PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund 

A: PDEAX C: PDECX Z: PDEZX R6: PDEQX

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS  |  December 30, 2022

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), Annual Report and other information about the Fund online at www.pgim.com/investments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-225-1852 or by sending an e-mail to: prospectus@pgim.com. The Fund's Prospectus and SAI, both dated December 30, 2022, as supplemented and amended from time to time, and the Fund's Annual Report, dated October 31, 2022, are all incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this

Summary Prospectus.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

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

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may be required to pay commissions to a broker for transactions in Class Z shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of related investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $25,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the PGIM Funds family. More information about these discounts as well as other waivers or discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's and Class C’s Sales Charges on page 28 of the Fund's Prospectus, Appendix A: Waivers and Discounts Available From Certain Financial Intermediaries on page 48 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 62 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

	Class A	Class C	Class Z	Class R6
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	5.50%	None	None	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption)	1.00%*	1.00%**	None	None
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions	None	None	None	None
Redemption fee	None	None	None	None
Exchange fee	None	None	None	None
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)	$15	$15	None***	None

*Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are also subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans.

**Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase.

*** Direct Transfer Agent Accounts holding under $10,000 of Class Z shares are subject to the $15 fee.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

	Class A	Class C	Class Z	Class R6
Management fee(1)	0.95%	0.95%	0.95%	0.95%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees	0.30%	1.00%	None	None
Other expenses	0.29%	0.74%	0.25%	0.10%
Total annual Fund operating expenses	1.54%	2.69%	1.20%	1.05%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(1)	(0.24)%	(0.64)%	(0.15)%	(0.07)%
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(2,3)	1.30%	2.05%	1.05%	0.98%

(1) Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

 

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(2) PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit Total Annual Fund 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. 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, PGIM Investments 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 Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit may be recouped by PGIM Investments 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. This waiver may not be terminated prior to February 29, 2024 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

(3) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed until February 29, 2024 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees applicable to Class A shares to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to February 29, 2024 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

Example.  The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that fee waivers or reimbursements, if any, are only reflected in the 1-Year figures) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

If Shares Are Redeemed

 

Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$675	$987	$1,322	$2,264
Class C	$308	$775	$1,368	$2,695
Class Z	$107	$366	$645	$1,441
Class R6	$100	$327	$573	$1,276

If Shares Are Not Redeemed

 

Share Class	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Class A	$675	$987	$1,322	$2,264
Class C	$208	$775	$1,368	$2,695
Class Z	$107	$366	$645	$1,441
Class R6	$100	$327	$573	$1,276

Portfolio Turnover.  The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs  and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 134% of the average value of its portfolio.

INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE

Principal Investment Strategies.  The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity and equity-related securities of companies located in or otherwise economically tied to emerging markets countries. The Fund defines emerging markets countries as countries that are classified by MSCI as either emerging or frontier markets. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization size. The Fund may invest a large portion of its assets in a single country or region. The Fund may also invest in A-Shares using the Hong Kong – Shanghai Stock Connect (“Stock Connect”) program and other similar programs.

Principal Risks.  All investments have risks to some degree. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day-to-day and over time.

You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments.

An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; and is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Fund.

The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

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, or otherwise reduce inflation may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. 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 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 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.

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. Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund's benchmark and other 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. Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).

The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted, which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.

COVID-19 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. They have also had and may continue to 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. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of public health epidemics could adversely affect the economies 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.

Performance. The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for Class Z shares for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The following table shows the Fund's average annual returns and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.

Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Without the management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the annual total returns would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information, including current net asset value, is available online at www.pgim.com/investments.

 

 

   

Best Quarter:		Worst Quarter:
40.65%	2nd Quarter 2020	-18.18%	3rd Quarter 2015

 

 

1 The total return for Class Z shares from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 was -40.28%

Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-21)

 

Return Before Taxes	One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class A shares	-6.55%	19.11%	N/A	10.14%	9/16/14
Class C shares	-2.82%	19.56%	N/A	10.18%	9/16/14
Class R6 shares	-0.82%	20.77%	N/A	11.29%	9/16/14
Class Z Shares % (as of 12-31-21)
Return Before Taxes	-0.86%	20.78%	N/A	11.28%	9/16/14
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-0.86%	20.78%	N/A	11.28%	9/16/14
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-0.51%	17.05%	N/A	9.19%	9/16/14
Index % (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (as of 12-31-21)
MSCI Emerging Markets Index	-2.54%	9.87%	N/A	5.23%*

*Since Inception return for the Index is measured from the closest month-end to the Fund’s inception date.

° After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class Z shares. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. 

Investment Manager	Subadviser	Portfolio Managers	Title	Service Date
PGIM Investments LLC	Jennison Associates LLC	Mark B. Baribeau, CFA	Managing Director	September 2014
		Albert Kwok, CFA	Managing Director	September 2014
		Sara Moreno	Managing Director	September 2014

BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES 

	Class A*	Class C*	Class Z*	Class R6
Minimum initial investment	$1,000	$1,000	None	None
Minimum subsequent investment	$100	$100	None	None

* Certain share classes are generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans.  Please see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—Closure of Certain Share Classes to New Group Retirement Plans” in the Prospectus for more information.

For Class A and Class C shares, the minimum initial and subsequent investment for Automatic Investment Plan purchases is $50. Class R6 shares are generally not available for purchase by individuals. Class Z shares may be purchased by certain individuals, subject to certain requirements. Please see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—How to Buy Shares—Qualifying for Class Z Shares,” and “—Qualifying for Class R6 Shares” in the Prospectus for purchase eligibility requirements.

Your financial intermediary may impose different investment minimums. You can purchase or redeem shares on any business day that the Fund is open through the Fund's transfer agent or through servicing agents, including brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries appointed by the distributor to receive purchase and redemption orders. Current shareholders may also purchase or redeem shares through the Fund's website or by calling (800) 225-1852.

TAX INFORMATION

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes. The Fund's dividends and distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.

PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement recordkeeper or other financial services firm, the Fund or its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or for services to shareholders. This may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or representative or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Notes

   

By Mail:	Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, PO Box 9658, Providence, RI 02940
By Telephone:	800-225-1852 or 973-367-3529 (outside the US)
On the Internet:	www.pgim.com/investments

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