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All data as of 08.31.08, unless otherwise indicated. 
Allianz RCM Global Small-Cap Fund A (RGSAX)
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Fund Overview
Highlights
  • A small-cap fund providing access to the global opportunity set of small-cap companies.
  • The managers employ a “bottom-up” investment process, utilizing proprietary GrassrootsSM Research to affirm company analysis or macroeconomic trends.
  • Analysts are assigned by sector rather than by region, as cross border transactions and global macroeconomic events broaden sector scope.
  • The fund offers access to the growth potential of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies.

 
Why Invest in this Fund
  • Actively managed institutional investment process
  • Managed by a seasoned team of portfolio managers and analysts
  • Primarily invests in high-quality small capitalization companies with above average growth rates around the world
Investment Process

As a “bottom-up” manager, RCM evaluates each investment idea by assessing the company's prospects for growth, quality and valuation. RCM has two separate research platforms: Fundamental and GrassrootsSM Research. The investment team's extensive experience and proprietary investment tools allow information to be processed quickly. After the quantitative and qualitative information have been gathered, the Team constructs portfolios that are typically 80% bottom-up and 20% top-down. The top-down process leverages the expertise of our internal economics and investment staff, developing a perspective regarding relative sector performance. The Team selects the individual names that meet the firm's valuation discipline and suit strategic sector/industry themes. The goal is to create a portfolio with growth characteristics above the benchmark.
At A Glance
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Symbol
CUSIP
A Shares
RGSAX
018919522
Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation

Primary Portfolio
Equity securities of issuers located in at least three different countries.

Total Fund Assets (in millions)
$160.6

Inception Date
Dec 31, 1996

Dividend Frequency
Annual

Maximum Sales Charge
5.50%

Expense Ratio
1.760%

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Manager
Thomas J. Ross


 Thomas J. Ross is Director, CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Small Cap Equity Team. He joined RCM in San Francisco in 2001. His investment experience in the U.S. and Europe began in 1982.

Management Firm
RCM Capital Management LLC (RCM)

San Francisco, California

RCM is a truly global asset manager and a company of Allianz Global Investors. The firm operates across three continents and five time zones from six international offices- San Francisco, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. RCMs range of investment solutions spans the market cap and style spectrum and reaches from regional and global strategies to multi-asset and structured products.



> 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.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate; shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. 

 

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.

 

This Fund may invest at least 80% of its assets in companies included in the MSCI World Small Cap Index. Investments in smaller companies may be more volatile than investments in larger companies.  Investing in foreign securities may entail greater risk due to foreign economic and political developments; this risk may be enhanced when investing in emerging markets. 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.

 

GrassrootsSM Research is a division of RCM. 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 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

 

Click here to view the Fund's top ten holdings and current sector weightings.

All holdings are subject to change.

 

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