PGP News and Press, Pimco Global Stocksplus & Income Fund StocksPlus & Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 06/10/20

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on May 26th.) Branding matters. Think of this. In the 1980s, PepsiCo ( PEP ) began running commercials with The Pepsi Challenge, where people would try two colas as a taste test and select which they liked better. Not surprisingly, Pepsi ...

Over the last few months we have tracked the leverage shifts across the PIMCO municipal and taxable CEFs. The key reason for this is three-fold. First, PIMCO funds are some of the most nimble movers across the fund space both in terms of underlying portfolio allocations as well as shifts in ri...

Over the last few weeks and across a number of articles we have been focused on the changes in leverage of PIMCO CEFs. Our view has been that changes in borrowings are key drivers of fund earnings and, by extension, distribution sustainability. Today we saw three taxable CEFs cut their distrib...

Author's note: This article was initially published on May 17, 2020, and data are from that date. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors i...

Author's note: This article was initially released on May 15, 2020 and data are from that date. Please check latest data before investing. Chemist's Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end ...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on May 11, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors ...

In our previous articles on PIMCO CEFs, we discussed how these funds have deleveraged in March to varying degrees due to already elevated leverage levels and sharply falling NAVs. April saw continued deleveraging across a number of taxable funds with some funds playing catch-up while other fun...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist We are continuing to navigate a volatile environment. Most are quite aware of the risks of the distribution cuts that will be coming down the pipeline shortly. We have already begun seeing cuts from some of the funds in the CEF wo...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Throughout the massive COVID-19 selloff, Stanford Chemist and I have received several inquiries relating to the bankruptcy of closed-end funds or funds going "bust." As we aren't out of the woods yet with selloff pressures, now mi...

NEW YORK, April 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. The distribu...