Firm also receives four fund awards, recognizing strong performance for target date, fixed income and real estate funds

PGIM Investments is honored to receive several 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Awards recognizing the firm for investment excellence, including the U.S. Group Award for Mixed Assets (Firm Size: Large) over three years, and four fund awards across multiple asset classes. The U.S. Group Award for Mixed Assets is attributed to strong performance from the PGIM Target Date Funds, along with Balanced, Income Builder and Real Asset Funds.

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For more than three decades, the Lipper awards have recognized funds and fund management firms for their consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. This is the 14th consecutive year that PGIM Investments’ funds have received Lipper Awards.

“We are honored to be recognized by Lipper for our strong investment performance across a range of asset classes. These awards reflect the deep expertise of our affiliate asset managers and our ability to outperform for our clients over time,” said Stuart Parker, president and CEO of PGIM Investments.

In addition, the following funds received awards for outstanding performance in their respective categories for the 3-year period ending Nov. 30, 2023*:

• The PGIM Target Date 2020 Fund was named best-in-class among Mixed Asset Target 2020 funds for the 3-year period (R6 share class, PDDJX) out of 128 funds.
• The PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund was named best-in-class among Absolute Return Bond funds for the 3-year period (R6 share class, PADQX) out of 86 funds.
• The PGIM Securitized Credit Fund was named best-in-class among Alternative Credit Focus funds for the 3-year period (R6 share class, SCFQX) out of 93 funds.
• The PGIM U.S. Real Estate Fund was named best-in-class among Real Estate funds for the 3-year period (Z share class, PJEZX) out of 200 funds.

Learn more about PGIM Investments’ funds.

ABOUT PGIM INVESTMENTS

PGIM Investments LLC and its affiliates offer more than 100 funds globally across a broad spectrum of asset classes and investment styles. All products draw on PGIM’s globally diversified investment platform that encompasses the expertise of managers across fixed income, equities and real estate.

ABOUT PGIM

PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), is a global investment manager with $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2023. With offices in 18 countries, PGIM’s businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including public fixed income, private fixed income, fundamental equity, quantitative equity, real estate and alternatives. For more information about PGIM, visit pgim.com.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom, or with Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, incorporated in the United Kingdom. For more information please visit news.prudential.com.

ABOUT LSEG LIPPER AWARDS

The LSEG Mixed Asset Class Group Awards are given to the best large and small groups separately. Large fund family groups with at least three mixed-asset portfolios are eligible for the group award. The lowest average decile rank of the three years’ Consistent Return measure of the eligible funds per asset class and group will determine the asset class group award winner over the three-year period. PGIM funds in Lipper’s mixed asset category include: PGIM Target Date Fund series, PGIM Balanced Fund, PGIM Income Builder Fund and PGIM Real Assets Fund.

The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is an objective, quantitative, risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the LSEG Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com. Although LSEG Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to calculate the awards, their accuracy is not guaranteed. LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, © 2024 LSEG. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Lipper Leaders fund ratings do not constitute and are not intended to constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of any entity in any jurisdiction. Rankings do not take sales charges into account. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

*Detailed information regarding 2024 Lipper Awards rankings:

PGIM Target Date 2020 Fund, No. 1 Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Fund (Class R6) for the 3-year period out of 128 funds ended Nov. 30, 2023.

Class R6 total return ranking for the 1-year period: 111 out of 139 funds; 5-year period: 50 out of 126 funds as of Nov. 30, 2023. Inception date: Class R6: Dec. 13, 2016. Lipper Funds category rankings are based on total return, do not take sales charges into account, and are calculated against all funds in each fund’s respective Lipper category. Lipper total return ranking for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods as of Dec. 31, 2023 for the Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Fund category were: 113 out of 137 funds, 5 out of 126 funds, and 65 out of 124 funds, respectively.

PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund, No. 1 Absolute Return Bond Fund (Class R6) for the 3-year period out of 86 funds ended Nov. 30, 2023.

Class R6 total return ranking for the 1-year period: 1 out of 87 funds; 5-year period: 10 out of 81 funds; 10-year period: 1 out of 46 funds as of Nov. 30, 2023. Inception date: Class R6: March 30, 2011. Lipper Funds category rankings are based on total return, do not take sales charges into account, and are calculated against all funds in each fund’s respective Lipper category. Lipper total return ranking for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods as of Dec. 31, 2023 for the Absolute Return Bond Fund category were: 23 out of 87 funds, 2 out of 86 funds, 19 out of 81 funds, and 7 out of 48 funds, respectively.

PGIM Securitized Credit Fund, No. 1 Alternative Credit Focus Fund (Class R6) for the 3-year period out of 93 funds ended Nov. 30, 2023.

Class R6 total return ranking for the 1-year period: 2 out of 106 funds as of Nov. 30, 2023. Inception date: Class R6: July 1, 2019. Lipper Funds category rankings are based on total return, do not take sales charges into account, and are calculated against all funds in each fund’s respective Lipper category. Lipper total return ranking for the 1- and 3-year periods as of Dec. 31, 2023 for the Alternative Credit Focus Fund category were: 30 out of 106 funds and 1 out of 95 funds, respectively.

PGIM U.S. Real Estate Fund, No. 1 Real Estate Fund (Class Z) for the 3-year period out of 200 funds ended Nov. 30, 2023.

Class Z total return ranking for the 1-year period: 20 out of 243 funds; 5-year period: 10 out of 213 funds; 10-year period: 10 out of 150 funds as of Nov. 30, 2023. Inception date: Class Z: Dec. 21, 2010. Lipper Funds category rankings are based on total return, do not take sales charges into account, and are calculated against all funds in each fund’s respective Lipper category. Lipper total return ranking for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods as of Dec. 31, 2023 for the Real Estate Fund category were: 19 out of 242 funds, 5 out of 231 funds, 9 out of 213 funds, and 11 out of 153 funds, respectively.

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Class R6 and Z shares may be available to group retirement plans and institutional investors through certain retirement, mutual fund wrap and asset allocation programs. Class Z shares may also be available to institutional investors and through fee- or commission-based retail brokerage programs of certain financial intermediaries. Class Z shares are generally closed to new retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for additional information about fees, expenses, and investor eligibility.

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