PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund A (PMRAX)

All data as of 04/30/13, unless otherwise indicated.
Objective
Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management
Primary Portfolio
Intermediate-term mortgage-related securities (1-7 yr. avg. duration)
At a Glance
SymbolPMRAX
CUSIP Number 693391526
Total Fund Assets (in millions) $486.0
Share Class Inception Date 07/31/2000
Dividend Frequency Accrues Daily; Distributes Monthly
Maximum Sales Charge 3.75%
Net Operating Expenses 0.9 %
Total Annual Operating Expenses 0.9 %

Daily Price
NAV Day Return
$10.56 $0.02 0.19%
YTD Return
0.07%
As of 05/21/13

Historical Prices

05/16/13

$10.58

05/17/13

$10.55

05/20/13

$10.54
Performance quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator 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. Current performance may be lower or higher than average annual returns shown. Performance quoted does not reflect any sales charges, if applicable, and performance would be lower if it did. Click Performance tab for performance current to the most recent month-end.
Breakpoints
Sales Range (USD)Fee %
Under $100,000 3.75%
$100,000 but under $250,000 3.25%
$250,000 but under $500,000 2.25%
$500,000 but under $1 million 1.75%
$1 million but under $2,000,001 0.00%*
$2,000,001+ 0.00%*
Fund Overview
Focused on the high quality and total return potential of the MBS market

Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are one of the largest and most liquid sectors of the global bond market. PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund offers attractive, actively managed risk-adjusted return potential from this high quality universe, investing at least 80% of its assets in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae securities.


Why Invest In This Fund
A core investment

With its high average credit quality and intermediate duration, this fund can make a solid addition to nearly any investor’s bond portfolio. Because mortgage-backed securities have a low correlation (the tendency to move in lockstep) to equities, they can also provide important diversification benefits to investors. Of course, diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against losses.


Attractive return potential with Treasury-like risk

Agency MBS offer high credit quality and similar levels of interest rate risk relative to U.S. Treasuries and U.S. agency debentures. At the same time, they typically yield more than Treasuries and are prone to mispricing relative to historical norms, which can create attractive total return opportunities.


Over 30 years of mortgage experience

Building on PIMCO’s long experience in the mortgage sector and time-tested investment process, the fund manager seeks to add value by employing relative value trading and interest rate strategies, exploiting various areas of the mortgage market to add diversification, and by utilizing advanced proprietary analytics to uncover undervalued securities and manage portfolio risk.

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Managers

Michael Cudzil

Mr. Cudzil is an executive vice president, portfolio manager and mortgage specialist in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2012, he worked as a managing director and head of pass-through trading at Nomura. Mr. Cudzil previously held similar roles at Bank of America and Lehman Brothers, as well as a senior trading position at Salomon Brothers. He has 15 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel H. Hyman

Mr. Hyman is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office and a portfolio manager focusing on mortgage-backed securities and derivatives. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2008, Mr. Hyman was a vice president at Credit Suisse where he traded Agency pass-throughs. He has 10 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University.

*A CDSC may apply for shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
 
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A word about risk: This Fund may invest its assets in a diversified portfolio of mortgage-related fixed-income instruments. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risk and may be sensitive to changes in prevailing interest rates. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities generally declines. The Fund may also invest in non-U.S. securities, and a portion of assets in high yield securities. Non-U.S. securities may entail greater risk due to foreign economic and political developments. 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.

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