PIMCO EqS Dividend Fund A (PQDAX)

All data as of 04/30/13, unless otherwise indicated.
PIMCO
Objective
Seeks to provide current income exceeding average yield on global stocks, as well as long-term capital appreciation.
Primary Portfolio
Dividend-paying equities
At a Glance
SymbolPQDAX
CUSIP Number 72201T664
Total Fund Assets (in millions) $682.3
Share Class Inception Date 12/14/2011
Dividend Frequency Accrues Daily; Distributes Quarterly
Maximum Sales Charge 5.50%
Net Operating Expenses 1.18 %
Total Annual Operating Expenses 1.34 %

Daily Price
NAV Day Return
$12.48 $0.06 0.49%
YTD Return
12.91%
As of 05/21/13

Historical Prices

05/16/13

$12.36

05/17/13

$12.39

05/20/13

$12.42
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 $50,000 5.50%
$50,000 but under $100,000 4.50%
$100,000 but under $250,000 3.50%
$250,000 but under $500,000 2.50%
$500,000 but under $1 million 2.00%
$1 million but under $2,000,001 0.00%*
$2,000,001 but under $5,000,001 0.00%*
$5,000,001+ 0.00%*
Fund Overview
Total return potential from global, dividend-paying stock

PIMCO EqS Dividend Fund takes a total return approach to dividend investing, seeking attractive current income and capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of dividend-paying stocks.


Why Invest In This Fund
A global, flexible approach

Because attractively priced dividend-paying companies are often found outside the U.S., the fund’s investment strategy is both global and unconstrained. The fund has considerable flexibility to invest in what its investment team believes are the best opportunities across geographies and sectors.


Finding opportunities through fundamental research

The fund’s experienced investment team employs fundamental research as it aims to uncover attractively priced companies with the ability and willingness to increase dividend payments over time. Additionally, prospective investments undergo rigorous valuation analyses to evaluate their potential to contribute to the fund’s total return objectives.


Drawing on PIMCO’s expertise

The fund, with its dual goals of attractive current yield and capital appreciation, benefits from PIMCO’s pioneering total return approach and extensive global resources. The fund’s investment team actively utilizes the firm’s credit, commodity, foreign exchange, and macroeconomic expertise to enhance individual company analysis and overall portfolio construction.

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Managers

Brad Kinkelaar

Mr. Kinkelaar is an executive vice president and global equity portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He is also head of the PIMCO Dividend Team, a member of PIMCO’s Americas Portfolio Committee and a rotating member of PIMCO’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was managing director and global equity portfolio manager at Thornburg Investment Management. As one of the first three investment professionals on Thornburg’s equity team, Mr. Kinkelaar helped build the business from its infancy during more than nine years with the company. He was a co-portfolio manager of the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund from its inception in December 2002 until January 2009, as well as associate portfolio manager of the Thornburg International Value Fund and Thornburg Value Fund from 1999 until December 2002. Mr. Kinkelaar began his investment career in the equity investment management department for State Farm Insurance Companies. He has 16 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University.

Cliff Remily, CFA

Mr. Remily is an executive vice president and global equity portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, he was at Thornburg Investment Management for five years, most recently as a managing director. Mr. Remily was portfolio manager and co-portfolio manager for the firm's global equity income strategy and also served as co-portfolio manager for the Thornburg Investment Income Builder Fund and the Eagle Growth and Income Trust. He was previously an equity analyst with Brandes Investment Partners and Zacks Investment Research. He has 12 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds carefully before investing. This and other information are contained in the fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus, if available, which may be obtained by contacting your financial advisor or PIMCO representative.  Click here for a complete list of the PIMCO Funds prospectuses and summary prospectuses. Please read them carefully before you invest or send money.

A word about risk:
Equities may decline in value due to both real and perceived general market, economic, and industry conditions. Investments in value securities involve the risk the market’s value assessment may differ from the manager and the performance of the securities may decline. Investing in securities of smaller companies tends to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of larger companies. Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations, and economic and political risks, which may be enhanced in emerging markets. Investing in the bond market is subject to certain risks including market, interest-rate, issuer, credit, and inflation risk; investments may be worth more or less than the original cost when redeemed. High-yield, lower-rated, securities involve greater risk than higher-rated securities; portfolios that invest in them may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than portfolios that do not. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Investing in derivatives could lose more than the amount invested. Diversification does not ensure against loss.

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