REIT

     30,080        393,373  

Dexus, REIT

     14,196        116,459  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     90,554        947,477  

Glencore PLC*

     91,744        456,131  

Goodman Group, REIT

     39,487        651,701  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

     14,097        537,031  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     4,894        732,056  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

     65,696        853,626  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     3,792        257,754  

Rio Tinto PLC

     25,628        1,592,826  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     30,903        936,632  

Stockland, REIT

     163,588        561,367  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

     49,600        485,841  

West African Resources Ltd.*

     105,945        102,626  
     

 

 

 
            10,789,047  

Austria     0.6%

                 

OMV AG

     24,478        1,491,156  

Belgium     0.2%

                 

Bekaert SA

     2,280        99,568  

KBC Group NV

     2,356        218,815  

Tessenderlo Group SA*

     4,801        175,320  
     

 

 

 
        493,703  

Brazil     1.0%

                 

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA

     207,100        497,586  

Cia de Saneamento do Parana, UTS

     54,900        177,916  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

     33,100        162,808  

Vale SA

     34,100        433,818  

WEG SA

     182,500        1,193,535  
     

 

 

 
        2,465,663  

Canada     6.2%

                 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     36,000        1,350,291  

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

     14,000        132,579  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description

  

Shares

    

Value

 
 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Canada (cont’d.)

                 

Bank of Montreal

     6,800      $ 738,297  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     11,900        1,443,942  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     50,000        2,125,081  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     700        99,423  

Corus Entertainment, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     146,900        665,893  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

     300        121,505  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

     3,400        100,028  

Interfor Corp.

     41,400        948,025  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

     3,900        293,319  

Manulife Financial Corp.

     86,100        1,677,336  

National Bank of Canada

     19,100        1,581,275  

North West Co., Inc. (The)

     12,500        339,670  

Royal Bank of Canada

     17,400        1,811,141  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     10,700        1,287,095  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     16,700        1,212,288  
     

 

 

 
            15,927,188  

Chile     0.1%

                 

Banco Santander Chile

     2,377,221        104,031  

Engie Energia Chile SA

     393,446        228,740  
     

 

 

 
        332,771  

China     10.2%

                 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

     67,000        1,373,948  

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

     2,228,000        1,326,818  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     308,700        342,684  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

     30,000        115,727  

BYD Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     32,500        1,237,545  

China BlueChemical Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     1,792,000        601,864  

China Construction Bank Corp. (Class H Stock)

     2,473,000        1,683,895  

China Everbright Ltd.

     136,000        153,333  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     178,500        99,599  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

     592,500        659,441  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

     498,000        846,439  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     72,000        90,426  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Class H Stock)

     226,000        111,144  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     89,100        335,513  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     570,000        1,228,918  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.

     94,000        809,612  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

     672,600        1,372,686  

CITIC Ltd.

     1,306,000        1,310,965  

COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd.*

     390,000        152,231  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 Description

  

Shares

    

Value

 
 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

China (cont’d.)

                 

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)*(a)

     372,300      $ 578,759  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

     14,000        108,608  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

     1,012,000        1,062,332  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR*

     1,700        132,243  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     14,900        399,556  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     534,000        292,276  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     141,900        413,487  

Intco Medical Technology Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     36,564        292,308  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

     656,000        710,893  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

     139,000        1,543,987  

PetroChina Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

     2,004,000        966,616  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     172,900        338,278  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     402,600        355,344  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

     26,000        87,667  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     29,500        1,793,551  

Wilmar International Ltd.

     320,700        1,031,466  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     27,900        389,992  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

     153,500        1,384,237  

Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     140,300        348,478  
     

 

 

 
            26,082,866  

Denmark     1.5%

                 

AP Moller - Maersk A/S (Class B Stock)

     545        1,578,937  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B Stock)

     10,454        1,145,738  

Pandora A/S

     925        129,459  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, 144A

     45,256        1,019,200  
     

 

 

 
        3,873,334  

Finland     1.0%

                 

Fortum OYJ

     4,092        121,706  

Nokia OYJ*

     50,112        286,441  

Nordea Bank Abp

     154,917        1,895,013  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

     8,643        197,161  
     

 

 

 
        2,500,321  

France     6.5%

                 

Amundi SA, 144A

     1,116        99,557  

BNP Paribas SA

     27,363        1,834,059  

Capgemini SE

     4,379        1,022,931  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     28,092        1,940,382  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     8,405        1,321,009  

Credit Agricole SA

     25,364        382,788  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description

  

Shares

    

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

France (cont’d.)

                 

Dassault Systemes SE

     24,752      $ 1,445,185  

Hermes International

     669        1,062,777  

Ipsen SA

     12,270        1,269,931  

IPSOS

     2,184        102,245  

Kering SA

     692        521,330  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     1,106        867,856  

Metropole Television SA

     7,770        171,575  

Nexity SA

     3,317        151,473  

Publicis Groupe SA

     2,300        154,687  

Sanofi

     22,586        2,263,727  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     336        185,547  

Television Francaise 1

     49,958        536,358  

Trigano SA

     5,929        1,112,539  
     

 

 

 
            16,445,956  

Germany     5.0%

                 

Allianz SE

     3,529        819,157  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     2,990        302,541  

Brenntag SE

     11,644        1,110,576  

Covestro AG, 144A

     21,433        1,378,614  

Deutsche Post AG

     28,630        1,776,070  

E.ON SE

     47,725        606,301  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     29,526        1,341,611  

HeidelbergCement AG

     15,809        1,190,845  

Merck KGaA

     8,039        1,900,394  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     15,407        258,702  

Puma SE

     1,000        124,405  

SAP SE

     10,111        1,463,516  

Secunet Security Networks AG

     234        123,139  

Westwing Group AG*

     14,363        451,796  
     

 

 

 
        12,847,667  

Hong Kong     1.4%

                 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     238,000        1,471,312  

Link REIT, REIT

     11,500        102,107  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     64,000        1,319,297  

Value Partners Group Ltd.

     947,000        486,534  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.(a)

     41,000        113,295  
     

 

 

 
        3,492,545  

India     3.1%

                 

Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.

     210,926        655,136  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

India (cont’d.)

                 

GAIL India Ltd.

     45,589      $ 91,195  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

     63,147        108,412  

NTPC Ltd.

     223,251        397,349  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

     825,061        1,649,329  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

     530,365        1,314,202  

Redington India Ltd.

     250,893        484,581  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     10,710        113,983  

Tata Steel Ltd.

     79,601        1,406,403  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

     74,796        1,483,330  

Wipro Ltd.

     12,465        107,884  
     

 

 

 
        7,811,804  

Indonesia     0.4%

                 

Astra International Tbk PT

     233,100        99,662  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

     1,318,000        527,801  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     1,585,100        425,896  
     

 

 

 
              1,053,359  

Ireland     0.1%

                 

Kingspan Group PLC

     1,377        157,853  

Israel     0.1%

                 

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     13,684        130,468  

Italy     1.3%

                 

Anima Holding SpA, 144A

     110,962        586,958  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     54,651        1,271,341  

La Doria SpA

     9,811        188,643  

Mediaset NV

     438,010        1,231,057  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

     7,452        106,138  
     

 

 

 
        3,384,137  

Japan     15.0%

                 

Advantest Corp.

     1,800        148,352  

Bridgestone Corp.

     32,100        1,424,239  

Canon, Inc.

     63,300        1,425,574  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     37,200        1,390,106  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

     8,800        179,559  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     80,000        1,677,375  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

     27,400        904,547  

Digital Holdings, Inc.

     34,800        534,659  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     9,400        1,629,712  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Japan (cont’d.)

                 

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

     31,000      $ 583,217  

Hoya Corp.

     3,100        457,960  

IDOM, Inc.

     36,500        250,429  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,800        93,897  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     39,300        531,118  

ITmedia, Inc.

     5,200        107,645  

ITOCHU Corp.

     54,300        1,548,836  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

     12,000        93,616  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

     176,400        1,351,828  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     75,100              1,476,806  

KDDI Corp.

     20,700        641,857  

Keyence Corp.

     200        121,005  

KYB Corp.

     5,400        144,803  

Marubeni Corp.

     22,700        191,945  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

     2,200        98,331  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

     82,500        930,989  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     16,400        296,715  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

     2,700        113,196  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     11,400        361,976  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     342,000        1,863,526  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

     72,200        1,647,473  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     2,900        86,406  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     4,100        132,902  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     5,100        390,102  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     30,668        859,932  

Nippon Yusen KK

     4,700        339,535  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

     10,800        177,052  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

     8,400        124,874  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     2,900        116,425  

NTT Data Corp.

     5,800        116,514  

Oisix ra daichi, Inc.*

     9,300        389,395  

Okamura Corp.

     37,800        497,806  

Olympus Corp.

     10,600        229,591  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

     33,200        1,314,631  

Panasonic Corp.

     123,800        1,521,817  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

     12,100        808,153  

Seiko Epson Corp.

     5,000        89,290  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

     15,600        391,195  

Shimadzu Corp.

     2,600        105,888  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

     2,000        169,303  

Shimano, Inc.

     6,500        1,814,438  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

     2,500        162,774  

SMC Corp.

     600        359,576  

Sony Group Corp.

     11,800        1,365,010  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Japan (cont’d.)

                 

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

     19,800      $ 97,523  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     6,100        199,078  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     4,300        2,009,920  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     13,665        242,017  

Transcosmos, Inc.

     4,400        132,712  

Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.

     4,400        185,830  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

     34,800        970,000  

YA-MAN Ltd.

     37,200        395,459  

ZOZO, Inc.

     7,100        228,757  
     

 

 

 
            38,245,196  

Luxembourg     1.2%

                 

ArcelorMittal SA

     42,916        1,462,246  

Eurofins Scientific SE

     13,345        1,575,895  
     

 

 

 
        3,038,141  

Malaysia     0.2%

                 

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

     108,000        153,046  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

     612,000        402,477  
     

 

 

 
        555,523  

Malta     0.4%

                 

Kindred Group PLC, SDR

     63,693        892,820  

Mexico     0.2%

                 

America Movil SAB de CV (Class L Stock)

     433,100        385,600  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (Class B Stock)

     29,800        130,588  
     

 

 

 
        516,188  

Netherlands     4.4%

                 

Adyen NV, 144A*

     506        1,534,661  

ASM International NV

     2,836        1,287,268  

ASML Holding NV

     3,335        2,708,770  

EXOR NV

     1,092        103,041  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     54,020        1,756,651  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV*

     47,196        137,263  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     32,466        97,270  

NN Group NV

     28,449        1,519,703  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Netherlands (cont’d.)

                 

Randstad NV

     17,419      $ 1,252,285  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock)

     38,571        886,504  
     

 

 

 
            11,283,416  

Nigeria     0.1%

                 

Airtel Africa PLC, 144A

     189,841        286,630  

Norway     0.1%

                 

DNB Bank ASA

     6,206        147,551  

Equinor ASA

     9,120        231,416  
     

 

 

 
        378,967  

Pakistan     0.2%

                 

Engro Fertilizers Ltd.

     397,359        165,911  

Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

     536,500        322,529  
     

 

 

 
        488,440  

Poland     0.2%

                 

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

     291,189        439,494  

Portugal     0.0%

                 

Sonae SGPS SA

     96,430        106,261  

Qatar     0.5%

                 

Industries Qatar QSC

     304,106        1,324,153  

Russia     2.1%

                 

Inter RAO UES PJSC

     13,660,000        927,778  

LUKOIL PJSC

     10,464        1,069,138  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

     32,980        104,392  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

     129,152        1,162,285  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

     412,269        2,075,287  
     

 

 

 
        5,338,880  

Saudi Arabia     0.1%

                 

Riyad Bank

     43,643        344,229  

Singapore     0.9%

                 

BW LPG Ltd., 144A

     44,089        235,489  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Singapore (cont’d.)

                 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     80,000      $ 1,873,772  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

     31,100        272,798  
     

 

 

 
        2,382,059  

South Africa     0.4%

                 

FirstRand Ltd.

     46,722        177,613  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

     47,172        614,472  

Sasol Ltd.*

     5,840        98,151  
     

 

 

 
        890,236  

South Korea     4.3%

                 

AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.

     1,288        213,349  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

     55,149        415,961  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     39,518        1,521,271  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

     14,838        526,221  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     29,982        1,451,173  

Kia Corp.

     20,503        1,502,247  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

     2,784        412,843  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

     1,872        339,207  

MegaStudyEdu Co. Ltd.

     3,618        238,550  

POSCO

     5,156        1,309,058  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

     672        92,358  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     22,822        1,369,466  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

     5,502        224,068  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

     5,282        1,401,091  
     

 

 

 
            11,016,863  

Spain     0.6%

                 

Endesa SA

     45,884        1,058,495  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     10,336        373,961  

Telefonica SA

     48,222        210,265  
     

 

 

 
        1,642,721  

Sweden     1.9%

                 

Atlas Copco AB (Class B Stock)

     3,502        189,992  

Evolution AB, 144A

     2,998        485,969  

Industrivarden AB (Class C Stock)

     2,898        94,152  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A Stock)

     81,694        1,276,447  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Class A Stock)

     41,040        470,441  

Swedbank AB (Class A Stock)

     68,354        1,481,916  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Sweden (cont’d.)

                 

Swedish Match AB

     64,712      $ 569,938  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Class B Stock)

     17,214        188,718  
     

 

 

 
        4,757,573  

Switzerland     5.5%

                 

ALSO Holding AG*

     465        137,523  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     1        119,835  

Comet Holding AG

     546        203,561  

Geberit AG

     1,944        1,522,412  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

     2,054        148,794  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     4,316        1,361,797  

Nestle SA

     13,388        1,767,968  

Novartis AG

     5,637        466,518  

Roche Holding AG

     6,321        2,444,793  

Sensirion Holding AG, 144A*

     2,776        400,135  

Sonova Holding AG

     3,811        1,578,849  

STMicroelectronics NV

     15,760        749,406  

Swisscom AG

     2,191        1,193,480  

UBS Group AG

     111,696        2,030,745  
     

 

 

 
            14,125,816  

Taiwan     4.8%

                 

Asustek Computer, Inc.

     108,000        1,378,172  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     716,000        1,495,233  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

     25,000        99,347  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     120,000        100,238  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

     76,000        275,996  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     613,447        1,624,035  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     9,000        104,746  

Kindom Development Co. Ltd.

     159,000        220,468  

MediaTek, Inc.

     43,000        1,416,544  

momo.com, Inc.

     6,000        388,542  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

     42,000        128,801  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

     8,000        142,630  

Nantex Industry Co. Ltd.

     31,000        91,452  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     6,000        90,569  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     5,000        90,351  

Taita Chemical Co. Ltd.

     279,600        350,346  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     167,000        3,548,932  

United Microelectronics Corp.

     324,000        681,253  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

     120,000        106,888  
     

 

 

 
        12,334,543  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

Thailand     0.0%

                 

AP Thailand PCL

     432,400      $ 115,586  

Turkey     1.1%

                 

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii A/S

     95,874        221,259  

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S

     107,736        955,493  

Enerjisa Enerji A/S, 144A

     674,021        826,713  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S

     91,266        105,887  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A/S (Class D Stock)*

     772,310        599,695  
     

 

 

 
              2,709,047  

Ukraine     0.1%

                 

Ferrexpo PLC

     55,720        237,251  

United Arab Emirates     0.2%

                 

Aldar Properties PJSC

     99,225        109,280  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

     38,755        270,366  
     

 

 

 
        379,646  

United Kingdom     7.3%

                 

3i Group PLC

     77,042        1,440,529  

888 Holdings PLC

     165,905        872,199  

abrdn PLC

     26,817        93,453  

Ashtead Group PLC

     7,831        652,801  

Barratt Developments PLC

     11,151        101,219  

British American Tobacco PLC

     54,329        1,899,180  

CNH Industrial NV

     86,734        1,489,098  

DCC PLC

     1,260        104,921  

Dunelm Group PLC

     29,789        521,346  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     46,470        964,491  

Halfords Group PLC

     60,592        222,965  

Imperial Brands PLC

     67,957        1,437,412  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

     8,631        128,512  

Kingfisher PLC

     282,954        1,299,706  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     661,575        454,697  

Man Group PLC

     171,027        542,950  

Next PLC

     1,288        139,880  

Persimmon PLC

     2,976        110,684  

Reach PLC

     89,628        388,557  

Safestore Holdings PLC, REIT

     32,233        531,707  

SSE PLC

     9,243        208,720  

Tesco PLC

     152,242        563,877  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              

United Kingdom (cont’d.)

                 

Unilever PLC

     40,752      $ 2,174,299  

Vodafone Group PLC

     697,359        1,029,683  

WPP PLC

     83,348        1,201,299  
     

 

 

 
        18,574,185  

United States     1.4%

                 

Ferguson PLC

     13,213        1,984,147  

JBS SA

     195,200        1,354,758  

Schneider Electric SE

     594        102,562  
     

 

 

 
        3,441,467  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $214,737,098)

            245,125,169  
     

 

 

 
 EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND     1.0%              

United States

                 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
(cost $2,559,679)

     31,600        2,543,484  
PREFERRED STOCKS     0.8%              

Brazil     0.5%

                 

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (PRFC)

     266,900        605,323  

Cia Paranaense de Energia (PRFC B)

     232,000        244,176  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PRFC)

     120,400        581,328  
     

 

 

 
        1,430,827  

Germany     0.1%

                 

Sartorius AG (PRFC)

     248        161,722  

South Korea     0.2%

                 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (PRFC)

     7,571        416,032  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $1,777,939)

        2,008,581  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Value

 
 WARRANTS*     0.0%                
 Malaysia                  

Comfort Glove Bhd, expiring 06/26/26

 

     

(cost $0)

 

     57,420      $ 3,328  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $219,074,716)

 

            249,680,562  
          

 

 

 
                 

Shares

        
 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     1.3%         
 AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS     1.1%         

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

 

     1,978,232        1,978,232  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $691,865; includes $691,840 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

 

     692,280        691,865  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
(cost $2,670,097)

 

        2,670,097  
          

 

 

 
    

Interest
Rate

   

Maturity
Date

    

Principal
Amount
(000)#

        
 U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(k)(n)     0.2%         

U.S. Treasury Bills
(cost $549,979)

     0.036     12/09/21        550        549,961  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $3,220,076)

             3,220,058  
          

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS 99.2%
(cost $222,294,792)

             252,900,620  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z) 0.8%

             2,032,927  
          

 

 

 

NET ASSETS 100.0%

           $ 254,933,547  
          

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

USD—US Dollar

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

EAFE—Europe, Australasia, Far East

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

PRFC—Preference Shares

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust

SDR—Sweden Depositary Receipt

UTS—Unit Trust Security

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

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

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $630,450; cash collateral of $691,840 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(k)

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

(n)

Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date.

(wa)

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

(z)

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

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Number
of
Contracts

   

Type

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

Long Positions:

         
  27     Mini MSCI EAFE Index     Dec. 2021     $ 3,158,460              $ (34,824         
  34     Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index     Dec. 2021       2,145,400         (46,721  
         

 

 

   
          $ (81,545  
         

 

 

   

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

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

 

Broker                                         

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency     Securities Market Value  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC                                                    $                                                                                                    $549,962                                                 
    

 

 

        

 

  

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1        Level 2     Level 3
Investments in Securities                
Assets                
Long-Term Investments                
Common Stocks                

Australia

    $              —       $  10,789,047     $—

Austria

          1,491,156    

Belgium

          493,703    

Brazil

    2,465,663          

Canada

    15,927,188          

Chile

    332,771          

China

    132,243       25,950,623    

Denmark

          3,873,334    

Finland

          2,500,321    

France

          16,445,956    

Germany

          12,847,667    

Hong Kong

          3,492,545    

India

          7,811,804    

Indonesia

          1,053,359    

Ireland

          157,853    

Israel

          130,468    

Italy

          3,384,137    

Japan

          38,245,196    

Luxembourg

          3,038,141    

Malaysia

          555,523    

Malta

          892,820    

Mexico

    516,188          

Netherlands

          11,283,416    

Nigeria

          286,630    

Norway

          378,967    

Pakistan

          488,440    

Poland

          439,494    

Portugal

          106,261    

Qatar

          1,324,153    

Russia

          5,338,880    

Saudi Arabia

          344,229    

Singapore

          2,382,059    

South Africa

          890,236    

South Korea

          11,016,863    

Spain

          1,642,721    

Sweden

          4,757,573    

Switzerland

          14,125,816    

Taiwan

          12,334,543    

Thailand

          115,586    

Turkey

          2,709,047    

Ukraine

          237,251    

United Arab Emirates

          379,646    

United Kingdom

          18,574,185    

United States

    1,354,758       2,086,709    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

       Level 1        Level 2     Level 3
Investments in Securities (continued)                
Assets (continued)                
Long-Term Investments (continued)                
Exchange-Traded Fund                

United States

  $ 2,543,484     $     $—
Preferred Stocks                

Brazil

    1,430,827          

Germany

          161,722    

South Korea

          416,032    
Warrants                

Malaysia

    3,328          
Short-Term Investments                

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    2,670,097          

U.S. Treasury Obligation

          549,961    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Total

  $ 27,376,547     $ 225,524,073     $—
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Other Financial Instruments*                
Liabilities                

Futures Contracts

  $ (81,545   $     $—
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Banks

    11.6

Pharmaceuticals

    6.2  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    5.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    5.1  

Metals & Mining

    4.5  

Insurance

    4.1  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.9  

Capital Markets

    2.9  

Specialty Retail

    2.6  

IT Services

    2.5  

Tobacco

    2.5  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    2.5  

Automobiles

    2.3  

Electric Utilities

    2.2  

Media

    2.2  

Food Products

    2.0  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    1.7  

Auto Components

    1.7

Personal Products

    1.7  

Food & Staples Retailing

    1.6  

Building Products

    1.6  

Marine

    1.5  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    1.5  

Chemicals

    1.4  

Household Durables

    1.3  

Machinery

    1.3  

Professional Services

    1.3  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    1.3  

Real Estate Management & Development

    1.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.2  

Software

    1.2  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    1.2  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Industry Classification (continued):

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.3% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

    1.1

Industrial Conglomerates

    1.0  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.0  

Construction Materials

    1.0  

Exchange-Traded Fund

    1.0  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    1.0  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    0.9  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    0.9  

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.9  

Interactive Media & Services

    0.8  

Leisure Products

    0.7  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.7  

Electrical Equipment

    0.7  

Beverages

    0.5  

Paper & Forest Products

    0.4  

Water Utilities

    0.3  

Diversified Financial Services

    0.3  

Multi-Utilities

    0.2

Entertainment

    0.2  

U.S. Treasury Obligation

    0.2  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.2  

Communications Equipment

    0.2  

Multiline Retail

    0.2  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

    0.2  

Transportation Infrastructure

    0.1  

Diversified Consumer Services

    0.1  

Gas Utilities

    0.1  

Construction & Engineering

    0.1  

Household Products

    0.1  
 

 

 

 
    99.2  

Other assets in excess of liabilities

    0.8  
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2021 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

     Asset Derivatives   

Liability Derivatives

Derivatives not accounted for as

hedging instruments, carried at fair

value                                                     

   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Fair
Value
  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value

Equity contracts

              $ —      Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      $ 81,545 *
         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

   Futures

Equity contracts

   $53,301

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

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

   Futures

Equity contracts

   $(81,545)

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

   

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(1)

   
 

$4,315,315

 

 

(1)

Notional Amount in USD.

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2021.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description                                         

   Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
            Assets/(Liabilities)            
   Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
  Net
Amount

Securities on Loan

     $ 630,450      $ (630,450 )     $
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

          

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $630,450:

    

Unaffiliated investments (cost $219,624,695)

     $ 250,230,523

Affiliated investments (cost $2,670,097)

       2,670,097

Foreign currency, at value (cost $791,641)

       789,993

Receivable for investments sold

       11,053,983

Tax reclaim receivable

       719,026

Dividends receivable

       570,501

Receivable for Fund shares sold

       117,003

Prepaid expenses

       2,561
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       266,153,687
    

 

 

 
  Liabilities      

Payable for investments purchased

       9,705,929

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

       691,840

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       191,183

Foreign capital gains tax liability accrued

       187,739

Payable for Fund shares purchased

       161,174

Management fee payable

       133,198

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

       62,610

Distribution fee payable

       46,856

Due to broker—variation margin futures

       38,627

Directors’ fees payable

       984
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       11,220,140
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 254,933,547
    

 

 

 
           

Net assets were comprised of:

          

Common stock, at par

     $ 296

Paid-in capital in excess of par

       201,091,327

Total distributable earnings (loss)

       53,841,924
    

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

     $ 254,933,547
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Class A

          

Net asset value and redemption price per share,
($176,479,220 ÷ 20,538,471 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 8.59

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

       0.50
    

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

     $ 9.09
    

 

 

 

Class C

          

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($2,335,097 ÷ 287,371 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 8.13
    

 

 

 

Class Z

          

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($16,561,602 ÷ 1,906,959 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 8.68
    

 

 

 

Class R6

          

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($59,557,628 ÷ 6,843,110 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

     $ 8.70
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

          

Income

    

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $826,530 foreign withholding tax)

     $ 8,343,894

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $1,062)

       31,656

Affiliated dividend income

       3,711
    

 

 

 

Total income

       8,379,261
    

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Management fee

       1,759,233

Distribution fee(a)

       554,691

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $318,999)(a)

       631,034

Custodian and accounting fees

       184,253

Registration fees(a)

       52,988

Shareholders’ reports

       33,431

Audit fee

       32,133

Legal fees and expenses

       20,523

Directors’ fees

       12,451

Miscellaneous

       80,140
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       3,360,877

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

       (304,262 )
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       3,056,615
    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       5,322,646
    

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $387) (net of foreign capital gains taxes $(258,359))

       30,675,370

Futures transactions

       53,301

Foreign currency transactions

       (40,423 )
    

 

 

 
       30,688,248
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments (including affiliated of $(883)) (net of change in foreign capital gains taxes $(187,739))

       16,340,204

Futures

       (81,545 )

Foreign currencies

       (25,514 )
    

 

 

 
       16,233,145
    

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

       46,921,393
    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     $ 52,244,039
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    530,252       24,439              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    592,074       8,950       28,207       1,803  

Registration fees

    17,147       11,218       11,468       13,155  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (217,998     (3,014     (21,497     (61,753

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
     2021    2020

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                     

Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 5,322,646      $ 3,174,147

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

       30,688,248        (4,689,465 )

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

       16,233,145        (8,409,553 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       52,244,039        (9,924,871 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

         

Distributions from distributable earnings

         

Class A

       (2,396,047 )        (4,101,945 )

Class B

              (14,282 )

Class C

       (9,676 )        (50,447 )

Class Z

       (272,737 )        (386,163 )

Class R6

       (439,796 )        (550,823 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
       (3,118,256 )        (5,103,660 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

         

Net proceeds from shares sold

       61,325,609        37,395,853

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

       3,075,128        5,027,591

Cost of shares purchased

       (40,318,009 )        (42,989,953 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

       24,082,728        (566,509 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

       73,208,511        (15,595,040 )

Net Assets:

                     

Beginning of year

       181,725,036        197,320,076
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 254,933,547      $ 181,725,036
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
            Year Ended October 31,         
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $6.74       $7.19       $6.96       $7.95       $6.48  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.18       0.11       0.15       0.16       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.78       (0.39     0.28       (1.00     1.49  
Total from investment operations     1.96       (0.28     0.43       (0.84     1.60  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.11     (0.17     (0.17     (0.15     (0.13
Distributions from net realized gains     -       -       (0.03     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.11     (0.17     (0.20     (0.15     (0.13
Net asset value, end of year     $8.59       $6.74       $7.19       $6.96       $7.95  
Total Return(b):     29.28     (4.07 )%      6.53     (10.81 )%      25.17
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $176,479       $147,445       $173,103       $171,326       $207,626  
Average net assets (000)     $176,751       $156,952       $172,031       $200,255       $192,517  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.43     1.47     1.48     1.34     1.58
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.55     1.64     1.62     1.47     1.59
Net investment income (loss)     2.12     1.58     2.19     2.08     1.62
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     104     128     94     114     105

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective August 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
              Year Ended October 31,          
      2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year      $6.38        $6.86        $6.64        $7.60        $6.20  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                             
Net investment income (loss)      0.07        0.02        0.07        0.10        0.06  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      1.71        (0.38      0.30        (0.97      1.43  
Total from investment operations      1.78        (0.36      0.37        (0.87      1.49  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                             
Dividends from net investment income      (0.03      (0.12      (0.12      (0.09      (0.09
Distributions from net realized gains      -        -        (0.03      -        -  
Total dividends and distributions      (0.03      (0.12      (0.15      (0.09      (0.09
Net asset value, end of year      $8.13        $6.38        $6.86        $6.64        $7.60  
Total Return(b):      27.89      (5.42 )%       5.77      (11.52 )%       24.33
              
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)      $2,335        $2,381        $2,928        $12,530        $16,661  
Average net assets (000)      $2,444        $2,640        $7,163        $15,626        $15,736  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                             
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement      2.61      2.81      2.25      2.10      2.32
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement      2.73      2.98      2.39      2.23      2.33
Net investment income (loss)      0.84      0.24      1.09      1.32      0.86
Portfolio turnover rate(e)      104      128      94      114      105

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective August 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares  
            Year Ended October 31,         
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $6.81       $7.26       $7.02       $8.02       $6.54  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.22       0.13       0.18       0.19       0.11  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.79       (0.37     0.29       (1.02     1.52  
Total from investment operations     2.01       (0.24     0.47       (0.83     1.63  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.14     (0.21     (0.20     (0.17     (0.15
Distributions from net realized gains     -       -       (0.03     -       -  
Total dividends and distributions     (0.14     (0.21     (0.23     (0.17     (0.15
Net asset value, end of year     $8.68       $6.81       $7.26       $7.02       $8.02  
Total Return(b):     29.85     (3.61 )%      7.05     (10.59 )%      25.46
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $16,562       $13,062       $14,753       $13,901       $17,344  
Average net assets (000)     $17,429       $12,955       $13,815       $17,055       $21,567  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.01     1.09     1.03     1.00     1.31
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.13     1.26     1.17     1.13     1.32
Net investment income (loss)     2.60     1.97     2.58     2.44     1.57
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     104     128     94     114     105

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective August 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class R6 Shares         
     Year Ended October 31,          

December 28, 2016(a)
through October 31,

2017

       
     2021     2020     2019     2018              
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $6.83       $7.27       $7.03       $8.04               $6.32          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.25       0.16       0.21       0.21               0.15          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     1.78       (0.38     0.27       (1.03             1.57          
Total from investment operations     2.03       (0.22     0.48       (0.82             1.72          
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.16     (0.22     (0.21     (0.19             -          
Distributions from net realized gains     -       -       (0.03     -               -          
Total dividends and distributions     (0.16     (0.22     (0.24     (0.19             -          
Net asset value, end of period     $8.70       $6.83       $7.27       $7.03               $8.04          
Total Return(c):     29.96     (3.26 )%      7.33     (10.43 )%              27.22        
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $59,558       $18,837       $5,487       $36,552               $39,379          
Average net assets (000)     $37,941       $18,273       $23,216       $38,947               $37,891          
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.78     0.78     0.78     0.78             0.95 %(f)         
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.94     1.05     0.95     0.95             0.99 %(f)         
Net investment income (loss)     2.92     2.33     3.06     2.61             2.45 %(f)         
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     104     128     94     114             105        

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Effective August 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.    Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM QMA International Equity Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.

2.    Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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.

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

 

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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

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

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

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

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is

 

 

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marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. 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 class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The Fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Additionally, capital gains realized upon disposition of securities issued in or by certain foreign countries are subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries. All taxes are computed in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law, and, to the extent permitted, capital losses are used to offset capital gains. Taxes attributable to income are accrued by the Fund as a reduction of income. Current and deferred tax expense attributable to capital gains is reflected as a component of realized or change in unrealized gain/loss on securities in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent that the Fund has country specific capital loss carryforwards, such carryforwards are applied against net unrealized gains when determining the deferred tax liability. Any deferred tax liability incurred by the Fund is included in either Other liabilities or Deferred tax liability on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from 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 GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

 

3.    Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (formerly known as QMA LLC) (“PGIM Quantitative Solutions” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of PGIM Quantitative Solutions.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $2 billion, 0.70% of the next $3 billion and 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $5 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.75% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

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The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.78% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver/reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $45,931 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $500 and $51 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PIMS and PGIM Quantitative Solutions are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

4.    

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s 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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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.    

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $256,137,345 and $234,553,613, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

 

Cost of
Purchases

 

Proceeds
from Sales

 

Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)

 

Realized
Gain
(Loss)

  

Value,

End of Year

  

Shares,

End

of Year

  

Income

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)
  $     $ 77,541,280     $ 75,563,048     $     —       $     —        $ 1,978,232        1,978,232      $ 3,711
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)
    2,142,391       44,060,235       45,510,265       (883 )       387        691,865        692,280        1,062 (2) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

 
  $ 2,142,391     $ 121,601,515     $ 121,073,313     $ (883 )     $ 387      $ 2,670,097           $ 4,773
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

 

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(wa)

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

 

6.    

Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $3,118,256 of ordinary income. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $5,103,660 of ordinary income.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis were $5,897,249 of ordinary income and $18,404,639 of long-term capital gains.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

$223,279,039   $42,659,684   $(13,119,648)   $29,540,036

The difference between GAAP and tax basis were primarily due to deferred losses on wash sales, investments in passive foreign investment companies and other cost basis differences between financial and tax accounting.

The Fund utilized approximately $11,135,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.    

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made

 

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within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 700,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     100,000,000  

Class B

     5,000,000  

Class C

     100,000,000  

Class Z

     180,000,000  

Class T

     135,000,000  

Class R6

     180,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class B or Class T shares outstanding.

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

      Number of Shares    Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

Class A

        25,997      0.1%

Class Z

        59,594      3.1%

Class R6

   4,151,316    60.7%

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

 

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

1

  14.2%   2   28.6%

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       522,326      $ 4,350,877  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       303,876        2,355,040  

Shares purchased

       (2,142,395      (17,663,059
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (1,316,193      (10,957,142

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       76,135        638,374  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (83,956      (687,747
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (1,324,014    $ (11,006,515
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       363,428      $ 2,502,991  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       543,821        4,029,714  

Shares purchased

       (3,165,455      (21,483,425
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,258,206      (14,950,720

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       161,310        1,060,950  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (115,083      (742,300
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (2,211,979    $ (14,632,070
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

               

Period ended June 26, 2020*:

       

Shares sold

       1,146      $ 8,082  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       2,005        14,254  

Shares purchased

       (11,027      (74,364
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (7,876      (52,028

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (145,104      (906,295
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (152,980    $ (958,323
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       63,864      $ 500,477  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,308        9,676  

Shares purchased

       (78,344      (603,675
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (13,172      (93,522

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (72,437      (578,256
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (85,609    $ (671,778
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       40,927      $ 274,529  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       7,008        49,758  

Shares purchased

       (78,307      (518,507
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (30,372      (194,220

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (23,655      (154,655
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (54,027    $ (348,875
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       775,378      $ 6,613,085  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       34,694        270,616  

Shares purchased

       (312,006      (2,648,533
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       498,066        4,235,168  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       77,788        642,192  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (587,122      (5,149,861
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (11,268    $ (272,501
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       483,883      $ 3,262,094  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       51,415        383,042  

Shares purchased

       (712,115      (4,770,026
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (176,817      (1,124,890

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       67,705        447,052  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (4,131      (24,558
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (113,243    $ (702,396
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       5,725,833      $ 49,861,170  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       56,384        439,796  

Shares purchased

       (2,282,912      (19,402,742
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       3,499,305        30,898,224  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       584,743        5,135,298  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       4,084,048      $ 36,033,522  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       4,369,581      $ 31,348,157  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       73,936        550,823  

Shares purchased

       (2,489,567      (16,143,631
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,953,950        15,755,349  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       50,529        319,806  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,004,479      $ 16,075,155  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Effective June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Fund converted into Class A shares.

 

8.    

Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000    $ 1,200,000,000

 

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      Current SCA    Prior SCA
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%
     
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero
percent
   1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero
percent

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

The Fund utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021. The average daily balance for the 39 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $953,436, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.42%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $4,989,000. At October 31, 2021, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

9.    

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.

Core Style Risk: The Fund’s core investment style may subject the Fund to risks of both value and growth investing. The portion of the Fund’s portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a growth strategy may be subject to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. The portion of the portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a value strategy may be subject to the risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for long periods of time or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. If the Fund’s assessment of market conditions or a

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

company’s value is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Therefore, both styles over time go in and out of favor with the markets. At times when a style is out of favor, that portion of the portfolio may lag the other portion of the portfolio, which may cause the Fund to underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term results, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a

 

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sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Illiquid Investments Risk: The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and may make investments that may be less liquid than other investments. Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. The Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Investments in China Risk: Investments in China subject the Fund to risks specific to China and may make it more volatile than other funds. Over the last few decades, the Chinese government has undertaken reform of economic and market practices and has expanded the sphere of private ownership of property in China. However, Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, may also disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.

China has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers, including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S., or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy or the Fund. For example, a series of executive orders issued between November 2020 and June 2021 prohibit the Fund from investing in certain companies identified by the U.S. government as “Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies.” The restrictions in these executive orders may force the subadviser to sell certain positions and may restrict the Fund from future investments the subadviser deems otherwise attractive.

Chinese companies, including Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all

 

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or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Management Risk: Actively managed mutual funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these techniques will produce the desired results. Additionally, the investments selected by the subadviser may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other mutual funds with similar investment objectives.

Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

 

10.    

Recent Regulatory Developments

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

11.    

Subsequent Event

Effective December 29, 2021, the Fund’s name will change from PGIM QMA International Equity Fund to PGIM Quant Solutions International Equity Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM QMA International Equity Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 16, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund reports, the maximum amount allowable under Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not less than, the following percentage of the ordinary income dividends paid as qualified dividend income (QDI):

 

       QDI  

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund

       98.42%  

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund 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 Fund in accordance with Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code of the following amounts: $701,618 foreign tax credit from recognized foreign source income of $9,044,335.

 

In January 2022, 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 2021.

 

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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
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).

   None.    Since September 2013
       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.

   Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).    Since July 2008

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

  

President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).

  

Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).

   Since March 2005
       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).

  

Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).

   Since September 2017
       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; Executive Committee of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Board of Governors (since October 2019); Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the IDC (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).

   None.    Since September 2013

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

  

A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).

  

Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).

   Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).

   None.    Since March 2018

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

   Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.    Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

   None.    Since January 2012

 

 

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Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).

   None.    Since March 2010

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

  

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

   Since July 2019
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  

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

   Since October 2006
     

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2019
     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).

   Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2015

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund Officer

     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

  

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

   Since January 2019
     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since April 2014
     

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  

Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.

   Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM QMA International Equity Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with QMA LLC (“QMA”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

1 

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

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and QMA, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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 PGIM Investments and QMA. The Board noted that QMA is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, 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, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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, 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 PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ 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 PGIM Investments’ and QMA’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and QMA. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and QMA.

 

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

 

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

 

Economies of Scale

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

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and QMA

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, QMA and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), and benefits to its reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the 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

 

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

by PGIM Investments 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 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, 2020.

 

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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

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

 

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

         
Net Performance   

    

1 Year

   3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
  


    

3rd Quartile

   4th Quartile    3rd Quartile    3rd Quartile

    

Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

    

Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

 

 

The Board noted that the Fund underperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

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The Board considered PGIM Investments’ assertions that it expects relative returns to improve as markets normalize. In this regard, the Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index and peer group (ranking in the 19th percentile) for the first quarter of 2021 and that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the one-, five- and ten-year periods and ranked in the second quartile for the one-year period ended March 31, 2021.

 

 

The Board noted the Fund’s recent portfolio management changes and improving performance.

 

 

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.78% for Class R6 shares through February 28, 2022.

 

 

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

 

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.

 

*  *  *

 

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.

 

PGIM QMA International Equity Fund


     
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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein Laurie Simon Hodrick Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

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

 

MANAGER    PGIM Investments LLC    655 Broad Street
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   New York, NY 10019

 


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PGIM QMA INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Z   R6
NASDAQ   PJRAX   PJRCX   PJIZX   PJRQX
CUSIP   743969859   743969875   743969883   743969578

 

MF190E


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PGIM EMERGING MARKETS DEBT LOCAL

CURRENCY FUND

 

                              

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3      

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

 

 

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

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

LOGO         Dear Shareholder:
  

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

  

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19

vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income. Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

      Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21  
    One Year (%)     Five Years (%)     Ten Years (%)

Class A

     

(with sales charges)

  -1.13   1.24   -0.05

(without sales charges)

   2.19   1.91    0.28

Class C

     

(with sales charges)

   0.46   1.11   -0.48

(without sales charges)

   1.44   1.11   -0.48

Class Z

     

(without sales charges)

   2.63   2.18    0.61

Class R6

     

(without sales charges)

   2.70   2.27    0.68

JP Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index

 
     0.84   1.96    0.37

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

LOGO

The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z 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 beginning of the 10-year period (October 31, 2011) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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            Class R6        
         

Maximum initial sales charge

  

3.25% of the public offering price

  

None

   None    None

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

  

1.00% on sales of $500,000 or more made within 12 months of purchase

  

1.00% 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)

  

0.25%

  

1.00%

   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, an unmanaged index, is a comprehensive emerging markets debt benchmark that tracks local currency bonds issued by emerging market governments.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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   Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/21
   

 Total Distributions 

Paid for

12 Months ($)

 

 SEC 30-Day 

Subsidized

Yield* (%)

 

SEC 30-Day

 Unsubsidized 

Yield** (%)

 Class A

  0.25   4.37   4.51

 Class C

  0.21   3.74   6.39

 Class Z

  0.28   4.93   4.20

 Class R6

  0.28   5.00   4.00

*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). The investor experience is represented by the SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield.

**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. The investor experience is represented by the SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield.

 

   Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/21 (%)  

 AAA

     1.6  

 AA

     2.5  

 A

     36.9  

 BBB

     32.9  

 BB

     16.4  

 B

     3.8  

 CCC

     0.9  

 Not Rated

     2.7  

 Cash/Cash Equivalents

     2.3  
   
Total      100.0  

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview  (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund’s Class Z shares returned 2.63% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, outperforming the 0.84% return of the JP Morgan Government Bond Index–Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

 

·   

Following 2020’s abrupt sell-off and subsequent strong recovery, the first 10 months of 2021 produced mixed results for emerging market debt. As economies responded to the unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus programs, investor appetite for risk assets generally remained strong, and credit spreads continued to decline as higher beta countries’ yield levels brought investors searching for yields. (Higher beta means having more risk than the market in general.) However, rising inflation concerns entering 2021 resulted in higher US Treasury rates, which weighed on performance as markets priced in the stronger-than-anticipated US growth and the impact that fiscal stimulus and monetary policy would have on longer-term inflation dynamics.

 

·   

In the first quarter of 2021, local rates produced negative returns, driven by a bear steepening (i.e., interest rates on long-term bonds rising faster than rates on short-term bonds) of the US yield curve and aggressive rate hikes by select emerging market central banks. (A yield curve is a line graph that illustrates the relationship between the yields and maturities of fixed income securities. It is created by plotting the yields of different maturities for the same type of bonds.) Higher energy and food prices, along with the depreciation of many emerging market currencies, put additional pressure on the front, or short-term, end of yield curves. Meanwhile, emerging market currencies declined on the back of the US and global yield curve steepening and a slowdown in emerging market local inflows. A slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine administration in the European Union and virus flare-ups across Latin America also contributed to emerging market currency weakness.

 

·   

The emerging market debt sector then benefited from renewed momentum in the second quarter of 2021. Local rates and emerging market currencies recovered on a weaker US dollar and a shifting focus from US growth to growth momentum in the rest of the world. However, the outlook for local rates grew less clear following the June Federal Open Market Committee meeting, with uncertainty around the timing of the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) tapering of its monthly bond purchases requiring an extra risk premium while becoming more vulnerable to currency depreciation.

 

·   

In the third quarter of 2021, emerging market debt performance was mixed against the backdrop of growing concerns around a regulatory crackdown in China, the potential for economic slowdowns triggered by the COVID-19 Delta variant, and contagion from the China property sector. In the final week of August, markets were buoyed by supportive economic measures from China and a dovish tone from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who clearly differentiated a rate-hiking cycle from a tapering of bond purchases, making it clear that conditions needed for raising the federal

 

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  funds rate would be more stringent than those needed for tapering. Most local rate markets witnessed a relief rally in July and August before underperforming in September due, in part, to high inflation prints and continued central bank hawkishness. Emerging market currencies saw a continuation of declines in July and the first three weeks of August, with commodity and cyclical currencies underperforming, but rallied after Powell failed to provide a timeline for tapering at the Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Emerging market currencies then weakened in September amid concerns over slowing global growth, an uncertain Fed policy, and inflation in both developed and emerging economies.

 

·   

Over the last month of the reporting period, most emerging market countries outside of Asia continued to underperform, in part due to high inflation prints and central bank hawkishness. Meanwhile, emerging market currencies saw a soft rebound in October 2021 versus the US dollar on higher commodities and lower US real yields.

What worked?

·   

Overall country selection and issue selection both contributed to the Fund’s performance over the reporting period. Long duration positioning in Indonesia sovereign bonds—along with short duration positioning in South Africa, Brazil, and Colombia sovereign bonds—contributed to performance. Sovereign bond positioning in Mexico, South Africa, and Brazil also contributed. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.)

 

·   

The Fund’s allocation to out-of-Index hard currency bonds was also positive, with positioning in Angola, Mexico, Gabon, and South Africa sovereign bonds contributing to returns.

 

·   

Overall currency selection was positive, with overweight positioning to the Russian ruble, Turkish lira, Mexican peso, and Indonesian rupiah relative to the Index contributing.

What didn’t work?

·   

Long duration positioning in Russia, Mexico, Turkey, and South Korea sovereign bonds detracted from the Fund’s returns over the reporting period.

 

·   

Sovereign bond positioning in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Poland also detracted from performance.

 

·   

Within currencies, underweight positioning in the South African rand and Colombian peso, along with overweight positioning in the Brazilian real, relative to the Index detracted from returns.

Did the Fund use derivatives?

Currency positioning in the Fund was partially facilitated by the use of currency forward and option contracts. During the reporting period, the Fund’s currency positioning contributed to relative performance. The Fund also used futures and interest rate swaps,

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

in part, to help manage duration and yield curve exposure, which collectively had a negative impact on performance.

Current outlook

·   

While PGIM Fixed Income continues to expect differentiated performance across both emerging market debt sectors and issuers, given a post-Delta variant recovery in the growth outlook, some relief from supply-chain backlogs, and the near-term avoidance of a Fed policy mistake, its base case is that emerging market debt assets should, at worst, move sideways. Emerging market growth will slow in 2022, in PGIM Fixed Income’s view, due to fiscal, political, and China headwinds, making bottom-up fundamental credit selection all the more critical.

 

·   

Emerging market hard currency assets remain PGIM Fixed Income’s highest conviction, as it continues to emphasize a “barbell,” consisting of overweight positioning to front-end/higher-yielding credits and long-end/higher-quality credits to ensure it has the right mix of assets that can potentially perform well in varying market scenarios.

 

·   

In local bonds, PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is that dispersion in countries will continue and that it is too early for emerging market central banks to become less hawkish. That said, given the recent repricing of emerging market rates, it is looking for signals to become more constructive.

 

·   

PGIM Fixed Income believes the bar is high for emerging market currencies to see sustained strength as the Fed begins to taper its asset purchases and global growth slows.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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.

 

       

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt

Local Currency Fund

 

Beginning

        Account Value         

May 1, 2021

 

Ending

Account Value

        October 31, 2021         

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio Based on

the

    Six-Month Period    

  

Expenses Paid

During the

  Six-Month Period*  

       

  Class A

  

Actual

  $1,000.00   $   972.00    1.13%    $5.62
       
  

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,019.51    1.13%    $5.75
       

  Class C

  

Actual

  $1,000.00   $   968.70    1.88%    $9.33
       
  

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,015.73    1.88%    $9.55
       

  Class Z

  

Actual

  $1,000.00   $   972.70    0.72%    $3.58
       
  

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,021.58    0.72%    $3.67
       

  Class R6

  

Actual

  $1,000.00   $   974.80    0.65%    $3.24
       
    

Hypothetical

  $1,000.00   $1,021.93    0.65%    $3.31

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     95.9%

            

CORPORATE BONDS     7.4%

            

Brazil     0.3%

                                          

JSM Global Sarl,
 Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.750%       10/20/30           200     $ 190,300  

Jamaica     0.4%

                                          

Digicel Ltd.,
 Gtd. Notes

     6.750       03/01/23           235       227,267  

Malaysia     0.4%

                                          

Gohl Capital Ltd.,
 Gtd. Notes

     4.250       01/24/27           200       207,698  

Mexico     1.9%

                                          

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

     6.450       12/05/22        MXN         14,250       689,066  

Petroleos Mexicanos,

            

Gtd. Notes

     6.490       01/23/27           55       58,526  

Gtd. Notes

     6.500       03/13/27           80       85,280  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

     6.875       08/04/26           195       212,954  
            

 

 

 
               1,045,826  

Russia     2.2%

                                          

Gazprom Capital OOO,

            

Gtd. Notes, Series BO03

     7.150(cc)       02/15/28        RUB        45,000       608,188  

Gtd. Notes, Series BO05

     8.900(cc)       02/03/27        RUB        42,000       600,698  
            

 

 

 
               1,208,886  

South Africa     0.7%

                                          

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,
 Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     6.750       08/06/23           200       206,553  

Sasol Financing USA LLC,
 Gtd. Notes

     5.875       03/27/24           200       211,094  
            

 

 

 
               417,647  

Supranational Bank     1.5%

                                          

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     7.500       05/15/22        IDR        900,000       64,490  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     6.450       12/13/22        IDR        7,500,000       540,504  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

Supranational Bank (cont’d.)

                                          

European Investment Bank,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     12.576%(s)       09/05/22        TRY                1,260     $ 114,288  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

       3.000       05/24/24        PLN        600       152,853  
            

 

 

 
               872,135  
            

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
 (cost $4,500,122)

               4,169,759  
            

 

 

 

FOREIGN TREASURY OBLIGATION     1.1%

            

Brazil

                                          

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,
 (cost $700,637)

       6.144(s)       01/01/24        BRL        4,318       595,330  
            

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS     87.4%

            

Angola     0.8%

                                          

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

       9.500       11/12/25           400       433,555  

Argentina     0.6%

                                          

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,
 Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       0.500(cc)       07/09/30           466       159,611  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       1.000       07/09/29           24       8,640  

Provincia de Buenos Aires,
 Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

       3.900(cc)       09/01/37           332       146,810  
            

 

 

 
               315,061  

Brazil     3.5%

                                          

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,
 Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

       5.333       02/15/28           165       174,496  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional,

            

Notes, Series B

       6.000       08/15/30        BRL        1,725       315,244  

Notes, Series NTNF

     10.000       01/01/23        BRL        3,422       592,277  

Notes, Series NTNF

     10.000       01/01/25        BRL        3,843       643,878  

Notes, Series NTNF

     10.000       01/01/27        BRL        1,214       198,208  

Notes, Series NTNF

     10.000       01/01/31        BRL        200       31,379  

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

       8.500       01/05/24        BRL        54       9,149  
            

 

 

 
               1,964,631  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

14


    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

           

Chile     2.2%

                                         

Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,

           

Bonds

     4.500%       03/01/26       CLP                280,000     $ 328,241  

Bonds

     5.000       03/01/35       CLP        115,000       125,773  

Bonds, 144A

     5.000       10/01/28       CLP        110,000       127,891  

Bonds, Series 30YR

     6.000       01/01/43(a)       CLP        135,000       158,070  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.300       10/01/28       CLP        175,000       170,952  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.800       10/01/33       CLP        50,000       43,970  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.700       09/01/30       CLP        250,000       280,377  
           

 

 

 
              1,235,274  

China     10.7%

                                         

China Government Bond,

           

Bonds, Series 1906

     3.290       05/23/29       CNH        3,690       588,670  

Bonds, Series 1910

     3.860       07/22/49       CNH        1,610       264,974  

Bonds, Series INBK

     1.990       04/09/25       CNH        6,500       988,352  

Bonds, Series INBK

     2.680       05/21/30       CNH        7,700       1,165,878  

Bonds, Series INBK

     2.850       06/04/27       CNH        10,500       1,634,538  

Bonds, Series INBK

     3.010       05/13/28       CNH        2,000       313,241  

Bonds, Series INBK

     3.270       11/19/30       CNH        3,000       478,102  

Unsec’d. Notes, Series INBK

     3.030       03/11/26       CNH        2,500       393,658  

Unsec’d. Notes, Series INBK

     3.810       09/14/50       CNH        1,000       163,694  
           

 

 

 
              5,991,107  

Colombia     3.8%

                                         

Colombian TES,

           

Bonds, Series B

     5.750       11/03/27       COP        250,000       61,041  

Bonds, Series B

     6.000       04/28/28       COP        2,121,000       517,248  

Bonds, Series B

     6.250       11/26/25       COP        1,000,000       259,884  

Bonds, Series B

     7.000       06/30/32       COP        1,637,900       400,930  

Bonds, Series B

     7.250       10/18/34       COP        777,800       190,735  

Bonds, Series B

     7.250       10/26/50       COP        210,000       48,034  

Bonds, Series B

     7.500       08/26/26       COP        1,150,900       309,700  

Bonds, Series B

     7.750       09/18/30       COP        500,000       132,328  

Bonds, Series G

     7.000       03/26/31       COP        601,800       149,118  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.750       06/16/49       COP        186,781       47,429  
           

 

 

 
              2,116,447  

Czech Republic     2.5%

                                         

Czech Republic Government Bond,

           

Bonds, Series 049

     4.200       12/04/36       CZK        2,000       107,015  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    15


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Czech Republic (cont’d.)

                                          

Czech Republic Government Bond, (cont’d.)

            

Bonds, Series 078

     2.500%       08/25/28        CZK                2,100     $ 93,056  

Bonds, Series 094

     0.950       05/15/30        CZK        8,230       321,258  

Bonds, Series 095

     1.000       06/26/26        CZK        3,000       124,581  

Bonds, Series 100

     0.250       02/10/27        CZK        6,210       245,193  

Bonds, Series 103

     2.000       10/13/33        CZK        4,790       200,544  

Bonds, Series 105

     2.750       07/23/29        CZK        3,500       157,847  

Bonds, Series 121

     1.200       03/13/31        CZK        3,300       130,373  
            

 

 

 
               1,379,867  

Dominican Republic     0.3%

                                          

Dominican Republic International Bond,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.750       06/05/26        DOP        8,000       166,313  

Hungary     3.3%

                                          

Hungary Government Bond,

            

Bonds, Series 25/B

     5.500       06/24/25        HUF        175,530       613,798  

Bonds, Series 26/D

     2.750       12/22/26        HUF        70,000       218,543  

Bonds, Series 26/E

     1.500       04/22/26        HUF        115,000       343,708  

Bonds, Series 27/A

     3.000       10/27/27        HUF        42,680       133,366  

Bonds, Series 28/A

     6.750       10/22/28        HUF        76,680       293,730  

Bonds, Series 34/A

     2.250       06/22/34        HUF        24,810       65,449  

Bonds, Series 38/A

     3.000       10/27/38        HUF        21,890       59,659  

Bonds, Series 51/G

     4.000       04/28/51        HUF        29,330       90,132  
            

 

 

 
               1,818,385  

Indonesia     11.5%

                                          

Indonesia Treasury Bond,

            

Bonds, Series 056

     8.375       09/15/26        IDR        8,632,000       692,242  

Bonds, Series 059

     7.000       05/15/27        IDR        7,065,000       536,277  

Bonds, Series 064

     6.125       05/15/28        IDR        2,400,000       173,423  

Bonds, Series 065

     6.625       05/15/33        IDR        3,200,000       227,637  

Bonds, Series 068

     8.375       03/15/34        IDR        6,268,000       500,206  

Bonds, Series 070

     8.375       03/15/24        IDR        1,410,000       108,798  

Bonds, Series 071

     9.000       03/15/29        IDR        4,952,000       409,091  

Bonds, Series 072

     8.250       05/15/36        IDR        3,816,000       303,284  

Bonds, Series 073

     8.750       05/15/31        IDR        4,940,000       409,167  

Bonds, Series 075

     7.500       05/15/38        IDR        4,496,000       333,300  

Bonds, Series 077

     8.125       05/15/24        IDR        3,500,000       270,135  

Bonds, Series 078

     8.250       05/15/29        IDR        5,050,000       401,696  

Bonds, Series 079

     8.375       04/15/39        IDR        400,000       31,903  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16


    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Indonesia (cont’d.)

                                          

Indonesia Treasury Bond, (cont’d.)

            

Bonds, Series 080

     7.500%       06/15/35        IDR                3,870,000     $ 289,705  

Bonds, Series 081

     6.500       06/15/25        IDR        7,400,000       550,853  

Bonds, Series 082

     7.000       09/15/30        IDR        6,515,000       485,138  

Bonds, Series 083

     7.500       04/15/40        IDR        3,040,000       225,383  

Bonds, Series 087

     6.500       02/15/31        IDR        7,023,000       507,287  
            

 

 

 
               6,455,525  

Ivory Coast     0.2%

                                          

Ivory Coast Government International Bond,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250       03/22/30        EUR        115       136,697  

Malaysia     9.4%

                                          

1MDB Global Investments Ltd.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.400       03/09/23           1,000       1,004,326  

Malaysia Government Bond,

            

Bonds, Series 0115

     3.955       09/15/25        MYR        1,650       412,268  

Bonds, Series 0118

     3.882       03/14/25        MYR        1,977       492,297  

Bonds, Series 0217

     4.059       09/30/24        MYR        335       83,895  

Bonds, Series 0219

     3.885       08/15/29        MYR        2,200       541,170  

Bonds, Series 0307

     3.502       05/31/27        MYR        500       121,722  

Bonds, Series 0310

     4.498       04/15/30        MYR        400       102,173  

Bonds, Series 0311

     4.392       04/15/26        MYR        285       72,406  

Bonds, Series 0316

     3.900       11/30/26        MYR        2,625       653,600  

Bonds, Series 0317

     4.762       04/07/37        MYR        1,022       261,122  

Bonds, Series 0411

     4.232       06/30/31        MYR        280       70,034  

Bonds, Series 0413

     3.844       04/15/33        MYR        390       92,907  

Bonds, Series 0415

     4.254       05/31/35        MYR        700       172,714  

Bonds, Series 0417

     3.899       11/16/27        MYR        1,370       340,197  

Bonds, Series 0419

     3.828       07/05/34        MYR        500       116,992  

Bonds, Series 0513

     3.733       06/15/28        MYR        1,480       362,902  

Bonds, Series 0519

     3.757       05/22/40        MYR        900       205,303  

Malaysia Government Investment Issue,

            

Bonds, Series 0617

     4.724       06/15/33        MYR        600       154,389  
            

 

 

 
               5,260,417  

Mexico     4.1%

                                          

Mexican Bonos,

            

Bonds, Series M

     7.750       05/29/31        MXN        8,210       405,581  

Bonds, Series M

     8.000       11/07/47        MXN        8,628       421,653  

Bonds, Series M20

     7.500       06/03/27        MXN        6,264       305,891  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    17


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal
Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Mexico (cont’d.)

                                          

Mexican Bonos, (cont’d.)

            

Bonds, Series M30

     10.000%       11/20/36        MXN                2,355     $ 138,261  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series M

       7.750       11/13/42        MXN        5,400       257,871  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series M20

       8.500       05/31/29        MXN        2,500       128,787  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series M30

       8.500       11/18/38        MXN        7,000       359,345  

Mexican Udibonos,

            

Bonds, Series S

       2.750       11/27/31        MXN        2,956       141,544  

Bonds, Series S

       4.500       12/04/25        MXN        3,015       159,025  
            

 

 

 
               2,317,958  

Nigeria     0.4%

                                          

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

       7.625       11/21/25           200       217,651  

Pakistan     1.1%

                                          

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

       8.250       09/30/25           200       217,415  

Third Pakistan International Sukuk Co. Ltd. (The),
 Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

       5.625       12/05/22           400       409,760  
            

 

 

 
               627,175  

Peru     2.5%

                                          

Peru Government Bond,

            

Bonds

       5.940       02/12/29        PEN        1,360       351,905  

Bonds

       6.950       08/12/31        PEN        190       51,422  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       5.350       08/12/40        PEN        1,000       211,816  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       5.400       08/12/34        PEN        580       132,753  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.150       08/12/32        PEN        855       216,352  

Peruvian Government International Bond,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.350       08/12/28        PEN        435       115,503  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.850       02/12/42        PEN        245       61,205  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.900       08/12/37        PEN        521       132,056  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.950       08/12/31        PEN        478       129,478  
            

 

 

 
               1,402,490  

Philippines     0.2%

                                          

Philippine Government Bond,
 Bonds, Series 1060

       3.625       09/09/25        PHP        5,600       112,496  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18


    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal
Amount
(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Poland     4.6%

                                          

Republic of Poland Government Bond,

            

Bonds, Series 0428

     2.750%       04/25/28        PLN                1,480     $ 376,830  

Bonds, Series 0725

     3.250       07/25/25        PLN        761       197,828  

Bonds, Series 0726

     2.500       07/25/26        PLN        3,740       945,734  

Bonds, Series 0727

     2.500       07/25/27        PLN        1,600       402,847  

Bonds, Series 1026

     0.250       10/25/26        PLN        280       63,209  

Bonds, Series 1029

     2.750       10/25/29        PLN        1,740       439,883  

Bonds, Series 1030

     1.250       10/25/30        PLN        750       166,284  
            

 

 

 
               2,592,615  

Romania     2.2%

                                          

Romania Government Bond,

            

Bonds, Series 05YR

     3.650       07/28/25        RON        1,000       227,740  

Bonds, Series 05YR

     4.250       06/28/23        RON        1,145       269,157  

Bonds, Series 07YR

     3.250       04/29/24        RON        750       172,106  

Bonds, Series 07YR

     4.850       04/22/26        RON        980       232,330  

Bonds, Series 10YR

     5.000       02/12/29        RON        500       117,929  

Bonds, Series 10YR

     5.850       04/26/23        RON        460       110,572  

Bonds, Series 15YR

     3.650       09/24/31        RON        590       124,731  
            

 

 

 
               1,254,565  

Russia     4.8%

                                          

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ,

            

Bonds, Series 6212

     7.050       01/19/28        RUB        15,495       206,946  

Bonds, Series 6218

     8.500       09/17/31        RUB        16,712       242,783  

Bonds, Series 6219

     7.750       09/16/26        RUB        12,000       165,975  

Bonds, Series 6221

     7.700       03/23/33        RUB        14,280       196,601  

Bonds, Series 6224

     6.900       05/23/29        RUB        27,635       364,420  

Bonds, Series 6228

     7.650       04/10/30        RUB        22,600       310,858  

Bonds, Series 6229

     7.150       11/12/25        RUB        7,500       101,605  

Bonds, Series 6230

     7.700       03/16/39        RUB        13,030       178,939  

Bonds, Series 6232

     6.000       10/06/27        RUB        8,500       107,958  

Bonds, Series 6235

     5.900       03/12/31        RUB        56,110       680,633  

Russian Federal Inflation Linked Bond,
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2003

     2.500       07/17/30        RUB        8,205       110,792  
            

 

 

 
               2,667,510  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    19


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Serbia     0.3%

                                          

Serbia Treasury Bonds,

            

Bonds, Series 07YR

       4.500%       01/11/26        RSD                9,460     $ 97,878  

Bonds, Series 12.5

       4.500       08/20/32        RSD        6,240       63,614  
            

 

 

 
               161,492  

South Africa     8.8%

                                          

Republic of South Africa Government Bond,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2023

       7.750       02/28/23        ZAR        1,500       100,878  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2030

       8.000       01/31/30        ZAR        11,395       677,309  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2032

       8.250       03/31/32        ZAR        8,470       486,217  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2035

       8.875       02/28/35        ZAR        7,825       451,799  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2037

       8.500       01/31/37        ZAR        6,520       355,266  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2040

       9.000       01/31/40        ZAR        4,130       230,615  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2044

       8.750       01/31/44        ZAR        5,485       295,412  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2048

       8.750       02/28/48        ZAR        10,375       557,142  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R186

     10.500       12/21/26        ZAR        13,661       979,531  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R209

       6.250       03/31/36        ZAR        3,850       173,149  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R213

       7.000       02/28/31        ZAR        7,550       406,326  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R214

       6.500       02/28/41        ZAR        4,470       190,045  
            

 

 

 
               4,903,689  

Thailand     7.3%

                                          

Thailand Government Bond,

            

Bonds

       1.600       12/17/29        THB        12,605       377,080  

Bonds

       2.000       06/17/42        THB        3,240       86,361  

Bonds

       2.875       12/17/28        THB        19,480       639,221  

Bonds

       2.875       06/17/46        THB        6,065       184,804  

Bonds

       3.300       06/17/38        THB        10,300       338,391  

Bonds

       3.400       06/17/36        THB        9,585       318,219  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       1.600       06/17/35        THB        7,100       194,347  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       1.875       06/17/49        THB        1,063       26,379  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       2.000       12/17/31        THB        8,410       253,926  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       2.125       12/17/26        THB        17,450       550,004  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       3.625       06/16/23        THB        8,530       269,520  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       3.650       06/20/31        THB        11,335       392,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       3.775       06/25/32        THB        13,125       457,537  
            

 

 

 
               4,088,681  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20


    

 

  Description    Interest    
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

            Value          

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

            

Turkey     1.1%

                                          

Turkey Government Bond,

            

Bonds

       8.500%       09/14/22        TRY                395     $ 38,385  

Bonds

       8.800       09/27/23        TRY        500       44,728  

Bonds

       9.000       07/24/24        TRY        2,700       226,364  

Bonds

     12.200       01/18/23        TRY        2,315       227,013  

Bonds

     12.400       03/08/28        TRY        1,000       78,436  
            

 

 

 
               614,926  

Ukraine     1.0%

                                          

Ukraine Government International Bond,

            

Bonds

     17.000       05/11/22        UAH        500       19,559  

Bonds, 144A

     11.670       11/22/23        UAH        2,414       89,980  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       6.750       06/20/26        EUR        150       186,613  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       7.750       09/01/24           222       239,375  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     17.250       01/05/22        UAH        1,328       51,054  
            

 

 

 
               586,581  

Uruguay     0.2%

                                          

Uruguay Government International Bond,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

       9.875       06/20/22        UYU        3,260       75,003  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

       8.500       03/15/28        UYU        1,870       43,620  
            

 

 

 
               118,623  
            

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
 (cost $51,529,348)

               48,939,731  
            

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
 (cost $56,730,107)

               53,704,820  
            

 

 

 
                 

Shares

       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     1.7%

            

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS     1.4%

            

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

             586,842       586,842  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    21


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares             Value          

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (Continued)

    

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
 (cost $219,283; includes $219,273 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

     219,395     $ 219,262  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
 (cost $806,125)

       806,104  
    

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~     0.3%
 
(cost $125,914)

       136,000  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
 (cost $932,039)

       942,104  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN     97.6%
 (cost $57,662,146)

       54,646,924  
    

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~     (0.1)%

    

(premiums received $85,437)

       (85,449
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN     97.5%

    

(cost $57,576,709)

       54,561,475  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)     2.5%

       1,421,872  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

     $ 55,983,347  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

DOP—Dominican Peso

EUR—Euro

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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TRY—Turkish Lira

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

UAH—Ukraine Hryvna

USD—US Dollar

UYU—Uruguayan Peso

ZAR—South African Rand

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

BROIS—Brazil Overnight Index Swap

BUBOR—Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

CLOIS—Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Average

COOIS—Colombia Overnight Interbank Reference Rate

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

JIBAR—Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

KLIBOR—Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

KWCDC—Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

M—Monthly payment frequency for swaps

MIBOR—Mumbai Interbank Offered Rate

MosPRIME—Moscow Prime Offered Rate

MTN—Medium Term Note

OFZ—Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Federal Loan Obligations)

OTC—Over-the-counter

PRIBOR—Prague Interbank Offered Rate

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

T—Swap payment upon termination

THBFIX—Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing

WIBOR—Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

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

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $159,312; cash collateral of $219,273 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2021. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(s)

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

(wa)

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

(z)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    23


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

Description

   Call/
Put
  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike      Contracts    Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

     04/28/22        16,500.00           684      $ 1,733  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

   Call   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     04/28/22        24,500.00           684        57  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

     12/10/21        21.00           851        7,082  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

     01/04/22        21.00           1,400        13,923  

Currency Option USD vs RUB

   Call   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     11/19/21        75.00           455        505  

Currency Option USD vs RUB

   Call   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     01/11/22        81.00           2,240        3,436  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

     12/22/21        9.00           455        40,670  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

     01/11/22        9.75           284        12,486  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

     11/04/21        15.50           519        1,735  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

     01/18/22        15.50           1,037        28,131  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

     01/18/22        16.00           1,037        17,016  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     04/28/22        14,300.00           684        9,131  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

   Put   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

     11/09/21        17.80           1,223         

Currency Option USD vs RUB

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     11/19/21        67.00           606        53  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

Goldman Sachs

International

     11/04/21        7.80           181         

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     11/04/21        8.00           568         

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     11/19/21        8.00           284        8  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

Goldman Sachs

International

     01/11/22        7.60           284        34  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

     11/12/21        12.50           1,037         
                    

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $125,914)

               $ 136,000  
                    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Options Written:

OTC Traded

Description

   Call/
Put
  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
   Strike      Contracts    Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

   Call   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

   04/28/22      16,500.00           684      $ (1,733

Currency Option USD vs MXN

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

   12/10/21      22.00           851        (1,624

Currency Option USD vs MXN

   Call   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

   01/04/22      22.00           1,400        (4,123

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

   12/22/21      10.00           455        (10,801

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

   01/11/22      10.25           284        (7,120

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

   11/04/21      15.50           519        (1,735

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

   01/18/22      16.00           1,037        (17,016

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

   Call   

Goldman Sachs

International

   01/18/22      16.50           1,037        (10,294

Currency Option USD vs IDR

   Put   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

International PLC

   04/28/22      14,300.00           684        (9,131

Currency Option USD vs RUB

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

   11/19/21      72.00           606        (10,269

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

Goldman Sachs

International

   11/04/21      8.80           181        (1

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

   11/04/21      8.90           284        (4

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

JPMorgan Chase Bank,

N.A.

   11/19/21      10.00           284        (11,022

Currency Option USD vs TRY

   Put   

Goldman Sachs

International

   01/11/22      8.80           284        (576
                    

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $85,437)

               $ (85,449
                    

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

                                                                  Type                                                                                      

 

Expiration

      Date      

      Current
Notional
 Amount 
 

Value /

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Short Positions:                

  2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Dec. 2021             $ 1,754,000     $ 7,396

  5 Year Euro-Bobl       Dec. 2021           463,880       7,072

12 

  5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Dec. 2021           1,461,000       19,487

  10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes       Dec. 2021           522,812       10,706

  Euro Schatz Index       Dec. 2021           129,426       386
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 45,047
                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    25


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

         

Australian Dollar,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC     AUD       196     $ 144,171     $ 147,441       $    3,270       $          —  

Brazilian Real,

              

Expiring 11/03/21

   Credit Suisse International     BRL       14,139       2,655,524       2,502,753             (152,771

Expiring 11/03/21

   Deutsche Bank AG     BRL       523       94,000       92,568             (1,432

Expiring 11/03/21

   Goldman Sachs International     BRL       254       46,000       45,018             (982

Expiring 11/03/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     BRL       554       102,000       98,109             (3,891

Expiring 11/03/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     BRL       356       67,000       63,011             (3,989

Expiring 12/02/21

   Credit Suisse International     BRL       15,339       2,695,428       2,699,650       4,222        

Expiring 12/02/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     BRL       1,454       256,314       255,928             (386

Chilean Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     CLP       128,802       158,000       157,492             (508

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     CLP       101,776       123,000       124,447       1,447        

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     CLP       92,611       113,355       113,240             (115

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     CLP       53,456       64,000       65,363       1,363        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CLP       97,121       122,000       118,755             (3,245

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CLP       72,138       90,000       88,206             (1,794

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     CLP       105,677       132,000       129,216             (2,784

Chinese Renminbi,

              

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       11,464       1,756,471       1,786,539       30,068        

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       1,412       219,000       220,113       1,113        

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       1,392       216,000       216,899       899        

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       1,013       157,000       157,930       930        

Expiring 11/18/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     CNH       1,438       222,000       224,155       2,155        

Expiring 11/18/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     CNH       1,947       304,000       303,368             (632

Colombian Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     COP       356,704       94,000       94,420       420        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     COP       103,000       27,566       27,264             (302

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     COP       437,916       115,907       115,916       9        

Czech Koruna,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC     CZK       17,858       810,067       801,821              (8,246 )  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26


    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

       

Czech Koruna (cont’d.),

           

Expiring 01/19/22

   BNP Paribas S.A.     CZK       2,597     $ 117,000     $ 116,581       $      —       $    (419

Expiring 01/19/22

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CZK       1,796       80,730       80,626             (104

Hungarian Forint,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Citibank, N.A.     HUF       69,411       223,698       222,229             (1,469

Expiring 01/19/22

   Goldman Sachs International     HUF       37,599       121,000       120,378             (622

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC     HUF       41,030       132,000       131,364             (636

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC     HUF       39,955       128,000       127,920             (80

Indian Rupee,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     INR       29,141       394,697       386,523             (8,174

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     INR       14,971       203,000       198,575             (4,425

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     INR       14,679       199,000       194,699             (4,301

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     INR       13,870       188,000       183,969             (4,031

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     INR       11,369       153,000       150,790             (2,210

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     INR       11,301       152,000       149,896             (2,104

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       20,007       267,000       265,371             (1,629

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       12,382       165,000       164,232             (768

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       11,554       153,000       153,245       245        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       11,532       153,000       152,959             (41

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     INR       18,480       245,000       245,114       114        

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     INR       21,221       285,000       281,468             (3,532

Indonesian Rupiah,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     IDR       2,725,916       186,873       190,682       3,809        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     IDR       2,754,984       191,000       192,716       1,716        

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     IDR       3,358,812       233,000       234,954       1,954        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     IDR       6,117,319       427,635       427,916       281        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     IDR       1,952,552       136,000       136,584       584        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     IDR       3,133,750       218,000       219,211       1,211        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     IDR       2,357,746       164,000       164,928       928          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    27


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

       

Indonesian Rupiah (cont’d.),

           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     IDR       1,921,115     $ 131,000     $ 134,385         $  3,385          $  —   

Israeli Shekel,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ILS       538       168,000       170,058       2,058        

Japanese Yen,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC     JPY       33,131       291,561       290,994             (567

Malaysian Ringgit,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     MYR       673       161,554       162,101       547        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     MYR       305       73,494       73,500       6        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     MYR       56       13,355       13,552       197        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     MYR       972       231,000       233,939       2,939        

Mexican Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     MXN       3,669       180,225       176,917             (3,308

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     MXN       2,111       105,000       101,783             (3,217

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     MXN       3,210       158,000       154,778             (3,222

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     MXN       2,698       128,000       130,113       2,113        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       26,508       1,310,046       1,278,236             (31,810

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       3,799       187,000       183,185             (3,815

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       3,640       174,625       175,546       921        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       2,954       145,000       142,451             (2,549

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       2,790       134,000       134,525       525        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     MXN       1,832       89,000       88,352             (648

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     MXN       3,096       149,000       149,307       307        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     MXN       1,936       96,000       93,347             (2,653

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     MXN       26,508       1,309,347       1,278,236             (31,111

New Taiwanese Dollar,

           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     TWD       7,998       289,354       288,065             (1,289

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     TWD       5,253       191,000       189,206             (1,794

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     PEN       436       105,000       108,953       3,953        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     PEN       548       133,000       137,018       4,018        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28


    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

       

Philippine Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     PHP       9,446     $ 185,000     $ 186,490         $  1,490          $  —   

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     PHP       9,233       181,000       182,279       1,279        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     PHP       20,639       409,304       407,470             (1,834

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     PHP       12,749       249,000       251,694       2,694        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     PHP       9,477       186,000       187,098       1,098        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     PHP       8,026       156,000       158,458       2,458        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     PHP       12,722       249,000       251,163       2,163        

Polish Zloty,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC     PLN       4,851       1,218,721       1,213,549             (5,172

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC     PLN       46       11,647       11,592             (55

Expiring 01/19/22

   Citibank, N.A.     PLN       592       150,000       148,162             (1,838

Expiring 01/19/22

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     PLN       485       123,000       121,428             (1,572

Romanian Leu,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC     RON       1,878       434,565       435,899       1,334        

Russian Ruble,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     RUB       58,825       789,867       820,706       30,839        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     RUB       21,132       295,000       294,833             (167

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     RUB       2,937       39,912       40,979       1,067        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     RUB       1,230       17,017       17,156       139        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International     RUB       10,360       140,000       144,543       4,543        

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     RUB       15,184       205,000       211,849       6,849        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     RUB       58,825       793,521       820,706       27,185        

Singapore Dollar,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     SGD       149       109,647       110,377       730        

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     SGD       275       205,000       204,080             (920

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     SGD       270       199,000       200,069       1,069        

South African Rand,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.     ZAR       2,895       190,692       188,434             (2,258

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ZAR       1,810       121,000       117,826             (3,174

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ZAR       1,376       93,000       89,572             (3,428

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     ZAR       1,431       98,000       93,137             (4,863

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    29


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

 

Notional

Amount

          (000)           

 

Value at

Settlement

      Date      

   

Current

      Value      

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
                                                  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

   

South African Rand (cont’d.),

               

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   ZAR   1,005   $ 68,000     $ 65,380       $—         $    (2,620  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR   2,268     153,000       147,587               (5,413  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR   2,126     140,000       138,388               (1,612  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR   1,815     121,000       118,130               (2,870  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR   1,371     90,000       89,209               (791  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR   966     64,000       62,855               (1,145  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   ZAR   1,827     120,489       118,927               (1,562  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   ZAR   470     31,169       30,569               (600  

South Korean Won,

                  

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC   KRW   192,547     163,000       163,742       742            

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   KRW   1,334,463     1,139,456       1,134,826               (4,630  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank   KRW   313,528     268,000       266,624               (1,376  

Thai Baht,

                  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   THB   5,392     160,000       162,449       2,449            

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC   THB   9,485     288,000       285,753               (2,247  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank   THB   5,330     158,000       160,571       2,571            

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank   THB   4,381     134,000       131,973               (2,027  

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG   THB   4,690     141,000       141,304       304            

Turkish Lira,

                  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC   TRY   3,175     344,975       322,752               (22,223  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   TRY   90     10,143       9,117               (1,026  

Ukraine Hryvna,

                  

Expiring 11/04/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   UAH   4,574     172,920       173,603       683            
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   
         $ 32,272,042     $ 32,064,407         169,393         (377,028  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30


    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

         

Australian Dollar,

              

Expiring 01/19/22

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     AUD       631     $ 464,706     $ 474,469       $         —        $   (9,763 )  

Brazilian Real,

              

Expiring 11/03/21

   Citibank, N.A.     BRL       488       89,000       86,400       2,600        

Expiring 11/03/21

   Credit Suisse International     BRL       15,339       2,710,048       2,715,060             (5,012

Chilean Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     CLP       550,577       703,712       673,218       30,494        

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     CLP       98,730       121,000       120,722       278        

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     CLP       122,099       151,000       149,296       1,704        

Chinese Renminbi,

              

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CNH       1,473       226,000       229,541             (3,541

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CNH       1,337       206,000       208,352             (2,352

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CNH       1,072       165,000       167,027             (2,027

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.     CNH       440       67,189       68,499             (1,310

Expiring 11/18/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     CNH       1,920       300,000       299,196       804        

Expiring 11/18/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     CNH       1,010       156,000       157,438             (1,438

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       3,261       503,746       508,174             (4,428

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       1,952       299,000       304,183             (5,183

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       1,265       195,000       197,095             (2,095

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     CNH       544       84,924       84,840       84        

Expiring 11/18/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     CNH       1,308       200,000       203,891             (3,891

Colombian Peso,

              

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     COP       516,216       137,000       136,643       357        

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.     COP       381,853       99,000       101,077             (2,077

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     COP       635,725       165,000       168,277             (3,277

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     COP       601,494       158,101       159,216             (1,115

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     COP       446,807       118,000       118,270             (270

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     COP       537,388       139,000       142,247             (3,247

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     COP       385,517       100,000       102,047             (2,047

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     COP       236,644       61,803       62,640             (837

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     COP       636,768       165,000       168,553             (3,553

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    31


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

                   

Colombian Peso (cont’d.),

                       

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     COP       468,043        $ 124,000        $ 123,891            $ 109             $    

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     COP       253,440          66,000          67,086                   (1,086

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     COP       253,242          66,000          67,033                   (1,033

Euro,

                          

Expiring 01/19/22

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     EUR       265          307,091          307,078          13           

Hungarian Forint,

                          

Expiring 11/02/21

   Citibank, N.A.     HUF       69,411          224,378          222,960          1,418           

Expiring 01/19/22

   Goldman Sachs International     HUF       239,761          766,573          767,626                   (1,053

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC     HUF       239,761          766,843          767,627                   (784

Indian Rupee,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     INR       14,190          190,000          188,215          1,785           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International     INR       11,467          152,000          152,094                   (94

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International     INR       9,385          124,000          124,480                   (480

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     INR       18,714          247,000          248,219                   (1,219

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     INR       14,290          188,000          189,542                   (1,542

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     INR       11,251          150,000          149,235          765           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     INR       11,147          149,000          147,853          1,147           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       16,170          213,000          214,479                   (1,479

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     INR       6,530          87,338          86,616          722           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     INR       11,710          154,000          155,316                   (1,316

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     INR       11,716          156,000          155,393          607           

Indonesian Rupiah,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     IDR       18,539,230              1,270,158              1,296,848                   (26,690

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     IDR       3,310,930          233,000          231,605          1,395           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     IDR       6,404,835          443,702          448,028                   (4,326

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     IDR       2,310,861          161,599          161,648                   (49

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     IDR       2,198,763          153,000          153,807                   (807

Israeli Shekel,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.     ILS       521          162,000          164,737                   (2,737

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ILS       1,002          311,000          316,908                   (5,908

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ILS       482          150,000          152,299                   (2,299

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32


    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

 

Notional

Amount

        (000)         

       Value at
Settlement
        Date        
       Current
        Value        
       Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

                   

Israeli Shekel (cont’d.),

 

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.   ILS     346        $ 107,664        $ 109,490          $           $ (1,826 )  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   ILS     675          210,000          213,438                   (3,438

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   ILS     606          188,000          191,585                   (3,585

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ILS     703          217,000          222,158                   (5,158

Malaysian Ringgit,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   MYR     871          207,522          209,663                   (2,141

Mexican Peso,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   MXN     5,431          261,538          261,872                   (334

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   MXN     3,099          153,000          149,432          3,568           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   MXN     3,099          152,000          149,441          2,559           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   MXN     3,084          153,000          148,731          4,269           

New Taiwanese Dollar,

 

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International   TWD     4,237          153,000          152,610          390           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   TWD     4,281          154,000          154,196                   (196

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   TWD     8,391          302,000          302,220                   (220

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   TWD     7,545          272,000          271,758          242           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   TWD     583          21,031          21,009          22           

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.   PEN     247          60,357          61,783                   (1,426

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   PEN     1,379          335,586          345,037                   (9,451

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank   PEN     364          92,000          91,065          935           

Philippine Peso,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   PHP     10,757          211,000          212,375                   (1,375

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   PHP     10,209          203,000          201,549          1,451           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   PHP     8,336          165,000          164,570          430           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   PHP     9,922          196,000          195,876          124           

Russian Ruble,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.   RUB     6,850          93,000          95,570                   (2,570

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   RUB     12,623          171,000          176,120                   (5,120

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    33


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

 

Notional

Amount

        (000)         

       Value at
Settlement
        Date        
       Current
        Value        
       Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

                   

Russian Ruble (cont’d.),

 

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   RUB     11,102        $ 150,000        $ 154,889          $           $ (4,889 )  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   RUB     10,998          149,000          153,439                   (4,439

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   RUB     1,771          24,000          24,715                   (715

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International   RUB     17,487          237,000          243,975                   (6,975

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International   RUB     9,020          123,999          125,848                   (1,849

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   RUB     13,150          185,000          183,469          1,531           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   RUB     9,909          134,000          138,251                   (4,251

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank   RUB     9,110          124,000          127,095                   (3,095

Singapore Dollar,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.   SGD     217          160,000          160,662                   (662

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   SGD     280          207,000          207,364                   (364

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   SGD     2,748          2,043,983          2,037,061          6,922           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   SGD     218          162,000          161,410          590           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   SGD     255          189,000          188,900          100           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   SGD     193          142,000          143,293                   (1,293

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   SGD     192          142,000          142,660                   (660

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG   SGD     425          316,000          315,226          774           

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG   SGD     353          260,000          261,510                   (1,510

South African Rand,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC   ZAR     17,009          1,164,873          1,107,020          57,853           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.   ZAR     9,866          682,435          642,121          40,314           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International   ZAR     775          51,000          50,433          567           

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC   ZAR     17,770          1,231,767          1,156,538          75,229           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR     2,173          143,000          141,433          1,567           

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   ZAR     2,170          142,000          141,251          749           

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   ZAR     836          56,729          54,378          2,351           

South Korean Won,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   KRW     79,592          67,163          67,685                   (522

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34


    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

    

Counterparty

 

Notional

Amount

          (000)           

 

Value at

Settlement

      Date      

 

Current

      Value      

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Unrealized

Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

                       

Thai Baht,

                                  

Expiring 12/15/21

     Citibank, N.A.   THB       4,238     $ 129,000     $ 127,683     $ 1,317         $    

Expiring 12/15/21

     Credit Suisse International   THB       1,057       31,610       31,838                 (228 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     HSBC Bank PLC   THB       12,271       377,708       369,698       8,010              

Expiring 12/15/21

     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   THB       5,487       164,000       165,302                 (1,302 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   THB       4,509       137,000       135,832       1,168              

Expiring 12/15/21

     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   THB       4,408       132,000       132,792                 (792 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   THB       4,324       127,000       130,270                 (3,270 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   THB       3,791       113,390       114,195                 (805 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     Standard Chartered Bank   THB       10,137       310,000       305,387       4,613              

Expiring 12/15/21

     Standard Chartered Bank   THB       7,371       220,000       222,068                 (2,068 )    

Expiring 12/15/21

     Standard Chartered Bank   THB       6,239       193,000       187,965       5,035              

Expiring 12/15/21

     Standard Chartered Bank   THB       5,534       170,969       166,727       4,242              

Expiring 12/15/21

     UBS AG   THB       1,802       54,912       54,280       632              

Turkish Lira,

                                  

Expiring 12/15/21

     Goldman Sachs International   TRY       252       27,290       25,641       1,649              

Expiring 12/15/21

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   TRY       626       71,724       63,691       8,033              

Ukraine Hryvna,

                                  

Expiring 11/04/21

     Goldman Sachs International   UAH       4,574       169,901       173,603                 (3,702 )    

Expiring 12/06/21

     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   UAH       4,574       171,000       171,490                 (490 )    
              

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     
               $ 29,768,062     $ 29,677,630       281,518           (191,086 )    
              

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

         

 

 

     
                       $ 450,911         $ (568,114 )    
                      

 

 

         

 

 

     

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Notional

Amount

      (000)#      

    

Termination

       Date       

    

Fixed

Rate

      

Floating

Rate

    

Value at
Trade Date

     Value at
October 31,
2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  
                                                  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

      

BRL

       3,324      01/02/23      6.450%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)        $       —          $ (29,097 )        $ (29,097 )

BRL

       1,374      01/02/24      4.590%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (31,300 )          (31,300 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    35


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Notional

Amount

      (000)#      

    

Termination

       Date       

    

Fixed

Rate

      

Floating

Rate

    

Value at
Trade Date

     Value at
October 31,
2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

      

BRL

       3,769      01/02/25      5.755%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)        $        $ (93,598 )        $ (93,598 )

BRL

       1,478      01/02/25      5.840%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (34,841 )          (34,841 )

BRL

       2,354      01/02/25      7.950%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (42,651 )          (42,651 )

BRL

       2,540      01/02/25      8.140%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   40,836          40,836

BRL

       1,190      01/02/25      8.250%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   18,286          18,286

BRL

       3,723      01/02/25      9.070%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   49,830          49,830

BRL

       668      01/04/27      6.325%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (25,141 )          (25,141 )

BRL

       1,056      01/04/27      6.529%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (37,641 )          (37,641 )

BRL

       2,414      01/04/27      7.060%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)          20,737          85,540          64,803

BRL

       1,885      01/04/27      7.745%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   57,048          57,048

BRL

       1,366      01/04/27      8.020%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (40,088 )          (40,088 )

BRL

       1,954      01/04/27      8.565%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (47,918 )          (47,918 )

BRL

       1,372      01/04/27      8.570%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   32,160          32,160

BRL

       744      01/04/27      9.300%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   14,924          14,924

BRL

       1,788      01/04/27      10.250%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)                   22,816          22,816

BRL

       4,739      01/04/27      10.490%(T)      1 Day BROIS(1)(T)          (3,603 )          53,082          56,685

BRL

       1,688      01/04/27      11.755%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   (2,132 )          (2,132 )

BRL

       1,601      01/04/27      12.200%(T)      1 Day BROIS(2)(T)                   3,846          3,846

CLP

       708,900      09/15/23      3.853%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   18,889          18,889

CLP

       646,420      10/13/23      4.920%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   2,972          2,972

CLP

       288,400      06/23/26      3.165%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   29,836          29,836

CLP

       268,200      07/12/26      3.505%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)                   (23,575 )          (23,575 )

CLP

       294,290      09/15/26      4.705%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   9,420          9,420

CLP

       333,190      10/26/26      5.750%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   (6,605 )          (6,605 )

CLP

       220,800      05/03/31      3.680%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   35,249          35,249

CLP

       147,120      10/04/31      5.420%(S)      1 Day CLOIS(1)(S)                   2,119          2,119

CNH

       2,100      06/15/25      2.175%(Q)      7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)          (2 )          (4,358 )          (4,356 )

CNH

       3,515      06/19/25      2.200%(Q)      7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)          (5 )          (6,862 )          (6,857 )

CNH

       3,085      10/30/25      2.535%(Q)      7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)          20          (582 )          (602 )

CNH

       5,800      07/12/26      2.640%(Q)      7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)                   743          743

CNH

       2,360      07/27/26      2.553%(Q)      7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)                   (1,235 )          (1,235 )

COP

       3,423,100      09/15/23      4.185%(Q)      1 Day COOIS(1)(Q)                   16,910          16,910

COP

       950,000      12/12/23      5.530%(Q)      1 Day COOIS(2)(Q)                   1,371          1,371

COP

       3,400,000      09/30/26      5.830%(Q)      1 Day COOIS(1)(Q)          4,764          5,708          944

COP

       1,771,750      10/06/26      5.785%(Q)      1 Day COOIS(1)(Q)                   4,258          4,258

CZK

       7,610      09/22/26      2.360%(A)      6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)                   (10,594 )          (10,594 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

36


    

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Notional

Amount

      (000)#      

    

Termination

       Date       

    

Fixed

Rate

      

Floating

Rate

    

Value at
Trade Date

     Value at
October 31,
2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

      

CZK

       6,507      06/15/31      1.730%(A)      6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)        $        $ (23,984 )        $ (23,984 )

CZK

       4,060      10/08/31      2.450%(A)      6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)                   (4,156 )          (4,156 )

HUF

       157,860      09/03/26      2.660%(A)      6 Month BUBOR(1)(S)          5,523          21,070          15,547

INR

       129,000      10/07/22      4.065%(T)      1 Day MIBOR(1)(T)                   3,902          3,902

KRW

       1,300,000      03/12/26      1.407%(Q)      3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)          (2,314 )          (36,683 )          (34,369 )

KRW

       1,000,000      10/07/26      1.958%(Q)      3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)          874          (9,614 )          (10,488 )

MXN

       10,150      09/23/24      6.540%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(1)(M)                   11,217          11,217

MXN

       7,470      05/02/25      5.285%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          16          (24,813 )          (24,829 )

MXN

       14,446      03/11/26      4.845%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          (13,391 )          (71,176 )          (57,785 )

MXN

       9,380      06/10/26      5.800%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(1)(M)                   31,054          31,054

MXN

       18,698      07/02/26      6.800%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          424          (26,458 )          (26,882 )

MXN

       9,180      07/14/26      6.465%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          (24 )          (18,870 )          (18,846 )

MXN

       4,160      07/15/26      6.430%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          (10 )          (8,855 )          (8,845 )

MXN

       4,800      08/24/26      6.418%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          (10 )          (10,701 )          (10,691 )

MXN

       13,870      10/14/26      7.340%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(1)(M)                   5,177          5,177

MXN

       2,040      01/28/30      6.640%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)                   (5,964 )          (5,964 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Notional

Amount

      (000)#      

    

Termination

       Date       

    

Fixed

Rate

      

Floating

Rate

    

Value at
Trade Date

     Value at
October 31,
2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

      

MXN

       5,320      04/28/31      6.660%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)        $ (17 )          $(17,247        $ (17,230 )

MXN

       4,500      05/14/31      6.915%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)          (17 )          (10,580 )          (10,563 )

MXN

       4,450      07/24/31      6.780%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)                   (12,937 )          (12,937 )

MXN

       6,300      09/10/31      7.145%(M)      28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)                   (10,369 )          (10,369 )

PLN

       2,450      10/05/23      1.350%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   9,840          9,840

PLN

       2,450      10/05/23      1.375%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   9,540          9,540

PLN

       3,180      11/02/23      2.255%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                           

PLN

       2,360      12/15/23      2.400%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   1,563          1,563

PLN

       2,700      07/24/24      1.798%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)                   (9,475 )          (9,475 )

PLN

       2,730      09/08/25      0.637%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)          (2,842 )          (48,410 )          (45,568 )

PLN

       3,239      08/06/26      1.300%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)          (13,147 )          (46,760 )          (33,613 )

PLN

       1,980      09/03/26      1.570%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   23,017          23,017

PLN

       2,539      10/21/26      2.545%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)          411          (3,581 )          (3,992 )

PLN

       1,980      12/15/26      1.816%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   21,317          21,317

PLN

       1,400      12/15/26      2.433%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   4,985          4,985

PLN

       700      06/17/31      1.745%(A)      6 Month WIBOR(1)(S)                   14,097          14,097

THB

       18,200      12/15/26      1.405%(S)      6 Month THBFIX(1)(S)                   125          125

THB

       6,860      12/15/31      1.787%(S)      6 Month THBFIX(1)(S)                   223          223

ZAR

       4,500      06/25/25      5.010%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)          (21 )          (13,215 )          (13,194 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Notional

Amount

      (000)#      

    

Termination

        Date       

    

Fixed

Rate

      

Floating

Rate

    

Value at
Trade Date

     Value at
October 31,
2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

      

ZAR

       5,156      08/21/25      4.978%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)        $ (3,535 )        $ 16,374        $ 19,909

ZAR

       30,303      03/24/26      6.010%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)          (14,146 )          46,507          60,653

ZAR

       2,472      04/15/26      5.605%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)          (33 )          (6,748 )          (6,715 )

ZAR

       10,410      09/29/26      6.245%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)          2,242          15,533          13,291

ZAR

       5,388      12/15/26      6.863%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)                   2,073          2,073

ZAR

       3,244      04/09/31      7.535%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)          94          3,423          3,329

ZAR

       3,244      04/13/31      7.530%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)          (45 )          (3,624 )          (3,579 )

ZAR

       6,680      07/13/31      7.415%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)          93          12,290          12,197

ZAR

       13,240      09/27/31      7.493%(Q)      3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)          1,711          20,401          18,690
                          

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 
                           $ (16,253 )        $ (82,867 )        $ (66,614 )
                          

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

  

Termination
Date

  

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

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

Counterparty

                                       

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

    

MYR

       1,900    04/08/26    2.650%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(1)(Q)      $ 7,026     $ 36      $ 6,990   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

MYR

       2,800    04/21/26    2.595%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(1)(Q)        12,300       24        12,276   HSBC Bank PLC

MYR

       1,800    04/27/26    2.668%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(1)(Q)        6,650       26        6,624   HSBC Bank PLC

MYR

       1,900    10/06/26    2.839%(Q)    3 Month KLIBOR(1)(Q)        4,721       11        4,710   Bank of America, N.A.

RUB

       96,500    12/15/26    7.290%(A)    3 Month MosPRIME(2)(Q)        (85,602 )              (85,602 )   Goldman Sachs International

RUB

       21,000    12/15/26    7.995%(A)    3 Month MosPRIME(2)(Q)        (10,303 )              (10,303 )   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC
                  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   
                   $ (65,208 )     $ 97      $ (65,305 )  
                  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

(1)

The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

(2)

The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:

 

      Premiums Paid    Premiums Received    Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Swap Agreements

   $97    $—    $30,600    $(95,905)

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

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

 

Broker

           Cash and/or Foreign Currency                        Securities Market Value             

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

     $ 550,000      $

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

       170,000       
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 720,000      $
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3

Investments in Securities

       

Assets

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Corporate Bonds

       

Brazil

   $      $ 190,300     $—

Jamaica

            227,267    

Malaysia

            207,698    

Mexico

            1,045,826    

Russia

            1,208,886    

South Africa

            417,647    

Supranational Bank

            872,135    

Foreign Treasury Obligation

       

Brazil

            595,330    

Sovereign Bonds

       

Angola

            433,555    

Argentina

            315,061    

Brazil

            1,964,631    

Chile

              1,235,274     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3

Investments in Securities (continued)

       

Assets (continued)

       

Long-Term Investments (continued)

       

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

       

China

   $      $ 5,991,107     $—

Colombia

            2,116,447       —

Czech Republic

            1,379,867       —

Dominican Republic

            166,313       —

Hungary

            1,818,385       —

Indonesia

            6,455,525       —

Ivory Coast

            136,697       —

Malaysia

            5,260,417       —

Mexico

            2,317,958       —

Nigeria

            217,651       —

Pakistan

            627,175       —

Peru

            1,402,490       —

Philippines

            112,496       —

Poland

            2,592,615       —

Romania

            1,254,565       —

Russia

            2,667,510       —

Serbia

            161,492       —

South Africa

            4,903,689       —

Thailand

            4,088,681       —

Turkey

            614,926       —

Ukraine

            586,581       —

Uruguay

            118,623       —

Short-Term Investments

       

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     806,104              —

Options Purchased

            136,000       —
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

   $ 806,104      $ 53,840,820     $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

Liabilities

       

Options Written

   $      $ (85,449   $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Assets

       

Futures Contracts

   $ 45,047      $     $—

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            450,911       —

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            765,691       —

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            30,697       —
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

   $ 45,047      $ 1,247,299     $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

Liabilities

       

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ (568,114   $—

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3

Other Financial Instruments* (continued)

       

Liabilities (continued)

                         

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

   $      $ (832,305   $—

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

            (95,905     —
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

   $      $ (1,496,324   $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Sovereign Bonds

     87.4

Investment Companies

     2.2  

Telecommunications

     1.6  

Multi-National

     1.5  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.4% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     1.4  

Foreign Treasury Obligation

     1.1  

Oil & Gas

     0.7  

Chemicals

     0.4  

Lodging

     0.4  

Electric

     0.3

Retail

     0.3  

Options Purchased

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     97.6  

Options Written

     (0.1

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     2.5  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2021 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
    

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
 
Foreign exchange contracts    Unaffiliated investments    $    136,000      Options written outstanding, at value    $    85,449  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
 

 

   

 

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

      Fair
    Value    
   

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

      Fair
    Value    
 
Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts     $ 450,911     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts     $ 568,114  
Interest rate contracts   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures       45,047          
Interest rate contracts   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps       765,691   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps       832,305
Interest rate contracts   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements       97            
Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements       30,600     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements       95,905  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      $ 1,428,346         $ 1,581,773  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

  

Options

Purchased(1)

  

Options

Written

  

Futures

  

Forward

& Cross

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

  

 Swaps 

Foreign exchange contracts

     $ (126,591 )      $ 430,665      $      $ 734,556      $

Interest rate contracts

                     20,770               182,428
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ (126,591 )      $ 430,665      $ 20,770      $ 734,556      $ 182,428
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

  

Options

Purchased(2)

  

Options

Written

  

Futures

  

Forward

& Cross

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

 

 Swaps 

Foreign exchange contracts

     $ 10,086      $ 4,685      $      $ (146,056 )     $

Interest rate contracts

                     37,843              (463,247 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

     $ 10,086      $ 4,685      $ 37,843      $ (146,056 )     $ (463,247 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

     Options

Purchased(1)

 

Options

Written(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(2)

 

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(2)

    

Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts— Purchased(3)

     $48,502

  $6,904,353   $98,831   $4,798,543      $47,103,368

 

  Forward Foreign    

Currency Exchange

Contracts - Sold(3)

 

                             

 

Cross Currency

Exchange

Contracts(4)

 

                                                     

 

Interest Rate

Swap

Agreements(2)

      $34,173,815

    $373,046     $31,401,527

 

 

 

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

(4)

Value at Trade Date.

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2021.

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

 

    

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
      Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
      Net
Amount

Securities on Loan

                       $159,312                                                   $(159,312)                                        $—           
     

 

         

 

       

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

  

Gross Amounts of

Recognized

        Assets(1)         

  

Gross Amounts of

Recognized

    Liabilities(1)    

 

Net Amounts of

Recognized

Assets/(Liabilities)

 

Collateral

Pledged/(Received)(2)

  

Net Amount

Bank of America, N.A.

     $ 4,721      $ (8,991 )     $ (4,270 )     $      $ (4,270 )

Barclays Bank PLC

       92,834        (51,580 )       41,254              41,254

BNP Paribas S.A.

       33,661        (11,624 )       22,037              22,037

Citibank, N.A.

       59,966        (99,048 )       (39,082 )              (39,082 )

Credit Suisse International

       9,155        (167,409 )       (158,254 )              (158,254 )

Deutsche Bank AG

              (1,432 )       (1,432 )              (1,432 )

Goldman Sachs International

       103,993        (187,317 )       (83,324 )              (83,324 )

HSBC Bank PLC

       119,972        (14,736 )       105,236              105,236

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

       68,584        (85,003 )       (16,419 )              (16,419 )

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       100,919        (94,426 )       6,493              6,493

Standard Chartered Bank

       19,673        (12,610 )       7,063              7,063

UBS AG

       4,130        (15,292 )       (11,162 )              (11,162 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 617,608      $ (749,468 )     $ (131,860 )     $      $ (131,860 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $159,312:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $56,856,021)

   $ 53,840,820  

Affiliated investments (cost $806,125)

     806,104  

Cash

     28,825  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $136,665)

     136,859  

Dividends and interest receivable

     901,752  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     720,000  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     450,911  

Receivable for investments sold

     208,375  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     88,854  

Tax reclaim receivable

     84,895  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     30,600  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     21,282  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     1,709  

Due from Manager

     919  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     97  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     9,202  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     57,331,204  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     568,114  

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     219,273  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     190,260  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     112,014  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     95,905  

Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $85,437)

     85,449  

Payable for investments purchased

     74,280  

Distribution fee payable

     926  

Directors’ fees payable

     923  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     602  

Dividends payable

     111  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,347,857  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 55,983,347  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 102  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     65,373,379  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (9,390,134 )  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

   $ 55,983,347  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

                    

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($ 3,488,852 ÷ 640,147 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 5.45     

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.18     
  

 

 

    

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 5.63     
  

 

 

    

Class C

                 

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

($ 190,393 ÷ 34,688 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 5.49     
  

 

 

    

Class Z

                 

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

($ 49,067,311 ÷ 8,920,502 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 5.50     
  

 

 

    

Class R6

                 

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

($ 3,236,791 ÷ 588,906 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 5.50     
  

 

 

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income (net of $132,152 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 3,201,365  

Affiliated dividend income

     3,246  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $250)

     617  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     3,205,228  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     426,964  

Distribution fee(a)

     13,180  

Custodian and accounting fees

     91,844  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $3,625)(a)

     87,900  

Audit fee

     65,732  

Registration fees(a)

     42,511  

Legal fees and expenses

     20,294  

Shareholders’ reports

     10,450  

Directors’ fees

     10,360  

Miscellaneous

     30,306  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     799,541  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (307,049
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     492,492  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2,712,736  
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(96))

     (687,544

Futures transactions

     20,770  

Forward and cross currency contract transactions

     734,556  

Options written transactions

     430,665  

Swap agreement transactions

     182,428  

Foreign currency transactions

     (694,931
  

 

 

 
     (14,056
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(21))

     (462,424

Futures

     37,843  

Forward currency contracts

     (146,056

Options written

     4,685  

Swap agreements

     (463,247

Foreign currencies

     54,760  
  

 

 

 
     (974,439
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (988,495 )  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,724,241  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R6

Distribution fee

     9,874       3,306              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     5,416       893       81,459       132  

Registration fees

     11,177       7,677       13,480       10,177  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (21,271     (8,979     (260,976     (15,823

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

Year Ended

October 31,

 
  

 

 

 
     2021     2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,712,736     $ 2,855,666  

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

     (14,056     (4,985,868

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

     (974,439     (3,815,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,724,241       (5,945,590
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class A

     (171,094      

Class C

     (11,953      

Class Z

     (2,832,895      

Class R6

     (77,566      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (3,093,508      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

    

Class A

           (167,490

Class C

           (19,547

Class Z

           (2,965,432

Class R6

           (2,195
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
           (3,154,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     18,589,941       25,439,494  

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

     3,084,833       3,077,906  

Cost of shares purchased

     (26,083,180     (30,057,181
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (4,408,406     (1,539,781
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (5,777,673     (10,640,035

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     61,761,020       72,401,055  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 55,983,347     $ 61,761,020  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares

 

      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $5.57       $6.07       $5.52       $6.40       $6.44  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.22       0.24       0.30       0.33       0.35  

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

     (0.09     (0.47     0.57       (0.86     (0.02

Total from investment operations

     0.13       (0.23     0.87       (0.53     0.33  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.25     -       (0.31     -       (0.15

Tax return of capital distributions

     -       (0.27     (0.01     (0.35     (0.22

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.25     (0.27     (0.32     (0.35     (0.37

Net asset value, end of year

     $5.45       $5.57       $6.07       $5.52       $6.40  

Total Return(b):

     2.19     (3.75 )%      16.14     (8.68 )%      5.36
                                          

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $3,489       $3,853       $3,692       $3,146       $3,085  

Average net assets (000)

     $3,950       $3,518       $3,223       $4,105       $3,639  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.13     1.13     1.13     1.13     1.13

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.67     2.04     2.03     2.16     2.15

Net investment income (loss)

     3.75     4.24     5.13     5.34     5.42

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     35     64     69     113     186

 

*

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

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

 

Class C Shares

 

      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $5.61       $6.11       $5.56       $6.46       $6.49  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.18       0.20       0.26       0.29       0.30  

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

     (0.09     (0.47     0.57       (0.88     (0.01

Total from investment operations

     0.09       (0.27     0.83       (0.59     0.29  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.21     -       (0.27     -       (0.13

Tax return of capital distributions

     -       (0.23     (0.01     (0.31     (0.19

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.21     (0.23     (0.28     (0.31     (0.32

Net asset value, end of year

     $5.49       $5.61       $6.11       $5.56       $6.46  

Total Return(b):

     1.44     (4.41 )%      15.18     (9.61 )%      4.66
                                  

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $190       $466       $579       $538       $718  

Average net assets (000)

     $331       $484       $566       $672       $649  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.88     1.88     1.88     1.88     1.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     4.60     5.82     4.82     4.89     2.88

Net investment income (loss)

     3.00     3.54     4.37     4.56     4.63

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     35     64     69     113     186

 

*

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

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares

 

   
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $5.62       $6.13       $5.57       $6.48       $6.50  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.24       0.27       0.32       0.34       0.36  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.08     (0.48     0.58       (0.88     0.01  

Total from investment operations

     0.16       (0.21     0.90       (0.54     0.37  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.28     -       (0.33     -       (0.16

Tax return of capital distributions

     -       (0.30     (0.01     (0.37     (0.23

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.28     (0.30     (0.34     (0.37     (0.39

Net asset value, end of year

     $5.50       $5.62       $6.13       $5.57       $6.48  

Total Return(b):

     2.63     (3.45 )%      16.50     (8.83 )%      5.85
                                          

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $49,067       $57,392       $68,101       $55,000       $27,020  

Average net assets (000)

     $59,794       $56,989       $63,219       $49,644       $26,437  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.72     0.74     0.88     0.88     0.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.16     1.27     1.31     1.41     1.88

Net investment income (loss)

     4.16     4.72     5.35     5.50     5.58

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     35     64     69     113     186

 

*

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

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

   
      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $5.62       $6.12       $5.56       $6.47       $6.50  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.25       0.27       0.31       0.36       0.37  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (0.09     (0.47     0.58       (0.89     - (b)  

Total from investment operations

     0.16       (0.20     0.89       (0.53     0.37  

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.28     -       (0.32     -       (0.16

Tax return of capital distributions

     -       (0.30     (0.01     (0.38     (0.24

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.28     (0.30     (0.33     (0.38     (0.40

Net asset value, end of year

     $5.50       $5.62       $6.12       $5.56       $6.47  

Total Return(c):

     2.70     (3.24 )%      16.41     (8.63 )%      5.82
                                          

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                        

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $3,237       $50       $29       $1       $1  

Average net assets (000)

     $1,613       $42       $15       $1       $1  

Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.65     0.67     0.88     0.88     0.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.63     40.50     92.22     1,595.87     1.83

Net investment income (loss)

     4.27     4.64     5.20     5.73     5.73

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     35     64     69     113     186

 

*

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

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

Amount rounds to zero.

(c)

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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(d)

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

(e)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

54


Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

2.

Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund    55


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

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

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

 

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OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations. Notwithstanding the above, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions.

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Forward and Cross 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 Fund enters into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (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 (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract 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 Fund’s 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. A cross

 

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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 Fund purchased and/or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund 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 Fund realizes a gain (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 Fund has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an OTC option, bears 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 Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain (loss). When the contract expires or is closed, the gain (loss) is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on futures transactions.

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

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. 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 a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule 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 Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

 

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Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) 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 Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule 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 Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s 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 Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s 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, 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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.

Short sales and OTC contracts, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, forward rate agreements and written options involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

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

 

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accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to declare dividends of its net investment income daily and pay such dividends monthly. Distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

 

3.

Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisers’ performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its PGIM Fixed Income unit, and PGIM Limited (each a subadviser and collectively, the subadvisers). The Manager pays for the services of subadvisers.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion; 0.63% from $1 billion to $3 billion of average daily net assets; 0.61% from $3 billion to $5 billion of average daily net assets; 0.60% from $5 billion to $10 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.59% on average daily net assets exceeding $10 billion. The effective

 

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management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.65% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.13% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.88% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 0.72% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.25% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z or Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $7,130 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $36 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned

 

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subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $21,276,394 and $23,245,921, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,

Beginning

of Year

  

Cost of

Purchases

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

    (Loss)    

  

Realized

Gain

  (Loss)  

  

Value,

End of Year

  

Shares,

End

 of Year 

   Income

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

    

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 

                        

$2,133,355

       $22,518,046          $24,064,559          $—          $—          $586,842          586,842          $3,246  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Value,

Beginning

of Year

  

Cost of

Purchases

  

Proceeds

from Sales

  

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

    (Loss)    

 

Realized

Gain

  (Loss)  

 

Value,

End of Year

  

Shares,

End

of Year

  

Income

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 

   

$            —

     $ 1,557,007      $ 1,337,628      $ (21 )     $ (96 )     $ 219,262        219,395      $ 250 (2) 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

           

 

 

 

$2,133,355

     $ 24,075,053      $ 25,402,187      $ (21 )     $ (96 )     $ 806,104           $ 3,496

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

 

6.

Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $3,093,508 of ordinary income. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $0 of ordinary income and $3,154,664 of tax return of capital.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis was $486,591 of ordinary income.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis   

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

  

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Depreciation

$58,911,195    $1,637,882    $(6,191,580)   $(4,553,698)

The difference between GAAP and tax basis is primarily attributable to the difference in the treatment of amortization of premiums, swaps, wash sales, straddle loss deferrals and other cost basis differences between GAAP and tax accounting.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2021 of approximately $5,321,000 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.

 

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The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25%. Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 550,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

   

Class A

     10,000,000  

Class C

     50,000,000  

Class Z

     250,000,000  

Class T

     190,000,000  

Class R6

     50,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class T shares outstanding.

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     
         Number of Shares      

Percentage of

  Outstanding Shares  

Class Z

  3,634,129   40.7%

Class R6

  188   0.1%

 

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

 

Affiliated    Unaffiliated

Number of

Shareholders

  

Percentage of

Outstanding Shares

  

Number of

Shareholders

  

Percentage of

Outstanding Shares

1

   35.7%    3    57.2%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

       Shares             Amount      

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     78,649     $ 458,123  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     29,019       167,971  

Shares purchased

     (181,591     (1,055,699
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (73,923     (429,605

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     25,573       154,504  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,161     (18,144
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (51,511   $ (293,245
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     151,614     $ 859,877  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     28,771       163,559  

Shares purchased

     (102,959     (560,731
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     77,426       462,705  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     5,898       31,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     83,324     $ 494,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

    

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     3,485     $ 20,671  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,022       11,886  

Shares purchased

     (28,402     (163,996
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (22,895     (131,439

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (25,403     (154,504
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (48,298   $ (285,943
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     8,600     $ 49,850  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,393       19,430  

Shares purchased

     (17,874     (104,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (5,881     (35,093

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (5,855     (31,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (11,736   $ (66,772
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Class Z

       Shares             Amount      

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     2,987,759     $ 17,715,817  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     483,358       2,827,410  

Shares purchased

     (4,096,951     (23,917,712
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (625,834     (3,374,485

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     3,128       18,144  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (661,948     (3,892,254
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,284,654   $ (7,248,595
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     4,164,373     $ 24,507,148  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     504,320       2,892,722  

Shares purchased

     (5,579,432     (29,392,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (910,739   $ (1,992,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R6

    

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     68,180     $ 395,330  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     13,589       77,566  

Shares purchased

     (164,802     (945,773
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (83,033     (472,877

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     663,076       3,892,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     580,043     $ 3,419,377  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     3,743     $ 22,619  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     386       2,195  

Shares purchased

     (9     (58
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     4,120     $ 24,756  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8.

Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

     Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000    $ 1,200,000,000

Annualized Commitment Fee on the

Unused Portion of the SCA

   0.15%    0.15%

Annualized Interest Rate on

Borrowings

  

1.20% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero

percent

  

1.30% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero

percent

Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more

 

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likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021. The average daily balance for the 11 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $1,515,818, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.38%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $6,504,000. At October 31, 2021, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.

Credit Risk: Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer of a fixed income instrument or the counterparty to a financial transaction with the Fund to meet interest and principal payments as they come due or to fulfill its obligations to the Fund. The value of the fixed income instruments held by the Fund will be adversely affected by any erosion in the ability of the relevant issuers to make interest and principal payments as they become due. The ratings given to a debt security by certain ratings agencies provide a generally useful guide as to such credit risk. The lower the rating of a debt security held by the Fund, the greater the degree of credit risk that is perceived to exist by the rating agency with respect to that security. Increasing the amount of Fund assets invested in lower-rated securities generally will increase the Fund’s income, but also will increase the credit risk to which the Fund is subject. The Fund generally enters into financial transactions with major dealers that are deemed acceptable to the subadviser from a credit perspective.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s assets may be invested in securities that are denominated in non-US currencies or directly in currencies. Such investments are subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to the US dollar or other currencies. The weakening of a country’s currency relative to the US dollar will negatively affect the

 

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dollar value of the Fund’s assets. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, levels of short term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, central bank policy, and political developments. The Fund may attempt to hedge such risks by selling or buying currencies in the forward market; selling or buying currency futures contracts, options or other securities thereon; borrowing fund denominated in particular currencies; or any combination thereof, depending on the availability of liquidity in the hedging instruments and their relative costs. There can be no assurance that such strategies will be implemented or, if implemented, will be effective. The Fund would incur additional costs from hedging.

Debt Obligations Risk: Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund’s holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For

 

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example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Interest Rate Risk: The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund’s holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Investments in China Risk: Investments in China subject the Fund to risks specific to China and may make it more volatile than other funds. Over the last few decades, the Chinese government has undertaken reform of economic and market practices and has expanded the sphere of private ownership of property in China. However, Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, may also disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.

China has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers, including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S., or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy or the Fund. For example, a series of executive orders issued between November 2020 and June 2021 prohibit the Fund from investing in certain companies identified by the U.S. government as “Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies.” The restrictions in these executive orders may force the subadviser to sell certain positions and may restrict the Fund from future investments the subadviser deems otherwise attractive.

Chinese companies, including Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Junk Bonds Risk: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern

 

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Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified fund. Investing in a non-diversified fund involves greater risk than investing in a diversified fund because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified fund.

 

10.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement and Regulatory Developments

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, which provides optional guidance for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 11.84% as interest-related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

In January 2022, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions received by you in calendar year 2021.

call your financial adviser.

 

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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        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


Independent Board Members        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

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

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member &

Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

 

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Independent Board Members        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

   A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).    Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).    Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

 

 

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Independent Board Members        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

  

Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.

   Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member &

President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

  

None.

   Since January 2012

 

 

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Interested Board Members

          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of Service as Fund Officer
     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

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

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

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

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

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

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

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

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

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

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).    Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

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

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of Service as Fund Officer
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal

Financial

and Accounting Officer

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

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

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

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

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

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

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

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

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

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.    Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”) on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”), and the Fund’s sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited (“PGIML”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments, PGIM, and, where appropriate, affiliates of PGIM. 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 PGIM Investments, the subadviser, and, as relevant, its affiliates, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

 

1

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

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, between PGIM Investments and PGIM, which, through its PGIM Fixed Income unit, serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, and between PGIM and PGIML, which serves as the Fund’s sub-subadviser pursuant to the terms of a sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM, 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 PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML. The Board noted that PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML are affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser and sub-subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser and sub-subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser and sub-subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML, 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 PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser and sub-subadviser, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser and sub-subadviser, to renew the subadvisory and sub-subadvisory agreements.

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund, PGIM, and PGIML, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Fixed Income’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 PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income’s, and PGIML’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information

 

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pertaining to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML.

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

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. However, the Board considered that the cost of services provided by PGIM Investments for the year ended December 31, 2020 exceeded the management fees received by PGIM Investments, resulting in an operating loss to PGIM Investments. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

Economies of Scale

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

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


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 PGIM Investments’ costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

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

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, PGIML and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML 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 their reputations. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table

 

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sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

         
Net Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
       
     1st Quartile    1st Quartile    2nd Quartile    N/A
   
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile          
   
                     Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile     

 

  ·   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

  ·   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual expense cap that (exclusive of other fees and expenses) caps the Fund’s annual operating expenses at 1.13% for Class A shares, 1.88% for Class C shares, 0.65% for Class R6 shares, and 0.72% for Class Z shares through February 28, 2022.

 

  ·   

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

  ·   

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.

*  *  *

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.

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund


  MAIL

  

  TELEPHONE

  

  WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

  

(800) 225-1852

  

pgim.com/investments

Newark, NJ 07102

         

 

 

PROXY VOTING

 

The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 · Barry H. Evans · Keith F. Hartstein · Laurie Simon Hodrick · Stuart S. Parker · Brian K. Reid · Grace C. Torres

 

 

 

OFFICERS

 

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

 

 

MANAGER    PGIM Investments LLC   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISER    PGIM Fixed Income   

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
  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

TRANSFER AGENT    Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
   PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
  

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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 pgim.com/investments/resource/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, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s 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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PGIM EMERGING MARKETS DEBT LOCAL CURRENCY FUND

 

 

    

    

SHARE CLASS

   A    C      Z       R6  

NASDAQ

   EMDAX    EMDCX      EMDZX       EMDQX  

CUSIP

   743969750          743969743            743969727           743969735    

MF212E


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PGIM JENNISON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

    

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President      3      
Your Fund’s Performance      4  
Growth of a $10,000 Investment      5  
Strategy and Performance Overview      8  
Fees and Expenses      11  
Holdings and Financial Statements      13  
Approval of Advisory Agreements         

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

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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 LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

 

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Letter from the President

 

LOGO Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19 vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income. Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21
    One Year (%)     Five Years (%)     Since Inception (%)  

Class A

     

(with sales charges)

  26.61   19.07   11.95 (09/16/2014)

(without sales charges)

  33.98   20.43   12.84 (09/16/2014)

Class C

     

(with sales charges)

  31.96   19.51   12.00 (09/16/2014)

(without sales charges)

  32.96   19.51   12.00 (09/16/2014)

Class Z

     

(without sales charges)

  34.24   20.72   13.12 (09/16/2014)

Class R6

     

(without sales charges)

  34.30   20.73   13.13 (09/16/2014)

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     
    16.96     9.39     5.69

Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class Z shares (September 16, 2014) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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   Class R6
         
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 the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)  

1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase

  1.00% 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)  

0.30% (0.25% currently)

  1.00%   None   None

Benchmark Definitions

MSCI Emerging Markets Index—The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is an unmanaged free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. It consists of the following 27 emerging market country indexes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 10/31/21

 

  Ten Largest Holdings   Line of Business        Country        % of Net Assets 

Sea Ltd., ADR

  Entertainment    Taiwan    10.3%

Silergy Corp.

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    China    5.4%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

  Electrical Equipment    China    4.8%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    Taiwan    4.6%

Globant SA

  IT Services    United States    4.1%

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components    South Korea    3.8%

MercadoLibre, Inc.

  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail    Argentina    3.7%

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

  Machinery    India    3.7%

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

  Banks    India    3.5%

NAVER Corp.

  Interactive Media & Services    South Korea    2.9%

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund’s Class Z shares returned

34.24% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, outperforming the 16.96% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

·  

In early fall 2020, investors began to favor areas of the market that were most exposed to an economic recovery and most debilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This rotation extended into the first quarter of 2021, boosting valuations of cyclical companies and reducing the earnings multiples of secular growth companies.

 

·  

June 2021 marked a turning point in the US economic reopening and reflation outlook, as the Federal Reserve’s comments began to reflect concerns about labor shortages and rising prices.

 

·  

Corporate profit growth through the end of the reporting period was strong, highlighting the expanding recovery and boosting business confidence to its highest level since the early days of the pandemic.

 

·  

The Chinese government took further steps during the period to rein in the activities of many of its largest consumer-facing companies, citing concerns over privacy, unintended usage of consumer data, and the deleterious health effects of excessive amounts of time spent online. Chinese stocks sold off sharply after these moves and the elevated risk of further intervention.

 

·  

In the Index, there was significant disparity among sector returns during the period. The energy, materials, financials, and information technology sectors posted the largest gains. The consumer discretionary, real estate, and communication services sectors had negative returns.

What worked?

·  

Stock selection was very strong during the reporting period and added to the Fund’s relative returns in nearly every sector. Reflecting the broad outperformance of the Fund relative to the Index, the largest positive contributors were found among a variety of sectors.

 

  ·  

Sea Ltd. drove relative outperformance in the communication services sector, as the company continued to execute and deliver strong gains during the period. Earning results demonstrated significant top-line growth in gaming and e-commerce. The company’s e-commerce opportunity in Southeast Asia continues to offer long-term growth potential for the business, with possible future growth opportunities in Latin America.

 

  ·  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. is a Chinese battery manufacturer that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS). Jennison believes the company will benefit

 

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from strong secular growth in the EV market as it continues to strengthen its market leadership. The company has enjoyed healthy demand in its three major business lines – EV battery, ESS, and battery materials.

 

  ·  

Silergy Corp. is a Taiwan-based analog semiconductor company with operational headquarters in China. Jennison believes that Silergy will benefit from the growth of China’s domestic analog semiconductor industry, which was previously dominated by Western analog companies. Jennison is impressed by management’s track record of innovation, recruiting, and scaling the business, which is difficult for new industry entrants due to high entry barriers related to intellectual property, talent, and customer acquisition.

 

  ·  

Li Ning Co. is one of the leading sports brand companies in China that makes professional and leisure footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories. Jennison believed the company would benefit from several secular growth trends, such as increasing consumer spending power, growing sports participation, and the popularity of athleisure clothing (i.e., hybrid clothing that can be worn playing sports or in non-sports settings). Despite a strong demand rebound and rising domestic brand popularity, Jennison eliminated the Fund’s position in the stock during the period because of the changing regulatory environment in China.

 

  ·  

Wuxi Biologics discovers, researches, develops, and manufactures biologics services. As a contract research organization based in China, Jennison thinks Wuxi can benefit from several trends, including increasing research and development outsourcing activities from drug companies, biologics being favored over chemical drugs, and a biotech boom in China. The company enjoyed strong business performance during the period, with better-than-expected contributions from COVID-19 projects.

What didn’t work?

 

  ·  

The financials sector detracted most from the Fund’s relative performance due to stock selection and a significantly underweight position in the sector. Less exposure than the Index to the materials sector and a lack of exposure to the energy sector were other sources of weakness.

 

  ·  

Several China-based holdings were notable detractors from performance amid investor concerns about the country’s changing regulatory environment. After a crackdown on internet platforms, other industries have become the target of the Chinese government’s heightened scrutiny in 2021, including education and real estate. Although the Fund had no exposure to these industries, Jennison believed that the investing landscape in China could be permanently altered as the government focuses on what it calls “Common Prosperity,” a concept of moderate wealth for all citizens. As Chinese authorities examine sectors of the economy that they deem to have levied an undue burden on the average Chinese citizen, “three big mountains” have been identified, namely property, education, and healthcare. In Jennison’s view, this changing environment led to the underperformance of

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

several Fund holdings, most notably Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Galaxy Entertainment Group, Agora Inc., and Meituan. These positions were eliminated during the period, as Jennison’s investment thesis was altered by the changing investment landscape.

 

  ·  

Brazil-based VTEX, a new Fund position entered into during the reporting period, is an e-commerce enabler focused on large enterprises. Jennison likes the company because of its position as the leading SaaS (software as a service) digital commerce platform in Latin America, a region with low e-commerce penetration rates. Jennison believes VTEX is well-positioned to capture demand of a growing number of companies looking to execute direct-to-consumer strategies. The company’s share price fell in the brief time after the holding was added to the Fund, but there was no specific catalyst, in Jennison’s view.

Current outlook

 

  ·  

As fundamental investors focused on a company’s unique competitive advantage, growth drivers, and addressable markets, Jennison believes it must be keenly aware of the operating environment. Policy changes can have a major impact on a company’s long-term fundamental outlook and equity valuation. During these times, the advantages of an Index-agnostic approach are often evident, in Jennison’s view, allowing the Fund to be nimble and decisive in adjusting portfolio exposures in response to country or regional concerns.

 

  ·  

As mentioned previously, the Fund significantly cut back its exposure to China during the reporting period. Jennison is carefully monitoring the regulatory environment in China and will continue to modify the Fund’s positioning in individual companies as needed. As of October 31, 2021, the Fund now has an underweight allocation to China relative to the Index. China is the second-largest country by weight in the portfolio, behind India.

 

  ·  

Despite the Fund’s strong performance during the period, Jennison remains comfortable with portfolio-level valuations, along with the reasons behind their expansion. The growth profiles of the companies held by the Fund remain attractive, in Jennison’s opinion, especially secular growth stocks relative to other segments of the market.

 

  ·  

Many of the Fund’s long-term holdings continue to have solid and resilient fundamentals and, in Jennison’s view, should see their business models and brands succeed over time. Jennison believes overall market and economic conditions generally favor the Fund’s investment strategy and that a bottom-up approach to stock selection is the best way to navigate market volatility.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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.

 

   

  PGIM Jennison Emerging             

  Markets Equity Opportunities             

  Fund            

  

Beginning    

Account Value    

May 1, 2021    

  

Ending    

Account Value    

October 31, 2021    

  

Annualized    

Expense    

Ratio Based on    

the    

Six-Month Period    

  

Expenses Paid    

During the    

Six-Month Period*    

   

Class A

  Actual    $1,000.00        $1,045.50        1.30%    $  6.70                  
   
  Hypothetical    $1,000.00        $1,018.65        1.30%    $  6.61                  
   

Class C

  Actual    $1,000.00        $1,041.30        2.05%    $10.55                  
   
  Hypothetical    $1,000.00        $1,014.87        2.05%    $10.41                  
   

Class Z

  Actual    $1,000.00        $1,046.50        1.05%    $  5.42                  
   
  Hypothetical    $1,000.00        $1,019.91        1.05%    $  5.35                  
   

Class R6

  Actual    $1,000.00        $1,047.00        0.98%    $  5.06                  
   
    Hypothetical    $1,000.00        $1,020.27        0.98%    $  4.99                  

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares          Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     93.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS

     

Argentina     3.7%

                 

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

     25,524      $ 37,801,554  

Brazil     1.0%

                 

VTEX (Class A Stock)*(a)

     652,307        10,417,343  

China     18.9%

                 

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     485,017        48,421,401  

Innovent Biologics, Inc., 144A*

     1,238,979        11,093,111  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*

     266,019        20,823,967  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     1,045,229        15,940,615  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock), 144A

     924,051        20,025,165  

Silergy Corp.

     329,810        54,715,746  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

     1,292,797        19,629,722  
     

 

 

 
        190,649,727  

India     28.2%

                 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     271,765        15,520,781  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

     19,306,330        36,939,551  

Asian Paints Ltd.

     505,187        20,993,349  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

     298,422        18,566,610  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

     303,890        20,960,782  

Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd., 144A

     280,196        13,188,333  

HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR

     490,347        35,260,853  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

     2,417,889        22,043,423  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

     536,297        17,182,910  

MakeMyTrip Ltd.*(a)

     872,036        27,617,380  

Titan Co. Ltd.

     885,537        28,317,145  

Zomato Ltd.*

     16,058,398        28,351,250  
     

 

 

 
              284,942,367  

Indonesia     4.8%

                 

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     47,391,452        25,082,255  

Bank Jago Tbk PT*

     21,841,068        23,923,390  
     

 

 

 
        49,005,645  

South Korea     9.4%

                 

Coupang, Inc.*

     518,413        15,427,971  

NAVER Corp.

     83,213        29,245,063  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares          Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

     

South Korea (cont’d.)

                 

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

     16,200      $ 12,117,403  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

     60,298        38,191,214  
     

 

 

 
        94,981,651  

Taiwan     14.9%

                 

Sea Ltd., ADR*

     303,854        104,395,119  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     404,570        45,999,609  
     

 

 

 
        150,394,728  

Thailand     4.5%

                 

Airports of Thailand PCL

     10,880,427        21,210,039  

Minor International PCL*

     24,851,315        24,654,030  
     

 

 

 
        45,864,069  

United States     6.4%

                 

Freshworks, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     450,128        22,618,932  

Globant SA*

     130,240        41,571,306  
     

 

 

 
        64,190,238  

Uruguay     1.9%

                 

Dlocal Ltd.*

     394,383        19,131,519  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
 (cost $855,428,100)

        947,378,841  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     7.4%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

     

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

     68,436,389        68,436,389  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $6,077,913; includes $6,077,657 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

     6,081,562        6,077,913  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
 (cost $74,514,302)

        74,514,302  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS     101.1%
 (cost $929,942,402)

        1,021,893,143  

Liabilities in excess of other assets     (1.1)%

        (11,537,163
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

      $       1,010,355,980  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

*

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 $5,441,666; cash collateral of $6,077,657 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable.

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

            

Assets

            

Long-Term Investments

            

Common Stocks

            

Argentina

   $ 37,801,554      $          $—    

Brazil

     10,417,343                    

China

     20,823,967        169,825,760             

India

     62,878,233        222,064,134             

Indonesia

            49,005,645             

South Korea

     15,427,971        79,553,680             

Taiwan

     150,394,728                    

Thailand.

            45,864,069             

United States

     64,190,238                    

Uruguay

     19,131,519                    

Short-Term Investments

            

Affiliated Mutual Funds.

     74,514,302                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total

   $ 455,579,855      $ 566,313,288          $—    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     11.6

Entertainment

     10.3  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     10.1  

Banks

     8.3  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.6% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     7.4  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     7.2  

IT Services

     6.0  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     5.1  

Electrical Equipment

     4.8  

Interactive Media & Services

     3.9  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     3.8  

Machinery

     3.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.8  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.8

Software

     2.3  

Insurance

     2.2  

Transportation Infrastructure

     2.1  

Chemicals

     2.1  

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.8  

Household Products

     1.7  

Biotechnology

     1.1  
  

 

 

 
     101.1  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (1.1
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description                                         

 

Gross Market

Value of

Recognized

             Assets/(Liabilities)            

 

Collateral

Pledged/(Received)(1)

 

Net

Amount

Securities on Loan

    $ 5,441,666     $ (5,441,666 )     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Assets

            

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $5,441,666:

    

Unaffiliated investments (cost $855,428,100)

   $ 947,378,841    

Affiliated investments (cost $74,514,302)

     74,514,302    

Foreign currency, at value (cost $927,814)

     924,766    

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     24,066,263    

Receivable for investments sold

     399,092    

Dividends receivable

     104,496    

Prepaid expenses

     3,977    
  

 

 

   

Total Assets

     1,047,391,737    
  

 

 

   

Liabilities

            

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     15,157,656    

Payable for investments purchased

     12,704,394    

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     6,077,657    

Foreign capital gains tax liability accrued

     2,338,185    

Management fee payable

     413,190    

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     323,497    

Distribution fee payable

     14,362    

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     5,527    

Directors’ fees payable

     1,289    
  

 

 

   

Total Liabilities

     37,035,757    
  

 

 

   

Net Assets

   $ 1,010,355,980    
  

 

 

   
              

Net assets were comprised of:

    

Common stock, at par

   $ 420    

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     956,673,693    

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     53,681,867    
  

 

 

   

Net assets, October 31, 2021

   $ 1,010,355,980    
  

 

 

   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Class A

           

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($47,683,066 ÷ 2,015,401 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 23.66    

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

    1.38             
 

 

 

   

Maximum offering price to public

  $ 25.04    
 

 

 

   

Class C

           

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

($5,880,803 ÷ 262,130 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 22.43    
 

 

 

   

Class Z

           

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

($642,315,737 ÷ 26,679,788 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 24.07    
 

 

 

   

Class R6

           

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

($314,476,374 ÷ 13,057,445 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

  $ 24.08    
 

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

       

Income

 

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $252,410 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 1,406,978  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $10,433)

    211,109  

Affiliated dividend income

    24,421  
 

 

 

 

Total income

    1,642,508  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    4,345,071  

Distribution fee(a)

    119,702  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $24,736)(a)

    443,280  

Custodian and accounting fees

    320,288  

Registration fees(a)

    215,098  

SEC registration fees

    73,056  

Shareholders’ reports

    47,592  

Audit fee

    31,033  

Legal fees and expenses

    21,346  

Directors’ fees

    13,806  

Miscellaneous

    63,382  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,693,654  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

    (861,952

      Distribution fee waiver(a)

    (13,155
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    4,818,547  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (3,176,039
 

 

 

 

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

       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(4,794)) (net of foreign capital gains taxes $(5,220))

    (31,725,949

Foreign currency transactions

    (297,561
 

 

 

 
    (32,023,510
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments (including affiliated of $(602)) (net of change in foreign capital gains taxes $(2,334,158))

    71,374,928  

Foreign currencies

    (2,241
 

 

 

 
    71,372,687  
 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    39,349,177  
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 36,173,138  
 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

    

Class A

   

Class C

   

Class Z

   

Class R6

 

Distribution fee

     78,927        40,775        —        —   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     36,709        6,027        400,005        539   

Registration fees

     23,988        15,625        104,911        70,574   

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

     (67,357)       (22,488)       (585,401)       (186,706)  

Distribution fee waiver

     (13,155)       —        —        —   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    

 

     Year Ended  
     October 31,  
  

 

 

 
     2021     2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,176,039   $ (263,560

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

     (32,023,510     700,191  

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

     71,372,687       12,802,353  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     36,173,138       13,238,984  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     1,123,848,738       33,021,175  

Cost of shares purchased

     (210,706,003     (4,808,707
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     913,142,735       28,212,468  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     949,315,873       41,451,452  

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     61,040,107       19,588,655  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,010,355,980     $ 61,040,107  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

    

 

 

Class A Shares

 

      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
          
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year      $17.66       $12.16       $9.58       $11.19       $9.34  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.23     (0.14     (0.04     (0.04     (0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      6.23       5.64       2.62       (1.57     1.89  

Total from investment operations

     6.00       5.50       2.58       (1.61     1.85  

Net asset value, end of year

     $23.66       $17.66       $12.16       $9.58       $11.19  

Total Return(b):

     33.98     45.23     26.93     (14.39 )%      19.81
                                          
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $47,683       $6,144       $3,806       $2,316       $2,204  

Average net assets (000)

     $26,309       $4,507       $3,074       $2,956       $1,363  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.33     1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.64     2.61     3.35     3.27     3.28

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.98 )%      (0.99 )%      (0.37 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.35 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     78     58     33     23     45

 

 (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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

 (c)

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

 (d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

 (e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights   (continued)

 

 

Class C Shares

 

      Year Ended October 31,  
   
      2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
          
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year      $16.88       $11.71       $9.29       $10.93       $9.20  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.39     (0.23     (0.11     (0.13     (0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      5.94       5.40       2.53       (1.51     1.84  

Total from investment operations

     5.55       5.17       2.42       (1.64     1.73  

Net asset value, end of year

     $22.43       $16.88       $11.71       $9.29       $10.93  

Total Return(b):

     32.96     44.06     26.05     (15.00 )%      18.80
                                          
 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $5,881       $1,563       $1,107       $1,363       $1,516  

Average net assets (000)

     $4,077       $1,244       $1,438       $1,775       $973  

Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     2.09     2.20     2.20     2.20     2.20

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     2.65     4.15     4.23     4.20     4.00

Net investment income (loss)

     (1.76 )%      (1.73 )%      (1.05 )%      (1.14 )%      (1.17 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

     78     58     33     23     45

 

 (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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

 (c)

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

 (d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

 (e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
   
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
         
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $17.93       $12.31       $9.67       $11.27       $9.39  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.17     (0.13     (0.01     (0.01     (0.02
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     6.31       5.75       2.65       (1.59     1.90  
Total from investment operations     6.14       5.62       2.64       (1.60     1.88  
Net asset value, end of year     $24.07       $17.93       $12.31       $9.67       $11.27  
Total Return(b):     34.24     45.65     27.30     (14.20 )%      20.02
                                         
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000)     $642,316       $34,993       $2,357       $1,215       $980  
Average net assets (000)     $293,229       $11,195       $1,866       $1,443       $490  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.08     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.28     1.93     3.17     3.56     2.94
Net investment income (loss)     (0.72 )%      (0.83 )%      (0.08 )%      (0.13 )%      (0.19 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     78     58     33     23     45

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights   (continued)

    

 

 
Class R6 Shares

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
   
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
         
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $17.93       $12.31       $9.67       $11.27       $9.39  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.15     (0.10     (0.01     (0.02     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     6.30       5.72       2.65       (1.58     1.89  
Total from investment operations     6.15       5.62       2.64       (1.60     1.88  
Net asset value, end of year     $24.08       $17.93       $12.31       $9.67       $11.27  
Total Return(b):     34.30     45.65     27.30     (14.20 )%      20.02
                                         
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:

 

Net assets, end of year (000)     $314,476       $18,340       $12,319       $9,675       $11,271  
Average net assets (000)     $121,398       $14,144       $11,249       $11,852       $9,893  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.01     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.16     1.80     2.41     2.32     2.78
Net investment income (loss)     (0.62 )%      (0.74 )%      (0.11 )%      (0.17 )%      (0.13 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     78     58     33     23     45

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.

 

2.

Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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.

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

 

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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates

 

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by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

The Fund is subject to foreign income taxes imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Additionally, capital gains realized upon disposition of securities issued in or by certain foreign countries are subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries. All taxes are computed in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law, and, to the extent permitted, capital losses are used to offset capital gains. Taxes attributable to income are accrued by the Fund as a reduction of income. Current and deferred tax expense attributable to capital gains is reflected as a component of realized or change in unrealized gain/loss on securities in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent that the Fund has country specific capital loss carryforwards, such carryforwards are applied against net unrealized gains when determining the deferred tax liability. Any deferred tax liability incurred by the Fund is included in either Other liabilities or Deferred tax liability on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from 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 GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

3.

Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.

Effective May 14, 2021, the management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $5 billion and 0.925% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. Prior to May 14, 2021, the management fee paid to the Manager was accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $5 billion and 1.025% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.98% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

Effective April 7, 2021, the Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.30% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 2.05% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 1.05% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.98% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. Prior to April 7, 2021, the Manager had contractually agreed, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.45% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 2.20% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 1.20% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 1.20% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. The contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extra ordinary expenses and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

 

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The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2023 to limit such fee to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $571,095 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $141 and $1,341 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $1,184,994,438 and $336,768,571, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,

Beginning

of Year

 

Cost of

 Purchases 

   

Proceeds

 from Sales 

   

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

     (Loss)     

 

Realized

Gain

   (Loss)   

 

Value,

 End of Year 

 

Shares,

End

  of Year  

   

Income

 

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 

$5,578,205

    $ 432,206,004       $ 369,347,820       $         $         $ 68,436,389         68,436,389       $ 24,421  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 

  4,072,761

      220,748,381         218,737,833         (602         (4,794         6,077,913         6,081,562         10,433 (2) 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

 

$9,650,966

 

        

  $ 652,954,385                $ 588,085,653                $ (602                         $ (4,794                         $ 74,514,302                             $ 34,854  

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

 

6.

Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. In order to present total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the tax year ended October 31, 2021, the adjustments were to increase total distributable earnings and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $693,074 due to a net operating loss. Net investment income, net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, there were no distributions paid by the Fund.

 

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As of October 31, 2021, there were no accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

$937,268,778

  $114,442,205   $(29,817,840)   $84,624,365

The book basis may differ from tax basis due to deferred losses on wash sales.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2021 of approximately $27,916,000 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 Fund elected to treat late year ordinary income losses of approximately $3,026,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2021).

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 865,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

    25,000,000  

Class C

    65,000,000  

Class Z

    300,000,000  

Class T

    225,000,000  

Class R6

    250,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class T shares outstanding.

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

      Number of Shares     Percentage of
 Outstanding Shares  

Class A

  17,167   0.9%

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

 

Affiliated              Unaffiliated             

Number of

Shareholders    

   Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
   Number of
Shareholders
  

Percentage of

Outstanding Shares

   —%    5    83.8%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

       Shares             Amount      

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     2,255,202     $ 51,550,059  

Shares purchased

     (580,724       (12,973,518
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,674,478       38,576,541  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     4,431       112,936  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (11,348     (248,795
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,667,561     $ 38,440,682  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

    

Shares sold

     103,935     $ 1,518,736  

Shares purchased

     (71,824     (955,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     32,111       563,418  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     3,633       54,429  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (902     (11,761
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     34,842     $ 606,086  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Class C

   Shares        Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     217,144        $ 4,807,891  

Shares purchased

     (39,846        (888,017
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     177,298          3,919,874  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (7,817        (182,875
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     169,481        $ 3,736,999  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     13,233        $ 188,787  

Shares purchased

     (11,358        (155,204
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,875          33,583  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,792        (54,429
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,917      $ (20,846
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class Z

       

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     31,445,686        $ 744,637,683  

Shares purchased

     (6,723,022        (157,898,994
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     24,722,664          586,738,689  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     13,165          295,170  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (7,805        (191,186
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     24,728,024        $ 586,842,673  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     2,007,443        $ 30,937,061  

Shares purchased

     (247,957        (3,693,491
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     1,759,486          27,243,570  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     890          11,761  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,760,376        $ 27,255,331  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class R6

       

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     13,708,513        $ 322,853,105  

Shares purchased

     (1,682,763        (38,945,474
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     12,025,750          283,907,631  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     8,764          214,750  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     12,034,514        $ 284,122,381  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     22,744        $ 376,591  

Shares purchased

     (328        (4,694
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     22,416        $ 371,897  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

8.

Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

  Current SCA   Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

    10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022       10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Total Commitment

   $1,200,000,000    $1,200,000,000
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent    1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent

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

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Cyber Security Risk: Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Fund, the Fund’s manager, subadviser, distributor, and other service providers, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests have the ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Fund and its

 

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shareholders. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems seeking to address system breaches or failures, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems of the Fund’s service providers or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will. The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Investments in China Risk: Investments in China subject the Fund to risks specific to China and may make it more volatile than other funds. Over the last few decades, the Chinese government has undertaken reform of economic and market practices and has expanded the sphere of private ownership of property in China. However, Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, may also disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.

China has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers, including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S., or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy or the Fund. For example, a series of executive orders issued between November 2020 and June 2021 prohibit the Fund from investing in certain companies identified by the U.S. government as “Chinese Military Industrial

 

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Complex Companies.” The restrictions in these executive orders may force the subadviser to sell certain positions and may restrict the Fund from future investments the subadviser deems otherwise attractive.

Chinese companies, including Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

 

10.

Recent Regulatory Developments

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders

of PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 17, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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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
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).

   None.    Since September 2013
       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.

   Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).    Since July 2008

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

  

President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).

  

Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).

   Since March 2005
       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).

  

Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).

   Since September 2017
       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; Executive Committee of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Board of Governors (since October 2019); Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the IDC (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).

   None.    Since September 2013

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

  

A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).

  

Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).

   Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).

   None.    Since March 2018

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

   Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.    Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

   None.    Since January 2012

 

 

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Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).

   None.    Since March 2010

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

  

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

   Since July 2019
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  

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

   Since October 2006
     

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2019
     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).

   Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2015

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund Officer

     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

  

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

   Since January 2019
     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since April 2014
     

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  

Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.

   Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) 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 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

1

PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and Jennison, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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’ determinations to approve the renewal of the agreements are discussed separately 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 PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board noted that Jennison is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, 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, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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, including investment research and security selection, as well as compliance with the Fund’s investment restrictions, policies and procedures. The Board considered PGIM Investments’ evaluation of Jennison as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of Jennison, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ 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 PGIM Investments’ and Jennison’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and Jennison.

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

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

Economies of Scale

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

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

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and Jennison

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included its ability to use soft dollar

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

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 PGIM Investments 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on September 16, 2014 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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

         
Net Performance   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
  1st Quartile   1st Quartile   1st Quartile   N/A
 
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
 

Net Total Expenses: 4th Quartile

 

  ·  

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

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The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to a contractual expense cap, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps the Fund’s annual operating expenses at 1.30% for Class A shares, 2.05% for Class C shares, 0.98% for Class R6 shares, and 1.05% for Class Z shares through February 28, 2023.

 

  ·  

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

  ·  

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.

*  *  *

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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 MAIL

 

 TELEPHONE

 

WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

 

(800) 225-1852

 

pgim.com/investments

Newark, NJ 07102

       

 

PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 · Barry H. Evans · Keith F. Hartstein · Laurie Simon Hodrick

· Stuart  S. Parker · Brian K. Reid · Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS

Stuart S. Parker, President · Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President · Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

· Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer · Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer · Jonathan Corbett, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

· Andrew R. French, Secretary · Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary · Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary · Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary

· Patrick E. McGuinness, Assistant Secretary · Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary · Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer · Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer · Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer · Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER

   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

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  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

TRANSFER AGENT

   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s 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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PGIM JENNISON EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

SHARE CLASS          

  A   C   Z   R6

NASDAQ

  PDEAX   PDECX   PDEZX   PDEQX

CUSIP

  743969644   743969636   743969610   743969628

MF225E


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PGIM JENNISON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

    

    

3

    

 

 

Your Fund’s Performance

    

    

4

    

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

    

    

5

    

 

 

Strategy and Performance Overview

    

    

8

    

 

 

Fees and Expenses

    

    

11

    

 

 

Holdings and Financial Statements

    

    

13

    

 

 

Approval of Advisory Agreements

    

           

 

 

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

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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 LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19 vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising

inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income.

Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21
   

One Year (%)

 

 

Five Years (%)

 

 

Since Inception (%)

 

Class A      
(with sales charges)   30.17   27.05   18.21 (03/14/2012)
(without sales charges)   37.75   28.49   18.91 (03/14/2012)
Class C      
(with sales charges)   35.63   27.46   17.97 (03/14/2012)
(without sales charges)   36.63   27.46   17.97 (03/14/2012)
Class Z      
(without sales charges)   37.96   28.74   19.16 (03/14/2012)
Class R2      
(without sales charges)   37.45   N/A   40.06 (12/27/2018)
Class R4      
(without sales charges)   37.76   N/A   40.44 (12/27/2018)
Class R6      
(without sales charges)   38.08   28.87   21.71 (12/22/2014)
MSCI All Country World ND Index      
    37.28

 

  14.72

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21 Since Inception (%)            
    Class A, Class C, Class Z   Class R2, Class R4   Class R6
   

(03/14/2012)

 

 

(12/27/2018)

 

 

(12/22/2014)

 

MSCI All Country World ND Index

 

  10.89

 

  21.07

 

  10.94

 

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the MSCI ACWI ND Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class Z shares (March 14, 2012) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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   Class R2   Class R4   Class R6
             

Maximum initial sales charge

 

5.50% of the

public

offering price

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

None

 

None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   None   None
Annual distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.30% (0.25% currently)   1.00%   None   0.25%   None   None

Shareholder services fees

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

0.10%

 

 

0.10%

 

 

None

 

Benchmark Definitions

MSCI All Country World ND Index—The MSCI All Country World 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 47 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 27 emerging market country indexes. The ND version of the MSCI ACWI Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends. The MSCI ACWI ND Index is unmanaged and the total return includes the reinvestment of all dividends.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 10/31/21

 

  Ten Largest Holdings

 

  

Line of Business

 

 

Country

 

 

% of Net Assets

 

Tesla, Inc.

   Automobiles   United States   8.5%

Sea Ltd., ADR

   Entertainment   Taiwan   5.3%

Adyen NV, 144A

   IT Services   Netherlands   4.8%

Apple, Inc.

   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   United States   4.8%

NVIDIA Corp.

   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   United States   4.7%

Shopify, Inc. (Class A Stock)

   IT Services   Canada   4.1%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   France   4.1%

Atlassian Corp. PLC (Class A Stock)

   Software   United States   3.8%

Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)

   Interactive Media & Services   United States   3.7%

ASML Holding NV

   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   Netherlands   3.2%

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund’s Class Z shares returned 37.96% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, slightly outperforming the 37.28% return of the MSCI All Country World Net Dividends Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

In early fall 2020, investors began to favor areas of the market that were most exposed to an economic recovery and most debilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This rotation extended into the first quarter of 2021, boosting valuations of cyclical companies and reducing the earnings multiples of secular growth companies.

 

June 2021 marked a turning point in the US economic reopening and reflation outlook, as the Federal Reserve’s comments began to reflect concerns about labor shortages and rising prices.

 

Corporate profit growth through the end of the reporting period was strong, highlighting the expanding recovery and boosting business confidence to its highest level since the early days of the pandemic.

 

The Chinese government took further steps during the period to rein in the activities of many of its largest consumer-facing companies, citing concerns over privacy, unintended usage of consumer data, and the deleterious health effects of excessive amounts of time spent online. Chinese stocks sold off sharply after these moves and the elevated risk of further intervention.

 

All sectors in the Index generated positive returns for the period. The energy, financials, and information technology sectors posted the largest gains. Returns for defensive sectors such as utilities and consumer staples were comparatively modest.

What worked?

In the consumer discretionary sector:

 

 

Shares of electric-vehicle maker Tesla, Inc. continued to surge during the reporting period on a host of impressive financial results made possible by solid production, increased capacity, and strong execution. Jennison believes the company’s technology, scale, and low-cost advantage make it not only the breakaway leader in the electric-vehicle market but also position it to disrupt the overall automotive industry.

 

 

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is the world’s largest luxury goods company, with operations in wines and spirits, perfumes and cosmetics, fashion and leather goods, watches and jewelry, and selective retailing. The Fund holds the stock because of the consistent performance of LVMH’s flagship brand, Louis Vuitton, the company’s well-diversified portfolio, growth opportunities in emerging Asia, and what Jennison considers a strong management team. The company’s mega brands (Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior) have continued to drive earnings growth, but its smaller brands have continued to gain momentum.

 

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In the information technology sector:

 

 

The success of Adyen NV was attributed to its single platform that supports global omni-channel commerce with dynamic, reliable, end-to-end processing, and risk management services.

 

 

Ever-growing demand for Nvidia Corp.’s cloud storage has fueled robust spending by the company’s largest customers and has been a source of high-margin revenue strength. Continued growth in the firm’s large gaming sector business and a growing automotive pipeline are other key factors in Jennison’s positive outlook for the company. Nvidia is focused on key high-growth markets where it can leverage its graphics semiconductor expertise to offer high value-added solutions.

 

Wuxi Biologics—which discovers, researches, develops, and manufactures biologics services—drove performance in the healthcare sector during the period. As a contract research organization based in China, Wuxi benefited from several trends, including increasing research and development outsourcing activities from drug companies, biologics being favored over chemical drugs, and a biotech boom in China. However, the Fund eliminated the position during the period due to the regulatory environment in China.

What didn’t work?

On a sector level, the absence of financials and energy sector stocks from the Fund hurt performance as they were the Index’s best-performing sectors during the reporting period.

 

Individual holdings with disappointing performance included:

 

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Meituan, both based in China, were notable detractors from performance due the country’s changing regulatory environment. Tencent is the largest video game publisher in the world by revenue but is best known in China for its WeChat and QQ messaging and mobile-payment apps. Meituan is a Chinese consumer services marketplace website. Both positions were eliminated during the period due to the heightened risk brought on by the regulatory changes.

 

 

Zoom Video Communications Inc. shares fell after falling short of the market’s heightened expectations. The position was sold from the Fund during the period.

 

 

Snowflake Inc. is a cloud-based data warehousing company, and Wix.com Ltd. is an Israeli software company that provides cloud-based web-development services. The Fund sold both positions during the period in a very volatile market in favor of stocks in which it had higher near-term conviction.

Current outlook

Investors are facing a complex economic landscape heading into the end of 2021. Interest rates are responding to elevated wage and goods price inflation, exacerbated by supply-chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components. Jennison expects corporate profit growth to return to pre-COVID-19 trend levels over the next year.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

While these levels are respectable in absolute terms, in Jennison’s view, they represent a meaningful slowdown from the COVID-19-driven highs reached over the previous 18 months.

 

 

Many companies that reported strong operating results during the pandemic due to a broad shift toward online shopping and work-from-home business models are now facing challenging financial results comparisons to the previous reporting period. While this may be a headwind for share prices in the short term, Jennison believes that developments during the past 18 months have accelerated trends in consumer and enterprise behavior that were already in place before COVID-19 and that the step-up in growth demand in these areas may persist for some time.

 

 

Jennison remains optimistic that the Fund’s portfolio holdings are well positioned to navigate this complex landscape. While the Fund’s investments are not insulated from the macro-economic backdrop, Jennison believes their market-leading positions, strong cash flow generation and reinvestment, and often-disruptive business models should allow them to deliver growth that exceeds current market expectations, leading to potential share price outperformance over the long-term investment horizon.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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.

 

         

PGIM Jennison Global

Opportunities Fund

  Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2021
 

Ending

Account Value
October 31, 2021

  Annualized
Expense
Ratio Based on
the
Six-Month  Period
  Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 Class A   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,140.60   1.08%   $  5.83
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.76   1.08%   $  5.50
 Class C   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,136.00   1.91%   $10.28
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,015.58   1.91%   $  9.70
 Class Z   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,141.50   0.93%   $  5.02
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,020.52   0.93%   $  4.74
 Class R2   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,139.00   1.39%   $  7.49
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,018.20   1.39%   $  7.07
 Class R4   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,140.40   1.09%   $  5.88
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.71   1.09%   $  5.55
 Class R6   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,142.10   0.83%   $  4.48
    Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,021.02   0.83%   $  4.23

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description   Shares     Value  
 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.0%            
 COMMON STOCKS            
 Argentina    2.8%              

 MercadoLibre, Inc.*

    176,380     $ 261,222,308  
 Canada     4.1%              

 Shopify, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    263,245       386,109,339  
 France    14.7%              

 Hermes International

    176,921       281,057,806  

 Kering SA

    146,161       110,112,822  

 L’Oreal SA

    624,459       285,627,111  

 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    491,677       385,809,212  

 Pernod Ricard SA

    840,206       193,261,944  

 Remy Cointreau SA

    638,304       128,904,273  
   

 

 

 
          1,384,773,168  
 Germany    1.7%              

 BioNTech SE, ADR*

    554,294       154,498,367  
 Hong Kong    2.3%              

 Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    10,501,674       216,481,602  
 Italy    2.3%              

 Ferrari NV

    922,552       218,721,902  
 Netherlands    8.0%              

 Adyen NV, 144A*

    148,675       450,920,526  

 ASML Holding NV

    374,389       304,088,072  
   

 

 

 
      755,008,598  
 Switzerland    4.8%              

 Cie Financiere Richemont SA (Class A Stock)

    1,095,427       135,718,768  

 Givaudan SA

    32,652       153,681,567  

 Straumann Holding AG

    79,246       165,088,792  
   

 

 

 
      454,489,127  
 Taiwan    5.3%              

 Sea Ltd., ADR*

    1,453,137       499,254,279  
 United States    52.1%              

 Airbnb, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    1,677,841       286,340,345  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description   Shares     Value  
 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)            
 United States (cont’d.)              

 Align Technology, Inc.*

    278,716     $ 174,021,909  

 Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    116,305       344,369,801  

 Amazon.com, Inc.*

    85,945       289,843,496  

 Apple, Inc.

    2,992,834       448,326,533  

 Atlassian Corp. PLC (Class A Stock)*

    783,275       358,841,776  

 Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    631,496       177,955,573  

 DocuSign, Inc.*

    690,593       192,185,126  

 Dynatrace, Inc.*

    2,999,740       224,980,500  

 Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    199,428       74,135,365  

 HubSpot, Inc.*

    349,876       283,480,031  

 Match Group, Inc.*

    795,897       120,005,350  

 Netflix, Inc.*

    150,880       104,153,973  

 NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock)

    465,245       77,830,836  

 NVIDIA Corp.

    1,729,212       442,107,632  

 Okta, Inc.*

    404,253       99,923,256  

 Snap, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

    2,659,838       139,854,282  

 Square, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

    1,055,728       268,682,776  

 Tesla, Inc.*

    716,493       798,173,202  
   

 

 

 
      4,905,211,762  
 Uruguay    0.9%              

 Dlocal Ltd.*

    1,698,107       82,375,171  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $5,663,536,509)

      9,318,145,623  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    0.7%

   

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS

   

 PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

    46,760,862       46,760,862  

 PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $16,154,794; includes $16,153,536 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

    16,164,492       16,154,794  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $62,915,656)

      62,915,656  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    99.7%
(cost $5,726,452,165)

      9,381,061,279  

Other assets in excess of liabilities    0.3%

      28,801,851  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

    $     9,409,863,130  
   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

*

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 $15,422,700; cash collateral of $16,153,536 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Long-Term Investments

     

Common Stocks

     

Argentina

  $ 261,222,308     $       $—  

Canada

    386,109,339               —  

France

          1,384,773,168         —  

Germany

    154,498,367               —  

Hong Kong

          216,481,602         —  

Italy

          218,721,902         —  

Netherlands

          755,008,598         —  

Switzerland

          454,489,127         —  

Taiwan

    499,254,279               —  

United States

    4,905,211,762               —  

Uruguay

    82,375,171               —  

Short-Term Investments

     

Affiliated Mutual Funds

    62,915,656               —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,351,586,882     $ 3,029,474,397       $—  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

IT Services

     13.7

Software

     13.1  

Automobiles

     10.8  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     10.5  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     7.9  

Interactive Media & Services

     6.5  

Entertainment

     6.4  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     5.9  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     4.8  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     3.6  

Beverages

     3.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.0  

Personal Products

     3.0  

Machinery

     2.3

Biotechnology

     1.7  

Chemicals

     1.6  

Specialty Retail

     0.8  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     0.7  
  

 

 

 
     99.7  

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.3  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized

        Assets/(Liabilities)        
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(1)
    Net
Amount
 
Securities on Loan   $ 15,422,700     $ (15,422,700   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

          

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $15,422,700:

    

Unaffiliated investments (cost $5,663,536,509)

     $ 9,318,145,623

Affiliated investments (cost $62,915,656)

       62,915,656

Foreign currency, at value (cost $146,895)

       146,914

Receivable for investments sold

       50,880,424

Receivable for Fund shares sold

       26,513,245

Tax reclaim receivable

       2,826,658

Dividends receivable

       198

Prepaid expenses

       50,516
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       9,461,479,234
    

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Payable for Fund shares purchased

       24,108,065

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

       16,153,536

Management fee payable

       6,073,203

Payable for investments purchased

       3,729,504

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       919,338

Distribution fee payable

       569,368

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

       56,457

Directors’ fees payable

       6,633
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       51,616,104
    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 9,409,863,130
    

 

 

 
            

Net assets were comprised of:

    

Common stock, at par

     $               1,776

Paid-in capital in excess of par

       4,945,554,507

Total distributable earnings (loss)

       4,464,306,847
    

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

     $ 9,409,863,130
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

    17  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($797,091,017 ÷ 15,285,127 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 52.15  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     3.04  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 55.19  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

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

($496,435,134 ÷ 10,285,303 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 48.27  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

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

($4,792,804,518 ÷ 90,003,746 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 53.25  
  

 

 

 

Class R2

        

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

($21,615,461 ÷ 408,942 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 52.86  
  

 

 

 

Class R4

        

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

($332,281 ÷ 6,237 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 53.27  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

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

($3,301,584,719 ÷ 61,599,911 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 53.60  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values Per Share may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $2,838,980 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 22,477,582  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $224,869)

     516,794  

Affiliated dividend income

     137,403  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     23,131,779  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     65,388,405  

Distribution fee(a)

     6,584,071  

Shareholder servicing fees(a)

     13,476  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $316,882)(a)

     5,053,903  

Custodian and accounting fees

     660,930  

Shareholders’ reports

     396,757  

Registration fees(a)

     378,925  

SEC registration fees

     135,000  

Directors’ fees

     98,950  

Legal fees and expenses

     52,734  

Audit fee

     29,133  

Miscellaneous

     89,192  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     78,881,476  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (552,871

  Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (342,284
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     77,986,321  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (54,854,542
  

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $98,341)

     901,317,860  

Foreign currency transactions

     (757,134
  

 

 

 
     900,560,726  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(192,834))

     1,589,288,518  

Foreign currencies

     44,704  
  

 

 

 
     1,589,333,222  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     2,489,893,948  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 2,435,039,406  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class Z     Class R2     Class R4     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    2,053,706       4,498,698             31,667              

Shareholder servicing fees

                      12,953       523        

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    554,075       349,756       4,105,855       19,875       1,028       23,314  

Registration fees

    45,540       31,520       108,815       7,924       7,924       177,202  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (538,348                 (6,730     (7,793      

Distribution fee waiver

    (342,284                              

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2021      2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (54,854,542    $ (24,110,346

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

     900,560,726        185,878,039  

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

     1,589,333,222        1,677,114,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     2,435,039,406        1,838,881,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Distributions from distributable earnings

     

Class A

     (9,958,088       

Class C

     (7,632,427       

Class Z

     (66,508,567       

Class R2

     (7,434       

Class R4

     (9,579       

Class R6

     (36,320,678       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (120,436,773       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     3,048,592,811        2,869,534,185  

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

     117,629,727         

Cost of shares purchased

     (2,124,201,273      (1,210,949,163
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     1,042,021,265        1,658,585,022  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     3,356,623,898        3,497,466,914  

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     6,053,239,232        2,555,772,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $   9,409,863,130      $   6,053,239,232  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $38.50       $24.58       $21.47       $20.72       $15.14  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.37     (0.22     (0.11     (0.13     (0.09
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     14.76       14.14       3.22       0.88       5.67  
Total from investment operations     14.39       13.92       3.11       0.75       5.58  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -       -       -       -  
Net asset value, end of year     $52.15       $38.50       $24.58       $21.47       $20.72  
Total Return(b):     37.75     56.63     14.49     3.62     36.86
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $797,091       $494,173       $236,118       $164,764       $90,247  
Average net assets (000)     $684,569       $344,283       $205,653       $142,313       $70,810  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.08     1.08     1.08     1.14     1.19
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.21     1.24     1.28     1.30     1.33
Net investment income (loss)     (0.80 )%      (0.69 )%      (0.45 )%      (0.55 )%      (0.55 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     62     57     52     62     79

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $35.98       $23.16       $20.41       $19.85       $14.61  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.70     (0.45     (0.29     (0.30     (0.22
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     13.73       13.27       3.04       0.86       5.46  
Total from investment operations     13.03       12.82       2.75       0.56       5.24  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -       -       -       -  
Net asset value, end of year     $48.27       $35.98       $23.16       $20.41       $19.85  
Total Return(b):     36.63     55.31     13.47     2.82     35.87
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $496,435       $364,557       $211,290       $168,587       $79,531  
Average net assets (000)     $449,870       $279,272       $198,518       $136,788       $55,922  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.91     1.93     1.94     1.94     1.94
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.91     1.93     1.97     1.99     2.03
Net investment income (loss)     (1.62 )%      (1.53 )%      (1.31 )%      (1.35 )%      (1.28 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     62     57     52     62     79

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $39.24       $25.01       $21.82       $21.00       $15.31  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.30     (0.17     (0.07     (0.08     (0.05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     15.05       14.40       3.26       0.90       5.74  
Total from investment operations     14.75       14.23       3.19       0.82       5.69  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -       -       -       -  
Net asset value, end of year     $53.25       $39.24       $25.01       $21.82       $21.00  
Total Return(b):     37.96     56.90     14.62     3.90     37.17
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $4,792,805       $3,390,006       $1,466,571       $927,492       $334,783  
Average net assets (000)     $4,303,934       $2,338,060       $1,228,375       $693,749       $193,977  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.92     0.93     0.94     0.93     0.94
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.92     0.93     0.96     0.97     1.02
Net investment income (loss)     (0.64 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.28 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     62     57     52     62     79

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

Class R2 Shares

 

 
     Year Ended October 31,           December 27, 2018(a)
through October  31,
2019
       
     2021     2020                
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $39.10       $25.02               $20.59          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.48     (0.31             (0.12        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     14.98       14.39               4.55          
Total from investment operations     14.50       14.08               4.43          
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -               -          
Net asset value, end of period     $52.86       $39.10               $25.02          
Total Return(c):     37.45     56.27             21.52        
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000)     $21,615       $377               $12          
Average net assets (000)     $12,667       $221               $13          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.34     1.33             1.34 %(e)         
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.39     7.68             216.05 %(e)         
Net investment income (loss)     (1.00 )%      (0.92 )%              (0.58 )%(e)         
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     62     57             52        

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R4 Shares

 

 
     Year Ended October 31,           December 27, 2018(a)
through October  31,
2019
       
     2021     2020                
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $39.31       $25.08               $20.59          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.37     (0.19             (0.10        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     15.07       14.42               4.59          
Total from investment operations     14.70       14.23               4.49          
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -               -          
Net asset value, end of period     $53.27       $39.31               $25.08          
Total Return(c):     37.76     56.74             21.81        
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of period (000)     $332       $505               $362          
Average net assets (000)     $696       $433               $122          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.06     1.02             0.97 %(e)         
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.18     4.28             23.67 %(e)         
Net investment income (loss)     (0.78 )%      (0.60 )%              (0.46 )%(e)         
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     62     57             52        

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class R6 Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $39.46       $25.13       $21.90       $21.06       $15.33  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.26     (0.15     (0.06     (0.06     (0.04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     15.14       14.48       3.29       0.90       5.77  
Total from investment operations     14.88       14.33       3.23       0.84       5.73  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (0.74     -       -       -       -  
Net asset value, end of year     $53.60       $39.46       $25.13       $21.90       $21.06  
Total Return(b):     38.08     57.02     14.75     3.99     37.38
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $3,301,585       $1,803,620       $641,419       $253,010       $29,023  
Average net assets (000)     $2,690,566       $1,074,262       $448,178       $133,984       $14,700  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.83     0.84     0.84     0.84     0.84
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.83     0.84     0.87     0.90     0.92
Net investment income (loss)     (0.54 )%      (0.46 )%      (0.23 )%      (0.26 )%      (0.23 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     62     57     52     62     79

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.    Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.

2.    Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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.

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

 

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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates

 

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by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from 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 GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

3.    Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.825% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and 0.800% of such assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.803% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit net annual operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fee, and transfer agency expenses (including sub-transfer agency and networking fees)), of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

each class of shares to 0.84% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, and to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed 1.34% of average daily net assets for Class R2 shares or 1.09% of average daily net assets for Class R4 shares. Additionally, the Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.08% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. These contractual waivers and expense limitation exclude interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class R2 shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C and Class R2 shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2023 to limit such fees to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. Under the terms of the Shareholder Services Plan, Class R2 and Class R4 shares are authorized to pay to Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or third-party service providers, as compensation for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares, a shareholder service fee at an annual rate of up to

 

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0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $3,576,428 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $13,352 and $44,493 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PIMS, PMFS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

4.    Other Transactions with Affiliates

PMFS serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

5.    Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $5,893,871,911 and $4,955,065,994, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Value,

Beginning

of Year

    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End

of Year
    Income  
 

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 
$ 179,094,560     $ 2,554,239,583     $ 2,686,573,281     $     $     $ 46,760,862       46,760,862     $ 137,403  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 
    462,551,442       2,870,279,807       3,316,581,962       (192,834     98,341       16,154,794       16,164,492       224,869 (2) 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 641,646,002     $ 5,424,519,390     $ 6,003,155,243     $ (192,834   $ 98,341     $ 62,915,656       $ 362,272  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

6.    Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $883,669 of ordinary income and $119,553,104 of long-term capital gains. For the year ended October 31, 2020, there were no distributions paid by the Fund.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis were $57,821,230 of ordinary income and $772,933,495 of long-term capital gains.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

$5,747,505,710   $3,719,309,815   $(85,754,246)   $3,633,555,569

The difference between GAAP and tax basis were primarily due to deferred losses on wash sales and corporate spin-off adjustment.

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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

 

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required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

7.    Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 3,450,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

  150,000,000  

Class C

  100,000,000  

Class Z

  2,000,000,000  

Class R2

  100,000,000  

Class R4

  100,000,000  

Class R6

  1,000,000,000  

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     Number of Shares   Percentage of
Outstanding Shares

Class R2

  494   0.1%

Class R4

  494   7.9%

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated

Number of

Shareholders

  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  —%   6   77.8%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

  Shares     Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

   

Shares sold

    4,665,660     $ 213,839,272  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    222,928       9,777,601  

Shares purchased

    (2,530,691     (115,823,612
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    2,357,897       107,793,261  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

    828,473       39,228,444  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (735,700     (34,462,946
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    2,450,670     $ 112,558,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

   

Shares sold

    5,738,717     $ 181,584,437  

Shares purchased

    (2,465,079     (74,149,989
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    3,273,638       107,434,448  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

    428,288       13,295,901  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (474,524     (15,077,525
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    3,227,402     $ 105,652,824  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

           

Year ended October 31, 2021:

   

Shares sold

    2,081,043     $ 89,155,627  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    184,797       7,556,334  

Shares purchased

    (1,174,050     (50,022,440
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    1,091,790       46,689,521  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (939,783     (41,669,710
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    152,007     $ 5,019,811  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

   

Shares sold

    3,153,742     $ 91,465,665  

Shares purchased

    (1,559,131     (43,284,069
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

    1,594,611       48,181,596  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

    (584,386     (16,711,305
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

    1,010,225     $ 31,470,291  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Class Z

   Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     30,640,507      $ 1,428,980,779  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,448,278        64,781,489  

Shares purchased

     (28,647,396      (1,335,254,028
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     3,441,389        158,508,240  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,137,547        54,251,524  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (961,974      (47,587,111
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     3,616,962      $ 165,172,653  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

     

Shares sold

     54,820,204      $ 1,691,528,205  

Shares purchased

     (27,602,817      (875,896,188
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     27,217,387        815,632,017  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     853,698        26,946,718  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (323,337      (10,207,454
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     27,747,748      $ 832,371,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R2

             

Year ended October 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     439,431      $ 19,563,751  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     167        7,434  

Shares purchased

     (40,294      (1,961,619
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     399,304      $ 17,609,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

     

Shares sold

     9,568      $ 296,916  

Shares purchased

     (416      (15,390
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     9,152      $ 281,526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R4

             

Year ended October 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     5,135      $ 253,565  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     214        9,579  

Shares purchased

     (11,968      (626,649
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (6,619    $ (363,505
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

     

Shares sold

     1,345      $ 40,198  

Shares purchased

     (2,925      (101,382
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,580    $ (61,184
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Class R6

   Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

     

Shares sold

     27,540,278      $ 1,296,799,817  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     789,179        35,497,290  

Shares purchased

     (13,025,359      (620,512,925
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     15,304,098        711,784,182  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     618,209        31,764,888  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (32,207      (1,525,089
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     15,890,100      $ 742,023,981  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

     

Shares sold

     26,781,782      $ 904,618,764  

Shares purchased

     (6,652,807      (217,502,145
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     20,128,975        687,116,619  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     59,984        1,964,598  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (6,636      (210,933
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     20,182,323      $ 688,870,284  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

8.    Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

     
      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
     

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000    $ 1,200,000,000
     
Annualized Commitment Fee on the
Unused Portion of the SCA
   0.15%    0.15%
     
Annualized Interest Rate on
Borrowings
  

1.20% plus the higher of (1)
the effective federal funds
rate, (2) the one-month

LIBOR rate or (3) zero
percent

   1.30% plus the higher of (1)
the effective federal funds
rate, (2) the one-month
LIBOR rate or (3) zero
percent

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

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

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9.    Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for long periods of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

 

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Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile, and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

10.    Recent Regulatory Developments

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 16, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and broker. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

We are advising you that during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowed per share, but not less than $0.74 for Class A, C, Z, R2, R4 and R6 shares as a capital gain distribution in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund reports, in accordance with Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, 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  

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

       99.74%          99.60%  

 

In January 2022, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV, as to the federal tax status of distributions received by you in calendar year 2021.

 

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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
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).

   None.    Since September 2013
       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.

   Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).    Since July 2008

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

  

President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).

  

Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).

   Since March 2005
       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).

  

Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).

   Since September 2017
       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; Executive Committee of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Board of Governors (since October 2019); Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the IDC (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).

   None.    Since September 2013

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

  

A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).

  

Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).

   Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).

   None.    Since March 2018

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

   Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.    Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

   None.    Since January 2012

 

 

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Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).

   None.    Since March 2010

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

  

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

   Since July 2019
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  

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

   Since October 2006
     

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2019
     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).

   Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2015

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund Officer

     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

  

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

   Since January 2019
     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since April 2014
     

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  

Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.

   Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) 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 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

1 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and Jennison, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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 PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board noted that Jennison is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, 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, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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, 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 PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ 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 PGIM Investments’ and Jennison’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and Jennison.

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

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

Economies of Scale

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

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

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and Jennison

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ 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

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

derived by PGIM Investments 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

Net Performance   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
 

1st Quartile

 

1st Quartile

  1st Quartile   N/A
Actual Management Fees: 2nd Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap that (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) limits total annual operating expenses at 0.84% for each class of the Fund’s shares, and limits

 

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transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and blue sky fees to the extent that such fees cause net annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.34% for Class R2 shares or 1.09% for Class R4 shares through February 28, 2022.

 

   

The Board and PGIM Investments has also agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap with respect to Class A shares, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) limits total annual fund operating expenses to 1.08% for Class A shares through February 28, 2022.

 

   

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

   

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.

*    *    *

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.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund


     
 MAIL    TELEPHONE    WEBSITE

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein Laurie Simon Hodrick Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

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

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

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
  240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

 

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

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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 pgim.com/investments/resource/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, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

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PGIM JENNISON INTERNATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3  

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

 

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

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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 LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19

vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

 

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

 

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income.

Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21
    One Year (%)   Five Years (%)   Since Inception (%)  

Class A

     

(with sales charges)

  29.37   24.11   15.21 (06/05/2012)

(without sales charges)

  36.90   25.52   15.90 (06/05/2012)

Class C

     

(with sales charges)

  34.84   24.53   15.02 (06/05/2012)

(without sales charges)

  35.84   24.53   15.02 (06/05/2012)

Class R

     

(without sales charges)

  36.42   N/A   21.63 (11/20/2017)

Class Z

     

(without sales charges)

  37.15   25.78   16.17 (06/05/2012)

Class R2

     

(without sales charges)

  36.58   N/A   39.20 (12/27/2018)

Class R4

     

(without sales charges)

  36.97   N/A   39.56 (12/27/2018)

Class R6

     

(without sales charges)

  37.25   25.87   20.49 (12/23/2015)

MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index

     
    29.66   9.77  

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21 Since Inception (%)
    Class A, Class C, Class Z   Class R   Class R2, Class R4   Class R6
    (06/05/2012)   (11/20/2017)   (12/27/2018)   (12/23/2015) 

MSCI All Country World Ex-US Index

  8.16   6.48   14.23   9.11

 

Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class Z shares (June 5, 2012) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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 R   Class Z   Class R2   Class R4   Class R6
               
Maximum initial sales charge   5.50% of the public offering price   None   None   None   None   None   None
               
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   None   None   None
               
Annual distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)   0.30% (0.25% currently)   1.00%   0.75% (0.50% currently)   None   0.25%   None   None
               
Shareholder services fees   None   None   None   None   0.10%*   0.10%*   None

 

*Shareholder service fee reflects maximum allowable fees under a shareholder services plan.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

MSCI All Country World Index 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 provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of US-based companies. The Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 10/31/21

 

 Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business   Country   % of Net Assets
 Adyen NV, 144A    IT Services   Netherlands   7.3%
 Sea Ltd., ADR    Entertainment   Taiwan   6.6%
 Atlassian Corp. PLC (Class A Stock)    Software   United States   5.1%
 Shopify, Inc. (Class A Stock)    IT Services   Canada   5.0%
 Sartorius AG (PRFC)    Health Care Equipment & Supplies   Germany   4.5%
 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE    Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   France   4.1%
 ASML Holding NV    Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   Netherlands   3.9%
 MercadoLibre, Inc.    Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   Argentina   3.7%
 Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.    Machinery   Hong Kong   3.7%
 Straumann Holding AG    Health Care Equipment & Supplies   Switzerland   3.5%

 

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund’s Class Z shares returned 37.15% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, outperforming the 29.66% return of the MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

In early fall 2020, investors began to favor areas of the market that were most exposed to an economic recovery and most debilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This rotation extended into the first quarter of 2021, boosting valuations of cyclical companies and reducing the earnings multiples of secular growth companies.

 

June 2021 marked a turning point in the US economic reopening and reflation outlook, as the Federal Reserve’s comments began to reflect concerns about labor shortages and rising prices.

 

Corporate profit growth through the end of the reporting period was strong, highlighting the expanding recovery and boosting business confidence to its highest level since the early days of the pandemic.

 

The Chinese government took further steps during the period to rein in the activities of many of its largest consumer-facing companies, citing concerns over privacy, unintended usage of consumer data, and the deleterious health effects of excessive amounts of time spent online. Chinese stocks sold off sharply after these moves and the elevated risk of further intervention.

 

All sectors in the Index generated positive returns for the period. The energy, financials, and information technology sectors posted the largest gains. Returns for the communication services and consumer discretionary sectors were comparatively modest.

 

What worked?

Stock selection was very strong during the reporting period and benefited the Fund’s performance in nearly every sector.

 

In the information technology sector:

 

 

Adyen NV, a payments-processing company based in the Netherlands, grew volumes and revenues meaningfully in the first half of 2021, supported by growth globally. More than 80% of growth was driven by existing merchants. Adyen continues to benefit from increasing global demand for its unified commerce solutions.

 

 

Demand for Shopify Inc.’s e-commerce services continued to grow during the period. The opening of economies around the world continued to highlight that a robust e-commerce presence has become a necessity for small, medium, and large companies. Shopify’s fully hosted cloud-based platform is helping democratize online commerce. Its infrastructure tools enable users to create, grow, and scale their e-commerce operations globally and across channels.

 

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Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration software that helps software teams organize, discuss, and complete projects. Jennison views Atlassian as a unique software as a service (SaaS) company with an enormous addressable market and long-term opportunities to add new customers and upsell its existing customers. Quarterly results were strong and included impressive year over year growth in subscription revenue, a key metric for the company.

 

Sea Ltd. drove performance in the communication services sector as the company continued to execute and deliver significant topline growth in gaming and e-commerce. Sea’s e-commerce opportunity in Southeast Asia continues to offer long-term growth for the business, with potential for future growth opportunities in Latin America.

 

Wuxi Biologics—which discovers, researches, develops, and manufactures biologics services—drove performance in the healthcare sector during the period. As a contract research organization based in China, Wuxi benefited from several trends, including increasing research and development outsourcing activities from drug companies, biologics being favored over chemical drugs, and a biotech boom in China. However, the Fund eliminated the position during the period due to the changing regulatory environment in China.

 

What didn’t work?

Several China-based holdings were notable detractors from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period due to investor concerns over the changing regulatory environment in the country. Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Bilibili Inc., and Tencent Holdings Ltd. declined during the period as regulators specifically targeted internet platforms. All three holdings were eliminated from the Fund during the period.

 

Wix.com Ltd. is an Israeli software company that provides cloud-based web-development services, and Farfetch is a British-Portuguese online luxury fashion retailer. Both positions were also eliminated during the period in favor of other secular growth opportunities.

 

Current outlook

Investors are facing a complex economic landscape heading into the end of 2021. Interest rates are responding to elevated wage and goods price inflation, exacerbated by supply-chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components. Jennison expects corporate profit growth to return to pre-COVID-19 trend levels over the next year. While these levels are respectable in absolute terms, in Jennison’s view, they represent a meaningful slowdown from the COVID-19-driven highs reached over the previous 18 months.

 

Many companies that reported strong operating results during the pandemic due to a broad shift toward online shopping and work-from-home business models are now facing challenging financial results comparisons to the previous reporting period. While this may be a headwind for share prices in the short term, Jennison believes

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  that developments during the past 18 months have accelerated trends in consumer and enterprise behavior that were already in place before COVID-19 and that the step-up in growth demand in these areas may persist for some time.

 

Jennison remains optimistic that the Fund’s portfolio holdings are well positioned to navigate this complex landscape. While the Fund’s investments are not insulated from the macro backdrop, Jennison believes their market-leading positions, strong cash flow generation and reinvestment, and often-disruptive business models should allow them to deliver growth that exceeds current market expectations, leading to potential share price outperformance over the long-term investment horizon.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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.

 

       

PGIM Jennison International

Opportunities Fund

  Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2021
  Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2021
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio Based on
the
Six-Month  Period
  Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
       
Class A   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,125.00   1.09%   $  5.84
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.71   1.09%   $  5.55
Class C   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,120.80   1.90%   $10.16
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,015.63   1.90%   $  9.65
Class R   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,123.00   1.48%   $  7.92
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,017.74   1.48%   $  7.53
Class Z   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,126.20   0.90%   $  4.82
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,020.67   0.90%   $  4.58
Class R2   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,123.60   1.36%   $  7.28
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,018.35   1.36%   $  6.92
Class R4   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,124.90   1.14%   $  6.11
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.46   1.14%   $  5.80
Class R6   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,126.60   0.84%   $  4.50
    Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,020.97   0.84%   $  4.28

 

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares      Value  
  LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.4%              
  COMMON STOCKS    93.9%              
  Argentina    3.7%                

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

     157,281      $ 232,936,307  
  Canada    5.0%                

Shopify, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     213,604        313,299,395  
  China    4.0%                

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (Class A Stock)

     1,867,512        186,442,016  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

     4,287,511        65,101,211  
     

 

 

 
        251,543,227  
  France    18.3%                

Dassault Systemes SE

     3,195,671        186,584,414  

Hermes International

     105,363        167,380,320  

Kering SA

     100,000        75,336,665  

L’Oreal SA

     438,071        200,373,370  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     329,198        258,315,156  

Pernod Ricard SA

     741,767        170,619,268  

Remy Cointreau SA

     429,802        86,797,693  
     

 

 

 
            1,145,406,886  
  Germany    1.7%                

BioNTech SE, ADR*(a)

     374,127        104,280,419  
  Hong Kong    3.7%                

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

     11,098,621        228,787,073  
  Italy    5.3%                

Amplifon SpA

     1,208,649        61,460,872  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA*

     1,459,288        88,412,226  

Ferrari NV

     771,732        182,964,961  
     

 

 

 
        332,838,059  
  Japan    5.3%                

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

     728,985        92,963,885  

Keyence Corp.

     259,094        156,757,766  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

     2,234,476        83,988,257  
     

 

 

 
        333,709,908  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

  Description    Shares      Value  
  COMMON STOCKS (Continued)              
  Luxembourg    2.0%                

Eurofins Scientific SE

     1,029,540      $ 121,577,105  
  Netherlands    12.7%                

Adyen NV, 144A*

     150,756        457,232,049  

Argenx SE, ADR*

     321,837        97,181,901  

ASML Holding NV

     297,702        241,800,980  
     

 

 

 
        796,214,930  
  Sweden    1.7%                

Evolution AB, 144A

     654,752        106,133,856  
  Switzerland    9.2%                

Alcon, Inc.

     507,035        41,942,336  

Givaudan SA

     31,630        148,871,370  

Lonza Group AG

     203,793        167,270,965  

Straumann Holding AG

     105,331        219,430,224  
     

 

 

 
        577,514,895  
  Taiwan    9.9%                

Sea Ltd., ADR*

     1,190,612        409,058,565  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

     1,832,025        208,301,242  
     

 

 

 
        617,359,807  
  United Kingdom    2.8%                

Ashtead Group PLC

     2,078,378        173,255,896  
  United States    7.3%                

Atlassian Corp. PLC (Class A Stock)*

     704,152        322,593,156  

Globant SA*

     424,972        135,646,812  
     

 

 

 
        458,239,968  
  Uruguay    1.3%                

Dlocal Ltd.*

     1,666,368        80,835,512  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $4,160,981,421)

            5,873,933,243  
     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  Description    Shares      Value  
  PREFERRED STOCK     4.5%              
  Germany                

Sartorius AG (PRFC)
(cost $160,802,068)

     433,783      $ 282,872,448  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $4,321,783,489)

        6,156,805,691  
     

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    2.4%              
  AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS              

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa)

     101,909,396        101,909,396  

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund
(cost $45,167,306; includes $45,165,104 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

     45,194,657        45,167,540  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $147,076,702)

        147,076,936  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.8%
(cost $4,468,860,191)

        6,303,882,627  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.8)%

        (49,166,379
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

      $     6,254,716,248  
     

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

PRFC—Preference Shares

 

*

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 $43,454,007; cash collateral of $45,165,104 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day.

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1         Level 2      Level 3
Investments in Securities            
Assets            
Long-Term Investments            
Common Stocks            

Argentina

    $ 232,936,307     $         $ —    

Canada

      313,299,395             —    

China

            251,543,227       —    

France

            1,145,406,886       —    

Germany

      104,280,419             —    

Hong Kong

            228,787,073       —    

Italy

            332,838,059       —    

Japan

            333,709,908       —    

Luxembourg

            121,577,105       —    

Netherlands

      97,181,901       699,033,029       —    

Sweden

            106,133,856       —    

Switzerland

            577,514,895       —    

Taiwan

      617,359,807             —    

United Kingdom

            173,255,896       —    

United States

      458,239,968             —    

Uruguay

      80,835,512             —    
Preferred Stock            

Germany

            282,872,448       —    
Short-Term Investments            

Affiliated Mutual Funds

      147,076,936             —    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 2,051,210,245     $ 4,252,672,382         $ —    
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

IT Services

    17.3

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    9.9  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    9.4  

Software

    8.1  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    7.2  

Entertainment

    6.6  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    5.7  

Beverages

    4.1  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

    3.7  

Machinery

    3.7  

Biotechnology

    3.2  

Personal Products

    3.2  

Electrical Equipment

    3.0  

Automobiles

    2.9  

Trading Companies & Distributors

    2.8

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    2.5  

Chemicals

    2.4  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (0.7% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

    2.4  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

    1.7  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.0  
 

 

 

 
    100.8  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.8
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:

 

Description

  Gross Market
Value of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
 

Collateral

Pledged/(Received)(1)

 

Net

Amount

Securities on Loan     $ 43,454,007     $ (43,454,007 )     $
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $43,454,007:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $4,321,783,489)

   $ 6,156,805,691  

Affiliated investments (cost $147,076,702)

     147,076,936  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $897,436)

     892,781  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     41,319,507  

Tax reclaim receivable

     2,080,987  

Dividends receivable

     457,327  

Prepaid expenses

     29,343  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     6,348,662,572  
  

 

 

 
  Liabilities        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     45,165,104  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     24,330,362  

Payable for investments purchased

     19,602,295  

Management fee payable

     3,752,595  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     759,244  

Distribution fee payable

     223,738  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     107,097  

Directors’ fees payable

     4,453  

Affiliated shareholder servicing fees payable

     1,436  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     93,946,324  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 6,254,716,248  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 1,600  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     4,454,518,088  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     1,800,196,560  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

   $ 6,254,716,248  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,
($208,515,273 ÷ 5,413,906 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 38.51  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     2.24  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 40.75  
  

 

 

 
  Class C        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($40,127,792 ÷ 1,120,357 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 35.82  
  

 

 

 
  Class R        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($358,284,107 ÷ 9,387,683 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 38.17  
  

 

 

 
  Class Z        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($3,481,109,878 ÷ 88,869,606 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 39.17  
  

 

 

 
  Class R2        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($13,101,114 ÷ 338,365 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 38.72  
  

 

 

 
  Class R4        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($16,892,470 ÷ 433,053 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 39.01  
  

 

 

 
  Class R6        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,
($2,136,685,614 ÷ 54,452,467 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 39.24  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $2,816,247 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 16,659,337  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $37,328)

     220,956  

Affiliated dividend income

     120,364  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     17,000,657  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     35,702,609  

Distribution fee(a)

     3,296,135  

Shareholder servicing fees (including affiliated expense of $12,189)(a)

     19,094  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $545,226)(a)

     3,144,301  

Custodian and accounting fees

     580,219  

Registration fees(a)

     349,287  

SEC registration fees

     296,240  

Shareholders’ reports

     246,022  

Directors’ fees

     55,570  

Legal fees and expenses

     36,614  

Audit fee

     28,533  

Miscellaneous

     46,321  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     43,800,945  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (1,310,218

Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (923,786
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     41,566,941  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     (24,566,284
  

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $54,350)

     19,520,488  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,364,922
  

 

 

 
     18,155,566  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(75,652))

     1,213,379,447  

Foreign currencies

     (19,980
  

 

 

 
     1,213,359,467  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     1,231,515,033  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,206,948,749  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class R     Class Z     Class R2     Class R4     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    427,924       288,843       2,557,396             21,972              

Shareholder servicing fees

                            7,896       11,198        

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    156,202       24,234       442,374       2,481,979       13,441       17,660       8,411  

Registration fees

    31,048       16,019       7,723       148,881       7,473       7,473       130,670  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (179,909     (21,398           (1,029,070     (7,031     (6,889     (65,921

Distribution fee waiver

    (71,321           (852,465                        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

    21  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2021      2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (24,566,284    $ (6,212,110

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

     18,155,566        (4,015,917

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

     1,213,359,467        502,180,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,206,948,749        491,952,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     3,741,129,832        1,727,331,268  

Cost of shares purchased

     (1,121,686,711      (415,033,423
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     2,619,443,121        1,312,297,845  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     3,826,391,870        1,804,250,481  
  Net Assets:                

Beginning of year

     2,428,324,378        624,073,897  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 6,254,716,248      $ 2,428,324,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $28.14       $19.51       $15.82       $17.10       $12.36  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.25     (0.12     0.01       (0.06     (0.01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     10.62       8.75       3.68       (1.22     4.75  
Total from investment operations     10.37       8.63       3.69       (1.28     4.74  
Net asset value, end of year     $38.51       $28.14       $19.51       $15.82       $17.10  
Total Return(b):     36.90     44.11     23.39     (7.49 )%      38.35
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $208,515       $76,093       $26,778       $14,496       $5,303  
Average net assets (000)     $142,641       $46,059       $20,599       $10,393       $3,121  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.09     1.09     1.09     1.13     1.15
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.27     1.34     1.46     1.55     1.63
Net investment income (loss)     (0.71 )%      (0.52 )%      0.04     (0.32 )%      (0.07 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     41     43     53     59     69

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
   
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $26.38       $18.44       $15.08       $16.43       $11.96  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.50     (0.29     (0.13     (0.18     (0.11
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     9.94       8.23       3.49       (1.17     4.58  
Total from investment operations     9.44       7.94       3.36       (1.35     4.47  
Net asset value, end of year     $35.82       $26.38       $18.44       $15.08       $16.43  
Total Return(b):     35.84     43.00     22.28     (8.22 )%      37.37
         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $40,128       $16,411       $5,302       $3,800       $1,759  
Average net assets (000)     $28,884       $9,894       $4,683       $3,449       $1,080  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.90     1.90     1.91     1.92     1.89
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.97     2.15     2.33     2.54     2.32
Net investment income (loss)     (1.52 )%      (1.32 )%      (0.80 )%      (1.05 )%      (0.80 )% 
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     41     43     53     59     69

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares  
     Year Ended October 31,          

November 20, 2017(a)
through October 31,

2018

 
     2021     2020     2019         
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $27.98       $19.48       $15.86               $17.62          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                
Net investment income (loss)     (0.37     (0.20     (0.06             (0.09        
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     10.56       8.70       3.68               (1.67        
Total from investment operations     10.19       8.50       3.62               (1.76        
Net asset value, end of period     $38.17       $27.98       $19.48               $15.86          
Total Return(c):     36.42     43.56     22.89             (9.99 )%         
           
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $358,284       $291,162       $280,311               $266,294          
Average net assets (000)     $340,986       $281,238       $278,086               $299,955          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                                
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.47     1.47     1.47             1.46 %(e)         
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.72     1.77     1.81             1.80 %(e)         
Net investment income (loss)     (1.08 )%      (0.87 )%      (0.36 )%              (0.53 )%(e)         
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     41     43     53             59        

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class Z Shares                                   
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $28.56       $19.77       $16.01       $17.29       $12.50  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.18     (0.10     0.03       (0.01     0.03  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     10.79       8.89       3.74       (1.24     4.79  
Total from investment operations     10.61       8.79       3.77       (1.25     4.82  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     -       -       (0.01     (0.03     (0.03
Net asset value, end of year     $39.17       $28.56       $19.77       $16.01       $17.29  
Total Return(b):     37.15     44.46     23.56     (7.24 )%      38.65
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $3,481,110       $1,364,899       $208,629       $104,113       $28,612  
Average net assets (000)     $2,452,905       $639,223       $139,982       $75,711       $21,756  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.90     0.90     0.90     0.89     0.89
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.94     0.99     1.04     1.04     1.34
Net investment income (loss)     (0.51 )%      (0.38 )%      0.15     (0.08 )%      0.23
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     41     43     53     59     69

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R2 Shares                         
     Year Ended October 31,      

December 27, 2018(a)

through October 31,

    
     2021   2020        2019
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                              
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $28.35       $19.70                 $15.10          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss)       (0.33 )       (0.29 )                 (0.12 )          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       10.70       8.94                 4.72          
Total from investment operations       10.37       8.65                 4.60          
Net asset value, end of period       $38.72       $28.35                 $19.70          
Total Return(c):       36.58 %       43.91 %                 30.46 %          
                              
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                     
Net assets, end of period (000)       $13,101       $4,664                 $233          
Average net assets (000)       $8,789       $1,557                 $44          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                                  
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.33 %       1.32 %                 1.26 %(e)          
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.41 %       2.23 %                 64.97 %(e)          
Net investment income (loss)       (0.92 )%       (1.06 )%                 (0.76 )%(e)          
Portfolio turnover rate(f)       41 %       43 %                 53 %          

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class R4 Shares                         
     Year Ended October 31,      

December 27, 2018(a)

through October 31,

    
     2021   2020        2019
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                              
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period       $28.49       $19.75                 $15.10          
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                  
Net investment income (loss)       (0.25 )       (0.11 )                 (0.02 )          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       10.77       8.85                 4.67          
Total from investment operations       10.52       8.74                 4.65          
Net asset value, end of period       $39.01       $28.49                 $19.75          
Total Return(c):       36.97 %       44.20 %                 30.79 %          
                              
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                     
Net assets, end of period (000)       $16,892       $1,359                 $846          
Average net assets (000)       $11,907       $1,023                 $293          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                                  
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.08 %       1.04 %                 0.95 %(e)          
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement       1.14 %       2.47 %                 10.65 %(e)          
Net investment income (loss)       (0.69 )%       (0.46 )%                 (0.11 )%(e)          
Portfolio turnover rate(f)       41 %       43 %                 53 %          

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R6 Shares                                   
     Year Ended October 31,  
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $28.59       $19.78       $16.02       $17.29       $12.50  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.16     (0.08     0.04       (0.01     0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     10.81       8.89       3.74       (1.22     4.79  
Total from investment operations     10.65       8.81       3.78       (1.23     4.83  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     -       -       (0.02     (0.04     (0.04
Net asset value, end of year     $39.24       $28.59       $19.78       $16.02       $17.29  
Total Return(b):     37.25     44.54     23.72     (7.15 )%      38.75
             
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $2,136,686       $673,736       $101,975       $35,141       $26,252  
Average net assets (000)     $1,445,464       $295,968       $54,900       $26,736       $24,927  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.84     0.84     0.84     0.84     0.84
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     0.84     0.91     0.98     1.00     1.30
Net investment income (loss)     (0.46 )%      (0.32 )%      0.20     (0.05 )%      0.28
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     41     43     53     59     69

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.     Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.

2.     Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

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For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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.

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. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements

 

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which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. 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 class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from 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 GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

3.     Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.825% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion and 0.800% of such assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.806% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

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The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit net annual operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fee, and transfer agency expenses (including sub-transfer agency and networking fees)), of each class of shares to 0.84% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, and to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed 1.34% of average daily net assets for Class R2 shares or 1.09% of average daily net assets for Class R4 shares. Additionally, the Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.09% of average daily net assets for Class A shares. Separately, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse up to 0.06% of certain other expenses on an annualized basis, through February 28, 2023, to the extent that the total net annual operating expenses exceed 1.90% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 1.48% of average daily net assets for Class R shares. 0.90% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.84% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. The contractual waivers and expense limitation above exclude interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for the fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 0.75% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2023 to limit such fees to 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class R shares, respectively.

The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. Under the terms of the Shareholder Services Plan, Class R2 and Class R4 shares are authorized to pay to Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

third-party service providers, as compensation for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares, a shareholder service fee at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $1,034,720 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $3,797 and $3,373 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PIMS, PMFS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

4.     Other Transactions with Affiliates

PMFS serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

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5.     Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $4,399,884,836 and $1,774,981,996, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year

  Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
    Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  
Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

   
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 

   
$103,564,166   $ 1,850,166,542     $ 1,851,821,312     $     $     $ 101,909,396       101,909,396     $ 120,364  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 

   
39,573,646     686,217,588       680,602,392       (75,652     54,350       45,167,540       45,194,657       37,328 (2) 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$143,137,812   $ 2,536,384,130     $ 2,532,423,704     $ (75,652   $ 54,350     $ 147,076,936       $ 157,692  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

6.     Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. In order to present total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in-capital in excess of par on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the adjustments were to increase total distributable earnings and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $4,502,526 primarily due to a net operating loss. Net investment income, net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

For the years ended October 31, 2021, and October 31, 2020, there were no distributions paid by the Fund.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis was $5,535,994 of long-term capital gains.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

$4,487,793,246   $1,914,435,191   $(98,345,810)   $1,816,089,381

The difference between GAAP basis and tax basis were primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and corporate spin-offs.

The Fund utilized approximately $22,985,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

The Fund elected to treat late year ordinary income losses of approximately $21,429,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (October 31, 2022).

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

7.     Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

 

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The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 3,550,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     150,000,000  

Class C

     100,000,000  

Class R

     100,000,000  

Class Z

     2,000,000,000  

Class R2

     100,000,000  

Class R4

     100,000,000  

Class R6

     1,000,000,000  

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     Number of Shares     Percentage of
Outstanding Shares    

Class C

      180               0.1 %

Class R

      9,387,683               100.0 %

Class Z

      250               0.1 %

Class R2

      662               0.2 %

Class R4

      11,288               2.6 %

Class R6

      250               0.1 %

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

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated

Number of   

Shareholders    

  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares    
 

Number of

Shareholders    

  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares  

1

  5.7%   5   71.9%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       3,295,095      $ 113,856,416  

Shares purchased

       (645,468      (22,275,031
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       2,649,627        91,581,385  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       231,486        8,009,475  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (171,779      (6,016,914
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,709,334      $ 93,573,946  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       1,695,560      $ 40,214,421  

Shares purchased

       (420,360      (9,438,204
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,275,200        30,776,217  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       95,713        2,224,143  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (38,524      (927,812
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,332,389      $ 32,072,548  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       671,538      $ 21,597,459  

Shares purchased

       (72,681      (2,330,925
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       598,857        19,266,534  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (100,679      (3,132,283
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       498,178      $ 16,134,251  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       410,402      $ 9,190,379  

Shares purchased

       (62,287      (1,217,976
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       348,115        7,972,403  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (13,404      (290,342
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       334,711      $ 7,682,061  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       757,793      $ 24,410,460  

Shares purchased

       (1,774,362      (60,549,305
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (1,016,569    $ (36,138,845
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       378,910      $ 7,835,637  

Shares purchased

       (4,361,022      (97,013,298
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (3,982,112    $ (89,177,661
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       65,487,151      $ 2,317,934,026  

Shares purchased

       (20,037,303      (704,435,367
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       45,449,848        1,613,498,659  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       246,910        8,620,461  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (4,617,431      (161,788,669
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       41,079,327      $ 1,460,330,451  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       47,468,230      $ 1,144,158,328  

Shares purchased

       (10,173,878      (246,291,300
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       37,294,352        897,867,028  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       44,259        1,069,933  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (99,914      (2,358,141
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       37,238,697      $ 896,578,820  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class R2

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       249,628      $ 8,603,079  

Shares purchased

       (73,779      (2,605,355
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       175,849        5,997,724  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (2,016      (73,177
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       173,833      $ 5,924,547  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       163,996      $ 4,301,050  

Shares purchased

       (11,299      (312,729
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       152,697      $ 3,988,321  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R4

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       720,254      $ 24,255,406  

Shares purchased

       (334,901      (11,278,535
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       385,353      $ 12,976,871  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       11,923      $ 287,951  

Shares purchased

       (7,067      (150,270
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       4,856      $ 137,681  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       35,440,308      $ 1,230,472,986  

Shares purchased

       (8,950,166      (318,212,193
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       26,490,142        912,260,793  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       4,411,797        154,824,965  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (12,007      (443,858
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       30,889,932      $ 1,066,641,900  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       20,878,982      $ 521,343,502  

Shares purchased

       (2,482,915      (60,609,646
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       18,396,067        460,733,856  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       13,891        331,285  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (2,198      (49,066
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       18,407,760      $ 461,016,075  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

8.     Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
     

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000    $ 1,200,000,000
     
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent    1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent

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

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021.

9.     Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Country Risk: Changes in the business environment may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events may contribute to companies’ operational risks.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in exchange rates, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments in currencies, or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues related to, currencies, or in derivatives that provide exposure to currencies. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

 

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Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for long periods of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Investments in China Risk: Investments in China subject the Fund to risks specific to China and may make it more volatile than other funds. Over the last few decades, the Chinese government has undertaken reform of economic and market practices and has expanded the sphere of private ownership of property in China. However, Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, may also disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation.

China has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international relations. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and the Fund’s investments. Export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers, including as a result of heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S., or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy or the Fund. For example, a series of executive orders issued between November 2020 and June 2021 prohibit the Fund from investing in certain companies identified by the U.S. government as “Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies.” The restrictions in these executive orders may force the subadviser to sell certain positions and may restrict the Fund from future investments the subadviser deems otherwise attractive.

 

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Chinese companies, including Chinese companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges, are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries, and as a result, information about the Chinese securities in which the Fund invests may be less reliable or complete. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

10.     Recent Regulatory Developments

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 16, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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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
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

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Independent Board Members

       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

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

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

   A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).    Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).    Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

 

     
Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).    None.    Since January 2012

 

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Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

     
Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of Service as Fund Officer
     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

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

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

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

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

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

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

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

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

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

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).    Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

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

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of Service as Fund Officer
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

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

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

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

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

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

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

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

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

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

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.    Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) 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 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

    

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PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and Jennison, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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 PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board noted that Jennison is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, 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, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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, 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 PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ 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 PGIM Investments’ and Jennison’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and Jennison.

 

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

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

 

Economies of Scale

The Board received and discussed information concerning economies of scale that PGIM Investments may realize as 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 reducing the fee rate as assets increase. During the course of time, the Board has considered information regarding the launch date of the Fund, the management fees of the Fund compared to those of similarly managed funds, and PGIM Investments’ investment in the Fund over time. The Board noted that economies of scale 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 PGIM Investments’ 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.

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and Jennison

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ 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

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

derived by PGIM Investments 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

 

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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

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

 

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

Net Performance   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
   

1st Quartile

 

1st Quartile

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

 

The Board noted that Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap that (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps net annual operating expenses at 0.84% for each class of the Fund’s shares, and that limits transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and blue sky fees, as

 

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  applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed 1.34% of average daily net assets for Class R2 shares or 1.09% of average daily net assets for Class R4 shares through February 28, 2022.

 

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap with respect to Class A shares, pursuant to which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) PGIM Investments agrees to limit total annual operating expenses for Class A shares to 1.09% through February 28, 2022.

 

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense waiver, pursuant to which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) PGIM Investments waives and/or reimburses up to 0.06% of certain other expenses through February 28, 2022 to the extent that total annual operating expenses exceed 1.90% for Class C shares, 1.48% for Class R shares, 0.90% for Class Z shares, and 0.84% for Class R6 shares.

 

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

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.

 

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655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein Laurie Simon Hodrick Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

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

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

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  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s 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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PGIM JENNISON INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   R   Z   R2   R4   R6
NASDAQ   PWJAX   PWJCX   PWJRX   PWJZX   PWJBX   PWJDX   PWJQX
CUSIP   743969677   743969669   743969487   743969651   743969412   743969396   743969586

 

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PGIM JENNISON GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3  

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     11  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     13  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

 

 

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

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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 LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19 vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising

inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

 

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

 

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income. Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

 

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

 

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Stuart S. Parker, President

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21
   

One Year (%)

 

Five Years (%)

 

Since Inception (%)

Class A      
(with sales charges)   18.16   8.23   7.40 (09/25/2013)
(without sales charges)   25.04   9.46   8.15 (09/25/2013)
Class C      
(with sales charges)   23.10   8.64   7.33 (09/25/2013)
(without sales charges)   24.10   8.64   7.33 (09/25/2013)
Class Z      
(without sales charges)   25.42   9.79   8.45 (09/25/2013)
Class R6      
(without sales charges)   25.44   N/A   10.40 (12/28/2016)
S&P Global Infrastructure Index      
  27.93   6.37  
S&P 500 Index      
    42.90   18.92  

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21 Since Inception (%)
    Class A, Class C, Class Z   Class R6
    (09/25/2013)   (12/28/2016)
S&P Global Infrastructure Index     5.84     6.93
S&P 500 Index   15.50   18.26

 

Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z 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 Z shares (September 25, 2013) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the 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.

 

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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   Class R6
         
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 the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% 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)   0.30% (0.25% currently)   1.00%   None   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 S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed.

 

*The S&P 500 Index (“Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by PGIM, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Copyright © 2021 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part are prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. For more information on any of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC’s indices please visit www.spdji.com. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P Global and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 10/31/21

 

  Ten Largest Holdings    Line of Business   Country   % of Net Assets
  Cheniere Energy, Inc.    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   United States   5.2%
  NextEra Energy, Inc.    Electric Utilities   United States   4.3%
  CenterPoint Energy, Inc.    Multi-Utilities   United States   4.0%
  Ferrovial SA    Construction & Engineering   Spain   4.0%
  Norfolk Southern Corp.    Road & Rail   United States   3.9%
  Targa Resources Corp.    Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   United States   3.8%
  Eiffage SA    Construction & Engineering   France   3.4%
  Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A    Diversified Telecommunication Services   Spain   3.3%
  Union Pacific Corp.    Road & Rail   United States   3.3%
  Canadian National Railway Co.    Road & Rail   Canada   3.2%

 

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

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund’s Class Z shares returned 25.42% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, underperforming the 27.93% return of the S&P Global Infrastructure Index (the Index).

 

What were the market conditions?

After a tumultuous performance in early 2020 due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, global equity markets recovered in late 2020 and continued to climb through much of 2021. Markets were led higher by sectors and industries that benefited the most from a cyclical economic recovery.

 

By the middle of 2021, growth-oriented companies also began to drive the broad market higher. Despite concerns of another wave of global shutdowns due to new variants of COVID-19, markets maintained strong performance through the end of the reporting period.

 

Global infrastructure stocks, as represented by the Index, also rebounded strongly during the period but underperformed the broader global equity markets. Energy infrastructure securities led the positive performance, as well as transportation stocks. Utility stocks, although positive performers as a group, lagged all major sectors of the Index.

 

What worked?

The Fund benefited from strong stock selection across many of the infrastructure sectors in the Index during the reporting period.

 

Energy infrastructure contributed most to the positive returns, including holdings in Targa Resources Corp., Cheniere Energy Inc., Enbridge Inc., and The Williams Companies Inc.

 

Within transportation, the Fund benefited from the strong performance of railroad, toll-road, and environmental services stocks, including Norfolk Southern Corp., Union Pacific Corp., Eiffage SA, and GFL Environmental Inc.

 

What didn’t work?

Despite its strong, positive absolute return, the Fund underperformed the Index during the reporting period because of its underweight relative position in the top-performing energy infrastructure sector.

 

The Fund’s holdings in telecommunications infrastructure, which is not represented in the Index, also hurt relative performance as this sector lagged the Index during the period.

 

Notable performance detractors included some of the Fund’s investments in utilities stocks that were held for a portion of the period, including PG&E Corp., Ameren Corp., Aliant Energy Corp., and American Electric Power.

 

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Current outlook

Jennison’s short- and long-term outlooks for the global infrastructure group remain positive, and the Fund continues to be well-diversified. It has exposure to infrastructure companies that should thrive in a demand-led economic recovery, in Jennison’s view, as well as companies with resilient business models that can perform well through all phases of an economic cycle.

 

Broadly speaking, utility fundamentals were healthy at the end of the reporting period, and Jennison believes that the sector could potentially generate mid-to-high single-digit earnings growth with commensurate dividend growth, supported by highly visible capital expenditure trajectories and improving regulatory environments. In Jennison’s view, utilities are particularly well-positioned to capitalize on the clean energy transition. The quest for cleaner power sources is driving demand for renewable energy, and Jennison believes the energy grid infrastructure investment needed to modernize aging networks and absorb the intermittent nature of renewable power generation should drive the sector’s growth. From a positioning standpoint, Jennison favors utilities with solid and sustainable dividend yields and above-average projected earnings and/or dividend growth that are operating in constructive regulatory environments that support timely and attractive returns on capital deployed. Jennison continues to seek companies that can mitigate the impact on customer billing by focusing on operating efficiencies instead of the traditional strategy of serial requests to increase utility rates. Regarding renewable energy, Jennison thinks any project setback due to supply-chain disruptions or regulatory permitting issues is unlikely to be a major driver of long-term shareholder return. In Jennison’s opinion, the clean energy transition investment is supported by two broad and enduring themes: 1) pronounced reductions in the cost of renewable energy, driven by continued technological advancement and 2) increasing public policy support, driven by concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, energy security, and (most recently) job creation. Finally, Jennison expects ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors to keep growing in importance.

 

In energy infrastructure, many large, diversified companies reported results well above market expectations during the period, and investor sentiment within the overall energy sector continues to improve. This, coupled with continued capital discipline by company management teams, has led Jennison to selectively increase the Fund’s exposure to energy infrastructure companies with assets that could significantly benefit from improved demand for refined energy products once consumers return to their pre-COVID-19 traveling habits and crude-oil drilling activity recovers. In Jennison’s view, energy companies with strong balance sheets and integrated asset systems, as well as companies that have transparency and strong ESG metrics, should continue to fare well going forward.

 

Transportation infrastructure continues to see mixed trends across geographies and end markets; but at a high level, global gross domestic product growth and COVID-19 vaccine proliferation are positive indicators for this sector. Toll-road traffic trends have continued to normalize and, in some geographies, have fully recovered to

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

  pre-COVID-19 levels. International air traffic remains weak, but progress on lifting travel restrictions sets the stage for additional growth in 2022. Although underlying consumer and industrial trends are constructive for rail volumes, recent results were impacted by congestion and supply-chain-related problems. Jennison views these issues as transitory and believes the situation is likely to improve in 2022 alongside accelerating pricing. North American waste and pricing trends remain robust. Jennison continues to favor both waste and rail stocks that stand to benefit from strong pricing and volume trends in 2022. Specifically, Jennison prefers to invest in railroads with a cost improvement story and a solid revenue outlook. Jennison favors toll-road exposure over airport exposure and continues to like French and North American toll-road operators that could benefit from a faster-than-expected recovery in construction activity. The Fund’s airport positioning still reflects a preference for short-haul leisure demand in Mexico and Europe. Jennison expects reduced restrictions to enable improved mobility trends into 2022.

 

Lastly, regarding communications infrastructure, Jennison continues to favor wireless towers and data center operators. Jennison does not expect any material impact from COVID-19 on tower companies as they have long-term contracts with wireless operators, which Jennison considers low counter-party risk. In Europe, Jennison continues to see compelling growth potential through mergers and acquisitions in the independent tower sector, alongside the organic secular growth opportunity. In the data center space, the critical nature of cloud-hosting services was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as more employers moved to the “work-from-home” environment. With employees starting to return to the office, most companies are seeking to maintain flexible work practices going forward. Jennison anticipates that demand will persist and continue to grow. Fundamentally, both industries capitalize on exponential data demand growth around the world.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

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.

 

       

Jennison Global Infrastructure

Fund

 

Beginning

Account Value
May 1, 2021

  Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2021
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio Based on
the
Six-Month Period
  Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
Class A   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,090.30   1.50%   $  7.90
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,017.64   1.50%   $  7.63
Class C   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,086.10   2.25%   $11.83
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,013.86   2.25%   $11.42
Class Z   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,092.00   1.17%   $  6.17
  Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.31   1.17%   $  5.96
Class R6   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,092.10   1.17%   $  6.17
    Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.31   1.17%   $  5.96

 

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description   Shares     Value  
 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.4%            
 COMMON STOCKS    93.3%            
 Australia    3.1%              

 Spark Infrastructure Group

    357,076     $ 755,486  

 Sydney Airport*

    69,943       431,757  

 Transurban Group

    53,245       541,145  
   

 

 

 
          1,728,388  
 Canada    4.7%              

 Canadian National Railway Co.

    13,399       1,780,861  

 Enbridge, Inc.

    18,829       788,700  

 TC Energy Corp.

    210       11,361  
   

 

 

 
          2,580,922  
 China    1.6%              

 China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. (Class H Stock)

    383,250       900,962  
 France    9.9%              

 Eiffage SA

    18,080       1,862,292  

 Getlink SE

    32,028       493,064  

 Veolia Environnement SA

    46,761       1,527,045  

 Vinci SA

    14,900       1,593,388  
   

 

 

 
          5,475,789  
 Germany    1.5%              

 RWE AG

    20,680       796,475  
 India    1.0%              

 Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    227,686       564,188  
 Italy    1.9%              

 Atlantia SpA*

    54,361       1,045,345  
 Mexico    2.4%              

 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (Class B Stock)*

    60,388       762,623  

 Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (Class B Stock)

    27,869       562,970  
   

 

 

 
          1,325,593  
 New Zealand    1.0%              

 Auckland International Airport Ltd.*

    97,318       556,600  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

 Description   Shares     Value  
 COMMON STOCKS (Continued)            
 Spain    10.7%              

Aena SME SA, 144A*

    6,893     $ 1,131,474  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A

    29,721       1,830,171  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    25,419       709,998  

Ferrovial SA

    69,735       2,201,223  
   

 

 

 
      5,872,866  
 United Kingdom    1.4%              

National Grid PLC

    60,341       776,283  
 United States    54.1%              

 American Tower Corp., REIT

    2,812       792,900  

 American Water Works Co., Inc.

    6,042       1,052,395  

 CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    85,090       2,215,743  

 Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    27,831       2,877,725  

 CMS Energy Corp.

    16,864       1,017,742  

 Dominion Energy, Inc.

    21,803       1,655,502  

 DT Midstream, Inc.

    30,028       1,440,143  

 Essential Utilities, Inc.

    11,580       545,071  

 Eversource Energy

    11,081       940,777  

 Exelon Corp.

    27,104       1,441,662  

 NextEra Energy Partners LP

    9,270       800,001  

 NextEra Energy, Inc.

    27,496       2,346,234  

 Norfolk Southern Corp.

    7,393       2,166,519  

 Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    25,302       1,614,267  

 SBA Communications Corp., REIT

    4,505       1,555,712  

 Targa Resources Corp.

    38,549       2,107,474  

 Union Pacific Corp.

    7,432       1,794,085  

 Waste Connections, Inc.

    6,635       902,426  

 Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    53,242       1,495,568  

 Xcel Energy, Inc.

    16,729       1,080,526  
   

 

 

 
      29,842,472  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $39,851,625)

      51,465,883  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS    5.1%            
 Canada    3.0%              

GFL Environmental, Inc., CVT, 6.000%, Maturing 03/15/23

    17,821       1,681,233  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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 Description   Shares     Value  
PREFERRED STOCKS (Continued)            
United States    2.1%              

 AES Corp. (The), CVT, 6.875%, Maturing 02/15/24

    4,480     $ 452,525  

 NextEra Energy, Inc., CVT, 6.219%, Maturing 09/01/23

    13,060       715,688  
   

 

 

 
      1,168,213  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(cost $2,107,158)

      2,849,446  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $41,958,783)

      54,315,329  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    1.8%

   

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

   

 PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $956,348)(wa)

    956,348       956,348  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.2%
(cost $42,915,131)

      55,271,677  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (0.2)%

      (90,175
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

    $     55,181,502  
   

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

CVT—Convertible Security

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP—Limited Partnership

REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(wa)

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

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

     

Assets

     

Long-Term Investments

     

Common Stocks

     

Australia

  $     $ 1,728,388       $—  

Canada

    2,580,922               —  

China

          900,962         —  

France

          5,475,789         —  

Germany

          796,475         —  

India

          564,188         —  

Italy

          1,045,345         —  

Mexico

    1,325,593               —  

New Zealand

          556,600         —  

Spain

          5,872,866         —  

United Kingdom

          776,283         —  

United States

    29,842,472               —  

Preferred Stocks

     

Canada

    1,681,233               —  

United States

    1,168,213               —  

Short-Term Investment

     

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    956,348               —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 37,554,781     $ 17,716,896       $—  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Multi-Utilities

    17.4

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    15.8  

Electric Utilities

    14.2  

Road & Rail

    10.4  

Construction & Engineering

    10.3  

Transportation Infrastructure

    10.1  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity
Producers

    5.2  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    4.6  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

    4.2

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    3.3  

Water Utilities

    2.9  

Affiliated Mutual Fund

    1.8  
 

 

 

 
    100.2  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.2
 

 

 

 
    100.0
 

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

16  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $41,958,783)

   $ 54,315,329  

Affiliated investments (cost $956,348)

     956,348  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $46)

     46  

Tax reclaim receivable

     36,983  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     26,767  

Dividends receivable

     13,071  

Prepaid expenses

     1,209  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     55,349,753  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     50,412  

Management fee payable

     43,722  

Audit fee payable

     28,001  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     20,929  

Custodian and accounting fees payable

     17,352  

Distribution fee payable

     5,250  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     1,622  

Directors’ fees payable

     963  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     168,251  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 55,181,502  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $             32  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     39,659,602  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     15,521,868  
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

   $ 55,181,502  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

($ 8,153,258 ÷ 475,482 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.15  

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     1.00  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 18.15  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

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

($4,335,937 ÷ 256,513 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 16.90  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

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

($25,429,343 ÷ 1,482,228 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.16  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

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

($17,262,964 ÷ 1,006,570 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 17.15  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

18  


Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $62,801 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 949,882  

Affiliated dividend income

     1,602  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $12)

     43  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     951,527  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     467,244  

Distribution fee(a)

     58,662  

Custodian and accounting fees

     64,945  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $9,577)(a)

     53,434  

Registration fees(a)

     48,424  

Audit fee

     29,532  

Legal fees and expenses

     19,993  

Directors’ fees

     10,106  

Shareholders’ reports

     9,269  

Miscellaneous

     22,471  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     784,080  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (169,983

  Distribution fee waiver(a)

     (3,577
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     610,520  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     341,007  
  

 

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     3,943,811  

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,937
  

 

 

 
     3,940,874  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     5,698,115  

Foreign currencies

     (1,183
  

 

 

 
     5,696,932  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     9,637,806  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 9,978,813  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A     Class C     Class Z     Class R6  

Distribution fee

    21,460       37,202              

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

    13,082       5,180       35,080       92  

Registration fees

    12,460       11,860       16,185       7,919  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

    (31,628     (20,232     (92,124     (25,999

Distribution fee waiver

    (3,577                  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2021      2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 341,007      $ 446,665  

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

     3,940,874        649,332  

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

     5,696,932        (3,570,052
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     9,978,813        (2,474,055
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

     

Distributions from distributable earnings

     

Class A

     (43,709      (61,847

Class C

     (3,222      (15,905

Class Z

     (226,472      (253,973

Class R6

     (113,926      (102,001
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (387,329      (433,726
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

     

Class A

            (6,071

Class C

            (1,561

Class Z

            (24,932

Class R6

            (10,013
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
            (42,577
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     20,222,493        7,990,286  

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

     386,793        473,968  

Cost of shares purchased

     (10,006,347      (16,121,559
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     10,602,939        (7,657,305
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     20,194,423        (10,607,663

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     34,987,079        45,594,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 55,181,502      $ 34,987,079  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20  


Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $13.80       $14.66       $12.21       $13.05       $11.61  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)      0.09       0.14       0.18       0.16       0.14  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      3.36       (0.86     2.49       (0.81     1.49  
Total from investment operations      3.45       (0.72     2.67       (0.65     1.63  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.10     (0.12     (0.21     (0.19     (0.13
Tax return of capital distributions     -       (0.02     (0.01     -       (0.06
Total dividends and distributions     (0.10     (0.14     (0.22     (0.19     (0.19
Net asset value, end of year     $17.15       $13.80       $14.66       $12.21       $13.05  
Total Return(b):       25.04     (4.93 )%        22.01     (5.10 )%      14.15
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $8,153       $5,961       $7,637       $8,073       $11,689  
Average net assets (000)     $7,154       $6,859       $7,718       $10,218       $11,433  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.99     2.20     2.10     2.00     1.81
Net investment income (loss)     0.55     0.95     1.34     1.21     1.10
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     72     62     62     75     80

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class C Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $13.63       $14.51       $12.12       $12.97       $11.55  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.03 )(b)      0.03       0.08       0.06       0.04  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.31       (0.84     2.45       (0.81     1.50  
Total from investment operations     3.28       (0.81     2.53       (0.75     1.54  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.01     (0.05     (0.13     (0.10     (0.08
Tax return of capital distributions     -       (0.02     (0.01     -       (0.04
Total dividends and distributions     (0.01     (0.07     (0.14     (0.10     (0.12
Net asset value, end of year     $16.90       $13.63       $14.51       $12.12       $12.97  
Total Return(c):     24.10     (5.63 )%      21.01     (5.82 )%      13.39
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $4,336       $3,242       $4,135       $4,162       $6,101  
Average net assets (000)     $3,720       $3,771       $4,131       $5,464       $6,111  
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.25     2.25     2.25     2.25     2.25
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     2.79     3.05     2.90     2.81     2.51
Net investment income (loss)     (0.21 )%      0.21     0.59     0.48     0.34
Portfolio turnover rate(f)     72     62     62     75     80

 

(a)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b)

The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses.

(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 year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(d)

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

(e)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22  


Class Z Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year     $13.80       $14.66       $12.21       $13.06       $11.61  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.14       0.18       0.23       0.19       0.18  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.37       (0.85     2.48       (0.82     1.49  
Total from investment operations     3.51       (0.67     2.71       (0.63     1.67  
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.15     (0.17     (0.25     (0.22     (0.14
Tax return of capital distributions     -       (0.02     (0.01     -       (0.08
Total dividends and distributions     (0.15     (0.19     (0.26     (0.22     (0.22
Net asset value, end of year     $17.16       $13.80       $14.66       $12.21       $13.06  
Total Return(b):     25.42     (4.56 )%      22.30     (4.94 )%      14.51
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $25,429       $20,148       $21,868       $23,074       $28,831  
Average net assets (000)     $24,462       $21,048       $21,608       $27,549       $29,597  
Ratios to average net assets(c)(d):                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.17%       1.17%       1.17%       1.25%       1.25%  
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.55%       1.66%       1.57%       1.52%       1.51%  
Net investment income (loss)     0.92%       1.25%       1.66%       1.45%       1.49%  
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     72%       62%       62%       75%       80%  

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP.

(c)

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

(d)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(e)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

    23  


Financial Highlights (continued)

 

Class R6 Shares  
    

Year Ended October 31,

          

December 28, 2016(a)
through October 31,

2017

        
     2021     2020     2019     2018  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period     $13.80       $14.66       $12.21       $13.06               $11.39            
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                        
Net investment income (loss)     0.12       0.18       0.23       0.18                 0.11          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions     3.38       (0.85     2.48       (0.81               1.71          
Total from investment operations     3.50       (0.67     2.71       (0.63               1.82          
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.15     (0.17     (0.25     (0.22               (0.10)          
Tax return of capital distributions     -       (0.02     (0.01     -                 (0.05)          
Total dividends and distributions     (0.15     (0.19     (0.26     (0.22               (0.15)          
Net asset value, end of period     $17.15       $13.80       $14.66       $12.21                 $13.06             
Total Return(c):     25.44       (4.62 )%      22.40       (4.94 )%                   16.02%           
                                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                          
Net assets, end of period (000)     $17,263       $5,636       $11,954       $13,912               $21,979          
Average net assets (000)     $11,389       $8,565       $13,787       $17,657               $19,274          
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):                                                        
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.17%       1.17%       1.17%       1.25%                   1.25%(f)          
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement     1.40%       1.66%       1.48%       1.44%                   1.40%(f)          
Net investment income (loss)     0.74%       1.28%       1.70%       1.39%                   1.00%(f)          
Portfolio turnover rate(g)     72%       62%       62%       75%                       80%              

 

(a)

Commencement of offering.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Effective November 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24  


Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.    Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return.

2.    Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

    25  


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.

Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded 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.

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

 

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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

(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 Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations.

Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively REITs): The Fund invested in 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 period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded

 

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accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. 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 class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income quarterly. Distributions from net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

3.    Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.

The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion, 0.98% of the next $2 billion, 0.96% of the next $2 billion, 0.95% of the next $5 billion and 0.94% of the Fund’s average daily net in excess of $10 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 1.00% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.50% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 2.25% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 1.17% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 1.17% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives similar expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for the fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through February 28, 2023 to limit such fees to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.

The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund.

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $34,339 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS received $182 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

4.    Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

5.    Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $42,941,792 and $32,255,701, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Value,
Beginning
of Year
    Cost of
Purchases
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Value,
End of Year
    Shares,
End
of Year
    Income  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 
 

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 
  $665,468       $30,312,130       $30,021,250     $—   $—     $956,348       956,348       $1,602  
 

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 
        1,604,049       1,604,049                       12 (2)  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $665,468       $31,916,179       $31,625,299     $—   $—     $956,348         $1,614  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

6.    Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $338,070 of ordinary income and $49,259 of long-term capital gains. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $433,726 of ordinary income and $42,577 of tax return of capital.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis was $3,319,305 of long-term capital gains.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation

$43,069,114   $12,763,113   $(560,550)   $12,202,563

The difference between GAAP and tax basis was primarily due to deferred losses on wash sales.

 

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The Fund utilized approximately $518,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

7.    Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 510,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     20,000,000  

Class C

     100,000,000  

Class Z

     150,000,000  

Class T

     115,000,000  

Class R6

     125,000,000  

The Fund currently does not have any Class T shares outstanding.

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     Number of Shares         

Percentage of      

Outstanding Shares       

Class Z

      562,035                   37.9%            

Class R6

      718,792                   71.4%            

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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

 

Affiliated   Unaffiliated

Number of

Shareholders

  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
  Number of
Shareholders
  Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
2   39.8%   4   47.5%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       89,522      $ 1,405,312  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       2,766        43,504  

Shares purchased

       (57,473      (897,912
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       34,815        550,904  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       10,887        171,733  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (2,205      (36,384
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       43,497      $ 686,253  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       40,098      $ 569,464  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       4,619        67,705  

Shares purchased

       (137,855      (1,881,572
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (93,138      (1,244,403

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       4,972        68,903  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (878      (13,161
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (89,044    $ (1,188,661
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       66,892      $ 1,050,863  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       202        3,137  

Shares purchased

       (30,598      (473,603
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       36,496        580,397  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (17,810      (276,678
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       18,686      $ 303,719  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       6,868      $ 98,374  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       1,083        15,727  

Shares purchased

       (48,016      (671,692
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (40,065      (557,591

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (7,028      (100,339
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (47,093    $ (657,930
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       582,606      $ 8,944,074  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       14,369        226,226  

Shares purchased

       (436,186      (6,746,807
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       160,789        2,423,493  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       8,893        141,329  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

       (146,971      (2,357,668
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       22,711      $ 207,154  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       246,053      $ 3,526,924  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       19,133        278,522  

Shares purchased

       (299,875      (4,159,893
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (34,689      (354,447

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       2,853        44,597  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (31,836    $ (309,850
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R6

               

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

       562,092      $ 8,822,244  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       7,162        113,926  

Shares purchased

       (118,014      (1,888,025
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       451,240        7,048,145  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

       146,971        2,357,668  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       598,211      $ 9,405,813  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

       261,907      $ 3,795,524  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       7,666        112,014  

Shares purchased

       (676,564      (9,408,402
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (406,991    $ (5,500,864
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

8.    Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

      Current SCA    Prior SCA

Term of Commitment

   10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
     

Total Commitment

   $ 1,200,000,000    $ 1,200,000,000
     
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%
     
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent    1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent

Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.

The Fund utilized the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021. The average daily balance for the 6 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $257,333, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 1.41%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $285,000. At October 31, 2021, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan amount.

9.    Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Blend Style Risk: The Fund’s blend investment style may subject the Fund to risks of both value and growth investing. The portion of the Fund’s portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a growth strategy may be subject to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. The portion of the Fund’s portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a value strategy may be subject to the risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for long periods of time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. If the Fund’s assessment of market conditions or a company’s value is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Therefore, both styles may over time go in and out of favor with the markets. At times when a style is out of favor, that portion of the portfolio may lag the other portion of the portfolio, which may cause the Fund to underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other mutual funds. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term results, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.

Cyber Security Risk: Failures or breaches of the electronic systems of the Fund, the Fund’s manager, subadviser, distributor, and other service providers, or the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests have the ability to cause disruptions and negatively impact the Fund’s business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses to the Fund and its

 

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shareholders. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems seeking to address system breaches or failures, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cyber security plans and systems of the Fund’s service providers or issuers of securities in which the Fund invests.

Distribution Risk: The Fund’s distributions may consist of net investment income, if any, and net realized gains, if any, from the sale of investments and/or return of capital. The Fund will provide to shareholders early in each calendar year the final tax character of the Fund’s distributions for the previous year. Also, at such time that the Fund distribution is expected to be from sources other than current or accumulated net income, a notice to shareholders may be required.

Economic Risk and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States. Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise. Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Infrastructure Companies Risk: Securities of infrastructure companies are more susceptible to adverse economic, social, political and regulatory occurrences affecting their industries. Infrastructure companies may be subject to a variety of factors that may adversely affect their business or operations, including high interest costs in connection with capital construction programs, high leverage, costs associated with environmental and other regulations, the effects of economic slowdown, surplus capacity, insufficient supply of necessary resources, increased competition from other providers of similar services, uncertainties concerning the availability of fuel at reasonable prices, the effects of energy conservation policies and other factors. Certain infrastructure companies may operate in limited areas or have few sources of revenue. Infrastructure companies may also be affected by or subject to:

regulation by various government authorities;

government regulation of rates charged to customers;

service interruption due to environmental, operational or other mishaps as well as political and social unrest;

the imposition of special tariffs and changes in tax laws, regulatory policies and accounting standards; and

 

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general changes in market sentiment towards the assets of infrastructure companies.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Capitalization Risk: The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. Generally, the stock prices of small- and mid-cap companies are less stable than the prices of large-cap stocks and may present greater risks. Large capitalization companies as a group could fall out of favor with the market, causing the Fund to underperform compared to investments that focus on smaller capitalized companies.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Master Limited Partnerships Risk: The risks of investing in an MLP are generally those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation. For example, state law governing partnerships is often less restrictive than state law governing corporations. Accordingly, there may be fewer protections afforded investors in an MLP than investors in a corporation. Investments held by MLPs may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLPs’ ability to vary their portfolios promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. MLPs may have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly-based companies. The Fund’s investment in MLPs also subjects the Fund to the risks associated with the specific industry or industries in which the MLPs invest, risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP, risks related to potential conflicts of interest between the MLP and the MLP’s general partner, cash flow risks, dilution risks and risks related to the general partner’s right to require unit-holders to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price. MLPs are generally considered interest-rate sensitive investments. During periods of interest rate volatility, these investments may not provide attractive returns. Since MLPs generally conduct business in multiple states, the Fund may be subject to income or franchise tax in each of the states in which the partnership does business. The additional cost of preparing and filing the tax returns and paying the related taxes may adversely impact the Fund’s return on its investment in MLPs.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Risk: Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by

 

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property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are subject to interest rate risks. REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Fund will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

REITs must also meet certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) to avoid entity level tax and be eligible to pass-through certain tax attributes of their income to shareholders. REITs are consequently subject to the risk of failing to meet these requirements for favorable tax treatment and of failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940. REITs are subject to the risks of changes in the Code affecting their tax status.

10.    Recent Regulatory Developments

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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Tax Information (unaudited)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Series reports under Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, 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  

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund

       100.00      89.69

 

In January 2022, 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 2021.

 

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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        
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

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Independent Board Members

           
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

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

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

 

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Independent Board Members

           
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

   A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).    Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).    Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

 

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Independent Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

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

 

Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member &

President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).    None.    Since January 2012

 

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Interested Board Members          
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

   Length of
Board Service
       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

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

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

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Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

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

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

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

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

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

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

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

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

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

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).    Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

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

 

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Fund Officers(a)           
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Length of
Service as Fund
Officer
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

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

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

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

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

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

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

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

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

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

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.    Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) 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 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a

 

 

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PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund is a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

management agreement, and between PGIM Investments and Jennison, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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 PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board noted that Jennison is affiliated with PGIM Investments. The Board considered the services provided by PGIM Investments, 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, and PGIM Investments’ role as administrator for the Fund’s liquidity risk management program. With respect to PGIM Investments’ oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PGIM Investments’ Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PGIM Investments, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PGIM Investments’ senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PGIM Investments 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, 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 PGIM Investments’ evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ 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 PGIM Investments’ and Jennison’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PGIM Investments and Jennison. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PGIM Investments and Jennison.

 

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

 

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PGIM Investments the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. However, the Board considered that the cost of services provided by PGIM Investments to the Fund during the year ended December 31, 2020 exceeded the management fees paid by the Fund, resulting in an operating loss to PGIM Investments. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PGIM Investments and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

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

 

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

 

Other Benefits to PGIM Investments and Jennison

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), benefits to its reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included its ability to use soft dollar

 

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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 PGIM Investments 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2020.

 

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, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

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

 

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

Net Performance   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
 

1st Quartile

 

1st Quartile

  1st Quartile   N/A
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 4th Quartile

 

    The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

 

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    The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the Fund’s existing contractual expense cap that (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 1.50% for Class A shares, 2.25% for Class C shares, 1.17% for Class R6 shares, and 1.17% for Class Z shares through February 28, 2022.

 

    In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

    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.

 

PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund


     
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655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

(800) 225-1852

 

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PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s 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 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 Barry H. Evans Keith F. Hartstein Laurie Simon Hodrick Stuart S. Parker Brian K. Reid Grace C. Torres

 

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

 

MANAGER   PGIM Investments LLC  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

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  

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC  

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

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

 

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PGIM JENNISON GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

  SHARE CLASS      A      C      Z      R6    
  NASDAQ      PGJAX      PGJCX      PGJZX      PGJQX    
  CUSIP      743969792      743969784      743969776      743969560    

 

MF217E


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PGIM EMERGING MARKETS DEBT HARD

CURRENCY FUND

 

                              

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

Letter from the President

     3      

Your Fund’s Performance

     4  

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

     5  

Strategy and Performance Overview

     8  

Fees and Expenses

     12  

Holdings and Financial Statements

     15  

Approval of Advisory Agreements

        

 

 

 

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

The views expressed in this report and information about the 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. PGIM Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. PGIM and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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Letter from the President

 

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Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2021.

 

The global economy and markets continued to recover throughout the period from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and kept them near zero to encourage borrowing. Congress passed stimulus bills worth several trillion dollars to help consumers and businesses. And several effective COVID-19 vaccines received regulatory approval. Those measures were enough to offset the fear of rising inflation and supply chain challenges that threatened to disrupt growth.

At the start of the period, stocks had recovered most of the steep losses they had suffered at the onset of the pandemic. Equities rallied as states reopened their economies but became more volatile as investors worried that a surge in COVID-19 infections would stall the recovery. However, rising corporate profits and economic growth, the resolution of the US presidential election, and the global rollout of approved vaccines lifted equity markets to record levels, helping stocks around the globe post gains for the full period.

Throughout this volatile period, investors sought safety in fixed income. Investment-grade bonds in the US and the overall global bond market declined slightly during the period as the economy recovered, but emerging market debt rose. While the 10-year US Treasury yield hovered near record lows early in the period after a significant rally in interest rates, rates moved higher later on as investors began to focus on stronger economic growth and the prospects of higher inflation. The Fed also took several aggressive actions to keep the bond markets running smoothly, implementing many of the relief programs that proved to be successful in helping end the global financial crisis in 2008-09.

Regarding your investments with PGIM, 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. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. This scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund

December 15, 2021

 

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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 pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/21  
    One Year (%)   Since Inception (%)

Class A

   

(with sales charges)

  3.44   1.75 (12/12/2017)        

(without sales charges)

  6.91   2.62 (12/12/2017)        

Class C

   

(with sales charges)

  5.11   1.86 (12/12/2017)        

(without sales charges)

  6.11   1.86 (12/12/2017)        

Class Z

   

(without sales charges)

  7.11   2.89 (12/12/2017)        

Class R6

   

(without sales charges)

  7.34   2.98 (12/12/2017)        

JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Index

 

  4.41   3.68                              

Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment (unaudited)

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class Z shares with a similar investment in the JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations for Class Z shares (December 12, 2017) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2021), as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted and (b) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class Z shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for other share classes will vary due to the differing fees and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursements, 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.

 

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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   Class R6
         
Maximum initial sales charge   3.25% of the public offering price   None   None   None
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)   1.00% on sales of $500,000 or more made within 12 months of purchase   1.00% 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)   0.25%   1.00%   None   None

Benchmark Definitions

JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Index—The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Index tracks total returns for USD-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, and eurobonds. It limits the weights of those index countries with larger debt stocks by only including specified portions of these countries’ eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.

Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.

 

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  Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/21
    

Total Distributions
Paid for

12 Months ($)

   SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield* (%)
   SEC 30-Day
Unsubsidized
Yield** (%)

Class A

   0.41    3.76    –3.09

Class C

   0.34    3.15    –28.94

Class Z

   0.44    4.21        4.34

Class R6

   0.45    4.29        4.17

*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). The investor experience is represented by the SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield.

**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. The investor experience is represented by the SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield.

 

    Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/21 (%)  

AA

     4.8  

A

     5.7  

BBB

     32.4  

BB

     22.7  

B

     21.9  

CCC

     3.9  

CC

     0.7  

C

     0.3  

Not Rated

     2.3  

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     5.3  
   
Total      100.0  

Credit ratings reflect the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) such as Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s), S&P Global Ratings (S&P), or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (unaudited)

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund’s Class Z shares returned 7.11% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2021, outperforming the 4.41% return of the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

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Following 2020’s abrupt sell-off and subsequent strong recovery, the first 10 months of 2021 produced mixed results for emerging market debt. As economies responded to the unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus programs, investor appetite for risk assets generally remained strong, and credit spreads continued to decline as higher beta countries’ yield levels brought investors searching for yields. (Higher beta means having more risk than the market in general.) However, rising inflation concerns entering 2021 resulted in higher US Treasury rates, which weighed on performance as markets priced in the stronger-than-anticipated US growth and the impact that fiscal stimulus and monetary policy would have on longer-term inflation dynamics.

 

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In the first quarter of 2021, spreads proved resilient and curves flattened despite US Treasury volatility, but performance overall remained differentiated and country specific. In emerging market sovereigns, negative total returns in the first quarter of 2021 were mostly the result of US Treasuries, while spread resilience in higher-grade credits and select high yield credits drove performance. With commodity prices and flows supportive for most of the period, the attractive relative spread and optimism on growth helped the positive spread momentum. Overall, commodity-sensitive countries performed well on the back of stable commodity prices, reflecting the growth rebound and constrained supply. Emerging market corporates held up relatively well in the first quarter of 2021, with valuation support from the segment’s lower duration, improving fundamentals, and favorable technicals that included manageable net supply and inflows into the asset class. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.) Local rates produced negative returns in the first quarter of 2021, driven by a bear steepening (i.e., interest rates on long-term bonds rising faster than rates on short-term bonds) of the US yield curve and aggressive rate hikes by select emerging market central banks. (A yield curve is a line graph that illustrates the relationship between the yields and maturities of fixed income securities. It is created by plotting the yields of different maturities for the same type of bonds.) Higher energy and food prices, along with the depreciation of many emerging market currencies, put additional pressure on the front, or short-term, end of yield curves. Meanwhile, emerging market currencies declined on the back of the US and global yield curve steepening and a slowdown in emerging market local inflows. A slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine administration in the European Union and virus flare-ups across Latin America also contributed to emerging market currency weakness.

 

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The emerging market debt sector then benefited from renewed momentum in the second quarter of 2021 as long-duration, high-quality assets performed well amid the

 

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  stabilization and consolidation in US Treasury yields, while higher beta, hard currency bonds (particularly those from commodity-sensitive issuers) outperformed. (Beta is a measure of the volatility or risk of a security or portfolio compared to the market or index.) Emerging market corporate performance remained strong on the back of a favorable outlook for fundamentals, manageable net supply, and positive inflows. Local rates and emerging market currencies also recovered on a weaker US dollar and a shifting focus from US growth to growth momentum in the rest of the world. However, the outlook for local rates grew less clear following the June Federal Open Market Committee meeting, with uncertainty around the timing of the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) tapering of its monthly bond purchases requiring an extra risk premium while becoming more vulnerable to currency depreciation.

 

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In the third quarter of 2021, emerging market debt market performance was mixed against the backdrop of growing concerns around a regulatory crackdown in China, the potential for economic slowdowns triggered by the COVID-19 Delta variant, and contagion from the China property sector. Emerging market hard currency returns were positive as lower US Treasury yields more than offset higher spreads. In the final week of August, markets were buoyed by supportive economic measures from China and a dovish tone from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who clearly differentiated a rate-hiking cycle from a tapering of bond purchases, making it clear that conditions needed for raising the federal funds rate would be more stringent than those needed for tapering. Most local rate markets witnessed a relief rally in July and August before underperforming in September due, in part, to high inflation prints and continued central bank hawkishness. Emerging market currencies saw a continuation of declines in July and the first three weeks of August, with commodity and cyclical currencies underperforming, but rallied after Powell failed to provide a timeline for tapering at the Fed’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Emerging market currencies then weakened in September amid concerns over slowing global growth, an uncertain Fed policy, and inflation in both developed and emerging economies.

 

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Over the last month of the reporting period, emerging market hard currency spreads were flat to slightly wider, although dispersion among regions and rating buckets remained. Distressed issues underperformed, while oil exporters continued to do well on the back of rising commodity prices. In local rates, most emerging market countries outside of Asia continued to underperform, in part due to high inflation data and central bank hawkishness. Meanwhile, emerging market currencies saw a soft rebound in October 2021 versus the US dollar on higher commodities and lower US real yields.

What worked?

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Overall country selection and issue selection both contributed to the Fund’s performance during the reporting period. Long spread duration in Ukraine, Ivory Coast, Angola, and Romania sovereign bonds contributed to performance. Sovereign bond positioning in Zambia, Mexico, and Brazil also contributed.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

 

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Corporate and quasi-sovereign positioning in Mexico (Petroleos Mexicanos), South Africa (Eskom), Argentina (Buenos Aires), and Brazil (Petroleo Brasileiro Sa Petrobras) contributed to performance.

 

·   

In out-of-Index local currency, long positioning in China contributed to performance.

 

·   

Within currencies, overweight positioning in the Indonesian rupiah, Turkish lira, and Russian ruble relative to the Index contributed.

What didn’t work?

·   

Short spread duration in Chile, Bahrain, and China sovereign bonds detracted from the Fund’s performance over the reporting period. Sovereign bond positioning in the Ivory Coast and Romania detracted.

 

·   

Corporate and quasi-sovereign positioning in China (China Haohua Chemical Group, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., and Sunac China Holdings Ltd.) detracted from performance.

 

·   

In out-of-Index local currency, long duration in Mexico detracted from performance.

 

·   

Within currencies, underweight positioning in the South African rand and Colombian peso, as well as overweight positioning in the Brazilian real, relative to the Index detracted.

Did the Fund use derivatives?

Currency positioning in the Fund was partially facilitated by the use of currency forward and option contracts. During the reporting period, the Fund’s currency positioning added to relative performance. The Fund also used futures and interest rate swaps, in part, to help manage duration and yield curve exposure, which collectively had a positive impact to performance.

Current outlook

·   

While PGIM Fixed Income continues to expect differentiated performance across both emerging market debt sectors and issuers, given a post-Delta variant recovery in the growth outlook, some relief from supply-chain backlogs, and the near-term avoidance of a Fed policy mistake, its base case is that emerging market debt assets should, at worst, move sideways. Emerging market growth will slow in 2022, in PGIM Fixed Income’s view, due to fiscal, political, and China headwinds, making bottom-up fundamental credit selection all the more critical.

 

·   

Emerging market hard currency assets remain PGIM Fixed Income’s highest conviction, as it continues to emphasize a “barbell,” consisting of overweight positioning to front-end/higher-yielding credits and long-end/higher-quality credits to ensure it has the right mix of assets that can potentially perform well in varying market scenarios.

 

·   

In local bonds, PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is that dispersion in countries will continue and that it is too early for emerging market central banks to become less hawkish. That said, given the recent repricing of emerging market rates, it is looking for signals to become more constructive.

 

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·   

PGIM Fixed Income believes the bar is high for emerging market currencies to see sustained strength as the Fed begins to taper its asset purchases and global growth slows.

 

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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 held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2021. 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 PGIM 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

 

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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.

 

       

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt

Hard Currency Fund

  Beginning
Account Value  
May 1, 2021
  Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2021  
 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio Based on
the

Six-Month Period  

  Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*  
       

Class A

   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,013.60   1.05%   $5.33
       
   Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,019.91   1.05%   $5.35
       

Class C

   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,009.80   1.80%   $9.12
       
   Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,016.13   1.80%   $9.15
       

Class Z

   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,014.00   0.75%   $3.81
       
   Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,021.42   0.75%   $3.82
       

Class R6

   Actual   $1,000.00   $1,014.60   0.65%   $3.30
       
     Hypothetical   $1,000.00   $1,021.93   0.65%   $3.31

*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, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 (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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Schedule of Investments

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    90.7%

              

CORPORATE BONDS    25.1%

              

Azerbaijan    0.7%

                                    

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   6.875%    03/24/26         650      $ 761,966  

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.950    03/18/30         200        244,887  
              

 

 

 
                 1,006,853  

Bahrain    0.4%

                                    

Oil & Gas Holding Co. BSCC (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    11/07/24         400        437,651  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.375    11/07/28         200        230,727  
              

 

 

 
                 668,378  

Brazil    1.5%

                                    

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.875    01/22/30         200        194,002  

JSM Global Sarl,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.750    10/20/30         400        380,600  

Nexa Resources SA,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.375    05/04/27         210        222,967  

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.093    01/15/30         367        374,640  

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    10/01/29      GBP        100        146,338  

Gtd. Notes

   5.600    01/03/31         459        480,865  

Gtd. Notes

   6.900    03/19/49         150        156,793  

Gtd. Notes

   7.375    01/17/27         66        77,410  

Suzano Austria GmbH,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.750    01/15/31         150        150,037  

Vale Overseas Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.750    07/08/30         90        91,927  
              

 

 

 
                 2,275,579  

Chile    1.1%

                                    

Alfa Desarrollo SpA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.550    09/27/51         200        195,411  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.875    11/04/44         600        711,520  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.875    11/04/44         200        237,174  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

                         

Chile (cont’d.)

                                    

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.450%    09/16/31         200      $ 190,786  

Interchile SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    06/30/56         200        211,126  

VTR Finance NV,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.375    07/15/28         200        213,798  
              

 

 

 
                 1,759,815  

China    1.7%

                                    

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.050    10/13/25         200        154,348  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.875    06/19/29         500        532,193  

Gtd. Notes

   5.125    03/14/28         200        227,447  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.200    02/06/26         210        198,544  

ENN Clean Energy International Investment Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.375    05/12/26         200        198,491  

New Metro Global Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.800    12/15/24         200        175,347  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.875    05/17/42         200        250,190  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.000    09/13/47         200        228,938  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.680    08/08/49         400        436,967  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.500    01/10/25         200        143,098  
              

 

 

 
                 2,545,563  

Colombia    0.2%

                                    

Ecopetrol SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.625    11/02/31         140        138,848  

Grupo Aval Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.375    02/04/30         200        195,500  
              

 

 

 
                 334,348  

Costa Rica    0.1%

                                    

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.750    10/07/31         200        201,464  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Ghana    0.1%

                                    

Tullow Oil PLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   10.250%    05/15/26         200      $ 210,249  

Guatemala    0.1%

                                    

Energuate Trust,
Gtd. Notes

   5.875    05/03/27         200        204,550  

India    1.5%

                                    

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    08/02/41         200        209,947  

Azure Power Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   5.650    12/24/24         200        210,018  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.250    10/27/27         200        193,362  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.250    04/28/27         200        206,246  

NTPC Ltd.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/01/27      EUR        100        122,650  

Periama Holdings LLC,
Gtd. Notes

   5.950    04/19/26         200        216,610  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    06/18/29         400        426,344  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.150    12/06/28         200        235,294  

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt Ltd.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.875    08/12/31         235        225,126  

TML Holdings Pte Ltd.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.500    06/03/24         200        208,720  
              

 

 

 
                 2,254,317  

Indonesia    2.3%

                                    

Cikarang Listrindo Tbk PT,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.950    09/14/26         200        204,719  

Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.450    05/15/30         700        801,980  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.530    11/15/28         220        265,338  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.750    05/15/25         200        214,743  

Pertamina Persero PT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    05/03/42         200        248,576  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.700    07/30/49         200        220,429  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN  

   6.500    11/07/48         200        269,297  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Indonesia (cont’d.)

                                    

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.875%    11/05/31      EUR        100      $ 112,396  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875    10/25/25      EUR        200        246,538  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.450    05/21/28         420        485,746  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     6.150    05/21/48         200        249,336  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.125    05/15/27         250        269,739  
              

 

 

 
                 3,588,837  

Israel    0.4%

                                    

Energean Israel Finance Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.875    03/30/26         75        76,301  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.375    03/30/28         115        116,442  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875    03/30/31         115        116,450  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.125    06/30/25         200        215,574  
              

 

 

 
                 524,767  

Jamaica    0.1%

                                    

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000    12/31/26         39        37,729  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000%

   13.000    12/31/25         53        54,500  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750    05/25/24         97        100,569  
              

 

 

 
                 192,798  

Kazakhstan    1.3%

                                    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

     6.950    07/10/42         400        544,999  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375    04/24/30         400        470,552  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750    04/19/47         400        488,823  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375    10/24/48         400        519,783  
              

 

 

 

  

                 2,024,157  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Kuwait    0.3%

                                    

MEGlobal Canada ULC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   5.875%    05/18/30         400      $ 486,418  

Malaysia    1.1%

                                    

Genm Capital Labuan Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.882    04/19/31         200        196,200  

Gohl Capital Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.250    01/24/27         250        259,622  

Petronas Capital Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.550    04/21/50         800        1,006,256  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   4.550    04/21/50         200        251,564  
              

 

 

 
                 1,713,642  

Mexico    4.7%

                                    

Cemex SAB de CV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.450    11/19/29         400        433,081  

FEL Energy VI Sarl,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.750    12/01/40         234        231,341  

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.375    03/30/38         221        253,545  

Mexico City Airport Trust,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.250    10/31/26         360        385,022  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.500    07/31/47         600        609,470  

Petroleos Mexicanos,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.350    02/12/28         507        506,050  

Gtd. Notes

   5.950    01/28/31         180        177,139  

Gtd. Notes

   6.350    02/12/48         376        320,300  

Gtd. Notes

   6.490    01/23/27         305        324,554  

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    03/13/27         883        941,278  

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    01/23/29         650        676,793  

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    06/02/41         410        370,616  

Gtd. Notes

   6.840    01/23/30         618        645,681  

Gtd. Notes

   7.690    01/23/50         550        525,508  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    04/16/26      EUR        285        329,467  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   6.875    08/04/26         455        496,893  
              

 

 

 
                 7,226,738  

Mongolia    0.1%

                                    

Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,

              

Unsec’d. Notes  

   7.250    10/23/23         200        212,880  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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 Schedule of Investments  (continued)

  as of October 31, 2021

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Netherlands    0.1%

                                         

VEON Holdings BV,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.375%    11/25/27         200      $ 199,868  

Panama    0.1%

                                    

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    08/11/61         200        208,408  

Peru    0.3%

                                    

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.400    09/28/27         200        196,742  

Petroleos del Peru SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.750    06/19/32         200        211,502  
              

 

 

 
                 408,244  

Philippines    0.1%

                                    

Globe Telecom, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    07/23/35         200        183,817  

Qatar    0.4%

                                    

Qatar Energy,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.300    07/12/51         200        205,073  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.125    07/12/41         400        406,031  
              

 

 

 
                 611,104  

Russia    1.3%

                                    

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.950    02/06/28         400        440,207  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.288    08/16/37         300        405,289  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.625    04/28/34         465        670,012  

Lukoil Securities BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.875    05/06/30         400        414,921  
              

 

 

 
                 1,930,429  

Saudi Arabia    0.3%

                                    

Arabian Centres Sukuk Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    11/26/24         200        208,379  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.250    04/16/39         200        224,963  
              

 

 

 

  

                 433,342  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

South Africa    1.9%

                                    

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN

   6.350%    08/10/28         600      $ 646,765  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.125    02/11/25         600        625,928  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.750    08/06/23         400        413,106  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   8.450    08/10/28         660        723,576  

MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.500    10/13/26         200        226,831  

Sasol Financing USA LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    09/27/28         300        332,507  
              

 

 

 
                 2,968,713  

Thailand    0.1%

                                    

Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   3.750    06/18/50         200        186,147  

Trinidad & Tobago    0.1%

                                    

Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   9.750    06/15/26         166        184,862  

Turkey    0.3%

                                    

Aydem Yenilenebilir Enerji A/S,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.750    02/02/27         200        190,111  

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A/S,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.000    01/23/25         200        200,806  
              

 

 

 
                 390,917  

Ukraine    0.4%

                                    

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.125    07/19/24      EUR        420        485,917  

State Savings Bank of Ukraine Via SSB #1 PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.625    03/20/25         70        75,227  
              

 

 

 
                 561,144  

United Arab Emirates    1.6%

                                    

Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.650    11/02/29         200        221,514  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.600    11/02/47         200        232,525  

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    10/03/49         200        228,108  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    21


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United Arab Emirates (cont’d.)

                                

DP World PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.850%    07/02/37         600      $ 793,313  

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.940    09/30/40         600        591,058  

ICD Funding Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.625    05/21/24                200        212,152  

ICD Sukuk Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.000    02/01/27         200        218,873  
              

 

 

 
                 2,497,543  

United States    0.1%

                                

JBS USA Food Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.750    01/15/28         200        208,805  

Venezuela    0.1%

                                

Petroleos de Venezuela SA,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    04/12/27(d)         205        11,553  

Gtd. Notes

   6.000    05/16/24(d)         45        2,254  

Gtd. Notes

   6.000    11/15/26(d)         65        3,528  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   8.500    10/27/20(d)         205        55,075  
              

 

 

 
                 72,410  

Vietnam    0.2%

                                

Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.125    05/07/29         250        248,674  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $38,448,629)

                 38,725,780  
              

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS    65.6%

              

Angola    2.0%

                                

Angolan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.250    05/09/28         800        804,507  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.375    05/08/48         400        397,660  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.500    11/12/25         1,150        1,246,470  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   9.375    05/08/48         200        198,830  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.000    11/26/29         400        397,250  
              

 

 

 

  

                 3,044,717  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

22


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Argentina    1.3%

                                

Argentina Bonar Bonds,

              

Bonds

   0.500%(cc)    07/09/30         2      $ 539  

Unsec’d. Notes

   1.000    07/09/29         12        3,946  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.500(cc)    07/09/30         2,080        713,076  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.000    07/09/29         254        92,429  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.125(cc)    07/09/35         102        31,462  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.125(cc)    07/09/46         335        105,678  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.000(cc)    01/09/38         1,620        591,847  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500(cc)    07/09/41         597        206,369  

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   3.900(cc)    09/01/37         637        281,883  
              

 

 

 
                        2,027,229  

Bahrain    1.4%

                                

Bahrain Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    09/20/29         400        431,792  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.000    10/12/28         600        658,103  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    05/14/30         720        802,302  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.500    09/20/47         200        207,002  
              

 

 

 
                 2,099,199  

Belarus    0.6%

                                

Republic of Belarus International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.875    02/24/26         200        184,237  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.200    02/28/30         200        173,421  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.875    02/28/23         200        200,770  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    06/29/27         425        412,087  
              

 

 

 
                 970,515  

Bermuda    0.2%

                                

Bermuda Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.375    08/20/30         270        268,084  

Brazil    2.2%

                                

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   5.333    02/15/28         200        211,622  

Brazilian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    05/30/29         300        300,178  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes  

   5.000    01/27/45         200        179,879  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    23


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

        

      

     

Brazil (cont’d.)

                                

Brazilian Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625%    01/07/41         405      $ 396,508  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.125    01/20/37         950        1,112,216  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250    01/20/34         923        1,191,457  
              

 

 

 
                 3,391,860  

Bulgaria    0.1%

                                

Bulgaria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.375    09/23/50    EUR      180        194,852  

Cameroon    0.3%

                                

Republic of Cameroon International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.500    11/19/25         400        442,557  

Colombia    2.3%

                                

Colombia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.875    04/25/27         200        207,370  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.500    03/15/29         800        845,772  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125    01/18/41         780        864,409  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.375    09/18/37         1,115        1,378,204  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   10.375    01/28/33         200        294,189  
              

 

 

 
                 3,589,944  

Congo (Republic)    0.1%

                                

Congolese International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000    06/30/29         242        195,250  

Costa Rica    0.8%

                                

Costa Rica Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375    04/30/25         800        820,609  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125    02/19/31         200        204,940  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.000    04/04/44         200        199,565  
              

 

 

 
                 1,225,114  

Croatia    0.1%

                                

Croatia Government International Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes  

     1.500    06/17/31    EUR      175        210,126  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

24


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Dominican Republic    2.9%

                                

Dominican Republic International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500%    01/30/30         335      $ 338,676  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.500    01/27/25         100        108,706  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.875    04/18/24         425        447,661  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.950    01/25/27         200        223,217  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.850    01/27/45         290        323,465  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.875    01/29/26         400        459,122  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.450    04/30/44         1,400        1,672,506  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.875    09/23/32         150        152,173  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.300    01/21/41         150        149,507  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.875    01/30/60         225        219,755  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.000    07/19/28         320        359,303  
              

 

 

 
                 4,454,091  

Ecuador    1.5%

                                

Ecuador Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000(cc)    07/31/30         270        224,298  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.500(cc)    07/31/40         1,111        669,583  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.000(cc)    07/31/35         1,105        730,414  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000(cc)    07/31/30         639        530,792  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.187(s)    07/31/30         179        95,688  
              

 

 

 
                         2,250,775  
              

Egypt    1.3%

                                

Egypt Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.875    05/29/50         200        188,668  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   8.700    03/01/49         210        195,974  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.750    04/16/26    EUR      100        113,288  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.375    04/11/31    EUR      420        457,456  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   8.500    01/31/47         255        235,360  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.750    04/16/26    EUR      100        113,288  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.625    04/16/30    EUR      200        212,991  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.375    04/11/31    EUR      100        108,918  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   7.500    01/31/27         200        207,416  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   8.500    01/31/47         250        230,746  
              

 

 

 
                 2,064,105  

El Salvador    0.8%

                                

El Salvador Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes  

   5.875    01/30/25         355        281,224  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    25


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

El Salvador (cont’d.)

                                    

El Salvador Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375%    01/18/27                    235      $ 177,200  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625    02/01/41         150        110,042  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.650    06/15/35         57        42,765  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750    01/24/23         295        259,916  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.250    04/10/32         425        331,625  
              

 

 

 
                 1,202,772  

Gabon    0.7%

                                    

Gabon Government International Bond,

              

Bonds

     6.375    12/12/24         200        212,064  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.625    02/06/31         200        199,481  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.950    06/16/25         400        429,976  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625    02/06/31         215        214,442  
              

 

 

 
                 1,055,963  

Ghana    1.0%

                                    

Ghana Government International Bond,

              

Bank Gtd. Notes

   10.750    10/14/30         400        462,384  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750    04/07/29         200        178,442  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.875    03/26/27         400        371,264  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.125    01/18/26         400        385,933  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.950    03/26/51         205        176,157  
              

 

 

 
                 1,574,180  

Guatemala    0.7%

                                    

Guatemala Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875    02/13/28         400        434,026  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125    06/01/50         400        469,525  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.650    10/07/41         200        203,920  
              

 

 

 
                         1,107,471  

Honduras    0.5%

                                    

Honduras Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250    01/19/27         550        575,553  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500    03/15/24         200        209,491  
              

 

 

 

  

                 785,044  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

26


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Hungary    1.2%

                                    

Hungary Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750%    06/05/35      EUR        605      $ 726,754  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    03/29/41         546        901,652  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.125    09/21/51         255        249,328  
              

 

 

 
                 1,877,734  

India    0.3%

                                    

Export-Import Bank of India,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   3.250    01/15/30         400        406,524  

Indonesia    2.2%

                                    

Indonesia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.100    03/12/33      EUR        300        332,926  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.400    10/30/31      EUR        100        115,651  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    09/18/26      EUR        100        119,068  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.625    02/17/37         150        206,605  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    01/17/38         360        542,258  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.500    10/12/35         450        709,449  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625    02/17/37         110        151,510  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    06/14/28      EUR        100        134,674  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.625    04/15/43         200        230,148  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.750    07/18/47         230        275,966  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.125    01/15/45         200        245,585  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    01/17/42         200        247,733  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.750    01/15/44         100        145,797  
              

 

 

 
                 3,457,370  

Iraq    0.8%

                                    

Iraq International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.800    01/15/28         406        395,731  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.752    03/09/23         800        817,029  
              

 

 

 
                 1,212,760  

Israel    0.4%

                                    

Israel Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    04/03/2120         500        625,252  

Ivory Coast    1.2%

                                    

Ivory Coast Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes  

   5.250    03/22/30      EUR        300        356,602  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    27


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Ivory Coast (cont’d.)

                                    

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.875%    10/17/31      EUR        400      $ 479,740  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.375    03/03/28         400        437,238  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.625    03/22/48      EUR        140        161,586  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.875    10/17/40      EUR        350        424,389  
              

 

 

 
                 1,859,555  

Jamaica    0.7%

                                    

Jamaica Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    07/09/25         225        257,167  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.875    07/28/45         200        283,081  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.000    03/15/39         200        282,632  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.250    10/17/25         200        239,398  
              

 

 

 
                 1,062,278  

Jordan    0.4%

                                    

Jordan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.850    07/07/30         200        206,025  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.125    01/29/26         200        215,706  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    10/10/47         200        207,160  
              

 

 

 
                 628,891  

Kazakhstan    0.2%

                                    

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.500    07/21/45         200        290,777  

Kenya    0.4%

                                    

Republic of Kenya Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.000    05/22/27         400        423,963  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.000    05/22/32         200        217,310  
              

 

 

 
                 641,273  

Lebanon    0.3%

                                    

Lebanon Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    01/27/23(d)         191        29,508  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.650    04/22/24(d)         172        26,684  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    11/29/27(d)         170        25,663  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.850    03/23/27(d)         30        4,539  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes  

   7.000    04/22/31(d)         115        17,250  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

28


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Lebanon (cont’d.)

                                    

Lebanon Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.100%    10/04/22(d)         75      $ 11,432  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.850    05/25/29(d)         335        50,436  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.250    05/27/22(d)         245        37,874  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.250    11/04/24(d)         320        48,871  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.375    03/09/20(d)         220        33,239  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.400    05/26/23(d)         250        37,603  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.650    02/26/30(d)         715        108,722  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   7.150    11/20/31(d)         415        62,340  
              

 

 

 
                 494,161  

Malaysia    1.3%

                                    

1MDB Global Investments Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    03/09/23         2,000        2,008,652  

Mexico    1.2%

                                    

Mexico Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   5.750    10/12/2110         358        414,662  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   6.050    01/11/40         988        1,233,373  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, MTN

   6.750    09/27/34         203        269,964  
              

 

 

 
                 1,917,999  

Mongolia    0.3%

                                    

Mongolia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.750    03/09/24         400        449,338  

Morocco    0.7%

                                    

Morocco Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    11/27/31      EUR        100        106,028  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.000    09/30/30      EUR        500        558,360  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.000    12/15/32         400        379,455  
              

 

 

 
                 1,043,843  

Mozambique    0.3%

                                    

Mozambique International Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000(cc)    09/15/31         400        341,515  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000(cc)    09/15/31         200        170,757  
              

 

 

 

  

                 512,272  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    29


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Namibia   0.1%

                                    

Namibia International Bonds,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.250%    10/29/25         200      $ 212,982  

Nigeria   2.2%

                                    

Nigeria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.143    02/23/30         200        201,465  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    11/21/25         300        326,476  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.696    02/23/38         200        193,028  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.875    02/16/32         400        407,426  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.747    01/21/31         1,100        1,183,524  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.248    01/21/49         200        212,629  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.696    02/23/38         200        193,028  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.125    09/28/28         200        198,507  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   7.375    09/28/33         200        197,949  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.500    11/28/27         200        203,554  
              

 

 

 
                 3,317,586  

Oman   2.2%

                                    

Oman Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.750    06/15/26         630        647,979  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.375    03/08/27                    200        210,138  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.625    01/17/28         200        210,565  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.500    03/08/47         225        223,197  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    10/28/27         600        671,749  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    01/17/48         200        203,247  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    10/28/32         460        531,535  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.750    01/17/48         200        203,247  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.875    02/01/25         200        208,652  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.000    08/01/29         200        214,573  
              

 

 

 
                 3,324,882  

Pakistan   1.3%

                                    

Pakistan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.875    12/05/27         600        614,400  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.250    04/15/24         400        427,123  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.250    09/30/25         770        837,046  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   7.375    04/08/31         200        203,247  
              

 

 

 

  

                 2,081,816  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

30


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Panama   1.4%

                                    

Panama Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.870%    07/23/60         200      $ 199,377  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    04/16/50         400        439,826  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    04/01/56         200        219,446  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.700    01/26/36         760        1,013,879  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.375    04/01/29         165        239,313  
              

 

 

 
                 2,111,841  

Papua New Guinea   0.1%

                                    

Papua New Guinea Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   8.375    10/04/28         200        202,558  

Paraguay   0.6%

                                    

Paraguay Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.700    03/27/27         200        220,333  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.950    04/28/31         200        224,245  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.100    08/11/44         400        481,174  
              

 

 

 
                 925,752  

Peru   1.9%

                                    

Peruvian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.780    12/01/60         370        319,189  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.783    01/23/31         500        498,486  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    01/15/34         170        168,133  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.230    07/28/2121         110        93,432  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.625    11/18/50         232        317,284  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.550    03/14/37         225        306,159  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.750    11/21/33         780        1,208,424  
              

 

 

 
                 2,911,107  

Philippines   1.9%

                                    

Philippine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.700    02/03/29      EUR        300        343,145  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    04/28/41      EUR        165        186,051  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.650    12/10/45         200        190,903  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.950    05/05/45         200        198,263  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.700    03/01/41         400        434,449  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.950    01/20/40         700        782,253  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    31


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Philippines (cont’d.)

                                    

Philippine Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.375%    10/23/34         100      $ 138,121  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750    01/14/31         420        604,840  
              

 

 

 
                 2,878,025  

Qatar   2.6%

                                    

Qatar Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.400    04/16/50         200        244,040  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.817    03/14/49         200        257,861  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.103    04/23/48         1,600        2,130,163  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.400    01/20/40         100        146,144  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.817    03/14/49         810        1,044,335  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.103    04/23/48         200        266,270  
              

 

 

 
                 4,088,813  

Romania   1.4%

                                    

Romanian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.125    06/15/48         144        169,828  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     4.625    04/03/49      EUR        51        68,402  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.875    10/29/35      EUR        350        440,262  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.125    03/11/39      EUR        310        392,400  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     4.625    04/03/49      EUR        370        496,248  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.125    01/22/44         284        370,721  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.750    04/14/41      EUR        170        180,887  
              

 

 

 
                 2,118,748  

Russia   2.5%

                                    

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ,

              

Bonds, Series 6235

     5.900    03/12/31      RUB        38,350        465,199  

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     1.850    11/20/32      EUR        300        345,566  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.650    05/27/36      EUR        300        353,128  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.100    03/28/35         1,000        1,196,291  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625    04/04/42         1,000        1,301,188  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   12.750    06/24/28         140        230,304  
              

 

 

 

  

                 3,891,676  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

32


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Saudi Arabia   2.6%

                                    

Saudi Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.250%    01/16/50         200      $ 259,831  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    01/16/50         400        519,662  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.500    04/17/30         260        302,301  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.500    10/26/46         1,650        1,910,622  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.625    10/04/47         400        472,478  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.000    04/17/49         400        500,672  
              

 

 

 
                 3,965,566  

Senegal   0.3%

                                    

Senegal Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.750    03/13/28      EUR        200        236,197  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.375    06/08/37      EUR        150        166,505  
              

 

 

 
                 402,702  

Serbia   0.9%

                                    

Serbia International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    06/26/29      EUR        700        793,333  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.650    03/03/33      EUR        225        244,191  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.125    12/01/30         230        214,420  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.125    05/15/27      EUR        100        125,426  
              

 

 

 
                 1,377,370  

South Africa   0.8%

                                    

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.300    10/12/28         200        201,861  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.850    09/30/29         400        410,364  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.650    09/27/47         200        190,073  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.750    09/30/49         200        191,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.250    03/08/41         300        314,298  
              

 

 

 
                 1,308,096  

Sri Lanka   0.7%

                                    

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.750    04/18/23         200        137,557  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.200    05/11/27         200        125,542  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.350    06/28/24         200        130,979  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes  

   6.850    11/03/25         350        225,324  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    33


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Sri Lanka (cont’d.)

                                    

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.850%    03/14/29         250      $ 158,056  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.750    04/18/28         200        125,647  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.850    03/14/24         265        173,564  
              

 

 

 
                 1,076,669  

Turkey   3.1%

                                    

Turkey Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    04/14/26         400        374,461  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.875    10/09/26         300        284,914  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.600    11/14/24         320        322,382  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.750    03/22/24         200        203,775  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.950    01/15/31         200        187,162  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    03/25/27         580        573,507  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    01/14/41         200        172,770  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.125    10/24/28         620        607,674  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.350    08/10/24         400        411,998  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.375    10/14/25         200        203,293  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.500    09/20/33         200        190,263  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.875    03/17/36         104        100,730  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    02/05/25         575        607,321  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.625    04/26/29         280        294,739  

Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi A/S,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.250    01/24/24         200        212,415  
              

 

 

 
                 4,747,404  

Ukraine   3.2%

                                    

Ukraine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.258(cc)    05/31/40         145        152,722  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    01/27/30      EUR        410        441,368  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    06/20/26      EUR        580        721,571  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    09/25/32         200        205,603  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/24         510        549,915  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/25         250        269,957  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/26         500        538,829  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/27         520        559,873  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.994    02/01/24         200        218,795  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.750    11/01/28         965        1,120,263  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A  

   4.375    01/27/30      EUR        100        107,651  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

34


    

    

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Ukraine (cont’d.)

                                    

Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.750%    01/22/25                    88      $ 93,902  
              

 

 

 
                 4,980,449  

United Arab Emirates    1.1%

                                    

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.125    09/30/49         200        202,364  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.125    09/30/49         200        202,364  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     3.875    04/16/50         200        230,815  

Emirate of Dubai Government International Bonds,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     5.250    01/30/43         600        688,457  

Finance Department Government of Sharjah,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     4.000    07/28/50         200        181,481  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.000    07/28/50         200        181,481  
              

 

 

 
                 1,686,962  

Uruguay    1.4%

                                    

Uruguay Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.125    11/20/45         120        141,395  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.975    04/20/55         420        539,213  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.100    06/18/50         420        547,813  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.625    03/21/36         590        886,938  
              

 

 

 
                 2,115,359  

Venezuela    0.0%

                                    

Venezuela Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   12.750    08/23/22(d)         180        18,988  

Zambia    0.6%

                                    

Zambia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.500    04/14/24(d)         600        476,706  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    35


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

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

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Zambia (cont’d.)

                                         

Zambia Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.970%    07/30/27(d)         400      $ 314,031  

Unsec’d. Notes

   5.375    09/20/22(d)         200        150,583  
              

 

 

 
                 941,320  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(cost $103,016,795)

                 101,329,198  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $141,465,424)

                 140,054,978  
              

 

 

 
              Shares     

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    8.2%

              

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND    8.1%

              

PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $12,463,160)(wa)

              12,463,160        12,463,160  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~    0.1%
(cost $140,092)

                 151,408  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $12,603,252)

                 12,614,568  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN    98.9%
(cost $154,068,676)

                 152,669,546  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~    (0.1)%
(premiums received $93,937)

                 (94,391
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN    98.8%
(cost $153,974,739)

                 152,575,155  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)    1.2%

                 1,848,181  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

               $ 154,423,336  
              

 

 

 

 

 

Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the annual report:

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

INR—Indian Rupee

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PHP—Philippine Peso

PLN—Polish Zloty

RUB—Russian Ruble

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

TRY—Turkish Lira

TWD—New Taiwanese Dollar

USD—US Dollar

ZAR—South African Rand

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

M—Monthly payment frequency for swaps

MTN—Medium Term Note

OFZ—Obligatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Federal Loan Obligations)

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

 

*

Non-income producing security.

#

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

~

See tables subsequent to the Schedule of Investments for options detail.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2021. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(d)

Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.

(s)

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

(wa)

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

(z)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    37


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Options Purchased:

OTC Traded

 

Description

   Call/
Put
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike      Contracts      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/28/22        16,500.00               658      $ 1,667  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

     Call      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      04/28/22        24,500.00               658        55  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/10/21        21.00               1,058        8,804  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      01/04/22        21.00               1,791        17,812  

Currency Option USD vs RUB

     Call      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/19/21        75.00               540        600  

Currency Option USD vs RUB

     Call      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      01/11/22        81.00               2,658        4,078  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      12/22/21        9.00               540        48,267  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      01/11/22        9.75               354        15,563  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      11/04/21        15.50               505        1,690  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      01/18/22        15.50               1,010        27,398  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      01/18/22        16.00               1,010        16,573  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      04/28/22        14,300.00               658        8,784  

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Put      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      11/09/21        17.80               1,398         

Currency Option USD vs RUB

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/19/21        67.00               720        63  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      Goldman Sachs International      11/04/21        7.80               167         

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/04/21        8.00               708         

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/19/21        8.00               354        11  

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      Goldman Sachs International      01/11/22        7.60               354        43  

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/12/21        12.50               1,010         
                    

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $140,092)

               $ 151,408  
                    

 

 

 
                    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Options Written:

OTC Traded

 

Description

   Call/
Put
    

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Strike      Contracts      Notional
Amount

(000)#
     Value  

Currency Option USD vs IDR

     Call      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      04/28/22        16,500.00               658      $ (1,667

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      12/10/21        22.00               1,058        (2,019

Currency Option USD vs MXN

     Call      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      01/04/22        22.00               1,791        (5,274

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      12/22/21        10.00               540        (12,818

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      01/11/22        10.25               354        (8,875

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/04/21        15.50               505        (1,690

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      01/18/22        16.00               1,010        (16,574

Currency Option USD vs ZAR

     Call      Goldman Sachs International      01/18/22        16.50               1,010        (10,026

Currency Option USD vs IDR

     Put      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      04/28/22        14,300.00               658        (8,784

Currency Option USD vs RUB

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/19/21        72.00               720        (12,201

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      Goldman Sachs International      11/04/21        8.80               167        (1

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/04/21        8.90               354        (5

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      11/19/21        10.00               354        (13,739

Currency Option USD vs TRY

     Put      Goldman Sachs International      01/11/22        8.80               354        (718
                    

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $93,937)

               $ (94,391
                    

 

 

 
                    

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Type

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

Long Positions:

              

33

  2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021      $ 7,235,250      $ (27,305

52

  5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021        6,331,000        (74,737 )

61

  10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes        Dec. 2021        7,972,891        (112,115 )

27

  30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds        Dec. 2021        5,302,969        9,737
                

 

 

 
                   (204,420 )
                

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    39


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Number

of

Contracts

 

Type

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

19

  5 Year Euro-Bobl      Dec. 2021      $ 2,937,904      $ 44,489  

51

  10 Year Euro-Bund      Dec. 2021        9,911,683        266,980  

39

  20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2021        6,272,906        20,741  

5

  Euro Schatz Index      Dec. 2021        647,129        1,915  
          

 

 

 
             334,125  
          

 

 

 
           $ 129,705  
          

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

Australian Dollar,

 

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC      AUD        244      $ 179,707      $ 183,783      $ 4,076      $  

Brazilian Real,

                    

Expiring 11/03/21

   Credit Suisse International      BRL        2,436        457,533        431,211               (26,322

Expiring 11/03/21

   Deutsche Bank AG      BRL        662        119,000        117,187               (1,813

Expiring 11/03/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      BRL        652        120,000        115,422               (4,578

Expiring 11/03/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      BRL        425        80,000        75,237               (4,763

Expiring 12/02/21

   Credit Suisse International      BRL        4,175        733,714        734,863        1,149         

Chilean Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      CLP        159,779        196,000        195,370               (630

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CLP        126,600        153,000        154,800        1,800         

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CLP        95,589        117,000        116,881               (119

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CLP        66,820        80,000        81,704        1,704         

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CLP        62,266        77,000        76,136               (864

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CLP        114,635        144,000        140,170               (3,830

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CLP        85,763        107,000        104,867               (2,133

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CLP        64,132        81,000        78,417               (2,583

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      CLP        148,107        185,000        181,098               (3,902

Chinese Renminbi,

                    

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH        12,640        1,936,634        1,969,786        33,152         

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH        1,767        274,001        275,393        1,392         

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH        1,746        271,000        272,127        1,127         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

Chinese Renminbi (cont’d.),

 

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH        1,265      $ 196,000      $ 197,161      $ 1,161      $  

Expiring 11/18/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      CNH        920        142,000        143,378        1,378         

Expiring 11/18/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      CNH        2,446        382,000        381,206               (794

Colombian Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      COP        741,809        195,000        196,357        1,357         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      COP        440,188        116,000        116,518        518         

Czech Koruna,

                    

Expiring 01/19/22

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CZK        3,262        147,000        146,474               (526

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/19/22

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      EUR        249        289,849        288,663               (1,186

Expiring 01/19/22

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      EUR        204        236,807        236,089               (718

Hungarian Forint,

                    

Expiring 01/19/22

   Goldman Sachs International      HUF        47,232        152,000        151,218               (782

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC      HUF        51,599        166,000        165,200               (800

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC      HUF        49,943        160,000        159,900               (100

Indian Rupee,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      INR        34,591        468,510        458,807               (9,703

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      INR        17,626        239,000        233,790               (5,210

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      INR        16,966        230,000        225,029               (4,971

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      INR        16,083        218,000        213,326               (4,674

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      INR        13,449        181,000        178,386               (2,614

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      INR        13,309        179,000        176,523               (2,477

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR        23,304        311,000        309,103               (1,897

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR        14,574        193,000        193,309        309         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR        14,558        194,000        193,097               (903

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR        14,547        193,000        192,948               (52

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR        10,848        146,000        143,883               (2,117

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      INR        23,383        310,000        310,144        144         

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      INR        14,445        194,000        191,596               (2,404

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    41


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

Indonesian Rupiah,

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      IDR        3,227,728      $ 224,000      $ 225,785        $        1,785        $        —  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      IDR        4,130,933        283,018        288,965        5,947         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      IDR        1,695,660        118,000        118,614        614         

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      IDR        2,364,142        164,000        165,376        1,376         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      IDR        2,311,477        161,000        161,692        692         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      IDR        1,610,112        112,000        112,630        630         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      IDR        2,760,288        192,000        193,087        1,087         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      IDR        2,256,875        157,000        157,872        872         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      IDR        2,243,745        153,000        156,954        3,954         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      IDR        1,749,602        122,000        122,387        387         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      IDR        796,830        55,990        55,739               (251

Israeli Shekel,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      ILS        631        197,000        199,413        2,413         

Japanese Yen,

                    

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC      JPY        38,993        343,142        342,475               (667

Mexican Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      MXN        2,513        125,000        121,171               (3,829

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      MXN        4,104        202,000        197,880               (4,120

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      MXN        3,352        159,000        161,624        2,624         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      MXN        15,014        742,002        723,985               (18,017

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      MXN        4,733        233,000        228,246               (4,754

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      MXN        3,688        181,000        177,818               (3,182

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      MXN        3,477        167,000        167,654        654         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      MXN        2,326        113,000        112,177               (823

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      MXN        3,678        177,000        177,364        364         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      MXN        2,238        111,000        107,933               (3,067

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

42


    

    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

        

Mexican Peso (cont’d.),

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      MXN        15,014      $ 741,606      $ 723,985        $            —        $    (17,621

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      MXN        1,643        80,251        79,220               (1,031

New Taiwanese Dollar,

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      TWD        9,164        331,541        330,064               (1,477

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      TWD        6,078        221,000        218,925               (2,075

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      PEN        647        157,000        161,744        4,744         

Philippine Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      PHP        11,744        230,000        231,853        1,853         

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      PHP        11,528        226,000        227,597        1,597         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      PHP        29,257        580,216        577,616               (2,600

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      PHP        15,923        311,001        314,365        3,364         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      PHP        11,872        233,000        234,375        1,375         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      PHP        10,033        195,000        198,072        3,072         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      PHP        15,839        310,000        312,693        2,693         

Polish Zloty,

                    

Expiring 01/19/22

   Citibank, N.A.      PLN        746        189,000        186,683               (2,317

Expiring 01/19/22

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      PLN        608        154,000        152,032               (1,968

Russian Ruble,

                    

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      RUB        48,245        647,808        673,101        25,293         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      RUB        5,651        76,000        78,840        2,840         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      RUB        6,512        88,000        90,856        2,856         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      RUB        48,245        650,806        673,102        22,296         

Singapore Dollar,

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      SGD        324        241,000        239,919               (1,081

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      SGD        172        127,000        127,682        682         

South African Rand,

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      ZAR        2,169        145,000        141,196               (3,804

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      ZAR        1,717        116,000        111,724               (4,276

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      ZAR        1,694        116,000        110,244               (5,756

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    43


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Purchase

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

South African Rand (cont’d.),

 

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      ZAR        1,182      $ 80,000      $ 76,917         $         $ (3,083

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ZAR        2,719        179,000        176,939                     (2,061

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ZAR        2,683        181,000        174,596                     (6,404

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ZAR        2,160        144,000        140,584                                  (3,416

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ZAR        1,630        107,000        106,060                     (940

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ZAR        1,207        80,000        78,569                     (1,431

South Korean Won,

                       

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      KRW        137,411        117,000        116,854                     (146

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      KRW        230,348        195,000        195,887           887            

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      KRW        1,483,198        1,266,456        1,261,309                     (5,147

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      KRW        77,291        66,090        65,728                     (362

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      KRW        231,636        198,000        196,983                     (1,017

Thai Baht,

                          

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      THB        6,784        206,000        204,393                     (1,607

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      THB        4,478        136,000        134,898                     (1,102

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      THB        6,679        198,000        201,222           3,222            

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      THB        5,132        157,000        154,625                     (2,375

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      THB        5,954        179,000        179,386           386            
           

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
            $ 24,699,682      $ 24,644,236           149,826           (205,272
           

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

Australian Dollar,

 

Expiring 01/19/22

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      AUD        738      $ 543,908      $ 555,335         $         $ (11,427

Brazilian Real,

                          

Expiring 11/03/21

   Credit Suisse International      BRL        4,175        737,694        739,059                     (1,365

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

44


    

    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):  

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

British Pound,

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC      GBP       113      $     153,556      $     154,611          $          $ (1,055

Chilean Peso,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      CLP       520,830        665,691        636,844        28,847         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CLP       63,987        81,000        78,240        2,760         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      CLP       131,368        161,000        160,630        370         

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      CLP       155,251        192,000        189,833        2,167         

Chinese Renminbi,

                   

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CNH       1,753        269,000        273,215               (4,215

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CNH       1,577        243,000        245,774               (2,774

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CNH       1,241        191,000        193,347               (2,347

Expiring 11/18/21

   Citibank, N.A.      CNH       1,182        185,000        184,211        789         

Expiring 11/18/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      CNH       1,263        195,000        196,797               (1,797

Expiring 11/18/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      CNH       1,248        195,000        194,477        523         

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH       2,246        344,000        349,963               (5,963

Expiring 11/18/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      CNH       1,505        232,000        234,493               (2,493

Expiring 11/18/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      CNH       1,524        233,000        237,533               (4,533

Colombian Peso,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      COP       644,328        171,000        170,554        446         

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      COP       447,424        116,000        118,433               (2,433

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      COP       751,311        195,000        198,873               (3,873

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      COP       556,616        147,000        147,337               (337

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      COP       2,215,340        586,356        586,402               (46

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      COP       634,040        164,000        167,831               (3,831

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      COP       454,910        118,000        120,415               (2,415

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      COP       266,680        70,704        70,590        114         

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      COP       744,826        193,000        197,156               (4,156

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      COP       588,828        156,000        155,863        137         

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      COP       299,286        78,000        79,221               (1,221

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      COP       295,680        77,000        78,267               (1,267

Czech Koruna,

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC      CZK       7,628        346,008        342,486        3,522         

Euro,

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC      EUR       351        405,980        406,040               (60

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    45


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
   Unrealized
Depreciation

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

Euro (cont’d.),

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Goldman Sachs International      EUR       2,805      $   3,247,343      $   3,249,145          $          $ (1,802

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC      EUR       3,160        3,659,388        3,660,884               (1,496

Expiring 01/19/22

   UBS AG      EUR       3,126        3,622,484        3,621,560        924         

Expiring 01/19/22

   UBS AG      EUR       1,878        2,175,703        2,175,276        427         

Hungarian Forint,

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Goldman Sachs International      HUF       276,189        883,043        884,256               (1,213

Expiring 01/19/22

   HSBC Bank PLC      HUF       276,189        883,353        884,256               (903

Indian Rupee,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      INR       17,551        235,000        232,792        2,208         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      INR       14,334        190,000        190,117               (117

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      INR       11,655        154,000        154,596               (596

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      INR       23,336        308,000        309,520               (1,520

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      INR       17,711        233,000        234,912               (1,912

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      INR       14,102        188,000        187,041        959         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      INR       13,317        178,000        176,630        1,370         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      INR       20,270        267,000        268,854               (1,854

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      INR       14,751        194,000        195,658               (1,658

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG      INR       14,569        194,000        193,245        755         

Indonesian Rupiah,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC      IDR       1,619,940        114,000        113,317        683         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      IDR       2,586,780        180,000        180,949               (949

Israeli Shekel,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.      ILS       621        193,000        196,261               (3,261

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      ILS       1,254        389,000        396,390               (7,390

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC      ILS       607        189,000        191,896               (2,896

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      ILS       387        120,238        122,277               (2,039

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      ILS       855        266,000        270,355               (4,355

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      ILS       751        233,000        237,443               (4,443

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      ILS       878        271,000        277,441               (6,441

Mexican Peso,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      MXN       3,666        181,000        176,779        4,221         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      MXN       3,650        179,000        175,986        3,014         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

46


    

    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):  

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

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

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

Mexican Peso (cont’d.),

                

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      MXN       3,649      $     181,000      $     175,950          $     5,050          $  

New Taiwanese Dollar,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      TWD       5,345        193,000        192,508        492         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      TWD       5,393        194,000        194,245               (245

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      TWD       10,531        379,000        379,277               (277

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      TWD       9,376        338,000        337,699        301         

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      PEN       166        40,299        41,434               (1,135

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      PEN       451        114,000        112,842        1,158         

Philippine Peso,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      PHP       13,408        263,000        264,713               (1,713

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      PHP       12,019        239,000        237,292        1,708         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      PHP       9,952        197,000        196,487        513         

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.      PHP       11,845        234,000        233,852        148         

Polish Zloty,

                   

Expiring 01/19/22

   Barclays Bank PLC      PLN       796        199,914        199,066        848         

Russian Ruble,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.      RUB       8,176        111,000        114,067               (3,067

Expiring 12/15/21

   Bank of America, N.A.      RUB       5,750        79,000        80,229               (1,229

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      RUB       13,803        187,000        192,571               (5,571

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      RUB       9,006        122,000        125,653               (3,653

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      RUB       14,831        201,000        206,916               (5,916

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International      RUB       11,203        154,000        156,296               (2,296

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      RUB       11,610        157,000        161,981               (4,981

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      RUB       10,805        152,000        150,742        1,258         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      RUB       11,314        154,000        157,844               (3,844

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank      RUB       5,977        81,000        83,395               (2,395

Singapore Dollar,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   BNP Paribas S.A.      SGD       256        189,000        189,782               (782

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.      SGD       332        246,000        246,433               (433

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      SGD       3,107        2,311,245        2,303,418        7,827         

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International      SGD       271        202,000        201,264        736         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund    47


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2021 (continued):

 

       

Sale

Contracts

  

Counterparty

 

Notional
Amount

    (000)    

   

Value at
Settlement
Date

   

Current
Value

   

Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (cont’d.):

 

       

Singapore Dollar (cont’d.),

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     SGD       318     $ 236,000     $ 235,875             $ 125                     $             

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     SGD       241       177,000       178,611                   (1,611  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     SGD       238       176,000       176,818                   (818  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     SGD       204       152,040       151,571         469              

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     SGD       496       369,000       368,096         904              

Expiring 12/15/21

   UBS AG     SGD       441       325,000       326,887                   (1,887  

South African Rand,

                   

Expiring 12/15/21

   Barclays Bank PLC     ZAR       12,730       871,801       828,503         43,298              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     ZAR       7,738       535,236       503,618         31,618              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International     ZAR       1,176       77,558       76,557         1,001              

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     ZAR       13,937       966,078       907,076         59,002              

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     ZAR       2,705       178,000       176,049         1,951              

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     ZAR       2,705       177,000       176,066         934              

Thai Baht,

                      

Expiring 12/15/21

   Citibank, N.A.     THB       4,994       152,000       150,448         1,552              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Credit Suisse International     THB       1,326       39,676       39,962                   (286  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Goldman Sachs International     THB       3,134       94,215       94,411                   (196  

Expiring 12/15/21

   HSBC Bank PLC     THB         41,739       1,284,704       1,257,459         27,245              

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     THB       6,524       195,000       196,548                   (1,548  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     THB       5,233       159,000       157,645         1,355              

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     THB       5,142       154,000       154,924                   (924  

Expiring 12/15/21

   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.     THB       5,107       150,000       153,862                   (3,862  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     THB       4,758       142,324       143,336                   (1,012  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     THB       11,739       359,000       353,658         5,342              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     THB       9,247       276,000       278,595                   (2,595  

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     THB       9,031       279,000       272,078         6,922              

Expiring 12/15/21

   Standard Chartered Bank     THB       7,274       225,000       219,130         5,870              
        

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

   
         $ 41,042,539     $ 40,935,405         261,863           (154,729  
        

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

   
               $ 411,689         $ (360,001  
              

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      Counterparty    
                                   
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

       12/20/26        1.000%(Q)          750      $ 51,206      $ 51,272      $ (66 )       Barclays Bank PLC
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Value at
Trade Date
   Value at
October 31,
2021
   Unrealized
Appreciation
        (Depreciation)        
                               
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1):

 

CDX.EM.36.V1

       12/20/26        1.000%(Q)          3,010      $ 106,297      $ 121,080      $ 14,783
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The Fund entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

(2)

If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

(3)

Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

(4)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

      under the terms of the agreement.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2021:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

   Termination
Date
     Fixed
Rate
           

Floating

Rate

   Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
October 31,

2021
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

                   
CNH 2,200      05/11/25        1.900%(Q)         7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)                $ (2                           $ (7,727                           $ (7,725           
CNH 2,200      05/29/25        2.020%(Q)                  7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)         4             (6,383           (6,387  
CNH 7,600      07/24/25        2.525%(Q)         7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)         (3,773           (1,750           2,023    
CNH 7,300      07/15/26        2.570%(Q)         7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)         (10           (2,722           (2,712  
MXN 14,920      04/28/27        5.930%(M)         28 Day Mexican Interbank Rate(2)(M)         18,469             (54,064           (72,533  
                 

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   
                  $ 14,688           $ (72,646         $ (87,334  
                 

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

(1)

The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

(2)

The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

 

Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:    
     Premiums Paid     Premiums Received     Unrealized
  Appreciation  
    Unrealized
  Depreciation

OTC Swap Agreements

  $51,272   $—   $—   $(66)

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

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

 

Broker

   Cash and/or Foreign Currency    Securities Market Value

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

                           $700,000                                                    $—                        
     

 

        

 

  

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

         Level 1          Level 2     

Level 3

Investments in Securities

        

Assets

        

Long-Term Investments

        

Corporate Bonds

        

Azerbaijan

   $      $ 1,006,853      $—

Bahrain

            668,378        —

Brazil

                2,275,579        —

Chile

            1,759,815        —

China

            2,545,563        —

Colombia

            334,348        —

Costa Rica

            201,464        —

Ghana

            210,249        —

Guatemala

            204,550        —

India

            2,254,317        —

Indonesia

            3,588,837        —

Israel

            524,767        —

Jamaica

            192,798        —

Kazakhstan

            2,024,157        —

Kuwait

            486,418        —

Malaysia

            1,713,642        —

Mexico

            7,226,738        —

Mongolia

            212,880        —

Netherlands

            199,868        —

Panama

            208,408        —

Peru

            408,244        —

Philippine

            183,817        —

Qatar

            611,104        —

Russia

            1,930,429        —

Saudi Arabia

            433,342        —

South Africa

            2,968,713        —

Thailand

            186,147        —

Trinidad & Tobago

            184,862        —

Turkey

            390,917        —

Ukraine

            561,144        —

United Arab Emirates

            2,497,543        —

United States

            208,805        —

Venezuela

            72,410        —

Vietnam

            248,674        —

Sovereign Bonds

        

Angola

            3,044,717        —

Argentina

            2,027,229        —

Bahrain

            2,099,199        —

Belarus

            970,515        —

Bermuda

            268,084        —

Brazil

            3,391,860        —

Bulgaria

            194,852        —

Cameroon

            442,557        —

Colombia

            3,589,944        —

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

         Level 1          Level 2     

Level 3

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Assets (continued)

        

Long-Term Investments (continued)

        

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

        

Congo (Republic)

   $      $ 195,250      $—

Costa Rica

                1,225,114        —

Croatia

            210,126        —

Dominican Republic

            4,454,091        —

Ecuador

            2,250,775        —

Egypt

            2,064,105        —

El Salvador

            1,202,772        —

Gabon

            1,055,963        —

Ghana

            1,574,180        —

Guatemala

            1,107,471        —

Honduras

            785,044        —

Hungary

            1,877,734        —

India

            406,524        —

Indonesia

            3,457,370        —

Iraq

            1,212,760        —

Israel

            625,252        —

Ivory Coast

            1,859,555        —

Jamaica

            1,062,278        —

Jordan

            628,891        —

Kazakhstan

            290,777        —

Kenya

            641,273        —

Lebanon

            494,161        —

Malaysia

            2,008,652        —

Mexico

            1,917,999        —

Mongolia

            449,338        —

Morocco

            1,043,843        —

Mozambique

            512,272        —

Namibia

            212,982        —

Nigeria

            3,317,586        —

Oman

            3,324,882        —

Pakistan

            2,081,816        —

Panama

            2,111,841        —

Papua New Guinea

            202,558        —

Paraguay

            925,752        —

Peru

            2,911,107        —

Philippines.

            2,878,025        —

Qatar

            4,088,813        —

Romania

            2,118,748        —

Russia

            3,891,676        —

Saudi Arabia

            3,965,566        —

Senegal

            402,702        —

Serbia

            1,377,370        —

South Africa

            1,308,096        —

Sri Lanka

            1,076,669        —

Turkey

            4,747,404        —

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Level 1     Level 2    

Level 3

Investments in Securities (continued)

      

Assets (continued)

      

Long-Term Investments (continued)

      

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

      

Ukraine

   $     $ 4,980,449     $—

United Arab Emirates

           1,686,962       —

Uruguay

           2,115,359       —

Venezuela

           18,988       —

Zambia

           941,320       —

Short-Term Investments

      

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     12,463,160             —

Options Purchased

           151,408       —
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 12,463,160     $ 140,206,386     $—
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Liabilities

      

Options Written

   $     $ (94,391   $—
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Other Financial Instruments*

      

Assets

      

Futures Contracts

   $ 343,862     $     $—

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           411,689       —

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

           14,783       —

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreement

           51,206       —

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreement

           2,023       —
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 343,862     $ 479,701     $—
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Liabilities

      

Futures Contracts

   $ (214,157   $     $—

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (360,001     —

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           (89,357     —
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ (214,157   $ (449,358   $—
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*

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

Industry Classification:

The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31, 2021 were as follows (unaudited):

 

Sovereign Bonds

     65.6

Oil & Gas

     11.1  

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     8.1  

Electric

     3.6  

Mining

     1.6  

Pipelines

     1.4

Engineering & Construction

     1.2  

Chemicals

     1.0  

Commercial Services

     0.6  

Banks

     0.6  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Diversified Financial Services

     0.6

Real Estate

     0.5  

Telecommunications

     0.4  

Transportation

     0.4  

Building Materials

     0.3  

Retail

     0.3  

Iron/Steel

     0.3  

Media

     0.2  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     0.2  

Lodging

     0.2  

Investment Companies

     0.1  

Foods

     0.1  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.1

Gas

     0.1  

Entertainment

     0.1  

Options Purchased

     0.1  

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     98.9  

Options Written

     (0.1

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     1.2  
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

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

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

Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2021 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as
hedging instruments, carried at

fair value                                             

  

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
   

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities Location

   Fair
Value
 

Credit contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps    $ 14,783*        $  

Credit contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements      51,272           

Credit contracts

            Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      66  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      151,408     Options written outstanding, at value      94,391  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      411,689     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      360,001  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      343,862   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      214,157

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivatives not accounted for as

hedging instruments, carried at

fair value                                        

  

 

Statement of

Assets and

  Liabilities Location  

  

Fair

  Value  

   

Statement of

Assets and

  Liabilities Location  

  

Fair

  Value  

 

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin
swaps
   $ 2,023   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps    $ 89,357
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 975,037        $ 757,972  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging

instruments, carried at fair value

 

Options

Purchased(1)

 

Options

Written

 

Futures

 

Forward

& Cross

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

 

 Swaps 

Credit contracts

    $     $     $     $     $ (1,536 )

Foreign exchange contracts

      (116,910 )       401,164             988,946      

Interest rate contracts

                  80,069             (66,958 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ (116,910 )     $ 401,164     $ 80,069     $ 988,946     $ (68,494 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

 

Options

Purchased(2)

 

Options

Written

 

Futures

 

Forward

& Cross

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

 

 Swaps 

Credit contracts

    $     $     $     $     $ 14,717

Foreign exchange contracts

      11,317       (551 )             (84,104 )      

Interest rate contracts

                  160,391             (78,141 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 11,317     $ (551 )     $ 160,391     $ (84,104 )     $ (63,424 )
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

as of October 31, 2021

 

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

     Options

Purchased(1)

  

Options

Written(2)

  

Futures

Contracts—

Long

Positions(2)

  

Futures

Contracts—

Short

Positions(2)

  

Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts—Purchased(3)

      $49,864

   $6,657,984    $17,559,982    $18,715,922    $28,965,145

 

  Forward Foreign

Currency Exchange

Contracts - Sold(3)

      

Cross Currency

Exchange

Contracts(4)

       

Interest Rate

Swap

Agreements(2)

       

Credit Default

Swap Agreements—

Buy Protection(2)

      $33,900,687

     $343,948       $3,850,317       $752,000

 

 

                                             

 

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

(4)

Value at Trade Date.

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2021.

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

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

Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:

 

Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
     Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
     Net Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
     Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
   Net Amount  

Bank of America, N.A.

      $            $ (7,557         $ (7,557         $—          $ (7,557  

Barclays Bank PLC

        131,271              (20,844           110,427                      110,427    

BNP Paribas S.A.

        34,154              (10,592           23,562                      23,562    

Citibank, N.A.

                 49,206                                (61,825                             (12,619                                                (12,619           

Credit Suisse International

        5,498              (36,898           (31,400                    (31,400  

Deutsche Bank AG

                     (1,813           (1,813                    (1,813  

Goldman Sachs International

        108,567              (89,348           19,219                      19,219    

HSBC Bank PLC

        97,242              (17,868           79,374                      79,374    

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

        76,958              (96,218           (19,260                    (19,260  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Counterparty

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Assets(1)
     Gross Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities(1)
     Net Amounts of
Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
     Collateral
Pledged/(Received)(2)
     Net Amount  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC       $ 79,953            $ (76,448         $ 3,505           $            $ 3,505    

Standard Chartered Bank

        25,820              (17,104           8,716                          8,716    

UBS AG

        5,700              (17,943           (12,243                        (12,243  
     

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

          

 

 

   
               $ 614,369                              $ (454,458                           $ 159,911                             $                              $ 159,911             
     

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

(1)

Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2)

Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2021

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

    Unaffiliated investments (cost $141,605,516)

   $ 140,206,386  

    Affiliated investments (cost $12,463,160)

     12,463,160  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $44,796)

     44,998  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     5,446,631  

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,854,788  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     700,000  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     411,689  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     62,757  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     51,272  

Due from broker—variation margin swaps

     6,899  

Receivable for investments sold

     5,334  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     17,713  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     161,271,627  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     4,730,407  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     1,480,332  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     360,001  

Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $93,937)

     94,391  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     90,248  

Management fee payable

     65,760  

Dividends payable

     24,495  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     1,671  

Directors’ fees payable

     899  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     66  

Distribution fee payable

     21  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     6,848,291  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 154,423,336  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

    Common stock, at par

   $ 170  

    Paid-in capital in excess of par

     157,514,218  

    Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (3,091,052
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2021

   $ 154,423,336  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

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

($58,830 ÷ 6,496 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.06              

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.30  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 9.36  
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

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

($10,735 ÷ 1,186 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.06  
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

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

($18,068,633 ÷ 1,993,821 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.06  
  

 

 

 

Class R6

        

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

($136,285,138 ÷ 15,046,091 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.06  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values Per Share may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income (net of $12,298 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 6,518,300  

Affiliated dividend income

     5,026  

Affiliated income from securities lending, net

     121  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     6,523,447  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     868,308  

Distribution fee(a)

     226  

Custodian and accounting fees

     78,694  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $10,113)(a)

     55,495  

Registration fees(a)

     41,138  

Audit fee

     39,531  

Legal fees and expenses

     20,732  

Shareholders’ reports

     19,119  

Directors’ fees

     11,520  

SEC registration fees

     4,963  

Miscellaneous

     21,693  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,161,419  

Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a)

     (267,237
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     894,182  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     5,629,265  
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(201))

     (404,709

Futures transactions

     80,069  

Forward and cross currency contract transactions

     988,946  

Options written transactions

     401,164  

Swap agreement transactions

     (68,494

Foreign currency transactions

     (151,459
  

 

 

 
     845,517  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     1,845,760  

Futures

     160,391  

Forward and cross currency contracts

     (84,104

Options written

     (551

Swap agreements

     (63,424

Foreign currencies

     33,557  
  

 

 

 
     1,891,629  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     2,737,146  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 8,366,411  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(a)

  Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

     Class A   Class C   Class Z   Class R6

Distribution fee

       118       108            

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

       308       43       54,827       317

Registration fees

       8,231       8,231       16,346       8,330

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

       (8,538 )       (8,274 )       (82,965 )       (167,460 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    

Year Ended

October 31,

 
  

 

 

 
     2021     2020  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,629,265     $ 1,898,277  

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

     845,517       (968,569

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

     1,891,629       (2,644,924
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,366,411       (1,715,216
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class A

     (2,106     (875

Class C

     (397     (450

Class Z

     (1,206,404     (567,453

Class R6

     (5,228,489     (1,662,605
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (6,437,396     (2,231,383
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     81,696,730       92,242,382  

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

     6,292,008       2,227,284  

Cost of shares purchased

     (52,285,699     (6,029,574
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     35,703,039       88,440,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     37,632,054       84,493,493  

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     116,791,282       32,297,789  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 154,423,336     $ 116,791,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

    

 

             

Class A Shares

                       
     Year Ended October 31,       December 12,  2017(a) 
through October 31, 
2018 
    
     2021   2020   2019         
   

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                        
   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $8.86       $9.51       $8.88           $10.00          
   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                     
   

Net investment income (loss)

      0.36       0.38       0.46           0.38          
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       0.25       (0.56 )       0.69           (1.06 )          
   

Total from investment operations

      0.61       (0.18 )       1.15           (0.68 )          
   

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                     
   

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.41 )       (0.47 )       (0.52 )           (0.43 )          
   

Tax return of capital distributions

      -       -       -           (0.01 )          
   

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.41 )       (0.47 )       (0.52 )           (0.44 )          
   

Net asset value, end of period

      $9.06       $8.86       $9.51           $8.88          
   

Total Return(c):

      6.91 %       (1.82 )%       13.23 %           (6.97 )%          
   
                                                       
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       
   

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $59       $28       $13           $9          
   

Average net assets (000)

      $47       $18       $12           $10          
   

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                     
   

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      1.05 %       1.05 %       1.05 %           1.05 %(e)          
   

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      19.07 %       66.11 %       115.95 %           358.14 %(e)          
   

Net investment income (loss)

      3.84 %       4.19 %       4.95 %           4.49 %(e)          
   

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

      20 %       23 %       33 %           17 %          

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind fund share transactions (if any).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

             

Class C Shares

                       
     Year Ended October 31,       December 12,  2017(a) 
through October 31, 
2018 
    
     2021   2020   2019         
   

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                     
   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $8.86       $9.51       $8.88           $10.00          
   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                     
   

Net investment income (loss)

      0.28       0.32       0.39           0.31          
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       0.26       (0.57 )       0.69           (1.05 )          
   

Total from investment operations

      0.54       (0.25 )       1.08           (0.74 )          
   

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                     
   

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.34 )       (0.40 )       (0.45 )           (0.37 )          
   

Tax return of capital distributions

      -       -       -           (0.01 )             
   

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.34 )       (0.40 )       (0.45 )           (0.38 )          
   

Net asset value, end of period

      $9.06       $8.86       $9.51           $8.88          
   

Total Return(c):

      6.11 %       (2.55 )%       12.40 %           (7.58 )%          
   
                                                       
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       
   

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $11       $10       $10           $9          
   

Average net assets (000)

      $11       $10       $10           $10          
   

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                     
   

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      1.80 %       1.80 %       1.80 %           1.80 %(e)          
   

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      78.90 %       114.46 %       139.02 %           359.95 %(e)          
   

Net investment income (loss)

      3.08 %       3.56 %       4.22 %           3.73 %(e)          
   

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

      20 %       23 %       33 %           17 %          

 

(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, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind fund share transactions (if any).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares

                       
     Year Ended October 31,       December 12, 2017(a) 
through October 31, 

2018 
    
     2021   2020   2019         
   

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $8.87       $9.51       $8.88           $10.00          
   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                     
   

Net investment income (loss)

      0.38       0.40       0.48           0.39          
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       0.25       (0.54 )       0.69           (1.05 )           
   

Total from investment operations

      0.63       (0.14 )       1.17           (0.66 )          
   

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                     
   

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.44 )       (0.50 )       (0.54 )           (0.45 )          
   

Tax return of capital distributions

      -       -       -           (0.01 )          
   

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.44 )       (0.50 )       (0.54 )           (0.46 )          
   

Net asset value, end of period

      $9.06       $8.87       $9.51           $8.88          
   

Total Return(c):

      7.11 %       (1.43 )%       13.51 %           (6.79 )%          
   
                                                       
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       
   

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $18,069       $18,982       $5,782           $2,234          
   

Average net assets (000)

      $25,561       $10,951       $3,498           $766          
   

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                     
   

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      0.75 %       0.75 %       0.80 %           0.80 %(e)          
   

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      1.07 %       1.53 %       2.41 %           6.65 %(e)          
   

Net investment income (loss)

      4.12 %       4.45 %       5.12 %           4.83 %(e)          
   

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

      20 %       23 %       33 %           17 %          

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind fund share transactions (if any).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

 

   

Class R6 Shares

 

     
   
     Year Ended October 31,       December 12,  2017(a)
through October 31,
2018
    
     2021   2020   2019         
   

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                     
   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

      $8.86       $9.51       $8.88           $10.00          
   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                     
   

Net investment income (loss)

      0.39       0.43       0.49           0.40             
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions       0.26       (0.57 )       0.69           (1.06 )          
   

Total from investment operations

      0.65       (0.14 )       1.18           (0.66 )          

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                     
   

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.45 )       (0.51 )       (0.55 )           (0.45 )          
   

Tax return of capital distributions

      -       -       -           (0.01 )          
   

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.45 )       (0.51 )       (0.55 )           (0.46 )          
   

Net asset value, end of period

      $9.06       $8.86       $9.51           $8.88          
   

Total Return(c):

      7.34 %       (1.44 )%       13.58 %           (6.72 )%          
                                                       
   

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                       
   

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $136,285       $97,771       $26,493           $23,333          
   

Average net assets (000)

      $107,966       $30,037       $25,144           $24,014          
   

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                     
   

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      0.65 %       0.66 %       0.74 %           0.74 %(e)          
   

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

      0.81 %       1.16 %       1.49 %           1.76 %(e)          
   

Net investment income (loss)

      4.24 %       4.69 %       5.27 %           4.82 %(e)          
   

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(g)

      20 %       23 %       33 %           17 %          

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind fund share transactions (if any).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.

Organization

Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Registered Investment Company” or “RIC”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The RIC is organized as a Maryland Corporation and currently consists of seven separate funds: PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund, PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Infrastructure Fund, PGIM Jennison Global Opportunities Fund, PGIM Jennison International Opportunities Fund and PGIM QMA International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is classified as a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.

The investment objective of the Fund is total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

2.

Accounting Policies

The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The RIC’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund 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. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

For the fiscal reporting year-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.

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

Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, 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.

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

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

 

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OTC and centrally cleared derivative instruments are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such derivative instruments are typically valued using the market approach and/or income approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third-party vendor source. The Fund utilizes the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also includes consideration of alternative valuation approaches, including the income approach. In the absence of reliable market quotations, the income approach is typically utilized for purposes of valuing derivatives such as interest rate swaps based on a discounted cash flow analysis whereby the value of the instrument is equal to the present value of its future cash inflows or outflows. Such analysis includes projecting future cash flows and determining the discount rate (including the present value factors that affect the discount rate) used to discount the future cash flows. In addition, the third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated derivative price is based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates and exchange rates. Certain derivatives may be classified as Level 3 when valued using the market approach by obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing unobservable inputs in the income approach. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.

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

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund 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 exchange rate as of the valuation date;

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund 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, holding period unrealized and realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and Net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions on the Statements of Operations. Notwithstanding the above, the Fund does isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates when determining the gain (loss) upon the sale or maturity of foreign currency denominated debt obligations; such amounts are included in net

Additionally, net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.

Forward and Cross 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 Fund enters into forward currency contracts, as defined in the prospectus, in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or on specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency and to gain exposure to certain currencies. The contracts are valued daily at current forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on forward and cross currency contracts. Gain (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 (loss), if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on forward and cross currency contract 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 Fund’s 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. 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.

 

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Options: The Fund purchased and/or wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates, value of equities or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund may also use options to gain additional market exposure. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund 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 Fund realizes a gain (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 Fund has realized a gain (loss). The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid at the closing of a purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain (loss). Gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions. Gain (loss) on written options is presented separately as net realized gain (loss) on options written transactions.

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities or financial instruments may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or financial instrument underlying the written option. The Fund, as purchaser of an OTC option, bears 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 Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded options and guarantees the options contracts against default.

When the Fund writes an option on a swap, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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

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

Swap Agreements: The Fund entered into certain types of swap agreements detailed in the disclosures below. 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 a counterparty (“OTC-traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered exchange. Swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements. Centrally cleared swaps pay or receive an amount known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in the valuation of the swap contract. For OTC-traded, upfront premiums paid and received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule 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 Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective. The Fund used interest rate swaps to maintain its ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.

Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a

 

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specified payment in the event of a default or as a result of a default (collectively a “credit event”) for the referenced entity (typically corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country) on its obligation; or in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising a credit index.

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, and as such, has entered into CDS contracts to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk for purchased CDS is the inability of the counterparty to honor the contract up to the notional value due to a credit event.

As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, the Fund generally receives an agreed upon payment from the buyer of protection throughout the term of the swap, provided no credit event occurs. As the seller, the Fund effectively increases its investment risk because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund may be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

Master Netting Arrangements: The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, is a party to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) 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 Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or re-pledged, is presented in the Schedule of Investments. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Schedule 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 Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund may occur upon a decline in the Fund’s 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 Fund’s counterparties to elect early termination could impact the Fund’s 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, 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

 

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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.

Short sales and OTC contracts, including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, forward rate agreements and written options involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Such risks may be mitigated by engaging in master netting arrangements.

Payment-In-Kind: The Fund invested in the open market or received pursuant to debt restructuring, securities that pay-in-kind (PIK) the interest due on such debt instruments. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified, is added to the existing principal balance of the debt when issued bonds have same terms as the bond or recorded as a separate bond when terms are different from the existing debt, and is recorded as interest income.

Securities Lending: The Fund lends 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 an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (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. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to declare dividends of its net investment income daily and pay such dividends monthly. Distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

Estimates: The preparation of 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.

 

3.

Agreements

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisers’ performance of such services.

 

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The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Fund through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIM Limited (each a “subadviser” and collectively the “subadvisers”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadvisers.

The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion; 0.63% from $1 billion to $3 billion of average daily net assets; 0.61% from $3 billion to $5 billion of average daily net assets; 0.60% from $5 billion to $10 billion of average daily net assets; and 0.59% of the average daily net exceeding $10 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.65% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 28, 2023, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 1.05% of average daily net assets for Class A shares, 1.80% of average daily net assets for Class C shares, 0.75% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares and 0.65% of average daily net assets for Class R6 shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.

Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.

Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.25% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and Class C shares, respectively. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z or Class R6 shares of the Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, PIMS has not received any front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the year ended October 31, 2021,

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

PIMS did not receive any contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A and Class C shareholders.

PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PGIM Investments and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s 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 Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a fund of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.

The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the year ended October 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.

 

5.

Portfolio Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the year ended October 31, 2021, were $53,115,474 and $25,425,368, respectively.

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the year ended October 31, 2021, is presented as follows:

 

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Value,

Beginning

of Year

 

Cost of

Purchases

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Change in

Unrealized

Gain

    (Loss)    

 

Realized

Gain

  (Loss)  

   

Value,

End of Year

   

Shares,

End

  of Year  

   

Income

 
Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds:

 

     
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa)

 

$  3,839,427     $ 52,977,321         $ 44,353,588                               $—              $         $ 12,463,160           12,463,160         $ 5,026  
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa)

 

1,047,645

      1,026,258           2,073,702                 (201                             121 (2)  

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

             

 

 

 

$  4,887,072

               $ 54,003,579                    $ 46,427,290         $—              $ (201                  $ 12,463,160                          $ 5,147  

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

(2)

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

(b)

Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment.

(wa)

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

 

6.

Distributions and Tax Information

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date.

For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $6,437,396 of ordinary income. For the year ended October 31, 2020, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $2,231,383 of ordinary income.

As of October 31, 2021, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis was $1,083,543 of ordinary income.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
   Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
$155,588,530    $3,938,835    $(6,792,162)   $(2,853,327)

The difference between GAAP and tax basis were primarily due to deferred losses on wash sales, amortization of bond premium, foreign currency forwards, defaulted securities and other book to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2021 of approximately $1,297,000 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.

 

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The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s 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 Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 are subject to such review.

 

7.

Capital and Ownership

The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class Z and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25%. Investors who purchase $500,000 or more of Class A shares and sell those shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% on sales although these purchases are not subject to a front-end sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class Z and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

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

The RIC is authorized to issue 10,225,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, 600,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

Class A

     100,000,000  

Class C

     100,000,000  

Class Z

     200,000,000  

Class R6

     200,000,000  

As of October 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

       Number of Shares      Percentage of
  Outstanding Shares  

Class A

         1,220     18.8%

Class C

          1,186   100.0%

Class R6

  7,030,566     46.7%

 

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

 

   
Affiliated    Unaffiliated

Number of

Shareholders

  

Percentage of

Outstanding Shares

  

Number of

Shareholders

  

Percentage of

Outstanding Shares

1

   41.9%    2    47.0%

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

   Shares        Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     3,166        $ 28,994  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     228          2,106  

Shares purchased

     (63        (581
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     3,331        $ 30,519  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     1,688        $ 15,061  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     98          875  

Shares purchased

     (12        (114
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,774        $ 15,822  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C

       

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     43        $ 395  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     43        $ 395  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     51        $ 451  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     51        $ 451  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class Z

       

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     4,468,483        $  41,307,258  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     115,282          1,064,840  

Shares purchased

     (1,031,335        (9,474,853
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     3,552,430          32,897,245  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     14,250          132,076  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,713,016        (34,383,477
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (146,336      $ (1,354,156
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     2,197,725        $ 19,583,643  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     63,662          566,499  

Shares purchased

     (729,035        (6,023,373
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,532,352        $  14,126,769  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Class R6

   Shares        Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

       

Shares sold

     4,369,851        $ 40,360,478  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     566,570          5,224,667  

Shares purchased

     (4,623,318        (42,810,265
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     313,103          2,774,880  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     3,717,030          34,383,477  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (14,263        (132,076
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     4,015,870        $  37,026,281  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Year ended October 31, 2020:

       

Shares sold

     8,059,230        $ 72,643,678  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     185,305          1,659,459  

Shares purchased

     (643        (6,087
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

      8,243,892        $ 74,297,050  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

8.

Borrowings

The RIC, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating 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 table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.

 

     
      Current SCA    Prior SCA
     
Term of Commitment    10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021
     
Total Commitment    $1,200,000,000    $1,200,000,000
     
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA    0.15%    0.15%
     
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings    1.20% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent    1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate or (3) zero percent

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

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

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9.

Risks of Investing in the Fund

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

Credit Risk: Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer of a fixed income instrument or the counterparty to a financial transaction with the Fund to meet interest and principal payments as they come due or to fulfill its obligations to the Fund. The value of the fixed income instruments held by the Fund will be adversely affected by any erosion in the ability of the relevant issuers to make interest and principal payments as they become due. The ratings given to a debt security by certain ratings agencies provide a generally useful guide as to such credit risk. The lower the rating of a debt security held by the Fund, the greater the degree of credit risk that is perceived to exist by the rating agency with respect to that security. Increasing the amount of Fund assets invested in lower-rated securities generally will increase the Fund’s income, but also will increase the credit risk to which the Fund is subject. The Fund generally enters into financial transactions with major dealers that are deemed acceptable to the subadviser from a credit perspective.

Currency Risk: The Fund’s assets may be invested in securities that are denominated in non-US currencies or directly in currencies. Such investments are subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to the US dollar or other currencies. The weakening of a country’s currency relative to the US dollar will negatively affect the dollar value of the Fund’s assets. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, levels of short term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, central bank policy, and political developments. The Fund may attempt to hedge such risks by selling or buying currencies in the forward market; selling or buying currency futures contracts, options or other securities thereon; borrowing funds denominated in particular currencies; or any combination thereof, depending on the availability of liquidity in the hedging instruments and their relative costs. There can be no assurance that such strategies will be implemented or, if implemented, will be effective. The Fund would incur additional costs from hedging.

Debt Obligations Risk: Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund’s holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected

 

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ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund.

The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.

Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-U.S. investors, or that prevent non-U.S. investors from withdrawing their money at will.

The Fund may invest in some emerging markets that subject it to risks such as those associated with illiquidity, custody of assets, different settlement and clearance procedures and asserting legal title under a developing legal and regulatory regime to a greater degree than in developed markets or even in other emerging markets.

Foreign Securities Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) may involve more risk than investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Foreign political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the United States.

 

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Foreign legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the U.S. legal system, particularly those of emerging markets. In general, less information is publicly available with respect to non-U.S. companies than U.S. companies. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Additionally, the changing value of foreign currencies and changes in exchange rates could also affect the value of the assets the Fund holds and the Fund’s performance. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of foreign securities to make payment of principal and interest or dividends to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.

Investments in emerging markets are subject to greater volatility and price declines.

In addition, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to the risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of non-U.S. currency, confiscatory taxation and adverse diplomatic developments. Special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

Geographic Concentration Risk: The Fund’s performance may be closely tied to the market, economic, political, regulatory or other conditions in the countries or regions in which the Fund invests. This can result in more pronounced risks based upon conditions that impact one or more countries or regions more or less than other countries or regions.

Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table in the Fund’s prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.

Interest Rate Risk: The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. For example, a fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund’s holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

Junk Bonds Risk: High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to have lower market liquidity than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and

 

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become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market’s psychology.

Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk: Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Management Risk: The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the outbreak of COVID-19 globally in 2020 or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased

 

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market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.

Market Risk: Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

 

10.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement and Regulatory Developments

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, which provides optional guidance for applying GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU 2020-04 is elective and is effective on March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of certain provisions of the ASU and any impact on the financial statement disclosures has not yet been determined.

On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential World Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021, including the related notes, and financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The financial statements of the Fund as of and for the year ended October 31, 2019 and the financial highlights for each of the periods ended on or prior to October 31, 2019 (not presented herein, other than the financial highlights) were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 19, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

December 16, 2021

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the PGIM Retail Funds complex since 2020.

 

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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
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Ellen S. Alberding

1958

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); formerly Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (2011-2015); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (2009-2018); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (2009-2016); Trustee, Loyola University (since 2018).

   None.    Since September 2013
       

Kevin J. Bannon

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; formerly Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.

   Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).    Since July 2008

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Linda W. Bynoe

1952

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 92

  

President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Limited LLC (formerly Telemat Ltd) (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer).

  

Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); formerly Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (January 2006-June 2020).

   Since March 2005
       

Barry H. Evans

1960

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly President (2005-2016), Global Chief Operating Officer (2014-2016), Chief Investment Officer - Global Head of Fixed Income (1998-2014), and various portfolio manager roles (1986-2006), Manulife Asset Management (asset management).

  

Formerly Director, Manulife Trust Company (2011-2018); formerly Director, Manulife Asset Management Limited (2015-2017); formerly Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manulife Asset Management U.S. (2005-2016); formerly Chairman of the Board, Declaration Investment Management and Research (2008-2016).

   Since September 2017
       

Keith F. Hartstein

1956

Board Member & Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Retired; Executive Committee of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Board of Governors (since October 2019); Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the IDC (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).

   None.    Since September 2013

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Laurie Simon Hodrick

1962

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 91

  

A. Barton Hepburn Professor Emerita of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (since 2018); Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University (since 2015); Sole Member, ReidCourt LLC (since 2008) (a consulting firm); formerly Visiting Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (2015-2021); formerly A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School (1996-2017); formerly Managing Director, Global Head of Alternative Investment Strategies, Deutsche Bank (2006-2008).

  

Independent Director, Roku (since December 2020) (communication services); formerly Independent Director, Synnex Corporation (2019-2021) (information technology); formerly Independent Director, Kabbage, Inc. (2018-2020) (financial services); formerly Independent Director, Corporate Capital Trust (2017-2018) (a business development company).

   Since September 2017
       

Brian K. Reid

1961

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Chief Economist for the Investment Company Institute (ICI) (2005-2017); formerly Senior Economist and Director of Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1998-2004); formerly Senior Economist, Industry and Financial Analysis at the ICI (1996-1998); formerly Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board (1989-1996); Director, ICI Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017).

   None.    Since March 2018

 

 

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Independent Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Grace C. Torres

1959

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of PGIM Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.

   Director (since January 2018) of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and OceanFirst Bank; formerly Director (July 2015-January 2018) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. and Sun National Bank.    Since November 2014

 

Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 94

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); formerly Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of PGIM Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011); Investment Company Institute - Board of Governors (since May 2012).

   None.    Since January 2012

 

 

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Interested Board Members
       

Name

Year of Birth

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

Other Directorships

Held During

Past Five Years

  

Length of

Board Service

       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 95

  

Executive Vice President (since May 2009) of PGIM Investments LLC; Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, PGIM Investments (since February 2006); formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).

   None.    Since March 2010

(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; Barry H. Evans, 2017; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Laurie Simon Hodrick, 2017; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member since 2012 and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009; Grace C. Torres, 2014.

 

Fund Officers(a)            
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

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

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

     

Dino Capasso

1974

Chief Compliance Officer

  

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

   Since July 2019
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  

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

   Since October 2006
     

Diana N. Huffman

1982

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2019
     

Melissa Gonzalez

1980

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2020
     

Patrick E. McGuinness

1986

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  

Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; formerly Director and Senior Counsel of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of numerous funds in the Allianz fund complex (2015-2020).

   Since December 2020
     

Kelly A. Coyne

1968

Assistant Secretary

  

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

   Since March 2015

 

 

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Fund Officers(a)          
     

Name

Year of Birth

Fund Position

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund Officer

     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

  

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

   Since January 2019
     

Lana Lomuti

1967

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since April 2014
     

Russ Shupak

1973

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  

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

   Since September 2019
     

Jonathan Corbett

1983

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

  

Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since August 2019) of Prudential; formerly Vice President and Head of Key Risk Areas Compliance (March 2016 to July 2019), Chief Privacy Officer (March 2016 to July 2019) and Head of Global Financial Crimes Unit (April 2014 to March 2016) at MetLife.

   Since October 2021

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

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

The Fund’s Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund (the “Fund”)1 consists of ten individuals, eight 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 Trustees”). 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 Trustees have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Trustee. The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and two Investment Committees. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Trustees.

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with PGIM, Inc. (“PGIM”) on behalf of its PGIM Fixed Income unit (“PGIM Fixed Income”) and PGIM Limited (“PGIML”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on June 7-10, 2021 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2022, 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 PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML. Also, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups, as is further discussed below.

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PGIM Investments and the subadvisers, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PGIM Investments 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 Trustees 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 PGIM Investments throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 7-10, 2021.

 

 

1

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

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

The Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PGIM Investments, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between each of PGIM Investments and PGIM, which, through its PGIM Fixed Income unit, and PGIML, which serve as the Fund’s subadvisers pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PGIM Investments, 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 Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

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

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Investments’ senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PGIM Fixed Income’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 PGIM Investments’, PGIM Fixed Income’s, and PGIML’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML.

 

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

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PGIM Investments

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

Economies of Scale

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

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

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

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, PGIML and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Investments included transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

(which is affiliated with PGIM Investments), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PGIM Investments’ association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PGIM Fixed Income and PGIML 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 their reputations. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PGIM Investments, PGIM Fixed Income, and PGIML 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 factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2020. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on December 12, 2017 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 period ended October 31, 2020. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PGIM Investments to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

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

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth net performance comparisons (which 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.

 

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Net Performance

   1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
       
     3rd Quartile    3rd Quartile    N/A    N/A
   

Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

    
 

Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile                                    

 

  ·   

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

 

  ·   

The Board considered PGIM Investments’ assertion that the Fund’s performance was largely temporary and attributable to 2020. In that regard, the Board noted that when it evaluated the Fund’s performance one year prior (as of December 31, 2019), the Fund had outperformed its benchmark index and had ranked in the first quartile of its peer group over the one-year period. The Board also considered the Fund’s improved performance, noting that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index and peer group for the one-year period ended March 31, 2021.

 

  ·   

The Board noted that the Fund does not yet have a five-year performance record and that, therefore, the subadviser should have more time to develop that record.

 

  ·   

The Board and PGIM Investments agreed to retain the existing contractual expense cap that (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 1.05% for Class A shares, 1.80% for Class C shares, 0.75% for Class Z shares and 0.65% for Class R6 shares through February 28, 2022.

 

  ·   

In addition, PGIM Investments will waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class, and has agreed that total annual fund operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual fund operating expenses for Class Z shares.

 

  ·   

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

 

  ·   

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

*  *  *

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.

 

PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund


     

    MAIL

  

    TELEPHONE

  

    WEBSITE

       655 Broad Street

  

       (800) 225-1852

  

       pgim.com/investments

     

    Newark, NJ 07102

         

 

PROXY VOTING

The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadvisers 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 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 · Barry H. Evans · Keith F. Hartstein · Laurie Simon Hodrick · Stuart S. Parker · Brian K. Reid · Grace C. Torres

 

OFFICERS

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

 

MANAGER    PGIM Investments LLC   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

SUBADVISERS    PGIM Fixed Income   

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

     PGIM Limited   

Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5HR

United Kingdom

DISTRIBUTOR   

Prudential Investment Management

Services LLC

  

655 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

CUSTODIAN    The Bank of New York Mellon   

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

TRANSFER AGENT    Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC   

PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   

300 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10017

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 the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments 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 pgim.com/investments/resource/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, PGIM Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov.

 

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


LOGO

 

 

PGIM EMERGING MARKETS DEBT HARD CURRENCY FUND

 

 SHARE CLASS

   A    C    Z    R6

 NASDAQ

   PDHAX    PDHCX    PDHVX    PDHQX

 CUSIP

   743969479    743969461    743969446    743969453

MF239E


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

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

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

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

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

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $244,900 and $244,900 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, 2021 and October 31, 2020, PwC did not bill the Registrant for audit-related services.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, fees of $11,860 were billed to the Registrant for services rendered by KPMG LLP (the Registrant’s prior principal accountant) in connection with the auditor transition.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020: none.

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

THE PGIM MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

on

Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent

Accountants


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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

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

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

Such presentation shall be accompanied by confirmation by both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed

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

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

Audit Services

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

 

   

Annual Fund financial statement audits

 

   

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

 

   

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

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

 

   

Accounting consultations

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

 

   

Attestation Reports

 

   

Other Internal Control Reports

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


Tax Services

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

 

   

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

 

   

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

   

Sales and use tax compliance

 

   

Timely RIC qualification reviews

 

   

Tax distribution analysis and planning

 

   

Tax authority examination services

 

   

Tax appeals support services

 

   

Accounting methods studies

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Tax consulting services and related projects

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

Other Non-Audit Services

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

Proscribed Services

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

 

   

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

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

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

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

 

   

Management functions or human resources

 

   

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

 

   

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

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

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


paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

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

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

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, 100% of the services referred to in Item 4(b) was approved by the audit committee.

(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 the Registrant’s principal accountant 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, 2021 and October 31, 2020 was $0 and $0, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

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

 

Item 5 –   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

 

Item 6 –   Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7 –   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 8 –   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 9 –   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

 

Item 10 –   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –   Controls and Procedures

 

  (a)

It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required


 

disclosure.

 

  (b)

There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

Item 13 – Exhibits

 


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/ Andrew R. French
   Andrew R. French
   Secretary
Date:    December 17, 2021

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 17, 2021
By:    /s/ Christian J. Kelly
   Christian J. Kelly
   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:    December 17, 2021