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PIMCO Funds: Global Investors Series plc -Income Fund

Global diversified bonds. Active strategy and highly diversified portfolio with high US-bias and Agency MBS-focused.

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About the Fund

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PIMCO is well known as a leading global asset management firm in active fixed income investing, managing over US$2tn of assets with majority in fixed income solutions.

The PIMCO GIS Income Fund is an actively managed, multi-sector bond strategy designed to maximize current income while preserving capital. The fund has the flexibility to invest across the entire global fixed income spectrum, including mortgages, high-yield corporates, and emerging markets, without being tethered to a traditional benchmark.

PIMCO's investment process combines top-down macroeconomic views with bottom-up security selection. The managers dynamically adjust the portfolio's duration and credit exposure in response to changing market conditions. This unconstrained approach allows the fund to seek the most attractive yield opportunities globally while managing downside risk.

The fund runs a highly diversified portfolio of >6000 holdings.

Performance

Price Performance – Maximum Period

The FairHorizon Context

Investment-Time-Horizon in years

0 - 22 - 44 - 7 7 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.

Building Block Returns

PIMCO Funds: Global Investors Series plc -Income Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
7.45%
Ann. return (5-year):
3.58%
Ann. return (10-year):
4.74%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
5.71%

This is the largest and most popular global diversified bond fund in the market with a reputation for consistent performance and income delivery.

Benchmark Returns

SPDR Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

Ann. return (3-year):
3.84%
Ann. return (5-year):
0.66%
Ann. return (10-year):
—
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
4.81%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

FairHorizon Benchmark Returns

Dimensional Funds PLC - World Allocation 20/80 Fund

Ann. return (3-year):
7.18%
Ann. return (5-year):
3.55%
Ann. return (10-year):
—
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
4.10%
Link to the Funds FairSheet

The Dimensional World Allocation 20/80 Fund is our FAIRHORIZON Blue reference benchmark solution that has 20% global developed equities and 80% global investment grade short-to-medium maturity bonds for global high quality bonds-like returns and volatility.

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Why we prefer this fund

Relevance of strategy

This is the largest and most popular global diversified bond fund in the market with a reputation for consistent performance and income delivery.

Manager expertise

This is the flagship product in PIMCO and is co-managed by the firm’s Group CIO, Dan Ivascyn, and Alfred Murata since its inception.

Differentiated portfolio

While diversified across regions and sectors, the fund is highly US-focused and as well securitized assets-focused in particular Agency MBS. Risk management and capital preservation are key in the investment process while the manager seeks attractive income opportunities globally.

Performance

The fund has a proven track record of delivering attractive income and managing downside risk since inception. The differentiated portfolio compared to the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index has also resulted in strong outperformance of the fund.

Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time

Max drawdown (since inception)
-14.95%
Recovery Period
141 Days

Diversification

Credit Rating

  • Aaa2.79%
  • Aa13.33%
  • A2.81%
  • Baa7.07%
  • Ba2.39%
  • B1.31%
  • Caa1.93%
  • Ca0.12%
  • C0.04%
  • Others68.21%

Sectors

  • Securitized50.49%
  • Corporate16.82%
  • Treasury14.94%
  • Government-Related3.70%
  • Others14.06%

Geography

  • U.S.A.64.68%
  • United Kingdom3.81%
  • Ireland2.75%
  • Canada2.60%
  • Netherlands1.55%
  • Cayman Islands1.15%
  • France1.01%
  • Peru0.68%
  • Mexico0.68%
  • Japan0.67%
  • Romania0.67%
  • Others19.74%