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:    811-04661
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    655 Broad Street, 6th Floor
     Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Andrew R. French
     655 Broad Street, 6th Floor
     Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    10/31/2022
Date of reporting period:    10/31/2022


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

 


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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

 

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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. © 2022 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 Global Total Return Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2022.

 

The attention of the global economy and financial markets pivoted during the period from the COVID-19 pandemic to the challenge of rapidly rising inflation. While job growth remained strong, prices for a wide range of goods and services rose in response to economic re-openings, supply-chain disruptions, governmental stimulus, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With inflation surging to a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve and other central banks aggressively hiked interest rates,

prompting recession concerns.

After rising to record levels at the end of 2021, stocks have fallen sharply in 2022 as investors worried about higher prices, slowing economic growth, geopolitical uncertainty, and new COVID-19 outbreaks. Equities rallied for a time during the summer but began falling again in late August on fears that the Fed would keep raising rates to tame inflation. For the entire 12-month period, equities suffered a broad-based global decline, although large-cap US stocks outperformed their small-cap counterparts. International developed and emerging markets trailed the US market during this time.

Rising rates and economic uncertainty drove fixed income prices broadly lower as well. US and global investment-grade bonds, along with US high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, all posted negative returns during the period.

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 provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO
Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Global Total Return Fund
December 15, 2022

 

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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 10/31/22
     One Year (%)    Five Years (%)    Ten Years (%)    Since Inception (%)  

Class A

           

(with sales charges)

   -29.59    -4.01    -0.82   

(without sales charges)

   -27.22    -3.37    -0.49   

Class C

           

(with sales charges)

   -28.52    -4.08    -1.23   

(without sales charges)

   -27.82    -4.08    -1.23   

Class Z

           

(without sales charges)

   -27.16    -3.15    -0.25   

Class R2

           

(without sales charges)

   -27.57    N/A    N/A    -4.01 (12/27/2017)

Class R4

           

(without sales charges)

   -27.24    N/A    N/A    -3.73 (12/27/2017)

Class R6

           

(without sales charges)

   -27.06    -3.07    -0.11   

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index

           
     -20.79    -2.38    -0.98   

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/22 Since Inception (%)
     Class R2, Class R4  
     (12/27/2017)  

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index

 

   -2.75

 

Since Inception returns are provided for any share class that has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the closest month-end to the class’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 Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index by portraying the initial account values at the beginning of the 10-year period for Class Z shares (October 31, 2012) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2022), 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 R2   Class R4   Class R6
Maximum initial sales charge   3.25% 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 $500,000 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)   0.25%   1.00%   None   0.25%   None   None
             

Shareholder service fees

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

None

 

 

0.10%*

 

 

0.10%*

 

 

None

 

*Shareholder service fee reflects maximum allowable fees under a shareholder services plan.

Benchmark Definition

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index—The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index of global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, and Canadian government, agency, and corporate securities.

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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  Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/22 (%)       

AAA

     10.3  

AA

     6.9  

A

     20.7  

BBB

     35.0  

BB

     14.1  

B

     7.6  

CCC

     1.8  

CC

     0.3  

C

     0.1  

Not Rated

     -0.8  

Cash/Cash Equivalents

     4.0  
   

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.

 

  Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/22
     Total Distributions    SEC 30-Day    SEC 30-Day
     Paid for    Subsidized    Unsubsidized
     One Year ($)    Yield* (%)    Yield** (%)

Class A

   0.22    5.92    5.92

Class C

   0.19    5.37    5.36

Class Z

   0.23    6.39    6.57

Class R2

   0.21    5.94    5.97

Class R4

   0.22    6.19    6.13

Class R6

   0.24    6.48    6.48

*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.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview*

(unaudited)

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Global Total Return Fund’s Class Z shares returned -27.16% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2022, underperforming the -20.79% return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

 

 

From a starting point of low yields, tight spreads, and high equity multiples, the shift in fundamentals—most notably, high inflation—drove a wholesale repricing of markets during the reporting period. Concerns about central bank tightening, hard economic landings, and the war in Ukraine led global credit spreads notably wider, while rate volatility increased as markets first began pricing in more aggressive Federal Open Market Committee policy tightening and then later began to price in a hard economic landing.

 

 

Against the backdrop of historic lows in unemployment and generational highs in inflation, central banks signaled an increased willingness to accept more economic and market pain than they had been over the prior decade of low inflation. A succession of federal funds rate hikes—including outsized 75 basis-point (bp) hikes in June, July, and September—confirmed to markets that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) is fully focused on tackling inflation. (One basis point equals 0.01%.)

 

 

At the August Jackson Hole symposium, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech was successful in lifting rate-hike expectations for 2022 and removing market pricing for rate cuts in 2023. While long-run inflation expectations remain relatively subdued at this point, Powell expressed the need to exercise vigilance about the trajectory of market expectations to avoid a self-fulfilling inflation spiral. Underpinning this escalation in rhetoric was the reality that Fed officials do not know how high they will ultimately take the fed funds rate in order to tame inflation.

 

 

As a result, enormous volatility continued to be priced into US Treasuries, with sharply higher front-end rates and lower long-dated yields forming a substantially flatter US Treasury yield curve before the curve finally inverted during the last three months of the period. The 10-year/2-year Treasury spread declined from 1.10% on October 31, 2021 to –0.44% by the end of the period.

 

 

Beginning the period at 1.55%, US 10-year Treasury yields ended the period at 4.05%. Meanwhile, the yield on the 2-year Treasury note ended the period at 4.49%, a rise of 404 bps since the beginning of the period.

 

 

In Europe, German 10-year bond yields rose to end the period at 2.43% as the European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates amid mounting inflationary pressures driven by demand and supply-chain bottlenecks. Similarly, UK 10-year bond yields rose over the period to end it at 3.51% as the Bank of England raised rates in order to bring inflation under control.

 

 

US investment-grade corporate spreads widened significantly as corporates were challenged by elevated inflationary pressures, a slower growth outlook, and higher event and geopolitical risk. US high yield bonds posted significant declines through

 

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much of 2022 as rate-hike concerns, high and persistent inflation, and recession fears overshadowed the strength of earnings and credit fundamentals. Securitized credit spreads widened, with collateralized loan obligation (CLO) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spreads trading well above their recent tights by the end of the period. The emerging markets sector posted negative total returns, and spreads widened as markets were pressured by tightening financial conditions and slowing growth in China and Europe. Meanwhile, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) underperformed Treasuries on concerns that the Fed may begin selling MBS if officials need to step up their inflation fight.

What worked?

 

 

The Fund’s yield curve positioning, in both developed market and emerging market rates, contributed to performance during the reporting period.

 

 

While overall security selection detracted from performance, selection in developed markets agency securities, emerging market Treasuries, and emerging markets derivatives linked to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) contributed to performance over the period.

 

 

While overall sector allocation detracted, an overweight relative to the Index to emerging high yield corporate bonds, along with underweights to developed market agency MBS and emerging market investment-grade corporate bonds, contributed.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in the upstream energy, electric utilities, and other financials sectors contributed.

 

 

In individual security selection, the Fund benefited from overweights relative to the Index to Chesapeake Energy Corp. (upstream energy), JP Morgan Chase & Co. (banking), and the Republic of Panama.

What didn’t work?

 

 

During the period, the Fund’s long duration bias detracted from returns. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.)

 

 

Within security selection, selection in emerging market sovereign debt, emerging market agency securities, developed market Treasuries, and developed market high yield bonds detracted the most.

 

 

Within sector allocation, overweights relative to the Index to emerging market sovereign debt, developed market CMBS, developed market sovereign debt, and developed market high yield bonds detracted from performance.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in foreign non-corporate bonds as well as the cable & satellite and healthcare & pharmaceuticals sectors detracted from performance.

 

 

In individual security selection, overweights relative to the Index to the Republic of Ukraine, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (healthcare & pharmaceuticals), and the Russian Federation detracted from performance.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (continued)

    

 

Did the Fund use derivatives?

The Fund uses derivatives when they facilitate implementation of the overall investment approach. During the reporting period, the Fund held positions in Russia combined with the use of derivatives designed to offset the decline in value of certain Russian securities. The Fund also used interest rate futures, options, and swaps during the period to help manage duration positioning and yield curve exposure, which detracted from performance. Credit default swaps and credit default swap index (CDX) positions were used to either add risk exposure to certain issuers or to hedge credit risk imposed by certain issuers. Overall, credit derivative exposure contributed during the period. In addition, the Fund traded foreign-exchange derivatives, which had a positive impact on performance over the period.

Current outlook

 

 

PGIM Fixed Income maintains that it will likely take another quarter to see a material downtrend in the key categories of services inflation. Such relief would come from a combination of a slowdown in labor demand, in line with other slowing measures of aggregate demand, and incremental gains in labor supply as workers with lower balances of savings are drawn back into the workforce.

 

 

Based on its review of inflation and other macroeconomic data, PGIM Fixed Income believes the Fed is unlikely to soon stop raising rates and, as a result, recently raised its terminal rate projection to 4.75% by January—assuming 50-bp and 25-bp rate hikes in December and January, respectively. This would likely be followed by precautionary rate cuts by the end of the second quarter of 2023, as the downturn takes hold amid a negative fiscal impulse, mounting external shocks, and tighter financial conditions.

 

 

In Europe, PGIM Fixed Income expects rates to rise by 50 bps when the ECB meets in December, taking the deposit facility rate to 2% before pausing through the winter period and, ultimately, peaking at less than 3%. However, if inflation continues surprising to the upside, particularly if nominal wages or inflation expectations start to inch above levels consistent with the 2% inflation target, then such a dovish shift could prove premature. In that case, PGIM Fixed Income would expect sequential rate hikes to continue, with rates peaking above 3%.

 

 

Beyond the progression of events over the next few quarters or years, PGIM Fixed Income expects economic conditions to eventually return to a configuration more like pre-COVID-19 conditions, as an aging demographic and high debt burdens are likely to drive a return to moderate growth and inflation, which may lead to a lower interest rate environment.

 

 

PGIM Fixed Income maintains its positive view of spread sectors over the medium to long term and holds allocations to structured products (CLOs, CMBS), investment-grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, and emerging markets. Relative to the Index, the Fund is underweight MBS in favor of more attractive opportunities across spread sectors.

 

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In terms of calling the peak in long-term rates, given the economic strength and level of inflation, PGIM Fixed income believes it’s too early to preclude the possibility of higher highs. Yet, from a long-term perspective, exposure to developed market duration is becoming more compelling after the broad repricing and with the looming moderation in global growth. While acknowledging the immediate trajectory of inflation is going to dictate market volatility and the path of the US Treasury 10-year yield, PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is that implied volatility will ultimately decline, and the 10-year yield will stay below the terminal rate of this interest rate hiking cycle when it is eventually reached. In the meantime, the best course will be to focus on the micro-alpha opportunities within and across sectors, in PGIM Fixed Income’s view.

*This strategy and performance overview, which discusses what strategies or holdings (including derivatives, if applicable) affected the Fund’s performance, is compiled based on how the Fund performed relative to the Fund’s benchmark index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to US generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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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, 2022. 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 Global Total Return Fund   

Beginning
Account Value

May 1, 2022

  

Ending

Account Value
October 31, 2022

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio Based on

the

Six-Month Period

  

Expenses Paid

During the

Six-Month Period*

     

    Class A

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   876.60    0.89%    $4.21
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,020.72    0.89%    $4.53
     

    Class C

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   873.00    1.64%    $7.74
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,016.94    1.64%    $8.34
     

    Class Z

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   876.60    0.64%    $3.03
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,021.98    0.64%    $3.26
     

    Class R2

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   873.80    1.09%    $5.15
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,019.71    1.09%    $5.55
     

    Class R4

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   875.20    0.84%    $3.97
     
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,020.97    0.84%    $4.28
     

    Class R6

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   876.20    0.54%    $2.55
     
     Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.48    0.54%    $2.75

*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, 2022, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 (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, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date      

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    99.3%

              

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES    10.7%

              

Canada    0.1%

                                        

Fairstone Financial Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class A, 144A

   2.509%      10/20/39        CAD        1,500      $            1,030,759  

Ford Auto Securitization Trust,

              

Series 2020-AA, Class B, 144A

   1.872      06/15/26        CAD        400        274,379  

Series 2020-AA, Class C, 144A

   2.763      04/15/28        CAD        500        345,576  
              

 

 

 
                 1,650,714  

Cayman Islands    3.2%

                                        

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-08A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.070% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.070%)

   5.264(c)      07/18/30           5,425        5,306,318  

Carlyle CLO Ltd.,

              

Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.445(c)      04/30/31           15,000        14,625,000  

Carlyle US CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.263(c)      04/20/31           12,500        12,200,516  

Elevation CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2017-06A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%)

   5.359(c)      07/15/29           415        408,345  

MidOcean Credit CLO,

              

Series 2016-05A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.347(c)      07/19/28           1,560        1,539,254  

Series 2018-08A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.634(c)      02/20/31           2,000        1,870,620  

Series 2018-09A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%)

   5.393(c)      07/20/31           2,000        1,933,000  

Mountain View CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-09A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.780% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.859(c)      07/15/31           5,750        5,347,594  

Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

   5.329(c)      10/15/34           15,000        14,449,765  

OZLM Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-06A, Class A2AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.829(c)      04/17/31           2,000        1,876,502  

Series 2018-20A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   5.293(c)      04/20/31           5,000        4,861,576  

Race Point CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-08A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.040%)

   4.024(c)      02/20/30           8,212        8,065,781  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     15


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date      

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Cayman Islands (cont’d.)

                                    

Shackleton CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-05RA, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   3.963%(c)    05/07/31         5,000      $            4,853,794  

Series 2014-05RA, Class B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.563(c)    05/07/31         6,500        6,044,992  

Series 2017-10A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.793(c)    04/20/29         10,000        9,498,197  

Voya CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

   5.292(c)    04/25/31         4,500        4,379,783  

Zais CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-03A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.190% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.269(c)    07/15/31         8,500        7,939,276  

Series 2017-02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.369(c)    04/15/30         666        653,631  
              

 

 

 
                 105,853,944  

Ireland    5.2%

                                    

Anchorage Capital Europe CLO DAC,

              

Series 04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.870% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.870%)

   2.413(c)    04/25/34      EUR        4,000        3,758,401  

Ares European CLO DAC,

              

Series 2013-06A, Class B1RR, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

   2.628(c)    04/15/30      EUR        8,000        7,365,895  

Armada Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class A3, 144A

   1.500    11/15/31      EUR        1,500        1,416,431  

BNPP AM Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.600%)

   1.978(c)    04/15/31      EUR        10,000        9,530,729  

Bosphorus CLO DAC,

              

Series 06A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.850%)

   1.318(c)    05/25/34      EUR        20,000        18,774,629  

Capital Four CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   2.428(c)    01/15/34      EUR        23,000        21,841,342  

Carlyle Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 2017-02A, Class AA2R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.300%)

   1.621(c)    08/15/30      EUR        9,500        8,651,712  

Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

   1.750(c)    03/15/32      EUR        20,000        19,020,111  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Ireland (cont’d.)

                                    

CIFC European Funding CLO DAC,

              

Series 03A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   2.428%(c)    01/15/34      EUR        15,000      $          14,225,982  

Series 03A, Class B2, 144A

   2.000    01/15/34      EUR        11,500        9,179,795  

Hayfin Emerald CLO DAC,

              

Series 05A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%)

   1.439(c)    11/17/32      EUR        18,500        17,788,349  

Henley CLO DAC,

              

Series 04A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.900%)

   1.045(c)    04/25/34      EUR        5,000        4,703,904  

Invesco Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 01A, Class A2R, 144A

   0.800    07/15/31      EUR        30,000        27,786,446  

OAK Hill European Credit Partners DAC,

              

Series 2017-06A, Class A2, 144A

   1.150    01/20/32      EUR        2,944        2,758,769  

Providus CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class B1R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)

   3.028(c)    07/15/31      EUR        7,500        6,942,157  

Rathlin Residential DAC,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class A, 144A, 1 Month EURIBOR + 2.000%

   2.698(c)    09/27/75      EUR        1,207        1,137,060  
              

 

 

 
                 174,881,712  

Spain    0.1%

                                    

LSF11 Boson Investments Sarl (Compartment 2),

              

Series 2021-NPLA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

   2.468(c)    11/25/60      EUR        1,304        1,215,379  

TFS,

              

Series 2018-03, Class A1^

   0.000(s)    04/16/40      EUR        —(r)        4,116  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 1 Month EURIBOR + 3.000%^

   3.845(c)    04/16/23      EUR        3,563        3,348,075  
              

 

 

 
                 4,567,570  

United Kingdom    0.2%

                                    

Newday Funding Master Issuer PLC,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class A1, 144A, SONIA + 0.970% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   3.157(c)    03/15/29      GBP        3,700        4,189,085  

Series 2021-01A, Class A2, 144A, SOFR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.144(c)    03/15/29         3,500        3,449,040  
              

 

 

 
                 7,638,125  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date      

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

                           

United States    1.9%

                                    

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,

              

Series 2002-02, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.655% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.655%)

     5.092%(c)    08/25/32         209      $               203,365  

Series 2002-03, Class M3, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

     6.436(c)    08/25/32         121        116,359  

Chase Funding Trust,

              

Series 2003-04, Class 2A2, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.600%)

     4.186(c)    05/25/33         496        475,176  

Commonbond Student Loan Trust,

              

Series 2020-AGS, Class A, 144A

     1.980    08/25/50         2,112        1,832,028  

EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2004-01, Class 1A1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.480% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.480%)

     4.066(c)    01/25/34         435        408,833  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2022-01A, Class E, 144A

     5.020    10/15/29         5,600        4,644,500  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

              

Series 2020-02, Class C, 144A

     1.740    04/15/33         1,300        1,138,103  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA,

              

Series 2020-01, Class R, 144A

   33.784    01/25/28         1,194        1,419,984  

Series 2020-02, Class E, 144A

     3.072    02/25/28         995        972,166  

Series 2020-02, Class R, 144A

   31.355    02/25/28         563        666,184  

Series 2021-01, Class E, 144A

     2.365    09/25/28         246        236,383  

Series 2021-01, Class F, 144A

     4.280    09/25/28         600        557,275  

Series 2021-01, Class R, 144A

   28.348    09/25/28         1,914        2,007,708  

Series 2021-02, Class F, 144A

     4.393    12/26/28         600        550,828  

Series 2021-03, Class F, 144A

     3.694    02/26/29         600        539,427  

Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust,

              

Series 2018-A, Class A, 144A

     0.000    02/25/43         3,430        833,114  

Series 2018-C, Class A, 144A

     0.000(cc)    08/25/43         852        783,345  

Series 2019-A, Class R, 144A

     0.000    10/25/48         2,149        506,135  

Lending Funding Trust,

              

Series 2020-02A, Class A, 144A

     2.320    04/21/31         1,100        946,937  

Lendmark Funding Trust,

              

Series 2019-02A, Class A, 144A

     2.780    04/20/28         2,237        2,164,002  

Series 2021-01A, Class D, 144A

     5.050    11/20/31         1,900        1,393,511  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2004-03, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.855% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.855%)

     4.441(c)    07/25/34         107        100,192  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2020-AA, Class A, 144A

     2.190    08/21/34         1,800        1,707,742  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
 

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

             

United States (cont’d.)

                                   

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust,

             

Series 2004-WMC02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.900%)

   4.486%(c)   04/25/34                      938      $               897,359  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,

             

Series 2004-HE02, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%)

   4.786(c)   08/25/35         21        20,171  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust,

             

Series 2003-NC08, Class M1, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.050%)

   4.636(c)   09/25/33         73        71,243  

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Inc. Trust,

             

Series 2002-AM03, Class A3, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.980% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.980%)

   4.566(c)   02/25/33         106        103,201  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust,

             

Series 2020-GA, Class B, 144A

   2.500   09/16/69         2,000        1,462,425  

Series 2021-A, Class B, 144A

   2.240   05/15/69         1,850        1,253,858  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

             

Series 2019-01A, Class B, 144A

   3.950   11/14/28         1,300        1,207,582  

Oportun Funding XIII LLC,

             

Series 2019-A, Class B, 144A

   3.870   08/08/25         3,563        3,446,688  

Series 2019-A, Class D, 144A

   6.220   08/08/25         2,913        2,693,708  

Oportun Funding XIV LLC,

             

Series 2021-A, Class C, 144A

   3.440   03/08/28         1,200        1,080,789  

Series 2021-A, Class D, 144A

   5.400   03/08/28         500        430,396  

PNMAC FMSR Issuer Trust,

             

Series 2018-FT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.936(c)   04/25/23         4,290        4,080,473  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes,

             

Series 2022-A, Class C, 144A

   7.375   05/15/32         2,104        2,033,634  

Santander Bank, NA,

             

Series 2021-01A, Class D, 144A

   5.004   12/15/31         1,300        1,185,926  

Santander Consumer Auto Receivables Trust,

             

Series 2021-AA, Class D, 144A

   1.570   01/15/27         850        768,119  

Series 2021-AA, Class R, 144A

   0.000   08/15/28         6        474,600  

Silver Creek CLO Ltd.,

             

Series 2014-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.483(c)   07/20/30         395        389,032  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC,

             

Series 2019-C, Class BFX, 144A

   3.050   11/16/48         2,100        1,595,970  

SoFi RR Funding II Trust,

             

Series 2019-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

   4.334(c)   11/29/24         849        848,541  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
    

Maturity

Date      

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

SoFi RR Funding III Trust,

              

Series 2020-01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%)

     4.334%(c)        11/29/24           2,232      $            2,231,666  

TH MSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2019-FT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.800%)

     6.386(c)        06/25/24           9,330        8,667,360  

Wellfleet CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2017-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%)

     5.229(c)        01/17/31           2,500        2,443,471  
              

 

 

 
                 61,589,509  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

    (cost $419,303,767)

                    356,181,574  
              

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    7.3%

              

Canada    0.0%

                                            

Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class A1, 144A

     2.381(cc)        02/12/55        CAD        2,054        1,372,319  
              

 

 

 

United Kingdom    0.7%

                                            

Taurus DAC,

              

Series 2021-UK1A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.600%)

     4.559(c)        05/17/31        GBP        546        551,601  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

     3.459(c)        08/17/31        GBP        5,062        5,439,287  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class C, 144A, SONIA + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

     3.709(c)        08/17/31        GBP        8,308        8,656,531  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)

     4.059(c)        08/17/31        GBP        6,914        6,953,005  
              

 

 

 
                 21,600,424  

United States    6.6%

                                            

20 Times Square Trust,

              

Series 2018-20TS, Class G, 144A (original cost $909,111; purchased 05/09/18)(f)

     3.100(cc)        05/15/35           1,000        786,116  

Series 2018-20TS, Class H, 144A (original cost $885,052; purchased 05/09/18)(f)

     3.100(cc)        05/15/35           1,000        731,056  

BANK,

              

Series 2017-BNK05, Class A3

     3.020        06/15/60           3,248        3,100,690  

Series 2019-BN21, Class A3

     2.458        10/17/52           3,360        3,243,106  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date      

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-B17, Class A4

   2.042%    03/15/53                      6,200      $ 4,863,777  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

   5.412(c)    10/15/36         2,805        2,685,024  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

   5.712(c)    10/15/36         7,416        7,044,884  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)

   6.062(c)    10/15/36         22,142        21,158,358  

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending,

              

Series 2019-CF02, Class A3

   2.647    11/15/52         16,531                 15,071,483  

CF Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-P01, Class A1, 144A

   2.840(cc)    04/15/25         9,351        8,772,459  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2014-GC21, Class XB, IO

   0.440(cc)    05/10/47         27,500        179,179  

Series 2016-GC37, Class XB, IO

   0.682(cc)    04/10/49         33,868        677,780  

Series 2016-P04, Class XB, IO

   1.315(cc)    07/10/49         9,100        375,355  

Series 2017-P08, Class A2

   3.109    09/15/50         2,000        1,900,090  

Cold Storage Trust,

              

Series 2020-ICE05, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.766% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.833%)

   6.178(c)    11/15/37         4,399        4,178,165  

Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2014-UBS04, Class XB, IO, 144A

   0.216(cc)    08/10/47         50,000        165,535  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,

              

Series 2019-ICE04, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)

   5.562(c)    05/15/36         14,125        13,559,028  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2018-CX11, Class A3

   4.095    04/15/51         1,852        1,810,490  

DBWF Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-85T, Class E, 144A

   3.808(cc)    12/10/36         3,000        2,384,889  

Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-C03, Class A3

   2.362    08/10/49         164        159,888  

Eleven Madison Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2015-11MD, Class C, 144A

   3.555(cc)    09/10/35         500        444,011  

ELP Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2021-ELP, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.667% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.667%)

   6.080(c)    11/15/38         23,600        21,213,492  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

              

Series K037, Class X1, IO

   0.914(cc)    01/25/24         9,748        82,219  

Series K043, Class X1, IO

   0.511(cc)    12/25/24         11,617        109,937  

Series K049, Class X1, IO

   0.567(cc)    07/25/25         37,891        473,074  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     21


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, (cont’d.)

           

Series K052, Class X1, IO

   0.638%(cc)    11/25/25                      11,578      $               178,560  

Series K053, Class X1, IO

   0.878(cc)    12/25/25         44,010        963,665  

Series K054, Class X1, IO

   1.158(cc)    01/25/26         29,621        885,438  

Series K058, Class X1, IO

   0.916(cc)    08/25/26         39,883        1,123,280  

Series K090, Class X1, IO

   0.708(cc)    02/25/29         22,906        843,441  

Series K111, Class X1, IO

   1.572(cc)    05/25/30         29,312        2,616,199  

Series K113, Class X1, IO

   1.380(cc)    06/25/30         118,535        9,455,596  

Series K114, Class X1, IO

   1.117(cc)    06/25/30         75,309        4,915,141  

Series K116, Class X1, IO

   1.425(cc)    07/25/30         49,071        3,960,552  

Series K121, Class X1, IO

   1.024(cc)    10/25/30         126,758        7,525,173  

Series KG03, Class X1, IO

   1.380(cc)    06/25/30         101,665        7,923,457  

Series Q001, Class XA, IO

   2.118(cc)    02/25/32         5,814        479,273  

Greystone Commercial Capital Trust,

              

Series 2021-03, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.230% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.230%)

   5.642(c)    08/01/23         17,250        16,970,276  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,

              

Series 2021-RENT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.550%)

   5.051(c)    11/21/35         7,700        7,257,974  

Series 2021-RENT, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)

   5.351(c)    11/21/35         4,454        4,191,237  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2014-GC20, Class XB, IO

   0.472(cc)    04/10/47         30,000        164,307  

Series 2014-GC22, Class XB, IO

   0.296(cc)    06/10/47         35,000        178,958  

Series 2014-GC24, Class XB, IO

   0.021(cc)    09/10/47         83,262        25,120  

Series 2014-GC26, Class XB, IO

   0.306(cc)    11/10/47         56,483        339,169  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
   Series 2016-C01, Class A3

   3.515    03/17/49         95        94,200  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
   Series 2017-JP06, Class A3

   3.109    07/15/50         2,240        2,149,286  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
   Series 2020-COR07, Class A4

   1.915    05/13/53         5,000        3,845,233  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

   Series 2018-AON, Class E, 144A

   4.613(cc)    07/05/31         5,564        4,515,846  

MKT Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-525M, Class F, 144A

   2.941(cc)    02/12/40         3,775        2,133,180  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust,

              

Series 2019-MEAD, Class E, 144A

   3.177(cc)    11/10/36         1,700        1,400,342  

Series 2020-HR08, Class XB, IO

   0.877(cc)    07/15/53         54,413        2,958,440  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

22


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                        

One New York Plaza Trust,

              

Series 2020-01NYP, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)

   5.612%(c)      01/15/36           8,475      $            7,924,214  

Series 2020-01NYP, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)

   6.162(c)      01/15/36           2,975        2,776,130  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2017-C06, Class A3

   3.581      12/15/50           1,840        1,836,247  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2012-C02, Class XA, IO, 144A

   0.630(cc)      05/10/63           656        7  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-C35, Class XB, IO

   0.935(cc)      07/15/48           24,000        687,972  

Series 2016-LC24, Class XB, IO

   0.976(cc)      10/15/49           20,910        670,801  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)

   5.262(c)      05/15/31           1,800        1,695,024  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.400%)

   5.812(c)      05/15/31           1,700        1,584,724  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.500%)

   6.912(c)      05/15/31           2,200        2,041,382  
              

 

 

 
                 221,479,929  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
    (cost $272,330,366)

              244,452,672  
              

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS     45.8%

              

Australia     0.1%

                                        

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.700      03/18/24        CNH        2,000        273,355  

Westpac Banking Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.420      08/14/23        CNH        21,000        2,886,915  
              

 

 

 
                 3,160,270  

Belgium     0.3%

                                        

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.900      02/01/46           7,380        6,402,461  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.550      01/23/49           3,800        3,585,513  
              

 

 

 
                 9,987,974  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     23


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Brazil     0.9%

                                    

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   5.375%    10/01/29      GBP        9,901      $            9,472,464  

Gtd. Notes

   6.625    01/16/34      GBP        8,080        7,738,968  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   6.250    12/14/26      GBP        7,944        8,630,756  

Suzano Austria GmbH,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.000    01/15/29         200        189,437  

Swiss Insured Brazil Power Finance Sarl,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   9.850    07/16/32      BRL        19,205        3,340,313  
              

 

 

 
                 29,371,938  

Bulgaria     0.3%

                                    

Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.450    07/22/28      EUR        14,580        10,336,430  

Canada     0.9%

                                    

Barrick North America Finance LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.700    05/30/41         45        42,178  

Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.950    10/15/39         50        47,855  

Bombardier, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   7.125    06/15/26         3,900        3,699,618  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500    12/01/24         1,667        1,665,333  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   7.875    04/15/27         2,535        2,404,194  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.875    02/15/30         2,320        1,757,400  

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   6.250    09/15/27         2,175        1,892,250  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    06/15/29         1,675        1,306,500  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.650    01/15/32         1,340        1,030,860  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   3.750    02/15/52         955        632,073  

Hydro-Quebec,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series HQ

   9.500    11/15/30         800        1,044,870  

MEG Energy Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.125    02/01/27         1,225        1,246,499  

Methanex Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    12/01/24         1,500        1,447,500  

Ontario Electricity Financial Corp.,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series 40

   1.848(s)    04/11/31      CAD        10,000        5,076,247  

Ontario Teachers’ Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.500    10/15/31         1,775        1,341,807  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Canada (cont’d.)

                                    

Rogers Communications, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.250%    05/01/29      CAD        700      $               451,517  

Teck Resources Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    02/01/43         1,403        1,140,061  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    08/15/40         4,142        3,637,163  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.050    07/10/24      AUD        2,470        1,501,926  
              

 

 

 
                 31,365,851  

China     1.1%

                                    

Agricultural Development Bank of China,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.400    11/06/24      CNH        72,790        10,007,391  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.800    10/27/30      CNH        55,000        7,746,799  

Aircraft Finance Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B

   4.100    03/29/26         1,465        1,453,084  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series C

   3.955    03/29/23         4,129        4,105,275  

China Development Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.300    08/02/32      CNH        25,000        3,659,952  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.350    08/06/24      CNH        4,700        655,824  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.350    09/19/24      CNH        8,990        1,256,386  

Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200    01/19/27      CNH        16,000        2,270,318  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.150    05/01/27         575        507,006  

Gtd. Notes

   3.400    05/01/30         725        600,771  

State Grid Overseas Investment BVI Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   0.797    08/05/26      EUR        3,830        3,333,873  
              

 

 

 
                 35,596,679  

Denmark     0.2%

                                    

Danske Bank A/S,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.621(ff)    09/11/26         4,645        3,968,076  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.244(ff)    12/20/25         1,095        1,011,756  
              

 

 

 
                 4,979,832  

France     3.0%

                                    

Altice France SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a)

   3.375    01/15/28      EUR        8,475        6,414,835  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 19

   0.999    10/15/25      JPY        200,000        1,353,273  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

France (cont’d.)

                                    

BNP Paribas SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.323%(ff)    01/13/27         3,400      $            2,861,467  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.159(ff)    09/15/29         16,935        13,023,173  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   2.591(ff)    01/20/28         9,230        7,768,788  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.871(ff)    04/19/32         5,220        3,845,185  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.420    09/11/23      MXN        250        11,987  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   4.625    03/09/27      AUD        370        219,385  

BPCE SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.562    06/24/24      JPY        100,000        667,346  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 03

   0.989    07/12/28      JPY        300,000        1,941,609  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 05

   0.530(ff)    12/10/26      JPY        500,000        3,267,931  

Sub. Notes, Series 01

   2.047    01/30/25      JPY        100,000        678,738  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA,

              

Sub. Notes

   4.250(ff)    01/13/25(oo)EUR        2,000        1,916,095  

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.670    02/20/24      NZD        1,400        791,837  

Credit Agricole SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.247(ff)    01/26/27         2,545        2,143,538  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.400    07/06/27      AUD        1,200        709,206  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 04

   0.959    06/08/28      JPY        400,000        2,610,092  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 07

   1.248(ff)    06/04/26      JPY        600,000        4,053,296  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   4.200(ff)    05/29/34      AUD        400        217,086  

Iliad Holding SASU,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    10/15/26      EUR        6,850        6,288,877  

Loxam SAS,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.875    04/15/26      EUR        3,000        2,550,499  

Sr. Sub. Notes(a)

   4.500    04/15/27      EUR        3,000        2,324,279  

SNCF Reseau,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.700    06/01/35      CAD        6,400        4,806,471  

Societe Generale SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.889(ff)    06/09/32         1,685        1,207,155  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.337(ff)    01/21/33         4,915        3,595,961  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.625    01/22/25         20,885        19,156,647  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   3.875    03/28/24         3,130        3,017,609  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   4.875    10/13/26      AUD        2,364        1,403,501  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   5.000    05/19/27      AUD        220        130,916  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   5.000(ff)    07/20/28      AUD        1,006        635,946  
              

 

 

 
                 99,612,728  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Germany    0.5%

                                    

Deutsche Bahn Finance GMBH,

              

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   1.987%    07/08/30      AUD        1,000      $               488,333  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   3.800    09/27/27      AUD        900        538,985  

Deutsche Bank AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.129(ff)    11/24/26         3,760        3,157,087  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   3.662(ff)    04/10/25      CNH        89,000        11,731,859  

Volkswagen International Finance NV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.700(ff)    12/14/22(oo)      EUR        1,000        984,597  
              

 

 

 
                 16,900,861  

Hong Kong    0.3%

                                    

HKT Capital No. 3 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.650    04/10/27      EUR        9,200        7,858,675  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.160    01/25/28      CNH        4,000        512,904  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.200    08/14/27      CNH        3,000        389,911  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.380    01/18/29      HKD        1,000        111,959  

Swire Pacific MTN Financing Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.900    11/05/30      HKD        5,000        561,581  
              

 

 

 
                 9,435,030  

Hungary    0.1%

                                    

MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   1.375    06/24/25      EUR        4,270        3,815,779  

Iceland    0.1%

                                    

Landsvirkjun,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.090%

   1.592(c)    07/24/26      EUR        5,000        4,853,906  

India    0.4%

                                    

NTPC Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/01/27      EUR        12,000        10,879,150  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.841    09/21/28      EUR        3,100        2,387,291  
              

 

 

 
                 13,266,441  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     27


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

             

Indonesia     0.3%

                                   

Freeport Indonesia PT,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     4.763%   04/14/27         600      $               537,750  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN(a)

     5.315   04/14/32         1,890        1,575,788  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.875   10/25/25      EUR        2,400        2,232,160  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     2.875   10/25/25      EUR        900        837,060  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.875   11/05/31      EUR        6,900        4,766,002  
             

 

 

 
                9,948,760  

Israel     0.6%

                                   

Energean Israel Finance Ltd.,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.500   03/30/24         654        622,870  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     7.875   12/15/26         5,500        5,765,719  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.700   05/23/30      JPY        200,000        1,533,044  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, EMTN

     7.750   12/15/27         9,750        10,266,750  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, GMTN

     3.750   02/22/32         600        499,014  
             

 

 

 
                18,687,397  

Italy     0.3%

                                   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA,

             

Sub. Notes, EMTN

     5.500(ff)   10/27/47      EUR        2,075        2,009,704  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,

             

Sub. Notes, 144A

     4.198(ff)   06/01/32         1,430        973,601  

UniCredit SpA,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     1.982(ff)   06/03/27         8,485        6,928,841  
             

 

 

 
                9,912,146  

Jamaica     0.2%

                                   

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd.,

             

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000   12/31/26         1,100        642,125  

Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000%

   13.000   12/31/25         1,109        742,841  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750   05/25/24         750        635,925  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.750   05/25/24         7,250        6,141,203  
             

 

 

 
                8,162,094  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Japan     0.3%

                                    

Central Nippon Expressway Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.873%    09/26/24      AUD        3,000      $            1,807,785  

East Japan Railway Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    04/22/33      GBP        1,500        1,715,353  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.,

              

Certificate of Deposit

   1.700    08/07/24      AUD        600        363,360  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.752    07/19/23      AUD        1,042        659,850  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.608    07/14/31         2,070        1,504,157  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.999    01/22/32         7,475        5,541,639  
              

 

 

 
                 11,592,144  

Kazakhstan     0.3%

                                    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   6.950    07/10/42         1,800        1,773,000  

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.250    12/05/23      CHF        8,500        7,410,496  
              

 

 

 
                 9,183,496  

Luxembourg     0.2%

                                    

ARD Finance SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 5.000% or PIK 5.750%

   5.000    06/30/27      EUR        4,625        3,102,171  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% or PIK 5.750%

   5.000    06/30/27      EUR        7,342        4,924,081  

Codere New Holdco SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon N/A or PIK 7.500% (original cost $601,921; purchased 11/19/21 - 04/30/22)(f)

   7.500    11/30/27(d)      EUR        456        241,877  
              

 

 

 
                 8,268,129  

Malta     0.1%

                                    

Freeport Terminal Malta PLC,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.250    05/15/28         3,000        3,544,181  

Mexico     1.2%

                                    

Comision Federal de Electricidad,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    09/29/36         11,220        8,527,200  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Mexico (cont’d.)

                                    

Petroleos Mexicanos,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.625%    11/24/25      EUR        9,475      $            8,057,437  

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    01/23/29         500        403,000  

Gtd. Notes

   9.500    09/15/27         2,000        2,015,000  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    11/16/25      GBP        290        278,072  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   4.875    02/21/28      EUR        25,400        19,372,121  

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.430%

   3.335(c)    02/15/24         1,125        1,122,423  
              

 

 

 
                 39,775,253  

Netherlands    0.9%

                                    

ABN AMRO Bank NV,

              

Sub. Notes, 144A

   4.750    07/28/25         500        472,560  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    03/04/24      NZD        376        211,292  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.500    12/14/26      AUD        2,882        1,704,031  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   9.298(s)    03/11/39      MXN        22,000        150,542  

Sub. Notes, Series 01

   1.429    12/19/24      JPY        300,000        2,041,314  

OCI NV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.625    10/15/25      EUR        8,370        8,063,083  

TMNL Holding BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.750    01/15/29      EUR        2,300        1,913,335  

United Group BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.875    07/01/24      EUR        300        282,183  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.125    02/15/26      EUR        3,800        2,913,776  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    02/01/30      EUR        11,575        8,121,685  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.375    02/28/30      EUR        6,000        4,350,815  
              

 

 

 
                 30,224,616  

Norway     0.1%

                                    

Equinor ASA,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.800    01/15/28         2,265        2,386,066  

Peru     0.0%

                                    

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.875    07/05/34         95        87,761  

Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.,

              

Pass-Through Certificates

   2.077(s)    06/02/25         747        699,894  
              

 

 

 
                 787,655  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Philippines     0.1%

                                    

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A

   8.600%    06/15/27         3,560      $            3,987,200  

Poland     0.2%

                                    

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   1.375    06/01/25      EUR        500        458,857  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   1.625    04/30/28      EUR        600        497,078  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   1.750    05/06/26      EUR        4,700        4,204,392  
              

 

 

 
                 5,160,327  

Portugal     0.9%

                                    

CP - Comboios de Portugal EPE,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.700    03/05/30      EUR        26,900        29,709,227  

Qatar     0.0%

                                    

QNB Finance Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.500    03/09/26      CNH        7,400        977,334  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   4.900    02/01/28      AUD        970        596,534  
              

 

 

 
                 1,573,868  

Russia     0.7%

                                    

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    03/06/23(d)      CHF        11,325        6,220,353  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    03/21/26(d)      EUR        3,500        1,902,381  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    04/06/24      GBP        15,927        9,132,542  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.364    03/21/25(d)      EUR        4,000        2,174,150  

Gazprom PJSC via Gaz Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    06/29/27(d)         1,410        867,591  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.540    06/30/27      CHF        6,000        2,995,955  
              

 

 

 
                 23,292,972  

South Africa     0.4%

                                    

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.350    08/10/28         1,350        1,208,672  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN

   6.350    08/10/28         12,000        10,743,750  

Sasol Financing International Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.500    11/14/22         800        796,960  
              

 

 

 
                 12,749,382  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate     
  Maturity
Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

South Korea    0.6%

                                  

Korea Development Bank (The),

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.830%   08/10/27     SEK        74,000      $            6,155,154  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     6.000   01/22/25     IDR        15,000,000        927,011  

Korea Expressway Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     2.310   04/28/32     SEK        80,000        6,439,906  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.030   05/11/32     CAD        7,500        4,953,174  

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     3.350   03/13/28     HKD        2,000        225,134  
            

 

 

 
               18,700,379  

Spain    0.8%

                                  

Banco Santander SA,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.306   06/27/29        1,600        1,330,022  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.147   08/18/25        6,800        6,529,075  

Sub. Notes

     2.749   12/03/30        600        418,366  

Cellnex Finance Co. SA,

            

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

     2.000   02/15/33     EUR        11,900        8,126,080  

Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 8.000% and PIK 3.000% (original cost $1,288,015; purchased 07/24/20 - 09/30/22)(f)

   11.000   09/30/26(d)     EUR        1,126        1,034,515  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 2.000% and PIK 11.625% (original cost $375,673; purchased 10/31/19 - 04/30/22)(f)

   13.625   11/30/27(d)        428        363,853  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.000   09/18/27     EUR        10,300        9,008,393  
            

 

 

 
               26,810,304  

Supranational Bank    0.7%

                                  

African Development Bank,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.500   03/13/23     MXN        20,000        974,776  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.500   09/07/32     MXN        64,600        1,232,170  

African Export-Import Bank (The),

               

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.798   05/17/31        300        234,750  

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The),

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     0.375   09/09/25     THB        72,000        1,853,726  

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     7.264(s)   08/24/31     RUB        300,000        1,466,350  

European Investment Bank,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

     5.400   01/05/45     CAD        4,200        3,505,082  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate      

  Maturity
Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

Supranational Bank (cont’d.)

                                  

European Investment Bank, (cont’d.)

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000%   02/25/28     PLN        3,985      $               554,366  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.250   11/12/29     SEK        10,000        786,690  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.500   11/21/26        500        432,440  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.106(s)   05/28/37     CAD        9,350        3,550,972  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.270   08/28/24     IDR        10,000,000        629,011  

Inter-American Development Bank,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   7.500   12/05/24     MXN        600        28,167  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

            

Notes, MTN

   0.887(s)   03/01/26        1,350        1,146,034  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.928(s)   04/23/32     AUD        8,758        3,452,241  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.000% (Cap 1.820%, Floor 0.000%)

   1.820(c)   08/11/26        72        62,676  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.630   07/24/28     MXN        33,700        1,398,976  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.000% (Cap 2.330%, Floor 0.000%)

   1.598(c)   05/31/26        4        3,640  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.700   12/28/37        300        220,623  

International Finance Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   7.020   04/06/28     MXN        44,300        1,967,732  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   8.215(s)   01/27/37     MXN        78,000        908,301  
            

 

 

 
               24,408,723  

Switzerland    0.8%

                                  

Credit Suisse Group AG,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.305(ff)   02/02/27        6,440        5,094,006  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.593(ff)   09/11/25        1,390        1,235,874  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.869(ff)   01/12/29        900        721,938  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.207(ff)   06/12/24        2,850        2,764,165  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.282   01/09/28        2,075        1,707,748  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.500(ff)   03/08/24     AUD        750        455,751  

UBS AG,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.200   07/30/25     AUD        1,855        1,070,862  

UBS Group AG,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.494(ff)   08/10/27        13,125        10,803,279  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125   09/24/25        2,500        2,356,380  
            

 

 

 
               26,210,003  

Ukraine    0.0%

                                  

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.125   07/19/24(d)     EUR        1,100        168,700  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate      
      Maturity
    Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

United Arab Emirates    0.8%

                                  

ADCB Finance Cayman Ltd.,

            

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   4.500%   10/25/27     AUD        2,370      $            1,463,670  

DP World Ltd.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250   09/25/30     GBP        6,825        7,192,441  

DP World PLC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.375   09/25/26     EUR        3,212        2,926,191  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.250   09/25/30     GBP        1,840        1,935,618  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.050   02/26/30     AUD        600        326,827  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.750   02/09/28     AUD        7,730        4,826,445  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.850   10/12/27     AUD        4,090        2,566,788  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   2.750   06/18/26     EUR        4,000        3,821,563  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.875   12/09/25     GBP        1,983        1,950,044  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.500   07/02/25     CNH        2,170        291,219  
            

 

 

 
               27,300,806  

United Kingdom    3.5%

                                  

Barclays Bank PLC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.100   11/13/25     CNH        18,000        2,304,632  

Barclays PLC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.250   06/26/24     AUD        1,750        1,076,361  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.000   06/26/29     AUD        2,000        1,070,214  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.327   06/15/23     AUD        1,750        1,115,190  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.244   06/15/28     AUD        1,000        596,074  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 01

   1.232(ff)   09/25/24     JPY        100,000        675,072  

Sub. Notes(a)

   4.836   05/09/28        3,780        3,194,540  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.250   02/16/26     GBP        21,100        19,655,504  

Bellis Finco PLC,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000   02/16/27     GBP        6,700        5,336,516  

BP Capital Markets PLC,

            

Gtd. Notes

   4.375(ff)   06/22/25(oo)        14,500        13,581,717  

Constellation Automotive Financing PLC,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes(a)

   4.875   07/15/27     GBP        2,000        1,459,521  

CPUK Finance Ltd.,

            

Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.875   02/28/47     GBP        110        113,448  

eG Global Finance PLC,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.250   10/30/25     EUR        10,653        9,072,533  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

             

United Kingdom (cont’d.)

                                   

HSBC Bank PLC,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

   3.120%   04/04/26      CNH        36,800      $            4,875,954  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.000%

   3.641(c)   09/28/24         11,320        10,754,000  

HSBC Holdings PLC,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.206(ff)   08/17/29         4,300        3,256,408  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.973(ff)   05/22/30         2,400        1,965,458  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.350(ff)   02/16/24      AUD        1,870        1,192,034  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 02

   0.842   09/26/23      JPY        700,000        4,717,333  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 04

   0.575(ff)   09/13/24      JPY        100,000        670,332  

Kane Bidco Ltd.,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.500   02/15/27      GBP        8,325        7,632,915  

Lloyds Bank PLC,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.000   04/02/32         1,200        710,652  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.250   11/22/27      AUD        160        92,014  

Sub. Notes

   4.582   12/10/25         2,250        2,062,663  

Market Bidco Finco PLC,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.500   11/04/27      GBP        9,800        8,499,783  

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC,

             

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   2.500   07/01/24      EUR        750        723,350  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   5.000   04/15/27      GBP        2,800        2,925,386  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000   04/15/27      GBP        5,900        6,164,206  
             

 

 

 
                115,493,810  

United States    23.6%

                                   

Aflac, Inc.,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.500   12/17/29      JPY        100,000        639,013  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.830   03/12/35      JPY        100,000        612,221  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.932   01/25/27      JPY        80,000        542,383  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.159   10/18/30      JPY        600,000        4,064,979  

Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC,

             

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500   02/15/23         5,000        4,967,025  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500   03/15/29         2,975        2,461,423  

Altria Group, Inc.,

             

Gtd. Notes

   3.125   06/15/31      EUR        2,900        2,347,436  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

  

Interest

Rate     

  Maturity
Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

            

United States (cont’d.)

                                  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,

            

Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 10.000% or PIK 12.000% or Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 6.000%

   10.000%   06/15/26        903      $               479,862  

American International Group, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.875   06/21/27     EUR        2,100        1,863,766  

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.500   05/20/25        2,925        2,797,736  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.625   05/20/24        3,050        2,984,710  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.875   05/15/26        3,550        3,619,186  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.000   11/01/26        575        566,489  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   9.000   11/01/27        579        703,979  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   8.250   12/31/28        1,825        1,778,362  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625   01/15/28        6,582        5,627,667  

AT&T, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.550   12/01/33        97        71,560  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.500   09/15/53        1,511        971,211  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.100   01/19/26     AUD        2,280        1,418,296  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.000   04/30/40     GBP        1,550        1,987,116  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.850   05/25/47     CAD        150        91,868  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   5.100   11/25/48     CAD        4,575        2,883,558  

Bank of America Corp.,

            

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series MM

   4.300(ff)   01/28/25(oo)        24,396        20,007,998  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.687(ff)   04/22/32        13,060        10,079,616  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.419(ff)   12/20/28        4,519        3,990,931  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.087(ff)   06/14/29        25,850        20,917,828  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.496(ff)   02/13/31        2,755        2,162,824  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.884(ff)   10/22/30        4,865        3,966,741  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.194(ff)   07/23/30        5,140        4,300,745  

Sub. Notes

   6.800   03/15/28        377        393,701  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   8.125   06/02/28     GBP        500        597,417  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   8.500   01/31/27        1,550        697,224  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.000   01/30/28        2,590        998,937  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000   02/15/29        175        67,932  

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.250   01/30/30        5,500        2,117,500  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.250%    02/15/31         2,000      $               785,000  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.250    02/15/29         400        156,000  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   5.875    10/15/27         1,375        1,154,494  

Gtd. Notes

   6.750    03/15/25         2,075        1,929,608  

Gtd. Notes

   7.250    10/15/29         1,600        1,324,055  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.440    09/13/29      JPY        1,640,000        10,636,940  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.787    09/13/34      JPY        100,000        622,323  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.965    09/13/39      JPY        300,000        1,758,423  

Boeing Co. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.805    05/01/50         4,030        3,462,876  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.125    10/02/25         4,800        4,724,941  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    08/16/31         1,880        1,348,518  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   4.125    05/15/29         2,865        2,449,698  

Broadcom, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500    02/15/41         3,765        2,512,756  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.137    11/15/35         4,626        3,208,638  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.419    04/15/33         6,765        5,159,230  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.250    07/01/25         2,660        2,596,875  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.625    10/15/29         525        420,120  

Caledonia Generating LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.950    02/28/34         2,512        2,107,544  

Calpine Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    02/01/29         2,770        2,353,804  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    02/01/31         2,180        1,844,932  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.125    03/15/28         5,000        4,448,458  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.150    04/21/23      JPY        200,000        1,347,219  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.250    02/01/31         9,500        7,504,696  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    06/01/33         2,675        2,037,529  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.670    12/01/26         7,675        6,623,324  

Central Garden & Pet Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.125    04/30/31         675        564,703  

CF Industries, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.950    06/01/43         1,230        988,417  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     37


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

CF Industries, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.375%    03/15/44         3,560      $            3,028,594  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.500    12/01/26         6,451        6,105,231  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.800    04/01/31         3,625        2,752,470  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.900    06/01/52         3,365        2,081,505  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.800    03/01/50         5,250        3,707,014  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.384    10/23/35         2,357        2,156,631  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    02/01/26         650        629,171  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.875    02/01/29         600        567,006  

CitiFinancial Credit Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.875    02/01/25         662        692,184  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, GMTN

   3.790    09/28/28      HKD        6,000        686,492  

Citigroup, Inc.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.875(ff)    02/18/26(oo)         19,245        15,790,100  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.520(ff)    11/03/32         1,660        1,242,499  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.561(ff)    05/01/32         6,600        5,030,171  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.800    06/25/27      JPY        770,000        5,551,799  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.500    08/16/30      GBP        7        8,293  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   0.620    09/21/27      JPY        100,000        653,717  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   2.600    12/07/22      HKD        5,000        636,032  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 18BR

   2.360    09/16/25      JPY        300,000        2,104,259  

Corning, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.698    08/09/24      JPY        100,000        669,115  

Dana, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    02/15/32         4,025        3,063,878  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.375    11/15/27         2,625        2,376,664  

DaVita, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.750    02/15/31         1,075        780,035  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.625    06/01/30         1,175        916,127  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl,

              

Gtd. Notes

   0.450    03/18/28      EUR        2,200        1,847,245  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.625    08/15/27         3,740        190,764  

Discovery Communications LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.450    03/15/25         2,500        2,345,953  

Gtd. Notes

   5.300    05/15/49         2,480        1,787,974  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

DISH DBS Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.750%    07/01/26         4,950      $            4,181,683  

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

              

Gtd. Notes

   9.750    06/15/25         1,376        1,299,792  

Dow Chemical Co. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.400    05/15/39         88        109,552  

Energy Transfer LP,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G

   7.125(ff)    05/15/30(oo)         7,800        6,458,127  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

   6.500(ff)    11/15/26(oo)         5,045        4,343,801  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    10/01/47         2,200        1,747,219  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.000    06/15/48         2,350        1,983,789  

ERAC USA Finance LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.000    10/15/37         190        193,739  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.100    07/15/24      EUR        2,300        2,184,614  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    05/21/27      EUR        5,600        4,972,360  

Ford Motor Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.750    01/15/43         5,000        3,489,604  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.291    12/08/46         3,000        2,220,609  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.134    08/04/25         200        185,900  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.683    12/03/24      AUD        500        303,306  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.125    06/20/24      SGD        2,000        1,341,130  

General Motors Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   5.000    04/01/35         2,200        1,827,373  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    04/01/48         2,050        1,622,258  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.250    10/02/43         2,705        2,370,892  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.850    01/05/28         2,900        2,554,564  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   7.625    04/15/26         1,000        989,077  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U

   3.650(ff)    08/10/26(oo)         11,370        8,682,670  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.992(ff)    01/27/32         2,450        1,787,896  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.383(ff)    07/21/32         1,770        1,317,711  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.615(ff)    04/22/32         9,660        7,380,272  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    05/16/28      AUD        210        123,119  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.428(s)    12/15/23      EUR        200        189,566  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 6 Month EURIBOR + 0.000% (Cap 5.500%, Floor 0.000%)

   0.774(c)    08/12/25      EUR        3,216        3,077,097  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000    08/06/24      JPY        100,000        675,914  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.000    08/16/32      JPY        200,000        1,253,219  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
 

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

             

United States (cont’d.)

                                   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), (cont’d.)

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.300%    03/22/30     JPY        10,000      $                 66,169  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 7.000%, Floor N/A)

   2.399(c)    06/30/25     EUR        2,227        2,175,523  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.500    11/26/22        1,500        1,497,397  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.000%

   3.070(c)    11/30/24        40        38,900  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 20Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 12.000%, Floor 5.220%)^

   5.220(c)    08/24/30     EUR        5,000        4,929,391  

Goldman Sachs International,

             

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   1.750    05/29/24     EUR        3,685        3,516,842  

Greystone Commercial Capital Trust,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.270%^

   5.682(c)    05/31/25        19,100        18,718,000  

HCA, Inc.,

             

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    06/15/49        1,500        1,212,289  

Gtd. Notes

   5.625    09/01/28        700        673,330  

Gtd. Notes

   7.500    11/06/33        2,000        2,031,874  

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   7.750    07/15/36        2,000        2,020,514  

Honeywell International, Inc.,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.750    03/10/32     EUR        3,000        2,236,381  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.875    04/01/24        5,000        4,846,864  

Housing & Urban Development Corp. Ltd. AID Bond,

             

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 6 Month LIBOR + 0.035%

   3.872(c)    09/15/30        800        792,670  

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    04/15/29        5,750        4,674,800  

International Game Technology PLC,

             

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125    04/15/26        5,450        5,057,600  

IQVIA, Inc.,

             

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.250    01/15/28     EUR        1,800        1,534,107  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.500    01/15/30        2,600        2,374,561  

Jefferies Group LLC,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    10/15/32        9,275        6,428,128  

John Sevier Combined Cycle Generation LLC,

             

Sec’d. Notes

   4.626    01/15/42        3,850        3,559,282  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

             

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH

   4.600(ff)    02/01/25(oo)        23,506        20,869,960  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

JPMorgan Chase & Co., (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.953%(ff)    02/04/32         13,490      $            9,894,434  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.525(ff)    11/19/41         6,200        3,821,725  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.545(ff)    11/08/32         8,945        6,759,571  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.580(ff)    04/22/32         7,590        5,837,656  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.509(ff)    01/23/29         3,200        2,829,829  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.702(ff)    05/06/30         1,590        1,384,467  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.762(s)    03/17/48      ITL(jj)        29,800,000        3,235,151  

KB Home,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.875    06/15/27         1,650        1,596,410  

Kimco Realty Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.250    12/01/31         4,160        3,061,271  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.875    10/01/49         15        12,478  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.375    01/31/32         1,725        1,486,126  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    02/15/27         75        59,216  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.400    03/01/27         4,042        3,484,395  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.750    05/04/26      EUR        1,000        947,710  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.951    10/15/50         90        58,071  

LifePoint Health, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.375    01/15/29         3,000        1,906,727  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.500    03/01/41         9,050        8,827,186  

Marriott International, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series EE

   5.750    05/01/25         875        883,580  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series HH

   2.850    04/15/31         9,115        7,104,110  

McDonald’s Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.450    09/08/26      AUD        1,220        735,989  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.800    03/08/29      AUD        5,090        2,946,516  

Medline Borrower LP,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875    04/01/29         5,450        4,451,548  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.250    10/01/29         550        428,715  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.500    07/02/39      EUR        500        334,127  

Gtd. Notes

   1.625    03/07/31      EUR        2,500        2,125,538  

Gtd. Notes

   1.750    07/02/49      EUR        2,100        1,311,517  

Gtd. Notes

   2.250    03/07/39      EUR        1,910        1,447,205  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     41


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

MetLife, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.769%    05/23/29      JPY        600,000      $            3,923,985  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I,

              

Sec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.000    07/13/27      AUD        300        179,782  

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.146(s)    01/21/27      ITL(jj)        2,275,000        961,475  

Morgan Stanley,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.406(ff)    10/29/27      EUR        10,000        8,427,772  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.000    04/02/32         17,400        9,848,400  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.500(cc)    06/26/43      MXN        16,700        92,384  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.500(cc)    09/25/43      MXN        33,900        185,368  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.632(s)    10/05/26      IDR        2,000,000        94,660  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.118(s)    06/28/27      MXN        27,000        804,117  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.500    12/15/27      MXN        33,300        1,439,364  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.926(s)    04/05/32      MXN        71,000        1,178,352  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.950(s)    11/07/31      MXN        56,000        976,884  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.875    03/06/30      EUR        1,100        896,418  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.511(ff)    10/20/32         4,320        3,256,197  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.943(ff)    01/21/33         2,950        2,294,912  

MPLX LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    03/15/28         515        466,184  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.125    03/01/27         2,000        1,858,486  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.325    03/24/25      EUR        1,700        1,472,021  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    08/15/28         2,490        2,030,813  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.000    01/15/27         735        658,946  

Newell Brands, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.450    04/01/26         1,300        1,209,067  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.750    06/15/24         5,600        5,361,614  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.450    09/15/36         35        34,759  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes(a)

   4.000    09/15/30         1,800        1,357,301  

ONEOK Partners LP,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.900    03/15/25         2,000        1,952,010  

ONEOK, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.100    03/15/30         7,350        5,946,643  

Gtd. Notes

   4.450    09/01/49         2,000        1,375,916  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125    04/30/28         800        704,133  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, (cont’d.)

           

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.125%    04/30/31         1,725      $            1,464,643  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC,
   Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    10/15/27         1,217        1,077,054  

Paramount Global,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    03/15/43         1,089        730,734  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.850    09/01/43         3,769        3,069,198  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.250    04/15/31         4,550        3,811,288  

Post Holdings, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.500    09/15/31         2,325        1,922,742  

Prologis Yen Finance LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   0.885    06/27/36      JPY        200,000        1,181,045  

Gtd. Notes

   0.972    09/25/28      JPY        700,000        4,634,822  

Gtd. Notes

   1.003    06/24/32      JPY        1,500,000        9,551,234  

Gtd. Notes

   1.222    06/22/35      JPY        200,000        1,244,799  

Realty Income Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(h)

   2.200    06/15/28         480        398,041  

Ryder System, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.625    06/01/25         9,000        8,733,812  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.625    12/01/25         4,525        4,287,183  

Service Properties Trust,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.350    10/01/24         3,600        3,306,122  

Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC,

              

Sec’d. Notes

   3.846    08/15/33         7        6,749  

Sprint Capital Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   8.750    03/15/32         1,985        2,328,759  

Sprint Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.625    02/15/25         300        309,764  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    07/15/30         4,550        3,684,280  

Stellantis Finance US, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   2.691    09/15/31         3,645        2,594,542  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    01/15/28         2,625        2,351,390  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.000    12/31/30         1,700        1,542,099  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.500    10/01/25         1,075        1,088,843  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.750    01/15/28         2,723        2,497,606  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     43


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125%    08/01/30         375      $               311,772  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   6.125    10/01/28         1,150        997,069  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    11/01/27         2,705        2,479,200  

Texas Capital Bank NA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

   8.174(c)    09/30/24         15,020        14,557,818  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    07/24/37      EUR        450        387,755  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   8.375    07/15/33         2,065        2,187,110  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    04/15/40         2,500        2,037,735  

Tote Shipholdings LLC,

              

U.S. Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   3.400    10/16/40         93        82,286  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(h)

   3.500(cc)    10/24/25         2,656        2,524,942  

U.S. Bancorp,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.700(ff)    01/15/27(oo)         18,150        13,934,049  

UGI International LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.500    12/01/29      EUR        8,625        6,290,527  

United Airlines, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    04/15/26         3,750        3,431,074  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    04/15/29         950        815,593  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.750    01/15/32         250        202,245  

Gtd. Notes

   3.875    02/15/31         391        324,161  

Gtd. Notes

   4.875    01/15/28         3,115        2,896,945  

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    01/15/30         2,340        2,169,802  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.875    02/15/25         8,600        8,521,350  

Univision Communications, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625    06/01/27         3,335        3,291,298  

Vector Group Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.750    02/01/29         4,750        4,158,990  

Ventas Realty LP,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.500    09/01/31         7,995        6,055,243  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    04/08/31      GBP        1,400        1,283,546  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.650    05/06/30      AUD        1,600        810,437  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


    

    

 

Description

    Interest      
 Rate
       Maturity
  Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

Verizon Communications, Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     3.000%        03/23/31        AUD        1,000      $ 505,723  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.050        02/17/25        AUD        4,950        3,101,953  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     4.500        08/17/27        AUD        730        448,267  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

     4.050        03/22/51        CAD        3,200        1,788,087  

Viatris, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

     3.850        06/22/40           4,410        2,745,839  

Gtd. Notes

     4.000        06/22/50           4,425        2,576,346  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.250        12/01/26           4,000        3,642,087  

Vistra Corp.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

     7.000(ff)        12/15/26(oo)           2,650        2,355,071  

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

     8.000(ff)        10/15/26(oo)           9,650        9,165,563  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000        07/31/27           3,520        3,247,280  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.550        07/15/24           14,300        13,624,123  

Warner Media LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

     4.050        12/15/23           11,250        11,027,977  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.050        03/15/42           4,355        3,184,149  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.141        03/15/52           8,795        6,157,218  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.391        03/15/62           1,270        885,569  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000        04/27/27        AUD        4,198        2,483,018  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

     3.700        07/27/26        AUD        1,458        865,870  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     2.572(ff)        02/11/31           7,890        6,294,234  

Welltower, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.050        01/15/29           3,100        2,442,889  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     2.800        06/01/31           10,300        7,947,965  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.100        01/15/30           5,600        4,579,310  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.000        09/15/25           861        826,787  

WPC Eurobond BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

     0.950        06/01/30        EUR        9,950        6,673,808  

Xerox Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.625        03/15/23           90        89,526  
              

 

 

 
                 787,558,305  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

              

(cost $1,968,330,656)

                     1,528,279,662  
              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     45


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS    1.4%

             

Germany     0.1%

                                       

Speedster Bidco GmbH,

                        

Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month EURIBOR + 6.250%

     8.108%(c)     03/31/28        EUR        3,265      $             2,643,825  

United Kingdom     1.2%

                                       

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd.,

             

Initial Term Loan, SONIA + 8.356%

   10.542(c)     06/19/26        GBP        16,075        16,130,459  

Constellation Automotive Group Ltd.,

             

Facility B2 Loan, SONIA + 4.750%

     5.941(c)     07/28/28        GBP        6,850        5,361,433  

EG Group Ltd.,

             

Additional Second Lien Loan Facility, 3 Month EURIBOR + 7.000%

     7.000(c)     04/30/27        EUR        23,880        20,452,830  
             

 

 

 
                41,944,722  

United States     0.1%

                                       

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC,

             

Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 9.000%

   12.941(c)     11/01/25           1,199        1,256,951  

Diamond Sports Group LLC,

             

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 8.100%

   11.208(c)     05/25/26           248        237,260  

Second Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.350%

     6.458(c)     08/24/26           7,173        1,377,765  
             

 

 

 
                2,871,976  
             

 

 

 

TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS

    (cost $67,567,625)

                47,460,523  
             

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND     0.2%

             

Puerto Rico

                                       

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

             

General Obligation, Sub-Series C
(cost $6,227,090)

     0.000(cc)     11/01/43           11,150        5,215,881  
             

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES     5.1%

          

Spain    0.1%

                                       

Retiro Mortgage Securities DAC,

             

Series 01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap 5.000%, Floor 0.000%)

     3.578(c)     07/30/75        EUR        4,554        4,431,162  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

46


    

    

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United Kingdom     0.1%

                                    

Jupiter Mortgage No. 1 PLC,

              

Series 01A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   3.088%(c)    07/20/60      GBP        3,900      $             4,360,269  

United States     4.9%

                                    

APS Resecuritization Trust,

              

Series 2016-01, Class 1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.150%)

   3.278(c)    07/27/57         314        310,885  

Banc of America Funding Trust,

              

Series 2014-R05, Class 1A1, 144A, 6 Month LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap 11.000%, Floor 1.500%)

   5.683(c)    09/26/45         4        4,467  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-03A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.850%)

   5.436(c)    10/25/28         137        136,521  

Series 2019-03A, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)

   5.186(c)    07/25/29         500        499,798  

Series 2021-01A, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

   4.747(c)    03/25/31         3,396        3,387,447  

Series 2021-01A, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.950%)

   5.947(c)    03/25/31         1,750        1,693,444  

Series 2021-03A, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.400%)

   4.397(c)    09/25/31         1,200        1,118,775  

BVRT Financing Trust,

              

Series 2021-04, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.000%^

   4.740(c)    09/12/26         5,652        5,623,505  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust,

              

Series 2019-R07, Class 1M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.686(c)    10/25/39         97        96,599  

Series 2020-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.050%)

   5.636(c)    01/25/40         489        480,772  

Series 2021-R01, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.097(c)    10/25/41         1,350        1,219,419  

Series 2021-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.547(c)    10/25/41         240        224,525  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-RPL06, Class A1, 144A

   2.688(cc)    03/25/59         2,153        2,046,073  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     47


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Eagle Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-01, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.386%(c)    04/25/29                    620      $               596,922  

Series 2021-01, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)

   5.147(c)    10/25/33         2,272        2,270,473  

Series 2021-01, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

   5.697(c)    10/25/33         4,200        4,174,740  

Series 2021-02, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.450%)

   6.447(c)    04/25/34         3,500        3,384,420  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities,

              

Series 2021-R02, Class 2B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.297(c)    11/25/41         2,060        1,815,067  

Series 2021-R02, Class 2M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.997(c)    11/25/41         1,440        1,274,743  

Fannie Mae REMIC,

              

Series 2012-107, Class GI, IO

   3.500    09/25/27         2,085        105,602  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

              

Series 2020-HQA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.997(c)    11/25/50         595        537,825  

Series 2020-HQA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.597(c)    11/25/50         1,789        1,789,019  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust,

              

Series 2020-DNA02, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.436(c)    02/25/50         1,820        1,788,081  

Series 2020-DNA03, Class B1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.686(c)    06/25/50         614        632,672  

Series 2020-HQA02, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.686(c)    03/25/50         138        137,899  

Series 2020-HQA04, Class B1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.836(c)    09/25/50         1,310        1,295,510  

Series 2020-HQA04, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.736(c)    09/25/50         28        27,818  

Series 2021-DNA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.647(c)    01/25/51         1,835        1,560,634  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

48


    

    

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust, (cont’d.)

           

Series 2021-DNA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.797%(c)    01/25/51                    10,879      $          10,341,158  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.047(c)    01/25/34         3,330        2,894,611  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.647(c)    01/25/34         1,474        1,433,664  

Series 2021-DNA06, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.397(c)    10/25/41         1,830        1,610,399  

Series 2021-DNA07, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.647(c)    11/25/41         2,060        1,811,675  

Series 2021-HQA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.997(c)    08/25/33         12,300        9,874,835  

Series 2021-HQA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.247(c)    08/25/33         17,900        16,367,062  

Series 2021-HQA02, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.147(c)    12/25/33         2,000        1,592,689  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.347(c)    09/25/41         1,570        1,341,938  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.097(c)    09/25/41         3,020        2,568,906  

Series 2021-HQA04, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.747(c)    12/25/41         1,230        1,034,625  

Series 2021-HQA04, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.347(c)    12/25/41         1,800        1,513,407  

Freddie Mac REMIC,

              

Series 4166, Class IO, IO

   3.500    02/15/43         4,712        847,137  

GCAT Asset-Backed Notes,

              

Series 2021-01, Class A1, 144A

   2.487    11/25/49         13,339        12,333,787  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     49


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Home Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.236%(c)    05/25/29         378      $               375,858  

Series 2021-01, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.136(c)    07/25/33                    7,777        7,725,798  

Series 2021-02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.597(c)    01/25/34         2,855        2,793,805  

Series 2021-02, Class M1C, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.797(c)    01/25/34         4,790        4,511,243  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust,

              

Series 2020-GS01, Class A1, 144A

   2.882    10/25/59         5,280        5,177,088  

Loan Revolving Advance Investment Trust,

              

Series 2021-02, Class A1X, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)

   6.089(c)    06/30/23         10,090        9,991,531  

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,

              

Series 2018-04A, Class A1S, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

   4.336(c)    01/25/48         650        625,760  

Oaktown Re II Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.136(c)    07/25/28         186        185,659  

Oaktown Re VI Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)

   4.647(c)    10/25/33         1,299        1,294,873  

Series 2021-01A, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.050%)

   5.047(c)    10/25/33         1,865        1,841,134  

Oaktown Re VII Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-02, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)

   4.597(c)    04/25/34         2,200        2,151,611  

Series 2021-02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.900%)

   5.897(c)    04/25/34         700        653,628  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust,

              

Series 2020-02R, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.815% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.815%)

   7.411(c)    12/25/22         8,581        8,398,818  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2018-GT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

   6.436(c)    02/25/23         1,020        1,006,570  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest
Rate
     Maturity
Date
   

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

          

United States (cont’d.)

                                           

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust, (cont’d.)

             

Series 2018-GT02, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.236%(c)        08/25/25          2,300      $             2,253,187  

Radnor Re Ltd.,

             

Series 2018-01, Class M1, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     4.986(c)        03/25/28          59        58,876  

Series 2020-01, Class M1A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.950%)

     4.536(c)        01/25/30          227        226,345  

Series 2020-01, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.450%)

     5.036(c)        01/25/30          1,800        1,781,378  

Series 2021-01, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%)

     4.647(c)        12/27/33          1,987        1,980,523  

Series 2021-02, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.700%)

     6.697(c)        11/25/31          5,100        4,789,604  
             

 

 

 
                161,622,837  
             

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
    
(cost $183,096,294)

                170,414,268  
             

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS     27.2%

             

Albania     0.1%

                                           

Albania Government International Bond,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     3.500        10/09/25       EUR        1,000        891,154  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     3.500        10/09/25       EUR        1,000        891,155  
             

 

 

 
                1,782,309  

Andorra     0.0%

                                           

Andorra International Bond,

             

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.250        05/06/31       EUR        400        321,205  

Argentina     0.1%

                                           

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,

             

Bonds

     4.330        12/31/33(d)       JPY        519,215        820,875  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.670        12/31/38(d)       JPY        1,637,456        1,484,892  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     0.670        12/31/38(d)       JPY        59,017        53,581  
             

 

 

 
                2,359,348  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     51


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Austria     0.1%

                                    

Republic of Austria Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.750%    03/20/51      EUR        100      $                 58,493  

Republic of Austria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   5.375    12/01/34      CAD        2,143        1,745,153  
              

 

 

 
                 1,803,646  

Belgium     0.0%

                                    

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 93, 144A

   0.650    06/22/71      EUR        100        43,863  

Brazil     1.2%

                                    

Brazil Loan Trust 1,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   5.477    07/24/23         8,343        8,267,734  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.477    07/24/23         913        904,958  

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   5.333    02/15/28         30,419        29,169,728  

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A(a)

   5.333    02/15/28         423        405,631  

Brazilian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.500    01/05/24      BRL        30        5,436  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B

   8.875    04/15/24         200        214,162  
              

 

 

 
                 38,967,649  

Bulgaria     0.3%

                                    

Bulgaria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.375    09/23/30      EUR        3,167        2,165,031  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.125    03/26/35      EUR        8,212        6,433,062  
              

 

 

 
                 8,598,093  

Canada     0.2%

                                    

Canadian Government Bond,

              

Bonds(k)

   4.000    06/01/41      CAD        650        513,201  

City of Toronto,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   3.250    06/24/46      CAD        1,000        581,257  

Province of Alberta,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.403    02/20/29      SEK        2,000        154,506  

Province of Quebec Residual Strips,

              

Bonds

   2.283(s)    04/01/35      CAD        10,000        4,384,310  
              

 

 

 
                 5,633,274  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

52


    

    

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Chile     0.1%

                                    

Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,

              

Bonds

   2.500%    03/01/25      CLP        900,000      $               857,123  

Bonds

   5.000    03/01/35      CLP        505,000        473,172  

Chile Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.830    07/02/31      EUR        1,000        718,828  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.440    02/01/29      EUR        1,884        1,532,895  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    01/20/26      EUR        240        220,326  
              

 

 

 
                 3,802,344  

China     1.8%

                                    

China Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series INBK

   2.850    06/04/27      CNH        6,000        832,618  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.160    06/27/23      CNH        5,000        685,200  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.300    07/04/23      CNH        2,000        274,285  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.310    11/30/25      CNH        4,000        554,910  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.380    11/21/24      CNH        500        69,270  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.390    05/21/25      CNH        2,500        346,485  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.480    06/29/27      CNH        2,000        280,859  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.600    06/27/28      CNH        10,500        1,486,719  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.600    05/21/30      CNH        18,500        2,643,840  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.900    07/04/36      CNH        16,000        2,336,132  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.950    06/29/43      CNH        40,000        5,810,292  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    11/30/35      CNH        76,500        11,335,519  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.100    05/21/45      CNH        62,000        9,181,295  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.150    12/12/31      CNH        41,500        6,228,238  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.290    05/22/29      CNH        10,500        1,553,466  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    12/12/46      CNH        48,500        7,344,160  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    05/22/34      CNH        24,000        3,685,841  

China Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.000    11/12/39      EUR        3,500        2,206,555  

Export-Import Bank of China (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.150    06/18/27      CNH        4,000        568,343  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    05/14/24      CNH        20,000        2,786,570  
              

 

 

 
                 60,210,597  

Colombia     1.6%

                                    

Colombia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    01/30/30         1,400        989,100  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    02/26/24         1,000        957,687  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.375    02/15/27         2,745        2,736,930  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.850    06/28/27      COP        15,013,000        2,628,502  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     53


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Colombia (cont’d.)

                                    

Colombia Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   10.375%    01/28/33         1,401      $            1,487,950  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   11.850    03/09/28         1,000        1,133,125  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    03/22/26      EUR        47,879        42,667,583  
              

 

 

 
                 52,600,877  

Croatia    0.2%

                                    

Croatia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    06/17/31      EUR        5,600        4,466,445  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    01/27/30      EUR        3,000        2,709,596  
              

 

 

 
                 7,176,041  

Cyprus     1.2%

                                    

Cyprus Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.250    01/21/40      EUR        7,550        4,795,276  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   2.250    04/16/50      EUR        2,000        1,374,038  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   2.375    09/25/28      EUR        4,700        4,277,838  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/26/34      EUR        10,200        8,809,421  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   2.750    05/03/49      EUR        3,000        2,323,252  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.250    11/04/25      EUR        16,514        16,746,578  
              

 

 

 
                 38,326,403  

Denmark     0.1%

                                    

Denmark Government Bond,

              

Bonds(k)

   1.750    11/15/25      DKK        3,520        460,688  

Bonds(k)

   4.500    11/15/39      DKK        1,800        297,500  

Bonds, Series 10 YR(k)

   0.500    11/15/27      DKK        12,110        1,466,929  

Bonds, Series 10 YR(k)

   0.500    11/15/29      DKK        4,300        499,030  

Bonds, Series 30 YR(k)

   0.250    11/15/52      DKK        5,000        353,736  
              

 

 

 
                 3,077,883  

Egypt     0.0%

                                    

Egypt Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   4.750    04/16/26      EUR        700        521,425  

Estonia     0.0%

                                    

Estonia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.125    06/10/30      EUR        100        74,137  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

54


    

    

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Finland     0.0%

                                    

Finland Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.125%    04/15/52      EUR        100      $               47,567  

Kuntarahoitus OYJ,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.050    09/24/32      SEK        13,000        1,133,491  
              

 

 

 
                 1,181,058  

France     0.6%

                                    

Caisse Francaise de Financement Local,

              

Covered Bonds, EMTN

   4.680    03/09/29      CAD        28,712        21,315,916  

French Republic Government Bond OAT,

              

Bonds, 144A(k)

   0.500    05/25/72      EUR        100        40,669  
              

 

 

 
                 21,356,585  

Germany     0.0%

                                    

State of North Rhine-Westphalia,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.500    06/08/27      MXN        500        22,919  

Greece     2.5%

                                    

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,

              

Bonds

   3.900    01/30/33      EUR        100        92,778  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/25      EUR        1        991  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/29      EUR        1        919  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/30      EUR        2        1,808  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/31      EUR        34        30,271  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/32      EUR        60        52,834  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/36      EUR        2        1,645  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/39      EUR        1        857  

Bonds, 144A

   0.750    06/18/31      EUR        7,308        5,282,353  

Bonds, 144A

   1.500    06/18/30      EUR        4,000        3,206,871  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   1.875    02/04/35      EUR        75,646        54,649,667  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   1.875    01/24/52      EUR        7,585        4,159,837  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875    03/12/29      EUR        150        144,458  

Hellenic Republic Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.200    07/17/34      EUR        9,719        9,523,065  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.140    04/14/28      EUR        5,200        5,501,295  
              

 

 

 
                 82,649,649  

Hong Kong     0.0%

                                    

Airport Authority,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.950    11/20/30      HKD        3,000        305,121  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     55


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Hungary     0.1%

                                    

Hungary Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.625%    04/28/32      EUR        4,176      $            2,803,219  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.125    09/22/31         1,375        979,086  
              

 

 

 
                 3,782,305  

Iceland     0.1%

                                    

Iceland Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.100    06/20/24      EUR        2,634        2,461,652  

India     0.2%

                                    

Export-Import Bank of India,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.250    01/13/31         4,400        3,214,904  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   3.250    01/15/30         2,910        2,367,460  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.250    01/15/30         363        295,322  
              

 

 

 
                 5,877,686  

Indonesia     1.5%

                                    

Indonesia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.900    02/14/27      EUR        10,300        8,539,524  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.000    07/28/29      EUR        8,500        6,348,919  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.100    03/12/33      EUR        3,415        2,210,340  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.400    10/30/31      EUR        9,560        6,842,475  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    09/18/26      EUR        3,400        2,940,674  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    04/24/25      EUR        2,600        2,403,720  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.375    07/30/25      EUR        1,505        1,441,116  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.625    06/14/23      EUR        5,700        5,591,834  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    06/14/28      EUR        13,980        12,846,907  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 05

   0.920    05/31/23      JPY        100,000        674,115  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 09

   0.830    05/22/24      JPY        200,000        1,346,548  
              

 

 

 
                 51,186,172  

Ireland     0.0%

                                    

Ireland Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.550    04/22/41      EUR        100        64,162  

Israel     0.1%

                                    

Israel Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.875    10/21/34      GBP        3,435        4,720,728  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

56


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Italy    4.2%

                                    

Cassa Del Trentino SPA,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   1.160%    06/17/26      EUR        1,242      $            1,178,581  

Region of Lazio,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.088    03/31/43      EUR        6,480        5,489,681  

Region of Umbria,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 6 Month EURIBOR + 0.200%

   1.963(c)    03/26/31      EUR        926        843,327  

Repubic of Italy Government International Bond Coupon Strips,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.737(s)    02/20/31      EUR        5,324        3,640,010  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.486(s)    03/27/23         775        758,137  

Republic of Italy Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   2.875    10/17/29         3,300        2,655,069  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.444    12/31/24      EUR        211        209,140  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 30Y Index + 0.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 4.250%)

   4.250(c)    06/28/29      EUR        7,892        8,052,153  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.425    03/28/36      EUR        1,400        1,323,317  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    12/07/34      GBP        17,018        18,877,866  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   5.345    01/27/48      EUR        2,100        2,196,932  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.000    08/04/28      GBP        69,287        80,269,601  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.375    06/15/33         11,108        10,220,083  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 67, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 8.800%, Floor 0.000%)

   1.972(c)    05/11/26      EUR        3,000        2,905,576  
              

 

 

 
                 138,619,473  

Japan    0.1%

                                    

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 159(k)

   0.600    12/20/36      JPY        350,000        2,331,672  

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 22

   0.100    03/10/27      JPY        227,290        1,616,857  
              

 

 

 
                 3,948,529  

Kazakhstan    0.4%

                                    

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.600    09/30/26      EUR        2,000        1,697,072  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.500    09/30/34      EUR        9,400        6,066,076  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    11/09/28      EUR        7,615        6,614,465  
              

 

 

 
                 14,377,613  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     57


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Latvia    0.0%

                                    

Latvia Government International Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   0.000%    03/17/31      EUR        100      $                 71,234  

Lithuania    0.0%

                                    

Lithuania Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 07 YR

   0.600    06/29/23      EUR        200        194,412  

Lithuania Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.750    05/06/30      EUR        100        76,701  
              

 

 

 
                 271,113  

Luxembourg    0.0%

                                    

State of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.000    09/14/32      EUR        100        74,480  

Malaysia    0.1%

                                    

1MDB Global Investments Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    03/09/23         3,000        2,932,500  

Malaysia Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 0220

   2.632    04/15/31      MYR        10,000        1,831,768  
              

 

 

 
                 4,764,268  

Mexico    1.1%

                                    

Mexico Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   1.125    01/17/30      EUR        10,100        7,743,637  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.350    09/18/27      EUR        500        433,533  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   1.450    10/25/33      EUR        4,825        3,229,931  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.625    04/08/26      EUR        200        183,852  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    04/08/39      EUR        5,000        3,391,859  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    03/15/2115      EUR        950        608,953  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.750    04/17/28      EUR        800        679,817  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.625    03/19/2114      GBP        340        266,115  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   6.750    02/06/24      GBP        13,633        15,642,142  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 26

   0.850    04/18/25      JPY        500,000        3,348,949  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 28

   2.000    04/20/38      JPY        300,000        1,723,076  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, MTN

   7.500    04/08/33         875        940,508  
              

 

 

 
                 38,192,372  

Montenegro    0.0%

                                    

Montenegro Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.375    04/21/25      EUR        750        656,553  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Netherlands    0.0%

                                    

Netherlands Government Bond,

              

Bonds, 144A

   0.000%    01/15/52      EUR        100      $                 50,022  

New Zealand    0.1%

                                    

Auckland Council,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.900    09/16/27      AUD        1,000        572,087  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.500    03/09/26      AUD        2,000        1,216,934  

New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   2.000    04/15/37      NZD        2,100        789,033  

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   3.500    04/14/33      NZD        2,900        1,441,054  
              

 

 

 
                 4,019,108  

Panama    0.4%

                                    

Panama Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   8.125    04/28/34         10,732        12,891,815  

Peru    1.5%

                                    

Peru Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.350    08/12/40      PEN        22,000        3,926,985  

Peruvian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a)

   1.250    03/11/33      EUR        1,200        787,793  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    01/30/26      EUR        36,018        33,955,204  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    03/01/30      EUR        9,408        8,500,199  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.950    08/12/31      PEN        9,000        2,079,160  
              

 

 

 
                 49,249,341  

Philippines    0.9%

                                    

Philippine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.000    02/03/23      EUR        2,000        1,955,870  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.250    04/28/25      EUR        690        619,372  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.700    02/03/29      EUR        5,365        4,146,465  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.200    04/28/33      EUR        1,350        910,799  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    04/28/41      EUR        1,085        618,756  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.875    05/17/27      EUR        7,000        5,920,297  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 11

   0.990    08/15/28      JPY        800,000        5,274,797  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 15

   0.590    08/15/29      JPY        1,700,000        10,862,542  
              

 

 

 
                 30,308,898  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     59


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Poland    0.0%

                                    

Republic of Poland Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.220%    08/04/34      JPY        100,000      $               805,546  

Portugal    1.2%

                                    

Metropolitano de Lisboa EPE,

   Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   4.799    12/07/27      EUR        5,800        6,242,558  

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   4.100    02/15/45      EUR        23,075        24,824,291  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.000    04/12/52      EUR        4,000        2,071,965  

Regiao Autonoma Madeira,

   Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   0.943    05/29/32      EUR        8,750        6,889,378  
              

 

 

 
                 40,028,192  

Romania    0.4%

                                    

Romania Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 05 YR

   3.650    07/28/25      RON        1,000        175,438  

Bonds, Series 15YR

   3.650    09/24/31      RON        2,000        270,986  

Romanian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.500    02/08/30      EUR        4,150        2,986,983  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   2.124    07/16/31      EUR        2,000        1,320,302  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    04/19/27      EUR        1,000        846,374  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.375    02/08/38      EUR        2,138        1,316,323  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   3.500    04/03/34      EUR        1,000        668,489  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    10/29/35      EUR        1,000        675,592  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.125    03/11/39      EUR        2,966        1,929,612  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.875    05/26/28      EUR        700        553,766  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.124    07/16/31      EUR        3,600        2,376,544  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.875    05/26/28      EUR        1,100        870,204  
              

 

 

 
                 13,990,613  

San Marino    0.0%

                                    

San Marino Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.250    02/24/24      EUR        469        454,968  

Saudi Arabia    0.3%

                                    

Saudi Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.000    07/09/39      EUR        7,811        5,400,077  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.000    07/09/39      EUR        5,945        4,110,032  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.625    03/03/30      EUR        600        473,545  
              

 

 

 
                 9,983,654  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

60


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Serbia    0.9%

                                    

Serbia International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500%    06/26/29      EUR        6,000      $            4,151,762  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.125    05/15/27      EUR        20,595        17,303,873  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a)

   2.125    12/01/30         13,215        9,096,050  
              

 

 

 
                 30,551,685  

Singapore    0.0%

                                    

Housing & Development Board,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.320    01/24/28      SGD        500        323,140  

Slovakia    0.0%

                                    

Slovakia Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 242

   0.375    04/21/36      EUR        100        61,163  

Slovenia    0.0%

                                    

Slovenia Government Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes, Series RS86

   0.000    02/12/31      EUR        100        74,538  

South Africa    0.2%

                                    

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    07/24/26      EUR        5,415        5,019,589  

South Korea    0.1%

                                    

Export-Import Bank of Korea,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   6.700    12/02/24      IDR        40,000        2,511  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   8.000    05/15/24      IDR        6,800,000        436,294  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.130    04/26/23      HKD        4,000        504,958  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.140    09/04/23      CNH        5,000        685,739  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.250    12/07/24      IDR        10,000,000        634,217  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.000    05/15/24      IDR        19,600,000        1,264,151  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   2.600    11/08/23      AUD        919        575,824  
              

 

 

 
                 4,103,694  

Spain    2.0%

                                    

Autonomous Community of Catalonia,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.690    10/28/34      EUR        588        606,380  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, EURIBOR ICE SWAP 11:00 Fft 10Y Index + 0.000% (Cap 12.000%, Floor 5.480%)

   5.480(c)    05/11/29      EUR        1,000        1,098,153  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     61


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Spain (cont’d.)

                                    

Autonomous Community of Catalonia, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.900%    05/28/30      EUR        3,250      $            3,569,822  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.350    11/30/41      EUR        2,100        2,552,120  

Spain Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   1.000    10/31/50      EUR        10,600        5,675,857  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   1.200    10/31/40      EUR        2,500        1,688,499  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   1.850    07/30/35      EUR        7,225        6,024,746  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(k)

   3.450    07/30/66      EUR        4,200        3,874,341  

Spain Government Bond Coupon Strips,

              

Bonds(k)

   0.246(s)    01/31/32      EUR        3,900        2,870,551  

Bonds(k)

   0.320(s)    01/31/33      EUR        2,100        1,483,296  

Bonds(k)

   0.449(s)    07/30/29      EUR        438        355,291  

Bonds(k)

   0.958(s)    01/31/35      EUR        168        108,139  

Bonds(k)

   1.027(s)    01/31/36      EUR        168        103,379  

Bonds(k)

   1.078(s)    01/31/37      EUR        168        99,634  

Bonds

   1.296(s)    07/30/41      EUR        436        217,812  

Bonds, Series CAC(k)

   0.579(s)    07/30/29      EUR        3,600        2,904,450  

Bonds, Series CAC(k)

   1.128(s)    07/30/36      EUR        862        524,220  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.212(s)    07/30/37      EUR        862        500,650  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.297(s)    07/30/38      EUR        862        479,851  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.365(s)    07/30/42      EUR        300        145,702  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.405(s)    07/30/43      EUR        300        140,301  

Bonds, Series CAC(k)

   1.455(s)    07/30/44      EUR        300        135,566  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.475(s)    07/30/45      EUR        300        130,735  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.485(s)    07/30/46      EUR        300        125,999  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.504(s)    07/30/47      EUR        300        121,652  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.514(s)    07/30/48      EUR        300        117,414  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.544(s)    07/30/49      EUR        300        113,011  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.564(s)    07/30/50      EUR        300        104,310  

Bonds, Series CAC(k)

   1.594(s)    07/30/51      EUR        300        98,952  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.623(s)    07/30/52      EUR        300        95,579  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.663(s)    07/30/53      EUR        300        90,757  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.683(s)    07/30/54      EUR        300        87,657  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.703(s)    07/30/55      EUR        300        84,280  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.732(s)    07/30/56      EUR        300        85,014  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.772(s)    07/30/57      EUR        300        81,477  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.782(s)    07/30/58      EUR        300        73,698  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.812(s)    07/30/59      EUR        300        74,620  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.851(s)    07/30/60      EUR        300        67,264  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.871(s)    07/30/61      EUR        300        63,954  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.891(s)    07/30/62      EUR        300        59,995  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.921(s)    07/30/63      EUR        300        58,127  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Spain (cont’d.)

                                    

Spain Government Bond Coupon Strips, (cont’d.)

              

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.950%(s)    07/30/64      EUR        300      $                 55,454  

Bonds, Series CAC

   1.980(s)    07/30/65      EUR        300        53,104  

Bonds, Series CAC

   2.010(s)    07/30/66      EUR        300        52,826  

Spain Government Bond Principal Strips,

              

Bonds(k)

   0.794(s)    07/30/41      EUR        1,700        845,067  

Spain Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.010    11/21/44         10,500        9,425,482  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    04/06/29      GBP        16,080        18,863,828  
              

 

 

 
                 66,189,016  

Sweden    0.0%

                                    

Svensk Exportkredit AB,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   8.904(s)    06/25/27      ZAR        1,400        49,449  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.665(s)    05/11/37         110        52,677  

Sweden Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 1053(k)

   3.500    03/30/39      SEK        10,000        1,078,796  
              

 

 

 
                 1,180,922  

Tunisia    0.0%

                                    

Tunisian Republic,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200    03/17/31      JPY        100,000        310,154  

Ukraine    0.4%

                                    

Ukraine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    01/27/32(d)      EUR        33,896        5,024,658  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    06/20/28(d)      EUR        31,299        5,070,789  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.375    09/25/34(d)         3,600        539,550  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/26(d)         1,875        309,141  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/27(d)         400        66,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   7.750    09/01/28(d)         500        88,750  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    01/27/32(d)      EUR        9,705        1,438,645  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.253    03/15/35(d)         1,560        232,830  
              

 

 

 
                 12,770,813  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     63


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

United Arab Emirates    0.1%

                                    

Sharjah Sukuk Program Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN(a)

   3.854%    04/03/26         4,000      $            3,614,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.226    03/14/28         1,200        1,053,600  
              

 

 

 
                 4,668,100  

United Kingdom    0.6%

                                    

HM Treasury UK Sovereign Sukuk PLC,

              

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

   0.333    07/22/26      GBP        500        506,948  

Jersey International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    06/09/54      GBP        834        840,871  

Transport for London,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.000    09/12/33      GBP        1,000        997,873  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.500    03/31/31      GBP        4,237        4,537,826  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.000    03/31/35      GBP        3,464        3,775,568  

United Kingdom Gilt,

              

Bonds(k)

   1.250    10/22/41      GBP        100        74,888  

Bonds(k)

   1.250    07/31/51      GBP        100        66,352  

Bonds(k)

   1.500    07/22/47      GBP        100        73,683  

Bonds(k)

   1.625    10/22/71      GBP        100        70,454  

Bonds(k)

   1.750    01/22/49      GBP        100        77,820  

Bonds(k)

   1.750    07/22/57      GBP        100        75,815  

Bonds(k)

   2.500    07/22/65      GBP        100        92,614  

Bonds(k)

   3.250    01/22/44      GBP        100        104,971  

Bonds(k)

   3.500    07/22/68      GBP        100        117,983  

Bonds(k)

   3.750    07/22/52      GBP        100        117,179  

Bonds(k)

   4.000    01/22/60      GBP        100        127,992  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    03/07/36      GBP        300        360,241  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    09/07/39      GBP        180        215,110  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    12/07/40      GBP        100        119,950  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    12/07/46      GBP        4,475        5,486,238  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    12/07/49      GBP        100        124,995  

Bonds(k)

   4.250    12/07/55      GBP        100        130,476  

Bonds(k)

   4.500    12/07/42      GBP        100        125,097  

Bonds(k)

   4.750    12/07/38      GBP        100        126,592  

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

   0.875    01/31/46      GBP        100        63,713  

Unsec’d. Notes(k)

   1.125    01/31/39      GBP        100        76,863  
              

 

 

 
                 18,488,112  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest      
Rate
     Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Uruguay    0.1%

                                            

Uruguay Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875%        09/28/25           2,202      $            2,226,222  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

              

(cost $1,323,851,096)

                 907,632,071  
              

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS    1.0%

              

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.(k)

     5.375        12/07/28        GBP        19,307        23,405,977  

Tennessee Valley Authority

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625        06/07/32        GBP        8,000        10,009,656  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

              

(cost $47,737,367)

                 33,415,633  
              

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS(h)    0.4%

              

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     1.125        08/15/40           2,705        1,600,177  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2.250        05/15/41           545        393,081  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.375        02/15/23           1,825        1,809,602  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.500        11/30/28           55        46,960  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.750        03/15/25           640        601,250  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.875        02/15/32           2,385        1,984,767  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875        04/30/29           895        826,477  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.875        05/15/32           4,035        3,657,980  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.872(s)        05/15/31           85        59,470  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     1.888(s)        08/15/29           345        258,386  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     2.089(s)        11/15/35           800        452,000  

U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon

     2.251(s)        08/15/40           800        357,781  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

              

(cost $14,231,070)

                 12,047,931  
              

 

 

 
                  

Shares

        

COMMON STOCKS    0.2%

              

Spain    0.0%

                                            

Codere New Topco SA^

              

(original Cost $0; purchased 11/19/21)(f)

              16,439         
              

 

 

 

United States    0.2%

                                            

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

              48,975        5,008,673  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     65


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Description

                 Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                                                                      

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Backstop Commitment

              1,212      $ 123,951  

Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock)
   (original cost $749,975; purchased 10/20/14)^(f)

              2,731        569,523  
              

 

 

 
                 5,702,147  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

              

(cost $850,995)

                 5,702,147  
              

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK     0.0%

              

United States

                                            

Citigroup Capital XIII, 10.830%(c), 3 Month LIBOR + 6.370%,

              

Maturing 10/30/40

              

(cost $100,000)

 

              4,000        109,800  

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $4,303,626,326)

                 3,310,912,162  
              

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     3.8%

              

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND     3.7%

              

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

              

(cost $123,107,181; includes $122,802,722 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

              123,230,879        123,119,971  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~     0.1%

              

(cost $1,021,778)

                 4,624,119  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $124,128,959)

                 127,744,090  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN     103.1%

              

(cost $4,427,755,285)

                 3,438,656,252  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~     (0.1)%

              

(premiums received $1,216,500)

                 (5,253,897)  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN     103.0%

              

(cost $4,426,538,785)

                 3,433,402,355  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(z)     (3.0)%

                 (98,450,171)  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

               $     3,334,952,184  
              

 

 

 

 

 

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

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

DKK—Danish Krone

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

HKD—Hong Kong Dollar

HUF—Hungarian Forint

IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

ITL—Italian Lira

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PLN—Polish Zloty

RON—Romanian Leu

RUB—Russian Ruble

SAR—Saudi Arabian Riyal

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

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.

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

ABS—Asset-Backed Security

AID—Agency for International Development

BARC—Barclays Bank PLC

BBR—New Zealand Bank Bill Rate

BBSW—Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

BNP—BNP Paribas S.A.

BOA—Bank of America, N.A.

BUBOR—Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

CAC—French Stock Market Index

CDOR—Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

CIBOR—Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CIGM—Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

CITI—Citibank, N.A.

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CLOIS—Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Average

CPI—Consumer Price Index

CSI—Credit Suisse International

DB—Deutsche Bank AG

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     67


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

 

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

 

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

 

EuroSTR—Euro Short-Term Rate

 

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

 

GS—Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

GSI—Goldman Sachs International

 

HICP—Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices

 

HSBC—HSBC Bank PLC

 

ICE—Intercontinental Exchange

 

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

 

iTraxx—International Credit Derivative Index

 

JIBAR—Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

 

JPM—JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

JPS—J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

KLIBOR—Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

 

KWCDC—Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

 

LP—Limited Partnership

 

M—Monthly payment frequency for swaps

 

MASTR—Morgan Stanley Structured Asset Security

 

MPLE—Maple Bonds

 

MSI—Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC

 

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

NIBOR—Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

 

OAT—Obligations Assimilables du Tresor

 

OTC—Over-the-counter

 

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

 

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

 

PRIBOR—Prague Interbank Offered Rate

 

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

 

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

 

SAIBOR—Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate

 

SARON—Swiss Average Rate Overnight

 

SCB—Standard Chartered Bank

 

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average

 

SORA—Singapore Overnight Rate Average

 

STRIPs—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

 

T—Swap payment upon termination

 

TD—The Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

TELBOR—Tel Aviv Interbank Offered Rate

 

THBFIX—Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing

 

THOR—Thai Overnight Repurchase Rate

 

TONAR—Tokyo Overnight Average Rate

 

UAG—UBS AG

 

UBS—UBS Securities LLC

 

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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^

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $33,209,896 and 0.9% of net assets.

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $115,566,234; cash collateral of $122,802,722 (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.

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2022.

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2022. 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.

(f)

Indicates a restricted security that is acquired in unregistered, private sales from the issuing company or from an affiliate of the issuer and is considered restricted as to disposition under federal securities law; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $4,809,747. The aggregate value of $3,726,940 is 0.1% of net assets.

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(h)

Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for OTC derivatives.

(jj)

Represents original contract currency denomination, settlement to occur in Euro currency.

(k)

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

(oo)

Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

(r)

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

(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:

Options Purchased:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive      Pay      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year Interest Rate Swap, 05/21/25

   Call    DB      05/17/23        2.05%        2.05%(A)       

3 Month SAIBOR(Q)/

5.599%

 

 

     SAR 304,125      $ 41  

2- Year Interest Rate Swap, 05/21/25

   Put    DB      05/17/23        2.05%       
3 Month SAIBOR(Q)/
5.599%
 
 
     2.05%(A)        SAR 304,125        4,624,078  
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $1,021,778)

                  $ 4,624,119  
                       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     69


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Options Written:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive      Pay      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year Interest Rate Swap, 05/19/25

   Call    DB      05/17/23        1.13%       

3 Month LIBOR(Q)/

4.460%

 

 

     1.13%(S)        81,100      $ (6,612

2- Year Interest Rate Swap, 05/19/25

   Put    DB      05/17/23        1.13%        1.13%(S)       

3 Month LIBOR(Q)/

4.460%

 

 

     81,100        (5,245,259

GS_21-PJ2A^

   Put    GSI      11/15/24        0.50%        0.50%(M)        GS_21-PJ2A(M)        36,100        (698

GS_21-PJA^

   Put    GSI      06/17/24        0.25%        0.25%(M)        GS_21-PJA(M)        69,580        (1,328
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $1,216,500)

                  $ (5,253,897
                       

 

 

 

 

††

The value of the contracts, GS_21-PJA and GS_21-PJ2A, is derived from the aggregate credit performance of a pool of senior prime jumbo mortgages. The pool of prime jumbo mortgages is reset monthly.

 

  Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022:  

Number

of
Contracts

    

Type

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

Long Positions:

        
  17      30 Day Federal Funds      Nov. 2022      $ 6,815,952      $ 1,214  
  2,105      2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2022        430,225,819        (5,377,981
  1,012      5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2022        107,872,875        (2,202,299
  1,202      20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2022        144,841,000        (19,678,160
  865      30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds      Dec. 2022        110,422,656        (17,784,555
  1,805      Japanese Yen Currency      Dec. 2022        152,657,875        (5,461,786
           

 

 

 
              (50,503,567
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Positions:

        
  1,303      5 Year Euro-Bobl      Dec. 2022        154,097,832        4,109,552  
  72      10 Year Canadian Government Bonds      Dec. 2022        6,502,118        160,572  
  1,171      10 Year Euro-Bund      Dec. 2022        160,208,409        7,956,896  
  598      10 Year U.K. Gilt      Dec. 2022        70,039,365        5,378,890  
  3      10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes      Dec. 2022        331,781        (1,363
  579      10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes      Dec. 2022        67,154,956        5,826,103  
  46      30 Year Euro Buxl      Dec. 2022        6,556,169        673,675  
  1,993      British Pound Currency      Dec. 2022        143,072,488        (4,985,181
  473      Euro Currency      Dec. 2022        58,672,694        773,220  
  2,560      Euro Schatz Index      Dec. 2022        270,536,995        2,329,269  
           

 

 

 
              22,221,633  
           

 

 

 
            $ (28,281,934
           

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

70


    

    

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

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 01/19/23

     BOA        AUD        377      $ 238,048      $ 241,810      $ 3,762      $  

Expiring 01/19/23

     HSBC        AUD        12,815        8,048,247        8,219,452        171,205         

Expiring 10/31/23

     JPM        AUD        4,867        3,379,499        3,144,228               (235,271

Brazilian Real,

                    

Expiring 11/03/22

     CITI        BRL        19,054        3,558,907        3,686,072        127,165         

British Pound,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        GBP        1,203        1,384,038        1,383,780               (258

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        GBP        1,000        1,112,882        1,150,017        37,135         

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        GBP        691        795,191        794,932               (259

Expiring 01/19/23

     UAG        GBP        713        828,981        819,944               (9,037

Canadian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     HSBC        CAD        45,944        33,290,333        33,761,048        470,715         

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        CAD        10,338        7,483,239        7,596,459        113,220         

Chilean Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     UAG        CLP        2,240,117        2,470,000        2,353,473               (116,527

Chinese Renminbi,

                    

Expiring 11/23/22

     BARC        CNH        1,076,931        158,986,177        146,986,468               (11,999,709

Expiring 11/23/22

     JPM        CNH        353,761        52,308,319        48,283,618               (4,024,701

Expiring 11/23/22

     TD        CNH        2,013        280,835        274,747               (6,088

Czech Koruna,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     GSI        CZK        150,941        5,933,730        6,065,021        131,291         

Danish Krone,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BARC        DKK        36,411        4,796,317        4,867,464        71,147         

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        EUR        3,500        3,435,236        3,482,323        47,087         

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        EUR        1,374        1,375,522        1,367,126               (8,396

Expiring 01/19/23

     DB        EUR        3,137        3,145,656        3,120,750               (24,906

Expiring 01/19/23

     JPM        EUR        6,480        6,387,394        6,447,271        59,877         

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        EUR        4,527        4,489,783        4,504,194        14,411         

Expiring 01/19/23

     TD        EUR        3,161        3,120,873        3,144,714        23,841         

Expiring 01/19/23

     TD        EUR        2,454        2,432,125        2,441,353        9,228         

Expiring 01/19/23

     UAG        EUR        6,343        6,366,321        6,310,974               (55,347

Expiring 01/19/23

     UAG        EUR        2,874        2,884,498        2,859,458               (25,040

Expiring 01/19/23

     UAG        EUR        790        784,871        786,251        1,380         

Hong Kong Dollar,

                    

Expiring 11/23/22

     JPM        HKD        27,015        3,448,038        3,443,151               (4,887

Hungarian Forint,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     MSI        HUF        1,764,469        4,070,286        4,196,232        125,946         

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        HUF        3,148,099        7,167,690        7,421,984        254,294         

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        HUF        2,522,187        5,522,634        5,946,328        423,694         

Indonesian Rupiah,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     HSBC        IDR        211,537,033        13,567,024        13,514,209               (52,815

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     71


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (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.):

 

           

Israeli Shekel,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     CITI        ILS        17,431      $ 5,113,367      $ 4,954,575      $      $ (158,792

Japanese Yen,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        JPY        1,225,640        8,448,202        8,331,640               (116,562

Expiring 01/19/23

     DB        JPY        250,260        1,716,934        1,701,215               (15,719

Expiring 01/19/23

     HSBC        JPY        20,861,205        143,586,080        141,810,052               (1,776,028

Expiring 01/19/23

     JPM        JPY        698,859        4,775,999        4,750,693               (25,306

Expiring 10/31/23

     BARC        JPY        525,393        5,512,000        3,725,366               (1,786,634

Expiring 10/31/23

     BARC        JPY        406,236        4,196,000        2,880,467               (1,315,533

Expiring 10/31/23

     DB        JPY        511,039        5,353,999        3,623,589               (1,730,410

Expiring 10/31/23

     GSI        JPY        1,254,996        12,881,000        8,898,711               (3,982,289

Expiring 10/31/23

     MSI        JPY        1,637,975        15,824,364        11,614,272               (4,210,092

Malaysian Ringgit,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BARC        MYR        51,967        11,567,602        10,994,578               (573,024

Mexican Peso,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     HSBC        MXN        105,868        5,166,439        5,294,373        127,934         

Expiring 04/28/23

     JPM        MXN        110,648        4,577,425        5,400,927        823,502         

Expiring 04/28/23

     MSI        MXN        352,530        14,859,000        17,207,639        2,348,639         

New Zealand Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BARC        NZD        13,003        7,265,776        7,569,271        303,495         

Norwegian Krone,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        NOK        108,163        10,103,277        10,433,492        330,215         

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BARC        PEN        10,442        2,600,000        2,605,399        5,399         

Polish Zloty,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     HSBC        PLN        92,083        18,082,404        19,001,114        918,710         

Romanian Leu,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     JPM        RON        11,029        2,144,331        2,202,685        58,354         

Singapore Dollar,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BNP        SGD        8,812        6,263,769        6,226,850               (36,919

South Korean Won,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     JPM        KRW        67,712,470        49,066,651        47,488,980               (1,577,671

Swiss Franc,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     CITI        CHF        2,090        2,122,148        2,107,926               (14,222

Thai Baht,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     CITI        THB        326,660        8,956,952        8,623,017               (333,935
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 703,276,413      $ 676,061,682        7,001,646        (34,216,377
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

72


    

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (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 01/19/23

     BOA        AUD        3,091      $ 1,981,596      $ 1,982,599      $      $ (1,003

Brazilian Real,

                    

Expiring 11/03/22

     CITI        BRL        19,054        3,694,358        3,686,073        8,285         

Expiring 12/02/22

     CITI        BRL        19,054        3,536,450        3,662,275               (125,825

British Pound,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     MSI        GBP        88,618        100,879,544        101,912,118               (1,032,574

Canadian Dollar,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        CAD        3,138        2,302,772        2,305,751               (2,979

Chinese Renminbi,

                    

Expiring 11/23/22

     BOA        CNH        49,276        6,915,458        6,725,490        189,968         

Expiring 11/23/22

     BOA        CNH        19,866        2,713,501        2,711,470        2,031         

Expiring 11/23/22

     HSBC        CNH        32,636        4,662,526        4,454,436        208,090         

Expiring 11/23/22

     MSI        CNH        28,896        4,014,445        3,943,949        70,496         

Expiring 11/23/22

     TD        CNH        26,760        3,891,635        3,652,320        239,315         

Euro,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BNP        EUR        144,710        142,124,605        143,978,964               (1,854,359

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        EUR        7,516        7,477,613        7,478,493               (880

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        EUR        6,804        6,820,053        6,769,490        50,563         

Expiring 01/19/23

     CITI        EUR        10,387        10,300,411        10,334,256               (33,845

Expiring 01/19/23

     SCB        EUR        98,909        96,275,466        98,409,865               (2,134,399

Hong Kong Dollar,

                    

Expiring 11/23/22

     JPM        HKD        49,067        6,267,670        6,253,724        13,946         

Indonesian Rupiah,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BARC        IDR        38,136,992        2,432,051        2,436,411               (4,360

Expiring 12/21/22

     SCB        IDR        59,216,931        3,952,011        3,783,120        168,891         

Japanese Yen,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     SCB        JPY        968,595        6,707,076        6,584,301        122,775         

Expiring 01/19/23

     TD        JPY        809,608        5,494,206        5,503,540               (9,334

Expiring 10/31/23

     CITI        JPY        628,883        6,526,054        4,459,178        2,066,876         

Expiring 10/31/23

     CITI        JPY        115,153        1,102,894        816,508        286,386         

Expiring 10/31/23

     GSI        JPY        1,532,531        13,803,651        10,866,610        2,937,041         

Expiring 10/31/23

     MSI        JPY        2,309,705        20,805,025        16,377,264        4,427,761         

Mexican Peso,

                    

Expiring 04/28/23

     MSI        MXN        463,178        20,111,923        22,608,566               (2,496,643

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BNP        PEN        61,356        15,591,278        15,309,704        281,574         

South African Rand,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     MSI        ZAR        45,645        2,613,246        2,475,065        138,181         

South Korean Won,

                    

Expiring 12/21/22

     BNP        KRW        3,402,376        2,370,994        2,386,198               (15,204

Expiring 12/21/22

     MSI        KRW        4,813,851        3,394,248        3,376,112        18,136         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     73


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (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.):

 

           

Swiss Franc,

                    

Expiring 01/19/23

     BOA        CHF          2,083      $ 2,101,785      $ 2,101,202      $ 583      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 510,864,545      $ 507,345,052        11,230,898        (7,711,405
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 18,232,544      $ (41,927,782
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cross currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Settlement

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

Counterparty

                                       
                                       

OTC Cross Currency Exchange Contracts:

 

                      
10/31/23        Buy          AUD        8,947        JPY        599,449      $ 1,529,560       $       DB
10/31/23        Buy          JPY        277,535        AUD        3,979              (602,654 )       GSI
10/31/23        Buy          JPY        671,731        AUD        9,835              (1,590,713 )       MSI
                             

 

 

     

 

 

     
                              $ 1,529,560     $ (2,193,367 )    
                             

 

 

     

 

 

     

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
     Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Fair
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Counterparty

                                             
                                             
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**:

Arab Republic of Egypt (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000      $ 658,332      $ 54      $ 658,278     MSI

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (38,830      54        (38,884   MSI

Federation of Malaysia (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        3,000        6,588        82        6,506     MSI

Federative Republic of Brazil (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        12,000        897,134            326        896,808     MSI

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000        (30,247      54        (30,301   MSI

People’s Republic of China (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        12,000        111,444        326        111,118     MSI

Republic of Argentina (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000        1,569,466        54        1,569,412     MSI

Republic of Chile (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        3,000        67,401        82        67,319     MSI

Republic of Colombia (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        6,000        631,077        163        630,914     MSI

Republic of Indonesia (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        10,000        157,519        272        157,247     MSI

Republic of Panama (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000        54,606        54        54,552     MSI

Republic of Peru (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        3,000        70,246        82        70,164     MSI

Republic of Philippines (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        2,000        21,572        54        21,518     MSI

Republic of South Africa (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        11,000        936,177        299        935,878     MSI

Republic of Turkey (D01)

   12/20/27      1.000%(Q)        12,000        2,528,482        326        2,528,156     MSI

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

74


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed  
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

 

State of Qatar (D01)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       2,000      $ (38,991 )     $ 54        $ (39,045 )       MSI

Sultanate of Oman (D01)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       2,000        115,656       54       115,602       MSI

United Mexican States (D01)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       12,000        318,899       326       318,573       MSI

Arab Republic of Egypt (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        1,316,665       327       1,316,338       MSI

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        (77,659 )       327       (77,986 )       MSI

Federation of Malaysia (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       6,000        13,175       490       12,685       MSI

Federative Republic of Brazil (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       24,000        1,794,269       1,959       1,792,310       MSI

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        (60,493 )       327       (60,820 )       MSI

People’s Republic of China (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       24,000        222,888       1,959       220,929       MSI

Republic of Argentina (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        3,138,933       327       3,138,606       MSI

Republic of Chile (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       6,000        134,802       490       134,312       MSI

Republic of Colombia (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       12,000        1,262,154       980       1,261,174       MSI

Republic of Indonesia (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       20,000        315,038       1,633       313,405       MSI

Republic of Panama (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        109,214       327       108,887       MSI

Republic of Peru (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       6,000        140,491       490       140,001       MSI

Republic of Philippines (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        43,145       327       42,818       MSI

Republic of South Africa (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       22,000        1,872,355       1,796       1,870,559       MSI

Republic of Turkey (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       24,000        5,056,964       1,959       5,055,005       MSI

State of Qatar (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        (77,981 )       327       (78,308 )       MSI

Sultanate of Oman (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       4,000        231,314       327       230,987       MSI

United Mexican States (D02)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       24,000        637,798       1,959       635,839       MSI

Arab Republic of Egypt (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        164,583       54       164,529       MSI

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        (9,708 )       54       (9,762 )       MSI

Federation of Malaysia (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       750        1,647       82       1,565       MSI

Federative Republic of Brazil (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       3,000        224,284       327       223,957       MSI

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        (7,562 )       54       (7,616 )       MSI

People’s Republic of China (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       3,000        27,861       327       27,534       MSI

Republic of Argentina (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        392,366       54       392,312       MSI

Republic of Chile (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       750        16,851       82       16,769       MSI

Republic of Colombia (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       1,500        157,769       163       157,606       MSI

Republic of Indonesia (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       2,500        39,379       272       39,107       MSI

Republic of Panama (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        13,651       54       13,597       MSI

Republic of Peru (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       750        17,562       82       17,480       MSI

Republic of Philippines (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        5,393       54       5,339       MSI

Republic of South Africa (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       2,750        234,044       299       233,745       MSI

Republic of Turkey (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       3,000        632,121       327       631,794       MSI

State of Qatar (D03)

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)       500        (9,748 )       54       (9,802 )       MSI

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     75


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  

Counterparty

                                  
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

 

Sultanate of Oman (D03)

       12/20/27          1.000%(Q)          500      $ 28,914      $ 54      $ 28,860        MSI

United Mexican States (D03)

       12/20/27          1.000%(Q)          3,000        79,725        327        79,398        MSI
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      
                    $ 26,118,735      $ 21,767      $ 26,096,968     
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
  Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                     
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)**:

 

   

Emirate of Abu Dhabi (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        0.513 %       $ 19,572     $ (1,897 )     $ 21,469          BOA

Federation of Malaysia (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        2,000        0.881 %         11,266       (3,793 )       15,059       BOA

Federative Republic of Brazil (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        6,000        2.297 %         (277,122 )       (11,380 )       (265,742 )       BOA

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        0.613 %         15,761       (1,897 )       17,658       BOA

People’s Republic of China (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        6,000        1.033 %         (356 )       (11,380 )       11,024       BOA

Republic of Argentina (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        49.186 %         (767,173 )       (1,897 )       (765,276 )       BOA

Republic of Chile (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        1.294 %         (9,749 )       (1,897 )       (7,852 )       BOA

Republic of Colombia (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        2,500        3.119 %         (185,976 )       (4,742 )       (181,234 )       BOA

Republic of Indonesia (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        4,500        1.121 %         (15,028 )       (8,535 )       (6,493 )       BOA

Republic of Panama (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        1.397 %         (13,558 )       (1,897 )       (11,661 )       BOA

Republic of Peru (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        1.300 %         (9,991 )       (1,897 )       (8,094 )       BOA

Republic of Philippines (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        1,000        1.026 %         208       (1,897 )       2,105       BOA

Republic of South Africa (D04)

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)        5,500        2.638 %         (318,658 )       (10,432 )       (308,226 )       BOA

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

76


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
  Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                   
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)**(cont’d.):

 

   

Republic of Turkey (D04)

       12/20/26          1.000%(Q)          6,000        6.465%       $ (1,060,195 )     $ (11,380 )     $ (1,048,815 )       BOA

State of Qatar (D04)

       12/20/26          1.000%(Q)          1,000        0.512%         19,600       (1,897 )       21,497       BOA

United Mexican States (D04)

       12/20/26          1.000%(Q)          5,500        1.342%         (63,362 )       (10,432 )       (52,930 )       BOA
                       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     
                        $ (2,654,761 )     $ (87,250 )     $ (2,567,511 )    
                       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
  

Counterparty

                               
                               
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices— Buy Protection(1)**:

 

    

CDX.EM.36.V1 (D04)

   12/20/26        1.000 %(Q)       46,000      $ 2,710,629      $ 47,491      $ 2,663,138        BOA
                

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
   Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
  Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                   
OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices— Sell Protection(2)**:

 

   

CDX.EM.38.V1 (D01)

       12/20/27          1.000%(Q)          100,000        2.960%       $ (8,170,067 )     $ (12,504 )     $ (8,157,563 )       MSI

CDX.EM.38.V1 (D02)

       12/20/27          1.000%(Q)          200,000        2.960%         (16,340,136 )       (35,920 )       (16,304,216 )       MSI

CDX.EM.38.V1 (D03)

       12/20/27          1.000%(Q)          25,000        2.960%         (2,042,517 )       (5,173 )       (2,037,344 )       MSI
                       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     
                        $ (26,552,720 )     $ (53,597 )     $ (26,499,123 )    
                       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

**

The Fund entered into multiple credit default swap agreements in a packaged trade consisting of two parts. The Fund bought/sold protection on an Emerging Market CDX Index and bought/sold protection on the countries which comprise the index. The upfront premium is attached to the index of the trade for the Emerging Markets CDX package(s). Each swap is priced individually. If any of the component swaps are closed out early, the Index exposure will be reduced by an amount proportionate to the terminated swap(s). Individual packages in the tables above are denoted by the corresponding footnotes (D01 - D04).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     77


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed Rate    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                       
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities - Sell Protection(2)^:

 

GS_21-PJ2A

       11/14/22          0.500%(M)          14,466        0.500%      $ 9,834      $ (280     $ 10,114          GSI

GS_21-PJA

       11/14/22          0.250%(M)          27,882        *        9,478        (270 )       9,748       GSI
                        

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     
                         $ 19,312      $ (550 )     $ 19,862    
                        

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed Rate    Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Value at
Trade Date
     Value at
October 31,
2022
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                 
                 
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

 

  
                 

Ryder System, Inc.

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)    9,540    $ 99,182      $ 56,885      $ (42,297
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

Central Bank of Tunisia

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)      700      $ 6,033     $ 1,934      $ 4,099     BARC

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)      EUR  2,640        81,962       137,623        (55,661   DB

Gazprom PAO

   03/20/23    1.000%(Q)       11,080        2,139,898       2,348,570        (208,672   BARC

Gazprom PAO

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)      1,410        473,559       311,447        162,112     CITI

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)      723        254,676       236,871        17,805     HSBC

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)      EUR  2,000        771,670       12,823        758,847     BARC

Gazprom PAO

   12/20/25    1.000%(Q)      2,000        792,078       842,531        (50,453   GSI

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)      4,400        1,766,588       2,239,948        (473,360   HSBC

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/27    1.000%(Q)      8,650        3,555,150       4,552,348        (997,198   HSBC

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/27    1.000%(Q)      1,000        411,000       367,446        43,554     HSBC

Gazprom PAO

   06/20/27    1.000%(Q)      600        246,600       366,281        (119,681   JPM

Gazprom PAO

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)      3,300        1,369,841       1,658,689        (288,848   JPM

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)      5,000        (28,269     29,268        (57,537   GSI

Marriott International, Inc.

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)      875        (10,188     21,432        (31,620   MSI

Republic of South Africa

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)      1,000        46,671       28,876        17,795     GSI

Safeway, Inc.

   03/20/23    5.000%(Q)      5,000        (119,103     (82,365)        (36,738   BNP

Sasol Ltd.

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)      800        1,382       4,460        (3,078   BARC
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   
            $ 11,759,548     $ 13,078,182      $ (1,318,634  
           

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

78


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
    Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                  
                  
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2):

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)     3,260        0.766%       $ 29,260       $ 35,682       $ (6,422     BOA  

Barclays PLC

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)   EUR 3,000        1.316%       (32,312     26,021       (58,333     CITI  

BNP Paribas S.A.

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)   EUR 5,000        0.344%       26,418       39,031       (12,613     BARC  

Comision Federal de Electricidad

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)     3,925        2.095%       (1,321     2,661       (3,982     CITI  

DP World PLC

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     2,000        0.854%       8,250       4,016       4,234       BARC  

Electricite de France S.A.

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)   EUR 8,470        0.674%       13,540       16,677       (3,137     GSI  

Emirate of Dubai

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     1,000        0.662%       8,046       1,614       6,432       CITI  

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)     3,000        3.955%       (92,706     (131,558     38,852       DB  

Gazprom PAO

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     8,600        21.196%       (3,498,038     (4,478,572     980,534       HSBC  

Generalitat de Cataluna

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)     2,960        *       6,891       (15,548     22,439       CITI  

Generalitat de Cataluna

   12/20/25    1.000%(Q)     4,900        *       68,407       (29,343     97,750       DB  

Halliburton Co.

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,240        0.712%       50,818       33,631       17,187       GSI  

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)     500        0.392%       1,002       (1,746     2,748       CITI  

Hellenic Republic

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)     300        0.413%       1,460       (4,309     5,769       CITI  

Hellenic Republic

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     1,000        0.799%       4,336       (66,581     70,917       BARC  

Hellenic Republic

   06/20/29    1.000%(Q)     5,400        2.043%       (299,471     (48,542     (250,929     BARC  

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/29    1.000%(Q)   EUR 5,000        1.707%       (208,499     15,125       (223,624     CITI  

Hellenic Republic

   12/20/31    1.000%(Q)     6,000        2.265%       (511,059     (163,165     (347,894     CITI  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

   06/20/23    0.250%(Q)     34,770        0.064%         51,019       21,951       29,068       BOA  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     1,000        0.967%       1,836       5,493       (3,657     BARC  

Japan Govt.

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)     15,000        0.335%       518,072       590,166       (72,094 )        CITI  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     79


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
     Fixed  
Rate
  Notional
Amount
   (000)#(3)   
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
  Fair
    Value    
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
   (Received)   
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                    
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

 

   

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)       700        0.180 %       $ 9,928     $ (7,820 )     $ 17,748       MSI

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)       9,940        0.352 %         172,079       (50,421 )       222,500       BOA

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)       7,500        0.352 %       129,837       (47,099 )       176,936       JPM

Kingdom of Spain

   06/20/25    1.000%(Q)       1,645        0.352 %       28,478           11,367       17,111       BARC

People’s Republic of China

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)       1,000        0.622 %       8,857       9,037       (180 )       CITI

Republic of Colombia

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)       5,000        1.331 %       (4,577 )       (1,608 )       (2,969 )       GSI

Republic of Colombia

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)       1,000        3.119 %       (74,390 )       (48,280 )       (26,110 )       CITI

Republic of Estonia

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)       3,150        0.973 %       6,853       24,688       (17,835 )       JPM

Republic of Finland

   06/20/27    0.250%(Q)       2,000        0.279 %       (1,872 )       7,827       (9,699 )       BOA

Republic of Indonesia

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)       13,885        0.331 %       74,782       (12,664 )       87,446       CITI

Republic of Ireland

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)       2,000        0.244 %       59,783       2,698       57,085       GSI

Republic of Ireland

   06/20/27    1.000%(Q)       2,800        0.266 %       89,791       39,501       50,290       MSI

Republic of Italy

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)       18,300        0.420 %       88,191       (151,886 )       240,077       BOA

Republic of Italy

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)       4,000        0.420 %       19,277             19,277       MSI

Republic of Italy

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)       6,000        0.730 %       32,597       (101,968 )       134,565       BOA

Republic of Italy

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)       900        0.297 %       11,071       (15,659 )       26,730       DB

Republic of Italy

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)       4,200        1.170 %       (18,727 )       (119,381 )       100,654       BOA

Republic of Kazakhstan

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)       7,695        0.942 %       11,792             11,792       CITI

Republic of Panama

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)       4,200        1.397 %       (56,941 )       10,006       (66,947 )       CITI

Republic of Poland

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)       6,615        1.201 %       (13,153 )       8,412       (21,565 )       BNP

Republic of Serbia

   12/20/25    5.000%(Q)       4,500        2.841 %       300,095       554,720       (254,625 )       CITI

Republic of Serbia

   12/20/25    1.000%(Q)       1,000        2.841 %       (50,743 )       (914 )       (49,829 )       BNP

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Counterparty  
                        
OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2)(cont’d.):

 

    

Republic of Slovenia

   06/20/24    1.000%(Q)     900      0.294%   $ 11,120     $ (21,471      $ 32,591          HSBC  

Republic of South Africa

   06/20/23    1.000%(Q)     5,000      1.154%     997       (18,070        19,067          DB  

Republic of South Africa

   12/20/23    1.000%(Q)     3,000      1.413%     (10,191     (38,922        28,731          BOA  

Republic of South Africa

   06/20/31    1.000%(Q)     3,000      3.717%     (504,937     (329,331        (175,606        MSI  

State of Illinois

   12/20/22    1.000%(Q)     2,725      0.659%     4,456       (3,897        8,353          CITI  

State of Illinois

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)     2,800      0.753%     17,119       (71,919        89,038          GSI  

State of Illinois

   06/20/28    1.000%(Q)     1,000      1.290%     (12,127     (70,055        57,928          CITI  

State of Qatar

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,000      0.512%     78,402       91,398          (12,996        CITI  

UBS Group AG

   12/20/24    1.000%(Q)   EUR  8,600      1.028%     5,026       72,980          (67,954        BOA  

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   12/20/27    1.000%(Q)     1,000      0.298%     33,571       22,885          10,686          DB  

United Mexican States

   12/20/26    1.000%(Q)     4,000      1.342%     (46,082     3,912          (49,994        GSI  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   06/20/26    1.000%(Q)     9,960      1.164%     (42,103     151,932          (194,035        GSI  
            

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      
             $ (3,495,792   $ (4,247,298      $ 751,506       
            

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

      

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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  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 under the terms of the agreement.

 

*

When an implied credit spread is not available, reference the fair value of credit default swap agreements on credit indices and asset-backed securities. Where the Fund is the seller of protection, it serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represents 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.

Currency swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

           

Notional

Amount

(000)#

  Fund
Receives
 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

  Fund Pays   Counterparty   Termination
Date
  Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums

Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
                                 
OTC Currency Swap Agreements:                        

CNH

      10,000         2.350%(Q)   1,564       1 Day SOFR(Q)/3.050%       SCB       01/10/27     $ (212,529 )     $     $ (212,529 )

IDR

      50,000,000         8.220%(S)   3,454       6 Month LIBOR(S)/4.916%       CITI       11/29/23       (133,159 )             (133,159 )

PEN

      32,632         3.420%(S)   8,000       6 Month LIBOR(S)/4.916%       MSI       08/12/24       (83,056 )             (83,056 )
                         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
                          $ (428,744 )     $     $ (428,744 )
                         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Inflation swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

 

  Termination  

Date

 

        Fixed        

Rate

 

      Floating      

Rate

  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                         
Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreements:                  
       

France CPI ex Tobacco

                               

EUR

 

14,000

  05/15/23   1.485%(T)  

Household(1)(T)

      $—         $ 705,520         $ 705,520    
       

Eurostat Eurozone HICP

                 

EUR

 

14,000

  05/15/23   1.510%(T)  

ex Tobacco(2)(T)

                (1,578,825         (1,578,825  
           

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   
              $—         $ (873,305       $ (873,305  
           

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

(1)

The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

(2)

The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
   

Value at

October 31,
2022

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:      
AUD     10,000       07/10/33     2.987%(S)   6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/3.665%   $ 116,957     $ (868,798   $ (985,755
AUD     10,000       03/26/36     2.101%(S)   6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/3.665%           (1,675,039)       (1,675,039)  
CAD     51,805       04/03/25     0.970%(S)   3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%     83,036       (2,946,871)       (3,029,907)  
CAD     25,000       05/01/25     0.758%(S)   3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%     (59)       (1,684,964)       (1,684,905)  
CAD     8,000       12/03/48     2.800%(S)   3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%     172,255       (891,641)       (1,063,896)  
CHF     14,500       01/31/29     0.260%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%     (60,993)       (1,345,505)       (1,284,512)  
CHF     800       10/17/31     0.033%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%     (727)       (131,003)       (130,276)  
CHF     4,000       11/05/31     0.125%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(A)/0.471%           (579,440)       (579,440)  
CHF     700       04/03/33     0.687%(A)   1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%     (4,028)       (89,824)       (85,796)  
CLP     634,000       02/11/30     3.085%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/11.250%           (143,903)       (143,903)  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     83


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
   

Value at

October 31,
2022

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CLP     800,000       07/13/30     2.030%(S)   1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/11.250%   $     $ (249,618   $ (249,618
CNH     78,000       09/03/24     2.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (40     175,282       175,322  
CNH     76,000       10/09/24     2.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (14     163,903       163,917  
CNH     98,660       11/01/24     3.120%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (136     325,378       325,514  
CNH     92,700       02/04/25     2.600%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
          166,771       166,771  
CNH     330,000       02/05/25     2.600%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (54     592,098       592,152  
CNH     18,100       03/10/25     2.300%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (11     12,232       12,243  
CNH     25,000       03/12/25     2.400%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (3     25,038       25,041  
CNH     149,980       05/08/25     1.860%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (291     (129,259     (128,968
CNH     80,785       06/01/25     1.973%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    27       (43,479     (43,506
CNH     118,700       07/02/25     2.330%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (46     77,392       77,438  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CNH     161,860       07/13/25     2.653%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing

Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

  $ (115   $     290,271     $ 290,386  
CNH     48,542       08/06/25     2.555%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (46     81,623       81,669  
CNH     129,600       09/01/25     2.735%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (95     294,911       295,006  
CNH     225,740       11/02/25     2.588%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    390       412,053       411,663  
CNH     200,000       12/09/25     2.855%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
          563,275       563,275  
CNH     192,490       01/05/26     2.660%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (335     362,862       363,197  
CNH     40,000       03/03/26     2.840%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (79     113,481       113,560  
CNH     50,000       03/23/26     2.875%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
          145,065       145,065  
CNH     345,920       04/12/26     2.810%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
    (857     882,297       883,154  
CNH     6,300       12/22/26     2.460%(Q)   7 Day China Fixing
Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%
          5,219       5,219  
CZK     250,000       11/17/22     1.505%(A)   6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)/7.390%           (167,662     (167,662

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     85


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
CZK     875,720       01/28/24     1.938%(A)   6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)/7.390%   $     $ (2,445,415   $ (2,445,415
DKK     13,600       05/04/25     0.825%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%     14       (91,751     (91,765
DKK     5,000       08/29/26     0.580%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%     15       (59,432     (59,447
DKK     1,300       10/21/26     0.673%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%     11       (15,849     (15,860
DKK     13,000       03/15/27     1.123%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%           (130,303     (130,303
DKK     1,865       06/22/27     0.987%(A)   6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%           (22,002     (22,002
EUR     447,550       11/23/24     (0.046)%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (13,275,699     (13,275,699
EUR     229,995       12/02/24     (0.285)%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (14,523,787     (14,523,787
EUR     27,230       08/15/30     (0.191)%(A)   1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/0.648%     (11,551     (5,472,898     (5,461,347
EUR     1,500       08/26/31     0.562%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     128       (276,407     (276,535
EUR     1,700       12/14/31     1.217%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     121       (219,552     (219,673
EUR     1,850       12/19/31     1.160%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     393       (249,877     (250,270
EUR     2,300       12/19/31     1.161%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (10,217     (310,457     (300,240
EUR     2,600       12/27/31     1.082%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     9,122       (369,861     (378,983

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
EUR     6,400       02/23/32     1.180%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%   $ 151     $ (880,705   $ (880,856
EUR     4,680       03/29/32     1.170%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     1,388       (673,401     (674,789
EUR     1,400       04/04/32     1.145%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (204,599     (204,599
EUR     2,000       04/10/32     1.105%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (299,780     (299,780
EUR     4,150       05/11/32     1.100%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (76,784     (627,188     (550,404
EUR     7,000       06/28/32     0.785%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (50,301     (1,268,918     (1,218,617
EUR     3,050       10/30/32     1.302%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (451,937     (451,937
EUR     14,225       05/11/33     1.000%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (312,291     (2,514,670     (2,202,379
EUR     365       05/11/39     1.100%(A)   1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/0.648%     (2,984     (79,613     (76,629
EUR     12,485       11/24/41     0.565%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%           1,859,412       1,859,412  
EUR     12,485       11/24/41     0.600%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/1.704%           (1,948,247     (1,948,247
EUR     30,272       11/25/41     0.629%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%           4,378,962       4,378,962  
EUR     30,272       11/25/41     0.663%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/1.704%           (4,597,247     (4,597,247
EUR     8,450       02/17/42     0.536%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (2,879,849     (2,879,849

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     87


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
EUR     17,040       03/22/42     1.257%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%   $     $ 1,693,543     $ 1,693,543  
EUR     17,040       03/22/42     1.310%(A)   3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/1.704%           (1,795,230     (1,795,230
EUR     3,190       05/11/42     1.350%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (159,101     (705,421     (546,320
EUR     1,235       07/04/42     1.001%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     (121,735     (340,082     (218,347
EUR     24,475       03/09/46     0.425%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%           (9,452,470     (9,452,470
EUR     2,500       11/08/46     0.275%(A)   1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/0.648%           (988,252     (988,252
EUR     9,135       05/11/49     1.450%(A)   6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%     602,693       (1,884,418     (2,487,111
GBP     75,995       05/08/27     1.050%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/2.184%     4,109,692       11,957,928       7,848,236  
GBP     11,110       05/08/29     1.100%(A)   1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/2.184%     1,143,915       2,150,118       1,006,203  
GBP     10,590       05/08/32     1.150%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     (1,718,064     (2,592,342     (874,278
GBP     7,500       05/08/37     1.200%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     (2,536,096     (2,353,583     182,513  
GBP     18,500       05/08/42     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     105,679       (6,696,637     (6,802,316
GBP     13,725       05/08/46     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     2,459,497       (5,374,945     (7,834,442
GBP     3,440       05/08/49     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     685,041       (1,415,317     (2,100,358

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

88


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
GBP     3,540       09/03/50     0.328%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%   $ (33   $     (2,144,685   $ (2,144,652
GBP     1,800       05/08/52     1.250%(A)   1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%     (238,917     (775,901     (536,984
HUF     500,000       03/31/31     2.460%(A)   6 Month BUBOR(2)(S)/16.740%           (520,227     (520,227
ILS     40,440       04/16/28     0.928%(A)   3 Month TELBOR(2)(Q)/3.279%     (435     (1,454,324     (1,453,889
JPY     3,276,010       12/20/24     0.126%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (10,116     (12,508     (2,392
JPY     950,000       01/15/25     0.000%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     677       (25,556     (26,233
JPY     9,000,000       03/02/26     0.029%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     17       (429,308     (429,325
JPY     5,000,000       06/02/26     0.009%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     37       (298,340     (298,377
JPY     2,000,000       01/04/27     (0.033)%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     3,580       (178,518     (182,098
JPY     2,100,000       05/06/27     0.020%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     52       (176,428     (176,480
JPY     1,800,000       11/12/28     0.011%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     69       (277,899     (277,968
JPY     135,000       02/20/29     1.260%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (3,891     50,502       54,393  
JPY     2,500,000       03/22/29     0.068%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,695     (371,144     (369,449
JPY     50,000       04/02/29     1.288%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (897     18,958       19,855  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     89


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):  
JPY     100,000       08/18/29     1.070%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%   $ (2,502   $         29,806     $ 32,308  
JPY     100,000       08/28/29     1.043%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (2,150     28,298       30,448  
JPY     200,000       09/09/29     1.061%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (3,983     58,067       62,050  
JPY     655,000       09/29/29     1.064%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (10,175     188,718       198,893  
JPY     300,000       07/02/30     0.047%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (204     (69,181     (68,977
JPY     200,000       04/01/31     0.319%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (868     (24,844     (23,976
JPY     215,000       05/06/31     0.354%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (486     (21,344     (20,858
JPY     150,000       07/07/31     0.071%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (224     (42,024     (41,800
JPY     700,000       08/05/31     0.026%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     47       (218,600     (218,647
JPY     256,500       08/15/31     0.223%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,290     (50,403     (49,113
JPY     130,000       08/30/31     0.217%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (531     (26,356     (25,825
JPY     120,000       09/08/31     0.316%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (689     (17,459     (16,770
JPY     190,000       09/21/31     0.328%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (977     (26,868     (25,891
JPY     350,000       10/14/31     0.270%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,044     (63,021     (61,977

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

90


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
JPY     200,000       04/06/32     0.484%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%   $ (1,271   $ (14,382   $ (13,111
JPY     159,520       04/07/32     0.491%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,014     (10,777     (9,763
JPY     1,200,000       05/19/32     0.023%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (27     (445,186     (445,159
JPY     800,000       05/29/32     0.016%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (3     (302,163     (302,160
JPY     140,000       06/07/32     0.451%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%           (12,741     (12,741
JPY     71,000       09/21/32     0.463%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (533     (7,497     (6,964
JPY     160,000       11/14/32     2.390%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%           184,872       184,872  
JPY     900,000       01/04/38     0.757%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (23,603     (112,625     (89,022
JPY     800,000       03/28/38     0.656%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (8,114     (201,143     (193,029
JPY     675,000       04/06/38     0.655%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (6,066     (172,219     (166,153
JPY     1,815,000       04/18/38     0.675%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (13,615     (433,678     (420,063
JPY     600,000       08/10/38     0.822%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (13,024     (59,758     (46,734
JPY     2,430,385       12/03/38     0.600%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,302     (835,040     (833,738
JPY     969,000       12/03/39     0.650%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (565     (346,403     (345,838

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     91


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
JPY      166,000       05/09/43     0.820%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%   $ (867   $ (58,007   $ (57,140
JPY      2,000,000       10/23/45     0.333%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (6,482         (2,382,347     (2,375,865
JPY     775,000       04/12/46     0.496%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (4,811     (767,047     (762,236
JPY      110,291       04/15/46     0.560%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (721     (99,037     (98,316
JPY     26,000       10/04/47     0.942%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (357     (10,519     (10,162
JPY      560,000       11/24/47     0.888%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (1,486     (264,646     (263,160
JPY      500,000       05/29/50     0.186%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (162     (875,702     (875,540
JPY      500,000       08/26/50     0.334%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (3,691     (761,925     (758,234
JPY     1,000,000       12/16/50     0.338%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (12,701     (1,532,388     (1,519,687
JPY     1,200,000       02/08/51     0.467%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (15,102     (1,591,558     (1,576,456
JPY     1,650,000       03/30/51     0.520%(S)   1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%     (13,049     (2,059,455     (2,046,406
KRW     18,824,000       08/06/25     0.830%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (15     (1,233,412     (1,233,397
KRW     20,447,900       09/10/28     2.043%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     492,922       (1,552,469     (2,045,391
KRW     3,120,000       10/18/29     1.313%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     9       (371,744     (371,753

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

92


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
KRW     11,000,000       02/05/30     1.319%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%   $ 16     $ (1,375,854   $ (1,375,870
KRW     2,455,000       04/27/30     1.065%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     2       (338,866     (338,868
KRW     10,000,000       07/16/30     1.000%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (40     (1,444,941     (1,444,901
KRW     5,000,000       01/05/31     1.258%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%           (693,116     (693,116
KRW     4,000,000       08/13/31     1.630%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%           (512,030     (512,030
NOK     36,000       02/07/29     2.083%(A)   6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/3.850%           (287,977     (287,977
NOK     48,000       10/07/29     1.660%(A)   6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/3.850%           (591,211     (591,211
NZD     6,450       11/28/28     2.950%(S)   3 Month BBR(2)(Q)/4.100%           (311,306     (311,306
PLN     10,000       03/26/31     1.675%(A)   6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/7.720%           (685,873     (685,873
SGD     17,215       07/29/31     1.120%(S)   1 Day SORA(2)(S)/2.852%     105,475       (2,499,848     (2,605,323
THB     120,000       08/23/23     1.920%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%           12,320       12,320  
THB     60,000       07/04/24     1.590%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%           (14,960     (14,960
THB     173,600       04/28/30     1.020%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%           (628,697     (628,697
THB     23,000       05/29/30     2.645%(Q)   1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%     (1,001     (12,501     (11,500

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     93


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
    Floating
Rate
  Value at
Trade Date
    Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
             
  Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):      
  THB        72,900       06/25/30       0.990%(Q)     1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%   $     $ (274,235   $ (274,235
  THB        200,200       07/03/30       1.028%(Q)     1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%           (741,215     (741,215
  THB        115,500       08/17/31       1.320%(Q)     1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%           (420,612     (420,612
    219,110       11/09/22       0.061%(A)     1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/3.050%           2,282,628       2,282,628  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 4,615,646     $ (103,423,912   $ (108,039,558
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
      Fixed    
Rate
 

Floating

Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                   

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

           
CNH     10,000     04/02/26   3.120%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)

/1.940%

  $ 39,758       $ 3       $ 39,755       CITI  
CNH     5,000     10/14/31   2.675%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)

/1.940%

    7,909                 7,909       SCB  
CNH     30,000     11/02/31   2.700%(Q)  

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)

/1.940%

    63,875                 63,875       SCB  
ILS     7,500     12/09/22   1.530%(A)   3 Month TELBOR(2)(Q)/3.279%     19,272                 19,272       CITI  
ILS     4,200     06/27/23   3.730%(A)   3 Month TELBOR(2)(Q)/3.279%     12,851                 12,851       CSI  
JPY     35,000     12/14/32   1.575%(S)   6 Month JPY LIBOR(2)(S)/0.038%     23,405                 23,405       HSBC  
KRW     3,300,000     04/17/23   2.170%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (20,652       (35       (20,617     MSI  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

94


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
    Termination
Date
      Fixed    
Rate
 

Floating

Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                   

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

           
KRW     900,000     11/05/24   2.425%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%   $ (22,947     $       $ (22,947     CITI  
KRW     1,485,000     10/28/26   1.520%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (102,953       (7       (102,946     JPM  
KRW     2,040,000     04/26/27   1.880%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (134,536               (134,536     MSI  
KRW     1,280,000     10/17/28   1.450%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (127,352               (127,352     CITI  
KRW     520,000     01/27/31   1.870%(Q)   3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%     (56,380               (56,380     JPM  
MYR     16,000     08/19/23   3.445%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     2,474                 2,474       MSI  
MYR     1,700     04/28/25   4.040%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     809                 809       CITI  
MYR     23,575     04/09/26   2.625%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     (229,925       (299       (229,626     MSI  
MYR     45,900     08/12/26   2.605%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     (506,616       (602       (506,014     HSBC  
MYR     3,160     07/11/29   3.528%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     (31,192       (6       (31,186     MSI  
MYR     11,700     11/19/29   3.245%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     (165,698       18         (165,716     MSI  
MYR     17,800     02/04/30   3.060%(Q)   3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%     (307,529       9         (307,538     MSI  
THB     28,900     04/30/25   2.560%(S)   6 Month THBFIX(2)(S)/1.488%     3,053                 3,053       CITI  
THB     173,000     05/07/25   0.795%(S)   6 Month THBFIX(2)(S)/1.488%     (176,432       14         (176,446     HSBC  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     95


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
        (000)#        
    Termination
Date
        Fixed    
Rate
   

Floating

Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                   

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

           
ZAR     40,930       03/22/42       7.800%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)/6.517%   $ (399,772            $              $ (399,772     CITI  
ZAR     89,400       09/22/42       8.020%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(2)(Q)/6.517%     (781,433               (781,433     CITI  
ZAR     38,700       03/22/47       7.650%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)/6.517%     436,603                 436,603       CITI  
ZAR     83,965       09/22/47       7.890%(Q)     3 Month JIBAR(1)(Q)/6.517%     842,082                 842,082       CITI  
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
          $ (1,611,326     $ (905     $ (1,610,421  
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(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

   $15,033,280   $(6,275,440)   $34,362,139    $ (37,255,098

 

 

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          

CIGM

     $           $ 29,786,958     

JPS

                            9,274,000                                                       35,545,867                          
    

 

 

         

 

 

    

Total

     $ 9,274,000           $ 65,332,825     
    

 

 

         

 

 

    

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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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, 2022 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities

              

Assets

              

Long-Term Investments

              

Asset-Backed Securities

              

Canada

   $         $ 1,650,714         $  

Cayman Islands

               105,853,944            

Ireland

               174,881,712            

Spain

               1,215,379           3,352,191  

United Kingdom

               7,638,125            

United States

               61,589,509            

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

              

Canada

               1,372,319            

United Kingdom

               21,600,424            

United States

               221,479,929            

Corporate Bonds

              

Australia

               3,160,270            

Belgium

               9,987,974            

Brazil

               29,371,938            

Bulgaria

               10,336,430            

Canada

               31,365,851            

China

               35,596,679            

Denmark

               4,979,832            

France

               99,612,728            

Germany

               16,900,861            

Hong Kong

               9,435,030            

Hungary

               3,815,779            

Iceland

               4,853,906            

India

               13,266,441            

Indonesia

               9,948,760            

Israel

               18,687,397            

Italy

               9,912,146            

Jamaica

               8,162,094            

Japan

               11,592,144            

Kazakhstan

               9,183,496            

Luxembourg

               8,268,129            

Malta

               3,544,181            

Mexico

               39,775,253            

Netherlands

               30,224,616            

Norway

               2,386,066            

Peru

               787,655            

Philippines

               3,987,200            

Poland

               5,160,327            

Portugal

               29,709,227            

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     97


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

         Level 1                       Level 2                         Level 3        

Investments in Securities (continued)

              

Assets (continued)

              

Long-Term Investments (continued)

              

Corporate Bonds (continued)

              

Qatar

   $         $ 1,573,868         $  

Russia

               23,292,972            

South Africa

               12,749,382            

South Korea

               18,700,379            

Spain

               26,810,304            

Supranational Bank

               24,408,723            

Switzerland

               26,210,003            

Ukraine

               168,700            

United Arab Emirates

               27,300,806            

United Kingdom

               115,493,810            

United States

               763,910,914           23,647,391  

Floating Rate and other Loans

              

Germany

               2,643,825            

United Kingdom

               41,944,722            

United States

               2,871,976            

Municipal Bond

              

Puerto Rico

               5,215,881            

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

              

Spain

               4,431,162            

United Kingdom

               4,360,269            

United States

               155,999,332           5,623,505  

Sovereign Bonds

              

Albania

               1,782,309            

Andorra

               321,205            

Argentina

               2,359,348            

Austria

               1,803,646            

Belgium

               43,863            

Brazil

               38,967,649            

Bulgaria

               8,598,093            

Canada

               5,633,274            

Chile

               3,802,344            

China

               60,210,597            

Colombia

               52,600,877            

Croatia

               7,176,041            

Cyprus

               38,326,403            

Denmark

               3,077,883            

Egypt

               521,425            

Estonia

               74,137            

Finland

               1,181,058            

France

               21,356,585            

Germany

               22,919            

Greece

               82,649,649            

Hong Kong

               305,121            

Hungary

               3,782,305            

Iceland

               2,461,652            

 

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)

              

India

   $         $ 5,877,686         $  

Indonesia

               51,186,172            

Ireland

               64,162            

Israel

               4,720,728            

Italy

               138,619,473            

Japan

               3,948,529            

Kazakhstan

               14,377,613            

Latvia

               71,234            

Lithuania

               271,113            

Luxembourg

               74,480            

Malaysia

               4,764,268            

Mexico

               38,192,372            

Montenegro

               656,553            

Netherlands

               50,022            

New Zealand

               4,019,108            

Panama

               12,891,815            

Peru

               49,249,341            

Philippines

               30,308,898            

Poland

               805,546            

Portugal

               40,028,192            

Romania

               13,990,613            

San Marino

               454,968            

Saudi Arabia

               9,983,654            

Serbia

               30,551,685            

Singapore

               323,140            

Slovakia

               61,163            

Slovenia

               74,538            

South Africa

               5,019,589            

South Korea

               4,103,694            

Spain

               66,189,016            

Sweden

               1,180,922            

Tunisia

               310,154            

Ukraine

               12,770,813            

United Arab Emirates

               4,668,100            

United Kingdom

               18,488,112            

Uruguay

               2,226,222            

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

               33,415,633            

U.S. Treasury Obligations

               12,047,931            

Common Stocks

              

Spain

                          

United States

     5,008,673           123,951           569,523  

Preferred Stock

              

United States

     109,800                      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     99


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

         Level 1                      Level 2                        Level 3        

Investments in Securities (continued)

            

Assets (continued)

            

Short-Term Investments

            

Affiliated Mutual Fund

   $ 123,119,971        $        $  

Options Purchased

              4,624,119           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 128,238,444        $ 3,277,225,198        $ 33,192,610  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities             

Options Written

   $        $ (5,251,871      $ (2,026
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

            

Assets

            

Futures Contracts

   $ 27,209,391        $        $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              18,232,544           

OTC Cross Currency Exchange Contracts

              1,529,560           

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

              29,246,990           

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

              13,900,565          19,312  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

              705,520           

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

              24,537,228           

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

              1,452,091           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,209,391        $ 89,604,498        $ 19,312  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
Liabilities             

Futures Contracts

   $ (55,491,325      $        $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (41,927,782         

OTC Cross Currency Exchange Contracts

              (2,193,367         

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

              (29,625,107         

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement

              (42,297         

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

              (5,636,809         

OTC Currency Swap Agreements

              (428,744         

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

              (1,578,825         

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

              (132,576,786         

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

              (3,063,417         
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ (55,491,325      $ (217,073,134      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities-
Spain
       Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Security
       Corporate Bonds        Floating Rate
and

other Loans

Balance as of 10/31/21

     $            $ 17,250,000            $ 6,000,000            $ 21,999,441  

Realized gain (loss)

       (564,472                                       

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       78,228                           (3,211,269             

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

       1                                         

Sales/Paydowns

       (2,364,230                         (6,000,000             

Accrued discount/premium

                                 (206,876             

Transfers into Level 3*

       6,202,664                           27,065,536               

Transfers out of Level 3*

                    (17,250,000                         (21,999,441
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Balance as of 10/31/22

     $ 3,352,191            $            $ 23,647,391            $  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ 78,228            $            $ (3,211,269          $  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

     Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
       Common Stock        Options
Written
       OTC Credit
Default Swap
Agreements

Balance as of 10/31/21

     $ 65,160,769            $            $ (45,343          $ 6,880  

Realized gain (loss)

                                 34,050              33,473  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (28,259            (28,676            9,267              27,631  

Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances

                                               

Sales/Paydowns

       (36,809,005            (105,034                         (48,672

Accrued discount/premium

                                               

Transfers into Level 3*

                    703,233                            

Transfers out of Level 3*

       (22,700,000                                       
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Balance as of 10/31/22

     $ 5,623,505            $ 569,523            $ (2,026          $ 19,312  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end

     $ (28,259          $ (28,676          $ 7,781            $ 19,312  
    

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

*

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the securities’ fair values as of the beginning of period. Securities transferred between Level 2 and Level 3 are due to changes in the method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are typically a result of a change from the use of methods used by independent pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a single broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market quotations (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market data provided by independent pricing services or other valuation techniques which utilize observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of ASC 820, the amounts of transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments of the Fund.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     101


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board, which contain unobservable inputs as follows:

 

Level 3 Securities**

   Fair Value as of
October 31, 2022
     Valuation
Approach
    

Valuation

Methodology

  

Unobservable

Inputs

Asset-Backed Security-Spain

            $ 3,348,075                  Market      Adjusted Spread    Estimated Spread

Asset-Backed Security-Spain

       4,116           Market      Contingent Value Transaction    Contingent Value

Common Stock

       569,523           Market      Based/Broker Quote    Allocation Rate
    

 

 

             
     $ 3,921,714              
    

 

 

             

 

**

The table does not include Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers. As of October 31, 2022, the aggregate value of these securities and/or derivatives was $29,288,182. The unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available.

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, 2022 were as follows:

 

Sovereign Bonds

     27.2

Banks

     15.0  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     8.5  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7.3  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     5.3  

Electric

     3.9  

Affiliated Mutual Fund (3.7% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     3.7  

Oil & Gas

     3.4  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     2.2  

Telecommunications

     2.0  

Media

     1.9  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.9  

Retail

     1.8  

Transportation

     1.7  

Foods

     1.5  

Commercial Services

     1.2  

Pipelines

     1.1  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1.0  

Insurance

     0.9  

Multi-National

     0.7  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.7  

Entertainment

     0.7  

Chemicals

     0.6  

Home Builders

     0.6  

Automobiles

     0.6  

Consumer Loans

     0.4

Healthcare-Services

     0.4  

Internet

     0.4  

Other

     0.4  

Healthcare-Products

     0.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     0.4  

Gas

     0.4  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     0.4  

Semiconductors

     0.4  

Software

     0.4  

Student Loans

     0.3  

Aerospace & Defense

     0.3  

Beverages

     0.3  

Packaging & Containers

     0.3  

Engineering & Construction

     0.3  

Lodging

     0.2  

Credit Cards

     0.2  

Real Estate

     0.2  

Mining

     0.2  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.2  

Agriculture

     0.2  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2  

Municipal Bond

     0.2  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.2  

Options Purchased

     0.1  

Airlines

     0.1  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Industry Classification (continued):

 

Building Materials

     0.1

Electronics

     0.1  

Home Equity Loans

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.0

Gas Utilities

     0.0

Household Products/Wares

     0.0

Holding Companies-Diversified

     0.0

Forest Products & Paper

     0.0

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.0
  

 

 

 
     103.2  

Options Written

     (0.2

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (3.0
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

 

*

Less than +/- 0.05%

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, 2022 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

   $ 42,297*  

Credit contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements      15,033,236      Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      6,274,491  

Credit contracts

             Options written outstanding, at value      2,026  

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      32,910,051      Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      33,763,845  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      773,220*      Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      10,446,967*  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     103


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

      

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 cross currency exchange contracts      $ 1,529,560      Unrealized depreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts      $ 2,193,367  

Foreign exchange contracts

     Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts        18,232,544      Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts        41,927,782  

Interest rate contracts

     Due from/to broker-variation margin futures        26,436,171    Due from/to broker-variation margin futures        45,044,358

Interest rate contracts

     Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps        25,242,748    Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps        134,155,611

Interest rate contracts

     Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements        44      Premiums received for OTC swap agreements        949  

Interest rate contracts

     Unaffiliated investments        4,624,119      Options written outstanding, at value        5,251,871  

Interest rate contracts

     Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements        1,452,088      Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements        3,491,253  
         

 

 

         

 

 

 
          $ 126,233,781           $ 282,594,817  
         

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 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

     $ (568,228 )      $ 1,815,954        $      $        $ (29,602,487 )

Foreign exchange contracts

       (33,166,815 )        37,217,286          (49,502,059 )        31,402,542         

Interest rate contracts

              3,125          (70,601,368 )                 (114,679,542 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total

     $ (33,735,043 )      $ 39,036,365        $ (120,103,427 )      $ 31,402,542        $ (144,282,029 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

104


    

    

 

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

   $ 57,108      $ (17,737   $     $     $ (10,059,969

Foreign exchange contracts

     32,980,640        (37,031,110     (3,222,492     (25,527,170      

Interest rate contracts

     3,578,627        (3,930,990     (23,426,819           (57,986,405
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 36,616,375      $ (40,979,837   $ (26,649,311   $ (25,527,170   $ (68,046,374
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2)

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

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Derivative Contract Type

 

  

Average Volume of Derivative Activities*

 

Options Purchased (1)

     $ 11,563,398

Options Written (2)

       697,823,800

Futures Contracts - Long Positions (2)

       1,173,935,456

Futures Contracts - Short Positions (2)

       1,921,025,860

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (3)

       866,940,474

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (3)

       843,257,437

Cross Currency Exchange Contracts (4)

       37,015,289

Interest Rate Swap Agreements (2)

       3,963,260,190

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (2)

       432,515,009

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (2)

       888,975,583

Currency Swap Agreements (2)

       12,705,404

Total Return Swap Agreements (2)

       11,138,400

Inflation Swap Agreements (2)

 

      

 

58,750,320

 

 

 

*

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

(4)

Value at Trade Date.

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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     105


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

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

   $115,566,234         $(115,566,234)        $—

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

BARC

     $ 3,662,943      $ (16,273,332     $ (12,610,389     $ 8,366,517       $ (4,243,872

BNP

       289,986        (2,097,893 )       (1,807,907 )       1,807,907      

BOA

       4,317,685        (3,420,046 )       897,639       (696,091 )       201,548

CITI

       5,807,503        (3,517,731 )       2,289,772       (2,140,000 )       149,772

CSI

       12,851              12,851       (12,851 )      

DB

       6,507,272        (7,273,197 )       (765,925 )       721,842       (44,083 )

GSI

       4,378,824        (5,019,171 )       (640,347 )       640,347      

HSBC

       10,391,170        (8,482,506 )       1,908,664       (1,908,664 )      

JPM

       3,182,273        (6,500,632 )       (3,318,359 )       1,161,336       (2,157,023 )

MSI

       34,593,921        (37,752,775 )       (3,158,854 )       2,749,070       (409,784 )

SCB

       363,450        (2,346,928 )       (1,983,478 )       1,983,478      

TD

       272,384        (15,422 )       256,962       (236,000 )       20,962

UAG

       1,380        (205,951 )       (204,571 )       110,000       (94,571 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 73,781,642      $ (92,905,584     $ (19,123,942     $ 12,546,891       $ (6,577,051
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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.

106


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2022

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $115,566,234:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $4,304,648,104)

   $ 3,315,536,281  

Affiliated investments (cost $123,107,181)

     123,119,971  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,768,899)

     1,763,489  

Cash segregated for counterparty - OTC

     10,803,000  

Dividends and interest receivable

     39,920,369  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     34,362,139  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     18,232,544  

Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     15,033,280  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     14,762,653  

Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives

     9,274,000  

Receivable for investments sold

     7,682,838  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts

     1,529,560  

Due from broker—variation margin futures

     301,823  

Tax reclaim receivable

     23,191  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     480,480  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,592,825,618  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     122,802,722  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     41,927,782  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     37,255,098  

Payable for Fund shares purchased

     24,674,949  

Loan payable

     11,082,000  

Premiums received for OTC swap agreements

     6,275,440  

Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $1,216,500)

     5,253,897  

Unrealized depreciation on OTC cross currency exchange contracts

     2,193,367  

Payable to custodian

     1,774,989  

Management fee payable

     1,633,414  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     1,159,335  

Due to broker—variation margin swaps

     1,140,709  

Dividends payable

     600,419  

Distribution fee payable

     57,624  

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     32,778  

Directors’ fees payable

     8,911  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     257,873,434  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 3,334,952,184  
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 7,084,257  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     4,964,062,802  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (1,636,194,875
  

 

 

 

Net assets, October 31, 2022

   $ 3,334,952,184  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     107


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2022

 

Class A

         

Net asset value and redemption price per share,

     

($185,413,843 ÷ 39,724,837 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.67                

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.16   
  

 

  

Maximum offering price to public

   $4.83   
  

 

  

Class C

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($19,422,158 ÷ 4,169,343 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.66   
  

 

  

Class Z

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($1,303,382,438 ÷ 277,745,434 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.69   
  

 

  

Class R2

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($4,350,207 ÷ 920,735 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.72   
  

 

  

Class R4

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($12,251,353 ÷ 2,590,647 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.73   
  

 

  

Class R6

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

($1,810,132,185 ÷ 383,274,689 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $4.72   
  

 

  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

108


Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

        

Income

  

Interest income (net of $60,407 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 148,174,444  

Unaffiliated dividend income

     1,349,803  

Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $283,259)

     350,902  

Affiliated dividend income

     5,498  
  

 

 

 

Total income

     149,880,647  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     23,226,221  

Distribution fee(a)

     954,540  

Shareholder servicing fees (including affiliated expense of $39)(a)

     20,259  

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $208,435)(a)

     3,213,313  

Custodian and accounting fees

     529,228  

Shareholders’ reports

     407,659  

Registration fees(a)

     174,520  

Directors’ fees

     74,437  

Audit fee

     67,300  

Legal fees and expenses

     50,227  

Miscellaneous

     306,186  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     29,023,890  

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

     (548,910
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     28,474,980  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     121,405,667  
  

 

 

 

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

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(28,556))

     (126,757,812

Futures transactions

     (120,103,427

Forward currency contract transactions

     31,402,542  

Options written transactions

     39,036,365  

Swap agreement transactions

     (144,282,029

Foreign currency transactions

     (74,785,229
  

 

 

 
     (395,489,590
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated of $(3,610))

     (1,046,766,273

Futures

     (26,649,311

Forward and cross currency contracts

     (25,527,170

Options written

     (40,979,837

Swap agreements

     (68,046,374

Foreign currencies

     4,945,279  
  

 

 

 
     (1,203,023,686
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (1,598,513,276
  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (1,477,107,609
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     109


Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

 

(a)     Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows:

 

      

 Class A 

      

Class C

      

  Class Z  

      

Class R2

       Class R4        Class R6  

Distribution fee

       644,191          294,743                   15,606                    

Shareholder servicing fees

                                  6,242          14,017           

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

       375,477          33,556          2,634,628          15,558          24,050          130,044  

Registration fees

       29,759          17,710          55,439          10,496          9,146          51,970  

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

       (119,465        (18,557        (394,379        (12,853        (3,656         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

110


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2022     2021  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 121,405,667     $ 103,726,528  

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

     (395,489,590     (14,167,296

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

     (1,203,023,686     (168,329,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,477,107,609     (78,770,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions

    

Distributions from distributable earnings

    

Class A

     (1,884,548     (11,214,566

Class C

     (174,602     (1,176,988

Class Z

     (16,129,577     (97,362,939

Class R2

     (43,177     (480,802

Class R4

     (102,780     (409,228

Class R6

     (18,672,780     (84,383,978
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (37,007,464     (195,028,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tax return of capital distributions

    

Class A

     (8,092,166      

Class C

     (749,735      

Class Z

     (69,259,710      

Class R2

     (185,403      

Class R4

     (441,331      

Class R6

     (80,180,115      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (158,908,460      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     1,390,121,445       3,532,268,017  

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

     187,460,081       185,117,955  

Cost of shares purchased

     (2,647,557,772     (1,818,213,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (1,069,976,246     1,899,172,622  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (2,742,999,779     1,625,373,906  

Net Assets:

                

Beginning of year

     6,077,951,963       4,452,578,057  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 3,334,952,184     $ 6,077,951,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return Fund     111


Financial Highlights

 

   
Class A Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $6.67       $6.96       $7.07       $6.36       $6.75  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.13       0.11       0.13       0.16       0.14  

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

transactions

     (1.91     (0.17     0.16       0.78       (0.31

Total from investment operations

     (1.78     (0.06     0.29       0.94       (0.17

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.03     (0.23     (0.23     (0.23     (0.22

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.19     -       -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       (0.17     -       -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.22     (0.23     (0.40     (0.23     (0.22

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.67       $6.67       $6.96       $7.07       $6.36  

Total Return(b):

     (27.22 )%      (0.97 )%      4.35     15.05     (2.65 )% 

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $185,414       $337,257       $326,416       $216,708       $184,064  

Average net assets (000)

     $257,676       $344,592       $285,380       $188,633       $187,975  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.88     0.88     0.88     0.88     0.88

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.93     0.91     0.96     1.02     1.02

Net investment income (loss)

     2.29     1.58     1.94     2.40     2.11

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     13     23     20     37     40

 

*

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)

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

112


 

 

 

   
Class C Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $6.66       $6.95       $7.06       $6.35       $6.73  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.09       0.06       0.08       0.11       0.09  

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

transactions

     (1.90     (0.17     0.16       0.78       (0.30

Total from investment operations

     (1.81     (0.11     0.24       0.89       (0.21

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     -       (0.18     (0.18     (0.18     (0.17

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.19     -       -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       (0.17     -       -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.19     (0.18     (0.35     (0.18     (0.17

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.66       $6.66       $6.95       $7.06       $6.35  

Total Return(b):

     (27.82 )%      (1.72 )%      3.57     14.21     (3.24 )% 

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $19,422       $42,012       $46,157       $37,486       $34,889  

Average net assets (000)

     $29,474       $45,988       $42,925       $34,321       $36,335  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.63     1.63     1.63     1.63     1.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     1.69     1.66     1.68     1.69     1.73

Net investment income (loss)

     1.51     0.83     1.20     1.65     1.37

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     13     23     20     37     40

 

*

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)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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 Z Shares                               
      Year Ended October 31,  
      2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $6.71       $7.00       $7.11       $6.40       $6.78  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.15       0.13       0.15       0.18       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions      (1.94     (0.17     0.16       0.78       (0.31

Total from investment operations

     (1.79     (0.04     0.31       0.96       (0.15

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.04     (0.25     (0.25     (0.25     (0.23

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.19     -       -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       (0.17     -       -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.23     (0.25     (0.42     (0.25     (0.23

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.69       $6.71       $7.00       $7.11       $6.40  

Total Return(b):

     (27.16 )%      (0.70 )%      4.61     15.25     (2.25 )% 

    

            
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $1,303,382       $2,907,890       $2,264,938       $1,254,507       $765,708  

Average net assets (000)

     $2,068,163       $2,809,784       $1,726,788       $888,961       $648,173  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63     0.63

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.65     0.65     0.68     0.68     0.71

Net investment income (loss)

     2.51     1.82     2.18     2.61     2.39

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     13     23     20     37     40

 

*

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)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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, 2017(a) 
through October 31,
      2022   2021   2020   2019       2018

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                            

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16       $6.44                 $6.90

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                            

Net investment income (loss)

       0.12       0.10       0.11       0.15                 0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign

currency transactions

       (1.95 )       (0.17 )       0.17       0.79                 (0.38 )

Total from investment operations

       (1.83 )       (0.07 )       0.28       0.94                 (0.29 )

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                            

Dividends from net investment income*

       (0.02 )       (0.22 )       (0.22 )       (0.22 )                 (0.17 )

Tax return of capital distributions

       (0.19 )       -       -       -                 -

Distributions from net realized gains

       -       -       (0.17 )       -                 -

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.21 )       (0.22 )       (0.39 )       (0.22 )                 (0.17 )

Net asset value, end of period

       $4.72       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16                 $6.44

Total Return(c):

       (27.57 )%       (1.12 )%       4.13 %       14.81 %                 (4.24 )%

    

                          
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                          

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $4,350       $9,324       $18,443       $185                 $10

Average net assets (000)

       $6,242       $14,831       $9,990       $78                 $10

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                            

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.08 %       1.08 %       1.08 %       1.08 %                 1.08 %(e)

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.29 %       1.13 %       1.25 %       19.82 %                 236.32 %(e)

Net investment income (loss)

       2.08 %       1.38 %       1.62 %       2.11 %                 1.67 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       13 %       23 %       20 %       37 %                 40 %

 

*

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

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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, 2017(a) 
through October 31,
      2022   2021   2020   2019       2018

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                            

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16       $6.45                 $6.90

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                            

Net investment income (loss)

       0.14       0.11       0.13       0.16                 0.12

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign

currency transactions

       (1.95 )       (0.17 )       0.17       0.79                 (0.38 )

Total from investment operations

       (1.81 )       (0.06 )       0.30       0.95                 (0.26 )

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                            

Dividends from net investment income*

       (0.03 )       (0.23 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )                 (0.19 )

Tax return of capital distributions

       (0.19 )       -       -       -                 -

Distributions from net realized gains

       -       -       (0.17 )       -                 -

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.22 )       (0.23 )       (0.41 )       (0.24 )                 (0.19 )

Net asset value, end of period

       $4.73       $6.76       $7.05       $7.16                 $6.45

Total Return(c):

       (27.24 )%       (0.87 )%       4.39 %       14.92 %                 (3.88 )%

    

                          
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                          

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $12,251       $14,654       $8,932       $1,453                 $127

Average net assets (000)

       $14,017       $12,787       $5,178       $804                 $33

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                            

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.83 %       0.83 %       0.83 %       0.83 %                 0.83 %(e)

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.86 %       0.87 %       1.13 %       2.63 %                 70.94 %(e)

Net investment income (loss)

       2.40 %       1.63 %       1.91 %       2.34 %                 2.23 %(e)

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       13 %       23 %       20 %       37 %                 40 %

 

*

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

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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,  
      2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Per Share Operating Performance(a):

                                        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

     $6.75       $7.04       $7.16       $6.44       $6.82  

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     0.15       0.14       0.16       0.18       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign

currency transactions

     (1.94     (0.17     0.15       0.80       (0.30

Total from investment operations

     (1.79     (0.03     0.31       0.98       (0.14

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                        

Dividends from net investment income*

     (0.05     (0.26     (0.26     (0.26     (0.24

Tax return of capital distributions

     (0.19     -       -       -       -  

Distributions from net realized gains

     -       -       (0.17     -       -  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.24     (0.26     (0.43     (0.26     (0.24

Net asset value, end of year

     $4.72       $6.75       $7.04       $7.16       $6.44  

Total Return(b):

     (27.06 )%      (0.58 )%      4.69     15.25     (2.19 )% 
              
   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                               

Net assets, end of year (000)

     $1,810,132       $2,766,815       $1,787,693       $1,139,781       $761,927  

Average net assets (000)

     $2,351,483       $2,396,559       $1,513,154       $925,868       $636,670  

Ratios to average net assets(c):

                                        

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.53     0.52     0.55     0.56     0.58

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

     0.53     0.52     0.55     0.56     0.58

Net investment income (loss)

     2.66     1.93     2.27     2.67     2.39

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     13     23     20     37     40

 

*

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)

The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements, without regard to transactions involving short-term investments, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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 Global Total Return 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. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Global Total Return Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. 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, made up 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 approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. 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 provided to the Board at the first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

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

 

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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 Measurement.

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.

Floating rate and other loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Floating rate and other loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

Floating rate and other loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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 policies and procedures 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 Valuation Designee 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.

 

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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. 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

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.

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

 

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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 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

 

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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.

Inflation Swaps: The Fund entered into inflation swap agreements to protect against fluctuations in inflation rates. Inflation swaps are characterized by one party paying a fixed rate in exchange for a floating rate that is derived from an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index or UK Retail Price Index. Inflation swaps subject the Fund to interest rate risk.

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 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

 

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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.

Currency Swaps: The Fund entered into currency swap agreements primarily to gain yield exposure on foreign bonds. Currency swap agreements involve two parties exchanging two different currencies with an agreement to reverse the exchange at a later date at specified exchange rates.

Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. The Fund is subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its exposure to a security or an index. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in the Fund’s favor, from the point of entering into the contract.

Floating Rate and other Loans: The Fund invested in floating rate and other loans. Floating rate and other loans include loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the floating rate and other loans market. The Fund acquires interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a floating rate and other loans assignment, the Fund generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a floating rate and other loans participation, the Fund generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Fund generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the

 

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participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities: Mortgage-backed securities are pass-through securities, meaning that principal and interest payments made by the borrower on the underlying mortgages are passed through to the Fund. Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities may be classified as pass-through certificates or collateralized obligations, such as collateralized bond obligations, collateralized loan obligations and other similarly structured securities. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities varies with changes in interest rates and may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (“IO”) and principal (“PO”) distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.

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

 

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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 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.

 

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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 open loans 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 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.

 

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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: 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. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.

 

   
  Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders*    Frequency

Net Investment Income

   Monthly

Short-Term Capital Gains

   Annually

Long-Term Capital Gains

   Annually

 

*

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year.

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 which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative services.

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, Inc. has entered into a sub-subadvisory agreement with PGIM Limited (collectively the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.

Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended October 31, 2022, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:

 

   
  Contractual Management Rate   

Effective Management Fee, before any waivers  

and/or expense reimbursements  

0.50% on average daily net assets up to $2 billion;

   0.49%

 

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  Contractual Management Rate   

Effective Management Fee, before any waivers  

and/or expense reimbursements  

0.485% of average daily net assets over $2 billion.

    

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. 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 for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit 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 expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:

 

   
  Class    Expense
Limitations

A

   0.88%

C

   1.63   

Z

   0.63   

R2

   1.08   

R4

   0.83   

R6

   0.58   

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 based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.

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

 

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are authorized to compensate Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or third-party service providers for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable.

The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rate and maximum shareholder service fee, where applicable, are as follows:

 

       
  Class    Gross Distribution Fee      Net Distribution Fee        Shareholder Service Fee  

A

   0.25%      0.25%      N/A%

C

   1.00         1.00         N/A   

Z

   N/A         N/A         N/A   

R2

   0.25         0.25         0.10   

R4

   N/A         N/A         0.10   

R6

   N/A         N/A         N/A   

For the year ended October 31, 2022, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:

 

     
Class    FESL        CDSC  

A

   $ 125,245        $ 8,983  

C

              6,536  

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

 

4.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

PMFS serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and shareholder servicing agent. Transfer agent’s and shareholder servicing 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. Effective January 2022, the Fund changed its overnight cash sweep vehicle from the Core Fund to an unaffiliated money market fund.

 

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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, 2022, 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 reporting period ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

   
Cost of Purchases    Proceeds from Sales

$552,869,628

   $1,906,435,028

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022, 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)

 

          

  $  53,862,194

     $ 250,582,437        $ 304,444,631          $       —         $ —         $                 $     5,498  

  PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wa)

 

      48,791,102

       509,622,674          435,261,639          (3,610)          (28,556)          123,119,971          123,230,879          283,259 (2) 

  $102,653,296

     $ 760,205,111        $ 739,706,270          $(3,610)        $ (28,556)        $ 123,119,971                   $ 288,757  

 

(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

 

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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, 2022, the adjustments were to increase total distributable earnings (loss) and decrease paid-in-capital in excess of par by $51,540,361 due to a net operating loss. Net investment income (loss), net realized gain (loss) on investments and net assets were not affected by this change.

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $37,007,464 of ordinary income and $158,908,460 of tax return of capital. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $195,028,501 of ordinary income.

As of October 31, 2022, 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 depreciation as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis  

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

 

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Net

Unrealized

Depreciation

  $4,505,364,900   $151,742,926   $(1,379,436,729)   $(1,227,693,803)

The differences between GAAP basis and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales, amortization of premiums, straddle loss deferrals, mark-to-market of futures contracts, swaps, and other GAAP to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 of approximately $407,901,000 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 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, 2022 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 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 CDSC of 1% 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

 

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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 18,075,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 16,575,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

  Class    Number of Shares  

A

     900,000,000      

B

     50,000,000      

C

     300,000,000      

Z

     8,000,000,000      

T

     125,000,000      

R2

     100,000,000      

R4

     100,000,000      

R6

     7,000,000,000      

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

As of October 31, 2022, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

  Class    Number of Shares    Percentage of Outstanding Shares

A

       7,803        0.1 %

R6

       16,748,599        4.4

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

 

        Number of Shareholders    Percentage of Outstanding Shares

Affiliated

              %

Unaffiliated

       3        54.2

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

     
  Share Class    Shares        Amount  

Class A

                   

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                   

Shares sold

     5,662,013        $ 33,565,516  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,640,896          9,336,907  

Shares purchased

     (18,400,439        (105,289,993

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (11,097,530        (62,387,570

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,095,732          6,164,308  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (806,242        (4,638,386

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (10,808,040      $ (60,861,648

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                   

Shares sold

     18,348,202        $ 128,362,352  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,493,697          10,390,284  

Shares purchased

     (14,043,253        (97,092,549

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     5,798,646          41,660,087  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,646,606          11,495,490  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (3,810,132        (27,015,786

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     3,635,120        $ 26,139,791  

Class C

                   

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                   

Shares sold

     485,420        $ 2,719,675  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     150,903          865,125  

Shares purchased

     (2,392,336        (13,711,545

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,756,013        (10,126,745

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (381,924        (2,146,526

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (2,137,937      $ (12,273,271

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                   

Shares sold

     1,589,551        $ 11,113,858  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     156,935          1,093,504  

Shares purchased

     (1,202,768        (8,301,314

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     543,718          3,906,048  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (881,386        (6,170,193

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (337,668      $ (2,264,145

 

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  Share Class    Shares     Amount  

Class Z

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     119,435,727     $ 704,572,056  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     13,876,384       79,920,248  

Shares purchased

     (285,801,898     (1,644,229,227

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (152,489,787     (859,736,923

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,446,413       8,643,019  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (4,560,430     (26,397,564

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (155,603,804   $ (877,491,468

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                

Shares sold

     274,722,315     $ 1,920,897,826  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     12,758,800       89,077,520  

Shares purchased

     (170,730,518     (1,178,669,188

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     116,750,597       831,306,158  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     4,117,080       29,321,864  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (11,193,087     (77,267,060

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     109,674,590     $ 783,360,962  

Class R2

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     211,199     $ 1,244,101  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     39,230       226,544  

Shares purchased

     (709,823     (4,205,815

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (459,394     (2,735,170

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,024       6,890  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (1,050     (5,564

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (459,420   $ (2,733,844

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                

Shares sold

     813,293     $ 5,764,396  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     66,530       471,369  

Shares purchased

     (2,110,439     (14,687,722

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (1,230,616     (8,451,957

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (7,014     (49,590

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,237,630   $ (8,501,547

 

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  Share Class    Shares      Amount  

Class R4

                 

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                 

Shares sold

     933,545      $ 5,483,827  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     64,362        364,931  

Shares purchased

     (574,471      (3,243,341

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     423,436      $ 2,605,417  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                 

Shares sold

     1,386,795      $ 9,797,267  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     37,826        265,285  

Shares purchased

     (524,177      (3,680,598

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     900,444      $ 6,381,954  

Class R6

                 

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                 

Shares sold

     108,033,044      $ 642,536,270  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     16,892,556        96,746,326  

Shares purchased

     (154,558,538      (876,877,851

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (29,632,938      (137,595,255

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     3,864,792        22,565,057  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (680,308      (4,191,234

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (26,448,454    $ (119,221,432

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                 

Shares sold

     207,642,697      $ 1,456,332,318  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     11,954,625        83,819,993  

Shares purchased

     (73,789,243      (515,781,979

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     145,808,079        1,024,370,332  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     10,307,320        71,496,475  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (253,081      (1,811,200

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     155,862,318      $ 1,094,055,607  

 

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

   9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023      10/1/2021 –9/29/2022

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

   1.00% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the daily SOFR rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero percent    1.20% 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, 2022. The average daily balance for the 109 days that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $14,008,991, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 2.98%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $43,934,000. At October 31, 2022, the Fund had an outstanding loan balance of $11,082,000.

 

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: This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, fixed income securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

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.

 

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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 not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less 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” or may create economic leverage for the Fund 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 use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error.

Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. 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. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, 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, 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

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.

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

 

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securities. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. 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 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: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

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 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.

 

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Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments.

Reference Rate Risk: The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of LIBOR such that after June 30, 2023, the overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be published or will no longer be representative. All other LIBOR settings and certain other interbank offered rates, such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), ceased to be published or representative after December 31, 2021. The Fund may have investments linked to other interbank offered rates that may also cease to be published in the future. Various financial industry groups have been planning for the transition away from LIBOR, but there remain challenges to converting certain securities and transactions to a new reference rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace the U.S. dollar LIBOR).

Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known. The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR as well as loan facilities used by the Fund. While some existing LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology, there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies to replicate LIBOR. Not all existing LIBOR-based instruments may have alternative rate-setting provisions and there remains uncertainty regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to add alternative rate-setting provisions in certain existing instruments. Global regulators have advised market participants to cease entering into new contracts using LIBOR as a reference rate, and it is possible that investments in LIBOR-based instruments could invite regulatory scrutiny. There may also be challenges for the Fund to enter into hedging transactions against such newly-issued instruments until a market for such hedging transactions develops. All of the aforementioned may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or net asset value.

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all U.S. Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. Some agency securities carry no guarantee whatsoever and the risk of default associated with these securities would be borne by the Fund. The maximum potential

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

    

 

liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to any such issuers if it is not obligated to do so by law. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

 

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. Management does not expect ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Global Total Return Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Global Total Return Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 (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, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 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, 2022 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 19, 2022

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, 2022, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 27.46% as interest related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

In January 2023, 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 2022.

 

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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: 97

   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: 97

   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: 94

   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: 96

   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: 97

   Retired; Member (November 2014-September 2022) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly Executive Committee of the IDC Board of Governors (October 2019-December 2021); 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: 93

   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, Andela (since January 2022) (global talent network); 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: 96

   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: 96

   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

 

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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

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 96

   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); President and Principal Executive Officer ("PEO") (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; President and PEO (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice President

Portfolios Overseen: 97

   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); Vice President (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Vice President (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).    None.    Since March 2010

 

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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

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

   Chief Legal Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
     

Isabelle Sajous

1976

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (since April 2022) of PGIM Investments LLC, the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Compliance Officer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Vice President, Compliance of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2020); formerly Director, Compliance (July 2018-December 2020) of Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC; and Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC (August 2014-July 2018).    Since April 2022
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

   Vice President (since December 2018) of PGIM Investments LLC; Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
     

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; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (March 2014-September 2018) of Prudential.    Since March 2020

 

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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

     

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; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc; 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); Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since March 2015
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal Financial

and Accounting Officer

   Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); Principal Financial Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Principal Financial Officer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (March 2022- July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; formerly Assistant Treasurer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since October 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2007-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.    Since October 2019

 

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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

     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2011-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.    Since October 2019
     

Kelly Florio

1978

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since December 2021) of Prudential; formerly, Head of Fraud Risk Management (October 2019 to December 2021) at New York Life Insurance Company; formerly, Head of Key Risk Area Operations (November 2018 to October 2019), Director of the US Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit (2009-2018) and Bank Loss Prevention Associate (2006 -2009) at MetLife.    Since June 2022

 

(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 Mutual Funds, Target Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, 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 Global Total Return Fund1 (the “Fund”) 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 five standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Compliance 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 May 26 and June 7-9, 2022 (the “Board Meeting”) and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2023, 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 Board Meeting.

 

 

1PGIM Global Total Return Fund is a series of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

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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 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

 

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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.

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. 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.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

    

 

 

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-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2021.

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, 2021. 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 set 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

 

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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
     4th Quartile    1st Quartile    1st Quartile    1st Quartile
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile

 

   

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

 

   

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 0.88% for Class A shares, 1.63% for Class C shares, 0.63% for Class Z shares, 1.08% for Class R2 shares, 0.83% for Class R4 shares, and 0.58% for Class R6 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.

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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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  TELEPHONE

  

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    (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 Isabelle Sajous, Chief Compliance Officer Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, 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

SUB-SUBADVISER    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

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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND

 

 SHARE CLASS   A   C   Z   R2   R4   R6

 NASDAQ

  GTRAX   PCTRX   PZTRX   PGTOX   PGTSX   PGTQX

 CUSIP

  74439A103   74439A301   74439A400   74439A863   74439A855   74439A509

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PGIM GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN (USD HEDGED) FUND

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

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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. © 2022 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 Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2022.

The attention of the global economy and financial markets pivoted during the period from the COVID-19 pandemic to the challenge of rapidly rising inflation. While job growth remained strong, prices for a wide range of goods and services rose in response to economic re-openings, supply-chain disruptions, governmental stimulus, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With inflation surging to a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve and other central banks aggressively hiked interest rates, prompting recession concerns.

After rising to record levels at the end of 2021, stocks have fallen sharply in 2022 as investors worried about higher prices, slowing economic growth, geopolitical uncertainty, and new COVID-19 outbreaks. Equities rallied for a time during the summer but began falling again in late August on fears that the Fed would keep raising rates to tame inflation. For the entire 12-month period, equities suffered a broad-based global decline, although large-cap US stocks outperformed their small-cap counterparts. International developed and emerging markets trailed the US market during this time.

Rising rates and economic uncertainty drove fixed income prices broadly lower as well. US and global investment-grade bonds, along with US high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, all posted negative returns during the period.

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 provide access to active investment strategies across the global markets in the pursuit of consistent outperformance for investors. PGIM is the world’s 11th-largest investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Our scale and investment expertise allow us to deliver a diversified suite of actively managed solutions across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles.

Thank you for choosing our family of funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund

December 15, 2022

 

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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 10/31/22    
     One Year (%)    Since Inception (%)    

  Class A

     

  (with sales charges)

   -21.28      -1.53 (12/12/2017)  

  (without sales charges)

   -18.63      -0.86 (12/12/2017)  

  Class C

     

  (with sales charges)

   -20.03      -1.60 (12/12/2017)  

  (without sales charges)

   -19.24      -1.60 (12/12/2017)  

  Class Z

     

  (without sales charges)

   -18.42      -0.62 (12/12/2017)  

  Class R6

     

  (without sales charges)

   -18.47      -0.56 (12/12/2017)  

  Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index

     
     -12.13      0.14                                

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 Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) 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, 2022), 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    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 Definition

Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index—The Bloomberg Global Aggregate (USD Hedged) Index is an unmanaged index which tracks the performance of global investment-grade fixed income markets, including Treasury, government-related, corporate, and securitized fixed rate bonds from both developed and emerging market issuers. The index includes hedge financial instruments to reduce any gains or losses that could be attributed to non-U.S. dollar exposure.

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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  Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 10/31/22 (%)       

  AAA

     19.7  

  AA

     9.7  

  A

     17.5  

  BBB

     27.9  

  BB

     13.1  

  B

     4.5  

  CCC

     0.6  

  Not Rated

     1.5  

  Cash/Cash Equivalents

     5.5  
   

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.

 

  Distributions and Yields as of 10/31/22               
    

Total Distributions
Paid for

One Year ($)

   SEC 30-Day
Subsidized
Yield* (%)
   SEC 30-Day
Unsubsidized
Yield** (%)

  Class A

   0.35    6.55    8.58

  Class C

   0.28    6.00    14.28  

  Class Z

   0.37    7.03    6.85

  Class R6

   0.37    7.08    6.79

*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.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview*

(unaudited)

How did the Fund perform?

The PGIM Global Total Return (US Hedged) Fund’s Class Z shares returned –18.42% in the 12-month reporting period that ended October 31, 2022, underperforming the –12.13% return of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate (US Hedged) Index (the Index).

What were the market conditions?

 

From a starting point of low yields, tight spreads, and high equity multiples, the shift in fundamentals—most notably, high inflation—drove a wholesale repricing of markets during the reporting period. Concerns about central bank tightening, hard economic landings, and the war in Ukraine led global credit spreads to be notably wider, while rate volatility increased as markets first began pricing in more aggressive Federal Open Market Committee policy tightening and then later began to price in a hard economic landing.

 

 

Against the backdrop of historic lows in unemployment and generational highs in inflation, central banks signaled an increased willingness to accept more economic and market pain than they had been over the prior decade of low inflation. A succession of federal funds rate hikes—including outsized 75 basis-point (bp) hikes in June, July, and September—confirmed to markets that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) is fully focused on tackling inflation. (One basis point equals 0.01%.)

 

 

At the August Jackson Hole symposium, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech was successful in lifting rate-hike expectations for 2022 and removing market pricing for rate cuts in 2023. While long-run inflation expectations remain relatively subdued at this point, Powell expressed the need to exercise vigilance about the trajectory of market expectations to avoid a self-fulfilling inflation spiral. Underpinning this escalation in rhetoric was the reality that Fed officials do not know how high they will ultimately take the fed funds rate in order to tame inflation.

 

 

As a result, enormous volatility continued to be priced into US Treasuries, with sharply higher front-end rates and lower long-dated yields forming a substantially flatter US Treasury yield curve before the curve finally inverted during the last three months of the period. The 10-year/2-year Treasury spread declined from 1.10% on October 31, 2021 to –0.44% by the end of the period.

 

 

Beginning the period at 1.55%, US 10-year Treasury yields ended the period at 4.05%. Meanwhile, the yield on the 2-year Treasury note ended the period at 4.49%, a rise of 404 bps since the beginning of the period.

 

 

In Europe, German 10-year bond yields rose to end the period at 2.43% as the European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates amid mounting inflationary pressures driven by demand and supply-chain bottlenecks. Similarly, UK 10-year bond yields rose over the period to end it at 3.51% as the Bank of England raised rates in order to bring inflation under control.

 

 

US investment-grade corporate spreads widened significantly as corporates were challenged by elevated inflationary pressures, a slower growth outlook, and higher event and geopolitical risk. US high yield bonds posted significant declines through

 

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  much of 2022 as rate-hike concerns, high and persistent inflation, and recession fears overshadowed the strength of earnings and credit fundamentals. Securitized credit spreads widened, with collateralized loan obligation (CLO) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) spreads trading well above their recent tights by the end of the period. The emerging markets sector posted negative total returns, and spreads widened as markets were pressured by tightening financial conditions and slowing growth in China and Europe. Meanwhile, agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) underperformed Treasuries on concerns that the Fed may begin selling MBS if officials need to step up their inflation fight.

What worked?

 

The Fund’s yield curve positioning, in both developed market and emerging market rates, contributed to performance during the reporting period.

 

 

While overall security selection detracted from performance, selection in emerging markets Treasuries and emerging markets derivatives linked to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) contributed to performance over the period.

 

 

While overall sector allocation detracted, an overweight relative to the Index to emerging high yield corporate bonds, along with underweights to developed market agency MBS, developed market agency securities, and developed market local authorities securities, contributed.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in the electric utilities, chemicals, and gaming/lodging/leisure sectors contributed.

 

 

In individual security selection, the Fund benefited from positioning in Vistra Corp. (electric utilities), Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

What didn’t work?

 

During the period, the Fund’s long duration bias detracted from returns. (Duration measures the sensitivity of the price—the value of principal—of a bond to a change in interest rates.)

 

 

Within security selection, selection in emerging markets sovereign debt, emerging markets agency securities, developed markets Treasuries, and developed markets high yield bonds detracted the most.

 

 

Within sector allocation, overweights relative to the Index to emerging markets sovereigns, developed markets CMBS, developed markets investment-grade corporate bonds, and developed markets high yield bonds detracted from performance.

 

 

Within credit, positioning in foreign non-corporate bonds as well as the cable & satellite and banking sectors detracted from performance.

 

 

In individual security selection, overweights relative to the Index to the Republic of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Greece detracted from performance.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview* (continued)

Did the Fund use derivatives?

The Fund uses derivatives when they facilitate implementation of the overall investment approach. During the reporting period, the Fund held positions in Russia combined with the use of derivatives designed to offset the decline in value of certain Russian securities. The Fund also used interest rate futures, options, and swaps during the period to help manage duration positioning and yield curve exposure, which contributed to performance. Credit default swaps and credit default swap index (CDX) positions were used to either add risk exposure to certain issuers or to hedge credit risk imposed by certain issuers. Overall, credit derivative exposure contributed during the period. In addition, the Fund traded foreign-exchange derivatives, which had a negative impact on performance over the period.

Current outlook

 

PGIM Fixed Income maintains that it will likely take another quarter to see a material downtrend in the key categories of services inflation. Such relief would come from a combination of a slowdown in labor demand, in line with other slowing measures of aggregate demand, and incremental gains in labor supply as workers with lower balances of savings are drawn back into the workforce.

 

 

Based on its review of inflation and other macroeconomic data, PGIM Fixed Income believes the Fed is unlikely to soon stop raising rates and, as a result, recently raised its terminal rate projection to 4.75% by January—assuming 50-bp and 25-bp rate hikes in December and January, respectively. This would likely be followed by precautionary rate cuts by the end of the second quarter of 2023, as the downturn takes hold amid a negative fiscal impulse, mounting external shocks, and tighter financial conditions.

 

 

In Europe, PGIM Fixed Income expects rates to rise by 50 bps when the ECB meets in December, taking the deposit facility rate to 2% before pausing through the winter period and, ultimately, peaking at less than 3%. However, if inflation continues surprising to the upside, particularly if nominal wages or inflation expectations start to inch above levels consistent with the 2% inflation target, then such a dovish shift could prove premature. In that case, PGIM Fixed Income would expect sequential rate hikes to continue, with rates peaking above 3%.

 

 

Beyond the progression of events over the next few quarters or years, PGIM Fixed Income expects economic conditions to eventually return to a configuration more like pre-COVID-19 conditions, as an aging demographic and high debt burdens are likely to drive a return to moderate growth and inflation, which may lead to a lower interest rate environment.

 

 

PGIM Fixed Income maintains its positive view of spread sectors over the medium to long term and holds allocations to structured products (CLOs, CMBS), investment-grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, and emerging markets. Relative to the Index, the Fund is underweight MBS in favor of more attractive opportunities across spread sectors.

 

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In terms of calling the peak in long-term rates, given the economic strength and level of inflation, PGIM Fixed income believes it’s too early to preclude the possibility of higher highs. Yet, from a long-term perspective, exposure to developed market duration is becoming more compelling after the broad repricing and with the looming moderation in global growth. While acknowledging the immediate trajectory of inflation is going to dictate market volatility and the path of the US Treasury 10-year yield, PGIM Fixed Income’s base case is that implied volatility will ultimately decline, and the 10-year yield will stay below the terminal rate of this interest rate hiking cycle when it is eventually reached. In the meantime, the best course will be to focus on the micro-alpha opportunities within and across sectors, in PGIM Fixed Income’s view.

*This strategy and performance overview, which discusses what strategies or holdings (including derivatives, if applicable) affected the Fund’s performance, is compiled based on how the Fund performed relative to the Fund’s benchmark index and is viewed for performance attribution purposes at the aggregate Fund level, which in most instances will not directly correlate to the amounts disclosed in the Statement of Operations which conform to US generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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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, 2022. 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 Global Total Return (USD

                     Hedged) Fund

  

Beginning

Account Value

May 1, 2022

  

Ending

Account Value

October 31, 2022

  

Annualized

Expense

Ratio Based on

the

Six-Month Period

  

Expenses Paid

During the

Six-Month Period*

       

  Class A

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   925.50    0.89%    $4.30
       
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,020.74    0.89%    $4.51
       

  Class C

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   923.10    1.64%    $7.93
       
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,016.96    1.64%    $8.31
       

  Class Z

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   926.70    0.64%    $3.08
       
   Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.00    0.64%    $3.24
       

  Class R6

   Actual    $1,000.00    $   926.90    0.59%    $2.84
       
     Hypothetical    $1,000.00    $1,022.26    0.59%    $2.98

*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, 2022, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 (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, 2022

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS     95.2%

              

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES     15.9%

              

Cayman Islands     10.5%

                                    

AIG CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%)

   5.458%(c)    10/25/33                                500      $ 484,969  

Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd.,

              

Series 2022-FL01, Class A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.450% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.450%)

   4.241(c)    01/15/37         200        192,092  

Atlas Static Senior Loan Fund Ltd.,

              

Series 2022-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.600%)

   5.100(c)    07/15/30         500        493,080  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.960% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.285(c)    04/23/31         250                     244,029  

Broad River BSL Funding CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%)

   5.413(c)    07/20/34         750                  716,208  

Carlyle CLO Ltd.,

              

Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.445(c)    04/30/31         250        243,750  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.970% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

   5.049(c)    04/17/31         249        242,388  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.089(c)    04/15/31         250        243,522  

Greywolf CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.357(c)    04/26/31         750        730,593  

Jamestown CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-14A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%)

   5.443(c)    10/20/34         250        238,701  

Madison Park Funding Ltd.,

              

Series 2019-33A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.290%)

   5.154(c)    10/15/32         750        730,383  

MidOcean Credit CLO,

              

Series 2018-08A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.634(c)    02/20/31         250        233,828  

OZLM Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-06A, Class A2AS, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.829(c)    04/17/31         250        234,563  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Cayman Islands (cont’d.)

                                

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2015-01A, Class A1A4, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.130% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.130%)

   4.114%(c)    05/21/34                   750      $ 720,000  

TCW CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2017-01A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.180% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.180%)

   5.595(c)    10/29/34         250                     238,025  

Series 2020-01A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.160% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.160%)

   5.403(c)    04/20/34         750        722,251  

Telos CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.319(c)    01/17/30         213        208,767  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%)

   5.535(c)    04/23/32         500        486,655  

Voya CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%)

   5.292(c)    04/25/31         250        243,321  

Wind River CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2016-01KRA, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%)

   5.289(c)    10/15/34         250        238,893  
              

 

 

 
                 7,886,018  

Ireland     1.9%

                                

Ares European CLO DAC,

              

Series 11A, Class B2R, 144A

   1.950    04/15/32    EUR      500        424,292  

Armada Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 02A, Class A3, 144A

   1.500    11/15/31    EUR      250        236,072  

Carlyle Euro CLO DAC,

              

Series 2021-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.990% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.990%)

   2.368(c)    10/15/35    EUR      300        280,861  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies Euro CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2014-02A, Class AR1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.750%)

   1.071(c)    11/15/31    EUR      500        476,879  
              

 

 

 
                        1,418,104  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

16


    

    

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

              

Spain     0.1%

                                

TFS,

              

Series 2018-03, Class A1

   0.000%(cc)      04/16/40^    EUR      —(r)      $ 69  

Series 2018-03, Class A1, 1 Month EURIBOR + 3.000%

   3.845(c)    04/16/23^    EUR      60        56,270  
              

 

 

 
                 56,339  

United States    3.4%

                                

Battalion CLO Ltd.,

              

Series 2018-12A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.070% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.070%)

   4.012(c)    05/17/31         250        240,875  

Chase Auto Owner Trust,

              

Series 2022-AA, Class D, 144A

   5.400    06/25/30         200                     187,925  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2021-03A, Class D

   1.550    06/15/27         100        89,938  

Lendmark Funding Trust,

              

Series 2019-02A, Class A, 144A

   2.780    04/20/28         194        188,174  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2020-AA, Class A, 144A

   2.190    08/21/34                   100        94,875  

OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2019-01A, Class A, 144A

   3.630    09/14/27         100        95,162  

Series 2019-01A, Class D, 144A

   4.680    04/14/31         100        90,224  

Oportun Funding XIV LLC,

              

Series 2021-A, Class B, 144A

   1.760    03/08/28         100        89,979  

Series 2021-A, Class C, 144A

   3.440    03/08/28         100        90,066  

Oportun Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2022-02, Class A, 144A

   5.940    10/09/29         170        168,006  

Regional Management Issuance Trust,

              

Series 2022-01, Class A, 144A

   3.070    03/15/32         100        90,145  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust,

              

Series 2022-05, Class C

   4.740    10/16/28         200        192,135  

Series 2022-06, Class C

   4.960    11/15/28         100        95,545  

TH MSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2019-FT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.800%)

   6.386(c)    06/25/24         120        111,477  

TSTAT Ltd.,

              

Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

   4.854(c)    07/20/31         750        735,764  
              

 

 

 
                 2,560,290  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

    (cost $12,743,910)

              

 

     11,920,751

 

              

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

  Description   

Interest    

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES    8.2%

              

Canada     0.0%

                                        

Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust,

              

Series 2020-01A, Class A1, 144A

   2.381%(cc)      02/12/55        CAD                    22      $ 14,756  
              

 

 

 

Ireland     0.1%

                                        

Last Mile Logistics Pan Euro Finance DAC,

              

Series 01A, Class D, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.900%)

   2.239(c)      08/17/33        EUR        99        84,837  
              

 

 

 

United Kingdom     1.0%

                                        

Deco DAC,

              

Series 2019-RAM, Class B, SONIA + 3.607% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.607%)

   5.498(c)      08/07/30        GBP        440                     423,269  

Taurus DAC,

              

Series 2021-UK4A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%)

   3.459(c)      08/17/31        GBP        96        102,628  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class C, 144A, SONIA + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

   3.709(c)      08/17/31        GBP        96        99,500  

Series 2021-UK4A, Class D, 144A, SONIA + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%)

   4.059(c)      08/17/31        GBP        95        95,904  
              

 

 

 
                           721,301  

United States     7.1%

                                        

BANK,

              

Series 2018-BN10, Class A4

   3.428      02/15/61           250        224,631  

Series 2020-BN26, Class A3

   2.155      03/15/63           200        158,086  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2018-CHRS, Class C, 144A

   4.267(cc)      08/05/38           380        308,503  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2018-B01, Class A3

   3.355      01/15/51           142        141,231  

Series 2018-B02, Class A3

   3.544      02/15/51           200        189,923  

Series 2020-B17, Class A4

   2.042      03/15/53           75        58,836  

Series 2020-B20, Class A3

   1.945      10/15/53           100        83,310  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2019-XL, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%)

   5.412(c)      10/15/36           85        81,364  

Series 2019-XL, Class G, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%)

   5.712(c)      10/15/36           85        80,744  

Series 2019-XL, Class J, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.650%)

   6.062(c)      10/15/36           517        493,839  

Series 2022-AHP, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 3.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.040%)

   6.416(c)      01/17/39           400        373,114  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

18


    

    

 

  Description   

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

BX Trust,

              

Series 2022-LBA06, Class E, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.700%)

   6.076%(c)    01/15/39                                350      $ 321,176  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2018-B02, Class A3

   3.744    03/10/51         150        136,207  

Cold Storage Trust,

              

Series 2020-ICE05, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.766% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.833%)

   6.178(c)    11/15/37         98        93,367  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,

              

Series 2019-ICE04, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.150%)

   5.562(c)    05/15/36         200        191,986  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,

              

Series K052, Class X1, IO

   0.638(cc)    11/25/25         4,319        66,611  

Series K111, Class X1, IO

   1.572(cc)    05/25/30         319        28,427  

Series K113, Class X1, IO

   1.380(cc)    06/25/30         916        73,029  

Series KG03, Class X1, IO

   1.380(cc)    06/25/30         1,053                     82,074  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2018-GS09, Class A3

   3.727    03/10/51         125        115,544  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

              

Series 2021-NYAH, Class G, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.640% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.640%)

   6.052(c)    06/15/38         150                  138,897  

Series 2021-NYAH, Class H, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.390%)

   6.802(c)    06/15/38         100        92,390  

MKT Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2020-525M, Class F, 144A

   2.941(cc)    02/12/40         100        56,508  

One New York Plaza Trust,

              

Series 2020-01NYP, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%)

   5.612(c)    01/15/36         100        93,501  

Series 2020-01NYP, Class D, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%)

   6.162(c)    01/15/36         100        93,315  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2018-C08, Class A3

   3.720    02/15/51         246        225,808  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,

              

Series 2016-LC24, Class A3

   2.684    10/15/49         221        199,358  

Series 2021-C59, Class A3

   1.958    04/15/54         600        493,173  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, (cont’d.)

              

Series 2021-FCMT, Class C, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.400%)

   5.812%(c)    05/15/31         100      $ 93,219  

Series 2021-FCMT, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 4.500%)

   7.912(c)    05/15/31                   600        551,584  
              

 

 

 
                        5,339,755  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
    
(cost $6,990,735)

                 6,160,649  
              

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS     41.2%

              

Belgium     0.2%

                                    

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.900    02/01/46         140                     121,456  

Brazil     0.4%

                                    

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.625    01/16/34      GBP        300        287,338  

Bulgaria     0.2%

                                    

Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.450    07/22/28      EUR        200        141,789  

Canada     1.5%

                                    

Bombardier, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.125    06/15/26         25        23,716  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500    12/01/24         19        18,981  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.500    03/15/25         21        20,601  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.875    04/15/27         80        75,872  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.875    02/15/30         35        26,513  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.650    01/15/32         15        11,539  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.750    02/15/52         10        6,619  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.625    08/16/32         300        271,668  

Hydro-Quebec,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series HK

   9.375    04/15/30         150        186,451  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

20


    

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Canada (cont’d.)

                                    

Hydro-Quebec, (cont’d.)

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, Series JN

   5.000%    02/15/50      CAD        50      $ 40,443  

Mattamy Group Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    03/01/30         125        97,188  

Ontario Teachers’ Cadillac Fairview Properties Trust,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875    03/20/27                   300        273,363  

Teck Resources Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.400    02/01/43         60        48,755  
              

 

 

 
                        1,101,709  

China     2.4%

                                    

Agricultural Development Bank of China,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.800    10/27/30      CNH        6,000                     845,105  

Aircraft Finance Co. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Series B

   4.100    03/29/26         62        61,183  

China Development Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.300    08/02/32      CNH        5,000        731,990  

Unsec’d. Notes

   4.200    01/19/27      CNH        1,000        141,895  
              

 

 

 
                 1,780,173  

Denmark     0.6%

                                    

Danske Bank A/S,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.171(ff)    12/08/23         300        298,272  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   2.500(ff)    06/21/29      EUR        150        140,872  
              

 

 

 
                 439,144  

France     2.7%

                                    

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.604    10/04/26         200        168,845  

BNP Paribas SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.591(ff)    01/20/28         200        168,338  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.871(ff)    04/19/32         400        294,650  

BPCE SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.045(ff)    10/19/27         250        207,763  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA,

              

Sub. Notes

   4.250(ff)    01/13/25(oo)      EUR        100        95,805  

Iliad Holding SASU,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    10/15/26      EUR        100        91,808  

La Poste SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.375    04/21/32      EUR        100        80,920  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     21


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

France (cont’d.)

                                    

Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.400%    12/19/36      EUR        91      $ 79,870  

SNCF Reseau,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series MPLE

   4.700    06/01/35      CAD        100        75,101  

Societe Generale SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.488(ff)    12/14/26                   200        166,710  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.797(ff)    01/19/28         200        165,635  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.625    01/22/25         255        233,897  

Verallia SA,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.625    05/14/28      EUR        200        163,408  
              

 

 

 
                 1,992,750  

Germany     1.6%

                                    

Allianz SE,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.375(ff)    09/18/24(oo)      EUR        100        95,464  

Deutsche Bahn Finance GMBH,

              

Gtd. Notes, MTN

   3.800    09/27/27      AUD        100        59,887  

Deutsche Bank AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.898    05/28/24         265                     243,227  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.447(ff)    04/01/25         210        191,288  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.552(ff)    01/07/28         150        120,032  

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   3.662(ff)    04/10/25      CNH        1,000        131,819  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.375    07/15/27      EUR        153        127,691  

Volkswagen International Finance NV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.700(ff)    12/14/22(oo)      EUR        100        98,460  

Gtd. Notes

   4.625(ff)    03/24/26(oo)      EUR        100        93,585  
              

 

 

 
                        1,161,453  

Hong Kong     0.4%

                                    

HKT Capital No. 3 Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.650    04/10/27      EUR        200        170,841  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Capital Market Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   3.200    08/14/27      CNH        1,000        129,970  
              

 

 

 
                 300,811  

Hungary     0.1%

                                    

MFB Magyar Fejlesztesi Bank Zrt,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   0.375    06/09/26      EUR        100        80,005  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description

   Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

India     0.3%

                                    

NTPC Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750%    02/01/27      EUR        200      $ 181,319  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.841    09/21/28      EUR                  100        77,010  
              

 

 

 
                              258,329  

Indonesia     0.1%

                                    

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    11/05/31      EUR        100        69,072  

Israel     0.1%

                                    

Energean Israel Finance Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    03/30/24         100        95,240  

Italy     1.0%

                                    

Assicurazioni Generali SpA,

              

Sub. Notes, EMTN

   5.500(ff)    10/27/47      EUR        100        96,853  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.375    01/12/23         200        199,102  

Nexi SpA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.125    04/30/29      EUR        414        325,558  

Rossini Sarl,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.750    10/30/25      EUR        100        96,857  
              

 

 

 
                           718,370  

Jamaica     0.1%

                                    

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   8.000    12/31/26         100        58,375  

Japan     0.4%

                                    

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.538(ff)    07/20/27         210        177,288  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.999    01/22/32         200        148,271  
              

 

 

 
                 325,559  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     23


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Kazakhstan     0.2%

                                    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Co. JSC,

Gtd. Notes

   3.250%    12/05/23      CHF        150      $ 130,773  

Luxembourg     0.2%

                                    

ARD Finance SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% or PIK 5.750%

   5.000    06/30/27      EUR                  100        67,067  

Matterhorn Telecom SA,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.125    09/15/26      EUR        100        86,580  
              

 

 

 
                              153,647  

Malta     0.3%

                                    

Freeport Terminal Malta PLC,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.250    05/15/28         200        236,279  

Mexico     0.9%

                                    

Comision Federal de Electricidad,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    09/29/36         150        113,696  

Petroleos Mexicanos,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.625    11/24/25      EUR        300        255,117  

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   4.875    02/21/28      EUR        400        305,073  
              

 

 

 
                           673,886  

Netherlands     0.9%

                                    

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.500    12/14/26      AUD        90        53,214  

ING Groep NV,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.017(ff)    03/28/28         200        179,872  

JDE Peet’s NV,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   1.375    01/15/27         150        123,092  

OCI NV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.625    10/15/25      EUR        225        216,749  

United Group BV,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    02/01/30      EUR        150        105,249  
              

 

 

 
                 678,176  

Peru     0.1%

                                    

Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.,

              

Pass-Through Certificates

   1.962(s)    06/02/25         75        69,989  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

24


    

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Philippines     0.2%

                                    

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A

   8.600%    06/15/27         40      $ 44,800  

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   7.390    12/02/24         123        126,713  
              

 

 

 
                 171,513  

Portugal     0.1%

                                    

CP - Comboios de Portugal EPE,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.700    03/05/30      EUR                  100                     110,443  

Russia     0.7%

                                    

Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    03/06/23(d)      CHF        600        329,555  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    03/21/26(d)      EUR        100        54,354  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    04/06/24      GBP        300        172,020  
              

 

 

 
                 555,929  

Singapore     0.1%

                                    

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.375    12/01/31         67        77,230  

South Africa     0.2%

                                    

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes, MTN

   6.350    08/10/28         200        179,062  

Spain     1.1%

                                    

Banco Santander SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.722(ff)    09/14/27         200        162,821  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.147    08/18/25         200        192,032  

Cellnex Finance Co. SA,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   2.000    02/15/33      EUR        300        204,859  

Cellnex Telecom SA,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.750    10/23/30      EUR        100        73,146  

Iberdrola International BV,

              

Gtd. Notes, Series NC6

   1.450(ff)    11/09/26(oo)      EUR        200                  162,292  
              

 

 

 
                 795,150  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

Supranational Bank     0.2%

                                    

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.250%    02/07/28      IDR        300,000      $ 16,649  

European Investment Bank,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, EMTN

   5.400    01/05/45      CAD        50        41,727  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.000% (Cap 1.820%, Floor 0.000%)

   1.820(c)    08/11/26         100        87,050  
              

 

 

 
                 145,426  

Sweden     0.3%

                                    

Svenska Handelsbanken AB,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.418(ff)    06/11/27         275        235,267  

Switzerland     1.5%

                                    

Credit Suisse AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    07/09/27         450                     403,984  

Credit Suisse Group AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.593(ff)    09/11/25                   250        222,280  

UBS Group AG,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.364(ff)    01/30/27         200        167,723  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.494(ff)    08/10/27         200        164,621  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.751(ff)    05/12/28         200        183,239  
              

 

 

 
                 1,141,847  

United Arab Emirates     0.9%

                                    

DP World Ltd.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.250    09/25/30      GBP        100        105,384  

DP World PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.375    09/25/26      EUR        200        182,203  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   4.750    02/09/28      AUD        380        237,264  

MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   6.875    03/14/26      GBP        100        116,386  
              

 

 

 
                 641,237  

United Kingdom     3.9%

                                    

Barclays Bank PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.500    01/28/33      MXN        10,000        148,850  

Barclays PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.932(ff)    05/07/25         200                  190,561  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

26


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United Kingdom (cont’d.)

                                    

Barclays PLC, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.501%(ff)    08/09/28                   240      $              221,427  

BAT Capital Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.259    03/25/28         80        63,307  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.250    02/16/26      GBP        200        186,308  

Bellis Finco PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    02/16/27      GBP        100        79,650  

BP Capital Markets PLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.375(ff)    06/22/25(oo)         150        140,501  

DS Smith PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.875    09/12/26      EUR        100        84,231  

eG Global Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.250    10/30/25      EUR        200        170,328  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.250    10/30/25      EUR        100        85,000  

HSBC Holdings PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.589(ff)    05/24/27         200        163,979  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.013(ff)    09/22/28         200        156,829  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.804(ff)    05/24/32         200        143,242  

Kane Bidco Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.500    02/15/27      GBP        150        137,530  

Market Bidco Finco PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.500    11/04/27      GBP        100        86,733  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.673(ff)    06/14/27         350        285,267  

Sherwood Financing PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.000    11/15/26      GBP        175        144,535  

TalkTalk Telecom Group Ltd.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.875    02/20/25      GBP        200        182,341  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.250    01/15/30      GBP        300        272,702  
              

 

 

 
                 2,943,321  

United States    17.3%

                                    

AbbVie, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.050    11/21/39         50        40,275  

Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500    03/15/29         50        41,368  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     27


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.625%    07/15/26                   175      $              167,518  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.500    04/01/27         50        46,150  

American International Group, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.875    06/21/27      EUR        100        88,751  

American Medical Systems Europe BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

   1.625    03/08/31      EUR        100        82,869  

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.875    08/20/26         75        70,476  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.875    05/15/26         150        152,923  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.000    11/01/26         25        24,630  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   9.000    11/01/27         25        30,396  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    08/01/29         25        18,774  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    04/01/30         25        18,558  

AT&T, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.550    09/15/55         40        25,318  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.650    09/15/59         69        43,702  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.100    01/19/26      AUD        100        62,206  

Avantor Funding, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.625    11/01/25      EUR        250        229,732  

B&G Foods, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    04/01/25         50        45,421  

Bank of America Corp.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series MM

   4.300(ff)    01/28/25(oo)         190        155,826  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series RR

   4.375(ff)    01/27/27(oo)         150        120,335  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.734(ff)    07/22/27         270        230,794  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.572(ff)    10/20/32         130        98,173  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.687(ff)    04/22/32         195        150,500  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.087(ff)    06/14/29         300        242,760  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   3.194(ff)    07/23/30         85        71,121  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   8.500    01/31/27         135        60,726  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000    01/30/28         5        1,928  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.250    01/30/30         25        9,625  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

28


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., (cont’d.)

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.250%    02/15/29                     10      $                  3,900  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   6.750    03/15/25                    50        46,497  

Gtd. Notes

   7.250    10/15/29         20        16,551  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.625    09/01/28         100        86,970  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.350    11/13/40         10        6,511  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    08/16/31         10        7,173  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.125    05/15/29         65        55,578  

Broadcom, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.150    11/15/30         230                     197,870  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500    02/15/41         30        20,022  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.137    11/15/35         102        70,748  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.419    04/15/33         65        49,571  

Caledonia Generating LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.950    02/28/34         90        75,269  

Calpine Corp.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.750    03/01/31         75        61,364  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    02/01/29         60        50,985  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    02/01/31         10        8,463  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    03/15/28         50        44,485  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    04/14/27         235        216,103  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.250    02/01/31         50        39,498  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    02/01/28         75        67,674  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.670    12/01/26         100        86,297  

CF Industries, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.950    06/01/43         40        32,144  

Gtd. Notes

   5.375    03/15/44         40        34,029  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   2.300    02/01/32         40        28,569  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   3.900    06/01/52         135        83,508  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   4.800    03/01/50         35        24,713  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   6.384    10/23/35         100        91,499  

Cigna Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.400    03/15/30         25        20,333  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Citigroup, Inc.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.875%(ff)    02/18/26(oo)                              150      $              123,072  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.462(ff)    06/09/27         300        254,858  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.520(ff)    11/03/32         35        26,197  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.561(ff)    05/01/32         100        76,215  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.106(ff)    04/08/26         300        279,988  

CNA Financial Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.900    05/01/29         100        88,157  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.900    04/05/32         230        192,567  

CSC Holdings LLC,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    12/01/30         200        144,089  

Dana, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    02/15/32         50        38,061  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.375    11/15/27         25        22,635  

DaVita, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.750    02/15/31         50        36,281  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.625    06/01/30         100        77,968  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.625    08/15/27         45        2,295  

Discovery Communications LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.300    05/15/49         60        43,257  

DISH DBS Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   7.750    07/01/26         100        84,478  

Diversified Healthcare Trust,

              

Gtd. Notes

   9.750    06/15/25         37        34,951  

Elevance Health, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    09/15/29         100        85,008  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.750    01/30/28         75        73,016  

Energy Transfer LP,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G

   7.125(ff)    05/15/30(oo)         100        82,797  

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series H

   6.500(ff)    11/15/26(oo)         50        43,051  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.000    05/15/50         20        15,208  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.250    04/15/49         25        21,822  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.700    01/31/51         15        10,149  

Gtd. Notes

   4.450    02/15/43         20        15,822  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.500    05/21/27      EUR        100        88,792  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

30


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Ford Motor Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.291%    12/08/46                   125      $              92,525  

General Motors Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.150    04/01/38                    50        40,858  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.700    06/10/31         75        55,822  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The),

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U

   3.650(ff)    08/10/26(oo)         130        99,274  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.542(ff)    09/10/27         300        251,950  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.992(ff)    01/27/32         20        14,595  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.615(ff)    04/22/32         195        148,981  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.482(ff)    08/23/28         375        348,509  

HCA, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    04/15/25         100        98,350  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.000    04/15/30         25        22,777  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.250    04/15/32         25        23,016  

Hunt Cos., Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    04/15/29         50        40,650  

Jefferies Group LLC/Jefferies Group Capital Finance, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.625    10/15/31         150        106,458  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH

   4.600(ff)    02/01/25(oo)         200        177,571  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.069(ff)    06/01/29         250        202,235  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.083(ff)    04/22/26         90        81,953  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.545(ff)    11/08/32         110        83,125  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.580(ff)    04/22/32         125        96,141  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.702(ff)    05/06/30         65        56,598  

Kimco Realty Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.600    02/01/33         75        66,440  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.125    11/15/29         53        42,651  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.000    06/01/26         93        85,705  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   4.375    01/31/32         50        43,076  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.500    03/01/41         50        48,769  

Marriott International, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series HH

   2.850    04/15/31         75        58,454  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Masonite International Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.500%    02/15/30                     50      $                39,735  

Medline Borrower LP,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875    04/01/29         50        40,840  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.250    10/01/29         25        19,487  

Morgan Stanley,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.406(ff)    10/29/27      EUR        200        168,555  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.593(ff)    05/04/27         110        94,212  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   7.500    12/15/27      MXN        1,000        43,224  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   2.239(ff)    07/21/32         50        37,098  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   1.928(ff)    04/28/32         180        130,459  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.511(ff)    10/20/32         55        41,456  

MPLX LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    03/15/28         25        22,630  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.950    09/01/32         450        407,606  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.375    04/24/30      GBP        250        178,122  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    08/15/28         15        12,234  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.000    01/15/27         35        31,378  

Newell Brands, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.450    04/01/26         100        93,005  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.000    04/15/25         75        72,919  

NRG Energy, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.750    01/15/28         53        50,452  

OneMain Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.000    09/15/30         25        18,851  

ONEOK, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.450    09/01/49         120        82,555  

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen

              

Group Issuer LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.000    10/15/27         50        44,250  

Penn Entertainment, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.625    01/15/27         75        68,317  

Phillips 66,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.700    04/06/23         15        14,921  

Post Holdings, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.500    09/15/31         50        41,349  

Realty Income Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.200    06/15/28         5        4,146  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.850    12/15/32         5        3,912  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

32


    

    

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
   Maturity
Date
  

Principal
Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                    

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000%    06/01/31                     75      $                55,756  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   6.000    11/01/28         60        51,333  

Southwest Airlines Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.125    06/15/27         180        175,506  

Standard Industries, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    07/15/30         25        20,243  

Stryker Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.625    11/30/30      EUR        100        88,978  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.875    03/01/27         50        47,471  

Swiss Re Finance UK PLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, EMTN

   2.714(ff)    06/04/52      EUR        100        73,485  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.500    01/15/28         50        44,788  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   7.500    10/01/25         50        50,644  

Targa Resources Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.200    02/01/33         40        33,481  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.875    06/15/27         25        23,509  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.125    08/01/30         10        8,314  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   6.125    10/01/28         50        43,351  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    04/15/40         30        24,453  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.500    04/15/50         40        31,751  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.700    06/15/28         75        65,051  

U.S. Bancorp,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes

   3.700(ff)    01/15/27(oo)         200        153,543  

UGI International LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   2.500    12/01/29      EUR        150        109,400  

United Airlines 2019-2 Class AA Pass-Through Trust,

              

Pass-Through Certificates

   2.700    11/01/33         23        18,021  

United Airlines, Inc.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    04/15/26         60        54,897  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.625    04/15/29         10        8,585  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   5.250    01/15/30         60        55,636  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

 

Description

   Interest      
Rate
  

Maturity

Date

   Principal
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   7.875%    02/15/25                  100      $                99,085  

Vector Group Ltd.,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   5.750    02/01/29         125        109,447  

Ventas Realty LP,

              

Gtd. Notes

   2.500    09/01/31         130        98,459  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC,

              

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.875    08/15/29         5        4,326  

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.125    08/15/31         5        4,275  

Verizon Communications, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.550    03/21/31         45        35,548  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.650    11/20/40         45        28,563  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.400    03/22/41         20        14,185  

Viatris, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes

   3.850    06/22/40         110        68,490  

Gtd. Notes

   4.000    06/22/50         15        8,733  

VICI Properties LP,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.950    02/15/30         160        143,852  

Vistra Corp.,

              

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

   7.000(ff)    12/15/26(oo)         25        22,218  

Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A

   8.000(ff)    10/15/26(oo)         125        118,725  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.000    07/31/27         45        41,514  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.625    02/15/27         75        71,478  

Warner Media LLC,

              

Gtd. Notes

   4.050    12/15/23         150        147,040  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.,

              

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   3.755    03/15/27         100        88,998  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.050    03/15/42         65        47,525  

Gtd. Notes, 144A

   5.141    03/15/52         130        91,011  

Wells Fargo & Co.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.164(ff)    02/11/26         85        77,975  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   2.879(ff)    10/30/30         130        106,543  

Welltower, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.050    01/15/29         50        39,401  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.100    01/15/30         70        57,241  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.500    10/15/51         30        19,235  

Workday, Inc.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.500    04/01/27         55        50,752  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

34


    

    

 

Description

   Interest    
Rate
     Maturity
Date
    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

     Value  

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

              

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

WPC Eurobond BV,

              

Gtd. Notes

     0.950%        06/01/30        EUR                  100      $ 67,073  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.750        04/15/25           50        48,735  
              

 

 

 
                 12,914,732  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

              

(cost $38,353,583)

                 30,785,480  
              

 

 

 

FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS     0.0%

              

United States

                                            

Diamond Sports Group LLC,

              

First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 8.100%

     11.208(c)        05/25/26           5        5,113  

Second Lien Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.350%

     6.458(c)        08/24/26           149        28,620  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS

              

(cost $58,579)

                 33,733  
              

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BOND     0.2%

              

Puerto Rico

                                            

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

              

General Obligation, Sub-Series C

              

(cost $164,017)

     0.000(cc)        11/01/43           299                     139,679  
              

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES     2.9%

              

Spain     0.1%

                                            

Retiro Mortgage Securities DAC,

              

Series 01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap 5.000%, Floor 0.000%)

     3.578(c)        07/30/75        EUR        43        41,863  

United Kingdom     0.1%

                                            

Jupiter Mortgage No. 1 PLC,

              

Series 01A, Class B, 144A, SONIA + 1.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     3.088(c)        07/20/60        GBP        100        111,802  

United States     2.7%

                                            

Bellemeade Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01A, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.750%)

     4.747(c)        03/25/31           84        84,125  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

   

Value

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

          

United States (cont’d.)

                               

BVRT Financing Trust,

             

Series 2021-04, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.000%

   4.740%(c)    09/12/26^                              33     $                33,275  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust,

             

Series 2022-R01, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.147(c)    12/25/41         110       97,712  

Series 2022-R03, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 6.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   9.247(c)    03/25/42         25       24,461  

Series 2022-R04, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 5.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   8.247(c)    03/25/42         20       18,850  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes,

             

Series 2020-HQA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 4.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.997(c)    11/25/50         35       31,637  

Series 2020-HQA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.597(c)    11/25/50         103       102,674  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust,

             

Series 2020-HQA03, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   7.186(c)    07/25/50         —(r     291  

Series 2021-DNA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.647(c)    01/25/51         10       8,505  

Series 2021-DNA01, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.797(c)    01/25/51         69       65,684  

Series 2021-DNA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.497(c)    10/25/33         45       38,494  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.047(c)    01/25/34         30       26,078  

Series 2021-DNA05, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   4.647(c)    01/25/34         17       16,479  

Series 2021-DNA06, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.397(c)    10/25/41         100       88,000  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   6.347(c)    09/25/41         30       25,642  

Series 2021-HQA03, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.097(c)    09/25/41         70       59,544  

Series 2022-DNA03, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

   5.897(c)    04/25/42         140       129,850  

GCAT Asset-Backed Notes,

             

Series 2021-01, Class A1, 144A

   2.487    11/25/49         159       147,463  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,

             

Series 2019-SL01, Class A1, 144A

   2.625(cc)    01/25/59         5       4,996  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

36


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)

 

           

United States (cont’d.)

                                            

Home Re Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-01, Class M1B, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     5.136%(c)        07/25/33                     127      $              125,814  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust,

              

Series 2019-PR01, Class A1, 144A

     6.858(cc)        09/25/59           62        61,656  

Series 2020-GS01, Class A1, 144A

     2.882        10/25/59           69        67,235  

MFA Trust,

              

Series 2021-RPL01, Class A1, 144A

     1.131(cc)        07/25/60           170        144,428  

Oaktown Re VII Ltd.,

              

Series 2021-02, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.600%)

     4.597(c)        04/25/34           300        293,401  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust,

              

Series 2020-02R, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.815% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.815%)

     7.411(c)        12/25/22           97        94,470  

PNMAC GMSR Issuer Trust,

              

Series 2018-GT01, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.850% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.850%)

     6.436(c)        02/25/23           100        98,683  

Series 2018-GT02, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%)

     6.236(c)        08/25/25           100        97,965  
              

 

 

 
                 1,987,412  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

              

(cost $2,300,852)

                 2,141,077  
              

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS 22.6%

              

Andorra     0.2%

                                            

Andorra International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

     1.250        05/06/31        EUR        200        160,602  

Austria     0.2%

                                            

Republic of Austria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     5.375        12/01/34        CAD        180        146,583  

Brazil     0.8%

                                            

Brazil Loan Trust 1,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.477        07/24/23           81        80,014  

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

              

Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

     5.333        02/15/28           510        489,058  
              

 

 

 
                 569,072  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     37


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Bulgaria     0.2%

                                    

Bulgaria Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.375%    09/23/50      EUR                  100      $                47,516  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   3.125    03/26/35      EUR        100        78,338  
              

 

 

 
                 125,854  

Canada     0.5%

                                    

City of Montreal Canada,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    09/01/27      CAD        200        140,481  

Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   2.500    04/19/26      CAD        200        139,875  

Province of Nova Scotia,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   3.450    06/01/45      CAD        50        31,140  

Province of Saskatchewan,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

   3.300    06/02/48      CAD        100        60,711  
              

 

 

 
                 372,207  

Chile     0.1%

                                    

Chile Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.440    02/01/29      EUR        115        93,568  

China     1.2%

                                    

China Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.600    06/27/28      CNH        2,000        283,185  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.950    06/29/43      CNH        1,500        217,886  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.000    11/30/35      CNH        500        74,088  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    12/12/46      CNH        500        75,713  

China Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.250    11/25/30      EUR        100        76,461  

Export-Import Bank of China (The),

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.400    05/14/24      CNH        1,000        139,328  
              

 

 

 
                 866,661  

Colombia     0.8%

                                    

Colombia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.000    01/30/30         200        141,300  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   9.850    06/28/27      COP        200,000        35,017  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    03/22/26      EUR        500        445,577  
              

 

 

 
                 621,894  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

38


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Croatia     0.3%

                                    

Croatia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.125%    06/19/29      EUR                  200      $              166,372  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.125    03/04/33      EUR        100        72,253  
              

 

 

 
                 238,625  

Cyprus     0.7%

                                    

Cyprus Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.625    01/21/30      EUR        100        77,237  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.250    01/21/40      EUR        20        12,703  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    09/25/28      EUR        100        91,018  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    06/27/24      EUR        100        99,430  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    02/26/34      EUR        200        172,734  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.750    05/03/49      EUR        30        23,232  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.250    11/04/25      EUR        50        50,704  
              

 

 

 
                 527,058  

Denmark     0.0%

                                    

Denmark Government Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 30 YR

   0.250    11/15/52      DKK        300        21,224  

Dominican Republic     0.1%

                                    

Dominican Republic International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.950    01/25/27         100        93,113  

France     0.1%

                                    

Caisse Francaise de Financement Local,

              

Covered Bonds, EMTN

   4.680    03/09/29      CAD        100        74,240  

Germany     0.1%

                                    

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe,

              

Bonds

   0.000    08/15/31      EUR        100        82,451  

Greece     2.1%

                                    

Hellenic Republic Government Bond,

              

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/24      EUR        21        20,540  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/25      EUR        13        12,887  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/26      EUR        34        32,537  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/27      EUR        65        61,590  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/28      EUR        42        39,985  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/29      EUR        25        22,976  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Greece (cont’d.)

                                    

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Bonds

   4.300%    02/24/30      EUR                    10      $                  9,041  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/31      EUR        23        20,478  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/32      EUR        24        21,133  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/33      EUR        46        39,924  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/34      EUR        22        18,860  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/35      EUR        33        27,988  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/36      EUR        24        19,742  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/37      EUR        16        14,013  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/38      EUR        15        12,991  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/39      EUR        23        19,696  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/40      EUR        23        19,471  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/41      EUR        23        19,247  

Bonds

   4.300    02/24/42      EUR        37        31,557  

Bonds, 144A

   0.750    06/18/31      EUR        300        216,845  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    02/04/35      EUR        1,019        736,166  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.875    01/24/52      EUR        135        74,038  

Hellenic Republic Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   5.200    07/17/34      EUR        50        48,992  
              

 

 

 
                 1,540,697  

Hong Kong     0.3%

                                    

Airport Authority,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.500    01/12/32         245        194,773  

Hong Kong Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN

   1.000    11/24/41      EUR        100        65,140  
              

 

 

 
                 259,913  

Hungary     0.4%

                                    

Hungary Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    10/10/27      EUR        100        84,236  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    06/05/35      EUR        100        60,425  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.125    09/22/31         200        142,413  
              

 

 

 
                 287,074  

India     0.2%

                                    

Export-Import Bank of India,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.450    06/25/26      CNH        1,000        132,623  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

40


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Indonesia     1.2%

                                    

Indonesia Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.900%    02/14/27      EUR                  100      $                82,908  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.100    03/12/33      EUR        100        64,724  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.450    09/18/26      EUR        100        86,490  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.750    04/24/25      EUR        200        184,902  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.375    07/30/25      EUR        100        95,755  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.750    06/14/28      EUR        200        183,790  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   4.125    01/15/25         200        195,100  
              

 

 

 
                 893,669  

Israel     0.7%

                                    

Israel Government Bond – Fixed,

              

Bonds, Series 0537

   1.500    05/31/37      ILS        1,100        242,140  

Israel Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.500    01/18/27      EUR        100        90,061  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.500    01/16/29      EUR        270        232,844  
              

 

 

 
                 565,045  

Italy     2.7%

                                    

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro,

              

Bonds, 144A

   2.800    03/01/67      EUR        105        72,272  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.950    12/01/31      EUR        100        75,250  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.450    03/01/36      EUR        120        84,888  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.700    09/01/51      EUR        150        86,635  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.800    03/01/41      EUR        415        275,800  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.350    03/01/35      EUR        335        297,719  

Region of Lazio,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.088    03/31/43      EUR        86        73,196  

Repubic of Italy Government International Bond Coupon Strips,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.737(s)    02/20/31      EUR        85        57,778  

Republic of Italy Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    10/17/29         200        160,913  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.345    01/27/48      EUR        50        52,308  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   6.000    08/04/28      GBP        100        115,851  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.125    07/31/24      EUR        350        358,732  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

   5.200    07/31/34      EUR        300        305,150  
              

 

 

 
                 2,016,492  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     41


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Japan     0.4%

                                    

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 70

   0.700%    03/20/51      JPY             12,700      $                71,671  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond,

              

Bonds, Series 181

   0.900    06/20/42      JPY        30,000        196,405  
              

 

 

 
                 268,076  

Kazakhstan     0.4%

                                    

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   0.600    09/30/26      EUR        200        169,707  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.375    11/09/28      EUR        115        99,890  
              

 

 

 
                 269,597  

Lithuania     0.2%

                                    

Lithuania Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   2.125    10/22/35      EUR        200        151,789  

Mexico     1.3%

                                    

Mexico Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.375    02/11/30      EUR        100        83,063  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.875    04/08/39      EUR        200        135,674  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   1.750    04/17/28      EUR        100        84,977  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 19

   1.440    07/24/24      JPY        100,000        679,132  
              

 

 

 
                 982,846  

New Zealand     0.1%

                                    

New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Bond,

              

Local Gov’t. Gtd. Notes

   3.500    04/14/33      NZD        100        49,692  

Panama     0.5%

                                    

Panama Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.160    01/23/30         200        162,600  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.875    03/17/28         200        180,850  
              

 

 

 
                 343,450  

Peru     0.6%

                                    

Peru Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.150    08/12/32      PEN        30        6,420  

Peruvian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.250    03/11/33      EUR        105        68,932  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

42


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Peru (cont’d.)

                                    

Peruvian Government International Bond, (cont’d.)

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.392%    01/23/26                     85      $                76,463  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.750    01/30/26      EUR        300        282,818  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.900    08/12/37      PEN        100        21,595  
              

 

 

 
                 456,228  

Philippines     0.5%

                                    

Philippine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   0.700    02/03/29      EUR        500        386,437  

Portugal     1.0%

                                    

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.300    10/17/31      EUR        200        156,106  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.150    04/11/42      EUR        85        56,495  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.100    04/15/37      EUR        195        208,702  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.100    02/15/45      EUR        135        145,234  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Series 15 YR

   2.250    04/18/34      EUR        50        45,125  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.000    04/12/52      EUR        260        134,678  
              

 

 

 
                 746,340  

Qatar     0.3%

                                    

Qatar Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.400    04/16/25         200        193,072  

Romania     0.4%

                                    

Romanian Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.125    03/07/28      EUR        180        139,284  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.500    04/03/34      EUR        50        33,424  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   3.875    10/29/35      EUR        100        67,559  

Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

   2.124    07/16/31      EUR        50        33,008  
              

 

 

 
                 273,275  

Saudi Arabia     0.3%

                                    

Saudi Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   2.000    07/09/39      EUR        200        138,268  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.000    07/09/39      EUR        125        86,418  
              

 

 

 
                 224,686  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     43


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

  

Maturity

Date

  

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

Serbia     0.5%

                                    

Serbia International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   1.650%    03/03/33      EUR                  100      $                58,078  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   3.125    05/15/27      EUR        250        210,049  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   2.125    12/01/30         200        137,663  
              

 

 

 
                 405,790  

Singapore     0.0%

                                    

Singapore Government Bond,

              

Bonds

   2.750    03/01/46      SGD        40        26,262  

Slovenia     0.3%

                                    

Slovenia Government Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes, Series RS86

   0.000    02/12/31      EUR        300        223,613  

South Africa     0.3%

                                    

Republic of South Africa Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R209

   6.250    03/31/36      ZAR        7,100        244,943  

Spain     1.2%

                                    

Autonomous Community of Catalonia,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.220    04/26/35      EUR        100        99,518  

Spain Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.500    04/30/30      EUR        35        29,065  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.500    10/31/31      EUR        250        197,450  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   0.850    07/30/37      EUR        110        75,170  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.000    10/31/50      EUR        190        101,737  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   1.850    07/30/35      EUR        285        237,654  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   3.450    07/30/66      EUR        60        55,348  

Spain Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN

   5.250    04/06/29      GBP        100        117,312  
              

 

 

 
                 913,254  

Ukraine     0.2%

                                    

Ukraine Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   4.375    01/27/32(d)      EUR        541        80,196  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   6.750    06/20/28(d)      EUR        200        32,402  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

   4.375    01/27/32(d)      EUR        100        14,824  
              

 

 

 
                 127,422  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

44


    

    

 

Description

  

Interest      

Rate

    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

(000)#

    

Value

 

SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)

              

United Arab Emirates     0.2%

                                            

UAE International Government Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN

     2.000%        10/19/31                     205      $              162,117  

United Kingdom     0.9%

                                            

Isle of Man Government International Bond,

              

Unsec’d. Notes

     5.375        08/14/34        GBP        100        123,046  

Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625        03/29/30        GBP        100        123,338  

United Kingdom Gilt,

              

Bonds(k)

     4.250        12/07/46        GBP        330        404,572  
              

 

 

 
                 650,956  

Uruguay     0.1%

                                            

Uruguay Government International Bond,

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375        10/27/27           39        38,823  

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.375        01/23/31           62        59,442  
              

 

 

 
                 98,265  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS

              

(cost $24,276,284)

                 16,886,775  
              

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION     0.2%

              

Tennessee Valley Authority

              

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

              

(cost $189,079)

     5.625        06/07/32        GBP        100        125,121  
              

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS(k)     2.4%

              

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     2.750        08/15/47           675        506,250  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.125        02/15/31           1,600        1,279,750  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

              

(cost $2,204,456)

                 1,786,000  
              

 

 

 
                  

Shares

        

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS     1.6%

              

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

              3,000        122,550  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

              800        81,080  

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(a)

              3,500        257,005  

iShares MBS ETF(a)

              8,000        722,720  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     45


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

    

 

Description

                 Shares      Value  

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Continued)

              

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

                                                                          100      $ 10,151  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

              

(cost $1,211,582)

                 1,193,506  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $88,493,077)

                 71,172,771  
              

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     4.4%

              

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND     1.2%

              

PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund

              

(cost $878,894; includes $877,738 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(wa)

 

           879,686        878,894  
              

 

 

 

UNAFFILIATED FUND     3.2%

              

Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares)

              

(cost $2,367,832)

              2,367,832        2,367,832  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED*~     0.0%

              

(cost $10,079)

                 45,614  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

              

(cost $3,256,805)

                 3,292,340  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE OPTIONS WRITTEN     99.6%

              

(cost $91,749,882)

                 74,465,111  
              

 

 

 

OPTIONS WRITTEN*~     (0.0)%

              

(premiums received $12,000)

                 (51,806)  
              

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF OPTIONS WRITTEN     99.6%

              

(cost $91,737,882)

                 74,413,305  

Other assets in excess of liabilities(z)     0.4%

                 323,941  
              

 

 

 

NET ASSETS     100.0%

               $         74,737,246  
              

 

 

 
              

 

 

 

 

 

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

AUD—Australian Dollar

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CLP—Chilean Peso

CNH—Chinese Renminbi

COP—Colombian Peso

CZK—Czech Koruna

DKK—Danish Krone

EUR—Euro

GBP—British Pound

HUF—Hungarian Forint

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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IDR—Indonesian Rupiah

ILS—Israeli Shekel

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

MYR—Malaysian Ringgit

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

PEN—Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PLN—Polish Zloty

SAR—Saudi Arabian Riyal

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

THB—Thai Baht

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.

A—Annual payment frequency for swaps

BARC—Barclays Bank PLC

BBR—New Zealand Bank Bill Rate

BBSW—Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

BNP—BNP Paribas S.A.

BOA—Bank of America, N.A.

BUBOR—Budapest Interbank Offered Rate

CDOR—Canadian Dollar Offered Rate

CDX—Credit Derivative Index

CIBOR—Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CITI—Citibank, N.A.

CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation

CLOIS—Sinacofi Chile Interbank Rate Average

CPI—Consumer Price Index

DB—Deutsche Bank AG

EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note

ETF—Exchange-Traded Fund

EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EuroSTR—Euro Short-Term Rate

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

GMTN—Global Medium Term Note

GSI—Goldman Sachs International

HICP—Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices

HSBC—HSBC Bank PLC

iBoxx—Bond Market Indices

IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)

JPM—JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

KLIBOR—Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate

KWCDC—Korean Won Certificate of Deposit

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

LP—Limited Partnership

MPLE—Maple Bonds

MSI—Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC

MTN—Medium Term Note

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     47


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

NIBOR—Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

OAT—Obligations Assimilables du Tresor

OTC—Over-the-counter

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

PJSC—Public Joint-Stock Company

PRIBOR—Prague Interbank Offered Rate

Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps

REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps

SAIBOR—Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate

SARON—Swiss Average Rate Overnight

SCB—Standard Chartered Bank

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average

SORA—Singapore Overnight Rate Average

STIBOR—Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

STRIPs—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

T—Swap payment upon termination

THBFIX—Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing

THOR—Thai Overnight Repurchase Rate

TONAR—Tokyo Overnight Average Rate

UAG—UBS AG

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.

 

^

Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $89,614 and 0.1% of net assets.

 

(a)

All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $852,670; cash collateral of $877,738 (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.

 

(c)

Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2022.

 

(cc)

Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of October 31, 2022. 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.

 

(ff)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(k)

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

 

(oo)

Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date.

 

(r)

Principal or notional amount is less than $500 par.

 

(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.

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Options Purchased:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive      Pay      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year Interest Rate Swaptions, 05/21/25

   Call    DB      05/17/23        2.05%        2.05%(A)       

3 Month

SAIBOR(Q)/

5.599%

 

 

 

     SAR 3,000      $  

2- Year Interest Rate Swaptions, 05/21/25

   Put    DB      05/17/23        2.05%       

3 Month

SAIBOR(Q)/

5.599%

 

 

 

     2.05%(A)        SAR 3,000        45,614  
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased (cost $ 10,079)

                  $ 45,614  
                       

 

 

 

Options Written:

OTC Swaptions

 

Description

   Call/
Put
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Strike      Receive      Pay      Notional
Amount
(000)#
     Value  

2- Year Interest Rate Swaptions, 05/19/25

   Call    DB      05/17/23        1.13%       

3 Month

  LIBOR(Q)/4.460%

 

 

     1.13%(S)                  800              $ (65

2- Year Interest Rate Swaptions, 05/19/25

   Put    DB      05/17/23        1.13%        1.13%(S)       
3 Month
  LIBOR(Q)/4.460%
 
 
     800                (51,741
                       

 

 

 

Total Options Written (premiums received $ 12,000)

                  $ (51,806
                       

 

 

 

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Number
of
Contracts

  

Type

  

Expiration
Date

   Current
Notional
Amount
   Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Long Positions:

            

51

   2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes    Dec. 2022      $ 10,423,523      $ (121,145 )

31

   20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds    Dec. 2022        3,735,500        (414,366 )

16

   30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds    Dec. 2022        2,042,500        (318,154 )

5

   Euro-OAT    Dec. 2022        656,593        (26,581 )
               

 

 

 
                  (880,246 )
               

 

 

 

Short Positions:

            

14

   5 Year Euro-Bobl    Dec. 2022        1,655,694        40,966

13

   5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes    Dec. 2022        1,385,719        42,125

25

   10 Year Euro-Bund    Dec. 2022        3,420,333        165,249

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     49


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Futures contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Number
of
Contracts

  

Type

  

Expiration
Date

   Current
Notional
Amount
   Value /
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Short Positions (cont’d):

                     

2

   10 Year U.K. Gilt    Dec. 2022      $ 234,245           $ 13,661      

9

   10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes    Dec. 2022        995,344             (13,222    

17

   10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes    Dec. 2022        1,971,735             153,415      

32

   British Pound Currency    Dec. 2022        2,297,200             (80,043    

113

   Euro Currency    Dec. 2022        14,016,944             184,711      

25

   Euro Schatz Index    Dec. 2022        2,641,963             28,426      
                    

 

 

     

 

 

 
                       535,288      
                    

 

 

     
                     $ (344,958    
                    

 

 

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

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 11/02/22

   MSI          AUD        393      $ 248,540      $ 251,552      $ 3,012          $ —      

British Pound,

                                  

Expiring 11/02/22

   BNP          GBP        1,130        1,279,494        1,296,087        16,593            —      

Expiring 11/02/22

   DB          GBP        419        475,879        480,172        4,293            —      

Expiring 11/02/22

   JPM          GBP        126        143,688        144,916        1,228            —      

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          GBP        2,000        2,215,820        2,293,719        77,899            —      

Canadian Dollar,

                                  

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          CAD        95        69,086        69,619        533            —      

Expiring 01/19/23

   MSI          CAD        58        42,714        42,768        54            —      

Chinese Renminbi,

                                  

Expiring 11/23/22

   BARC          CNH        730        102,865        99,607        —            (3,258)    

Expiring 11/23/22

   UAG          CNH        251        36,416        34,285        —            (2,131)    

Danish Krone,

                                  

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          DKK        240        31,888        31,918        30            —      

Euro,

                                  

Expiring 11/02/22

   BNP          EUR        3,883        3,856,410        3,837,868        —            (18,542)    

Expiring 11/02/22

   JPM          EUR        1,266        1,246,320        1,251,623        5,303            —      

Expiring 11/02/22

   JPM          EUR        262        258,353        259,299        946            —      

Expiring 12/02/22

   JPM          EUR        99        99,897        97,928        —            (1,969)    

Hungarian Forint,

                                  

Expiring 12/21/22

   MSI          HUF        16,169        37,299        38,453        1,154            —      

Expiring 01/19/23

   MSI          HUF        28,848        65,683        68,013        2,330            —      

Expiring 01/19/23

   MSI          HUF        23,113        50,608        54,491        3,883            —      

Israeli Shekel,

                                  

Expiring 12/21/22

   JPM          ILS        181        51,172        51,331        159            —      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (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.):

 

   

Japanese Yen,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   DB          JPY        9,379      $ 63,881      $ 63,092      $           $ (789 )    

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          JPY        115,973        779,539        780,104        565                

Norwegian Krone,

                                           

Expiring 01/19/23

   BOA          NOK        553        51,650        53,338        1,688                

Polish Zloty,

                                           

Expiring 01/19/23

   HSBC          PLN        905        177,755        186,786        9,031                

South Korean Won,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   JPM          KRW        189,652        137,428        133,009                    (4,419 )    

Swedish Krona,

                                           

Expiring 01/19/23

   MSI          SEK        1,030        93,051        93,878        827                

Swiss Franc,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   BOA          CHF        468        467,085        467,434        349                
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

     
                    $ 12,082,521      $ 12,181,290        129,877             (31,108 )    
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

     

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 11/02/22

   MSI          AUD        393      $ 255,434      $ 251,551      $ 3,883           $    

Expiring 12/02/22

   MSI          AUD        393        248,735        251,774                    (3,039 )    

British Pound,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          GBP        3,675        3,978,216        4,214,895                    (236,679 )    

Expiring 12/02/22

   BNP          GBP        1,130        1,280,427        1,297,208                    (16,781 )    

Expiring 01/19/23

   BOA          GBP        62        71,787        71,512        275                

Canadian Dollar,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   BOA          CAD        95        69,354        69,619                    (265 )    

Expiring 12/02/22

   MSI          CAD        95        69,092        69,633                    (541 )    

Expiring 01/19/23

   HSBC          CAD        766        554,887        562,733                    (7,846 )    

Chinese Renminbi,

                                           

Expiring 11/23/22

   GSI          CNH        22,521        3,317,284        3,073,818        243,466                

Expiring 11/23/22

   HSBC          CNH        614        87,781        83,863        3,918                

Colombian Peso,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   BARC          COP        273,723        60,149        54,930        5,219                

Danish Krone,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   BOA          DKK        240        31,264        31,918                    (654 )    

Expiring 12/02/22

   MSI          DKK        240        31,960        31,994                    (34 )    

Euro,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   UAG          EUR        5,412        5,235,482        5,348,790                    (113,308 )    

Expiring 12/02/22

   BNP          EUR        3,883        3,864,603        3,846,329        18,274                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     51


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2022 (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 01/19/23

   BOA          EUR        180      $ 179,486      $ 179,507      $           $ (21 )    

Indonesian Rupiah,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   SCB          IDR        1,526,380        101,867        97,514        4,353                

Israeli Shekel,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   CITI          ILS        972        285,124        276,270        8,854                

Japanese Yen,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   BARC          JPY        29,795        206,312        200,422        5,890                

Expiring 11/02/22

   MSI          JPY        95,557        664,954        642,774        22,180                

Expiring 12/02/22

   MSI          JPY        115,973        782,149        782,797                    (648 )    

Mexican Peso,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   HSBC          MXN        2,838        138,519        141,949                    (3,430 )    

Peruvian Nuevo Sol,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   BNP          PEN        131        33,191        32,592        599                

Singapore Dollar,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   BNP          SGD        41        28,798        28,628        170                

South African Rand,

                                           

Expiring 12/21/22

   MSI          ZAR        4,874        279,070        264,314        14,756                

Swedish Krona,

                                           

Expiring 01/19/23

   CITI          SEK        771        68,459        70,320                    (1,861 )    

Swiss Franc,

                                           

Expiring 11/02/22

   JPM          CHF        468        474,103        467,433        6,670                

Expiring 12/02/22

   BOA          CHF        468        468,572        468,991                    (419 )    
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

     
                    $ 22,867,059      $ 22,914,078        338,507             (385,526 )    
                   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

     
                              $ 468,384           $ (416,634 )    
                             

 

 

           

 

 

     

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)# (3)
   Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Counterparty
                                 

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**:

 

Arab Republic of Egypt

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200      $ 65,833     $ 5      $ 65,828       BARC

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        (3,883 )       5        (3,888 )       BARC

Federation of Malaysia

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       300        659       8        651       BARC

Federative Republic of Brazil

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,200        89,714       33        89,681       BARC

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        (3,025 )       5        (3,030 )       BARC

People’s Republic of China

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,200        11,145       33        11,112       BARC

Republic of Argentina

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        156,946       5        156,941       BARC

Republic of Chile

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       300        6,740       8        6,732       BARC

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

52


    

    

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount

(000)#(3)
   Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Counterparty

                                 

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1)**(cont’d.):

Republic of Colombia

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       600      $ 63,107     $ 16      $ 63,091   BARC

Republic of Indonesia

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,000        15,752       27        15,725   BARC

Republic of Panama

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        5,460       5        5,455   BARC

Republic of Peru

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       300        7,024       8        7,016   BARC

Republic of Philippines

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        2,157       5        2,152   BARC

Republic of South Africa

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,100        93,618       30        93,588   BARC

Republic of Turkey

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,200        252,849       33        252,816   BARC

State of Qatar

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        (3,900 )       5        (3,905 )   BARC

Sultanate of Oman

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       200        11,565       5        11,560   BARC

United Mexican States

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       1,200        31,890       33        31,857   BARC
                  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   
                   $ 803,651     $ 269      $ 803,382  
                  

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

Reference
Entity/
Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit

Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
   Fair
Value
  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Counterparty
                                     

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices— Sell Protection(2)**:

 

       

CDX.EM.38.V1

       12/20/27        1.000% (Q)       10,000        2.960%      $ (817,007 )     $ (10,058 )     $ (806,949 )       BARC
                       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

**

The Fund entered into multiple credit default swap agreements in a packaged trade consisting of two parts. The Fund bought/sold protection on an Emerging Market CDX Index and bought/sold protection on the countries which comprise the index. The upfront premium is attached to the index of the trade for the Emerging Markets CDX package(s). Each swap is priced individually. If any of the component swaps are closed out early, the Index exposure will be reduced by an amount proportionate to the terminated swap(s).

 

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 Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Buy Protection(1):

 

Gazprom PAO

       03/20/23        1.000% (Q)       652      $ 125,922      $ 138,201      $ (12,279 )       BARC

Gazprom PAO

       06/20/24        1.000% (Q)       134        47,201        43,901        3,300       HSBC

Gazprom PAO

       06/20/24        1.000% (Q)       121        42,622        63,515        (20,893 )       BARC
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     
                   $ 215,745      $ 245,617      $ (29,872 )    
                  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     53


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Credit default swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)#(3)
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
   Fair
Value
   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  

Counterparty

                                        

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate and/or sovereign issues - Sell Protection(2):

DP World PLC

       12/20/24        1.000 %(Q)       100        0.854 %      $ 413      $ 201      $ 212    BARC

Electricite de France S.A.

       12/20/22        1.000 %(Q)     EUR  100        0.674 %        160        197        (37 )    GSI

Generalitat de Catalunya

       12/20/25        1.000 %(Q)       100 *             1,396        (599 )        1,995    DB

Halliburton Co.

       12/20/26        1.000 %(Q)       50        0.712 %        600        397        203    GSI

Hellenic Republic

       12/20/31        1.000 %(Q)       140        2.265 %        (11,924 )        (3,904 )        (8,020 )    BARC

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

       06/20/23        0.250 %(Q)       740        0.064 %        1,086        467        619    BOA

Kingdom of Spain

       06/20/25        1.000 %(Q)       1,000        0.352 %        17,312        (4,862 )        22,174    BOA

Kingdom of Spain

       06/20/25        1.000 %(Q)       170        0.352 %        2,943        (862 )        3,805    BOA

Kingdom of Spain

       06/20/25        1.000 %(Q)       15        0.352 %        260        104        156    BARC

Republic of Estonia

       12/20/26        1.000 %(Q)       50        0.973 %        109        392        (283 )    JPM

Republic of Indonesia

       06/20/23        1.000 %(Q)       475        0.331 %        2,558        (387 )        2,945    CITI

Republic of Kazakhstan

       06/20/23        1.000 %(Q)       85        0.942 %        130               130    CITI

Republic of Panama

       12/20/26        1.000 %(Q)       45        1.397 %        (610 )        107        (717 )    CITI

Republic of Poland

       06/20/24        1.000 %(Q)       145        1.201 %        (289 )        184        (473 )    BNP

Republic of South Africa

       12/20/23        1.000 %(Q)       300        1.413 %        (1,019 )        (3,664 )        2,645    BOA

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       06/20/26        1.000 %(Q)       170        1.164 %        (719 )        2,593        (3,312 )    GSI
                       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
                        $ 12,406      $ (9,636 )      $ 22,042   
                       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

Reference

Entity/

Obligation

   Termination
Date
   Fixed
Rate
  Notional
Amount
(000)# (3)
   Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022(4)
   Value at
Trade Date
  Value at
October 31,
2022
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements on credit indices - Sell Protection(2):

 

        

CDX.NA.HY.38.V2

       06/20/27        5.000% (Q)       990        4.795%      $ (8,389 )     $ 13,182      $ 21,571

CDX.NA.IG.38.V1

       06/20/27        1.000% (Q)       8,345        0.819%        46,320       72,008        25,688
                       

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        $ 37,931     $ 85,190      $ 47,259
                       

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

54


    

    

 

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 under the terms of the agreement.

 

*

When an implied credit spread is not available, reference the fair value of credit default swap agreements on credit indices and asset-backed securities. Where the Fund is the seller of protection, it serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the reporting date. Increasing fair value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represents 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.

Currency swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Notional

Amount

(000)#

   Fund
    Receives    
 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

  

Fund
Pays

  

  Counterparty  

  

Termination
Date

  

Fair
Value

   Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                  

OTC Currency Swap Agreement:

 

    

IDR      1,400,000

   8.22%(S)   97    6 Month LIBOR(S)/ 4.916%    CITI    11/29/23    $(3,728)      $           $ (3,728 )     
                

 

    

 

 

           

 

 

      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     55


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Inflation swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
   Termination
Date
       Fixed
Rate
      

Floating

Rate

  

Value at

Trade Date

    

Value at

October 31,

2022

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
                                                                         

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreements:

          
EUR 200      05/15/23          1.485%(T)       

France CPI ex Tobacco

Household(1)(T)

     $—            $    10,079            $    10,079    
EUR 200      05/15/23          1.510%(T)       

Eurostat Eurozone HICP ex

Tobacco(2)(T)

       —            (22,555          (22,555  
                 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

                  $—            $   (12,476          $   (12,476  
                 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

(1)

The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

(2)

The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

              
AUD      970          02/19/31        1.398%(S)   

6 Month BBSW(2)(S)/3.665%

     $ (2,722      $ (136,264      $     (133,542)      
CAD      1,230          04/03/25        0.970%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       (2,814        (69,967        (67,153)      
CAD      80          12/03/28        2.600%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       498          (3,690        (4,188)      
CAD      60          12/03/32        2.700%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       (2,758        (4,005        (1,247)      
CAD      50          01/09/38        2.720%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       (1        (5,021        (5,020)      
CAD      120          12/03/40        2.800%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       16,493          (12,871        (29,364)      
CAD      50          05/30/47        2.240%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       (1,431        (9,425        (7,994)      
CAD      295          12/03/51        2.800%(S)   

3 Month CDOR(2)(S)/4.563%

       (29,362        (33,841        (4,479)      
CHF      70          04/03/28        0.410%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%

       (254        (4,783        (4,529)      
CHF      130          01/31/29        0.260%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%

       (547        (12,064        (11,517)      
CHF      40          04/03/33        0.687%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(S)/0.471%

       (231        (5,133        (4,902)      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

56


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
CHF      100          12/15/41        0.025%(A)   

1 Day SARON(2)(A)/0.471%

     $ (20,779      $ (32,801          $     (12,022)    
CLP      30,200          07/12/29        3.135%(S)   

1 Day CLOIS(2)(S)/11.25%

                (6,624        (6,624)    
CNH      700          08/15/23        3.115%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

                1,196          1,196      
CNH      700          03/13/24        2.945%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (1        1,399          1,400      
CNH      1,400          04/01/24        2.923%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

                2,674          2,674      
CNH      1,440          06/03/24        2.975%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

                3,357          3,357      
CNH      2,220          06/20/24        2.900%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (3        4,677          4,680      
CNH      1,500          09/03/24        2.860%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (1        3,370          3,371      
CNH      1,500          10/10/24        2.860%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (1        3,230          3,231      
CNH      1,680          11/01/24        3.120%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (5        5,541          5,546      
CNH      1,200          02/04/25        2.600%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

                2,159          2,159      
CNH      2,800          03/06/25        2.425%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (2        3,078          3,080      
CNH      5,000          03/12/25        2.400%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (2        5,007          5,009      
CNH      3,200          07/13/25        2.653%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       (4        5,739          5,743      
CNH      5,910          11/02/25        2.588%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

       10          10,788          10,778      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     57


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

                                                        
Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
CNH      5,280          04/12/26        2.810%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

     $ (13      $ 13,467            $ 13,480      
CNH      7,230          08/04/27        2.388%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

                2,462          2,462      
CZK      5,145          03/31/30        0.710%(A)   

6 Month PRIBOR(2)(S)/7.390%

                (64,075        (64,075)     
DKK      500          04/08/32        1.581%(A)   

6 Month CIBOR(2)(S)/2.443%

       (3,533        (8,226        (4,693)     
EUR      5,485          11/23/24        (0.046)%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

                (162,702        (162,702)     
EUR      3,245          12/02/24        (0.285)%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

                (204,916        (204,916)     
EUR      200          05/11/25        0.100%(A)   

1 Day EuroSTR(1)(A)/0.648%

       692          12,051          11,359      
EUR      350          04/27/30        (0.016)%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

                (69,542        (69,542)     
EUR      342          08/15/30        (0.191)%(A)   

1 Day EuroSTR(2)(A)/0.648%

       (145        (68,738        (68,593)     
EUR      100          05/11/31        0.750%(A)   

1 Day EuroSTR(1)(A)/0.648%

       683          14,290          13,607      
EUR      235          10/30/32        1.302%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

       4,538          (34,821        (39,359)     
EUR      430          05/11/33        1.000%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

       (8,043        (76,015        (67,972)     
EUR      150          11/24/41        0.565%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%

                22,340          22,340      
EUR      150          11/24/41        0.600%(A)   

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/1.704%

                (23,407        (23,407)     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

58


    

    

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

                                                        
                                                        
Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
EUR      364          11/25/41        0.629%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%

     $        $ 52,654            $ 52,654      
EUR      364          11/25/41        0.663%(A)   

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/2.130%

                (55,279        (55,279)    
EUR      570          03/22/42        1.257%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(1)(S)/2.130%

                56,650          56,650      
EUR      570          03/22/42        1.310%(A)   

3 Month EURIBOR(2)(Q)/1.704%

                (60,052        (60,052)    
EUR      120          05/11/49        1.450%(A)   

6 Month EURIBOR(2)(S)/2.130%

       5,602          (24,754        (30,356)    
GBP      155          05/08/37        1.200%(A)   

1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%

       (52,413        (48,641        3,772      
GBP      225          05/08/46        1.250%(A)   

1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%

       48,422          (88,114        (136,536)    
GBP      170          05/08/47        1.250%(A)   

1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%

       (34,254        (68,433        (34,179)    
GBP      35          09/03/50        0.328%(A)   

1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%

                (21,204        (21,204)    
GBP      60          05/08/52        1.250%(A)   

1 Day SONIA(2)(A)/2.184%

       (3,723        (25,864        (22,141)    
HUF      90,865          06/12/28        3.750%(A)   

6 Month BUBOR(2)(S)/16.74%

                (53,176        (53,176)    
JPY      126,000          04/08/23        (0.029)%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       38          (262        (300)    
JPY      179,000          04/08/26        0.018%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       11          (9,500        (9,511)    
JPY      59,000          12/18/27        0.290%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (558        (500        58      
JPY      110,000          07/08/28        (0.050)%(A)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.062)%

       (14,950        (15,148        (198)    
JPY      163,000          11/12/28        0.011%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       6          (25,165        (25,171)    
JPY      25,000          07/08/29        (0.050)%(A)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.062)%

       (3,766        (4,787        (1,021)    
JPY      130,000          07/08/32        0.050%(A)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.062)%

       (10,430        (42,199        (31,769)    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     59


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

              
JPY      53,000          12/18/32        0.516%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

     $ (998      $ (3,848          $     (2,850)    
JPY      111,500          12/18/37        0.715%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (3,025        (18,093        (15,068)    
JPY      57,555          01/04/38        0.757%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (1,509        (7,202        (5,693)    
JPY      11,780          12/03/38        0.600%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (6        (4,047        (4,041)    
JPY      10,000          10/04/39        0.203%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (26        (8,473        (8,447)    
JPY      21,500          12/03/39        0.650%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (12        (7,686        (7,674)    
JPY      20,000          02/06/40        0.223%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (110        (17,089        (16,979)    
JPY      25,000          07/08/42        0.300%(A)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.062)%

       (19,045        (22,415        (3,370)    
JPY      5,000          07/04/43        0.763%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (134        (2,204        (2,070)    
JPY      91,700          12/18/47        0.918%(S)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(S)/(0.062)%

       (3,286        (39,668        (36,382)    
JPY      30,000          07/08/52        0.450%(A)   

1 Day TONAR(2)(A)/(0.062)%

       (26,095        (39,948        (13,853)    
KRW      761,000          08/04/24        3.145%(Q)   

3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%

                (9,646        (9,646)    
KRW      979,000          09/10/28        2.043%(Q)   

3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%

       (24,020        (74,290        (50,270)    
KRW      118,000          02/13/29        1.780%(Q)   

3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%

                (10,842        (10,842)    
KRW      33,500          04/17/29        1.740%(Q)   

3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%

                (3,164        (3,164)    
KRW      470,000          04/27/30        1.065%(Q)   

3 Month KWCDC(2)(Q)/3.960%

       (10,128        (64,875        (54,747)    
NOK      1,680          03/15/27        2.103%(A)   

6 Month NIBOR(2)(S)/3.850%

       3,515          (9,352        (12,867)    
NZD      100          11/05/29        1.393%(S)   

3 Month BBR(2)(Q)/4.100%

                (11,266        (11,266)    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at October 31, 2022 (continued):

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

     Value at
Trade
Date
       Value at
October 31,
2022
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                                                                    

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.):

                  
PLN      890          07/11/28        2.935%(A)   

6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/7.720%

     $ 17,717        $ (39,214        $ (56,931  
PLN      760          08/30/31        1.765%(A)   

6 Month WIBOR(2)(S)/7.720%

                (55,032          (55,032  
SEK      2,200          11/05/29        0.457%(A)   

3 Month STIBOR(2)(Q)/2.069%

       (3,540        (33,134          (29,594  
SGD      165          07/29/31        1.120%(S)   

1 Day SORA(2)(S)/2.852%

       1,011          (23,960          (24,971  
THB      6,000          07/04/24        1.590%(Q)   

1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%

                (1,496          (1,496  
THB      3,000          07/03/30        1.028%(Q)   

1 Day THOR(2)(Q)/0.984%

                (11,107          (11,107  
     2,180          11/09/22        0.061%(A)   

1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/3.050%

                22,711            22,711    
     493          08/15/28        1.220%(A)   

1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/3.050%

                71,086            71,086    
                    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

   
                     $ (185,444      $ (1,790,134        $ (1,604,690  
                    

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#
       Termination
Date
      

Fixed

Rate

  

Floating

Rate

 
Fair
    Value    
    Upfront
Premiums
    Paid(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Counterparty  
                                                                                    

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

                            
CNH      3,000          10/14/31        2.675%(Q)   

7 Day China Fixing Repo Rates(2)(Q)/1.940%

    $ 4,745         $  —         $ 4,745         SCB  
MYR      450          04/09/26        2.625%(Q)   

3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%

      (4,389         (8         (4,381       MSI  
MYR      900          08/12/26        2.605%(Q)   

3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%

      (9,934         (11         (9,923       HSBC  
MYR      200          07/11/29        3.528%(Q)   

3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%

      (1,974                   (1,974       MSI  
MYR      200          04/07/32        3.870%(Q)   

3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%

      (1,822         (2         (1,820       CITI  
MYR      230          07/12/32        3.650%(Q)   

3 Month KLIBOR(2)(Q)/3.160%

      (3,076         (1         (3,075       GSI  
THB      1,000          05/07/25        0.795%(S)   

6 Month THBFIX(2)(S)/1.488%

      (1,020                   (1,020       HSBC  
                   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     
                    $ (17,470       $ (22       $ (17,448    
                   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

(1)

The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     61


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

(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

   $250,528    $(24,358)   $857,134    $(889,707)

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

JPS

   $—    $2,048,822

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, 2022 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

       Level 1        Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Assets

        

Long-Term Investments

        

Asset-Backed Securities

        

Cayman Islands

   $      $  7,886,018      $  

Ireland

            1,418,104         

Spain

                   56,339  

United States

            2,560,290         

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

        

Canada

            14,756         

Ireland

            84,837         

United Kingdom

            721,301         

United States

            5,339,755         

Corporate Bonds

        

Belgium

            121,456         

Brazil

            287,338         

Bulgaria

            141,789         

Canada

            1,101,709         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

62


    

    

 

       Level 1        Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Assets (continued)

        

Long-Term Investments (continued)

        

Corporate Bonds (continued)

        

China

   $      $ 1,780,173      $  

Denmark

            439,144         

France

            1,992,750         

Germany

            1,161,453         

Hong Kong

            300,811         

Hungary

            80,005         

India

            258,329         

Indonesia

            69,072         

Israel

            95,240         

Italy

            718,370         

Jamaica

            58,375         

Japan

            325,559         

Kazakhstan

            130,773         

Luxembourg

            153,647         

Malta

            236,279         

Mexico

            673,886         

Netherlands

            678,176         

Peru

            69,989         

Philippines

            171,513         

Portugal

            110,443         

Russia

            555,929         

Singapore

            77,230         

South Africa

            179,062         

Spain

            795,150         

Supranational Bank

            145,426         

Sweden

            235,267         

Switzerland

            1,141,847         

United Arab Emirates

            641,237         

United Kingdom

            2,943,321         

United States

            12,914,732         

Floating Rate and other Loans

        

United States

            33,733         

Municipal Bond

        

Puerto Rico

            139,679         

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

        

Spain

            41,863         

United Kingdom

            111,802         

United States

            1,954,137        33,275  

Sovereign Bonds

        

Andorra

            160,602         

Austria

            146,583         

Brazil

            569,072         

Bulgaria

            125,854         

Canada

            372,207         

Chile

            93,568         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     63


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

       Level 1        Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

        

Assets (continued)

        

Long-Term Investments (continued)

        

Sovereign Bonds (continued)

        

China

   $      $ 866,661      $  

Colombia

            621,894         

Croatia

            238,625         

Cyprus

            527,058         

Denmark

            21,224         

Dominican Republic

            93,113         

France

            74,240         

Germany

            82,451         

Greece

            1,540,697         

Hong Kong

            259,913         

Hungary

            287,074         

India

            132,623         

Indonesia

            893,669         

Israel

            565,045         

Italy

            2,016,492         

Japan

            268,076         

Kazakhstan

            269,597         

Lithuania

            151,789         

Mexico

            982,846         

New Zealand

            49,692         

Panama

            343,450         

Peru

            456,228         

Philippines

            386,437         

Portugal

            746,340         

Qatar

            193,072         

Romania

            273,275         

Saudi Arabia

            224,686         

Serbia

            405,790         

Singapore

            26,262         

Slovenia

            223,613         

South Africa

            244,943         

Spain

            913,254         

Ukraine

            127,422         

United Arab Emirates

            162,117         

United Kingdom

            650,956         

Uruguay

            98,265         

U.S. Government Agency Obligation

            125,121         

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            1,786,000         

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,193,506                

Short-Term Investments

        

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     878,894                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

64


    

    

 

       Level 1       Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities (continued)

      

Assets (continued)

      

Short-Term Investments (continued)

      

Unaffiliated Fund

   $ 2,367,832     $     $  

Options Purchased

           45,614        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,440,232     $ 69,935,265     $ 89,614  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Options Written

   $     $ (51,806   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments*

      

Assets

      

Futures Contracts

   $ 628,553     $     $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           468,384        

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

           814,459        

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements

           47,259        

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

           242,712        

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

           10,079        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           322,403        

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreement

           4,745        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 628,553     $ 1,910,041     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

      

Futures Contracts

   $ (973,511   $     $  

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (416,634      

OTC Packaged Credit Default Swap Agreements

           (827,815      

OTC Credit Default Swap Agreements

           (14,561      

OTC Currency Swap Agreement

           (3,728      

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swap Agreement

           (22,555      

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           (1,927,093      

OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements

           (22,215      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (973,511   $ (3,234,601   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 were as follows:

 

Sovereign Bonds

     22.6

Banks

     16.7  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     13.5  

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     8.2

Unaffiliated Fund

     3.2  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     3.0  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     65


Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

Industry Classification (continued):

 

Oil & Gas

     2.5

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     2.4  

Electric

     2.2  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.6  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.5  

Commercial Services

     1.4  

Media

     1.4  

Pipelines

     1.4  

Insurance

     1.3  

Telecommunications

     1.3  

Affiliated Mutual Fund (1.2% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan)

     1.2  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     1.2  

Automobiles

     1.0  

Consumer Loans

     1.0  

Foods

     0.8  

Transportation

     0.7  

Healthcare-Products

     0.6  

Real Estate

     0.6  

Semiconductors

     0.5  

Auto Manufacturers

     0.5  

Packaging & Containers

     0.5  

Entertainment

     0.5  

Healthcare-Services

     0.5  

Home Builders

     0.4  

Pharmaceuticals

     0.4  

Retail

     0.4  

Chemicals

     0.4  

Engineering & Construction

     0.4  

 

Airlines

     0.3

Beverages

     0.3  

Software

     0.3  

Collateralized Debt Obligation

     0.2  

Gas

     0.2  

Internet

     0.2  

Agriculture

     0.2  

Multi-National

     0.2  

Municipal Bond

     0.2  

Aerospace & Defense

     0.2  

Machinery-Diversified

     0.2  

U.S. Government Agency Obligation

     0.2  

Investment Companies

     0.2  

Building Materials

     0.2  

Other

     0.1  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.1  

Housewares

     0.1  

Office/Business Equipment

     0.1  

Lodging

     0.1  

Mining

     0.1  

Options Purchased

     0.1  

Apparel

     0.1  
  

 

 

 
     99.7  

Options Written

     (0.1

Other assets in excess of liabilities

     0.4  
  

 

 

 
     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, 2022 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

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
 

Credit contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps    $ 47,259      $  

Credit contracts

   Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements      250,528     Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      24,336  

Credit contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      852,389     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      863,786  

Foreign exchange contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      184,711   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      80,043

Foreign exchange contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      468,384     Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts      416,634  

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      443,842   Due from/to broker-variation margin futures      893,468

Interest rate contracts

   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps      332,482   Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps      1,949,648

Interest rate contracts

            Premiums received for OTC swap agreements      22  

Interest rate contracts

   Unaffiliated investments      45,614     Options written outstanding, at value      51,806  

Interest rate contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements      4,745     Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements      25,921  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $ 2,629,954        $ 4,305,664  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

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, 2022 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     Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Swaps  

Credit contracts

   $     $      $ (462,632

Foreign exchange contracts

     2,394,406       3,182,181         

Interest rate contracts

     (489,831            (1,378,404
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,904,575     $ 3,182,181      $ (1,841,036
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

as of October 31, 2022

 

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

 

Derivatives not accounted for

as hedging instruments,

carried at fair value

   Options
Purchased(1)
   Options
Written
  Futures   Forward
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Swaps

Credit contracts

     $      $     $     $     $ (52,487 )

Foreign exchange contracts

                    (83,819 )       (67,468 )      

Interest rate contracts

       35,301        (38,776 )       (553,271 )             (1,184,670 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

     $ 35,301      $ (38,776 )     $ (637,090 )     $ (67,468 )     $ (1,237,157 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1)

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

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

  Derivative Contract Type    Average Volume of Derivative Activities*

Options Purchased (1)

     $ 10,079

Options Written (2)

       1,600,000

Futures Contracts - Long Positions (2)

       12,277,372

Futures Contracts - Short Positions (2)

       39,391,248

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (3)

       13,717,992

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (3)

       30,777,695

Interest Rate Swap Agreements (2)

       51,941,251

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (2)

       6,081,212

Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (2)

       16,870,604

Currency Swap Agreements (2)

       96,718

Total Return Swap Agreements (2)

       238,000

Inflation Swap Agreements (2)

       723,576

 

*

Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(1)

Cost.

(2)

Notional Amount in USD.

(3)

Value at Settlement Date.

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:

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Description   

Gross Market

Value of

Recognized

    Assets/(Liabilities)    

   Collateral
    Pledged/(Received)(2)    
  Net
Amount

Securities on Loan

   $852,670    $(852,670)   $—

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

BARC

     $ 1,027,972      $ (876,184 )     $ 151,788     $ (95,946 )     $ 55,842

BNP

       35,820        (35,796 )       24             24

BOA

       32,022        (10,747 )       21,275             21,275

CITI

       12,036        (8,515 )       3,521             3,521

DB

       51,902        (53,194 )       (1,292 )             (1,292 )

GSI

       246,856        (6,425 )       240,431             240,431

HSBC

       60,150        (22,230 )       37,920       (37,920 )      

JPM

       14,698        (6,671 )       8,027             8,027

MSI

       131,106        (247,304 )       (116,198 )             (116,198 )

SCB

       9,098              9,098             9,098

UAG

              (115,439 )       (115,439 )             (115,439 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 1,621,660      $ (1,382,505 )     $ 239,155     $ (133,866 )     $ 105,289
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     69


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

as of October 31, 2022

 

  Assets         

  Investments at value, including securities on loan of $852,670:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $90,870,988)

   $ 73,586,217  

Affiliated investments (cost $878,894)

     878,894  

  Cash

     174,593  

  Foreign currency, at value (cost $176,384)

     175,148  

  Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

     857,134  

  Dividends and interest receivable

     655,491  

  Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     468,384  

  Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements

     250,528  

  Receivable for Fund shares sold

     160,188  

  Due from broker—variation margin futures

     100,232  

  Receivable for investments sold

     39,530  

  Prepaid expenses

     1,300  
  

 

 

 

  Total Assets

     77,347,639  
  

 

 

 
  Liabilities         

  Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

     889,707  

  Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     877,738  

  Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     416,634  

  Payable for investments purchased

     131,042  

  Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     87,358  

  Payable for Fund shares purchased

     78,305  

  Options written outstanding, at value (premiums received $12,000)

     51,806  

  Due to broker—variation margin swaps

     35,366  

  Premiums received for OTC swap agreements

     24,358  

  Management fee payable

     15,780  

  Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     1,094  

  Directors’ fees payable

     951  

  Distribution fee payable

     203  

  Dividends payable

     51  
  

 

 

 

  Total Liabilities

     2,610,393  
  

 

 

 

  Net Assets

   $ 74,737,246  
  

 

 

 
          

  Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 95,174  

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     94,517,561  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (19,875,489
  

 

 

 

  Net assets, October 31, 2022

   $ 74,737,246  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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  Class A                  

  Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

  ($464,759 ÷ 59,199 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.85                

  Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.26     
  

 

 

    

  Maximum offering price to public

   $ 8.11     
  

 

 

    
  Class C                  

  Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

  ($118,522 ÷ 15,102 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.85     
  

 

 

    
  Class Z                  

  Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

  ($5,442,072 ÷ 693,463 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.85     
  

 

 

    
  Class R6                  

  Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share,

     

  ($68,711,893 ÷ 8,749,634 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 7.85     
  

 

 

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     71


Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

  Net Investment Income (Loss)         

  Income

  

  Interest income (net of $436 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 2,616,851  

  Unaffiliated dividend income

     30,092  

  Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $847)

     880  

  Affiliated dividend income

     458  
  

 

 

 

  Total income

     2,648,281  
  

 

 

 

  Expenses

  

  Management fee

     406,790  

  Distribution fee(a)

     3,089  

  Custodian and accounting fees

     68,018  

  Registration fees(a)

     52,652  

  Audit fee

     41,500  

  Legal fees and expenses

     21,682  

  Shareholders’ reports

     21,437  

  Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $5,070)(a)

     19,206  

  Directors’ fees

     11,025  

  SEC registration fees

     2,400  

  Miscellaneous

     20,489  
  

 

 

 

  Total expenses

     668,288  

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

     (189,270
  

 

 

 

  Net expenses

     479,018  
  

 

 

 

  Net investment income (loss)

     2,169,263  
  

 

 

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

  Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions (including affiliated of $(13))

     (1,337,198

Futures transactions

     1,904,575  

Forward currency contract transactions

     3,182,181  

Swap agreement transactions

     (1,841,036

Foreign currency transactions

     (546,438
  

 

 

 
     1,362,084  
  

 

 

 

  Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (18,095,200

Futures

     (637,090

Forward currency contracts

     (67,468

Options written

     (38,776

Swap agreements

     (1,237,157

Foreign currencies

     40,537  
  

 

 

 
     (20,035,154
  

 

 

 

  Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (18,673,070
  

 

 

 

  Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ (16,503,807
  

 

 

 

 

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

       1,425       1,664            

Registration fees

       10,783       9,283       15,509       17,077

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

       1,270       453       12,049       5,434

Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement

       (12,651 )       (9,908 )       (35,312 )       (131,399 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     73


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    

    

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
 
     2022     2021  
  Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets                 

  Operations

    

  Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,169,263     $ 947,085  

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

     1,362,084       851,837  

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

     (20,035,154     (2,056,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (16,503,807     (257,870
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Dividends and Distributions

    

  Distributions from distributable earnings

    

  Class A

     (21,897     (20,553

  Class C

     (5,305     (2,629

  Class Z

     (300,048     (459,071

  Class R6

     (3,029,090     (1,022,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (3,356,340     (1,504,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions)

    

  Net proceeds from shares sold

     51,891,519       48,297,048  

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

     3,349,091       1,491,892  

  Cost of shares purchased

     (34,793,306     (13,945,205
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     20,447,304       35,843,735  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Total increase (decrease)

     587,157       34,081,315  
  Net Assets:                 

  Beginning of year

     74,150,089       40,068,774  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  End of year

   $ 74,737,246     $ 74,150,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights

    

 

Class A Shares                                        
                              December 12, 2017(a)     
      Year Ended October 31,        through October 31,     

            

   2022    2021    2020    2019         2018           

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                              

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.03              $10.41              $10.43             $9.48                 $10.00         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.20              0.15              0.21             0.18                 0.16         
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions        (2.03)             (0.27)             0.30             1.33                 (0.42)        

Total from investment operations

       (1.83)             (0.12)             0.51             1.51                 (0.26)        

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                              

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.35)             (0.26)             (0.28)            (0.56)                (0.26)        

Tax return of capital distributions

       -              -              (0.14)            -                 -         

Distributions from net realized gains

       -              -              (0.11)            -                 -         

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.35)             (0.26)             (0.53)            (0.56)                (0.26)        

Net asset value, end of period

       $7.85              $10.03              $10.41             $10.43                 $9.48          

Total Return(c):

       (18.63)%          (1.22)%          5.12%          16.40%              (2.65)%      
                                
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $465             $841             $729             $2,036                 $49         

Average net assets (000)

       $570             $825             $1,716             $234                 $46         

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.88%          0.88%          0.88%          0.88%              0.88% (e)     

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       3.10%          2.96%          2.30%          8.27%              80.88% (e)     

Net investment income (loss)

       2.27%          1.48%          2.03%          1.69%              1.86% (e)     

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       30%          20%          33%          31%              67%      

 

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund     75


Financial Highlights (continued)

    

 

Class C Shares                                        
                              December 12, 2017(a)     
      Year Ended October 31,        through October 31,     

            

   2022    2021    2020    2019        2018     

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                                      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.03              $10.41              $10.43              $9.48                  $10.00          

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.14              0.08              0.12              0.17                  0.10          

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

       (2.04)             (0.28)             0.31              1.27                  (0.43)         

Total from investment operations

       (1.90)             (0.20)             0.43              1.44                  (0.33)         

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                              

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.28)             (0.18)             (0.20)            (0.49)                 (0.19)         

Tax return of capital distributions

       -              -              (0.14)            -                  -          

Distributions from net realized gains

       -              -              (0.11)            -                  -          

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.28)             (0.18)             (0.45)            (0.49)                 (0.19)         

Net asset value, end of period

       $7.85              $10.03              $10.41             $10.43                  $9.48          

Total Return(c):

       (19.24)%          (1.96)%          4.32%          15.59%              (3.29)%      
                                                                
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $119              $139              $162             $39                 $17          

Average net assets (000)

       $166              $150              $85             $16                 $13          

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.63%           1.63%           1.63%          1.63%              1.63% (e)      

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       7.58%           10.05%           15.56%          97.66%              290.47% (e)     

Net investment income (loss)

       1.54%           0.74%           1.15%          1.70%              1.13% (e)      

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       30%           20%           33%          31%              67%      

 

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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                                  
                              December 12, 2017(a)     
      Year Ended October 31,        through October 31,     

            

   2022    2021    2020    2019        2018           

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                               

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.03              $10.41              $10.43             $9.48                 $10.00          

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.23              0.17              0.22             0.18                 0.18          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions        (2.04)             (0.27)             0.32             1.36                 (0.42)         

Total from investment operations

       (1.81)             (0.10)             0.54             1.54                 (0.24)         

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                              

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.37)             (0.28)             (0.31)            (0.59)                (0.28)         

Tax return of capital distributions

       -              -             (0.14)            -                 -          

Distributions from net realized gains

       -              -             (0.11)            -                 -          

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.37)             (0.28)             (0.56)            (0.59)                (0.28)         

Net asset value, end of period

       $7.85             $10.03             $10.41             $10.43                 $9.48          

Total Return(c):

       (18.42)%          (0.98)%          5.37%          16.71%              (2.44)%      
                                                                
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $5,442            $10,982             $8,864             $3,854                 $164          

Average net assets (000)

       $7,255            $17,287             $6,563             $1,214                 $160          

Ratios to average net assets(d):

                                                              

Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       0.63%          0.63%          0.63%          0.63%              0.63% (e)     

Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement

       1.12%          1.09%          1.56%          3.11%              24.70% (e)     

Net investment income (loss)

       2.53%          1.65%          2.17%          1.72%              2.11% (e)     

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       30%          20%          33%          31%              67%      

 

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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                                        
                              December 12, 2017(a)     
      Year Ended October 31,        through October 31,     

            

   2022    2021    2020    2019        2018     

Per Share Operating Performance(b):

                                                                      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $10.04              $10.41              $10.43             $9.48                 $10.00          

Income (loss) from investment operations:

                                                              

Net investment income (loss)

       0.24              0.18              0.23             0.26                 0.18          
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions        (2.06)             (0.26)             0.31             1.28                 (0.42)         

Total from investment operations

       (1.82)             (0.08)             0.54             1.54                 (0.24)         

Less Dividends and Distributions:

                                                              

Dividends from net investment income

       (0.37)             (0.29)             (0.31)            (0.59)                (0.28)         

Tax return of capital distributions

       -              -              (0.14)            -                 -          

Distributions from net realized gains

       -              -              (0.11)            -                 -          

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.37)             (0.29)             (0.56)            (0.59)                (0.28)         

Net asset value, end of period

       $7.85              $10.04              $10.41             $10.43                 $9.48          

Total Return(c):

       (18.47)%          (0.82)%          5.42%          16.79%              (2.40)%      
                                                                
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

       $68,712              $62,187              $30,314             $28,565                 $24,421          

Average net assets (000)

       $73,367              $37,302              $29,230             $26,482                 $24,571          
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                                               
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement        0.58%           0.58%           0.58%          0.58%              0.58% (e)      
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement        0.76%           0.89%           1.19%          1.49%              1.67% (e)      
Net investment income (loss)        2.69%           1.74%           2.25%          2.66%              2.14% (e)      

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

       30%           20%           33%          31%              67%       

 

(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, certain derivatives and in-kind transactions (if any). 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 Global Total Return 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. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. 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, 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 approved the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures for security valuation and designated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”) as the Valuation Designee pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all Fund investments. Pursuant to the Board’s oversight, the Valuation Designee has established a Valuation Committee to perform the duties and responsibilities as valuation designee under SEC Rule 2a-5. 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 provided to the Board at the first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.

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

 

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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 Measurement.

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.

Floating rate and other loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and

 

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provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Floating rate and other loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Floating rate and other loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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 policies and procedures 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 Valuation Designee 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:

 

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(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.

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

 

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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.

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.

 

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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 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

 

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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.

Inflation Swaps: The Fund entered into inflation swap agreements to protect against fluctuations in inflation rates. Inflation swaps are characterized by one party paying a fixed rate in exchange for a floating rate that is derived from an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index or UK Retail Price Index. Inflation swaps subject the Fund to interest rate risk.

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 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

 

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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.

Currency Swaps: The Fund entered into currency swap agreements primarily to gain yield exposure on foreign bonds. Currency swap agreements involve two parties exchanging two different currencies with an agreement to reverse the exchange at a later date at specified exchange rates.

Total Return Swaps: In a total return swap, one party receives payments based on the market value of the security or the commodity involved, or total return of a specific referenced asset, such as an equity, index or bond, and in return pays a defined amount. The Fund is subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its exposure to a security or an index. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the change in the value of the security, in the Fund’s favor, from the point of entering into the contract.

Floating Rate and other Loans: The Fund invested in floating rate and other loans. Floating rate and other loans include loans that are privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and one or more financial institutions, including, but not limited to, term loans, revolvers, and other instruments issued in the floating rate and other loans market. The Fund acquire interests in loans directly (by way of assignment from the selling institution) and/or indirectly (by way of the purchase of a participation interest from the selling institution). Under a floating rate and other loans assignment, the Fund generally will succeed to all the rights and obligations of an assigning lending institution and become a lender under the loan agreement with the relevant borrower in connection with that loan. Under a floating rate and other loans participation, the Fund generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result, the Fund generally will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest, and any fees to which they are entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the relevant borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which they have purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

 

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Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities: Mortgage-backed securities are pass-through securities, meaning that principal and interest payments made by the borrower on the underlying mortgages are passed through to the Fund. Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities may be classified as pass-through certificates or collateralized obligations, such as collateralized bond obligations, collateralized loan obligations and other similarly structured securities. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities varies with changes in interest rates and may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (“IO”) and principal (“PO”) distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.

Master Netting Arrangements: 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

 

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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 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

 

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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 open loans 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.

Dividends and Distributions: 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

 

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excess of par, as appropriate. The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.

 

   
 Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders*    Frequency

 Net Investment Income

   Monthly

 Short-Term Capital Gains

   Annually

 Long-Term Capital Gains

   Annually

 

*

Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of short-term and/or long-term capital gains during a fiscal year.

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 Fund has a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which it has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services, and pursuant to which it renders administrative 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 (collectively the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.

Fees payable under the management agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. For the reporting period ended October 31, 2022, the contractual and effective management fee rates were as follows:

 

   
 Contractual Management Rate    Effective Management Fee, before any waivers
and/or expense reimbursements
 

 0.50% on average daily net assets up to $2 billion;

     0.50%  

 0.485% of average daily net assets over $ 2 billion.

        

The Manager has contractually agreed, through February 29, 2024, to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. 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.

 

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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 for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain expense ratio limit 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 expense limitations attributable to each class are as follows:

 

   
 Class    Expense
 Limitations 

 A

   0.88%

 C

   1.63   

 Z

   0.63   

 R6

   0.58   

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 based on average daily net assets per class. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly.

The Fund’s annual gross and net distribution rate, where applicable, are as follows:

 

     
 Class    Gross Distribution Fee     Net Distribution Fee 

 A

   0.25%    0.25%

 C

   1.00      1.00  

 Z

   N/A      N/A  

 R6

   N/A      N/A  

For the year ended October 31, 2022, PIMS received front-end sales charges (“FESL”) resulting from sales of certain class shares and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) imposed upon redemptions by certain shareholders. The sales charges are as follows where applicable:

 

     
 Class    FESL    CDSC

 A

     $ 2,119        $—

 C

             

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

 

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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 Funds’ transfer agent and shareholder servicing 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”), 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, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income”. Effective January 2022, the Fund changed its overnight cash sweep vehicle from the Core Fund to an unaffiliated money market fund.

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, 2022, 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 reporting period ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

   
Cost of Purchases    Proceeds from Sales

$31,011,877

   $9,381,038

A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of an affiliated mutual fund for the year ended October 31, 2022, 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)

               

$2,567,718

  $4,614,625   $7,182,343   $—   $ —   $        —     $  458

 

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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

 PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(wa)

                     

 $            —

  $1,574,127   $   695,220   $—   $(13)   $878,894   879,686       $   847(2) 

 $2,567,718

  $6,188,752   $7,877,563   $—   $(13)   $878,894           $1,305    

 

(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, 2022, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $3,356,340 of ordinary income. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund was $1,504,550 of ordinary income.

As of October 31, 2022, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis was $483,474 of ordinary income.

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

           
 Tax Basis   

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

                                         

    

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

    

                                     

    

Net

Unrealized

 Depreciation 

 $92,378,762

   $2,191,213             $(21,826,188)             $(19,634,975) 

The differences between GAAP and tax basis were primarily attributable to bond premium amortization, mark-to-market of options, futures and forward contracts, straddles, interest accrual on defaulted securities, and other GAAP to tax differences.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2022 of approximately $724,000 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 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

 

 

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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, 2022 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 CDSC of 1% 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 18,075,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,500,000,000 of which are designated as shares of the Fund. The authorized shares of the Fund are currently classified and designated as follows:

 

   
 Class    Number of Shares  

 A

   200,000,000

 C

   300,000,000

 Z

   600,000,000

 R6

   400,000,000

As of October 31, 2022, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:

 

     
 Class    Number of Shares     Percentage of Outstanding Shares  

 C

          1,177      7.8%

 R6

   2,296,046    26.2   

 

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

 

     
      Number of Shareholders      Percentage of Outstanding Shares  

 Affiliated

   1    24.1%

 Unaffiliated

   1    65.0   

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

     
Share Class    Shares     Amount  

Class A

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     20,179     $   197,882  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,442       21,782  

Shares purchased

     (47,130     (455,935

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (24,509     (236,271

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (137     (1,130

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (24,646   $ (237,401

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                

Shares sold

     58,111     $ 599,993  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,000       20,523  

Shares purchased

     (46,272     (473,592

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     13,839     $ 146,924  

Class C

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

    

Shares sold

     13,681     $ 133,973  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     588       5,264  

Shares purchased

     (13,062     (115,662

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     1,207     $ 23,575  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

    

Shares sold

     8,646     $ 89,643  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     248       2,555  

Shares purchased

     (10,602     (109,313

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (1,708   $ (17,115

Class Z

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

    

Shares sold

     366,207     $ 3,138,737  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     32,847       293,266  

Shares purchased

     (800,314     (7,312,632

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     (401,260     (3,880,629

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     241       2,062  

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     (401,019   $   (3,878,567)  

 

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Share Class    Shares     Amount  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                

Shares sold

     3,203,522     $   32,545,219  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     43,654       446,555  

Shares purchased

     (489,336     (5,030,975

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,757,840       27,960,799  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     1,809       18,669  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (2,516,935     (25,848,919

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     242,714     $ 2,130,549  

Class R6

                

Year ended October 31, 2022:

                

Shares sold

     5,392,636     $ 48,420,927  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     344,850       3,028,779  

Shares purchased

     (3,184,359     (26,909,077

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     2,553,127       24,540,629  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (103     (932

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     2,553,024     $ 24,539,697  

Year ended October 31, 2021:

                

Shares sold

     1,470,595     $ 15,062,193  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     99,750       1,022,259  

Shares purchased

     (801,450     (8,331,325

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

     768,895       7,753,127  

Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es)

     2,516,935       25,848,919  

Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es)

     (1,809     (18,669

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     3,284,021     $   33,583,377  

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    9/30/2022 - 9/28/2023      10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022    
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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      Current SCA      Prior SCA

Annualized Interest Rate on

Borrowings

   1.00% plus the higher of (1)

the effective federal funds

rate, (2) the daily SOFR

rate plus 0.10% or (3) zero
percent

     1.20% 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, 2022. The average daily balance for the 1 day that the Fund had loans outstanding during the period was approximately $548,000, borrowed at a weighted average interest rate of 3.75%. The maximum loan outstanding amount during the period was $548,000. At October 31, 2022, 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.

Credit Risk: This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, fixed income securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

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.

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

 

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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 not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less 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” or may create economic leverage for the Fund 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 use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error.

Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. 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. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, 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, 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

 

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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.

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. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. 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

 

 

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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 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: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the

 

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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 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.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more

 

 

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volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments.

Reference Rate Risk: The Fund may be exposed to financial instruments that are tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of LIBOR such that after June 30, 2023, the overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be published or will no longer be representative. All other LIBOR settings and certain other interbank offered rates, such as the Euro Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”), ceased to be published or representative after December 31, 2021. The Fund may have investments linked to other interbank offered rates that may also cease to be published in the future. Various financial industry groups have been planning for the transition away from LIBOR, but there remain challenges to converting certain securities and transactions to a new reference rate (e.g., the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which is intended to replace the U.S. dollar LIBOR).

Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known. The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR as well as loan facilities used by the Fund. While some existing LIBOR-based instruments may contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by providing for an alternative rate-setting methodology, there may be significant uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies to replicate LIBOR. Not all existing LIBOR-based instruments may have alternative rate-setting provisions and there remains uncertainty regarding the willingness and ability of issuers to add alternative rate-setting provisions in certain existing instruments. Global regulators have advised market participants to cease entering into new contracts using LIBOR as a reference rate, and it is possible that investments in LIBOR-based instruments could invite regulatory scrutiny. There may also be challenges for the Fund to enter into hedging transactions against such newly-issued instruments until a market for such hedging transactions develops. All of the aforementioned may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or net asset value.

U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk: U.S. Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all U.S. Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. Some agency securities carry no guarantee whatsoever and the risk of default associated with these securities would be borne by the Fund. The maximum potential

 

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liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the U.S. Treasury. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government would provide financial support to any such issuers if it is not obligated to do so by law. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of U.S. Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. Government.

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. Management does not expect ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc. and Shareholders of PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund (one of the funds constituting Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc., referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 (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, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 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, 2022 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 19, 2022

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, 2022, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 26.62% as interest related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

In January 2023, 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 2022.

We are required by Massachusetts, Missouri and Oregon to inform you that dividends which have been derived from Interest on federal obligations are not taxable to shareholders providing the Mutual Fund meets certain requirements mandated by the respective state’s taxing authorities. We are pleased to report that 3.76% of the dividends paid by the Fund qualifies for such deduction.

Please consult your tax adviser or state/local authorities to properly report this information on your tax return. If you have any questions concerning the amounts listed above, please 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: 97

  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: 97

  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: 94

  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: 96

  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: 97

  Retired; Member (November 2014-September 2022) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly Executive Committee of the IDC Board of Governors (October 2019-December 2021); 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: 93

  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, Andela (since January 2022) (global talent network); 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: 96

  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: 96

  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

 

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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

       

Stuart S. Parker

1962

Board Member &

President

Portfolios Overseen: 96

  President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge of PGIM Investments LLC (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC) (since January 2012); President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; President and PEO (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
       

Scott E. Benjamin

1973

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 97

  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); Vice President (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Vice President (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, PGIM Investments LLC (2003-2006).   None.   Since March 2010

 

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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

     

Claudia DiGiacomo

1974

Chief Legal Officer

  Chief Legal Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Legal Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
     

Isabelle Sajous

1976

Chief Compliance Officer

  Chief Compliance Officer (since April 2022) of PGIM Investments LLC, the PGIM Funds, Target Funds, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc., PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc., PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Chief Compliance Officer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Vice President, Compliance of PGIM Investments LLC (since December 2020); formerly Director, Compliance (July 2018-December 2020) of Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC; and Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC (August 2014-July 2018).   Since April 2022
     

Andrew R. French

1962

Secretary

  Vice President (since December 2018) of PGIM Investments LLC; Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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
     

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; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (March 2014-September 2018) of Prudential.   Since March 2020

 

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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

     

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; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.   Since June 2020
     

Debra Rubano

1975

Assistant Secretary

  Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since November 2020) of Prudential; Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc; 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); Assistant Secretary (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Secretary (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.   Since March 2015
     

Christian J. Kelly

1975

Treasurer and Principal

Financial

and Accounting Officer

  Vice President, Head of Fund Administration of PGIM Investments LLC (since November 2018); Principal Financial Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Principal Financial Officer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; formerly, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (March 2022- July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; 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; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; formerly Assistant Treasurer (March 2022 – July 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.   Since October 2019
     

Deborah Conway

1969

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2007-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration.   Since October 2019

 

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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

     

Elyse M. McLaughlin

1974

Assistant Treasurer

  Vice President (since 2017) and Director (2011-2017), within PGIM Investments Fund Administration; Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer (since September 2022) of the PGIM Private Credit Fund; Assistant Treasurer (since March 2022) of the PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc.   Since October 2019
     

Kelly Florio

1978

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

  Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Global Compliance Programs and Compliance Risk Management (since December 2021) of Prudential; formerly, Head of Fraud Risk Management (October 2019 to December 2021) at New York Life Insurance Company; formerly, Head of Key Risk Area Operations (November 2018 to October 2019), Director of the US Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit (2009-2018) and Bank Loss Prevention Associate (2006 -2009) at MetLife.   Since June 2022

 

(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 Mutual Funds, Target Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, PGIM ETF Trust, PGIM Private Real Estate Fund, Inc., PGIM Private Credit Fund, 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 Global Total Return (USD Hedged) 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 Trustee. The Board has established five standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Compliance 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 agreements with each of 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 Directors, met on May 26 and June 7-9, 2022 (the “Board Meeting”) and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2023, 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 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 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 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 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 Board Meeting.

 

1 

PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund is a series of Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

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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, 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 subadvisory agreements 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, 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 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 subadvisers, as well as PGIM Investments’ recommendation, based on its review of the subadvisers, to renew the subadvisory agreements.

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 Global Total Return (USD Hedged) 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, 2021. 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 year ended October 31, 2021. 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

  

1st Quartile

  

N/A

  

N/A

  Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over the three-year period, though it underperformed its benchmark index over the one-year period.

 

   

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, which (exclusive of certain fees and expenses) caps total annual operating expenses at 0.88% for Class A shares, 1.63% for Class C shares, 0.63% for Class Z shares and 0.58% for Class R6 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 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 Global Total Return (USD Hedged) 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 Isabelle Sajous, Chief Compliance Officer Kelly Florio, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Andrew R. French, Secretary Melissa Gonzalez, 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 Global Total Return (USD Hedged) 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 GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN (USD HEDGED) FUND

 

SHARE CLASS        

       A        C        Z        R6

NASDAQ

       PHEAX        PHECX        PHEZX        PHEQX

CUSIP

       74439A707        74439A806        74439A871        74439A889

MF238E


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 years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $108,800 and $108,800, 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, 2022 and October 31, 2021: none.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021: none.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021: 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 described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,

2022

   

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,

2021

4(b)   Not applicable.     Not applicable.
4(c)   Not applicable.     Not applicable.
4(d)   Not applicable.     Not applicable.

(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, 2022 and October 31, 2021 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.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

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 (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably 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

 

(a)    (1)    Code of Ethics – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH.
  (2)  

Certifications pursuant to Section  302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit
EX-99.CERT.

  (3)   Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not applicable.
(b)   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Registrant:    Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
By:    /s/ Andrew R. French
   Andrew R. French
   Secretary
Date:    December 19, 2022

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 19, 2022
By:    /s/ Christian J. Kelly
   Christian J. Kelly
   Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date:    December 19, 2022

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS

CODE OF ETHICS

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906