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Advisor Information for PBSMX

Fund Inception09/01/1989
Name of IssuerPGIM Investments
Fund Advisor(s)PGIM Investments LLC
Sub-Advisor(s)PGIM Fixed Income
PGIM Limited

Fund Managers for PBSMX

David Del Vecchio
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2012
David Del Vecchio is a Managing Director and portfolio manager for PGIM Fixed Income’s U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Team. Mr. Del Vecchio’s responsibilities include corporate strategies as well as corporate security selection in multi-sector strategies. Prior to his current role, Mr. Del Vecchio was a taxable money markets portfolio manager for the Money Markets Group, responsible for managing proprietary fixed income accounts, as well as the securities lending portfolios. Prior to joining the Money Markets Group in 2000, he was responsible for the lending/repurchase agreements of U.S. government, agency, and STRIP securities in PGIM Fixed Income’s Securities Lending Group. Mr. Del Vecchio joined the Firm in 1995. He received a BS in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from The College of New Jersey, and an MBA in Finance from New York University.
Matthew Csontos
Portfolio Manager since 04/25/2019
Matthew Csontos is an Associate and portfolio manager for PGIM Fixed Income's U. S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Team. His primary responsibilities include management and investment of intermediate and short corporate strategies and corporate security selection in multi-sector strategies. Prior to his current role, Mr. Csontos supported management and investment of the investment grade corporate portfolios within the General Account. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Csontos was an Investment Analyst in Credit Research supporting senior credit analysts in the investment grade TMT and Energy sectors as well as leading coverage of the investment grade Semiconductor sector. Prior to joining PGIM Fixed Income in 2012, he held a Summer Analyst role in the credit research group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Mr. Csontos received a BA in Economics from Virginia Tech.
Danielle Navarro
Portfolio Manager since 09/30/2021
Danielle Navarro, CFA, is a Vice President and portfolio manager for PGIM Fixed Income's U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Team. Ms. Navarro focuses on the corporate multi-sector sleeves and short/intermediate strategies. She also assists in trading credit derivatives for the firm. Previously, Ms. Navarro was a member of the Portfolio Analysis Group supporting the investment grade corporate desk. She joined the Firm in 2008. Ms. Navarro received a BA in Economics & Mathematics from Emory University and a MA in Statistics from Columbia University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Rajat Shah
Portfolio Manager since 12/10/2024
Rajat Shah, CFA, is a Principal and portfolio manager for PGIM Fixed Income's Investment Grade Corporate Team and is responsible for our global corporate strategy. Previously, he was an associate in PGIM Fixed Income's Credit Research Group , covering the investment grade technology and high yield aerospace/defense sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Shah helped three senior analysts cover the investment grade cable, media, and telecom sectors, as well as the high yield technology and wireless sectors. Mr. Shah joined Prudential Financial in 1999 as an analyst in Prudential Funding, where he assisted with the pricing and issuance of long-term and short-term debt. Earlier, he was a structured finance analyst at Arthur Andersen. Mr. Shah received a BS in Finance from Rutgers University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.