PCN News and Press, Pimco Corporate & Income Strategy Fund From 04/27/23

2023-04-27 09:18:37 ET Summary We provide a March update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. Taxable coverage continued to tick lower while Muni coverage remained fairly stable. Taxable borrowings increased for only the second time over the past year, as PIMCO likely took advanta...

2023-04-26 16:29:14 ET Summary Eighteen of the twenty-six titles in my total portfolio are CEFs, whose distributions may consist of income, capital gain or return of capital. In this article, I decided to examine the components of their distributions for early 2023, so as to under...

2023-04-19 16:51:37 ET Summary Investors today are desperately in need of additional sources of income due to the rapidly rising cost of living. PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund invests primarily in a bond portfolio that seeks to provide investors with a high level of cu...

2023-04-03 11:59:27 ET Summary The world seeks complexity, but simplicity often trumps complexity. For my investment goals, I have made the choice to focus mainly on CEFs and ETFs, carefully weighing their merits and drawbacks. Those of us who invest in these income vehicles a...

2023-03-13 16:13:39 ET Summary Unbeknownst to many investors, PIMCO’s big-yield funds, PDI and PTY, have sometimes included a significant return of capital in their beloved big distributions (made opaque through derivative swaps transactions). We reached out to PIMCO for co...

Summary As in Led Zeppelin’s famous song, for me, investments in high-dividend securities represent a kind of stairway to heaven. Indeed, their steady flow of money relieves psychological pressure during times of market uncertainty and helps me experience them with greater peace ...

Summary PCN has been on a roll lately, registering a gain over 15% since my bullish review in September. This comes as the market rallies and the "risk-on" mode is back. With high yield enjoying underlying support, this rally could continue. But I have concerns. The fund's premium i...

Summary Constantly swaying between narrative and reality, financial markets are supported and fueled by emotions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and fears. When the narrative is shared, financial markets take a definite direction, drawing scenarios of growth or recession, as in the curr...

Summary 21 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 20 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector. Real estate and senior loans are the highest-yielding CEF sector. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF...

Summary Financial markets are set to close a difficult year amid the war in Ukraine, pandemic aftershocks, and inflation-eroding purchasing power. As always, the first rule for every investor is to try to survive and avoid making mistakes that could prove fatal. As for me, I hope I ...