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All data as of 06.30.10, unless otherwise indicated. 
PIMCO Low Duration Fund D (PLDDX)
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Fund Overview
Summary

A conservative core bond investment

Focused on shorter-term securities, PIMCO Low Duration Fund is a solid core bond investment that provides broad market exposure. Following PIMCO’s signature total return philosophy and process, it employs a variety of strategies to enhance return potential and help reduce overall portfolio risk.
Why Invest in this Fund

Greater return potential than shorter-term bond funds

Because of its one- to three-year duration range, the Fund typically offers a yield advantage over money market or short-term bond funds. The Fund also uses multiple value-added strategies—such as credit analysis and sector emphasis—in an effort to enhance returns and manage risk. This approach has helped the Fund deliver solid short- and long-term results.

 

Lower potential volatility than longer-term bond funds

Historically, PIMCO Low Duration Fund has been less volatile than intermediate- or long-term bond funds. In addition, the fund has generated a positive return over every two-year period in its history. Of course, the Fund may not generate the return potential of longer term bonds and may also be more volatile than money market funds.

 

Managed by one of the world’s foremost fixed-income investors

The Fund is managed by Bill Gross, founder and co-CIO of PIMCO and widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most successful fixed-income investors. He and his team were named Morningstar “Fixed-Income Manager of the Year” (1998, 2000 and 2007) and Morningstar Fixed-Income Manager of the Decade for 2000-2009.
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. This helps set the basic portfolio parameters, including duration, yield-curve positioning, sector weightings, credit quality breakdown and, finally, individual issue selection. The manager seeks to add value in a number of ways. Duration management is used to actively monitor and adjust the portfolio's average duration in line with the firm's secular and cyclical outlook. Sector allocations are used to maximize the yield advantage normally present in mortgage, corporate and international securities versus Treasuries. Liquidity management is used to invest a portion of the assets in higher yielding and slightly less liquid securities after sufficient reserves are provided to meet cash flow needs. The manager may at times use futures to replicate bond positions.** This strategy can offer the opportunity to outperform physical bond securities due to the relative pricing of the futures contracts and PIMCO's active management of the collateral backing the futures.
At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
D Shares
PLDDX
693391732
Objective
Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management

Primary Portfolio
Shorter-term, investment grade bonds (1-3 yr. avg. duration)

Total Fund Assets (in millions)
$20,232.4

Inception Date
May 11, 1987

Dividend Frequency
Monthly

Net Expense Ratio
-

Gross Expense Ratio
0.780%

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Manager
William Gross


 Bill Gross, CFA, is a founder and Managing Director of PIMCO. He began his investment career in 1969 and is widely regarded as the world's foremost fixed income authority.

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.

**Futures may also be used to manage the Fund portfolio's overall duration and sector exposure.

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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.

 

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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. 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.

 

The Morningstar Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year Award winners are chosen based upon Morningstar's own research and in-depth evaluation by its senior editorial staff. Morningstar named Bill Gross and the PIMCO Bond Team as Manager of the Year for fixed-income for both 1998 and 2000.

 

The Fund may invest up to 20% in foreign securities, up to 10% in high-yield securities, and may at times invest in mortgage-related securities. Investing in foreign securities may entail risk due to foreign economic and political developments; this risk may be enhanced when investing in emerging markets. 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. 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. Savings accounts and CDs are guaranteed as to repayment of principal and interest by an agency of the US government. However, the investment return and principal value of bonds and bond funds will fluctuate.

 

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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