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All data as of 06.30.10, unless otherwise indicated. 
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Admin (PGCAX)
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Fund Overview
Summary

Seeking attractive returns from high-quality corporate bonds

Combining PIMCO’s renowned macroeconomic forecasts with its extensive bottom-up credit research, PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund is a way to take advantage of opportunities in higher-quality corporate bonds.
Why Invest in this Fund

Attractive total return potential

PIMCO believes that high-quality investment-grade corporate bonds continue to offer attractive return potential. Underlying fundamentals—such as stronger balance sheets and a recuperating economy—have substantially improved. The technical outlook is also supportive, with forecasted supply of new credit decreasing amid strong demand from investors.

 

Flexibility to enhance returns

The Fund accesses a broad investment universe, with the ability to add value beyond corporate bonds through investment in high-quality U.S. government bonds, mortgages and foreign bonds. Of course, fund shares will fluctuate in value in response to changes in interest rates.

 

PIMCO’s intensive credit research

The Fund utilizes PIMCO’s disciplined approach to credit research, accessing the full breadth and depth of the firm’s extensive in-house global credit research teams. The Fund is managed by Mark Kiesel, a longtime investment manager who heads PIMCO’s investment grade corporate desk.
Investment Process

The top-down investment process begins with our annual secular forum where we develop a three- to five-year outlook for the global economy and interest rates. Quarterly meetings are then held to discuss how the outlook applies to upcoming three- to 12-month periods and to forecast specific influencing factors, including interest rate volatility, yield curve movements and credit trends. Taken together, these sessions set the basic portfolio parameters, including duration, yield-curve positioning, sector weightings and credit quality. Bottom-up strategies, including credit analysis, quantitative research and individual issue selection, are then meshed with the top-down strategies to add value.
At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
Admin Shares
PGCAX
722005592
Objective
Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management

Primary Portfolio
Corporate fixed income securities (3-7 years avg. duration)

Total Fund Assets (in millions)
$5,500.1

Inception Date
Apr 28, 2000

Dividend Frequency
Monthly

Net Expense Ratio
-

Gross Expense Ratio
0.750%

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Manager
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

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of this Fund carefully before investing. This and other information is contained in the Fund´s prospectus and summary prospectus, if available, which may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor, or by calling 888-877-4626. Click here for the Fund´s prospectus or summary prospectus. Please read them carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please refer to the Price and Performance link for complete standardized returns. 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.

 

The credit quality of the investment in the portfolio does not apply to the stability or safety of the fund. Duration is a measure of the fund's price sensitivity expressed in years. Diversification does not ensure against loss. In an environment where interest rates may trend upward, rising rates will negatively impact most bond funds, and fixed income securities held by a fund are likely to decrease in value. Bond funds and individual bonds with a longer duration (a measure of the expected life of a security) tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations.

 

This Fund will normally invest its assets in a diversified portfolio of investment grade corporate fixed income securities of varying maturities. The Fund may invest its assets in non-U.S. securities, which may entail greater risk due to foreign economic and political developments, and a portion of its total assets in high yield securities. Lower rated bonds generally involve a greater risk to principal than higher rated bonds. The Fund will normally hedge a majority of its exposure to foreign currency to reduce the risk of loss due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Fund may invest all of its assets in 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 these instruments.

 

PIMCO Funds and Allianz Funds are distributed by Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105-4800, www.allianzinvestors.com, 1-888-877-4626.

Investment Products: NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NOT BANK GUARANTEED

 

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All holdings are subject to change.

 

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