PFN News and Press, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

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...

2024-05-24 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...

2024-05-09 22:43:11 ET Summary PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II has underperformed its peers, including ETFs and other CEFs, during the recent monetary tightening cycle. This is attributed to poor individual security selection. The fund has a large allocation to common stocks/rights/...

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...

2024-05-03 13:44:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PCN), PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE: PHK), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PFL), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (NYSE: PFN) and PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PTY) (each, a “...

2024-04-13 21:40:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-03-21 07:00:00 ET Summary Funds rely on at-the-market offerings and capital gains to make up for earnings shortfalls and maintain distributions. Coverage levels for taxable funds declined in January due to the falling value of the dollar. Net investment income production ...

2024-03-08 08:24:22 ET Summary Coverage for PIMCO CEFs has improved for muni funds but fell slightly for taxable funds. PIMCO has reduced its leverage in taxable funds, with PGP and PCN having leverage levels well below the suite's average. The performance of CMBS-overweight f...