PCN News and Press, Pimco Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

2024-07-21 18:00:00 ET Summary PIMCO's bond CEF, PDI, offers one of the biggest (and longest running) monthly distribution payments to investors (currently 14.0%, paid monthly). The fund also has favorable characteristics versus other bond CEFs from PIMCO and BlackRock (we share c...

2024-07-08 16:47:30 ET Summary Like drops of delicious wine, in March 2014 came the dividends of the first ETFs I purchased, with which I began my adventure in the U.S. market. From the small sips of that portfolio to the current dividends/distributions, the trek has been a long o...

2024-06-14 07:00:00 ET Summary Coverage on PIMCO CEFs improved, with muni CEF coverage ratio up 9 points to 89% and taxable CEFs up over 20 points to 84.6%. Leverage changes varied among funds, with some cutting borrowing significantly while others increased leverage. NAVs for...

2024-06-13 05:33:15 ET Summary Taxable bond CEF space value shrinking as discounts tighten. Opportunities exist, especially following activists. Focus on top-down assessment, cheap sectors, and specific funds like Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income. The v...

2024-05-30 06:57:36 ET Summary Six years ago, I wrote my first article on investing, in which I outlined the criteria that had guided me when constructing my first income portfolio. I have tried to retrace here the steps leading up to that article and then subsequent developments ...

2024-05-26 21:16:20 ET Summary Closed-end funds tend to cut their payouts over time due to negative consequences of leverage during market crashes, leading to potential permanent capital destruction. Today, we are looking to revisit the six funds that have inceptions prior to the ...

2024-05-24 01:27:47 ET Summary PIMCO's Corporate and Income Opportunity Fund has a long-track record of success in paying big monthly distributions and maintaining its net asset value relative to other CEFs. However, investors should pay close attention to their individual tax sit...

2024-05-08 13:41:04 ET Summary We take a look at coverage, leverage, and performance metrics of the PIMCO CEF suite. Taxable and Muni PIMCO CEF coverage diverge further in March, with average taxable coverage at new lows over the last 12 months. Leverage levels across the PIMC...

2024-05-06 12:15:00 ET Summary While many investors love PIMCO's Dynamic Income Fund because of its big monthly distributions (13.7% yield), others have been very traumatized by recent share price volatility and declines. We review the distribution and price volatility sources, th...

2024-04-22 12:11:08 ET Summary As known, compound interest is the mechanism of earning interest on both the principal amount and the accumulated interests. Automatic reinvestment of dividends can passively trigger this mechanism for any security in our income portfolio. While ...