N-Q 1 dnq.htm THE PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE CONTRACT ACCOUNT - 2 The Prudential Variable Contract Account - 2

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

  811-01612

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

  The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2

Address of principal executive offices:

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

Name and address of agent for service:

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

  973-367-7521

Date of fiscal year end:

  12/31/2008

Date of reporting period:

  3/31/2008


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


VCA 2

Schedule Of Investments As of March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

      Shares    Value

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - 97.7%

     

COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%

     

Biotechnology - 3.9%

     

Amgen Inc. (a)

     131,200    $ 5,481,536

Genentech Inc. (a)

     114,700      9,311,346
         
        14,792,882
         
Capital Markets - 1.9%      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     107,070      4,468,031

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     69,400      2,827,356
         
        7,295,387
         
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.6%      

Waste Management, Inc.

     296,700      9,957,252
         
Communications Equipment - 1.4%      

QualComm, Inc.

     127,300      5,219,300
         
Computers & Peripherals - 2.3%      

Apple, Inc. (a)

     29,300      4,204,550

Lexmark International Inc. Cl.A (a)

     152,000      4,669,440
         
        8,873,990
         
Consumer Finance - 1.8%      

SLM Corp.

     443,000      6,800,050
         
Diversified Consumer Services - 4.0%      

Career Education Corp. (a)

     334,600      4,256,112

H & R Block, Inc.

     520,800      10,811,808
         
        15,067,920
         
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4%      

Halliburton Co.

     136,700      5,376,411
         
Electric Utilities - 2.4%      

Entergy Corp.

     47,000      5,126,760

Progress Energy Inc.

     96,400      4,019,880
         
        9,146,640
         
Food & Staples Retailing - 5.7%      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     136,600      5,533,666

Kroger Co. (The)

     379,900      9,649,460

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     126,000      6,637,680
         
        21,820,806
         
Food Products - 4.8%      

Cadbury Schweppes PLC. ADR (United Kingdom)

     219,900      9,723,978

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     356,300      8,533,385
         
        18,257,363
         
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.1%      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     102,600      5,387,526

Omnicare, Inc.

     321,700      5,842,072

Wellpoint Inc. (a)

     94,900      4,187,937
         
        15,417,535
         
Household Products - 1.3%      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     78,000      5,034,900
         
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.6%      

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

     155,900      6,078,541
         
Insurance - 3.6%      

American International Group, Inc.

     173,200      7,490,900

Loews Corp.

     158,000      6,354,760
         
        13,845,660
         
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.6%      

IAC/InterActiveCorp. (a)

     299,200      6,211,392
         
Internet Software & Services - 1.4%      

Google, Inc. Cl. A (a)

     12,400      5,461,828
         
Media - 6.1%      

Liberty Global, Inc. Ser. C (a)

     248,305      8,064,946

Comcast Corp.

     554,800      10,729,832

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (a)

     387,800      4,506,236
         
        23,301,014
         
Metals & Mining - 3.0%      

Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold, Inc.

     52,700      5,070,794

Lihir Gold Limited ADR (Papua New Guinea)

     203,900      6,488,098
         
        11,558,892
         
Multi-Utilities - 2.0%      

Sempra Energy

     145,000      7,725,600
         
Office Electronics - 1.6%      

Xerox Corp.

     413,000      6,182,610
         
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 17.7%      

Devon Energy Corp.

     62,000      6,468,460

Marathon Oil Corp.

     144,500      6,589,200

Murphy Oil Corp.

     76,000      6,242,640

Nexen, Inc.

     221,500      6,558,615

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     124,400      9,102,348

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR (Brazil)

     50,300      5,136,133

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     64,000      6,166,400

Talisman Energy, Inc.

     276,200      4,888,740

Valero Energy Corp.

     109,500      5,377,545

Williams Cos Inc.

     137,900      4,547,942

XTO Energy, Inc.

     102,300      6,328,278
         
        67,406,301
         
Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%      

Domtar Corp. (a)

     775,500      5,296,665
         
Pharmaceuticals - 5.6%      

Abbott Laboratories

     89,300      4,924,895

Mylan Inc.

     343,400      3,983,440

Schering-Plough Corp.

     386,200      5,565,142

Wyeth

     161,500      6,744,240
         
        21,217,717
         
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.9%      

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

     464,600      5,054,848

Spansion Inc. (a)

     841,300      2,313,575
         
        7,368,423
         
Software - 4.5%      

Adobe Systems Incorporated (a)

     131,700      4,687,203

CA Inc.

     224,800      5,058,000

Symantec Corp. (a)

     437,500      7,271,250
         
        17,016,453
         
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.3%      

Federal National Mortgage Association

     113,600      2,989,952

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     339,660      5,879,515
         
        8,869,467
         
Tobacco - 1.3%      

Altria Group, Inc.

     65,200      1,447,440

Phillip Morris International, Inc. (a)

     65,200      3,297,816
         
        4,745,256
         
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.2%      

NII Holdings, Inc. (a)

     200,400      6,368,712

Sprint Nextel Corp.

     721,088      4,824,079

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. (a)

     518,000      1,051,540
         
        12,244,331
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost:364,976,451)

        367,590,586
         
     Principal
Amount
(000)
    
CORPORATE BOND - 1.3%      
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.3%      

Trident Resources, Unsec’d Note, PIK (Canada),

   $ 5,205      4,897,286
         

Private Placement, 12.39625% due 8/12/12 (b)(c)
(Cost: $5,205,484; purchased 8/20/07)

     
     Shares     
WARRANT      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Trident Resources Corp.(Canada),

     505,989      50
         

Private Placement, expiring 1/01/15 (a)(b)(c)
(Cost: $0; purchased 8/20/07)

     

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $370,181,935)

        372,487,922
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.2%      
AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND      

Dryden Core Investment Fund-

     

Taxable Money Market Series (e)
(Cost: $8,363,702)

     8,363,702      8,363,702
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) - 100%
(Cost: $378,545,637)

        380,851,624

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.1%

        469,517
         

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 381,321,141
         

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Indicates an illiquid security.
(c) Indicates a security restricted to resale. The aggregate cost of such securities is $5,205,484. The aggregate value of $4,897,336 is approximately 1.3% of net assets.
(d) As of March 31, 2008, two securities valued at $4,897,336 and representing 1.3% of the total market value of the portfolio were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Committee Members.
(e) The Prudential Investments LLC, the Manager of the Account, also serves as Manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series.

ADR American Depository Receipt

PIK Payment in Kind


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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation inputs

   Investments
in Securities
   Other Financial
Instruments*

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

   $ 375,954,288    —  

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

     —      —  

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

     4,897,336    —  
           

Total

   $ 380,851,624    —  
           

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

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

 

     Investments
in Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 5,397,817  

Realized gain (loss)

     —    

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (500,481 )

Net purchases (sales)

     —    

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —    
        

Balance as of 3/31/08

   $ 4,897,336  
        


VARIABLE CONTRACT ANNUITY 2

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Securities Valuation: Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq official closing price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. Securities that are actively traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”), in consultation with the subadviser; to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the funds’ normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Accounts’ Committee members approved fair valuation procedures. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values. When determining the fair valuation 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 issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates.

Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.

Short-term debt securities, which mature in sixty days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term debt securities which mature in more than sixty days are valued at current market quotations.

The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Series”), a portfolio of Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Series is a money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

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


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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

 

Item 3. Exhibits

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


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant) The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary of the Fund

Date May 21, 2008

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

/s/ Judy A. Rice

  Judy A. Rice
  President and Principal Executive Officer

Date May 21, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

/s/ Grace C. Torres

  Grace C. Torres
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date May 21, 2008

 

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