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Prudential Jennison Rising Dividend Fund
A: PJDAX C: PJDCX Z: PJDZX              
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS • March 5, 2014
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information (SAI), Annual Report and other information about the Fund online at www.prudentialfunds.com/docs. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-225-1852 or by sending an e-mail to: prospectus@prudentialfundsemail.com. The Fund's Prospectus and SAI, both dated March 5, 2014, as supplemented and amended from time to time, are incorporated by reference into (legally made a part of) this Summary Prospectus.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The investment objectives of the Fund are capital appreciation and income.
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $25,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge on page 19 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 38 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
Shareholder Fees (paid directly from your investment)      
  Class A Class C Class Z
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 5.5% None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds) 1% 1% None
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions None None None
Redemption fees None None None
Exchange fee None None None
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000) $15 $15 None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)      
  Class A Class C Class Z
Management fees .78% .78% .78%
+ Distribution and service (12b-1) fees (1) .30 1.00 None
+ Other expenses (2) .98 .98 .98
= Total annual Fund operating expenses 2.06 2.76 1.76
– Fee waiver or expense reimbursement (3) (.82) (.77) (.77)
= Net annual Fund operating expenses 1.24 1.99 .99
(1) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed through November 30, 2015 to reduce its distribution and service (12b-1) fees for Class A shares to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. This waiver may not be terminated prior to November 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(2) Other Expenses (which include expenses for accounting and valuation services, custodian fees, audit fees, tax fees, legal fees, transfer agency fees, fees paid to Independent Trustees, and certain other miscellaneous items) are estimated for the Fund’s first fiscal year of operations.
(3) The manager of the Fund has contractually agreed through November 30, 2015 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest, brokerage, extraordinary and certain other expenses) of each class of shares of the Fund to .99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This expense cap may not be terminated prior to November 30, 2015 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Example. The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
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  If Shares Are Redeemed If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class 1 Year 3 Years   1 Year 3 Years
Class A $669 $1,085   $669 $1,085
Class C $302 $783   $202 $783
Class Z $101 $479   $101 $479
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its investable assets in the equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser expects to experience dividend growth, that is, companies that currently pay dividends and are expected to increase them. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in the equity and equity-related securities of companies that are not currently paying dividends, but are expected by the subadviser to begin paying them in the future. The subadviser generally seeks to identify companies that it believes may be able to sustain and/or grow their dividends over time. Generally, these companies may, in the subadviser’s opinion, tend to have one or more of the following characteristics:
■ Strong and/or rising free cash flow
■ Strong credit profile
■ Rising or above average return on invested capital or return on equity, or
■ Company management demonstrates a willingness to return capital to shareholders
The Fund’s investments will primarily be in large-cap companies, defined as those companies with a market capitalization equal to or greater than $1 billion, although the Fund may invest in issuers of all capitalization ranges. While the Fund intends primarily to be invested in the securities of U.S. issuers, the Fund may invest up to 50% of its total assets in foreign securities, which may include emerging markets. The Fund will not consider American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and other similar receipts or shares traded in U.S. markets to be foreign securities.
Equity and equity-related securities include common stocks, securities convertible or exchangeable for common stock or the cash value of common stock, preferred stocks, warrants and rights that can be exercised to obtain stock, investments in various types of business ventures including partnerships and business development companies, securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and income and royalty trusts, and other similar securities.
The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund’s net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions.
The Fund will provide 60 days' prior written notice to shareholders of a change in its non-fundamental policy of investing at least 80% of its investable assets in the equity and equity-related securities of companies that the subadviser expects to experience dividend growth, that is, companies that currently pay dividends and are expected to increase them. The Fund’s investment objectives are not fundamental, and therefore may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval. While we make every effort to achieve the Fund’s objectives, we cannot guarantee success.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund. All investments have risks to some degree. Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Please remember that an investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.
Market Events. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 has caused a significant decline in the value and liquidity of many securities and unprecedented volatility in the markets. In response to the crisis, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates low. The withdrawal of this support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding could negatively affect financial markets generally as well as the value and liquidity of certain securities.
This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser, and whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected. In addition, policy and legislative changes in the United States and other countries are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Market Risk. The securities markets are volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.
Dividend Risk. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the stocks held by the Fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if dividends are declared, they will remain at their current levels or increase over time. High-dividend stocks may not experience high earnings growth or capital appreciation. The Fund’s performance during a broad market advance could suffer because dividend paying stocks may not experience the same capital appreciation as non-dividend paying stocks.
Equity Securities Risk. The price of a particular stock the Fund owns could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual stock losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector of them in which the Fund invests could go down. Different sectors of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Large Capitalization Company Risk. Companies with large market capitalizations go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. Larger companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Fund's value may not rise or fall as much as the value of funds that emphasize companies with smaller market capitalizations.
Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.
The Fund may invest in the securities of foreign issuers in the form of Depositary Receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. The Fund may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts.
For more information on the risks of investing in this Fund,  please see How the Fund Invests—Investment Risks in the Prospectus and Investment Risks and Considerations in the SAI.
The Fund’s Past Performance. The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present. A number of factors—including risk—can affect how the Fund will perform in the future.
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Investment Manager Subadviser Portfolio Managers Title Service Date
Prudential Investments LLC Jennison Associates LLC Shaun Hong, CFA Managing Director March 2014
    Ubong “Bobby” Edemeka Managing Director March 2014
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
  Minimum Initial Investment Minimum Subsequent Investment
Fund shares (most cases) $2,500 $100
Retirement accounts and custodial accounts for minors $1,000 $100
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) $50 $50
You can purchase or redeem shares through the Fund's transfer agent or through servicing agents, including brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries appointed by the distributor to receive purchase and redemption orders. Current shareholders may also purchase or redeem shares through the Fund's website or by calling (800) 225-1852.
TAX INFORMATION
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes. The Fund's dividends and distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.

FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY COMPENSATION
If you purchase Fund shares through a financial services firm, the Fund, the Fund’s investment manager, or their related companies may pay the financial services firm for the sale of Fund shares and/or for services to shareholders. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial services firm or the firm's representatives to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial services firm or representative for more information or visit your financial services firm's website.
  
   
By Mail: Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, PO Box 9658, Providence, RI 02940
By Telephone: 800-225-1852 or 973-367-3529 (outside the US)
On the Internet: www.prudentialfunds.com
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