PTY News and Press, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund From 06/19/23

2023-06-19 05:00:03 ET Forget the latest blather from the Fed: folks just trying to get a decent income stream are still getting a raw deal these days. Treasuries pay 3.7%. Stocks? Just 1.6%. Too bad inflation is at 4%, so our real returns are negative on both! Sure, stocks ...

2023-06-17 09:00:00 ET Summary Jane's retirement accounts generated a total of $1,952.59 of dividend income for May 2023 vs. $1,514.11 of dividend income for May 2022. Only one company paid an increased dividend or issued a special dividend during the month of May. May was a b...

2023-06-15 05:00:26 ET Bill Gross is one of the great characters in the investment world: flamboyant, bold—and generally disliked by those who worked for him. But his PIMCO Total Return Fund saw over 9% annualized returns in its first decade, despite being a supposedly “bo...

2023-06-10 05:57:45 ET Summary Is it ever okay to invest in a CEF that trades at a premium to NAV? Is it ever NOT okay to invest in an attractive one at a discount? The Liberty All-Star Equity Fund offers a big 10.0% annual distribution (paid quarterly) and currently trades at a d...

2023-06-05 07:35:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates rapidly. Fixed-income investments have suffered double-digit losses during this rate-hiking cycle. When rates stop rising and start being cut, we can expect double-digit positive returns from fixed-inc...

2023-06-01 17:18:39 ET Summary The market is composed of the intelligence and emotions of its participants, millions of people whose judgments and assessments guide its prices. Right now, the market is dominated by the expectation of a recession, and any data is read in its antici...

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...

2023-05-27 08:55:54 ET Summary We share updated data on more than 10 of the biggest and most-popular big-yield CEFs. We have a special focus on Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF), currently yielding over 8%, and trading at a significant discount to its net asset value. ...

2023-05-26 12:24:48 ET Summary From its inception to 2021, PTY outperformed overall markets vastly in total returns. It's been lagging lately due to uncertainties in the economy. I believe it will return to its glorious days as uncertainties get cleared. This might take a ...

2023-05-13 09:00:00 ET Summary Jane's retirement accounts generated a total of $2,575.73 of dividend income for April 2023 vs. $2,205.33 of dividend income for April 2022. Jane's Traditional IRA had a balance of $422.7K as of April 30, 2023, vs. $431.8K on April 30, 2022. The esti...