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All data as of 10.31.08, unless otherwise indicated. 
Allianz RCM Global EcoTrendsSM Fund A (AECOX)
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Fund Overview
Highlights
  • Offers long-term growth potential by investing in eco-sector companies that may benefit economically from heightened world attention on protecting the environment.
  • Benchmarked to the FTSE ET 50 Index, composed of the 50 largest pure-play environmental technology companies from around the world.
  • Provides access to the proprietary global research and environmental investment expertise of the RCM Group.
Investment Process
  • RCM Group's fundamental research team of career analysts focuses on industry sectors from a country, region and global perspective.
  • The Fund’s portfolio managers seek to identify stocks with attractive growth characteristics, including a strong balance sheet, superior management and a substantial capacity to increase revenues.
  • RCM’s GrassrootsSM Research further helps the portfolio managers confirm their investment decisions and test market assumptions, which can be particularly helpful for emergent sectors such as the environment.

 
At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
A Shares
AECOX
018920538
Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Primary Portfolio
A global portfolio of common stocks and other equity securities of companies that directly or indirectly have exposure to, or otherwise derive benefits from trends in the EcoEnergy, Pollution Control or Clean Water sectors.

Total Fund Assets (in millions)
$86.8

Inception Date
Jan 31, 2007

Dividend Frequency
At Least Annually

Maximum Sales Charge
5.50%

Expense Ratio
1.710%

Manager
Bozena Jankowska

Ms. Jankowska is Team Head of Sustainability Research at Allianz Global Investors Advisory GmBH (AGIA) and RCM (U.K.) Ltd. She joined AGIA in 2006 and RCM (U.K.) in 2000. She is based in London and heads the firm's Sustainable Research team in London and Frankfurt. She graduated from the University of Sussex with a B.Sc. (Hons) in environmental Science and earned an M.Sc. in Environmental Technology with Distinction, from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, specializing in Business and Environment.

Manager
Paul Schofield

Fund Manager within the Global Equity Team at Allianz Global Investors Advisory GmBH (AGIA) and RCM (U.K.). Mr. Schofield joined AGIA in 2006 and RCM (U.K.) in 1998 as a member of the Institutional Client Services team before transferring to the firm's Global Equity fund management team. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Financial Services from the University of Portsmouth.

Management Firm
Allianz Global Investors Advisory GmbH (AGIA)

A fundamental growth equity manager, AGIA and its affiliates within the RCM Group seek to invest in high-quality companies using a bottom-up, research-driven investment strategy. The firm benefits from a global infrastructure of investment, client services and operations professionals strategically positioned throughout the world. Portfolio managers employ a fundamental research process to target companies with solid growth prospects, strong quality attributes and attractive valuations.



> 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, which may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor, or by calling 888-877-4626. Click here for the Fund´s prospectus. Please read this prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

The Fund may use derivative strategies for investment or hedging purposes. 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.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and may focus its investments in a small group of companies or industries. The companies in which the Fund invests may have limited operating histories and/or small market capitalizations. The Fund's substantial exposure to non-U.S. securities, including emerging markets securities, also involves special risks, including political and economic risk and the risk of currency fluctuations; these risks may be enhanced in emerging markets.

 

The unmanaged FTSE ET 50 Index is composed of the 50 largest environmental technology companies by market capitalization from a global universe of approximately 400 pure-play environmental technology companies. Index returns reflect the reinvestment of income, dividends, and capital gains but do not reflect the effect of investment fees and taxes. An investor cannot invest directly in the index.
 
Grassroots ResearchSM is a division of RCM that is utilized by various entities in the RCM Group, including AGIA, the firm that manages the Fund's portfolio. Research data used to generate GrassrootsSM Research recommendations is received from reporters and field force investigators who work as independent contractors for broker-dealers. Those broker-dealers supply research to RCM and certain of its affiliates that is paid for by commissions generated by orders executed on behalf of RCM's clients.
 
PIMCO Funds & 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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