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All data as of 10.31.09 
PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund (PFL)
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Fund Overview
Highlights
  • Invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of floating-rate debt instruments.
  • A substantial portion of the portfolio’s holdings are in high-yield senior floating-rate loans, which generally hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a corporation, and are often secured with collateral.
  • The Fund can also invest in fixed-rate securities with maturities of less than one year.
  • Because most of these debt instruments have variable interest rates, the Fund is generally expected to have less interest rate risk and a more stable net asset value than funds that invest in fixed-income securities, although the NAV will vary due to fluctuations in interest rates and other factors, such as changes in the credit quality of portfolio securities and the spread between corporate-debt interest rates and Treasuries.
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 focuses on securities in the upper tier of the below-investment-grade credit spectrum, which historically have delivered the best risk/return profile. Consideration of yield is only one component of the portfolio manager’s approach; PIMCO also considers capital appreciation and principal preservation through intensive fundamental, macroeconomic, industry and company-specific research. Finally, non-traditional sectors are employed in small doses to enhance return and increase diversification.

At A Glance
Symbol Lookup
Symbol
CUSIP
PFL
72201H108
Objective
Seeks high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital.

Assets (in millions)
Common $276.7
Preferred $78.9
Total $355.7

Inception Date
Aug 29, 2003

Shares Outstanding
18,330,008

Avg. Daily Volume
118,625

NAV Yield
6.97%

Market Price Yield
6.78%

Taxable Equivalent Yield
-

Managers
Cyrille Conseil


Mr. Conseil joined PIMCO in 1998 and is currently a PIMCO Executive Vice President and portfolio manager who manages the firm's U.S. dollar bank loan exposure. Mr. Conseil holds a B.S. in economics with a concentration in finance from The Wharton School and an MBA in finance/international business from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.


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.



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This Fund will  normally invest at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of floating rate debt instruments, a substantial portion of which will be Senior Loans.  The fund may invest without limit in high yield, below investment grade, debt instruments. 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 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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