PIMCO Unveils Canadian Offerings

January 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PIMCO is launching eight Canadian-registered mutual funds.

A news release said the new funds offer solutions including short- and long-term fixed income, real and absolute return, monthly income and global equities.

The eight funds include:

• PIMCO Canadian Short Term Bond:an actively managed diversified portfolio of short and intermediate Canadian fixed-income securities that offers potential for higher returns relative to the DEX Short Term Bond Index. (Class A – Front End: PMO001)
• PIMCO Canadian Total Return Bond Fund: an actively managed diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed-income securities that offers the potential for higher returns relative to the DEX Universe Bond Index. (Class A – Front End: PMO002)
• PIMCO Canadian Long Term Bond Fund: an actively managed diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed-income instruments of longer term maturities that offer potential for higher returns relative to the DEX Long Term Bond Index. (Class A – Front End: PMO003)
• PIMCO Canadian Real Return Bond Fund: an actively managed diversified portfolio of Canadian real return bonds that aims to preserve investors’ purchasing power. (Class A – Front End: PMO004)
• PIMCO Monthly Income Fund (Canada): an actively managed diversified portfolio of non-Canadian fixed-income instruments of varying maturities that seeks to maximize current income while maintaining a relatively low risk profile. (Class A – Front End: PMO005)
• PIMCO Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund (Canada): an actively managed portfolio of fixed-income securities from both developed and developing markets, benchmarked to the proprietary GDP-weighted PIMCO Global Advantage Bond Index (GLADI). (Class A – Front End: PMO006)
• PIMCO Global Balanced Fund (Canada): a “fund of funds” that seeks a balanced approach blending global equity and fixed income by investing in the PIMCO Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund (Canada) and the PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund (Canada). (Class A – Front End: PMO007)
• PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund(Canada): a diversified portfolio of global equity securities that is actively managed using a deep value investment philosophy and process. (Class A – Front End: PMO008).

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