PCK News and Press, Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 09/20/21

Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...

Rallying interest rates drove strong muni bond performance in July. Market dynamics remained seasonally favorable, with demand for munis broadly outpacing supply. A more defensive posture may be warranted ahead of elevated risks in the fall. For further details see: Muni...

The major equity indices had their worst week since early January - mostly on inflation concerns and a hawkish FOMC that signaled an increase in rates may come sooner than expected. On Friday, stocks took another leg lower after St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said that he expec...

4 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 1 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. ACP's rights offering was fully subscribed, causing a -3% NAV hit. BST's rights offering is ongoing, what to do for investors. FSLF will liquidate in another Saba victory, a slim arbit...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, June 2021

PDI and PCI continue to have weak fundamentals. PDO continues to be the best buy in the space. PMX falls back to the buy-range. Since this article, PDO's valuation has skyrocketed above what we deem fair value.  Subsequently, coverage ratios for PCI and PDI have fallen dr...

The disparity among PIMCO tax-exempt muni CEFs remains large. Apart from lower income yields, greater susceptibility to distribution cuts and larger drawdown potential, the ongoing consolidation wave in the sector presents another risk for high-premium funds. In our view, investor...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Muni CEFs feature in the top list of widest discount. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report: May 2021

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. With discounts contracting, few non-muni income choices are attractively valued anymore. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, April 2021

NEW YORK, March 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. ...