PFN News and Press, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II From 08/01/23

2023-08-01 23:43:00 ET Summary The article evaluates the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II as an investment option. There is merit to owning as an equity hedge and for a more risk-on-income play. But challenges put some pressure on that thesis. PFN's value has not significantly ch...

2023-07-27 10:53:42 ET Summary We provide a June update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. The SEC fined PIMCO $6.5m for inadequate disclosure of its paired swap strategy. Coverage turned back down for taxable funds to close out the fiscal year. Most taxable funds continued ...

2023-07-17 19:00:34 ET Summary Investors today are desperate for any source of income as the cost of living continues to increase at a very rapid pace. PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II invests in a portfolio of bonds with the goal of providing its shareholders with a very high level ...

2023-07-17 03:27:10 ET Summary 6 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. PDT reduces distribution by 15%, FSCO boosts distribution by 15%. Some CEFs getting bubbly. Author’s note: This article was released t...

NEW YORK, July 03, 2023 (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. The distribut...

2023-06-29 11:26:44 ET Summary We provide a May update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. PIMCO taxable CEFs deleveraged slightly as total borrowings fell to a new low. Six-month rolling coverage stabilized and recovered as we expected in the last monthly update. We discuss ...

2023-06-01 06:12:54 ET Summary We provide an April update for the PIMCO CEF taxable suite. PIMCO taxable CEFs deleveraged slightly as total borrowings fell below their February level to a new low. Six-month rolling coverage deflated further while three-month coverage was relat...

2023-05-20 09:00:00 ET Summary For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatil...

2023-04-30 04:23:20 ET Summary Why recessions can be an opportunity for investors will be explained. I will outline specific cases where I have utilized such opportunities. How the history of recessions and banking crises are related will be dealt with in the article. ...

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...