PGIM Quant Solutions COMMODITY STRATEGIES FUND
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R6: PQCMX
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Z PQCZX
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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS | September 29, 2023 as reissued on December 14, 2023
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks.
You can find the Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), Annual Report and other information about the Fund online at www.pgim.com/investments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-225-1852 or by sending an e-mail to:
prospectus@pgim.com. The Fund's Prospectus and SAI, both dated September 29, 2023, as supplemented and amended from time to
time,
and the Fund's Annual Report, dated July 31, 2023, are all incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
To seek to generate returns over time in excess of the Bloomberg Commodity Index.
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may be required to pay commissions to a broker for transactions in Class Z
shares, which are not reflected in the table or the example below.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
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Class R6
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Class Z
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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None
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None
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at
redemption)
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None
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None
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions
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None
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None
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Redemption fee
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None
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None
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Exchange fee
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None
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None
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Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000)
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None
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None*
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* Direct Transfer Agent Accounts holding under $10,000 of Class Z shares are subject to the $15 fee.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class R6
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Class Z
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Management fee(1)
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0.47%
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0.47%
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Distribution and service (12b-1) fees
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None
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None
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Other expenses
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0.25%
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0.97%(2)
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Acquired Fund fees and expenses
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0.02%
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0.02%
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Total annual Fund operating expenses
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0.74%
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1.46%
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Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement
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(0.07)%
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(0.74)%
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Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement(3)
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0.67%
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0.72%
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(1) Includes management fees of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Subsidiary, Ltd., the Fund’s wholly-owned Cayman Islands Subsidiary (the “Cayman Subsidiary”) (0.08% of the daily net assets of the Fund as of July 31, 2023).
(2) Other expenses have been updated from the most recent annual report to reflect current expenses.
(3) PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments”) has contractually agreed to waive any management fees it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fees
paid by the Cayman Subsidiary. This waiver will remain in effect for as long as the Fund remains invested or intends to invest in the
Cayman Subsidiary. Separately, PGIM Investments has contractually agreed, through November 30, 2024, to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements to 0.70% of average daily
net assets for Class R6 shares and 0.70% of average daily net assets for Class Z shares. This contractual waiver excludes interest, brokerage,
taxes (such as income and foreign withholding taxes, stamp duty and deferred tax expenses), acquired fund fees and expenses, extraordinary expenses, and certain other Fund expenses
such as dividend and interest expense and broker charges on short sales. Where applicable, PGIM Investments agrees to waive management fees or shared operating expenses on
any share class to the same extent that it waives such expenses on any other share class. In addition, Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class R6 shares will not exceed Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses for Class Z shares. Fees and/or expenses waived and/or reimbursed by PGIM Investments for the purpose of preventing the expenses from exceeding a certain
expense ratio limit may be recouped by PGIM Investments within the same fiscal year during which such waiver and/or reimbursement is made if such recoupment can be realized
without exceeding the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment for that fiscal year. These waivers may not be terminated prior to November 30, 2024 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
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Example. The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that fee waivers or reimbursements, if any, are only
reflected in the 1-Year figures) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher
or lower.
If Shares Are Redeemed
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Share Class
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Class R6
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$68
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$230
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$405
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$912
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Class Z
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$74
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$389
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$727
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$1,683
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If Shares Are Not Redeemed
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Share Class
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1 Year
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3 Years
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Class R6
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$68
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$230
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$405
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$912
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Class Z
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$74
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$389
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$727
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$1,683
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Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or
in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate
was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies. The Bloomberg Commodity Index (the “Index”) is a broadly diversified futures index currently composed of futures contracts on 24 physical commodities. The Index is weighted among commodity sectors using dollar-adjusted liquidity and production data. As of the date of this Prospectus, six energy commodities, two precious
metals commodities, five industrial metals commodities, two livestock commodities, and nine agricultural commodities are represented in the Index. The Index is rebalanced as of the beginning of each calendar year so that as of that time no single
commodity constitutes less than 2%, as liquidity allows, or more than 15% of the Index, and each related group of commodities (e.g., energy, precious metals, industrial metals, livestock or agriculture) represented in the Index is limited
to 33%. However, following this rebalancing and for the remainder of the calendar year these percentages may change so that a single commodity may constitute a lesser or greater percentage of the Index at the beginning of the year and different sectors may represent different proportions of the Index. To the extent the Index is concentrated in a particular industry
(or one or more commodities that comprise an industry) the Fund may be concentrated in that industry.
The Fund, which is actively managed, gains exposure to the commodity markets through investment of the Fund’s assets directly and/or in the PGIM QMA Commodity Strategies Subsidiary Ltd., the Fund’s wholly-owned Cayman Islands subsidiary (the “Cayman Subsidiary”). The subadviser’s strategy seeks to generate returns over a market cycle in excess of the Index using a systematic, factor-based investment process. The Fund is not sponsored by or affiliated with Bloomberg.
Most of the Fund’s commodity investments are through exchange-traded futures contracts, and exchange-traded forward contracts, on commodities, in each case held by its Cayman Subsidiary. The Fund may also invest, directly or through the Cayman Subsidiary, in options on futures contracts linked to commodities, commodity-linked structured notes (“CLNs”) linked to commodity indices, and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) whose returns are linked to commodities or commodity indices within the limits of applicable tax law. The Fund also invests directly, or indirectly through the Cayman Subsidiary, in securities issued by the U.S. Government.
The Fund may hold a significant portion of its assets directly or indirectly in cash and/or invest in money market instruments, including commercial paper of a company, government securities, sovereign debt, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, time deposits of banks, and obligations issued or guaranteed by a government or its agencies or instrumentalities. These obligations may be U.S. dollar-denominated or denominated in a foreign currency. A portion of the
cash or cash equivalent investments in the Fund and in the Cayman Subsidiary will serve as margin or collateral. The Fund
may invest up to 10% of its total assets in ETFs. The Fund is “non-diversified” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which means it may invest in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
The Fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments, such as structured notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures and options on futures, which are designed to provide exposure to the investment returns of assets such as
oil, gas, industrial and precious metals, livestock, and agricultural or meat products, or other items that have tangible
properties, as compared to stocks or bonds, which are financial instruments. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of particular industries or commodities, such as weather, disease, embargoes, acts of war or terrorism, or political and regulatory developments.
As noted above, the Fund gains exposure to commodity markets by investing up to 25% of its total assets in the Cayman Subsidiary. The Cayman Subsidiary invests primarily in exchange-traded futures contracts, and exchange-traded forward contracts, on commodities in order to seek returns over time in excess of the performance of the Index, as determined by
the subadviser, from investments that would generate non-qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) if owned directly by the Fund. The Cayman Subsidiary may also invest in high quality, short-term instruments, which may include positions in U.S. Treasury securities, government agency debt and money market funds, which are intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Cayman Subsidiary’s futures positions. The Cayman Subsidiary may invest in commodity investments without limit. The Fund invests in the Cayman Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to
commodities within the limitations of the U.S. federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”) such as the Fund. The Fund may also gain direct exposure to commodities through direct investments in certain ETFs and as otherwise may be permitted by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders, releases, no-action letters or similar relief
or interpretations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Principal Risks. All investments have risks to some degree. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly from day-to-day and over time.
You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments.
An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; and is not
insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The following is a summary description of principal risks of investing in the Fund.
The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.
Cayman Subsidiary Risk. By investing in the Cayman Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Cayman Subsidiary’s investments. The Cayman Subsidiary is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and, unless otherwise noted in this Prospectus, is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Changes
in the laws of the Cayman Islands, under which the Cayman Subsidiary is incorporated, could result in the inability of the Fund
to effect its desired commodity investment strategy.
Commodity Risk. The values of commodities are affected by events that might have less impact on the value of stocks and bonds. Such investments may be speculative. Prices of commodities and related contracts may fluctuate significantly over short periods for a variety of reasons, including weather, crop or livestock disease, investment speculation, resource availability, fluctuations in industrial and commercial supply and demand, U.S. agricultural, fiscal, monetary and exchange
control programs, embargoes, tariffs, and international political, economic, military and regulatory developments. These risks may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional instruments or securities.
Commodity-Linked Notes Risk. The Fund may invest in leveraged or unleveraged commodity-linked notes (“CLNs”) to gain exposure to the commodities markets. CLNs are subject to counterparty risk. The value of the CLNs may fluctuate significantly because the values of the investments to which they are linked are volatile. In addition, the terms of a CLN
may create economic leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. Economic leverage increases the volatility of CLNs and their value may increase or decrease more quickly than the value of the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable.
Commodity Pooled Investment Vehicles Risk. The Fund may, from time to time, invest in certain publicly-traded commodity pools, such as commodity ETFs. Such pools may not meet the definition of an “investment company” under the 1940 Act, and may not be registered under the 1940 Act. As a consequence, the Fund’s investment in such entities may not be subject to certain protections afforded by the 1940 Act, including, for example, restrictions under the 1940 Act on investments in other investment companies. ETFs that invest in commodities may be, or may become subject to, CFTC trading regulations that limit the amount of commodity contracts an ETF may hold. Such regulations could hurt the value of
such ETFs’ securities. Additionally, some commodity ETFs invest in commodity futures which can lose money even when commodity prices are rising.
Commodity Regulatory Risk. Each of the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary is deemed a “commodity pool” and the Manager is considered a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund and the Cayman Subsidiary under the Commodity Exchange Act. The Manager, directly or through its affiliates, is therefore subject to dual regulation by the SEC and the
CFTC. The regulatory requirements governing the use of commodity futures (which include futures on broad-based securities indexes, interest rate futures and currency futures), options on commodity futures, certain swaps or certain other
investments could change at any time.
Concentration Risk. The Fund will be exposed to the performance of commodities in the Index, which may from time to time have a small number of commodity sectors (e.g., energy, metals or agricultural) representing a large portion of the Index.
As a result, the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than if the Index were more broadly diversified among commodity sectors.
Credit Risk/Counterparty Risk. The ability, or perceived ability, of the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) to a derivatives contract or other financial contract to meet
its financial obligations will affect the value of the security or derivative. Counterparty and credit risk are especially important
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the context of privately negotiated instruments. The Fund expects to enter into certain privately negotiated agreements where the counterparty assumes the physical settlement obligations of the Fund under such transactions. Under this type of
arrangement, there is a risk that the relevant counterparty or intermediary would, due to insolvency or other reasons, be
unable to or fail to assume the physical settlement obligations of the Fund, in which case the Fund could be required to sell
portfolio instruments at unfavorable times or prices or could have insufficient assets to satisfy its physical settlement obligations.
Credit ratings are intended to provide a measure of credit risk. However, credit ratings are only the opinions of the credit
rating agency issuing the ratings and are not guarantees as to quality. The lower the rating of a debt security held by the
Fund, the greater the degree of credit risk that is perceived to exist by the credit rating agency with respect to that security.
Increasing the amount of Fund assets allocated to lower-rated securities generally will increase the credit risk to which
the Fund is subject. Not all securities in which the Fund invests are rated. The lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.
Debt Obligations Risk. Debt obligations are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. The Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may also fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income.
Deflation Risk. Since the Fund makes investments that may perform well in periods of rising inflation, during periods of no inflation or deflation an investment in the Fund may underperform broad market measures and may lose value.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” or may create economic leverage for the Fund and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund's use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders.
Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not
always exist for the Fund's derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity
beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party
will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The use of derivatives also exposes the Fund to operational issues, such as documentation and settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate control and human error.
Derivatives may also involve legal risks, such as insufficient documentation, the lack of capacity or authority of a counterparty to execute or settle a transaction, and the legality and enforceability of derivatives contracts. The U.S. Government and foreign governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements and risk exposure limitations. Regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility to the Fund, or otherwise
adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.
Economic and Market Events Risk. Events in the U.S. and global financial markets, including actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve or foreign central banks to stimulate or stabilize economic growth or the functioning of the securities
markets, or otherwise reduce inflation, may at times result in unusually high market volatility, which could negatively impact
performance. Governmental efforts to curb inflation often have negative effects on the level of economic activity. Relatively
reduced liquidity in credit and fixed income markets could adversely affect issuers worldwide.
Fund of Funds Risk. The Fund is an investment option for other PGIM Investments-advised mutual funds that are managed as “funds of funds.” As a result, from time to time, the Fund may experience relatively large redemptions and could be required to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, which could cause the value of your
investment to decline.
Futures and Forward Contracts Risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures or forward contracts are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the instruments held by the Fund and the price of the corresponding underlying commodities; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures or forward contract and
the resulting inability to close a futures or forward contract when desired; (c) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited; (d) the failure to predict correctly the direction of commodities prices, interest
rates, currency exchange rates, supply and demand relationships, weather, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs, political events, and other economic factors; and (e) the possibility that the clearing broker
for the futures or forward contract will default in the performance of its obligations.
Hedging Risk. The decision as to whether and to what extent the Fund will engage in hedging transactions to hedge against certain risks, such as market risk and issuer risk, will depend on a number of factors, including prevailing market conditions, the composition of the portfolio of the Fund, and the availability of suitable transactions. Hedging transactions
involve costs and may result in losses. There is no guarantee that any of these hedging instruments would work as anticipated, and in certain cases the Fund might be better off had it not used a hedging instrument. There can be no assurance that the Fund will engage in hedging transactions at any given time or from time to time, even under volatile market environments, or that any such strategies, if used, will be successful.
Increase in Expenses Risk. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease.
Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active
and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration debt securities. Similarly, a rise in interest rates may also have a greater
negative impact on the value of equity securities whose issuers expect earnings further out in the future. For example, a
fixed income security with a duration of three years is expected to decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates
increase by 1%. This is referred to as “duration risk.” When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This
is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
Large Shareholder and Large Scale Redemption Risk. Certain individuals, accounts, funds (including funds affiliated with the Manager) or institutions, including the Manager and its affiliates, may from time to time own or control a substantial amount
of the Fund’s shares. There is no requirement that these entities maintain their investment in the Fund. There is a risk that such large shareholders or that the Fund’s shareholders generally may redeem all or a substantial portion of their investments in the Fund in a short period of time, which could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV, liquidity, and brokerage costs. Large redemptions could also result in tax consequences to shareholders and impact the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. The Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective after one or more large scale redemptions may be impaired and, as a result, the Fund may invest a larger portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are more illiquid than other investments. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money.
In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund
may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. An inability to sell a portfolio position can
adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Management Risk. Actively managed mutual funds are subject to management risk. The subadviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these techniques will produce the desired results. Additionally, the portfolio instruments selected by the subadviser may underperform the markets in general, the Fund’s benchmarks and other mutual funds with similar investment objectives.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks. Market disruption can be caused by economic, financial or political events and factors, including but not limited to, international wars or conflicts (including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine), geopolitical developments (including trading and tariff arrangements, sanctions and cybersecurity attacks), instability in
regions such as Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, natural disasters and public health epidemics (including the outbreak of COVID-19 globally).
The extent and duration of such events and resulting market disruptions cannot be predicted, but could be substantial and
could magnify the impact of other risks to the Fund. These and other similar events could adversely affect the U.S. and foreign financial markets and lead to increased market volatility, reduced liquidity in the securities markets, significant
negative impacts on issuers and the markets for certain securities and commodities and/or government intervention. They may also cause short- or long-term economic uncertainties in the United States and worldwide. As a result, whether or not
the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries directly affected, the
value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively impacted. Further, due to closures of certain markets and restrictions on trading certain securities, the value of certain securities held by the Fund could be significantly impacted,
which could lead to such securities being valued at zero.
Market Risk. Markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s portfolio holdings may decline. Commodity-related instruments fluctuate in price based on changes in underlying commodity prices and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the portfolio holdings owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund
will decline.
Non-Diversified Investment Company Risk. Funds that are “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, such as the Fund, may invest a greater percentage of their assets in securities of a single issuer. Accordingly, the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory event than a diversified fund might be.
Tax Risk. To receive pass-through tax treatment as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must, among other things, derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from sources treated under the Code as “qualifying income.” Based on final regulations on which taxpayers may rely for taxable years beginning after September 28, 2016, the Fund anticipates treating
the income generated from investments in the Cayman Subsidiary as “qualifying income.” However, the tax treatment of income from commodity-related investments and the Fund’s income from the Cayman Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future legislation, U.S. Treasury Regulations, and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect the character, timing,
and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or capital gains and distributions it makes.
Trading on Foreign Exchanges Risk. The Fund is expected to trade in commodity forward contracts listed on UK futures exchanges and may, but is not expected to, trade in instruments listed on other exchanges located outside the United States. Some foreign exchanges may be principal markets so that no common clearing facility exists and a trader may look only to the broker for performance of the contract. Trading on U.S. futures exchanges is subject to regulation by the SEC
and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and oversight, as applicable, including, for example, minimum capital requirements for commodity brokers, regulation of trading practices on the exchanges, prohibitions against
trading ahead of customer orders, prohibitions against filling orders off exchanges, prescribed risk disclosure statements,
testing and licensing of industry sales personnel and other industry professionals, and recordkeeping requirements. Trading
on foreign exchanges is not regulated by the SEC, CFTC or any other U.S. governmental agency or instrumentality and may be subject to regulations that are different from those to which U.S. exchange trading is subject, provide less protection
to investors than trading on U.S. exchanges, and such regulations may be less vigorously enforced than regulations in the U.S. positions on foreign exchanges also are subject to the risk of exchange controls, expropriation, excessive taxation or
government disruptions.
U.S. Government and Agency Securities Risk. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example,
securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. These securities may be supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or only by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or
enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.
Further, the U.S. Government and its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities and enterprises do not guarantee the market
value of their securities; consequently, the value of such securities will fluctuate. This may be the case especially when
there is any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding the status of negotiations in the U.S. Congress to increase the statutory
debt ceiling. Such controversy or uncertainty could, among other things, result in the credit quality rating of the U.S. Government being downgraded and reduced prices of U.S. Treasury securities. If the U.S. Congress is unable to negotiate an adjustment to the statutory debt ceiling, there is also the risk that the U.S. Government may default on payments on certain U.S. Government securities, including those held by the Fund, which could have a negative impact on the Fund. An increase in demand for U.S. Government securities resulting from an increase in demand for government money market funds may lead to lower yields on such securities.
U.S. Treasury Strips Risk. Stripped securities do not make periodic interest payments. The value of stripped securities generally fluctuates more in response to interest rate movements than the value of traditional bonds with similar maturity
and credit quality. U.S. Treasury strips generally lose value when interest rates rise.
Performance. The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for Class R6 shares for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The following table shows the Fund's average annual returns and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.
Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Without the management fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement, if any, the annual total returns would have been lower. Updated Fund performance information, including current net asset value, is available online at www.pgim.com/investments.
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Best Quarter:
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Worst Quarter:
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27.91%
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1st
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2022
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-22.89%
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1st
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2020
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1 The total return for Class R6 shares from January 1, 2023 to
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June 30, 2023
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was
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-8.99%
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Average Annual Total Returns % (as of 12-31-22)
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One Year
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Five Years
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Since
Inception
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Inception
Date
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Class R6 Shares % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-22)
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Return Before Taxes
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18.28%
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7.47%
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7.22%
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11-15-16
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Return After Taxes on Distributions
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6.91%
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2.00%
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2.64%
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11-15-16
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
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10.94%
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3.36%
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3.58%
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11-15-16
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Class Z Shares % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-22)
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Return Before Taxes
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18.19%
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N/A
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21.50%
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12-14-21
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Index % (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (as of 12-31-22)
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Bloomberg Commodity Index
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16.09%
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6.44%
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5.87%*
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° After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect
the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.
* Since Inception returns for the Index are measured from the month-end closest to the Fund’s inception date.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
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Investment Manager
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Subadviser
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Portfolio Managers
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Title
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Service Date
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PGIM Investments LLC
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PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC
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Marco Aiolfi, PhD
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Managing Director,
Co-Head of the
Multi-Asset team and
Portfolio Manager
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April 2018
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Edward J. Tostanoski III,
CFA
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Principal and Portfolio
Manager
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September 2022
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BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
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Class R6
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Class Z*
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Minimum initial investment
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None
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None
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Minimum subsequent investment
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None
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None
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* Certain share classes are generally closed to investments by new group retirement plans. Please see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—Closure of Certain Share Classes to New Group Retirement Plans” in the Prospectus for more information.
Class R6 shares are available for purchase by certain group retirement plans, institutional investors, and certain other eligible investors but are generally not available for purchase by individuals. Class Z shares may be purchased by certain
individuals, subject to certain requirements. Please see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—How to Buy Shares—Qualifying for Class Z Shares,” and “—Qualifying for Class R6 Shares” in the Prospectus for purchase eligibility requirements.
TAX INFORMATION
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes. The Fund's dividends and distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.
PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement recordkeeper or other financial services firm, the Fund or its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or
for services to shareholders. This may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or representative or visit
your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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By Mail:
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Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, PO Box 534432, Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4432
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By Telephone:
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800-225-1852 or 973-367-3529 (outside the US)
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On the Internet:
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www.pgim.com/investments
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