Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-22724
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Deborah A. Docs
   Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    973-367-7521
Date of fiscal year end:    7/31/2014
Date of reporting period:    4/30/2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

as of April 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Description

     Interest  
Rate
     Maturity Date     Principal
Amount  (000)#
     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 139.4%

          

BANK LOANS(a) — 12.6%

          

Automotive — 0.7%

          

Alliance Auto

     8.000      11/26/20      EUR 3,000       $ 4,120,422   

Schaeffler AG (Germany)

     4.750      01/27/17      EUR 814         1,130,881   
          

 

 

 
     5,251,303   
          

 

 

 

Cable — 1.9%

          

Newsday LLC

     3.650      10/12/16        3,692         3,690,000   

Numericable SAS (France)

     4.260      12/29/17      EUR   2,000         2,760,821   

Numericable SAS (France)

     4.510      12/31/18      EUR 2,000         2,767,181   

Ziggo BV

     3.077      01/15/22      EUR 2,842         3,877,076   

Ziggo BV

     3.500      01/15/22      EUR 1,158         1,585,032   
          

 

 

 
       14,680,110   
          

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 1.9%

          

British Car Auctions Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     5.040      02/29/20      EUR 3,000         4,141,232   

Laureate Education, Inc.

     5.000      06/16/18        2,468         2,431,377   

OGF SA (France)

     4.230      10/30/20      EUR 2,500         3,496,549   

Tank & Rast GmbH

     3.810      12/10/18      EUR 3,500         4,867,855   
          

 

 

 
     14,937,013   
          

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

          

Axalta Coating Systems (US Holdings), Inc.

     4.000      02/01/20        1,000         996,111   
          

 

 

 

Consumer — 0.7%

          

AA Group (United Kingdom)

     3.520      01/01/20      GBP 3,047         5,124,501   
          

 

 

 

Energy - Other — 0.3%

          

Samson Co-invest I LP

     5.000      09/25/18        2,300         2,297,603   
          

 

 

 

Gaming — 0.9%

          

Gala Group Finance PLC (United Kingdom)

     5.490      05/27/18      GBP 4,000         6,766,225   
          

 

 

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical — 0.2%

          

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

     6.500      12/29/17        1,700         1,704,250   
          

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.4%

          

Asurion LLC

     3.750      03/03/17        3,000         2,988,750   
          

 

 

 

Non-Captive Finance — 3.4%

          

RBS WorldPay, Inc. (United Kingdom)

     5.750      11/29/19      GBP 1,800         3,058,444   

Saga Group Ltd.

     4.511      04/30/20      GBP 3,000         5,055,675   

Santander Asset Management

     5.000      12/17/20      GBP 2,494         4,194,635   

Scandlines GmbH (Germany)

     4.750      12/03/20      EUR 5,000         6,987,798   

Scout24 AG

     4.557      02/28/21      EUR 5,000         6,987,521   
          

 

 

 
     26,284,073   
          

 

 

 

Retailers — 1.0%

          

Alliance Boots Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     3.460      07/09/15      GBP 1,494         2,518,336   

Alliance Boots Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     3.970      07/09/17      GBP 2,000         3,376,781   

B&M Retail Ltd. (United Kingdom)

     5.770      03/06/20      GBP 1,000         1,691,346   
          

 

 

 
     7,586,463   
          

 

 

 

Technology — 1.1%

          

Ancestry.com, Inc.

     4.500      12/28/18        1,785         1,782,891   

Avago Technologies Finance Pte Ltd.

     3.750      05/31/21        5,000         5,010,940   

Interactive Data Corp.

     4.750      05/02/21        2,000         1,996,876   
          

 

 

 
     8,790,707   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $94,055,087)

   

     97,407,109   
          

 

 

 


CORPORATE BONDS — 69.8%

          

Aerospace & Defense 0.6%

          

Michael Baker International, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes,
144A(b)

     8.250     10/15/18         4,725         5,020,313   
          

 

 

 

Automotive — 2.0%

          

Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., Sec’d. Notes

     8.000     06/15/19         8,000         8,760,000   

Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.000     06/15/19         1,400         1,533,000   

General Motors Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     3.500     10/02/18         2,300         2,348,875   

Lear Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.125     03/15/20         2,420         2,637,800   
          

 

 

 
             15,279,675   
          

 

 

 

Building Materials & Construction — 3.6%

          

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750     06/15/19         2,050         2,024,375   

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)

     6.625     04/15/18         4,000         4,270,000   

BMBG Bond Finance SCA (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.327 %(a)      10/15/20       EUR 4,800         6,702,729   

D.R. Horton, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.500     04/15/16         4,525         4,932,250   

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     4.500     06/15/19         3,125         3,160,156   

Standard Pacific Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.375     05/15/18         3,050         3,599,000   

US Concrete, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.500     12/01/18         2,650         2,868,625   
          

 

 

 
             27,557,135   
          

 

 

 

Cable — 3.7%

          

Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750     04/15/18         2,065         2,341,194   

Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.625     09/15/17         9,046         10,651,665   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.000     01/15/19         5,200         5,492,500   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.250     10/30/17         8,355         8,845,856   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.125     04/30/20         1,000         1,096,250   
          

 

 

 
             28,427,465   
          

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 2.8%

          

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $1,371,875;
purchased 01/16/14-02/12/14)(b)(c)(d)

     7.000     02/01/19         1,350         1,444,500   

Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $1,526,000; purchased 03/21/14)(b)(c)(d)

     8.750     12/15/19         1,400         1,550,500   

Laureate Education, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     9.250     09/01/19         3,900         4,114,500   

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     7.000     05/15/18         1,450         1,537,000   

SPX Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.875     09/01/17         6,205         7,042,675   

Terex Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.500     04/01/20         5,850         6,347,250   
          

 

 

 
               22,036,425   
          

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.0%

          

Celanese US Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes

     6.625     10/15/18         605         636,763   

Hexion US Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     8.875     02/01/18         2,000         2,082,500   

Huntsman International LLC, Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.625     03/15/20         1,500         1,642,500   

Koppers, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.875     12/01/19         2,500         2,671,875   

Olin Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.875     08/15/19         500         531,875   

PetroLogistics LP/PetroLogistics Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.250     04/01/20         225         229,781   
          

 

 

 
             7,795,294   
          

 

 

 

Construction Machinery — 0.5%

          

United Rentals North America, Inc., Sec’d. Notes(b)

     5.750     07/15/18         3,500         3,745,000   
          

 

 

 

Consumer — 2.4%

          

AA Bond Co. Ltd. (United Kingdom), Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     9.500     07/31/43       GBP   4,000         7,597,758   


Jarden Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.500      05/01/17        3,000         3,446,250   

Service Corp. International, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     7.000      06/15/17        6,000         6,750,000   

West Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.625      10/01/18        890         950,075   
          

 

 

 
       18,744,083   
          

 

 

 

Electric — 0.9%

          

AES Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.000      10/15/17        1,365         1,620,938   

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     6.500      10/15/16        1,250         1,350,000   

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC, Series B, Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates(b)

     9.125      06/30/17        835         897,881   

NRG Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.625      01/15/18        1,575         1,783,687   

Reliant Energy Midatlantic Power, Series B, Pass-Through Certificates(b)(d)

     9.237      07/02/17        1,075         1,096,051   
          

 

 

 
     6,748,557   
          

 

 

 

Energy - Other — 1.3%

          

EP Energy LLC/EP Energy Finance, Inc.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     9.375      05/01/20        1,500         1,728,750   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., Sr. Notes, 144A
(original cost $5,424,300; purchased
03/15/13-03/18/13)(b)(c)(d)

     8.000      02/15/20        4,920         5,307,450   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.125      12/01/19        1,325         1,470,750   

PHI, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     5.250      03/15/19        1,475         1,497,125   
          

 

 

 
     10,004,075   
          

 

 

 

Foods — 3.2%

          

Constellation Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.250      09/01/16        1,100         1,237,500   

Cott Beverages, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.125      09/01/18        8,204         8,675,730   

Michael Foods Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.750      07/15/18        5,130         5,450,625   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.875      12/15/18        2,000         2,142,500   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     5.250      08/01/18        1,450         1,511,625   

Tops Holding Corp./Tops Markets LLC, Sr. Sec’d Notes(b)

     8.875      12/15/17        5,250         5,722,500   
          

 

 

 
     24,740,480   
          

 

 

 

Gaming — 5.7%

          

Boyd Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.125      12/01/18        9,060         9,716,850   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)

     11.250      06/01/17        9,073         8,664,715   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.000      10/01/20        1,900         1,976,000   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     4.375      11/01/18        1,975         2,044,125   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.750      03/15/19        3,500         3,745,000   

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.500      06/01/16        3,750         4,171,875   

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.625      01/15/17        5,889         6,698,737   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.750      05/15/20        6,750         7,377,750   
          

 

 

 
     44,395,052   
          

 

 

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical — 6.4%

          

Capella Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.250      07/01/17        1,000         1,057,500   

Capsugel FinanceCo SCA, Gtd. Notes, RegS
(original cost $3,027,393; purchased 01/11/13)(c)(d)

     9.875      08/01/19      EUR   2,000         3,028,441   

Capsugel SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A
(original cost $650,000; purchased 10/31/13)(c)

     7.000      05/15/19        650         669,500   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.750      04/15/17      EUR 3,500         4,917,869   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.000      11/15/19        4,308         4,711,875   

Emdeon, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     11.000      12/31/19        2,000         2,310,000   

HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     7.750      05/15/21        1,000         1,098,750   

HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.000      10/01/18        1,300         1,542,125   

HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)

     3.750      03/15/19        3,800         3,828,500   


HCA, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     6.500      02/15/16         7,500         8,137,500   

MedAssets, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.000      11/15/18         4,500         4,781,250   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsec’d Notes, 144A

     5.000      03/01/19         1,450         1,453,625   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.750      08/15/18         2,600         2,814,500   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.875      12/01/18         8,268         8,722,740   
           

 

 

 
     49,074,175   
           

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.3%

           

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250      03/15/18         2,150         2,494,000   
           

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment 3.5%

           

AMC Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.750      12/01/20         6,300         7,245,000   

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     9.125      08/01/18         3,375         3,585,937   

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $1,875,000; purchased 07/30/13)(b)(c)(d)

     5.000      08/01/18         1,875         1,954,688   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.750      10/15/18         1,500         1,595,625   

SSI Investments II Ltd./SSI Co-Issuer LLC, Gtd. Notes(b)

     11.125      06/01/18         11,796         12,503,760   
           

 

 

 
     26,885,010   
           

 

 

 

Metals — 3.0%

           

AK Steel Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)

     8.750      12/01/18         8,450         9,442,875   

Peabody Energy Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.000      11/15/18         4,600         4,887,500   

Steel Dynamics, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.125      08/15/19         2,000         2,185,000   

Westmoreland Coal Co./Westmoreland Partners, Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     10.750      02/01/18         4,000         4,350,000   

Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $2,325,000;
purchased 11/26/13)(c)(d)

     8.750      12/15/18         2,325         2,464,500   
           

 

 

 
     23,329,875   
           

 

 

 

Non-Captive Finance — 2.0%

           

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875      03/15/19         800         811,000   

International Lease Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.875      09/01/17         7,500         8,915,625   

SLM Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.450      06/15/18         5,000         5,893,750   
           

 

 

 
     15,620,375   
           

 

 

 

Packaging — 2.4%

           

AEP Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.250      04/15/19         4,185         4,451,794   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA,
Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625      12/15/16         4,000         4,085,000   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA,
Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.000      06/15/17         1,875         1,931,250   

BWAY Holding Co., Gtd. Notes
(original cost $1,918,438; purchased 09/11/13)(c)(d)

     10.000      06/15/18         1,750         1,846,250   

Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     6.750      02/01/17         865         960,150   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC,
Gtd. Notes

     9.000      04/15/19         1,050         1,120,875   

Sealed Air Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.125      09/15/19         3,685         4,099,562   
           

 

 

 
       18,494,881   
           

 

 

 

Pipelines & Other — 0.4%

           

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $2,842,188; purchased
01/10/13-02/22/13)(b)(c)(d)

     6.000      01/15/19         2,850         2,935,500   
           

 

 

 


Restaurants — 0.3%

          

Dave & Buster’s, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     11.000     06/01/18         2,112         2,241,360   
          

 

 

 

Retailers — 1.6%

          

Academy Ltd./Academy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.250     08/01/19         4,750         5,171,562   

HT Intermediate Holdings Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A

     12.000     05/15/19         425         431,375   

Michaels Stores, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.750     11/01/18         4,060         4,298,525   

Petco Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes, PIK, 144A
(original cost $2,455,156; purchased 01/30/13)(b)(c)(d)

     8.500     10/15/17         2,375         2,422,975   
          

 

 

 
     12,324,437   
          

 

 

 

Technology — 14.9%

          

Anixter, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     5.625     05/01/19         1,000         1,067,500   

Avaya, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.500     03/01/21         1,300         1,183,000   

Brightstar Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A
(original cost $5,915,000; purchased 01/04/13-02/12/14)(b)(c)(d)

     9.500     12/01/16         5,450         5,913,250   

Brightstar Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $2,770,643; purchased 07/26/13-11/13/13)(b)(c)(d)

     7.250     08/01/18         2,750         3,018,125   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.500     04/01/19         10,615         11,610,156   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     12.535     10/12/17         943         985,435   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(b)

     8.000     12/15/18         4,300         4,617,125   

Ceridian Corp., Gtd. Notes (original cost $12,769,000;
purchased 01/07/13-04/24/13)(b)(c)(d)

     11.250     11/15/15         12,400         12,555,000   

Ceridian Corp., Gtd. Notes, PIK (original cost $3,735,000;
purchased 05/16/13)(b)(c)(d)

     12.250     11/15/15         3,600         3,636,000   

CommScope, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.250     01/15/19         8,911         9,646,157   

First Data Corp., Gtd. Notes

     12.625     01/15/21         2,805         3,366,000   

First Data Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     7.375     06/15/19         4,500         4,826,250   

First Data Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.875     08/15/20         1,210         1,341,588   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     10.750     08/01/20         4,716         5,423,400   

iGATE Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     4.750     04/15/19         1,250         1,264,063   

Interactive Data Corp., Gtd. Notes

     10.250     08/01/18         12,435         13,390,941   

Interactive Data Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875     04/15/19         5,075         5,094,031   

Interactive Data Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(b)

     8.250     12/15/17         2,250         2,295,000   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.375     11/15/18         6,461         6,848,660   

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.625     06/15/18         2,500         2,634,375   

TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., Gtd. Notes(b)

     11.375     06/15/18         13,138         14,048,463   
          

 

 

 
     114,764,519   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 5.1%

          

CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.150     06/15/17         695         751,469   

Embarq Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes (original cost $3,824,953;
purchased 04/11/13-02/06/14)(b)(c)(d)

     7.082     06/01/16         3,321         3,697,920   

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.250     04/15/17         1,500         1,745,625   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.125     07/01/19         3,000         3,281,250   

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     3.846 %(a)      01/15/18         1,270         1,289,050   

Sprint Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.000     11/15/18         580         706,875   

Sprint Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     8.375     08/15/17         13,800         16,215,000   

Sprint Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(b)

     9.125     03/01/17         500         591,875   

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.464     04/28/19         6,350         6,731,000   

Windstream Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.875     11/01/17         3,750         4,307,812   
          

 

 

 
     39,317,876   
          

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.2%

          

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes(b)

     8.250     01/15/19         1,145         1,219,425   

Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes(b)

     4.250     04/01/18         3,125         3,226,562   

Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes(b)

     6.750     04/15/19         3,000         3,217,500   


Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.500     10/15/18         5,646         5,984,760   

Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A
(original cost $3,160,738; purchased 04/15/14)(c)(d)

     8.375     12/15/18         2,930         3,138,763   
          

 

 

 
             16,787,010   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $535,227,357)

             538,762,572   
          

 

 

 

FOREIGN BONDS — 57.0%

          

Australia — 2.2%

          

Barminco Finance Pty Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A
(original cost $3,000,000; purchased 05/13/13)(b)(c)(d)

     9.000     06/01/18         3,000         2,760,000   

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.000     04/01/17         1,200         1,263,000   

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.875     02/01/18         6,000         6,330,000   

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.250     11/01/19         6,000         6,630,000   
          

 

 

 
             16,983,000   
          

 

 

 

Belgium — 1.6%

          

Taminco Global Chemical Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     9.750     03/31/20         10,899         12,274,999   
          

 

 

 

Brazil — 2.7%

          

Bertin SA/Bertin Finance Ltd., Gtd. Notes, RegS(b)

     10.250     10/05/16         6,000         6,757,500   

Bertin SA/Bertin Finance Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     10.250     10/05/16         1,980         2,229,975   

JBS Finance II Ltd., Gtd. Notes, RegS

     8.250     01/29/18         750         802,500   

JBS Finance II Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.250     01/29/18         2,646         2,831,220   

Minerva Luxembourg SA, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     12.250     02/10/22         3,325         3,773,875   

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA, Gtd. Notes

     7.500     01/27/20         3,750         4,050,000   
          

 

 

 
             20,445,070   
          

 

 

 

Canada — 2.8%

          

Bombardier, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     4.750     04/15/19         1,525         1,551,688   

Bombardier, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     7.500     03/15/18         8,375         9,547,500   

Cascades, Inc., Gtd. Notes(b)

     7.875     01/15/20         2,100         2,241,750   

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.000     05/15/17         7,590         7,846,162   
          

 

 

 
               21,187,100   
          

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.4%

          

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     7.250     12/12/21         2,500         2,731,250   
          

 

 

 

Cyprus — 0.2%

          

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.250     04/01/19         1,400         1,337,000   
          

 

 

 

France — 4.0%

          

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.625     07/01/17         2,800         2,866,500   

CGG SA, Bonds, 144A

     5.875     05/15/20       EUR 4,000         5,708,934   

Financiere Quick SAS, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     5.075 %(a)      04/15/19       EUR 2,525         3,494,295   

Novalis SAS, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN, 144A(b)

     6.000     06/15/18       EUR 2,525         3,716,213   

Numericable Finance & Co. SCA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     8.750     02/15/19       EUR 1,300         2,122,780   

Numericable Group SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.875     05/15/19           11,850         11,968,500   

Picard Groupe SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.548 %(a)      08/01/19       EUR 825         1,164,569   
          

 

 

 
             31,041,791   
          

 

 

 


Germany — 4.8%

         

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     6.500     07/31/17      EUR 6,060         8,889,065   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(b)

     6.875     08/15/18      EUR 4,650         4,934,812   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A(b)

     6.875     08/15/18      EUR 1,900         2,792,800   

Techem GmbH, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN, RegS(b)

     6.125     10/01/19      EUR 3,000         4,532,297   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     7.500     03/15/19      EUR 2,000         2,989,734   

Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     9.625     12/01/19      EUR 8,500         12,794,811   
         

 

 

 
     36,933,519   
         

 

 

 

Indonesia — 1.2%

         

Berau Capital Resources Pte Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     12.500     07/08/15        7,700         7,988,750   

Theta Capital Pte Ltd., Gtd. Notes, RegS

     7.000     05/16/19        800         826,156   
         

 

 

 
     8,814,906   
         

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.9%

         

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.250     01/31/19        400         417,000   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings USA, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     7.375     10/15/17      EUR 3,000         4,394,908   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings USA, Inc.,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     7.375     10/15/17      EUR 2,000         2,929,939   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     7.750     11/15/19      EUR 2,000         2,961,987   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.875     09/15/18        4,038         4,260,090   
         

 

 

 
     14,963,924   
         

 

 

 

Italy — 1.9%

         

Fiat Finance & Trade SA, Ser. G, Gtd. Notes, MTN, RegS

     6.375     04/01/16      EUR   6,000         8,910,933   

Telecom Italia Capital SA, Gtd. Notes

     6.999     06/04/18        5,175         5,918,906   
         

 

 

 
     14,829,839   
         

 

 

 

Jamaica — 0.9%

         

Digicel Group Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.250     09/01/17        7,000         7,262,850   
         

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 6.0%

         

Aguila 3 SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875     01/31/18        1,975         2,091,031   

ArcelorMittal, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.125     06/01/18        5,600         6,139,000   

ArcelorMittal SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.000     02/25/17        4,400         4,658,500   

ConvaTec Finance International SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A

     8.250     01/15/19        1,275         1,303,688   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, Gtd. Notes, RegS

     10.875     12/15/18      EUR 3,570         5,468,915   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     7.375     12/15/17      EUR 5,000         7,335,599   

Geo Debt Finance SCA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500     08/01/18      EUR 5,700         8,410,979   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Gtd. Notes

     7.250     04/01/19        3,109         3,330,516   

Orion Engineered Carbons Finance & Co. SCA, Gtd. Notes, PIK, 144A

     9.250     08/01/19        2,950         3,079,063   

Telenet Finance Luxembourg SCA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     6.375     11/15/20      EUR 3,000         4,463,058   
         

 

 

 
       46,280,349   
         

 

 

 

Mexico — 1.5%

         

Cemex Espana Luxembourg, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     9.250     05/12/20        1,350         1,468,125   

Cemex Espana Luxembourg, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     9.250     05/12/20        4,000         4,350,000   

Cemex Espana Luxembourg, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     9.875     04/30/19        3,000         3,432,000   

Cemex SAB de CV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     9.000     01/11/18        2,345         2,532,600   
         

 

 

 
     11,782,725   
         

 

 

 

Netherlands — 2.9%

         

Carlson Wagonlit BV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     7.500     06/15/19      EUR 2,000         3,010,544   


Hydra Dutch Holdings II BV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.844 %(a)      04/15/19      EUR 2,000         2,747,031   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.500     09/15/16        600         614,250   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     3.750     06/01/18        6,845         6,836,444   

Sensata Technologies BV, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.500     05/15/19        6,260         6,682,550   

Stampos BV, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     5.288 %(a)      05/15/19      EUR 2,000         2,802,189   
         

 

 

 
     22,693,008   
         

 

 

 

Nigeria — 1.5%

         

Afren PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     10.250     04/08/19        1,250         1,415,625   

Afren PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     11.500     02/01/16        3,050         3,446,500   

Afren PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     10.250     04/08/19        2,000         2,265,000   

Afren PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     11.500     02/01/16        3,780         4,271,400   
         

 

 

 
     11,398,525   
         

 

 

 

Peru — 1.5%

         

Corp. Pesquera Inca SAC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     9.000     02/10/17        7,941         8,238,788   

Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.,
Pass-Through Certificates, RegS(e)

     1.410     05/31/18        3,873         3,620,255   
         

 

 

 
     11,859,043   
         

 

 

 

Poland — 2.0%

         

Eileme 2 AB, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     11.750     01/31/20      EUR 7,400         12,370,976   

TVN Finance Corp. III AB, Gtd. Notes, RegS

     7.875     11/15/18      EUR 2,000         2,934,240   
         

 

 

 
     15,305,216   
         

 

 

 

Russia — 2.1%

         

Evraz Group SA, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.250     11/10/15        2,500         2,495,775   

Evraz Group SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.400     04/24/17        3,000         2,872,500   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.146     04/11/18        2,000         2,205,000   

Sibur Securities Ltd., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.914     01/31/18        2,000         1,755,000   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS

     7.375     02/15/18      EUR 3,585         5,247,191   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.250     02/15/18        1,750         1,841,875   
         

 

 

 
     16,417,341   
         

 

 

 

Spain — 2.7%

         

Abengoa Finance SAU, Gtd. Notes, RegS(b)

     8.875     02/05/18      EUR 2,000         3,131,959   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.875     12/01/18        4,550         4,914,000   

Nara Cable Funding Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     8.875     12/01/18          10,288         11,033,880   

Ono Finance II PLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.875     07/15/19        1,500         1,668,750   
         

 

 

 
     20,748,589   
         

 

 

 

Sweden — 0.2%

         

Bravida Holding AB, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.304 %(a)      06/15/19      EUR 1,200         1,688,124   
         

 

 

 

Switzerland — 2.5%

         

Gategroup Finance SA, Gtd. Notes, MTN, RegS

     6.750     03/01/19      EUR 3,000         4,475,028   

Sunrise Communications International SA, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN, RegS

     7.000     12/31/17      EUR 10,000         14,641,093   
         

 

 

 
     19,116,121   
         

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 9.0%

         

Bond Mission Critical Services PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

     6.269 %(a)      05/01/19      GBP 3,000         5,103,161   

Boparan Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes, RegS(b)

     9.875     04/30/18      GBP 5,000         9,053,995   

Boparan Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(b)

     9.875     04/30/18      GBP 1,000         1,810,799   

Eco-Bat Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes, RegS(b)

     7.750     02/15/17      EUR 3,310         4,761,018   

Elli Finance UK PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     8.750     06/15/19      GBP 2,050         3,841,933   

Equiniti Newco 2 PLC, Sec’d. Notes, 144A(a)(b)(d)

     6.271     12/15/18      GBP 1,250         2,134,231   

Gala Group Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

     8.875     09/01/18      GBP 1,465         2,631,994   

Galaxy Bidco Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.521 %(a)      11/15/19      GBP 2,450         4,167,581   


IDH Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, MTN, 144A(b)

    6.000     12/01/18      GBP 3,000         5,286,773   

Innovia Group Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(b)

    5.287 %(a)      03/31/20      EUR 2,000         2,795,505   

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, Gtd. Notes, RegS

    8.125     05/15/18      GBP 4,000         7,171,270   

Phones4u Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

    9.500     04/01/18      GBP 4,000         7,050,044   

Priory Group No. 3 PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, RegS(b)

    7.000     02/15/18      GBP 3,700         6,590,633   

Virgin Media Finance PLC, Gtd. Notes(b)

    8.375     10/15/19        6,343         6,779,081   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes

    6.500     01/15/18        500         517,200   
        

 

 

 
     69,695,218   
        

 

 

 

Venezuela — 0.5%

        

Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Gtd. Notes, RegS

    8.500     11/02/17        4,400         3,960,000   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN BONDS
(cost $429,751,586)

   

     439,749,507   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,059,034,030)

   

     1,075,919,188   
        

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 2.3%

        
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AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

  

      

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential
Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $18,147,506)(f)

        18,147,506         18,147,506   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 141.7%
(cost $1,077,181,536)(g)

   

     1,094,066,694   

Liabilities in excess of other assets(h) — (41.7)%

  

     (322,189,278
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

   $ 771,877,416   
        

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

 

144A    Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
RegS    Regulation S. Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
MTN    Medium Term Note
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound

 

# Principal amount shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2014.
(b) Represents security, or portion thereof, with an aggregate value of $648,254,835, segregated as collateral for amount of $313,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of April 30, 2014.
(c) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of the restricted securities is $58,590,684. The aggregate value, $58,343,362, is approximately 7.6% of net assets.
(d) Indicates a security or securities that have been deemed illiquid.
(e) Represents zero coupon bond or principal only securities. Rate represents yield to maturity at purchase date.
(f) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.  
(g) The United States federal income tax basis of investments and net unrealized appreciation were as follows:


Tax Basis

   $ 1,090,252,705   
  

 

 

 

Appreciation

     17,100,156   

Depreciation

     (13,286,167
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 3,813,989   
  

 

 

 

The book basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax related adjustments.

 

(h) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at April 30, 2014:

 

Purchase Contracts

 

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date Payable
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation(1)(2)
 

British Pound,
Expiring 05/27/14

  Bank of America      GBP         640       $ 1,074,131       $ 1,080,853       $ 6,722   

Euro,
Expiring 05/27/14

  Barclays Capital Group      EUR         290         400,000         401,676         1,676   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,474,131       $ 1,482,529       $ 8,398   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sale Contracts

 

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement

Date Receivable
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation(1)(2)
 

British Pound,
Expiring 05/27/14

  Deutsche Bank AG      GBP         52,687       $ 87,645,489       $ 88,937,991       $ (1,292,502

Euro,

                

Expiring 05/27/14

  Barclays Capital Group      EUR         69,577         95,500,574         96,521,322         (1,020,748

Expiring 05/27/14

  Citigroup Global Markets      EUR         4,625         6,386,425         6,415,912         (29,487

Expiring 05/27/14

  Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.      EUR         4,767         6,605,376         6,613,026         (7,650

Expiring 05/27/14

  Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.      EUR         4,000         5,526,892         5,549,043         (22,151

Expiring 05/27/14

  Goldman Sachs & Co.      EUR         2,124         2,938,679         2,945,986         (7,307

Expiring 05/27/14

  Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank      EUR         69,577         95,493,616         96,521,322         (1,027,706
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 300,097,051       $ 303,504,602       $ (3,407,551
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (3,399,153
                

 

 

 

 

(1) Cash of $2,180,000 has been segregated to cover requirements for open forward foreign currency exchange contracts as of April 30, 2014.
(2) The amount represents fair value of derivative instruments subject to foreign exchange contracts risk exposure as of April 30, 2014.


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

Level 1 - quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and amortized cost.

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2014 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

       

Bank Loans

   $ —         $ 83,081,155      $ 14,325,954   

Corporate Bonds

     —           537,666,521        1,096,051   

Foreign Bonds

     —           439,749,507        —     

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

     18,147,506         —          —     

Other Financial Instruments*

       

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           (3,399,153     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,147,506       $ 1,057,098,030      $ 15,422,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

     Bank Loans     Corporate Bonds     Foreign Bonds  

Balance as of 7/31/13

   $ 2,993,078      $ —        $ 1,596,424   

Realized gain (loss)

     150,703        —          —     

Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)**

     1,047,206        (22,163     —     

Purchases

     11,312,860        —          —     

Sales

     (2,884,589     —          —     

Accrued discount/premium

     3,509        —          —     

Transfers into Level 3

     1,703,187        1,118,214        —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —          —          (1,596,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 4/30/14

   $ 14,325,954      $ 1,096,051      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swaps contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.
** Of which, $1,025,043 was included in Net Assets relating to securities held at the reporting period end.

It is the Portfolio’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. At the reporting period end, there was one Foreign Bond transferred out of Level 3 as a result of being priced by a vendor and one Corporate Bond and one Bank Loan transferred into level 3 as a result of being priced using a single broker quote.

Level 3 securities as presented in the table above are being fair valued using pricing methodologies approved by the Board of Directors, which contain unobservable inputs. Such methodologies include, but are not limited to, using prices provided by a single broker/dealer, the cost of the investment, and broker quotes adjusted for changes in yields of comparable U.S. Government and other securities using fixed income securities valuation models.


Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Security Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. 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. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted Valuation Procedures for security valuation under which fair valuation responsibilities have been delegated to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”). Under the current Valuation Procedures, the established Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. 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. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to the Board’s review, approval, and ratification at its next regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting.

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 table following the Schedule of Investments.

Common stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments 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. 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 except for exchange-traded and cleared swaps which are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the prices marked at the official settle are not public.

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 asked prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the inputs are observable and considered to be significant to the valuation.

Common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are 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, as the adjustment factors are observable and considered to be significant to the valuation. Securities not valued using such model prices are valued in accordance with exchange- traded common stocks discussed above.

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset values as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy since they may be purchased or sold at their net asset values on the date of valuation.

Fixed income securities traded in the over-the-counter market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after evaluating observable inputs including, but not limited to yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations, and reported trades. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Over-the-counter derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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 significant unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment


adviser 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 mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements which have a maturity of longer than seven days, certain securities with legal or contractual restrictions on resale (restricted securities, sometimes referred to as Private Placements) and securities that are not readily marketable. Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund, a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

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


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

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

 

Item 3. Exhibits

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


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)  Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary of the Fund                                

Date    June 19, 2014

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

  Stuart S. Parker
  President and Principal Executive Officer

Date    June 19, 2014

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam

  M. Sadiq Peshimam
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date    June 19, 2014

 

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