UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number: | | 811-23324 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | PGIM ETF Trust |
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Address of principal executive offices: | | 655 Broad Street, 6th Floor |
| | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | | Andrew R. French |
| | 655 Broad Street, 6th Floor |
| | Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 800-225-1852 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 8/31/2023 |
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Date of reporting period: | | 2/28/2023 |
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders

PGIM FIXED INCOME ETFS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF (PULS)
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF (PHYL)
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF (PAB)
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF (PTRB)
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF (PFRL)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of February 28, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Exchange-traded 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. © 2023 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 semiannual report for the PGIM Fixed Income ETFs informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. |
| 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,

Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs
April 14, 2023
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 | | Average Annual | | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 |
| | Six Months* (%) | | One Year (%) | | Since Inception (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | 2.49 | | 2.89 | | 1.95 (04/05/2018) |
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Market Price** | | 2.50 | | 3.00 | | 1.95 (04/05/2018) |
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ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index | | | | |
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| | 1.74 | | 2.10 | | 1.34 |
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ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index | | |
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| | 1.65 | | 1.93 | | 1.52 |
*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
Since Inception returns are provided since the Fund has less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the fund’s inception date.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
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Benchmark Definitions
ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index—The ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index which is comprised of a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding Treasury bill that matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the month-end rebalancing date.
ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index—The ICE BofA US Dollar 3-Month Deposit Offered Rate Constant Maturity Index is an unmanaged index which tracks the performance of a synthetic asset paying LIBOR to a stated maturity. The Index is based on the assumed purchase at par of a synthetic instrument having exactly its stated maturity and with a coupon equal to that day’s fixing rate. That issue is assumed to be sold the following business day (priced at a yield equal to the current day fixing rate) and rolled into a new instrument.
ICE BOFA IS LICENSING THE BOFA INDICES “AS IS,” MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SAME, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SUITABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND/OR COMPLETENESS OF THE ICE BOFA INDICES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED IN, RELATED TO, OR DERIVED THEREFROM, ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR USE, AND DOES NOT SPONSOR, ENDORSE, OR RECOMMEND THE FUND, OR ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/28/23 (%) | |
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AAA | | | 32.9 | |
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AA | | | 25.0 | |
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A | | | 21.4 | |
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BBB | | | 15.4 | |
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Not Rated | | | 1.3 | |
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Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 4.0 | |
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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 Ratings Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/23 | |
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| | Total Dividends Paid for Six Months ($) | | | SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%) | | | SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%) | |
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| | | 0.93 | | | | 4.66 | | | | 4.66 | |
*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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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Six Months* (%) | | Average Annual One Year (%) | | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | 1.31 | | -7.13 | | 2.99 (09/24/2018) |
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Market Price** | | 1.59 | | -7.36 | | 2.99 (09/24/2018) |
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Bloomberg US High Yield Very Liquid Index | | | | | | |
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| | 2.45 | | -6.20 | | 2.13 |
*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Bloomberg US High Yield Very Liquid Index (VLI)—The Bloomberg US High Yield Very Liquid Index is a component of the US Corporate High Yield Index that is designed to track a more liquid component of the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed rate corporate bond market. The Index uses the same eligibility criteria as the US Corporate High Yield Index, but includes only the three largest bonds from each issuer that have a minimum amount outstanding of USD500mn and less than five years from issue date. The Index also limits the exposure of each issuer to 2% of the total market value and redistributes any excess market value index-wide on a pro rata basis.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/28/23 (%) | |
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AAA | | | 6.3 | |
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AAA | | | 0.3 | |
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BBB | | | 4.5 | |
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BB | | | 46.6 | |
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B | | | 28.1 | |
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CCC | | | 10.2 | |
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CC | | | 0.1 | |
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D | | | 0.1 | |
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Not Rated | | | 2.1 | |
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Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 1.7 | |
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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 Ratings Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/23 |
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| | Total Dividends Paid for Six Months ($) | | SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%) | | SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%) |
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| | 1.27 | | 8.65 | | 8.65 |
*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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PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Six Months* (%) | | Average Annual One Year (%) | | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | -1.90 | | -10.20 | | -6.59 (04/12/2021) |
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Market Price** | | -1.90 | | -10.23 | | -6.58 (04/12/2021) |
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Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index | | | | | | |
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| | -2.13 | | -9.72 | | -5.90 |
*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index—The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and represents securities that are taxable and US dollar denominated. It covers the US investment-grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/28/23 (%) | |
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AAA | | | 69.0 | |
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AA | | | 5.8 | |
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A | | | 8.3 | |
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BBB | | | 16.8 | |
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Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 0.1 | |
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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 Ratings Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject
to change.
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Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/23 | |
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| | Total Dividends Paid for Six Months ($) | | | SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%) | | | SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%) | |
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| | | 0.67 | | | | 4.36 | | | | 4.36 | |
*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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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Six Months* (%) | | Average Annual One Year (%) | | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | -1.32 | | -10.37 | | -11.39 (12/02/2021) |
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Market Price** | | -1.46 | | -10.43 | | -11.40 (12/02/2021) |
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Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index | | | | | | |
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| | -2.13 | | -9.72 | | -10.44 |
*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index—The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and represents securities that are taxable and US dollar denominated. It covers the US investment-grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/28/23 (%) | |
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AAA | | | 57.6 | |
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AA | | | 6.4 | |
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A | | | 7.2 | |
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BBB | | | 17.8 | |
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BB | | | 7.0 | |
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B | | | 3.1 | |
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CCC | | | 0.5 | |
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Not Rated | | | -0.2 | |
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Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 0.6 | |
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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 Ratings Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/23 | |
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| | Total Dividends Paid for Six Months ($) | | | SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%) | | | SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%) | |
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| | | 1.18 | | | | 4.94 | | | | 4.94 | |
*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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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Six Months* (%) | | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception* (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | 3.73 | | 4.64 (05/17/2022) |
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Market Price** | | 3.94 | | 4.84 (05/17/2022) |
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Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index | | | | |
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| | 3.33 | | 4.68 |
*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index—The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index that represents the investable universe of the US dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
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Credit Quality expressed as a percentage of total investments as of 2/28/23 (%) | |
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AAA | | | 3.7 | |
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AA | | | 4.7 | |
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A | | | 0.8 | |
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BBB | | | 15.1 | |
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BB | | | 29.1 | |
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B | | | 45.1 | |
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CCC | | | 1.3 | |
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Cash/Cash Equivalents | | | 0.2 | |
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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 Ratings Inc. (Fitch). Credit ratings reflect the common nomenclature used by both S&P and Fitch. Where applicable, ratings are converted to the comparable S&P/Fitch rating tier nomenclature. These rating agencies are independent and are widely used. The Not Rated category consists of securities that have not been rated by an NRSRO. Credit ratings are subject to change.
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Distributions and Yields as of 2/28/23 | |
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| | Total Dividends Paid for Six Months ($) | | | SEC 30-Day Subsidized Yield* (%) | | | SEC 30-Day Unsubsidized Yield** (%) | |
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| | | 1.76 | | | | 7.83 | | | | 7.83 | |
*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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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment management fees. 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 funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only.
Actual Expenses
The first line in the tables below 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 in the tables below 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.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period are 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.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,024.90 | | 0.15% | | $0.75 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,024.05 | | 0.15% | | $0.75 |
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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,013.10 | | 0.53% | | $2.65 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,022.17 | | 0.53% | | $2.66 |
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PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $ 981.00 | | 0.19% | | $0.93 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,023.85 | | 0.19% | | $0.95 |
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $ 986.80 | | 0.50% | | $2.46 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,022.32 | | 0.50% | | $2.51 |
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual | | $1,000.00 | | $1,037.30 | | 0.73% | | $3.69 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.17 | | 0.73% | | $3.66 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended February 28, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which each Fund may invest.
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Glossary
The following abbreviations are used in the Funds’ descriptions:
EUR—Euro
GBP—British Pound
USD—US Dollar
144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 144A, may not be resold except to qualified institutional buyers.
A—Annual payment frequency for swaps
BABs—Build America Bonds
BNP—BNP Paribas S.A.
BSBY—Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index
CDX—Credit Derivative Index
CGM—Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CITI—Citibank, N.A.
CLO—Collateralized Loan Obligation
CVR—Contingent Value Rights
DAC—Designated Activity Company
EMTN—Euro Medium Term Note
EURIBOR—Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
GMTN—Global Medium Term Note
iBoxx—Bond Market Indices
IO—Interest Only (Principal amount represents notional)
JPM—JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
JPS—J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate
LP—Limited Partnership
MSI—Morgan Stanley & Co International PLC
MTN—Medium Term Note
OTC—Over-the-counter
PIK—Payment-in-Kind
Q—Quarterly payment frequency for swaps
REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
S—Semiannual payment frequency for swaps
SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA—Sterling Overnight Index Average
STRIPs—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
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T—Swap payment upon termination
TBA—To Be Announced
TD—The Toronto-Dominion Bank
USOIS—United States Overnight Index Swap
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 72.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 16.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Automobiles 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class A2, 144A | | | 3.120% | | | | 01/15/31 | | | | 2,677 | | | $ | 2,630,475 | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-03A, Class A, 144A | | | 4.620 | | | | 02/20/27 | | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,065,276 | |
Donlen Fleet Lease Funding LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-02, Class A2, 144A | | | 0.560 | | | | 12/11/34 | | | | 2,905 | | | | 2,813,750 | |
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-02, Class A2, 144A | | | 0.480 | | | | 05/20/27 | | | | 3,961 | | | | 3,806,463 | |
Series 2022-01, Class A2, 144A | | | 3.030 | | | | 01/20/28 | | | | 11,128 | | | | 10,851,071 | |
Series 2022-03, Class A2, 144A | | | 4.380 | | | | 07/20/29 | | | | 800 | | | | 785,711 | |
Series 2023-01, Class A2, 144A | | | 5.510 | | | | 01/22/29 | | | | 6,200 | | | | 6,203,875 | |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-02, Class A2 | | | 2.520 | | | | 05/16/25 | | | | 3,424 | | | | 3,385,429 | |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-01, Class A3 | | | 1.610 | | | | 04/22/24 | | | | 857 | | | | 851,390 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class A, 144A | | | 5.410 | | | | 11/14/29 | | | | 17,100 | | | | 17,092,358 | |
World Omni Automobile Lease Securitization Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class A2 | | | 2.630 | | | | 10/15/24 | | | | 2,966 | | | | 2,929,896 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 85,415,694 | |
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Collateralized Loan Obligations 14.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Allegro CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-01A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.950%) | | | 5.742(c) | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | 6,849 | | | | 6,786,821 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-07A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.090% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.090%) | | | 5.892(c) | | | | 01/28/31 | | | | 4,995 | | | | 4,957,705 | |
Ares CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-40A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.870% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.870%) | | | 5.662(c) | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | 13,871 | | | | 13,747,809 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.707(c) | | | | 11/17/27 | | | | 1,739 | | | | 1,724,923 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.960% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.775(c) | | | | 04/23/31 | | | | 16,500 | | | | 16,345,395 | |
Series 2019-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | | 5.892(c) | | | | 10/17/32 | | | | 11,500 | | | | 11,357,296 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Ballyrock CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.010%) | | 5.818%(c) | | 10/20/31 | | | 18,000 | | | $ | 17,818,200 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-IIA, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.870% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.870%) | | 5.662(c) | | 07/15/29 | | | 2,130 | | | | 2,116,176 | |
Series 2017-12A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.950%) | | 5.742(c) | | 10/15/30 | | | 17,792 | | | | 17,629,800 | |
BlueMountain CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-22A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.872(c) | | 07/15/31 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,460,755 | |
Canyon Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%) | | 5.792(c) | | 07/15/30 | | | 14,838 | | | | 14,719,110 | |
Carlyle CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.832(c) | | 04/30/31 | | | 18,500 | | | | 18,348,133 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.970% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%) | | 5.762(c) | | 04/17/31 | | | 4,985 | | | | 4,936,391 | |
Series 2015-05A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.080%) | | 5.888(c) | | 01/20/32 | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,796,744 | |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%) | | 5.808(c) | | 04/20/31 | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,841,517 | |
CIFC Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-03RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.980% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.980%) | | 5.796(c) | | 04/24/31 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,980,608 | |
Series 2017-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.010%) | | 5.825(c) | | 04/23/29 | | | 9,548 | | | | 9,481,887 | |
Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.492% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 6.124(c) | | 10/15/29 | | | 22,392 | | | | 22,293,180 | |
Ellington CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-04A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.580% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.580%) | | 6.372(c) | | 04/15/29 | | | 3,202 | | | | 3,196,746 | |
Generate CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%) | | 5.965(c) | | 01/22/31 | | | 10,340 | | | | 10,231,027 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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HPS Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 11A-17, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%) | | | 5.826%(c) | | | | 05/06/30 | | | | 8,376 | | | $ | 8,319,167 | |
ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-03A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.848(c) | | | | 04/25/31 | | | | 12,778 | | | | 12,662,697 | |
JMP Credit Advisors CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%) | | | 6.072(c) | | | | 07/17/29 | | | | 5,662 | | | | 5,646,387 | |
KKR CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 11, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.180% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.180%) | | | 5.972(c) | | | | 01/15/31 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 992,962 | |
Series 18, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.940% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.940%) | | | 5.735(c) | | | | 07/18/30 | | | | 16,117 | | | | 15,979,186 | |
KKR CLO Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 30A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%) | | | 5.812(c) | | | | 10/17/31 | | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,856,402 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 12A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.830% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.645(c) | | | | 04/22/27 | | | | 4,875 | | | | 4,828,030 | |
Series 2015-18A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.940% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.940%) | | | 5.755(c) | | | | 10/21/30 | | | | 8,398 | | | | 8,322,237 | |
Series 2021-38A, Class X, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.950%) | | | 5.742(c) | | | | 07/17/34 | | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,461,104 | |
Magnetite Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-16A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.595(c) | | | | 01/18/28 | | | | 1,122 | | | | 1,113,894 | |
MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-05A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.918(c) | | | | 07/19/28 | | | | 1,054 | | | | 1,050,409 | |
Series 2017-07A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.832(c) | | | | 07/15/29 | | | | 8,212 | | | | 8,138,387 | |
Series 2018-09A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%) | | | 5.958(c) | | | | 07/20/31 | | | | 5,250 | | | | 5,186,359 | |
Mountain View CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-01A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%) | | | 5.806(c) | | | | 10/12/30 | | | | 13,437 | | | | 13,310,243 | |
Nassau Ltd. (Jersey), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.130% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.130%) | | | 6.778(c) | | | | 01/15/31 | | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,015,120 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ocean Trails CLO (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-07A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.010%) | | | 5.802%(c) | | | | 04/17/30 | | | | 4,812 | | | $ | 4,763,788 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-05A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.220% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.220%) | | | 6.012(c) | | | | 01/15/33 | | | | 22,000 | | | | 21,783,476 | |
OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-06A, Class A1S, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.872(c) | | | | 04/17/31 | | | | 8,867 | | | | 8,773,555 | |
Series 2014-09A, Class A1A3, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | | 5.908(c) | | | | 10/20/31 | | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,741,088 | |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.130% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.130%) | | | 5.922(c) | | | | 01/17/31 | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,241,869 | |
Series 2015-02A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.908(c) | | | | 07/20/30 | | | | 1,329 | | | | 1,319,694 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-03A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.800%) | | | 5.608(c) | | | | 07/20/29 | | | | 15,736 | | | | 15,567,399 | |
Series 2021-04A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.800%) | | | 5.592(c) | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 16,455 | | | | 16,269,700 | |
Series 2022-03A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.820% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.820%) | | | 5.825(c) | | | | 04/15/31 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,053,225 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%) | | | 5.808(c) | | | | 10/20/31 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,863,010 | |
PPM CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.942(c) | | | | 07/15/31 | | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,888,306 | |
Sound Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-03RA, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.070% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.070%) | | | 5.885(c) | | | | 10/23/31 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,880,600 | |
Series 2017-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.980% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.980%) | | | 5.788(c) | | | | 10/20/30 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,899,010 | |
Series 2019-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.080%) | | | 5.888(c) | | | | 01/20/32 | | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,851,761 | |
TICP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-03R, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.840% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.840%) | | | 5.648(c) | | | | 04/20/28 | | | | 283 | | | | 281,699 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Tikehau US CLO Ltd. (Bermuda), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.390%) | | | 7.180%(c) | | | | 01/20/32 | | | | 35,000 | | | $ | 35,091,140 | |
Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-04A, Class A1L2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | | 5.895(c) | | | | 10/18/31 | | | | 12,000 | | | | 11,893,092 | |
Series 2016-05A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.030%) | | | 5.848(c) | | | | 10/25/28 | | | | 1,469 | | | | 1,464,337 | |
Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-24A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.900%) | | | 5.708(c) | | | | 10/20/28 | | | | 7,437 | | | | 7,368,943 | |
Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.232% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%) | | | 5.891(c) | | | | 04/25/31 | | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,970,228 | |
Series 2014-01A, Class AAR2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.252% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.884(c) | | | | 04/18/31 | | | | 1,864 | | | | 1,852,254 | |
Series 2014-02A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%) | | | 5.812(c) | | | | 04/17/30 | | | | 1,484 | | | | 1,472,814 | |
Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.140%) | | | 5.948(c) | | | | 10/20/28 | | | | 3,188 | | | | 3,163,376 | |
Series 2017-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.060% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.868(c) | | | | 10/20/29 | | | | 1,157 | | | | 1,148,177 | |
Series 2018-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%) | | | 6.008(c) | | | | 10/20/31 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,859,200 | |
Series 2019-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%) | | | 5.928(c) | | | | 07/20/32 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,662,960 | |
Zais CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-02A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 6.082(c) | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | 203 | | | | 201,307 | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.742(c) | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 338 | | | | 335,190 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 614,314,005 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 23
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Consumer Loans 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-01, Class A, 144A | | | 0.490% | | | | 09/25/30 | | | | 700 | | | $ | 683,998 | |
Series 2023-01S, Class A, 144A | | | 5.810 | | | | 05/15/31 | | | | 3,200 | | | | 3,198,729 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,882,727 | |
| | | | |
Equipment 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class A2, 144A | | | 2.770 | | | | 02/13/25 | | | | 10,275 | | | | 10,107,225 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $717,045,711) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 713,719,651 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, SOFR + 0.810% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 5.360(c) | | | | 12/11/23 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,079,223 | |
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC, SOFR + 0.540% | | | 5.090(c) | | | | 01/31/24 | | | | 21,233 | | | | 21,280,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (cost $36,218,111) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36,360,071 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 13.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-UB10, Class A4 | | | 3.170 | | | | 07/15/49 | | | | 21,000 | | | | 19,510,831 | |
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-C07, Class A1 | | | 1.079 | | | | 04/15/53 | | | | 886 | | | | 846,895 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-B02, Class A2 | | | 3.662 | | | | 02/15/51 | | | | 384 | | | | 376,047 | |
Series 2018-B03, Class A2 | | | 3.848 | | | | 04/10/51 | | | | 252 | | | | 250,911 | |
Series 2018-B05, Class A2 | | | 4.077 | | | | 07/15/51 | | | | 800 | | | | 793,332 | |
Series 2020-B18, Class A1 | | | 0.875 | | | | 07/15/53 | | | | 833 | | | | 790,575 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-GC17, Class A4 | | | 4.131 | | | | 11/10/46 | | | | 21,000 | | | | 20,754,741 | |
Series 2014-GC21, Class A4 | | | 3.575 | | | | 05/10/47 | | | | 5,912 | | | | 5,788,797 | |
Series 2014-GC21, Class AAB | | | 3.477 | | | | 05/10/47 | | | | 109 | | | | 107,227 | |
Series 2014-GC23, Class A3 | | | 3.356 | | | | 07/10/47 | | | | 11,062 | | | | 10,690,465 | |
Series 2014-GC23, Class AAB | | | 3.337 | | | | 07/10/47 | | | | 396 | | | | 388,536 | |
Series 2014-GC25, Class A3 | | | 3.372 | | | | 10/10/47 | | | | 6,519 | | | | 6,307,415 | |
Series 2014-GC25, Class A4 | | | 3.635 | | | | 10/10/47 | | | | 15,760 | | | | 15,259,065 | |
Series 2016-P04, Class A2 | | | 2.450 | | | | 07/10/49 | | | | 3,635 | | | | 3,425,786 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
24
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-CR04, Class A3 | | | 2.853% | | | | 10/15/45 | | | | 194 | | | $ | 185,599 | |
Series 2013-CR08, Class A5 | | | 3.612(cc) | | | | 06/10/46 | | | | 4,628 | | | | 4,611,123 | |
Series 2013-CR11, Class ASB | | | 3.660 | | | | 08/10/50 | | | | 114 | | | | 113,499 | |
Series 2014-CR16, Class A3 | | | 3.775 | | | | 04/10/47 | | | | 11,527 | | | | 11,311,020 | |
Series 2014-CR17, Class ASB | | | 3.598 | | | | 05/10/47 | | | | 151 | | | | 149,884 | |
Series 2014-CR18, Class A4 | | | 3.550 | | | | 07/15/47 | | | | 3,793 | | | | 3,677,026 | |
Series 2014-CR20, Class A3 | | | 3.326 | | | | 11/10/47 | | | | 4,545 | | | | 4,342,648 | |
Series 2014-UBS02, Class A4 | | | 3.691 | | | | 03/10/47 | | | | 6,239 | | | | 6,125,041 | |
Series 2014-UBS02, Class A5 | | | 3.961 | | | | 03/10/47 | | | | 16,690 | | | | 16,430,014 | |
Series 2014-UBS02, Class ASB | | | 3.472 | | | | 03/10/47 | | | | 328 | | | | 324,849 | |
Series 2014-UBS03, Class A3 | | | 3.546 | | | | 06/10/47 | | | | 837 | | | | 813,739 | |
Series 2014-UBS04, Class A4 | | | 3.420 | | | | 08/10/47 | | | | 22,430 | | | | 21,732,797 | |
Series 2014-UBS05, Class A3 | | | 3.565 | | | | 09/10/47 | | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,214,420 | |
Series 2015-CR22, Class A3 | | | 3.207 | | | | 03/10/48 | | | | 820 | | | | 818,582 | |
Series 2015-CR23, Class ASB | | | 3.257 | | | | 05/10/48 | | | | 893 | | | | 870,058 | |
Series 2015-CR24, Class A4 | | | 3.432 | | | | 08/10/48 | | | | 8,262 | | | | 7,902,659 | |
Series 2015-CR24, Class ASB | | | 3.445 | | | | 08/10/48 | | | | 1,648 | | | | 1,609,338 | |
Series 2015-CR26, Class A4 | | | 3.630 | | | | 10/10/48 | | | | 12,465 | | | | 11,879,305 | |
Series 2015-LC19, Class A3 | | | 2.922 | | | | 02/10/48 | | | | 17,197 | | | | 16,460,164 | |
Series 2015-LC21, Class A4 | | | 3.708 | | | | 07/10/48 | | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,500,046 | |
Series 2015-LC23, Class A2 | | | 3.221 | | | | 10/10/48 | | | | 180 | | | | 178,553 | |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-C02, Class A4 | | | 3.504 | | | | 06/15/57 | | | | 8,500 | | | | 8,089,907 | |
Series 2016-C05, Class ASB | | | 3.533 | | | | 11/15/48 | | | | 2,241 | | | | 2,171,137 | |
Series 2016-C06, Class A5 | | | 3.090 | | | | 01/15/49 | | | | 14,500 | | | | 13,441,104 | |
Series 2016-C07, Class A4 | | | 3.210 | | | | 11/15/49 | | | | 6,372 | | | | 5,978,921 | |
Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-C06, Class A3 | | | 3.269 | | | | 06/10/50 | | | | 4,035 | | | | 3,902,071 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-RENT, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.700%) | | | 5.291(c) | | | | 11/21/35 | | | | 5,369 | | | | 5,050,916 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-GC18, Class A3 | | | 3.801 | | | | 01/10/47 | | | | 2,430 | | | | 2,395,331 | |
Series 2014-GC22, Class A4 | | | 3.587 | | | | 06/10/47 | | | | 9,840 | | | | 9,645,489 | |
Series 2014-GC22, Class AAB | | | 3.467 | | | | 06/10/47 | | | | 207 | | | | 204,767 | |
Series 2014-GC24, Class A4 | | | 3.666 | | | | 09/10/47 | | | | 18,439 | | | | 17,887,009 | |
Series 2016-GS02, Class A4 | | | 3.050 | | | | 05/10/49 | | | | 14,962 | | | | 13,868,736 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C14, Class A4 | | | 4.133(cc) | | | | 08/15/46 | | | | 3,769 | | | | 3,749,113 | |
Series 2013-C14, Class ASB | | | 3.761(cc) | | | | 08/15/46 | | | | 2,758 | | | | 2,740,145 | |
Series 2013-C17, Class A4 | | | 4.199 | | | | 01/15/47 | | | | 5,988 | | | | 5,907,604 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 25
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-C18, Class A4A2, 144A | | 3.794% | | 02/15/47 | | | 4,343 | | | $ | 4,282,339 | |
Series 2014-C21, Class A4 | | 3.493 | | 08/15/47 | | | 17,071 | | | | 16,627,546 | |
Series 2014-C25, Class A4A1 | | 3.408 | | 11/15/47 | | | 1,147 | | | | 1,104,377 | |
Series 2014-C25, Class ASB | | 3.407 | | 11/15/47 | | | 2,069 | | | | 2,024,500 | |
Series 2014-C26, Class A3 | | 3.231 | | 01/15/48 | | | 18,125 | | | | 17,353,599 | |
Series 2014-C26, Class A4 | | 3.494 | | 01/15/48 | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,494,451 | |
Series 2015-C29, Class A4 | | 3.611 | | 05/15/48 | | | 30,892 | | | | 29,399,092 | |
Series 2015-C32, Class A4 | | 3.329 | | 11/15/48 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,385,182 | |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-COR07, Class A1 | | 1.066 | | 05/13/53 | | | 3,340 | | | | 3,166,668 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-LC11, Class A5 | | 2.960 | | 04/15/46 | | | 5,021 | | | | 4,996,647 | |
Series 2016-JP02, Class ASB | | 2.713 | | 08/15/49 | | | 6,119 | | | | 5,822,501 | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-C12, Class ASB | | 3.824 | | 10/15/46 | | | 298 | | | | 297,559 | |
Series 2014-C14, Class A5 | | 4.064 | | 02/15/47 | | | 9,160 | | | | 9,027,124 | |
Series 2014-C15, Class A3 | | 3.773 | | 04/15/47 | | | 1,165 | | | | 1,158,740 | |
Series 2014-C16, Class A4 | | 3.600 | | 06/15/47 | | | 19,461 | | | | 19,064,439 | |
Series 2014-C17, Class A4 | | 3.443 | | 08/15/47 | | | 12,864 | | | | 12,510,730 | |
Series 2014-C19, Class A4 | | 3.526 | | 12/15/47 | | | 5,325 | | | | 5,123,613 | |
Series 2014-C19, Class ASB | | 3.326 | | 12/15/47 | | | 2,930 | | | | 2,872,751 | |
Series 2015-C21, Class A3 | | 3.077 | | 03/15/48 | | | 13,107 | | | | 12,449,672 | |
Series 2015-C23, Class A3 | | 3.451 | | 07/15/50 | | | 7,649 | | | | 7,315,430 | |
Series 2015-C23, Class ASB | | 3.398 | | 07/15/50 | | | 1,092 | | | | 1,066,316 | |
Series 2015-C26, Class A5 | | 3.531 | | 10/15/48 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,481,905 | |
Series 2015-C27, Class A3 | | 3.473 | | 12/15/47 | | | 4,157 | | | | 3,978,449 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-H03, Class A2 | | 3.997 | | 07/15/51 | | | 465 | | | | 462,131 | |
Series 2020-HR08, Class A1 | | 0.932 | | 07/15/53 | | | 1,819 | | | | 1,707,808 | |
One New York Plaza Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-01NYP, Class A, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 0.950% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.950%) | | 5.538(c) | | 01/15/36 | | | 19,065 | | | | 18,192,957 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-LC12, Class A4 | | 4.218(cc) | | 07/15/46 | | | 17,500 | | | | 17,412,686 | |
Series 2013-LC12, Class ASB | | 3.928(cc) | | 07/15/46 | | | 512 | | | | 510,485 | |
Series 2015-LC22, Class A3 | | 3.572 | | 09/15/58 | | | 4,231 | | | | 4,029,677 | |
Series 2015-LC22, Class A4 | | 3.839 | | 09/15/58 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,634,761 | |
Series 2015-NXS02, Class A2 | | 3.020 | | 07/15/58 | | | 73 | | | | 70,335 | |
Series 2015-NXS02, Class A4 | | 3.498 | | 07/15/58 | | | 10,300 | | | | 9,815,358 | |
Series 2016-C34, Class ASB | | 2.911 | | 06/15/49 | | | 3,385 | | | | 3,245,334 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
26
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-NXS05, Class A5 | | 3.372% | | 01/15/59 | | | 4,920 | | | $ | 4,611,513 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $590,461,989) | | | | | | | | | 577,269,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 41.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.000 | | 02/27/26 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,987,892 | |
| | | | |
Agriculture 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cargill, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.375 | | 07/23/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 984,577 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | 04/22/25 | | | 6,750 | | | | 6,510,490 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) | | 4.875 | | 10/10/25 | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,891,756 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.125 | | 05/01/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,979,784 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 24,366,607 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 3.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
American Honda Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 01/12/26 | | | 9,750 | | | | 9,670,229 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 0.750 | | 08/09/24 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,222,458 | |
BMW US Capital LLC (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) | | 3.250 | | 04/01/25 | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,750,660 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.800 | | 04/06/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,995,136 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A, SOFR Index + 0.530% | | 5.010(c) | | 04/01/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,983,200 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A, SOFR Index + 0.840% | | 5.320(c) | | 04/01/25 | | | 11,390 | | | | 11,323,794 | |
Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC (Germany), Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.150 | | 01/16/26 | | | 14,000 | | | | 13,844,720 | |
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 0.750 | | 03/01/24 | | | 13,500 | | | | 12,885,969 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 11/26/25 | | | 8,500 | | | | 8,524,092 | |
PACCAR Financial Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 3.550 | | 08/11/25 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,181,911 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 3.650 | | 08/18/25 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,828,419 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(a) | | 3.950 | | 06/30/25 | | | 18,750 | | | | 18,290,302 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 27
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.300%(c) | | 12/11/23 | | | 12,000 | | | $ | 12,041,940 | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC (Germany), Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.950 | | 06/06/25 | | | 13,250 | | | | 12,810,100 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 147,352,930 | |
| | | | |
Banks 9.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, 3 Month BSBY + 0.430% | | 5.272(c) | | 05/28/24 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,975,232 | |
Bank of America NA, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series D005, SOFR + 0.750% | | 5.300(c) | | 01/08/24 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,007,760 | |
Bank of Montreal (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR Index + 0.710% | | 5.074(c) | | 03/08/24 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,033,392 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.625 | | 05/01/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,967,572 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.460% | | 4.961(c) | | 01/10/25 | | | 7,750 | | | | 7,735,834 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR Index + 0.900% | | 5.407(c) | | 04/11/25 | | | 4,750 | | | | 4,770,741 | |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) | | 0.650 | | 02/27/24 | | | 7,250 | | | | 6,907,531 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR Index + 0.410% | | 4.985(c) | | 02/04/25 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,738,172 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.420% | | 4.941(c) | | 10/18/24 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,932,641 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR + 0.800% | | 5.247(c) | | 03/17/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,995,040 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 0.630% | | 5.180(c) | | 01/10/25 | | | 28,500 | | | | 28,553,252 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 4.812(c) | | 01/12/24 | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,485,350 | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.390% | | 4.959(c) | | 02/02/24 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,438,525 | |
Deutsche Bank AG (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series E, SOFR + 0.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.075(c) | | 11/08/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,936,294 | |
DNB Bank ASA (Norway), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.896(ff) | | 10/09/26 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,937,077 | |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.400 | | 08/23/25 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,338,200 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.768%(ff) | | 08/09/25 | | | 15,000 | | | $ | 13,931,827 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) | | 3.500 | | 06/09/25 | | | 7,250 | | | | 6,971,126 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.966 | | 01/12/26 | | | 32,000 | | | | 31,857,466 | |
National Securities Clearing Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.400 | | 12/07/23 | | | 3,750 | | | | 3,608,446 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.200 | | 04/23/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,983,099 | |
NatWest Markets PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 1.450% | | 5.903(c) | | 03/22/25 | | | 9,000 | | | | 8,868,951 | |
Nordea Bank Abp (Finland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.625 | | 05/24/24 | | | 9,500 | | | | 8,955,076 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 09/22/25 | | | 10,500 | | | | 10,332,681 | |
Royal Bank of Canada (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN, SOFR Index + 0.340% | | 4.839(c) | | 10/07/24 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,963,903 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.650 | | 09/09/24 | | | 11,250 | | | | 10,471,661 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. (Japan), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN, SOFR + 0.440% | | 4.851(c) | | 09/16/24 | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,473,544 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.350% | | 4.731(c) | | 09/10/24 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,979,350 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.220% | | 4.796(c) | | 06/02/23 | | | 5,200 | | | | 5,197,901 | |
Truist Bank, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR + 0.200% | | 4.720(c) | | 01/17/24 | | | 14,850 | | | | 14,819,469 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR + 0.730% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.103(c) | | 03/09/23 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,999,885 | |
UBS AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 0.450 | | 02/09/24 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,859,879 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN, SOFR + 0.360% | | 4.935(c) | | 02/09/24 | | | 4,500 | | | | 4,496,736 | |
UBS Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.008(ff) | | 07/30/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,225,514 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.711(ff) | | 01/12/27 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,954,072 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 387,703,199 | |
| | | | |
Beverages 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.500 | | 05/05/23 | | | 5,600 | | | | 5,553,570 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) | | 0.800 | | 05/03/24 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,827,916 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Beverages (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diageo Capital PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.200% | | 10/24/25 | | | 17,000 | | | $ | 17,136,887 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 0.750 | | 03/15/24 | | | 25,000 | | | | 23,789,892 | |
PepsiCo, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) | | 0.400 | | 10/07/23 | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,341,458 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 54,649,723 | |
| | | | |
Biotechnology 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amgen, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.250 | | 03/02/25 | | | 13,250 | | | | 13,222,986 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.750 | | 09/29/23 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,191,190 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15,414,176 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.650 | | 07/15/23 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,209,301 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Air Liquide Finance SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 2.250 | | 09/27/23 | | | 1,000 | | | | 983,158 | |
Linde, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(a) | | 4.700 | | 12/05/25 | | | 28,500 | | | | 28,456,713 | |
Nutrien Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.900 | | 05/13/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,977,721 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.900 | | 11/07/24 | | | 10,270 | | | | 10,324,303 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.950 | | 11/07/25 | | | 7,250 | | | | 7,344,218 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 08/08/25 | | | 5,500 | | | | 5,360,469 | |
Westlake Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.875 | | 08/15/24 | | | 2,750 | | | | 2,572,319 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 58,018,901 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 4.000% | | 06/15/25 | | | 10,000 | | | $ | 9,673,994 | |
| | | | |
Computers 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Apple, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) | | 3.200 | | 05/13/25 | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,454,014 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250 | | 02/23/26 | | | 13,150 | | | | 12,589,236 | |
International Business Machines Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 02/06/26 | | | 37,000 | | | | 36,274,205 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 64,317,455 | |
| | | | |
Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.100 | | 08/15/25 | | | 6,750 | | | | 6,483,591 | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital US LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, SOFR + 0.890% | | 5.349(c) | | 03/24/24 | | | 6,250 | | | | 6,234,657 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12,718,248 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, MTN | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.750 | | 06/07/24 | | | 13,250 | | | | 12,474,941 | |
| | | | |
Electric 5.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.480% | | 5.294(c) | | 11/01/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,996,590 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.650% | | 5.226(c) | | 05/13/24 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,927,387 | |
DTE Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.220 | | 11/01/24 | | | 8,250 | | | | 8,075,273 | |
Duke Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.000 | | 12/08/25 | | | 13,250 | | | | 13,177,165 | |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 0.620 | | 11/17/23 | | | 2,569 | | | | 2,483,236 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.250% | | 4.825(c) | | 05/10/23 | | | 16,114 | | | | 16,111,909 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.940% | | 03/21/24 | | | 15,000 | | | $ | 14,626,658 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.051 | | 03/01/25 | | | 6,750 | | | | 6,794,993 | |
OGE Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.703 | | 05/26/23 | | | 22,988 | | | | 22,737,187 | |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage, SOFR + 0.330% | | 4.789(c) | | 06/24/24 | | | 16,985 | | | | 16,879,379 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.841 | | 11/08/23 | | | 20,300 | | | | 19,682,569 | |
Southern California Edison Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage, Series C | | 4.200 | | 06/01/25 | | | 14,250 | | | | 13,925,010 | |
First Mortgage, Series D | | 3.400 | | 06/01/23 | | | 13,475 | | | | 13,404,339 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.550 | | 09/15/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,603,714 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.800 | | 03/15/24 | | | 7,250 | | | | 6,908,483 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 01/09/26 | | | 23,000 | | | | 22,685,263 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.000 | | 09/27/25 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,946,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 210,965,357 | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Tyco Electronics Group SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.500 | | 02/13/26 | | | 23,250 | | | | 22,933,847 | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A, SOFR Index + 1.780% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.203(c) | | 03/15/24 | | | 7,500 | | | | 7,550,522 | |
| | | | |
Foods 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hormel Foods Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.650 | | 06/03/24 | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,304,088 | |
Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 09/15/25 | | | 13,750 | | | | 13,414,798 | |
Nestle Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 0.375 | | 01/15/24 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,787,851 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 09/12/25 | | | 16,750 | | | | 16,345,589 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 37,852,326 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Forest Products & Paper 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 3.734% | | 07/15/23 | | | 7,000 | | | $ | 6,956,832 | |
| | | | |
Gas 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.380% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.103(c) | | 03/09/23 | | | 20,250 | | | | 20,249,423 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Products 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Baxter International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.868 | | 12/01/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,667,467 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.260% | | 4.836(c) | | 12/01/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,908,827 | |
Stryker Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.600 | | 12/01/23 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,206,727 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.530% | | 5.051(c) | | 10/18/24 | | | 12,435 | | | | 12,416,002 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 43,199,023 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.550 | | 05/15/24 | | | 7,250 | | | | 6,852,860 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.150 | | 10/15/25 | | | 5,750 | | | | 5,761,842 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12,614,702 | |
| | | | |
Household Products/Wares 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Avery Dennison Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | 0.850 | | 08/15/24 | | | 12,350 | | | | 11,575,491 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 3.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.750 | | 03/15/23 | | | 4,853 | | | | 4,846,244 | |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | 04/04/25 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,653,031 | |
Corebridge Global Funding, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.650 | | 06/17/24 | | | 12,750 | | | | 11,989,721 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 33
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.800% | | 08/12/24 | | | 3,000 | | | $ | 2,814,599 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 0.390% | | 4.889(c) | | 04/06/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,997,821 | |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 4.050 | | 08/25/25 | | | 23,250 | | | | 22,571,712 | |
New York Life Global Funding, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 2.900 | | 01/17/24 | | | 4,190 | | | | 4,095,702 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 0.190% | | 4.666(c) | | 06/30/23 | | | 1,075 | | | | 1,073,901 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 3.600 | | 08/05/25 | | | 19,750 | | | | 18,983,201 | |
Pacific Life Global Funding II, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.500 | | 09/23/23 | | | 4,750 | | | | 4,617,988 | |
Principal Life Global Funding II, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.500 | | 01/08/24 | | | 7,250 | | | | 6,957,109 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 0.450% | | 4.962(c) | | 04/12/24 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,247,101 | |
Protective Life Global Funding, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.631 | | 10/13/23 | | | 4,250 | | | | 4,129,883 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 1.050% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.434(c) | | 12/11/24 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,010,265 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.473 | | 01/12/24 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,566,399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 130,554,677 | |
| | | | |
Internet 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.600 | | 12/01/25 | | | 32,000 | | | | 31,767,762 | |
| | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nucor Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.950 | | 05/23/25 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,781,025 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.800 | | 01/06/26 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,949,759 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 0.450 | | 09/14/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,748,957 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.245% | | 4.820(c) | | 05/17/24 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,991,059 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 30,689,775 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.950% | | 05/23/25 | | | 12,500 | | | $ | 12,098,718 | |
John Deere Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN, SOFR + 0.200% | | 4.695(c) | | 10/11/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,994,293 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(a) | | 4.800 | | 01/09/26 | | | 29,000 | | | | 28,874,471 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 42,967,482 | |
| | | | |
Media 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Comcast Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes(a) | | 5.250 | | 11/07/25 | | | 7,250 | | | | 7,281,344 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.700 | | 10/15/25 | | | 30,000 | | | | 28,972,018 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 36,253,362 | |
| | | | |
Mining 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.875 | | 02/27/26 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,800,623 | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.550 | | 09/01/23 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,924,918 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.571 | | 04/15/23 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,980,243 | |
Phillips 66, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 0.900 | | 02/15/24 | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,830,048 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.550 | | 05/15/23 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,475,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10,286,232 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.737 | | 03/15/23 | | | 5,312 | | | | 5,302,975 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 35
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 0.700% | | 05/28/24 | | | 12,250 | | | $ | 11,586,193 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.537 | | 11/13/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,677,475 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 0.534 | | 10/01/23 | | | 6,500 | | | | 6,328,063 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 32,894,706 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Enbridge, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 0.550 | | 10/04/23 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,770,511 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.050 | | 01/10/26 | | | 14,750 | | | | 14,726,894 | |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.000 | | 10/12/24 | | | 9,750 | | | | 9,046,894 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.400 | | 03/02/26 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,004,981 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 46,549,280 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Public Storage, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR + 0.470% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.007(c) | | 04/23/24 | | | 8,500 | | | | 8,503,052 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
7-Eleven, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 0.800 | | 02/10/24 | | | 2,250 | | | | 2,149,774 | |
Dollar General Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 09/20/24 | | | 6,750 | | | | 6,633,088 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.700 | | 04/15/25 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,722,206 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.400 | | 09/08/25 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,827,487 | |
Walmart, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(a) | | 3.900 | | 09/09/25 | | | 13,750 | | | | 13,475,306 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 37,807,861 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Savings & Loans 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 0.550% | | 01/22/24 | | | 9,750 | | | $ | 9,315,666 | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR + 0.250% | | 4.730(c) | | 10/01/24 | | | 2,000 | | | | 1,978,273 | |
Intel Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.600 | | 05/19/26 | | | 10,181 | | | | 9,453,248 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.972 | | 02/15/24 | | | 28,500 | | | | 27,234,717 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 38,666,238 | |
| | | | |
Software 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.600 | | 03/01/24 | | | 5,750 | | | | 5,479,842 | |
Infor, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.450 | | 07/15/23 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,177,578 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,657,420 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.950 | | 02/28/26 | | | 19,573 | | | | 18,540,349 | |
NTT Finance Corp. (Japan), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 0.583 | | 03/01/24 | | | 6,500 | | | | 6,182,610 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.142 | | 07/26/24 | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,941,389 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.750 | | 03/22/24 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,623,292 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.450 | | 03/20/26 | | | 14,557 | | | | 13,031,117 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, SOFR Index + 0.500% | | 4.953(c) | | 03/22/24 | | | 7,000 | | | | 6,990,995 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 55,309,752 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 37
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Transportation 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Union Pacific Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.750% | | 02/21/26 | | | 16,000 | | | $ | 15,928,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $1,772,617,676) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,745,442,874 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-SJ01, Class A1, 144A (cost $9,860,233) | | 2.250(cc) | | 07/25/68 | | | 9,758 | | | | 9,050,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $3,126,203,720) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,081,842,981 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | Shares | | | | |
| | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 27.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $28,107,450; includes $27,967,086 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(we) | | | | | | | 28,127,927 | | | | 28,119,489 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | | |
| | | | |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 7.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Banco Santander SA, SOFR + 0.800% | | 5.136%(c) | | 12/05/23 | | | 31,500 | | | | 31,599,998 | |
Bank of Montreal | | 5.200 | | 09/05/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,001,617 | |
Bank of Montreal | | 5.380 | | 12/12/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,002,041 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), SOFR + 0.720% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.270(c) | | 08/16/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,013,693 | |
Citibank NA, SOFR + 0.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.250(c) | | 12/13/23 | | | 11,500 | | | | 11,532,101 | |
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank | | 4.560 | | 03/07/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,999,864 | |
First Republic Bank | | 4.630 | | 03/01/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,000,016 | |
Mizuho Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.810% | | 5.360(c) | | 11/30/23 | | | 30,350 | | | | 30,474,948 | |
MUFG Bank Ltd., SOFR + 0.420% | | 4.970(c) | | 04/12/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,007,385 | |
Natixis SA | | 5.000 | | 09/27/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,966,839 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
38
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Nordea Bank Abp, SOFR + 0.540% | | 5.090%(c) | | 05/26/23 | | | 15,000 | | | $ | 15,015,044 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, SOFR + 0.730% | | 5.280(c) | | 03/17/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,004,444 | |
Standard Chartered Bank, SOFR + 0.420% | | 4.970(c) | | 07/28/23 | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,014,070 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | 4.300 | | 03/27/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,999,086 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co., SOFR + 0.300% | | 4.850(c) | | 03/27/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,000,569 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., SOFR + 0.850% | | 5.400(c) | | 11/30/23 | | | 31,500 | | | | 31,633,205 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken, SOFR + 0.700% | | 5.250(c) | | 03/15/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,006,250 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | | 4.800 | | 09/22/23 | | | 12,500 | | | | 12,456,005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (cost $315,350,912) | | | | | | | | | | | 315,727,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
COMMERCIAL PAPER 13.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.859(n) | | 03/09/23 | | | 13,000 | | | | 12,984,254 | |
144A | | 4.919(n) | | 03/21/23 | | | 17,000 | | | | 16,951,636 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.771(n) | | 03/01/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,997,360 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.610% | | 5.160(c) | | 09/28/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,061,305 | |
Bank of America Securities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.850% | | 5.400(c) | | 10/18/23 | | | 14,500 | | | | 14,549,886 | |
Bank of Montreal, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.700% | | 5.250(c) | | 05/02/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,004,857 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.740% | | 5.290(c) | | 12/06/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,045,076 | |
BNG Bank NV, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.568(n) | | 03/02/23 | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,992,492 | |
CDP Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 5.143(n) | | 07/03/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,916,094 | |
144A, SOFR + 0.750% | | 5.300(c) | | 07/25/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,033,337 | |
144A, SOFR + 0.800% | | 5.350(c) | | 11/01/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,017,372 | |
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.650% | | 5.200(c) | | 09/20/23 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,018,856 | |
Enbridge, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.945(n) | | 03/24/23 | | | 22,000 | | | | 21,927,092 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.920(n) | | 03/17/23 | | | 9,000 | | | | 8,979,600 | |
144A | | 4.923(n) | | 03/23/23 | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,966,140 | |
Glencore Funding LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 5.030(n) | | 03/22/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 34,895,772 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 39
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
COMMERCIAL PAPER (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.888%(n) | | 03/15/23 | | | 35,000 | | | $ | 34,930,277 | |
144A | | 4.889(n) | | 03/03/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,990,054 | |
Hitachi America Capital Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.784(n) | | 03/01/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,997,366 | |
JPMorgan Securities LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 5.310 | | 01/25/24 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,996,120 | |
Mitsubishi Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.666(n) | | 03/17/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,989,198 | |
144A | | 4.738(n) | | 04/10/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,973,527 | |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.889(n) | | 03/24/23 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,871,440 | |
Sempra Energy, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.843(n) | | 03/08/23 | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,993,635 | |
Societe Generale SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.820% | | 5.370(c) | | 12/11/23 | | | 35,000 | | | | 35,157,817 | |
STE Transcore Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.564(n) | | 03/07/23 | | | 18,000 | | | | 17,984,106 | |
Swedbank AB, SOFR + 0.670% | | 5.220(c) | | 06/30/23 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,038,256 | |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 5.263(n) | | 03/06/23 | | | 7,250 | | | | 7,244,237 | |
UDR, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.917(n) | | 03/14/23 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,990,684 | |
Ventas Realty LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.771(n) | | 03/01/23 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,998,680 | |
Vulcan Materials Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A | | 4.863(n) | | 03/15/23 | | | 40,000 | | | | 39,917,600 | |
Westpac Banking Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
144A, SOFR + 0.650% | | 5.200(c) | | 04/28/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,020,817 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (cost $561,998,721) | | | | | | | | | | | 562,434,943 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, SOFR + 0.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) (cost $24,999,811) | | 4.570(c) | | 03/13/23 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,998,847 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
40
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $227,359,229) | | | 227,359,229 | | | $ | 227,359,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $1,157,816,123) | | | | | | | 1,158,639,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.3% (cost $4,284,019,843) | | | | | | | 4,240,482,664 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (0.3)% | | | | | | | (13,812,863 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 4,226,669,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
# | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
(a) | All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $27,413,523; cash collateral of $27,967,086 (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 February 28, 2023. |
(cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of February 28, 2023. 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. |
(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. |
(n) | Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date. |
(we) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. |
(z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | |
Short Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
46 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Mar. 2023 | | | $ | 10,988,538 | | | | $(17,947) | |
46 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 10,925,575 | | | | 2,153 | |
46 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Sep. 2023 | | | | 10,881,875 | | | | 46,041 | |
46 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Dec. 2023 | | | | 10,878,425 | | | | 65,116 | |
34 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Mar. 2024 | | | | 8,053,750 | | | | 59,613 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 41
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | |
Short Positions (cont’d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Jun. 2024 | | | $ | 5,704,200 | | | | | | | $ | 39,806 | | | | | |
24 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Sep. 2024 | | | | 5,729,100 | | | | | | | | 30,019 | | | | | |
24 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Dec. 2024 | | | | 5,753,100 | | | | | | | | 16,543 | | | | | |
16 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Mar. 2025 | | | | 3,847,200 | | | | | | | | 6,971 | | | | | |
16 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Jun. 2025 | | | | 3,854,400 | | | | | | | | 4,021 | | | | | |
16 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Sep. 2025 | | | | 3,858,600 | | | | | | | | 2,783 | | | | | |
16 | | 3 Month SOFR | | | Dec. 2025 | | | | 3,861,600 | | | | | | | | 1,546 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 256,665 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notional Amount (000)# | | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5,000 | | | | 04/13/23 | | | | (0.013)%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 150,935 | | | | | | | $ | 150,928 | | | | | |
| 8,560 | | | | 05/11/23 | | | | 2.250%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | (41,644 | ) | | | 90,360 | | | | | | | | 132,004 | | | | | |
| 18,000 | | | | 06/07/23 | | | | 0.148%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 26 | | | | 629,540 | | | | | | | | 629,514 | | | | | |
| 75,000 | | | | 07/26/23 | | | | 0.192%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 64 | | | | 2,973,486 | | | | | | | | 2,973,422 | | | | | |
| 11,000 | | | | 09/06/23 | | | | 2.114%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 64 | | | | 263,000 | | | | | | | | 262,936 | | | | | |
| 4,000 | | | | 09/11/23 | | | | 1.423%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 56 | | | | 124,508 | | | | | | | | 124,452 | | | | | |
| 42,500 | | | | 09/23/23 | | | | 4.220%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 12,912 | | | | 201,658 | | | | | | | | 188,746 | | | | | |
| 8,000 | | | | 10/01/23 | | | | 0.251%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 49 | | | | 354,063 | | | | | | | | 354,014 | | | | | |
| 30,000 | | | | 11/09/23 | | | | 4.210%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 18,855 | | | | 231,631 | | | | | | | | 212,776 | | | | | |
| 10,000 | | | | 12/01/23 | | | | 2.634%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 82 | | | | 239,977 | | | | | | | | 239,895 | | | | | |
| 5,000 | | | | 12/07/23 | | | | 0.221%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 50 | | | | 239,511 | | | | | | | | 239,461 | | | | | |
| 7,000 | | | | 01/03/24 | | | | 4.276%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 2,073 | | | | 62,088 | | | | | | | | 60,015 | | | | | |
| 8,750 | | | | 02/04/24 | | | | 0.133%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 3,183 | | | | 438,875 | | | | | | | | 435,692 | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
42
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notional Amount (000)# | | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19,500 | | | | 03/01/24 | | | | 0.230%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | $ | 8,092 | | | $ | 1,392,863 | | | | | | | $ | 1,384,771 | | | | | |
| 28,500 | | | | 03/01/24 | | | | 2.478%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 122 | | | | 903,481 | | | | | | | | 903,359 | | | | | |
| 46,000 | | | | 03/09/24 | | | | 1.440%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 16,528 | | | | 2,225,331 | | | | | | | | 2,208,803 | | | | | |
| 8,000 | | | | 03/15/24 | | | | 0.276%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 58 | | | | 575,335 | | | | | | | | 575,277 | | | | | |
| 23,000 | | | | 03/15/24 | | | | 1.658%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 105 | | | | 1,028,416 | | | | | | | | 1,028,311 | | | | | |
| 7,000 | | | | 03/18/24 | | | | 0.278%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 58 | | | | 498,770 | | | | | | | | 498,712 | | | | | |
| 12,500 | | | | 03/25/24 | | | | 2.055%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 95 | | | | 477,855 | | | | | | | | 477,760 | | | | | |
| 68,000 | | | | 03/31/24 | | | | 2.305%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 144,984 | | | | 2,309,511 | | | | | | | | 2,164,527 | | | | | |
| 3,000 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | 0.305%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 60 | | | | 229,613 | | | | | | | | 229,553 | | | | | |
| 13,000 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | 4.637%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 515 | | | | 72,553 | | | | | | | | 72,038 | | | | | |
| 11,250 | | | | 05/11/24 | | | | 0.300%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (696 | ) | | | 884,034 | | | | | | | | 884,730 | | | | | |
| 15,000 | | | | 05/11/24 | | | | 2.603%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (8,408 | ) | | | 503,159 | | | | | | | | 511,567 | | | | | |
| 16,750 | | | | 05/20/24 | | | | 0.296%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 76 | | | | 1,335,132 | | | | | | | | 1,335,056 | | | | | |
| 10,900 | | | | 06/07/24 | | | | 0.318%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 74 | | | | 884,017 | | | | | | | | 883,943 | | | | | |
| 12,750 | | | | 06/16/24 | | | | 0.304%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 77 | | | | 1,050,319 | | | | | | | | 1,050,242 | | | | | |
| 15,000 | | | | 08/05/24 | | | | 0.261%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 88 | | | | 1,297,837 | | | | | | | | 1,297,749 | | | | | |
| 29,000 | | | | 08/08/24 | | | | 2.512%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 123,596 | | | | 1,253,684 | | | | | | | | 1,130,088 | | | | | |
| 3,000 | | | | 08/13/24 | | | | 0.368%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 76 | | | | 254,616 | | | | | | | | 254,540 | | | | | |
| 5,000 | | | | 08/17/24 | | | | 4.498%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | — | | | | 45,239 | | | | | | | | 45,239 | | | | | |
| 8,000 | | | | 08/31/24 | | | | 0.399%(S) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | 80 | | | | 679,912 | | | | | | | | 679,832 | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 43
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notional Amount (000)# | | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12,500 | | | | 09/01/24 | | | | 2.500%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | $ | 2,884 | | | $ | 560,371 | | | | | | | $ | 557,487 | | | | | |
| 6,750 | | | | 09/08/24 | | | | 3.602%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | — | | | | 161,918 | | | | | | | | 161,918 | | | | | |
| 4,500 | | | | 09/09/24 | | | | 0.368%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (8 | ) | | | 387,908 | | | | | | | | 387,916 | | | | | |
| 46,500 | | | | 09/09/24 | | | | 1.484%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 45,720 | | | | 3,010,463 | | | | | | | | 2,964,743 | | | | | |
| 20,000 | | | | 10/09/24 | | | | 4.607%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 4,731 | | | | 154,284 | | | | | | | | 149,553 | | | | | |
| 9,750 | | | | 10/12/24 | | | | 0.511%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 92 | | | | 824,606 | | | | | | | | 824,514 | | | | | |
| 18,250 | | | | 10/24/24 | | | | 4.688%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 124,226 | | | | 85,306 | | | | | | | | (38,920 | ) | | | | |
| 25,500 | | | | 12/09/24 | | | | 4.291%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (3,878 | ) | | | 327,211 | | | | | | | | 331,089 | | | | | |
| 12,000 | | | | 03/21/25 | | | | 1.998%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 121 | | | | 728,440 | | | | | | | | 728,319 | | | | | |
| 83,500 | | | | 03/30/25 | | | | 2.418%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 277,695 | | | | 4,130,189 | | | | | | | | 3,852,494 | | | | | |
| 47,450 | | | | 04/24/25 | | | | 4.557%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (106,289 | ) | | | 179,073 | | | | | | | | 285,362 | | | | | |
| 16,000 | | | | 05/11/25 | | | | 0.450%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 11,306 | | | | 1,752,602 | | | | | | | | 1,741,296 | | | | | |
| 15,500 | | | | 05/13/25 | | | | 3.986%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | — | | | | 272,533 | | | | | | | | 272,533 | | | | | |
| 28,750 | | | | 06/29/25 | | | | 3.083%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 194,659 | | | | 1,080,667 | | | | | | | | 886,008 | | | | | |
| 57,000 | | | | 06/29/25 | | | | 3.086%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (420,393 | ) | | | 2,137,839 | | | | | | | | 2,558,232 | | | | | |
| 53,250 | | | | 08/17/25 | | | | 2.957%(S) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 96,014 | | | | 2,308,459 | | | | | | | | 2,212,445 | | | | | |
| 95,500 | | | | 09/08/25 | | | | 3.422%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | 445,376 | | | | 2,947,242 | | | | | | | | 2,501,866 | | | | | |
| 188,500 | | | | 10/07/25 | | | | 3.955%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (133,743 | ) | | | 3,053,476 | | | | | | | | 3,187,219 | | | | | |
| 22,750 | | | | 10/21/25 | | | | 4.378%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | (14,677 | ) | | | 101,386 | | | | | | | | 116,063 | | | | | |
| 7,500 | | | | 11/09/25 | | | | 4.492%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | — | | | | 10,144 | | | | | | | | 10,144 | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
44
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notional Amount (000)# | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
216,000 | | | 12/01/25 | | | | 4.041%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | $ | (15,601 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,993,237 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,008,838 | | | | | |
46,750 | | | 01/11/26 | | | | 3.783%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | | 5,849 | | | | | | | | | | | | 951,452 | | | | | | | | | | | | 945,603 | | | | | |
60,000 | | | 02/01/26 | | | | 3.850%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,077,015 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,077,015 | | | | | |
38,000 | | | 02/27/26 | | | | 4.345%(A) | | | 1 Day USOIS(1)(A)/4.570% | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 116,996 | | | | | | | | | | | | 116,996 | | | | | |
47,600 | | | 02/28/26 | | | | 4.453%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | | 3,153 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,933 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,780 | | | | | |
22,400 | | | 04/06/26 | | | | 3.789%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 437,530 | | | | | | | | | | | | 437,530 | | | | | |
17,000 | | | 08/17/26 | | | | 4.131%(A) | | | 1 Day SOFR(1)(A)/4.550% | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 94,635 | | | | | | | | | | | | 94,635 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 798,594 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 53,804,224 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 53,005,630 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
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 | |
| | | | | | |
CGM | | | | | | $ | 24,661,000 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 45
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
| | | | | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles | | $ | — | | | $ | 85,415,694 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | — | | | | 614,314,005 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Consumer Loans | | | — | | | | 3,882,727 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Equipment | | | — | | | | 10,107,225 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Certificates of Deposit | | | — | | | | 36,360,071 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 577,269,912 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,745,442,874 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Security | | | — | | | | 9,050,473 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | | 28,119,489 | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Certificates of Deposit | | | — | | | | 315,727,175 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Commercial Paper | | | — | | | | 562,434,943 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligation | | | — | | | | 24,998,847 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 227,359,229 | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 255,478,718 | | | $ | 3,985,003,946 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 274,612 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | 53,044,550 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 274,612 | | | $ | 53,044,550 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (17,947 | ) | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | (38,920 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | (17,947 | ) | | $ | (38,920 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | 14.5 | % |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 13.6 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Paper | | | 13.3 | % |
Banks | | | 9.2 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Certificates of Deposit | | | 8.4 | % |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 5.4 | |
Electric | | | 5.0 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 3.5 | |
Insurance | | | 3.1 | |
Automobiles | | | 2.0 | |
Computers | | | 1.5 | |
Chemicals | | | 1.4 | |
Telecommunications | | | 1.3 | |
Beverages | | | 1.3 | |
Pipelines | | | 1.1 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 1.0 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 1.0 | |
Semiconductors | | | 0.9 | |
Foods | | | 0.9 | |
Retail | | | 0.9 | |
Media | | | 0.9 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 0.8 | |
Internet | | | 0.7 | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | | | 0.7 | |
Mining | | | 0.7 | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund (0.7% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | | | 0.6 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligation | | | 0.6 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.6 | |
Electronics | | | 0.5 | |
Gas | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | |
Transportation | | | 0.4 | % |
Biotechnology | | | 0.4 | |
Cosmetics/Personal Care | | | 0.3 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 0.3 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 0.3 | |
Household Products/Wares | | | 0.3 | |
Equipment | | | 0.3 | |
Oil & Gas | | | 0.2 | |
Commercial Services | | | 0.2 | |
Savings & Loans | | | 0.2 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Security | | | 0.2 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 0.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.2 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.2 | |
Entertainment | | | 0.2 | |
Forest Products & Paper | | | 0.2 | |
Software | | | 0.1 | |
Consumer Loans | | | 0.1 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.1 | |
Building Materials | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.3 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (0.3 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is 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 February 28, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | $ | 274,612 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | $ | 17,947 | * |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | | | 53,044,550 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | | | 38,920 | * |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 53,319,162 | | | | | $ | 56,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 six months ended February 28, 2023 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 | | | Swaps | |
| | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | | | $ | 98,363 | | | | | | | $ | 185,171 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | | Swaps | |
| | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | | | $ | 245,572 | | | | | | | $ | 30,240,933 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
| | |
Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* |
Futures Contracts - Short Positions (1) | | $ 60,761,807 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements (1) | | 1,278,693,333 |
* | Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2023. |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | |
| | | |
Description | | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) | | Net Amount |
Securities on Loan | | $27,413,523 | | $(27,413,523) | | $— |
(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $27,413,523: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $4,255,912,393) | | $ | 4,212,363,175 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $28,107,450) | | | 28,119,489 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $5) | | | 5 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 28,429,871 | |
Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives | | | 24,661,000 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 21,526,001 | |
Due from broker—variation margin swaps | | | 199,754 | |
Due from broker—variation margin futures | | | 4,363 | |
Other assets | | | 64,336 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 4,315,367,994 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 45,304,704 | |
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | | | 27,967,086 | |
Payable for Fund shares purchased | | | 14,834,692 | |
Management fee payable | | | 458,196 | |
Other liabilities | | | 133,515 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | 88,698,193 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 4,226,669,801 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common Stock, at par | | $ | 85,475 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 4,237,545,001 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (10,960,675 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 4,226,669,801 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($4,226,669,801 ÷ 85,475,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 49.45 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income (net of $17,279 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 59,734,280 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 2,827,359 | |
Affiliated income from securities lending, net | | | 36,355 | |
| | | | |
Total income | | | 62,597,994 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 2,459,660 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 60,138,334 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $5,879) | | | 9,450 | |
Futures transactions | | | 98,363 | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | 185,171 | |
| | | | |
| | | 292,984 | |
| | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments (including affiliated of $12,039) | | | (4,317,342 | ) |
Futures | | | 245,572 | |
Swap agreements | | | 30,240,933 | |
Foreign currencies | | | (4 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | 26,169,159 | |
| | | | |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 26,462,143 | |
| | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 86,600,477 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | | Year Ended August 31, 2022 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | 60,138,334 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,447,959 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | 292,984 | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,472,309 | ) | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | | | | 26,169,159 | | | | | | | | | | | | (17,841,462 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 86,600,477 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,134,188 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | (61,238,122 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (29,966,721 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (49,150,000 and 29,900,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | | | 2,414,991,056 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,471,938,881 | | | | | |
Cost of shares purchased (13,350,000 and 17,975,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | | | (656,009,064 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (882,319,618 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | | | | 1,758,981,992 | | | | | | | | | | | | 589,619,263 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | | | | 1,784,344,347 | | | | | | | | | | | | 565,786,730 | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 2,442,325,454 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,876,538,724 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 4,226,669,801 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,442,325,454 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, | | | | | Year Ended August 31, | | | | | April 05, 2018(a) through August 31, | | | |
| 2023 | | | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | | | 2018 | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $49.17 | | | | | | $ 49.71 | | | | $49.93 | | | | $50.15 | | | | $50.12 | | | | | | $50.00 | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.89 | | | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.40 | | | | | | 0.53 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 0.32 | | | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | | | 0.01 | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.21 | | | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 1.38 | | | | | | 0.54 | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.93 | ) | | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (1.20 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | | | (0.42 | ) | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $49.45 | | | | | | $ 49.17 | | | | $49.71 | | | | $49.93 | | | | $50.15 | | | | | | $50.12 | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | 2.49 | % | | | | | 0.21 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | | | 1.08 | % | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $4,226,670 | | | | | | $2,442,325 | | | | $1,876,539 | | | | $1,039,888 | | | | $562,990 | | | | | | $52,627 | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | $3,306,534 | | | | | | $2,267,793 | | | | $1,320,282 | | | | $883,274 | | | | $246,678 | | | | | | $33,209 | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.15 | %(e) | | | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | | | 0.15 | %(e) | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.15 | %(e) | | | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | | | 0.15 | %(e) | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 3.67 | %(e) | | | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | | | 2.58 | %(e) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 10 | % | | | | | 9 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 7 | % | | | | | 145 | % | | |
(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. |
(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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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 96.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BlueMountain Fuji US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-02A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.808%(c) | | 10/20/30 | | | 750 | | | $ | 743,989 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-05A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.080% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.080%) | | 5.888(c) | | 01/20/32 | | | 750 | | | | 741,531 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-33A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.290%) | | 5.948(c) | | 10/15/32 | | | 1,000 | | | | 989,740 | |
Race Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-08A, Class AR2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.040%) | | 5.955(c) | | 02/20/30 | | | 671 | | | | 665,737 | |
Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-02A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%) | | 5.812(c) | | 04/17/30 | | | 655 | | | | 649,771 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $3,785,916) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,790,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 87.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Advertising 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CMG Media Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 8.875 | | 12/15/27 | | | 540 | | | | 363,067 | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.805 | | 05/01/50 | | | 150 | | | | 143,026 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.930 | | 05/01/60 | | | 350 | | | | 329,295 | |
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 02/15/28 | | | 150 | | | | 140,062 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.125 | | 06/15/26 | | | 300 | | | | 293,739 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 03/15/25 | | | 604 | | | | 604,000 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 02/01/29 | | | 125 | | | | 122,969 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 04/15/27 | | | 490 | | | | 485,100 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 04/15/25 | | | 125 | | | | 124,876 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
54
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.625% | | 01/15/29 | | | 50 | | | $ | 42,973 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | 11/15/27 | | | 450 | | | | 414,039 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 03/15/26 | | | 100 | | | | 98,737 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,798,816 | |
| | | | |
Agriculture 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Vector Group Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.750 | | 02/01/29 | | | 175 | | | | 151,670 | |
| | | | |
Airlines 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
American Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | 02/15/28 | | | 50 | | | | 48,940 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 11.750 | | 07/15/25 | | | 200 | | | | 219,134 | |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 04/20/26 | | | 150 | | | | 145,455 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 04/20/29 | | | 125 | | | | 118,788 | |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 01/20/26 | | | 50 | | | | 46,475 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 04/15/29 | | | 300 | | | | 266,382 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 845,174 | |
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Apparel 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 11/15/29 | | | 50 | | | | 42,218 | |
William Carter Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 03/15/27 | | | 125 | | | | 120,466 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 08/15/29 | | | 375 | | | | 302,290 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 464,974 | |
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Auto Manufacturers 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | 01/30/31 | | | 175 | | | | 145,196 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ford Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 9.300% | | 03/01/30 | | | 100 | | | $ | 112,093 | |
Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250 | | 02/12/32 | | | 100 | | | | 75,910 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 01/15/43 | | | 685 | | | | 502,428 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.291 | | 12/08/46 | | | 75 | | | | 58,641 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 7.400 | | 11/01/46 | | | 50 | | | | 49,728 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 9.625 | | 04/22/30 | | | 265 | | | | 304,891 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.000 | | 11/13/30 | | | 400 | | | | 333,575 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.113 | | 05/03/29 | | | 388 | | | | 354,577 | |
PM General Purchaser LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.500 | | 10/01/28 | | | 175 | | | | 159,748 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,096,787 | |
| | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 08/15/26 | | | 200 | | | | 184,500 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | 04/15/28 | | | 50 | | | | 50,000 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.500 | | 04/01/27 | | | 200 | | | | 184,512 | |
Dana, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 09/01/30 | | | 125 | | | | 100,909 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 02/15/32 | | | 100 | | | | 79,737 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.625 | | 06/15/28 | | | 35 | | | | 31,695 | |
Titan International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 7.000 | | 04/30/28 | | | 100 | | | | 94,757 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 726,110 | |
| | | | |
Banks 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 3.875(ff) | | 02/18/26(oo) | | | 75 | | | | 67,283 | |
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 3.625 | | 09/09/24 | | | 250 | | | | 236,168 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.625 | | 05/01/26 | | | 125 | | | | 106,735 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 410,186 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.750% | | 08/01/28 | | | 100 | | | $ | 94,955 | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 01/15/29 | | | 165 | | | | 119,761 | |
Eco Material Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 01/31/27 | | | 150 | | | | 143,811 | |
Griffon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.750 | | 03/01/28 | | | 125 | | | | 115,084 | |
JELD-WEN, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 12/15/25 | | | 175 | | | | 157,281 | |
Masonite International Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | 02/15/30 | | | 95 | | | | 77,188 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 02/01/28 | | | 25 | | | | 23,375 | |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 02/01/30 | | | 175 | | | | 142,495 | |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 11/01/28 | | | 350 | | | | 310,732 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.375 | | 01/15/31 | | | 275 | | | | 210,846 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 07/15/30 | | | 150 | | | | 124,866 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 02/15/27 | | | 120 | | | | 110,991 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,631,385 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ashland LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.875 | | 05/15/43 | | | 75 | | | | 74,769 | |
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 09/30/28 | | | 50 | | | | 38,800 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 09/30/29 | | | 25 | | | | 17,055 | |
Avient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 05/15/25 | | | 50 | | | | 49,180 | |
Chemours Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 11/15/29 | | | 185 | | | | 150,328 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 11/15/28 | | | 55 | | | | 48,341 | |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 08/15/24 | | | 75 | | | | 71,788 | |
Diamond BC BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 10/01/29 | | | 155 | | | | 127,804 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Iris Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.000% | | 12/15/28 | | | 175 | | | $ | 132,604 | |
Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | 04/01/25 | | | 100 | | | | 95,186 | |
SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 10/30/29 | | | 105 | | | | 83,490 | |
SPCM SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.125 | | 03/15/27 | | | 200 | | | | 172,250 | |
TPC Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 13.000 | | 12/16/27 | | | 80 | | | | 81,381 | |
Tronox, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 03/15/29 | | | 305 | | | | 248,437 | |
Valvoline, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 02/15/30 | | | 25 | | | | 24,427 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | 06/15/31 | | | 100 | | | | 80,865 | |
Venator Finance Sarl/Venator Materials LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 07/15/25 | | | 250 | | | | 37,500 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.500 | | 07/01/25 | | | 125 | | | | 95,312 | |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.375 | | 03/01/31 | | | 25 | | | | 24,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,654,337 | |
| | | | |
Coal 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Coronado Finance Pty Ltd. (Australia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 10.750 | | 05/15/26 | | | 35 | | | | 36,312 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 4.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 03/01/28 | | | 66 | | | | 60,951 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | 07/15/26 | | | 210 | | | | 199,617 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 06/01/29 | | | 400 | | | | 300,046 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | 07/15/27 | | | 350 | | | | 321,175 | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 06/01/28 | | | 600 | | | | 495,000 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625% | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 50 | | | $ | 47,095 | |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 250 | | | | 213,017 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | 10/01/27 | | | | 50 | | | | 45,705 | |
APi Group DE, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 44,717 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | 04/01/28 | | | | 100 | | | | 89,010 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | | 03/01/29 | | | | 125 | | | | 113,204 | |
Brink’s Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,737 | |
Gartner, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | 06/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,283 | |
Hertz Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | 12/01/26 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,407 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 12/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,505 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | 05/15/29 | | | | 500 | | | | 405,122 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | 09/01/28 | | | | 425 | | | | 321,140 | |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 178,257 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.750 | | | 01/15/32 | | | | 175 | | | | 146,961 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.875 | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 175 | | | | 150,641 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.875 | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 71,508 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.250 | | | 01/15/30 | | | | 150 | | | | 142,132 | |
Verscend Escrow Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 465 | | | | 467,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,942,830 | |
| | | | |
Computers 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
McAfee Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.375 | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 240 | | | | 189,903 | |
NCR Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 10/01/28 | | | | 275 | | | | 238,274 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Computers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NCR Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125% | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 150 | | | $ | 128,096 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | 10/01/30 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,839 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 598,112 | |
| | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.875 | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 575 | | | | 495,186 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 3.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | 12/15/24 | | | | 100 | | | | 92,660 | |
goeasy Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 150 | | | | 133,500 | |
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 400 | | | | 338,789 | |
LD Holdings Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | | 04/01/28 | | | | 125 | | | | 74,025 | |
LFS Topco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | 10/15/26 | | | | 125 | | | | 107,960 | |
LPL Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | 05/15/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,358 | |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | 12/15/30 | | | | 400 | | | | 309,355 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 225 | | | | 207,666 | |
Navient Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 75 | | | | 63,594 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000 | | | 09/15/30 | | | | 150 | | | | 114,537 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.625 | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 344 | | | | 320,335 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.125 | | | 03/15/26 | | | | 450 | | | | 439,922 | |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 150 | | | | 117,739 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 200 | | | | 182,364 | |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | 03/01/29 | | | | 75 | | | | 60,466 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | 03/01/31 | | | | 125 | | | | 97,009 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | 10/15/33 | | | | 75 | | | | 55,499 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding, Inc. (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.375% | | | 02/01/30 | | | | 150 | | | $ | 132,000 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | | 05/01/27 | | | | 125 | | | | 119,688 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,010,466 | |
| | | | |
Electric 5.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | | 03/01/31 | | | | 375 | | | | 304,293 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 186 | | | | 167,482 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 390 | | | | 328,794 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 350 | | | | 287,870 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | 03/15/28 | | | | 734 | | | | 650,991 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.750 | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 140 | | | | 131,957 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.625 | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 30 | | | | 29,951 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.375 | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 275 | | | | 224,155 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 200 | | | | 155,239 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 75 | | | | 58,139 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | | 06/15/29 | | | | 350 | | | | 311,343 | |
PG&E Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 5.000 | | | 07/01/28 | | | | 275 | | | | 250,912 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 5.250 | | | 07/01/30 | | | | 443 | | | | 397,463 | |
Vistra Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 7.000(ff) | | | 12/15/26(oo) | | | | 233 | | | | 218,154 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 8.000(ff) | | | 10/15/26(oo) | | | | 125 | | | | 120,499 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | 05/01/29 | | | | 300 | | | | 259,428 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 07/31/27 | | | | 290 | | | | 269,543 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | | 09/01/26 | | | | 50 | | | | 47,849 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | 02/15/27 | | | | 750 | | | | 711,548 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,925,610 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375% | | | 03/31/29 | | | | 350 | | | $ | 296,591 | |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | | 06/15/28 | | | | 275 | | | | 279,418 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 576,009 | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Likewize Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 200 | | | | 187,374 | |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 15 | | | | 12,579 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 199,953 | |
| | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Artera Services LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 9.033 | | | 12/04/25 | | | | 50 | | | | 42,982 | |
TopBuild Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,166 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 84,148 | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 3.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
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 | | | | 57 | | | | 29,032 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | | 07/01/25 | | | | 465 | | | | 461,458 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 250 | | | | 251,775 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 171,117 | |
CCM Merger, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.375 | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 150 | | | | 144,424 | |
Everi Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 07/15/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,014 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.625 | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 225 | | | | 225,554 | |
International Game Technology PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 275 | | | | 254,997 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Entertainment (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875% | | | 05/01/29 | | | | 225 | | | $ | 193,026 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | | 07/01/29 | | | | 75 | | | | 60,978 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | | 01/15/27 | | | | 367 | | | | 339,955 | |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | 09/01/31 | | | | 200 | | | | 143,287 | |
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | | 03/01/30 | | | | 225 | | | | 198,097 | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | | 10/01/29 | | | | 180 | | | | 160,902 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,656,616 | |
| | | | |
Environmental Control 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.375 | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,917 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | | 08/01/28 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,750 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | | 08/15/29 | | | | 175 | | | | 150,937 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | | 06/15/29 | | | | 125 | | | | 110,781 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 308,385 | |
| | | | |
Foods 3.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 325 | | | | 275,738 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,179 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 100 | | | | 99,426 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.250 | | | 09/15/27 | | | | 425 | | | | 342,910 | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 57,760 | |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 125 | | | | 121,788 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Foods (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625% | | 01/15/32 | | | 340 | | | $ | 272,414 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 01/15/30 | | | 25 | | | | 23,556 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 06/01/46 | | | 50 | | | | 40,898 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.200 | | 07/15/45 | | | 25 | | | | 23,095 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.500 | | 02/09/40 | | | 25 | | | | 26,356 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 01/31/30 | | | 150 | | | | 132,156 | |
Market Bidco Finco PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 11/04/27 | | GBP | 100 | | | | 92,379 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.500 | | 03/01/32 | | | 50 | | | | 38,961 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.250 | | 04/15/31 | | | 925 | | | | 772,400 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 04/15/30 | | | 275 | | | | 238,504 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 12/15/29 | | | 200 | | | | 183,465 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 09/15/31 | | | 125 | | | | 105,588 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,871,573 | |
| | | | |
Gas 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.750 | | 05/20/27 | | | 150 | | | | 138,770 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | 08/20/26 | | | 78 | | | | 73,552 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 212,322 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Products 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Embecta Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 02/15/30 | | | 200 | | | | 169,593 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 02/15/30 | | | 25 | | | | 22,567 | |
Medline Borrower LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 04/01/29 | | | 500 | | | | 416,941 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(a) | | 5.250 | | 10/01/29 | | | 550 | | | | 451,620 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,060,721 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 4.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DaVita, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.750% | | 02/15/31 | | | 911 | | | $ | 689,881 | |
Hadrian Merger Sub, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | 05/01/26 | | | 50 | | | | 41,057 | |
HCA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.875 | | 02/15/26 | | | 75 | | | | 74,979 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.500 | | 11/06/33 | | | 75 | | | | 80,577 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 02/15/27 | | | 75 | | | | 63,248 | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 01/15/29 | | | 750 | | | | 492,461 | |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | 11/01/25 | | | 300 | | | | 268,758 | |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 9.750 | | 12/01/26 | | | 300 | | | | 255,666 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 06/01/29 | | | 1,075 | | | | 941,201 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | 01/15/30 | | | 425 | | | | 371,981 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.875 | | 11/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 231,469 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,511,278 | |
| | | | |
Home Builders 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 08/01/29 | | | 100 | | | | 82,083 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 04/01/30 | | | 175 | | | | 140,848 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.875 | | 10/15/27 | | | 250 | | | | 222,340 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.250 | | 10/15/29 | | | 423 | | | | 379,475 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 02/15/30 | | | 250 | | | | 187,500 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 09/15/27 | | | 145 | | | | 126,878 | |
Century Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.750 | | 06/01/27 | | | 25 | | | | 24,348 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 08/15/29 | | | 225 | | | | 184,172 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.850 | | 05/15/26 | | | 100 | | | | 87,888 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 03/01/28 | | | 75 | | | | 64,964 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Home Builders (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
KB Home, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000% | | 06/15/31 | | | 325 | | | $ | 265,564 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.800 | | 11/15/29 | | | 250 | | | | 219,545 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.250 | | 07/15/30 | | | 25 | | | | 24,530 | |
M/I Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.950 | | 02/15/30 | | | 150 | | | | 121,974 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.950 | | 02/01/28 | | | 75 | | | | 67,426 | |
Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 03/01/30 | | | 175 | | | | 145,031 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 12/15/27 | | | 250 | | | | 222,555 | |
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 02/15/28 | | | 225 | | | | 200,049 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 04/01/29 | | | 50 | | | | 43,965 | |
STL Holding Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 02/15/26 | | | 200 | | | | 175,001 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 06/15/27 | | | 300 | | | | 287,352 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 08/01/30 | | | 435 | | | | 383,758 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.250 | | 06/01/27 | | | 75 | | | | 69,625 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.700 | | 06/15/28 | | | 15 | | | | 13,999 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,740,870 | |
| | | | |
Home Furnishings 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.000 | | 04/15/29 | | | 200 | | | | 170,857 | |
| | | | |
Household Products/Wares 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ACCO Brands Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 03/15/29 | | | 250 | | | | 204,673 | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | 12/31/27 | | | 125 | | | | 107,500 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 12/31/26 | | | 25 | | | | 22,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 334,860 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Housewares 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000% | | 04/01/31 | | | 225 | | | $ | 180,895 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 02/01/32 | | | 100 | | | | 81,629 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.500 | | 10/15/29 | | | 25 | | | | 21,672 | |
SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 10/01/29 | | | 375 | | | | 243,181 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 527,377 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 04/15/29 | | | 150 | | | | 129,319 | |
| | | | |
Internet 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gen Digital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 04/15/25 | | | 140 | | | | 135,927 | |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.500 | | 03/01/29 | | | 245 | | | | 205,881 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 341,808 | |
| | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | 01/31/29 | | | 116 | | | | 113,236 | |
Commercial Metals Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.375 | | 03/15/32 | | | 100 | | | | 86,170 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 199,406 | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NCL Corp. Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 03/15/26 | | | 275 | | | | 237,875 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.375 | | 02/01/28 | | | 75 | | | | 75,985 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.250 | | 01/15/30 | | | 75 | | | | 75,188 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 9.250 | | 01/15/29 | | | 75 | | | | 79,556 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.250 | | 01/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 336,375 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 07/15/27 | | | 25 | | | | 21,938 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 04/01/28 | | | 75 | | | | 65,203 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 67
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 11.625% | | 08/15/27 | | | 175 | | | $ | 185,883 | |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 09/15/27 | | | 25 | | | | 21,375 | |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 02/15/29 | | | 125 | | | | 106,953 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 03/15/29 | | | 50 | | | | 40,422 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,246,753 | |
| | | | |
Lodging 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | 02/15/32 | | | 280 | | | | 229,785 | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.625 | | 09/01/26 | | | 75 | | | | 69,815 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.750 | | 10/15/28 | | | 450 | | | | 403,290 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.500 | | 04/15/27 | | | 300 | | | | 285,081 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 08/26/28 | | | 400 | | | | 338,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,325,971 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Terex Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 05/15/29 | | | 250 | | | | 229,432 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 9.500 | | 01/01/31 | | | 50 | | | | 52,257 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 01/01/30 | | | 100 | | | | 101,531 | |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 12/15/28 | | | 190 | | | | 155,131 | |
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.125 | | 08/01/24 | | | 382 | | | | 371,110 | |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 07/15/27 | | | 250 | | | | 226,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 906,904 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AMC Networks, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000% | | | | 04/01/24 | | | | 160 | | | $ | 159,800 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 05/01/32 | | | | 872 | | | | 690,263 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 650 | | | | 521,488 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 01/15/34 | | | | 250 | | | | 187,162 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 06/01/33 | | | | 575 | | | | 447,610 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/01/32 | | | | 100 | | | | 81,448 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 45,346 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | 100 | | | | 89,230 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 200 | | | | 192,756 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375 | | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 200 | | | | 137,179 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | 12/01/30 | | | | 200 | | | | 143,405 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 11/15/31 | | | | 200 | | | | 142,581 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 680 | | | | 567,306 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | 500 | | | | 286,238 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A (original cost $565,303; purchased 07/18/19 - 06/03/22)(f) | | | 6.625 | | | | 08/15/27 | | | | 1,251 | | | | 32,603 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $507,220; purchased 07/18/19 - 08/30/22)(f) | | | 5.375 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 1,235 | | | | 137,648 | |
DISH DBS Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | 03/15/23 | | | | 90 | | | | 89,992 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.125 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | 555 | | | | 328,056 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.375 | | | | 07/01/28 | | | | 480 | | | | 328,480 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.750 | | | | 07/01/26 | | | | 309 | | | | 239,639 | |
DISH Network Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 11.750 | | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 150 | | | | 152,095 | |
Gray Television, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 100 | | | | 90,668 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 05/15/27 | | | | 75 | | | | 67,882 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.375 | | | | 05/01/26 | | | | 100 | | | | 94,202 | |
News Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 05/15/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,426 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,842 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 150 | | | | 139,307 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500% | | 09/15/26 | | | 225 | | | $ | 168,524 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 09/15/28 | | | 515 | | | | 242,186 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 05/01/29 | | | 175 | | | | 147,611 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 02/15/25 | | | 100 | | | | 97,312 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.625 | | 06/01/27 | | | 325 | | | | 309,746 | |
VZ Secured Financing BV (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 01/15/32 | | | 250 | | | | 205,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6,606,656 | |
| | | | |
Mining 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. (Turkey), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 09/01/29 | | | 175 | | | | 153,881 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Zambia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 03/01/24 | | | 200 | | | | 198,000 | |
Hecla Mining Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.250 | | 02/15/28 | | | 75 | | | | 73,390 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 04/01/26 | | | 50 | | | | 44,744 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 04/01/29 | | | 285 | | | | 250,800 | |
New Gold, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 07/15/27 | | | 170 | | | | 147,050 | |
Novelis Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 08/15/31 | | | 100 | | | | 80,873 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 948,738 | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amsted Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 07/01/27 | | | 25 | | | | 23,951 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 05/15/30 | | | 235 | | | | 206,604 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 230,555 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 8.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.250 | | 02/15/26 | | | 225 | | | | 216,166 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes^ | | | 7.875% | | | | 12/15/24(d) | | | | 310 | | | $ | 2,108 | |
Antero Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 03/01/30 | | | | 325 | | | | 297,372 | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 11/01/26 | | | | 300 | | | | 291,196 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.000 | | | | 11/01/27 | | | | 112 | | | | 136,964 | |
Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.750 | | | | 11/01/26 | | | | 212 | | | | 218,360 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 500 | | | | 467,622 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 48,424 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | 275 | | | | 270,643 | |
CNX Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 03/14/27 | | | | 324 | | | | 321,404 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,000 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.750 | | | | 03/01/29 | | | | 125 | | | | 115,022 | |
Crescent Energy Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 9.250 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 73,097 | |
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 05/01/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,672 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625 | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,227 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/30/28 | | | | 325 | | | | 313,223 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 125 | | | | 113,433 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | 300 | | | | 272,321 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 325 | | | | 292,694 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 46,528 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 04/15/32 | | | | 100 | | | | 90,580 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 300 | | | | 278,937 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 02/01/27 | | | | 150 | | | | 152,550 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | 125 | | | | 118,594 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 325 | | | | 299,812 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.750% | | | | 02/01/25 | | | | 275 | | | $ | 262,365 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.625 | | | | 09/01/30 | | | | 500 | | | | 513,707 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.950 | | | | 07/01/24 | | | | 91 | | | | 91,953 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.150 | | | | 05/15/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 52,064 | |
Parkland Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 10/01/29 | | | | 225 | | | | 189,000 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 05/01/30 | | | | 200 | | | | 166,500 | |
Precision Drilling Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.875 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,438 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | 75 | | | | 72,844 | |
Range Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.875 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 250 | | | | 244,003 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 145 | | | | 129,811 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/01/32 | | | | 550 | | | | 473,150 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 23,393 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | 03/15/30 | | | | 125 | | | | 114,253 | |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 05/15/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 175,496 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 04/30/30 | | | | 75 | | | | 65,104 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 03/15/28 | | | | 100 | | | | 96,332 | |
Transocean, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 11/01/25 | | | | 85 | | | | 80,113 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,299,475 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ARD Finance SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.500% or PIK 7.250% | | | 6.500 | | | | 06/30/27 | | | | 200 | | | | 163,000 | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | 09/01/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 159,750 | |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.125 | | | | 08/15/28 | | | | 85 | | | | 73,616 | |
Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer LP (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 9.000% or PIK 9.750% | | | 9.000 | | | | 01/15/26 | | | | 75 | | | | 53,625 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000% | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 275 | | | $ | 238,164 | |
LABL, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | 175 | | | | 151,793 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 8.250 | | | | 11/01/29 | | | | 175 | | | | 141,805 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 10.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 75 | | | | 70,005 | |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 100 | | | | 100,637 | |
OI European Group BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 50 | | | | 44,500 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.375 | | | | 08/15/25 | | | | 50 | | | | 49,548 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 05/13/27 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,384 | |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,087 | |
Sealed Air Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 02/01/28 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,618 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 11/01/25 | | | | 25 | | | | 23,005 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 9.250 | | | | 08/01/24 | | | | 50 | | | | 49,670 | |
TriMas Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | 04/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,545 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,454,752 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AdaptHealth LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 08/01/29 | | | | 175 | | | | 146,935 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.125 | | | | 03/01/30 | | | | 150 | | | | 129,362 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.125 | | | | 08/01/28 | | | | 145 | | | | 133,776 | |
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 8.500 | | | | 01/31/27 | | | | 400 | | | | 210,184 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 1,765 | | | | 758,950 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 06/01/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 31,094 | |
Jazz Securities DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 01/15/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 176,500 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.125% | | 04/30/31 | | | 400 | | | $ | 340,923 | |
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.750 | | 11/15/25 | | | 125 | | | | 100,486 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,028,210 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 06/15/29 | | | 75 | | | | 67,673 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 03/01/27 | | | 285 | | | | 269,116 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 01/15/28 | | | 125 | | | | 117,340 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 05/15/26 | | | 100 | | | | 101,244 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.000 | | 03/01/31 | | | 150 | | | | 129,562 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.500 | | 10/01/29 | | | 25 | | | | 22,664 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.625 | | 10/15/28 | | | 300 | | | | 277,973 | |
CNX Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 04/15/30 | | | 25 | | | | 20,528 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.625 | | 07/15/27 | | | 20 | | | | 19,804 | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G | | 7.125(ff) | | 05/15/30(oo) | | | 50 | | | | 44,525 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | 07/15/28 | | | 25 | | | | 22,309 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 07/01/25 | | | 45 | | | | 43,427 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 07/01/27 | | | 70 | | | | 66,355 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 06/01/27 | | | 100 | | | | 98,028 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 06/01/30 | | | 100 | | | | 95,659 | |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.875 | | 01/15/29 | | | 175 | | | | 163,329 | |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | 04/15/40 | | | 75 | | | | 61,760 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 07/15/38 | | | 125 | | | | 113,231 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 01/15/28 | | | 125 | | | | 112,454 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 03/01/27 | | | 134 | | | | 124,439 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pipelines (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000% | | 12/31/30 | | | 150 | | | $ | 129,373 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 09/01/31 | | | 50 | | | | 42,743 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 10/01/25 | | | 100 | | | | 99,594 | |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 08/15/29 | | | 265 | | | | 228,913 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 08/15/31 | | | 50 | | | | 42,894 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.950 | | 06/01/25 | | | 25 | | | | 23,793 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,538,730 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 11/15/25 | | | 302 | | | | 273,354 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 02/01/29 | | | 150 | | | | 125,005 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 02/01/31 | | | 250 | | | | 203,588 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 08/01/28 | | | 80 | | | | 72,480 | |
Hunt Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 04/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 262,017 | |
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 04/15/30 | | | 175 | | | | 119,907 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.750 | | 01/15/29 | | | 50 | | | | 35,985 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,092,336 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 2.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 03/01/31 | | | 250 | | | | 175,094 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 9.750 | | 06/15/25 | | | 215 | | | | 208,614 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 05/01/24 | | | 200 | | | | 177,796 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 02/15/28 | | | 225 | | | | 146,827 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.500 | | 03/15/31 | | | 150 | | | | 102,818 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.625 | | 08/01/29 | | | 125 | | | | 93,473 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.000 | | 10/15/27 | | | 50 | | | | 41,278 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 06/01/25 | | | 196 | | | | 196,989 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875% | | 02/15/25 | | | 980 | | | $ | 999,296 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 04/15/28 | | | 75 | | | | 59,464 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 10.500 | | 02/15/28 | | | 100 | | | | 100,029 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,301,678 | |
| | | | |
Retail 4.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 10/15/30 | | | 400 | | | | 330,380 | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 01/15/28 | | | 100 | | | | 89,375 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 01/15/28 | | | 400 | | | | 356,836 | |
At Home Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A(a) | | 7.125 | | 07/15/29 | | | 200 | | | | 124,487 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875 | | 07/15/28 | | | 50 | | | | 37,006 | |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 7.750% or PIK 8.500% | | 7.750 | | 04/01/27 | | | 25 | | | | 18,021 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 07/01/29 | | | 125 | | | | 95,010 | |
eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 02/07/25 | | | 400 | | | | 360,000 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.500 | | 10/30/25 | | | 200 | | | | 180,040 | |
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.375 | | 04/01/26 | | | 25 | | | | 22,537 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.875 | | 04/01/29 | | | 75 | | | | 61,231 | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 01/15/30 | | | 250 | | | | 207,152 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 01/15/29 | | | 100 | | | | 86,543 | |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 03/01/29 | | | 200 | | | | 158,854 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | 10/01/29 | | | 100 | | | | 73,544 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 10/01/31 | | | 325 | | | | 232,260 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.250 | | 01/15/29 | | | 130 | | | | 92,733 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Retail (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.875% | | 05/01/29 | | | 225 | | | $ | 183,889 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 02/01/29 | | | 150 | | | | 104,956 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 08/01/29 | | | 50 | | | | 35,367 | |
Patrick Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.750 | | 05/01/29 | | | 75 | | | | 63,737 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500 | | 10/15/27 | | | 75 | | | | 73,755 | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.000 | | 12/01/29 | | | 200 | | | | 166,703 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | 03/01/27 | | | 125 | | | | 118,844 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 06/01/31 | | | 400 | | | | 333,000 | |
Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 03/15/29 | | | 325 | | | | 281,320 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.875 | | 10/15/28 | | | 175 | | | | 158,810 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,046,390 | |
| | | | |
Software 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Black Knight InfoServ LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.625 | | 09/01/28 | | | 250 | | | | 218,654 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.125 | | 10/02/25 | | | 50 | | | | 49,621 | |
Camelot Finance SA, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 11/01/26 | | | 150 | | | | 138,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 406,275 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 3.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Altice France SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.125 | | 02/01/27 | | | 600 | | | | 561,000 | |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 5.000% and PIK 3.000% | | 8.000 | | 04/01/25 | | | 206 | | | | 51,254 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel International Holdings Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 8.000% | | 12/31/26 | | | 200 | | | $ | 87,788 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A, Cash coupon 6.000% and PIK 7.000% | | 13.000 | | 12/31/25 | | | 367 | | | | 179,648 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 8.750 | | 05/25/24 | | | 250 | | | | 215,906 | |
Digicel Ltd. (Jamaica), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.750 | | 03/01/23 | | | 525 | | | | 204,684 | |
Iliad Holding SASU (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.000 | | 10/15/28 | | | 400 | | | | 366,000 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes^ | | 5.500 | | 08/01/23(d) | | | 490 | | | | 1 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A^ | | 8.500 | | 10/15/24(d) | | | 25 | | | | — | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A^ | | 9.750 | | 07/15/25(d) | | | 295 | | | | — | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.500 | | 03/15/30 | | | 350 | | | | 304,500 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 07/01/28 | | | 600 | | | | 409,232 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 8.750 | | 03/15/32 | | | 125 | | | | 148,752 | |
Sprint LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 7.625 | | 03/01/26 | | | 250 | | | | 259,573 | |
Viasat, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625 | | 09/15/25 | | | 340 | | | | 315,092 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 03/01/27 | | | 125 | | | | 96,006 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 03/01/28 | | | 150 | | | | 94,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,294,159 | |
| | | | |
Transportation 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
XPO Escrow Sub LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.500 | | 11/15/27 | | | 25 | | | | 25,457 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Trucking & Leasing 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.500% | | 05/01/28 | | | 125 | | | $ | 112,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $90,059,834) | | | | | | | | | | | 77,171,142 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS 1.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Airlines 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.568(c) | | 04/21/28 | | | 152 | | | | 151,603 | |
| | | | |
Electric 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Heritage Power LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 6.000% | | 10.415(c) | | 07/30/26 | | | 140 | | | | 46,360 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Asurion LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New B-04 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | 9.885(c) | | 01/20/29 | | | 225 | | | | 190,875 | |
| | | | |
Media 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 8.150% | | 12.335(c) | | 05/25/26 | | | 139 | | | | 129,306 | |
Second Lien Term loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.400% | | 8.025(c) | | 08/24/26 | | | 437 | | | | 47,555 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 176,861 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 9.000% | | 13.815(c) | | 11/01/25 | | | 118 | | | | 125,080 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
EG America LLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Project Becker Additional Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.980(c) | | 03/31/26 | | | 30 | | | | 27,651 | |
Great Outdoors Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 03/06/28 | | | 49 | | | | 48,157 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 75,808 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Software 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | 10.135%(c) | | | | 02/27/26 | | | 50 | | | $ | 48,531 | |
Finastra USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.325(c) | | | | 06/13/24 | | | 123 | | | | 115,367 | |
Skillsoft Finance II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.364% | | 9.930(c) | | | | 07/14/28 | | | 194 | | | | 166,597 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 330,495 | |
| | | | | |
Telecommunications 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Intrado Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.676(c) | | | | 01/31/30 | | | 80 | | | | 79,350 | |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | | | 10/02/28 | | | 422 | | | | 350,416 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 429,766 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (cost $1,620,357) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,526,848 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) | | 2.500 | | | | 03/31/27 | | | 475 | | | | 442,974 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) | | 2.625 | | | | 05/31/27 | | | 165 | | | | 154,404 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 3.000 | | | | 07/31/24 | | | 1,200 | | | | 1,165,969 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (cost $1,825,111) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,763,347 | |
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| | | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Chemicals 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TPC Group, Inc.*^ | | | | | | | | | 6,118 | | | | 122,360 | |
| | | | | |
Gas Utilities 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Ferrellgas Partners LP (Class B Stock)^ | | | | | | | | | 728 | | | | 137,474 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 5,963 | | | $ | 481,870 | |
| | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg)* | | | 7,625 | | | | 186,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (cost $716,085) | | | | | | | 928,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
PREFERRED STOCK 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Gas Utilities | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Ferrellgas Escrow LLC, 8.956%, Maturing 03/30/31^ (cost $591,230) | | | 600 | | | | 600,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Units | | | | |
| | |
RIGHTS* 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Series A (Luxembourg), CVR, expiring 12/05/25^ | | | 797 | | | | 7,596 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Series B (Luxembourg), CVR, expiring 12/05/25^ | | | 797 | | | | 1,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL RIGHTS (cost $0) | | | | | | | 9,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $98,598,533) | | | | | | | 85,789,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | Shares | | | | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
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AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $546,249; includes $545,539 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(b)(we) | | | 546,470 | | | | 546,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $1,235,814) | | | 1,235,814 | | | $ | 1,235,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $1,782,063) | | | | | | | 1,782,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 98.7% (cost $100,380,596) | | | | | | | 87,571,915 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities(z) 1.3% | | | | | | | 1,141,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 88,713,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
^ | Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $871,117 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 $533,372; cash collateral of $545,539 (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 February 28, 2023. |
(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 $1,072,523. The aggregate value of $170,251 is 0.2% 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. |
(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. |
(we) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. |
(z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | |
Long Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14 | | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | Jun. 2023 | | $ | 2,852,172 | | | | | | | $ | (6,810 | ) | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Long Positions (cont’d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
55 | | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | $ | 5,888,008 | | | | | | | $ | (29,636 | ) | | | | |
33 | | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 3,684,656 | | | | | | | | (3,823 | ) | | | | |
1 | | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 135,063 | | | | | | | | (1,414 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (41,683 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Position: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2 | | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 250,437 | | | | | | | | 325 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (41,358 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value at Settlement Date | | | Current Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British Pound, Expiring 03/02/23 | | CITI | | | GBP 89 | | | | | | | $ | 107,598 | | | | | | | $ | 107,053 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (545 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value at Settlement Date | | | Current Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
| |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | |
British Pound, Expiring 03/02/23 | | BNP | | | GBP 89 | | | | | | | $ | 109,768 | | | | | | | $ | 107,054 | | | | | | | $ | 2,714 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Expiring 04/04/23 | | CITI | | | GBP 89 | | | | | | | | 107,667 | | | | | | | | 107,126 | | | | | | | | 541 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 217,435 | | | | | | | $ | 214,180 | | | | | | | | 3,255 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,255 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (545 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit default swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity/ Obligation | | Termination Date | | Fixed Rate | | | Notional Amount (000)#(3) | | | Value at Trade Date | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Buy Protection(1): | | | |
CDX.NA.HY.39.V1 | | 12/20/27 | | | 5.000%(Q) | | | | 2,142 | | | | | $ | (32,258 | ) | | | | | | $ | (52,436 | ) | | | | | | $ | (20,178 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Credit default swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023: (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity/ Obligation | | Termination Date | | Fixed Rate | | | Notional Amount (000)#(3) | | | Implied Credit Spread at February 28, 2023(4) | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Sell Protection(2): | | | | | | | | | | | |
CDX.NA.HY.38.V2 | | 06/20/27 | | | 5.000%(Q) | | | | 2,886 | | | 4.220% | | | | | | $ | (68,435 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 107,010 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 175,445 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Fund entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
(1) | If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(2) | If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of the reporting date serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/ performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include up-front payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Total return swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | | Counterparty | | | Termination Date | | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | | Fair Value | | | | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid Investment Grade Index(T) | | | 1 Day SOFR(Q)/4.550% | | | | BNP | | | | 06/20/23 | | | | (1,463 | ) | | $ | 62,300 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,858 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 56,442 | | | | | |
iBoxx US Dollar Liquid Investment Grade Index(T) | | | 1 Day SOFR(Q)/4.550% | | | | BNP | | | | 09/20/23 | | | | (1,463 | ) | | | 61,355 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,449 | | | | | | | | | | | | 54,906 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 123,655 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 12,307 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 111,348 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
|
| | | | |
OTC Swap Agreements | | $12,307 | | $— | | $111,348 | | $— |
|
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 |
| | |
CGM | | | $ | 150,000 | | | | $ | 592,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,790,768 | | | $ | — | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 77,169,033 | | | | 2,109 | |
Floating Rate and Other Loans | | | — | | | | 1,526,848 | | | | — | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 1,763,347 | | | | — | |
Common Stocks | | | 481,870 | | | | 186,812 | | | | 259,834 | |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | 600,000 | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,174 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | | 546,306 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1,235,814 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total | | $ | 2,263,990 | | | $ | 84,436,808 | | | $ | 871,117 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 325 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 3,255 | | | | — | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | 175,445 | | | | — | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | 123,655 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total | | $ | 325 | | | $ | 302,355 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (41,683 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contract | | | — | | | | (545 | ) | | | — | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | (20,178 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total | | $ | (41,683 | ) | | $ | (20,723 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Oil & Gas | | | 8.3 | % |
Media | | | 7.6 | |
Electric | | | 5.6 | |
Retail | | | 4.7 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services | | | 4.4 | % |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | 4.3 | |
Home Builders | | | 4.2 | |
Telecommunications | | | 4.2 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 4.0 | % |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 3.4 | |
Foods | | | 3.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 3.2 | |
Entertainment | | | 3.0 | |
Pipelines | | | 2.9 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 2.6 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 2.4 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 2.3 | |
Chemicals | | | 2.0 | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 2.0 | |
Building Materials | | | 1.8 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 1.6 | |
Lodging | | | 1.5 | |
Leisure Time | | | 1.4 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1.4 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.2 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 1.2 | |
Airlines | | | 1.2 | |
Mining | | | 1.1 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 1.0 | |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.9 | |
Software | | | 0.9 | |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 0.8 | |
Computers | | | 0.7 | |
Electrical Components & Equipment | | | 0.6 | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund (0.6% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | | | 0.6 | |
Housewares | | | 0.6 | |
| | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | | 0.6 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 0.5 | |
Apparel | | | 0.5 | |
Banks | | | 0.5 | |
Advertising | | | 0.4 | |
Internet | | | 0.4 | |
Household Products/Wares | | | 0.4 | |
Insurance | | | 0.3 | |
Environmental Control | | | 0.3 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.3 | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | | | 0.3 | |
Gas | | | 0.2 | |
Electronics | | | 0.2 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.2 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.2 | |
Home Furnishings | | | 0.2 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.2 | |
Trucking & Leasing | | | 0.1 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.1 | |
Coal | | | 0.0 | * |
Transportation | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 98.7 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 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 February 28, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | $ | 175,445 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | | $ | 20,178 | * |
Foreign exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 3,255 | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 545 | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 325 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 41,683 | * |
Interest rate contracts | | Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | | 12,307 | | | — | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 111,348 | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 302,680 | | | | | $ | 62,406 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 six months ended February 28, 2023 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 | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 200,548 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | | | | | | (1,764 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (420,229 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,411 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (420,229 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,764 | ) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 199,137 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
| |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | | | | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | Swaps | |
| | | | | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 46,905 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
| |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | Swaps | |
| | | | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (1,415 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (15,465 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 111,029 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | (15,465 | ) | | | | | | $ | (1,415 | ) | | | | | | $ | 157,934 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* | |
| | |
Futures Contracts - Long Positions (1) | | | $9,656,352 | | | | | |
| | |
Futures Contracts - Short Positions (1) | | | 765,000 | | | | | |
| | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (2) | | | 106,366 | | | | | |
| | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (2) | | | 212,508 | | | | | |
| | |
Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (1) | | | 1,844,114 | | | | | |
| | |
Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (1) | | | 3,933,600 | | | | | |
| | |
Total Return Swap Agreements (1) | | | 998,333 | | | | | |
* | Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2023. |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
(2) | 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:
| | | | | | |
| | | |
Description | | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | |
Securities on Loan | | $533,372 | | $(533,372) | | $— |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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 |
| | | | | |
BNP | | | $ | 126,369 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 126,369 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 126,369 | |
CITI | | | | 541 | | | | | (545 | ) | | | | (4 | ) | | | | — | | | | | (4 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | $ | 126,910 | | | | $ | (545 | ) | | | $ | 126,365 | | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 126,365 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | |
| | |
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $533,372: | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $99,834,347) | | $ | 87,025,609 | | | |
Affiliated investments (cost $546,249) | | | 546,306 | | | |
Cash | | | 3,617 | | | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $3,304) | | | 3,350 | | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,438,797 | | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 585,377 | | | |
Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives | | | 150,000 | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 111,348 | | | |
Due from former custodian | | | 77,401 | | | |
Due from broker | | | 23,668 | | | |
Premiums paid for OTC swap agreements | | | 12,307 | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 3,255 | | | |
Due from broker—variation margin futures | | | 882 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Total Assets | | | 89,981,917 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
| | |
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | | | 545,539 | | | |
Payable to custodian | | | 362,736 | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 297,454 | | | |
Management fee payable | | | 37,858 | | | |
Due to broker—variation margin swaps | | | 23,949 | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 545 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,268,081 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ | 88,713,836 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 2,625 | | | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 105,221,330 | | | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (16,510,119 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 88,713,836 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share. ($88,713,836 ÷ 2,625,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 33.80 | | | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023
| | | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | | | |
| | |
Income | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 3,203,115 | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 66,974 | | | |
Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $1,814) | | | 1,823 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Total income | | | 3,271,912 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Expenses | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 233,643 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 3,038,269 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | | | |
| | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $11) | | | (1,365,075 | ) | | |
Futures transactions | | | (420,229 | ) | | |
Forward currency contract transactions | | | (1,764 | ) | | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | 199,137 | | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | | (1,587,924 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | |
Investments (including affiliated of $33) | | | (571,403 | ) | | |
Futures | | | (15,465 | ) | | |
Forward currency contracts | | | (1,415 | ) | | |
Swap agreements | | | 157,934 | | | |
Foreign currencies | | | 120 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | | (430,229 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (2,018,153 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 1,020,116 | | | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | Year Ended August 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ | 3,038,269 | | | | | | | $ | 4,174,246 | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment, in-kind redemptions and foreign currency transactions | | | | | (1,587,924 | ) | | | | | | | (1,049,256 | ) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | | (430,229 | ) | | | | | | | (14,092,188 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | 1,020,116 | | | | | | | | (10,967,198 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | (3,331,547 | ) | | | | | | | (5,220,879 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (175,000 and 1,225,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | 5,993,800 | | | | | | | | 47,478,094 | | | |
Shares redeemed in-kind (0 and 475,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (19,479,038 | ) | | |
Cost of shares purchased (275,000 and 125,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | (9,364,393 | ) | | | | | | | (4,390,976 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | | (3,370,593 | ) | | | | | | | 23,608,080 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | | (5,682,024 | ) | | | | | | | 7,420,003 | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 94,395,860 | | | | | | | | 86,975,857 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
End of period | | | | $ | 88,713,836 | | | | | | | $ | 94,395,860 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, | | | | Year Ended August 31, | | September 24, 2018(a) through August 31, | | |
| | 2023 | | | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | $34.64 | | | | | | | $41.42 | | | | | $39.99 | | | | | $40.96 | | | | | $40.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 1.16 | | | | | | | 1.85 | | | | | 1.95 | | | | | 2.49 | | | | | 2.30 | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | | | | (6.23 | ) | | | | 2.30 | | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | | 0.85 | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 0.43 | | | | | | | (4.38 | ) | | | | 4.25 | | | | | 2.00 | | | | | 3.15 | | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | | | | (1.92 | ) | | | | (2.24 | ) | | | | (2.55 | ) | | | | (2.19 | ) | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | - | | | | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | | (0.42 | ) | | | | - | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | | | | (2.40 | ) | | | | (2.82 | ) | | | | (2.97 | ) | | | | (2.19 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $33.80 | | | | | | | $34.64 | | | | | $41.42 | | | | | $39.99 | | | | | $40.96 | | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | 1.31 | % | | | | | | (11.01 | )% | | | | 11.00 | % | | | | 5.24 | % | | | | 8.20 | % | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $88,714 | | | | | | | $94,396 | | | | | $86,976 | | | | | $34,994 | | | | | $27,649 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $88,913 | | | | | | | $85,683 | | | | | $58,270 | | | | | $29,367 | | | | | $26,467 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.53 | %(e) | | | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.52 | %(e) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.53 | %(e) | | | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.53 | % | | | | 0.53 | %(e) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 6.89 | %(e) | | | | | | 4.87 | % | | | | 4.76 | % | | | | 6.37 | % | | | | 6.15 | %(e) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 18 | % | | | | | | 31 | % | | | | 85 | % | | | | 57 | % | | | | 55 | % | | | | | |
(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. |
(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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PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 100.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 11.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Automobiles 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2022-01A, Class A, 144A | | 3.830% | | 08/21/28 | | | 100 | | | $ | 93,268 | |
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01, Class D | | 2.470 | | 07/17/28 | | | 100 | | | | 89,435 | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01, Class A, 144A | | 4.850 | | 08/15/35 | | | 100 | | | | 98,911 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class A, 144A | | 5.490 | | 06/25/27 | | | 100 | | | | 99,770 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-02A, Class A, 144A | | 2.330 | | 06/26/28 | | | 100 | | | | 88,198 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class A, 144A | | 5.410 | | 11/14/29 | | | 200 | | | | 199,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 669,493 | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations 9.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AIG CLO LLC (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%) | | 5.928(c) | | 04/20/32 | | | 400 | | | | 393,800 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-25A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.390%) | | 6.029(c) | | 04/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 245,261 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-07A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | 6.058(c) | | 11/27/31 | | | 250 | | | | 246,327 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.320% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.320%) | | 5.952(c) | | 04/18/35 | | | 250 | | | | 245,202 | |
Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-01A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%) | | 5.928(c) | | 01/20/32 | | | 250 | | | | 247,649 | |
Crown City CLO (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.340% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.340%) | | 5.979(c) | | 04/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 244,132 | |
Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-13A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.190% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.190%) | | 5.982(c) | | 07/15/34 | | | 250 | | | | 244,413 | |
HPS Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 10A-16, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.140%) | | 5.948(c) | | 04/20/34 | | | 250 | | | | 246,079 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-02RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.370% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.370%) | | 6.162%(c) | | 01/16/33 | | | 250 | | | $ | 247,567 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-33A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.290% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.290%) | | 5.948(c) | | 10/15/32 | | | 250 | | | | 247,435 | |
Northwoods Capital Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-15A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%) | | 5.956(c) | | 06/20/34 | | | 250 | | | | 244,666 | |
Romark CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-04A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%) | | 5.980(c) | | 07/10/34 | | | 400 | | | | 390,807 | |
TCW CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%) | | 5.919(c) | | 10/20/32 | | | 250 | | | | 247,068 | |
Whitebox CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-01A, Class ANAR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.130% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.130%) | | 5.946(c) | | 07/24/32 | | | 500 | | | | 491,682 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,982,088 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Loans 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class A, 144A | | 1.750 | | 09/14/35 | | | 200 | | | | 177,102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $4,945,774) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,828,683 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 11.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BANK, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-BN22, Class A3 | | 2.726 | | 11/15/62 | | | 250 | | | | 215,588 | |
Series 2021-BN38, Class A4 | | 2.275 | | 12/15/64 | | | 100 | | | | 80,116 | |
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-C12, Class A4 | | 2.421 | | 11/15/54 | | | 250 | | | | 205,729 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-B25, Class A3 | | 1.906 | | 04/15/54 | | | 500 | | | | 422,075 | |
Series 2021-B31, Class A4 | | 2.420 | | 12/15/54 | | | 100 | | | | 80,991 | |
CD Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-CD08, Class A3 | | 2.657 | | 08/15/57 | | | 500 | | | | 429,213 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-UBS04, Class A4 | | 3.420% | | 08/10/47 | | | 500 | | | $ | 484,458 | |
Series 2015-DC01, Class A4 | | 3.078 | | 02/10/48 | | | 500 | | | | 484,504 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-GC42, Class A3 | | 2.749 | | 09/10/52 | | | 250 | | | | 216,164 | |
JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-COR05, Class A3 | | 3.123 | | 06/13/52 | | | 500 | | | | 431,919 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-C39, Class A4 | | 3.157 | | 09/15/50 | | | 500 | | | | 456,648 | |
Series 2019-C52, Class A4 | | 2.643 | | 08/15/52 | | | 436 | | | | 378,460 | |
Series 2020-C56, Class A4 | | 2.194 | | 06/15/53 | | | 500 | | | | 411,632 | |
Series 2021-C59, Class A3 | | 1.958 | | 04/15/54 | | | 350 | | | | 299,929 | |
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TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $5,313,712) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,597,426 | |
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CORPORATE BONDS 29.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.196 | | 02/04/26 | | | 253 | | | | 229,704 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.950 | | 02/01/30 | | | 50 | | | | 42,656 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.625 | | 03/01/48 | | | 35 | | | | 23,928 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.375 | | 03/15/32 | | | 25 | | | | 20,147 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.125 | | 11/16/28 | | | 13 | | | | 12,379 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 328,814 | |
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Agriculture 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Altria Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.400 | | 05/06/30 | | | 48 | | | | 41,333 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.400 | | 02/04/41 | | | 50 | | | | 33,494 | |
BAT International Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 1.668 | | 03/25/26 | | | 124 | | | | 110,184 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.125 | | 02/15/30 | | | 35 | | | | 34,258 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.625 | | 11/17/29 | | | 15 | | | | 15,203 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.750 | | 11/17/32 | | | 10 | | | | 10,112 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 244,584 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Airlines 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Southwest Airlines Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.125% | | 06/15/27 | | | 50 | | | $ | 49,288 | |
United Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates | | 4.300 | | 02/15/27 | | | 9 | | | | 8,289 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 57,577 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 1.625 | | 12/13/24 | | | 150 | | | | 140,194 | |
General Motors Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.250 | | 10/02/43 | | | 51 | | | | 47,998 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.600 | | 04/01/36 | | | 17 | | | | 16,996 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.700 | | 05/09/23 | | | 25 | | | | 24,918 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.900 | | 02/26/25 | | | 113 | | | | 107,043 | |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 0.800 | | 10/16/25 | | | 17 | | | | 15,244 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 352,393 | |
| | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.250 | | 03/01/32 | | | 15 | | | | 12,508 | |
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Banks 7.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.299(ff) | | 07/21/32 | | | 60 | | | | 46,930 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.687(ff) | | 04/22/32 | | | 115 | | | | 93,272 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 2.496(ff) | | 02/13/31 | | | 375 | | | | 308,640 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 3.970(ff) | | 03/05/29 | | | 175 | | | | 162,310 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series N | | 1.658(ff) | | 03/11/27 | | | 30 | | | | 26,735 | |
Sub. Notes, MTN | | 4.450 | | 03/03/26 | | | 115 | | | | 111,844 | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.666(ff) | | 01/29/31 | | | 210 | | | | 174,921 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.976(ff) | | 11/05/30 | | | 120 | | | | 102,271 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.700 | | 01/12/26 | | | 64 | | | | 61,408 | |
Sub. Notes | | 4.400 | | 06/10/25 | | | 55 | | | | 53,810 | |
Sub. Notes | | 4.450 | | 09/29/27 | | | 21 | | | | 20,070 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Deutsche Bank AG (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 3.700% | | 05/30/24 | | | 62 | | | $ | 60,642 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.992(ff) | | 01/27/32 | | | 165 | | | | 126,778 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.615(ff) | | 04/22/32 | | | 85 | | | | 68,319 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 02/25/26 | | | 25 | | | | 23,890 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.814(ff) | | 04/23/29 | | | 80 | | | | 73,355 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.578(ff) | | 04/22/27 | | | 100 | | | | 88,446 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.522(ff) | | 04/22/31 | | | 370 | | | | 306,241 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.545(ff) | | 11/08/32 | | | 5 | | | | 3,989 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.580(ff) | | 04/22/32 | | | 42 | | | | 34,014 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.739(ff) | | 10/15/30 | | | 150 | | | | 126,374 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.509(ff) | | 01/23/29 | | | 100 | | | | 91,447 | |
Sub. Notes | | 2.956(ff) | | 05/13/31 | | | 21 | | | | 17,646 | |
Sub. Notes | | 4.250 | | 10/01/27 | | | 21 | | | | 20,189 | |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | 2.239(ff) | | 07/21/32 | | | 40 | | | | 31,125 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | 2.699(ff) | | 01/22/31 | | | 255 | | | | 213,000 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | 3.772(ff) | | 01/24/29 | | | 110 | | | | 101,674 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | 3.875 | | 01/27/26 | | | 76 | | | | 73,143 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 1.928(ff) | | 04/28/32 | | | 90 | | | | 68,844 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 2.572(ff) | | 02/11/31 | | | 282 | | | | 235,066 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,926,393 | |
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Beverages 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.750 | | 01/23/29 | | | 75 | | | | 73,671 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.250 | | 08/01/31 | | | 80 | | | | 62,994 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.200 | | 05/01/30 | | | 20 | | | | 17,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 154,080 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Biotechnology 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amgen, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.800% | | 08/15/41 | | | 45 | | | $ | 30,949 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.250 | | 03/02/30 | | | 80 | | | | 79,597 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 110,546 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.400 | | 07/15/31 | | | 11 | | | | 8,767 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 07/02/24 | | | 21 | | | | 20,684 | |
Owens Corning, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.400 | | 08/15/26 | | | 25 | | | | 23,399 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.950 | | 08/15/29 | | | 95 | | | | 87,214 | |
Vulcan Materials Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 06/01/30 | | | 13 | | | | 11,524 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 151,588 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.600 | | 11/15/50 | | | 17 | | | | 12,264 | |
FMC Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.450 | | 10/01/29 | | | 90 | | | | 79,543 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 10/01/49 | | | 13 | | | | 10,530 | |
LYB International Finance III LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.200 | | 10/15/49 | | | 17 | | | | 12,813 | |
Nutrien Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.900 | | 06/01/43 | | | 21 | | | | 18,743 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 133,893 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
California Institute of Technology, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.650 | | 09/01/2119 | | | 20 | | | | 13,635 | |
Equifax, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.350 | | 09/15/31 | | | 20 | | | | 15,740 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.600 | | 12/01/24 | | | 121 | | | | 115,046 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.300 | | 12/01/26 | | | 45 | | | | 41,531 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Global Payments, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.200% | | 03/01/26 | | | 21 | | | $ | 18,366 | |
Johns Hopkins University, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series A | | 4.705 | | 07/01/32 | | | 20 | | | | 19,959 | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series F | | 2.989 | | 07/01/50 | | | 10 | | | | 7,439 | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.678 | | 07/01/2114 | | | 30 | | | | 27,199 | |
President & Fellows of Harvard College, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.517 | | 10/15/50 | | | 35 | | | | 23,628 | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.150 | | 07/15/46 | | | 35 | | | | 27,163 | |
Thomas Jefferson University, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes | | 3.847 | | 11/01/57 | | | 45 | | | | 33,352 | |
Trustees of Boston University, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, Series CC | | 4.061 | | 10/01/48 | | | 20 | | | | 17,623 | |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.610 | | 02/15/2119 | | | 25 | | | | 17,399 | |
University of Southern California, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2017 | | 3.841 | | 10/01/47 | | | 10 | | | | 8,575 | |
Washington University (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2022 | | 3.524 | | 04/15/54 | | | 80 | | | | 63,964 | |
Yale University, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020 | | 2.402 | | 04/15/50 | | | 20 | | | | 13,062 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 463,681 | |
| | | | |
Computers 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Apple, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250 | | 02/23/26 | | | 50 | | | | 47,868 | |
International Business Machines Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | 11/29/32 | | | 8 | | | | 8,381 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 56,249 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Discover Financial Services, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 03/04/25 | | | 21 | | | | 20,219 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.625 | | 10/15/31 | | | 25 | | | | 19,550 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 39,769 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AEP Texas, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.450% | | 05/15/51 | | | 13 | | | $ | 9,258 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series I | | 2.100 | | 07/01/30 | | | 62 | | | | 49,847 | |
AEP Transmission Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.250 | | 09/15/48 | | | 17 | | | | 14,516 | |
Ameren Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.500 | | 09/15/24 | | | 21 | | | | 20,026 | |
Arizona Public Service Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.600 | | 08/15/29 | | | 8 | | | | 6,776 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 12/01/49 | | | 25 | | | | 17,320 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.350 | | 12/15/32 | | | 20 | | | | 21,253 | |
Commonwealth Edison Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.900 | | 02/01/33 | | | 45 | | | | 44,591 | |
Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 5.250 | | 01/15/53 | | | 15 | | | | 14,976 | |
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series C | | 4.300 | | 12/01/56 | | | 4 | | | | 3,238 | |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.600 | | 06/15/43 | | | 32 | | | | 28,509 | |
DTE Electric Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General Ref. Mortgage, Series A | | 4.050 | | 05/15/48 | | | 21 | | | | 17,432 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.100 | | 06/01/37 | | | 21 | | | | 22,130 | |
Duke Energy Florida LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 2.400 | | 12/15/31 | | | 95 | | | | 77,124 | |
Eversource Energy, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series O | | 4.250 | | 04/01/29 | | | 41 | | | | 38,535 | |
Florida Power & Light Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.050 | | 06/01/42 | | | 15 | | | | 12,742 | |
First Mortgage | | 5.100 | | 04/01/33 | | | 110 | | | | 110,042 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.700 | | 04/01/24 | | | 17 | | | | 16,782 | |
MidAmerican Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.250 | | 07/15/49 | | | 34 | | | | 29,366 | |
Mississippi Power Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 12-A | | 4.250 | | 03/15/42 | | | 33 | | | | 27,151 | |
Monongahela Power Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage, 144A | | 3.550 | | 05/15/27 | | | 96 | | | | 89,717 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.051 | | 03/01/25 | | | 40 | | | | 40,267 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Northern States Power Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 3.400% | | 08/15/42 | | | 34 | | | $ | 26,671 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.750 | | 06/15/24 | | | 17 | | | | 16,465 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.500 | | 07/01/40 | | | 30 | | | | 23,490 | |
First Mortgage | | 4.550 | | 07/01/30 | | | 20 | | | | 18,059 | |
First Mortgage | | 4.750 | | 02/15/44 | | | 45 | | | | 35,238 | |
PacifiCorp, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 5.350 | | 12/01/53 | | | 40 | | | | 39,465 | |
PECO Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 2.800 | | 06/15/50 | | | 32 | | | | 20,858 | |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 3.000 | | 10/01/49 | | | 13 | | | | 9,035 | |
Public Service Electric & Gas Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage, MTN | | 3.600 | | 12/01/47 | | | 13 | | | | 10,075 | |
First Mortgage, MTN | | 3.700 | | 05/01/28 | | | 38 | | | | 35,850 | |
Puget Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 2.379 | | 06/15/28 | | | 5 | | | | 4,252 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.100 | | 06/15/30 | | | 75 | | | | 67,346 | |
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.150 | | 05/15/48 | | | 15 | | | | 12,570 | |
Sempra Energy, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.300 | | 04/01/25 | | | 35 | | | | 33,470 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.000 | | 02/01/48 | | | 15 | | | | 11,628 | |
Southern California Edison Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Ref. Mortgage | | 4.000 | | 04/01/47 | | | 55 | | | | 43,057 | |
Tucson Electric Power Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250 | | 05/15/32 | | | 30 | | | | 25,659 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.550 | | 07/15/24 | | | 47 | | | | 45,128 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.750 | | 03/15/27 | | | 10 | | | | 8,778 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,198,692 | |
| | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mexico City Airport Trust (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.250 | | 10/31/26 | | | 200 | | | | 186,037 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.279% | | 03/15/32 | | | 20 | | | $ | 17,271 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.141 | | 03/15/52 | | | 70 | | | | 55,008 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 72,279 | |
| | | | |
Foods 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Campbell Soup Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.300 | | 03/19/25 | | | 51 | | | | 48,935 | |
Hormel Foods Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 0.650 | | 06/03/24 | | | 8 | | | | 7,552 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.000 | | 02/02/29 | | | 100 | | | | 83,192 | |
Mars, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.600 | | 04/01/34 | | | 10 | | | | 8,694 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 148,373 | |
| | | | |
Gas 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.100 | | 09/01/47 | | | 21 | | | | 17,178 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.250 | | 03/01/28 | | | 65 | | | | 64,940 | |
NiSource, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.490 | | 05/15/27 | | | 13 | | | | 12,150 | |
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 06/01/29 | | | 21 | | | | 19,118 | |
Southern California Gas Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 3.750 | | 09/15/42 | | | 30 | | | | 23,476 | |
Spire Missouri, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | 4.800 | | 02/15/33 | | | 30 | | | | 29,191 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 166,053 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ascension Health, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series B | | 2.532 | | 11/15/29 | | | 35 | | | | 30,048 | |
Elevance Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.625 | | 05/15/42 | | | 50 | | | | 45,121 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2021 | | 2.810% | | 06/01/41 | | | 70 | | | $ | 51,378 | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2021 | | 3.002 | | 06/01/51 | | | 10 | | | | 6,959 | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2020 | | 2.955 | | 01/01/50 | | | 15 | | | | 10,352 | |
Methodist Hospital (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 20A | | 2.705 | | 12/01/50 | | | 10 | | | | 6,455 | |
New York & Presbyterian Hospital (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.024 | | 08/01/45 | | | 20 | | | | 16,997 | |
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Obligated Group, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2021 | | 2.633 | | 07/15/51 | | | 20 | | | | 13,009 | |
OhioHealth Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes | | 2.297 | | 11/15/31 | | | 30 | | | | 24,304 | |
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, Series 2042 | | 2.719 | | 01/01/42 | | | 15 | | | | 10,407 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.700 | | 03/30/45 | | | 8 | | | | 6,896 | |
Sentara Healthcare, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 2021 | | 2.927 | | 11/01/51 | | | 65 | | | | 44,036 | |
Stanford Health Care, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.027 | | 08/15/51 | | | 35 | | | | 24,516 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.300 | | 05/15/31 | | | 45 | | | | 37,101 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.950 | | 10/15/42 | | | 60 | | | | 51,401 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.950 | | 05/15/62 | | | 10 | | | | 9,411 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 388,391 | |
| | | | |
Home Builders 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.875 | | 03/15/27 | | | 220 | | | | 211,405 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.900 | | 04/05/32 | | | 45 | | | | 39,389 | |
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 10/15/50 | | | 8 | | | | 5,604 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.868 | | 06/01/44 | | | 30 | | | | 26,853 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.625% | | 08/16/32 | | | 15 | | | $ | 14,136 | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.951 | | 10/15/50 | | | 38 | | | | 27,630 | |
Lincoln National Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.050 | | 01/15/30 | | | 8 | | | | 6,757 | |
Markel Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.150 | | 09/17/50 | | | 17 | | | | 13,197 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.625 | | 09/15/42 | | | 32 | | | | 27,143 | |
W.R. Berkley Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.000 | | 05/12/50 | | | 8 | | | | 6,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 166,970 | |
| | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nucor Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.300 | | 05/23/27 | | | 25 | | | | 24,242 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.450 | | 04/15/30 | | | 80 | | | | 71,031 | |
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Brazil), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.250 | | 08/10/26 | | | 10 | | | | 10,171 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 105,444 | |
| | | | |
Lodging 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Marriott International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series R | | 3.125 | | 06/15/26 | | | 83 | | | | 77,589 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Construction & Mining 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.600 | | 09/19/29 | | | 13 | | | | 11,326 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Flowserve Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.800% | | 01/15/32 | | | 5 | | | $ | 3,852 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.200 | | 06/15/25 | | | 88 | | | | 82,847 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 86,699 | |
| | | | |
Media 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.800 | | 03/01/50 | | | 64 | | | | 46,612 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.908 | | 07/23/25 | | | 93 | | | | 90,975 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 6.384 | | 10/23/35 | | | 120 | | | | 114,907 | |
Comcast Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.999 | | 11/01/49 | | | 42 | | | | 33,858 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.250 | | 10/15/30 | | | 30 | | | | 28,508 | |
Cox Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.150 | | 08/15/24 | | | 43 | | | | 41,449 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.200 | | 09/20/47 | | | 23 | | | | 18,360 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.600 | | 01/13/51 | | | 12 | | | | 9,305 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 383,974 | |
| | | | |
Mining 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Barrick North America Finance LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.750 | | 05/01/43 | | | 55 | | | | 54,846 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.125 | | 03/01/28 | | | 25 | | | | 23,165 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 08/01/28 | | | 50 | | | | 46,548 | |
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT (Indonesia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.530 | | 11/15/28 | | | 200 | | | | 205,225 | |
Newmont Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.250 | | 10/01/30 | | | 5 | | | | 4,030 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.800 | | 10/01/29 | | | 122 | | | | 103,811 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 437,625 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.200% | | 03/01/32 | | | 30 | | | $ | 22,758 | |
Textron, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.375 | | 03/01/28 | | | 84 | | | | 76,404 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 99,162 | |
| | | | |
Multi-National 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Corp. Andina de Fomento (Supranational Bank), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 11/23/23 | | | 100 | | | | 98,315 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 02/15/52 | | | 5 | | | | 3,492 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.400 | | 06/15/47 | | | 57 | | | | 51,223 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 2.268 | | 11/15/26 | | | 15 | | | | 13,069 | |
Devon Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.600 | | 07/15/41 | | | 36 | | | | 33,194 | |
Ecopetrol SA (Colombia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.375 | | 06/26/26 | | | 40 | | | | 37,850 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 8.875 | | 01/13/33 | | | 40 | | | | 39,100 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.452 | | 04/15/51 | | | 8 | | | | 6,100 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.900 | | 09/29/31 | | | 30 | | | | 24,565 | |
Phillips 66, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.150 | | 12/15/30 | | | 84 | | | | 67,136 | |
Phillips 66 Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.550 | | 10/01/26 | | | 17 | | | | 15,843 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.125 | | 01/15/26 | | | 77 | | | | 68,556 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 360,128 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.200 | | 11/21/29 | | | 100 | | | | 88,409 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.050 | | 11/21/39 | | | 15 | | | | 12,681 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.550% | | 03/15/35 | | | 60 | | | $ | 55,785 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.625 | | 10/01/42 | | | 15 | | | | 13,270 | |
Astrazeneca Finance LLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.250 | | 05/28/31 | | | 3 | | | | 2,496 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.734 | | 12/15/24 | | | 53 | | | | 51,513 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.400 | | 07/26/29 | | | 5 | | | | 4,582 | |
Cigna Group (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.375 | | 10/15/28 | | | 30 | | | | 28,807 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.400 | | 03/15/30 | | | 40 | | | | 33,334 | |
CVS Health Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.125 | | 02/21/30 | | | 15 | | | | 14,726 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.125 | | 07/20/45 | | | 82 | | | | 73,880 | |
Johnson & Johnson, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.100 | | 09/01/40 | | | 10 | | | | 6,859 | |
Merck & Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.400 | | 03/07/29 | | | 8 | | | | 7,427 | |
Mylan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.200 | | 04/15/48 | | | 15 | | | | 11,444 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.875 | | 09/23/23 | | | 26 | | | | 25,611 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.200 | | 09/23/26 | | | 144 | | | | 134,033 | |
Viatris, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.850 | | 06/22/40 | | | 98 | | | | 66,881 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 631,738 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.125 | | 05/15/29 | | | 65 | | | | 62,557 | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.950 | | 06/15/28 | | | 133 | | | | 128,532 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.250 | | 04/15/49 | | | 34 | | | | 32,319 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series 20YR | | 5.800 | | 06/15/38 | | | 50 | | | | 46,752 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.125 | | 07/31/29 | | | 30 | | | | 26,480 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.850 | | 03/15/44 | | | 15 | | | | 13,345 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pipelines (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.000% | | 02/15/31 | | | 34 | | | $ | 26,383 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.250 | | 08/01/50 | | | 17 | | | | 10,756 | |
MPLX LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.650 | | 08/15/30 | | | 75 | | | | 61,572 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 04/15/38 | | | 63 | | | | 53,824 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.875 | | 06/01/25 | | | 55 | | | | 54,153 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | 02/15/49 | | | 17 | | | | 15,221 | |
ONEOK Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.125 | | 02/01/41 | | | 25 | | | | 24,137 | |
ONEOK, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.100 | | 03/15/30 | | | 82 | | | | 69,534 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.400 | | 09/01/29 | | | 15 | | | | 13,015 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.950 | | 07/13/47 | | | 21 | | | | 17,223 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 12/15/26 | | | 17 | | | | 16,298 | |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.200 | | 02/01/33 | | | 10 | | | | 8,712 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 6.125 | | 03/15/33 | | | 80 | | | | 80,362 | |
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250 | | 05/15/30 | | | 66 | | | | 57,405 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.950 | | 05/15/50 | | | 31 | | | | 24,010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 842,590 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.650 | | 06/15/24 | | | 130 | | | | 125,914 | |
CubeSmart LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.250 | | 12/15/28 | | | 15 | | | | 12,558 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.250 | | 01/15/32 | | | 5 | | | | 3,968 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series J | | 2.900 | | 12/15/31 | | | 5 | | | | 3,855 | |
Kimco Realty OP LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 1.900 | | 03/01/28 | | | 55 | | | | 46,439 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.200 | | 04/01/32 | | | 25 | | | | 20,882 | |
Realty Income Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.200 | | 06/15/28 | | | 80 | | | | 69,104 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.100 | | 12/15/29 | | | 29 | | | | 25,493 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Realty Income Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.250% | | 01/15/31 | | | 25 | | | $ | 21,791 | |
Simon Property Group LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.450 | | 09/13/29 | | | 70 | | | | 58,711 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 02/01/24 | | | 105 | | | | 103,373 | |
Spirit Realty LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.700 | | 02/15/32 | | | 33 | | | | 25,183 | |
Sun Communities Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 5.700 | | 01/15/33 | | | 35 | | | | 34,465 | |
Ventas Realty LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.125 | | 01/15/26 | | | 127 | | | | 122,197 | |
VICI Properties LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 02/15/28 | | | 20 | | | | 18,868 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 692,801 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 07/26/47 | | | 27 | | | | 21,688 | |
AutoZone, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 04/18/29 | | | 38 | | | | 34,865 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.875 | | 12/16/36 | | | 8 | | | | 8,552 | |
McDonald’s Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 4.700 | | 12/09/35 | | | 18 | | | | 17,006 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.700 | | 06/15/32 | | | 60 | | | | 57,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 139,296 | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.500 | | 01/15/28 | | | 45 | | | | 41,049 | |
Broadcom, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.137 | | 11/15/35 | | | 42 | | | | 30,988 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.419 | | 04/15/33 | | | 120 | | | | 96,638 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 04/15/29 | | | 25 | | | | 22,636 | |
Intel Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.625 | | 02/10/43 | | | 5 | | | | 4,881 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Intel Corp., (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.700% | | 02/10/53 | | | 15 | | | $ | 14,662 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.900 | | 02/10/63 | | | 20 | | | | 19,684 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 230,538 | |
| | | | |
Software 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Microsoft Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.525 | | 06/01/50 | | | 63 | | | | 42,067 | |
Oracle Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.600 | | 04/01/50 | | | 15 | | | | 10,172 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.850 | | 04/01/60 | | | 8 | | | | 5,318 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.550 | | 02/06/53 | | | 20 | | | | 18,291 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.900 | | 11/09/52 | | | 30 | | | | 32,338 | |
Workday, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 04/01/27 | | | 10 | | | | 9,345 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.700 | | 04/01/29 | | | 20 | | | | 18,267 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 135,798 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AT&T, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 09/15/53 | | | 140 | | | | 96,114 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.300 | | 02/15/30 | | | 70 | | | | 65,689 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.500 | | 05/15/35 | | | 65 | | | | 58,426 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.000 | | 02/15/41 | | | 40 | | | | 27,904 | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.875 | | 04/15/30 | | | 30 | | | | 27,210 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.016 | | 12/03/29 | | | 37 | | | | 34,169 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 309,512 | |
| | | | |
Transportation 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CSX Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.150 | | 05/01/37 | | | 33 | | | | 34,801 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $14,450,934) | | | | | | | | | | | 12,247,611 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Michigan 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
University of Michigan, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series B | | 3.504% | | 04/01/52 | | | 35 | | | $ | 28,040 | |
| | | | |
New Jersey 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series F | | 7.414 | | 01/01/40 | | | 10 | | | | 12,558 | |
| | | | |
New York 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
New York State Dormitory Authority, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series C | | 2.202 | | 03/15/34 | | | 15 | | | | 11,628 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated, Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series 174 | | 4.458 | | 10/01/62 | | | 10 | | | | 9,130 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 20,758 | |
| | | | |
Ohio 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ohio State University (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A | | 4.800 | | 06/01/2111 | | | 10 | | | | 9,120 | |
| | | | |
Pennsylvania 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue Bonds, BABs, Series B | | 5.511 | | 12/01/45 | | | 10 | | | | 10,649 | |
| | | | |
Texas 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A | | 4.087 | | 11/01/51 | | | 20 | | | | 17,535 | |
| | | | |
Virginia 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
University of Virginia, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series B | | 2.584 | | 11/01/51 | | | 25 | | | | 16,626 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (cost $150,846) | | | | | | | | | | | 115,286 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-02A, Class M1A, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.200%) | | 5.684(c) | | 06/25/31 | | | 95 | | | | 94,904 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust, Series 2021-DNA03, Class M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 6.584%(c) | | 10/25/33 | | | 50 | | | $ | 49,686 | |
Series 2022-DNA03, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 7.384(c) | | 04/25/42 | | | 30 | | | | 30,038 | |
MFA Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-RPL01, Class A1, 144A | | 1.131(cc) | | 07/25/60 | | | 65 | | | | 56,651 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $240,060) | | | | | | | | | | | 231,279 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.500 | | 01/11/28 | | | 200 | | | | 187,788 | |
Mexico Government International Bond (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | 6.050 | | 01/11/40 | | | 50 | | | | 49,744 | |
Peruvian Government International Bond (Peru), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.125 | | 08/25/27 | | | 50 | | | | 48,306 | |
Romanian Government International Bond (Romania), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | 6.000 | | 05/25/34 | | | 86 | | | | 83,420 | |
Uruguay Government International Bond (Uruguay), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.100 | | 06/18/50 | | | 15 | | | | 14,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (cost $433,583) | | | | | | | | | | | 383,943 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 28.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 1.500 | | 04/01/51 | | | 435 | | | | 336,422 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 2.000 | | 02/01/51 | | | 909 | | | | 743,862 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 2.000 | | 07/01/51 | | | 490 | | | | 399,809 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 2.500 | | 04/01/51 | | | 704 | | | | 598,622 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 3.000 | | 04/01/52 | | | 239 | | | | 210,785 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 3.500 | | 01/01/52 | | | 248 | | | | 226,009 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | 6.000 | | 11/01/52 | | | 220 | | | | 223,018 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 1.500 | | 12/01/50 | | | 347 | | | | 269,143 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 2.000 | | 05/01/36 | | | 389 | | | | 345,769 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 2.000 | | 05/01/51 | | | 728 | | | | 595,135 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 2.500 | | 04/01/51 | | | 1,351 | | | | 1,145,736 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 2.500 | | 05/01/52 | | | 475 | | | | 404,412 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.000 | | 02/01/52 | | | 465 | | | | 409,496 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.000 | | 03/01/52 | | | 454 | | | | 403,709 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.000 | | 05/01/52 | | | 474 | | | | 421,808 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.500% | | 06/01/47 | | | 355 | | | $ | 328,401 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.500 | | 02/01/52 | | | 242 | | | | 220,823 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.000 | | TBA | | | 500 | | | | 469,297 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.000 | | 03/01/49 | | | 393 | | | | 374,810 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.000 | | 05/01/52 | | | 244 | | | | 228,848 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.500 | | 05/01/52 | | | 310 | | | | 299,787 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.500 | | 06/01/52 | | | 234 | | | | 225,451 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 5.000 | | 07/01/52 | | | 498 | | | | 490,318 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 5.500 | | 10/01/52 | | | 253 | | | | 253,201 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | 5.500 | | 11/01/52 | | | 493 | | | | 492,203 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | 2.000 | | 03/20/51 | | | 421 | | | | 355,004 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.000 | | 01/20/51 | | | 605 | | | | 542,188 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | 3.500 | | 07/20/52 | | | 497 | | | | 456,712 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | 4.500 | | 05/20/52 | | | 493 | | | | 478,844 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 1.500 | | 09/15/31 | | | 15 | | | | 11,890 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (cost $13,114,016) | | | | | | | | | | | 11,961,512 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 18.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.750 | | 08/15/41 | | | 21 | | | | 14,556 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.875 | | 02/15/41 | | | 915 | | | | 653,939 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.875 | | 11/15/51 | | | 25 | | | | 16,273 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.000 | | 11/15/41 | | | 895 | | | | 646,498 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.250 | | 05/15/41 | | | 105 | | | | 79,784 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.250 | | 08/15/49 | | | 85 | | | | 60,988 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.375 | | 02/15/42 | | | 1,170 | | | | 899,986 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.375 | | 11/15/49 | | | 790 | | | | 582,995 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.500 | | 02/15/46 | | | 75 | | | | 57,023 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.500 | | 05/15/46 | | | 445 | | | | 338,270 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.750 | | 08/15/47 | | | 1,375 | | | | 1,093,770 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.875 | | 05/15/52 | | | 135 | | | | 110,700 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.000 | | 02/15/48 | | | 30 | | | | 25,022 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.250 | | 05/15/42 | | | 155 | | | | 137,054 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.375 | | 08/15/42 | | | 10 | | | | 9,005 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.000 | | 11/15/42 | | | 60 | | | | 59,175 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.000 | | 11/15/52 | | | 65 | | | | 66,198 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes(k) | | 0.750 | | 03/31/26 | | | 235 | | | | 210,288 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.250 | | 11/30/26 | | | 1,115 | | | | 995,834 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.250 | | 12/31/26 | | | 190 | | | | 169,397 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.250 | | 09/30/28 | | | 5 | | | | 4,282 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.000 | | 02/29/28 | | | 280 | | | | 277,944 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 115
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 4.000% | | 02/28/30 | | | 120 | | | $ | 119,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon | | 2.221(s) | | 02/15/42 | | | 1,395 | | | | 628,676 | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon | | 2.527(s) | | 08/15/44 | | | 305 | | | | 123,644 | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon | | 2.542(s) | | 02/15/46 | | | 450 | | | | 172,793 | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon | | 2.561(s) | | 11/15/45 | | | 80 | | | | 30,978 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (cost $8,980,614) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,584,603 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $47,629,539) | | | | | | | | | | | 41,950,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | Shares | | | | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $251,056) | | | | | | | 251,056 | | | | 251,056 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 101.2% (cost $47,880,595) | | | | | | | | | | | 42,201,399 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (1.2)% | | | | | | | | | | | (491,980 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 41,709,419 | |
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See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
# | Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
(c) | Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2023. |
(cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of February 28, 2023. 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. |
(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. |
(s) | Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date. |
(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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as of February 28, 2023
Forward Commitment Contract:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligation | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Settlement Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (proceeds receivable $507,715) | | 5.500% | | TBA | | 03/13/23 | | | $(500 | ) | | $ | (499,141 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Long Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
23 | | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | $ | 4,685,711 | | | | | | | $ | (13,080 | ) | | | | |
5 | | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 535,273 | | | | | | | | (3,482 | ) | | | | |
41 | | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 4,577,906 | | | | | | | | (11,287 | ) | | | | |
1 | | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 135,063 | | | | | | | | (1,414 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (29,263 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
18 | | 10 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 2,109,375 | | | | | | | | 5,406 | | | | | |
28 | | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 3,506,125 | | | | | | | | 15,232 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,638 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (8,625 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Benchmark Bond Index(T) | | 1 Day USOIS-50bps(Q)/4.070% | | JPM | | 03/20/23 | | | (227) | | | $ | (13,123 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (13,123 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
|
OTC Swap Agreements | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $(13,123) |
|
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 | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 187,917 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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 February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles | | $ | — | | | $ | 669,493 | | | | | | �� | | $— | | | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | — | | | | 3,982,088 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Consumer Loans | | | — | | | | 177,102 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 4,597,426 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 12,247,611 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 115,286 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 231,279 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | — | | | | 383,943 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 11,961,512 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 7,584,603 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | $ | 251,056 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 251,056 | | | $ | 41,950,343 | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 20,638 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Commitment Contract | | $ | — | | | $ | (499,141 | ) | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | (29,263 | ) | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | (13,123 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | (29,263 | ) | | $ | (512,264 | ) | | | | | | | $— | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of forward commitment contracts, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value. Forward commitment contracts are recorded at market value. |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 28.7 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 18.2 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 11.0 | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | 9.6 | |
Banks | | | 7.0 | |
Electric | | | 2.9 | |
Pipelines | | | 2.0 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 1.7 | |
Automobiles | | | 1.6 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 1.5 | |
Commercial Services | | | 1.1 | |
Mining | | | 1.1 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 0.9 | |
Media | | | 0.9 | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | 0.9 | |
Oil & Gas | | | 0.9 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.8 | % |
Telecommunications | | | 0.7 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 0.6 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.6 | |
Semiconductors | | | 0.6 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 0.5 | |
Home Builders | | | 0.5 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.5 | |
Consumer Loans | | | 0.4 | |
Insurance | | | 0.4 | |
Gas | | | 0.4 | |
Beverages | | | 0.4 | |
Building Materials | | | 0.4 | |
Foods | | | 0.4 | |
Retail | | | 0.3 | |
Software | | | 0.3 | |
Chemicals | | | 0.3 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.3 | % |
Biotechnology | | | 0.3 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.3 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.2 | |
Multi-National | | | 0.2 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 0.2 | |
Lodging | | | 0.2 | |
Entertainment | | | 0.2 | |
Airlines | | | 0.1 | |
Computers | | | 0.1 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | |
Transportation | | | 0.1 | % |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 0.0 | * |
Machinery-Construction & Mining | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| | | 101.2 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (1.2 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary types of risk associated with these derivative instruments are credit contracts risk 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 February 28, 2023 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 | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | $ | 20,638 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | $ | 29,263 | * |
Interest rate contracts | | — | | | — | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 13,123 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 20,638 | | | | | $ | 42,386 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended February 28, 2023 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 | | | Swaps | |
| | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (24,174 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | | (81,915 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | $ | (81,915 | ) | | $ | (24,174 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
| | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | | Swaps | |
| | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (5,370 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | | (11,931 | ) | | | (13,123 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | $ | (11,931 | ) | | $ | (18,493 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
| | |
Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* |
| |
Futures Contracts - Long Positions (1) | | $9,821,234 |
| |
Futures Contracts - Short Positions (1) | | 5,608,823 |
| |
Credit Default Swap Agreements - Buy Protection (1) | | 1,053,333 |
| |
Total Return Swap Agreements (1) | | 151,603 |
* | Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2023. |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund invested in OTC derivatives during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
JPM | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (13,123 | ) | | | $ | (13,123 | ) | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (13,123 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $47,880,595) | | $ | 42,201,399 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,326,096 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 230,600 | |
Due from broker—variation margin futures | | | 2,187 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 43,760,282 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 1,532,443 | |
Forward commitment contracts, at value (proceeds receivable $507,715) | | | 499,141 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 13,123 | |
Management fee payable | | | 6,156 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | 2,050,863 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 41,709,419 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest, at par | | $ | 1,000 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 49,494,853 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (7,786,434 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 41,709,419 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share. ($41,709,419 ÷ 1,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 41.71 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 683,605 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 20,900 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 704,505 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 39,417 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 665,088 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (774,573 | ) |
Futures transactions | | | (81,915 | ) |
Swap agreement transactions | | | (24,174 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (880,662 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (562,191 | ) |
Futures | | | (11,931 | ) |
Swap agreements | | | (18,493 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (592,615 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (1,473,277 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (808,189 | ) |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | Year Ended August 31, 2022 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | $ | 665,088 | | | | | | | $ | 774,120 | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | | (880,662 | ) | | | | | | | (985,486 | ) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | | (592,615 | ) | | | | | | | (5,574,442 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | (808,189 | ) | | | | | | | (5,785,808 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | (667,990 | ) | | | | | | | (1,113,234 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (0 and 475,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 23,274,700 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | | (1,476,179 | ) | | | | | | | 16,375,658 | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 43,185,598 | | | | | | | | 26,809,940 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
End of period | | | | $ | 41,709,419 | | | | | | | $ | 43,185,598 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | Year Ended August 31, 2022 | | April 12, 2021(a) through August 31, 2021 | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | | | $43.19 | | | | | | | | $51.07 | | | | | | | | | | $50.00 | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 0.67 | | | | | | | | 0.95 | | | | | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment | | | | | (1.48 | ) | | | | | | | (7.27 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | | | | | (6.32 | ) | | | | | | | | | 1.30 | | | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | - | | | | | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | | | | | (1.56 | ) | | | | | | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | | $41.71 | | | | | | | | $43.19 | | | | | | | | | | $51.07 | | | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | | (1.90 | )% | | | | | | | (12.62 | )% | | | | | | | | | 2.59 | % | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | | $41,709 | | | | | | | | $43,186 | | | | | | | | | | $26,810 | | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | | $41,842 | | | | | | | | $38,280 | | | | | | | | | | $27,915 | | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.19 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.19 | % | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | %(e) | | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | | 0.19 | %(e) | | | | | | | 0.19 | % | | | | | | | | | 0.19 | %(e) | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | 3.21 | %(e) | | | | | | | 2.02 | % | | | | | | | | | 1.28 | %(e) | | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | | 98 | % | | | | | | | 409 | % | | | | | | | | | 337 | % | | | | | | |
(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. |
(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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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 98.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 21.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Automobiles 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01, Class C, 144A | | | 5.580% | | | 08/15/35 | | | 100 | | | $ | 98,865 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class C, 144A | | | 2.630 | | | 06/25/26 | | | 100 | | | | 91,126 | |
Series 2023-01A, Class B, 144A | | | 6.220 | | | 06/25/27 | | | 100 | | | | 99,997 | |
OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class B, 144A | | | 5.810 | | | 02/14/31 | | | 200 | | | | 198,809 | |
Series 2023-01A, Class C, 144A | | | 6.140 | | | 02/14/31 | | | 100 | | | | 99,411 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 588,208 | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations 19.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AIG CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | | 5.918(c) | | | 10/25/33 | | | 750 | | | | 738,096 | |
AlbaCore Euro CLO (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 04A, Class B1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.600% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.600%) | | | 4.888(c) | | | 07/15/35 | | EUR | 500 | | | | 515,677 | |
Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-25A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.390%) | | | 6.029(c) | | | 04/20/35 | | | 500 | | | | 490,522 | |
Atlas Senior Loan Fund (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-14A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.160% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.160%) | | | 5.403(c) | | | 07/20/32 | | | 500 | | | | 491,944 | |
Avoca Capital CLO Ltd. (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 10A, Class B1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 1.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.350%) | | | 3.638(c) | | | 04/15/35 | | EUR | 250 | | | | 248,344 | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.320% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.320%) | | | 5.952(c) | | | 04/18/35 | | | 250 | | | | 245,202 | |
Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%) | | | 5.978(c) | | | 01/20/35 | | | 500 | | | | 490,719 | |
Ballyrock CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.010%) | | | 5.818(c) | | | 10/20/31 | | | 250 | | | | 247,475 | |
Barings CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.010%) | | | 5.802(c) | | | 10/15/33 | | | 250 | | | | 247,149 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Battalion CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-10A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%) | | 5.986%(c) | | 01/25/35 | | | 750 | | | $ | 732,718 | |
Benefit Street Partners CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-03A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.000%) | | 5.808(c) | | 07/20/29 | | | 106 | | | | 105,155 | |
Carlyle CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series C17A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.832(c) | | 04/30/31 | | | 250 | | | | 247,948 | |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-01A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 0.970% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.970%) | | 5.762(c) | | 04/17/31 | | | 249 | | | | 246,820 | |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-11A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.095% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.095%) | | 5.913(c) | | 01/25/33 | | | 500 | | | | 493,775 | |
CarVal CLO Ltd. (Jersey), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%) | | 6.883(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 500 | | | | 499,957 | |
Cordatus CLO PLC (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 23A, Class B1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%) | | 4.749(c) | | 04/25/36 | | EUR | 250 | | | | 252,762 | |
Crown City CLO (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class A1AR, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.340% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.340%) | | 5.979(c) | | 04/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 244,132 | |
Crown Point CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-11A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%) | | 5.912(c) | | 01/17/34 | | | 500 | | | | 490,411 | |
Elevation CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-03A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.210% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.210%) | | 6.028(c) | | 01/25/35 | | | 500 | | | | 488,461 | |
Generate CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 4A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.090% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.898(c) | | 04/20/32 | | | 250 | | | | 247,513 | |
Greenwood Park CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.010% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.802(c) | | 04/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 247,666 | |
Grosvenor Place CLO DAC (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 22-1A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%) | | 4.338(c) | | 11/24/35 | | EUR | 750 | | | | 794,806 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
HPS Loan Management Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 10A-16, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.140% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.140%) | | 5.948%(c) | | 04/20/34 | | | 300 | | | $ | 295,294 | |
ICG US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-03A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.848(c) | | 04/25/31 | | | 249 | | | | 247,149 | |
Series 2015-02RA, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.370% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.370%) | | 6.162(c) | | 01/16/33 | | | 250 | | | | 247,568 | |
KKR CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 11, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.180% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.180%) | | 5.972(c) | | 01/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 248,241 | |
Series 33A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.170% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.170%) | | 5.978(c) | | 07/20/34 | | | 500 | | | | 490,821 | |
Madison Park Euro Funding (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 14A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 0.800% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.800%) | | 3.088(c) | | 07/15/32 | | EUR | 250 | | | | 257,814 | |
Madison Park Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-38A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.120% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.120%) | | 5.912(c) | | 07/17/34 | | | 250 | | | | 245,535 | |
OCP CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-09A, Class A1R2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%) | | 5.882(c) | | 01/15/33 | | | 250 | | | | 246,596 | |
OFSI BSL Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-11A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.100%) | | 6.732(c) | | 07/18/31 | | | 500 | | | | 500,236 | |
OZLM Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-18A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.020% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.020%) | | 5.850(c) | | 04/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 246,477 | |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-01A, Class A2R4, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.700%) | | 6.615(c) | | 05/21/34 | | | 465 | | | | 454,253 | |
Series 2018-02A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.892(c) | | 07/16/31 | | | 500 | | | | 495,758 | |
Palmer Square European CLO DAC (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 22-2A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 2.200% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.200%) | | 4.642(c) | | 01/15/36 | | EUR | 250 | | | | 264,974 | |
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.180% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.180%) | | 5.972(c) | | 10/15/34 | | | 500 | | | | 488,100 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Regatta Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-04A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.150%) | | | 5.958%(c) | | | | 01/20/35 | | | | 750 | | | $ | 735,381 | |
Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-02A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.000%) | | | 6.639(c) | | | | 07/20/33 | | | | 750 | | | | 749,455 | |
TCW CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 1.280% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.280%) | | | 5.919(c) | | | | 10/20/32 | | | | 250 | | | | 247,068 | |
Trinitas CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-05A, Class ARR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.030% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.030%) | | | 5.848(c) | | | | 10/25/28 | | | | 39 | | | | 38,739 | |
Trinitas Euro CLO (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 02A, Class CR, 144A, 3 Month EURIBOR + 3.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.750%) | | | 6.038(c) | | | | 04/15/35 | | | EUR | 500 | | | | 528,820 | |
TSTAT Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.300% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.300%) | | | 6.939(c) | | | | 07/20/31 | | | | 485 | | | | 486,311 | |
Venture CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-43A, Class A1, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.240% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.240%) | | | 6.032(c) | | | | 04/15/34 | | | | 250 | | | | 245,129 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,566,971 | |
| | | | |
Consumer Loans 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2020-AA, Class A, 144A | | | 2.190 | | | | 08/21/34 | | | | 150 | | | | 143,539 | |
Oportun Issuance Trust, Series 2022-02, Class A, 144A | | | 5.940 | | | | 10/09/29 | | | | 120 | | | | 119,332 | |
Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2022-01, Class A, 144A | | | 3.070 | | | | 03/15/32 | | | | 100 | | | | 92,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 355,307 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $17,619,224) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,510,486 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BANK, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-BN35, Class A4 | | | 2.031 | | | | 06/15/64 | | | | 500 | | | | 399,149 | |
Series 2021-BN38, Class A4 | | | 2.275 | | | | 12/15/64 | | | | 250 | | | | 200,290 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-BNK03, Class XB, IO | | 0.586%(cc) | | 02/15/50 | | | 8,410 | | | $ | 175,976 | |
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-C07, Class XB, IO | | 0.987(cc) | | 04/15/53 | | | 1,019 | | | | 60,557 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-B19, Class A1 | | 0.628 | | 09/15/53 | | | 357 | | | | 337,760 | |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-XL, Class F, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.114% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.114%) | | 6.677(c) | | 10/15/36 | | | 255 | | | | 249,235 | |
Series 2019-XL, Class J, 144A, 1 Month SOFR + 2.764% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.764%) | | 7.327(c) | | 10/15/36 | | | 340 | | | | 331,368 | |
Series 2021-CIP, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.820% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.820%) | | 7.408(c) | | 12/15/38 | | | 150 | | | | 142,108 | |
BXP Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-601L, Class A, 144A | | 2.618 | | 01/15/44 | | | 250 | | | | 195,853 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-GC43, Class A3 | | 2.782 | | 11/10/52 | | | 500 | | | | 429,659 | |
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-USA, Class A2, 144A | | 3.953 | | 09/15/37 | | | 250 | | | | 225,460 | |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-C16, Class A2 | | 3.067 | | 06/15/52 | | | 232 | | | | 204,849 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-IP, Class E, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.550% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.550%) | | 8.138(c) | | 10/15/36 | | | 180 | | | | 166,786 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-GSA03, Class A4 | | 2.369 | | 12/15/54 | | | 200 | | | | 161,296 | |
Series 2021-GSA03, Class XB, IO | | 0.624(cc) | | 12/15/54 | | | 2,000 | | | | 88,735 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-NYAH, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.190% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.190%) | | 6.778(c) | | 06/15/38 | | | 374 | | | | 353,376 | |
Series 2021-NYAH, Class H, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.390% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.390%) | | 7.978(c) | | 06/15/38 | | | 150 | | | | 135,039 | |
MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-MHC, Class F, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.601% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.601%) | | 7.189(c) | | 04/15/38 | | | 369 | | | | 357,165 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-BNK02, Class A3 | | 2.791 | | 11/15/49 | | | 1,000 | | | | 912,137 | |
Series 2019-L02, Class A3 | | 3.806 | | 03/15/52 | | | 325 | | | | 300,102 | |
Series 2020-HR08, Class A3 | | 1.790 | | 07/15/53 | | | 365 | | | | 291,439 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
One New York Plaza Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-01NYP, Class AJ, 144A, 1 Month | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%) | | 5.838%(c) | | 01/15/36 | | | 310 | | | $ | 292,710 | |
Series 2020-01NYP, Class B, 144A, 1 Month | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIBOR + 1.500% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.500%) | | 6.088(c) | | 01/15/36 | | | 175 | | | | 164,008 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $6,625,218) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,175,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 32.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.300 | | 03/01/35 | | | 190 | | | | 143,621 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.900 | | 05/01/49 | | | 180 | | | | 129,376 | |
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 04/15/27 | | | 75 | | | | 74,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 347,247 | |
| | | | |
Agriculture 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Altria Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 2.450 | | 02/04/32 | | | 245 | | | | 184,881 | |
BAT International Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.448 | | 03/16/28 | | | 120 | | | | 112,075 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 3.950 | | 06/15/25 | | | 105 | | | | 101,478 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.125 | | 02/15/30 | | | 450 | | | | 440,460 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 838,894 | |
| | | | |
Airlines 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Southwest Airlines Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.125 | | 06/15/27 | | | 140 | | | | 138,007 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Apparel 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125% | | 11/15/29 | | | 50 | | | $ | 42,218 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.000 | | 08/15/29 | | | 50 | | | | 40,306 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 82,524 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ford Motor Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.750 | | 01/15/43 | | | 50 | | | | 36,674 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.100 | | 08/19/32 | | | 255 | | | | 238,328 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.271 | | 01/09/27 | | | 200 | | | | 182,068 | |
General Motors Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.250 | | 10/02/43 | | | 150 | | | | 141,171 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.000 | | 04/09/27 | | | 180 | | | | 175,526 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 773,767 | |
| | | | |
Banks 7.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Series N | | 2.651(ff) | | 03/11/32 | | | 1,120 | | | | 911,367 | |
BNP Paribas SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 1.323(ff) | | 01/13/27 | | | 415 | | | | 366,812 | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 3.875(ff) | | 02/18/26(oo) | | | 40 | | | | 35,885 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.666(ff) | | 01/29/31 | | | 990 | | | | 824,627 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.537(ff) | | 08/12/33 | | | 270 | | | | 240,727 | |
Deutsche Bank AG (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.311(ff) | | 11/16/27 | | | 310 | | | | 269,115 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series V | | 4.125(ff) | | 11/10/26(oo) | | | 55 | | | | 47,455 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.223(ff) | | 05/01/29 | | | 735 | | | | 688,423 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH | | 4.600(ff) | | 02/01/25(oo) | | | 125 | | | | 115,822 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 2.739(ff) | | 10/15/30 | | | 1,210 | | | | 1,019,419 | |
Morgan Stanley, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 6.342(ff) | | 10/18/33 | | | 25 | | | | 26,364 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Morgan Stanley, (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, GMTN | | | 2.699%(ff) | | | | 01/22/31 | | | | 520 | | | $ | 434,353 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | | 2.943(ff) | | | | 01/21/33 | | | | 450 | | | | 368,655 | |
Sub. Notes, GMTN | | | 4.350 | | | | 09/08/26 | | | | 195 | | | | 187,556 | |
Societe Generale SA (France), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 2.797(ff) | | | | 01/19/28 | | | | 195 | | | | 172,825 | |
UBS Group AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, SOFR + 1.580% | | | 6.155(c) | | | | 05/12/26 | | | | 200 | | | | 201,770 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | | 2.879(ff) | | | | 10/30/30 | | | | 260 | | | | 221,225 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN | | | 4.808(ff) | | | | 07/25/28 | | | | 295 | | | | 287,281 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,419,681 | |
| | | | |
Beverages 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 4.900 | | | | 02/01/46 | | | | 40 | | | | 36,463 | |
| | | | |
Biotechnology 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amgen, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 5.600 | | | | 03/02/43 | | | | 290 | | | | 286,490 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | 09/15/29 | | | | 175 | | | | 149,089 | |
Griffon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.750 | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | 48 | | | | 44,192 | |
Masco Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.500 | | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 230 | | | | 213,305 | |
Owens Corning, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.875 | | | | 06/01/30 | | | | 175 | | | | 158,510 | |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 66,586 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 07/15/30 | | | | 75 | | | | 62,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 694,115 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CF Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.150% | | | | 03/15/34 | | | | 130 | | | $ | 120,914 | |
Chemours Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.375 | | | | 05/15/27 | | | | 50 | | | | 45,612 | |
RPM International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.950 | | | | 01/15/32 | | | | 20 | | | | 15,791 | |
Sasol Financing USA LLC (South Africa), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 03/27/24 | | | | 200 | | | | 197,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 379,457 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.625 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 125 | | | | 118,819 | |
ERAC USA Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.300 | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | 160 | | | | 147,665 | |
Herc Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 75 | | | | 70,667 | |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 05/15/29 | | | | 75 | | | | 60,768 | |
Nexi SpA (Italy), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.125 | | | | 04/30/29 | | | EUR | 252 | | | | 212,299 | |
RELX Capital, Inc. (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 05/20/32 | | | | 30 | | | | 28,620 | |
Thomas Jefferson University, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes | | | 3.847 | | | | 11/01/57 | | | | 25 | | | | 18,529 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.750 | | | | 01/15/32 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,989 | |
Washington University (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.349 | | | | 04/15/2122 | | | | 80 | | | | 65,287 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 764,643 | |
| | | | |
Distribution/Wholesale 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 3.875 | | | | 12/15/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,060 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cantor Fitzgerald LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875% | | | | 05/01/24 | | | | 165 | | | $ | 162,001 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.625 | | | | 10/15/31 | | | | 120 | | | | 93,840 | |
LFS Topco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 10/15/26 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,592 | |
OneMain Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 03/15/25 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,510 | |
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. (India), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | | 6.150 | | | | 12/06/28 | | | | 200 | | | | 199,980 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 501,923 | |
| | | | |
Electric 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.750 | | | | 03/01/31 | | | | 75 | | | | 60,859 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,124 | |
Comision Federal de Electricidad (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.688 | | | | 05/15/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 178,288 | |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (South Africa), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A, MTN | | | 6.750 | | | | 08/06/23 | | | | 200 | | | | 197,900 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.375 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 40,755 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 50 | | | | 38,760 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | | 4.500 | | | | 07/01/40 | | | | 110 | | | | 86,130 | |
Puget Energy, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 4.224 | | | | 03/15/32 | | | | 145 | | | | 128,431 | |
Sempra Energy, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | | 4.125(ff) | | | | 04/01/52 | | | | 120 | | | | 101,669 | |
Southern California Edison Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Mortgage | | | 3.450 | | | | 02/01/52 | | | | 30 | | | | 21,276 | |
First Mortgage | | | 5.300 | | | | 03/01/28 | | | | 110 | | | | 109,869 | |
Southern Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | | 5.113 | | | | 08/01/27 | | | | 40 | | | | 39,488 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Vistra Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000%(ff) | | | | 12/15/26(oo) | | | | 25 | | | $ | 23,407 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 05/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,238 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,111,194 | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Likewize Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 9.750 | | | | 10/15/25 | | | | 50 | | | | 46,844 | |
| | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mexico City Airport Trust (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 4.250 | | | | 10/31/26 | | | | 200 | | | | 186,038 | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 25 | | | | 25,178 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.625 | | | | 04/15/26 | | | | 50 | | | | 50,123 | |
Penn Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.125 | | | | 07/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 40,652 | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.050 | | | | 03/15/42 | | | | 95 | | | | 76,900 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.141 | | | | 03/15/52 | | | | 130 | | | | 102,157 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.391 | | | | 03/15/62 | | | | 15 | | | | 11,667 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 306,677 | |
| | | | |
Foods 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | 03/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 42,421 | |
B&G Foods, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 04/01/25 | | | | 50 | | | | 45,282 | |
Bellis Finco PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | 02/16/27 | | | GBP | 218 | | | | 186,613 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 137
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Foods (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.500% | | 04/15/25 | | | 25 | | | $ | 24,357 | |
JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.125 | | 02/01/28 | | | 45 | | | | 42,790 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.125 | | 01/31/30 | | | 25 | | | | 22,026 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 01/31/32 | | | 25 | | | | 21,977 | |
Market Bidco Finco PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.500 | | 11/04/27 | | GBP | 100 | | | | 92,379 | |
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.500 | | 03/01/32 | | | 50 | | | | 38,961 | |
Post Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.500 | | 09/15/31 | | | 75 | | | | 63,353 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 580,159 | |
| | | | |
Gas 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.050 | | 05/15/52 | | | 75 | | | | 68,443 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Products 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Avantor Funding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 3.875 | | 07/15/28 | | EUR | 192 | | | | 185,327 | |
Medline Borrower LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 3.875 | | 04/01/29 | | | 25 | | | | 20,847 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.250 | | 10/01/29 | | | 25 | | | | 20,528 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 226,702 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
DaVita, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 06/01/30 | | | 150 | | | | 123,578 | |
Humana, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.500 | | 03/15/53 | | | 140 | | | | 135,441 | |
Inova Health System Foundation, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | 4.068 | | 05/15/52 | | | 250 | | | | 210,634 | |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.375 | | 02/15/27 | | | 75 | | | | 63,248 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.556% | | | | 11/01/52 | | | | 220 | | | $ | 204,462 | |
Presbyterian Healthcare Services, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.875 | | | | 08/01/52 | | | | 150 | | | | 143,463 | |
Queen’s Health Systems (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes | | | 4.810 | | | | 07/01/52 | | | | 90 | | | | 84,807 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.125 | | | | 10/01/28 | | | | 25 | | | | 23,139 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 988,772 | |
| | | | |
Home Builders 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.625 | | | | 08/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,041 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 7.250 | | | | 10/15/29 | | | | 75 | | | | 67,283 | |
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 02/15/30 | | | | 75 | | | | 56,250 | |
Century Communities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.750 | | | | 06/01/27 | | | | 50 | | | | 48,695 | |
Empire Communities Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 12/15/25 | | | | 50 | | | | 44,500 | |
Forestar Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.850 | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,944 | |
Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 04/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,965 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 345,678 | |
| | | | |
Housewares 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | 04/01/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 40,199 | |
| | | | |
Insurance 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.400 | | | | 04/05/52 | | | | 100 | | | | 79,408 | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.375 | | | | 03/03/31 | | | | 115 | | | | 93,924 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Canada), (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.625% | | | | 08/16/32 | | | | 135 | | | $ | 127,222 | |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.569 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 165 | | | | 155,963 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 456,517 | |
| | | | |
Internet 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gen Digital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 04/15/25 | | | | 125 | | | | 121,363 | |
| | | | |
Iron/Steel 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.450 | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | 120 | | | | 106,547 | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.250 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | | 25 | | | | 25,063 | |
| | | | |
Lodging 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
MGM Resorts International, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 67,215 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.950 | | | | 09/15/28 | | | | 140 | | | | 135,104 | |
| | | | |
Media 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 05/01/32 | | | | 50 | | | | 39,579 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.000 | | | | 03/01/23 | | | | 25 | | | | 25,000 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.250 | | | | 01/15/34 | | | | 25 | | | | 18,716 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 06/01/33 | | | | 100 | | | | 77,845 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Media (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 3.900% | | | | 06/01/52 | | | | 400 | | | $ | 252,076 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.500 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 400 | | | | 339,126 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $39,000;purchased 08/30/22)(f) | | | 5.375 | | | | 08/15/26 | | | | 200 | | | | 22,291 | |
DISH DBS Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | 03/15/23 | | | | 75 | | | | 74,993 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.125 | | | | 06/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 29,555 | |
DISH Network Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 11.750 | | | | 11/15/27 | | | | 75 | | | | 76,048 | |
Gray Television, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,667 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 4.250 | | | | 01/15/30 | | | GBP | 206 | | | | 197,028 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,174,924 | |
| | | | |
Mining 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.400 | | | | 11/14/34 | | | | 135 | | | | 127,567 | |
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT (Indonesia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 05/15/25 | | | | 200 | | | | 194,530 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.500 | | | | 07/15/27 | | | | 150 | | | | 143,042 | |
Newmont Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.250 | | | | 10/01/30 | | | | 160 | | | | 128,950 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.600 | | | | 07/15/32 | | | | 265 | | | | 211,230 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 805,319 | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.750 | | | | 04/01/31 | | | | 115 | | | | 94,089 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Office/Business Equipment 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.670% | | | | 12/01/26 | | | | 140 | | | $ | 124,554 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 2.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aker BP ASA (Norway), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 2.000 | | | | 07/15/26 | | | | 200 | | | | 177,105 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.100 | | | | 07/15/31 | | | | 200 | | | | 163,271 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.812 | | | | 02/13/33 | | | | 300 | | | | 294,675 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.750 | | | | 02/15/52 | | | | 100 | | | | 69,835 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.875 | | | | 02/01/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 46,762 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.000 | | | | 06/15/25 | | | | 75 | | | | 73,812 | |
Devon Energy Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.875 | | | | 06/15/28 | | | | 95 | | | | 95,641 | |
Ecopetrol SA (Colombia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 6.875 | | | | 04/29/30 | | | | 30 | | | | 26,700 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 8.875 | | | | 01/13/33 | | | | 100 | | | | 97,750 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 01/30/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 72,282 | |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd. (Israel), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.500 | | | | 03/30/24 | | | | 30 | | | | 29,100 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.875 | | | | 03/30/26 | | | | 90 | | | | 82,873 | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.375 | | | | 03/30/28 | | | | 40 | | | | 35,900 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.900 | | | | 09/29/31 | | | | 65 | | | | 53,224 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.000 | | | | 04/15/30 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,693 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 04/15/32 | | | | 25 | | | | 22,645 | |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/26/29 | | | EUR | 100 | | | | 84,239 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.350 | | | | 02/12/28 | | | | 100 | | | | 84,460 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | 03/13/27 | | | | 200 | | | | 181,080 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | 01/23/29 | | | | 100 | | | | 86,300 | |
Gtd. Notes, EMTN | | | 4.875 | | | | 02/21/28 | | | EUR | 130 | | | | 114,882 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.150% | | | | 01/15/31 | | | | 125 | | | $ | 98,531 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/01/32 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,507 | |
Var Energi ASA (Norway), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 05/18/27 | | | | 200 | | | | 188,920 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,224,187 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.600 | | | | 03/15/32 | | | | 140 | | | | 118,027 | |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 10/15/28 | | | | 50 | | | | 43,087 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 161,114 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AbbVie, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.050 | | | | 11/21/39 | | | | 265 | | | | 224,034 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | �� | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 50 | | | | 21,500 | |
Cigna Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.200 | | | | 03/15/40 | | | | 235 | | | | 175,309 | |
CVS Health Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.700 | | | | 08/21/40 | | | | 130 | | | | 87,928 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | 08/15/29 | | | | 225 | | | | 198,701 | |
Merck & Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.900 | | | | 12/10/61 | | | | 55 | | | | 35,274 | |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.200 | | | | 09/23/26 | | | | 225 | | | | 209,426 | |
Viatris, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.850 | | | | 06/22/40 | | | | 125 | | | | 85,308 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,037,480 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 1.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875% | | | | 05/15/26 | | | | 75 | | | $ | 75,933 | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series G | | | 7.125(ff) | | | | 05/15/30(oo) | | | | 85 | | | | 75,693 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.400 | | | | 10/01/47 | | | | 285 | | | | 245,191 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 06/01/27 | | | | 25 | | | | 24,507 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.500 | | | | 06/01/30 | | | | 25 | | | | 23,915 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.450 | | | | 08/01/52 | | | | 135 | | | | 120,382 | |
MPLX LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.950 | | | | 03/14/52 | | | | 55 | | | | 45,754 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.200 | | | | 03/01/47 | | | | 105 | | | | 90,919 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.650 | | | | 03/01/53 | | | | 50 | | | | 46,046 | |
ONEOK, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.450 | | | | 09/01/49 | | | | 150 | | | | 112,736 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.200 | | | | 07/15/48 | | | | 65 | | | | 55,227 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 01/15/28 | | | | 75 | | | | 67,472 | |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.200 | | | | 02/01/33 | | | | 40 | | | | 34,849 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 6.500 | | | | 02/15/53 | | | | 150 | | | | 147,602 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 2.600 | | | | 03/15/31 | | | | 215 | | | | 174,484 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.300 | | | | 08/15/52 | | | | 145 | | | | 131,028 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.400 | | | | 03/02/26 | | | | 95 | | | | 95,031 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,566,769 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.750 | | | | 12/01/25 | | | | 30 | | | | 29,633 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 4.375 | | | | 02/01/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 40,718 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70,351 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.750% | | | | 04/15/35 | | | | 30 | | | $ | 28,368 | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.050 | | | | 07/01/30 | | | | 145 | | | | 128,349 | |
Corporate Office Properties LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.750 | | | | 04/15/31 | | | | 115 | | | | 86,744 | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.375 | | | | 03/01/31 | | | | 75 | | | | 52,528 | |
Extra Space Storage LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.900 | | | | 04/01/29 | | | | 135 | | | | 122,740 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | 01/15/32 | | | | 55 | | | | 43,651 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.250 | | | | 06/01/25 | | | | 160 | | | | 156,904 | |
Kimco Realty OP LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.600 | | | | 02/01/33 | | | | 90 | | | | 82,638 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.000 | | | | 10/15/27 | | | | 150 | | | | 123,832 | |
Spirit Realty LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.700 | | | | 02/15/32 | | | | 135 | | | | 103,022 | |
Sun Communities Operating LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.300 | | | | 11/01/28 | | | | 155 | | | | 131,076 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.200 | | | | 04/15/32 | | | | 80 | | | | 70,963 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.700 | | | | 01/15/33 | | | | 45 | | | | 44,313 | |
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 7.875 | | | | 02/15/25 | | | | 575 | | | | 586,322 | |
VICI Properties LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.750 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 60 | | | | 56,604 | |
Welltower OP LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.250 | | | | 04/15/28 | | | | 175 | | | | 165,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,983,266 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.500 | | | | 02/15/29 | | | | 25 | | | | 21,281 | |
eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | | 6.250 | | | | 10/30/25 | | | EUR | 231 | | | | 215,573 | |
Gap, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | 3.875 | | | | 10/01/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 35,733 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Retail (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.200% | | | | 04/01/30 | | | | 35 | | | $ | 32,799 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.700 | | | | 06/15/32 | | | | 50 | | | | 47,654 | |
Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 5.625 | | | | 12/01/25 | | | | 75 | | | | 73,152 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.000 | | | | 06/01/31 | | | | 50 | | | | 41,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 467,817 | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Broadcom, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.137 | | | | 11/15/35 | | | | 205 | | | | 151,249 | |
Intel Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.900 | | | | 02/10/63 | | | | 45 | | | | 44,289 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 195,538 | |
| | | | |
Software 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fiserv, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.450 | | | | 03/02/28 | | | | 140 | | | | 139,890 | |
Oracle Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.600 | | | | 04/01/50 | | | | 180 | | | | 122,062 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 5.550 | | | | 02/06/53 | | | | 50 | | | | 45,728 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 307,680 | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AT&T, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.550 | | | | 09/15/55 | | | | 275 | | | | 186,457 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 3.400 | | | | 03/01/27 | | | | 50 | | | | 42,117 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 2.550 | | | | 02/15/31 | | | | 450 | | | | 366,948 | |
Gtd. Notes | | | 4.950 | | | | 03/15/28 | | | | 45 | | | | 44,185 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 4.016% | | | | 12/03/29 | | | | 235 | | | $ | 217,022 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 856,729 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $30,369,659) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,188,603 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Michigan 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Michigan State University, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A | | | 4.165 | | | | 08/15/2122 | | | | 45 | | | | 35,356 | |
University of Michigan, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds, Series A | | | 4.454 | | | | 04/01/2122 | | | | 100 | | | | 85,016 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120,372 | |
| | | | |
Minnesota 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
University of Minnesota, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable, Revenue Bonds | | | 4.048 | | | | 04/01/52 | | | | 95 | | | | 85,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (cost $240,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 205,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 1.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bellemeade Re Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class M2, 144A, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.100%) | | | 7.717(c) | | | | 04/25/29 | | | | 200 | | | | 203,485 | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-A, Class A1, 144A | | | 6.170 | | | | 09/25/62 | | | | 96 | | | | 95,095 | |
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-R03, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 6.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 10.734(c) | | | | 03/25/42 | | | | 15 | | | | 15,674 | |
Series 2022-R04, Class 1B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 5.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 9.734(c) | | | | 03/25/42 | | | | 20 | | | | 20,521 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk REMIC Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-DNA01, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average SOFR + 2.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 7.134%(c) | | | | 01/25/51 | | | | 500 | | | $ | 468,175 | |
Series 2022-DNA03, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 7.384(c) | | | | 04/25/42 | | | | 110 | | | | 110,138 | |
Series 2022-DNA06, Class M1B, 144A, 30 Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average SOFR + 3.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | | 8.184(c) | | | | 09/25/42 | | | | 600 | | | | 622,340 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $1,494,177) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,535,428 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SOVEREIGN BONDS 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais (Brazil), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gov’t. Gtd. Notes | | | 5.333 | | | | 02/15/28 | | | | 100 | | | | 97,863 | |
Dominican Republic International Bond (Dominican Republic), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 5.500 | | | | 02/22/29 | | | | 150 | | | | 138,778 | |
Indonesia Government International Bond (Indonesia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 0.900 | | | | 02/14/27 | | | EUR | 150 | | | | 140,291 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 1.100 | | | | 03/12/33 | | | EUR | 100 | | | | 77,199 | |
Romanian Government International Bond (Romania), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, EMTN | | | 1.750 | | | | 07/13/30 | | | EUR | 160 | | | | 122,270 | |
Serbia International Bond (Serbia), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 3.125 | | | | 05/15/27 | | | EUR | 300 | | | | 279,193 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | 6.250 | | | | 05/26/28 | | | | 200 | | | | 199,750 | |
Ukraine Government International Bond (Ukraine), | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | 7.750 | | | | 09/01/26 | | | | 100 | | | | 18,269 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS (cost $1,294,878) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,073,613 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 15.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 2.500 | | | | 03/01/51 | | | | 599 | | | | 509,723 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 2.500 | | | | 04/01/51 | | | | 495 | | | | 420,365 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 3.000 | | | | 01/01/52 | | | | 475 | | | | 418,632 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 3.000 | | | | 02/01/52 | | | | 470 | | | | 413,640 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | | | 6.000 | | | | 08/01/52 | | | | 126 | | | | 127,829 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 1.500% | | | | 02/01/51 | | | | 780 | | | $ | 604,823 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 2.000 | | | | 11/01/50 | | | | 429 | | | | 351,112 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.000 | | | | 12/01/51 | | | | 466 | | | | 410,418 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.000 | | | | 01/01/52 | | | | 223 | | | | 196,348 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.000 | | | | 03/01/52 | | | | 473 | | | | 416,902 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.500 | | | | 02/01/52 | | | | 919 | | | | 838,325 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 4.000 | | | | TBA | | | | 500 | | | | 469,297 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 4.000 | | | | 05/01/52 | | | | 1,188 | | | | 1,116,372 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 4.500 | | | | TBA | | | | 500 | | | | 481,719 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 4.500 | | | | 06/01/52 | | | | 944 | | | | 910,412 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 5.000 | | | | 06/01/52 | | | | 236 | | | | 232,615 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 5.000 | | | | 07/01/52 | | | | 480 | | | | 472,674 | |
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 5.500 | | | | 11/01/52 | | | | 990 | | | | 988,518 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 2.500 | | | | 09/20/51 | | | | 1,047 | | | | 907,277 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.000 | | | | 08/20/51 | | | | 1,232 | | | | 1,105,627 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.500 | | | | 12/20/51 | | | | 483 | | | | 443,800 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.500 | | | | 03/20/52 | | | | 478 | | | | 439,668 | |
Government National Mortgage Assoc. | | | 3.500 | | | | 06/20/52 | | | | 500 | | | | 459,236 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (cost $13,161,783) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12,735,332 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 19.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds(k) | | | 2.000 | | | | 11/15/41 | | | | 3,730 | | | | 2,694,342 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds(h) | | | 2.375 | | | | 02/15/42 | | | | 3,700 | | | | 2,846,109 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 2.375 | | | | 11/15/49 | | | | 415 | | | | 306,257 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 2.750 | | | | 08/15/47 | | | | 2,185 | | | | 1,738,099 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.000 | | | | 02/15/48 | | | | 1,600 | | | | 1,334,500 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 3.000 | | | | 08/15/52 | | | | 770 | | | | 648,244 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | 4.000 | | | | 11/15/52 | | | | 230 | | | | 234,241 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 2.875 | | | | 05/15/28 | | | | 560 | | | | 525,744 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 3.250 | | | | 06/30/29 | | | | 735 | | | | 699,513 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 3.500 | | | | 02/15/33 | | | | 300 | | | | 290,156 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 3.875 | | | | 12/31/27 | | | | 1,560 | | | | 1,537,209 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 4.000 | | | | 02/28/30 | | | | 1,285 | | | | 1,279,981 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 4.125 | | | | 11/15/32 | | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,016,250 | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon(k) | | | 2.391(s) | | | | 11/15/41 | | | | 1,880 | | | | 858,264 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Strips Coupon | | | 3.799%(s) | | | | 02/15/39 | | | | 170 | | | $ | 87,092 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (cost $17,871,502) | | | | | | | | 16,096,001 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $88,676,441) | | | | | | | | 82,520,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
| | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (cost $12)(b)(we) | | | | 12 | | | | 12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $224,462) | | | | 224,462 | | | | 224,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $224,474) | | | | | | | | 224,474 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 99.2% (cost $88,900,915) | | | | | | | | 82,744,799 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities(z) 0.8% | | | | | | | | 649,538 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 83,394,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
# | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
(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 February 28, 2023. |
(cc) | Variable rate instrument. The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of February 28, 2023. 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. |
(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 $39,000. The aggregate value of $22,291 is 0.0% 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. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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(h) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for OTC derivatives. |
(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. |
(s) | Represents zero coupon bond or principal only security. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date. |
(we) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. |
(z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | |
Long Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
93 | | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | $ | 18,946,570 | | | | | $ | (51,875 | ) | | |
40 | | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 4,282,188 | | | | | | (21,768 | ) | | |
4 | | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 446,625 | | | | | | (2,565 | ) | | |
3 | | 30 Year U.S. Ultra Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 405,187 | | | | | | (3,406 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (79,614 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 | | 5 Year Euro-Bobl | | | Mar. 2023 | | | | 609,130 | | | | | | 22,650 | | | |
3 | | 10 Year Euro-Bund | | | Mar. 2023 | | | | 421,737 | | | | | | 28,325 | | | |
23 | | 20 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 2,880,031 | | | | | | 9,946 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,921 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (18,693 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contracts | | Counterparty | | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value at Settlement Date | | | Current Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British Pound, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/23 | | MSI | | | | GBP | 445 | | | $ | 538,756 | | | $ | 535,236 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | $ | (3,520 | ) | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/23 | | TD | | | | EUR | 4,309 | | | | 4,584,587 | | | | 4,557,172 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (27,415 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,123,343 | | | $ | 5,092,408 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | (30,935 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sale Contracts | | Counterparty | | | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Value at Settlement Date | | | Current Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
| | | | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
British Pound, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/23 | | BNP | | | | GBP | 445 | | | $ | 548,807 | | | $ | 535,236 | | | | | | | $ | 13,571 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Expiring 04/04/23 | | MSI | | | | GBP | 445 | | | | 539,108 | | | | 535,597 | | | | | | | | 3,511 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Euro, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/23 | | BNP | | | | EUR | 119 | | | | 129,103 | | | | 125,502 | | | | | | | | 3,601 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Expiring 03/02/23 | | MSI | | | | EUR | 4,190 | | | | 4,564,950 | | | | 4,431,670 | | | | | | | | 133,280 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Expiring 04/04/23 | | TD | | | | EUR | 4,309 | | | | 4,593,635 | | | | 4,567,162 | | | | | | | | 26,473 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 10,375,603 | | | $ | 10,195,167 | | | | | | | | 180,436 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 180,436 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (30,935 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Notional Amount (000)# | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Floating Rate | | Value at Trade Date | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
GBP 140 | | | 05/08/27 | | | | 1.050%(A) | | | 1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/3.927% | | | | $ | (1,276 | ) | | | | | | $ | 21,418 | | | | | | | $ | 22,694 | | | |
GBP 120 | | | 05/08/32 | | | | 1.150%(A) | | | 1 Day SONIA(1)(A)/3.927% | | | | | 7,213 | | | | | | | | 30,030 | | | | | | | | 22,817 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,937 | | | | | | | $ | 51,448 | | | | | | | $ | 45,511 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate. |
(2) | The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate. |
Total return swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Benchmark Bond Index(T)†† | | 1 Day USOIS - 50bps(Q)/ 4.070% | | JPM | | | 03/20/23 | | | | (1,616) | | | $ | (93,278 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (93,278 | ) | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Total return swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Financing Rate | | Counterparty | | Termination Date | | Long (Short) Notional Amount (000)#(1) | | Fair Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements (cont’d.): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond(T) | | 1 Day USOIS +11bps(T)/ 4.680% | | JPM | | 05/02/23 | | 1,185 | | $ | (62,688 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (62,688 | ) | | |
U.S. Treasury Bond(T) | | 1 Day USOIS +10bps(T)/ 4.670% | | JPM | | 05/10/23 | | 2,325 | | | (100,217 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (100,217 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | (256,183 | ) | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | (256,183 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | On a long total return swap, the Fund receives payments for any positive return on the reference entity (makes payments for any negative return) and pays the financing rate. On a short total return swap, the Fund makes payments for any positive return on the reference entity (receives payments for any negative return) and receives the financing rate. |
(2) | Upfront/recurring fees or commissions, as applicable, are included in the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
†† | See the table below for the swap constituents. To the extent that any swap is composed of greater than 50 constituents, the Portfolio is only required to disclose the top 50. |
The following table represents the top 50 individual positions and related values of underlying securities of Total Return Benchmark Bond Index total return swap with JPM, as of February 28, 2023, termination date 03/20/2023:
Corporate Bond:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Shares | | | Market Value | | | % of Total Index Value |
| | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | $ | 4,496,728 | | | 1.53% |
Morgan Stanley | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,230,686 | | | 1.44% |
United Parcel Service, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,203,262 | | | 1.43% |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,013,748 | | | 1.36% |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,823,891 | | | 1.30% |
FedEx Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,769,317 | | | 1.28% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,764,004 | | | 1.28% |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,730,577 | | | 1.27% |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,721,641 | | | 1.26% |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,714,828 | | | 1.26% |
Fox Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,664,574 | | | 1.24% |
Cigna Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,639,337 | | | 1.24% |
ExxonMobil Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,626,978 | | | 1.23% |
Eli Lilly and Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,612,432 | | | 1.23% |
Telefonica Emisiones, S.A.U. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,578,389 | | | 1.22% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,571,386 | | | 1.21% |
Intel Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,546,093 | | | 1.20% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Corporate Bond (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | | Shares | | | Market Value | | | % of Total Index Value |
| | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | $ | 3,502,871 | | | 1.19% |
HCA, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,496,101 | | | 1.19% |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,470,067 | | | 1.18% |
Deere & Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,454,800 | | | 1.17% |
Mastercard, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,420,681 | | | 1.16% |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,392,298 | | | 1.15% |
T-Mobile USA, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,388,854 | | | 1.15% |
Progressive Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,324,190 | | | 1.13% |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,287,845 | | | 1.12% |
Equinor ASA | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,270,376 | | | 1.11% |
Union Electric Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,269,940 | | | 1.11% |
Fiserv, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,251,731 | | | 1.10% |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,237,305 | | | 1.10% |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,221,880 | | | 1.09% |
Vodafone Group PLC | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,214,448 | | | 1.09% |
Nike, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,168,812 | | | 1.08% |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,157,351 | | | 1.07% |
Humana, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,140,179 | | | 1.07% |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,116,956 | | | 1.06% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,110,873 | | | 1.06% |
Paramount Global | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,016,663 | | | 1.02% |
Suncor Energy, Inc | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,012,163 | | | 1.02% |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,972,335 | | | 1.01% |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,958,135 | | | 1.00% |
Entergy Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,957,664 | | | 1.00% |
Southern California Edison Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,954,568 | | | 1.00% |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,949,590 | | | 1.00% |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,949,452 | | | 1.00% |
Carrier Global Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,940,407 | | | 1.00% |
Oracle Corp. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,937,471 | | | 1.00% |
Dow Chemical Co. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,926,862 | | | 0.99% |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,919,576 | | | 0.99% |
eBay, Inc. | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,912,778 | | | 0.99% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | $ | 169,013,093 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Balances Reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swap Agreements:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Premiums Paid | | Premiums Received | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | |
OTC Swap Agreements | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $(256,183) |
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 |
CGM | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 404,480 | |
JPS | | | | — | | | | | 643,608 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 1,048,088 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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 February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles | | $ | — | | | $ | 588,208 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | — | | | | 16,566,971 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Consumer Loans | | | — | | | | 355,307 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 6,175,057 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 27,188,603 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Municipal Bonds | | | — | | | | 205,805 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 1,535,428 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,073,613 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | — | | | | 12,735,332 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | — | | | | 16,096,001 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | $ | 12 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 224,462 | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 224,474 | | | $ | 82,520,325 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 60,921 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 180,436 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | 45,511 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 60,921 | | | $ | 225,947 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (79,614 | ) | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (30,935 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
OTC Total Return Swap Agreements | | | — | | | | (256,183 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | (79,614 | ) | | $ | (287,118 | ) | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | 19.9 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | 19.3 | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | 15.3 | |
Banks | | | 7.7 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 7.4 | |
Oil & Gas | | | 2.7 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 2.4 | |
Pipelines | | | 1.9 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1.8 | |
Media | | | 1.4 | |
Electric | | | 1.3 | |
Sovereign Bonds | | | 1.3 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 1.2 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 1.2 | % |
Telecommunications | | | 1.0 | |
Agriculture | | | 1.0 | |
Mining | | | 1.0 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 0.9 | |
Commercial Services | | | 0.9 | |
Building Materials | | | 0.8 | |
Automobiles | | | 0.7 | |
Foods | | | 0.7 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 0.6 | |
Retail | | | 0.6 | |
Insurance | | | 0.5 | |
Chemicals | | | 0.5 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Consumer Loans | | | 0.4 | % |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.4 | |
Home Builders | | | 0.4 | |
Software | | | 0.4 | |
Entertainment | | | 0.4 | |
Biotechnology | | | 0.3 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 0.3 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 0.3 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | 0.2 | |
Semiconductors | | | 0.2 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.2 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 0.2 | |
Airlines | | | 0.2 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 0.2 | |
Office/Business Equipment | | | 0.2 | |
Internet | | | 0.1 | |
Iron/Steel | | | 0.1 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.1 | |
| | | | |
Apparel | | | 0.1 | % |
Real Estate | | | 0.1 | |
Gas | | | 0.1 | |
Lodging | | | 0.1 | |
Electronics | | | 0.1 | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | | 0.1 | |
Housewares | | | 0.0 | * |
Beverages | | | 0.0 | * |
Leisure Time | | | 0.0 | * |
Affiliated Mutual Fund | | | 0.0 | * |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 99.2 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
Effects of Derivative Instruments on the Financial Statements and Primary Underlying Risk Exposure:
The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary 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 February 28, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
| | | | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 180,436 | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | $ | 30,935 | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 60,921 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 79,614 | * |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin swaps | | | 45,511 | * | | — | | | — | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
| | | | |
Interest rate contracts | | — | | $ | — | | | Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | $ | 256,183 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 286,868 | | | | | $ | 366,732 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 six months ended February 28, 2023 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 | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | (71,920 | ) |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | | | | (224,547 | ) | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | (1,083,390 | ) | | | | | — | | | | | | 327,209 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | (1,083,390 | ) | | | | $ | (224,547 | ) | | | | $ | 255,289 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | Swaps | |
| | | | | |
Credit contracts | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 40,603 | |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | | | | 61,833 | | | | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | | 38,434 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (242,066 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total | | $ | 38,434 | | | | | $ | 61,833 | | | | | $ | (201,463 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
| | |
Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* |
| |
Futures Contracts - Long Positions (1) | | $23,716,528 |
| |
Futures Contracts - Short Positions (1) | | 3,230,871 |
| |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Purchased (2) | | 4,484,269 |
| |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Sold (2) | | 9,168,646 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | |
Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* |
| |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements (1) | | $ 309,383 |
| |
Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (1) | | 990,000 |
| |
Total Return Swap Agreements (1) | | 3,417,603 |
* | Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2023. |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
(2) | Value at Settlement Date. |
Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund invested in OTC derivatives during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for OTC derivatives where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of OTC derivative assets and liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets(1) | | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(1) | | Net Amounts of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(2) | | Net Amount |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BNP | | | | $ | 17,172 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 17,172 | | | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 17,172 | | | |
JPM | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (256,183 | ) | | | | | | | (256,183 | ) | | | | | | | 256,183 | | | | | | | | — | | | |
MSI | | | | | 136,791 | | | | | | | | (3,520 | ) | | | | | | | 133,271 | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 133,271 | | | |
TD | | | | | 26,473 | | | | | | | | (27,415 | ) | | | | | | | (942 | ) | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | (942 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | $ | 180,436 | | | | | | | $ | (287,118 | ) | | | | | | $ | (106,682 | ) | | | | | | $ | 256,183 | | | | | | | $ | 149,501 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Includes unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps and forwards, premiums paid/(received) on swap agreements and market value of purchased and written options, as represented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions and the Fund’s OTC derivative exposure by counterparty. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Investments at value: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $88,900,903) | | $ | 82,744,787 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $12) | | | 12 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $35,961) | | | 39,534 | |
Receivable for Fund shares sold | | | 2,058,075 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 1,206,479 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 577,554 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 180,436 | |
Tax reclaim receivable | | | 4,467 | |
Due from broker—variation margin futures | | | 3,653 | |
Due from broker—variation margin swaps | | | 267 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 86,815,264 | |
| | | | |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 3,102,608 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements | | | 256,183 | |
Unrealized depreciation on OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 30,935 | |
Management fee payable | | | 30,595 | |
Due to broker | | | 606 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | 3,420,927 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 83,394,337 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 2,025 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 97,983,668 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (14,591,356 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 83,394,337 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share. ($83,394,337 ÷ 2,025,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 41.18 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income (net of $715 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 1,798,544 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 74,140 | |
Affiliated income from securities lending, net | | | 34 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 1,872,718 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 201,574 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1,671,144 | |
| | | | |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $12) | | | (4,095,427 | ) |
Futures transactions | | | (1,083,390 | ) |
Forward currency contract transactions | | | (224,547 | ) |
Swap agreement transactions | | | 255,289 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (32,505 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (5,180,580 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 1,374,118 | |
Futures | | | 38,434 | |
Forward currency contracts | | | 61,833 | |
Swap agreements | | | (201,463 | ) |
Foreign currencies | | | 5,021 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 1,277,943 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (3,902,637 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (2,231,493 | ) |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | | December 02, 2021* through August 31, 2022 | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | 1,671,144 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,276,913 | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | | | | | (5,180,580 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (2,712,903 | ) | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | | | | | 1,277,943 | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,510,541 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | (2,231,493 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (8,946,531 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | (2,266,549 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,146,783 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (600,000 and 4,450,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | | | 25,009,656 | | | | | | | | | | | | 105,632,739 | | | | | |
Cost of shares purchased (800,000 and 0 shares, respectively) | | | | | | | (32,656,702 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | | | | (7,647,046 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 105,632,739 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | | | | (12,145,088 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 95,539,425 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 95,539,425 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 83,394,337 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 95,539,425 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | December 02, 2021(a) through August 31, 2022 | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $42.94 | | | | $50.00 | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.83 | | | | 0.86 | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (1.41 | ) | | | (7.23 | ) | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (6.37 | ) | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (1.18 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $41.18 | | | | $42.94 | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | (1.32 | )% | | | (12.81 | )% | | | | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $83,394 | | | | $95,539 | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | $82,972 | | | | $67,327 | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.49 | %(e) | | | 0.49 | %(e) | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.49 | %(e) | | | 0.49 | %(e) | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.06 | %(e) | | | 2.54 | %(e) | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 143 | % | | | 150 | % | | | | |
(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. |
(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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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 9.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-02A, Class AR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | 5.892%(c) | | 10/17/32 | | | 400 | | | $ | 395,036 | |
Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class B, 144A | | 0.000(c) | | 04/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 249,956 | |
Series 2023-01A, Class D, 144A | | 0.000(c) | | 04/20/35 | | | 200 | | | | 199,965 | |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-11A, Class A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.095% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.095%) | | 5.913(c) | | 01/25/33 | | | 250 | | | | 246,888 | |
CarVal CLO Ltd. (Jersey), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-01A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.350%) | | 7.033(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 150 | | | | 149,987 | |
Series 2023-01A, Class B1, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.750% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.750%) | | 7.433(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 150 | | | | 149,987 | |
Logan CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-02A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.700%) | | 6.508(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 244,805 | |
MidOcean Credit CLO (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-07A, Class A1R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.040% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 5.832(c) | | 07/15/29 | | | 287 | | | | 284,844 | |
Mountain View CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-09A, Class A2R, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.780% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 6.572(c) | | 07/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 240,486 | |
Nassau Ltd. (Jersey), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-01A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 3.620% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.620%) | | 8.268(c) | | 01/15/31 | | | 250 | | | | 248,781 | |
OFSI BSL Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2023-12A, Class AJ, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 2.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 2.900%) | | 7.855(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 249,979 | |
Series 2023-12A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 3.150% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.150%) | | 8.105(c) | | 01/20/35 | | | 250 | | | | 249,979 | |
Palmer Square CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2015-01A, Class A2R4, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.700% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.700%) | | 6.615(c) | | 05/21/34 | | | 250 | | | | 244,222 | |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-03A, Class A2, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 3.000% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.000%) | | 7.005(c) | | 04/15/31 | | | 100 | | | | 99,462 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Sound Point CLO Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2020-02A, Class DR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.350% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.350%) | | 8.168%(c) | | 10/25/34 | | | 250 | | | $ | 227,759 | |
Series 2022-35A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 3.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.100%) | | 7.696(c) | | 01/26/36 | | | 300 | | | | 299,158 | |
Symphony CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2016-18A, Class A1RR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.100% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.100%) | | 5.915(c) | | 07/23/33 | | | 250 | | | | 246,608 | |
Tikehau US CLO Ltd. (Bermuda), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-02A, Class B, 144A, 3 Month SOFR + 3.560% (Cap N/A, Floor 3.560%) | | 8.350(c) | | 01/20/32 | | | 250 | | | | 249,176 | |
Voya CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2019-03A, Class BR, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.650% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.650%) | | 6.442(c) | | 10/17/32 | | | 250 | | | | 243,883 | |
Wellfleet CLO Ltd. (Cayman Islands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-03A, Class A1A, 144A, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.250% (Cap N/A, Floor 1.250%) | | 6.058(c) | | 01/20/32 | | | 400 | | | | 395,235 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $4,873,226) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,916,196 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS 13.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Boeing Co. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 5.805 | | 05/01/50 | | | 100 | | | | 95,351 | |
Bombardier, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 7.875 | | 04/15/27 | | | 175 | | | | 173,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 268,601 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
General Motors Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.600 | | 10/15/32 | | | 105 | | | | 99,834 | |
| | | | |
Banks 9.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bank of America Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series MM | | 4.300(ff) | | 01/28/25(oo) | | | 850 | | | | 774,144 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Citigroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 7.375%(ff) | | 05/15/28(oo) | | | 275 | | | $ | 278,850 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U | | 5.000(ff) | | 09/12/24(oo) | | | 500 | | | | 475,573 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series V | | 4.700(ff) | | 01/30/25(oo) | | | 400 | | | | 365,667 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series U | | 3.650(ff) | | 08/10/26(oo) | | | 100 | | | | 84,160 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series V | | 4.125(ff) | | 11/10/26(oo) | | | 600 | | | | 517,692 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series HH | | 4.600(ff) | | 02/01/25(oo) | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,250,879 | |
U.S. Bancorp, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes | | 3.700(ff) | | 01/15/27(oo) | | | 500 | | | | 420,628 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, Series S | | 5.900(ff) | | 06/15/24(oo) | | | 750 | | | | 731,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,899,094 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.000 | | 11/01/28 | | | 70 | | | | 62,146 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 5.500 | | 03/01/28 | | | 350 | | | | 323,227 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding, Inc. (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.875 | | 05/01/27 | | | 75 | | | | 71,812 | |
| | | | |
Electric 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Calpine Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 4.625 | | 02/01/29 | | | 100 | | | | 84,306 | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 02/01/31 | | | 150 | | | | 123,373 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Vistra Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 7.000%(ff) | | 12/15/26(oo) | | | 100 | | | $ | 93,629 | |
Jr. Sub. Notes, 144A | | 8.000(ff) | | 10/15/26(oo) | | | 100 | | | | 96,399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 397,707 | |
| | | | |
Environmental Control 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.375 | | 02/01/31 | | | 25 | | | | 24,917 | |
| | | | |
Foods 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Albertson’s Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s LP/Albertson’s LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 6.500 | | 02/15/28 | | | 150 | | | | 149,139 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Products 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Medline Borrower LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.875 | | 04/01/29 | | | 70 | | | | 58,372 | |
| | | | |
Home Builders 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.625 | | 04/01/30 | | | 38 | | | | 30,584 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chart Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7.500 | | 01/01/30 | | | 30 | | | | 30,459 | |
| | | | |
Media 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes | | 4.400 | | 04/01/33 | | | 75 | | | | 64,151 | |
DISH Network Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A | | 11.750 | | 11/15/27 | | | 50 | | | | 50,699 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 114,850 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A | | 6.250% | | 04/15/32 | | | 100 | | | $ | 90,580 | |
MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.125 | | 02/01/27 | | | 80 | | | | 81,360 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 7.375 | | 05/15/27 | | | 75 | | | | 72,152 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 244,092 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Sealed Air Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 5.000 | | 04/15/29 | | | 50 | | | | 46,003 | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | 6.125 | | 02/01/28 | | | 25 | | | | 24,618 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 70,621 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy Transfer LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes | | 3.750 | | 05/15/30 | | | 75 | | | | 66,561 | |
Targa Resources Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | 4.200 | | 02/01/33 | | | 75 | | | | 65,342 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 131,903 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4.375 | | 03/01/31 | | | 60 | | | | 42,023 | |
| | | | |
Retail 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gap, Inc. (The), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gtd. Notes, 144A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3.875 | | 10/01/31 | | | 75 | | | | 53,599 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (cost $6,977,325) | | | | | | | | | | | 7,072,980 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS 76.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Advertising 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.279%(c) | | 08/21/26 | | | 249 | | | $ | 234,775 | |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Refinancing Term B Loans, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.230(c) | | 12/17/26 | | | 184 | | | | 172,909 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 407,684 | |
| | | | |
Aerospace & Defense 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.810(c) | | 08/06/29 | | | 125 | | | | 123,596 | |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 Specified Refinancing Term B-1 Facility, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 04/06/26 | | | 97 | | | | 94,779 | |
2020 Specified Refinancing Term B-2 Facility, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 04/06/26 | | | 52 | | | | 50,956 | |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loans, 3 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.176(c) | | 01/15/27 | | | 124 | | | | 124,645 | |
TransDigm, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche F Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.250% | | 7.825(c) | | 08/24/28 | | | 99 | | | | 98,846 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 492,822 | |
| | | | |
Agriculture 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alltech, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | 10/13/28 | | | 50 | | | | 48,336 | |
| | | | |
Airlines 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Air Canada (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.369(c) | | 08/11/28 | | | 149 | | | | 148,877 | |
American Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 9.558(c) | | 04/20/28 | | | 425 | | | | 435,412 | |
Seventh Amendment Extended Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 3.178% | | 8.154(c) | | 02/15/28 | | | 125 | | | | 121,510 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.558(c) | | 10/20/27 | | | 119 | | | | 122,812 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Airlines (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | 9.996%(c) | | 06/21/27 | | | 180 | | | $ | 187,361 | |
United Airlines, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class B Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.568(c) | | 04/21/28 | | | 299 | | | | 298,085 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,314,057 | |
| | | | |
Apparel 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Calceus Acquisition, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | 10.230(c) | | 02/12/25 | | | 72 | | | | 69,221 | |
Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 11/24/28 | | | 224 | | | | 223,032 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 292,253 | |
| | | | |
Auto Manufacturers 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
American Trailer World Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.368(c) | | 03/03/28 | | | 121 | | | | 106,309 | |
| | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment 2.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Adient US LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 04/10/28 | | | 191 | | | | 190,966 | |
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan B, 1 Month SOFR + 3.600% | | 8.160(c) | | 12/13/29 | | | 300 | | | | 299,500 | |
Autokiniton U.S. Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Closing Date Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.101(c) | | 04/06/28 | | | 99 | | | | 98,376 | |
Dexko Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Closing Date Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.593(c) | | 10/04/28 | | | 149 | | | | 139,411 | |
First Brands Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022-Ii Incremental Termloan, 6 Month SOFR + 5.000% | | 10.246(c) | | 03/30/27 | | | 150 | | | | 142,500 | |
First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 5.000% | | 10.252(c) | | 03/30/27 | | | 99 | | | | 96,292 | |
Truck Hero, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 01/31/28 | | | 99 | | | | 89,793 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,056,838 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Banks 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Incremental Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.100%^ | | 7.718%(c) | | 12/16/28 | | | 50 | | | $ | 49,625 | |
| | | | |
Beverages 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Arctic Glacier USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Specified Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.230(c) | | 03/20/24 | | | 100 | | | | 92,104 | |
City Brewing Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.330(c) | | 04/05/28 | | | 199 | | | | 91,753 | |
Pegasus Bidco BV (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Facility Term loan B2, 3 Month SOFR + 4.250% | | 9.011(c) | | 07/12/29 | | | 150 | | | | 149,156 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 333,013 | |
| | | | |
Building Materials 1.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.625% | | 10.187(c) | | 08/01/28 | | | 325 | | | | 310,537 | |
CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.218(c) | | 11/23/27 | | | 149 | | | | 136,555 | |
Hunter Douglas, Inc. (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loans, 3 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.373(c) | | 02/26/29 | | | 224 | | | | 205,354 | |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.350%^ | | 8.968(c) | | 04/02/29 | | | 100 | | | | 99,003 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 751,449 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 4.850% | | 8.831(c) | | 08/27/26 | | | 299 | | | | 297,984 | |
DuBois Chemicals Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.600% | | 9.218(c) | | 09/30/26 | | | 199 | | | | 194,636 | |
Geon Performance Solutions LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.230(c) | | 08/18/28 | | | 74 | | | | 74,032 | |
Ineos U.S. Petrochem LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2026 Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.385(c) | | 01/29/26 | | | 50 | | | | 49,287 | |
Ineos US Financial LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 02/28/30 | | | 75 | | | | 74,438 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Chemicals (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Iris Holdings Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.750% | | 9.526%(c) | | 06/28/28 | | | 75 | | | $ | 65,218 | |
Lsf11 A5 Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.350% | | 8.968(c) | | 10/15/28 | | | 65 | | | | 63,510 | |
LSF11 A5 HoldCo., LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loans, 1 Month SOFR + 3.614% | | 8.232(c) | | 10/15/28 | | | 114 | | | | 111,034 | |
Olympus Water US Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.180(c) | | 11/09/28 | | | 99 | | | | 97,049 | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.500(c) | | 11/09/28 | | | 99 | | | | 97,246 | |
Starfruit Finco BV (Netherlands), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 2.850% | | 7.526(c) | | 10/01/25 | | | 49 | | | | 49,101 | |
Tronox Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien 2022 Incremental Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.250% | | 7.830(c) | | 04/04/29 | | | 74 | | | | 73,879 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,247,414 | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services 6.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AG Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000%^ | | 8.783(c) | | 12/29/28 | | | 74 | | | | 73,507 | |
Albion Financing SARL, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 08/17/26 | | | 75 | | | | 72,422 | |
Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche 3 Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.764(c) | | 02/15/29 | | | 224 | | | | 221,229 | |
ArchKey Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | 9.980(c) | | 06/29/28 | | | 99 | | | | 96,394 | |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.390(c) | | 08/06/27 | | | 198 | | | | 195,099 | |
CCRR Parent, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.390(c) | | 03/06/28 | | | 175 | | | | 170,625 | |
Cimpress PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135(c) | | 05/17/28 | | | 150 | | | | 135,937 | |
CoreLogic Inc, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.188(c) | | 06/02/28 | | | 353 | | | | 302,125 | |
EAB Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135(c) | | 08/16/28 | | | 149 | | | | 145,427 | |
Electro Rent Corporation, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extended Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.500% | | 10.271(c) | | 11/01/24 | | | 100 | | | | 97,802 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Commercial Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fly Funding II Sarl (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.600%(c) | | 08/11/25 | | | 236 | | | $ | 206,366 | |
Fugue Finance LLC (Singapore), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 01/31/28 | | | 60 | | | | 60,075 | |
Indy US Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 03/05/28 | | | 239 | | | | 216,541 | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 03/31/28 | | | 116 | | | | 104,956 | |
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 02/08/28 | | | 224 | | | | 223,115 | |
Latham Pool Products, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750%^ | | 8.728(c) | | 02/23/29 | | | 50 | | | | 46,648 | |
Mavis Tire Express Services TopCo LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.732(c) | | 05/04/28 | | | 199 | | | | 192,811 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 9.203(c) | | 09/01/28 | | | 224 | | | | 188,136 | |
NAB Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.150% | | 7.730(c) | | 11/23/28 | | | 149 | | | | 147,178 | |
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.885(c) | | 12/15/28 | | | 65 | | | | 54,925 | |
Spectrum Group Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6 Month SOFR + 6.500% | | 11.324(c) | | 05/19/28 | | | 149 | | | | 141,361 | |
University Support Services LLC (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.968(c) | | 02/10/29 | | | 124 | | | | 121,857 | |
VT Topco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien 2021 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 08/01/25 | | | 70 | | | | 69,359 | |
WMB Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B USD Term Loans, 1 Month SOFR + 3.350% | | 7.968(c) | | 11/02/29 | | | 164 | | | | 164,057 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,447,952 | |
| | | | |
Computers 2.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ConvergeOne Holdings Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000% | | 9.635(c) | | 01/04/26 | | | 199 | | | | 126,040 | |
Everi Payments, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | 7.135(c) | | 08/03/28 | | | 123 | | | | 122,785 | |
McAfee Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.850% | | 8.418(c) | | 03/01/29 | | | 399 | | | | 371,319 | |
Peraton Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 02/01/28 | | | 298 | | | | 295,076 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Computers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Procera Networks, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.325%(c) | | 10/31/25 | | | 125 | | | $ | 117,994 | |
Redstone Holdco LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 9.568(c) | | 04/27/28 | | | 99 | | | | 80,679 | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.953(c) | | 08/20/25 | | | 199 | | | | 184,173 | |
Vision Solutions, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Third Amendment Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.818(c) | | 04/24/28 | | | 124 | | | | 112,991 | |
World Wide Technology Holding Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.250%^ | | 8.015(c) | | 03/01/30 | | | 75 | | | | 74,719 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,485,776 | |
| | | | |
Cosmetics/Personal Care 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Conair Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.480(c) | | 05/17/28 | | | 149 | | | | 131,077 | |
| | | | |
Diversified Financial Services 2.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Castlelake Aviation One DAC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.519(c) | | 10/22/26 | | | 134 | | | | 132,782 | |
Cowen, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.433(c) | | 03/24/28 | | | 348 | | | | 347,537 | |
Eisner Advisory Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental Term Facility, 1 Month SOFR + 5.250%^ | | 9.982(c) | | 07/28/28 | | | 25 | | | | 24,813 | |
Hightower Holding LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.815(c) | | 04/21/28 | | | 74 | | | | 71,178 | |
Hudson River Trading LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.114% | | 7.732(c) | | 03/20/28 | | | 273 | | | | 260,611 | |
LHS Borrower LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.850% | | 9.468(c) | | 02/16/29 | | | 74 | | | | 60,387 | |
Paysafe Holdings U.S. Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Facility B1, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.385(c) | | 06/28/28 | | | 74 | | | | 71,151 | |
VFH Parent LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.100% | | 7.661(c) | | 01/13/29 | | | 292 | | | | 288,034 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,256,493 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Electric 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Lightstone HoldCo LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extended Term C Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.750% | | 10.368%(c) | | 01/29/27 | | | 8 | | | $ | 6,780 | |
Extended Term Loan B, 1 Month SOFR + 5.750% | | 10.368(c) | | 01/29/27 | | | 141 | | | | 119,880 | |
Pike Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2028-B Term Loans, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 01/21/28 | | | 50 | | | | 49,625 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2018 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.368(c) | | 12/31/25 | | | 99 | | | | 98,885 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 275,170 | |
| | | | |
Electronics 0.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
II-VI, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.385(c) | | 07/02/29 | | | 287 | | | | 285,668 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.230(c) | | 06/30/28 | | | 174 | | | | 172,701 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 458,369 | |
| | | | |
Energy-Alternate Sources 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
WIN Waste Innovations Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.480(c) | | 03/24/28 | | | 124 | | | | 117,232 | |
| | | | |
Engineering & Construction 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brown Group Holding LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Incremental Term B-2 Facility, 3 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.397(c) | | 07/02/29 | | | 25 | | | | 24,910 | |
Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 06/23/28 | | | 89 | | | | 85,953 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 110,863 | |
| | | | |
Entertainment 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Allen Media LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 5.650% | | 10.230(c) | | 02/10/27 | | | 364 | | | | 302,811 | |
AP Gaming I LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loans, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 02/15/29 | | | 74 | | | | 72,204 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.350% | | 7.968(c) | | 02/06/30 | | | 300 | | | | 299,391 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 175
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Entertainment (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CBAC Borrower LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635%(c) | | 07/08/24 | | | 99 | | | $ | 96,703 | |
Entain Holdings Gibraltar Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Facility B2, 3 Month SOFR + 3.600% | | 8.180(c) | | 10/31/29 | | | 200 | | | | 199,812 | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (Ireland), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Third Amendment 2028-B Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.512% | | 8.092(c) | | 07/22/28 | | | 100 | | | | 99,713 | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Facility Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.620(c) | | 10/21/24 | | | 120 | | | | 119,492 | |
J&J Ventures Gaming LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 04/26/28 | | | 149 | | | | 143,095 | |
Maverick Gaming LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 3 Month LIBOR + 7.500% | | 12.453(c) | | 09/03/26 | | | 74 | | | | 55,826 | |
Raptor Acquisition Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.753(c) | | 11/01/26 | | | 324 | | | | 322,379 | |
Scientific Games Holdings LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollor Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.103(c) | | 04/04/29 | | | 299 | | | | 293,779 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.100% | | 7.662(c) | | 04/13/29 | | | 249 | | | | 247,506 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,252,711 | |
| | | | |
Environmental Control 1.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Filtration Group Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.635(c) | | 03/31/25 | | | 149 | | | | 148,149 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2023 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.100% | | 7.718(c) | | 05/31/27 | | | 349 | | | | 349,404 | |
Madison IAQ LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.988(c) | | 06/21/28 | | | 304 | | | | 288,297 | |
Packers Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.851(c) | | 03/09/28 | | | 74 | | | | 67,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 853,684 | |
| | | | |
Foods 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
BCPE North Star U.S. Holdco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 06/09/28 | | | 74 | | | | 66,956 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Foods (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CHG PPC Parent LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021-1 US Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000%^ | | 7.688%(c) | | 12/08/28 | | | 50 | | | $ | 48,881 | |
H-Food Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.688% | | 8.322(c) | | 05/23/25 | | | 99 | | | | 88,231 | |
Shearer’s Foods LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135(c) | | 09/23/27 | | | 74 | | | | 72,228 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 276,296 | |
| | | | |
Forest Products & Paper 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Domtar Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | 10.101(c) | | 11/30/28 | | | 99 | | | | 97,673 | |
| | | | |
Hand/Machine Tools 0.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.306(c) | | 10/08/27 | | | 74 | | | | 73,680 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Products 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bausch & Lomb Corporation, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.350% | | 7.842(c) | | 05/10/27 | | | 209 | | | | 204,571 | |
ICU Medical, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.250% | | 7.230(c) | | 01/06/29 | | | 199 | | | | 198,251 | |
Mozart Borrower LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 10/23/28 | | | 259 | | | | 249,693 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 652,515 | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services 3.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Accelerated Health Systems LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.400% | | 8.980(c) | | 02/15/29 | | | 450 | | | | 291,375 | |
Charlotte Buyer, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.250% | | 10.097(c) | | 02/11/28 | | | 218 | | | | 212,187 | |
DaVita, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.385(c) | | 08/12/26 | | | 150 | | | | 146,996 | |
eResearch Technology, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.135(c) | | 02/04/27 | | | 249 | | | | 228,700 | |
Global Medical Response, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2017-2 New Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 9.203(c) | | 03/14/25 | | | 99 | | | | 78,387 | |
2020 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.830(c) | | 10/02/25 | | | 99 | | | | 78,599 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 177
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Healthcare-Services (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
LifePoint Health, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.575%(c) | | 11/16/25 | | | 250 | | | $ | 238,889 | |
Mamba Purchaser, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135(c) | | 10/16/28 | | | 50 | | | | 48,958 | |
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 03/05/26 | | | 124 | | | | 122,116 | |
Radnet Management, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.635(c) | | 04/23/28 | | | 264 | | | | 261,788 | |
Sound Inpatient Physicians Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.825(c) | | 06/27/25 | | | 249 | | | | 201,971 | |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.360(c) | | 08/31/26 | | | 90 | | | | 88,916 | |
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.816(c) | | 10/02/28 | | | 50 | | | | 47,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,046,378 | |
| | | | |
Home Furnishings 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Osmosis Buyer Ltd., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 7.838(c) | | 07/30/28 | | | 125 | | | | 119,956 | |
Snap One Holdings Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.135(c) | | 12/08/28 | | | 75 | | | | 70,613 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 190,569 | |
| | | | |
Household Products/Wares 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.703(c) | | 12/22/26 | | | 210 | | | | 203,727 | |
| | | | |
Housewares 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Lifetime Brands, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.614% | | 8.232(c) | | 02/28/25 | | | 75 | | | | 66,000 | |
SWF Holdings I Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.753(c) | | 10/06/28 | | | 199 | | | | 171,382 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 237,382 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Insurance 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Acrisure LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021-1 Additional Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385%(c) | | 02/15/27 | | | 349 | | | $ | 333,507 | |
Amwins Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
February 2023 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.750% | | 7.412(c) | | 02/19/28 | | | 80 | | | | 79,175 | |
AmWINS Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.250% | | 6.885(c) | | 02/19/28 | | | 89 | | | | 87,782 | |
Asurion LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New B-04 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | 9.885(c) | | 01/20/29 | | | 200 | | | | 169,667 | |
New B-09 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 07/31/27 | | | 296 | | | | 275,499 | |
New B-10 Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.100% | | 8.680(c) | | 08/19/28 | | | 116 | | | | 108,225 | |
New B-11 Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.350% | | 8.912(c) | | 08/21/28 | | | 75 | | | | 70,707 | |
Second Lien Term Loan B3, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.250% | | 9.885(c) | | 01/31/28 | | | 50 | | | | 42,550 | |
BroadStreet Partners, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 01/27/27 | | | 149 | | | | 146,558 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,313,670 | |
| | | | |
Internet 1.1% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-5 Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.250% | | 7.868(c) | | 11/09/29 | | | 40 | | | | 40,036 | |
MH Sub I LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 June New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 09/13/24 | | | 199 | | | | 197,584 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.100% | | 6.718(c) | | 09/12/29 | | | 233 | | | | 230,399 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.750% | | 7.325(c) | | 02/28/30 | | | 100 | | | | 100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 568,019 | |
| | | | |
Investment Companies 0.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
EIG Management Co. LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750%^ | | 8.368(c) | | 02/24/25 | | | 124 | | | | 123,093 | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2020 Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.000% | | 6.635(c) | | 05/24/27 | | | 100 | | | | 97,500 | |
2022-2 Incremental Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 12/13/29 | | | 175 | | | | 173,144 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Leisure Time (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fender Musical Instruments Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.100%^ | | 8.664%(c) | | 12/01/28 | | | 74 | | | $ | 66,278 | |
Recess Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.575(c) | | 09/29/24 | | | 199 | | | | 197,945 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 534,867 | |
| | | | |
Lodging 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial B Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.618(c) | | 01/26/29 | | | 74 | | | | 72,172 | |
Spectacle Gary Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.885(c) | | 12/11/28 | | | 168 | | | | 164,089 | |
Travel + Leisure Co., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.100%^ | | 8.608(c) | | 12/14/29 | | | 50 | | | | 49,812 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 286,073 | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified 2.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
ASP Blade Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 10/13/28 | | | 134 | | | | 111,542 | |
Chart Industries, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 06/30/30 | | | 150 | | | | 148,781 | |
Clark Equipment Co. (South Korea), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 2.600% | | 7.180(c) | | 04/20/29 | | | 249 | | | | 248,251 | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.500(c) | | 05/12/28 | | | 71 | | | | 70,170 | |
CPM Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%^ | | 8.066(c) | | 11/17/25 | | | 74 | | | | 74,232 | |
DXP Enterprises, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 5.350% | | 9.955(c) | | 12/23/27 | | | 50 | | | | 48,668 | |
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Incremental USD 1st Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.619(c) | | 05/21/28 | | | 50 | | | | 49,542 | |
Gardner Denver, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Tranche B-1 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 1.750% | | 6.368(c) | | 03/01/27 | | | 74 | | | | 74,147 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Machinery-Diversified (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term loan B Facility, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135%(c) | | 05/26/28 | | | 100 | | | $ | 89,772 | |
Pro Mach Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month SOFR + 5.000% | | 9.480(c) | | 08/31/28 | | | 25 | | | | 25,000 | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | 08/31/28 | | | 65 | | | | 64,277 | |
Project Castle, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 5.500% | | 10.080(c) | | 06/01/29 | | | 75 | | | | 64,152 | |
Vertical Midco Gmbh (Germany), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 6 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.602(c) | | 07/30/27 | | | 99 | | | | 97,034 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,165,568 | |
| | | | |
Media 3.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B2, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.368(c) | | 02/01/27 | | | 323 | | | | 319,074 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.062(c) | | 01/17/28 | | | 299 | | | | 279,526 | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Second Lien Term loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.400% | | 8.025(c) | | 08/24/26 | | | 397 | | | | 43,173 | |
Entercom Media Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B-2, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | 7.135(c) | | 11/18/24 | | | 75 | | | | 48,713 | |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.635(c) | | 05/01/26 | | | 280 | | | | 270,608 | |
Radiate Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amendment No. 6 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 09/25/26 | | | 299 | | | | 247,439 | |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-3 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.640(c) | | 04/01/28 | | | 199 | | | | 191,279 | |
Term Loan B-4, 1 Month SOFR + 3.850% | | 8.468(c) | | 04/21/29 | | | 150 | | | | 145,509 | |
Univision Communications, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental First-Lien Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.250% | | 8.830(c) | | 06/24/29 | | | 50 | | | | 49,439 | |
Initial First Lien Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 01/31/29 | | | 299 | | | | 293,706 | |
WideOpenWest Finance LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.000% | | 7.580(c) | | 12/20/28 | | | 198 | | | | 197,752 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,086,218 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware 1.2% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AZZ, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.350% | | 8.968%(c) | | 05/11/29 | | | 348 | | | $ | 348,189 | |
Crosby U.S. Acquisition Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 9.503(c) | | 06/26/26 | | | 99 | | | | 96,376 | |
Grinding Media, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 4.000%^ | | 8.701(c) | | 10/12/28 | | | 87 | | | | 81,196 | |
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.875(c) | | 11/13/28 | | | 144 | | | | 142,946 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 668,707 | |
| | | | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Gates Global LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.118(c) | | 11/16/29 | | | 249 | | | | 249,202 | |
| | | | |
Oil & Gas 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Apro LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.758(c) | | 11/14/26 | | | 174 | | | | 173,162 | |
Par Petroleum LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.250% | | 9.240(c) | | 02/28/30 | | | 75 | | | | 73,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 247,037 | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Charter Next Generation, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Refinancing 2021 Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.482(c) | | 12/01/27 | | | 174 | | | | 171,177 | |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.175% | | 8.893(c) | | 04/13/29 | | | 139 | | | | 137,210 | |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.635(c) | | 08/04/27 | | | 99 | | | | 98,643 | |
LABL, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000% | | 9.635(c) | | 10/27/28 | | | 150 | | | | 145,788 | |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-3 U.S. Term Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 09/25/28 | | | 99 | | | | 98,800 | |
Pregis Topco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.482(c) | | 07/31/26 | | | 50 | | | | 48,988 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Packaging & Containers (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Pregis TopCo LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Facility Incremental Amendment No. 3, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385%(c) | | 07/31/26 | | | 75 | | | $ | 73,720 | |
Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.762(c) | | 10/02/28 | | | 173 | | | | 150,886 | |
Proampac PG Borrower LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 - 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.651(c) | | 11/03/25 | | | 99 | | | | 97,656 | |
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tranche B-2 US Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 02/05/26 | | | 90 | | | | 90,109 | |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 09/15/28 | | | 99 | | | | 97,574 | |
Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.980(c) | | 10/17/24 | | | 99 | | | | 98,526 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,309,077 | |
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.219(c) | | 05/04/25 | | | 248 | | | | 233,570 | |
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 10/01/27 | | | 249 | | | | 238,973 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 472,543 | |
| | | | |
Pipelines 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
AL GCX Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loans, 3 Month SOFR + 3.900% | | 8.275(c) | | 05/17/29 | | | 73 | | | | 73,146 | |
Prairie ECI Acquiror, LP, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 9.385(c) | | 03/11/26 | | | 300 | | | | 295,208 | |
Traverse Midstream Partners LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750%^ | | 8.726(c) | | 02/16/28 | | | 100 | | | | 99,125 | |
Whitewater Whistler Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.250% | | 8.011(c) | | 02/15/30 | | | 75 | | | | 74,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 542,292 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.600% | | 7.218(c) | | 08/27/25 | | | 346 | | | | 343,878 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Real Estate (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 8.157%(c) | | 01/31/30 | | | 106 | | | $ | 105,165 | |
Replacement Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.385(c) | | 08/21/25 | | | 84 | | | | 83,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 532,418 | |
| | | | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.750% | | 7.385(c) | | 04/23/26 | | | 99 | | | | 98,250 | |
Term B-4 Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500%^ | | 8.118(c) | | 05/09/29 | | | 279 | | | | 271,829 | |
StarWood Property Mortgage LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 2.500% | | 7.135(c) | | 07/26/26 | | | 349 | | | | 346,480 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 716,559 | |
| | | | |
Retail 3.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Dave & Buster’s, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.000% | | 9.750(c) | | 06/29/29 | | | 199 | | | | 199,538 | |
EG America LLC (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Additional Facility Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 02/07/25 | | | 99 | | | | 92,481 | |
Project Becker Additional Facility, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.980(c) | | 03/31/26 | | | 100 | | | | 92,939 | |
Empire Today LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.000% | | 9.601(c) | | 04/03/28 | | | 124 | | | | 99,469 | |
Great Outdoors Group LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 03/06/28 | | | 248 | | | | 244,194 | |
IRB Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Replacement Term B Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.150% | | 7.687(c) | | 12/15/27 | | | 125 | | | | 123,281 | |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 12/17/27 | | | 274 | | | | 249,704 | |
Park River Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Intial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 8.004(c) | | 12/28/27 | | | 174 | | | | 159,033 | |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 3.512% | | 8.092(c) | | 03/03/28 | | | 299 | | | | 295,327 | |
Sally Holdings LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan | | — (p) | | 02/28/30 | | | 50 | | | | 49,813 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Retail (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
SRS Distribution, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135%(c) | | 06/02/28 | | | 99 | | | $ | 95,833 | |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Closing Date Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.750% | | 8.368(c) | | 10/19/27 | | | 99 | | | | 97,579 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,799,191 | |
| | | | |
Semiconductors 0.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Altar Bidco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 12 Month SOFR + 3.100% | | 5.500(c) | | 02/01/29 | | | 224 | | | | 216,947 | |
Natel Engineering Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 6 Month LIBOR + 6.250% | | 10.420(c) | | 04/30/26 | | | 50 | | | | 43,628 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 260,575 | |
| | | | |
Software 5.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
athenahealth, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.500% | | 8.061(c) | | 02/15/29 | | | 360 | | | | 333,206 | |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 Replacement Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 10/02/25 | | | 99 | | | | 97,634 | |
Second Lien Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 5.500% | | 10.135(c) | | 02/27/26 | | | 125 | | | | 121,328 | |
Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 9.038(c) | | 09/05/25 | | | 99 | | | | 96,455 | |
CDK Global, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.080(c) | | 07/06/29 | | | 75 | | | | 74,702 | |
Cloudera, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 10/08/28 | | | 288 | | | | 274,564 | |
ConnectWise LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.135(c) | | 09/29/28 | | | 50 | | | | 47,031 | |
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 10/16/28 | | | 199 | | | | 182,953 | |
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan 2021 Reprice, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.885(c) | | 12/16/25 | | | 149 | | | | 144,856 | |
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 Incremental Term B-2 Loans, 1 Month SOFR + 3.250% | | 7.855(c) | | 01/18/29 | | | 249 | | | | 247,254 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Fixed Income ETFs 185
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Software (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
EagleView Technology Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.230%(c) | | 08/14/25 | | | 99 | | | $ | 83,994 | |
Finastra USA, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dollar Term Loan (Second Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 7.290% | | 12.115(c) | | 06/13/25 | | | 100 | | | | 84,700 | |
First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.325(c) | | 06/13/24 | | | 446 | | | | 420,302 | |
GI Consilio Parent LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | 05/12/28 | | | 100 | | | | 95,400 | |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
B-4 Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | 12/01/27 | | | 74 | | | | 73,624 | |
HS Purchaser LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien 7th Amendment Refinancing Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.776(c) | | 11/19/26 | | | 74 | | | | 68,435 | |
Indicor LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 8.927(c) | | 11/22/29 | | | 50 | | | | 49,250 | |
MH Sub I LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amendment No. 2 Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 09/13/24 | | | 74 | | | | 73,822 | |
Polaris Newco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Dollar Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.730(c) | | 06/02/28 | | | 199 | | | | 183,497 | |
Red Planet Borrower LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.385(c) | | 10/02/28 | | | 99 | | | | 71,457 | |
Renaissance Holding Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Second Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.065(c) | | 03/30/29 | | | 116 | | | | 114,565 | |
Skillsoft Finance II, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 5.364% | | 9.930(c) | | 07/14/28 | | | 289 | | | | 248,386 | |
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| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,187,415 | |
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Telecommunications 7.4% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
CCI Buyer, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.580(c) | | 12/17/27 | | | 183 | | | | 180,559 | |
Ciena Corporation, 2023 Incremental Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.500% | | 7.063(c) | | 01/18/30 | | | 25 | | | | 24,937 | |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.350% | | 8.068(c) | | 11/22/28 | | | 199 | | | | 197,047 | |
CommScope, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 04/06/26 | | | 74 | | | | 72,144 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Telecommunications (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Connect Finco Sarl (United Kingdom), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Amendment No. 1 Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500% | | 8.140%(c) | | 12/11/26 | | | 179 | | | $ | 175,505 | |
Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.750% | | 9.316(c) | | 04/27/27 | | | 250 | | | | 245,312 | |
Digicel International Finance Ltd. (Saint Lucia), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.885(c) | | 05/27/24 | | | 279 | | | | 239,699 | |
Global Tel Link Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.250% | | 9.076(c) | | 11/29/25 | | | 174 | | | | 154,407 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.500% | | 9.082(c) | | 02/01/29 | | | 536 | | | | 529,837 | |
Intrado Corp., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 4.000% | | 8.676(c) | | 01/31/30 | | | 175 | | | | 173,578 | |
Iridium Satellite LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term B-2 Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 2.500% | | 7.218(c) | | 11/04/26 | | | 93 | | | | 92,934 | |
Maxar Technologies, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.350% | | 8.968(c) | | 06/14/29 | | | 249 | | | | 249,093 | |
MLN US Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 6.440% | | 10.894(c) | | 10/18/27 | | | 22 | | | | 20,889 | |
Initial Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 6.700%^ | | 11.154(c) | | 10/18/27 | | | 50 | | | | 34,760 | |
Term Loan, 6 Month SOFR + 0.000% | | — (p) | | 10/18/27 | | | 4 | | | | 2,960 | |
ORBCOMM, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Closing Date Term Loans, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.250% | | 8.885(c) | | 09/01/28 | | | 199 | | | | 158,200 | |
Patagonia Holdco LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 3 Month SOFR + 5.750% | | 10.473(c) | | 08/01/29 | | | 239 | | | | 204,687 | |
Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.230(c) | | 11/01/24 | | | 99 | | | | 71,337 | |
Viasat, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 4.614% | | 9.232(c) | | 03/02/29 | | | 324 | | | | 319,905 | |
Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.635(c) | | 10/02/28 | | | 299 | | | | 247,955 | |
Zacapa Sarl (Luxembourg), | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Term Loans 2022, 3 Month SOFR + 4.250% | | 8.830(c) | | 03/22/29 | | | 324 | | | | 313,449 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.635(c) | | 03/09/27 | | | 310 | | | | 257,348 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3,966,542 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Description | | Interest Rate | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
| | | | |
FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (Continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Textiles 0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
USD Term Loan (First Lien), 3 Month LIBOR + 3.750% | | 8.480%(c) | | 12/12/25 | | | 149 | | | $ | 137,116 | |
| | | | |
Transportation 1.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Daseke Cos., Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000% | | 8.640(c) | | 03/09/28 | | | 62 | | | | 61,794 | |
First Student Bidco, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Incremental Term Loan B, 3 Month SOFR + 4.100% | | 8.680(c) | | 07/21/28 | | | 164 | | | | 159,290 | |
Incremental Term Loan C, 3 Month SOFR + 4.100% | | 8.680(c) | | 07/21/28 | | | 11 | | | | 11,062 | |
Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.726(c) | | 07/21/28 | | | 98 | | | | 93,689 | |
Initial Term C Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.000% | | 7.726(c) | | 07/21/28 | | | 37 | | | | 34,932 | |
LaserShip, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.500% | | 9.230(c) | | 05/07/28 | | | 50 | | | | 41,187 | |
PODS LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan, 1 Month SOFR + 3.000% | | 7.618(c) | | 03/31/28 | | | 74 | | | | 72,443 | |
Savage Enterprises LLC, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Term Loan B, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250% | | 7.890(c) | | 09/15/28 | | | 173 | | | | 172,255 | |
XPO Logistics, Inc., | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Refinancing Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 1.750% | | 6.330(c) | | 02/24/25 | | | 50 | | | | 49,875 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 696,527 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
TOTAL FLOATING RATE AND OTHER LOANS (cost $41,314,751) | | | | | | | | | | | 41,130,056 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2022-R01, Class 1M2, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.900% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 6.384(c) | | 12/25/41 | | | 290 | | | | 282,800 | |
FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Series 2021-DNA02, Class B1, 144A, 30 Day Average SOFR + 3.400% (Cap N/A, Floor 0.000%) | | 7.884(c) | | 08/25/33 | | | 250 | | | | 241,076 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (cost $519,929) | | | | | | | | | | | 523,876 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $53,685,231) | | | | | | | | | | | 53,643,108 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $1,409,173) | | | 1,409,173 | | | $ | 1,409,173 | |
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| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 102.1% (cost $55,094,404) | | | | | | | 55,052,281 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (2.1)% | | | | | | | (1,128,798 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 53,923,483 | |
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See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
# | Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. |
^ | Indicates a Level 3 instrument. The aggregate value of Level 3 instruments is $1,217,521 and 2.3% of net assets. |
(c) | Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2023. |
(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. |
(oo) | Perpetual security. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(p) | Represents a security with a delayed settlement and therefore the interest rate is not available until settlement which is after the period end. |
(z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Unfunded loan commitments outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Borrower | | Principal Amount (000)# | | Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation | | Unrealized Depreciation |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
athenahealth, Inc., Initial Delayed Draw Term Loan, SONIA + 3.500%, 3.500%(c), Maturity Date 02/15/29 (cost $41,304) | | | | 44 | | | | $ | 40,831 | | | | $ | — | | | | | | $ | (473 | ) | | |
VT Topco Inc, First Lien 2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%, 3.750%(c), Maturity Date 08/01/25 (cost $2,055) | | | | 2 | | | | | 2,081 | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 42,912 | | | | $ | 26 | | | | | | $ | (473 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Short Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
9 | | 2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | Jun. 2023 | | | $1,833,539 | | | | | | $4,148 | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023 (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
| | | | | |
Short Positions (cont’d): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
15 | | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | $1,605,820 | | | | | $ | 3,446 | | | |
9 | | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 1,004,906 | | | | | | (410 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,184 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit default swap agreements outstanding at February 28, 2023:
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Reference Entity/ Obligation | | Termination Date | | | Fixed Rate | | | Notional Amount (000)#(3) | | | Implied Credit Spread at February 28, 2023(4) | | | Value at Trade Date | | | Value at February 28, 2023 | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement on credit indices - Sell Protection(2): | |
CDX.NA.HY.39.V1 | | | 12/20/27 | | | | 5.000 | % | | | 1,604 | | | | | | | | 4.611 | % | | | | | | | | | | $ | 31,391 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 39,259 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,868 | | | | | |
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The Fund entered into credit default swaps (“CDS”) to provide a measure of protection against defaults or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default or the reference entity’s credit soundness. CDS contracts generally trade based on a spread which represents the cost a protection buyer has to pay the protection seller. The protection buyer is said to be short the credit as the value of the contract rises the more the credit deteriorates. The value of the CDS contract increases for the protection buyer if the spread increases.
(1) | If the Fund is a buyer of protection, it pays the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and make delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(2) | If the Fund is a seller of protection, it receives the fixed rate. When a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. |
(3) | Notional amount represents the maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement. |
(4) | Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the fair value of credit default swap |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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as of February 28, 2023
| 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. |
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 |
CGM | | | $ | 170,000 | | | | $ | — | |
JPS | | | | 150,000 | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 320,000 | | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,916,196 | | | $ | — | |
Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 7,072,980 | | | | — | |
Floating Rate and Other Loans | | | — | | | | 39,912,535 | | | | 1,217,521 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 523,876 | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1,409,173 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 1,409,173 | | | $ | 52,425,587 | | | $ | 1,217,521 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitment | | $ | — | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | — | |
Futures Contracts | | | 7,594 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreement | | | — | | | | 7,868 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 7,594 | | | $ | 7,894 | | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded Loan Commitment | | $ | — | | | $ | (473 | ) | | $ | — | |
Futures Contracts | | | (410 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | (410 | ) | | $ | (473 | ) | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, with the exception of unfunded loan commitments, and are not reflected in the Schedule of Investments. Futures, forwards, centrally cleared swap contracts and unfunded loan commitments are recorded at net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and OTC swap contracts are recorded at fair value. |
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Floating Rate and Other Loans | | Unfunded Loan Commitments |
Balance as of 08/31/22 | | | $ | 2,321,742 | | | | | | $ | 17 | | | |
Realized gain (loss) | | | | (5,498 | ) | | | | | | — | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (2,243 | ) | | | | | | (17 | ) | | |
Purchases/Exchanges/Issuances | | | | 405,871 | | | | | | | — | | | |
Sales/Paydowns | | | | (668,279 | ) | | | | | | — | | | |
Accrued discount/premium | | | | 1,272 | | | | | | | — | | | |
Transfers into Level 3* | | | | 316,773 | | | | | | | — | | | |
Transfers out of Level 3* | | | | (1,152,117 | ) | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance as of 02/28/23 | | | $ | 1,217,521 | | | | | | $ | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities still held at reporting period end | | | $ | (2,243 | ) | | | | | $ | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | 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 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
As of February 28, 2023, the aggregate value of Level 3 securities and/or derivatives that are valued by independent pricing vendors or brokers was $1,217,521. The unobservable inputs for these investments were not developed by the Fund and are not readily available (e.g. single broker quotes).
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Banks | | | 9.2 | % |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | | 9.1 | |
Telecommunications | | | 7.4 | |
Commercial Services | | | 7.0 | |
Software | | | 5.9 | |
Entertainment | | | 4.2 | |
Media | | | 4.1 | |
Healthcare-Services | | | 3.8 | |
Retail | | | 3.4 | |
Computers | | | 2.8 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 2.6 | |
Packaging & Containers | | | 2.5 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | 2.4 | |
Airlines | | | 2.4 | |
Insurance | | | 2.4 | |
Chemicals | | | 2.3 | |
Machinery-Diversified | | | 2.3 | |
Auto Parts & Equipment | | | 2.0 | |
Environmental Control | | | 1.6 | |
Building Materials | | | 1.5 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 1.4 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | | 1.4 | |
Healthcare-Products | | | 1.3 | |
Transportation | | | 1.3 | |
Pipelines | | | 1.2 | |
Electric | | | 1.2 | |
Metal Fabricate/Hardware | | | 1.2 | |
Internet | | | 1.1 | |
Leisure Time | | | 1.0 | |
Real Estate | | | 1.0 | |
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Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1.0 | % |
Oil & Gas | | | 1.0 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 0.9 | |
Electronics | | | 0.8 | |
Foods | | | 0.8 | |
Advertising | | | 0.8 | |
Beverages | | | 0.6 | |
Apparel | | | 0.5 | |
Lodging | | | 0.5 | |
Semiconductors | | | 0.5 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | | 0.5 | |
Housewares | | | 0.4 | |
Auto Manufacturers | | | 0.4 | |
Household Products/Wares | | | 0.4 | |
Home Furnishings | | | 0.4 | |
Textiles | | | 0.3 | |
Cosmetics/Personal Care | | | 0.2 | |
Investment Companies | | | 0.2 | |
Energy-Alternate Sources | | | 0.2 | |
Engineering & Construction | | | 0.2 | |
Forest Products & Paper | | | 0.2 | |
Hand/Machine Tools | | | 0.1 | |
Agriculture | | | 0.1 | |
Home Builders | | | 0.1 | |
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| | | 102.1 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (2.1 | ) |
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| | | 100.0 | % |
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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 risks and interest rate contracts risk. See the Notes to Financial Statements for
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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 February 28, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
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| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
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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 | | $ | 7,868* | | | — | | $ | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 7,594 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 410 | * |
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| | | | $ | 15,462 | | | | | $ | 410 | |
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* | 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 six months ended February 28, 2023 are as follows:
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Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | Swaps |
Credit contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | (15,982 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | | | 109,590 | | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $ | 109,590 | | | | $ | (15,982 | ) |
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Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
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Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Futures | | Swaps |
Credit contracts | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 7,499 | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | 1,809 | | | | | — | |
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Total | | | $ | 1,809 | | | | $ | 7,499 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
For the six months ended February 28, 2023, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:
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Derivative Contract Type | | Average Volume of Derivative Activities* |
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Futures Contracts - Short Positions (1) | | $2,601,808 |
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Credit Default Swap Agreements - Sell Protection (1) | | 732,667 |
* | Average volume is based on average quarter end balances as noted for the six months ended February 28, 2023. |
(1) | Notional Amount in USD. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
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Assets | | | | | | |
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Unaffiliated investments (cost $55,094,404) | | $ | 55,052,281 | | | |
Cash | | | 108,802 | | | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,761,914 | | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 378,840 | | | |
Deposit with broker for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives | | | 320,000 | | | |
Receivable from custodian | | | 53,500 | | | |
Due from broker | | | 1,240 | | | |
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded loan commitment | | | 26 | | | |
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Total Assets | | | 58,676,603 | | | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | |
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Payable for investments purchased | | | 4,706,659 | | | |
Management fee payable | | | 29,816 | | | |
Due to broker | | | 13,308 | | | |
Due to broker—variation margin swaps | | | 2,770 | | | |
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | | | 473 | | | |
Due to broker—variation margin futures | | | 94 | | | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 4,753,120 | | | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 53,923,483 | | | |
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Net assets were comprised of: | | | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 1,075 | | | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 53,492,965 | | | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 429,443 | | | |
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Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 53,923,483 | | | |
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Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share. ($53,923,483 ÷ 1,075,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 50.16 | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended February 28, 2023
| | | | | | |
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Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | | | |
| | |
Income | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 1,897,606 | | | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 71,796 | | | |
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Total income | | | 1,969,402 | | | |
| | | | | | |
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Expenses | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 165,419 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1,803,983 | | | |
| | | | | | |
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Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | | | | | | |
| | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | (19,498 | ) | | |
Futures transactions | | | 109,590 | | | |
Swap agreement transactions | | | (15,982 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | | 74,110 | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 225,631 | | | |
Futures | | | 1,809 | | | |
Swap agreements | | | 7,499 | | | |
Unfunded loan commitments | | | (281 | ) | | |
| | | | | | |
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| | | 234,658 | | | |
| | | | | | |
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Net gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 308,768 | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 2,112,751 | | | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
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| | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | | May 17, 2022* through August 31, 2022 |
| | | | | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | | $ | 1,803,983 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 331,778 | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | | | | 74,110 | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,041 | | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | | | | 234,658 | | | | | | | | | | | | (262,176 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | | 2,112,751 | | | | | | | | | | | | 96,643 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | | | | (1,616,096 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (163,855 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (400,000 and 675,000 shares, respectively) | | | | | | | 19,599,248 | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,894,792 | | | |
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Total increase (decrease) | | | | | | | 20,095,903 | | | | | | | | | | | | 33,827,580 | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | | | | | 33,827,580 | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | | | | | $ | 53,923,483 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 33,827,580 | | | |
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* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
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| | | | | | | |
| | Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 | | May 17, 2022(a) through August 31, 2022 | | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | | $50.11 | | | | $50.00 | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.92 | | | | 0.62 | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | (0.11 | )(c) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.81 | | | | 0.44 | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (1.76 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $50.16 | | | | $50.11 | | | | | |
Total Return(d): | | | 3.73 | % | | | 0.89 | % | | | | |
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| | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $53,923 | | | | $33,828 | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | $46,332 | | | | $26,460 | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(e): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.72 | %(f) | | | 0.72 | %(f) | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | 0.72 | %(f) | | | 0.72 | %(f) | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 7.85 | %(f) | | | 4.32 | %(f) | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 31 | % | | | 9 | % | | | | |
(a) | Commencement of operations. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The per share amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of portfolio share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values. |
(d) | 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. |
(e) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(g) | 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 (unaudited)
PGIM ETF Trust (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 Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the following series of the RIC: PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF, PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF, PGIM Total Return Bond ETF and PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are classified as diversified funds for purposes of the 1940 Act. Each Fund operates as an exchange-traded fund.
The Funds have the following investment objectives:
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Fund | | Investment Objective(s) |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | Seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with preservation of capital. |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | Seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | Seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | Seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | Seeks to maximize current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. |
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The Funds follow 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 Funds in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Funds consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Funds hold 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 Funds’
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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 Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 Funds 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.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Funds’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Funds’ 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 Funds utilize the market approach as the primary method to value
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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. 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 Funds utilize the market approach when quoted prices in broker-dealer markets are available but also include 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
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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the 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 Funds 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 Funds are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Funds do 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 Funds do 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 Funds’ 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. Certain
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Funds enter 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 Funds’ 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.
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 Funds are 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 Funds 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 Funds invested in financial futures contracts in order to hedge their existing portfolio securities, or securities the Funds intend to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Funds 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 Funds since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures and guarantees the futures contracts against default.
Swap Agreements: Certain Funds 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
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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 Funds are subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing their investment objective. The Funds used interest rate swaps to maintain their ability to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments or to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net present value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life.
Credit Default Swaps (“CDS”): CDS involve one party (the protection buyer) making a stream of payments to another party (the protection seller) in exchange for the right to receive a 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 Funds are subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives, and as such, have 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. A 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.
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The maximum amount of the payment that the Fund, as a seller of protection, could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be equal to the notional amount of the underlying security or index contract as a result of a credit event. This potential amount will be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements which the Fund entered into for the same referenced entity or index. As a buyer of protection, the Fund generally receives an amount up to the notional value of the swap if a credit event occurs.
Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements where the Fund is the seller of protection as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedule of Investments, if applicable. These spreads serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of default risk for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads and increased market value in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
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 Funds are subject to risk exposures associated with the referenced asset in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The Funds entered into total return swaps to manage their exposure to a security or an index. The Funds’ 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: Certain Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds generally will have a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the relevant borrower. As a result,
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the Funds 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 Funds may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which they have purchased the participation. As a result, the Funds will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Funds.
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 Funds, 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 a 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 Funds to cover the Funds’ 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 Funds, 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.
Warrants and Rights: The Funds held warrants and rights acquired either through a direct purchase or pursuant to corporate actions. Warrants and rights entitle the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common stock, or such other security that the issuer may specify, at a specific price and time through the expiration dates. Such warrants and rights are held
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as long positions by the Funds until exercised, sold or expired. Warrants and rights are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board approved fair valuation procedures.
Payment-In-Kind: The Funds 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.
Delayed-Delivery Transactions: The Fund purchased or sold securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery and forward commitment basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Funds to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed-delivery purchases are outstanding, the Funds will set aside and maintain an amount of liquid assets sufficient to meet the purchase price in a segregated account until the settlement date. When purchasing a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. The Funds may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed-delivery transaction subsequent to establishment, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain (loss). When selling a security on a delayed-delivery basis, the Funds forfeit their eligibility to realize future gains (losses) with respect to the security.
Securities Lending: Certain Funds lend their portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining 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
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value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively REITs): The Funds invested in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Funds become 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.
Taxes: It is each 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.
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Net Investment Income | | Monthly |
Short-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | Annually |
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* | Under certain circumstances, each 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.
Pursuant to a management agreement with the RIC on behalf of the Funds (the Management Agreement), PGIM Investments manages each Fund’s investment operations and administers its business affairs. PGIM Investments is also responsible for supervising each Fund’s subadviser.
Pursuant to the management agreement relating to each Fund, there is a unitary fee structure for the funds whereby PGIM Investments is responsible for substantially all expenses of each Fund, except taxes, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, expenses incident to shareholder meetings and extraordinary expenses. Each Fund may also pay for any costs or expenses of investing in other funds. For more information on the unitary management fee structure please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.
The unitary fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets specified below. The Manager has contractually agreed, beginning from each Fund’s inception date, to waive any management fees it receives from the Funds (with the exception of PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF) in an amount equal to the subadvisory fees paid by the Funds to the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund due to the Funds’ investment of their excess overnight cash in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Funds remain invested or intend to invest in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund.
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Fund | | Unitary Fee Rate |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | 0.15% |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | 0.53% |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | 0.19% |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | 0.49% |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | 0.72% |
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement (Subadvisory Agreement) with PGIM, Inc., which provides subadvisory services to the Funds through its business unit PGIM Fixed Income (and, for the PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, PGIM Total Return Bond ETF and PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF, PGIM Limited) (the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) serves as the Custodian, Transfer Agent and Administrative Agent for the Trust. BNY receives compensation from the Manager and is
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reimbursed for expenses, including custodian, transfer agency and administration fees and certain out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, stationery, printing, allocable communication expenses and other costs. The Manager is responsible for compensating BNY under the Custodian, Transfer Agency and Service and Administration and Accounting Agreements.
Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS” or the “Distributor”), acts as the distributor of each Fund, pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”) between the RIC and the Distributor. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Prudential. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only. Although the Distributor does not receive any fees under the Distribution Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates may pay the Distributor for certain distribution related services.
PGIM Investments, PGIM, Inc., PGIM Limited and PIMS are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
The Funds may invest their securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market 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 Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.
The Funds 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 reporting period ended February 28, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Funds.
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
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February 28, 2023, were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | | $1,563,769,754 | | | | $234,356,931 | |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 15,502,516 | | | | 12,588,798 | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 35,995,475 | | | | 34,819,941 | |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 92,771,301 | | | | 99,417,906 | |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | | 39,463,608 | | | | 13,908,424 | |
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended February 28, 2023, is presented as follows:
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(we) |
$— | | $120,800,957 | | $92,699,386 | | $12,039 | | $5,879 | | $28,119,489 | | 28,127,927 | | $36,355(2) |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
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Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Fund: |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(we) |
$121,485 | | $558,873 | | $134,096 | | $33 | | $11 | | $546,306 | | 546,470 | | $1,814(2) |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF
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Value, Beginning of Period | | Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Value, End of Period | | Shares, End of Period | | Income |
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PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund(1)(b)(we) |
$— | | $119,892 | | $119,892 | | $— | | $12 | | $12 | | 12 | | $34(2) |
(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. |
(we) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund. |
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The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Tax Basis | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | | $4,284,043,843 | | | | $57,015,595 | | | | $(47,314,479) | | | | $ 9,701,116 | |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 100,465,675 | | | | 1,037,156 | | | | (13,690,642) | | | | (12,653,486) | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 47,384,121 | | | | 107,771 | | | | (5,811,382) | | | | (5,703,611) | |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 89,047,032 | | | | 509,223 | | | | (6,891,320) | | | | (6,382,097) | |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | | 55,009,064 | | | | 818,281 | | | | (742,646) | | | | 75,635 | |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
For federal income tax purposes, the following Funds had a capital loss carryforward as of August 31,2022 which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | $ | 25,219,000 | |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 2,067,000 | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 1,170,000 | |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 2,976,000 | |
The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ 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 Funds’ financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Funds’ U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 are subject to such review.
Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund, commonly known as an “ETF”. Individual shares of the Funds may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers or other financial intermediaries. Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”), and because the shares of the Funds trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares of the Funds may trade at a price greater than NAV (a
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premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Each Fund will issue and redeem its shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit”. An Authorized Participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Funds or one of their service providers that allows the Authorized Participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units.
A creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by the Distributor and each Fund, generally takes place when an Authorized Participant deposits into each Fund a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other positions (a “creation basket”), and an amount of cash (including any cash representing the value of substituted securities, assets or other positions), if any, which together approximate the holdings of each Fund in exchange for a specified number of Creation Units. Similarly, shares can be redeemed only in Creation Units, generally for a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other propositions (the “redemption basket”) held by each Fund and an amount of cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). The Funds may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable by the Funds. Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Funds may accept “custom baskets”.
A Creation Unit consists of 25,000 shares of each Fund. Authorized Participants generally are required to pay a fixed creation transaction fee and/or a fixed redemption transaction fee, as applicable, for each transaction in a Creation Unit regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed on that day. An additional charge or a variable charge may be applied to certain creation and redemption transactions, including non-standard orders and whole or partial cash purchases or redemptions when deemed appropriate.
The RIC is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value per share.
As of February 28, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | | 3,536,736 | | | | 4.1 | % |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 1,526,600 | | | | 58.2 | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 962,900 | | | | 96.3 | |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 470,000 | | | | 23.2 | |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | | 483,500 | | | | 45.0 | |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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Fund | | Number of Shareholders | | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |
Affiliated: | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | | — | | | | —% | |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 1 | | | | 58.2 | |
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Fund | | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Affiliated: | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 1 | | | | 96.3 | % |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 1 | | | | 23.2 | |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | | 1 | | | | 45.0 | |
Unaffiliated: | | | | | | | | |
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | | 8 | | | | 68.3 | |
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | | 3 | | | | 28.9 | |
PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | | — | | | | — | |
PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | | 2 | | | | 61.4 | |
PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | | 2 | | | | 50.3 | |
The Fund may make payment for Fund shares redeemed and contributed wholly or in part by distributing portfolio securities to shareholders. For the reporting period ended February 28, 2023, the Funds had no subscriptions in-kind and had redemptions in-kind with total proceeds in the amounts presented on the Statements of Changes.
The RIC, on behalf of the Funds, 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.
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Term of Commitment | | 9/30/2022 – 9/28/2023 | | 10/1/2021 – 9/29/2022 |
Total Commitment | | Tranche A: $1,200,000,000 Tranche B: $125,000,000** | | $ 1,200,000,000 |
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | | 0.15% | | 0.15% |
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | | 1.00% 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 |
* | The Prior SCA did not include PGIM Total Return Bond ETF and PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF. |
** | Only PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF and one other fund are party to, and pay commitment fees for, Tranche B of the SCA, in addition to Tranche A. The other Participating Funds are only party to Tranche A of the SCA. |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more
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likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Funds did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended February 28, 2023.
9. | Risks of Investing in the Funds |
Each Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the risks applicable to any given Fund, please refer to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of that Fund.
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Risks | | PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF |
Active Trading | | – | | – | | X | | X | | X |
Adjustable and Floating Rate Securities | | – | | – | | – | | – | | X |
Authorized Participant Concentration | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Cash Transactions | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | | X | | – | | – | | X | | – |
Covenant-Lite | | – | | X | | – | | X | | X |
Credit | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Currency | | – | | – | | – | | X | | – |
Debt Obligations | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Derivatives | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Distressed and Defaulted Securities | | – | | X | | – | | – | | – |
Economic and Market Events | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Emerging Markets | | – | | X | | X | | X | | X |
ETF Shares Trading | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Foreign Securities | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Floating Rate and Other Loans | | – | | X | | – | | X | | X |
Interest Rate | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Junk Bonds | | – | | X | | – | | X | | X |
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Liquidity | | – | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Loan Liquidity and Settlement | | – | | – | | – | | – | | X |
Management | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Market Disruption and Geopolitical | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Market | | X | | X | | X | | X | | X |
Money Market Instruments | | X | | – | | – | | – | | – |
Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities | | X | | X | | X | | X | | – |
New/Small Fund | | – | | – | | X | | X | | X |
Non-Money Market Fund | | X | | – | | – | | – | | – |
Prepayment | | X | | – | | – | | – | | – |
Reference Rate | | X | | – | | – | | X | | X |
Small Fund | | – | | X | | – | | – | | – |
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Risks | | PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF |
Structured Products | | – | | – | | X | | – | | – |
U.S. Government and Agency Securities | | X | | – | | X | | X | | – |
Variable and Floating Rate Bonds | | X | | – | | – | | – | | – |
Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.
Adjustable and Floating Rate Securities Risk: The value of adjustable and floating rate securities may lag behind the value of fixed rate securities when interest rates change. Such securities may be subject to extended settlement periods (longer than seven days) and in unusual market conditions, with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, may present a risk of loss to the Fund or may impair the Fund’s ability satisfy shareholder redemption requests.
Authorized Participant Concentration Risk: Only an Authorized Participant (as defined in “How to Buy and Sell Shares of the Fund” in the Fund’s Prospectus) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as Authorized Participants and none of these Authorized Participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant creates or redeems, shares of the Fund may trade at a substantial discount or premium to net asset value (“NAV”), may trade at larger spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Cash Transactions Risk: Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in shares of the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.
Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”) Risk: CLOs are subject to credit, interest rate, valuation, and prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of
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default on the underlying asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. The market value of CLOs may be affected by, among other things, changes in the market value of the underlying assets held by the CLO, changes in the distributions on the underlying assets, defaults and recoveries on the underlying assets, capital gains and losses on the underlying assets, prepayments on underlying assets and the availability, prices and interest rate of underlying assets.
“Covenant-Lite” Risk: Some of the loans or debt obligations in which the Fund may invest or get exposure to may be “covenant-lite”, which means the loans or obligations contain fewer financial maintenance covenants than other loans or obligations (in some cases, none) and do not include terms which allow the lender to monitor the borrower’s performance and declare a default if certain criteria are breached. An investment by the Fund in a covenant-lite loan may potentially hinder the ability to reprice credit risk associated with the issuer and reduce the ability to restructure a problematic loan and mitigate potential loss. The Fund may also experience difficulty, expenses or delays in enforcing its rights on its holdings of covenant-lite loans or obligations. As a result of these risks, the Fund’s exposure to losses may be increased, which could result in an adverse impact on the Fund’s net income and NAV.
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 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
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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.
Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk: Distressed and defaulted securities are subject to particularly high credit risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. These securities are at a high risk for default, especially during economic downturns, and they are subject to greater volatility than securities of more stable issuers. To the extent that the Fund invests in bankrupt issuers, the Fund may be subject to litigation risks and costs.
Economic and Market Events Risk: Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities markets, or otherwise reduce inflation, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Emerging Markets Risk: The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be
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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.
ETF Shares Trading Risk: Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and the shares are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the shares of the Fund are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for shares of the Fund. We cannot predict whether shares of the Fund will trade above, below or at their NAV. Trading on the Exchange, including trading of Fund shares, may be halted in certain circumstances and shareholders may not be able to sell Fund shares at the time or price desired. During periods of stressed market conditions, the market for the shares of the Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s portfolio investments. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the NAV of those shares. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange to maintain the listing of shares of the Fund will continue to be met. At times, trading in the securities of ETFs has become volatile and unpredictable and the price of ETF shares has diverged from market driven fundamentals.
Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the shares of the Fund (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Fund’s shares trading on the Exchange significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings. Premiums and discounts relate to differences between the market price and NAV of the Fund’s shares.
During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your shares of the Fund. The securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange and may trade outside of a collateralized settlement system. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads for the Fund’s shares on the Exchange and the corresponding premium or discount between the market price for Fund shares and their NAV may widen. Additionally, during times when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market is closed, there may be changes between the last quote from the closed foreign market and the value of such security during the Fund’s trading day on the Exchange and this may lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.
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Cost of Buying or Selling Shares: When you buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers. In addition, the market price of shares of the Fund, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, and market liquidity and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, or market liquidity decreases. In times of severe market disruption, including when trading of the Fund’s holdings may be halted, the bid-ask spread may increase significantly. This means that the shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest during significant market volatility.
No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk: While shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or by Authorized Participants. The distributor of the Fund’s shares does not maintain a secondary market in the shares.
Floating Rate and Other Loans Risk: The Fund’s ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund’s access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds in a timely manner. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the subadviser’s credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan
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participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-U.S. issuers, the risks of investing in non-U.S. issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
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.
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 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.
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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.
Leverage Risk: Certain transactions in which the Fund may engage may give rise to leverage. The use of leverage exaggerates the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s holdings, and makes any change in the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) greater than it would be without the use of leverage. This could result in increased volatility of investment return.
Liquidity Risk: 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.
Loan Liquidity and Settlement Risk: The Fund’s investments in loans may subject it to additional illiquidity risks. Loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual loans. For example, if the credit quality of a loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent
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trading, valuing a loan can be more difficult and buying and selling a loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a loan can result in a loss. Certain of the Fund’s assets may be invested in assets that are considerably less liquid than debt instruments traded on national exchanges. Market quotations for such assets may be volatile and/or subject to large spreads between bid and ask prices. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in the Fund’s Prospectus. To the extent the extended loan settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, such as the need to satisfy redemption requests, the Fund may hold cash, sell investments or borrow from banks.
The Fund may borrow to meet redemptions and may choose to keep such borrowings outstanding until loans or other portfolio transactions settle or for other extended periods. During the period when borrowings are outstanding, the Fund will incur interest expense. The Fund’s portfolio may also be subject to greater volatility during periods of borrowing, which can have an adverse impact on the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund will be required to maintain specified asset coverage by applicable federal securities laws and the terms of its credit facility with the lender with respect to its borrowings. The Fund may be required to dispose of portfolio investments on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations or other factors cause the Fund to fail to meet its asset coverage requirements.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be incorrect. Additionally, the investments selected for the Fund may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmark and other funds with similar investment objectives.
Market 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
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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 future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. 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.
Money Market Instruments Risk: The value of money market instruments may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the credit ratings of those instruments. If a significant amount of the Fund’s assets are invested in money market instruments, it will be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective.
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.
New/Small Fund Risk: The Fund recently commenced operations and has a limited operating history. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a
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representative portfolio composition. Since the Fund is new, an active secondary market for the shares of the Fund may not develop or may not continue once developed. Shareholders holding large blocks of shares of the Fund, including the Manager and its affiliates, may hold their shares for long periods of time, which may lead to reduced trading volumes, wider trading spreads and impede the development or maintenance of an active secondary trading market for Fund shares. These large shareholders may also loan or sell all or a portion of their Fund shares, which may result in increasing concentration of Fund shares in a small number of holders, and the potential for large redemptions, decreases in Fund assets and increased expenses for remaining shareholders.
Non-Money Market Fund Risk: The Fund is not a money market fund. The Fund does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share. The Fund’s NAV and market value will fluctuate every day and these fluctuations may be significant on certain days. Also, the Fund is not subject to the liquidity requirements and investment and credit quality restrictions applicable to money market funds. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will generate higher returns than money market funds.
Prepayment Risk: The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.
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 after December 31, 2021. On December 16, 2022, the Federal Reserve Board adopted regulations implementing the Adjustable Interest Rate Act by identifying benchmark rates based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate that will replace LIBOR in different categories of financial contracts after June 30, 2023. These regulations apply only to contracts governed by U.S. law, among other limitations.
Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known. 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. Parties to contracts, securities or other instruments using LIBOR may disagree on transition rates or the application of applicable
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transition regulation, potentially resulting in uncertainty of performance and the possibility of litigation. The Fund may have instruments linked to other interbank offered rates that may also cease to be published in the future.
Small Fund Risk: When the Fund’s size is small, the Fund may experience low trading volume and wide bid/ask spreads. The Fund may face the risk of being delisted if it does not meet certain conditions of the listing exchange due to small size. Any resulting liquidation of the Fund could cause the Fund to incur elevated transaction costs for the Fund and negative tax consequences for its shareholders.
Structured Products Risk: Holders of structured product securities bear risks of the underlying investments, index or reference obligation. Certain structured products may be thinly traded or have a limited trading market, and as a result may be characterized as illiquid. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for structured securities and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell a structured security could expose the Fund to losses and could make structured securities more difficult for the Fund to value accurately, which may also result in additional costs. Structured products are also subject to credit risk; the assets backing the structured product may be insufficient to pay interest or principal. In addition to the general risks associated with investments in fixed income, structured products carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and the possibility that the structured products are subordinate to other classes. Structured securities are generally privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest or value of the structured security is determined by reference to the performance of a specific asset, benchmark asset, market or interest rate (“reference instrument”), and changes in the reference instrument or security may cause significant price fluctuations, or could cause the interest rate on the structured security to be reduced to zero. Holders of structured products indirectly bear risks associated with the reference instrument, are subject to counterparty risk and typically do not have direct rights against the reference instrument. Structured products may also entail structural complexity and documentation risk and there is no guarantee that the courts or administrators will interpret the priority of principal and interest payments as expected.
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 liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by the Fund may greatly
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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.
Variable and Floating Rate Bonds Risk: Variable and floating rate bonds are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. In addition, the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them if the issuer defaults. The settlement period for such bonds can be longer than seven days.
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Stuart S. Parker, President ● Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President ● Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial 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, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer ● Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer ● Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer ● Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISERS | | PGIM Fixed Income | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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| | PGIM Limited (PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, PGIM Total Return Bond ETF and PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF only) | | Grand Buildings, 1-3 Strand Trafalgar Square London, WC2N 5HR United Kingdom |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN/TRANSFER AGENT | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Fixed Income ETFs, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
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ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY | | MAY LOSE VALUE | | ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE |

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PGIM FIXED INCOME ETFS | | |
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Fund | | Ticker Symbol | | |
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | | PULS | | |
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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | | PHYL | | |
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PGIM Active Aggregate Bond ETF | | PAB | | |
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PGIM Total Return Bond ETF | | PTRB | | |
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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF | | PFRL | | |
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ETF1000E2 | | | | |

PGIM JENNISON ETFS
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF (PJFG)
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF (PJFV)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of February 28, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Exchange-traded funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2023 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Letter from the President
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| | Dear Shareholder: |
| We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Jennison ETFs informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. |
| 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,

Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Jennison ETFs
April 14, 2023
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Your Fund’s Performance
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception* (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | 3.66 (12/12/2022) |
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Market Price** | | 3.74 (12/12/2022) |
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Russell 1000® Growth Index | | |
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*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Russell 1000 Growth Index—The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which contains those securities in the Russell 1000 Index with an above-average growth orientation. Companies in this Index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book ratios and price-to-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields, and higher forecasted growth rates.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 2/28/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Line of Business | | % of Net Assets |
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Microsoft Corp. | | Software | | 8.3% |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 7.6% |
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Apple, Inc. | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | 6.9% |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | 6.2% |
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Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | IT Services | | 5.6% |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France), ADR | | Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | 5.5% |
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Tesla, Inc. | | Automobiles | | 4.9% |
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MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil) | | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | 4.5% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. | | Food & Staples Retailing | | 4.3% |
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Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | Interactive Media & Services | | 4.0% |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Your Fund’s Performance
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 sold, 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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception* (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | -2.35 (12/12/2022) |
Market Price** | | -2.34 (12/12/2022) |
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Russell 1000 Value Index | | |
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*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
Russell 1000 Value Index—The Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index comprising those securities in the Russell 1000 Index with a below-average growth orientation. Companies in this index generally have low price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, higher dividend yields, and lower forecasted growth values.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 2/28/23
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Ten Largest Holdings | | Line of Business | | % of Net Assets |
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ConocoPhillips | | Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 8.2% |
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Chubb Ltd. | | Insurance | | 4.5% |
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Walmart, Inc. | | Food & Staples Retailing | | 4.4% |
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AstraZeneca plc (United Kingdom), ADR | | Pharmaceuticals | | 4.3% |
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Microsoft Corp. | | Software | | 4.0% |
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Eli Lilly & Co. | | Pharmaceuticals | | 3.9% |
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Airbus SE (France), ADR | | Aerospace & Defense | | 3.8% |
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Linde plc (United Kingdom) | | Chemicals | | 3.8% |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | Banks | | 3.5% |
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MetLife, Inc. | | Insurance | | 3.5% |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment management fees. 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 funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only.
Actual Expenses
The first line in the tables below 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 in the tables below 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.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period are 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.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual** | | $1,000.00 | | $1,036.60 | | 0.75% | | $1.63 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.08 | | 0.75% | | $3.76 |
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual** | | $1,000.00 | | $ 976.50 | | 0.75% | | $1.58 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.08 | | 0.75% | | $3.76 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended February 28, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which each Fund may invest.
**“Actual” expenses are calculated using 78-day period ended February 28, 2023 due to the Fund’s inception date of December 12, 2022.
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Glossary
The following abbreviations are used in the Funds’ descriptions:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 98.5% | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
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Auto Components 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Mobileye Global, Inc. (Israel) (Class A Stock)* | | | 9,872 | | | $ | 390,043 | |
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Automobiles 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Tesla, Inc.* | | | 10,577 | | | | 2,175,795 | |
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Biotechnology 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,405 | | | | 698,147 | |
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Entertainment 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Netflix, Inc.* | | | 3,261 | | | | 1,050,466 | |
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Food & Staples Retailing 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 3,879 | | | | 1,878,134 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Dexcom, Inc.* | | | 4,246 | | | | 471,348 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,023 | | | | 1,438,767 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Airbnb, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 4,975 | | | | 613,318 | |
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Interactive Media & Services 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 19,402 | | | | 1,747,344 | |
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 10.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 28,868 | | | | 2,720,232 | |
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MercadoLibre, Inc. (Brazil)* | | | 1,645 | | | | 2,006,900 | |
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IT Services 7.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Adyen NV (Netherlands), ADR* | | | 35,110 | | | | 497,860 | |
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Mastercard, Inc. (Class A Stock) | | | 6,964 | | | | 2,474,239 | |
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Snowflake, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 3,102 | | | | 478,887 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Lonza Group AG (Switzerland), ADR | | | 7,651 | | | $ | 455,617 | |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,477 | | | | 800,180 | |
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Personal Products 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
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L’Oreal SA (France), ADR | | | 13,260 | | | | 1,050,457 | |
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Pharmaceuticals 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 4,243 | | | | 1,320,507 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S (Denmark), ADR | | | 12,157 | | | | 1,714,015 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 12.1% | | | | | | | | |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 5,845 | | | | 459,300 | |
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ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | | 2,502 | | | | 1,545,560 | |
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NVIDIA Corp. | | | 14,328 | | | | 3,326,389 | |
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Software 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 5,390 | | | | 1,039,947 | |
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Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 2,284 | | | | 275,656 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 14,741 | | | | 3,676,700 | |
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | | | 2,330 | | | | 438,902 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 20,516 | | | | 3,024,263 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
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Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | | | 3,805 | | | | 1,176,506 | |
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LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France), ADR | | | 14,637 | | | | 2,438,963 | |
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NIKE, Inc. (Class B Stock) | | | 6,122 | | | | 727,233 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
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T-Mobile US, Inc.* | | | 8,964 | | | $ | 1,274,501 | |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $41,392,917) | | | | | | | 43,386,176 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
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UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $678,645) | | | 678,645 | | | | 678,645 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.0% (cost $42,071,562) | | | | | | | 44,064,821 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets (0.0)% | | | | | | | (9,175 | ) |
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NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 44,055,646 | |
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See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
* | Non-income producing security. |
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 February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
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Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | |
Auto Components | | $ 390,043 | | | | $— | | | | $— |
Automobiles | | 2,175,795 | | | | — | | | | — |
Biotechnology | | 698,147 | | | | — | | | | — |
Entertainment | | 1,050,466 | | | | — | | | | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
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Investments in Securities (continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets (continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments (continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | $1,878,134 | | | | $— | | | | $— |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | 471,348 | | | | — | | | | — |
Health Care Providers & Services | | 1,438,767 | | | | — | | | | — |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | 613,318 | | | | — | | | | — |
Interactive Media & Services | | 1,747,344 | | | | — | | | | — |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | 4,727,132 | | | | — | | | | — |
IT Services | | 3,450,986 | | | | — | | | | — |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | 1,255,797 | | | | — | | | | — |
Personal Products | | 1,050,457 | | | | — | | | | — |
Pharmaceuticals | | 3,034,522 | | | | — | | | | — |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 5,331,249 | | | | — | | | | — |
Software | | 5,431,205 | | | | — | | | | — |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | 3,024,263 | | | | — | | | | — |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | 4,342,702 | | | | — | | | | — |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | 1,274,501 | | | | — | | | | — |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | 678,645 | | | | — | | | | — |
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Total | | $44,064,821 | | | | $— | | | | $— |
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Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
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Software | | | 12.3 | % |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 12.1 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | | | 10.7 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | 9.8 | |
IT Services | | | 7.8 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 6.9 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 6.9 | |
Automobiles | | | 4.9 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 4.3 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 4.0 | |
Health Care Providers & Services | | | 3.3 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 2.9 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 2.8 | |
Entertainment | | | 2.4 | |
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Personal Products | | | 2.4 | % |
Biotechnology | | | 1.6 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1.5 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.4 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | 1.1 | |
Auto Components | | | 0.9 | |
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Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (0.0 | )* |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $42,071,562) | | $ | 44,064,821 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 16,778 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 44,081,599 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Management fee payable | | | 25,953 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 44,055,646 | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 850 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 42,360,628 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | 1,694,168 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 44,055,646 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share. ($44,055,646 ÷ 850,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 51.83 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the Period December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $ 524 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 31,293 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
| |
Management fee | | | 45,091 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (13,798 | ) |
| | | | |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (285,293 | ) |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 1,993,259 | |
| | | | |
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | 1,707,966 | |
| | | | |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 1,694,168 | |
| | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | |
| | December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023 | | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | |
| | |
Operations | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | (13,798 | ) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | (285,293 | ) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | 1,993,259 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | 1,694,168 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (200,000 shares) | | | | 10,005,000 | | | |
Shares sold in-kind (650,000 shares) | | | | 32,356,478 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | 42,361,478 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | 44,055,646 | | | |
| | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 44,055,646 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | December 12, 2022(a) through February 28, 2023 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | | $ | 50.00 | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.03 | ) | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | 1.86 | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | 1.83 | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $ | 51.83 | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | 3.66 | % | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $ | 44,056 | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | $ | 28,134 | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | (0.23 | )%(e) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 26 | % | | |
(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. |
(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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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 98.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aerospace & Defense 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Airbus SE (France), ADR | | | 12,021 | | | $ | 393,087 | |
| | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 2,371 | | | | 232,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 625,658 | |
| | |
Auto Components 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Aptiv PLC* | | | 1,741 | | | | 202,443 | |
| | |
Automobiles 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
General Motors Co. | | | 4,624 | | | | 179,134 | |
| | |
Banks 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 6,925 | | | | 237,527 | |
| | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 2,519 | | | | 361,099 | |
| | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,468 | | | | 231,827 | |
| | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | 3,975 | | | | 186,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,017,079 | |
| | |
Biotechnology 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | 1,760 | | | | 270,864 | |
| | |
Building Products 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 5,397 | | | | 338,500 | |
| | |
Capital Markets 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Blackstone, Inc. | | | 1,437 | | | | 130,480 | |
| | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 873 | | | | 306,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 437,470 | |
| | |
Chemicals 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Linde PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 1,124 | | | | 391,568 | |
| | |
Electric Utilities 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 3,089 | | | | 219,412 | |
| | |
Energy Equipment & Services 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 3,746 | | | | 199,325 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food & Staples Retailing 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 3,175 | | | $ | 451,263 | |
| | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 977 | | | | 257,840 | |
| | |
Insurance 8.0% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 2,192 | | | | 462,556 | |
| | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 5,028 | | | | 360,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 823,214 | |
| | |
Interactive Media & Services 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Alphabet, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 1,115 | | | | 100,417 | |
| | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | | | 1,485 | | | | 259,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 360,203 | |
| | |
Machinery 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Deere & Co. | | | 324 | | | | 135,834 | |
| | |
Multi-Utilities 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 2,613 | | | | 216,121 | |
| | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 8,126 | | | | 839,822 | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), ADR | | | 6,694 | | | | 436,315 | |
| | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 4,785 | | | | 329,974 | |
| | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 1,282 | | | | 398,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 1,165,273 | |
| | |
Road & Rail 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 1,694 | | | | 351,132 | |
| | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 9.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | | | 1,958 | | | | 153,860 | |
| | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 363 | | | | 215,727 | |
| | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 449 | | | | 218,218 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Jennison ETFs 21
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Description | | Shares | | | Value | |
| | |
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (cont’d.) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands) | | | 1,120 | | | $ | 199,898 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 1,542 | | | | 190,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 978,186 | |
| | |
Software 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 1,620 | | | | 404,060 | |
Salesforce, Inc.* | | | 1,378 | | | | 225,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | 629,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $10,288,695) | | | | | | | 10,089,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
UNAFFILIATED FUND | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $131,029) | | | 131,029 | | | | 131,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 99.8% (cost $10,419,724) | | | | | | | 10,220,885 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities 0.2% | | | | | | | 20,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 10,240,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See the Glossary for a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report.
* | Non-income producing security. |
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense | | $ | 625,658 | | | | $— | | | | $— | |
Auto Components | | | 202,443 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Automobiles | | | 179,134 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Banks | | | 1,017,079 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Biotechnology | | | 270,864 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Building Products | | | 338,500 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital Markets | | | 437,470 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Chemicals | | | 391,568 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Electric Utilities | | | 219,412 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 199,325 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 451,263 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 257,840 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Insurance | | | 823,214 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 360,203 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Machinery | | | 135,834 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Multi-Utilities | | | 216,121 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 839,822 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 1,165,273 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Road & Rail | | | 351,132 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 978,186 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Software | | | 629,515 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Short-Term Investment | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 131,029 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 10,220,885 | | | | $— | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industry Classification:
The industry classification of investments and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 11.4 | % |
Banks | | | 9.9 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 9.6 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | 8.2 | |
Insurance | | | 8.0 | |
Software | | | 6.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 6.1 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | 4.4 | |
Capital Markets | | | 4.3 | |
| | | | |
Chemicals | | | 3.8 | % |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 3.5 | |
Road & Rail | | | 3.4 | |
Building Products | | | 3.3 | |
Biotechnology | | | 2.6 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 2.5 | |
Electric Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
Multi-Utilities | | | 2.1 | |
Auto Components | | | 2.0 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Industry Classification (continued):
| | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services | | | 2.0 | % |
Automobiles | | | 1.8 | |
Machinery | | | 1.3 | |
| | | | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1.3 | % |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 99.8 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | | 0.2 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
24
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $10,419,724) | | $ | 10,220,885 | |
Cash | | | 197,026 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 26,115 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 10,444,026 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 197,026 | |
Management fee payable | | | 6,022 | |
| | | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 203,048 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 10,240,978 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 210 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 10,489,265 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (248,497 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 10,240,978 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | | | | |
($10,240,978 ÷ 210,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 48.77 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Jennison ETFs 25
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the Period December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $ 138 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 56,152 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 16,597 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 39,555 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (76,804 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (198,839 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (275,643 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (236,088 | ) |
| | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | |
| | December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023 | | |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | |
| | |
Operations | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | 39,555 | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | (76,804 | ) | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | (198,839 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (236,088 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | (12,409 | ) | | |
| | | | | | | |
Fund share transactions | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (200,000 shares) | | | | 10,005,000 | | | |
Shares sold in-kind (10,000 shares) | | | | 484,475 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | | | | 10,489,475 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | 10,240,978 | | | |
| | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beginning of period | | | | — | | | |
| | | | | | | |
End of period | | | $ | 10,240,978 | | | |
| | | | | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | |
| | December 12, 2022(a) through February 28, 2023 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | | | $50.00 | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.19 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | (1.36 | ) | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | (1.17 | ) | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.06 | ) | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $48.77 | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | (2.35 | )% | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $ | 10,241 | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | $ | 10,356 | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.75 | %(e) | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 1.79 | %(e) | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 12 | % | | |
(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. |
(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.
28
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
PGIM ETF Trust (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 Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the following series of the RIC: PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF and PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF is a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act, and PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF is a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act. Each Fund operates as an exchange-traded fund.
The Funds have the following investment objectives:
| | |
Fund | | Investment Objective(s) |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | Long-term growth of capital. |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | Long-term growth of capital. |
The Funds follow 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 Funds in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Funds consistently follow such policies in the preparation of their financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Funds 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 Funds’ 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 Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 Funds 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
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Funds’ foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
Various inputs determine how the Funds’ 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.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Funds is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
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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.
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 Funds become 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.
Taxes: It is each 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.
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Expected Distribution Schedule to Shareholders* | | Frequency | |
Net Investment Income | | | Annually | |
Short-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Annually | |
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* | Under certain circumstances, each 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.
Pursuant to a management agreement with the RIC on behalf of the Funds (the Management Agreement), PGIM Investments manages each Fund’s investment operations and administers its business affairs. PGIM Investments is also responsible for supervising each Fund’s subadviser.
Pursuant to the management agreement relating to each Fund, there is a unitary fee structure for the funds whereby PGIM Investments is responsible for substantially all expenses of each Fund, except taxes, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, expenses incident to shareholder meetings and extraordinary expenses. Each Fund may also pay for any costs or expenses of investing in other funds. For more information on the unitary management fee structure please refer to the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information.
The unitary fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets specified below.
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Fund | | Unitary Fee Rate |
| |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | | 0.75 | % |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | | 0.75 | % |
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement (Subadvisory Agreement) with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) serves as the Custodian, Transfer Agent and Administrative Agent for the Trust. BNY receives compensation from the Manager and is reimbursed for expenses, including custodian, transfer agency and administration fees and certain out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, stationery, printing, allocable communication expenses and other costs. The Manager is responsible for compensating BNY under the Custodian, Transfer Agency and Service and Administration and Accounting Agreements.
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Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS” or the “Distributor”), acts as the distributor of each Fund, pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”) between the RIC and the Distributor. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Prudential. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only. Although the Distributor does not receive any fees under the Distribution Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates may pay the Distributor for certain distribution related services.
PGIM Investments, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
The Funds may invest its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market 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 Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Income from securities lending, net”.
The Funds 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 reporting period ended February 28, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Funds.
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 February 28, 2023, were as follows:
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Fund | | Cost of Purchases | | | Proceeds from Sales | |
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PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | | $15,508,191 | | | | $5,541,716 | |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | | 11,085,098 | | | | 1,198,554 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The United States federal income tax basis of the Funds’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
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Fund | | Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | $42,071,562 | | $2,560,184 | | $(566,925) | | | $1,993,259 | |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | 10,419,724 | | 197,586 | | (396,425) | | | (198,839) | |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements for the current reporting period.
Each Fund is an exchange-traded fund, commonly known as an “ETF”. Individual shares of the Funds may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers or other financial intermediaries. Shares of the Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”), and because the shares of the Funds trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares of the Funds may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). Each Fund will issue and redeem its shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit”. An Authorized Participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Funds or one of their service providers that allows the Authorized Participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units.
A creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by the Distributor and each Fund, generally takes place when an Authorized Participant deposits into each Fund a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other positions (a “creation basket”), and an amount of cash (including any cash representing the value of substituted securities, assets or other positions), if any, which together approximate the holdings of each Fund in exchange for a specified number of Creation Units. Similarly, shares can be redeemed only in Creation Units, generally for a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other propositions (the “redemption basket”) held by each Fund and an amount of cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). The Funds may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable by the Funds. Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Funds may accept “custom baskets”. A Creation Unit consists of 10,000 shares of each Fund.
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Authorized Participants generally are required to pay a fixed creation transaction fee and/or a fixed redemption transaction fee, as applicable, for each transaction in a Creation Unit regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed on that day. From time to time, the Funds may waive all or a portion of their applicable transaction fee(s). An additional charge or a variable charge may be applied to certain creation and redemption transactions, including non-standard orders and whole or partial cash purchases or redemptions when deemed appropriate.
The RIC is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value per share.
As of February 28, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Funds as follows:
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Fund | | Number of Shares | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | 200,017 | | 23.5% |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | 200,000 | | 95.2 |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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Fund | | Number of Shareholders | | Percentage of Outstanding Shares |
Affiliated: | | | | |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | 1 | | 23.5% |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | 1 | | 95.2 |
Unaffiliated: | | | | |
PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | 1 | | 75.6 |
PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF | | — | | — |
The Fund may make payment for Fund shares redeemed and contributed wholly or in part by distributing portfolio securities to shareholders. For the reporting period ended February 28, 2023, the Funds had subscriptions in-kind and no redemptions in-kind with total proceeds in the amounts presented on the Statements of Changes.
8. | Risks of Investing in the Funds |
Each Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the risks applicable to any given Fund, please refer to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of that Fund.
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Risks | | PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | | | PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF |
Active Trading | | X | | | | X |
Authorized Participant Concentration | | X | | | | X |
Cash Transactions | | X | | | | X |
Convertible Securities | | X | | | | – |
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Risks | | PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF | | PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF |
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Economic and Market Events | | X | | X |
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Equity and Equity-Related Securities | | X | | X |
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ETF Shares Trading | | X | | X |
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Foreign Securities | | X | | X |
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Growth Style | | X | | – |
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Increase in Expenses | | X | | X |
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Initial Public Offerings | | X | | – |
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Large Capitalization Company | | X | | X |
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Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption | | X | | X |
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Management | | X | | X |
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Market Disruption and Geopolitical | | X | | X |
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Market | | X | | X |
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Medium Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Company | | X | | – |
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New/Small Fund | | X | | X |
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Non-Diversified Investment Company | | X | | – |
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Preferred Securities | | X | | – |
Value Style | | – | | X |
Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.
Authorized Participant Concentration Risk: Only an Authorized Participant (as defined in “How to Buy and Sell Shares of the Fund” in the Fund’s Prospectus) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as Authorized Participants and none of these Authorized Participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant creates or redeems, shares of the Fund may trade at a substantial discount or premium to net asset value (“NAV”), may trade at larger spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
Cash Transactions Risk: Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in shares
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of the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.
Convertible Securities Risk: The market value of a convertible security performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock.
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, 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.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
ETF Shares Trading Risk: Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and the shares are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the shares of the Fund are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for shares of the Fund. We cannot predict whether shares of the Fund will trade above, below or at their NAV. Trading on the Exchange, including trading of Fund shares, may be halted in certain circumstances and shareholders may not be able to sell Fund shares at the time or price desired. During periods of stressed market conditions, the market for the shares of the Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s portfolio investments. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the NAV of those shares. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange to maintain the listing of shares of the Fund will continue to be met. At times, trading in the securities of ETFs has become volatile and unpredictable and the price of ETF shares has diverged from market driven fundamentals.
Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the shares of the Fund (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Fund’s shares trading on the
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Exchange significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings. Premiums and discounts relate to differences between the market price and NAV of the Fund’s shares. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your shares of the Fund. The securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange and may trade outside of a collateralized settlement system. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads for the Fund’s shares on the Exchange and the corresponding premium or discount between the market price for Fund shares and their NAV may widen. Additionally, during times when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market is closed, there may be changes between the last quote from the closed foreign market and the value of such security during the Fund’s trading day on the Exchange and this may lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares.
Cost of Buying or Selling Shares: When you buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers. In addition, the market price of shares of the Fund, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, and market liquidity and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume or market liquidity decreases, or if the spread on the Fund’s underlying securities increases. In times of severe market disruption, including when trading of the Fund’s holdings may be halted, the bid-ask spread may increase significantly. This means that the shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest during significant market volatility.
No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk: While shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or by Authorized Participants. The distributor of the Fund’s shares does not maintain a secondary market in the shares.
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
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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.
Growth Style Risk: The Fund’s growth style may subject the Fund to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Since the Fund follows a growth investment style, there is the risk that the growth investment style may be out of favor for a period of time. At times when the style is out of favor, the Fund may underperform the market in general, its benchmark and other ETFs.
Increase in Expenses Risk: Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons.
Initial Public Offerings Risk: The volume of IPOs and the levels at which the newly issued stocks trade in the secondary market are affected by the performance of the stock market overall. If IPOs are brought to the market, availability may be limited and if the Fund desires to acquire shares in such an offering, it may not be able to buy any shares at the offering price, or if it is able to buy shares, it may not be able to buy as many shares at the offering price as it would like. The prices of securities involved in IPOs are often subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than more established stocks. Such unpredictability can have a dramatic impact on the Fund’s performance (higher or lower) and any assumptions by investors based on the affected performance may be unwarranted. In addition, as Fund assets grow, the impact of IPO investments on performance will decline, which could reduce total returns.
Large Capitalization Company Risk: Companies with large market capitalizations go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. Larger companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Fund’s value may not rise or fall as much as the value of funds that emphasize companies with smaller market capitalizations.
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
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser 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 future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and
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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.
Medium Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Company Risk: The Fund’s investments in mid-cap companies carry more risk than investments in larger capitalized companies. Investments in mid-cap companies carry additional risks because earnings of these companies tend to be less predictable; they often have limited product lines, markets, distribution channels or financial resources; and the management of such companies may be dependent on one or a few key people. The market movements of these companies’ securities may be more abrupt or erratic than the market movements of securities of larger, more established companies or the stock market in general. Historically, mid-cap companies have sometimes gone through extended periods when they did not perform as well as larger companies. Mid-cap companies generally are comparatively less liquid than larger companies, which may make such investments more difficult to sell at the time and price that the Fund would like. Also, the stocks of mid-cap companies may fall out of favor relative to those of small- or large-capitalization companies, causing the Fund to underperform other equity funds that focus on small- or large-capitalization companies.
New/Small Fund Risk: The Fund recently commenced operations and has a limited operating history. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Since the Fund is new, an active secondary market for the shares of the Fund may not develop or may not continue once developed. Shareholders holding large blocks of shares of the Fund, including the Manager and its affiliates, may hold their shares for long periods of time, which may lead to reduced trading volumes, wider trading spreads and impede the development or maintenance of an active secondary trading market for Fund shares. These large shareholders may also loan or sell all or a portion of their Fund shares, which may result in increasing concentration of Fund shares in a small number of holders, and the potential for large redemptions, decreases in Fund assets and increased expenses for remaining shareholders.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified fund. Investing in a
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
non-diversified fund involves greater risk than investing in a diversified fund because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified fund.
Preferred Securities Risk: Preferred stock can experience sharp declines in value over short or extended periods of time, regardless of the success or failure of a company’s operations. A redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund. Preferred stockholders’ liquidation rights are subordinate to the company’s debt holders and creditors. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive and the price of preferred stocks may decline. Preferred stock usually does not require the issuer to pay dividends and may permit the issuer to defer dividend payments. Deferred dividend payments could have adverse tax consequences for the Fund and may cause the preferred security to lose substantial value. Preferred securities also may have substantially lower trading volumes and less market depth than many other securities, such as common stock or U.S. Government securities.
Value Style Risk: Since the Fund follows a value investment style, there is the risk that the value style may be out of favor for long periods of time, that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. Issuers of value stocks may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stock to be out of favor. In addition, the Fund’s value investment style may go out of favor with investors, negatively affecting the Fund’s performance. If the Fund’s assessment of market conditions or a company’s value is inaccurate, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements
PGIM ETF Trust - PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF
Initial Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Board considered the proposed management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (the Manager) and the proposed subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), to serve as the subadviser (the Subadviser) with respect to the PGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETF (the Fund). The Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on September 26, 2022 (the Meeting) and approved the agreements for an initial two-year period, after concluding that approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
In advance of the Meeting, 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 considerations.
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Subadviser; any relevant comparable performance information and the Subadviser’s qualifications and track record in serving other affiliated funds; and the fees proposed to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and by the Manager to the Subadviser under the agreements. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by the Manager and the Subadviser at or in advance of the Meeting. The Board also considered information that the Trustees received throughout the year regarding the Manager and the Subadviser in their capacity as directors or trustees of other funds in the Prudential organization (PGIM Retail Funds). In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund.
The Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Manager, which will serve as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between the Manager and the Subadviser, which will serve as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement, are appropriate in light of the services to be performed and the fees to be charged under the agreements and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.
A summary of certain factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees’ reaching their determinations to approve the agreements are discussed below.
Nature, quality and extent of services
With respect to the Manager, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Manager at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of the management agreements between the
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
Manager and the other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as information received at other regular meetings throughout the year of the PGIM Retail Funds, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Manager. The Board considered the services to be provided by the Manager, including but not limited to the oversight of the Subadviser, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund. With respect to the Manager’s oversight of the Subadviser, the Board noted that the Manager’s Strategic Investment Research Group, which is a business unit of the Manager, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to the Manager’s senior management on the performance and operations of the Subadviser. The Board also noted that the Manager pays the salaries of the officers of the Trust and Trustees of the Trust who are affiliated persons of the Manager or Subadviser.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Manager’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and the Subadviser, and was also provided with information pertaining to the Manager’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Manager for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that it had concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the other PGIM Retail Funds and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Manager under the management agreement for the Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other management agreements.
With respect to the Subadviser, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Subadviser at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of subadvisory agreements between the Manager and the Subadviser with respect to other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as at other regular meetings throughout the year, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser. The Board considered, among other things, the qualifications, background and experience of the Subadviser’s portfolio managers who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio, as well as information on the Subadviser’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board also considered the Subadviser’s experience managing other similar investment strategies. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Subadviser for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that the Subadviser is affiliated with the Manager. The Board noted that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser with respect to the other PGIM Retail Funds served by the Subadviser and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Subadviser under the subadvisory agreement for the
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Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other subadvisory agreements.
Performance
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no investment performance for the Fund existed for Board review. The Board reviewed the performance information of a mutual fund advised by the Manager and subadvised by the Subadviser that utilizes a substantially similar investment strategy. The Board considered the background and professional experience of the proposed portfolio management team for the Fund. The Board took note that the Manager will provide information relating to performance to the Board in connection with future annual reviews of the management agreement and subadvisory agreement.
Fee Rates
The Board considered the proposed management fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and the compensation to be paid by the Manager to the Subadviser. The Board considered the nature of the management fee as a unitary fee and that the Manager would be responsible for the Fund’s expenses except for those expenses reflected in the management agreement as remaining the responsibility of the Fund.
The Board considered information provided by the Manager comparing the Fund’s proposed management fee rate to the Lipper 15(c) Peer Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s management fee was in the third quartile. The Board also considered the Manager’s assertion that it expected to incur a subsidy cost to support the unitary fee.
The Board concluded that the proposed management fee and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services to be provided.
Profitability
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical profitability information with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review profitability information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
Economies of Scale
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical information regarding economies of scale with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review such information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
Other Benefits to the Manager and the Subadviser
The Board considered potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by the Manager, the Subadviser and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Manager were similar to benefits derived by the Manager in connection with its management of the other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, which are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board also concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Subadviser were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to the PGIM Retail Funds, and that those benefits are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board concluded that any potential benefits derived by the Manager and the Subadviser were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to funds.
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After consideration of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
PGIM ETF Trust- PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF
Initial Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Board considered the proposed management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (the Manager) and the proposed subadvisory agreement between the Manager and Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), to serve as the subadviser (the Subadviser) with respect to the PGIM Jennison Focused Value ETF (the Fund). The Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on September 26, 2022 (the Meeting) and approved the agreements for an initial two-year period, after concluding that approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
In advance of the Meeting, 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 considerations.
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Subadviser; any relevant comparable performance information and the Subadviser’s qualifications and track record in serving other affiliated funds; and the fees proposed to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and by the Manager to the Subadviser under the agreements. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by the Manager and the Subadviser at or in advance of the Meeting. The Board also considered information that the Trustees received throughout the year regarding the Manager and the Subadviser in their capacity as directors or trustees of
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other funds in the Prudential organization (PGIM Retail Funds). In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund.
The Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Manager, which will serve as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between the Manager and the Subadviser, which will serve as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement, are appropriate in light of the services to be performed and the fees to be charged under the agreements and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.
A summary of certain factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees’ reaching their determinations to approve the agreements are discussed below.
Nature, quality and extent of services
With respect to the Manager, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Manager at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of the management agreements between the Manager and the other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as information received at other regular meetings throughout the year of the PGIM Retail Funds, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Manager. The Board considered the services to be provided by the Manager, including but not limited to the oversight of the Subadviser, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund. With respect to the Manager’s oversight of the Subadviser, the Board noted that the Manager’s Strategic Investment Research Group, which is a business unit of the Manager, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to the Manager’s senior management on the performance and operations of the Subadviser. The Board also noted that the Manager pays the salaries of the officers of the Trust and Trustees of the Trust who are affiliated persons of the Manager or Subadviser.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Manager’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and the Subadviser, and was also provided with information pertaining to the Manager’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Manager for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that it had concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the other PGIM Retail Funds and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Manager under the management agreement for the Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other management agreements.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
With respect to the Subadviser, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Subadviser at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of subadvisory agreements between the Manager and the Subadviser with respect to other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as at other regular meetings throughout the year, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser. The Board considered, among other things, the qualifications, background and experience of the Subadviser’s portfolio managers who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio, as well as information on the Subadviser’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board also considered the Subadviser’s experience managing other similar investment strategies. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Subadviser for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that the Subadviser is affiliated with the Manager. The Board noted that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser with respect to the other PGIM Retail Funds served by the Subadviser and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Subadviser under the subadvisory agreement for the Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other subadvisory agreements.
Performance
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no investment performance for the Fund existed for Board review. The Board reviewed the performance information of a mutual fund advised by the Manager and subadvised by the Subadviser that utilizes a substantially similar investment strategy. The Board considered the background and professional experience of the proposed portfolio management team for the Fund. The Board took note that the Manager will provide information relating to performance to the Board in connection with future annual reviews of the management agreement and subadvisory agreement.
Fee Rates
The Board considered the proposed management fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and the compensation to be paid by the Manager to the Subadviser. The Board considered the nature of the management fee as a unitary fee and that the Manager would be responsible for the Fund’s expenses except for those expenses reflected in the management agreement as remaining the responsibility of the Fund.
The Board considered information provided by the Manager comparing the Fund’s proposed management fee rate to the Lipper 15(c) Peer Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s management fee was in the second quartile. The Board also considered the Manager’s assertion that it expected to incur a subsidy cost to support the unitary fee.
The Board concluded that the proposed management fee and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services to be provided.
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Profitability
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical profitability information with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review profitability information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
Economies of Scale
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical information regarding economies of scale with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review such information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
Other Benefits to the Manager and the Subadviser
The Board considered potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by the Manager, the Subadviser and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Manager were similar to benefits derived by the Manager in connection with its management of the other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, which are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board also concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Subadviser were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to the PGIM Retail Funds, and that those benefits are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board concluded that any potential benefits derived by the Manager and the Subadviser were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to funds.
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After consideration of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
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TRUSTEES 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 |
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OFFICERS Stuart S. Parker, President · Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President · Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial 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, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer · Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer · Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer · Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISER | | Jennison Associates LLC | | 466 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN/TRANSFER AGENT | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Jennison ETFs, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS On each business day, before commencement of trading on the Exchange, the Fund will disclose on www.pgiminvestments.com the Fund’s portfolio holdings that will form the basis for the Fund’s calculation of NAV at the end of the business day. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
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PGIM PORTFOLIO BALLAST ETF
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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Table of Contents
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is for the period covered by this report and is subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of February 28, 2023 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Exchange-traded funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, a Prudential Financial company, member SIPC. PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), is a registered investment adviser and Prudential Financial company. © 2023 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 semiannual report for the PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. 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,

Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF
April 14, 2023
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Your Fund’s Performance
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.
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| | Total Returns as of 2/28/23 Since Inception* (%) |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) | | -1.56 (12/12/2022) |
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Market Price** | | -1.57 (12/12/2022) |
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*Not annualized
**The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. The first day of secondary market trading is typically several days after the date on which the Fund commenced investment operations; therefore, the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the period from inception of investment operations to the first day of secondary market trading to calculate the market price returns.
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.
The returns in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption or sale of Fund shares.
Market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, have been reinvested in the Fund at market price and NAV, respectively.
Benchmark Definition
S&P 500 Index*—The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of over 500 stocks of large US public companies. It gives a broad look at how stock prices in the United States have performed.
*The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by PGIM, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Copyright © 2023 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, Inc., and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part are prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. For more information on any of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC’s indices please visit www.spdji.com. S&P® is a registered trademark of S&P Global and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of operating expenses or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Fees and Expenses
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment management fees. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended February 28, 2023. The example is for illustrative purposes only.
Actual Expenses
The first line 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 in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a 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 a 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.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of Fund shares. Therefore, the ending account values and expenses paid for the period are 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.
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
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PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF | | Beginning Account Value September 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value February 28, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Actual** | | $1,000.00 | | $ 984.40 | | 0.46% | | $0.98 |
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Hypothetical | | $1,000.00 | | $ 1,022.51 | | 0.46% | | $2.31 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 181 days in the six-month period ended February 28, 2023, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
**“Actual” expenses are calculated using 78-day period ended February 28, 2023 due to the Fund’s inception date of December 12, 2022.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
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Description | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | |
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION(k)(n) 74.1% | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills (cost $18,567,817) | | | 4.559% | | | | 04/27/23 | | | | 18,700 | | | $ | 18,562,481 | |
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UNAFFILIATED FUND 7.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dreyfus Government Cash Management (Institutional Shares) (cost $1,843,600) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,843,600 | | | | 1,843,600 | |
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OPTION PURCHASED*~ 18.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $4,969,014) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,663,472 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $25,380,431) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,069,553 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost $25,380,431) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,069,553 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets(z) (0.0)% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6,487 | ) |
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NET ASSETS 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 25,063,066 | |
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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
OTC—Over-the-counter
S&P—Standard & Poor’s
SGA—SG Americas Securities, LLC
* | 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. |
(k) | Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for centrally cleared/exchange-traded derivatives. |
(n) | Rate shown reflects yield to maturity at purchased date. |
(z) | Includes net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and/or market value of the below holdings which are excluded from the Schedule of Investments: |
Options Purchased:
Exchange Traded
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Description | | Call/ Put | | Expiration Date | | | Strike | | | Contracts | | | Notional Amount (000)# | | | Value | |
S&P 500 Index (FLEX) | | Call | | | 12/07/27 | | | $ | 3,970.00 | | | | 50 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 4,663,472 | |
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(cost $4,969,014) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
Futures contracts outstanding at February 28, 2023:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | | Current Notional Amount | | | Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
| | | | |
Long Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
119 | | 5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | $ | 12,739,508 | | | | | | | $ | (15,031 | ) | | | | |
2 | | 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes | | | Jun. 2023 | | | | 223,312 | | | | | | | | 466 | | | | | |
6 | | S&P 500 E-Mini Index | | | Mar. 2023 | | | | 1,192,650 | | | | | | | | (22,162 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (36,727 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 |
| | |
SGA | | | $ | — | | | | $ | 322,610 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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 February 28, 2023 in valuing such portfolio securities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligation | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,562,481 | | | | $— | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 1,843,600 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Option Purchased | | | — | | | | 4,663,472 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 1,843,600 | | | $ | 23,225,953 | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 466 | | | $ | — | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (37,193 | ) | | $ | — | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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* | 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 liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligation | | | 74.1 | % |
Option Purchased | | | 18.6 | |
Unaffiliated Fund | | | 7.3 | |
| | | | |
| | | 100.0 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (0.0 | )* |
| | | | |
| | | 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 equity 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 February 28, 2023 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
| | | | |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | | | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | | Fair Value | |
Equity contracts | | — | | $ | — | | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | $ | 22,162 | * |
Equity contracts | | Unaffiliated investments | | | 4,663,472 | | | — | | | — | |
Interest rate contracts | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 466 | * | | Due from/to broker-variation margin futures | | | 15,031 | * |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | $ | 4,663,938 | | | | | $ | 37,193 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
* | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the schedule of open futures and centrally cleared swap contracts. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of February 28, 2023
The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended February 28, 2023 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 |
| | |
Interest rate contracts | | | | | | | | $ | (243,302 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income |
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments, carried at fair value | | Options Purchased(1) | | Futures |
| | |
Equity contracts | | | $ | (305,542 | ) | | | $ | (22,162 | ) |
Interest rate contracts | | | | — | | | | | (14,565 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Total | | | $ | (305,542 | ) | | | $ | (36,727 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations. |
The derivative instruments outstanding as of period-end serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activities for the Portfolio.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of February 28, 2023
| | | | |
| |
Assets | | | | |
| |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $25,380,431) | | $ | 25,069,553 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 6,940 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Assets | | | 25,076,493 | |
| | | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | | |
| |
Management fee payable | | | 8,841 | |
Due to broker—variation margin futures | | | 4,586 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Liabilities | | | 13,427 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 25,063,066 | |
| | | | |
| |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 1,020 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 25,518,034 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | (455,988 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net assets, February 28, 2023 | | $ | 25,063,066 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, ($25,063,066 ÷ 1,020,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 24.57 | |
| | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
For the Period December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023
| | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | | |
| |
Income | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 166,175 | |
Unaffiliated dividend income | | | 31,720 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total income | | | 197,895 | |
| | | | |
| |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 24,248 | |
| | | | |
| |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 173,647 | |
| | | | |
| |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | | | | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 1 | |
Futures transactions | | | (243,302 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (243,301 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (310,878 | ) |
Futures | | | (36,727 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | | (347,605 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | (590,906 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | (417,259 | ) |
| | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
| | | | | |
| |
| | December 12, 2022* through February 28, 2023 |
| |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | |
| |
Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $ | 173,647 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | (243,301 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | | (347,605 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | (417,259 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Dividends and Distributions | | | | | |
Distributions from distributable earnings | | | | (38,729 | ) |
| | | | | |
| |
Fund share transactions | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold (1,020,000 shares) | | | | 25,519,054 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Total increase (decrease) | | | | 25,063,066 | |
| |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
| |
Beginning of period | | | | — | |
| | | | | |
| |
End of period | | | $ | 25,063,066 | |
| | | | | |
* | Commencement of operations. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | December 12, 2022(a) through February 28, 2023 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | | | $25.00 | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | | $24.57 | | | | | | |
Total Return(c): | | | | (1.56 | )% | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | | $25,063 | | | | | | |
Average net assets (000) | | | | $25,208 | | | | | | |
Ratios to average net assets(d): | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | | | |
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | | | | 0.45 | %(e) | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | 3.22 | %(e) | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | | 0 | % | | | | | |
(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. |
(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 (unaudited)
PGIM ETF Trust (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 Delaware Statutory Trust. These financial statements relate only to the PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the RIC. The Fund is classified as a non-diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide long-term capital growth with reduced volatility compared to the equity market.
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 Trustees (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.
For the fiscal reporting period-end, securities and other assets and liabilities were fair valued at the close of the last U.S. business day. Trading in certain foreign securities may occur when the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays). Because such foreign securities trade in markets that are open on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some
PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF 15
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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.
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
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classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the 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.
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
PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF 17
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.
Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.” Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in 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.
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,
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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 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 | | | Annually | |
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.
Pursuant to a management agreement with the RIC on behalf of the Fund (the Management Agreement), PGIM Investments manages each Fund’s investment operations and administers its business affairs. PGIM Investments is also responsible for supervising each Fund’s subadviser.
Pursuant to the management agreement relating to the Fund, there is a unitary fee structure for the fund whereby PGIM Investments is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Fund, except taxes, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, distribution fees or expenses, expenses incident to shareholder meetings and extraordinary expenses. The Fund may also pay for any costs or expenses of investing in other funds. For more information on the unitary management fee structure please refer to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The unitary fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets specified below.
| | | | |
Fund | | Unitary Fee Rate | |
PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF | | | 0.45% | |
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement (Subadvisory Agreement) with PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (“PGIM Quantitative Solutions” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of the subadviser.
The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY”) serves as the Custodian, Transfer Agent and Administrative Agent for the Trust. BNY receives compensation from the Manager and is reimbursed for expenses, including custodian, transfer agency and administration fees and certain out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, stationery, printing, allocable communication expenses and other costs. The Manager is responsible for compensating BNY under the Custodian, Transfer Agency and Service and Administration and Accounting Agreements.
Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS” or the “Distributor”), acts as the distributor of the Fund, pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement (“Distribution Agreement”) between the RIC and the Distributor. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Prudential. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Distributor only. Although the Distributor does not receive any fees under the Distribution Agreement, the Manager or its affiliates may pay the Distributor for certain distribution related services.
PGIM Investments, PIMS and PGIM Quantitative Solutions are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
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 reporting period ended February 28, 2023, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
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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 February 28, 2023, were as follows:
| | |
| |
Cost of Purchases | | Proceeds from Sales |
$4,969,014 | | $— |
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of February 28, 2023 were as follows:
| | | | | | |
Tax Basis | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Depreciation |
$25,380,431 | | $466 | | $(348,071) | | $(347,605) |
The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period.
The Fund is an exchange-traded fund, commonly known as an “ETF”. Individual shares of the Fund may only be purchased and sold in secondary market transactions through brokers or other financial intermediaries. Shares of the Fund are listed for trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”), and because the shares of the Fund trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares of the Fund may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund will issue and redeem its shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares called a “Creation Unit”. An Authorized Participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC, which has a written agreement with the Fund or one of their service providers that allows the Authorized Participant to place orders for the purchase and redemption of Creation Units.
A creation transaction, which is subject to acceptance by the Distributor and the Fund, generally takes place when an Authorized Participant deposits into the Fund a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other positions (a “creation basket”), and an amount of cash (including any cash representing the value of substituted securities, assets or other positions), if any, which together approximate the holdings of the Fund in exchange for a specified number of Creation Units. Similarly, shares can be redeemed only in Creation Units, generally for a designated portfolio of securities, assets or other propositions (the “redemption basket”) held by the Fund and an amount of cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). The Fund may, in certain circumstances, offer Creation Units partially or solely for cash. Except when aggregated in
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Creation Units, shares are not redeemable by the Fund. Creation and redemption baskets may differ and the Fund may accept “custom baskets”. A Creation Unit of PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF consists of 20,000 shares of the Fund.
Authorized Participants generally are required to pay a fixed creation transaction fee and/or a fixed redemption transaction fee, as applicable, for each transaction in a Creation Unit regardless of the number of Creation Units created or redeemed on that day. From time to time, the Fund may waive all or a portion of their applicable transaction fee(s).An additional charge or a variable charge may be applied to certain creation and redemption transactions, including non-standard orders and whole or partial cash purchases or redemptions when deemed appropriate.
The RIC is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, $0.001 par value per share.
As of February 28, 2023, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
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PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | | 98.0 | % |
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
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Affiliated | | | | 1 | | | | | 98.0 | % |
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The Fund may make payment for Fund shares redeemed and contributed wholly or in part by distributing portfolio securities to shareholders. For the reporting period ended February 28, 2023, the Fund had no subscriptions in-kind and no redemptions in-kind.
8. | Risks of Investing in the Fund |
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below.For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Active Trading Risk: The Fund actively and frequently trades its portfolio securities. High portfolio turnover results in higher transaction costs, which can affect the Fund’s performance and have adverse tax consequences. In addition, high portfolio turnover may
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also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.
Authorized Participant Concentration Risk: Only an Authorized Participant (as defined in “How to Buy and Sell Shares of the Fund” in the Fund’s Prospectus) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as Authorized Participants and none of these Authorized Participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant creates or redeems, shares of the Fund may trade at a substantial discount or premium to net asset value (“NAV”), may trade at larger spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.
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
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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, 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.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
ETF Shares Trading Risk: Fund shares are listed for trading on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) and the shares are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the shares of the Fund are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in the Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for shares of the Fund. We cannot predict whether shares of the Fund will trade above, below or at their NAV. Trading on the Exchange, including trading of Fund shares, may be halted in certain circumstances and shareholders may not be able to sell Fund shares at the time or price desired. During periods of stressed market conditions, the market for the shares of the Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s portfolio investments. This adverse effect on the liquidity of the Fund’s shares could lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the NAV of those shares. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange to maintain the listing of shares of the Fund will continue to be met. At times, trading in the securities of ETFs has become volatile and unpredictable and the price of ETF shares has diverged from market driven fundamentals.
Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the shares of the Fund (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in the Fund’s shares trading on the Exchange significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of the Fund’s holdings. Premiums and discounts relate to differences between the market price and NAV of the Fund’s shares. During such periods, you may
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incur significant losses if you sell your shares of the Fund. The securities held by the Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange and may trade outside of a collateralized settlement system. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads for the Fund’s shares on the Exchange and the corresponding premium or discount between the market price for Fund shares and their NAV may widen. Additionally, during times when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market is closed, there may be changes between the last quote from the closed foreign market and the value of such security during the Fund’s trading day on the Exchange and this may lead to differences between the market price of the Fund’s shares and the underlying value of those shares. Actively managed ETFs that use derivatives or other instruments as part of their investment strategy, such as the Fund, may experience wider premiums or discounts between the market price for their shares and their NAVs than other types of ETFs, including index-tracking ETFs, that invest directly in securities or other more liquid instruments. As such, an investment in the Fund may be more volatile than a typical ETF.
Cost of Buying or Selling Shares: When you buy or sell shares of the Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers. In addition, the market price of shares of the Fund, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, and market liquidity and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume or market liquidity decreases, or if the spread on the Fund’s underlying securities increases. In times of severe market disruption, including when trading of the Fund’s holdings may be halted, the bid-ask spread may increase significantly. This means that the shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest during significant market volatility.
No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk: While shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or by Authorized Participants. The distributor of the Fund’s shares does not maintain a secondary market in the shares.
Futures and Forward Contracts Risk: The primary risks associated with the use of futures or forward contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Fund and the price of the futures or forward contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures or forward contract and the resulting inability to close a futures or forward contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the failure to predict correctly the direction of securities or commodities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic factors; and (e) the possibility that the counterparty to the futures or forward contract will default in the performance of its obligations. Additionally, not all
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forward contracts require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose the Fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty.
Investment Program Risk: In pursuing its investment program, the Fund seeks to reduce volatility over a full market cycle, including by limiting Fund losses relative to the broader market. The subadviser may not be successful in limiting volatility and there is a risk that the Fund will experience losses consistent with, or greater than, the equity market during a market downturn. In addition, the Fund’s strategy of using options to capture market upside will limit the returns of the Fund during periods in which the market is rising, particularly during periods of rapid appreciation, and the Fund may not experience investment gains comparable to the broader market. The Fund may not be able to enter into, or close out, options transactions at times or in quantities the subadviser believes necessary to accomplish the Fund’s investment strategy. Because the Fund’s strategy to limit volatility involves buying and selling options on one or more broad market indexes or financial instruments that seek to replicate or approximate the return of such an index, the Fund will incur additional costs in the form of options premiums that an investor would not incur investing directly in the securities of an index or in a fund that tracks the index directly, which costs will reduce the Fund’s returns. In addition, the Fund will forgo the opportunity to benefit fully from potential increases in value if the value of the instrument underlying an option rises above its strike price. Moreover, if the strike price of a purchased option is higher than the value of the underlying instrument at expiration, the option will expire worthless and the Fund will lose the premium paid for the option without a corresponding benefit.
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.
Management Risk: Actively managed funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but the subadviser judgments about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements may be
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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 future public health epidemics may have, an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors. Future public health epidemics may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. 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.
Model Design Risk: The subadviser uses certain quantitative models to help guide its investment decisions. The design of the underlying models may be flawed or incomplete. The investment models the subadviser uses are based on historical and theoretical underpinnings that it believes are sound. There can be no guarantee, however, that these underpinnings will correlate with security price behavior in the manner assumed by the
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subadviser’s models. Additionally, the quantitative techniques that underlie the subadviser’s portfolio construction processes may fail to fully anticipate important risks.
Model Implementation Risk: While the subadviser strives to mitigate the likelihood of material implementation errors, it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of error in the implementation of the computer models that guide the subadviser’s quantitative investment processes. Additionally, it may be difficult to implement model recommendations in volatile and rapidly changing market conditions.
New/Small Fund Risk: The Fund recently commenced operations and has a limited operating history. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Since the Fund is new, an active secondary market for the shares of the Fund may not develop or may not continue once developed. Shareholders holding large blocks of shares of the Fund, including the Manager and its affiliates, may hold their shares for long periods of time, which may lead to reduced trading volumes, wider trading spreads and impede the development or maintenance of an active secondary trading market for Fund shares. These large shareholders may also loan or sell all or a portion of their Fund shares, which may result in increasing concentration of Fund shares in a small number of holders, and the potential for large redemptions, decreases in Fund assets and increased expenses for remaining shareholders.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk: The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single company or other issuer than a diversified fund. Investing in a non-diversified fund involves greater risk than investing in a diversified fund because a loss resulting from the decline in value of any one security may represent a greater portion of the total assets of a non-diversified fund.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements
Initial Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements
As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), the Board considered the proposed management agreement with PGIM Investments LLC (the Manager) and the proposed subadvisory agreement between the Manager and PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC, to serve as the subadviser (the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund. The Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, met on September 13-15, 2022 (the Meeting) and approved the agreements for an initial two-year period, after concluding that approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
In advance of the Meeting, 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 considerations.
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided to the Fund by the Manager and the Subadviser; any relevant comparable performance information and the Subadviser’s qualifications and track record in serving other affiliated funds; and the fees proposed to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and by the Manager to the Subadviser under the agreements. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by the Manager and the Subadviser at or in advance of the Meeting. The Board also considered information that the Trustees received throughout the year regarding the Manager and the Subadviser in their capacity as directors or trustees of other funds in the Prudential organization (PGIM Retail Funds). In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund.
The Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Manager, which will serve as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement, and between the Manager and the Subadviser, which will serve as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement, are appropriate in light of the services to be performed and the fees to be charged under the agreements and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.
A summary of certain factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees’ reaching their determinations to approve the agreements are discussed below.
Nature, quality and extent of services
With respect to the Manager, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Manager at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of the management agreements between the Manager and the other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as information received at other regular meetings throughout the year of the PGIM Retail Funds, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Manager. The Board considered the
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services to be provided by the Manager, including but not limited to the oversight of the Subadviser, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance and other services to the Fund. With respect to the Manager’s oversight of the Subadviser, the Board noted that the Manager’s Strategic Investment Research Group, which is a business unit of the Manager, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to the Manager’s senior management on the performance and operations of the Subadviser. The Board also noted that the Manager pays the salaries of the officers of the Trust and Trustees of the Trust who are affiliated persons of the Manager or Subadviser.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Manager’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and the Subadviser, and was also provided with information pertaining to the Manager’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board noted that the Manager had engaged personnel and consultants with experience in the management of exchange-traded funds. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Manager for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that it had concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager to the other PGIM Retail Funds and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Manager under the management agreement for the Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other management agreements.
With respect to the Subadviser, the Board noted that it had received and considered information about the Subadviser at the Meeting, including information relating to the approval and renewal, as applicable, of subadvisory agreements between the Manager and the Subadviser with respect to other PGIM Retail Funds, as well as at other regular meetings throughout the year, regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser. The Board considered, among other things, the qualifications, background and experience of the Subadviser’s portfolio managers who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio, as well as information on the Subadviser’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations and other relevant information. The Board also considered the Subadviser’s experience managing other similar investment strategies. The Board further noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer as to the Subadviser for services provided to other PGIM Retail Funds. The Board noted that the Subadviser is affiliated with the Manager. The Board noted that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Subadviser with respect to the other PGIM Retail Funds served by the Subadviser and determined that it was reasonable to conclude that the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by the Subadviser under the subadvisory agreement for the Fund would be similar in nature to those provided under the other subadvisory agreements.
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Performance
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no investment performance for the Fund existed for Board review. The Board reviewed the performance information of an account (not subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act) managed by the Subadviser that utilizes substantially the same investment strategy. The Board considered the background and professional experience of the proposed portfolio management team for the Fund. The Board took note that the Manager will provide information relating to performance to the Board in connection with future annual reviews of the management agreement and subadvisory agreement.
Fee Rates
The Board considered the proposed management fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and the compensation to be paid by the Manager to the Subadviser. The Board considered the nature of the management fee as a unitary fee and that the Manager would be responsible for the Fund’s expenses except for those expenses reflected in the management agreement as remaining the responsibility of the Fund.
The Board considered information provided by the Manager comparing the Fund’s proposed management fee rate and total expenses to the Lipper 15(c) Peer Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s management fee was in the first quartile and anticipated total expenses were in the first quartile of the Lipper Peer Group (first quartile being the lowest fee) based upon net assets.
The Board concluded that the proposed management fee and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services to be provided.
Profitability
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical profitability information with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review profitability information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
Economies of Scale
Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the actual asset base of the Fund had not yet been determined, the Board noted that there was no historical information regarding economies of scale with respect to the Fund to be reviewed. The Board noted that it would review such information in connection with future annual renewals of the management and subadvisory agreements.
Other Benefits to the Manager and the Subadviser
The Board considered potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by the Manager, the Subadviser and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Manager were similar to benefits derived by the Manager in connection with its
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management of the other affiliated funds managed by the Manager, which are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board also concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Subadviser were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to the PGIM Retail Funds, and that those benefits are reviewed on an annual basis. The Board concluded that any potential benefits derived by the Manager and the Subadviser were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to funds
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After consideration of these and other factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund.
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PROXY VOTING The Board of Trustees 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. |
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TRUSTEES 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 |
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OFFICERS Stuart S. Parker, President · Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President · Christian J. Kelly, Chief Financial 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, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer · Elyse M. McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer · Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer · Robert W. McCormack, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | PGIM Investments LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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SUBADVISER | | PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC | | Gateway Center Two 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | 655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN/TRANSFER AGENT | | The Bank of New York Mellon | | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | | 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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E-DELIVERY To receive your 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. |
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SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Trustees by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Portfolio Ballast ETF, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Trustees, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Trustee by writing to that Trustee at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
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AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
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ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY | | MAY LOSE VALUE | | ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE |

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
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 – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as
Exhibit EX-99.CERT.
(a)(2)(1) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not applicable.
(a)(2)(2) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant – 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.
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Registrant: | | | | PGIM ETF Trust |
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By: | | | | /s/ Andrew R. French |
| | | | Andrew R. French |
| | | | Secretary |
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Date: | | | | April 17, 2023 |
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.
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By: | | | | /s/ Stuart S. Parker |
| | | | Stuart S. Parker |
| | | | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | | | April 17, 2023 |
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By: | | | | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
| | | | Christian J. Kelly |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Date: | | | | April 17, 2023 |