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Inflation Response Multi-Asset Fund

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Updated May 02, 2024

Prospectus

Objective

Seeks total return which exceeds that of its benchmark

Primary Portfolio

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), commodities, emerging market currencies, real estate investment trusts, gold and PIMCO funds

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Overview

Fund Overview

A comprehensive approach to help hedge inflation risks

By investing in a blend of inflation-related asset classes, the fund seeks to help preserve and grow purchasing power, enhance portfolio diversification, and guard against market shocks across varying inflation environments.

Why Invest In This Fund

Real return expertise

PIMCO is one of the world’s largest investors in inflation-related assets. By drawing on the expertise of our global portfolio management team, as well as PIMCO’s firmwide resources, the fund is able to take advantage of our macro inflation outlook and bottom-up research capabilities as it aims to deliver returns above a passive index.

Potential diversification benefits

Unlike conventional stocks and bonds, inflation-related assets tend to have a positive correlation, or tendency to move in lockstep, with inflation. Including them in a portfolio may therefore enhance diversification while helping to hedge inflation risk. Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss.

Explicit tail risk hedging

In a global economy that is likely to experience continued periods of market stress, PIMCO believes that tail risk hedging is essential for preserving and enhancing long-term portfolio returns. To that end, the fund employs an array of strategies designed to help limit losses during large and unanticipated market downturns.

PRIMARY BENCHMARK

45% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index, 20% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return, 15% JPMorgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus (Unhedged), 10% Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Total Return Index, 10% Bloomberg Gold Subindex Total Return Index

PRIMARY BENCHMARK DESCRIPTION

The benchmark is a blend of 45% Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index, 20% Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return, 15% JPMorgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus (Unhedged), 10% Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Total Return Index, 10% Bloomberg Gold Subindex Total Return Index. Bloomberg U.S. TIPS Index is an unmanaged market index comprised of all U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities rated investment grade (Baa3 or better), have at least one year to final maturity, and at least $500 million par amount outstanding. Performance data for this index prior to October 1997 represents returns of the Bloomberg Inflation Notes Index. Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return is an unmanaged index composed of futures contracts on a number of physical commodities. The index is designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset class. JPMorgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus (Unhedged) tracks total returns for local-currency-denominated money market instruments in 22 emerging markets countries with at least US$10 billion of external trade. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Total Return Index is a subset of the Dow Jones Americas Select Real Estate Securities Index (RESI) and includes only REITs and REIT-like securities. The objective of the index is to measure the performance of publicly traded real estate securities. The indexes are designed to serve as proxies for direct real estate investment, in part by excluding companies whose performance may be driven by factors other than the value of real estate. Prior to April 1st, 2009, this index was named Dow Jones Wilshire REIT Total Return Index. Bloomberg Gold Subindex Total Return Index reflects the return on fully collateralized positions in the underlying commodity futures. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

DIVIDEND FREQUENCY

Quarterly

SHARE CLASS INCEPTION

09/15/2022

CUSIP

72203H403

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Managers

Steve A. Rodosky

Portfolio Manager

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Greg E. Sharenow

Portfolio Manager, Commodities and Real Assets

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Daniel He

Portfolio Manager

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Emmanuel S. Sharef

Portfolio Manager, Asset Allocation and Multi Real Asset

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Fees & Expenses

Effective as of 07/31/2023
Gross Expense Ratio 1.18%
Net Expense Ratio 0.97%
The Net Expense Ratio reflects a contractual supervisory and administrative fee waiver and/or expense reduction in place through 07/31/2023.
Adjusted Expense Ratio 0.84%
The Adjusted Expense Ratio is the same as the Net Expense Ratio, but also excludes certain investment expenses, such as interest expense from borrowings and repurchase agreements and dividend expense from investments on short sales, incurred directly by the Fund or indirectly through the Fund’s investments in underlying PIMCO Funds (if applicable), none of which are paid to PIMCO.

Portfolio Composition

All data as of unless otherwise stated

Asset Allocation Market Value %

Inflation Linked Bonds 73.59
Commodities 19.62
Currencies 14.58
REITS 10.16
Precious Metals 8.77
Non-Index Exposures1 -26.72

disclosures

1Non-Index Exposures may include other off-benchmark exposures as permitted under the Fund’s prospectus as well as the offsets associated with investments in futures, swaps, and other derivatives. Such offsets may be taken at the notional value of the derivative position which in certain instances may exceed the actual amount owed on such position. Portfolio structure is subject to change without notice and may not be representative of current or future allocations.
Portfolio information in the charts is based on the fund's net assets. These percentages may differ from those used for the fund's compliance calculations, including the fund's prospectus, regulatory, and other investment limitations and policies, which may be based on total assets of the fund or other measurements, may include or exclude various categories of investments from those covered in the portfolio allocation categories shown in this report, and may be based on different classifications and measurements of the fund’s investments and other criteria.
References to specific sectors, securities or issuers are for illustrative purposes only. All holdings are subject to change daily. All share classes have the same portfolio but different expenses.

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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 investment professional or PIMCO representative.  Please read them carefully before you invest or send money.
A word about risk: The Fund invests in other funds and performance is subject to underlying investment weightings which will vary. The cost of investing in the Fund will generally be higher than the cost of investing in a fund that invests directly in individual stocks and bonds. Investing in the bond market is subject to risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit, inflation risk, and liquidity risk. The value of most bonds and bond strategies are impacted by changes in interest rates. Bonds and bond strategies with longer durations tend to be more sensitive and volatile than those with shorter durations; bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise, and the current low interest rate environment increases this risk. Current reductions in bond counterparty capacity may contribute to decreased market liquidity and increased price volatility. Bond investments may be worth more or less than the original cost when redeemed. 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. Inflation-linked bonds (ILBs) issued by a government are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation; ILBs decline in value when real interest rates rise. The Fund may seek exposure to commodities through commodity-linked derivatives through the PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund VII Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary is advised by PIMCO and may invest without limitation in commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments. Commodities contain heightened risk including market, political, regulatory, and natural conditions, and may not be suitable for all investors. Equities may decline in value due to both real and perceived general market, economic, and industry conditions. REITs are subject to risk, such as poor performance by the manager, adverse changes to tax laws or failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income. Tail risk hedging may involve entering into financial derivatives that are expected to increase in value during the occurrence of tail events. Investing in a tail event instrument could lose all or a portion of its value even in a period of severe market stress. A tail event is unpredictable; therefore, investments in instruments tied to the occurrence of a tail event are speculative. Derivatives and commodity-linked 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. Commodity-linked derivative instruments may involve additional costs and risks such as changes in commodity index volatility or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. Investing in derivatives could lose more than the amount invested. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
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