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All data as of 03.31.08 
Nicholas-Applegate Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NGZ)
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Top Sectors
Industrials
19%
Information Tech.
13%
Consumer Disc.
13%
Financials
11%
Health Care
11%
Materials
10%
Energy
8%
Consumer Staples
7%
Telecomm. Services
6%
Utilities
2%
Country Breakdown
United States
53%
United Kingdom
9%
Japan
8%
Germany
6%
France
5%
Switzerland
3%
Sweden
3%
Australia
3%
Spain
2%
Hong Kong
2%
Italy
1%
Singapore
1%
Finland
1%
Netherlands
1%
Ireland
0%
Austria
0%
Belgium
0%
Greece
0%
Denmark
0%
New Zealand
0%
China
0%
Norway
0%
Maturity
<1 Year
48%
1-5 Years
25%
20-30 Years
10%
30+ Years
7%
n/a
9%
Coupon Rate
Average
7.69
 
Top Convertible Sectors
Energy
11%
Computers/Peripherals
8%
Insurance
8%
Utilities
8%
Commercial Services/Supplies
5%
Credit Quality
AAA
3%
AA
24%
A
13%
BBB
13%
BB
14%
B
16%
< B
5%
Not Rated
12%
Average
BBB
Investment Breakdown
Equity
64.1%
Derivative
-0.5%
Convertible
29.9%
Liquidity
4.3%
Fixed Income
1.8%
High Yield
0.5%
Convertible Yield
Average
8.76
Top Equity Holdings  (as of 02.29.08 )
Assurant Inc (AIZ)
1.72%
Royal Dutch Shell (U.K.)
1.65%
France Telecom (France)
1.64%
Daimler Ag (Germany)
1.50%
Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD)
1.49%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
1.40%
Telefonica Sa (Spain)
1.36%
Zurich Financial Servic (Switz.)
1.34%
Monsanto Co New (MON)
1.34%
Mckesson Hboc Inc (MCK)
1.32%
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal. Investment return and the value of shares will fluctuate.

 

This is not intended as a recommendation, offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. References to specific sectors, securities or issuers are for illustrative purposes only. All holdings are subject to change daily.

 

This information is unaudited and is intended for informational purposes only.

 

The primary objective of the Fund is to seek total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains. The Fund's Equity Component will ordinarily consist of common stocks, but may also include other types of equity securities, including preferred stocks, depository receipts, rights and warrants. The Fund ordinarily expects to focus its equity investments in companies with larger market capitalizations in relation to other companies in their particular markets, but may invest in securities of companies of any size. The non-U.S. companies in which the Fund invests may have market capitalizations that are small in relation to larger U.S. companies. Investing in non-U.S. securities entails additional risks, including political and economic risk and the risk of currency fluctuations; these risks may be enhanced in emerging markets. The Fund may purchase securities in initial public offerings.

 

The Fund's Convertible Component will ordinarily consist principally of income-producing convertible securities of U.S and non-U.S. issuers, including bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks, and other securities or investments that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or issuer) into equity securities of the issuer (or cash or securities of equivalent value), as well as synthetic convertible securities. Investing in convertible securities may entail risk. The Funds that invest in convertibles may have to convert the securities before they would otherwise, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. The Convertible Component may include convertible and other debt securities that are of below investment grade quality. High-yield bonds typically have a lower credit rating than other bonds. Lower rated bonds generally involve a greater risk to principal than higher rated bonds.

 

The Fund will employ its Option Strategy by writing (selling) call options on stocks held in the Equity Component and on equity indexes. The Fund may also utilize other derivative strategies involving call and put options, futures and forward contracts, swap agreements, short sales and other derivative instruments for investment purposes or in an attempt to hedge against market and other risks in the portfolio. Use of derivative 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.

 

When using index options, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management LLC ("NACM") will attempt to maintain for the Fund written call options positions on equity indexes whose price movements, taken in the aggregate, are closely correlated with the price movements of corresponding stocks and other securities held in the Fund's Equity Component. However, this strategy involves significant risk that the changes in value of the indexes underlying the Fund's written index call options positions will not correlate closely with changes in the market value of securities held by the Fund. To the extent that there is a lack of correlation, movements in the indexes underlying the options positions may result in net losses to the Fund which exceed any gains received by the Fund from options premiums and any increase in value of the Fund's corresponding portfolio securities.

 

The Funds are closed-end exchange traded investment companies. The material on this website is presented only to provide information and is not intended for trading purposes. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end funds, are not continuously offered. After the initial public offering, shares are sold on the open market through a stock exchange. Investment policies, management fees and other matters of interest to prospective investors may be found in each closed-end fund prospectus. For additional information, please contact your financial advisor.

 

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-adviser is Nicholas Applegate Capital Management LLC.

 

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