PCM News and Press, PCM Fund Inc. From 08/02/22

21 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Saba scores a victory against VFL. VFL will tender 50% of its shares in December. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on July...

0 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Commodities lead while MLPs lag. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: June 19, 2022

PCM has caught my attention recently because it is now the most expensive non-muni CEF offered by PIMCO. This is unusual for this fund, and tells me caution should be exercised before buying in at these levels. However, there are some positives. The fund holds high yield credit an...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of May and highlight recent market action. The CEF space had a V-shaped bounce this week, recovering most of the previous losses for the month. Reversing their previous underperformance, Munis did well. We take...

Discounts have been widening in the CEF space as volatility has been kicking up. The widening discounts have been creating more opportunities, but headwinds exist. We screen for several different metrics that bring up funds worth exploring further. For further details see: ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first full week of April and highlight recent market action. All but one CEF sector was down on the week, bringing to an end a hopeful brief reversal of year-to-date weakness in the space. We quantify the expected change i...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of March and highlight recent market action. CEFs rallied strongly to close out a pretty poor quarter for returns. We discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding interest rates and the performance of loan CEFs...

We take a look at the recently released first batch of PIMCO semi-annual taxable shareholder reports. These shareholder reports are useful in addition to the popular monthly income releases for the reasons we discuss in the article. 3 of 4 funds continued their NII downtrend after...

This is one way closed-end funds can grow their total share count, contrary to the "closed" part of their structure. When utilizing a dividend reinvestment plan or DRIP, it is generally a win-win-win scenario for all involved. Many DRIPs are implemented in the same manner, with th...

PCM's premium to NAV has been receding a bit with the latest market declines, making it a more tempting PIMCO offering. Despite that, the fund's premium has been even lower over the longer term, so that is worth watching. Though it is still a PIMCO fund that often commands higher ...