PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund (PJDZX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund (PJDZX) has returned 0.63% so far this year and 16.90% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, PJDZX has achieved an annualized return of 13.73%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 6, 2014, PJDZX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.04%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.6 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Dec 2024 with a return of +13.8%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -12.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, PJDZX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 19, 2024 with a return of +19.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.0%.

PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.07%, beta of 0.86, and R² of 0.79 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 07, 2014.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (88.38%) than losses (77.76%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 3.07% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.86 and R² of 0.79, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

PJDZX has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating above-average management fees.

PJDZX ranks 66 for risk / return — better than 66% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund (PJDZX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund provided a 6.39% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.20 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend 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 Jennison Rising Dividend Fund was 33.59%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 111 trading sessions.

The current PGIM Jennison Rising Dividend Fund drawdown is 6.54%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.