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All data as of 10.31.09 
PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (PCN)
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Fund Overview
Highlights
  • Invests primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated corporate debt obligations of varying maturities and other corporate income-producing securities. These include corporate bonds, debentures, notes and other similar types of corporate debt instruments.
  • The portfolio normally has an investment-grade average credit quality and an intermediate average portfolio duration.
  • The portfolio manager attempts to identify investments that provide high current income through fundamental research, driven by independent credit analysis and proprietary analytical tools, and also uses a variety of techniques designed to manage risk and minimize exposure to issues that are more likely to default or otherwise depreciate in value over time.
  • The Fund uses a dynamic asset allocation strategy that focuses on duration management; credit quality analysis; broad diversification among issuers, industries and sectors; and other risk-management techniques.
Investment Process

The top-down investment process begins with PIMCO’s annual Secular Forum, during which the firm develops a three- to five-year outlook for the global economy and interest rates. This helps set the basic portfolio parameters, including duration, yield-curve positioning, sector weightings, credit quality breakdown and individual issue selection. The Fund will normally focus on corporate debt obligations rated in the lowest investment-grade category (Baa or BBB) and in the highest non-investment-grade category (Ba or BB). The portfolio manager attempts to identify investments that provide high current income through fundamental research, driven by independent credit analysis and proprietary analytical tools. However, consideration of yield is only one component of the portfolio manager’s approach; PIMCO also emphasizes issues with capital appreciation potential. The Fund seeks to diversify its holdings across multiple industries and sectors, while focusing on intermediate-maturity bonds to ensure that performance is driven by credit characteristics, not interest rate risk.

At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
PCN
72200U100
Objective
Seeks high current income, with a secondary objective of capital preservation and appreciation.

Assets (in millions)
Common $646.1
Preferred $169.0
Total $815.1

Inception Date
Dec 21, 2001

Shares Outstanding
37,060,588

Avg. Daily Volume
161,510

NAV Yield
9.90%

Market Price Yield
9.76%

Taxable Equivalent Yield
-

Managers
Mark Kiesel


Mark Kiesel is a Managing Director and a Senior Member of PIMCO's investment strategy and portfolio management group.

Management Firm
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)

Newport Beach, California

Led by Founder and Co-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.



> Management Commentary


This information is unaudited and is intended solely to report on investment strategies and opportunities identified by Allianz Global Investors. Opinions and estimates offered constitute our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions. This is not an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. References to specific securities and their 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 a long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.

 

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The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide high current income, with capital preservation and appreciation as secondary objectives. Corporate debt securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s inability to make principal and interest payments and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions at a disadvantageous time to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements. Leverage, including borrowing, may cause a Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged, which may increase the risk of investment loss. This Fund may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of its investment strategy. 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 those instruments.

 

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-advisors are Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO), Oppenheimer Capital LLC (OPCAP), Nicholas Applegate Capital Management LLC (NACM), and NFJ Investment Group LLC. (NFJ).


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