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:    5/31/2018
Date of reporting period:    2/28/2018

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

as of February 28, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Interest
Rate
     Maturity Date      Principal
Amount (000)#
     Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 128.5%

           

BANK LOANS — 7.7%

           

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

           

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     5.400 %(c)       07/07/22        898      $ 904,717  
           

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.6%

           

Laureate Education, Inc., Series 2024 Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.500%

     5.150 %(c)       04/26/24        3,051        3,066,609  
           

 

 

 

Foods — 0.6%

           

CEC Entertainment, Inc., First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.900 %(c)       02/15/21        3,213        3,103,944  
           

 

 

 

Non-Captive Finance — 0.4%

           

Exela Intermediate LLC, First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 7.500%

     9.080 %(c)       06/30/23        1,988        1,941,539  
           

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.2%

           

Coveris Holdings SA (Luxembourg), USD Term B-1 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.250%

     5.940 %(c)       06/29/22        1,378        1,380,185  
           

 

 

 

Retail — 0.8%

           

Academy Ltd., Initial Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     5.535 %(c)       07/01/22        2,606        2,075,963  

Sally Holdings LLC, Term B-2 Loan^

     4.500      07/05/24        2,475        2,462,625  
           

 

 

 
              4,538,588  
           

 

 

 

Software — 1.1%

           

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Initial B-2 US Term Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.900 %(c)       09/12/22        3,550        3,559,214  

Symantec Corp., Term A-5 Loan, 2 Month LIBOR + 1.750%

     3.390 %(c)       08/01/21        2,564        2,564,102  
           

 

 

 
              6,123,316  
           

 

 

 

Technology — 1.6%

           

Informatica LLC, Dollar Term B-1 Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     4.940 %(c)       08/05/22        1,485        1,491,438  

McAfee LLC, Closing Date USD Term Loan,
1 Month LIBOR + 4.500%

     6.150 %(c)       09/30/24        5,638        5,665,394  

McAfee LLC, Second Lien Initial Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 8.500%

     10.150 %(c)       09/29/25        1,850        1,850,000  
           

 

 

 
              9,006,832  
           

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 1.5%

           

Frontier Communications Corp., Term B-1 Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 3.750%

     5.400 %(c)       06/15/24        1,131        1,109,313  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Tranche B-5 Term Loan

     6.630      01/02/24        3,025        3,030,043  

West Corp., First Lien Term B Loan, 1 Month LIBOR + 4.000%

     5.650 %(c)       10/10/24        4,100        4,133,595  
           
           

 

 

 
              8,272,951  
           

 

 

 

Wireless — 0.7%

           

Digicel International Finance Ltd., First Lien Initial Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 3.250%

     5.020 %(c)       05/27/24        2,394        2,397,991  

Xplornet Communications, Inc. (Canada), Term B Loan, 3 Month LIBOR + 4.750%

     6.440 %(c)       09/09/21        1,520        1,533,805  
           

 

 

 
              3,931,796  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $41,804,370)

              42,270,477  
           

 

 

 


CORPORATE BONDS — 120.8%

 

Advertising — 0.8%

 

Lamar Media Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      02/01/22        1,423        1,452,741  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.625      02/15/24        2,650        2,679,812  
           

 

 

 
              4,132,553  
           

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

 

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.000      07/15/23        800        868,000  

TransDigm, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.000      07/15/22        3,150        3,224,812  
           

 

 

 
              4,092,812  
           

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 0.3%

 

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

     4.250      11/15/19        1,600        1,608,000  
           

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.9%

 

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

     7.750      11/15/19        2,500        2,656,250  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Cash coupon 4.125% or PIK 4.875%, 144A

     4.125      09/15/21        2,200        2,194,500  
           

 

 

 
              4,850,750  
           

 

 

 

Banks — 0.8%

 

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

     5.000      08/15/22        4,175        4,305,469  
           

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.7%

 

Griffon Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.250      03/01/22        1,708        1,712,270  

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

     6.125      07/15/23        170        175,100  

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

     8.500      04/15/22        1,750        1,912,688  
           

 

 

 
              3,800,058  
           

 

 

 

Chemicals — 5.7%

 

A. Schulman, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.875      06/01/23        2,250        2,385,000  

Ashland LLC, Gtd. Notes

     4.750      08/15/22        1,460        1,492,850  

Chemours Co. (The), Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.625      05/15/23        7,805        8,205,006  

Chemours Co. (The), Gtd. Notes

     7.000      05/15/25        1,035        1,115,213  

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

     10.375      02/01/22        735        716,625  

Kraton Polymers LLC/Kraton Polymers Capital Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     10.500      04/15/23        1,975        2,207,063  

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     4.875      06/01/24        3,110        3,071,125  

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

     6.500      02/01/22        1,145        1,175,056  

PQ Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.750      11/15/22        3,800        4,009,000  

Tronox Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     7.500      03/15/22        5,645        5,856,687  

W.R. Grace & Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     5.125      10/01/21        765        791,775  
           

 

 

 
              31,025,400  
           

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 1.6%

 

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.375      08/01/23        4,450        4,472,250  

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500      10/01/21        2,215        2,264,837  

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

     4.500      10/01/20        325        326,219  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000      04/15/22        1,500        1,516,875  
           

 

 

 
              8,580,181  
           

 

 

 


Computers — 4.1%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     5.875      06/15/21        6,550        6,697,375  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     7.125      06/15/24        4,000        4,305,000  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes

     4.625      02/15/21        1,075        1,066,938  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.000      07/15/22        1,882        1,886,705  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.875      12/15/21        2,685        2,731,987  

NCR Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.375      12/15/23        2,350        2,444,000  

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

     7.375      04/01/23        2,850        3,097,950  
           

 

 

 
              22,229,955  
           

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.3%

 

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.250      07/15/22        550        551,375  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     7.000      06/15/23        1,350        1,375,313  
           

 

 

 
              1,926,688  
           

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.3%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375      08/01/22        2,545        2,554,544  

Alliance Data Systems Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.375      04/01/20        2,500        2,505,750  

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

     8.250      08/15/21        850        896,750  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.500      06/15/22        4,965        5,176,012  

Navient Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.625      07/26/21        525        548,625  

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

     8.000      03/25/20        425        455,281  

VFH Parent LLC/Orchestra Co-Issuer, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.750      06/15/22        325        340,633  
           

 

 

 
              12,477,595  
           

 

 

 

Electric — 7.0%

 

AES Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.375      07/01/21        1,250        1,375,000  

Calpine Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875      01/15/24        550        561,688  

Calpine Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     5.375      01/15/23        2,805        2,734,875  

Calpine Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.500      02/01/24        2,325        2,176,781  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.750      10/01/19        3,160        3,318,000  

DPL, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     7.250      10/15/21        2,325        2,534,250  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     7.375      11/01/22        8,925        9,404,719  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.625      11/01/24        1,350        1,451,250  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     8.034      02/02/24        775        809,875  

Dynegy, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     8.000      01/15/25        1,500        1,629,375  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(d)(dd)

     7.875      06/15/17        750        639,375  

GenOn Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes (original cost $2,644,511; purchased 05/18/15-09/09/15)(d)(dd)(f)

     9.500      10/15/18        2,625        2,185,312  

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

     9.875      10/15/20        1,400        1,165,500  

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

     6.250      07/15/22        3,325        3,433,062  

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

     6.250      05/01/24        3,625        3,751,875  

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

     9.681      07/02/26        1,100        666,188  

Red Oak Power LLC, Series B, Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     9.200      11/30/29        375        425,625  
           

 

 

 
              38,262,750  
           

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.1%

 

Jabil, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625      12/15/20        690        726,225  
           

 

 

 

Entertainment — 5.5%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.875      02/15/22        1,250        1,260,937  

Carmike Cinemas, Inc, Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.000      06/15/23        2,250        2,345,625  

CCM Merger, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.000      03/15/22        4,000        4,042,320  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     7.000      08/01/23        2,200        2,326,500  

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

     4.375      11/01/18        3,175        3,175,000  

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

     5.375      11/01/23        1,500        1,563,750  


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

     6.250      02/15/22        3,150        3,327,187  

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

     7.875      02/01/24        600        641,250  

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

     5.000      08/01/18        4,550        4,550,000  

National CineMedia LLC, Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.000      04/15/22        2,630        2,653,012  

Regal Entertainment Group, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750      03/15/22        425        436,688  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.625      05/15/21        1,975        2,038,990  

Scientific Games International, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     10.000      12/01/22        500        542,500  

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

     7.000      01/01/22        975        1,026,188  
           

 

 

 
              29,929,947  
           

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.5%

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.125      06/01/21        2,600        2,616,250  
           

 

 

 

Foods — 2.7%

 

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

     6.500      05/01/22        925        931,938  

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

     7.750      10/28/20        1,500        1,533,750  

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

     7.250      06/01/21        1,050        1,063,125  

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

     7.250      06/01/21        6,325        6,404,062  

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

     8.250      02/01/20        275        275,055  

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

     9.000      11/01/19        3,325        3,379,031  

SUPERVALU, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.750      06/01/21        1,000        987,500  
           

 

 

 
              14,574,461  
           

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.5%

 

Cascades, Inc. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500      07/15/22        1,982        2,006,775  

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

     7.750      12/01/22        590        623,925  
           

 

 

 
              2,630,700  
           

 

 

 

Gas — 0.3%

 

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

     5.625      05/20/24        375        376,875  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.000      03/31/23        1,350        1,350,000  
           

 

 

 
              1,726,875  
           

 

 

 

Hand/Machine Tools — 0.2%

 

Apex Tool Group LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000      02/01/21        850        865,470  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 0.8%

 

Avantor, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.000      10/01/24        375        375,000  

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

     4.875      04/15/20        2,460        2,380,050  

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

     5.750      08/01/22        1,540        1,362,900  
           

 

 

 
              4,117,950  
           

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 10.2%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      07/01/22        500        506,050  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.625      02/15/23        2,625        2,693,119  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.500      03/01/24        600        619,500  


Centene Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.625      02/15/21        2,900        2,968,875  

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

     6.875      02/01/22        775        505,688  

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

     7.125      07/15/20        875        739,375  

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

     8.000      11/15/19        3,950        3,715,014  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

     6.250      03/31/23        1,600        1,456,000  

HCA Healthcare, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.250      02/15/21        1,750        1,841,875  

HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      05/01/23        100        105,150  

HCA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.500      02/15/22        2,800        3,097,500  

HCA, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa)

     4.750      05/01/23        4,700        4,782,250  

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

     8.000      01/15/20        3,550        3,794,062  

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

     5.500      12/01/21        3,125        3,148,438  

MEDNAX, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250      12/01/23        1,743        1,784,396  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.375      11/15/22        2,550        2,537,250  

Select Medical Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.375      06/01/21        2,500        2,549,750  

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

     8.875      04/15/21        2,450        2,541,875  

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

     4.375      10/01/21        175        174,125  

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

     4.750      06/01/20        1,525        1,547,875  

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

     6.000      10/01/20        2,098        2,181,899  

Tenet Healthcare Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     4.625      07/15/24        3,375        3,240,000  

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

     6.750      02/01/20        475        492,219  

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

     6.750      06/15/23        4,775        4,775,000  

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

     8.125      04/01/22        2,950        3,112,250  

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

     4.750      08/01/22        1,000        1,012,500  
           

 

 

 
              55,922,035  
           

 

 

 

Home Builders — 9.0%

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.875      02/15/21        3,600        3,645,000  

AV Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      05/15/22        2,050        2,116,625  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     8.750      03/15/22        4,950        5,346,000  

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

     6.500      12/15/20        2,765        2,815,323  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.125      07/01/22        750        774,375  

KB Home, Gtd. Notes(aa)

     4.750      05/15/19        3,609        3,654,112  

KB Home, Gtd. Notes(aa)

     7.250      06/15/18        2,000        2,020,000  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     4.125      01/15/22        2,600        2,574,000  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes

     4.500      11/15/19        1,000        1,013,750  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.250      12/15/21        350        373,555  

Lennar Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     8.375      05/15/18        4,200        4,242,000  

M/I Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.750      01/15/21        3,175        3,270,250  

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

     6.875      12/15/23        1,225        1,284,719  

New Home Co., Inc. (The), Gtd. Notes

     7.250      04/01/22        1,525        1,582,188  

PulteGroup, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.250      03/01/21        1,850        1,882,375  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     5.250      04/15/21        3,300        3,333,000  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.625      03/01/24        1,910        1,948,200  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.875      04/15/23        350        364,105  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc./TRI Pointe Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     4.375      06/15/19        1,288        1,291,220  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     4.875      07/01/21        2,400        2,412,000  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.750      04/15/19        2,950        2,957,375  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.000      08/15/22        400        410,000  
           

 

 

 
              49,310,172  
           

 

 

 

Internet — 0.9%

 

TIBCO Software, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     11.375      12/01/21        4,500        4,905,810  
           

 

 

 


Iron/Steel — 1.5%

 

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

     6.500      05/15/21        3,405        3,532,688  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     4.875      01/15/24        2,925        2,855,531  

Signode Industrial Group LUX SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.375      05/01/22        1,950        2,018,250  
           

 

 

 
              8,406,469  
           

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.4%

 

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

     4.750      12/15/21        1,125        1,148,906  

Silversea Cruise Finance Ltd., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     7.250      02/01/25        850        907,375  
           

 

 

 
              2,056,281  
           

 

 

 

Lodging — 2.3%

 

Boyd Gaming Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.875      05/15/23        300        316,500  

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

     10.250      11/15/22        975        1,067,625  

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

     6.750      11/15/21        4,100        4,272,077  

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes

     6.000      03/15/23        400        425,500  

MGM Resorts International, Gtd. Notes(aa)

     8.625      02/01/19        6,380        6,699,000  
           

 

 

 
              12,780,702  
           

 

 

 

Media — 16.5%

 

Altice US Finance I Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.375      07/15/23        250        254,063  

AMC Networks, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     4.750      12/15/22        4,403        4,436,022  

AMC Networks, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.000      04/01/24        150        150,375  

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

     5.250      03/15/21        150        152,063  

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

     5.250      09/30/22        10,455        10,644,497  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.000      03/01/23        1,690        1,645,637  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.125      05/01/23        1,240        1,263,250  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     5.875      04/01/24        1,115        1,151,684  

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

     5.125      12/15/21        2,160        2,147,191  

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

     5.125      12/15/21        4,595        4,577,769  

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

     6.375      09/15/20        7,586        7,671,342  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series A, Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.500      11/15/22        3,090        3,168,795  

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

     7.625      03/15/20        465        460,350  

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

     6.500      11/15/22        1,385        1,419,625  

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

     7.625      03/15/20        1,985        1,982,519  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.125      05/01/20        2,875        2,871,406  

DISH DBS Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.750      06/01/21        5,643        5,798,182  

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

     5.500      04/15/21        1,800        1,809,000  

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

     6.375      04/01/23        6,819        6,988,793  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     6.875      08/15/23        3,300        3,485,625  


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

     6.125      02/15/22        1,035        1,066,050  

Quebecor Media, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     5.750      01/15/23        400        415,000  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.625      02/15/25        150        143,625  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875      02/15/23        875        872,813  

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

     6.000      05/15/22        3,800        3,690,750  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.375      04/01/21        3,120        3,159,000  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.125      10/01/22        2,975        3,067,969  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     3.875      08/01/22        450        441,000  

TEGNA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      10/15/19        346        350,758  

TEGNA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.375      10/15/23        2,100        2,189,250  

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

     4.875      09/15/21        3,030        3,071,662  

Tribune Media Co., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.875      07/15/22        4,045        4,125,900  

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

     6.750      09/15/22        4,768        4,928,920  

Videotron Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     5.000      07/15/22        345        355,350  
           

 

 

 
              89,956,235  
           

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.9%

 

Zekelman Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.875      06/15/23        4,654        5,119,400  
           

 

 

 

Mining — 5.7%

 

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

     7.000      02/15/21        5,490        5,661,562  

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

     9.750      03/01/22        9,314        10,288,617  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     3.550      03/01/22        650        632,320  

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

     10.750      08/01/21        1,500        1,391,250  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

     5.125      09/01/21        840        867,300  

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

     6.250      11/15/22        5,005        5,142,638  

Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada), Gtd. Notes(aa)

     4.500      01/15/21        3,124        3,164,612  

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

     8.500      06/01/24        3,500        3,893,750  
           

 

 

 
              31,042,049  
           

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 2.7%

 

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

     7.500      12/01/24        6,850        7,115,438  

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

     8.750      12/01/21        6,525        7,153,031  

EnPro Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      09/15/22        500        518,275  
           

 

 

 
              14,786,744  
           

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 6.2%

 

Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Sevices Corp., Gtd. Notes

     7.875      12/15/24        2,225        2,369,625  

Antero Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.125      12/01/22        275        277,406  

Antero Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.375      11/01/21        925        945,813  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     10.000      04/01/22        4,558        4,854,270  

Citgo Holding, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A(aa)

     10.750      02/15/20        3,400        3,646,500  

CNX Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.875      04/15/22        5,008        5,036,170  

CNX Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     8.000      04/01/23        1,289        1,364,729  

Denbury Resources, Inc., Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.000      05/15/21        500        511,250  

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

     5.500      01/30/26        1,925        1,910,562  

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     6.375      01/30/23        3,950        3,387,125  

MEG Energy Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     7.000      03/31/24        325        277,063  

Range Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.000      03/15/23        1,325        1,295,187  

Range Resources Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.875      07/01/22        1,000        1,015,000  

RSP Permian, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      10/01/22        1,375        1,433,437  


Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.875      01/15/23        2,200        2,188,780  

Teine Energy Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.875      09/30/22        1,500        1,530,000  

WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     6.000      01/15/22        725        752,188  

WPX Energy, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

     7.500      08/01/20        1,021        1,092,470  
           

 

 

 
              33,887,575  
           

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 3.2%

 

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

     4.250      09/15/22        2,300        2,291,375  

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

     7.875      11/01/19        4,375        4,340,438  

Greif, Inc., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     7.750      08/01/19        6,050        6,352,500  

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

     5.750      10/15/20        3,610        3,664,075  

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

     6.500      12/01/20        1,045        1,112,925  
           

 

 

 
              17,761,313  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

Allergan, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     1.350      03/15/18        2,240        2,239,612  

Endo Finance LLC, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.750      01/15/22        175        143,062  

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

     5.375      01/15/23        1,000        747,500  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.375      03/15/20        1,592        1,588,020  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     6.500      03/15/22        775        806,000  
           

 

 

 
              5,524,194  
           

 

 

 

Pipelines — 2.0%

 

DCP Midstream Operating LP, Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.750      09/30/21        1,000        1,017,500  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.000      05/15/23        3,050        3,041,460  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.375      08/15/22        1,200        1,197,000  

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

     5.625      04/15/20        1,600        1,662,000  

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

     6.000      01/15/19        2,150        2,198,375  

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

     6.850      07/15/18        1,900        1,923,750  
           

 

 

 
              11,040,085  
           

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.7%

 

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

     8.875      10/15/21        2,037        2,149,035  

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

     5.250      12/01/21        1,425        1,442,813  
           

 

 

 
              3,591,848  
           

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.0%

 

CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     5.000      03/15/24        700        705,250  

FelCor Lodging LP, Gtd. Notes

     6.000      06/01/25        2,150        2,201,063  

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

     5.000      04/15/21        1,150        1,154,313  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.000      04/15/23        500        502,500  

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

     5.500      02/01/21        2,625        2,684,062  

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

     4.875      07/15/22        500        506,250  

SBA Communications Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, 144A

     4.000      10/01/22        2,400        2,352,000  

VICI Properties 1 LLC/VICI FC, Inc., Sec’d. Notes

     8.000      10/15/23        748        827,856  
           

 

 

 
              10,933,294  
           

 

 

 

Retail — 5.2%

 

Brinker International, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.000      10/01/24        1,050        1,035,563  


CEC Entertainment, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     8.000      02/15/22        800        776,000  

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

     6.125      03/15/20        400        266,000  

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

     9.000      03/15/19        600        408,000  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., Gtd. Notes

     6.750      06/15/23        725        659,750  

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

     6.750      01/15/22        675        631,125  

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

     8.625      06/15/20        900        825,750  

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

     8.625      06/15/20        2,350        2,156,125  

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

     6.750      10/15/24        725        743,125  

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

     9.250      06/15/21        955        945,450  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.625      02/15/22        1,000        1,040,000  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.625      10/15/23        2,770        2,908,500  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     6.625      04/01/21        3,325        3,548,407  

L Brands, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     7.000      05/01/20        1,175        1,257,984  

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

     7.000      07/01/22        525        522,375  

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

     8.000      10/15/21        575        347,875  

PetSmart, Inc., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     7.125      03/15/23        3,375        2,151,225  

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

     10.250      06/30/20        1,100        957,000  

Rite Aid Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     9.250      03/15/20        1,200        1,213,500  

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

     6.125      04/01/23        3,350        3,366,750  

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.500      11/01/23        200        200,000  

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

     3.875      11/01/20        2,400        2,415,000  
           

 

 

 
              28,375,504  
           

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.8%

 

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

     3.875      09/01/22        1,500        1,503,300  

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

     4.125      06/15/20        2,900        2,950,750  
           

 

 

 
              4,454,050  
           

 

 

 

Software — 4.8%

 

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

     8.125      07/15/21        2,735        2,745,256  

First Data Corp., Gtd. Notes, 144A(aa)

     7.000      12/01/23        12,725        13,377,156  

Infor US, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.500      05/15/22        2,000        2,045,000  

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

     5.750      08/15/20        5,340        5,446,800  

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

     5.375      08/15/20        2,480        2,501,700  
           

 

 

 
              26,115,912  
           

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 7.3%

 

Anixter, Inc., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     5.625      05/01/19        1,500        1,531,875  

CenturyLink, Inc., Series S, Sr. Unsec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.450      06/15/21        4,825        4,933,563  

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

     5.000      06/15/21        5,940        6,021,675  

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

     8.125      10/01/18        1,775        1,805,530  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Luxembourg), Sr. Sec’d. Notes, 144A

     9.500      09/30/22        590        675,550  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     5.375      08/15/22        250        252,500  

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

     6.125      01/15/21        6,022        6,123,621  

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.500      11/15/18        1,000        1,018,750  

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

     7.000      03/01/20        3,000        3,168,750  

Sprint Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     7.250      09/15/21        3,225        3,370,125  

Sprint Corp., Gtd. Notes(aa)

     7.875      09/15/23        4,910        5,081,850  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.000      03/01/23        875        910,000  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.625      04/01/23        2,750        2,847,350  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

     6.836      04/28/23        2,000        2,075,000  
           

 

 

 
              39,816,139  
           

 

 

 


Textiles — 0.7%

           

Springs Industries, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes(aa)

     6.250      06/01/21        3,875        3,942,812  
           

 

 

 

Transportation — 0.4%

           

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

     6.500      06/15/22        1,875        1,947,656  
           

 

 

 

Trucking & Leasing — 0.6%

           

DAE Funding LLC (United Arab Emirates), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.500      08/01/22        1,475        1,430,750  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     4.500      03/15/23        200        193,000  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.250      08/15/22        1,300        1,301,625  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Ireland), Gtd. Notes, 144A

     5.500      02/15/24        100        100,500  
           

 

 

 
              3,025,875  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $663,381,726)

 

        659,182,243  
           

 

 

 
                   Shares         

COMMON STOCK — 0.0%

 

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

           

Frontera Energy Corp. (Colombia)*
(cost $43,940)

           1,033        34,223  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $705,230,036)

 

        701,486,943  
           

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.7%

 

     

AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUND

 

     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund
(cost $3,608,768)(w)

 

     3,608,768        3,608,768  
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 129.2%
(cost $708,838,804)

              705,095,711  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (29.2)%

              (159,156,432
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

            $ 545,939,279  
           

 

 

 

 

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.
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
MTN    Medium Term Note
OTC    Over-the-counter
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
#    Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
*    Non-income producing security.
^    Indicates a Level 3 security. The aggregate value of Level 3 securities is $2,462,625 and 0.5% of net assets.
(aa)    Represents security, or a portion thereof, with aggregate value of $382,807,547 segregated as collateral for amount of $175,000,000 borrowed and outstanding as of February 28, 2018. Of such securities, securities in the amount of $3,507,940 have been loaned for which, the amount borrowed serves as collateral.
(c)    Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at February 28, 2018.
(d)    Represents issuer in default on interest payments and/or principal repayment. Non-income producing security. Such securities may be post-maturity.


(dd)    On June 14, 2017, GenOn Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. In connection with the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “GenOn Reorganization Plan”) GenOn Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries issued a 144A high yield bond offering for the exit financing of the bankruptcy. As part of the GenOn Reorganization Plan and restructuring of the existing bond, PGIM, Inc. had agreed to participate in a backstop commitment of $5,230,000 for the new bond offering. Under the commitment agreement, the Fund would have been obligated to purchase all of the unsubscribed shares of the bond offering. The Fund has received a backstop fee of $261,500 in conjunction with this commitment. As of November 17, 2017, the agreement was terminated and PGIM, Inc. was not obligated to purchase any unsubscribed shares of the bond offering.
(f)    Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $3,585,949. The aggregate value of $3,350,812 is 0.6% of net assets.
(w)    PGIM Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Ultra Short Bond Fund.

Fair Value Measurements:

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

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

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2018 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Bank Loans

   $ —        $ 39,807,852      $ 2,462,625  

Corporate Bonds

     —          659,182,243        —    

Common Stock

     34,223        —          —    

Affiliated Mutual Fund

     3,608,768        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,642,991      $ 698,990,095      $ 2,462,625  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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


Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds securities and other assets and liabilities 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”). Under the current valuation procedures, the Valuation Committee is responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities. The valuation procedures permit the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers, and alternative valuation methods when market quotations are either not readily available or not deemed representative of fair value. 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 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 Fund utilizes the market approach as the primary method to value securities when market prices of identical or comparable instruments are available. The third-party vendors’ valuation techniques used to derive the evaluated bid price are based on evaluating observable inputs, including but not limited to, yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Certain Level 3 securities are also valued using the market approach when obtaining a single broker quote or when utilizing transaction prices for identical securities that have been used in excess of five business days. During the reporting period, there were no changes to report with respect to the valuation approach and/or valuation techniques discussed above.

Bank loans are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors utilize broker/dealer quotations and provide prices based on the average of such quotations. Bank loans valued using such vendor prices are generally classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Bank loans valued based on a single broker quote or at the original transaction price in excess of five business days are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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 manager regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other unaffiliated mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

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.

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

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 18, 2018

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 18, 2018

 

By (Signature and Title)*

    

/s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam

    

M. Sadiq Peshimam

    

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

Date     April 18, 2018

 

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