UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: | 811-03084 | |
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. | |
Address of principal executive offices: | 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor | |
Newark, New Jersey 07102 | ||
Name and address of agent for service: | Andrew R. French | |
655 Broad Street, 17th Floor | ||
Newark, New Jersey 07102 | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 800-225-1852 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | 9/30/2021 | |
Date of reporting period: | 3/31/2021 |
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders
PGIM JENNISON SMALL COMPANY FUND
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MARCH 31, 2021
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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 are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.
The accompanying financial statements as of March 31, 2021 were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, member SIPC. Jennison Associates LLC is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. © 2021 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Jennison Associates, Jennison, PGIM, and the PGIM logo are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
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Dear Shareholder,
We hope you find the semiannual report for the PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period ended March 31, 2021.
Regarding your investments with PGIM, we believe it is important to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.
Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. However, diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.
At PGIM Investments, we consider it a great privilege and responsibility to help investors participate in opportunities across global markets while meeting their toughest investment challenges. PGIM is a top-10 global investment manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. This investment expertise allows us to deliver actively managed funds and strategies to meet the needs of investors around the globe.
Thank you for choosing our family of funds.
Sincerely,
Stuart S. Parker, President
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund
May 14, 2021
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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.
(without sales charges) | Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/21 (with sales charges) | |||||||||||||||||
Six Months* (%) | One Year (%) | Five Years (%) | Ten Years (%) | Since Inception (%) | ||||||||||||||
Class A | 45.37 | 108.43 | 14.96 | 11.06 | — | |||||||||||||
Class C | 44.79 | 118.13 | 15.49 | 10.92 | — | |||||||||||||
Class R | 45.23 | 120.34 | 16.05 | 11.48 | — | |||||||||||||
Class Z | 45.66 | 121.44 | 16.64 | 12.03 | — | |||||||||||||
Class R2 | 45.36 | 120.52 | N/A | N/A | 15.15 (11/28/17) | |||||||||||||
Class R4 | 45.54 | 121.14 | N/A | N/A | 15.49 (11/28/17) | |||||||||||||
Class R6 | 45.77 | 121.66 | 16.79 | 12.03 | — | |||||||||||||
Russell 2500 Index | ||||||||||||||||||
41.33 | 89.40 | 15.93 | 12.20 | — | ||||||||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index |
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55.26 | 95.33 | 15.60 | 12.97 | — | ||||||||||||||
Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/21 Since Inception (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
Class R2, R4 (11/28/17) | Class R6 (11/29/10) | |||||||||||||||||
Russell 2500 Index | | 13.73 | | 13.49 | ||||||||||||||
S&P SmallCap 600 Index | | 12.27 | | 14.15 |
*Not annualized
Since Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 fiscal years of returns. Since Inception returns for the Indexes are measured from the closest month-end to the class’ inception date.
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The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.
Class A | Class C | Class R | Class Z | Class R2 | Class R4 | Class R6 | ||||||||
Maximum initial sales charge | 5.50% of the public offering price | None | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) | 1.00% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase | 1.00% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. | None | None | None | None | None | |||||||
Annual distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) | 0.30% | 1.00% | 0.75% (0.50% currently) | None | 0.25% | None | None | |||||||
Shareholder service fee | None | None | None | None | 0.10%* | 0.10%* | None |
*Shareholder service fee reflects maximum allowable fees under a shareholder services plan.
Benchmark Definitions
Russell 2500 Index—The Russell 2500 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 20% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
S&P SmallCap 600 Index—The S&P SmallCap 600 Index is an unmanaged, capital-weighted index of 600 smaller-company US common stocks that cover all industry sectors. It gives a broad look at how US small-cap stock prices have performed.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes that may be paid by an investor.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Presentation of Fund Holdings as of 3/31/21
Ten Largest Holdings | Line of Business | % of Net Assets | ||
Brunswick Corp. | Leisure Products | 1.9% | ||
Saia, Inc. | Road & Rail | 1.8% | ||
Devon Energy Corp. | Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 1.7% | ||
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. | Construction & Engineering | 1.7% | ||
Summit Materials, Inc. (Class A Stock) | Construction Materials | 1.6% | ||
Horizon Therapeutics plc | Pharmaceuticals | 1.6% | ||
Avient Corp. | Chemicals | 1.6% | ||
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | Capital Markets | 1.5% | ||
Performance Food Group Co. | Food & Staples Retailing | 1.5% | ||
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | Construction & Engineering | 1.5% |
Holdings reflect only long-term Investments and are subject to change.
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 held through the six-month period ended March 31, 2021. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Fund’s Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of PGIM funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2020 | Ending Account March 31, 2021 | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* | ||||||||||||||
Class A | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,453.70 | 1.14 | % | $ | 6.97 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.25 | 1.14 | % | $ | 5.74 | ||||||||||
Class C | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,447.90 | 1.89 | % | $ | 11.53 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,015.51 | 1.89 | % | $ | 9.50 | ||||||||||
Class R | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,452.30 | 1.32 | % | $ | 8.07 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.35 | 1.32 | % | $ | 6.64 | ||||||||||
Class Z | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,456.60 | 0.82 | % | $ | 5.02 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.84 | 0.82 | % | $ | 4.13 | ||||||||||
Class R2 | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,453.60 | 1.18 | % | $ | 7.22 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.05 | 1.18 | % | $ | 5.94 | ||||||||||
Class R4 | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,455.40 | 0.93 | % | $ | 5.69 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.29 | 0.93 | % | $ | 4.68 | ||||||||||
Class R6 | Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,457.70 | 0.70 | % | $ | 4.29 | |||||||||
Hypothetical | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.44 | 0.70 | % | $ | 3.53 |
*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 182 days in the six-month period ended March 31, 2021, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
as of March 31, 2021
Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.1% | ||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense 0.6% | ||||||||
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 69,667 | $ | 8,262,506 | |||||
Kaman Corp. | 88,501 | 4,539,216 | ||||||
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Airlines 0.1% | ||||||||
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 60,683 | 2,080,213 | ||||||
Banks 7.0% | ||||||||
Ameris Bancorp | 193,783 | 10,175,545 | ||||||
BankUnited, Inc. | 572,048 | 25,141,510 | ||||||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 387,051 | 28,564,364 | ||||||
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | 558,498 | 10,773,426 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 173,211 | 8,563,552 | ||||||
First Bancorp | 27,241 | 1,184,983 | ||||||
PacWest Bancorp | 255,769 | 9,757,587 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(a) | 283,322 | 25,119,328 | ||||||
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida* | 49,599 | 1,797,468 | ||||||
Silvergate Capital Corp. (Class A Stock)* | 40,151 | 5,708,268 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 232,012 | 17,586,510 | ||||||
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Biotechnology 4.4% | ||||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,162,011 | 11,480,669 | ||||||
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 263,022 | 11,286,274 | ||||||
Argenx SE (Netherlands), ADR*(a) | 56,543 | 15,571,377 | ||||||
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 152,498 | 12,238,727 | ||||||
Natera, Inc.* | 106,283 | 10,791,976 | ||||||
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.* | 225,574 | 7,013,096 | ||||||
ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 128,265 | 3,142,492 | ||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.* | 131,531 | 12,441,517 | ||||||
Veracyte, Inc.* | 154,415 | 8,299,806 | ||||||
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Building Products 1.4% | ||||||||
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)* | 179,667 | 7,554,997 | ||||||
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.* | 778,040 | 21,543,928 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of March 31, 2021
Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||
Capital Markets 5.2% | ||||||||
Ares Management Corp. (Class A Stock) | 327,071 | $ | 18,325,788 | |||||
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.* | 231,236 | 5,397,048 | ||||||
Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc. | 1,580,148 | 32,203,416 | ||||||
Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 491,746 | 20,466,469 | ||||||
Lazard Ltd. (Class A Stock) | 536,863 | 23,358,909 | ||||||
Open Lending Corp. (Class A Stock)* | 217,751 | 7,712,741 | ||||||
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Chemicals 1.6% | ||||||||
Avient Corp. | 685,299 | 32,394,084 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.4% | ||||||||
GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)(a) | 365,202 | 12,763,810 | ||||||
Harsco Corp.* | 986,827 | 16,924,083 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering 4.4% | ||||||||
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.* | 2,110,714 | 30,774,210 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. | 294,414 | 25,902,544 | ||||||
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.* | 1,281,737 | 35,568,202 | ||||||
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92,244,956 | ||||||||
Construction Materials 1.6% | ||||||||
Summit Materials, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 1,197,427 | 33,551,905 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging 0.9% | ||||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc. | 193,719 | 18,798,492 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.6% | ||||||||
Bandwidth, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a) | 91,371 | 11,580,361 | ||||||
Electric Utilities 0.7% | ||||||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | 267,883 | 14,508,543 | ||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.3% | ||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 216,121 | 17,935,882 | ||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 62,947 | 16,645,705 | ||||||
nLight, Inc.* | 420,333 | 13,618,789 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 5.1% | ||||||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 495,003 | $ | 21,369,279 | |||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 491,754 | 17,383,504 | ||||||
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. | 587,367 | 24,921,982 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,336,226 | 20,310,635 | ||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 142,600 | 5,694,018 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 512,631 | 8,135,454 | ||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.* | 715,219 | 7,266,625 | ||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing 3.2% | ||||||||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.*(a) | 564,398 | 25,318,895 | ||||||
Performance Food Group Co.* | 542,302 | 31,242,018 | ||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | 398,742 | 10,614,512 | ||||||
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Food Products 1.8% | ||||||||
Adecoagro SA (Brazil)* | 1,292,702 | 10,160,638 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | 304,334 | 22,392,896 | ||||||
Freshpet, Inc.* | 35,219 | 5,593,129 | ||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.6% | ||||||||
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | 145,850 | 16,113,508 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 106,091 | 7,329,827 | ||||||
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC* | 786,345 | 15,172,527 | ||||||
Outset Medical, Inc.*(a) | 174,330 | 9,481,809 | ||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.* | 134,716 | 6,823,365 | ||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 2.4% | ||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.* | 364,542 | 20,829,930 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | 126,915 | 29,667,650 | ||||||
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Health Care Technology 1.0% | ||||||||
Change Healthcare, Inc.* | 432,186 | 9,551,311 | ||||||
Phreesia, Inc.* | 194,713 | 10,144,547 | ||||||
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19,695,858 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of March 31, 2021
Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.4% | ||||||||
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | 38,439 | $ | 2,232,537 | |||||
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.* | 692,825 | 18,740,916 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 223,421 | 24,527,157 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*(a) | 151,334 | 15,865,857 | ||||||
Rush Street Interactive, Inc.* | 611,200 | 9,987,008 | ||||||
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71,353,475 | ||||||||
Household Durables 1.0% | ||||||||
Century Communities, Inc.* | 242,729 | 14,641,413 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc. | 91,346 | 5,182,059 | ||||||
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19,823,472 | ||||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 1.3% | ||||||||
NextEra Energy Partners LP | 369,634 | 26,938,926 | ||||||
Insurance 2.3% | ||||||||
Alleghany Corp.* | 25,972 | 16,266,004 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 273,836 | 13,574,051 | ||||||
ProSight Global, Inc.* | 362,819 | 4,571,519 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda) | 84,522 | 13,544,650 | ||||||
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47,956,224 | ||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.8% | ||||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.*(a) | 79,414 | 15,843,887 | ||||||
IT Services 2.9% | ||||||||
Evo Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 229,715 | 6,321,757 | ||||||
Globant SA* | 62,766 | 13,030,849 | ||||||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 48,663 | 3,990,853 | ||||||
TELUS International CDA, Inc. (Philippines)* | 632,171 | 17,688,144 | ||||||
WEX, Inc.* | 87,927 | 18,396,087 | ||||||
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59,427,690 | ||||||||
Leisure Products 1.9% | ||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 418,491 | 39,911,487 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services 2.6% | ||||||||
Avantor, Inc.* | 796,027 | 23,029,061 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services (cont’d.) | ||||||||
PPD, Inc.* | 573,588 | $ | 21,704,570 | |||||
Syneos Health, Inc.* | 129,145 | 9,795,648 | ||||||
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54,529,279 | ||||||||
Machinery 4.6% | ||||||||
Colfax Corp.* | 587,842 | 25,753,358 | ||||||
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 193,230 | 5,047,168 | ||||||
Kennametal, Inc. | 282,607 | 11,295,802 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 133,049 | 16,357,044 | ||||||
Nordson Corp. | 11,699 | 2,324,357 | ||||||
Rexnord Corp. | 562,657 | 26,495,518 | ||||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 106,076 | 8,396,976 | ||||||
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95,670,223 | ||||||||
Media 0.5% | ||||||||
Cardlytics, Inc.* | 84,798 | 9,302,341 | ||||||
Metals & Mining 1.1% | ||||||||
ERO Copper Corp. (Canada)* | 496,527 | 8,546,096 | ||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 124,210 | 13,367,480 | ||||||
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21,913,576 | ||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.6% | ||||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 493,561 | 12,210,699 | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.6% | ||||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 1,639,929 | 35,832,449 | ||||||
PDC Energy, Inc.* | 704,462 | 24,233,493 | ||||||
Targa Resources Corp. | 492,115 | 15,624,651 | ||||||
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75,690,593 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals 3.1% | ||||||||
Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 354,991 | 32,673,372 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC*(a) | 114,274 | 18,783,217 | ||||||
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.* | 457,156 | 12,777,510 | ||||||
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64,234,099 | ||||||||
Professional Services 0.5% | ||||||||
ASGN, Inc.* | 110,470 | 10,543,257 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of March 31, 2021
Description | Shares | Value | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.6% | ||||||
Howard Hughes Corp. (The)* | 127,104 | $ 12,091,403 | ||||
Road & Rail 3.2% | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 99,845 | 16,780,949 | ||||
Saia, Inc.* | 160,645 | 37,041,524 | ||||
TFI International, Inc. (Canada) | 175,147 | 13,093,990 | ||||
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66,916,463 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.3% | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 317,283 | 25,906,157 | ||||
Entegris, Inc. | 102,562 | 11,466,432 | ||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | 234,790 | 10,570,246 | ||||
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | 181,848 | 10,550,821 | ||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 286,555 | 11,923,553 | ||||
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel)* | 654,355 | 18,348,114 | ||||
Universal Display Corp. | 89,754 | 21,251,055 | ||||
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110,016,378 | ||||||
Software 3.9% | ||||||
ACV Auctions, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 182,069 | 6,301,408 | ||||
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)* | 97,276 | 5,925,081 | ||||
Everbridge, Inc.* | 189,654 | 22,982,272 | ||||
PagerDuty, Inc.*(a) | 311,450 | 12,529,633 | ||||
Smartsheet, Inc. (Class A Stock)* | 327,468 | 20,931,755 | ||||
Varonis Systems, Inc.* | 249,501 | 12,809,381 | ||||
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81,479,530 | ||||||
Specialty Retail 2.7% | ||||||
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.* | 164,742 | 10,265,074 | ||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.*(a) | 55,218 | 16,499,139 | ||||
Five Below, Inc.* | 97,141 | 18,533,531 | ||||
Vroom, Inc.*(a) | 282,280 | 11,006,097 | ||||
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56,303,841 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.4% | ||||||
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 399,635 | 19,394,287 | ||||
Ralph Lauren Corp.* | 81,463 | 10,032,983 | ||||
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29,427,270 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Description | Shares | Value | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | ||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.4% | ||||||
WSFS Financial Corp.(a) | 156,986 | $ 7,816,333 | ||||
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.5% | ||||||
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock) | 205,593 | 10,244,699 | ||||
Water Utilities 0.6% | ||||||
Essential Utilities, Inc. | 254,451 | 11,386,682 | ||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS | 2,015,600,202 | |||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.6% | ||||||
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS | ||||||
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund(wa) | 39,095,339 | 39,095,339 | ||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund | 56,399,348 | 56,371,148 | ||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | 95,466,487 | |||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 101.7% | 2,111,066,689 | |||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets (1.7)% | (34,777,450) | |||||
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NET ASSETS 100.0% | $ 2,076,289,239 | |||||
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Below is a list of the abbreviation(s) used in the semiannual report:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt |
LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate |
LP—Limited Partnership |
REITs—Real Estate Investment Trust |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $56,569,814; cash collateral of $56,310,093 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the Fund may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities and such shortfall is remedied the following business day. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wa) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of March 31, 2021
Unfunded special purpose acquisition company commitments outstanding at March 31, 2021:
Issuer | Shares (000) | Unfunded Commitment(1) | |||||||||||||
Forum Merger III Corp. | 760 | $ | 7,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. | 945 | 9,450,920 | |||||||||||||
Crescent Acquisition Corp. | 1,000 | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||||
FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp. | 500 | 5,000,000 | |||||||||||||
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$ | 32,050,920 | ||||||||||||||
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(1) Approximates fair value as of March 31, 2021.
Fair Value Measurements:
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2—quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.
Level 3—unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2021 in valuing such portfolio securities:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace & Defense | $ | 12,801,722 | $— | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airlines | 2,080,213 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Banks | 144,372,541 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biotechnology | 92,265,934 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Products | 29,098,925 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Markets | 107,464,371 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemicals | 32,394,084 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies | 29,687,893 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction & Engineering | 92,244,956 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction Materials | 33,551,905 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Containers & Packaging | 18,798,492 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 11,580,361 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities | 14,508,543 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 48,200,376 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 105,081,497 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing | 67,175,425 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Food Products | 38,146,663 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 54,921,036 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services | 50,497,580 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Health Care Technology | 19,695,858 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 71,353,475 | — | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in Securities (continued) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets (continued) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks (continued) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Household Durables | $ | 19,823,472 | $— | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | 26,938,926 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance | 47,956,224 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 15,843,887 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IT Services | 59,427,690 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leisure Products | 39,911,487 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 54,529,279 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery | 95,670,223 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media | 9,302,341 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals & Mining | 21,913,576 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 12,210,699 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 75,690,593 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals | 64,234,099 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional Services | 10,543,257 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development | 12,091,403 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road & Rail. | 66,916,463 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 110,016,378 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Software | 81,479,530 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Specialty Retail | 56,303,841 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 29,427,270 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 7,816,333 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors | 10,244,699 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Water Utilities | 11,386,682 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds | 95,466,487 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,111,066,689 | $— | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 March 31, 2021 were as follows:
Banks | 7.0 | % | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 5.3 | |||
Capital Markets | 5.2 | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 5.1 | |||
Machinery | 4.6 | |||
Affiliated Mutual Funds (2.7% represents investments purchased with collateral from securities on loan) | 4.6 | |||
Biotechnology | 4.4 | |||
Construction & Engineering | 4.4 | |||
Software | 3.9 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 3.6 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 3.4 | % | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 3.2 | |||
Road & Rail | 3.2 | |||
Pharmaceuticals | 3.1 | |||
IT Services | 2.9 | |||
Specialty Retail | 2.7 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 2.6 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 2.6 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 2.4 | |||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | 2.3 | |||
Insurance | 2.3 | |||
Leisure Products | 1.9 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
as of March 31, 2021
Industry Classification (continued):
Food Products | 1.8 | % | ||
Construction Materials | 1.6 | |||
Chemicals | 1.6 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies | 1.4 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 1.4 | |||
Building Products | 1.4 | |||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers | 1.3 | |||
Metals & Mining | 1.1 | |||
Household Durables | 1.0 | |||
Health Care Technology | 1.0 | |||
Containers & Packaging | 0.9 | |||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 0.8 | |||
Electric Utilities | 0.7 | |||
Aerospace & Defense | 0.6 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 0.6 | % | ||
Real Estate Management & Development | 0.6 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 0.6 | |||
Water Utilities | 0.6 | |||
Professional Services | 0.5 | |||
Trading Companies & Distributors | 0.5 | |||
Media | 0.5 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 0.4 | |||
Airlines | 0.1 | |||
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101.7 | ||||
Liabilities in excess of other assets | (1.7 | ) | ||
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100.0 | % | |||
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Financial Instruments/Transactions—Summary of Offsetting and Netting Arrangements:
The Fund entered into financial instruments/transactions during the reporting period that are either offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements that permit offsetting. The information about offsetting and related netting arrangements for financial instruments/transactions where the legal right to set-off exists is presented in the summary below.
Offsetting of financial instrument/transaction assets and liabilities:
Description | Gross Market Value of Recognized Assets/(Liabilities) | Collateral Pledged/(Received)(1) | Net Amount | ||||||||||||
Securities on Loan | $ | 56,569,814 | $ | (56,310,093 | ) | $ | 259,721 | ||||||||
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(1) | Collateral amount disclosed by the Fund is limited to the market value of financial instruments/transactions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of March 31, 2021
Assets | ||||||
Investments at value, including securities on loan of $56,569,814: | ||||||
Unaffiliated investments (cost $1,414,507,110) | $ | 2,015,600,202 | ||||
Affiliated investments (cost $95,412,957) | 95,466,487 | |||||
Cash | 30,428 | |||||
Receivable for investments sold | 25,590,187 | |||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 2,181,625 | |||||
Dividends receivable | 948,302 | |||||
Tax reclaim receivable | 11,136 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 6,592 | |||||
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Total Assets | 2,139,834,959 | |||||
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Liabilities | ||||||
Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan | 56,310,093 | |||||
Payable for Fund shares purchased | 2,676,563 | |||||
Payable for investments purchased | 2,640,442 | |||||
Management fee payable | 1,186,590 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 396,926 | |||||
Distribution fee payable | 242,872 | |||||
Affiliated transfer agent fee payable | 92,234 | |||||
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Total Liabilities | 63,545,720 | |||||
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Net Assets | $ | 2,076,289,239 | ||||
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Net assets were comprised of: | ||||||
Common stock, at par | $ | 769,214 | ||||
Paid-in capital in excess of par | 1,130,114,262 | |||||
Total distributable earnings (loss) | 945,405,763 | |||||
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Net assets, March 31, 2021 | $ | 2,076,289,239 | ||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
as of March 31, 2021
Class A | ||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share, | $ | 26.02 | ||||||
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | 1.51 | |||||||
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Maximum offering price to public | $ | 27.53 | ||||||
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Class C | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 8.17 | ||||||
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Class R | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 24.89 | ||||||
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Class Z | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 29.28 | ||||||
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Class R2 | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 28.21 | ||||||
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Class R4 | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 28.44 | ||||||
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Class R6 | ||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share, | $ | 28.69 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
Net Investment Income (Loss) | ||||
Income | ||||
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of $38,414 foreign withholding tax) | $ | 7,642,489 | ||
Income from securities lending, net (including affiliated income of $62,973) | 520,218 | |||
Affiliated dividend income | 41,036 | |||
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Total income | 8,203,743 | |||
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Expenses | ||||
Management fee | 6,575,061 | |||
Distribution fee(a) | 1,535,846 | |||
Shareholder servicing fees (including affiliated expense of $1)(a) | 4,360 | |||
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $229,389)(a) | 802,483 | |||
Custodian and accounting fees | 71,004 | |||
Registration fees(a) | 59,817 | |||
Shareholders’ reports | 39,498 | |||
Directors’ fees | 16,531 | |||
Legal fees and expenses | 14,571 | |||
Audit fee | 13,995 | |||
Miscellaneous | 22,581 | |||
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Total expenses | 9,155,747 | |||
Less: Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(a) | (14,446 | ) | ||
Distribution fee waiver(a) | (201,094 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 8,940,207 | |||
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Net investment income (loss) | (736,464 | ) | ||
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Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investment And Foreign Currency Transactions | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investment transactions (including affiliated of $31,848) | 417,831,838 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | (6,919 | ) | ||
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417,824,919 | ||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (including affiliated of $(99,788)) | 295,074,165 | |||
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Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | 712,899,084 | |||
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Net Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 712,162,620 | ||
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(a) | Class specific expenses and waivers were as follows: |
Class A | Class C | Class R | Class Z | Class R2 | Class R4 | Class R6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution fee | 804,835 | 118,325 | 603,282 | — | 9,404 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholder servicing fees | — | — | — | — | 3,381 | 979 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses | 370,802 | 15,496 | 95,265 | 310,937 | 4,738 | 1,829 | 3,416 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Registration fees | 9,823 | 7,365 | 7,393 | 11,777 | 7,493 | 7,493 | 8,473 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement | — | — | — | — | (6,729 | ) | (7,717 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Distribution fee waiver | — | — | (201,094 | ) | — | — | — | — |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund 21
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | Year Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (736,464 | ) | $ | 885,859 | |||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions | 417,824,919 | 189,405,730 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 295,074,165 | (49,197,900 | ) | |||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 712,162,620 | 141,093,689 | ||||||||
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Dividends and Distributions | ||||||||||
Distributions from distributable earnings | ||||||||||
Class A | (71,496,891 | ) | (45,309,467 | ) | ||||||
Class B | — | (497,155 | ) | |||||||
Class C | (8,125,067 | ) | (6,282,594 | ) | ||||||
Class R | (23,155,654 | ) | (12,684,876 | ) | ||||||
Class Z | (62,380,614 | ) | (59,697,073 | ) | ||||||
Class R2 | (939,522 | ) | (718,201 | ) | ||||||
Class R4 | (260,414 | ) | (331,029 | ) | ||||||
Class R6 | (85,914,768 | ) | (56,470,815 | ) | ||||||
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(252,272,930 | ) | (181,991,210 | ) | |||||||
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Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) | ||||||||||
Net proceeds from shares sold | 240,963,165 | 289,214,898 | ||||||||
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 231,184,667 | 167,725,450 | ||||||||
Cost of shares purchased | (542,164,104 | ) | (975,316,592 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | (70,016,272 | ) | (518,376,244 | ) | ||||||
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Total increase (decrease) | 389,873,418 | (559,273,765 | ) | |||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,686,415,821 | 2,245,689,586 | ||||||||
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End of period | $ | 2,076,289,239 | $ | 1,686,415,821 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. | Organization |
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund (the “Fund”) is the sole series of the Company and is a diversified fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth.
2. | Accounting Policies |
The Fund follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Fund consistently follows such policies in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities that are fair valued as of the close of each day (generally, 4:00 PM Eastern time) the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. As described in further detail below, the Fund’s investments are valued daily based on a number of factors, including the type of investment and whether market quotations are readily available. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted valuation procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”). Pursuant to the Board’s delegation, the Manager has established a Valuation Committee responsible for supervising the fair valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review at its first quarterly meeting following the quarter in which such actions take place.
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 Fund’s foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot purchase or redeem Fund shares.
PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund 23
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the Schedule of Investments and referred to herein as the “fair value hierarchy” in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 - Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Common or preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds and derivative instruments, if applicable, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Foreign equities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which is applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements up to the time the Fund is valued. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price for each security. If the vendor does not provide an evaluated price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stock valuation policies discussed above.
Investments in open-end funds (other than exchange-traded funds) are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.
Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Altering one or more unobservable inputs may result in a significant change to a Level 3 security’s fair value measurement.
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
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the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the current rates of exchange;
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not generally isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, holding period realized foreign currency gains (losses) are included in the reported net realized gains (losses) on investment transactions.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from the disposition of holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains (losses) arise from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates.
Master Netting Arrangements: The Company, on behalf of the Fund, is subject to various Master Agreements, or netting arrangements, with select counterparties. These are agreements which a subadviser may have negotiated and entered into on behalf of all or a portion of the Fund. A master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty permits the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable. In addition to master netting arrangements, the right to set-off exists when all the conditions are met such that each of the parties owes the other determinable amounts, the reporting party has the right to set-off the amount owed
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
with the amount owed by the other party, the reporting party intends to set-off and the right of set-off is enforceable by law.
Securities Lending: The Fund lends its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in an affiliated money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. In the event of significant appreciation in value of securities on loan on the last business day of the reporting period, the financial statements may reflect a collateral value that is less than the market value of the loaned securities. Such shortfall is remedied as described above. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. The remaining maturities of the securities lending transactions are considered overnight and continuous. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities in the open market using the collateral.
The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The borrower receives all interest and dividends from the securities loaned and such payments are passed back to the lender in amounts equivalent thereto, which are reflected in interest income or unaffiliated dividend income based on the nature of the payment on the Statement of Operations. The Fund also continues to recognize any unrealized gain (loss) in the market price of the securities loaned and on the change in the value of the collateral invested that may occur during the term of the loan. In addition, realized gain (loss) is recognized on changes in the value of the collateral invested upon liquidation of the collateral. Net earnings from securities lending are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
Equity and Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (collectively REITs): The Fund invested in REITs, which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded accordingly. When material, these estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual source of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies: Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are collective investment structures that allow public stock market qualified investors to invest in private investments in public equity (PIPE). SPACs are shell companies, that have no operations but go public with the intention of merging with or acquiring a company with the proceeds of the SPAC’s initial public offering (“IPO”). The Fund may enter into a
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commitment with a SPAC to purchase PIPE shares if and when the SPAC completes its merger or acquisition; however, if the commitment expires, then no shares are purchased. Purchased PIPE shares will be restricted from trading until the registration statement for the shares is declared effective. Upon registration, the shares can be freely sold. The Fund had unfunded commitments outstanding of $32,050,920 to purchase PIPE shares as of March 31, 2021.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains (losses) from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, or for certain foreign securities, when the Fund becomes aware of such dividends. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management that may differ from actual. Net investment income or loss (other than class specific expenses and waivers, which are allocated as noted below) and unrealized and realized gains (losses) are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Class specific expenses and waivers, where applicable, are charged to the respective share classes. Such class specific expenses and waivers include distribution fees and distribution fee waivers, shareholder servicing fees, transfer agent’s fees and expenses, registration fees and fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, as applicable.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, interest and capital gains, if any, are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from GAAP, are recorded on the ex-date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gain (loss) are reclassified between total distributable earnings (loss) and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.
Estimates: The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. | Agreements |
The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a management agreement with the Manager. Pursuant to this agreement, the Manager has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison” or the “subadviser”). The Manager pays for the services of Jennison.
The management fee paid to the Manager is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion, and 0.65% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate before any waivers and/or expense reimbursements was 0.68% for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021.
The Manager has contractually agreed, through January 31, 2022, to limit transfer agency, shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency, and blue sky fees, as applicable, to the extent that such fees cause the total annual operating expenses to exceed 1.18% of average daily net assets for Class R2 shares, or 0.93% of average daily net assets for Class R4 shares. This contractual expense limitation excludes interest, brokerage, taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales.
Where applicable, the Manager agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, total annual operating expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed total annual operating expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager may be recouped by the Manager within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year.
The Company, on behalf of the Fund, has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, pursuant to the plans of distribution (the “Distribution Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS.
Pursuant to the Distribution Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 0.30%, 1%, 0.75% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, Class C, Class R and Class R2 shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed through January 31, 2022 to limit such fees to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z, Class R4 and Class R6 shares of the Fund.
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The Fund has adopted a Shareholder Services Plan with respect to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. Under the terms of the Shareholder Services Plan, Class R2 and Class R4 shares are authorized to pay to Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), its affiliates or third-party service providers, as compensation for services rendered to the shareholders of such Class R2 or Class R4 shares, a shareholder service fee at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R2 and Class R4 shares. The shareholder service fee is accrued daily and paid monthly, as applicable.
For the reporting period ended March 31, 2021, PIMS received $147,237 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares. Additionally, for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021, PIMS received $225 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders, respectively. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, who in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.
PGIM Investments, PIMS, PMFS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).
4. | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
PMFS serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund may invest its overnight sweep cash in the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Core Fund”), and its securities lending cash collateral in the PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), each a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PGIM Investments. PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates are paid fees or reimbursed for providing their services to the Core Fund and the Money Market Fund. In addition to the realized and unrealized gains on investments in the Core Fund and Money Market Fund, earnings from such investments are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Affiliated dividend income” and “Income from securities lending, net”, respectively.
The Fund may enter into certain securities purchase or sale transactions under Board approved Rule 17a-7 procedures. Rule 17a-7 is an exemptive rule under the 1940 Act, that subject to certain conditions, permits purchase and sale transactions among affiliated investment companies, or between an investment company and a person that is affiliated solely by reason of having a common (or affiliated) investment adviser, common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. For the reporting period ended March 31, 2021, no 17a-7 transactions were entered into by the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
5. | Portfolio Securities |
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities) for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021, were $645,184,487 and $1,007,989,814, respectively.
A summary of the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares of affiliated mutual funds for the reporting period ended March 31, 2021, is presented as follows:
Value, of Period | Cost of | Proceeds | Change in | Realized | Value, End of | Shares, of Period | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments - Affiliated Mutual Funds: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund (1)(wa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ 14,601,064 | $447,606,806 | $ 423,112,531 |
| $ — | $ — | $39,095,339 | 39,095,339 | $ 41,036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund (1)(b)(wa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
345,574,693 | 382,383,943 | 671,519,548 | (99,788) | 31,848 | 56,371,148 | 56,399,348 | 62,973 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$360,175,757 | $829,990,749 | $1,094,632,079 | $(99,788) | $31,848 | $95,466,487 | $104,009 |
(1) | The Fund did not have any capital gain distributions during the reporting period. |
(2) | The amount, or a portion thereof, represents the affiliated securities lending income shown on the Statement of Operations. |
(b) | Represents security, or portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan and includes dividend reinvestment. |
(wa) | PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the PGIM Core Ultra Short Bond Fund and PGIM Institutional Money Market Fund, if applicable. |
6. | Tax Information |
The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:
Tax Basis | $ | 1,518,462,950 | ||
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Gross Unrealized Appreciation | 634,660,909 | |||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (42,057,170 | ) | ||
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Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 592,603,739 | ||
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The GAAP basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.
The Manager has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. Since tax authorities can examine previously filed tax returns, the Fund’s U.S. federal and state tax returns for each of the four fiscal years up to the most recent fiscal year ended
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September 30, 2020 are subject to such review.
7. | Capital and Ownership |
The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge. The Class A CDSC is waived for certain retirement and/or benefit plans. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Effective June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Fund converted into Class A shares. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis approximately eight years (ten years prior to January 22, 2021) after purchase. Class R, Class Z, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R6 shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charges and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock, below.
There are 1.25 billion shares of common stock authorized, $0.01 par value per share, designated as shares of the Fund. The shares are further classified and designated as follows:
Class A | 200,000,000 | |||
Class B | 10,000,000 | |||
Class C | 50,000,000 | |||
Class R | 175,000,000 | |||
Class Z | 365,000,000 | |||
Class T | 75,000,000 | |||
Class R2 | 75,000,000 | |||
Class R4 | 75,000,000 | |||
Class R6 | 225,000,000 |
The Fund currently does not have any Class B or Class T shares outstanding.
As of March 31, 2021, Prudential, through its affiliated entities, including affiliated funds (if applicable), owned shares of the Fund as follows:
Number of Shares | Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |||
Class A | 43,308 | 0.2% | ||
Class R | 5,723,354 | 86.4% | ||
Class Z | 258 | 0.1% | ||
Class R6 | 115,915 | 0.5% |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
At the reporting period end, the number of shareholders holding greater than 5% of the Fund are as follows:
Affiliated | Unaffiliated | |||||
Number of Shareholders | Percentage of Outstanding Shares | Number of Shareholders | Percentage of Outstanding Shares | |||
1 | 6.9% | 4 | 41.7% |
Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:
Class A | Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 1,255,006 | $ | 30,305,469 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 3,026,792 | 67,739,614 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (3,407,916 | ) | (80,945,150 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | 873,882 | 17,099,933 | ||||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 210,683 | 5,347,425 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (158,579 | ) | (3,880,116 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 925,986 | $ | 18,567,242 | |||||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 1,841,066 | $ | 33,545,568 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,085,742 | 42,632,566 | ||||||
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Shares purchased | (7,172,719 | ) | (135,824,628 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (3,245,911 | ) | (59,646,494 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 387,714 | 7,104,326 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (189,658 | ) | (3,605,483 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (3,047,855 | ) | $ | (56,147,651 | ) | |||
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Class B | ||||||||
Period ended June 26, 2020*: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 948 | $ | 7,617 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 61,668 | 496,426 | ||||||
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Shares purchased | (30,196 | ) | (226,281 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | 32,420 | 277,762 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (315,502 | ) | (2,221,167 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (283,082 | ) | $ | (1,943,405 | ) | |||
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Class C | Shares | Amount | ||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 109,499 | $ | 873,038 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 1,140,786 | 8,031,134 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (473,476 | ) | (3,920,756 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | 776,809 | 4,983,416 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (600,068 | ) | (4,965,701 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 176,741 | $ | 17,715 | |||||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 271,571 | $ | 2,173,165 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 694,263 | 5,817,926 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (1,499,504 | ) | (11,885,103 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (533,670 | ) | (3,894,012 | ) | ||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (471,150 | ) | (3,808,473 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (1,004,820 | ) | $ | (7,702,485 | ) | |||
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Class R | ||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 181,867 | $ | 4,286,681 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 1,078,887 | 23,109,761 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (1,459,738 | ) | (33,431,760 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (198,984 | ) | $ | (6,035,318 | ) | |||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 1,754,927 | $ | 23,045,004 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 634,966 | 12,521,524 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (2,350,246 | ) | (42,235,187 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | 39,647 | (6,668,659 | ) | |||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 315 | 6,762 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (17,800 | ) | (311,618 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 22,162 | $ | (6,973,515 | ) | ||||
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Class Z | ||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 2,229,298 | $ | 61,329,473 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,283,132 | 57,443,593 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (7,289,100 | ) | (195,726,264 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (2,776,670 | ) | (76,953,198 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 98,176 | 2,689,392 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (34,155 | ) | (939,734 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (2,712,649 | ) | $ | (75,203,540 | ) | |||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 6,412,936 | $ | 122,544,612 | |||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,490,820 | 56,168,001 | ||||||
Shares purchased | (21,088,586 | ) | (450,465,077 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (12,184,830 | ) | (271,752,464 | ) | ||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 208,515 | 4,378,055 | ||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (90,470 | ) | (1,726,973 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (12,066,785 | ) | $ | (269,101,382 | ) | |||
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Class R2 | Shares | Amount | ||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 42,187 | $ | 1,140,981 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 38,711 | 939,522 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (58,019 | ) | (1,497,901 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | 22,879 | 582,602 | ||||||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 205 | 5,736 | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 23,084 | $ | 588,338 | |||||||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 100,886 | $ | 1,893,020 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 32,750 | 718,201 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (252,137 | ) | (4,848,114 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (118,501 | ) | $ | (2,236,893 | ) | |||||
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Class R4 | ||||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 13,619 | $ | 369,793 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 9,661 | 236,207 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (1,875 | ) | (51,735 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 21,405 | $ | 554,265 | |||||||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 24,084 | $ | 504,322 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 14,714 | 324,008 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (146,788 | ) | (3,314,157 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (107,990 | ) | $ | (2,485,827 | ) | |||||
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Class R6 | ||||||||||
Six months ended March 31, 2021: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 5,359,791 | $ | 142,657,730 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,990,456 | 73,684,836 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (8,492,841 | ) | (226,590,538 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (142,594 | ) | (10,247,972 | ) | ||||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 65,843 | 1,761,349 | ||||||||
Shares purchased upon conversion into other share class(es) | (669 | ) | (18,351 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (77,420 | ) | $ | (8,504,974 | ) | |||||
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Year ended September 30, 2020: | ||||||||||
Shares sold | 5,480,713 | $ | 105,501,590 | |||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,216,304 | 49,046,798 | ||||||||
Shares purchased | (15,495,375 | ) | (326,518,045 | ) | ||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | (7,798,358 | ) | (171,969,657 | ) | ||||||
Shares issued upon conversion from other share class(es) | 9,278 | 184,571 | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (7,789,080 | ) | $ | (171,785,086 | ) | |||||
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* | Effective June 26, 2020, all of the issued and outstanding Class B shares of the Fund converted into Class A shares. |
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8. | Borrowings |
The Company, on behalf of the Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Participating Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The table below provides details of the current SCA in effect at the reporting period-end as well as the prior SCA.
Current SCA | Prior SCA | |||
Term of Commitment | 10/2/2020 – 9/30/2021 | 10/3/2019 – 10/1/2020 | ||
Total Commitment | $ 1,200,000,000 | $ 1,222,500,000* | ||
Annualized Commitment Fee on the Unused Portion of the SCA | 0.15% | 0.15% | ||
Annualized Interest Rate on Borrowings | 1.30% plus the higher of (1) the effective federal funds rate, (2) the one-month LIBOR rate 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 | ||
* Effective March 31, 2020, the SCA’s total commitment was increased from $900,000,000 to $1,162,500,000 and subsequently, effective April 7, 2020 was increased to $1,222,500,000. |
Certain affiliated registered investment companies that are parties to the SCA include portfolios that are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula used to manage certain benefit guarantees offered under variable annuity contracts. The formula may result in large scale asset flows into and out of these portfolios. Consequently, these portfolios may be more likely to utilize the SCA for purposes of funding redemptions. It may be possible for those portfolios to fully exhaust the committed amount of the SCA, thereby requiring the Manager to allocate available funding per a Board-approved methodology designed to treat the Participating Funds in the SCA equitably.
The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the reporting period ended March 31, 2021.
9. | Risks of Investing in the Fund |
The Fund’s risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below. For further information on the Fund’s risks, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Blend Style Risk: The Fund’s blend investment style may subject the Fund to risks of both value and growth investing. The portion of the Fund’s portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a growth strategy may be subject to above-average fluctuations as a result of seeking higher than average capital growth. The portion of the Fund’s portfolio that makes investments pursuant to a value strategy may be subject to the risk that the market may not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time or that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. Historically, growth stocks have performed best during later stages of economic expansion and value stocks have performed best during periods of economic recovery. Therefore, both styles may over time go in and out of favor with the markets. At times when a style is out of favor, that portion of the portfolio may lag the other portion of the portfolio, which may cause the Fund to underperform the market in general,
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its benchmark and other mutual funds. Growth and value stocks have historically produced similar long-term results, though each category has periods when it outperforms the other.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risk: Equity and equity-related securities may be subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
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.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks: International wars or conflicts and geopolitical developments in foreign countries, along with instability in regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, possible terrorist attacks in the United States or around the world, public health epidemics such as the outbreak of infectious diseases like the recent outbreak of coronavirus globally or the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa of the Ebola virus, and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets, including increases in market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets and government intervention, and may cause further long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide generally. The coronavirus pandemic and the related governmental and public responses have had and may continue to have an impact on the Fund’s investments and net asset value and have led and may continue to lead to increased market volatility and the potential for illiquidity in certain classes of securities and sectors of the market. Preventative or protective actions that governments may take in respect of pandemic or epidemic diseases may result in periods of business disruption, business closures, inability to obtain raw materials, supplies and component parts, and reduced or disrupted operations for the issuers in which the Fund invests. Government intervention in markets may impact interest rates, market volatility and security pricing. The occurrence, reoccurrence and pendency of such diseases could adversely affect the economies (including through changes in business activity and increased unemployment) and financial markets either in specific countries or worldwide.
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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.
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Risk: Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of any credit extended. REITs are dependent upon management skills, may not be diversified geographically or by property/mortgage asset type, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers and self-liquidation. REITs may be more volatile and/or more illiquid than other types of equity securities. REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are subject to interest rate risks. REITs may incur significant amounts of leverage. The Fund will indirectly bear a portion of the expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests, in addition to the expenses of the Fund.
REITs must also meet certain requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) to avoid entity level tax and be eligible to pass-through certain tax attributes of their income to shareholders. REITs are consequently subject to the risk of failing to meet these requirements for favorable tax treatment and of failing to maintain their exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940. REITs are subject to the risks of changes in the Code affecting their tax status.
Small Company Risk: Small company stocks present above-average risks in comparison to larger companies. Small companies usually offer a smaller range of products and services than larger companies. Smaller companies may also have limited financial resources and may lack management depth. As a result, stocks issued by smaller companies may be less liquid and fluctuate in value more than the stocks of larger, more established companies.
10. | Recent Regulatory Developments |
On December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt a new rule that establishes an updated regulatory framework for fund valuation practices (the “Rule”). The Rule, in part, provides (i) a framework for determining fair value in good faith and (ii) provides for a fund Board’s assignment of its responsibility for the execution of valuation-related activities to a fund’s investment adviser. Further, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues. The Rule took effect on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the Rule and its impact to the Fund.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited)
Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020
| 2019
| 2018
| 2017
| 2016
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Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $20.68 | $21.08 | $26.83 | $25.80 | $22.65 | $23.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.04 | ) | (0.04 | )(b) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 8.86 | 1.55 | (1.94 | ) | 3.14 | 4.35 | 1.96 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 8.82 | 1.51 | (2.00 | ) | 3.10 | 4.38 | 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.05 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.75 | ) | (2.07 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (3.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $26.02 | $20.68 | $21.08 | $26.83 | $25.80 | $22.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 45.37 | % | 7.29 | % | (5.91 | )% | 12.77 | % | 20.09 | % | 9.82 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $587,226 | $447,491 | $520,351 | $719,750 | $793,676 | $791,197 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $538,031 | $449,980 | $577,174 | $777,206 | $790,047 | $796,776 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.14 | %(f) | 1.18 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.14 | %(f) | 1.18 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.30 | )%(f) | (0.21 | )% | (0.27 | )% | (0.15 | )% | 0.14 | % | 0.42 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Effective October 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020
| 2019
| 2018
| 2017
| 2016
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $8.43 | $9.72 | $14.77 | $15.19 | $13.85 | $15.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.04 | ) | (0.07 | )(b) | (0.11 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 3.26 | 0.69 | (1.23 | ) | 1.75 | 2.59 | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.22 | 0.62 | (1.34 | ) | 1.63 | 2.51 | 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.01 | ) | - | (0.09 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.71 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $8.17 | $8.43 | $9.72 | $14.77 | $15.19 | $13.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 44.79 | % | 6.54 | % | (6.32 | )% | 11.98 | % | 19.27 | % | 8.94 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $22,260 | $21,468 | $34,527 | $76,121 | $84,667 | $108,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $23,730 | $26,313 | $51,231 | $80,999 | $94,592 | $114,415 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.89 | %(f) | 1.89 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.81 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.89 | %(f) | 1.89 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.81 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (1.03 | )%(f) | (0.89 | )% | (1.03 | )% | (0.82 | )% | (0.55 | )% | (0.30 | )% | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(c) | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Effective October 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $19.92 | $20.40 | $26.10 | $25.19 | $22.14 | $23.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.06 | ) | (0.08 | )(b) | (0.09 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.05 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 8.51 | 1.51 | (1.90 | ) | 3.05 | 4.25 | 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 8.45 | 1.43 | (1.99 | ) | 2.96 | 4.24 | 1.96 | |||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.01 | ) | - | (0.11 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.71 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $24.89 | $19.92 | $20.40 | $26.10 | $25.19 | $22.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 45.23 | % | 7.12 | % | (6.07 | )% | 12.54 | % | 19.88 | % | 9.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $164,909 | $135,920 | $138,754 | $172,033 | $180,165 | $166,550 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $161,317 | $133,107 | $149,385 | $178,093 | $173,891 | $159,631 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.32 | %(f) | 1.35 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.57 | %(f) | 1.60 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.48 | )%(f) | (0.43 | )% | (0.46 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.06 | )% | 0.23 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Effective October 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class Z Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.88 | $23.05 | $28.94 | $27.67 | $24.21 | $25.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | - | (b) | 0.04 | - | (b) | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 9.88 | 1.70 | (2.06 | ) | 3.36 | 4.64 | 2.09 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.88 | 1.74 | (2.06 | ) | 3.41 | 4.75 | 2.26 | |||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.13 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.83 | ) | (2.14 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (3.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $29.28 | $22.88 | $23.05 | $28.94 | $27.67 | $24.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 45.66 | % | 7.69 | % | (5.58 | )% | 13.09 | % | 20.38 | % | 10.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $551,866 | $493,395 | $775,200 | $1,539,410 | $1,702,538 | $1,484,823 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $529,002 | $589,620 | $1,156,293 | $1,581,249 | $1,591,345 | $1,498,820 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 0.82 | %(f) | 0.82 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 0.82 | %(f) | 0.82 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.03 | %(f) | 0.18 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount rounds to zero. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Effective October 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R2 Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | November 28, 2017(a) through September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.18 | $22.48 | $28.24 | $28.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.05 | ) | (0.03 | )(c) | (0.06 | ) | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 9.56 | 1.64 | (1.97 | ) | 2.26 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.51 | 1.61 | (2.03 | ) | 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.73 | ) | (2.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $28.21 | $22.18 | $22.48 | $28.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(d): | 45.36 | % | 7.28 | % | (5.65 | )% | 8.89 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $8,507 | $6,179 | $8,925 | $10,262 | ||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $7,544 | $7,364 | $8,935 | $2,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.18 | %(f) | 1.18 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.18 | %(f) | ||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.36 | %(f) | 1.39 | % | 1.42 | % | 2.00 | %(f) | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.35 | )%(f) | (0.14 | )% | (0.26 | )% | 0.18 | %(f) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % |
(a) | Commencement of offering. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(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. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class R4 Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended March 31, | Year Ended September 30, | November 28, 2017(a) through September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(b): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.32 | $22.55 | $28.41 | $28.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.01 | ) | 0.04 | (0.01 | ) | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 9.61 | 1.64 | (2.05 | ) | 2.41 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.60 | 1.68 | (2.06 | ) | 2.48 | |||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.10 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.80 | ) | (2.07 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $28.44 | $22.32 | $22.55 | $28.41 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 45.54 | % | 7.58 | % | (5.71 | )% | 9.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $2,717 | $1,655 | $4,107 | $1,495 | ||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $2,193 | $2,153 | $3,334 | $453 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 0.93 | %(e) | 0.93 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.93 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 1.64 | %(e) | 1.61 | % | 1.49 | % | 5.19 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.10 | )%(e) | 0.19 | % | (0.05 | )% | 0.30 | %(e) | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % |
(a) | Commencement of offering. |
(b) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) (continued)
Class R6 Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Operating Performance(a): |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $22.46 | $22.64 | $28.51 | $27.27 | $23.87 | $24.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
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Net investment income (loss) | 0.02 | (b) | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(loss) on investment transactions | 9.69 | 1.68 | (2.05 | ) | 3.33 | 4.58 | 2.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.71 | 1.73 | (2.01 | ) | 3.42 | 4.72 | 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Less Dividends and Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | - | - | (0.16 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.70 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (3.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total dividends and distributions | (3.48 | ) | (1.91 | ) | (3.86 | ) | (2.18 | ) | (1.32 | ) | (3.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $28.69 | $22.46 | $22.64 | $28.51 | $27.27 | $23.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return(c): | 45.77 | % | 7.78 | % | (5.44 | )% | 13.33 | % | 20.58 | % | 10.36 | % | ||||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $738,804 | $580,309 | $761,160 | $1,253,235 | $1,000,616 | $748,480 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average net assets (000) | $689,914 | $613,233 | $1,011,193 | $1,169,480 | $873,691 | $667,511 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 0.70 | %(f) | 0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement | 0.70 | %(f) | 0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.15 | %(f) | 0.26 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.32 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.88 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | 35 | % | 58 | % | 30 | % | 43 | % | 41 | % | 37 | % |
(a) | Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | The per share amount of net investment income (loss) does not directly correlate to the amounts reported in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses. |
(c) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to GAAP. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized. |
(d) | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
(e) | Effective October 1, 2017, class specific expenses include transfer agent fees and expenses and registration fees, which are charged to their respective share class. |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | The Portfolio turnover rate is calculated in accordance with regulatory requirements and excludes portfolio securities transferred as a result of in-kind transactions. If such transactions were included, the portfolio turnover rate may be higher. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fund Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)
Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act (the “Liquidity Rule”), the Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRMP”). The Fund’s LRMP seeks to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is defined as the risk that the Fund is unable to meet investor redemption requests without significantly diluting the remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”), the Fund’s investment manager, to serve as the administrator of the Fund’s LRMP. As part of its responsibilities as administrator, PGIM Investments has retained a third party to perform certain functions, including providing market data and liquidity classification model information.
The Fund’s LRMP includes a number of processes designed to support the assessment and management of its liquidity risk. In particular, the Fund’s LRMP includes no less than annual assessments of factors that influence the Fund’s liquidity risk; no less than monthly classifications of the Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity classifications provided for in the Liquidity Rule; a 15% of net assets limit on the acquisition of “illiquid investments” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule); establishment of a minimum percentage of the Fund’s assets to be invested in investments classified as “highly liquid” (as defined under the Liquidity Rule) if the Fund does not invest primarily in highly liquid investments; and regular reporting to the Board.
At a meeting of the Board on March 2-5, 2021, PGIM Investments provided a written report (“LRMP Report”) to the Board addressing the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness the Fund’s LRMP, including any material changes to the LRMP for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (“Reporting Period”). The LRMP Report concluded that the Fund’s LRMP was reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was adequately and effectively implemented during the Reporting Period. There were no material changes to the LRMP during the Reporting Period. The LRMP Report further concluded that the Fund’s investment strategies continue to be appropriate given the Fund’s status as an open-end fund.
There can be no assurance that the LRMP will achieve its objectives in the future. Additional information regarding risks of investing in the Fund, including liquidity risks presented by the Fund’s investment portfolio, is found in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
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∎ TELEPHONE | ∎ WEBSITE | |||
655 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 | (800) 225-1852 | pgim.com/investments |
PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. |
DIRECTORS |
Ellen S. Alberding • Kevin J. Bannon • Scott E. Benjamin • Linda W. Bynoe • Barry H. Evans • Keith F. Hartstein • Laurie Simon Hodrick • Stuart S. Parker • Richard A. Redeker • Brian K. Reid • Grace C. Torres |
OFFICERS |
Stuart S. Parker, President • Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President • Christian J. Kelly, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer • Claudia DiGiacomo, Chief Legal Officer • Dino Capasso, Chief Compliance Officer • Jonathan Corbett, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Andrew R. French, Secretary • Melissa Gonzalez, Assistant Secretary • Diana N. Huffman, Assistant Secretary • Kelly A. Coyne, Assistant Secretary • Patrick McGuinness, Assistant Secretary • Debra Rubano, Assistant Secretary • Lana Lomuti, Assistant Treasurer • Russ Shupak, Assistant Treasurer • Elyse McLaughlin, Assistant Treasurer • Deborah Conway, Assistant Treasurer |
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 | The Bank of New York Mellon | 240 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10286 | ||
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TRANSFER AGENT | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | PO Box 9658 Providence, RI 02940 | ||
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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 Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain the prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at pgim.com/investments or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
E-DELIVERY |
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to pgim.com/investments/resource/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above. |
SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS |
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, PGIM Jennison Small Company Fund, PGIM Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to that Director at the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee. |
AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS |
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT filings are available on the Commission’s website at sec.gov. |
Mutual Funds:
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY | MAY LOSE VALUE | ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE |
PGIM JENNISON SMALL COMPANY FUND
SHARE CLASS | A | C | R | Z | R2 | R4 | R6 | |||||||
NASDAQ | PGOAX | PSCCX | JSCRX | PSCZX | PSCHX | PSCJX | PJSQX | |||||||
CUSIP | 74441N101 | 74441N309 | 74441N507 | 74441N408 | 74441N861 | 74441N853 | 74441N887 |
MF109 E2
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 applicable.
Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 9 | – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable. |
Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
(a) | It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12 – Controls and Procedures - Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 13 – Exhibits
(a) | (1) Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing. |
(2) |
(3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: | Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. |
By: | /s/ Andrew R. French |
Andrew R. French |
Secretary |
Date: | May 18, 2021 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Stuart S. Parker |
Stuart S. Parker |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
Date: | May 18, 2021 |
By: | /s/ Christian J. Kelly |
Christian J. Kelly |
Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
Date: | May 18, 2021 |