PCI News and Press, PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 01/09/21

2020 year-end review of our 8% Income Portfolio. This high-income portfolio has been through a pretty rough patch in the year 2020, but it's mostly back on its feet. The portfolio has been meeting its income goals handily but has not kept up in total returns this past year. We...

Despite suffering steeper losses in the March panic and again in the September/October correction, the Russell 1000 finished 2020 with a threefold lead over its global peers (up 21% versus 6.8%, respectively). As was the case globally, P/E multiple expansion, rather than dividend or f...

Some readers had showed interest in hearing what my personal top ten positions are. Using Portfolio Visualizer's tools looking through my top ten can provide some interesting data. These names should all be familiar, as a lot are held in the CEF/ETF Income Laboratory model portfol...

Let's say you cashed out prior to the 2020 crash or maybe have a large cash reserve for any other reason. Is it time to get back in the market? The S&P 500 has not only fully recovered but has added on nearly 15% compared to the beginning of 2020. Should you invest now or stil...

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 13 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as markets take a breather. MLPs lead while real estate lags. EHT unexpectedly boosts its distribution as it enters its final year. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fu...

The average PIMCO taxable leverage level has fallen for the second month in a row, a rational response to credit valuations that are nearly fully priced. PIMCO CEF discount levels have recovered significantly. If we exclude funds that have cut distributions, the average premium is qui...

CEFs are a must have tool in any income portfolio. The rotation from growth to value is happening, driving up prices of value investments. We look at three great CEFs to take advantage of this rotation. For further details see: Need Income? 3 Monthly-Pay CEFs With Yields...

Asset valuations, in themselves, cannot tell us when bubbles will burst, but they suggest when we are witnessing them and the depth of liquidation coming on the other side. Today, equities, corporate and many sovereign bonds (and the funds and ETFs that hold them) are more extremely p...

PIMCO are experienced asset managers. PCI has a solid return history. Mortgages are not a bad investment in the current environment. PCI offers strong income, the valuation is okay, but not especially low. For further details see: PCI Offers A Juicy 10%+ Yield

Closed-end funds tend to be mostly thought of as income vehicles, but they are actually quite versatile and can play many roles in a portfolio. CEFs can be used to grow a portfolio over many years, or as an income vehicle, or even as an annuity if we are later in our investing career....