PMX News and Press, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III of Beneficial Interest From 07/01/21

Faced with higher inflation numbers, the Federal Reserve has begun to create more meaningful parameters around its evolving stance on monetary policy. Although the changes could be less dramatic than many expect, we believe that investors should be prepared for higher market volatilit...

The second quarter of 2021 saw a drop in US Treasury yields, as well as in high-grade tax-free bond yields. The quarter in general was one that saw continued increases in month-over-month inflation but little real reaction in the bond markets. The Federal Reserve has continued to ...

The potential for higher U.S. taxes, coupled with regulatory risks and shifting growth momentum, tempers our near-term enthusiasm for U.S. equities. Euro area business activity surged in June as the region catches up on the restart that has been led by the U.S. and UK. Investors w...

PDI and PCI continue to have weak fundamentals. PDO continues to be the best buy in the space. PMX falls back to the buy-range. Since this article, PDO's valuation has skyrocketed above what we deem fair value.  Subsequently, coverage ratios for PCI and PDI have fallen dr...

The muni CEF sector has continued to rally this year due to the resilience of municipal bond yields and tight CEF discounts. A number of funds, however, have grown to premium valuations that are unlikely to prove sustainable. In this article, we take a look at a number of these fu...

During the fund flows week, investors continued their search for yield, injecting a net $2.0 billion and $1.9 billion into taxable bond funds (including ETFs) and municipal bond funds, respectively. On the taxable side, Short Investment-Grade Debt Funds (+$884 million) attracted the l...

The disparity among PIMCO tax-exempt muni CEFs remains large. Apart from lower income yields, greater susceptibility to distribution cuts and larger drawdown potential, the ongoing consolidation wave in the sector presents another risk for high-premium funds. In our view, investor...

With the post-pandemic US economy on the mend, a new threat has emerged: inflation. A confluence of pent-up consumer demand, record household savings, low inventories and global shortages has ignited the sharpest near-term price hikes in decades. Effective inflation-protection str...

Municipals posted another month of positive performance amid range-bound interest rates. Fiscal stimulus and infrastructure uncertainty limited municipal issuance. Summer seasonal supply-demand dynamics have historically boded well for muni performance. For further details s...

Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to tick higher in May. GMI’s Sharpe ratio — a measure of risk-adjusted return – rose to 0.82 on a trailing 10-year basis through last month. That’s close to a pandemic high, but still...