Prudential 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:    811-22632
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:   

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor,

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:   

Deborah A. Docs

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor,

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    973-367-7521
Date of fiscal year end:    5/31/2017
Date of reporting period:    2/28/2017


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

as of February 28, 2017 (unaudited)

 

      Interest
Rate
     Maturity Date      Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 132.5%

 

        

BANK LOANS(a) — 6.2%

           

Chemicals — 0.8%

           

MacDermid, Inc.

     4.500      06/07/20        1,427      $         1,442,974  

MacDermid, Inc.

     5.000      06/07/23        2,881        2,910,493  
           

 

 

 
              4,353,467  
           

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.4%

           

Laureate Education, Inc.

     5.000      06/18/18        2,200        2,211,000  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 0.2%

           

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

     4.180      12/31/18        967        963,589  
           

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.1%

           

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.(b)

     6.750      03/11/18        491        486,161  
           

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.2%

           

Golden Nugget, Inc.

     4.500      11/21/19        284        287,238  

Golden Nugget, Inc.

     4.552      11/21/19        663        670,222  
           

 

 

 
              957,460  
           

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 0.4%

           

LSC Communications, Inc.(b)

     7.000      09/30/22        2,401        2,407,152  
           

 

 

 

Packaging — 0.2%

           

Coveris Holdings SA (Luxembourg)

     4.509      05/08/19        1,393        1,401,526  
           

 

 

 

Retailers — 0.3%

           

Rite Aid Corp.

     4.875      06/21/21        1,700        1,703,188  
           

 

 

 

Software — 1.6%

           

Symantec Corp.

     2.530      08/01/21        9,000        8,887,500  
           

 

 

 

Technology — 2.0%

           

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

     5.000      09/10/20        4,111        4,131,470  

Dell International LLC

     2.998      12/31/18        4,500        4,504,063  

First Data Corp.

     3.997      03/24/21        936        943,970  

Genesys Telecom Labs, Inc.

     5.025      12/01/23        1,625        1,643,281  
           

 

 

 
              11,222,784  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $33,891,631)

              34,593,827  
           

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS — 126.3%

           

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

           

Arconic, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     6.750      07/15/18        3,000        3,184,530  
           

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.5%

           

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, Pass-Through Certificates(c)

     6.636      01/02/24        2,800        2,996,064  
           

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.2%

           

Levi Strauss & Co, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.875      05/01/22        975        1,014,000  
           

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturer — 0.3%

           

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
(United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.250      11/15/19        1,600        1,637,600  
           

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.5%

           

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      02/15/19        1,415        1,429,150  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Gtd.
Notes(c)

     7.750      11/15/19        3,020        3,348,425  


IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A

     4.125      09/15/21        2,200        2,222,660  

Meritor, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.750      06/15/21        1,200        1,248,000  
           

 

 

 
              8,248,235  
           

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.7%

           

Cott Beverages, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(c)

     6.750      01/01/20        3,875        4,005,781  
           

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

           

Concordia International Corp. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.000      04/01/22        1,250                1,100,000  
           

 

 

 

Building Materials — 2.1%

           

Cemex Finance LLC (Mexico), First Lien, RegS

     9.375      10/12/22        750        814,687  

Cemex Finance LLC (Mexico), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.375      10/12/22        2,000        2,172,500  

Griffon Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.250      03/01/22        708        713,310  

Standard Industries, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     5.125      02/15/21        675        703,688  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     8.500      04/15/22        1,750        1,960,000  

USG Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     8.250 %(a)       01/15/18        5,000        5,250,000  
           

 

 

 
              11,614,185  
           

 

 

 

Chemicals — 4.8%

           

Ashland LLC, Gtd. Notes

     4.750      08/15/22        1,950        2,023,125  

CF Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.125      05/01/20        3,970        4,352,112  

Chemours Co. (The), Gtd. Notes

     6.625      05/15/23        2,030        2,154,338  

Chemtura Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.750      07/15/21        3,369        3,495,337  

Hexion, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     10.375      02/01/22        2,610        2,688,300  

Platform Specialty Products Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.375      05/01/21        475        533,781  

Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     7.500      02/15/19        7,488        7,469,280  

W.R. Grace & Co-Conn, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.125      10/01/21        2,107        2,217,618  

Westlake Chemical Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.625      02/15/21        2,000        2,079,906  
           

 

 

 
              27,013,797  
           

 

 

 

Coal — 0.5%

           

CONSOL Energy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      04/15/22        2,033        1,982,175  

Peabody Securities Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000      03/31/22        575        586,500  
           

 

 

 
              2,568,675  
           

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 3.3%

           

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

     4.250      04/01/18        3,875        3,904,062  

Hertz Corp. (The), Gtd. Notes

     6.750      04/15/19        367        367,000  

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

     10.000      09/01/19        7,895        8,260,144  

NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     7.875      05/01/18        575        579,313  

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

     7.625      10/01/18        5,103        5,511,240  
           

 

 

 
              18,621,759  
           

 

 

 

Computers — 1.8%

           

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     5.875      06/15/21        3,650        3,862,207  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.875      12/15/21        2,685        2,812,538  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.375      12/15/23        1,800        1,923,750  

Western Digital Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375      04/01/23        1,350        1,481,625  
           

 

 

 
              10,080,120  
           

 

 

 


Containers & Packaging — 4.5%

           

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

     6.250      01/31/19        650        660,277  

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

     6.750      01/31/21        1,600        1,658,880  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.250      09/15/22        2,300        2,334,500  

Coveris Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     7.875      11/01/19        4,175        4,122,812  

Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     7.750      08/01/19        6,050        6,730,625  

PaperWorks Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     9.500      08/15/19        3,000        2,482,500  

Plastipak Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     6.500      10/01/21        2,950        3,082,750  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer LU (New Zealand), Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     5.750      10/15/20        2,775        2,858,250  

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

     6.500      12/01/20        1,045                1,175,625  
           

 

 

 
              25,106,219  
           

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale

           

Rexel SA (France), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.250      06/15/20        248        254,925  
           

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%

           

Ally Financial, Inc., Sub. Notes(c)

     8.000      12/31/18        2,975        3,266,907  

CIT Group, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     5.000      08/15/22        4,175        4,425,500  

FBM Finance, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.250      08/15/21        850        909,670  

KCG Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875      03/15/20        1,050        1,047,375  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.625      07/26/21        525        547,313  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN

     8.000      03/25/20        425        461,070  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, MTN(c)

     8.450      06/15/18        4,550        4,862,812  

OneMain Financial Holdings LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     6.750      12/15/19        2,575        2,695,716  
           

 

 

 
              18,216,363  
           

 

 

 

Diversified Machinery — 1.6%

           

Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     8.750      12/15/19        1,425        1,487,344  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC, Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.375      11/06/20        1,900        1,976,000  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     7.250      10/15/22        5,380        5,821,698  
           

 

 

 
              9,285,042  
           

 

 

 

Electric — 5.3%

           

AES Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     7.375      07/01/21        1,250        1,409,375  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     6.750      10/01/19        3,160        3,286,400  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     7.250      10/15/21        1,850        1,970,250  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     6.750      11/01/19        3,500        3,605,000  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     7.375      11/01/22        5,925        5,821,312  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
(original cost $714,375; purchased 09/29/15)(d)(e)

     7.875      06/15/17        750        588,750  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
(original cost $2,620,781; purchased 05/18/15-09/09/15)(d)(e)

     9.500      10/15/18        2,625        1,988,438  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes
(original cost $941,438; purchased 12/08/15-02/03/16)(d)(e)

     9.875      10/15/20        1,400        1,029,000  

Mirant Mid-Atlantic LLC, Series B, Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through Certificates (original cost $1,441,878; purchased 05/15/12-02/26/16)(c)(d)(e)

     9.125      06/30/17        1,485        1,358,537  

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

     7.625      01/15/18        6,850        7,141,125  

NRG REMA LLC, Series B, Pass-Through Certificates(d)

     9.237      07/02/17        915        768,789  

NRG REMA LLC, Series C, Pass-Through Certificates(c)(d)

     9.681      07/02/26        1,100        748,000  
           

 

 

 
              29,714,976  
           

 

 

 


Electronics — 0.6%

           

Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625      12/15/20        690        745,200  

Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     8.250      03/15/18        2,700        2,872,638  
           

 

 

 
              3,617,838  
           

 

 

 

Entertainment — 8.8%

           

CCM Merger, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     9.125      05/01/19        2,776        2,862,746  

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

     5.250      03/15/21        2,100        2,160,375  

Churchill Downs, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.375      12/15/21        4,740        4,935,525  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.375      04/15/21        1,000        1,041,250  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.375      11/01/18        3,175        3,266,281  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.875      11/01/20        1,275        1,338,750  

Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     8.875      03/15/19        3,310        3,471,363  

International Game Technology PLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     6.250      02/15/22        3,150        3,402,000  

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      03/15/21        2,480        2,560,600  

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

     8.875      06/15/20        8,160        8,517,000  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.875      02/01/24        450        462,375  

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     5.000      08/01/18        4,550        4,589,812  

National CineMedia LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.000      04/15/22        1,310                1,354,213  

Scientific Games Corp., Gtd. Notes

     8.125      09/15/18        6,275        6,290,687  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      05/15/21        1,975        1,856,500  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.000      01/01/22        1,225        1,303,094  
           

 

 

 
              49,412,571  
           

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.6%

           

Clean Harbors, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      06/01/21        2,400        2,454,000  

Clean Harbors, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.250      08/01/20        850        868,275  
           

 

 

 
              3,322,275  
           

 

 

 

Food — 2.6%

           

Hearthside Group Holdings LLC/Hearthside Finance Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500      05/01/22        400        401,000  

JBS Investments GmbH (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.750      10/28/20        2,000        2,115,000  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     7.250      06/01/21        1,150        1,184,500  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     7.250      06/01/21        4,150        4,274,500  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (Brazil), Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     8.250      02/01/20        1,000        1,025,000  

Shearer’s Foods LLC/Chip Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d.
Notes, 144A(c)

     9.000      11/01/19        3,325        3,487,094  

SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750      06/01/21        1,825        1,820,437  

SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750      11/15/22        225        222,188  
           

 

 

 
              14,529,719  
           

 

 

 

Food Service

           

Aramark Services, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.750      03/15/20        240        243,834  
           

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.8%

           

Mercer International, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.000      12/01/19        2,700        2,794,500  

Mercer International, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.750      12/01/22        1,825        1,957,312  
           

 

 

 
              4,751,812  
           

 

 

 

 


Gas — 0.2%

           

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.500      11/01/23        975                1,026,188  
           

 

 

 

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.1%

           

Apex Tool Group LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     7.000      02/01/21        850        816,000  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.7%

           

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     4.875      04/15/20        3,775        3,784,437  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 9.2%

           

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      07/01/22        500        503,750  

Centene Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625      02/15/21        2,375        2,499,687  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.125      07/15/20        300        282,000  

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

     8.000      11/15/19        8,250        8,064,375  

HCA Holdings, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250      02/15/21        1,750        1,905,312  

HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     8.000      10/01/18        1,855        2,021,950  

HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)

     3.750      03/15/19        3,075        3,151,875  

HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.250      10/15/19        1,625        1,690,000  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     8.000      01/15/20        7,350        7,423,500  

LifePoint Health, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.500      12/01/21        3,150        3,277,969  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375 %(a)       11/15/22        1,200        1,242,000  

Select Medical Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     6.375      06/01/21        3,600        3,622,500  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.875      04/15/21        1,700        1,819,000  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500      01/01/22        175        189,438  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     4.750      06/01/20        1,525        1,555,500  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)

     6.250      11/01/18        3,875        4,102,656  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     5.000 %(a)       03/01/19        4,775        4,778,247  

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

     6.750      02/01/20        925        941,188  

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

     8.000      08/01/20        1,000        1,022,500  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.750      08/01/22        1,325        1,364,750  
           

 

 

 
              51,458,197  
           

 

 

 

Home Builders — 9.7%

           

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.750      06/15/19        2,550        2,650,470  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     8.750      03/15/22        2,800        3,037,664  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. (Canada), Gtd.
Notes, 144A(c)

     6.500      12/15/20        2,765        2,846,291  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.250      12/15/21        350        384,125  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     8.375      05/15/18        4,200        4,488,750  

KB Home, Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.750      05/15/19        5,659        5,793,401  

KB Home, Gtd. Notes(c)

     7.250      06/15/18        2,000        2,105,000  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.500      06/15/19        2,600        2,684,500  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes

     4.500      11/15/19        1,000        1,033,750  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.750      12/15/17        5,075        5,151,125  

M/I Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.750      01/15/21        2,075        2,178,750  

Mattamy Group Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     6.875      12/15/23        700        731,500  

Meritage Homes Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.500      03/01/18        3,900        3,968,250  

PulteGroup, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.250      03/01/21        1,850        1,893,475  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     5.250      04/15/21        3,400        3,485,000  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     8.910      10/15/17        1,600        1,664,000  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.875      07/01/21        2,400        2,478,000  

WCI Communities, Inc./Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.875      08/15/21        5,250        5,519,063  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.750      04/15/19        1,900        1,923,750  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.000      08/15/22        400        416,000  
           

 

 

 
              54,432,864  
           

 

 

 

 


Iron/Steel — 1.9%

           

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     6.125      06/01/18        7,200        7,533,000  

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     10.600 %(a)       06/01/19        980        1,149,050  

BlueScope Steel Finance Ltd./BlueScope Steel Finance USA LLC (Australia), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500      05/15/21        2,020        2,151,300  
           

 

 

 
              10,833,350  
           

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.6%

           

NCL Corp. Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.625      11/15/20        1,725        1,772,437  

Viking Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     8.500      10/15/22        1,475        1,541,375  
           

 

 

 
                      3,313,812  
           

 

 

 

Lodging — 5.6%

           

Boyd Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.875      05/15/23        300        324,000  

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, Sr. Sec’d. Notes(c)

     8.000      10/01/20        3,950        4,132,687  

Golden Nugget, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.500      12/01/21        2,350        2,508,625  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     10.250      11/15/22        975        1,048,125  

Jack Ohio Finance LLC/Jack Ohio Finance 1 Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750      11/15/21        1,125        1,167,188  

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes(c)

     8.625      02/01/19        10,805        11,939,525  

Station Casinos LLC, Gtd. Notes(c)

     7.500      03/01/21        4,491        4,681,867  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     6.375      06/01/21        3,425        3,459,250  

Wynn Macau Ltd. (Macau), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.250      10/15/21        1,925        1,968,313  
           

 

 

 
              31,229,580  
           

 

 

 

Media — 13.2%

           

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

     7.750      04/15/18        2,250        2,362,500  

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

     8.625      09/15/17        8,625        8,894,531  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.250      03/15/21        1,030        1,058,325  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     5.250      09/30/22        4,360        4,534,400  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     5.125      12/15/21        3,845        3,913,518  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     6.375      09/15/20        9,490        9,780,631  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, Gtd. Notes

     6.500      11/15/22        1,159        1,170,590  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, Gtd. Notes

     7.625      03/15/20        215        211,238  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, Gtd. Notes

     6.500      11/15/22        1,385        1,434,334  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B, Gtd. Notes

     7.625      03/15/20        660        664,950  

Cogeco Communications, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     4.875      05/01/20        2,500        2,568,750  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.250      04/01/18        4,590        4,676,062  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes

     4.625      07/15/17        1,800        1,818,000  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      05/01/20        2,550        2,658,375  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     7.875      09/01/19        325        362,375  

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.500      04/15/21        1,800        1,845,000  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     6.250      08/01/21        4,175        4,337,825  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.125      02/15/22        1,035        1,082,869  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Gtd. Notes

     4.500      10/01/20        325        331,500  

SFR Group SA (France), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000      05/15/22        2,000        2,074,380  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375      04/01/21        2,585        2,662,550  


Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.125      10/01/22        1,225        1,281,656  

TEGNA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      10/15/19        650        667,062  

TEGNA, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     4.875      09/15/21        3,030        3,090,600  

Univision Communications, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     6.750      09/15/22        9,666        10,149,300  

Videotron Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     5.000      07/15/22        345        363,113  
           

 

 

 
              73,994,434  
           

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.1%

           

Grinding Media, Inc./MC Grinding Media Canada, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.375      12/15/23        575        615,250  
           

 

 

 

Mining — 7.8%

           

Alamos Gold, Inc. (Canada), Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.750      04/01/20        1,500        1,563,750  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.750      02/15/20        325        333,125  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250      10/15/19        2,335        2,407,969  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. (Australia), Sr. Sec’d.
Notes, 144A

     9.750      03/01/22        3,179        3,677,722  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     2.150      03/01/17        750        750,000  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     2.300      11/14/17        10,175        10,149,562  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500      11/15/20        2,000        2,055,000  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.625      05/01/21        1,110        1,132,200  

International Wire Group, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     10.750      08/01/21        1,500        1,455,000  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     5.125      09/01/21        915        963,038  

Lundin Mining Corp. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     7.500      11/01/20        5,075        5,392,187  

New Gold, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000      04/15/20        2,125        2,162,188  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     3.000      03/01/19        2,941        3,012,172  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     4.500      01/15/21        3,124        3,239,197  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000      06/01/21        4,900        5,457,375  
           

 

 

 
              43,750,485  
           

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.7%

           

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

     8.750      12/01/21        3,475                3,848,562  
           

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 3.1%

           

Antero Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.375      11/01/21        550        562,375  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.000      08/15/21        1,600        1,664,000  

Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings LLC/Extraction Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.875      07/15/21        1,900        2,023,500  

Noble Holding International Ltd. (United Kingdom), Gtd. Notes

     7.750      01/15/24        950        923,875  

Range Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875      07/01/22        700        715,750  

RSP Permian, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      10/01/22        1,375        1,454,063  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.500      08/01/20        850        856,375  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.250      04/15/21        2,750        2,791,250  

Tesoro Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     4.250      10/01/17        3,675        3,716,344  

Western Refining, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.250      04/01/21        876        905,565  

WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500      08/01/20        1,525        1,643,187  
           

 

 

 
              17,256,284  
           

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.3%

           

SESI LLC, Gtd. Notes

     6.375      05/01/19        1,790        1,796,713  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 3.0%

           

Allergan, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     1.350      03/15/18        2,240        2,229,221  

Capsugel SA, Gtd. Notes, PIK, 144A

     7.000      05/15/19        2,878        2,892,390  

Endo Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750      01/15/22        175        162,313  


Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.250 %(a)       01/15/22        1,000        968,125  

Nature’s Bounty Co. (The), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     7.625      05/15/21        3,600        3,802,500  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Gtd.
Notes, 144A(c)

     7.000      10/01/20        4,025        3,743,250  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Gtd.
Notes, 144A(c)

     7.500      07/15/21        3,150        2,894,062  
           

 

 

 
              16,691,861  
           

 

 

 

Pipelines — 1.7%

           

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     5.625      04/15/20        2,050                2,162,750  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     6.000      01/15/19        2,150        2,257,500  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     6.850      07/15/18        1,900        1,999,750  

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.,
Gtd. Notes(c)

     6.125      10/15/21        2,875        3,000,781  
           

 

 

 
              9,420,781  
           

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.7%

           

Crescent Communities LLC/Crescent Venture, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.875      10/15/21        1,575        1,647,844  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     8.250      12/01/22        883        962,470  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., Gtd.
Notes, 144A

     5.250      12/01/21        1,425        1,482,000  
           

 

 

 
              4,092,314  
           

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.5%

           

CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     6.375      11/15/22        5,143        5,427,254  

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.875      09/15/21        4,826        5,031,105  

Equinix, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     4.875      04/01/20        3,000        3,075,000  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.375      02/15/22        1,500        1,550,625  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.000      04/15/21        1,150        1,175,875  

Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.500      02/01/21        2,625        2,723,437  

SBA Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     4.875      07/15/22        500        511,250  
           

 

 

 
              19,494,546  
           

 

 

 

Retail — 6.1%

           

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. (Canada), Sec’d.
Notes, 144A

     6.000      04/01/22        1,675        1,746,690  

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.125      03/15/20        400        168,500  

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.000      03/15/19        4,200        1,921,500  

Dollar Tree, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.250      03/01/20        700        719,950  

Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.625      06/15/20        1,500        1,477,500  

Ferrellgas Partners LP/Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.625      06/15/20        900        886,500  

Hot Topic, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     9.250      06/15/21        950        964,250  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      04/01/21        800        880,000  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     8.500      06/15/19        975        1,088,344  

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The), Gtd. Notes

     7.000      07/01/22        1,350        1,275,750  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000      10/15/21        2,765        1,735,038  

PetSmart, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.125      03/15/23        2,225        2,183,281  

PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.250      06/30/20        1,000        995,000  

Rite Aid Corp., Gtd. Notes

     9.250      03/15/20        1,200        1,239,000  

Rite Aid Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     6.125      04/01/23        4,650        4,927,372  


Ruby Tuesday, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.625      05/15/20        1,250        1,212,500  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.750      06/01/22        2,900        2,987,000  

THOM Europe SAS (France), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     7.375      07/15/19      EUR     4,000        4,428,294  

Tops Holding LLC/Tops Markets II Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(d)

     8.000      06/15/22        1,000        820,000  

Yum! Brands, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(c)

     3.875      11/01/20        2,400                2,466,000  
           

 

 

 
              34,122,469  
           

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 1.5%

           

Micron Technology, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.500      09/15/23        1,250        1,393,750  

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

     4.125      06/15/20        2,900        3,016,522  

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

     4.125      06/01/21        2,200        2,283,820  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec’d.
Notes, 144A

     3.875      09/01/22        1,500        1,535,625  
           

 

 

 
              8,229,717  
           

 

 

 

Software — 1.9%

           

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     8.125      07/15/21        1,000        1,015,000  

BMC Software, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.250      06/01/18        1,350        1,390,500  

Infor US, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     5.750      08/15/20        5,340        5,540,250  

Nuance Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)

     5.375      08/15/20        2,560        2,609,869  
           

 

 

 
              10,555,619  
           

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 9.5%

           

Anixter, Inc., Gtd. Notes(c)

     5.625      05/01/19        1,500        1,582,500  

CenturyLink, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.450      06/15/21        2,250        2,397,668  

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

     5.000      06/15/21        3,305        3,404,150  

CommScope, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     4.375      06/15/20        3,975        4,079,344  

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.250      09/15/21        475        453,625  

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     8.125      10/01/18        1,775        1,899,250  

Frontier Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     9.250      07/01/21        750        789,375  

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

     6.125      01/15/21        5,350        5,543,937  

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.500      11/15/18        1,000        1,058,750  

Sprint Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(d)

     7.000      03/01/20        2,535        2,769,487  

Sprint Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(c)(d)

     9.000      11/15/18        6,080        6,650,000  

Sprint Spectrum Co.LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co.II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co.III LLC, First Lien, 144A(c)

     3.360      03/20/23        4,250        4,265,937  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.250      04/01/21        2,145        2,213,982  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.464      04/28/19        825        831,254  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.542      04/28/20        1,150        1,181,625  

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

     6.731      04/28/22        3,425        3,562,000  

Telecom Italia Capital SA (Italy), Gtd. Notes

     6.999      06/04/18        2,060        2,175,875  

West Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(c)

     4.750      07/15/21        1,980        2,029,500  

Wind Acquisition Finance SA (Italy), Sec’d.
Notes, 144A

     7.375      04/23/21        2,500        2,603,125  

Wind Acquisition Finance SA (Italy), Sr. Sec’d.
Notes, 144A(c)

     6.500      04/30/20        3,800        3,942,880  
           

 

 

 
              53,434,264  
           

 

 

 

Textiles — 0.5%

           

Springs Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.250      06/01/21        2,525        2,607,063  
           

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.2%

           

XPO Logistics, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.500      06/15/22        925        971,250  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $704,475,531)

              708,316,360  
           

 

 

 


     Shares         

COMMON STOCK

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     

Pacific Exploration and Production Corp. (Colombia)*
(cost $43,940)

     1,033        40,080  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $738,411,102)

        742,950,267  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.8%

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $10,269,520)(f)

     10,269,520              10,269,520  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 134.3%
(cost $748,680,622)(g)

        753,219,787  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(h) — (34.3)%

        (192,196,049
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 561,023,738  
     

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings:

 

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.
EUR    Euro
MTN    Medium Term Note
OTC    Over-the-counter
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
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.

 

# Principal or notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
* Non-income producing security.
(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2017.
(b) Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $2,893,313 and 0.5% of net assets.
(c) Represents security, or a portion thereof, with aggregate value of $431,965,650 segregated as collateral for amount of $195,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of February 28, 2017. Of such securities, securities in the amount of $33,273,398 have been loaned for which, the amount borrowed serves as collateral.
(d) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid; the aggregate value of $82,517,545 is approximately 14.7% of net assets.
(e) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $5,718,472. The aggregate value of $4,964,725 is approximately 0.9% of net assets.
(f) PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.
(g) The United States federal income tax basis of investments and the net unrealized depreciation were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   $ 758,535,875  
  

 

 

 

Appreciation

     10,278,660  

Depreciation

     (15,594,748
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (5,316,088
  

 

 

 

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 February 28, 2017:

 

Purchase Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

        

Euro,

              

Expiring 03/02/2017

   Goldman Sachs & Co.      EUR  4,065      $ 4,300,526      $ 4,306,626      $ 6,100  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Sale Contracts

  

Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value at
Settlement
Date
     Current
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

OTC forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

        

Euro,

              

Expiring 03/02/2017

   Goldman Sachs & Co.      EUR  4,065      $ 4,346,470      $ 4,306,626      $ 39,844  

Expiring 04/04/2017

   Goldman Sachs & Co.      EUR  4,065        4,307,883        4,314,000        (6,117
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 8,654,353      $ 8,620,626        33,727  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 39,827  
              

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

Level 2 - quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2017 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Bank Loans

   $ —        $ 31,700,514      $ 2,893,313  

Corporate Bonds

     —          708,316,360        —    

Common Stock

     40,080        —          —    

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     10,269,520        —          —    

Other Financial Instruments*

        

OTC Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     —          39,827        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,309,600      $ 740,056,701      $ 2,893,313  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures, forwards and centrally cleared swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, and OTC swap contracts which are recorded at fair value.

During the period, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 to report.

The following is a summary of the fair value of the derivative instruments utilized by the Fund as of February 28, 2017 categorized by risk exposure:

 

     Derivative Fair Value
at 2/28/17
 

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 39,827  
  

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day (generally 4:00 PM Eastern time) 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 PGIM Investments LLC (“PGIM Investments” or “the Manager”) (formerly known as Prudential Investments LLC). 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.

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 OTC market are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Such fixed income securities are typically valued using the market approach which generally involves obtaining data from an approved independent third party vendor source. The portfolios utilize the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing recent transaction prices for identical or comparable securities.

Bank loans traded in the OTC market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC 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 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 its overnight sweep cash in the Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund, a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PGIM Investments.


The Fund may invest without limit in illiquid securities, including those that are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

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 Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ Deborah A. Docs
     Deborah A. Docs
     Secretary of the Fund
Date    April 17, 2017     

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    April 17, 2017     

 

By (Signature and Title)*      /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
     M. Sadiq Peshimam
     Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Date    April 17, 2017     

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