PGIM Income Builder Fund (PDCZX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio consisting of a wide variety of income-oriented investments and strategies within the equity and fixed income market segments. It may invest approximately 20% to 80% of its total assets in equity and equity-related securities. The fund also may invest approximately 20% to 80% of its total assets in fixed income investments.
Fund Info
US74442X5041
74442X504
Nov 17, 1998
$0
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
PDCZX has an expense ratio of 0.18%, which is considered low compared to other funds.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in PGIM Income Builder Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
PGIM Income Builder Fund had a return of 3.78% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.68% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PGIM Income Builder Fund had an annualized return of 5.17%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that PGIM Income Builder Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
PDCZX
3.78%
1.56%
5.83%
16.68%
5.47%
5.17%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PDCZX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.42% | 3.78% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.31% | 1.80% | 2.91% | -2.52% | 2.85% | 1.40% | 2.66% | 3.01% | 2.23% | -1.28% | 3.06% | -3.08% | 13.18% |
| 2023 | 4.46% | -2.92% | 0.64% | 0.99% | -2.08% | 3.03% | 2.24% | -1.33% | -2.38% | -2.01% | 6.18% | 4.18% | 11.00% |
| 2022 | -1.67% | -2.08% | 0.32% | -4.49% | 1.21% | -6.79% | 4.70% | -1.95% | -7.01% | 3.58% | 5.73% | -1.90% | -10.75% |
| 2021 | -0.12% | 1.94% | 1.39% | 2.94% | 1.82% | 0.76% | -0.06% | 1.07% | -1.77% | 2.17% | -2.76% | 2.94% | 10.63% |
| 2020 | -0.24% | -5.08% | -17.38% | 7.33% | 4.64% | 2.13% | 3.98% | 2.78% | -1.76% | -0.78% | 7.06% | 2.87% | 2.95% |
| 2019 | 7.04% | 1.72% | 1.86% | 1.19% | -2.01% | 3.51% | 0.69% | -0.50% | 1.32% | 0.22% | 0.37% | 3.09% | 19.83% |
| 2018 | 2.32% | -3.75% | -0.56% | 0.27% | 1.30% | -0.23% | 2.19% | 0.68% | -0.06% | -4.50% | -0.10% | -3.68% | -6.22% |
| 2017 | 1.44% | 2.03% | 0.05% | 0.68% | -0.52% | 0.43% | 1.39% | 0.07% | 0.70% | 0.10% | 0.60% | 0.92% | 8.18% |
| 2016 | -2.78% | 0.39% | 4.49% | 2.00% | 0.83% | 2.04% | 2.02% | 0.52% | 0.35% | -1.58% | -1.02% | 2.09% | 9.54% |
| 2015 | 0.14% | 1.96% | -0.41% | 0.76% | 0.17% | -1.98% | 0.15% | -2.69% | -3.67% | 4.33% | -1.69% | -1.45% | -4.54% |
| 2014 | -0.61% | 2.27% | -0.60% | 0.00% | 1.72% | 0.85% | -0.59% | 2.11% | -1.57% | 1.14% | 0.26% | -16.18% | -11.97% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 92, PDCZX is among the top 8% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PGIM Income Builder Fund (PDCZX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
PGIM Income Builder Fund provided a 8.71% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.87 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.87 | $0.84 | $0.48 | $0.42 | $0.58 | $0.40 | $0.43 | $0.42 | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.47 | $0.21 |
Dividend yield | 8.71% | 8.65% | 5.22% | 4.71% | 5.61% | 4.09% | 4.28% | 4.74% | 4.59% | 4.81% | 5.14% | 2.10% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PGIM Income Builder Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.47 | $0.84 |
| 2023 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.14 | $0.48 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.13 | $0.42 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.27 | $0.58 |
| 2020 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.40 |
| 2019 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.43 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2017 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.45 |
| 2016 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.45 |
| 2015 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.47 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.21 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PGIM Income Builder Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the PGIM Income Builder Fund was 34.16%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 488 trading sessions.
The current PGIM Income Builder Fund drawdown is 0.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -34.16% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 488 | Feb 11, 2011 | 826 |
| -31.16% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 181 | Dec 8, 2020 | 203 |
| -25.92% | Nov 28, 2014 | 303 | Feb 11, 2016 | 843 | Jun 19, 2019 | 1146 |
| -22.59% | Sep 5, 2000 | 523 | Oct 9, 2002 | 292 | Dec 8, 2003 | 815 |
| -17.9% | Nov 10, 2021 | 221 | Sep 27, 2022 | 358 | Mar 1, 2024 | 579 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current PGIM Income Builder Fund volatility is 2.25%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.