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PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP)
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Fund Overview
Highlights
  • Takes an innovative approach to equity index investing by building a global equity portfolio combining active and passive management- it invests in S&P 500 (“U.S. Equity”) and MSCI EAFE (“International Equity”) futures backed by short-term bonds.
  • Consists of approximately 50% U.S. Equity and 50% International Equity exposure.
  • Employs a strategy of writing (selling) call options on the U.S. Equity portion, seeking to generate gains from option premiums (the “Index Option Strategy”).
  • Substantially all of the Fund’s assets ordinarily will be invested in a portfolio (the “Debt Portfolio”) of income-producing debt securities and debt-related derivative securities.
Investment Process

Rather than invest directly in equity securities, the Fund gains its U.S. Equity and International Equity exposure through investments in index derivative instruments. The Fund’s Debt Portfolio consists of debt instruments that serve to collateralize the Fund’s derivative exposure. PIMCO actively manages the bonds using its top-down longer-term (secular) and shorter-term (cyclical) economic outlook, as well as strategies that focus on credit quality analysis, diversification, yield management, duration management and other risk-management techniques. PIMCO employs for the Fund a dynamic and active approach to sector rotation within the bond markets based on its assessment of relative value and credit trends. With PIMCO’s global macroeconomic analysis as the basis for top-down investment decisions, the Fund has the flexibility to allocate its assets among a broad spectrum of mortgage-related, government, corporate and other debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market bonds. The relative value assessment within credit sectors will draw on PIMCO’s regional and sector specialist expertise. PIMCO will employ a disciplined credit approach driven by fundamental, independent research.

At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
PGP
722011103
Objective
Seeks total return comprised of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation.

Assets (in millions)
Common $107.5
Preferred
Total $107.5

Inception Date
May 31, 2005

Shares Outstanding
9,391,112

Avg. Daily Volume
40,128

NAV Yield
19.22%

Market Price Yield
23.53%

Taxable Equivalent Yield
-

Managers
Dan Ivascyn


Dan Ivascyn is a Managing Director and a member of PIMCO's mortgage and asset-backed securities team. He began his investment career in 1991, and has an MBA in analytical finance from the University of Chicago.


Management Firm
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)

Newport Beach, California

Led by Founder and Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross, PIMCO is widely recognized as one of the premier bond managers in the world. PIMCO applies this expertise to a range of core and specialized investment portfolios.



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This information is unaudited and is intended for informational purposes only. This is not an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. It is presented only to provide information on investment strategies and opportunities. The material contains the current opinions of the author, which are subject to change without notice. Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. References to specific securities and issuers are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be, and should not be interpreted as, recommendations to purchase or sell such securities. There is no guarantee that these investment strategies will work under all market conditions, and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.

 

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The Fund will normally invest in S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index derivative instruments. Use of these instruments may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk and the risk that a fund could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so. Portfolios investing in derivatives could lose more than the principal amount invested in these instruments. In order to collateralize its equity index derivative instruments, substantially all of the Fund’s assets will be invested in a fixed-income portfolio. The Fund normally will have exposure to investments that are tied economically to at least three countries other than the United States. Investing in non-U.S. securities may entail risk due to foreign economic and political developments; this risk may be enhanced when investing in emerging markets. The types of fixed-income securities in which the Fund may invest include mortgage-related and other types of asset-backed securities, government securities, convertible securities and commercial paper, inflation-indexed bonds. The guarantee on Treasuries, TIPS and Government Bonds is to the timely repayment of principal and interest. Shares of mutual funds that invest in them are not guaranteed. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk.  With Corporate bonds there is no assurance that issuers will meet their obligations. This Fund is non-diversified, which means it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified portfolio.

 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (EAFE) is an unmanaged index of over 900 companies, and is a generally accepted benchmark for major overseas markets. Index weightings represent the relative capitalizations of those markets included in the index on a U.S. dollar adjusted basis. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index that is generally representative of the U.S. stock market. Duration is a measure of a portfolio’s price sensitivity expressed in years. The credit quality of the investment in the portfolio does not apply to the stability or safety of the portfolio.

 

 Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, is an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors of America L.P., and is a member of Munich-based Allianz Group (NYSE | AZ). Allianz is a leading global financial services company. Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC serves as the Funds' investment manager, and the sub-advisor is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO).

 


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