N-CSR 1 d750811dncsr.htm PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21238

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices)

Bradley Todd

Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

650 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copies to:

David C. Sullivan

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 337-4626

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2019

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Item 1.

Reports to Shareholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS

Annual Report

 

July 31, 2019

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | PTY | NYSE

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund | PCN | NYSE

 

PIMCO High Income Fund | PHK | NYSE

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund | PFL | NYSE

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II | PFN | NYSE

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website, pimco.com/literature, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by visiting pimco.com/edelivery or by contacting your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank, you may contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 844.337.4626. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund or to all funds held in your account if you invest through a financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank.


Table of Contents

 

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Letter from the Chair of the Board & President

        2  

Important Information About the Funds

        4  

Financial Highlights

        16  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

        18  

Statements of Operations

        19  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        20  

Statements of Cash Flows

        22  

Notes to Financial Statements

        84  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        107  

Glossary

        108  

Federal Income Tax Information

        109  

Shareholder Meeting Results

        110  

Changes to Boards of Trustees

        112  

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

        113  

Management of the Funds

        115  

Approval of Investment Management Agreement

        118  

Privacy Policy

        124  
     
Fund    Fund
Summary
     Schedule of
Investments
 
     

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

     11        23  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

     12        37  

PIMCO High Income Fund

     13        49  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

     14        61  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

     15        72  


Letter from the Chair of the Board & President

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

Following this letter is the PIMCO Closed-End Funds Annual Report, which covers the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2019. On the subsequent pages you will find specific details regarding investment results and discussion of the factors that most affected performance during the reporting period.

 

For the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2019

 

The U.S. economy continued to expand during the reporting period. Looking back, U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”) grew at an annual pace of 3.4% and 2.2% during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, respectively. For the first quarter of 2019, GDP growth rose to an annual pace of 3.1%. Finally, the Commerce Department’s initial reading for second-quarter 2019 GDP showed that the U.S. economy grew at a 2.1% annual pace.

 

After raising rates four times in 2018, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) reversed course and had a “dovish pivot.” With its December 2018 rate hike, the Fed increased the federal funds rate to a range between 2.25% and 2.50%. However, at the Fed’s meeting in January 2019, the Fed tapered its expectations for the pace of rate hikes in 2019. Then, after the Fed’s meeting in June 2019, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “The case for somewhat more accommodative policy has strengthened.” This stance was partially attributed to trade tensions and signs of slowing global growth, including weakening manufacturing data. Finally, at the Fed’s meeting that concluded on July 31, 2019, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate to a range between 2.00% and 2.25%. This represented the Fed’s first rate cut since 2008.

 

Growth outside the U.S. continued, but the pace generally moderated. According to the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”), global growth is projected to be 3.3% in 2019, versus 3.6% in 2018. From a regional perspective, the IMF expects the U.S. economy to expand 2.3% in 2019, compared to 2.9% in the prior calendar year. Elsewhere, the IMF anticipates 2019 GDP growth in the eurozone, U.K. and Japan will be 1.3%, 1.2% and 1.0%, respectively. For comparison purposes, these economies expanded 1.8%, 1.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in 2018.

 

Against this backdrop, the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) and the Bank of Japan largely maintained their highly accommodative monetary policies. The ECB ended its quantitative easing program in December 2018 and indicated that it does not expect to raise interest rates, “at least through the first half of 2020.” Meanwhile, after raising rates at its meeting in August 2018, the Bank of England kept rates on hold for the remainder of the reporting period.

 

The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened as 10-year Treasury rates declined more than their two-year counterparts. In our view, the decrease in longer-term rates was partially due to signs of moderating global growth, the Fed’s dovish pivot and periods of investor risk aversion. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was 2.02% at the end of the reporting period versus 2.96% on July 31, 2018. The Bloomberg Barclays Global Treasury Index (USD hedged), which tracks fixed-rate, local-currency government debt of investment grade countries, including both developed and emerging markets, returned 8.63%. Meanwhile, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Credit Index (USD hedged), a widely used index of global investment grade credit bonds, returned 9.77%. Riskier fixed income asset classes, including high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt, also generated positive results. The ICE BofAML Developed Markets High Yield Constrained Index (USD hedged), a widely used index of below investment grade bonds, returned 7.24%, whereas emerging market external debt, as represented by the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global (USD hedged), returned 10.33%. Emerging market local bonds, as represented by the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged), returned 7.95%.

 

Global equities produced mixed results. Despite periods of volatility, U.S. equities generated positive returns. We believe this rally was driven by a number of factors, including corporate profits that often exceeded expectations and a more accommodative Fed. All told, U.S. equities, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, returned 7.99%. Emerging market equities, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned -2.18%, whereas global equities, as

 

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represented by the MSCI World Index, returned 3.62%. Meanwhile, Japanese equities, as represented by the Nikkei 225 Index (in JPY), returned -2.48% and European equities, as represented by the MSCI Europe Index (in EUR), returned 1.61%.

 

Commodity prices fluctuated and generated mixed results. When the reporting period began, Brent crude oil was approximately $74 a barrel, but by the end, it was roughly $65 a barrel. In our view, this was driven in part by increased supply and declining global demand. Elsewhere, gold prices increased, whereas copper prices decreased.

 

Finally, there were periods of volatility in the foreign exchange markets. We believe this volatility was due in part to signs of moderating global growth and changing central bank monetary policies, along with a number of geopolitical events. The U.S. dollar strengthened against a number of other major currencies. For example, the U.S. dollar returned 5.26% and 7.35% versus the euro and British pound, respectively. However, the U.S. dollar fell 2.83% versus the Japanese yen.

 

Thank you for the assets you have placed with us. We deeply value your trust, and we will continue to work diligently to meet your broad investment needs. For any questions regarding your PIMCO Closed-End Funds investments, please contact your financial advisor or call the Funds’ shareholder servicing agent at (844) 33-PIMCO. We also invite you to visit our website at www.pimco.com to learn more about our global viewpoints.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Deborah A. DeCotis   Eric D. Johnson
Chair of the Board of Trustees   President

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income distributions and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

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Important Information About the Funds

 

We believe that bond funds have an important role to play in a well-diversified investment portfolio. It is important to note, however, that in an environment where interest rates may trend upward, rising rates would negatively impact the performance of most bond funds, and fixed-income securities and other instruments held by a Fund are likely to decrease in value. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise (e.g., central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions). In addition, changes in interest rates can be sudden and unpredictable, and there is no guarantee that Fund management will anticipate such movement accurately. A Fund may lose money as a result of movement in interest rates.

 

As of the date of this report, interest rates in the U.S. and many parts of the world, including certain European countries, are at or near historically low levels. As such, bond funds may currently face a heightened level of interest rate risk, especially as the Federal Reserve Board ended its quantitative easing program in October 2014 and raised interest rates several times thereafter before lowering them in July 2019. Interest rates may change in the future depending upon the Federal Reserve Board’s view of economic growth, inflation, employment and other market factors. To the extent the Federal Reserve Board raises interest rates, there is a risk that rates across the financial system may rise. Further, while bond markets have steadily grown over the past three decades, dealer inventories of corporate bonds are near historic lows in relation to market size. As a result, there has been a significant reduction in the ability of dealers to “make markets.”

 

Bond funds and individual bonds with a longer duration (a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates) tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities or funds with shorter durations. In addition, in the current low interest rate environment, the market price of the Funds’ common shares may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates or the perception that there will be a change in interest rates. All of the factors mentioned above, individually or collectively, could lead to increased volatility and/or lower liquidity in the fixed income markets or negatively impact a Fund’s performance or cause a Fund to incur losses.

 

The use of derivatives may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The Funds may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of an investment strategy. Use of these instruments may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, call risk, credit risk, leverage risk, management risk and the risk that a Fund may not be able to close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so. Changes in regulation relating to a Fund’s use of derivatives and related instruments could potentially limit or impact a Fund’s ability to invest in derivatives, limit a Fund’s ability to employ certain strategies

that use derivatives and/or adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives and the Fund. Certain derivative transactions may have a leveraging effect on a Fund. For example, a small investment in a derivative instrument may have a significant impact on a Fund’s exposure to interest rates, currency exchange rates or other investments. As a result, a relatively small price movement in an asset, instrument or component of the index underlying a derivative instrument may cause an immediate and substantial loss or gain, which translates into heightened volatility in a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). A Fund may engage in such transactions regardless of whether the Fund owns the asset, instrument or components of the index underlying the derivative instrument. A Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in these types of instruments. If it does, a Fund’s investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

 

Certain Funds’ monthly distributions may include, among other possible sources, interest income from its debt portfolio and payments and premiums (characterized as capital for financial accounting purposes and as ordinary income for tax purposes) generated by certain types of interest rate derivatives.

 

Strategies involving interest rate derivatives may attempt to capitalize on differences between short-term and long-term interest rates as part of a Fund’s duration and yield curve active management strategies. For instance, in the event that long-term interest rates are higher than short-term interest rates, the Fund may elect to pay a floating short-term interest rate and to receive a long-term fixed interest rate for a stipulated period of time, thereby generating payments as a function of the difference between current short-term interest rates and long-term interest rates, so long as the floating short-term interest rate (which may rise) is lower than the fixed long-term interest rate.

 

A Fund may also enter into opposite sides of multiple interest rate swaps or other derivatives with respect to the same underlying reference instrument (e.g., a 10-year U.S. treasury) that have different effective dates with respect to interest accrual time periods for the principal purpose of generating distributable gains (characterized as ordinary income for tax purposes) and that are not part of the Fund’s duration or yield curve management strategies (“paired swap transactions”). In a paired swap transaction, a Fund would generally enter into one or more interest rate swap agreements whereby the Fund agrees to make regular payments starting at the time the Fund enters into the agreements equal to a floating interest rate in return for payments equal to a fixed interest rate (the “initial leg”). The Fund would also enter into one or more interest rate swap agreements on the same underlying instrument, but take the opposite position (i.e., in this example, the Fund would make regular payments equal to a fixed

 

 

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interest rate in return for receiving payments equal to a floating interest rate) with respect to a contract whereby the payment obligations do not commence until a date following the commencement of the initial leg (the “forward leg”).

 

A Fund’s income- and gain-generating strategies, including certain derivatives strategies, may generate current, distributable income, even if such strategies could potentially result in declines in a Fund’s NAV. A Fund’s income and gain-generating strategies, including certain derivatives strategies, may generate current income and gains taxable as ordinary income sufficient to support monthly distributions even in situations when the Fund has experienced a decline in net assets due to, for example, adverse changes in the broad U.S. or non-U.S. equity markets or the Fund’s debt investments, or arising from its use of derivatives. For instance, a significant portion of a Fund’s monthly distributions may be sourced from paired swap transactions utilized to produce current distributable ordinary income for tax purposes on the initial leg, with a substantial possibility that the Fund will later realize a corresponding capital loss and potential decline in its NAV with respect to the forward leg (to the extent there are not corresponding offsetting capital gains being generated from other sources). Because some or all of these transactions may generate capital losses without corresponding offsetting capital gains, portions of a Fund’s distributions recognized as ordinary income for tax purposes (such as from paired swap transactions) may be economically similar to a taxable return of capital when considered together with such capital losses.

 

The notional exposure of a Fund’s interest rate derivatives may represent a multiple of the Fund’s total net assets. There can be no assurance a Fund’s strategies involving interest rate derivatives will work as intended and such strategies are subject to the risks related to the use of derivatives generally, as discussed above (see also Notes 6 and 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements for further discussion on the use of derivative instruments and certain of the risks associated therewith).

 

A Fund’s use of leverage creates the opportunity for increased income for the Fund’s common shareholders, but also creates special risks. Leverage is a speculative technique that may expose a Fund to greater risk and increased costs. If shorter-term interest rates rise relative to the rate of return on a Fund’s portfolio, the interest and other costs of leverage to the Fund could exceed the rate of return on the debt obligations and other investments held by the Fund, thereby reducing return to the Fund’s common shareholders. In addition, fees and expenses of any form of leverage used by a Fund will be borne entirely by its common shareholders (and not by preferred shareholders, if any) and will reduce the investment return of the Fund’s common shares.

 

In addition, because the fees received by PIMCO are based on the average weekly total managed assets (including any assets attributable

to any preferred shares or other forms of leverage that may be outstanding) minus any accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing leverage) of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, and on the average daily net asset value (including daily net assets attributable to any preferred shares that may be outstanding) of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO has a financial incentive for a Fund to use certain forms of leverage, which may create a conflict of interest between PIMCO, on the one hand, and the common shareholders of a Fund, on the other hand.

 

There can be no assurance that a Fund’s use of leverage will result in a higher yield on its common shares, and it may result in losses. Leverage creates several major types of risks for a Fund’s common shareholders, including: (1) the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of the Fund’s common shares, and of the investment return to the Fund’s common shareholders, than a comparable portfolio without leverage; (2) the possibility either that the Fund’s common share dividends will fall if the interest and other costs of leverage rise, or that dividends paid on the Fund’s common shares will fluctuate because such costs vary over time; and (3) the effects of leverage in a declining market or a rising interest rate environment, as leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of the Fund’s common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged and may result in a greater decline in the market value of the Fund’s common shares. Moreover, to make payments of interest and other loan costs, a Fund may be forced to sell portfolio securities when it is not otherwise advantageous to do so.

 

A Fund’s investments in and exposure to foreign securities involve special risks. For example, the value of these investments may decline in response to unfavorable political and legal developments, unreliable or untimely information or economic and financial instability. Foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme changes in value than investments in securities of U.S. issuers. The securities markets of certain foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Issuers of foreign securities are usually not subject to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting, auditing and custody standards of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly, from U.S. standards. Also, nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, currency blockage, political changes or diplomatic developments could adversely affect a Fund’s investments in foreign securities. In the event of nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, a Fund could lose its entire investment in foreign securities. Investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may entail risk due to foreign (non-U.S.) economic and political developments; this risk may be increased when investing in emerging markets. For example, if a Fund invests in emerging market debt, it may face increased exposure to interest rate, liquidity, volatility,

 

 

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Important Information About the Funds (Cont.)

 

and redemption risk due to the specific economic, political, geographical, or legal background of the foreign (non-U.S.) issuer.

 

Classifications of Fund portfolio holdings in this report are made according to financial reporting standards. The classification of a particular portfolio holding as shown in the Allocation Breakdown and Schedule of Investments sections of this report may differ from the classification used for a Fund’s compliance calculations, including those used in a Fund’s prospectus, investment objectives, regulatory, and other investment limitations and policies, which may be based on different asset class, sector or geographical classifications. All Funds are separately monitored for compliance with respect to prospectus and regulatory requirements.

 

The geographical classification of foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure.

 

The United States presidential administration’s enforcement of tariffs on goods from other countries, with a focus on China, has contributed to international trade tensions and may impact portfolio securities.

 

The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union may impact Fund returns. This decision may cause substantial volatility in foreign exchange markets, lead to weakness in the exchange rate of the British pound, result in a sustained period of market uncertainty, and destabilize some or all of the other European Union member countries and/or the Eurozone.

 

The Funds may invest in certain instruments that rely in some fashion upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is an average interest rate, determined by the ICE Benchmark Administration, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding future utilization of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate, and any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on a Fund or on certain instruments in which a Fund invests are not known.

 

Under the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) have entered into a joint initiative to develop a common securitization platform for the issuance of a uniform mortgage-backed security (the “Single Security Initiative”) that aligns the characteristics of FNMA and FHLMC certificates. The Single Security Initiative was implemented on June 3, 2019, and the effects it may have on the market for mortgage-backed securities are uncertain.

Investments in loans (including whole loans) are generally subject to risks similar to those of investments in other types of debt obligations, including, among others, credit risk, interest rate risk, variable and floating rate securities risk, and, as applicable, risks associated with mortgage-related securities. In addition, in many cases loans are subject to the risks associated with below-investment grade securities. In the case of a loan participation or assignment, a Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a loan participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower. A Fund may be subject to heightened or additional risks and potential liabilities and costs by investing in mezzanine and other subordinated loans, including those arising under bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, equitable subordination, lender liability, environmental and other laws and regulations, and risks and costs associated with debt servicing and taking foreclosure actions associated with the loans.

 

Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets such as consumer loans or receivables held in trust and often involve risks that are different from or possibly more acute than risks associated with other types of debt instruments. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed rate mortgage-related securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, if a Fund holds mortgage-related securities, it may exhibit additional volatility since individual mortgage holders are less likely to exercise prepayment options, thereby putting additional downward pressure on the value of these securities and potentially causing the Fund to lose money. This is known as extension risk. Mortgage-backed securities can be highly sensitive to rising interest rates, such that even small movements can cause an investing Fund to lose value. Mortgage-backed securities, and in particular those not backed by a government guarantee, are subject to credit risk. In addition, adjustable and fixed rate mortgage-related securities are subject to prepayment risk. When interest rates decline, borrowers may pay off their mortgages sooner than expected. This can reduce the returns of the Funds because the Funds may have to reinvest that money at the lower prevailing interest rates. The Funds’ investments in other asset-backed securities are subject to risks similar to those associated with mortgage-related securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets. Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Additionally, investments in subordinate

 

 

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mortgage-backed and other asset-backed instruments will be subject to risks arising from delinquencies and foreclosures, thereby exposing a Fund’s investment portfolio to potential losses. Subordinate securities of mortgage-backed and other asset-backed instruments are also subject to greater credit risk than those mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities that are more highly rated.

 

A Fund may also invest in the residual or equity tranches of mortgage-related and other asset-backed instruments, which may be referred to as subordinate mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments and interest-only mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments. Subordinate mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments are paid interest only to the extent that there are funds available to make payments. To the extent the collateral pool includes a large percentage of delinquent loans, there is a risk that interest payment on subordinate mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments will not be fully paid. There are multiple tranches of mortgage-backed and asset-backed instruments, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. Tranches are categorized as senior, mezzanine, and subordinated/equity or “first loss,” according to their degree of risk. The most senior tranche of a mortgage-backed or asset-backed instrument has the greatest collateralization and pays the lowest interest rate. If there are defaults or the collateral otherwise underperforms, scheduled payments to senior tranches take precedence over those of mezzanine tranches, and scheduled payments to mezzanine tranches take precedence over those to subordinated/equity tranches. Lower tranches represent lower degrees of credit quality and pay higher interest rates intended to compensate for the attendant risks. The return on the lower tranches is especially sensitive to the rate of defaults in the collateral pool. The lowest tranche (i.e., the “equity” or “residual” tranche) specifically receives the residual interest payments (i.e., money that is left over after the higher tranches have been paid and expenses of the issuing entities have been paid) rather than a fixed interest rate. Because an investment in the residual or equity tranche of a mortgage-related or other asset-backed instrument will be the first to bear losses incurred by such instrument, these investments may involve a significantly greater degree of risk than investments in other tranches of a mortgage-related or other asset-backed instrument.

 

The risk of investing in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), include prepayment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, structural risk, legal risk and interest rate risk. CLOs may carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the possibility that the investments in CLOs are subordinate to other classes or tranches thereof; and (iv) the complex structure of

the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

 

High-yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) typically have a lower credit rating than other bonds. Lower-rated bonds generally involve a greater risk to principal than higher-rated bonds. Further, markets for lower-rated bonds are typically less liquid than for higher-rated bonds, and public information is usually less abundant in markets for lower-rated bonds. Thus, high yield investments increase the chance that a Fund will lose money. PIMCO does not rely solely on credit ratings, and develops its own analysis of issuer credit quality. A Fund may purchase unrated securities (which are not rated by a rating agency) if PIMCO determines that the security is of comparable quality to a rated security that a Fund may purchase. Unrated securities may be less liquid than comparable rated securities and involve the risk that PIMCO may not accurately evaluate the security’s comparative credit quality, which could result in a Fund’s portfolio having a higher level of credit and/or high yield risk than PIMCO has estimated or desires for the Fund, and could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and/or returns. Certain Funds may invest a substantial portion of their assets in unrated securities and therefore may be particularly subject to the associated risks. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher-quality debt obligations. To the extent that a Fund invests in high yield and/or unrated securities, the Fund’s success in achieving its investment objectives may depend more heavily on the portfolio manager’s creditworthiness analysis than if the Fund invested exclusively in higher-quality and rated securities. The Funds may hold defaulted securities that may involve special considerations including bankruptcy proceedings, other regulatory and legal restrictions affecting the Funds’ ability to trade, and the availability of prices from independent pricing services or dealer quotations. Defaulted obligations might be repaid only after lengthy workout or bankruptcy proceedings, during which the issuer might not make any interest or other payments. Defaulted securities are often illiquid and may not be actively traded. Sales of securities in bankrupt companies at an acceptable price may be difficult and differences compared to the value of the securities used by the Funds could be material. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of the overall portfolio.

 

Contingent convertible securities (“CoCos”) are a form of hybrid debt security issued primarily by non-U.S. issuers, which have loss absorption mechanisms built into their terms. CoCos have no stated maturity, have fully discretionary coupons and are typically issued in the form of subordinated debt instruments. CoCos generally either convert into equity of the issuer or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (“triggers”) linked to regulatory

 

 

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Important Information About the Funds (Cont.)

 

capital thresholds or regulatory actions relating to the issuer’s continued viability. As a result, an investment by a Fund in CoCos is subject to the risk that interest payments will be cancelled by the issuer or a regulatory authority, the risk of ranking junior to other creditors in the event of a liquidation or other bankruptcy-related event as a result of holding subordinated debt, the risk of the Fund’s investment becoming further subordinated as a result of conversion from debt to equity, the risk that the principal amount due can be written down to a lesser amount, and the general risks applicable to fixed income investments, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk, any of which could result in losses to the Fund. CoCos may experience a loss absorption mechanism trigger event, which would likely be the result of, or related to, the deterioration of the issuer’s financial condition (e.g., a decrease in the issuer’s capital ratio) and status as a going concern. In such a case, with respect to CoCos that provide for conversion into common stock upon the occurrence of the trigger event, the market price of the issuer’s common stock received by the Fund will have likely declined, perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV. In certain scenarios, investors in CoCos may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity holders do not. There is no guarantee that a Fund will receive a return of principal on CoCos. Any indication that an automatic write-down or conversion event may occur can be expected to have an adverse effect on the market price of CoCos. CoCos are often rated below investment grade and are subject to the risks of high yield securities. Because CoCos are issued primarily by financial institutions, CoCos may present substantially increased risks at times of financial turmoil, which could affect financial institutions more than companies in other sectors and industries. Further, the value of an investment in CoCos is unpredictable and will be influenced by many factors and risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. An investment by a Fund in CoCos may result in losses to the Fund.

 

Variable and floating rate securities generally are less sensitive to interest rate changes but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. Conversely, floating rate securities will not generally increase in value if interest rates decline. Inverse floating rate securities may decrease in value if interest rates increase. Inverse floating rate securities may also exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation with similar credit quality. When a Fund holds variable or floating rate securities, a decrease (or, in the case of inverse floating rate securities, an increase) in market interest rates will adversely affect the income received from such securities and the NAV of the Funds’ shares.

 

The global economic crisis brought several small countries in Europe to the brink of default and many other economies into recession and weakened the banking and financial sectors of many European

countries. For example, the governments of Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland have all experienced large public budget deficits, the effects of which are still yet unknown and may slow the overall recovery of the European economies from the global economic crisis. In addition, due to large public deficits, some European countries may be dependent on assistance from other European governments and institutions or other central banks or supranational agencies such as the International Monetary Fund. Assistance may be dependent on a country’s implementation of reforms or reaching a certain level of performance. Failure to reach those objectives or an insufficient level of assistance could result in a deep economic downturn which could significantly affect the value of a Fund’s European investments. It is possible that one or more Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union member countries could abandon the euro and return to a national currency and/or that the euro will cease to exist as a single currency in its current form. The exit of any country out of the euro may have an extremely destabilizing effect on other eurozone countries and their economies and a negative effect on the global economy as a whole. Such an exit by one country may also increase the possibility that additional countries may exit the euro should they face similar financial difficulties. In June 2016, the United Kingdom approved a referendum to leave the European Union. Significant uncertainty remains in the market regarding the ramifications of that development, and the range and potential implications of possible political, regulatory, economic and market outcomes are difficult to predict.

 

As the use of technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, the Funds have become potentially more susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional cyber events that may, among other things, cause a Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption and/or destruction or lose operational capacity, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential information, or otherwise disrupt normal business operations. Cyber security breaches may involve unauthorized access to a Fund’s digital information systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding), but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). In addition, cyber security breaches involving a Fund’s third party service providers (including but not limited to advisers, sub-advisers, administrators, transfer agents, custodians, distributors and other third parties), trading counterparties or issuers in which a Fund invests can also subject a Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Moreover, cyber security breaches involving trading counterparties or issuers in which a Fund invests could adversely impact such counterparties or issuers and cause the Fund’s investment to lose value.

 

 

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Cyber security failures or breaches may result in financial losses to a Fund and its shareholders. These failures or breaches may also result in disruptions to business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses; interference with a Fund’s ability to calculate its NAV, process shareholder transactions or otherwise transact business with shareholders; impediments to trading; violations of applicable privacy and other laws; regulatory fines; penalties; reputational damage; reimbursement or other compensation costs; additional compliance and cyber security risk management costs and other adverse consequences. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future.

 

Like with operational risk in general, the Funds have established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security. However, there are inherent limitations in these plans and systems, including that certain risks may not have been identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge in the future. As such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Funds do not directly control the cyber security systems of issuers in which a Fund may invest, trading counterparties or third party service providers to the Funds. There is also a risk that cyber security breaches may not be detected. The Funds and their shareholders could be negatively impacted as a result.

 

The Funds may invest in securities and instruments that are economically tied to Russia. Investments in Russia are subject to various risks such as political, economic, legal, market and currency risks. The risks include uncertain political and economic policies, short-term market volatility, poor accounting standards, corruption and crime, an inadequate regulatory system, and unpredictable taxation. Investments in Russia are particularly subject to the risk that economic sanctions may be imposed by the United States and/or other countries. Such sanctions — which may impact companies in many sectors, including energy, financial services and defense, among others — may negatively impact the Funds’ performance and/or ability to achieve their investment objectives. The Russian securities market is characterized by limited volume of trading, resulting in difficulty in obtaining accurate prices. The Russian securities market, as compared to U.S. markets, has significant price volatility, less liquidity, a smaller market capitalization and a smaller number of traded securities. There may be little publicly available information about issuers. Settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to risks because of registration systems that may not be subject to effective government supervision. This may result in significant delays or problems in registering the transfer of securities. Russian securities laws may not recognize foreign nominee accounts held with a custodian bank, and therefore the custodian may be considered the ultimate owner of securities they hold for their clients. Ownership of securities issued by

Russian companies is recorded by companies themselves and by registrars instead of through a central registration system. It is possible that the ownership rights of the Funds could be lost through fraud or negligence. While applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for the Funds to enforce any rights they may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Adverse currency exchange rates are a risk and there may be a lack of available currency hedging instruments. Investments in Russia may be subject to the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets. Oil, natural gas, metals, and timber account for a significant portion of Russia’s exports, leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world prices.

 

The common shares of the Funds trade on the New York Stock Exchange. As with any stock, the price of a Fund’s common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If you sell your common shares of a Fund, the price received may be more or less than your original investment. Shares of closed-end management investment companies, such as the Funds, frequently trade at a discount from their NAV and may trade at a price that is less than the initial offering price and/or the NAV of such shares. Further, if a Fund’s shares trade at a price that is more than the initial offering price and/or the NAV of such shares, including at a substantial premium and/or for an extended period of time, there is no assurance that any such premium will be sustained for any period of time and will not decrease, or that the shares will not trade at a discount to NAV thereafter.

 

The Funds may be subject to various risks, including, but not limited to, the following: asset allocation risk, credit risk, stressed securities risk, distressed and defaulted securities risk, corporate bond risk, contingent convertible securities risk, high yield risk, market risk, issuer risk, liquidity risk, equity securities and related market risk, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities risk, extension risk, prepayment risk, privately issued mortgage-related securities risk, mortgage market/ subprime risk, foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk, emerging markets risk, currency risk, redenomination risk, non-diversification risk, management risk, municipal bond risk, inflation-indexed security risk, senior debt risk, loans, participations and assignments risk, reinvestment risk, real estate risk, U.S. Government securities risk, foreign (non-U.S.) government securities risk, valuation risk, segregation and cover risk, focused investment risk, credit default swaps risk, event-linked securities risk, counterparty risk, preferred securities risk, confidential information access risk, other investment companies risk, private placements risk, inflation/deflation risk, regulatory risk, tax risk, recent economic conditions risk, market disruptions and geopolitical risk, potential conflicts of interest involving allocation of investment opportunities, repurchase agreements risk, securities lending risk, zero-coupon bond and payment-in-kind securities risk, portfolio turnover risk, smaller company risk, short sale risk, convertible securities risk, market discount risk, interest rate risk, leverage

 

 

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Important Information About the Funds (Cont.)

 

risk, call risk, derivatives risk, synthetic convertible securities risk, operational risk, cyber security risk, structured investments risk, collateralized loan obligations risk, and Rule 144A securities risk. A description of certain of these risks is available in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Report.

 

On each Fund Summary page in this Shareholder Report, the Average Annual Total Return table measures performance assuming that all dividend and capital gain distributions were reinvested. Total return is calculated by determining the percentage change in NAV or market price (as applicable) in the specified period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions. Total return for a period of more than one year represents the average annual total return. Performance at market price will differ from results at NAV. Although market price returns tend to reflect investment results over time, during shorter periods returns at market price can also be influenced by factors such as changing views about a Fund, market conditions, supply and demand for the Fund’s shares, or changes in the Fund’s dividends. Performance shown is net of fees and expenses.

 

The following table discloses the commencement of operations and diversification status of each Fund:

 

Fund Name         Commencement
of Operations
    Diversification
Status
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

      12/27/02       Diversified  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      12/21/01       Diversified  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      04/30/03       Diversified  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      08/29/03       Diversified  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      10/29/04       Diversified  

 

An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. It is possible to lose money on investments in the Funds.

 

The Trustees are responsible generally for overseeing the management of the Funds. The Trustees authorize the Funds to enter into service agreements with the Investment Manager and other service providers in order to provide, and in some cases authorize service providers to procure through other parties, necessary or desirable services on behalf of the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to or third-party beneficiaries of such service agreements. Neither a Fund’s original or any subsequent prospectus or Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), any press release or shareholder report, any contracts filed as exhibits to a Fund’s registration statement, nor any other communications, disclosure documents or regulatory filings from or on behalf of a Fund creates a contract between or among any shareholders of a Fund, on the one hand, and the Fund, a service provider to the Fund, and/or the Trustees or officers of the Fund, on the other hand.

The Trustees (or the Funds and their officers, service providers or other delegates acting under authority of the Trustees) may amend its most recent or use a new prospectus or SAI with respect to a Fund, adopt and disclose new or amended policies and other changes in press releases and shareholder reports and/or amend, file and/or issue any other communications, disclosure documents or regulatory filings, and may amend or enter into any contracts to which a Fund is a party, and interpret the investment objective(s), policies, restrictions and contractual provisions applicable to any Fund, without shareholder input or approval, except in circumstances in which shareholder approval is specifically required by law (such as changes to fundamental investment policies) or where a shareholder approval requirement was specifically disclosed in a Fund’s prospectus, SAI or shareholder report and is otherwise still in effect.

 

PIMCO has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Proxy Policy has been adopted by the Funds as the policies and procedures that PIMCO will use when voting proxies on behalf of the Funds. A description of the policies and procedures that PIMCO uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities of each Fund, and information about how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (844) 33-PIMCO, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

 

Each Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available without charge, upon request by calling the Funds at (844) 33-PIMCO. Prior to its use of Form N-PORT, each Fund filed its complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-Q, which is available online at www.sec.gov.

 

The SEC has adopted a rule that, beginning in 2021, generally will allow shareholder reports to be delivered to investors by providing access to such reports online free of charge and by mailing a notice that the report is electronically available. Pursuant to the rule, investors may still elect to receive a complete shareholder report in the mail. Instructions for electing to receive paper copies of a Fund’s shareholder reports going forward may be found on the front cover of this report.

 

 

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PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

 

  Symbol on NYSE -  PTY

 

Allocation Breakdown as of July 31, 2019†§

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    43.7%  

Asset-Backed Securities

    14.7%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    12.9%  

Loan Participations and Assignments

    8.1%  

Sovereign Issues

    4.7%  

Short-Term Instruments

    3.7%  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    3.4%  

Preferred Securities

    3.4%  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2.6%  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.1%  

Other

    1.7%  
    

% of Investments, at value.

 

  § 

Allocation Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Information as of July 31, 2019(1)

 

Market Price

    $18.60  

NAV

    $14.66  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    26.88%  

Market Price Distribution Yield(2)

    8.39%  

NAV Distribution Yield(2)

    10.64%  

Total Effective Leverage(3)

    39%  
 

 

Average Annual Total Return(1) for the period ended July 31, 2019  
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Commencement
of Operations
(12/27/02)
 
Market Price     14.48%       12.87%       18.39%       14.52%  
NAV     10.91%       11.52%       18.07%       14.16%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

(1) 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total return, market price, NAV, market price distribution rate, and NAV distribution rate will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimco.com or via (844) 33-PIMCO. Performance is calculated assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Performance does not reflect any brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

 

(2) 

Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution per share and dividing by the NAV or Market Price, as applicable, as of the reported date. Distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital (‘‘ROC’’) of your investment in the Fund. Because the distribution rate may include a ROC, it should not be confused with yield or income. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and good accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. Please refer to the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Please visit www.pimco.com for most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders each January.

 

(3) 

Represents total effective leverage outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total effective leverage consists of preferred shares, reverse repurchase agreements and other borrowings, credit default swap notional and floating rate notes issued in tender option bond transactions, as applicable (collectively “Total Effective Leverage”). The Fund may engage in other transactions not included in Total Effective Leverage disclosed above that may give rise to a form of leverage, including certain derivative transactions. For the purpose of calculating Total Effective Leverage outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Total Effective Leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing Total Effective Leverage).

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund’s investment objective is to seek maximum total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance during the reporting period:

 

»  

Long exposure to the intermediate portion of the U.S. yield curve contributed to absolute performance, as U.S. interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to corporate and securitized credit contributed to absolute performance, as the asset classes posted positive returns.

 

»  

A partial tender offer of the Fund’s outstanding auction rate preferred shares at a discount to face value contributed to absolute performance.

 

»  

Interest rate hedges at the long end of the U.S. yield curve detracted from performance, as U.S. long-end interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to local Argentine emerging market debt detracted from absolute performance, as the sector declined.

 

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PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

  Symbol on NYSE - PCN

 

Allocation Breakdown as of July 31, 2019§

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    40.4%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    15.9%  

Asset-Backed Securities

    15.5%  

Loan Participations and Assignments

    7.2%  

Sovereign Issues

    4.8%  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    3.9%  

Preferred Securities

    3.6%  

U.S. Government Agencies

    3.4%  

Short-Term Instruments

    1.8%  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.2%  

Common Stocks

    1.1%  

Other

    1.2%  
    

% of Investments, at value.

 

  § 

Allocation Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Information as of July 31, 2019(1)

 

Market Price

    $18.08  

NAV

    $14.94  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    21.02%  

Market Price Distribution Yield(2)

    7.47%  

NAV Distribution Yield(2)

    9.04%  

Total Effective Leverage(3)

    24%  
 

 

Average Annual Total Return(1) for the period ended July 31, 2019  
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Commencement
of Operations
(12/21/01)
 
Market Price     9.20%       13.17%       16.91%       12.38%  
NAV     10.67%       9.95%       16.20%       12.01%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

(1) 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total return, market price, NAV, market price distribution rate, and NAV distribution rate will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimco.com or via (844) 33-PIMCO. Performance is calculated assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Performance does not reflect any brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

 

(2) 

Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution per share and dividing by the NAV or Market Price, as applicable, as of the reported date. Distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital (‘‘ROC’’) of your investment in the Fund. Because the distribution rate may include a ROC, it should not be confused with yield or income. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and good accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. Please refer to the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Please visit www.pimco.com for most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders each January.

 

(3) 

Represents total effective leverage outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total effective leverage consists of preferred shares, reverse repurchase agreements and other borrowings, credit default swap notional and floating rate notes issued in tender option bond transactions, as applicable (collectively “Total Effective Leverage”). The Fund may engage in other transactions not included in Total Effective Leverage disclosed above that may give rise to a form of leverage, including certain derivative transactions. For the purpose of calculating Total Effective Leverage outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Total Effective Leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing Total Effective Leverage).

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective of capital preservation and appreciation.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance during the reporting period:

 

»  

Long exposure to the intermediate portion of the U.S. yield curve contributed to absolute performance, as U.S. interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to corporate credit contributed to absolute performance, as the asset class posted positive returns.

 

»  

A partial tender offer of the Fund’s outstanding auction rate preferred shares at a discount to face value contributed to absolute performance.

 

»  

Interest rate hedges at the long end of the U.S. yield curve detracted from performance, as U.S. long-end interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to select agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities detracted from absolute performance, as select securities posted negative returns.

 

»  

Exposure to local Argentine emerging market debt detracted from absolute performance, as the sector declined.

 

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PIMCO High Income Fund

 

Symbol on NYSE -  PHK

 

Allocation Breakdown as of July 31, 2019§

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    44.2%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    13.9%  

Asset-Backed Securities

    10.9%  

Preferred Securities

    6.7%  

Loan Participations and Assignments

    6.5%  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    6.0%  

Sovereign Issues

    3.4%  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2.3%  

Short-Term Instruments

    2.2%  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.8%  

Common Stocks

    1.0%  

Other

    1.1%  
    

% of Investments, at value.

 

  § 

Allocation Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Information as of July 31, 2019(1)

 

Market Price

    $8.03  

NAV

    $6.38  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    25.86%  

Market Price Distribution Yield(2)

    9.17%  

NAV Distribution Yield(2)

    11.54%  

Total Effective Leverage(3)

    30%  
 

 

Average Annual Total Return(1) for the period ended July 31, 2019  
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Commencement
of Operations
(04/30/03)
 
Market Price     3.57%       3.53%       12.17%       9.86%  
NAV     12.57%       11.59%       18.96%       11.98%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

(1) 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total return, market price, NAV, market price distribution rate, and NAV distribution rate will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimco.com or via (844) 33-PIMCO. Performance is calculated assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Performance does not reflect any brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

 

(2) 

Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution per share and dividing by the NAV or Market Price, as applicable, as of the reported date. Distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital (‘‘ROC’’) of your investment in the Fund. Because the distribution rate may include a ROC, it should not be confused with yield or income. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and good accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. Please refer to the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Please visit www.pimco.com for most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders each January.

 

(3) 

Represents total effective leverage outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total effective leverage consists of preferred shares, reverse repurchase agreements and other borrowings, credit default swap notional and floating rate notes issued in tender option bond transactions, as applicable (collectively “Total Effective Leverage”). The Fund may engage in other transactions not included in Total Effective Leverage disclosed above that may give rise to a form of leverage, including certain derivative transactions. For the purpose of calculating Total Effective Leverage outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Total Effective Leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing Total Effective Leverage).

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO High Income Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance during the reporting period:

 

»  

Long exposure to the intermediate portion of the U.S. yield curve contributed to absolute performance, as U.S. interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to high yield credit contributed to absolute performance, as the asset class posted positive returns.

 

»  

A partial tender offer of the Fund’s outstanding auction rate preferred shares at a discount to face value contributed to absolute performance.

 

»  

Short exposure to the long end of European yield curve detracted from performance, as European interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to local Argentine emerging market debt detracted from absolute performance, as the sector declined.

 

»  

Exposure to select non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities detracted from absolute performance, as select securities posted negative returns.

 

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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

 

Symbol on NYSE -  PFL

 

Allocation Breakdown as of July 31, 2019§

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    43.9%  

Asset-Backed Securities

    18.6%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    8.3%  

Loan Participations and Assignments

    6.5%  

Short-Term Instruments

    5.4%  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    4.2%  

Sovereign Issues

    4.2%  

Preferred Securities

    3.4%  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2.3%  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.1%  

Common Stocks

    1.0%  

Other

    1.1%  
    

% of Investments, at value.

 

  § 

Allocation Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Information as of July 31, 2019(1)

 

Market Price

    $11.99  

NAV

    $11.00  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    9.00%  

Market Price Distribution Yield(2)

    9.01%  

NAV Distribution Yield(2)

    9.82%  

Total Effective Leverage(3)

    29%  
 

 

Average Annual Total Return(1) for the period ended July 31, 2019  
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Commencement
of Operations
(08/29/03)
 
Market Price     8.10%       10.84%       14.80%       7.41%  
NAV     9.14%       8.37%       14.03%       7.22%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

(1) 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total return, market price, NAV, market price distribution rate, and NAV distribution rate will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimco.com or via (844) 33-PIMCO. Performance is calculated assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Performance does not reflect any brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

 

(2) 

Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution per share and dividing by the NAV or Market Price, as applicable, as of the reported date. Distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital (‘‘ROC’’) of your investment in the Fund. Because the distribution rate may include a ROC, it should not be confused with yield or income. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and good accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. Please refer to the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Please visit www.pimco.com for most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders each January.

 

(3) 

Represents total effective leverage outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total effective leverage consists of preferred shares, reverse repurchase agreements and other borrowings, credit default swap notional and floating rate notes issued in tender option bond transactions, as applicable (collectively “Total Effective Leverage”). The Fund may engage in other transactions not included in Total Effective Leverage disclosed above that may give rise to a form of leverage, including certain derivative transactions. For the purpose of calculating Total Effective Leverage outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Total Effective Leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing Total Effective Leverage).

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance during the reporting period:

 

»  

Long exposure to the intermediate portion of the U.S. yield curve contributed to absolute performance, as U.S. interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to high yield credit contributed to absolute performance, as the asset class posted positive returns.

 

»  

A partial tender offer of the Fund’s outstanding auction rate preferred shares at a discount to face value contributed to absolute performance.

 

»  

Interest rate hedges at the long end of the U.S. yield curve detracted from performance, as U.S. long-end interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to local Argentine emerging market debt detracted from absolute performance, as the sector declined.

 

»  

Exposure to select non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities detracted from absolute performance, as select securities posted negative returns.

 

14   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS     


PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

 

Symbol on NYSE -  PFN

 

Allocation Breakdown as of July 31, 2019§

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

    43.0%  

Asset-Backed Securities

    13.9%  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    12.9%  

Loan Participations and Assignments

    6.4%  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    6.0%  

Short-Term Instruments

    4.8%  

Sovereign Issues

    4.1%  

Preferred Securities

    3.5%  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2.1%  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.1%  

Common Stocks

    1.1%  

Other

    1.1%  
    

% of Investments, at value.

 

  § 

Allocation Breakdown and % of investments exclude securities sold short and financial derivative instruments, if any.

 

Fund Information as of July 31, 2019(1)

 

Market Price

    $10.70  

NAV

    $9.91  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    7.97%  

Market Price Distribution Yield(2)

    8.97%  

NAV Distribution Yield(2)

    9.69%  

Total Effective Leverage(3)

    27%  
 

 

Average Annual Total Return(1) for the period ended July 31, 2019  
    1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Commencement
of Operations
(10/29/04)
 
Market Price     11.03%       11.35%       15.20%       6.68%  
NAV     9.42%       8.76%       14.14%       6.46%  

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

(1) 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total return, market price, NAV, market price distribution rate, and NAV distribution rate will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials. Performance current to the most recent month-end is available at www.pimco.com or via (844) 33-PIMCO. Performance is calculated assuming all dividends and distributions are reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Performance does not reflect any brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

 

(2) 

Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by annualizing the most recent distribution per share and dividing by the NAV or Market Price, as applicable, as of the reported date. Distributions may be comprised of ordinary income, net capital gains, and/or a return of capital (‘‘ROC’’) of your investment in the Fund. Because the distribution rate may include a ROC, it should not be confused with yield or income. If the Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and good accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. Please refer to the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Please visit www.pimco.com for most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders each January.

 

(3) 

Represents total effective leverage outstanding, as a percentage of total managed assets. Total effective leverage consists of preferred shares, reverse repurchase agreements and other borrowings, credit default swap notional and floating rate notes issued in tender option bond transactions, as applicable (collectively “Total Effective Leverage”). The Fund may engage in other transactions not included in Total Effective Leverage disclosed above that may give rise to a form of leverage, including certain derivative transactions. For the purpose of calculating Total Effective Leverage outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, total managed assets refer to total assets (including assets attributable to Total Effective Leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing Total Effective Leverage).

 

Investment Objective and Strategy Overview

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II’s investment objective is to seek high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

Fund Insights at NAV

 

The following affected performance during the reporting period:

 

»  

Long exposure to the intermediate portion of the U.S. yield curve contributed to absolute performance, as U.S. interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to corporate credit contributed to absolute performance, as the asset class posted positive returns.

 

»  

A partial tender offer of the Fund’s outstanding auction rate preferred shares at a discount to face value contributed to absolute performance.

 

»  

Interest rate hedges at the long end of the U.S. yield curve detracted from performance, as U.S. long-end interest rates decreased.

 

»  

Exposure to select non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities detracted from absolute performance, as select securities posted negative returns.

 

»  

Exposure to local Argentine emerging market debt detracted from absolute performance, as the sector declined.

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   15


Financial Highlights

 

          Investment Operations     Less Distributions to ARPS(b)           Less Distributions to Common Shareholders(c)  
                                                             
Selected Per Share Data for the Year or Period Ended^:   Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year
or Period
    Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    From Net
Investment
Income
    From Net
Realized
Capital Gains
    Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Net Assets
Applicable
to Common
Shareholders
Resulting
from
Operations
    From Net
Investment
Income
    From Net
Realized
Capital
Gains
    Tax Basis
Return of
Capital
    Total  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

                   

07/31/2019

  $   14.80 (m)    $   1.36     $   0.09     $   (0.13   $ 0.00     $   1.32     $   (1.63   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $   (1.63

07/31/2018

    14.87       1.30       0.16       (0.09     0.00       1.37       (1.56     0.00       0.00       (1.56

07/31/2017

    13.27       1.21       2.06       (0.04     0.00       3.23       (1.59     0.00       (0.14     (1.73

07/31/2016

    14.23       1.30       (0.65     (0.02     0.00       0.63       (1.59     0.00       0.00       (1.59

12/01/2014 - 07/31/2015(g)

    15.41       0.68       (0.33     (0.00     0.00       0.35       (1.69     0.00       0.00       (1.69 )(j) 

11/30/2014

    16.62       1.14       1.06       (0.00     (0.01     2.19       (1.56     (1.84     0.00       (3.40

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

                   

07/31/2019

  $ 14.90 (m)    $ 1.22     $ 0.20     $ (0.05   $ 0.00     $   1.37     $ (1.43   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (1.43

07/31/2018

    15.32       1.20       (0.24     (0.03     0.00       0.93       (1.35     0.00       0.00       (1.35

07/31/2017

    14.28       1.12       1.70       (0.01     0.00       2.81       (1.75     0.00       (0.02     (1.77

07/31/2016

    14.75       1.24       (0.84 )(k)      (0.01     0.00       0.39 (l)      (1.37     0.00       0.00       (1.37

11/01/2014 - 07/31/2015(h)

    15.60       0.73       (0.21     (0.00     0.00       0.52       (1.37     0.00       0.00       (1.37 )(j) 

10/31/2014

    16.04       0.99       0.87       (0.00       (0.00     1.86       (1.35       (0.95     0.00       (2.30

PIMCO High Income Fund

                   

07/31/2019

  $ 6.54 (m)    $ 0.61     $ 0.11     $ (0.03   $ 0.00     $ 0.69     $ (0.73   $ 0.00     $ (0.16   $ (0.89

07/31/2018

    6.90       0.62       0.01       (0.02     0.00       0.61       (0.84     0.00         (0.13     (0.97

07/31/2017

    6.63       0.67       0.71       (0.01     0.00       1.37       (0.91     0.00       (0.19     (1.10

07/31/2016

    7.37       0.74       (0.48 )(k)      (0.00     0.00       0.26 (l)      (1.18     0.00       (0.08     (1.26

04/01/2015 - 07/31/2015(i)

    7.59       0.21       0.06       (0.00     0.00       0.27       (0.33     0.00       (0.16     (0.49 )(j) 

03/31/2015

    8.23       0.94       (0.12     (0.00     0.00       0.82       (1.46     0.00       0.00       (1.46

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

                   

07/31/2019

  $ 11.14 (m)    $ 0.90     $ 0.02     $ (0.07   $ 0.00     $ 0.85     $ (0.99   $ 0.00     $ (0.09   $ (1.08

07/31/2018

    11.60       0.87       (0.19     (0.06     0.00       0.62       (1.07     0.00       (0.01     (1.08

07/31/2017

    10.53       0.88       1.31       (0.04     0.00       2.15       (1.08     0.00       0.00       (1.08

07/31/2016

    11.46       0.88       (0.70     (0.03     0.00       0.15       (1.08     0.00       0.00       (1.08

07/31/2015

    12.15       0.79       (0.34     (0.03     0.00       0.42       (1.22     0.00       0.00       (1.22

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

                   

07/31/2019

  $ 10.07 (m)    $ 0.83     $   0.04     $ (0.05   $ 0.00     $ 0.82     $ (1.03   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (1.03

07/31/2018

    10.33       0.79       (0.05     (0.04     0.00       0.70       (0.96     0.00       0.00       (0.96

07/31/2017

    9.42       0.80       1.10       (0.03     0.00       1.87       (0.96     0.00       0.00       (0.96

07/31/2016

    10.27       0.87       (0.67     (0.02     0.00       0.18       (1.03     0.00       0.00       (1.03

07/31/2015

    10.88       0.70       (0.29     (0.03     0.00       0.38       (1.11     0.00       0.00       (1.11

 

^

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than $0.01 or 0.01%.

*

Annualized

(a) 

Per share amounts based on average number of common shares outstanding during the year or period.

(b) 

Auction Rate Preferred Shares (“ARPS”). See Note 14, Auction Rate Preferred Shares, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(c) 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations. See Note 2, Distributions — Common Shares, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

(d) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the market price on the first day and a sale of a common share at the market price on the last day of each year or period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds’ dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

(e) 

Calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of common shareholders. The expense ratio and net investment income do not reflect the effects of dividend payments to preferred shareholders.

(f) 

Ratio includes interest expense which primarily relates to participation in borrowing and financing transactions. See Note 5, Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

(g) 

Fiscal year end changed from November 30th to July 31st.

(h) 

Fiscal year end changed from October 31st to July 31st.

(i) 

Fiscal year end changed from March 31st to July 31st.

(j) 

Total distributions for the period ended July 31, 2015 may be lower than prior fiscal years due to fiscal year end changes resulting in a reduction of the amount of days in the period ended July 31, 2015.

(k) 

The amount previously reported in the Funds’ 2016 Annual Report has been revised due to a misstatement. The misstatement was not considered material to the prior period Annual Report. In the Funds’ 2016 Annual Report, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund reported amounts of (0.33) and (0.22), respectively.

(l) 

The amount previously reported in the Funds’ 2016 Annual Report has been revised due to a misstatement. The misstatement was not considered material to the prior period Annual Report. In the Funds’ 2016 Annual Report, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO High Income Fund reported amounts of 0.90 and 0.52, respectively.

(m) 

The NAV presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials.

 

16   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


                  Common Share     Ratios/Supplemental Data  
                              Ratios to Average Net Assets              
Increase
resulting  from
at-the-market
Offering
    Offering
Cost
Charged to
Paid in Capital
    Increase
Resulting from
Tender and
Repurchase of
ARPS(b)
    Net Asset
Value End of
Year or
Period
    Market Price
End of Year
or Period
    Total
Investment
Return(d)
    Net Assets
Applicable
to Common
Shareholders
(000s)
    Expenses(e)(f)     Expenses
Excluding
Waivers(e)(f)
    Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense(e)
   

    
    
Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense
and
Waivers(e)

    Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    ARPS Asset
Coverage
Per  Share(b)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
 

    

    

 

 

                         
$   0.15     $   0.00     $   0.02     $   14.66     $   18.60       14.48   $   1,291,233       1.35     1.35     0.80     0.80     9.44   $   176,730       22
  0.12       0.00       0.00       14.80 (m)      17.95       16.78       1,219,515       1.26       1.26       0.81       0.81       8.73       153,072       19  
  0.10       0.00       0.00       14.87       16.92       29.18       1,140,768       1.08       1.08       0.83       0.83       8.68       144,819       39  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       13.27       14.75       16.09       946,843       0.89       0.89       0.85       0.85       9.93       124,468       45  
  N/A       N/A       0.16       14.23       14.31       (13.61     1,006,484       0.91     0.91     0.90     0.90     7.01     130,743       34  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       15.41       18.50       26.04       1,082,000       0.91       0.91       0.91       0.91       7.36       108,229       44  
                         
$ N/A     $ N/A     $ 0.10     $ 14.94     $ 18.08       9.20   $ 591,931       1.60     1.60     0.94     0.94     8.39   $ 653,838       18
  N/A       N/A       0.00       14.90 (m)      18.09       9.61       586,592       1.36       1.36       0.94       0.94       7.97       289,023       20  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       15.32       17.92       30.63       599,266       1.17       1.17       0.93       0.93       7.65       294,755       38  
  N/A       N/A       0.51       14.28       15.43       24.21       553,569       1.10       1.10       1.02       1.02       8.91       274,223       43  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       14.75       13.71       (7.12     570,122       1.07     1.07     1.07     1.07     6.51     109,336       40  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       15.60       16.18       8.84       599,980       1.09       1.09       1.09       1.09       6.32       113,753       48  
                         
$ N/A     $ N/A     $ 0.04     $ 6.38     $ 8.03       3.57   $ 835,988       1.86     1.86     0.91     0.91     9.74   $ 384,900       20
  N/A       N/A       0.00       6.54 (m)      8.67       13.13       847,052       1.48       1.48       0.90       0.90       9.30       232,587       27  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       6.90       8.71       (1.45     884,912       1.25       1.25       0.90       0.90       10.08       241,894       32  
  N/A       N/A       0.26       6.63       10.03       19.92       841,102       1.08       1.08       0.95       0.95       11.20       231,185       42  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       7.37       9.71       (18.40     925,598       1.05     1.05     1.03     1.03     8.14     104,245       8  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       7.59       12.48       12.30       949,880       1.18       1.18       1.02       1.02       11.53       106,324       58  
                         
$ 0.06     $ 0.00     $ 0.03     $ 11.00     $ 11.99       8.10   $ 305,453       1.69     1.69     1.18     1.18     8.39   $ 193,873       17
  N/A       N/A       0.00       11.14 (m)      12.23       10.37       284,677       1.48       1.48       1.17       1.17       7.67       163,725       21  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       11.60       12.17       28.11       294,525       1.35       1.35       1.17       1.17       8.01       168,552       40  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       10.53       10.48       12.41       266,347       1.17       1.17       1.13       1.13       8.49       154,837       38  
  N/A       N/A       0.11       11.46       10.39       (2.62     289,909       1.30       1.30       1.25       1.25       6.67       166,328       67  
                         
$ 0.04     $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ 9.91     $ 10.70       11.03   $ 632,927       1.66     1.66     1.12     1.12     8.57   $ 205,928       17
  N/A       N/A       0.00       10.07 (m)      10.70       9.19       600,890       1.41       1.41       1.10       1.10       7.79       187,429       18  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       10.33       10.76       26.32       612,310       1.26       1.26       1.09       1.09       8.15       190,527       26  
  N/A       N/A       0.00       9.42       9.39       11.92       556,840       1.14       1.14       1.07       1.07       9.25       175,544       38  
  N/A       N/A       0.12       10.27       9.41       (0.12     606,974       1.16       1.16       1.13       1.13       6.58       189,105       63  

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   17


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

July 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Opportunity
Fund
   

PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Strategy

Fund

    PIMCO High
Income Fund
   

PIMCO Income
Strategy

Fund

   

PIMCO Income
Strategy

Fund II

 

Assets:

         

Investments, at value

                                       

Investments in securities*

  $ 1,744,476     $ 750,974     $ 1,106,374     $ 401,326     $ 825,286  

Financial Derivative Instruments

                                       

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    4,341       1,920       7,753       1,077       2,452  

Over the counter

    22,299       6,332       19,139       2,963       5,969  

Cash

    0       0       0       11       1  

Deposits with counterparty

    28,617       10,881       24,916       5,388       12,469  

Foreign currency, at value

    9,224       857       6,283       651       1,381  

Receivable for investments sold

    56,837       20,028       45,266       19,522       18,335  

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    839       0       0       339       694  

Interest and/or dividends receivable

    18,312       7,210       12,366       3,823       7,942  

Other assets

    336       122       6       161       151  

Total Assets

    1,885,281       798,324       1,222,103       435,261       874,680  

Liabilities:

         

Borrowings & Other Financing Transactions

                                       

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements

  $ 304,245     $   159,975     $ 274,775     $ 73,589     $   129,692  

Financial Derivative Instruments

                                       

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    5,615       2,434       8,541       1,314       3,179  

Over the counter

    16,588       1,540       2,265       800       1,562  

Payable for investments purchased

    16,818       8,625       14,548       3,844       8,233  

Payable for unfunded loan commitments

    250       0       0       0       0  

Deposits from counterparty

    22,109       4,880       18,758       2,135       5,800  

Distributions payable to common shareholders

    11,369       4,458       8,035       2,480       5,068  

Distributions payable to auction rate preferred shareholders

    103       8       21       20       31  

Overdraft due to custodian

    3,456       269       277       0       0  

Accrued management fees

    837       441       598       293       581  

Other liabilities

    8       238       247       133       182  

Total Liabilities

    381,398       182,868       328,065       84,608       154,328  

Auction Rate Preferred Shares^

    212,650       23,525       58,050       45,200       87,425  

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $   1,291,233     $ 591,931     $ 835,988     $ 305,453     $ 632,927  

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of:

         

Par value^^

  $ 1     $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 1  

Paid in capital in excess of par

    1,303,558       587,874         981,765         317,394       655,154  

Distributable earnings (accumulated loss)

    (12,326     4,057       (145,778     (11,941     (22,228

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 1,291,233     $ 591,931     $ 835,988     $ 305,453     $ 632,927  

Net Asset Value Per Common Share

  $ 14.66     $ 14.94     $ 6.38     $ 11.00     $ 9.91  

Common Shares Outstanding

    88,109       39,629       131,021       27,771       63,848  

Auction Rate Preferred Shares Issued and Outstanding

    9       1       2       2       3  

Cost of investments in securities

  $ 1,706,848     $ 729,218     $ 1,087,235     $ 393,112     $ 804,826  

Cost of foreign currency held

  $ 9,329     $ 865     $ 6,360     $ 654     $ 1,381  

Cost or premiums of financial derivative instruments, net

  $ (7,031   $ 9,821     $ 133,895     $ 5,032     $ 14,301  

* Includes repurchase agreements of:

  $ 43,400     $ 11,417     $ 18,700     $ 19,953     $ 35,705  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^ 

($0.00001 par value and $25,000 liquidation preference per share)

^^ 

($0.00001 per share)

 

18   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


Statements of Operations

 

Year Ended July 31, 2019                              
(Amounts in thousands)   PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Opportunity
Fund
    PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Strategy
Fund
    PIMCO High
Income Fund
    PIMCO Income
Strategy
Fund
    PIMCO Income
Strategy
Fund II
 

Investment Income:

         

Interest, net of foreign taxes*

  $ 130,721     $ 56,356     $ 90,411     $ 28,109     $ 59,844  

Dividends

    2,706       974       3,682       469       999  

Total Income

    133,427       57,330       94,093       28,578       60,843  

Expenses:

         

Management fees

    9,586       5,091       6,938       3,180       6,361  

Trustee fees and related expenses

    185       77       109       40       82  

Interest expense

    6,757       3,800       7,718       1,442       3,199  

Auction agent fees and commissions

    95       199       267       91       163  

Auction rate preferred shares related expenses

    29       59       56       52       57  

Miscellaneous expense

    26       25       30       13       28  

Total Expenses

    16,678       9,251       15,118       4,818       9,890  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    116,749       48,079       78,975       23,760       50,953  

Net Realized Gain (Loss):

         

Investments in securities

    (2,659     (3,079     (1,510     (4,945     (8,253

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments

    4,929       (6,798     (7,566     (1,226     1,813  

Over the counter financial derivative instruments

    35,003       8,282       21,621       4,402       8,668  

Foreign currency

    (3,798     (948     (1,990     (557     (1,434

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

    33,475       (2,543     10,555       (2,326     794  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation):

         

Investments in securities

    (11,265     (6,275       (11,736     (786     (331

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments

    (30,914     12,386       (5,012     2,372       (1,550

Over the counter financial derivative instruments

    13,253       3,584       17,929       1,750       3,677  

Foreign currency assets and liabilities

    1,703       48       1,330       69       974  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    (27,223     9,743       2,511       3,405       2,770  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 123,001     $ 55,279     $ 92,041     $   24,839     $   54,517  

Distributions on Auction Rate Preferred Shares from Net Investment Income and/or Realized Capital Gains

  $ (10,757   $ (1,879   $ (3,684   $ (1,813   $ (3,268

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $   112,244     $   53,400     $ 88,357     $ 23,026     $ 51,249  

* Foreign tax withholdings

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 14     $ 0     $ 0  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   19


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

PIMCO

Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

   

PIMCO

Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 
(Amounts in thousands)   Year Ended
July 31, 2019
    Year Ended
July 31, 2018
    Year Ended
July 31, 2019
    Year Ended
July 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 116,749     $ 104,107     $ 48,079     $ 47,174  

Net realized gain (loss)

    33,475       57,573       (2,543     46,695  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (27,223     (46,154     9,743       (56,327

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    123,001       115,526       55,279       37,542  

Distributions on auction rate preferred shares from net investment income and/or realized
capital gains*

    (10,757     (6,886     (1,879     (1,205

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

    112,244       108,640       53,400       36,337  

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

       

From net investment income and/or net realized capital gains*

    (139,693     (125,322     (56,489     (52,992

Tax basis return of capital

    0       0       0       0  

Total Distributions to Common Shareholders(a)

    (139,693     (125,322     (56,489     (52,992

Auction-Rate Preferred Share Transactions**:

       

Net Increase (Decrease) resulting from tender of Auction Rate Preferred Shares

    1,771       0       4,160       0  

Common Share Transactions***:

       

Net proceeds from at-the-market offering

    83,316       83,648       0       0  

Net at-the-market offering costs

    16       16       0       0  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

    14,064       11,765       4,268       3,981  

Total increase (decrease) resulting from common share transactions

    97,396       95,429       4,268       3,981  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders

    71,718       78,747       5,339       (12,674

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:

       

Beginning of year

    1,219,515       1,140,768       586,592       599,266  

End of year

  $   1,291,233     $   1,219,515     $   591,931     $   586,592  

*** Common Share Transactions:

       

Shares sold

    4,849       4,971       0       0  

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

    865       731       263       245  

Net increase (decrease) in common shares outstanding

    5,714       5,702       263       245  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

*

See Note 2, New Accounting Pronouncements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

**

See Note 14, Auction Rate Preferred Shares, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(a) 

The tax characterization of distributions is determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations. See Note 2, Distributions — Common Shares, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information.

 

20   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

PIMCO

High Income Fund

   

PIMCO

Income Strategy Fund

   

PIMCO

Income Strategy Fund II

 
Year Ended
July 31, 2019
    Year Ended
July 31, 2018
    Year Ended
July 31, 2019
    Year Ended
July 31, 2018
    Year Ended
July 31, 2019
    Year Ended
July 31, 2018
 
         
         
$ 78,975     $ 80,412     $ 23,760     $ 22,171     $ 50,953     $ 47,250  
  10,555       26,258       (2,326     11,732       794       26,231  
  2,511       (27,902     3,405       (16,874     2,770       (29,231
  92,041       78,768       24,839       17,029       54,517       44,250  

 

(3,684

    (2,361     (1,813     (1,409     (3,268     (2,540
 
    
88,357

 
    76,407       23,026       15,620       51,249       41,710  
         
  (94,727     (107,631     (25,874     (27,170     (62,813     (57,119
  (21,383     (17,226     (2,473     (345     0       0  
    (116,110       (124,857     (28,347     (27,515     (62,813     (57,119
         
  5,271       0       790       0       653       0  
         
  0       0       22,788       0       37,505       0  
  0       0       4       0       65       0  
  11,418       10,590       2,515       2,047       5,378       3,989  
  11,418       10,590       25,307       2,047       42,948       3,989  
  (11,064     (37,860     20,776       (9,848     32,037       (11,420
         
  847,052       884,912       284,677       294,525       600,890       612,310  
$ 835,988     $ 847,052     $   305,453     $   284,677     $   632,927     $   600,890  
         
  0       0       1,981       0       3,618       0  
  1,431       1,409       228       179       546       390  
  1,431       1,409       2,209       179       4,164       390  

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   21


Statements of Cash Flows

 

Year Ended July 31, 2019                  
(Amounts in thousands†)   PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Opportunity
Fund
    PIMCO
Corporate &
Income
Strategy
Fund
    PIMCO High
Income Fund
 

Cash Flows Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:

     

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 123,001     $ 55,279     $ 92,041  

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations to Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities:

     

Purchases of long-term securities

    (492,809     (196,873     (287,121

Proceeds from sales of long-term securities

    443,749       161,027       237,622  

(Purchases) Proceeds from sales of short-term portfolio investments, net

    (5,428     (1,499     30,560  

(Increase) decrease in deposits with counterparty

    9,762       (1,566     7,130  

(Increase) decrease in receivable for investments sold

    (42,095     (15,202     (4,489

(Increase) decrease in interest and/or dividends receivable

    (2,159     (1,067     (889

Proceeds from (Payments on) exchange-traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments

    (24,594     6,159       (11,867

Proceeds from (Payments on) over the counter financial derivative instruments

    21,985       7,354       21,234  

(Increase) decrease in other assets

    (103     (1     1  

Increase (decrease) in payable for investments purchased

    (6,895     (438     274  

Increase (decrease) in payable for unfunded loan commitments

    (10,509     (1,960     (3,652

Increase (decrease) in deposits from counterparty

    15,237       3,215       12,410  

Increase (decrease) in accrued management fees

    71       17       10  

Proceeds from (Payments on) foreign currency transactions

    (4,293     (935     (1,990

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

    (61     198       177  

Net Realized (Gain) Loss

                       

Investments in securities

    2,659       3,079       1,510  

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments

    (4,929     6,798       7,566  

Over the counter financial derivative instruments

    (35,003     (8,282     (21,621

Foreign currency

    3,798       948       1,990  

Net Change in Unrealized (Appreciation) Depreciation

                       

Investments in securities

    11,265       6,275       11,736  

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared financial derivative instruments

    30,914       (12,386     5,012  

Over the counter financial derivative instruments

    (13,253     (3,584     (17,929

Foreign currency assets and liabilities

    (1,703     (48     (1,330

Net amortization (accretion) on investments

    (9,003     (5,052     (7,800

Net Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

    9,604       1,456       70,585  

Cash Flows Received from (Used for) Financing Activities:

     

Payments resulting from tender of Auction Rate Preferred Shares

    (23,529     (27,840     (38,654

Net proceeds from at-the-market offering

    83,969       0       0  

Net at-the-market offering cost

    16       0       0  

Increase (decrease) in overdraft due to custodian

    3,407       181       254  

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders*

    (124,875     (52,192     (107,115

Cash distributions paid to auction rate preferred shareholders

    (10,757     (1,890     (3,699

Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements

    1,663,931       735,373       1,152,316  

Payments on reverse repurchase agreements

      (1,595,900       (656,140       (1,069,551

Net Cash Received from (Used for) Financing Activities

    (3,738     (2,508     (66,449

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Foreign Currency

    5,866       (1,052     4,136  

Cash and Foreign Currency:

     

Beginning of year

    3,358       1,909       2,147  

End of year

  $ 9,224     $ 857     $ 6,283  

* Reinvestment of distributions

  $ 14,064     $ 4,268     $ 11,418  

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

     

Interest expense paid during the year

  $ 6,782     $ 3,585     $ 7,507  

Non Cash Payment in Kind

  $ 718     $ 431     $ 1,267  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Fund has a significant amount of borrowing during the year, based on the average total borrowing outstanding in relation to total assets or when substantially all of a Fund’s investments are not classified as Level 1 or 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

22   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

 

July 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 135.1%

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 10.9%

 

Advanz Pharma Corp.

 

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

  $     10,446     $     10,185  

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

      98         93  

Altice France S.A.

 

6.325% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

      496         492  

Avantor, Inc.

 

5.234% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

      42         42  

Avolon TLB Borrower (U.S.) LLC

 

4.022% (LIBOR03M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2025 ~

      3,603         3,617  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.080% (LIBOR03M + 1.750%) due 06/01/2024 ~

      375         374  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

5.129% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 11/27/2025 ~

      141         141  

BWAY Holding Co.

 

5.590% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 04/03/2024 ~

      1,049         1,034  

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.

 

4.234% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 10/06/2024 ~

      99         98  

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 01/31/2025 ~

      297         295  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

 

4.330% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 04/30/2025 ~

      362         363  

CommScope, Inc.

 

5.484% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 04/06/2026 ~

      200         201  

Diamond Resorts Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

      5,092           4,860  

Dubai World (2.500% Cash and 1.750% PIK)

 

4.250% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~(d)

      987         935  

Emerald TopCo, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/24/2026

      233         233  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

      11,015         9,490  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      1,499         1,501  

Forbes Energy Services LLC (5.000% Cash and 11.000% PIK)

 

16.000% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 04/13/2021 ~(d)

      1,055         1,052  

Forest City Enterprises, L.P.

 

6.234% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 12/07/2025 «~

      299         302  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

5.990% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

      1,179         1,167  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

 

6.761% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 03/07/2023 ~

      49         50  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.579% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 05/01/2026 ~

      12,088           12,204  

Ineos Finance LLC

 

2.500% (EUR003M + 2.000%) due 03/31/2024 ~

  EUR     5,024         5,475  

IRB Holding Corp.

 

5.550% - 5.556% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

  $     1,875         1,869  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

 

4.750% (EUR003M + 4.750%) due 06/30/2022 ~

  EUR     100     $     100  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

 

7.234% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/09/2025 ~

  $     3,870         3,705  

Messer Industrie GmbH

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 03/01/2026 ~

      194         194  

MH Sub LLC

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

      216         215  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

 

7.741% (LIBOR03M + 4.600%) due 12/10/2019 «~

      100         101  

Nascar Holdings, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/26/2026

      157         158  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

 

6.119% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 04/12/2025 ~

      79         78  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

 

8.380% (LIBOR03M + 6.000%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      23,866           20,530  

8.880% (LIBOR03M + 6.500%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      14,460         12,499  

Nestle Skin Health

 

TBD% due 07/16/2026

      424         426  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

TBD% due 02/22/2049 ^(e)

      300         296  

Panther BF Aggregator LP

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 04/30/2026 ~

      110         110  

Parexel International Corp.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

      89         86  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

6.380% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

      224         220  

PG&E Corp.

 

1.125% due 12/31/2020 µ

      250         252  

2.250% - 4.640% (LIBOR03M + 2.250%) due 12/31/2020 ~

      750         755  

Prestige Brands, Inc.

 

4.234% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 01/26/2024 ~

      109         109  

SBA Senior Finance LLC

 

4.240% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 04/11/2025 ~

      495         495  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

 

7.560% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 ~

      2,302         2,278  

11.266% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 ~

      5,370         5,229  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/17/2026

      129         129  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

4.750% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 02/02/2024 ~

      2,737         2,732  

Starfruit Finco BV

 

5.610% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      473         466  

State of Rio de Janeiro

 

6.024% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 12/20/2020 «~

      5,373         5,373  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

7.325% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

      12,956         11,914  

TransDigm, Inc.

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 08/22/2024 ~

      588         584  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

 

7.250% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 06/26/2026 ~

      231         227  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 03/15/2024 ~

  $     11,790     $     11,571  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

 

5.379% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 06/02/2025 ~

      388         389  

West Corp.

 

6.522% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

      53         49  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

 

10.660% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 03/15/2022 «~

      1,244         1,256  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC (15.000% PIK)

 

15.000% due 03/15/2029 «(d)

      2,725         2,139  

Whatabrands LLC

 

TBD% due 07/23/2026

      47         47  
       

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $146,339)

      140,785  
 

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 59.0%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 24.0%

 

AGFC Capital Trust

 

4.053% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

      1,800         1,035  

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

8.000% due 11/01/2031

      2,407         3,229  

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (n)

      3,550         4,704  

Ambac LSNI LLC

 

7.319% due 02/12/2023 •

      1,152         1,174  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

 

8.375% due 07/15/2023 (n)

  GBP     25,482         28,897  

Athene Holding Ltd.

 

4.125% due 01/12/2028

  $     50         51  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

 

5.500% due 01/15/2023

      305         327  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 

4.350% due 04/20/2028

      73         77  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

      120         127  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     14,000         15,862  

8.875% due 04/14/2021 •(j)(k)(n)

      400         493  

Banco Santander S.A.

 

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)(n)

      2,600         3,015  

Bank of America Corp.

 

5.125% due 06/20/2024 •(j)

  $     118         120  

Bank of Ireland

 

7.375% due 06/18/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     1,200         1,392  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

7.625% due 11/21/2022 (k)

  $     200         220  

Barclays PLC

 

3.250% due 01/17/2033

  GBP     400         479  

7.125% due 06/15/2025 •(j)(k)

      200         252  

7.250% due 03/15/2023 •(j)(k)

      10,405         13,119  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  $     2,000         2,039  

7.875% due 09/15/2022 •(j)(k)

  GBP     4,625         5,929  

8.000% due 12/15/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     1,860         2,208  

8.000% due 06/15/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

  $     1,000         1,051  

BGC Partners, Inc.

 

5.375% due 07/24/2023 (n)

      490         522  

BNP Paribas S.A.

 

7.000% due 08/16/2028 •(j)(k)

      300         324  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 07/27/2037 þ(j)

      110         104  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

 

3.900% due 01/25/2028

      168         172  

4.700% due 09/20/2047 (n)

      664         698  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   23


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

 

4.875% due 05/01/2024

  $     64     $     67  

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (n)

      10,000           10,737  

CBL & Associates LP

 

4.600% due 10/15/2024

      6         4  

5.950% due 12/15/2026 (n)

      4,186         2,982  

Credit Agricole S.A.

 

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

      400         443  

Credit Suisse AG

 

6.500% due 08/08/2023 (k)

      200         222  

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

7.250% due 09/12/2025 •(j)(k)

      200         214  

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

      600         638  

7.500% due 12/11/2023 •(j)(k)

      2,336         2,583  

Emerald Bay S.A.

 

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR     1,162         1,253  

EPR Properties

 

4.750% due 12/15/2026 (n)

  $     3,711         3,938  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

6.125% due 07/15/2021

      6,000         6,324  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

4.853% due 01/07/2021 ~(n)

      2,000         2,040  

5.443% due 01/07/2022 ~(n)

      2,000         2,074  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

 

6.500% due 10/01/2025

      947         984  

6.750% due 03/15/2022

      1,572         1,639  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

 

4.418% due 11/15/2035

      200         202  

Growthpoint Properties International Pty. Ltd.

 

5.872% due 05/02/2023

      200         212  

GSPA Monetization Trust

 

6.422% due 10/09/2029

      6,336         7,415  

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

 

6.171% due 06/15/2053 (n)

      1,800         2,042  

HSBC Bank PLC

 

6.330% due 05/18/2023

      12,400         13,029  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)(n)

  GBP     400         512  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     4,630         5,871  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $     1,000         1,043  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

 

6.250% due 02/15/2026

      56         53  

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

6.250% due 06/03/2026

      300         306  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 

5.875% due 04/01/2024

      134         137  

Lloyds Bank PLC

 

12.000% due 12/16/2024 •(j)

      1,600         1,956  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

      700         733  

7.625% due 06/27/2023 •(j)(k)

  GBP     4,610         6,145  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

      7,415         10,361  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

 

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (n)

  $     11,610         11,559  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

 

6.500% due 07/01/2021

      1,452         1,451  

Navient Corp.

 

5.625% due 08/01/2033

      74         62  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

      658         702  

Newmark Group, Inc.

 

6.125% due 11/15/2023

      128         137  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

 

6.750% due 07/01/2022

      2,844         2,940  

Provident Funding Associates LP

 

6.375% due 06/15/2025

      5         5  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

      5,840         5,949  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

      13,625         14,630  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(j)(k)(n)

      6,330         6,749  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

 

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

  GBP     13,505         17,212  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

      1,640         2,121  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

 

6.125% due 02/07/2022

  $     500     $     536  

Societe Generale S.A.

 

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(j)(k)

      400         400  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

      1,300         1,355  

Spirit Realty LP

 

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (n)

      1,600         1,682  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

 

5.625% due 03/15/2023

      2,400         2,571  

6.125% due 03/15/2024

      284         308  

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      749         809  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

      270         303  

Stearns Holdings LLC

 

9.375% due 08/15/2020 ^(e)

      578         303  

Stichting AK Rabobank Certificaten

 

6.500% due 12/29/2049 (j)

  EUR     4,773         6,559  

Tesco Property Finance PLC

 

5.411% due 07/13/2044

  GBP     1,111         1,733  

5.661% due 10/13/2041

      609         961  

5.744% due 04/13/2040

      503         804  

5.801% due 10/13/2040

      1,667         2,688  

6.052% due 10/13/2039

      1,268         2,045  

TP ICAP PLC

 

5.250% due 01/26/2024 (n)

      9,020         11,714  

UniCredit SpA

 

7.830% due 12/04/2023 (n)

  $     8,660         10,061  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

 

10.500% due 01/22/2024

      1,140         1,250  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

 

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP     5,363         7,434  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC

 

8.500% due 08/15/2021 (n)

  $     18,330         18,972  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

 

7.875% due 05/01/2025

      148         145  
       

 

 

 
            309,929  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 27.0%

 

AA Bond Co. Ltd.

 

2.750% due 07/31/2043

  GBP     950         1,064  

2.875% due 07/31/2043 (n)

      2,700         3,148  

4.249% due 07/31/2043 (n)

      220         272  

Altice Financing S.A.

 

6.625% due 02/15/2023

  $     1,700         1,757  

7.500% due 05/15/2026

      7,150         7,507  

Altice France S.A.

 

5.875% due 02/01/2027

  EUR     2,074         2,509  

6.250% due 05/15/2024 (n)

  $     7,414         7,683  

7.375% due 05/01/2026

      3,600         3,817  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

 

4.125% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      200         201  

5.250% due 08/15/2027 (c)

      200         200  

Associated Materials LLC

 

9.000% due 01/01/2024

      2,792         2,645  

Avon International Capital PLC

 

6.500% due 08/15/2022

      52         53  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

 

8.750% due 07/15/2026

      2,700         2,808  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub, Inc.

 

10.625% due 07/15/2027

      155         153  

Berry Global, Inc.

 

4.875% due 07/15/2026

      54         56  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd.

 

0.000% due 06/05/2034 (h)

      150         103  

Bombardier, Inc.

 

7.875% due 04/15/2027

      398         404  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.500% due 11/15/2022 (n)

      15,254         15,651  

6.500% due 11/15/2022

      3,100         3,178  

9.250% due 02/15/2024

      7,798         8,480  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

      12,026         11,951  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

      13,551         13,026  

8.000% due 03/15/2026

      872         838  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

      1,445         1,449  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

CSC Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 02/01/2029

  $     300     $     331  

DAE Funding LLC

 

4.000% due 08/01/2020

      8         8  

4.500% due 08/01/2022

      155         158  

5.000% due 08/01/2024

      85         90  

5.250% due 11/15/2021

      584         612  

5.750% due 11/15/2023

      577         608  

Dell International LLC

 

6.020% due 06/15/2026 (n)

      5,180         5,729  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

 

7.750% due 09/01/2023

      1,657         1,692  

10.750% due 09/01/2024 (n)

      4,300         4,203  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

 

8.000% due 06/01/2021

      14,929         15,132  

Eagle Holding Co. LLC (7.750% Cash or 7.750% PIK)

 

7.750% due 05/15/2022 (d)

      35         35  

EI Group PLC

 

6.375% due 09/26/2031

  GBP     1,000         1,255  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

 

6.000% due 09/15/2026

  $     4,300         4,665  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

8.750% due 10/15/2026

      4,951         3,453  

Exela Intermediate LLC

 

10.000% due 07/15/2023 (n)

      217         179  

Fairstone Financial, Inc.

 

7.875% due 07/15/2024

      504         521  

Ferroglobe PLC

 

9.375% due 03/01/2022

      2,500         2,087  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

6.500% due 03/01/2024

      3,088         2,982  

6.875% due 03/01/2026

      3,382         3,209  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

      318         322  

Flex Ltd.

 

4.875% due 06/15/2029

      238         248  

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

      29,796           34,342  

Fresh Market, Inc.

 

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (n)

      12,200         7,564  

Frontier Finance PLC

 

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP     8,800         11,068  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

 

8.575% due 01/31/2024

  $     688         678  

9.738% due 02/02/2024

      58         57  

General Electric Co.

 

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

      1,343         1,303  

5.875% due 01/14/2038

      22         26  

6.150% due 08/07/2037

      82         98  

6.875% due 01/10/2039

      16         21  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

 

5.250% due 12/01/2027

      57         60  

Greene King Finance PLC

 

5.702% due 12/15/2034

  GBP     350         351  

HCA, Inc.

 

7.500% due 11/15/2095

  $     4,800         5,160  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 

4.875% due 01/15/2030

      58         60  

Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.

 

5.500% due 08/01/2027

      210         216  

Huntsman International LLC

 

4.500% due 05/01/2029

      27         28  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.375% due 05/01/2026

      2,763         2,949  

8.375% due 05/01/2027

      4,952           5,237  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK)

 

3.625% due 05/15/2025 (d)

  EUR     500         560  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK)

 

3.875% due 05/15/2027 (d)

      300         332  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.000% Cash or 6.750% PIK)

 

6.000% due 05/15/2027 (d)

  $     974         974  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK)

 

6.375% due 05/15/2029 (d)

      718         709  
 

 

24   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

 

9.500% due 02/15/2023

  $     196     $     177  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

 

5.500% due 08/01/2023

      2,220         2,056  

8.000% due 02/15/2024

      156         162  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

      1,828         1,833  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

      517         538  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

 

7.750% due 06/01/2021

      20,100           19,396  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (n)

      1,939         1,575  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

7.750% due 01/15/2032 (n)

      3,100         4,255  

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (n)

      6,000         8,109  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

 

5.500% due 04/15/2025 (n)

      2,142         1,248  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

 

5.250% due 04/26/2026

      1,100         1,128  

5.625% due 07/17/2027

      800         828  

Metinvest BV

 

8.500% due 04/23/2026

      620         661  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2024

      300         311  

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

5.327% due 02/06/2029

      330         351  

Netflix, Inc.

 

3.875% due 11/15/2029

  EUR     1,333         1,588  

4.625% due 05/15/2029

      500         628  

5.375% due 11/15/2029

  $     214         226  

Norbord, Inc.

 

5.750% due 07/15/2027

      13         13  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

 

0.000% due 08/30/2019 (h)(j)

      536         8  

0.000% due 09/02/2019 (h)(j)

      744         11  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

 

6.625% due 05/15/2022

      3,923         3,845  

Outfront Media Capital LLC

 

5.000% due 08/15/2027

      25         25  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/01/2027

      258         235  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

 

4.500% due 03/15/2023 (n)

      902         937  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

      401         434  

Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT

 

4.500% due 05/02/2023

      200         210  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

2.750% due 04/21/2027

  EUR     400         394  

4.750% due 02/26/2029

      3,519         3,798  

4.875% due 02/21/2028 (n)

      7,947         8,751  

6.500% due 03/13/2027 (n)

  $     11,220         11,155  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

      90         82  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

5.875% due 06/01/2025

      167         166  

Platin GmbH

 

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR     900         1,013  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $     926         975  

QVC, Inc.

 

5.450% due 08/15/2034

      1,650         1,624  

5.950% due 03/15/2043

      6,770         6,572  

Radiate Holdco LLC

 

6.875% due 02/15/2023

      130         133  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR     400         477  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

 

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP     1,500         2,347  

Sands China Ltd.

 

4.600% due 08/08/2023

  $     400         426  

5.125% due 08/08/2025

      400         441  

5.400% due 08/08/2028

      5,969         6,717  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

 

5.875% due 07/15/2027

      13         13  

Select Medical Corp.

 

6.250% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      63         64  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

SoftBank Group Corp.

 

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR     5,360     $       6,506  

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

 

12.500% due 04/15/2049 ^(e)

  $     999         1,032  

Spirit Issuer PLC

 

3.474% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP     1,855         2,228  

Staples, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/15/2026

  $     264         271  

10.750% due 04/15/2027

      119         123  

Syngenta Finance NV

 

4.892% due 04/24/2025

      200         210  

5.182% due 04/24/2028

      200         210  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

4.750% due 02/01/2028

      13         13  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV

 

2.950% due 12/18/2022

      744         672  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

 

0.375% due 07/25/2020

  EUR     100         109  

2.200% due 07/21/2021

  $     360         339  

2.800% due 07/21/2023

      3,710         3,225  

3.250% due 04/15/2022 (n)

  EUR     700         748  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC

 

4.875% due 09/30/2039

  $     3,614         3,644  

5.750% due 09/30/2039

      8,260         8,849  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

 

6.125% due 08/01/2025

      284         293  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

 

9.250% due 08/01/2024

      157         155  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% due 04/01/2021

      241         239  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

      51         51  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

 

3.750% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  EUR     141         162  

5.500% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  $     260         269  

8.500% due 08/15/2027 (c)

      200         211  

United Group BV

 

4.375% due 07/01/2022

  EUR     7,600         8,630  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

      200         231  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $     56         56  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

      100         98  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.250% due 08/10/2026

      345         390  

6.875% due 11/21/2036

      120         146  

6.875% due 11/10/2039

      90         111  

ViaSat, Inc.

 

5.625% due 09/15/2025

      178         178  

5.625% due 04/15/2027

      128         134  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

 

5.000% due 04/15/2027

  GBP     1,180         1,491  

5.500% due 05/15/2029

  $     300         308  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

 

5.000% due 02/15/2028

      57         58  

Wind Tre SpA

 

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR     300         337  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

      400         440  

3.125% due 01/20/2025 (n)

      200         224  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

 

3.900% due 03/01/2023

  $     155         157  

4.250% due 03/01/2022

      12         12  

5.400% due 04/01/2024

      20         21  

5.750% due 04/01/2027

      1,785         1,905  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

 

5.500% due 10/01/2027

      200         202  
       

 

 

 
            348,889  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 8.0%

 

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash and 0.000% PIK)

 

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

      8,889         9,336  

Edison International

 

2.400% due 09/15/2022

      126         123  

2.950% due 03/15/2023

      11         11  

5.750% due 06/15/2027

      111         124  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.000% due 04/01/2027

  $     226     $     236  

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

 

7.375% due 05/01/2030

      15,327         16,173  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

 

6.350% due 12/01/2021

      122         121  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      312         197  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

 

6.720% due 12/01/2022

      5,206         5,128  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      7,694         2,270  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

2.450% due 08/15/2022 ^(e)

      766         751  

2.950% due 03/01/2026 ^(e)

      1,422         1,372  

3.250% due 09/15/2021 ^(e)

      180         177  

3.250% due 06/15/2023 ^(e)

      1,288         1,269  

3.300% due 03/15/2027 ^(e)

      1,360         1,319  

3.300% due 12/01/2027 ^(e)

      2,610         2,519  

3.400% due 08/15/2024 ^(e)

      710         714  

3.500% due 10/01/2020 ^(e)(n)

      2,394         2,376  

3.500% due 06/15/2025 ^(e)

      1,489         1,482  

3.750% due 02/15/2024 ^(e)

      443         451  

3.750% due 08/15/2042 ^(e)

      46         42  

3.850% due 11/15/2023 ^(e)

      147         149  

4.000% due 12/01/2046 ^(e)

      6         6  

4.250% due 05/15/2021 ^(e)

      507         504  

4.250% due 08/01/2023 ^(e)

      2,596         2,687  

4.300% due 03/15/2045 ^(e)

      57         55  

4.500% due 12/15/2041 ^(e)

      65         65  

4.600% due 06/15/2043 ^(e)

      36         36  

4.650% due 08/01/2028 ^(e)

      1,989         2,103  

4.750% due 02/15/2044 ^(e)

      1,650         1,706  

5.125% due 11/15/2043 ^(e)

      2,822         2,970  

5.400% due 01/15/2040 ^(e)

      36         39  

5.800% due 03/01/2037 ^(e)

      7,084         7,970  

6.050% due 03/01/2034 ^(e)

      4,549         5,243  

6.250% due 03/01/2039 ^(e)

      1,376         1,582  

6.350% due 02/15/2038 ^(e)

      1,751         2,031  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.750% due 02/01/2029

      518         558  

5.999% due 01/27/2028

      158         173  

6.250% due 12/14/2026 (n)

  GBP     6,100         8,711  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

      800         1,138  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $     1,362         1,615  

Plains All American Pipeline LP

 

6.650% due 01/15/2037

      150         179  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

 

8.200% due 04/06/2028

      4,060         4,638  

9.250% due 07/06/2024 (n)

      3,929         4,420  

9.250% due 07/06/2024

      3,738         4,205  

9.750% due 01/06/2027

      531         621  

Southern California Edison Co.

 

3.650% due 03/01/2028

      11         12  

5.750% due 04/01/2035

      22         26  

6.000% due 01/15/2034

      4         5  

6.650% due 04/01/2029

      82         99  

Sprint Corp.

 

7.250% due 09/15/2021

      740         796  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      64         62  

Transocean Phoenix Ltd.

 

7.750% due 10/15/2024

      2,183         2,335  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

 

6.875% due 02/01/2027

      238         255  

Transocean Proteus Ltd.

 

6.250% due 12/01/2024

      300         313  

Transocean Sentry Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2023

      100         100  
       

 

 

 
          103,598  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $739,461)

      762,416  
 

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   25


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.6%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.6%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

 

5.000% due 10/01/2024

  $     1,050     $     1,812  

DISH Network Corp.

 

3.375% due 08/15/2026

      5,900         5,421  
       

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost $7,859)

    7,233  
 

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 4.6%

 

CALIFORNIA 0.9%

 

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

 

7.500% due 10/01/2030

      3,425         3,633  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

 

7.942% due 10/01/2038

      8,500         8,579  
       

 

 

 
          12,212  
       

 

 

 
ILLINOIS 2.3%

 

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

7.517% due 01/01/2040

      23,700         27,666  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015

 

7.375% due 01/01/2033

      100         119  

7.750% due 01/01/2042

      51         57  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017

 

7.045% due 01/01/2029

      200         223  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.725% due 04/01/2035

      60         70  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

      40         48  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

 

5.100% due 06/01/2033 (n)

      1,035         1,070  
       

 

 

 
            29,253  
       

 

 

 
IOWA 0.0%

 

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

 

6.500% due 06/01/2023

      445         452  
       

 

 

 
TEXAS 0.1%

 

Texas Public Finance Authority Revenue Notes, Series 2014

 

8.250% due 07/01/2024

      1,865         1,875  
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.1%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      1,360         1,291  
       

 

 

 
WEST VIRGINIA 1.2%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

      78,700         4,780  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

      10,115         10,218  
       

 

 

 
          14,998  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (Cost $54,403)

      60,081  
 

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.5%

 

Fannie Mae

 

3.000% due 01/25/2042 (a)

      857         52  

3.500% due 02/25/2033 (a)

      2,216         252  

3.834% due 07/25/2040 •(a)

      867         77  

5.816% due 07/25/2029 •

      1,490         1,575  

8.016% due 07/25/2029 •

      2,010         2,404  

Freddie Mac

 

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

      12,790         11,552  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

  $     154,775     $     176  

2.553% due 11/25/2055 «~

      14,313         8,631  

3.525% due 07/15/2039 (n)

      2,207         2,328  

4.619% due 03/15/2044 •(n)

      1,822         2,174  

4.706% due 02/15/2034 •(a)

      1,806         316  

5.594% due 02/15/2036 •(n)

      5,228         6,562  

9.816% due 12/25/2027 •

      4,424         5,421  

13.016% due 03/25/2025 •

      2,314         3,121  

Ginnie Mae

 

3.000% due 12/20/2042 (a)

      74         6  

3.500% due 09/16/2041 - 06/20/2042 (a)

      1,282         143  

4.479% due 01/20/2042 •(a)

      1,999         337  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $41,736)

      45,127  
 

 

 

 
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 17.5%

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

 

2.606% due 05/25/2036 •

      1,755         991  

3.416% due 01/25/2035 •

      4,730         4,347  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

 

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

      172         170  

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

      2,821         2,872  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

5.500% due 01/25/2036

      221         197  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      556         536  

BCAP LLC Trust

 

3.949% due 07/26/2037 ~

      105         2  

3.958% due 03/27/2036 ~

      3,980         3,523  

4.892% due 03/26/2037 þ

      1,480         1,723  

7.000% due 12/26/2036 ~

      4,159         3,960  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

 

3.982% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      689         575  

3.996% due 08/25/2046 ~

      4,120         3,988  

4.016% due 08/25/2036 ^~

      2,910         1,980  

4.253% due 09/25/2035 ^~

      924         767  

4.674% due 11/25/2034 ~

      231         231  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.728% due 04/12/2038 ~

      370         375  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

 

7.500% due 08/25/2036 þ

      1,516         1,454  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

      9         6  

CD Mortgage Trust

 

5.688% due 10/15/2048

      12,598         6,551  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

 

4.265% due 12/25/2035 ^~

      16         16  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      1,704         1,205  

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

      419         325  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      1,460         1,093  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.590% due 12/10/2049 ~

      642         424  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.314% due 11/25/2035 ~

      17,778         14,048  

4.533% due 03/25/2037 ^~

      662         659  

4.585% due 04/25/2037 ^~

      2,960         2,648  

6.000% due 11/25/2036 ~

      13,701         11,418  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust

 

5.750% due 04/25/2037 ^

      2,435         2,376  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.036% due 12/10/2049 ~

      4,297         2,819  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

 

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

      1,987         1,568  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

 

2.482% due 03/20/2046 •

      4,844         4,519  

2.806% due 08/25/2035 •

      314         217  

2.984% due 04/25/2037 ^•(a)

      20,913         3,963  

3.981% due 06/25/2037 ~

      2,799         2,653  

5.250% due 05/25/2021 ^

      9         9  

5.500% due 03/25/2035

      533         387  

5.500% due 09/25/2035 ^

      4,746         4,355  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

      526         538  

5.750% due 02/25/2035

      624         601  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

      724         713  

6.000% due 04/25/2036

      1,705         1,150  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

  $     1,946     $     1,486  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      682         431  

6.000% due 02/25/2037

      2,230         1,849  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

      6,287         4,493  

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^•

      9,240         7,503  

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

      2,426         2,073  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

      3,309         2,369  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

      850         526  

6.500% due 09/25/2036 ^

      415         335  

13.325% due 02/25/2036 •

      1,665         2,176  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

5.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

      660         526  

6.000% due 04/25/2036 ^

      407         357  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

 

5.750% due 04/25/2036 ^

      1,443         1,112  

Eurosail PLC

 

2.139% due 06/13/2045 •

  GBP     4,487         4,147  

4.789% due 06/13/2045 •

      1,394         1,471  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust

 

4.591% due 10/10/2032 ~

  $     9,600         9,390  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.622% due 11/10/2039

      1,306         1,155  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.431% due 03/25/2037 ^~

      2,573         2,294  

4.470% due 11/25/2035 ^~

      1,355         1,287  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

      168         267  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

 

3.066% due 03/25/2035 •

      191         186  

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

      6,598         3,884  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

 

3.841% due 03/25/2037 ~

      7,717         7,527  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.411% due 05/15/2047

      2,034         2,407  

5.623% due 05/12/2045

      1,726         1,012  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

 

4.236% due 02/25/2036 ^~

      1,511         1,258  

4.325% due 01/25/2037 ^~

      969         931  

4.455% due 10/25/2035 ~

      41         40  

4.464% due 06/25/2036 ^~

      830         740  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.407% due 11/15/2038

      5,811         4,154  

Lehman Mortgage Trust

 

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      196         185  

16.962% due 11/25/2035 ^•

      249         343  

Lehman XS Trust

 

2.486% due 06/25/2047 •

      3,032         2,764  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

 

6.750% due 07/25/2036

      3,405         2,261  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

4.350% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      3,324         2,411  

Motel 6 Trust

 

9.252% due 08/15/2019 •

      13,418           13,622  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

 

2.486% due 10/27/2036 •

      3,609         736  

2.644% due 08/27/2037 •

      8,000         3,562  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

 

2.456% due 08/25/2036 •

      942         889  

2.496% due 05/25/2037 ^•

      267         191  

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

      620         578  

6.000% due 05/25/2037 ^

      2,053         1,906  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

 

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

      397         277  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      1,868         1,348  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

      4,921         3,043  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

 

4.629% due 02/25/2037 ~

      2,617         2,220  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.173% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      752         583  

4.231% due 01/25/2036 ^~

      6,382         4,783  

4.243% due 07/25/2035 ^~

      1,844         1,744  

4.278% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      3,898         3,636  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

 

2.386% due 08/25/2036 •

      180         169  
 

 

26   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.691% due 02/25/2037 ^~

  $     510     $     486  

4.709% due 04/25/2037 ^~

      546         462  

4.758% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      5,864         5,694  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.588% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      703         642  

3.850% due 10/25/2036 ^~

      1,542         1,432  

3.887% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      1,055         1,024  

3.995% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      1,707         1,615  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.349% due 05/25/2047 ^•

      201         34  

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

      1,552         1,269  

6.000% due 03/25/2036 ^

      1,989         2,060  

6.000% due 02/25/2037

      5,050         4,593  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $208,295)

      225,900  
 

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 19.8%

 

Adagio CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR     1,800         1,499  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

 

3.616% due 03/25/2033 •

  $     69         70  

Apidos CLO

 

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

      8,800         7,161  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

 

2.666% due 04/25/2037 •

      14,354         11,649  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

 

2.539% due 07/05/2046 •

      324,260         584  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

 

7.753% due 04/13/2027 •

      1,000         998  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/17/2031 ~

      6,000         4,176  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

 

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

      14         6,674  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/24/2030 ~

      4,100         2,046  

0.000% due 10/22/2031 ~

      3,000         1,552  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.426% due 12/25/2036 •

      6,436         4,357  

2.666% due 11/25/2046 •

      6,248         6,160  

Cork Street CLO Designated Activity Co.

 

0.000% due 11/27/2028 ~

  EUR     2,667         2,854  

3.600% due 11/27/2028

      1,197         1,327  

4.500% due 11/27/2028

      1,047         1,161  

6.200% due 11/27/2028

      1,296         1,437  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

 

2.436% due 03/25/2037 •

  $     2,377         2,239  

2.466% due 06/25/2047 •

      15,507         13,837  

2.576% due 09/25/2037 ^•

      17,989         13,222  

4.741% due 08/25/2033 •

      307         311  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

 

3.636% due 12/25/2035 ^þ

      28         29  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.426% due 10/25/2036 •

      4,566         3,633  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

 

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

      16         2,284  

Fremont Home Loan Trust

 

2.416% due 01/25/2037 •

      6,628         3,896  

2.586% due 02/25/2036 •

      12,563         7,400  

Glacier Funding CDO Ltd.

 

2.835% due 08/04/2035 •

      7,822         1,919  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

 

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR     750         514  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

 

2.426% due 07/25/2037 •

  $     3,233         2,213  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

 

1.000% due 12/15/2022 «

      7,010         5,612  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

 

5.830% due 07/25/2036 ^þ

      127         65  

Lehman XS Trust

 

6.290% due 06/24/2046 þ

      2,594         2,584  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

LNR CDO Ltd.

 

2.759% due 02/28/2043 •

  $     6,548     $       2,746  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.566% due 01/25/2036 •

      6,961         6,618  

Marlette Funding Trust

 

0.000% due 09/17/2029 «(h)

      15         6,202  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

5.895% due 03/25/2037 þ

      6,945         1,952  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

 

2.416% due 10/25/2036 •

      7,466         4,632  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.250% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      1,196         814  

N-Star REL CDO Ltd.

 

2.940% due 02/01/2041 •

      1,100         1,068  

Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

 

3.241% due 07/25/2035 •

      6,000         5,582  

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

 

5.612% due 04/25/2037 þ

      11,519         5,191  

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^þ

      9,184         5,304  

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

 

2.846% due 08/25/2034 •

      8,169         7,381  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

 

2.546% due 03/25/2036 •

      10,833         8,564  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

 

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

      8         7,999  

SLM Student Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

      7         4,557  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 09/18/2046 «(h)

      3         2,536  

0.000% due 10/15/2048 «(h)

      3         2,874  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 11/25/2026 «(h)

      96         5,904  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

      7,500         3,133  

0.000% due 07/25/2040 «(h)

      38         1,844  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

      3,226         1,802  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

 

3.145% due 08/10/2038 •

      19,876         3,717  

Symphony CLO Ltd.

 

6.903% due 07/14/2026 •

      3,600         3,434  

7.203% due 10/15/2025 •

      1,400         1,364  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

 

2.925% due 12/05/2036 •

      11,329         10,012  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 •

      543         485  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 ^•

      10,514         9,396  

2.965% due 02/05/2036 •

      5,293         4,783  

Tropic CDO Ltd.

 

3.203% due 04/15/2034 •

      25,000         22,719  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $256,403)

      256,076  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 6.3%

 

Argentina Government International Bond

 

3.375% due 01/15/2023

  EUR     300         269  

3.380% due 12/31/2038 þ

      7,755         5,059  

3.875% due 01/15/2022

      300         280  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

      200         166  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

      100         82  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

      19,140         18,074  

51.264% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

  ARS     121,504         2,416  

51.603% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~(a)

      106         3  

53.531% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~(a)

      2,400         52  

61.675% due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

      234,539         5,230  

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina

 

52.508% due 03/29/2024 •(a)

      191,280         3,526  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

 

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR     2,650         3,170  

4.950% due 02/11/2020

      50         57  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Export-Credit Bank of Turkey

 

8.250% due 01/24/2024

  $     200     $     211  

Ghana Government International Bond

 

10.750% due 10/14/2030

      800         1,017  

Peru Government International Bond

 

5.400% due 08/12/2034

  PEN     196         63  

5.700% due 08/12/2024

      209         70  

5.940% due 02/12/2029

      7,574         2,564  

6.150% due 08/12/2032

      388         134  

6.350% due 08/12/2028

      11,063         3,842  

6.900% due 08/12/2037

      118         44  

6.950% due 08/12/2031

      1,725         638  

8.200% due 08/12/2026

      3,537         1,344  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

 

53.017% due 04/12/2025 ~(a)

  ARS     728,240         12,563  

Turkey Government International Bond

 

3.250% due 06/14/2025

  EUR     200         215  

4.625% due 03/31/2025

      3,600         4,140  

5.200% due 02/16/2026

      1,200         1,391  

7.625% due 04/26/2029 (n)

  $     4,000         4,209  

Ukraine Government International Bond

 

7.750% due 09/01/2022

      9,800         10,437  

Venezuela Government International Bond

 

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

      490         80  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

      70         11  

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

      598         97  
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $98,634)

    81,454  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES            
COMMON STOCKS 1.1%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.3%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (f)

      1,167,686         3,538  

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      872         13  

iHeartMedia, Inc. ‘A’ (f)

      64,921         971  
       

 

 

 
          4,522  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

      754,964         8,939  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

      64,837         126  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC «(l)

      45,070         654  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $19,008)

      14,241  
 

 

 

 
WARRANTS 0.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      422,815         6,325  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

      1,355,000         2,513  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $8,503)

    8,838  
 

 

 

 
PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.6%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 1.7%

 

Nationwide Building Society

 

10.250% ~

      119,250         22,333  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   27


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 2.9%

 

Sequa Corp.

 

9.000% «

      30,627     $     36,716  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $50,363)

      59,049  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.4%

 

REAL ESTATE 1.4%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

      858,541         18,321  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $10,754)

    18,321  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 5.1%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 3.4%

 

          43,400  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.3%

 

52.168% due 09/13/2019 - 05/29/2020 (g)(h)

  ARS     139,754         3,304  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 1.4%

 

2.126% due 08/20/2019 (h)(i)(p)(r)

  $     18,270     $     18,251  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $65,090)
    64,955  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,706,848)
      1,744,476  
 
Total Investments 135.1%
(Cost $1,706,848)

 

  $       1,744,476  

Financial Derivative Instruments (o)(q) 0.3%

(Cost or Premiums, net $(7,031))

 

 

      4,437  

Auction Rate Preferred Shares (16.5)%

    (212,650
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (18.9)%     (245,030
 

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%

 

  $     1,291,233  
   

 

 

 
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

µ

All or a portion of this amount represents unfunded loan commitments. The interest rate for the unfunded portion will be determined at the time of funding. See Note 4, Securities and Other Investments, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding unfunded loan commitments.

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

þ

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(a)

Interest only security.

(b)

Principal only security.

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(h)

Zero coupon security.

(i)

Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

(j)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(k)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(l)   RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

 

Issuer Description                Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
   

Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable

to Common
Shareholders

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

         10/09/2014 - 11/18/2016       $    2,472     $     126       0.01

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

         07/29/2015 - 03/26/2019       1,172       654       0.05  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $    3,644     $ 780       0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

28   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(m)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
 
BOS     2.340     07/31/2019       08/01/2019     $ 6,500     U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.000% due 05/15/2042   $ (6,693   $ 6,500     $ 6,500  
CSN     2.600       07/31/2019       08/01/2019           11,500     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% - 2.250% due 02/28/2022 - 08/15/2027     (11,767     11,500       11,501  
RDR     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       25,400     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.125% - 2.750% due 09/30/2021 - 08/31/2023     (25,942     25,400       25,402  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (44,402   $     43,400     $     43,403  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
   

Amount
Borrowed(2)

    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

    (0.500 )%      07/11/2019       TBD (3)    $     (1,042   $ (1,042
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (1,874     (1,876
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (758     (759
    1.700       06/14/2019       TBD (3)        (3,892     (3,901
    2.250       07/24/2019       TBD (3)        (2,570     (2,571

BOS

    2.590       07/15/2019       08/13/2019             (10,236         (10,249

BPS

    (0.250     05/14/2019       08/14/2019     EUR     (164     (182
    (0.150     05/14/2019       08/14/2019         (1,198     (1,326
    2.600       07/16/2019       08/16/2019     $     (902     (903
    2.780       07/31/2019       10/31/2019         (9,148     (9,149
    2.800       07/16/2019       08/16/2019         (4,815     (4,821
    2.930       07/15/2019       08/13/2019         (1,430     (1,432
    2.930       08/01/2019       08/13/2019         (409     (409
    2.970       07/10/2019       08/09/2019         (1,825     (1,828

BRC

    1.000       05/14/2019       TBD (3)        (1,356     (1,359
    2.350       12/24/2018       TBD (3)        (102     (103

CIW

    2.500       08/02/2019       08/30/2019         (38,243     (38,243
    2.600       07/23/2019       08/22/2019         (20,241     (20,254
    2.730       07/05/2019       08/02/2019         (39,131     (39,211
    2.730       07/22/2019       08/02/2019         (143     (143

JML

    (0.320     07/18/2019       09/03/2019     EUR     (4,544     (5,030
    (0.300     05/14/2019       08/12/2019         (613     (678
    (0.140     07/22/2019       09/17/2019         (1,698     (1,880
    0.900       05/14/2019       08/12/2019     GBP     (1,672     (2,037
    0.950       05/14/2019       08/12/2019         (10,742     (13,091
    0.950       06/04/2019       09/03/2019         (11,349     (13,823
    0.950       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (8,459     (10,288

MEI

    2.670       07/31/2019       08/29/2019     $     (3,719     (3,719

NOM

    2.800       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (11,828     (11,829

RDR

    2.510       07/26/2019       08/26/2019         (1,124     (1,124
    2.800       05/08/2019       08/08/2019         (5,189     (5,223

SOG

    2.930       07/31/2019       08/30/2019         (4,391     (4,391

UBS

    (0.250     06/10/2019       09/10/2019     EUR     (16,634     (18,407
    0.950       06/10/2019       09/10/2019     GBP     (5,939     (7,233
    2.650       06/11/2019       09/10/2019     $     (3,736     (3,750
    2.650       07/12/2019       08/13/2019         (11,545     (11,562
    2.700       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (15,267     (15,333
    2.810       07/08/2019       08/08/2019         (4,299     (4,307
    2.950       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (2,820     (2,833
    2.950       06/11/2019       09/04/2019         (2,684     (2,695
    3.010       05/07/2019       08/07/2019         (10,776     (10,853
    3.050       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (4,932     (4,956
    3.070       05/14/2019       08/14/2019         (9,379     (9,442
           

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

      $     (304,245
           

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   29


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net  Exposure(4)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

BCY

  $ 0     $ (10,149   $ 0      $ (10,149   $ 10,783     $ 634  

BOS

    6,500       (10,249     0        (3,749     4,371       622  

BPS

    0       (20,050     0        (20,050     22,226       2,176  

BRC

    0       (1,462     0        (1,462     1,667       205  

CIW

    0       (97,851     0        (97,851     63,082           (34,769

CSN

    11,501       0       0        11,501           (11,767     (266

JML

    0       (46,827     0            (46,827     54,271       7,444  

MEI

    0       (3,719     0        (3,719     4,209       490  

NOM

    0       (11,829     0        (11,829     12,312       483  

RDR

    25,402       (6,347     0        19,055       (19,403     (348

SOG

    0       (4,391     0        (4,391     4,866       475  

UBS

    0       (91,371     0        (91,371     101,226       9,855  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     43,403     $     (304,245   $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ 0     $ (154,925   $ (75,941   $ (19,717   $ (250,583

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    0       0       0       (1,042     (1,042

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       (10,249     0       0       (10,249

Sovereign Issues

    0       (3,719     0       0       (3,719
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     0     $     (168,893   $     (75,941   $     (20,759   $     (265,593
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements(5)

 

  $ (265,593
         

 

 

 

 

(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $295,116 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the above master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2019 was $(219,428) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.062%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(4)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

(5)

Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements liability of $(38,652) is outstanding at period end.

 

(o)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Reference Entity

 

Fixed
Receive Rate

   

Payment
Frequency

   

Maturity
Date

    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   

Market
Value(4)

    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000     Quarterly       06/20/2020       57.963     $       17,570     $ (724   $ (4,587   $ (5,311   $ 0     $ (175

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000       Quarterly       06/20/2022       39.005         1,000       (135     (259     (394     0       (6

General Electric Co.

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2023       0.654         300       (19     24       5       0       0  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     (878   $     (4,822   $     (5,700   $     0     $     (181
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

30   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Index/Tranches

 

Fixed
Receive Rate

   

Payment
Frequency

   

Maturity
Date

   

Notional
Amount(3)

    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   

Market
Value(4)

    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-32 5-Year Index

    5.000     Quarterly       06/20/2024     $     16,830     $     1,096     $     271     $     1,367     $     0     $     (38

CDX.IG-28 5-Year Index

    1.000       Quarterly       06/20/2022       1,700       28       6       34       0       0  

CDX.IG-31 5-Year Index

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2023       1,300       13       17       30       0       0  

CDX.IG-32 5-Year Index

    1.000       Quarterly       06/20/2024       12,700       236       53       289       0       (5
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,373     $ 347     $ 1,720     $ 0     $ (43
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
   

Notional
Amount

   

Premiums
Paid/(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.000   Semi-Annual     06/19/2022       $       428,600     $ (13,588   $ (423   $ (14,011   $ 400     $ 0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.000     Semi-Annual     06/20/2023         110,000       4,029       (4,737     (708     37       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750     Semi-Annual     12/19/2023         90,000       800       (4,406     (3,606     9       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025         145,380       9,193       (1,656     7,537       85       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250     Semi-Annual     06/15/2026         44,400       2,099       (969     1,130       52       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.500     Semi-Annual     12/20/2027         73,900       530       2,929       3,459       149       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.000     Semi-Annual     06/19/2029         263,700       13,372       11,911       25,283       753       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500     Semi-Annual     06/19/2044         305,100       (9,953     90,729       80,776       2,835       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.500     Semi-Annual     06/20/2048         470,100       18,002       (51,059     (33,057     0       (4,562

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250     Semi-Annual     12/11/2049         20,700       (83     (234     (317     0       (207

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250     Semi-Annual     03/12/2050         9,800       (29     (120     (149     0       (100

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

     3.500     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025       AUD       13,400       332       958       1,290       21       0  

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

     0.750     Annual     09/18/2029       EUR       38,000       (336     (2,760     (3,096     0       (165

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

     0.500     Annual     12/18/2029         4,100       (81     (124     (205     0       (18

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

     1.500     Semi-Annual     09/18/2029       GBP       68,700       (499     (4,690     (5,189     0       (263

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

     1.500     Semi-Annual     09/18/2049         7,800       125       (1,183     (1,058     0       (76
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 23,913     $ 34,166     $ 58,079     $ 4,341     $ (5,391
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $     24,408     $     29,691     $     54,099     $     4,341     $     (5,615
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of the market value and variation margin of Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared Financial Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities  
    Market Value     Variation Margin
Asset
                Market Value     Variation Margin
Liability
       
     Purchased
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total           Written
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Total Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

  $     0     $     0     $     4,341     $     4,341       $     0     $     0     $     (5,615)     $     (5,615)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(p)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,953 and cash of $28,617 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of July 31, 2019. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 2, Securities Transactions and Investment Income, in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   31


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

 

(q)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Month
    Currency to
be Delivered
    Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

BOA

     08/2019     EUR     574     $     645     $ 10     $ 0  
     08/2019     $     99,930     EUR     89,671       0       (664
     09/2019     EUR     89,671     $     100,185       666       0  

BPS

     08/2019     ARS     867,895         19,446       0       (187
     08/2019     BRL     961         255       3       0  
     08/2019     GBP     115,688         146,915       6,227       0  
     08/2019     $     255     BRL     961       0       (3
     08/2019         938     EUR     822       0       (28
     08/2019         6,837     GBP     5,422       0       (244
     09/2019     PEN     6,366     $     1,926       3       0  

BRC

     09/2019     GBP     5,898         7,179       0       (4

CBK

     08/2019     EUR     94,447         107,608       3,055       0  
     08/2019     GBP     5,898         7,183       10       0  
     08/2019     $     9,298     EUR     8,262       0       (152
     08/2019         2,133     RUB     140,329       68       0  
     09/2019     PEN     170     $     51       0       (1
     09/2019     $     7,189     GBP     5,898       0       (5

DUB

     08/2019     PEN     193     $     58       0       0  
     09/2019         434         131       0       0  

HUS

     08/2019         130         39       0       0  

JPM

     09/2019     $     2,909     GBP     2,387       0       (2
     10/2019     MXN     231,978     $     12,045       74       0  
     10/2019     $     11,841     MXN     231,978       129       0  
     01/2020         11,841         231,978       0       (67

MYI

     08/2019         135,955     GBP     110,266       0       (1,860
     09/2019     GBP     110,266     $     136,161       1,856       0  

RYL

     08/2019     EUR     3,734         4,201       67       0  

SCX

     08/2019     BRL     961         255       3       0  
     08/2019     $     254     BRL     961       0       (3
     09/2019     BRL     961     $     254       3       0  
     10/2019     $     10,810     RUB     689,379       0       (87

SSB

     08/2019     AUD     385     $     269       6       0  
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     12,180     $     (3,307
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE AND SOVEREIGN ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
  Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731   $         1,800     $ (352   $ 289     $ 0     $ (63
BRC  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

    5.000       Quarterly       12/20/2021       0.769         2,700       (40     323       283       0  
 

Ukraine Government International Bond

    5.000       Quarterly       12/20/2022       4.096         16,900       1,036       (471     565       0  
DUB  

Petroleos Mexicanos

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2021       2.705         100       (9     5       0       (4
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338         20       (3     3       0       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731         2,400       (476     391       0       (85
HUS  

Brazil Government International Bond

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2019       0.326         9,200       15       5       20       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2019       0.161         500       (41     43       2       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338         60       (9     10       1       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731         3,000       (623     517       0       (106
JPM  

Russia Government International Bond

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2020       0.461         1,300       (149     160       11       0  
 

Springleaf Finance Corp.

    5.000       Quarterly       06/20/2022       0.899         6,570       620       172       792       0  
MYC  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2019       0.161         14,500       (1,342     1,407       65       0  
UAG  

Avolon Holdings Ltd. «

    5.000       Quarterly       07/01/2020       0.918         1,900       111       (31     80       0  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $     (1,262   $     2,823     $     1,819     $     (258
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

32   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Index/Tranches   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
  Asset     Liability  
BRC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110   Monthly     05/25/2046     $     53,292     $ (10,905   $ 7,048     $ 0     $ (3,857
GST  

ABX.HE.AA.6-1 Index

    0.320     Monthly     07/25/2045       20,048       (952     (144     0       (1,096
 

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110     Monthly     05/25/2046       3,744       (796     525       0       (271
MEI  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110     Monthly     05/25/2046       51,581       (10,429     6,695       0       (3,734
MYC  

ABX.HE.AAA.6-2 Index

    0.110     Monthly     05/25/2046       56,153       (7,160     3,095       0       (4,065
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $     (30,242   $     17,219     $     0     $     (13,023
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at Value
 
  Asset     Liability  
DUB  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.850%     Semi-Annual   07/13/2022   $     600,000     $     67     $     8,232     $     8,299     $     0  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS ON INTEREST RATE INDICES

 

Counterparty   Pay/Receive(5)   Underlying Reference   # of Units     Financing Rate   Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
  Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at Value
 
  Asset     Liability  

FBF

 

Receive

 

iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

    N/A    

3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

  Maturity   12/20/2019   $     800     $ (2   $ 3     $ 1     $ 0  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $     (31,439   $     28,277     $     10,119     $     (13,281
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                    
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Purchased
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(6)
 

BOA

  $ 676     $ 0     $ 0     $ 676       $ (664   $ 0     $ 0     $ (664   $ 12     $ 0     $ 12  

BPS

    6,233       0       0       6,233         (462     0       (63     (525     5,708       (5,970     (262

BRC

    0       0       848       848         (4     0       (3,857     (3,861     (3,019     3,234       215  

CBK

    3,133       0       0       3,133         (158     0       0       (158     2,975       (2,230     745  

DUB

    0       0       8,299       8,299         0       0       (4     (4     8,295         (10,110       (1,815

FBF

    0       0       1       1         0       0       0       0       1       0       1  

GST

    0       0       0       0         0       0       (1,452     (1,452     (1,457     1,951       494  

HUS

    0       0       23       23         0       0       (106     (106     (83     125       42  

JPM

    203       0       803       1,006         (69     0       0       (69     937       (880     57  

MEI

    0       0       0       0         0       0       (3,734     (3,734     (3,739     3,836       97  

MYC

    0       0       65       65         0       0       (4,065     (4,065       (4,005     3,814       (191

MYI

    1,856       0       0       1,856         (1,860     0       0       (1,860     (4     0       (4

RYL

    67       0       0       67         0       0       0       0       67       0       67  

SCX

    6       0       0       6         (90     0       0       (90     (84     0       (84

SSB

    6       0       0       6         0       0       0       0       6       0       6  

UAG

    0       0       80       80         0       0       0       0       80       (280     (200
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Over the Counter

  $   12,180     $   0     $   10,119     $   22,299       $   (3,307   $   0     $   (13,281   $   (16,588      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

(r)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $13,279 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

Receive represents that the Fund receives payments for any positive net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any negative net return on such underlying reference. Pay represents that the Fund receives payments for any negative net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any positive net return on such underlying reference.

(6)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4,341     $ 4,341  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 12,180     $ 0     $ 12,180  

Swap Agreements

    0       1,819       0       0       8,300       10,119  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1,819     $ 0     $ 12,180     $ 8,300     $ 22,299  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1,819     $ 0     $     12,180     $     12,641     $ 26,640  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 224     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,391     $ 5,615  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,307     $ 0     $ 3,307  

Swap Agreements

    0       13,281       0       0       0       13,281  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 13,281     $ 0     $ 3,307     $ 0     $ 16,588  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     13,505     $     0     $     3,307     $ 5,391     $     22,203  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 5,417     $ 0     $ 0     $ (488   $ 4,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 16,695     $ 0     $ 16,695  

Swap Agreements

    0       9,073       0       0       9,235       18,308  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 9,073     $ 0     $ 16,695     $ 9,235     $ 35,003  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 14,490     $ 0     $     16,695     $ 8,747     $ 39,932  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ (8,161   $ 0     $ 0     $ (22,753   $ (30,914
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 7,963     $ 0     $ 7,963  

Swap Agreements

    0       (3,981     0       0       9,271       5,290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (3,981   $ 0     $ 7,963     $ 9,271     $ 13,253  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     (12,142   $     0     $ 7,963     $     (13,482   $     (17,661
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

34   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 0     $ 131,614     $ 9,171     $ 140,785  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

    0       309,929       0       309,929  

Industrials

    0       348,889       0       348,889  

Utilities

    0       103,598       0       103,598  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    0       7,233       0       7,233  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

    0       12,212       0       12,212  

Illinois

    0       29,253       0       29,253  

Iowa

    0       452       0       452  

Texas

    0       1,875       0       1,875  

Virginia

    0       1,291       0       1,291  

West Virginia

    0       14,998       0       14,998  

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       36,496       8,631       45,127  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0       225,900       0       225,900  

Asset-Backed Securities

    0           209,590           46,486           256,076  

Sovereign Issues

    0       81,454       0       81,454  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

        4,509       13       0       4,522  

Consumer Discretionary

    8,939       0       0       8,939  

Energy

    0       126       0       126  

Industrials

    0       0       654       654  

Warrants

 

Communication Services

    0       6,325       0       6,325  

Industrials

    0       0       2,513       2,513  

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

    0       22,333       0       22,333  

Industrials

    0       0       36,716       36,716  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

  $ 18,321     $ 0     $ 0     $ 18,321  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       43,400       0       43,400  

Argentina Treasury Bills

    0       3,304       0       3,304  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0       18,251       0       18,251  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     31,769     $     1,608,536     $     104,171     $     1,744,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       4,341       0       4,341  

Over the counter

    0       22,219       80       22,299  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 26,560     $ 80     $ 26,640  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       (5,615     0       (5,615

Over the counter

    0       (16,588     0       (16,588
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (22,203   $ 0     $ (22,203
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ 0     $ 4,357     $ 80     $ 4,437  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     31,769     $     1,612,893     $     104,251     $     1,748,913  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

Category
and Subcategory
  Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases(1)
    Net
Sales/Settlements(1)
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(2)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
07/31/2019(2)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 13,878     $ 6,220     $ (1,365   $ (55   $ 1     $ (2,001   $ 0     $ (7,507   $ 9,171     $ (1,842

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    1,701       0       (8     7       0       (9     0       (1,691     0       0  

U.S. Government Agencies

    8,706       0       (166     237       61       (207     0       0       8,631       (213

Asset-Backed Securities

    28,531       38,348       (7,010     162       0           (8,610     0       (4,935     46,486           (7,860

Common Stocks

 

Financials

    5,221       0       (4,960     0       519       (780     0       0       0       0  

Industrials

    0       1,172       0       0       0       (518     0       0       654       (518

Warrants

 

Industrials

    340       0       0       0       0       2,173       0       0       2,513       2,173  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    25,299       2,186       0       1       0       9,230       0       0       36,716       9,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     83,676     $     47,926     $     (13,509   $     352     $     581     $ (722   $     0     $     (14,133   $     104,171     $ 970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Over the counter

  $ 80     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 80     $ 38  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 83,756     $ 47,926     $ (13,509   $ 352     $ 581     $ (722   $ 0     $ (14,133   $ 104,251     $ 1,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   35


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (Cont.)

 

July 31, 2019

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
     Valuation
Technique
   Unobservable
Inputs
   Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 5,474      Proxy Pricing    Base Price      99.550-100.733  
    3,697      Third Party Vendor    Broker Quote      78.500-101.125  

U.S. Government Agencies

    8,631      Proxy Pricing    Base Price      59.945  

Asset-Backed Securities

    46,486      Proxy Pricing    Base Price          80.141-93,753.211  

Common Stocks

 

Industrials

    654      Other Valuation Techniques(3)          

Warrants

 

Industrials

    2,513      Other Valuation Techniques(3)          

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    36,716      Fundamental Valuation    Company Equity Value    $ 892,210,966.000  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Over the counter

    80      Indicative Market Quotation    Broker Quote      3.637  
 

 

 

          

Total

  $     104,251           
 

 

 

          

 

(1) 

Net Purchases and Settlements for Financial Derivative Instruments may include payments made or received upon entering into swap agreements to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions.

(2)

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at July 31, 2019 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(3)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

36   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

July 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 126.9%

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 9.2%

 

Advanz Pharma Corp.

 

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

  $     4,742     $     4,623  

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

      98         93  

Altice France S.A.

 

6.325% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

      298         295  

Avantor, Inc.

 

5.234% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

      19         19  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

5.129% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 11/27/2025 ~

      2         1  

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 01/31/2025 ~

      346         345  

Diamond Resorts Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

      560         534  

Dubai World (2.500% Cash and 1.750% PIK)

 

4.250% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~(d)

      494         468  

Emerald TopCo, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/24/2026

      107         107  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

      6,948         5,986  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      691         691  

Forbes Energy Services LLC (5.000% Cash and 11.000% PIK)

 

16.000% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 04/13/2021 ~(d)

      185         185  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

5.990% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

      589         584  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.579% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 05/01/2026 ~

      5,551         5,604  

IRB Holding Corp.

 

5.550% - 5.556% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

      932         929  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

 

7.234% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/09/2025 ~

      1,045         1,000  

Messer Industrie GmbH

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 03/01/2026 ~

      89         89  

MH Sub LLC

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

      118         117  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

 

7.741% (LIBOR03M + 4.600%) due 12/10/2019 «~

      100         101  

Nascar Holdings, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/26/2026

      72         72  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

 

6.119% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 04/12/2025 ~

      40         39  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

 

8.380% (LIBOR03M + 6.000%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      10,990           9,454  

8.880% (LIBOR03M + 6.500%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      6,694         5,786  

Nestle Skin Health

 

TBD% due 07/16/2026

      194         195  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.

 

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 06/30/2025 ~

      580         565  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

TBD% due 02/22/2049 ^(e)

  $     100     $     98  

Panther BF Aggregator LP

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 04/30/2026 ~

      60         60  

Parexel International Corp.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

      89         86  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

6.380% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

      66         65  

PG&E Corp.

 

TBD% due 04/16/2020

      1,186         1,193  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

 

7.560% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 ~

      216         213  

11.266% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 ~

      90         88  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/17/2026

      59         59  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

4.750% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 02/02/2024 ~

      1,564         1,561  

Starfruit Finco BV

 

5.610% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      189         186  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

7.325% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

      6,026         5,542  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

 

7.250% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 06/26/2026 ~

      106         104  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 03/15/2024 ~

      3,313         3,252  

West Corp.

 

6.522% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

      32         30  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

 

10.660% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 03/15/2022 «~

      1,374         1,388  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC (15.000% PIK)

 

15.000% due 03/15/2029 «(d)

      3,057         2,400  

Whatabrands LLC

 

TBD% due 07/23/2026

      22         22  
       

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $58,554)

      54,229  
 

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 51.2%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 21.5%

 

AGFC Capital Trust

 

4.053% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

      2,300         1,323  

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (n)

      1,767         2,355  

Ambac LSNI LLC

 

7.319% due 02/12/2023 •(n)

      524         534  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

 

8.375% due 07/15/2023

  GBP     12,067         13,684  

8.625% due 07/15/2023

  $     200         186  

Athene Holding Ltd.

 

4.125% due 01/12/2028

      24         24  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

 

5.500% due 01/15/2023

      153         164  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 

4.350% due 04/20/2028

      35         37  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

      59         62  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR     600         680  

Banco Santander S.A.

 

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)

      500         580  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Bank of America Corp.

 

5.125% due 06/20/2024 •(j)

  $     59     $     60  

Barclays PLC

 

3.250% due 01/17/2033

  GBP     200         240  

7.125% due 06/15/2025 •(j)(k)

      200         252  

7.250% due 03/15/2023 •(j)(k)

      6,300         7,943  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  $     800         816  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 07/27/2037 þ(j)

      70         66  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

 

3.900% due 01/25/2028

      76         78  

4.700% due 09/20/2047

      196         206  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

 

4.875% due 05/01/2024

      29         30  

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (n)

      8,000         8,589  

CBL & Associates LP

 

5.950% due 12/15/2026

      245         175  

Credit Agricole S.A.

 

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

      200         221  

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

      200         213  

Emerald Bay S.A.

 

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR     1,657         1,786  

EPR Properties

 

4.750% due 12/15/2026 (n)

  $     2,130         2,260  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

6.125% due 07/15/2021 (n)

      3,500         3,689  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

4.853% due 01/07/2021 ~(n)

      800         816  

5.443% due 01/07/2022 ~(n)

      800         830  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

 

6.500% due 10/01/2025

      437         454  

6.750% due 03/15/2022 (n)

      476         496  

GSPA Monetization Trust

 

6.422% due 10/09/2029

      3,406         3,985  

HSBC Bank PLC

 

6.330% due 05/18/2023

      5,800           6,094  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)(n)

  GBP     200         256  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     2,700         3,424  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $     480         501  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

 

6.250% due 02/15/2026

      24         23  

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

6.250% due 06/03/2026

      200         204  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 

5.875% due 04/01/2024

      66         68  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

      300         314  

7.625% due 06/27/2023 •(j)(k)

  GBP     2,166         2,887  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

      5,655         7,902  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

 

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (n)

  $     6,100         6,073  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

 

6.500% due 07/01/2021 (n)

      712         712  

Navient Corp.

 

5.625% due 08/01/2033 (n)

      686         573  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

      78         83  

Newmark Group, Inc.

 

6.125% due 11/15/2023

      62         67  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

 

6.750% due 07/01/2022

      1,496         1,546  

Provident Funding Associates LP

 

6.375% due 06/15/2025

      3         3  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)

      3,070         3,128  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(j)(k)

      6,390         6,861  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

 

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(j)(k)

  GBP     3,795         4,837  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

      3,520         4,552  

Societe Generale S.A.

 

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(j)(k)

  $     200         200  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

      600         625  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   37


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Spirit Realty LP

 

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (n)

  $     1,000     $     1,051  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

 

5.625% due 03/15/2023 (n)

      1,200         1,286  

6.125% due 03/15/2024

      132         143  

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      331         357  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

      93         104  

Tesco Property Finance PLC

 

7.623% due 07/13/2039

  GBP     322         580  

TP ICAP PLC

 

5.250% due 01/26/2024 (n)

      2,939         3,817  

UniCredit SpA

 

7.830% due 12/04/2023 (n)

  $     4,050         4,705  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

 

10.500% due 01/22/2024

      560         614  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

 

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP     2,873         3,983  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC

 

8.500% due 08/15/2021 (n)

  $     6,420         6,645  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

 

7.875% due 05/01/2025

      72         70  
       

 

 

 
            127,122  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 22.5%

 

Altice Financing S.A.

 

6.625% due 02/15/2023 (n)

      2,300         2,378  

7.500% due 05/15/2026 (n)

      1,600         1,680  

Altice France S.A.

 

7.375% due 05/01/2026 (n)

      5,340         5,661  

Associated Materials LLC

 

9.000% due 01/01/2024 (n)

      774         733  

Avon International Capital PLC

 

6.500% due 08/15/2022

      24         25  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

 

8.750% due 07/15/2026 (n)

      1,400         1,456  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub, Inc.

 

10.625% due 07/15/2027

      71         70  

Berry Global, Inc.

 

4.875% due 07/15/2026

      26         27  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd.

 

0.000% due 06/05/2034 (h)

      150         103  

Bombardier, Inc.

 

7.875% due 04/15/2027

      182         185  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.500% due 11/15/2022 (n)

      5,617         5,763  

9.250% due 02/15/2024 (n)

      3,791         4,123  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

      1,492         1,483  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

      9,499         9,131  

8.000% due 03/15/2026 (n)

      753         724  

8.625% due 01/15/2024 (n)

      1,160         1,163  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

 

9.798% due 10/01/2022

      301         313  

DAE Funding LLC

 

5.250% due 11/15/2021

      268         281  

5.750% due 11/15/2023

      268         282  

Dell International LLC

 

6.020% due 06/15/2026 (n)

      2,514         2,780  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

 

7.750% due 09/01/2023 (n)

      2,778         2,837  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

 

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (n)

      4,100         4,156  

Eagle Holding Co. LLC (7.750% Cash or 7.750% PIK)

 

7.750% due 05/15/2022 (d)

      16         16  

Exela Intermediate LLC

 

10.000% due 07/15/2023 (n)

      117         96  

Fairstone Financial, Inc.

 

7.875% due 07/15/2024

      232         240  

Ferroglobe PLC

 

9.375% due 03/01/2022 (n)

      1,550         1,294  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

6.500% due 03/01/2024 (n)

      1,414         1,366  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

6.875% due 03/01/2026 (n)

  $     1,558     $     1,478  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

      156         158  

Flex Ltd.

 

4.875% due 06/15/2029

      110         114  

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

      7,315           8,431  

Fresh Market, Inc.

 

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (n)

      5,650         3,503  

Frontier Finance PLC

 

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP     4,600         5,785  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

 

8.575% due 01/31/2024

  $     294         290  

9.738% due 02/02/2024

      25         25  

General Electric Co.

 

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

      261         253  

5.875% due 01/14/2038

      22         26  

6.150% due 08/07/2037

      17         20  

6.875% due 01/10/2039

      10         13  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

 

5.250% due 12/01/2027

      26         27  

HCA, Inc.

 

7.500% due 11/15/2095 (n)

      1,200         1,290  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 

4.875% due 01/15/2030

      26         27  

Huntsman International LLC

 

4.500% due 05/01/2029

      12         12  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.375% due 05/01/2026 (n)

      1,269         1,354  

8.375% due 05/01/2027 (n)

      2,274         2,404  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK)

 

3.625% due 05/15/2025 (d)

  EUR     300         336  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK)

 

3.875% due 05/15/2027 (d)

      100         111  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.000% Cash or 6.750% PIK)

 

6.000% due 05/15/2027 (d)

  $     444         444  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK)

 

6.375% due 05/15/2029 (d)

      327         323  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

 

9.500% due 02/15/2023

      86         78  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

 

8.000% due 02/15/2024

      44         46  

8.500% due 10/15/2024 (n)

      550         551  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

      215         224  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

 

7.750% due 06/01/2021 (n)

      10,499         10,132  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (n)

      1,121         910  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (n)

      3,580         4,838  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

 

5.500% due 04/15/2025 (n)

      474         276  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

 

5.250% due 04/26/2026 (n)

      600         615  

5.625% due 07/17/2027

      400         414  

Metinvest BV

 

8.500% due 04/23/2026

      280         299  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2024

      300         311  

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

5.327% due 02/06/2029

      152         162  

Netflix, Inc.

 

3.875% due 11/15/2029

  EUR     604         719  

4.625% due 05/15/2029

      200         251  

5.375% due 11/15/2029

  $     98         103  

New Albertson’s LP

 

6.570% due 02/23/2028 (n)

      5,600         4,606  

Norbord, Inc.

 

5.750% due 07/15/2027

      6         6  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

 

0.000% due 08/30/2019 (h)(j)

      345         5  

0.000% due 09/02/2019 (h)(j)

      407         6  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

 

6.625% due 05/15/2022

      342         335  

Outfront Media Capital LLC

 

5.000% due 08/15/2027

      12         12  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/01/2027

  $     117     $     106  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

 

4.500% due 03/15/2023

      142         148  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

      20         22  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

2.750% due 04/21/2027

  EUR     7,322           7,215  

4.750% due 02/26/2029

      600         648  

6.500% due 03/13/2027

  $     190         189  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

      50         46  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

5.875% due 06/01/2025

      91         90  

Platin GmbH

 

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR     400         450  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $     454         478  

QVC, Inc.

 

5.450% due 08/15/2034 (n)

      900         886  

5.950% due 03/15/2043 (n)

      3,682         3,574  

Radiate Holdco LLC

 

6.875% due 02/15/2023

      70         71  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR     200         239  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

 

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP     1,000         1,564  

Sands China Ltd.

 

4.600% due 08/08/2023

  $     200         213  

5.125% due 08/08/2025

      200         220  

5.400% due 08/08/2028 (n)

      2,129         2,396  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

 

5.875% due 07/15/2027

      6         6  

Select Medical Corp.

 

6.250% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      29         30  

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

 

12.500% due 04/15/2049 ^(e)

      1,909         1,971  

Spirit Issuer PLC

 

3.474% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP     1,000         1,201  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

4.750% due 02/01/2028

  $     6         6  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

 

3.650% due 11/10/2021

      45         43  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

 

0.375% due 07/25/2020

  EUR     100         109  

2.200% due 07/21/2021

  $     342         322  

3.250% due 04/15/2022

  EUR     300         320  

Times Square Hotel Trust

 

8.528% due 08/01/2026

  $     1,411         1,650  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC

 

4.875% due 09/30/2039 (n)

      1,976         1,993  

5.750% due 09/30/2039 (n)

      3,548         3,801  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

 

6.125% due 08/01/2025

      138         143  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

 

9.250% due 08/01/2024

      72         71  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% due 04/01/2021

      106         105  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

      24         24  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

 

3.750% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  EUR     100         115  

United Group BV

 

4.375% due 07/01/2022

      100         114  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

      100         115  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $     113         113  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

      539         526  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.250% due 08/10/2026

      151         171  

6.875% due 11/21/2036

      59         72  

6.875% due 11/10/2039

      43         53  

ViaSat, Inc.

 

5.625% due 09/15/2025

      92         92  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

 

5.000% due 04/15/2027

  GBP     200         253  
 

 

38   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

VOC Escrow Ltd.

 

5.000% due 02/15/2028

  $     27     $     28  

Wind Tre SpA

 

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR     200         224  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

      200         220  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

 

3.900% due 03/01/2023

  $     72         73  

4.250% due 03/01/2022

      6         6  

5.400% due 04/01/2024

      10         11  

5.750% due 04/01/2027 (n)

      830         886  
       

 

 

 
            133,111  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 7.2%

 

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash and 0.000% PIK)

 

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

      2,713         2,850  

Edison International

 

2.400% due 09/15/2022

      58         57  

2.950% due 03/15/2023

      5         5  

5.750% due 06/15/2027

      51         57  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.000% due 04/01/2027

      102         107  

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

 

7.375% due 05/01/2030

      7,991         8,432  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

 

6.350% due 12/01/2021

      310         309  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      178         113  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

 

6.720% due 12/01/2022

      1,194         1,176  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      4,544         1,341  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

2.450% due 08/15/2022 ^(e)

      450         441  

2.950% due 03/01/2026 ^(e)

      392         378  

3.250% due 09/15/2021 ^(e)

      195         192  

3.250% due 06/15/2023 ^(e)

      273         269  

3.300% due 03/15/2027 ^(e)

      716         694  

3.300% due 12/01/2027 ^(e)(n)

      1,400         1,351  

3.400% due 08/15/2024 ^(e)

      378         380  

3.500% due 10/01/2020 ^(e)(n)

      1,492         1,481  

3.500% due 06/15/2025 ^(e)

      735         731  

3.750% due 02/15/2024 ^(e)

      691         703  

3.750% due 08/15/2042 ^(e)

      22         20  

3.850% due 11/15/2023 ^(e)

      67         68  

4.000% due 12/01/2046 ^(e)

      7         6  

4.250% due 05/15/2021 ^(e)

      247         246  

4.250% due 08/01/2023 ^(e)

      400         414  

4.300% due 03/15/2045 ^(e)

      27         26  

4.500% due 12/15/2041 ^(e)

      275         274  

4.600% due 06/15/2043 ^(e)

      118         117  

4.650% due 08/01/2028 ^(e)

      930         983  

4.750% due 02/15/2044 ^(e)

      632         653  

5.125% due 11/15/2043 ^(e)

      590         621  

5.400% due 01/15/2040 ^(e)

      16         18  

5.800% due 03/01/2037 ^(e)(n)

      2,243         2,523  

6.050% due 03/01/2034 ^(e)(n)

      1,960         2,259  

6.250% due 03/01/2039 ^(e)

      629         723  

6.350% due 02/15/2038 ^(e)

      794         921  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.750% due 02/01/2029

      235         253  

5.999% due 01/27/2028

      78         85  

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP     4,800         6,855  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

      100         142  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $     36         43  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

 

8.200% due 04/06/2028

      250         286  

9.250% due 07/06/2024

      328         369  

9.250% due 07/06/2024 (n)

      2,385         2,683  

9.750% due 01/06/2027 (n)

      177         207  

9.750% due 01/06/2027

      212         248  

Southern California Edison Co.

 

3.650% due 03/01/2028

      5         5  

5.750% due 04/01/2035

      10         12  

6.000% due 01/15/2034

      2         2  

6.650% due 04/01/2029

      39         47  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

6.000% due 11/15/2022

  $     40     $     43  

Sprint Corp.

 

7.250% due 09/15/2021

      420         452  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      30         29  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

 

6.875% due 02/01/2027

      110         118  

Transocean Sentry Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2023

      100         100  
       

 

 

 
          42,918  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $292,259)

      303,151  
 

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

 

5.000% due 10/01/2024

      994         1,715  

DISH Network Corp.

 

3.375% due 08/15/2026

      3,400         3,124  
       

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost $5,254)

    4,839  
 

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 4.9%

 

CALIFORNIA 0.8%

 

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

 

7.750% due 10/01/2037

      1,220         1,297  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

 

7.942% due 10/01/2038

      3,400         3,432  
       

 

 

 
          4,729  
       

 

 

 
ILLINOIS 2.6%

 

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

7.517% due 01/01/2040

      12,700         14,825  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017

 

7.045% due 01/01/2029

      110         123  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.725% due 04/01/2035

      35         41  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

      20         24  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

 

5.100% due 06/01/2033 (n)

      270         279  
       

 

 

 
          15,292  
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.1%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      760         722  
       

 

 

 
WEST VIRGINIA 1.4%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

      44,400         2,696  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

      5,670         5,728  
       

 

 

 
          8,424  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (Cost $26,195)

      29,167  
 

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 4.3%

 

Fannie Mae

 

3.000% due 02/25/2043 (a)

      49,674         7,511  

5.816% due 07/25/2029 •

      850         899  

8.016% due 07/25/2029 •

      1,150         1,375  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Freddie Mac

 

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

  $     6,400     $     5,780  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

      77,453         88  

2.553% due 11/25/2055 «~

      8,069         4,866  

9.816% due 12/25/2027 •

      3,281         4,020  

13.016% due 03/25/2025 •

      723         975  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $25,371)

      25,514  
 

 

 

 
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 20.1%

 

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

 

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

      3,243         3,031  

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

      93         91  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      288         277  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

 

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

      272         257  

BCAP LLC Trust

 

3.739% due 08/28/2037 ~

      6,611         6,523  

3.958% due 03/27/2036 ~

      2,293         2,029  

4.892% due 03/26/2037 þ

      774         901  

6.000% due 07/26/2036 ~

      1,479         1,653  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

 

2.766% due 01/25/2036 ^•

      1,106         1,185  

3.982% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      3,519         2,935  

4.012% due 09/25/2047 ^~

      5,563         4,497  

4.016% due 08/25/2036 ^~

      811         552  

4.220% due 11/25/2035 ^~

      4,535         4,284  

4.253% due 09/25/2035 ^~

      478         397  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.728% due 04/12/2038 ~

      210         213  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

 

7.500% due 08/25/2036 þ

      816         783  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

      5         3  

CD Mortgage Trust

 

5.688% due 10/15/2048

      7,029         3,655  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

 

4.265% due 12/25/2035 ^~

      8         8  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      751         562  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.417% due 09/25/2037 ^~

      606         525  

4.585% due 04/25/2037 ^~

      218         195  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.036% due 12/10/2049 ~

      2,358         1,548  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

 

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

      1,008         796  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

 

5.500% due 03/25/2035

      275         199  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

      286         293  

5.750% due 02/25/2035

      338         326  

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

      626         533  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

      1,016         1,002  

6.000% due 04/25/2036

      969         654  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      5,390         3,476  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

      1,095         783  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      65         64  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

      1,426         1,021  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

      476         295  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

3.842% due 09/20/2036 ^~

      237         208  

6.000% due 07/25/2037

      1,499         1,110  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

 

4.359% due 10/26/2036 ~

      7,096         5,224  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust

 

4.591% due 10/10/2032 ~

      4,800         4,695  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.622% due 11/10/2039

      726         642  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.309% due 08/25/2034 ~

      308         302  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

      253         400  

6.000% due 02/25/2036 ^

      2,335         1,752  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.778% due 01/19/2036 ^•

      2,544         2,336  

3.934% due 06/19/2036 ^~

      5,660         3,739  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   39


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

  $     3,394     $     1,998  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

 

6.000% due 05/26/2036

      11,646         9,058  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

 

3.883% due 03/25/2037 ^~

      1,317         1,288  

6.000% due 12/25/2035 ^

      1,586         1,499  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.623% due 05/12/2045

      994         583  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

 

4.236% due 02/25/2036 ^~

      1,824         1,519  

4.325% due 01/25/2037 ^~

      504         484  

4.493% due 04/25/2037 ~

      7         6  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.407% due 11/15/2038

      740         529  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

      398         240  

Lehman Mortgage Trust

 

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      135         128  

Lehman XS Trust

 

2.486% due 06/25/2047 •

      1,785         1,627  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

 

6.750% due 07/25/2036

      1,750         1,162  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

4.350% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      686         498  

Motel 6 Trust

 

9.252% due 08/15/2019 •

      6,881         6,986  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

 

2.496% due 05/25/2037 ^•

      132         94  

5.295% due 12/26/2034 ^~

      1,446         1,037  

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

      297         277  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

 

6.500% due 12/25/2031

      53         54  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

 

6.000% due 11/25/2036 ^

      2,715         1,702  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

      2,545         1,574  

6.250% due 06/25/2046 ~

      1,156         1,131  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

 

4.629% due 02/25/2037 ~

      1,386         1,176  

6.500% due 03/25/2032

      123         128  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

 

4.042% due 07/20/2037 ^~

      608         540  

4.128% due 02/20/2047 ~

      298         281  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.173% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      397         308  

4.218% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      8,102         7,329  

4.231% due 01/25/2036 ^~

      2,009         1,505  

4.243% due 07/25/2035 ^~

      637         602  

4.278% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      2,038         1,901  

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.691% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      266         254  

4.709% due 04/25/2037 ^~

      416         352  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.588% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      368         336  

3.850% due 10/25/2036 ^~

      2,056         1,909  

3.887% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      527         512  

3.995% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      906         857  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.349% due 05/25/2047 ^•

      99         17  

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

      1,634         1,336  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

 

5.089% due 05/25/2036 ^~

      40         42  

5.181% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      248         252  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $112,718)

      119,065  
 

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 19.6%

 

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

 

2.656% due 02/25/2036 •

      25,332         18,098  

Adagio CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR     1,800         1,499  

Apidos CLO

 

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

  $     4,500         3,662  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Argent Securities Trust

 

2.456% due 03/25/2036 •

  $     3,693     $     2,332  

Avoca CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR     1,600         1,101  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

 

2.406% due 10/25/2036 ^•

  $     3,921         4,447  

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

      344         263  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

 

2.539% due 07/05/2046 •

      175,347         316  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

 

7.753% due 04/13/2027 •

      1,000         998  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 07/20/2029 ~

      1,895         1,410  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

 

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

      7         3,186  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/24/2030 ~

      2,300         1,148  

0.000% due 10/22/2031 ~

      1,500         776  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.426% due 12/25/2036 •

      3,782         2,560  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

 

2.406% due 06/25/2047 ^•

      1,456         1,305  

2.436% due 03/25/2037 •

      1,404         1,322  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

 

3.211% due 09/25/2035 •

      3,481         2,780  

3.241% due 05/25/2036 •

      6,518         5,479  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

 

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

      8         1,142  

Fremont Home Loan Trust

 

3.196% due 06/25/2035 ^•

      6,000         5,715  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

 

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR     500         343  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

 

2.426% due 07/25/2037 •

  $     9,970         6,825  

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust

 

0.000% due 10/25/2036 (b)(h)

      3,055         1,170  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

 

4.656% due 10/25/2030 ^þ

      5,369         3,901  

Lehman XS Trust

 

5.170% due 08/25/2035 ^þ

      108         108  

LNR CDO Ltd.

 

2.759% due 02/28/2043 •

      3,276         1,374  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.566% due 01/25/2036 •

      4,285         4,018  

Marlette Funding Trust

 

0.000% due 09/17/2029 «(h)

      7         2,861  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

2.426% due 04/25/2037 •

      514         310  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

 

2.416% due 06/25/2036 •

      394         325  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.250% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      638         434  

Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

 

2.786% due 08/25/2035 •

      5,000           4,727  

4.036% due 10/25/2034 •

      573         576  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

 

3.466% due 01/25/2035 ^•

      2,760         2,304  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

 

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

      3         3,257  

SLM Student Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

      4         2,604  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 09/18/2046 «(h)

      1         1,188  

0.000% due 10/15/2048 «(h)

      1         912  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

      4,300         1,797  

0.000% due 07/25/2040 «(h)

      21         1,004  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

      1,718         960  

Soundview Home Loan Trust

 

2.516% due 08/25/2037 •

      2,000         1,905  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

 

3.145% due 08/10/2038 •

      10,105         1,890  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Symphony CLO Ltd.

 

6.903% due 07/14/2026 •

  $     2,000     $     1,908  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

 

2.759% due 07/05/2035 •

      4,747         4,338  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 •

      322         287  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 ^•

      5,950         5,318  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $110,575)

      116,183  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 6.1%

 

Argentina Government International Bond

 

3.375% due 01/15/2023

  EUR     200         179  

3.380% due 12/31/2038 þ

      3,970         2,590  

3.875% due 01/15/2022

      200         187  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

      200         166  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

      100         81  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

      9,275         8,763  

51.264% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

  ARS     60,696         1,207  

51.603% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~(a)

      53         2  

53.531% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~(a)

      800         17  

61.675% due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

      88,072         1,964  

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina

 

52.508% due 03/29/2024 •(a)

      296,438         5,464  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

 

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR     1,500         1,795  

Export-Credit Bank of Turkey

 

8.250% due 01/24/2024

  $     200         211  

Peru Government International Bond

 

5.400% due 08/12/2034

  PEN     92         30  

5.700% due 08/12/2024

      121         40  

5.940% due 02/12/2029

      2,469         836  

6.150% due 08/12/2032

      178         62  

6.350% due 08/12/2028

      6,080         2,111  

6.900% due 08/12/2037

      54         20  

6.950% due 08/12/2031

      873         323  

8.200% due 08/12/2026

      1,596         607  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

 

53.017% due 04/12/2025 ~(a)

  ARS     51,565         890  

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

 

3.000% due 02/24/2023 þ

  EUR     142         171  

3.000% due 02/24/2024 þ

      142         174  

3.000% due 02/24/2025 þ

      142         174  

3.000% due 02/24/2026 þ

      142         173  

3.000% due 02/24/2027 þ

      142         175  

3.000% due 02/24/2028 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2029 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2030 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2031 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2032 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2033 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2034 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2035 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2036 þ

      142         176  

3.000% due 02/24/2037 þ

      142         179  

3.000% due 02/24/2038 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2039 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2040 þ

      142         177  

3.000% due 02/24/2041 þ

      142         178  

3.000% due 02/24/2042 þ

      142         178  

Turkey Government International Bond

 

3.250% due 06/14/2025

      100         107  

4.625% due 03/31/2025

      1,700         1,955  

5.200% due 02/16/2026

      600         696  

7.625% due 04/26/2029

  $     1,900         1,999  

Venezuela Government International Bond

 

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

      240         39  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

      28         5  

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

      308         50  
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $43,219)

    35,926  
 

 

 

 
 

 

40   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 1.4%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (f)

      531,903     $     1,612  

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      400         6  

iHeartMedia, Inc. ‘A’ (f)

      29,808         446  
       

 

 

 
          2,064  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.9%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

      466,592         5,524  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

      11,400         22  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC «(l)

      50,497         732  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $10,617)

      8,342  
 

 

 

 
WARRANTS 0.8%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      194,137         2,905  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.3%

 

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

      775,000     $     1,437  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $4,106)

    4,342  
 

 

 

 
PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.6%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 1.1%

 

Nationwide Building Society

 

10.250% ~

      34,400         6,442  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 3.5%

 

Sequa Corp.

 

9.000% «

      17,500         20,979  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $20,947)

      27,421  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.5%

 

REAL ESTATE 1.5%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

      416,263         8,883  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $5,426)

    8,883  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.4%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 2.0%

 

          11,417  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

 

37.551% due 09/13/2019 - 05/29/2020 (g)(h)

  ARS     49,284     $     1,297  
       

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

 

2.140% due 08/13/2019 (h)(i)(q)

  $     1,199         1,198  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments (Cost $13,977)         13,912  
       

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $729,218)         750,974  
       
Total Investments 126.9% (Cost $729,218)

 

  $     750,974  

Financial Derivative
Instruments (o)(p) 0.7%

(Cost or Premiums, net $9,821)

 

 

      4,278  
   
Auction Rate Preferred Shares (4.0)%

 

      (23,525
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (23.6)%

 

        (139,796
       

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%

 

  $     591,931  
       

 

 

 
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

þ

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(a)

Interest only security.

(b)

Principal only security.

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(h)

Zero coupon security.

(i)

Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

(j)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(k)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(l)  RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

 

Issuer Description                Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable
to Common
Shareholders
 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

         10/09/2014 - 11/18/2016     $ 370     $ 22       0.01

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

         12/08/2014 - 10/19/2016       1,454       732       0.12  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     1,824     $     754       0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   41


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(m)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
 
FICC     2.000     07/31/2019       08/01/2019     $     1,317     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 06/18/2020   $ (1,346   $ 1,317     $ 1,317  
JPS     2.620       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       2,100     U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Note 2.301% due 07/31/2021     (2,142     2,100       2,100  
RDR     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       8,000     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.500% due 08/15/2023     (8,165     8,000       8,001  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (11,653   $     11,417     $     11,418  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed(2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

    (0.500 )%      07/11/2019       TBD (3)      $       (272   $ (272

BPS

    2.780       07/31/2019       10/31/2019         (981     (981

BRC

    1.000       05/14/2019       TBD (3)        (784     (786
    2.350       12/24/2018       TBD (3)        (307     (311

CEW

    2.770       08/02/2019       08/30/2019         (3,924     (3,924
    2.820       07/19/2019       08/02/2019         (3,877     (3,881

FOB

    2.580       07/26/2019       08/09/2019         (8,002     (8,005
    2.680       07/10/2019       08/09/2019         (6,292     (6,302

JML

    (0.320     07/18/2019       09/03/2019       EUR       (2,650     (2,933
    0.950       06/04/2019       09/03/2019       GBP       (179     (218
    0.950       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (2,756     (3,352

NOM

    2.750       08/02/2019       09/03/2019       $       (5,087     (5,087
    2.800       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (6,226     (6,227
    2.800       08/01/2019       08/14/2019         (2,205     (2,205
    3.000       07/19/2019       08/02/2019         (5,055     (5,061

RDR

    2.550       07/19/2019       08/19/2019         (4,681     (4,685
    2.720       05/20/2019       08/20/2019         (10,980     (11,041

RTA

    2.659       07/30/2019       08/30/2019         (5,515     (5,516
    2.678       07/31/2019       10/31/2019         (4,879     (4,879
    2.970       05/20/2019       08/20/2019         (488     (491
    3.176       03/14/2019       09/16/2019         (7,559     (7,652
    3.188       03/07/2019       09/09/2019         (3,219     (3,261

SOG

    2.930       07/31/2019       08/30/2019         (2,831     (2,831
    3.090       06/07/2019       09/09/2019         (972     (977
    3.150       05/15/2019       08/15/2019         (15,766     (15,874

UBS

    2.680       07/30/2019       08/30/2019         (1,508     (1,508
    2.700       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (1,545     (1,552
    2.710       07/22/2019       10/22/2019         (2,388     (2,390
    2.710       07/30/2019       10/30/2019         (1,212     (1,212
    2.720       05/28/2019       08/28/2019         (3,103     (3,118
    2.750       07/15/2019       10/15/2019         (7,363     (7,373
    2.780       07/02/2019       10/02/2019         (6,496     (6,511
    2.780       07/12/2019       08/13/2019         (192     (192
    2.950       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (1,037     (1,042
    2.970       05/24/2019       08/23/2019         (6,385     (6,421
    3.000       07/30/2019       TBD (3)        (6,047     (6,047
    3.010       05/07/2019       08/07/2019         (14,798     (14,904
    3.020       06/05/2019       09/05/2019         (765     (769
    3.020       08/01/2019       09/05/2019         (184     (184
           

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

        $     (159,975
           

 

 

 

 

42   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net  Exposure(4)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

BCY

  $ 0     $ (272   $ 0      $ (272   $ 279     $ 7  

BPS

    0       (981     0        (981     1,130       149  

BRC

    0       (1,097     0        (1,097     1,187       90  

CEW

    0       (7,805     0        (7,805     4,423       (3,382

FICC

    1,317       0       0        1,317       (1,346     (29

FOB

    0       (14,307     0        (14,307     15,084       777  

JML

    0       (6,503     0        (6,503     7,497       994  

JPS

    2,100       0       0        2,100       (2,142     (42

NOM

    0       (18,580     0        (18,580         12,049           (6,531

RDR

    8,001       (15,726     0        (7,725     8,373       648  

RTA

    0       (21,799     0            (21,799     24,620       2,821  

SOG

    0       (19,682     0        (19,682     21,546       1,864  

UBS

    0       (53,223     0        (53,223     59,080       5,857  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     11,418     $     (159,975   $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ 0     $ (99,410   $ (34,676   $ (14,217   $ (148,303

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    0       0       0       (272     (272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     0     $     (99,410   $     (34,676   $     (14,489   $     (148,575
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements(5)

 

  $ (148,575
 

 

 

 

 

(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $163,138 and cash of $594 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the above master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2019 was $(99,536) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.913%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(4)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

(5)

Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements liability of $(11,400) is outstanding at period end.

 

(o)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000     Quarterly       06/20/2020       57.963     $       5,500     $     (178   $     (1,485   $     (1,663   $     0     $     (55

General Electric Co.

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2023       0.654         600       (34     44       10       1       0  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (212   $ (1,441   $ (1,653   $ 1     $ (55
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Index/Tranches

  Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-32 5-Year Index

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2024     $     396     $     30     $     2     $     32     $     0     $     (1
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   43


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index    Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.000     Semi-Annual       06/20/2023       $       10,500     $ 385     $ (452   $ (67   $ 4     $ 0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750       Semi-Annual       12/19/2023         73,100       (678     3,599       2,921       0       (2

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.750       Semi-Annual       06/17/2025         75,590       4,664       (745     3,919       44       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.500       Semi-Annual       12/20/2027         44,900       325       1,776       2,101       90       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.000       Semi-Annual       06/19/2029         68,300       3,736       2,812       6,548       195       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     3.500       Semi-Annual       06/19/2044         169,400       (5,526     50,374       44,848       1,574       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.500       Semi-Annual       06/20/2048         193,100       7,394       (20,973     (13,579     0       (1,874

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250       Semi-Annual       12/11/2049         23,000       (92     (260     (352     0       (230

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

     2.250       Semi-Annual       03/12/2050         10,800       (33     (131     (164     0       (110

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

     3.500       Semi-Annual       06/17/2025       AUD       7,600       188       544       732       12       0  

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

     0.750       Annual       09/18/2029       EUR       13,000       (115     (944     (1,059     0       (56

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

     0.500       Annual       12/18/2029         2,000       (40     (60     (100     0       (9

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

     1.500       Semi-Annual       09/18/2029       GBP       22,000       (156     (1,506     (1,662     0       (84

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

     1.500       Semi-Annual       09/18/2049         1,300       (26     (150     (176     0       (13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $     10,026     $ 33,884     $ 43,910     $ 1,919     $ (2,378
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $ 9,844     $     32,445     $     42,289     $     1,920     $     (2,434
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of the market value and variation margin of Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared Financial Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities  
    Market Value     Variation Margin
Asset
    Total           Market Value     Variation Margin
Liability
    Total  
     Purchased
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
          Written
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
 

Total Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

  $     0     $     0     $     1,920     $     1,920       $     0     $     0     $     (2,434)     $     (2,434)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cash of $10,287 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of July 31, 2019. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 2, Securities Transactions and Investment Income, in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

 

(p)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Month

   

Currency to
be Delivered

   

Currency to
be Received

    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

BOA

     08/2019     GBP     328     $     407     $ 8     $ 0  
     08/2019     $     41,631     EUR     37,358       0           (277
     09/2019     EUR     37,358     $     41,738       277       0  

BPS

     08/2019     ARS     187,393         4,179       4       (30
     08/2019     GBP     63,172         80,233           3,410       0  
     08/2019     $     397     EUR     348       0       (12
     08/2019         1,406     GBP     1,121       0       (42
     09/2019     PEN     2,303     $     697       1       0  

BRC

     10/2019     $     5,655     MXN     110,761       61       0  

 

44   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

  

Settlement
Month

   

Currency to
be Delivered

   

Currency to
be Received

    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

CBK

     08/2019     EUR     40,350     $     45,955     $ 1,288     $ 0  
     08/2019     GBP     537         670       17       0  
     08/2019     $     2,380     EUR     2,115       0       (39
     09/2019     PEN     80     $     24       0       0  

DUB

     08/2019         88         27       0       0  
     09/2019         200         60       0       0  

GLM

     08/2019     $     6,029     RUB     396,344       187       0  

HUS

     08/2019     PEN     60     $     18       0       0  
     08/2019     $     648     GBP     510       0       (28

JPM

     08/2019         597     EUR     529       0       (12
     09/2019         3,697     GBP     3,033       0       (2
     10/2019     MXN     110,761     $     5,751       35       0  
     01/2020     $     5,654     MXN     110,761       0       (32

MYI

     08/2019         76,209     GBP     61,809       0       (1,043
     09/2019     GBP     61,809     $     76,324       1,041       0  

SSB

     08/2019     AUD     128         90       2       0  
     08/2019     $     749     GBP     597       0       (23
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     6,331     $     (1,540
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
  Asset     Liability  
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338   $ 10     $ (1   $ 1     $ 0     $ 0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2021       0.670           100       (16     17       1       0  
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338       40       (6     6       0       0  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $     (23   $     24     $     1     $     0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                    
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Purchased
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(5)
 

BOA

  $ 285     $ 0     $ 0     $ 285       $ (277   $ 0     $ 0     $ (277   $ 8     $ 0     $ 8  

BPS

    3,415       0       0       3,415         (84     0       0       (84         3,331           (3,380         (49

BRC

    61       0       0       61         0       0       0       0       61       0       61  

CBK

    1,305       0       0       1,305         (39     0       0       (39     1,266       (920     346  

GLM

    187       0       0       187         0       0       0       0       187       (270     (83

GST

    0       0       1       1         0       0       0       0       1       0       1  

HUS

    0       0       0       0         (28     0       0       (28     (28     348       320  

JPM

    35       0       0       35         (46     0       0       (46     (11     0       (11

MYI

    1,041       0       0       1,041         (1,043     0       0       (1,043     (2     0       (2

SSB

    2       0       0       2         (23     0       0       (23     (21     0       (21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Over the Counter

  $     6,331     $     0     $     1     $     6,332       $     (1,540   $     0     $     0     $     (1,540      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

(q)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $348 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   45


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,919     $ 1,920  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 6,331     $ 0     $ 6,331  

Swap Agreements

    0       1       0       0       0       1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 6,331     $ 0     $ 6,332  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 2     $ 0     $ 6,331     $ 1,919     $ 8,252  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 56     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,378     $ 2,434  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,540     $ 0     $ 1,540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     56     $     0     $     1,540     $     2,378     $     3,974  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 523     $ 0     $ 0     $ (7,321   $ (6,798
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 6,922     $ 0     $ 6,922  

Swap Agreements

    0       882       0       0       478       1,360  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 882     $ 0     $ 6,922     $ 478     $ 8,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1,405     $ 0     $ 6,922     $ (6,843   $ 1,484  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ (1,461   $ 0     $ 0     $ 13,847     $ 12,386  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4,403     $ 0     $ 4,403  

Swap Agreements

    0       (760     0       0       (59     (819
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (760   $ 0     $ 4,403     $ (59   $ 3,584  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     (2,221   $     0     $     4,403     $     13,788     $     15,970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

46   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 0     $ 50,340     $ 3,889     $ 54,229  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

    0       127,122       0       127,122  

Industrials

    0       133,111       0       133,111  

Utilities

    0       42,918       0       42,918  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    0       4,839       0       4,839  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

    0       4,729       0       4,729  

Illinois

    0       15,292       0       15,292  

Virginia

    0       722       0       722  

West Virginia

    0       8,424       0       8,424  

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       20,648       4,866       25,514  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0       119,065       0       119,065  

Asset-Backed Securities

    0           100,029           16,154           116,183  

Sovereign Issues

    0       35,926       0       35,926  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

        2,058       6       0       2,064  

Consumer Discretionary

    5,524       0       0       5,524  

Energy

    0       22       0       22  

Industrials

    0       0       732       732  

Warrants

 

Communication Services

    0       2,905       0       2,905  

Industrials

    0       0       1,437       1,437  

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

    0       6,442       0       6,442  

Industrials

    0       0       20,979       20,979  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

  $ 8,883     $ 0     $ 0     $ 8,883  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       11,417       0       11,417  

Argentina Treasury Bills

    0       1,297       0       1,297  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0       1,198       0       1,198  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 16,465     $ 686,452     $ 48,057     $ 750,974  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       1,920       0       1,920  

Over the counter

    0       6,332       0       6,332  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 8,252     $ 0     $ 8,252  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       (2,434     0       (2,434

Over the counter

    0       (1,540     0       (1,540
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (3,974   $ 0     $ (3,974
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ 0     $ 4,278     $ 0     $ 4,278  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     16,465     $     690,730     $     48,057     $     755,252  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales/
Settlements
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
07/31/2019(1)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 610     $ 6,852     $ (450   $ (52   $ 4     $ (2,774   $ 0     $ (301   $ 3,889     $ (2,766

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    745       0       (4     3       0       (4     0       (740     0       0  

U.S. Government Agencies

    4,908       0       (93     133       35       (117     0       0       4,866       (119

Asset-Backed Securities

    11,202       11,063       0       91       0           (3,446     0       (2,756     16,154           (2,590

Common Stocks

 

Financials

    1,200       0       (1,140     0       119       (179     0       0       0       0  

Industrials

    0       1,454       0       0       0       (722     0       0       732       (722

Warrants

 

Industrials

    194       0       0       0       0       1,243       0       0       1,437       1,243  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    14,456       1,249       0       0       0       5,274       0       0       20,979       5,274  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     33,315     $     20,618     $     (1,687   $     175     $     158     $ (725   $     0     $     (3,797   $     48,057     $ 320  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   47


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

July 31, 2019

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 101     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     100.733  
    3,788     Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote     78.500-101.125  

U.S. Government Agencies

    4,866     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     59.945  

Asset-Backed Securities

    16,154     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     5,101.460-93,753.211  

Common Stocks

 

Industrials

    732     Other Valuation Techniques(2)       —    

Warrants

 

Industrials

    1,437     Other Valuation Techniques(2)       —    

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    20,979     Fundamental valuation   Company Equity Value   $ 892,210,966.000  
 

 

 

       

Total

  $     48,057        
 

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at July 31, 2019 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

48   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund

 

July 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 132.3%

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 8.6%

 

Advanz Pharma Corp.

 

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

  $     6,655     $     6,489  

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

      98         93  

Altice France S.A.

 

6.325% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

      397         394  

Avantor, Inc.

 

5.234% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

      19         19  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

5.129% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 11/27/2025 ~

      2         2  

Diamond Resorts Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

      1,278         1,220  

Dubai World (2.500% Cash and 1.750% PIK)

 

4.250% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~(d)

      691         655  

Emerald TopCo, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/24/2026

      150         150  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

      6,977         6,011  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      933         934  

Forbes Energy Services LLC (5.000% Cash and 11.000% PIK)

 

16.000% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 04/13/2021 ~(d)

      1,076         1,073  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

5.990% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

      884         875  

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

 

6.761% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 03/07/2023 ~

      49         50  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.579% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 05/01/2026 ~

      7,845         7,920  

IRB Holding Corp.

 

5.550% - 5.556% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

      1,290         1,286  

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc.

 

4.750% (EUR003M + 4.750%) due 06/30/2022 ~

  EUR     100         100  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

 

7.234% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/09/2025 ~

  $     1,444         1,383  

Messer Industrie GmbH

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 03/01/2026 ~

      133         132  

MH Sub LLC

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

      167         166  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

 

7.741% (LIBOR03M + 4.600%) due 12/10/2019 «~

      100         101  

Nascar Holdings, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/26/2026

      101         102  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

 

6.119% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 04/12/2025 ~

      50         49  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

 

8.380% (LIBOR03M + 6.000%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      12,248           10,536  

8.880% (LIBOR03M + 6.500%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      9,953         8,603  

Nestle Skin Health

 

TBD% due 07/16/2026

      273         274  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.

 

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 06/30/2025 ~

  $     808     $     787  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

TBD% due 02/22/2049 ^(e)

      100         99  

Panther BF Aggregator LP

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 04/30/2026 ~

      70         70  

Parexel International Corp.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

      89         86  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

6.380% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

      282         277  

PG&E Corp.

 

TBD% due 04/16/2020

      3,464         3,486  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

 

7.560% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 ~

      323         320  

11.266% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 ~

      140         136  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/17/2026

      83         83  

Starfruit Finco BV

 

5.610% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      283         279  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

7.325% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

      7,098         6,527  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

 

7.250% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 06/26/2026 ~

      149         146  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 03/15/2024 ~

      4,569         4,484  

West Corp.

 

6.522% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

      58         54  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

 

10.660% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 03/15/2022 «~

      2,401         2,425  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC (15.000% PIK)

 

15.000% due 03/15/2029 «(d)

      5,345         4,196  

Whatabrands LLC

 

TBD% due 07/23/2026

      30         30  
       

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $77,732)

      72,102  
 

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 58.5%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 24.3%

 

AGFC Capital Trust

 

4.053% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

      27,410         15,761  

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

8.000% due 11/01/2031

      4         5  

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (m)

      1,270         1,683  

Ambac LSNI LLC

 

7.319% due 02/12/2023 •

      667         679  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

 

8.375% due 07/15/2023 (m)

  GBP     17,018         19,299  

Athene Holding Ltd.

 

4.125% due 01/12/2028

  $     36         36  

Atlantic Marine Corps Communities LLC

 

5.383% due 02/15/2048 (m)

      4,460         4,416  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

 

5.500% due 01/15/2023

      216         231  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 

4.350% due 04/20/2028

      52         55  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

      86         91  

Banco Santander S.A.

 

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(i)(j)(m)

  EUR     500         580  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Bank of America Corp.

 

5.125% due 06/20/2024 •(i)

  $     59     $     60  

Bank of Ireland

 

7.375% due 06/18/2020 •(i)(j)

  EUR     200         232  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

7.625% due 11/21/2022 (j)

  $     310         341  

Barclays PLC

 

7.125% due 06/15/2025 •(i)(j)

  GBP     1,200         1,513  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(i)(j)(m)

  $     2,150         2,192  

7.875% due 09/15/2022 •(i)(j)

  GBP     7,210         9,242  

8.000% due 06/15/2024 •(i)(j)(m)

  $     600         631  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 07/27/2037 þ(i)

      70         66  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

 

3.900% due 01/25/2028

      110         113  

4.700% due 09/20/2047 (m)

      290         305  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

 

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (m)

      13,100         14,065  

CBL & Associates LP

 

4.600% due 10/15/2024

      2         1  

5.950% due 12/15/2026 (m)

      3,368         2,399  

Credit Agricole S.A.

 

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(i)(j)(m)

      250         277  

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

7.250% due 09/12/2025 •(i)(j)

      200         214  

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(i)(j)

      400         425  

Emerald Bay S.A.

 

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)(m)

  EUR     2,738         2,951  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

6.125% due 07/15/2021 (m)

  $     3,000         3,162  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

 

6.500% due 10/01/2025

      617         641  

6.750% due 03/15/2022 (m)

      682         711  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.

 

4.418% due 11/15/2035

      200         202  

Growthpoint Properties International Pty. Ltd.

 

5.872% due 05/02/2023

      200         212  

GSPA Monetization Trust

 

6.422% due 10/09/2029

      5,623         6,581  

Hampton Roads PPV LLC

 

6.621% due 06/15/2053

      19,859           21,602  

HSBC Bank PLC

 

6.330% due 05/18/2023

      8,300         8,721  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(i)(j)(m)

  GBP     600         768  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(i)(j)(m)

  EUR     2,400         3,044  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(i)(j)

  $     700         730  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

 

6.250% due 02/15/2026

      36         34  

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

6.250% due 06/03/2026 (m)

      300         306  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 

5.875% due 04/01/2024

      96         99  

Lloyds Bank PLC

 

12.000% due 12/16/2024 •(i)

      2,400         2,934  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(i)(j)(m)

      500         524  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(i)(j)

  GBP     4,910         6,861  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

 

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (m)

  $     7,000         6,969  

Midwest Family Housing LLC

 

6.631% due 01/01/2051

      4,870         4,874  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

 

6.500% due 07/01/2021

      1,030         1,030  

Navient Corp.

 

5.625% due 08/01/2033 (m)

      8,064         6,733  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

      114         122  

Newmark Group, Inc.

 

6.125% due 11/15/2023

      40         43  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

 

6.750% due 07/01/2022

      68         70  

Provident Funding Associates LP

 

6.375% due 06/15/2025

      4         4  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   49


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(i)(j)(m)

  $     5,840     $     5,950  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(i)(j)(m)

      3,700         3,945  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

 

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(i)(j)

  GBP     6,363         8,229  

Societe Generale S.A.

 

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(i)(j)

  $     200         200  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(i)(j)

      900         938  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

 

6.125% due 03/15/2024

      182         198  

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      481         519  

The Doctors Co.

 

6.500% due 10/15/2023 (m)

      10,000         10,657  

TP ICAP PLC

 

5.250% due 01/26/2024 (m)

  GBP     4,190         5,441  

UniCredit SpA

 

7.830% due 12/04/2023 (m)

  $     3,300         3,834  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

 

10.500% due 01/22/2024

      810         888  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

 

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP     234         324  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC

 

8.500% due 08/15/2021

  $     6,510         6,738  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

 

7.875% due 05/01/2025

      104         102  
       

 

 

 
            202,803  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 23.3%

 

Altice France S.A.

 

5.875% due 02/01/2027 (m)

  EUR     2,357         2,852  

Associated Materials LLC

 

9.000% due 01/01/2024

  $     1,102         1,044  

Avon International Capital PLC

 

6.500% due 08/15/2022

      34         35  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

 

8.750% due 07/15/2026 (m)

      8,400         8,736  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub, Inc.

 

10.625% due 07/15/2027

      99         98  

Berry Global, Inc.

 

4.875% due 07/15/2026

      26         27  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd.

 

0.000% due 06/05/2034 (h)

      150         103  

Bombardier, Inc.

 

7.875% due 04/15/2027

      256         260  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.500% due 11/15/2022 (m)

      2,950         3,027  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

5.125% due 08/01/2021

      300         298  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (m)

      13,476         12,954  

8.000% due 03/15/2026

      763         733  

8.625% due 01/15/2024 (m)

      1,775         1,779  

DAE Funding LLC

 

5.250% due 11/15/2021

      382         400  

5.750% due 11/15/2023

      382         403  

Dell International LLC

 

6.020% due 06/15/2026 (m)

      3,572         3,950  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

 

7.750% due 09/01/2023 (m)

      3,251         3,320  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

 

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (m)

      11,130         11,282  

Eagle Holding Co. LLC (7.750% Cash or 7.750% PIK)

 

7.750% due 05/15/2022 (d)

      23         23  

EI Group PLC

 

6.000% due 10/06/2023

  GBP     500         623  

6.875% due 05/09/2025

      6,600         8,265  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

8.750% due 10/15/2026 (m)

  $     3,318         2,314  

Exela Intermediate LLC

 

10.000% due 07/15/2023 (m)

      172         141  

Fairstone Financial, Inc.

 

7.875% due 07/15/2024

      326         337  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Ferroglobe PLC

 

9.375% due 03/01/2022 (m)

  $     2,250     $     1,879  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

6.500% due 03/01/2024 (m)

      2,240         2,163  

6.875% due 03/01/2026 (m)

      2,448         2,323  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

      224         227  

Flex Ltd.

 

4.875% due 06/15/2029

      154         160  

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (m)

      15,515           17,882  

Fresh Market, Inc.

 

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (m)

      9,300         5,766  

Frontier Finance PLC

 

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP     6,600         8,301  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

 

8.575% due 01/31/2024

  $     494         487  

9.738% due 02/02/2024

      42         41  

General Electric Co.

 

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(i)

      373         362  

5.875% due 01/14/2038

      46         54  

6.150% due 08/07/2037

      53         63  

6.875% due 01/10/2039

      13         17  

General Shopping Finance Ltd.

 

10.000% due 09/02/2019 (i)(m)

      5,300         4,267  

General Shopping Investments Ltd.

 

12.000% due 03/20/2022 ^(e)(i)

      2,500         688  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

 

5.250% due 12/01/2027

      36         38  

HCA, Inc.

 

7.500% due 11/15/2095 (m)

      3,462         3,722  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 

4.875% due 01/15/2030

      38         39  

Huntsman International LLC

 

4.500% due 05/01/2029

      17         17  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.375% due 05/01/2026 (m)

      1,793         1,914  

8.375% due 05/01/2027 (m)

      3,213         3,398  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK)

 

3.625% due 05/15/2025 (d)

  EUR     300         336  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK)

 

3.875% due 05/15/2027 (d)

      200         222  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.000% Cash or 6.750% PIK)

 

6.000% due 05/15/2027 (d)

  $     625         625  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK)

 

6.375% due 05/15/2029 (d)

      461         455  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

 

9.500% due 02/15/2023

      23         21  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

 

5.500% due 08/01/2023 (m)

      2,300         2,130  

8.000% due 02/15/2024

      17         18  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

      333         334  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

      375         390  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

 

7.750% due 06/01/2021

      5,617         5,420  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (m)

      15,504         12,592  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

 

5.500% due 04/15/2025

      108         63  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

 

5.250% due 04/26/2026

      700         718  

5.625% due 07/17/2027

      600         621  

Metinvest BV

 

8.500% due 04/23/2026

      500         533  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2024

      300         311  

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

5.327% due 02/06/2029

      216         230  

Netflix, Inc.

 

4.625% due 05/15/2029 (m)

  EUR     300         377  

New Albertson’s LP

 

6.570% due 02/23/2028 (m)

  $     4,021         3,307  

Norbord, Inc.

 

5.750% due 07/15/2027

      8         8  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

 

0.000% due 09/02/2019 (h)(i)

  $     3,371     $     50  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

 

6.625% due 05/15/2022

      489         479  

Outfront Media Capital LLC

 

5.000% due 08/15/2027

      16         16  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/01/2027

      165         150  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

 

5.500% due 02/15/2024

      28         30  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

2.750% due 04/21/2027

  EUR     1,700         1,675  

6.500% due 03/13/2027

  $     270         268  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

      70         64  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

5.875% due 06/01/2025

      135         134  

Platin GmbH

 

6.875% due 06/15/2023 (m)

  EUR     600         675  

QVC, Inc.

 

5.950% due 03/15/2043 (m)

  $     5,000         4,854  

Radiate Holdco LLC

 

6.875% due 02/15/2023

      100         102  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.500% due 05/15/2026 (m)

  EUR     300         358  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

 

7.487% due 03/25/2031 (m)

  GBP     13,100           20,494  

Sands China Ltd.

 

4.600% due 08/08/2023 (m)

  $     200         213  

5.125% due 08/08/2025 (m)

      400         441  

5.400% due 08/08/2028 (m)

      1,802         2,028  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

 

5.875% due 07/15/2027

      8         8  

Select Medical Corp.

 

6.250% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      41         42  

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

 

12.500% due 04/15/2049 ^(e)

      3,833         3,958  

Syngenta Finance NV

 

5.182% due 04/24/2028

      200         210  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

4.750% due 02/01/2028

      10         10  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

 

3.650% due 11/10/2021

      73         70  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

 

2.200% due 07/21/2021

      403         380  

3.250% due 04/15/2022 (m)

  EUR     500         534  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC

 

4.875% due 09/30/2039 (m)

  $     2,771         2,794  

5.750% due 09/30/2039 (m)

      4,987         5,342  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

 

6.125% due 08/01/2025

      202         209  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

 

9.250% due 08/01/2024

      101         100  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% due 04/01/2021

      184         183  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

      36         36  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

 

3.750% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  EUR     100         115  

5.500% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  $     200         207  

United Group BV

 

4.375% due 07/01/2022

  EUR     100         114  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

      100         115  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $     231         230  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

      762         743  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.250% due 08/10/2026

      205         232  

6.875% due 11/21/2036

      89         108  

6.875% due 11/10/2039

      60         74  

ViaSat, Inc.

 

5.625% due 09/15/2025

      136         136  

5.625% due 04/15/2027

      81         85  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

 

5.000% due 02/15/2028

      40         41  
 

 

50   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

 

3.900% due 03/01/2023

  $     102     $     103  

4.250% due 03/01/2022

      8         8  

5.400% due 04/01/2024

      14         15  

5.750% due 04/01/2027

      1,185         1,265  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

 

5.500% due 10/01/2027

      200         202  
       

 

 

 
            195,223  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 10.9%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

7.200% due 12/01/2025

      1,122         1,144  

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash and 0.000% PIK)

 

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

      5,927         6,225  

Edison International

 

2.400% due 09/15/2022

      82         80  

2.950% due 03/15/2023

      7         7  

5.750% due 06/15/2027

      71         79  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.000% due 04/01/2027

      144         151  

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

 

7.375% due 05/01/2030

      14,812         15,630  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

 

6.350% due 12/01/2021

      1,113         1,110  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      2,848         1,802  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

 

6.720% due 12/01/2022

      4,395         4,329  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      13,066         3,854  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

2.450% due 08/15/2022 ^(e)

      1,230         1,205  

2.950% due 03/01/2026 ^(e)

      645         622  

3.250% due 09/15/2021 ^(e)

      114         112  

3.250% due 06/15/2023 ^(e)

      361         356  

3.300% due 03/15/2027 ^(e)

      992         962  

3.300% due 12/01/2027 ^(e)

      970         936  

3.400% due 08/15/2024 ^(e)

      309         311  

3.500% due 10/01/2020 ^(e)(m)

      12,243         12,151  

3.500% due 06/15/2025 ^(e)

      863         859  

3.750% due 02/15/2024 ^(e)

      285         290  

3.750% due 08/15/2042 ^(e)

      30         28  

3.850% due 11/15/2023 ^(e)

      140         141  

4.000% due 12/01/2046 ^(e)

      2         2  

4.250% due 05/15/2021 ^(e)

      249         248  

4.250% due 08/01/2023 ^(e)

      300         311  

4.300% due 03/15/2045 ^(e)

      186         180  

4.600% due 06/15/2043 ^(e)

      24         24  

4.650% due 08/01/2028 ^(e)

      300         317  

4.750% due 02/15/2044 ^(e)

      83         86  

5.125% due 11/15/2043 ^(e)

      685         721  

5.400% due 01/15/2040 ^(e)

      22         24  

5.800% due 03/01/2037 ^(e)

      701         789  

6.050% due 03/01/2034 ^(e)

      278         320  

6.250% due 03/01/2039 ^(e)

      108         124  

6.350% due 02/15/2038 ^(e)

      20         23  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.750% due 02/01/2029

      330         356  

5.999% due 01/27/2028

      113         124  

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP     8,600         12,281  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

      200         285  

6.850% due 06/05/2115

  $     57         62  

7.375% due 01/17/2027 (m)

      2,511         2,977  

8.750% due 05/23/2026

      119         150  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

 

8.200% due 04/06/2028

      260         297  

9.250% due 07/06/2024 (m)

      16,871         18,980  

Southern California Edison Co.

 

3.650% due 03/01/2028

      7         7  

5.750% due 04/01/2035

      14         17  

6.000% due 01/15/2034

      4         5  

6.650% due 04/01/2029

      20         24  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      40         39  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

 

6.875% due 02/01/2027

  $     156     $     167  

Transocean Sentry Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2023

      100         100  
       

 

 

 
          91,424  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $471,011)

      489,450  
 

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.6%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.6%

 

DISH Network Corp.

 

3.375% due 08/15/2026

      5,100         4,686  
       

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost $5,100)

    4,686  
 

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 7.9%

 

CALIFORNIA 0.5%

 

Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, California Tax Allocation Bonds, (AGM Insured), Series 2007

 

6.506% due 02/01/2031

      1,855         2,230  

Sacramento County, California Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

 

7.250% due 08/01/2025

      1,500         1,884  
       

 

 

 
          4,114  
       

 

 

 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1.3%

 

District of Columbia Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

 

7.625% due 10/01/2035

      9,740         11,107  
       

 

 

 
ILLINOIS 2.8%

 

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.257% due 01/01/2040

      11,000         11,840  

7.517% due 01/01/2040

      9,805         11,446  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.725% due 04/01/2035

      45         53  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

      30         36  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

 

5.100% due 06/01/2033 (m)

      365         377  
       

 

 

 
          23,752  
       

 

 

 
NEW YORK 0.2%

 

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., New York Revenue Bonds, Series 2005

 

6.000% due 06/01/2028

      1,260         1,260  
       

 

 

 
TEXAS 1.3%

 

El Paso Downtown Development Corp., Texas Revenue Bonds, Series 2013

 

7.250% due 08/15/2043

      7,535         10,848  
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.2%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      1,335         1,268  
       

 

 

 
WEST VIRGINIA 1.6%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

      66,200         4,020  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

      9,520         9,617  
       

 

 

 
          13,637  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (Cost $57,000)

    65,986  
 

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.0%

 

Fannie Mae

 

3.500% due 09/25/2027 (a)

  $     320     $     28  

5.020% due 10/25/2041

      341         360  

6.936% due 05/25/2043 •

      422         508  

10.000% due 01/25/2034 •

      217         276  

Freddie Mac

 

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

      9,467         8,551  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

      114,561         131  

2.553% due 11/25/2055 «~

      13,929         8,399  

3.775% due 07/15/2035 •(a)

      939         136  

3.875% due 02/15/2042 •(a)

      1,747         229  

4.000% due 08/15/2020 (a)

      69         1  

4.500% due 10/15/2037 (a)

      434         18  

4.815% due 08/15/2036 •(a)

      546         118  

5.000% due 06/15/2033 (a)

      1,281         199  

8.350% due 05/15/2033 •

      48         59  

11.466% due 10/25/2027 •

      4,318         5,718  

Ginnie Mae

 

3.500% due 06/20/2042 - 03/20/2043 (a)

      2,459         262  

3.979% due 02/20/2042 •(a)

      6,112         347  

4.500% due 07/20/2042 (a)

      197         32  

5.000% due 09/20/2042 (a)

      341         68  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $25,368)

      25,440  
 

 

 

 
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 18.4%

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

 

2.606% due 05/25/2036 •

      3,732         2,107  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

 

2.626% due 06/25/2037 •

      3,674         2,867  

3.334% due 06/25/2046 ^•(a)

      5,204         513  

4.374% due 06/25/2037 ^•(a)

      3,990         706  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      498         481  

6.250% due 10/26/2036

      7,931         6,816  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

 

4.479% due 02/25/2036 ^~

      15         15  

BCAP LLC Trust

 

4.892% due 03/26/2037 þ

      1,455         1,694  

6.000% due 10/26/2036 ~

      5,067         5,120  

6.000% due 05/26/2037 ~

      6,518         4,745  

6.046% due 09/26/2036 ~

      5,792         5,753  

31.821% due 06/26/2036 ~

      615         371  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

 

3.707% due 11/25/2034 ~

      56         54  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

 

8.566% due 07/25/2025 •

      1,250         1,254  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

      339         231  

CD Mortgage Trust

 

5.688% due 10/15/2048

      2,883         1,499  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

 

4.114% due 09/25/2036 ^~

      83         78  

4.265% due 12/25/2035 ^~

      17         16  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

      3         3  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.590% due 12/10/2049 ~

      5,576         3,686  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

3.739% due 08/25/2037 ^~

      116         104  

4.314% due 11/25/2035 ~

      16,268         12,855  

4.514% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      101         101  

6.500% due 09/25/2036

      4,033         3,209  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.036% due 12/10/2049 ~

      12,125         7,956  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

 

2.516% due 12/25/2046 •

      3,065         2,852  

2.734% due 04/25/2035 •(a)

      3,573         260  

4.409% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      200         196  

4.953% due 07/25/2021 ^~

      186         184  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      5,585         3,650  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

      2,992         2,142  

6.500% due 06/25/2036 ^

      848         642  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   51


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

3.084% due 12/25/2036 •(a)

  $     2,908     $     403  

3.842% due 09/20/2036 ^~

      419         368  

4.011% due 09/25/2047 ^~

      37         35  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.771% due 02/15/2039 ~

      73         73  

5.869% due 09/15/2040 ~

      3,080         2,344  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

6.000% due 01/25/2036

      1,913         1,756  

Eurosail PLC

 

2.139% due 06/13/2045 •

  GBP     3,347         3,093  

4.789% due 06/13/2045 •

      988         1,043  

Grifonas Finance PLC

 

0.050% due 08/28/2039 •

  EUR     4,199         4,325  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.425% due 08/19/2036 ^~

  $     365         342  

4.526% due 08/19/2036 ^~

      16         15  

IM Pastor Fondo de Titluzacion Hipotecaria

 

0.000% due 03/22/2043 •

  EUR     5,495         5,500  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

 

3.883% due 03/25/2037 ^~

  $     5,172         5,060  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.411% due 05/15/2047

      2,882         3,409  

5.623% due 05/12/2045

      1,464         859  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

 

3.710% due 07/27/2037 ~

      4,169         2,961  

4.354% due 01/25/2037 ^•(a)

      17,788         5,295  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.407% due 11/15/2038

      1,139         814  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

      616         373  

Lehman XS Trust

 

2.486% due 06/25/2047 •

      2,757         2,513  

Motel 6 Trust

 

9.252% due 08/15/2019 •

      10,235         10,391  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust

 

4.509% due 04/25/2036 ^~

      5,360         4,881  

Nomura Resecuritization Trust

 

5.503% due 07/26/2035 ~

      4,477         4,209  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

 

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

      484         495  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

      4,803         2,969  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

      815         430  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.231% due 01/25/2036 ^~

      160         120  

4.424% due 04/25/2047 ~

      466         347  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Trust

 

2.456% due 07/25/2046 ^•

      10,446         8,411  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.492% due 05/25/2037 ^~

      125         105  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

4.414% due 04/25/2037 •(a)

      10,823         3,254  

6.500% due 03/25/2036 ^

      7,048         5,878  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $137,773)

      154,231  
 

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 14.4%

 

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

 

2.406% due 07/25/2036 •

      2,627         2,260  

Apidos CLO

 

0.000% due 07/22/2026 «~

      3,000         0  

Argent Securities Trust

 

2.456% due 03/25/2036 •

      5,699         3,598  

Avoca CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR     2,150         1,479  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

 

2.539% due 07/05/2046 •

  $     185,947         335  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 10/15/2031 ~

      4,200         3,631  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies Euro CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 04/15/2027 ~

  EUR     800         623  

0.000% due 01/25/2032 ~

      2,200         1,930  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

CIFC Funding Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/24/2030 ~

  $     4,000     $     1,996  

0.000% due 10/22/2031 ~

      3,000         1,552  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.426% due 12/25/2036 •

      5,758         3,898  

Cork Street CLO Designated Activity Co.

 

0.000% due 11/27/2028 ~

  EUR     2,667         2,854  

3.600% due 11/27/2028

      1,197         1,327  

4.500% due 11/27/2028

      1,047         1,161  

6.200% due 11/27/2028

      1,296         1,437  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

 

2.536% due 09/25/2046 •

  $     14,067         10,209  

CVC Cordatus Loan Fund DAC

 

0.000% due 04/15/2032 ~

  EUR     2,500         1,660  

Duke Funding Ltd.

 

3.205% due 08/07/2033 •

  $     16,459         5,602  

Glacier Funding CDO Ltd.

 

2.835% due 08/04/2035 •

      6,890         1,690  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

 

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR     1,000         685  

Halcyon Loan Advisors European Funding BV

 

0.000% due 04/15/2030 ~

      1,100         886  

Jay Park CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 10/20/2027 ~

  $     7,503         4,413  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.456% due 02/25/2036 •

      1,312         1,123  

Man GLG Euro CLO

 

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR     4,150         3,707  

Marlette Funding Trust

 

0.000% due 12/15/2028 «(h)

  $     24         7,133  

0.000% due 04/16/2029 «(h)

      7         1,896  

0.000% due 07/16/2029 «(h)

      10         4,068  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

2.426% due 04/25/2037 •

      857         517  

5.953% due 03/25/2037 þ

      3,686         1,036  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

3.463% due 11/25/2036 ^•

      810         399  

5.965% due 09/25/2046 ^þ

      7,297         4,158  

People’s Financial Realty Mortgage Securities Trust

 

2.426% due 09/25/2036 •

      21,446         6,073  

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

 

6.998% due 09/25/2037 ^

      7,562         4,369  

7.238% due 09/25/2037 ^þ

      6,542         3,778  

Sherwood Funding CDO Ltd.

 

2.781% due 11/06/2039 •

      34,892         10,729  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 10/15/2048 «(h)

      5         4,113  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 05/26/2026 «(h)

      62         2,900  

0.000% due 11/25/2026 «(h)

      94         5,781  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

 

3.145% due 08/10/2038 •

      26,284         4,915  

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust

 

3.241% due 06/25/2036 •

      409         98  

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

 

2.416% due 05/25/2036 •

      230         195  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $144,841)

      120,214  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 4.5%

 

Argentina Government International Bond

 

3.375% due 01/15/2023

  EUR     200         179  

3.380% due 12/31/2038 þ

      4,410         2,877  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

      200         166  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

      100         82  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

      1,119         1,039  

51.264% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

  ARS     89,562         1,781  

51.603% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~(a)

      77         2  

53.531% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~(a)

      1,600         35  

61.675% due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

      394,507         8,798  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina

 

52.508% due 03/29/2024 •(a)

  ARS     118,268     $     2,180  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

 

4.900% due 09/15/2021 (m)

  EUR     2,350         2,812  

Export-Credit Bank of Turkey

 

8.250% due 01/24/2024

  $     200         211  

Peru Government International Bond

 

5.400% due 08/12/2034

  PEN     122         39  

5.940% due 02/12/2029

      1,278         433  

6.150% due 08/12/2032

      245         85  

6.350% due 08/12/2028

      8,851         3,073  

6.900% due 08/12/2037

      52         19  

6.950% due 08/12/2031

      3,295         1,218  

8.200% due 08/12/2026

      1,667         634  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

 

53.017% due 04/12/2025 ~(a)

  ARS     267,665         4,618  

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

 

3.000% due 02/24/2023 þ

  EUR     25         30  

3.000% due 02/24/2024 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2025 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2026 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2027 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2028 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2029 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2030 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2031 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2032 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2033 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2034 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2035 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2036 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2037 þ

      25         32  

3.000% due 02/24/2038 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2039 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2040 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2041 þ

      25         31  

3.000% due 02/24/2042 þ

      25         31  

Turkey Government International Bond

 

3.250% due 06/14/2025

      100         108  

4.625% due 03/31/2025

      2,300         2,645  

5.200% due 02/16/2026

      800         928  

7.625% due 04/26/2029 (m)

  $     2,600         2,736  

Venezuela Government International Bond

 

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

      365         59  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

      34         6  

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

      452         73  
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $50,154)

      37,456  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES            
COMMON STOCKS 1.4%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (f)

    754,306         2,286  

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      566         8  

iHeartMedia, Inc. ‘A’ (f)

      42,128         630  
       

 

 

 
          2,924  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.8%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

    584,952         6,926  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(k)

    66,131         129  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC «(k)

    88,291         1,280  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $15,466)

    11,259  
 

 

 

 
WARRANTS 0.9%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      274,379         4,105  
       

 

 

 
 

 

52   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%

 

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

      1,795,000     $     3,328  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $5,892)

    7,433  
 

 

 

 
PREFERRED SECURITIES 8.8%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 3.0%

 

Nationwide Building Society

 

10.250% ~

      94,345         17,669  

OCP CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/26/2028 (h)

      8,700         7,155  
       

 

 

 
          24,824  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 5.8%

 

Sequa Corp.

 

9.000% «

      40,580         48,647  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $59,481)

      73,471  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.4%

 

REAL ESTATE 2.4%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

      934,782     $     19,948  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $12,650)

      19,948  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.9%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (l) 2.2%

 

          18,700  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

 

46.694% due 09/13/2019 - 05/29/2020 (g)(h)

  ARS     63,886         1,574  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.5%

 

2.134% due 08/13/2019 - 08/20/2019 (g)(h)(o)(q)

  $     4,427     $     4,424  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $24,767)
    24,698  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,087,235)
    1,106,374  
 
Total Investments 132.3%
(Cost $1,087,235)

 

  $       1,106,374  

Financial Derivative
Instruments (n)(p) 1.9%

(Cost or Premiums, net $133,895)

 

 

      16,086  
Auction Rate Preferred Shares (6.9)%

 

      (58,050
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (27.3)%     (228,422
 

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%

 

  $     835,988  
   

 

 

 
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

þ

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(a)

Interest only security.

(b)

Principal only security.

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(h)

Zero coupon security.

(i)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(j)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(k)  RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

 

Issuer Description                Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable
to  Common
Shareholders
 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

         10/09/2014 - 10/17/2016     $ 2,028     $ 129       0.02

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

         07/11/2016 - 10/19/2016       2,160       1,280       0.15  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     4,188     $     1,409       0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(l)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
 
JPS     2.680     07/31/2019       08/01/2019     $ 5,400     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.625% due 02/15/2026   $ (5,515   $ 5,400     $ 5,400  
RDR     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019           13,300     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.750% due 08/31/2023     (13,585     13,300       13,301  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (19,100   $     18,700     $     18,701  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   53


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

 

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed(2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

    (0.500 )%      07/11/2019       TBD (3)      $       (368   $ (368
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (1,250     (1,251
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (874     (875

BPS

    2.780       07/31/2019       10/31/2019         (6,313     (6,314

BRC

    (0.500     03/21/2019       TBD (3)      GBP       (4,399     (5,339
    2.200       12/24/2018       TBD (3)      $       (3,663     (3,712

CIW

    2.500       08/02/2019       08/30/2019             (20,707     (20,707
    2.620       07/30/2019       08/06/2019         (2,582     (2,582
    2.730       07/05/2019       08/01/2019         (175     (175
    2.730       07/05/2019       08/02/2019         (20,662     (20,704

DEU

    1.250       06/12/2019       TBD (3)        (1,233     (1,235

FOB

    2.680       07/10/2019       08/09/2019         (3,556     (3,562

JML

    (0.320     07/16/2019       09/03/2019       EUR       (2,355     (2,607
    (0.300     06/03/2019       09/03/2019         (276     (305
    (0.250     06/03/2019       09/02/2019         (677     (750
    (0.200     06/03/2019       09/02/2019         (2,227     (2,464
    (0.200     06/03/2019       09/03/2019         (527     (583
    (0.150     03/01/2019       TBD (3)        (2,008     (2,221
    (0.150     06/05/2019       09/04/2019         (2,272     (2,515
    0.250       04/03/2018       TBD (3)      GBP       (1,041     (1,271
    0.950       06/04/2019       09/03/2019         (536     (653
    0.950       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (3,930     (4,779

MEI

    2.670       07/31/2019       08/29/2019       $       (2,417     (2,417

NOM

    1.000       07/10/2019       TBD (3)        (3,866     (3,868
    1.000       07/10/2019       TBD (3)        (3,795     (3,797
    2.800       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (2,908     (2,908
    2.800       08/01/2019       08/15/2019         (4,010     (4,010
    2.950       07/12/2019       08/05/2019         (5,121     (5,129
    2.950       07/31/2019       08/12/2019         (1,855     (1,855
    3.000       07/12/2019       08/01/2019         (3,974     (3,981
    3.000       07/31/2019       08/02/2019         (653     (653
    3.000       08/01/2019       08/02/2019         (276     (276

RTA

    2.655       08/01/2019       09/03/2019         (7,725     (7,725
    2.659       07/30/2019       08/30/2019         (14,388     (14,390
    2.659       08/01/2019       08/30/2019         (2,941     (2,941
    2.708       07/23/2019       10/23/2019         (2,803     (2,805
    2.970       05/20/2019       08/20/2019         (2,583     (2,599
    3.179       03/12/2019       09/12/2019         (4,016     (4,066

SOG

    2.930       07/31/2019       08/30/2019         (334     (334
    3.020       07/11/2019       08/12/2019         (5,464     (5,474
    3.150       05/01/2019       08/01/2019         (7,570     (7,631

UBS

    (0.250     06/10/2019       09/10/2019       EUR       (447     (495
    0.950       06/03/2019       09/03/2019       GBP       (14,112     (17,189
    2.710       07/30/2019       10/30/2019       $       (3,999     (4,000
    2.720       06/05/2019       09/05/2019         (16,514     (16,585
    2.750       07/16/2019       10/16/2019         (8,089     (8,099
    2.780       07/12/2019       08/13/2019         (288     (288
    2.800       07/17/2019       08/16/2019         (4,571     (4,576
    2.810       05/06/2019       08/06/2019         (6,478     (6,522
    2.810       07/30/2019       10/30/2019         (3,728     (3,729
    2.890       06/12/2019       09/12/2019         (9,447     (9,485
    2.900       06/07/2019       09/09/2019         (4,253     (4,272
    2.950       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (1,421     (1,428
    3.000       04/05/2019       TBD (3)        (9,035     (9,124
    3.010       05/06/2019       08/06/2019         (10,969     (11,049
    3.010       07/18/2019       08/06/2019         (2,966     (2,969
    3.020       06/05/2019       09/05/2019         (230     (231
    3.030       05/02/2019       08/05/2019         (7,712     (7,771
    3.050       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (5,107     (5,132
           

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

        $     (274,775
           

 

 

 

 

54   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net  Exposure(4)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

BCY

  $ 0     $ (2,494   $ 0      $ (2,494   $ 2,776     $ 282  

BPS

    0       (6,314     0        (6,314     7,292       978  

BRC

    0       (9,051     0        (9,051     9,391       340  

CIW

    0       (44,168     0        (44,168     24,722           (19,446

DEU

    0       (1,235     0        (1,235     1,377       142  

FOB

    0       (3,562     0        (3,562     3,834       272  

JML

    0       (18,148     0        (18,148     20,849       2,701  

JPS

    5,400       0       0        5,400       (5,515     (115

MEI

    0       (2,417     0        (2,417     2,736       319  

NOM

    0       (26,477     0        (26,477     23,814       (2,663

RDR

    13,301       0       0        13,301       (13,585     (284

RTA

    0       (34,526     0        (34,526     31,601       (2,925

SOG

    0       (13,439     0        (13,439     14,537       1,098  

UBS

    0       (112,944     0            (112,944         125,765       12,821  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     18,701     $     (274,775   $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ (11,787   $ (98,145   $ (77,199   $ (46,735   $ (233,866

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    0       0       0       (368     (368

Sovereign Issues

    0       (2,417     (2,465     0       (4,882
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     (11,787   $     (100,562   $     (79,664   $     (47,103   $     (239,116
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements(5)

 

  $ (239,116
 

 

 

 

 

(m)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $271,276 and cash of $528 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the above master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2019 was $(168,467) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.519%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(4)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

(5)

Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements liability of $(35,659) is outstanding at period end.

 

(n)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Reference Entity

  Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
   

Notional
Amount(3)

    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2020       57.963%     $     9,600     $ (317   $ (2,585   $ (2,902   $ 0     $ (96

General Electric Co.

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2023       0.654       900       (49     63       14       1       0  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $     (366   $     (2,522   $     (2,888   $     1     $     (96
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   55


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.860     Semi-Annual       04/26/2023     $     293,300     $ (803   $ 13,986     $ 13,183     $ 0     $ (110

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000       Semi-Annual       06/20/2023         155,200       5,684       (6,682     (998     52       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.000       Semi-Annual       06/19/2024         234,200       (3,983     (9,209     (13,192     0       (61

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.000       Semi-Annual       06/19/2029         79,200       1,687       5,908       7,595       226       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.500       Semi-Annual       06/19/2044         617,800       110,476       53,088       163,564       5,740       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500       Semi-Annual       06/20/2048         613,500       23,493       (66,634     (43,141     0       (5,954

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.000       Annual       08/19/2021     EUR     663,900       (1,308     (5,341     (6,649     0       (158

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.270       Annual       09/11/2024         25,600       4       (872     (868     0       (34

Pay

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.650       Annual       02/26/2029         442,600       442       33,187       33,629       1,734       0  

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.750       Annual       09/18/2029         21,400       (189     (1,554     (1,743     0       (93

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.500       Annual       12/18/2029         2,200       (44     (66     (110     0       (10

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    1.250       Annual       08/19/2049         115,100       478       (26,672     (26,194     0       (1,814

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

    1.500       Semi-Annual       09/18/2029     GBP     55,200       (394     (3,775     (4,169     0       (211
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 135,543     $ (14,636   $ 120,907     $ 7,752     $ (8,445
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $     135,177     $     (17,158   $     118,019     $     7,753     $     (8,541
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of the market value and variation margin of Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared Financial Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities  
    Market Value     Variation Margin
Asset
   

Total

          Market Value     Variation Margin
Liability
   

Total

 
     Purchased
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
          Written
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
 

Total Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

  $     0     $     0     $     7,753     $     7,753       $     0     $     0     $     (8,541)     $     (8,541)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(o)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $3,947 and cash of $24,388 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of July 31, 2019. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 2, Securities Transactions and Investment Income, in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

 

(p)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Month
    Currency to
be Delivered
    Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

BOA

     08/2019     $     54,254     EUR     48,685     $ 0     $     (360
     09/2019     EUR     48,684     $     54,393       362       0  

BPS

     08/2019     ARS     478,264         10,700       3       (95
     08/2019     BRL     618         164       2       0  
     08/2019     GBP     83,896         106,548           4,521       0  
     08/2019     $     164     BRL     618       0       (2
     08/2019         1,694     GBP     1,351       0       (51
     09/2019     PEN     4,622     $     1,398       2       0  

BRC

     10/2019     $     8,118     MXN     158,995       87       0  

 

56   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Month
    Currency to
be Delivered
    Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

CBK

     08/2019     EUR     48,685     $     55,471     $ 1,577     $ 0  
     08/2019     GBP     1,011         1,262       33       0  
     08/2019     $     1,113     RUB     73,236       35       0  
     09/2019     PEN     107     $     32       0       0  
     10/2019     MXN     158,995         8,261       56       0  
     10/2019     $     5,846     RUB     373,279       0       (40
     01/2020         8,119     MXN     158,995       0       (50

DUB

     08/2019     PEN     122     $     37       0       0  
     09/2019         127         38       0       0  

HUS

     08/2019         80         24       0       0  

JPM

     09/2019     $     4,122     GBP     3,382       0       (3

MYI

     08/2019         103,023         83,556       0       (1,410
     09/2019     GBP     83,556     $     103,179       1,407       0  

SCX

     08/2019     BRL     618         164       2       0  
     08/2019     $     164     BRL     618       0       (2
     09/2019     BRL     618     $     163       2       0  
     10/2019     $     1,923     RUB     122,610       0       (15

SOG

     08/2019     EUR     442     $     500       10       0  
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     8,099     $     (2,028
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
  Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000   Quarterly     12/20/2024       1.731   $     1,700     $ (332   $ 272     $ 0     $ (60
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       1.731       2,200       (437     359       0       (78
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2024       1.731       2,800       (581     482       0       (99
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $     (1,350   $     1,113     $     0     $     (237
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Counterparty   Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements, at Value  
  Asset      Liability  
DUB  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.850   Semi-Annual     07/13/2022       $       600,000     $ 68     $ 8,231     $ 8,299      $ 0  
GLM  

Pay

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.330     Annual     09/06/2024       EUR       622,400       0       1,952       1,952        0  
MYC  

Pay

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.340     Annual     09/11/2024         246,700       0       789       789        0  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 68     $ 10,972     $ 11,040      $ 0  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $     (1,282   $     12,085     $     11,040      $     (237
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                    
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Purchased
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(5)
 

BOA

  $ 362     $     0     $ 0     $ 362       $     (360   $     0     $ 0     $     (360   $ 2     $ 0     $ 2  

BPS

        4,528       0       0       4,528         (148     0       (60     (208     4,320       (4,400     (80

BRC

    87       0       0       87         0       0       0       0       87       0       87  

CBK

    1,701       0       0       1,701         (90     0       0       (90     1,611       (1,190     421  

DUB

    0       0           8,299           8,299         0       0       0       0           8,299           (10,110         (1,811

GLM

    0       0       1,952       1,952         0       0       0       0       1,952       (1,980     (28

GST

    0       0       0       0         0       0       (78     (78     (78     241       163  

HUS

    0       0       0       0         0       0           (99     (99     (99     235       136  

JPM

    0       0       0       0         (3     0       0       (3     (3     0       (3

MYC

    0       0       789       789         0       0       0       0       789       (870     (81

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   57


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                    
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Purchased
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
    Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(5)
 

MYI

  $ 1,407     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,407       $ (1,410   $ 0     $ 0     $ (1,410   $ (3   $     0     $ (3

SCX

    4       0       0       4         (17     0       0       (17         (13     0           (13

SOG

    10       0       0       10         0       0       0       0       10       0       10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Over the Counter

  $     8,099     $     0     $     11,040     $     19,139       $     (2,028   $     0     $     (237   $     (2,265      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

(q)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $476 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 0     $ 7,752     $ 7,753  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 8,099     $ 0     $ 8,099  

Swap Agreements

    0       0       0       0       11,040       11,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 8,099     $ 11,040     $ 19,139  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 8,099     $     18,792     $ 26,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 96     $ 0     $ 0     $ 8,445     $ 8,541  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,028     $ 0     $ 2,028  

Swap Agreements

    0       237       0       0       0       237  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 237     $ 0     $ 2,028     $ 0     $ 2,265  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     333     $     0     $     2,028     $ 8,445     $     10,806  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

58   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 733     $ 0     $ 0     $ (8,299   $ (7,566
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 11,216     $ 0     $ 11,216  

Swap Agreements

    0       68       0       0       10,337       10,405  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 68     $ 0     $     11,216     $     10,337     $ 21,621  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 801     $ 0     $ 11,216     $ 2,038     $ 14,055  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ (2,952   $ 0     $ 0     $ (2,060   $ (5,012
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,347     $ 0     $ 5,347  

Swap Agreements

    0       564       0       0       12,018       12,582  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 564     $ 0     $ 5,347     $ 12,018     $ 17,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     (2,388   $     0     $ 5,347     $ 9,958     $     12,917  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 0     $ 65,380     $ 6,722     $ 72,102  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

    0           202,803       0           202,803  

Industrials

    0       195,223       0       195,223  

Utilities

    0       91,424       0       91,424  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    0       4,686       0       4,686  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

    0       4,114       0       4,114  

District of Columbia

    0       11,107       0       11,107  

Illinois

    0       23,752       0       23,752  

New York

    0       1,260       0       1,260  

Texas

    0       10,848       0       10,848  

Virginia

    0       1,268       0       1,268  

West Virginia

    0       13,637       0       13,637  

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       17,041       8,399       25,440  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0       154,231       0       154,231  

Asset-Backed Securities

    0       94,323       25,891       120,214  

Sovereign Issues

    0       37,456       0       37,456  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

    2,916       8       0       2,924  

Consumer Discretionary

        6,926       0       0       6,926  

Energy

    0       129       0       129  

Industrials

    0       0       1,280       1,280  

Warrants

 

Communication Services

    0       4,105       0       4,105  

Industrials

    0       0       3,328       3,328  

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

    0       24,824       0       24,824  

Industrials

    0       0           48,647       48,647  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

  $ 19,948     $ 0     $ 0     $ 19,948  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       18,700       0       18,700  

Argentina Treasury Bills

    0       1,574       0       1,574  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0       4,424       0       4,424  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 29,790     $ 982,317     $ 94,267     $ 1,106,374  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       7,753       0       7,753  

Over the counter

    0       19,139       0       19,139  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 26,892     $ 0     $ 26,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       (8,541     0       (8,541

Over the counter

    0       (2,265     0       (2,265
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (10,806   $ 0     $ (10,806
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ 0     $ 16,086     $ 0     $ 16,086  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     29,790     $     998,403     $     94,267     $     1,122,460  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   59


Schedule of Investments PIMCO High Income Fund (Cont.)

 

July 31, 2019

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales/
Settlements
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held  at
07/31/2019(1)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 719     $ 10,658     $ (605   $ (59   $ 2     $ (3,536   $ 0     $ (457   $ 6,722     $ (3,527

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    1,167       0       (4     5       0       (6     0       (1,162     0       0  

U.S. Government Agencies

    8,473       0       (161     229       60       (202     0       0       8,399       (205

Asset-Backed Securities

    0       45,512       (11,883     414       0       (8,152     0       0       25,891       (8,152

Common Stocks

 

Financials

    5,445       0       (5,173     0       542       (814     0       0       0       0  

Industrials

    0       2,160       0       0       0       (880     0       0       1,280       (880

Warrants

 

Industrials

    450       0       0       0       0       2,878       0       0       3,328       2,878  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    33,520       2,897       0       0       0           12,230       0       0       48,647           12,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     49,774     $     61,227     $     (17,826   $     589     $     604     $ 1,518     $     0     $     (1,619   $     94,267     $ 2,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 101     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     100.733  
    6,621     Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote     78.500-101.125  

U.S. Government Agencies

    8,399     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     59.945  

Asset-Backed Securities

    7,133     IO Weighted Average Life   Base Price     29,408.930  
    18,758     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     0.010-91,496.150  

Common Stocks

 

Industrials

    1,280     Other Valuation Techniques(2)       —    

Warrants

 

Industrials

    3,328     Other Valuation Techniques(2)       —    

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    48,647     Fundamental Valuation   Company Equity Value   $     892,210,966.000  
 

 

 

       

Total

  $     94,267        
 

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at July 31, 2019 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

60   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

 

July 31, 2019

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 131.4%

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 8.6%

 

Advanz Pharma Corp.

 

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

  $     2,373     $     2,314  

Altice France S.A.

 

6.325% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

      99         98  

Avantor, Inc.

 

5.234% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

      19         19  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

5.129% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 11/27/2025 ~

      1         1  

Diamond Resorts Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

      208         199  

Dubai World (2.500% Cash and 1.750% PIK)

 

4.250% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~(d)

      197         187  

Emerald TopCo, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/24/2026

      55         55  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

      2,659         2,291  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      349         349  

Forbes Energy Services LLC (5.000% Cash and 11.000% PIK)

 

16.000% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 04/13/2021 ~(d)

      217         217  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

5.990% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

      295         292  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.579% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 05/01/2026 ~

      2,739         2,765  

IRB Holding Corp.

 

5.550% - 5.556% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

      407         406  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

 

7.234% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/09/2025 ~

      498         477  

Messer Industrie GmbH

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 03/01/2026 ~

      44         44  

MH Sub LLC

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

      59         59  

Nascar Holdings, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/26/2026

      37         37  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

 

6.119% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 04/12/2025 ~

      20         19  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

 

8.380% (LIBOR03M + 6.000%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      5,675           4,882  

8.880% (LIBOR03M + 6.500%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      3,396         2,935  

Nestle Skin Health

 

TBD% due 07/16/2026

      100         100  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.

 

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 06/30/2025 ~

      303         295  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

TBD% due 02/22/2049 ^(e)

      100         98  

Panther BF Aggregator LP

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 04/30/2026 ~

      20         20  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

6.380% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

      33         33  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

 

7.560% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 ~

  $     108     $     107  

11.266% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 ~

      40         39  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/17/2026

      30         30  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

4.750% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 02/02/2024 ~

      782         781  

Starfruit Finco BV

 

5.610% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      100         98  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

7.325% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

      3,545         3,260  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

 

7.250% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 06/26/2026 ~

      54         53  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 03/15/2024 ~

      1,712         1,680  

West Corp.

 

6.522% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

      26         24  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

 

10.660% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 03/15/2022 «~

      692         699  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC (15.000% PIK)

 

15.000% due 03/15/2029 «(d)

      1,540         1,209  

Whatabrands LLC

 

TBD% due 07/23/2026

      11         11  
       

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $28,426)

      26,183  
 

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 57.7%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 24.8%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

8.000% due 11/01/2031

      537         718  

Ambac LSNI LLC

 

7.319% due 02/12/2023 •

      256         261  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

 

8.375% due 07/15/2023

  GBP     5,925         6,719  

8.625% due 07/15/2023

  $     200         185  

Athene Holding Ltd.

 

4.125% due 01/12/2028

      11         11  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

 

5.500% due 01/15/2023

      73         78  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 

4.350% due 04/20/2028

      17         18  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

      30         32  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR     1,000         1,133  

Banco Santander S.A.

 

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)

      200         232  

Bank of America Corp.

 

5.125% due 06/20/2024 •(j)

  $     59         60  

Barclays PLC

 

3.250% due 01/17/2033

  GBP     100         120  

7.125% due 06/15/2025 •(j)(k)

      5,100         6,429  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  $     400         408  

8.000% due 06/15/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

      200         210  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 07/27/2037 þ(j)

      35         33  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

 

3.900% due 01/25/2028

      36         37  

4.700% due 09/20/2047 (n)

      96         101  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

 

4.875% due 05/01/2024

      15         16  

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (n)

      3,000         3,221  

CBL & Associates LP

 

5.950% due 12/15/2026 (n)

      3,880         2,764  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

  $     200     $     213  

7.500% due 12/11/2023 •(j)(k)

      640         708  

7.500% due 12/11/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

      2,900         3,207  

Emerald Bay S.A.

 

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR     846         912  

EPR Properties

 

4.750% due 12/15/2026 (n)

  $     1,031         1,094  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

6.125% due 07/15/2021

      1,700         1,792  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

 

6.500% due 10/01/2025

      219         227  

6.750% due 03/15/2022

      232         242  

GSPA Monetization Trust

 

6.422% due 10/09/2029

      1,584         1,854  

HSBC Bank PLC

 

6.330% due 05/23/2023

      2,800         2,942  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)(n)

  GBP     200         256  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)(n)

  EUR     1,800         2,283  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $     200         209  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

 

6.250% due 02/15/2026

      12         11  

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

6.250% due 06/03/2026

      255         260  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 

5.875% due 04/01/2024

      32         33  

Lloyds Bank PLC

 

12.000% due 12/16/2024 •(j)

      300         367  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

      2,900         3,039  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

  GBP     3,219         4,498  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

 

6.500% due 07/01/2021

  $     346         346  

Navient Corp.

 

5.625% due 08/01/2033

      31         26  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

      38         41  

7.250% due 09/25/2023

      2,974         3,256  

Newmark Group, Inc.

 

6.125% due 11/15/2023

      28         30  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

 

6.750% due 07/01/2022

      792         819  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)(n)

      1,400         1,426  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(j)(k)(n)

      3,000         3,221  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(j)(k)(n)

      1,000         1,066  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

 

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(j)(k)

  GBP     2,850         3,632  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

      1,800         2,328  

Societe Generale S.A.

 

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

  $     300         313  

Spirit Realty LP

 

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (n)

      500         525  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

 

5.625% due 03/15/2023

      600         643  

6.125% due 03/15/2024

      68         74  

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      172         186  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

      54         60  

TP ICAP PLC

 

5.250% due 01/26/2024 (n)

  GBP     2,023         2,627  

UniCredit SpA

 

7.830% due 12/04/2023 (n)

  $     1,960         2,277  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

 

10.500% due 01/22/2024

      270         296  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

 

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP     1,474         2,043  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC

 

8.500% due 08/15/2021

  $     3,470         3,591  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

 

7.875% due 05/01/2025

      36         35  
       

 

 

 
            75,794  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   61


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 23.5%

 

Altice Financing S.A.

 

6.625% due 02/15/2023

  $     300     $     310  

7.500% due 05/15/2026

      1,500         1,575  

Altice France S.A.

 

8.125% due 02/01/2027

      500         546  

Associated Materials LLC

 

9.000% due 01/01/2024

      380         360  

Avon International Capital PLC

 

6.500% due 08/15/2022

      12         12  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

 

8.750% due 07/15/2026

      600         624  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub, Inc.

 

10.625% due 07/15/2027

      36         36  

Bombardier, Inc.

 

7.875% due 04/15/2027

      90         91  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.500% due 11/15/2022 (n)

      2,767         2,839  

9.250% due 02/15/2024

      1,838         1,999  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

      2,078         2,065  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

      3,760         3,614  

8.000% due 03/15/2026

      256         246  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

      439         440  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

 

9.798% due 10/01/2022

      241         251  

DAE Funding LLC

 

5.250% due 11/15/2021

      130         136  

5.750% due 11/15/2023

      130         137  

Dell International LLC

 

6.020% due 06/15/2026 (n)

      1,200         1,327  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

 

7.750% due 09/01/2023

      348         355  

10.750% due 09/01/2024 (n)

      1,200         1,173  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

 

8.000% due 06/01/2021

      800         811  

Eagle Holding Co. LLC (7.750% Cash or 7.750% PIK)

 

7.750% due 05/15/2022 (d)

      8         8  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

 

6.000% due 09/15/2026

      1,000         1,085  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

8.750% due 10/15/2026

      1,105         771  

Exela Intermediate LLC

 

10.000% due 07/15/2023

      57         47  

Fairstone Financial, Inc.

 

7.875% due 07/15/2024

      118         122  

Ferroglobe PLC

 

9.375% due 03/01/2022

      700         585  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

6.500% due 03/01/2024

      688         664  

6.875% due 03/01/2026

      758         719  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

      76         77  

Flex Ltd.

 

4.875% due 06/15/2029

      56         58  

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

      7,435           8,569  

Fresh Market, Inc.

 

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (n)

      3,313         2,054  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

 

8.575% due 01/31/2024

      197         194  

9.738% due 02/02/2024

      17         17  

General Electric Co.

 

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

      127         123  

6.150% due 08/07/2037

      19         23  

6.875% due 01/10/2039

      15         20  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

 

5.250% due 12/01/2027

      14         15  

HCA, Inc.

 

7.500% due 11/15/2095

      1,050         1,129  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 

4.875% due 01/15/2030

      13         13  

Huntsman International LLC

 

4.500% due 05/01/2029

      6         6  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.375% due 05/01/2026

  $     626     $     668  

8.375% due 05/01/2027

      1,122         1,186  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK)

 

3.625% due 05/15/2025 (d)

  EUR     100         112  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK)

 

3.875% due 05/15/2027 (d)

      100         111  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.000% Cash or 6.750% PIK)

 

6.000% due 05/15/2027 (d)

  $     225         225  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK)

 

6.375% due 05/15/2029 (d)

      200         198  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

 

9.500% due 02/15/2023

      39         35  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

 

8.000% due 02/15/2024

      18         19  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

      242         243  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

      156         162  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

 

7.750% due 06/01/2021

      5,382           5,194  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (n)

      524         426  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

7.750% due 01/15/2032 (n)

      800         1,098  

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (n)

      1,600         2,162  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

 

5.500% due 04/15/2025

      302         176  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

 

5.250% due 04/26/2026

      600         615  

5.625% due 07/17/2027

      200         207  

Metinvest BV

 

8.500% due 04/23/2026

      200         213  

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

5.327% due 02/06/2029

      74         79  

Netflix, Inc.

 

3.875% due 11/15/2029

  EUR     304         362  

4.625% due 05/15/2029

      100         126  

5.375% due 11/15/2029

  $     50         53  

New Albertson’s LP

 

6.570% due 02/23/2028

      2,800         2,303  

Norbord, Inc.

 

5.750% due 07/15/2027

      3         3  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

 

0.000% due 08/30/2019 (h)(j)

      191         3  

0.000% due 09/02/2019 (h)(j)

      259         4  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

 

6.625% due 05/15/2022

      165         162  

Outfront Media Capital LLC

 

5.000% due 08/15/2027

      5         5  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/01/2027

      58         53  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

 

4.500% due 03/15/2023

      70         73  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

      14         15  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

2.750% due 04/21/2027

  EUR     200         197  

4.750% due 02/26/2029

      833         899  

4.875% due 02/21/2028

      1,756         1,934  

6.500% due 03/13/2027 (n)

  $     2,560         2,545  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

      20         18  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

5.875% due 06/01/2025

      45         45  

Platin GmbH

 

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR     200         225  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $     220         232  

QVC, Inc.

 

5.950% due 03/15/2043 (n)

      2,305         2,238  

Radiate Holdco LLC

 

6.875% due 02/15/2023

      30         31  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR     100         119  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

 

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP     700         1,095  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Sands China Ltd.

 

5.125% due 08/08/2025 (n)

  $     200     $     220  

5.400% due 08/08/2028 (n)

      1,502         1,690  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

 

5.875% due 07/15/2027

      3         3  

Select Medical Corp.

 

6.250% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      15         15  

SoftBank Group Corp.

 

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR     1,600         1,942  

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

 

12.500% due 04/15/2049 ^(e)

  $     908         938  

Spirit Issuer PLC

 

3.474% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP     500         600  

Staples, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/15/2026

  $     60         62  

10.750% due 04/15/2027

      28         29  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

4.750% due 02/01/2028

      3         3  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

 

3.650% due 11/10/2021

      22         21  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

 

0.375% due 07/25/2020

  EUR     100         109  

2.200% due 07/21/2021

  $     94         89  

3.250% due 04/15/2022

  EUR     200         214  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC

 

4.875% due 09/30/2039

  $     847         854  

5.750% due 09/30/2039

      1,961         2,101  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

 

6.125% due 08/01/2025

      66         68  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

 

9.250% due 08/01/2024

      37         36  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% due 04/01/2021

      50         50  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

      10         10  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

5.125% due 05/15/2023

      36         36  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

      250         244  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.250% due 08/10/2026

      71         80  

6.875% due 11/21/2036

      29         35  

6.875% due 11/10/2039

      24         29  

ViaSat, Inc.

 

5.625% due 09/15/2025

      44         44  

5.625% due 04/15/2027

      29         30  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

 

5.000% due 04/15/2027

  GBP     200         253  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

 

5.000% due 02/15/2028

  $     14         14  

Wind Tre SpA

 

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR     100         112  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

      100         110  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

 

3.900% due 03/01/2023

  $     34         35  

4.250% due 03/01/2022

      2         2  

5.400% due 04/01/2024

      4         4  

5.750% due 04/01/2027

      405         432  
       

 

 

 
            71,629  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 9.4%

 

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash and 0.000% PIK)

 

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

      1,347         1,415  

Edison International

 

2.400% due 09/15/2022

      30         29  

2.950% due 03/15/2023

      3         3  

5.750% due 06/15/2027

      26         29  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.000% due 04/01/2027

      52         54  

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

 

6.000% due 11/27/2023 (n)

      4,600         5,052  

Northwestern Bell Telephone

 

7.750% due 05/01/2030

      7,000         7,528  
 

 

62   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

 

6.350% due 12/01/2021

  $     52     $     52  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      134         84  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

 

6.720% due 12/01/2022

      640         630  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      2,619         773  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

2.450% due 08/15/2022 ^(e)

      323         317  

2.950% due 03/01/2026 ^(e)

      446         430  

3.250% due 09/15/2021 ^(e)

      119         117  

3.250% due 06/15/2023 ^(e)

      342         337  

3.300% due 03/15/2027 ^(e)

      324         314  

3.300% due 12/01/2027 ^(e)

      300         290  

3.400% due 08/15/2024 ^(e)

      218         219  

3.500% due 10/01/2020 ^(e)

      630         625  

3.500% due 06/15/2025 ^(e)

      365         363  

3.750% due 02/15/2024 ^(e)

      76         77  

3.750% due 08/15/2042 ^(e)

      10         9  

3.850% due 11/15/2023 ^(e)

      29         29  

4.000% due 12/01/2046 ^(e)

      4         4  

4.250% due 05/15/2021 ^(e)

      122         121  

4.250% due 08/01/2023 ^(e)

      552         571  

4.300% due 03/15/2045 ^(e)

      11         11  

4.500% due 12/15/2041 ^(e)

      10         10  

4.600% due 06/15/2043 ^(e)

      8         8  

4.650% due 08/01/2028 ^(e)

      515         545  

4.750% due 02/15/2044 ^(e)

      382         395  

5.125% due 11/15/2043 ^(e)

      637         670  

5.400% due 01/15/2040 ^(e)

      8         9  

5.800% due 03/01/2037 ^(e)

      1,614         1,816  

6.050% due 03/01/2034 ^(e)

      989         1,140  

6.250% due 03/01/2039 ^(e)

      299         344  

6.350% due 02/15/2038 ^(e)

      396         459  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.750% due 02/01/2029

      117         126  

5.999% due 01/27/2028

      45         49  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

  GBP     100         142  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $     367         435  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

 

9.250% due 07/06/2024

      2,742         3,085  

Southern California Edison Co.

 

3.650% due 03/01/2028

      3         3  

5.750% due 04/01/2035

      4         5  

6.000% due 01/15/2034

      2         3  

6.650% due 04/01/2029

      18         22  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      14         14  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

 

6.875% due 02/01/2027

      54         58  
       

 

 

 
          28,821  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $171,348)

      176,244  
 

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

 

5.000% due 10/01/2024

      486         838  

DISH Network Corp.

 

3.375% due 08/15/2026

      1,600         1,470  
       

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost $2,506)

    2,308  
 

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 5.5%

 

CALIFORNIA 0.7%

 

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

 

7.500% due 10/01/2030

      600         636  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

 

7.942% due 10/01/2038

  $     1,600     $     1,615  
       

 

 

 
          2,251  
       

 

 

 
ILLINOIS 2.4%

 

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

7.517% due 01/01/2040

      6,000         7,004  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017

 

7.045% due 01/01/2029

      60         67  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.725% due 04/01/2035

      10         12  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

      10         12  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

 

5.100% due 06/01/2033 (n)

      120         124  
       

 

 

 
          7,219  
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.1%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      385         366  
       

 

 

 
WEST VIRGINIA 2.3%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

      21,900         1,330  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

      5,700         5,758  
       

 

 

 
          7,088  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes (Cost $15,127)

      16,924  
 

 

 

 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3.1%

 

Fannie Mae

 

3.500% due 12/25/2032 (a)

      494         52  

4.000% due 11/25/2042 (a)

      1,865         254  

5.816% due 07/25/2029 •

      420         444  

7.793% due 12/25/2040 •

      132         177  

8.016% due 07/25/2029 •

      570         682  

Freddie Mac

 

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (a)(b)(h)

      3,139         2,835  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

      37,992         43  

2.553% due 11/25/2055 «~

      4,035         2,433  

5.195% due 11/15/2040 •

      222         266  

9.816% due 12/25/2027 •

      1,491         1,827  

13.016% due 03/25/2025 •

      289         390  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $8,790)

    9,403  
 

 

 

 
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 10.9%

 

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

 

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

      40         39  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

      935         915  

BCAP LLC Trust

 

3.958% due 03/27/2036 ~

      1,078         954  

4.892% due 03/26/2037 þ

      372         433  

31.821% due 06/26/2036 ~

      54         33  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

 

2.586% due 06/25/2046 ^•

      1,590         1,768  

3.982% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      197         164  

4.012% due 09/25/2047 ^~

      2,658         2,149  

4.253% due 09/25/2035 ^~

      234         194  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.728% due 04/12/2038 ~

      100         101  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

 

7.500% due 08/25/2036 þ

      392         376  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

      2         2  

CD Mortgage Trust

 

5.688% due 10/15/2048

      3,421         1,779  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

 

4.265% due 12/25/2035 ^~

  $     4     $     4  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

      426         301  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      292         219  

6.250% due 10/25/2036 ^

      874         667  

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.500% due 04/25/2037

      39         40  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.036% due 12/10/2049 ~

      858         563  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

 

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

      1,132         914  

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

      504         398  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

 

2.616% due 05/25/2037 ^•

      167         85  

4.608% due 04/25/2036 ^~

      519         484  

5.500% due 03/25/2035

      137         100  

5.500% due 12/25/2035 ^

      1,520         1,257  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

      138         141  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

      183         181  

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^•

      202         179  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

      548         391  

6.250% due 11/25/2036 ^

      362         324  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

      867         621  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

      238         147  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

4.261% due 02/20/2035 ~

      11         11  

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

      292         259  

6.250% due 09/25/2036 ^

      270         200  

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.354% due 06/25/2034 •

      2,030           2,024  

Eurosail PLC

 

4.789% due 06/13/2045 •

  GBP     239         252  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.622% due 11/10/2039

  $     339         300  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

 

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

      35         56  

6.000% due 02/25/2036 ^

      1,863         1,397  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

 

3.018% due 01/19/2035 •

      76         75  

4.416% due 07/19/2035 ~

      23         22  

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

      1,659         977  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

 

3.883% due 03/25/2037 ^~

      658         644  

4.249% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      816         740  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.623% due 05/12/2045

      471         276  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

 

4.236% due 02/25/2036 ^~

      162         135  

4.325% due 01/25/2037 ^~

      194         186  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.407% due 11/15/2038

      354         253  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

      179         108  

Lehman XS Trust

 

2.486% due 06/25/2047 •

      854         778  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

4.350% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      900         652  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

5.962% due 06/25/2036 ~

      2,544         1,075  

Motel 6 Trust

 

9.252% due 08/15/2019 •

      430         437  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

 

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

      505         351  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      684         443  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

      1,232         762  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

 

5.301% due 08/25/2036 ^~

      528         499  

6.000% due 09/25/2036 ^

      108         104  

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

      1,114         1,094  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.173% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      195         151  

4.231% due 01/25/2036 ^~

      688         515  

4.278% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      694         648  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   63


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.691% due 02/25/2037 ^~

  $     111     $     106  

4.709% due 04/25/2037 ^~

      590         498  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

2.595% due 12/25/2046 •

      296         299  

3.850% due 10/25/2036 ^~

      393         365  

3.887% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      264         256  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

 

5.181% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      97         99  

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

      100         98  

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

      50         51  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $30,581)

      33,119  
 

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 24.4%

 

Adagio CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR     1,750         1,457  

Apidos CLO

 

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

  $     2,200         1,790  

Argent Securities Trust

 

2.456% due 03/25/2036 •

      7,229         4,564  

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates Trust

 

2.416% due 10/25/2036 •

      4,750         4,524  

Avoca CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 07/15/2032 ~

  EUR     1,070         1,087  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

 

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

  $     215         164  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

 

2.539% due 07/05/2046 •

      85,896         155  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

 

7.753% due 04/13/2027 •

      1,000         998  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

 

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

      3         1,545  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/24/2030 ~

      1,200         599  

0.000% due 10/22/2031 ~

      1,000         517  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.416% due 12/25/2036 •

      3,513         1,801  

2.426% due 12/25/2036 •

      1,806         1,223  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

 

2.406% due 06/25/2047 ^•

      682         612  

2.466% due 06/25/2047 •

      4,461         3,981  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

 

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

      4         571  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

 

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR     250         171  

GSAMP Trust

 

2.526% due 02/25/2046 •

  $     3,458         3,328  

3.241% due 03/25/2035 ^•

      5,755         5,090  

Jay Park CLO Ltd.

 

0.000% due 10/20/2027 ~

      2,700         1,588  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

 

2.586% due 04/25/2036 •

      6,000         5,681  

Lehman XS Trust

 

6.290% due 06/24/2046 þ

      1,453         1,447  

Marlette Funding Trust

 

0.000% due 07/16/2029 «(h)

      6         2,655  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

2.426% due 04/25/2037 •

      257         155  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.386% due 04/25/2037 •

      3,310         1,525  

6.250% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      319         217  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

 

2.546% due 09/25/2036 •

      238         229  

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

 

2.971% due 09/25/2035 •

      13,627         13,340  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust

 

2.406% due 05/25/2036 •

      5,267         3,350  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

 

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

      1         1,303  

SLM Student Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

      2         1,302  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 11/25/2026 «(h)

  $     22     $     1,353  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

      2,100         877  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

      846         473  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

 

3.145% due 08/10/2038 •

      5,740         1,073  

Symphony CLO Ltd.

 

6.903% due 07/14/2026 •

      1,000         954  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

 

2.940% due 08/05/2036 •

      161         144  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 ^•

      3,015         2,695  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $72,934)

      74,538  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 5.5%

 

Argentina Government International Bond

 

3.375% due 01/15/2023

  EUR     100         90  

3.380% due 12/31/2038 þ

      1,734         1,131  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

      100         83  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

      100         82  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

      5,220         4,929  

51.264% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

  ARS     30,292         602  

51.603% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~(a)

      26         1  

53.531% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~(a)

      700         15  

61.675% due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

      49,615         1,106  

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina

 

52.508% due 03/29/2024 •(a)

      45,317         835  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

 

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR     700         837  

Peru Government International Bond

 

5.400% due 08/12/2034

  PEN     43         14  

5.700% due 08/12/2024

      35         12  

5.940% due 02/12/2029

      1,257         425  

6.150% due 08/12/2032

      88         30  

6.350% due 08/12/2028

      3,092         1,074  

6.900% due 08/12/2037

      45         17  

6.950% due 08/12/2031

      463         171  

8.200% due 08/12/2026

      803         305  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

 

53.017% due 04/12/2025 ~(a)

  ARS     163,960         2,828  

Turkey Government International Bond

 

4.625% due 03/31/2025

  EUR     800         920  

5.200% due 02/16/2026

      300         348  

7.625% due 04/26/2029 (n)

  $     900         947  

Venezuela Government International Bond

 

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

      120         20  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

      12         2  

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

      151         25  
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $21,075)

    16,849  
 

 

 

 
        SHARES            
COMMON STOCKS 1.3%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.3%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (f)

      261,329         792  

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      197         3  

iHeartMedia, Inc. ‘A’ (f)

      14,710         220  
       

 

 

 
          1,015  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.9%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

      227,344         2,691  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

      13,350         26  
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC «(l)

    25,438     $     369  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,643)

    4,101  
 

 

 

 
WARRANTS 0.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      95,797         1,433  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

    394,000         731  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $2,083)

    2,164  
 

 

 

 
PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.5%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 1.0%

 

Nationwide Building Society

 

10.250% ~

      16,350         3,062  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 3.5%

 

Sequa Corp.

 

9.000% «

      8,900         10,669  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $10,426)

    13,731  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.4%

 

REAL ESTATE 1.4%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

      202,347         4,318  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $2,691)

    4,318  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 7.0%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 6.5%

 

          19,953  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.3%

 

46.421% due 09/13/2019 - 05/29/2020 (g)(h)

  ARS     34,132         842  
       

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

 

2.140% due 08/13/2019 (h)(i)(q)

  $     649         649  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $21,482)
    21,444  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $393,112)
    401,326  
 
Total Investments 131.4% (Cost $393,112)

 

  $       401,326  

Financial Derivative
Instruments (o)(p) 0.6%

(Cost or Premiums, net $5,032)

        1,926  

Auction Rate Preferred Shares (14.8)%

 

      (45,200
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (17.2)%     (52,599
 

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%

 

  $     305,453  
   

 

 

 
 

 

64   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

Þ

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(a)

Interest only security.

(b)

Principal only security.

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(h)

Zero coupon security.

(i)

Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

(j)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(k)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(l)  RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

 

Issuer Description                Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
   

Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable
to Common

Shareholders

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

         10/09/2014 - 11/18/2016       $      532     $ 26       0.01

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

         12/08/2014 - 10/19/2016       733       369       0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $    1,265     $     395       0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(m)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
 
BPS     2.630     07/31/2019       08/01/2019     $ 4,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% due 02/28/2022   $ (4,896   $ 4,800     $ 4,800  
CSN     2.600       07/31/2019       08/01/2019           4,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.875% due 05/15/2028     (4,917     4,800       4,800  
FICC     2.000       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       2,653     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 06/18/2020     (2,707     2,653       2,653  
RDR     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       4,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.750% due 08/31/2023     (4,904     4,800       4,801  
TDM     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       2,900     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.875% due 11/30/2023     (2,976     2,900       2,900  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (20,400   $     19,953     $     19,954  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed(2)
     Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

    (0.500 )%      07/11/2019       TBD (3)      $       (121    $ (121
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (674      (675
    1.700       06/14/2019       TBD (3)        (1,086      (1,088
    2.250       07/24/2019       TBD (3)        (643      (643

BPS

    2.780       07/31/2019       10/31/2019             (4,085          (4,085

BRC

    1.000       05/14/2019       TBD (3)        (366      (367

CIW

    2.500       08/02/2019       08/30/2019         (97      (97
    2.600       07/23/2019       08/22/2019         (2,922      (2,924
    2.620       07/30/2019       08/06/2019         (1,838      (1,838
    2.730       07/05/2019       08/02/2019         (255      (256

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   65


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed(2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

FOB

    2.680     07/10/2019       08/09/2019       $       (2,112   $ (2,115

JML

    (0.320     06/04/2019       09/03/2019       EUR       (1,767     (1,955
    0.950       06/04/2019       09/03/2019       GBP       (179     (218
    0.950       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (1,897     (2,307
    3.050       12/21/2018       TBD (3)      $           (3,827     (3,899

MEI

    2.670       07/31/2019       08/29/2019         (837     (837

NOM

    2.750       08/02/2019       09/03/2019         (3,165     (3,165
    3.000       07/19/2019       08/02/2019         (3,145     (3,148

RDR

    2.550       08/01/2019       08/08/2019         (1,514     (1,514
    2.560       07/17/2019       08/16/2019         (3,067     (3,070
    2.720       05/20/2019       08/20/2019         (1,260     (1,267
    2.760       05/01/2019       08/01/2019         (1,495     (1,506

UBS

    2.650       06/11/2019       09/10/2019         (4,479     (4,496
    2.650       08/01/2019       11/01/2019         (2,310     (2,310
    2.700       08/01/2019       11/01/2019         (6,572     (6,572
    2.720       06/05/2019       09/05/2019         (4,139     (4,157
    2.800       05/01/2019       08/01/2019         (2,491     (2,509
    2.800       08/01/2019       11/01/2019         (2,758     (2,758
    3.030       05/01/2019       08/01/2019         (6,873     (6,926
    3.050       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (1,224     (1,230
    3.070       05/14/2019       08/14/2019         (2,776     (2,795
    3.130       05/01/2019       08/01/2019         (2,719     (2,741
           

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (73,589
           

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net Exposure(4)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

BCY

  $ 0     $ (2,527   $ 0      $ (2,527   $ 2,743     $ 216  

BPS

    4,800       (4,085     0        715       (173     542  

BRC

    0       (367     0        (367     426       59  

CIW

    0       (5,115     0        (5,115     5,394       279  

CSN

    4,800       0       0        4,800       (4,917     (117

FICC

        2,653       0       0        2,653       (2,707     (54

FOB

    0       (2,115     0        (2,115     2,277       162  

JML

    0       (8,379     0        (8,379     9,948       1,569  

MEI

    0       (837     0        (837     947       110  

NOM

    0       (6,313     0        (6,313     3,414       (2,899

RDR

    4,801       (7,357     0        (2,556     1,236           (1,320

TDM

    2,900       0       0        2,900       (2,976     (76

UBS

    0           (36,494     0            (36,494         26,949       (9,545
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     19,954     $     (73,589   $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ (13,681   $ (19,721   $ (12,055   $ (10,758   $ (56,215

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    0       0       0       (121     (121

Sovereign Issues

    0       (837     0       0       (837
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     (13,681   $     (20,558   $     (12,055   $     (10,879   $     (57,173
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements(5)

 

  $ (57,173
 

 

 

 

 

(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $63,231 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the above master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2019 was $(35,045) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.659%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

 

66   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(4)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

(5)

Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements liability of $(16,416) is outstanding at period end.

 

(o)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000     Quarterly       06/20/2020       57.963   $         2,900     $ (95   $ (782   $ (877   $ 0     $ (29

General Electric Co.

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2023       0.654         300       (16     21       5       0       0  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $     (111   $     (761   $     (872   $     0     $     (29
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Index/Tranches   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

CDX.HY-32 5-Year Index

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2024     $         1,782     $     115     $     30     $     145     $     0     $     (4
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index      Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       3.000   Semi-Annual     06/19/2022       $       59,900     $ (1,899   $ (59   $ (1,958   $ 56     $ 0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.750     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025         43,420       2,555       (304     2,251       25       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.250     Semi-Annual     06/15/2026         15,300       723       (334     389       18       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.500     Semi-Annual     12/20/2027         28,100       200       1,115       1,315       57       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       3.000     Semi-Annual     06/19/2029         49,900       2,148       2,636       4,784       143       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       3.500     Semi-Annual     06/19/2044         83,100       (2,711     24,711       22,000       772       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.500     Semi-Annual     06/20/2048         116,300       4,453       (12,631     (8,178     0       (1,129

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.250     Semi-Annual     12/11/2049         3,700       (15     (42     (57     0       (37

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

       2.250     Semi-Annual     03/12/2050         1,700       (5     (21     (26     0       (17

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

       3.000     Semi-Annual     12/17/2019       AUD       6,200       89       (53     36       0       0  

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

       3.500     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025         3,900       97       279       376       6       0  

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

       0.750     Annual     09/18/2029       EUR       5,800       (51     (421     (472     0       (25

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

       0.500     Annual     12/18/2029         1,200       (24     (36     (60     0       (5

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

       1.500     Semi-Annual     09/18/2029       GBP       17,800       (126     (1,218     (1,344     0       (68
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 5,434     $ 13,622     $ 19,056     $ 1,077     $ (1,281
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $     5,438     $     12,891     $     18,329     $     1,077     $     (1,314
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of the market value and variation margin of Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared Financial Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities  
    Market Value     Variation Margin
Asset
                Market Value     Variation Margin
Liability
       
     Purchased
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total           Written
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Total Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

  $     0     $     0     $     1,077     $     1,077       $     0     $     0     $     (1,314)     $     (1,314)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cash of $5,388 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of July 31, 2019. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   67


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 2, Securities Transactions and Investment Income, in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

 

(p)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Month
    Currency to
be Delivered
    Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

BOA

     08/2019     $     22,727     EUR     20,394     $ 0     $ (151
     09/2019     EUR     20,394     $     22,785       151       0  

BPS

     08/2019     ARS     181,465         4,066       0       (39
     08/2019     BRL     339         90       1       0  
     08/2019     GBP     29,111         36,896       1,495       0  
     08/2019     $     90     BRL     339       0       (1
     08/2019         225     EUR     197       0       (7
     08/2019         459     GBP     366       0       (14
     09/2019     PEN     1,505     $     455       1       0  

CBK

     08/2019     EUR     21,400         24,379       689       0  
     08/2019     $     910     EUR     809       0       (15
     08/2019         2,861     RUB     188,223       91       0  
     09/2019     PEN     37     $     11       0       0  

DUB

     08/2019         44         13       0       0  
     09/2019         101         31       0       0  

HUS

     08/2019         30         9       0       0  

JPM

     09/2019     $     2,353     GBP     1,931       0       (2
     10/2019     MXN     53,659     $     2,786       17       0  
     10/2019     $     2,739     MXN     53,659       30       0  
     01/2020         2,739         53,659       0       (15

MYI

     08/2019         35,442     GBP     28,745       0       (485
     09/2019     GBP     28,745     $     35,495       484       0  

SCX

     08/2019     BRL     339         90       1       0  
     08/2019     $     90     BRL     339       0       (1
     09/2019     BRL     339     $     90       1       0  

SSB

     08/2019     AUD     90         63       2       0  
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     2,963     $     (730
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
  Asset      Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731   $         500     $ (98   $ 81     $ 0      $ (17
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731         700       (139     114       0        (25
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338         20       (3     3       0        0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731         800       (166     138       0        (28
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $     (406   $     336     $     0      $     (70
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

68   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                    
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
     Purchased
Options
     Swap
Agreements
     Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
     Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(5)
 

BOA

  $ 151      $ 0      $ 0      $ 151       $ (151   $ 0      $ 0     $ (151   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

BPS

    1,497        0        0        1,497         (61     0        (17     (78         1,419           (1,260     159  

CBK

    780        0        0        780         (15     0        0       (15     765       (600     165  

GST

    0        0        0        0         0       0        (25     (25     (25     65       40  

HUS

    0        0        0        0         0       0        (28     (28     (28     267           239  

JPM

    47        0        0        47         (17     0        0       (17     30       0       30  

MYI

    484        0        0        484         (485     0        0       (485     (1     0       (1

SCX

    2        0        0        2         (1     0        0       (1     1       0       1  

SSB

    2        0        0        2         0       0        0       0       2       0       2  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

Total Over the Counter

  $     2,963      $     0      $     0      $     2,963       $     (730   $     0      $     (70   $     (800      
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

(q)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $332 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4) 

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,077     $ 1,077  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,963     $ 0     $ 2,963  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $     2,963     $     1,077     $     4,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 33     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,281     $ 1,314  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 730     $ 0     $ 730  

Swap Agreements

    0       70       0       0       0       70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 70     $ 0     $ 730     $ 0     $ 800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     103     $     0     $ 730     $ 1,281     $ 2,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   69


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (Cont.)

 

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 268     $ 0     $ 0     $ (1,494   $     (1,226
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,416     $ 0     $ 3,416  

Swap Agreements

    0       466       0       0       520       986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 466     $ 0     $ 3,416     $ 520     $ 4,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 734     $ 0     $ 3,416     $ (974   $ 3,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ (679   $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,051     $ 2,372  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,990     $ 0     $ 1,990  

Swap Agreements

    0       (213     0       0       (27     (240
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (213   $ 0     $ 1,990     $ (27   $ 1,750  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     (892   $     0     $     1,990     $     3,024     $ 4,122  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 0     $ 24,275     $ 1,908     $ 26,183  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

    0           75,794       0       75,794  

Industrials

    0       71,629       0       71,629  

Utilities

    0       28,821       0       28,821  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    0       2,308       0       2,308  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

    0       2,251       0       2,251  

Illinois

    0       7,219       0       7,219  

Virginia

    0       366       0       366  

West Virginia

    0       7,088       0       7,088  

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       6,970       2,433       9,403  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0       33,119       0       33,119  

Asset-Backed Securities

    0       65,809       8,729           74,538  

Sovereign Issues

    0       16,849       0       16,849  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

    1,012       3       0       1,015  

Consumer Discretionary

        2,691       0       0       2,691  

Energy

    0       26       0       26  

Industrials

    0       0       369       369  

Warrants

 

Communication Services

    0       1,433       0       1,433  

Industrials

    0       0       731       731  

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

    0       3,062       0       3,062  

Industrials

    0       0           10,669       10,669  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

  $ 4,318     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4,318  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       19,953       0       19,953  

Argentina Treasury Bills

    0       842       0       842  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0       649       0       649  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 8,021     $ 368,466     $ 24,839     $ 401,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       1,077       0       1,077  

Over the counter

    0       2,963       0       2,963  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 4,040     $ 0     $ 4,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       (1,314     0       (1,314

Over the counter

    0       (800     0       (800
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (2,114   $ 0     $ (2,114
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ 0     $ 1,926     $ 0     $ 1,926  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     8,021     $     370,392     $     24,839     $     403,252  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

70   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net Sales/
Settlements
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
07/31/2019(1)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 200     $ 3,503     $ (226   $ (26   $ 3     $     (1,400   $ 0     $ (146   $ 1,908     $     (1,396

Corporate Bonds & Notes Industrials

    422       0       (2     2       0       (3     0       (419     0       0  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2,454       0       (47     66       18       (58     0       0       2,433       (60

Asset-Backed Securities

    4,601       6,863       0       44       0       (1,429     0       (1,350     8,729       (1,012

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    603       0       (573     0       60       (90     0       0       0       0  

Industrials

    0       733       0       0       0       (364     0       0       369       (364

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    99       0       0       0       0       632       0       0       731       632  

Preferred Securities

                   

Industrials

    7,351       636       0       0       0       2,682       0       0       10,669       2,682  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     15,730     $     11,735     $     (848   $     86     $     81     $     (30   $     0     $     (1,915   $     24,839     $     482  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 1,908     Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote     78.500-101.125  

U.S. Government Agencies

    2,433     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     59.945  

Asset-Backed Securities

    8,729     Proxy Pricing   Base Price         6,273.680-93,753.211  

Common Stocks

 

Industrials

    369     Other Valuation Techniques(2)        

Warrants

 

Industrials

    731     Other Valuation Techniques(2)        

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    10,669     Fundamental Valuation   Company Equity Value   $ 892,210,966.000  
 

 

 

       

Total

  $     24,839        
 

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at July 31, 2019 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   71


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

 

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 130.4%

 

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 8.3%

 

Advanz Pharma Corp.

 

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

  $     4,941     $     4,817  

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

      98         93  

Altice France S.A.

 

6.325% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

      298         295  

Avantor, Inc.

 

5.234% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

      19         19  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.

 

5.129% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 11/27/2025 ~

      2         2  

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 01/31/2025 ~

      346         345  

CityCenter Holdings LLC

 

4.484% (LIBOR03M + 2.250%) due 04/18/2024 ~

      249         249  

Diamond Resorts Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

      380         363  

Dubai World (2.500% Cash and 1.750% PIK)

 

4.250% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~(d)

      494         468  

Emerald TopCo, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/24/2026

      114         114  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

      5,448         4,693  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      697         697  

Forbes Energy Services LLC (5.000% Cash and 11.000% PIK)

 

16.000% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 04/13/2021 ~(d)

      355         354  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

5.990% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

      589         584  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.579% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 05/01/2026 ~

      5,708         5,763  

IRB Holding Corp.

 

5.550% - 5.556% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

      952         949  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

 

7.234% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/09/2025 ~

      1,045         1,001  

Messer Industrie GmbH

 

4.830% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 03/01/2026 ~

      98         97  

MH Sub LLC

 

5.984% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

      118         117  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

 

7.741% (LIBOR03M + 4.600%) due 12/10/2019 «~

      100         101  

Nascar Holdings, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/26/2026

      77         77  

NCI Building Systems, Inc.

 

6.119% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 04/12/2025 ~

      40         39  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC

 

8.380% (LIBOR03M + 6.000%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      11,846           10,190  

8.880% (LIBOR03M + 6.500%) due 10/25/2023 ~

      6,952         6,009  

Nestle Skin Health

 

TBD% due 07/16/2026

      208         209  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.

 

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 06/30/2025 ~

  $     625     $     608  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

TBD% due 02/22/2049 ^(e)

      100         99  

Panther BF Aggregator LP

 

5.734% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 04/30/2026 ~

      60         60  

Parexel International Corp.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

      89         86  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

6.380% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

      149         147  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

 

7.560% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 ~

      225         223  

11.266% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 ~

      90         88  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

TBD% due 07/17/2026

      63         63  

Starfruit Finco BV

 

5.610% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

      189         186  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

 

7.325% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

      6,297         5,791  

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

 

7.250% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 06/26/2026 ~

      112         110  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

4.984% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 03/15/2024 ~

      3,533         3,468  

West Corp.

 

6.522% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

      41         38  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

 

10.660% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 03/15/2022 «~

      1,449         1,463  

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC (15.000% PIK)

 

15.000% due 03/15/2029 «(d)

      3,224         2,530  

Whatabrands LLC

 

TBD% due 07/23/2026

      23         23  
       

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $56,991)

      52,628  
 

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 56.0%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 23.6%

 

AGFC Capital Trust

 

4.053% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

      1,800         1,035  

Ally Financial, Inc.

 

8.000% due 11/01/2031

      1,445         1,922  

Ambac LSNI LLC

 

7.319% due 02/12/2023 •

      544         554  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

 

8.375% due 07/15/2023 (m)

  GBP     10,828         12,280  

8.625% due 07/15/2023

  $     200         185  

Athene Holding Ltd.

 

4.125% due 01/12/2028

      25         25  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

 

5.500% due 01/15/2023 (m)

      154         165  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

 

4.350% due 04/20/2028

      36         38  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

      61         65  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

 

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(i)(j)

  EUR     1,600         1,813  

Banco Santander S.A.

 

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(i)(j)

      500         580  

Bank of America Corp.

 

5.125% due 06/20/2024 •(i)

  $     59         60  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Bank of Ireland

 

7.375% due 06/18/2020 •(i)(j)(m)

  EUR     200     $     232  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

7.625% due 11/21/2022 (j)

  $     4,400         4,838  

Barclays PLC

 

3.250% due 01/17/2033

  GBP     200         239  

7.125% due 06/15/2025 •(i)(j)

      200         252  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(i)(j)(m)

  $     1,000         1,019  

7.875% due 09/15/2022 •(i)(j)

  GBP     415         532  

8.000% due 12/15/2020 •(i)(j)

  EUR     4,100         4,868  

8.000% due 06/15/2024 •(i)(j)(m)

  $     400         420  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

 

6.500% due 07/27/2037 þ(i)

      70         66  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

 

3.900% due 01/25/2028

      78         80  

4.700% due 09/20/2047 (m)

      200         210  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

 

4.875% due 05/01/2024

      31         32  

6.500% due 06/17/2022 (m)

      8,500           9,126  

CBL & Associates LP

 

5.950% due 12/15/2026 (m)

      2,316         1,650  

Credit Agricole S.A.

 

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(i)(j)(m)

      300         332  

Credit Suisse Group AG

 

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(i)(j)

      200         213  

7.500% due 12/11/2023 •(i)(j)

      7,243         8,009  

Emerald Bay S.A.

 

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR     1,873         2,019  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

 

6.125% due 07/15/2021

  $     3,500         3,689  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

 

6.500% due 10/01/2025

      455         473  

6.750% due 03/15/2022

      482         502  

GSPA Monetization Trust

 

6.422% due 10/09/2029

      3,406         3,985  

HSBC Bank PLC

 

6.330% due 05/23/2023

      5,900         6,199  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(i)(j)(m)

  GBP     200         256  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(i)(j)(m)

  EUR     3,070         3,893  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(i)(j)

  $     500         522  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

 

6.250% due 02/15/2026

      26         25  

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

6.250% due 06/03/2026

      300         306  

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

 

5.875% due 04/01/2024

      68         70  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(i)(j)(m)

      5,999         6,286  

7.625% due 06/27/2023 •(i)(j)

  GBP     2,300         3,066  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(i)(j)

      6,518         9,108  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

 

6.875% due 06/01/2020

  $     200         199  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

 

6.500% due 07/01/2021

      730         730  

Navient Corp.

 

5.625% due 08/01/2033

      48         40  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

      80         85  

Newmark Group, Inc.

 

6.125% due 11/15/2023

      62         67  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

 

6.750% due 07/01/2022

      1,616         1,670  

Provident Funding Associates LP

 

6.375% due 06/15/2025

      3         3  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

 

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(i)(j)(m)

      3,080         3,138  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(i)(j)(m)

      5,190         5,573  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(i)(j)(m)

      2,700         2,879  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

 

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(i)(j)(m)

  GBP     2,025         2,581  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(i)(j)

      4,100         5,303  

Societe Generale S.A.

 

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(i)(j)

  $     200         200  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(i)(j)

      600         625  
 

 

72   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Spirit Realty LP

 

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (m)

  $     900     $     946  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

 

5.625% due 03/15/2023

      1,200         1,285  

6.125% due 03/15/2024

      138         150  

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      357         386  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

      104         117  

Tesco Property Finance PLC

 

5.411% due 07/13/2044

  GBP     4,308         6,723  

6.052% due 10/13/2039

      2,477         3,995  

TP ICAP PLC

 

5.250% due 01/26/2024 (m)

      2,980         3,870  

UniCredit SpA

 

7.830% due 12/04/2023 (m)

  $     4,160         4,833  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

 

10.500% due 01/22/2024

      570         625  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

 

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP     3,025         4,193  

Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC

 

8.500% due 08/15/2021 (m)

  $     7,450         7,711  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

 

7.875% due 05/01/2025

      74         72  
       

 

 

 
            149,238  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 23.4%

 

Altice Financing S.A.

 

6.625% due 02/15/2023

      700         724  

7.500% due 05/15/2026

      3,200         3,360  

Altice France S.A.

 

7.375% due 05/01/2026

      5,564         5,899  

Associated Materials LLC

 

9.000% due 01/01/2024

      788         747  

Avon International Capital PLC

 

6.500% due 08/15/2022

      26         27  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

 

8.750% due 07/15/2026

      1,300         1,352  

BCPE Cycle Merger Sub, Inc.

 

10.625% due 07/15/2027

      75         74  

Berry Global, Inc.

 

4.875% due 07/15/2026

      26         27  

Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate Ltd.

 

0.000% due 06/05/2034 (h)

      150         103  

Bombardier, Inc.

 

7.875% due 04/15/2027

      190         193  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.500% due 11/15/2022

      5,786         5,936  

9.250% due 02/15/2024

      3,880         4,220  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (m)

      4,245         4,218  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (m)

      7,950         7,642  

8.000% due 03/15/2026

      494         475  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

      846         848  

DAE Funding LLC

 

5.250% due 11/15/2021

      276         289  

5.750% due 11/15/2023

      276         291  

Dell International LLC

 

6.020% due 06/15/2026 (m)

      2,534         2,802  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

 

7.750% due 09/01/2023

      771         787  

10.750% due 09/01/2024 (m)

      2,500         2,444  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

 

8.000% due 06/01/2021

      1,670         1,693  

Eagle Holding Co. LLC (7.750% Cash or 7.750% PIK)

 

7.750% due 05/15/2022 (d)

      17         17  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.

 

6.000% due 09/15/2026

      2,100         2,279  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

 

8.750% due 10/15/2026 (m)

      2,356         1,643  

Exela Intermediate LLC

 

10.000% due 07/15/2023

      120         99  

Fairstone Financial, Inc.

 

7.875% due 07/15/2024

      246         254  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Ferroglobe PLC

 

9.375% due 03/01/2022

  $     1,500     $     1,253  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

 

6.500% due 03/01/2024

      1,452         1,402  

6.875% due 03/01/2026 (m)

      1,600         1,518  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

      160         162  

Flex Ltd.

 

4.875% due 06/15/2029

      116         121  

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (m)

      9,770           11,261  

Fresh Market, Inc.

 

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (m)

      7,590         4,706  

Frontier Finance PLC

 

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP     4,600         5,785  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

 

8.575% due 01/31/2024

  $     294         290  

9.738% due 02/02/2024

      25         25  

General Electric Co.

 

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(i)

      268         260  

5.875% due 01/14/2038

      22         26  

6.150% due 08/07/2037

      6         7  

6.875% due 01/10/2039

      9         12  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC

 

5.250% due 12/01/2027

      28         29  

HCA, Inc.

 

7.500% due 11/15/2095

      1,200         1,290  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

 

4.875% due 01/15/2030

      29         30  

Huntsman International LLC

 

4.500% due 05/01/2029

      13         13  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

 

6.375% due 05/01/2026

      1,305         1,392  

8.375% due 05/01/2027

      2,338         2,472  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK)

 

3.625% due 05/15/2025 (d)

  EUR     300         336  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK)

 

3.875% due 05/15/2027 (d)

      200         222  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.000% Cash or 6.750% PIK)

 

6.000% due 05/15/2027 (d)

  $     468         468  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (6.375% Cash or 7.125% PIK)

 

6.375% due 05/15/2029 (d)

      345         341  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

 

9.500% due 02/15/2023

      52         47  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

 

8.000% due 02/15/2024

      11         11  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

      217         218  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

      220         229  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

 

7.750% due 06/01/2021 (m)

      6,892         6,651  

8.125% due 06/01/2023 (m)

      7,535         6,120  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (m)

      3,500         4,730  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

 

5.500% due 04/15/2025

      50         29  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

 

5.250% due 04/26/2026

      600         615  

5.625% due 07/17/2027

      400         414  

Metinvest BV

 

8.500% due 04/23/2026

      280         299  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2024

      300         311  

Micron Technology, Inc.

 

5.327% due 02/06/2029

      156         166  

Netflix, Inc.

 

3.875% due 11/15/2029

  EUR     634         755  

4.625% due 05/15/2029

      200         251  

5.375% due 11/15/2029

  $     102         108  

New Albertson’s LP

 

6.570% due 02/23/2028

      6,800         5,593  

Norbord, Inc.

 

5.750% due 07/15/2027

      6         6  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

 

0.000% due 08/30/2019 (h)(i)

      401         6  

0.000% due 09/02/2019 (h)(i)

      700         10  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

 

6.625% due 05/15/2022

  $     350     $     343  

Outfront Media Capital LLC

 

5.000% due 08/15/2027

      13         13  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/01/2027

      122         111  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

 

4.500% due 03/15/2023

      146         152  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

      20         22  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

2.750% due 04/21/2027

  EUR     7,276           7,170  

4.750% due 02/26/2029

      700         755  

4.875% due 02/21/2028

      1,118         1,231  

6.500% due 03/13/2027 (m)

  $     1,790         1,780  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

      50         46  

PetSmart, Inc.

 

5.875% due 06/01/2025

      94         93  

Platin GmbH

 

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR     400         450  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $     465         489  

QVC, Inc.

 

5.950% due 03/15/2043

      4,515         4,383  

Radiate Holdco LLC

 

6.875% due 02/15/2023

      70         71  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

 

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR     200         239  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

 

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP     1,300         2,034  

Sands China Ltd.

 

4.600% due 08/08/2023 (m)

  $     200         213  

5.125% due 08/08/2025 (m)

      200         220  

5.400% due 08/08/2028 (m)

      2,181         2,454  

Scripps Escrow, Inc.

 

5.875% due 07/15/2027

      6         6  

Select Medical Corp.

 

6.250% due 08/15/2026 (c)

      31         32  

SoftBank Group Corp.

 

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR     2,700         3,277  

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.

 

12.500% due 04/15/2049 ^(e)

  $     1,909         1,971  

Spirit Issuer PLC

 

3.474% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP     1,000         1,201  

Staples, Inc.

 

7.500% due 04/15/2026

  $     125         128  

10.750% due 04/15/2027

      58         60  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

4.750% due 02/01/2028

      7         7  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

 

3.650% due 11/10/2021

      42         40  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

 

0.375% due 07/25/2020

  EUR     100         109  

2.200% due 07/21/2021

  $     517         487  

3.250% due 04/15/2022 (m)

  EUR     300         320  

Topaz Solar Farms LLC

 

4.875% due 09/30/2039

  $     1,773         1,787  

5.750% due 09/30/2039

      4,065         4,354  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

 

6.125% due 08/01/2025

      144         149  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

 

9.250% due 08/01/2024

      77         76  

Triumph Group, Inc.

 

4.875% due 04/01/2021

      111         110  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

      25         25  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV

 

3.750% due 08/15/2026 (c)

  EUR     100         115  

United Group BV

 

4.375% due 07/01/2022

      100         114  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

      100         115  

Univision Communications, Inc.

 

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $     95         95  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

      514         501  
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   73


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Vale Overseas Ltd.

 

6.250% due 08/10/2026

  $     167     $     189  

6.875% due 11/21/2036

      53         64  

6.875% due 11/10/2039

      41         50  

ViaSat, Inc.

 

5.625% due 09/15/2025

      94         94  

5.625% due 04/15/2027

      60         63  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

 

5.000% due 02/15/2028

      28         29  

Wind Tre SpA

 

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR     300         337  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

      400         440  

3.125% due 01/20/2025 (m)

      200         224  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

 

3.900% due 03/01/2023

  $     74         75  

4.250% due 03/01/2022

      6         6  

5.400% due 04/01/2024

      10         11  

5.750% due 04/01/2027

      860         918  
       

 

 

 
            148,281  
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 9.0%

 

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash and 0.000% PIK)

 

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

      2,841         2,984  

Edison International

 

2.400% due 09/15/2022

      62         61  

2.950% due 03/15/2023

      5         5  

5.750% due 06/15/2027

      54         60  

Frontier Communications Corp.

 

8.000% due 04/01/2027

      106         111  

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

 

6.000% due 11/27/2023 (m)

      9,600         10,543  

Northwestern Bell Telephone

 

7.750% due 05/01/2030

      12,625         13,577  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

 

6.350% due 12/01/2021

      87         87  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      223         141  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

 

6.720% due 12/01/2022

      1,657         1,632  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash and 1.000% PIK)

 

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

      6,785         2,002  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

 

2.450% due 08/15/2022 ^(e)

      310         304  

2.950% due 03/01/2026 ^(e)

      438         423  

3.250% due 09/15/2021 ^(e)

      96         94  

3.250% due 06/15/2023 ^(e)

      630         621  

3.300% due 03/15/2027 ^(e)

      192         186  

3.300% due 12/01/2027 ^(e)

      2,300         2,219  

3.400% due 08/15/2024 ^(e)

      394         396  

3.500% due 10/01/2020 ^(e)(m)

      1,177         1,168  

3.500% due 06/15/2025 ^(e)

      381         379  

3.750% due 02/15/2024 ^(e)

      174         177  

3.750% due 08/15/2042 ^(e)

      22         20  

3.850% due 11/15/2023 ^(e)

      67         68  

4.000% due 12/01/2046 ^(e)

      8         7  

4.250% due 05/15/2021 ^(e)(m)

      1,117         1,111  

4.250% due 08/01/2023 ^(e)

      1,193         1,235  

4.300% due 03/15/2045 ^(e)

      27         26  

4.500% due 12/15/2041 ^(e)

      22         22  

4.600% due 06/15/2043 ^(e)

      18         18  

4.650% due 08/01/2028 ^(e)

      1,055         1,116  

4.750% due 02/15/2044 ^(e)

      779         805  

5.125% due 11/15/2043 ^(e)

      875         921  

5.400% due 01/15/2040 ^(e)

      18         20  

5.800% due 03/01/2037 ^(e)

      3,481         3,916  

6.050% due 03/01/2034 ^(e)

      2,052         2,365  

6.250% due 03/01/2039 ^(e)

      631         726  

6.350% due 02/15/2038 ^(e)

      825         957  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

5.750% due 02/01/2029

      244         263  

5.999% due 01/27/2028

      1,314         1,437  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

  GBP     100         142  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $     772         915  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

 

8.200% due 04/06/2028

      250         286  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

9.250% due 07/06/2024

  $     2,206     $     2,482  

9.750% due 01/06/2027

      538         629  

Southern California Edison Co.

 

3.650% due 03/01/2028

      5         5  

5.750% due 04/01/2035

      10         12  

6.000% due 01/15/2034

      2         2  

6.650% due 04/01/2029

      40         48  

Talen Energy Supply LLC

 

6.625% due 01/15/2028

      30         29  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

 

6.875% due 02/01/2027

      114         122  

Transocean Sentry Ltd.

 

5.375% due 05/15/2023

      100         100  
       

 

 

 
          56,975  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $344,135)

      354,494  
 

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

 

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

 

5.000% due 10/01/2024

      1,066         1,840  

DISH Network Corp.

 

3.375% due 08/15/2026

      3,400         3,124  
       

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes (Cost $5,389)

    4,964  
 

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 7.8%

 

CALIFORNIA 1.2%

 

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

 

7.500% due 10/01/2030

      1,200         1,273  

San Francisco, California City & County Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2009

 

8.406% due 08/01/2039

      1,650         2,573  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

 

7.942% due 10/01/2038

      3,500         3,532  
       

 

 

 
          7,378  
       

 

 

 
ILLINOIS 0.1%

 

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015

 

7.750% due 01/01/2042

      56         63  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

 

6.725% due 04/01/2035

      35         41  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

      20         24  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

 

5.100% due 06/01/2033 (m)

      280         290  
       

 

 

 
          418  
       

 

 

 
OHIO 4.1%

 

Ohio State University Revenue Bonds, Series 2011

 

4.800% due 06/01/2111

      21,000         25,875  
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.1%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      810         769  
       

 

 

 
WEST VIRGINIA 2.3%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

 

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

      45,700         2,775  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

      11,845         11,966  
       

 

 

 
          14,741  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $38,676)

      49,181  
 

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 2.8%

 

Fannie Mae

 

3.500% due 02/25/2042 (a)

  $     759     $     82  

3.984% due 01/25/2040 •(a)

      292         47  

4.500% due 11/25/2042 (a)

      2,045         301  

Freddie Mac

 

0.000% due 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

      6,583         5,946  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

      79,668         91  

2.553% due 11/25/2055 «~

      8,549         5,155  

3.000% due 02/15/2033 (a)

      1,719         170  

3.500% due 12/15/2032 (a)

      2,945         377  

5.594% due 09/15/2035 •

      776         943  

9.816% due 12/25/2027 •

      2,883         3,532  

13.016% due 03/25/2025 •

      723         975  

Ginnie Mae

 

3.500% due 06/20/2042 - 10/20/2042 (a)

      618         66  

4.000% due 10/16/2042 - 10/20/2042 (a)

      381         55  
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $16,849)

      17,740  
 

 

 

 
NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 16.9%

 

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

 

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

      93         91  

Banc of America Funding Corp.

 

6.000% due 01/25/2037

      5,439         5,233  

Banc of America Funding Trust

 

4.660% due 01/20/2047 ^~

      1,023         994  

BCAP LLC Trust

 

3.739% due 08/28/2037 ~

      6,731         6,641  

3.874% due 08/26/2037 ~

      13,298         10,392  

3.949% due 07/26/2037 ~

      8,485         8,313  

4.726% due 09/26/2036 ~

      5,127         4,705  

4.892% due 03/26/2037 þ

      774         901  

5.750% due 12/26/2035 ~

      3,593         3,272  

6.250% due 11/26/2036

      4,023         3,528  

8.584% due 05/26/2037 ~

      1,351         579  

31.821% due 06/26/2036 ~

      108         65  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

 

2.766% due 01/25/2036 ^•

      1,119         1,200  

3.982% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      394         328  

4.012% due 09/25/2047 ^~

      5,618         4,541  

4.253% due 09/25/2035 ^~

      488         406  

4.399% due 11/25/2035 ~

      6,115         5,301  

CD Mortgage Trust

 

5.688% due 10/15/2048

      1,950         1,014  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

 

4.265% due 12/25/2035 ^~

      7         7  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

      20         16  

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.500% due 04/25/2037

      78         79  

6.000% due 09/25/2037

      991         1,066  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.036% due 12/10/2049 ~

      1,972         1,294  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

 

6.000% due 05/25/2036 ^

      2,324         1,878  

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

      1,050         829  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

 

4.608% due 04/25/2036 ^~

      1,072         998  

5.500% due 03/25/2035

      283         205  

5.500% due 01/25/2036

      534         479  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

      286         293  

5.750% due 02/25/2035

      338         326  

5.750% due 12/25/2036 ^

      769         519  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

      382         376  

6.000% due 04/25/2036

      501         338  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

      1,731         1,215  

6.250% due 11/25/2036 ^

      744         666  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

      559         400  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

      476         295  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

2.846% due 03/25/2035 ^•

      4,246         3,702  

6.000% due 07/25/2037

      1,576         1,167  

6.250% due 09/25/2036 ^

      556         412  
 

 

74   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

 

6.000% due 11/25/2035 ^

  $     422     $     357  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

 

4.359% due 10/26/2036 ~

      7,142         5,257  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Mortgage-Backed Trust

 

5.750% due 04/25/2036 ^

      156         120  

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

4.864% due 05/25/2037 ^~

      287         229  

4.875% due 11/25/2035 ^~

      191         173  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.622% due 11/10/2039

      774         685  

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

      3,507         2,064  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

 

3.883% due 03/25/2037 ^~

      905         886  

4.249% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      1,723         1,562  

4.273% due 05/25/2036 ^~

      1,549         1,172  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

5.623% due 05/12/2045

      1,046         613  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

 

4.236% due 02/25/2036 ^~

      281         234  

4.455% due 10/25/2035 ~

      211         209  

6.500% due 09/25/2035

      101         98  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

5.407% due 11/15/2038

      748         535  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

      417         252  

Lehman Mortgage Trust

 

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      763         723  

6.500% due 09/25/2037 ^

      2,081         1,230  

Lehman XS Trust

 

2.486% due 06/25/2047 •

      1,803         1,644  

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

 

6.500% due 11/25/2037 ^

      460         274  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

4.350% due 03/25/2036 ^~

      1,753         1,272  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust

 

5.476% due 05/25/2035 ^þ

      11         9  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

 

5.295% due 12/26/2034 ^~

      869         623  

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

      297         277  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

 

5.750% due 02/25/2036 ^

      1,043         727  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

      1,453         942  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

      2,628         1,625  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

 

4.692% due 09/25/2035 ~

      620         456  

5.301% due 08/25/2036 ^~

      919         867  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.173% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      397         308  

4.231% due 01/25/2036 ^~

      2,063         1,546  

4.278% due 11/25/2036 ^~

      2,038         1,901  

SunTrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

4.691% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      222         212  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

 

3.850% due 10/25/2036 ^~

      786         730  

3.887% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      527         512  

3.965% due 05/25/2037 ^~

      1,237         1,208  

3.995% due 07/25/2037 ^~

      891         843  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

 

5.181% due 07/25/2036 ^~

      204         207  

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

      200         195  
       

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $97,535)

      106,841  
 

 

 

 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 18.1%

 

Adagio CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR     1,800         1,499  

Apidos CLO

 

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

  $     4,500         3,662  

0.000% due 07/22/2026 «~

      1,500         0  

Argent Securities Trust

 

2.456% due 03/25/2036 •

      3,720         2,349  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Avoca CLO DAC

 

0.000% due 07/15/2032 ~

  EUR     2,230     $     2,265  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

 

2.406% due 10/25/2036 ^•

  $     4,181         4,742  

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

      344         263  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

 

2.539% due 07/05/2046 •

      180,259         325  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

 

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

      7         3,260  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

 

0.000% due 04/24/2030 ~

      2,400         1,198  

0.000% due 10/22/2031 ~

      1,500         776  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.416% due 12/25/2036 •

      14,834         7,606  

2.426% due 12/25/2036 •

      3,811         2,580  

Cork Street CLO Designated Activity Co.

 

0.000% due 11/27/2028 ~

  EUR     2,366         2,532  

3.600% due 11/27/2028

      1,062         1,177  

4.500% due 11/27/2028

      929         1,030  

6.200% due 11/27/2028

      1,150         1,275  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

 

2.406% due 12/25/2046 •

  $     12,757         11,736  

2.406% due 06/25/2047 ^•

      1,456         1,305  

2.436% due 03/25/2037 •

      1,404         1,322  

2.466% due 06/25/2047 •

      9,353         8,346  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Trust

 

3.016% due 11/25/2035 •

      4,008         4,070  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

 

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

      8         1,142  

Fremont Home Loan Trust

 

2.416% due 01/25/2037 •

      14,000         8,230  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

 

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR     500         343  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

 

2.426% due 07/25/2037 •

  $     3,031         2,075  

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust

 

0.000% due 10/25/2036 (b)(h)

      3,055         1,170  

Lehman XS Trust

 

6.290% due 06/24/2046 þ

      2,450         2,440  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

 

2.566% due 01/25/2036 •

      4,285         4,018  

Marlette Funding Trust

 

0.000% due 09/17/2029 «(h)

      7         3,031  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

 

2.426% due 04/25/2037 •

      514         310  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

 

6.250% due 02/25/2037 ^~

      638         434  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

 

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

      1         1,384  

SLM Student Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

      4         2,604  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

 

0.000% due 09/18/2046 «(h)

      1         1,221  

0.000% due 10/15/2048 «(h)

      1         912  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 11/25/2026 «(h)

      46         2,829  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

 

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

      4,400         1,838  

0.000% due 07/25/2040 «(h)

      21         1,033  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

      1,758         982  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

 

3.145% due 08/10/2038 •

      12,166         2,275  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

 

2.759% due 07/05/2035 •

      3,136         2,866  

2.925% due 12/05/2036 •

      5,017         4,434  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 •

      322         288  

2.940% due 08/05/2036 ^•

      6,352         5,677  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $119,221)

      114,854  
 

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 5.4%

 

Argentina Government International Bond

 

3.375% due 01/15/2023

  EUR     200         179  
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

3.380% due 12/31/2038 þ

  EUR     3,270     $     2,133  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

      200         166  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

      100         81  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

      9,789         9,245  

51.264% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

  ARS     63,722         1,267  

51.603% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~(a)

      53         2  

53.531% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~(a)

      1,200         26  

61.675% due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

      80,768         1,801  

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Argentina

 

52.508% due 03/29/2024 •(a)

      199,019         3,669  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

 

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR     1,500         1,795  

Export-Credit Bank of Turkey

 

8.250% due 01/24/2024

  $     200         211  

Peru Government International Bond

 

5.400% due 08/12/2034

  PEN     96         31  

5.700% due 08/12/2024

      28         9  

5.940% due 02/12/2029

      2,591         877  

6.150% due 08/12/2032

      185         64  

6.350% due 08/12/2028

      6,436         2,235  

6.900% due 08/12/2037

      93         34  

6.950% due 08/12/2031

      929         343  

8.200% due 08/12/2026

      1,712         651  

Provincia de Buenos Aires

 

53.017% due 04/12/2025 ~(a)

  ARS     249,000         4,296  

Turkey Government International Bond

 

3.250% due 06/14/2025

  EUR     100         107  

4.625% due 03/31/2025

      1,700         1,955  

5.200% due 02/16/2026

      600         696  

7.625% due 04/26/2029 (m)

  $     1,900         1,999  

Venezuela Government International Bond

 

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

      248         40  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

      28         5  

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

      315         51  
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $43,254)

      33,968  
 

 

 

 
       
        SHARES            
COMMON STOCKS 1.4%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (f)

    549,096         1,664  

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      412         6  

iHeartMedia, Inc. ‘A’ (f)

      30,657         458  
       

 

 

 
          2,128  
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.9%

 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

    486,164         5,756  
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.0%

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(k)

    21,825         43  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%

 

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC «(k)

    53,248         772  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $11,540)

    8,699  
 

 

 

 
WARRANTS 0.7%

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.5%

 

iHeartMedia, Inc.

      199,662         2,987  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%

 

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

    819,000         1,519  
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $4,130)

    4,506  
 

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   75


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (Cont.)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
PREFERRED SECURITIES 4.6%

 

BANKING & FINANCE 1.1%

 

Nationwide Building Society

 

10.250% ~

      35,500     $     6,648  
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 3.5%

 

Sequa Corp.

 

9.000% «

      18,524         22,207  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities (Cost $21,984)

    28,855  
 

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.4%

 

REAL ESTATE 1.4%

 

VICI Properties, Inc.

      423,584         9,039  
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,525)

    9,039  
 

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 6.2%

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (l) 5.6%

 

            35,705  
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.3%

 

38.870% due 09/13/2019 - 05/29/2020 (g)(h)

  ARS     62,178     $     1,618  
       

 

 

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.3%

 

2.128% due 08/13/2019 - 08/20/2019 (g)(h)(p)

  $     2,196         2,194  
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $39,597)
    39,517  
 

 

 

 
       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $804,826)
    825,286  
       
Total Investments 130.4%
(Cost $804,826)

 

  $     825,286  
       

Financial Derivative
Instruments (n)(o) 0.6%

(Cost or Premiums, net $14,301)

 

 

      3,680  
Auction Rate Preferred Shares (13.8)%

 

      (87,425
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (17.2)%       (108,614
 

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%

 

  $     632,927  
   

 

 

 
 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

^

Security is in default.

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

þ

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(a)

Interest only security.

(b)

Principal only security.

(c)

When-issued security.

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

(h)

Zero coupon security.

(i)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

(j)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(k)  RESTRICTED SECURITIES:

 

Issuer Description              Acquisition
Date
  Cost     Market
Value
    Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable
to Common
Shareholders
 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

       10/09/2014 - 12/03/2014   $ 943     $ 43       0.01

Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC

       12/08/2014 - 10/19/2016     1,535       772       0.12  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     2,478     $     815       0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

76   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

(l)  REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
 
BPS     2.630     07/31/2019       08/01/2019     $ 13,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 1.875% due 02/28/2022   $ (14,075   $ 13,800     $ 13,801  
FICC     2.000       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       3,305     U.S. Treasury Bills 0.000% due 06/18/2020     (3,375     3,305       3,305  
RDR     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       13,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.250% - 2.750% due 08/31/2023 - 02/15/2027     (14,100     13,800       13,801  
TDM     2.650       07/31/2019       08/01/2019       4,800     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.875% due 11/30/2023     (4,920     4,800       4,801  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

 

    $     (36,470   $     35,705     $     35,708  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS:

 

Counterparty   Borrowing
Rate(2)
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
   

Amount
Borrowed(2)

    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BCY

    (0.500 )%      07/11/2019       TBD (3)    $     (282   $ (282
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (625     (626
    1.400       07/11/2019       TBD (3)        (841     (842
    1.700       06/14/2019       TBD (3)        (2,263     (2,268
    2.250       07/24/2019       TBD (3)        (1,285     (1,286

BPS

    (0.250     05/14/2019       08/14/2019     EUR     (164     (182
    (0.150     05/14/2019       08/14/2019         (200     (221
    2.650       07/09/2019       08/09/2019     $     (2,344     (2,348
    2.650       08/01/2019       08/09/2019         (300     (300
    2.780       07/31/2019       10/31/2019             (9,168     (9,169
    2.800       07/16/2019       08/16/2019         (4,815     (4,821
    2.970       07/10/2019       08/09/2019         (1,755     (1,758

BRC

    1.000       05/14/2019       TBD (3)        (3,170     (3,177

CFR

    0.750       05/06/2019       TBD (3)        (2,353     (2,359

CIW

    2.500       08/02/2019       08/30/2019         (2,879     (2,879
    2.600       07/23/2019       08/22/2019         (3,704     (3,706
    2.620       07/30/2019       08/06/2019         (2,778     (2,778
    2.730       07/05/2019       08/02/2019         (3,167     (3,173

FOB

    2.680       07/10/2019       08/09/2019         (4,483     (4,490

JML

    (0.320     07/18/2019       09/03/2019     EUR     (3,013     (3,335
    (0.300     05/14/2019       08/12/2019         (262     (290
    0.900       05/14/2019       08/12/2019     GBP     (1,083     (1,320
    0.950       05/14/2019       08/12/2019         (8,000     (9,750
    0.950       06/04/2019       09/03/2019         (179     (218
    0.950       07/31/2019       08/14/2019         (2,795     (3,399
    3.050       12/21/2018       TBD (3)    $     (7,987     (8,138

MEI

    2.670       07/31/2019       08/29/2019         (1,766     (1,766

NOM

    2.750       08/02/2019       09/03/2019         (6,764     (6,764
    3.000       07/12/2019       08/01/2019         (4,654     (4,662
    3.000       07/19/2019       08/02/2019         (6,721     (6,728

RDR

    2.510       07/23/2019       10/23/2019         (5,011     (5,014
    2.560       07/17/2019       08/16/2019         (3,681     (3,685

RTA

    2.970       05/20/2019       08/20/2019         (1,834     (1,845

SBI

    2.250       07/17/2019       TBD (3)        (4,257     (4,261
    2.500       06/24/2019       TBD (3)        (1,444     (1,448

UBS

    2.650       06/11/2019       09/10/2019         (6,736     (6,761
    2.680       07/09/2019       08/09/2019         (6,092     (6,102
    3.050       06/04/2019       09/04/2019         (2,693     (2,706
    3.070       05/14/2019       08/14/2019         (4,803     (4,835
           

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

  $     (129,692
           

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   77


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (Cont.)

 

 

BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty   Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received(1)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
    Payable for
Sale-Buyback
Transactions
     Total
Borrowings and
Other Financing
Transactions
    Collateral
Pledged/(Received)
    Net  Exposure(4)  

Global/Master Repurchase Agreement

 

BCY

  $ 0     $ (5,304   $ 0      $ (5,304   $ 5,774     $ 470  

BPS

    13,801       (18,799     0        (4,998     6,939       1,941  

BRC

    0       (3,177     0        (3,177     3,683       506  

CFR

    0       (2,359     0        (2,359     2,437       78  

CIW

    0       (12,536     0        (12,536     10,312       (2,224

FICC

    3,305       0       0        3,305       (3,375     (70

FOB

    0       (4,490     0        (4,490     4,833       343  

JML

    0       (26,450     0        (26,450     31,275       4,825  

MEI

    0       (1,766     0        (1,766     1,999       233  

NOM

    0       (18,154     0        (18,154     12,201       (5,953

RDR

    13,801       (8,699     0        5,102       (4,973     129  

RTA

    0       (1,845     0        (1,845     1,904       59  

SBI

    0       (5,709     0        (5,709     6,343       634  

TDM

    4,801       0       0        4,801       (4,920     (119

UBS

    0       (20,404     0        (20,404     21,992       1,588  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

  $     35,708     $     (129,692   $     0         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

CERTAIN TRANSFERS ACCOUNTED FOR AS SECURED BORROWINGS

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

 

     Overnight and
Continuous
    Up to 30 days     31-90 days     Greater Than 90 days     Total  

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $ (4,662   $ (61,433   $ (18,034   $ (33,572   $ (117,701

Municipal Bonds & Notes

    0       0       0       (282     (282

Sovereign Issues

    0       (1,766     0       0       (1,766
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

  $     (4,662   $     (63,199   $     (18,034   $     (33,854   $ (119,749
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements(5)

 

  $     (119,749
         

 

 

 

 

(m)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $134,527 and cash of $261 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of the above master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

Includes accrued interest.

(2)

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended July 31, 2019 was $(78,563) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.529%. Average borrowings may include reverse repurchase agreements and sale-buyback transactions, if held during the period.

(3)

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

(4)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from borrowings and other financing transactions can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

(5)

Unsettled reverse repurchase agreements liability of $(9,943) is outstanding at period end.

 

(n)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000     Quarterly       06/20/2020       57.963     $    6,500     $     (215   $     (1,750   $     (1,965   $     0     $     (65

General Electric Co.

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2023       0.654       600       (34     44       10       1       0  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (249   $ (1,706   $ (1,955   $ 1     $ (65
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

78   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CREDIT INDICES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Index/Tranches    Fixed
Receive Rate
     Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value(4)
    Variation Margin  
  Asset      Liability  

CDX.HY-32 5-Year Index

     5.000      Quarterly       06/20/2024     $     4,653     $     303     $     75     $     378     $     0      $     (11
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
 

Floating Rate Index

 

Fixed Rate

    Payment
Frequency
 

Maturity
Date

   

Notional
Amount

    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   

Market
Value

    Variation Margin  
  Asset     Liability  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.000   Semi-Annual     06/19/2022       $       145,200     $ (4,603   $ (144   $ (4,747   $ 135     $ 0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025         149,020       9,092       (1,367     7,725       87       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.250     Semi-Annual     06/15/2026         26,800       1,267       (585     682       32       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     12/20/2027         49,000       343       1,949       2,292       98       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.000     Semi-Annual     06/19/2029         75,000       4,675       2,516       7,191       214       0  

Pay

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.500     Semi-Annual     06/19/2044         201,500       (6,573     59,921       53,348       1,872       0  

Receive

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     06/20/2048         282,700       10,905       (30,785     (19,880     0       (2,743

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.250     Semi-Annual     12/11/2049         12,500       (50     (141     (191     0       (125

Receive(5)

 

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.250     Semi-Annual     03/12/2050         6,000       (18     (73     (91     0       (61

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

    3.000     Semi-Annual     12/17/2019       AUD       12,900       185       (109     76       0       0  

Pay

 

6-Month  AUD-BBR-BBSW

    3.500     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025         8,100       201       579       780       13       0  

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.750     Annual     09/18/2029       EUR       13,100       (116     (951     (1,067     0       (57

Receive(5)

 

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    0.500     Annual     12/18/2029         2,100       (42     (63     (105     0       (9

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

    1.500     Semi-Annual     09/18/2029       GBP       25,900       (184     (1,772     (1,956     0       (99

Receive(5)

 

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

    1.500     Semi-Annual     09/18/2049         900       14       (136     (122     0       (9
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 15,096     $ 28,839     $ 43,935     $ 2,451     $ (3,103
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

 

  $     15,150     $     27,208     $     42,358     $     2,452     $     (3,179
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: EXCHANGE-TRADED OR CENTRALLY CLEARED SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary of the market value and variation margin of Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared Financial Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities  
    Market Value     Variation Margin
Asset
                Market Value     Variation Margin
Liability
       
     Purchased
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total           Written
Options
    Futures     Swap
Agreements
    Total  

Total Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

  $     0     $     0     $     2,452     $     2,452       $     0     $     0     $     (3,179)     $     (3,179)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Cash of $12,208 has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of July 31, 2019. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 2, Securities Transactions and Investment Income, in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   79


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (Cont.)

 

 

(o)  FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS:

 

Counterparty    Settlement
Month
    Currency to
be Delivered
    Currency to
be Received
    Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Asset     Liability  

BOA

     08/2019     $     57,388     EUR     51,497     $ 0     $ (381
     09/2019     EUR     51,497     $     57,534       382       0  

BPS

     08/2019     ARS     255,776         5,705       5       (41
     08/2019     BRL     942         250       3       0  
     08/2019     GBP     49,556         62,925       2,660       0  
     08/2019     $     250     BRL     942       0       (3
     08/2019         420     EUR     368       0       (12
     08/2019         1,560     GBP     1,243       0       (49
     09/2019     PEN     3,236     $     979       1       0  

BRC

     10/2019     $     2,344     MXN     45,906       25       0  

CBK

     08/2019     EUR     55,861     $     63,637       1,800       0  
     08/2019     $     4,752     EUR     4,222       0       (78
     09/2019     PEN     84     $     25       0       0  

DUB

     08/2019         92         28       0       0  
     09/2019         210         64       0       0  

GLM

     08/2019     $     6,163     RUB     405,142       191       0  

HUS

     08/2019     PEN     63     $     19       0       0  

JPM

     09/2019     $     3,549     GBP     2,912       0       (2
     10/2019     MXN     113,206     $     5,878       36       0  
     10/2019     $     3,435     MXN     67,300       38       0  
     01/2020         5,778         113,206       0       (33

MYI

     08/2019         59,568     GBP     48,313       0       (815
     09/2019     GBP     48,313     $     59,659       814       0  

SCX

     08/2019     BRL     942         250       3       0  
     08/2019     $     250     BRL     942       0       (3
     09/2019     BRL     942     $     249       3       0  

SSB

     08/2019     AUD     185         129       3       0  

UAG

     08/2019     EUR     226         254       4       0  
            

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

  $     5,968     $     (1,417
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS:

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS ON CORPORATE ISSUES - SELL PROTECTION(1)

 

Counterparty   Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
July 31, 2019(2)
    Notional
Amount(3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Swap Agreements,
at  Value(4)
 
   Asset     Liability  
BPS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731   $         1,000     $ (195   $ 160      $ 0     $ (35
GST  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338         10       (1     1        0       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2021       0.670         100       (16     17        1       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731           1,400       (278     228        0       (50
HUS  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       09/20/2020       0.338         40       (6     6        0       0  
 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000       Quarterly       12/20/2024       1.731         1,700       (353     293        0       (60
               

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $     (849   $     705      $     1     $     (145
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS: OVER THE COUNTER SUMMARY

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged/(received) as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                     
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
     Purchased
Options
     Swap
Agreements
     Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
     Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
    Net
Exposure(5)
 

BOA

  $ 382      $ 0      $ 0      $ 382       $ (381   $ 0      $ 0     $ (381   $ 1      $ 0     $ 1  

BPS

        2,669            0            0            2,669             (105         0            (35         (140         2,529            (2,650         (121

BRC

    25        0        0        25         0       0        0       0       25        0       25  

CBK

    1,800        0        0        1,800         (78     0        0       (78     1,722        (1,270     452  

GLM

    191        0        0        191         0       0        0       0       191        (270     (79

 

80   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS        See Accompanying Notes  


 

July 31, 2019

 

    Financial Derivative Assets           Financial Derivative Liabilities                     
Counterparty   Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
     Purchased
Options
     Swap
Agreements
     Total
Over the
Counter
           Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
    Written
Options
     Swap
Agreements
    Total
Over the
Counter
    Net Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
    Collateral
Pledged/
(Received)
     Net
Exposure(5)
 

GST

  $ 0      $ 0      $ 1      $ 1       $ 0     $ 0      $ (50   $ (50   $ (49   $ 90      $ 41  

HUS

    0        0        0        0         0       0        (60     (60     (60     327        267  

JPM

    74        0        0        74         (35     0        0       (35     39       0        39  

MYI

    814        0        0        814         (815     0        0       (815     (1     0        (1

SCX

    6        0        0        6         (3     0        0       (3     3       0        3  

SSB

    3        0        0        3         0       0        0       0       3       0        3  

UAG

    4        0        0        4         0       0        0       0       4       0        4  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

        

Total Over the Counter

  $     5,968      $     0      $     1      $     5,969       $     (1,417   $     0      $     (145   $     (1,562       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

(p)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $417 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of July 31, 2019.

 

(1)

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2)

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3)

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4)

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5)

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same legal entity. See Note 8, Master Netting Arrangements, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding master netting arrangements.

 

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure. See Note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements on risks of the Fund.

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,451     $ 2,452  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,968     $ 0     $ 5,968  

Swap Agreements

    0       1       0       0       0       1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1     $ 0     $ 5,968     $ 0     $ 5,969  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 2     $ 0     $ 5,968     $ 2,451     $ 8,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 76     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,103     $ 3,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,417     $ 0     $ 1,417  

Swap Agreements

    0       145       0       0       0       145  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 145     $ 0     $ 1,417     $ 0     $ 1,562  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     221     $     0     $     1,417     $     3,103     $     4,741  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes   ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   81


Schedule of Investments PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (Cont.)

 

 

The effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Net Realized Gain on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ 583     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,230     $ 1,813  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 7,216     $ 0     $ 7,216  

Swap Agreements

    0       978       0       0       474       1,452  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 978     $ 0     $ 7,216     $ 474     $ 8,668  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 1,561     $ 0     $ 7,216     $     1,704     $     10,481  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Financial Derivative Instruments

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

 

Swap Agreements

  $ 0     $ (1,489   $ 0     $ 0     $ (61   $ (1,550
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over the counter

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4,185     $ 0     $ 4,185  

Swap Agreements

    0       (449     0       0       (59     (508
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (449   $ 0     $ 4,185     $ (59   $ 3,677  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0     $     (1,938   $     0     $     4,185     $ (120   $ 2,127  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of July 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 0     $ 48,534     $ 4,094     $ 52,628  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Banking & Finance

    0       149,238       0       149,238  

Industrials

    0       148,281       0       148,281  

Utilities

    0       56,975       0       56,975  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    0       4,964       0       4,964  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

    0       7,378       0       7,378  

Illinois

    0       418       0       418  

Ohio

    0       25,875       0       25,875  

Virginia

    0       769       0       769  

West Virginia

    0       14,741       0       14,741  

U.S. Government Agencies

    0       12,585       5,155       17,740  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    0           106,841       0       106,841  

Asset-Backed Securities

    0       97,438           17,416           114,854  

Sovereign Issues

    0       33,968       0       33,968  

Common Stocks

 

Communication Services

        2,122       6       0       2,128  

Consumer Discretionary

    5,756       0       0       5,756  

Energy

    0       43       0       43  

Industrials

    0       0       772       772  

Warrants

 

Communication Services

    0       2,987       0       2,987  

Industrials

    0       0       1,519       1,519  

Preferred Securities

 

Banking & Finance

    0       6,648       0       6,648  

Industrials

    0       0       22,207       22,207  
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
07/31/2019
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Real Estate

  $ 9,039     $ 0     $ 0     $ 9,039  

Short-Term Instruments

 

Repurchase Agreements

    0       35,705       0       35,705  

Argentina Treasury Bills

    0       1,618       0       1,618  

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0       2,194       0       2,194  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $     16,917     $     757,206     $     51,163     $     825,286  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       2,452       0       2,452  

Over the counter

    0       5,969       0       5,969  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ 8,421     $ 0     $ 8,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

    0       (3,179     0       (3,179

Over the counter

    0       (1,562     0       (1,562
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0     $ (4,741   $ 0     $ (4,741
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

  $ 0     $ 3,680     $ 0     $ 3,680  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 16,917     $ 760,886     $ 51,163     $ 828,966  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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July 31, 2019

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2019:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales/
Settlements
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(1)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
07/31/2019(1)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 569     $ 7,222     $ (406   $ (54   $ 2     $ (2,928   $ 0     $ (311   $ 4,094     $ (2,920

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

    745       0       (4     3       0       (4     0       (740     0       0  

U.S. Government Agencies

    5,201       0       (99     140       36       (123     0       0       5,155       (126

Asset-Backed Securities

    9,324       14,535       0       93       0       (3,716     0       (2,820     17,416           (2,840

Common Stocks

 

Financials

    3,264       0       (3,101     0       325       (488     0       0       0       0  

Industrials

    0       1,535       0       0       0       (763     0       0       772       (763

Warrants

 

Industrials

    205       0       0       0       0       1,314       0       0       1,519       1,314  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    15,300       1,324       0       0       0       5,583       0       0       22,207       5,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $     34,608     $     24,616     $     (3,610   $     182     $     363     $     (1,125   $     0     $     (3,871   $     51,163     $ 248  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 07/31/2019
    Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

 

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 101     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     100.733  
    3,993     Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote     78.500-101.125  

U.S. Government Agencies

    5,155     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     59.945  

Asset-Backed Securities

        17,416     Proxy Pricing   Base Price     0.010-93,753.211  

Common Stocks

 

Industrials

    772     Other Valuation Techniques(2)        

Warrants

 

Industrials

    1,519     Other Valuation Techniques(2)        

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

    22,207     Fundamental Valuation   Company Equity Value   $     892,210,966,000  
 

 

 

       

Total

  $ 51,163        
 

 

 

       

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at July 31, 2019 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2)

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are organized as closed-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Act”). Each Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on the dates shown in the table below. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”) serves as the Funds’ investment manager.

 

Fund Name         Formation Date  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

      September 13, 2002  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      October 17, 2001  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      February 18, 2003  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      June 19, 2003  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      June 30, 2004  

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Each Fund is treated as an investment company under the reporting requirements of U.S. GAAP. The functional and reporting currency for the Funds is the U.S. dollar. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The net asset value (“NAV”) presented may differ from the NAV reported for the same period in other Fund materials.

 

(a) Securities Transactions and Investment Income  Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains (losses) from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may be settled beyond a standard settlement period for the security after the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as a Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date, with the exception of securities with a forward starting effective date, where interest income is recorded on the accrual basis

from effective date. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized. Estimated tax liabilities on certain foreign securities are recorded on an accrual basis and are reflected as components of interest income or net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments on the Statements of Operations, as appropriate. Tax liabilities realized as a result of such security sales are reflected as a component of net realized gain (loss) on investments on the Statements of Operations. Paydown gains (losses) on mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, if any, are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of Operations. Income or short-term capital gain distributions received from registered investment companies, if any, are recorded as dividend income. Long-term capital gain distributions received from registered investment companies, if any, are recorded as realized gains.

 

Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is probable.

 

(b) Foreign Currency Translation  The market values of foreign securities, currency holdings and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the current exchange rates each business day. Purchases and sales of securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, if any, are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not separately report the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments on the Statements of Operations. The Funds may invest in foreign currency-denominated securities and may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (cash) basis at the rate prevailing in the currency exchange market at the time or through a forward foreign currency contract. Realized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from sales of spot foreign currencies, currency gains (losses) realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid are included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions on the Statements of Operations. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period are included in net change in

 

 

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unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency assets and liabilities on the Statements of Operations.

 

(c) Distributions — Common Shares  The following table shows the anticipated frequency of distributions from net investment income and gains from the sale of portfolio securities and other sources to common shareholders.

 

          Distribution Frequency  
Fund Name         Declared     Distributed  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

      Monthly       Monthly  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      Monthly       Monthly  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      Monthly       Monthly  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      Monthly       Monthly  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      Monthly       Monthly  

 

Net realized capital gains earned by each Fund, if any, will be distributed no less frequently than once each year.

 

A Fund may engage in investment strategies, including the use of derivatives, to, among other things, seek to generate current, distributable income without regard to possible declines in the Fund’s NAV. A Fund’s income and gain generating strategies, including certain derivatives strategies, may generate current, distributable income, even if such strategies could potentially result in declines in the Fund’s NAV. These strategies may generate current income and gains taxable as ordinary income sufficient to support monthly distributions even in situations when the Fund has experienced a decline in net assets due to, for example, adverse changes in the broad U.S. or non-U.S. equity markets or the Fund’s debt investments, or arising from its use of derivatives. A Fund may enter into opposite sides of interest rate swap and other derivatives for the principal purpose of generating distributable gains on the one side (characterized as ordinary income for tax purposes) that are not part of the Fund’s duration or yield curve management strategies (“paired swap transactions”), and with a substantial possibility that the Fund will experience a corresponding capital loss and decline in NAV with respect to the opposite side transaction (to the extent it does not have corresponding offsetting capital gains). Consequently, common shareholders may receive distributions and owe tax on amounts that are effectively a taxable return of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund at a time when their investment in a Fund has declined in value, which may be taxed at ordinary income rates. The tax treatment of certain derivatives in which a Fund invests may be unclear and thus subject to recharacterization. Any recharacterization of payments made or received by a Fund pursuant to derivatives potentially could affect the amount, timing or character of Fund distributions. In addition, the tax treatment of such investment strategies may be changed by regulation or otherwise.

 

Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S.

GAAP. Differences between tax regulations and U.S. GAAP may cause timing differences between income and capital gain recognition. Further, the character of investment income and capital gains may be different for certain transactions under the two methods of accounting. As a result, income distributions and capital gain distributions declared during a fiscal period may differ significantly from the net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) reported on each Fund’s annual financial statements presented under U.S. GAAP.

 

If a Fund estimates that a portion of its distribution may be comprised of amounts from sources other than net investment income in accordance with its policies and accounting practices, the Fund will notify shareholders of the estimated composition of such distribution through a Section 19 Notice. For these purposes, a Fund estimates the source or sources from which a distribution is paid, to the close of the period as of which it is paid, in reference to its internal accounting records and related accounting practices. If, based on such accounting records and practices, it is estimated that a particular distribution does not include capital gains or paid-in surplus or other capital sources, a Section 19 Notice generally would not be issued. It is important to note that differences exist between a Fund’s daily internal accounting records and practices, a Fund’s financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and recordkeeping practices under income tax regulations. For instance, a Fund’s internal accounting records and practices may take into account, among other factors, tax-related characteristics of certain sources of distributions that differ from treatment under U.S. GAAP. Examples of such differences may include, among others, the treatment of paydowns on mortgage-backed securities purchased at a discount and periodic payments under interest rate swap contracts. Accordingly, among other consequences, it is possible that a Fund may not issue a Section 19 Notice in situations where the Fund’s financial statements prepared later and in accordance with U.S. GAAP and/or the final tax character of those distributions might later report that the sources of those distributions included capital gains and/or a return of capital. Please visit www.pimco.com for the most recent Section 19 Notice, if applicable, for additional information regarding the estimated composition of distributions. Final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be reported on Form 1099 DIV sent to shareholders for the calendar year.

 

Distributions classified as a tax basis return of capital at a Fund’s fiscal year end, if any, are reflected on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets and have been recorded to paid in capital on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, other amounts have been reclassified between distributable earnings (accumulated loss) and paid in capital on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to more appropriately conform U.S. GAAP to tax characterizations of distributions.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont.)

 

 

(d) New Accounting Pronouncements  In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2018-13, which modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. At this time, management has elected to early adopt the amendments that allow for removal of certain disclosure requirements. Management plans to adopt the amendments that require additional fair value measurement disclosures for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these changes on the financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to certain rules and forms for the purpose of disclosure update and simplification. The compliance date for these amendments is 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register, which was on October 4, 2018. Management has adopted these amendments and the changes are incorporated throughout all periods presented in the financial statements.

 

3. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

(a) Investment Valuation Policies  The NAV of a Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to that Fund less any liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding of that Fund.

 

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Funds or their agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. Each Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its respective NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the SEC.

 

For purposes of calculating a NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Funds’ approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Funds will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and do not normally take into account trading, clearances

or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. If market value pricing is used, a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by PIMCO to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services. A Fund’s investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the NAVs of such investments.

 

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Funds’ Boards of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, a Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, a Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. A Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. For these purposes, any movement in the applicable reference index or instrument (“zero trigger”) relating to the non-U.S security being fair valued between the earlier close of the applicable foreign market and the NYSE Close may be deemed to be a significant event, prompting the application of the pricing model (effectively resulting in daily fair valuations). Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when a Fund is not open

 

 

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for business, which may result in a Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

 

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree are valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree are valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

 

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that a Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that a Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

 

Investments for which market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Board. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated, to the Manager,

the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

 

When a Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Funds’ policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, a Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy  U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

   

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to

 

 

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changes in the method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of methods used by Pricing Services (Level 2) to the use of a Broker Quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by Pricing Services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of a Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value  The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and options contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates.

 

 

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Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. They are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models may use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as the overnight index swap rate (“OIS”), London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate, interest rates, yield curves and credit spreads. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value  When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Proxy pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

Interest only (IO) weighted average life model begins amortization with the base price with the ending price being zero over the weighted average life of the IO on a straight-line basis. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived from the analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs used to set base price would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Fundamental analysis valuation estimates fair value by using an internal model that utilizes financial statements of the non-public underlying company. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instruments is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. These securities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the source of the base price.

 

4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

Investments in Securities

The Funds may utilize the investments and strategies described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

 

Loans and Other Indebtedness, Loan Participations and Assignments are direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. A Fund’s loan interests may be in the form of direct investments, participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties or exposure to investments in loans through investments in a mutual fund or other pooled investment vehicle. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “agent”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. A Fund may acquire interests in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the agent that is selling the loan agreement.

 

In the event of the insolvency of the agent selling a participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the agent and may not

 

 

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benefit from any set-off between the agent and the borrower. When a Fund purchases assignments from agents it acquires direct rights against the borrowers of the loans. These loans may include participations in bridge loans, which are loans taken out by borrowers for a short period (typically less than one year) pending arrangement of more permanent financing through, for example, the issuance of bonds, frequently high yield bonds issued for the purpose of acquisitions.

 

Acquisitions of loans are generally subject to risks similar to those of investments in other types of debt obligations, including, among others, credit risk, interest rate risk, variable and floating rate securities risk, and risks associated with mortgage-related securities. In addition, in many cases loans are subject to the risks associated with below investment grade securities. The Funds may be subject to heightened or additional risks and potential liabilities and costs by acquiring mezzanine and other subordinated loans, including those arising under bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, equitable subordination, environmental and other laws and regulations, and risks and costs associated with debt servicing and taking foreclosure actions associated with the loans.

 

Additionally, because loans are not ordinarily registered with the SEC or any state securities commission or listed on any securities exchange, there is usually less publicly available information about such instruments. In addition, loans may not be considered “securities” for purposes of the anti-fraud provisions under the federal securities laws and, as a result, as a purchaser of these instruments, a Fund may not be entitled to the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws. In the course of investing in such instruments, a Fund may come into possession of material nonpublic information and, because of prohibitions on trading in securities of issuers while in possession of such information, the Fund may be unable to enter into a transaction in a publicly-traded security of that issuer when it would otherwise be advantageous for the Fund to do so. Alternatively, a Fund may choose not to receive material nonpublic information about an issuer of such loans, with the result that the Fund may have less information about such issuers than other investors who transact in such assets.

 

The types of loans and related instruments in which the Funds may acquire interests include, among others, senior loans, subordinated loans (including second lien loans, B-Notes and mezzanine loans), whole loans, commercial real estate and other commercial loans and structured loans. The Funds may acquire direct interests in loans through primary loan distributions and/or in private transactions. In the case of subordinated loans, there may be significant indebtedness ranking ahead of the borrower’s obligation to the holder of such a loan, including in the event of the borrower’s insolvency. Mezzanine

loans are typically secured by a pledge of an equity interest in the mortgage borrower that owns the real estate rather than an interest in a mortgage.

 

Acquisitions of loans may include unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Unfunded loan commitments may include revolving credit facilities, which may obligate a Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the committed amount may not be utilized by the borrower. When acquiring a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the agent selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of payments by the agent from the borrower. Because acquiring unfunded loan commitments creates a future obligation for a Fund to provide funding to a borrower upon demand in exchange for a fee, the Fund will segregate or earmark liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian in amounts sufficient to satisfy any such future obligations. A Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a loan. In certain circumstances, a Fund may receive a penalty fee upon the prepayment of a loan by a borrower. Fees earned or paid are recorded as a component of interest income or interest expense, respectively, on the Statements of Operations. Unfunded loan commitments are reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, loans on real property. Mortgage-related securities are created from pools of residential or commercial mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. These securities typically provide a monthly payment which consists of both principal and interest. Interest may be determined by fixed or adjustable rates. In times of declining interest rates, there is a greater likelihood that a Fund’s higher yielding securities will be pre-paid with the Fund being unable to reinvest the proceeds in an investment with as great a yield. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security, and may have the effect of shortening or extending the effective duration of the security relative to what was anticipated at the time of purchase. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and repayment assumptions about those investments. The timely payment of principal and interest of certain mortgage-related securities is guaranteed with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Pools created and guaranteed by non-governmental issuers, including government-sponsored corporations, may be supported by various forms of insurance

 

 

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or guarantees, but there can be no assurance that private insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements. Many of the risks of investing in mortgage-related securities secured by commercial mortgage loans (“CMBS”) reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make lease payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. These securities may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-related or other asset-backed securities. Other asset-backed securities are created from many types of assets, including, but not limited to, auto loans, accounts receivable such as credit card receivables and hospital account receivables, home equity loans, student loans, boat loans, mobile home loans, recreational vehicle loans, manufactured housing loans, aircraft leases, computer leases and syndicated bank loans. The Funds may invest in any level of the capital structure of an issuer of mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities, including the equity or “first loss” tranche.

 

Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) include Collateralized Bond Obligations (“CBOs”), Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured securities. CBOs and CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CBO is a trust which is typically backed by a diversified pool of high risk, below investment grade fixed income securities. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. For both CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the “equity” tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the bonds or loans in the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is partially protected from defaults, a senior tranche from a CBO trust or CLO trust typically has higher ratings and lower yields than the underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults and aversion to CBO or CLO securities as a class. The risks of an investment in a CDO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the CDO in which a Fund invests. CDOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to, (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments, (ii) the collateral may decline in value or default, (iii) the risk that a Fund may invest in CDOs that are subordinate to other classes, and (iv) the complex structure of the

security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage bonds and divided into classes. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches”, with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. CMOs may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-related or asset-backed securities.

 

As CMOs have evolved, some classes of CMO bonds have become more common. For example, a Fund may invest in parallel-pay and planned amortization class (“PAC”) CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates. Parallel-pay CMOs and multi-class pass-through certificates are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which, as with other CMO and multi-class pass-through structures, must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date but may be retired earlier. PACs generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PACs are parallel-pay CMOs with the required principal amount on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes. Any CMO or multi-class pass-through structure that includes PAC securities must also have support tranches — known as support bonds, companion bonds or non-PAC bonds — which lend or absorb principal cash flows to allow the PAC securities to maintain their stated maturities and final distribution dates within a range of actual prepayment experience. These support tranches are subject to a higher level of maturity risk compared to other mortgage-related securities, and usually provide a higher yield to compensate investors. If principal cash flows are received in amounts outside a pre-determined range such that the support bonds cannot lend or absorb sufficient cash flows to the PAC securities as intended, the PAC securities are subject to heightened maturity risk. A Fund may invest in various tranches of CMO bonds, including support bonds and equity or “first loss” tranches (see “Collateralized Debt Obligations” above).

 

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. An SMBS will have one class that will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive the entire principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best

 

 

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when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a Fund’s yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Funds may fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one of the highest rating categories.

 

Payments received for IOs are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Because no principal will be received at the maturity of an IO, adjustments are made to the cost of the security on a monthly basis until maturity. These adjustments are included in interest income on the Statements of Operations. Payments received for POs are treated as reductions to the cost and par value of the securities.

 

Payment In-Kind Securities (“PIKs”) may give the issuer the option at each interest payment date of making interest payments in either cash and/or additional debt securities. Those additional debt securities usually have the same terms, including maturity dates and interest rates, and associated risks as the original bonds. The daily market quotations of the original bonds may include the accrued interest (referred to as a dirty price) and require a pro rata adjustment from the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments to interest receivable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Perpetual Bonds are fixed income securities with no maturity date but pay a coupon in perpetuity (with no specified ending or maturity date). Unlike typical fixed income securities, there is no obligation for perpetual bonds to repay principal. The coupon payments, however, are mandatory. While perpetual bonds have no maturity date, they may have a callable date in which the perpetuity is eliminated and the issuer may return the principal received on the specified call date. Additionally, a perpetual bond may have additional features, such as interest rate increases at periodic dates or an increase as of a predetermined point in the future.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) are pooled investment vehicles that own, and typically operate, income-producing real estate. If a REIT meets certain requirements, including distributing to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income (other than net capital gains), then it is not taxed on the income distributed to shareholders. Distributions received from REITs may be characterized as income, capital gain or a return of capital. A return of capital is recorded by a Fund as a reduction to the cost basis of its investment in

the REIT. REITs are subject to management fees and other expenses, and so the Funds that invest in REITs will bear their proportionate share of the costs of the REITs’ operations.

 

Restricted Investments are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale and may generally be sold privately, but may be required to be registered or exempted from such registration before being sold to the public. Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Disposal of restricted investments may involve time-consuming negotiations and expenses, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult to achieve. Restricted investments held by the Funds at July 31, 2019, as applicable, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Securities Issued by U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises are obligations of and, in certain cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Some U.S. Government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”), are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”); and others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations. U.S. Government securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to a greater risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

 

Government-related guarantors (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government) include FNMA and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”). FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) residential mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers which include state and federally chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates (“PCs”), which are pass-through securities, each representing an undivided interest in a pool of residential mortgages. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and

 

 

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credit of the U.S. Government. Instead, they are supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations.

 

Warrants are securities that are usually issued together with a debt security or preferred security and that give the holder the right to buy a proportionate amount of common stock at a specified price. Warrants are freely transferable and are often traded on major exchanges. Warrants normally have a life that is measured in years and entitle the holder to buy common stock of a company at a price that is usually higher than the market price at the time the warrant is issued. Warrants may entail greater risks than certain other types of investments. Generally, warrants do not carry the right to receive dividends or exercise voting rights with respect to the underlying securities, and they do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, their value does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities, and they cease to have value if they are not exercised on or before their expiration date. If the market price of the underlying stock does not exceed the exercise price during the life of the warrant, the warrant will expire worthless. Warrants may increase the potential profit or loss to be realized from the investment as compared with investing the same amount in the underlying securities. Similarly, the percentage increase or decrease in the value of an equity security warrant may be greater than the percentage increase or decrease in the value of the underlying common stock. Warrants may relate to the purchase of equity or debt securities. Debt obligations with warrants attached to purchase equity securities have many characteristics of convertible securities and their prices may, to some degree, reflect the performance of the underlying stock. Debt obligations also may be issued with warrants attached to purchase additional debt securities at the same coupon rate. A decline in interest rates would permit a Fund to sell such warrants at a profit. If interest rates rise, these warrants would generally expire with no value.

 

When-Issued Transactions are purchases or sales made on a when-issued basis. These transactions are made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not yet been issued in the market. Transactions to purchase or sell securities on a when-issued basis involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase or sell these securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. A Fund may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a realized gain (loss).

 

5. BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

The Funds may enter into the borrowings and other financing transactions described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

The following disclosures contain information on a Fund’s ability to lend or borrow cash or securities to the extent permitted under the Act, which may be viewed as borrowing or financing transactions by a Fund. The location of these instruments in each Fund’s financial statements is described below. For a detailed description of credit and counterparty risks that can be associated with borrowings and other financing transactions; please see Note 7, Principal Risks.

 

(a) Repurchase Agreements  Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases an underlying debt obligation (collateral) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. In an open maturity repurchase agreement, there is no pre-determined repurchase date and the agreement can be terminated by the Fund or counterparty at any time. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held by a Fund’s custodian or designated subcustodians under tri-party repurchase agreements and in certain instances will remain in custody with the counterparty. The market value of the collateral must be equal to or exceed the total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. Repurchase agreements, if any, including accrued interest, are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for collateral, a Fund may pay a fee for the receipt of collateral, which may result in interest expense to the Fund.

 

(b) Reverse Repurchase Agreements  In a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund delivers a security in exchange for cash to a financial institution, the counterparty, with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same or substantially the same security at an agreed upon price and date. In an open maturity reverse repurchase agreement, there is no pre-determined repurchase date and the agreement can be terminated by the Fund or counterparty at any time. A Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest payments, if any, made on the security delivered to the counterparty during the term of the agreement. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest payments to be made by a Fund to counterparties are reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by a Fund to counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a Fund may receive a fee for use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to the Fund. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce a Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the

 

 

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market value of the securities to be repurchased may decline below the repurchase price; please see Note 7, Principal Risks.

 

6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The Funds may enter into the financial derivative instruments described below to the extent permitted by each Fund’s respective investment policies.

 

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use financial derivative instruments, and how financial derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations, each categorized by type of financial derivative contract and related risk exposure, are included in a table in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. The financial derivative instruments outstanding as of period end and the amounts of net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on financial derivative instruments during the period, as disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments, serve as indicators of the volume of financial derivative activity for the Funds.

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is subject to regulation as a commodity pool under the Commodity Exchange Act pursuant to recent rule changes by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”). The Manager has registered with the CFTC as a Commodity Pool Operator and a Commodity Trading Adviser with respect to the Fund, and is a member of the National Futures Association. As a result, additional CFTC-mandated disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping obligations apply to PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund.

 

(a) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts may be engaged, in connection with settling planned purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of a Fund’s securities or as part of an investment strategy. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a forward foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily, and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain (loss). Realized gains (losses) are equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed and are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency. The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller of a forward foreign currency contract may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the underlying currency, establishing an opposite position in the contract and recognizing the profit or loss on both positions simultaneously on the delivery date or,

in some instances, paying a cash settlement before the designated date of delivery. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain (loss) reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Although forwards may be intended to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, at the same time, they tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currencies increase. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar. To mitigate such risk, cash or securities may be exchanged as collateral pursuant to the terms of the underlying contracts.

 

(b) Swap Agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows, assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements may be privately negotiated in the over the counter market (“OTC swaps”) or may be cleared through a third party, known as a central counterparty or derivatives clearing organization (“Centrally Cleared Swaps”). A Fund may enter into asset, credit default, cross-currency, interest rate, total return, variance and other forms of swap agreements to manage its exposure to credit, currency, interest rate, commodity, equity and inflation risk. In connection with these agreements, securities or cash may be identified as collateral or margin in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency.

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps are marked to market daily based upon valuations as determined from the underlying contract or in accordance with the requirements of the central counterparty or derivatives clearing organization. Changes in market value, if any, are reflected as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Centrally Cleared and OTC swap payments received or paid at the beginning of the measurement period are included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and represent premiums paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). Upfront premiums received (paid) are initially recorded as liabilities (assets) and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the swap. These upfront premiums are recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are included as part of realized gain (loss) on the Statements of Operations.

 

 

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For purposes of a Fund’s investment policy adopted pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Act (if any), the Fund will account for derivative instruments at market value. For purposes of applying a Fund’s other investment policies and restrictions, swap agreements, like other derivative instruments, may be valued by a Fund at market value, notional value or full exposure value (i.e., the sum of the notional amount for the contract plus the market value) or any combination of the foregoing (e.g., notional value for purposes of calculating the numerator and market value for purposes of calculating the denominator for compliance with a particular policy or restriction). See Note 6 — Asset Segregation below. In the case of a credit default swap, in applying certain of a Fund’s investment policies and restrictions, the Funds will value the credit default swap at its notional value or its full exposure value (i.e., the sum of the notional amount for the contract plus the market value), but may value the credit default swap at market value for purposes of applying certain of a Fund’s other investment policies and restrictions. For example, a Fund may value credit default swaps at full exposure value for purposes of a Fund’s credit quality guidelines (if any) because such value in general better reflects a Fund’s actual economic exposure during the term of the credit default swap agreement. As a result, a Fund may, at times, have notional exposure to an asset class (before netting) that is greater or lesser than the stated limit or restriction noted in a Fund’s prospectus. In this context, both the notional amount and the market value may be positive or negative depending on whether a Fund is selling or buying protection through the credit default swap. The manner in which certain securities or other instruments are valued by a Fund for purposes of applying investment policies and restrictions may differ from the manner in which those investments are valued by other types of investors.

 

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates or the values of the asset upon which the swap is based.

 

A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that amount is positive. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral to a Fund to cover a Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

To the extent a Fund has a policy to limit the net amount owed to or to be received from a single counterparty under existing swap agreements, such limitation only applies to counterparties to OTC swaps and does not apply to centrally cleared swaps where the counterparty is a central counterparty or derivatives clearing organization.

 

Credit Default Swap Agreements on corporate, loan, sovereign, U.S. municipal or U.S. Treasury issues are entered into to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default. Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event that the referenced entity, obligation or index, as specified in the swap agreement, undergoes a certain credit event. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

 

If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are estimated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver

 

 

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option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event).

 

Credit default swap agreements on corporate or sovereign issues involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event).

 

Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. Credit default swaps on credit indices may be used to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular referenced obligation’s default. Credit default swaps on indices are instruments often used to attempt to protect investors owning bonds against default, but may also be used for speculative purposes.

 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate, loan, sovereign, U.S. municipal or U.S. Treasury issues as of period end, if any, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. They serve as an indicator of the current status of payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the reference entity. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the

agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement equals the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of period end for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements may be entered into to help hedge against interest rate risk exposure and to maintain a Fund’s ability to generate income at prevailing market rates. The value of the fixed rate bonds that the Funds hold may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, a Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements. Interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange by a Fund with another party for their respective commitment to pay or receive interest on the notional amount of principal. Certain forms of interest rate swap agreements may include: (i) interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”, (ii) interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate, or “floor”, (iii) interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels, (iv) callable interest rate swaps, under which the buyer pays an upfront fee in consideration for the right to early terminate the swap transaction in whole, at zero cost and at a predetermined date and time prior to the maturity date, (v) spreadlocks, which allow the interest rate swap users to lock in the forward differential (or spread) between the interest rate swap rate and a specified benchmark, or (vi) basis swaps, under which two parties can exchange variable interest rates based on different segments of money markets.

 

 

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Total Return Swap Agreements are entered into to gain or mitigate exposure to the underlying reference asset. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset and on a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. One counterparty pays out the total return of a specific underlying reference asset, which may include a single security, a basket of securities, or an index, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference asset less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, a Fund would receive payments based on any net positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a net negative total return. As the payer, a Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payments in the event of a net negative total return. A Fund’s use of a total return swap exposes the Fund to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.

 

Asset Segregation  Certain transactions described above can be viewed as constituting a form of borrowing or financing transaction by a Fund. In such event, a Fund will cover its obligation under such transactions by segregating or “earmarking” assets in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board, in which case such transactions will not be considered “senior securities” by a Fund. With respect to forwards, futures contracts, options and swaps that are contractually required to cash settle (i.e., where physical delivery of the underlying reference asset is not permitted or physical settlement is not otherwise involved), a Fund (other than PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II) is permitted to segregate or earmark liquid assets equal to a Fund’s daily marked-to-market net obligation under the derivative instrument, if any, rather than the derivative’s full notional value. For PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, with respect to forwards and futures contracts and interest rate swaps that are contractually required to cash settle (i.e., where physical delivery of the underlying reference asset is not permitted or physical settlement is not otherwise involved), the Fund is permitted to segregate or earmark liquid assets equal to the Fund’s daily marked-to-market net obligation under the derivative instrument, if any, rather than the derivative’s full notional value, but may segregate full notional value, as applicable, with respect to certain other derivative instruments (including, written credit default swaps and written options) that contractually require or permit physical delivery of securities or other underlying assets. By segregating or earmarking liquid assets equal to only its net marked-to-market

obligation under certain derivatives that are required to cash settle, a Fund will have the ability to employ leverage to a greater extent than if a Fund were to segregate or earmark liquid assets equal to the full notional value of the derivative.

 

7. PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to such things as changes in the market (market risk) or failure or inability of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk). See below for a detailed description of select principal risks. For a more comprehensive list of potential risks the Funds may be subject to, please see the Important Information About the Funds.

 

Market Risks  A Fund’s investments in financial derivative instruments and other financial instruments expose the Fund to various risks such as, but not limited to, interest rate, foreign (non-U.S.) currency, equity and commodity risks.

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities and other instruments held by a Fund will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities held by a Fund is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Interest rate changes can be sudden and unpredictable, and a Fund may lose money if these changes are not anticipated by the Fund’s management. Variable rate securities may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much, or as quickly, as interest rates in general. A Fund may not be able to hedge against changes in interest rates or may choose not to do so for cost or other reasons. In addition, any hedges may not work as intended.

 

Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates that incorporates a security’s yield, coupon, final maturity and call features, among other characteristics. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed income security’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements. All other things remaining equal, for each one percentage point increase in interest rates, the value of a portfolio of fixed income investments would generally be expected to decline by one percent for every year of the portfolio’s average duration above zero. For example, the value of a portfolio of fixed income securities with an average duration of three years would generally be expected to decline by approximately 3% if interest rates rose by one percentage point. Convexity is an additional measure used to understand a security’s interest rate sensitivity. Convexity measures the

 

 

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rate of change of duration in response to changes in interest rates and may be positive or negative. Securities with negative convexity may experience greater losses during periods of rising interest rates, and accordingly Funds holding such securities may be subject to a greater risk of losses in periods of rising interest rates.

 

A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise (e.g., central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions, etc.). This is especially true under current economic conditions because interest rates are near historically low levels. Thus, the Funds currently face a heightened level of interest rate risk, especially as the Federal Reserve Board ended its quantitative easing program in October 2014 and raised interest rates several times thereafter before lowering them in July 2019. Interest rates may change in the future depending upon the Federal Reserve Board’s view of economic growth, inflation, employment and other market factors. To the extent the Federal Reserve Board raises interest rates, there is a risk that rates across the financial system may rise. During periods of very low or negative interest rates, a Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance to the extent a Fund is exposed to such interest rates. Rising interest rates may result in a decline in value of a Fund’s fixed-income investments and in periods of volatility. Further, while U.S. bond markets have steadily grown over the past three decades, dealer “market making” ability has remained relatively stagnant. As a result, dealer inventories of certain types of bonds and similar instruments, which provide a core indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to “make markets,” are at or near historic lows in relation to market size. Because market makers provide stability to a market through their intermediary services, the significant reduction in dealer inventories could potentially lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed income markets. Such issues may be exacerbated during periods of economic uncertainty. All of these factors, collectively and/or individually, could cause a Fund to lose value.

 

Foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure. If a Fund invests directly in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Fund, or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Fund’s base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or

the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, a Fund’s investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the Fund’s returns.

 

The market values of a Fund’s investments may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed income securities, although under certain market conditions fixed income securities may have comparable or greater price volatility. Credit ratings downgrades may also negatively affect securities held by a Fund. Even when markets perform well, there is no assurance that the investments held by a Fund will increase in value along with the broader market. In addition, market risk includes the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt the economy on a national or global level.

 

A Fund’s investments in commodity-linked financial derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater market price volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked financial derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

 

Credit and Counterparty Risks  A Fund will be exposed to credit risk to parties with whom it trades and will also bear the risk of settlement default. A Fund seeks to minimize concentrations of credit risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges, where applicable. Over the counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions are subject to the risk that a counterparty to the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations to the other party, as many of the protections afforded to centrally cleared derivative transactions might not be available for OTC derivative transactions. For derivatives traded on an exchange or through a central counterparty, credit risk resides with a Fund’s clearing broker, or the clearinghouse itself, rather than with a counterparty in an OTC derivative transaction. A Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely

 

 

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principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.

 

Similar to credit risk, a Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which a Fund has unsettled or open transactions will default. PIMCO, as the Manager, seeks to minimize counterparty risks to the Funds through a number of ways. Prior to entering into transactions with a new counterparty, the PIMCO Counterparty Risk Committee conducts an extensive credit review of such counterparty and must approve the use of such counterparty. Furthermore, pursuant to the terms of the underlying contract, to the extent that unpaid amounts owed to a Fund exceed a predetermined threshold, such counterparty is required to advance collateral to the Fund in the form of cash or securities equal in value to the unpaid amount owed to the Fund. A Fund may invest such collateral in securities or other instruments and will typically pay interest to the counterparty on the collateral received. If the unpaid amount owed to a Fund subsequently decreases, the Fund would be required to return to the counterparty all or a portion of the collateral previously advanced. PIMCO’s attempts to minimize counterparty risk may, however, be unsuccessful.

 

All transactions in listed securities are settled/paid for upon delivery using approved counterparties. The risk of default is considered minimal, as delivery of securities sold is only made once a Fund has received payment. Payment is made on a purchase once the securities have been delivered by the counterparty. The trade will fail if either party fails to meet its obligation.

 

To the extent a Fund has a policy to limit the net amount owed to or to be received from a single counterparty under existing swap agreements, such limitation only applies to counterparties to OTC swaps and does not apply to centrally cleared swaps where the counterparty is a central counterparty or derivatives clearing organization.

 

8. MASTER NETTING ARRANGEMENTS

 

A Fund may be subject to various netting arrangements (“Master Agreements”) with select counterparties. Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions, and are intended to reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that is intended to improve legal certainty. Each type of Master Agreement governs certain types of transactions. Different types of transactions may be traded out of different legal entities or affiliates of a particular organization, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with

respect to all the transactions governed under a single Master Agreement with a counterparty. For financial reporting purposes the Statements of Assets and Liabilities generally present derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting.

 

Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under most Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Bills and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other securities may be used depending on the terms outlined in the applicable Master Agreement. Securities and cash pledged as collateral are reflected as assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as either a component of Investments at value (securities) or Deposits with counterparty. Cash collateral received is not typically held in a segregated account and as such is reflected as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Deposits from counterparty. The market value of any securities received as collateral is not reflected as a component of NAV. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.

 

Master Repurchase Agreements and Global Master Repurchase Agreements (individually and collectively “Master Repo Agreements”) govern repurchase, reverse repurchase, and certain sale-buyback transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. Master Repo Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral. The market value of transactions under the Master Repo Agreement, collateral pledged or received, and the net exposure by counterparty as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“Master Forward Agreements”) govern certain forward settling transactions, such as TBA securities, delayed-delivery or certain sale-buyback transactions by and between a Fund and select counterparties. The Master Forward Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, transaction initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral. The market value of forward settling transactions, collateral pledged or received, and the net exposure by counterparty as of period end is disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

 

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Customer Account Agreements and related addenda govern cleared derivatives transactions such as futures, options on futures, and cleared OTC derivatives. Such transactions require posting of initial margin as determined by each relevant clearing agency which is segregated in an account at a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) registered with the CFTC. In the United States, counterparty risk may be reduced as creditors of an FCM cannot have a claim to Fund assets in the segregated account. Portability of exposure reduces risk to the Funds. Variation margin, or changes in market value, are exchanged daily, but may not be netted between futures and cleared OTC derivatives unless the parties have agreed to a separate arrangement in respect of portfolio margining. The market value or accumulated unrealized appreciation (depreciation), initial margin posted, and any unsettled variation margin as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Prime Broker Arrangements may be entered into to facilitate execution and/or clearing of listed equity option transactions or short sales of equity securities between a Fund and selected counterparties. The arrangements provide guidelines surrounding the rights, obligations, and other events, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. Margin and other assets delivered as collateral are typically in the possession of the prime broker and would offset any obligations due to the prime broker. The market values of listed options and securities sold short and related collateral are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern bilateral OTC derivative transactions entered into by a Fund with select counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral posting and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. In limited circumstances, the ISDA Master Agreement may contain additional provisions that add counterparty protection beyond coverage of existing daily exposure if the counterparty has a decline in credit quality below a predefined level. These amounts, if any, may be segregated with a third-party custodian. The market value of OTC financial derivative instruments, collateral received or pledged, and net exposure by counterparty as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

9. FEES AND EXPENSES

 

(a) Management Fee  Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement with PIMCO (the “Agreement”), and subject to the supervision of the Board, PIMCO is responsible for providing to each Fund investment guidance and policy direction in connection with the management of the Fund, including oral and written research, analysis, advice, and statistical and economic data and information. In addition, pursuant to the Agreement and subject to the general supervision of the Board, PIMCO, at its expense, provides or causes to be furnished most other supervisory and administrative services the Funds require, including but not limited to, expenses of most third-party service providers (e.g., audit, custodial, legal, transfer agency, printing) and other expenses, such as those associated with insurance, proxy solicitations and mailings for shareholder meetings, NYSE listing and related fees, tax services, valuation services and other services the Funds require for their daily operations.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, PIMCO receives an annual fee, payable monthly, at the annual rates shown in the table below:

 

Fund Name         Annual
Rate
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

      0.65% (1) 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      0.81% (1) 

PIMCO High Income Fund

      0.76% (1) 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      0.86% (2) 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      0.83% (2) 

 

(1) 

Management fees calculated based on the Fund’s average daily net asset value (including daily net assets attributable to any preferred shares of the Fund that may be outstanding).

(2) 

Management fees calculated based on the Fund’s average weekly “total managed assets”. Total managed assets includes total assets of each Fund (including any assets attributable to any preferred shares or other forms of leverage that may be outstanding) minus accrued liabilities (other than liabilities representing leverage).

 

(b) Fund Expenses  Each Fund bears other expenses, which may vary and affect the total level of expenses paid by shareholders, such as (i) salaries and other compensation or expenses, including travel expenses of any of the Fund’s executive officers and employees, if any, who are not officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners or employees of PIMCO or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) taxes and governmental fees, if any, levied against the Fund; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions and other portfolio transaction expenses incurred by or for the Fund (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of outside legal counsel or third-party consultants retained in connection with reviewing, negotiating and structuring specialized loans and other investments made by the Fund, subject to specific or general authorization by the Fund’s Board (for example, so-called “broken-deal costs” (e.g., fees, costs, expenses and liabilities, including, for example, due diligence-related fees, costs, expenses and liabilities, with respect to unconsummated investments))); (iv) expenses of the Fund’s securities

 

 

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lending (if any), including any securities lending agent fees, as governed by a separate securities lending agreement; (v) costs, including interest expense, of borrowing money or engaging in other types of leverage financing, including, without limitation, through the use by the Fund of reverse repurchase agreements, tender option bonds, bank borrowings and credit facilities; (vi) costs, including dividend and/or interest expenses and other costs (including, without limitation, offering and related legal costs, fees to brokers, fees to auction agents, fees to transfer agents, fees to ratings agencies and fees to auditors associated with satisfying ratings agency requirements for preferred shares or other securities issued by the Fund and other related requirements in the Fund’s organizational documents) associated with the Fund’s issuance, offering, redemption and maintenance of preferred shares, commercial paper or other senior securities for the purpose of incurring leverage; (vii) fees and expenses of any underlying funds or other pooled vehicles in which the Fund invests; (viii) dividend and interest expenses on short positions taken by the Fund; (ix) fees and expenses, including travel expenses, and fees and expenses of legal counsel retained for their benefit, of Trustees who are not officers, employees, partners, shareholders or members of PIMCO or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (x) extraordinary expenses, including extraordinary legal expenses, that may arise, including expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, other claims, and the legal obligations of the Fund to indemnify its Trustees, officers, employees, shareholders, distributors, and agents with respect thereto; (xi) organizational and offering expenses of the Fund, including with respect to share offerings, such as rights offerings and shelf offerings, following the Fund’s initial offering, and expenses associated with tender offers and other share repurchases and redemptions; and (xii) expenses of the Fund which are capitalized in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Each of the Trustees of the Funds who is not an interested person under Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, (the “Independent Trustees”) also serves as a trustee of a number of other closed-end funds for which PIMCO serves as investment manager (together with the Funds, the “PIMCO Closed-End Funds”), as well as PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund and PIMCO Flexible Municipal Income Fund, each a closed end management investment company managed by PIMCO that is operated as an “interval fund” (the “PIMCO Interval Funds”), and PIMCO-Managed Accounts Trust, an open-end management investment company with multiple series for which PIMCO serves as investment adviser and administrator (“PMAT” and, together with the PIMCO Closed-End Funds and the PIMCO Interval Funds, the “PIMCO-Managed Funds”). In addition, each of the Independent Trustees also serves as a trustee of certain investment companies (together, the “Allianz-Managed Funds”), for which Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI U.S.”), an affiliate of PIMCO, serves as investment

manager. Prior to the close of business on September 5, 2014, a predecessor entity of AllianzGI U.S. served as investment manager of PMAT and the PIMCO Closed-End Funds other than PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund. The Funds pay no compensation directly to any Trustee or any other officer who is affiliated with the administrator, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Funds from the administrator or its affiliates.

 

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Manager is a related party. Fees payable to this party are disclosed in Note 9, Fees and Expenses, and the accrued related party fee amounts are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Certain Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain related affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Funds from or to another fund or portfolio that are, or could be, considered an affiliate, or an affiliate of an affiliate, by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 under the Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. During the period ended July 31, 2019, the Funds below engaged in purchases and sales of securities pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the Act (amounts in thousands):

 

Fund Name         Purchases     Sales  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $  22,187     $  60,874  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

        15,276         43,632  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      6,619       61,785  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      6,714       12,107  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      20,113       20,195  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

11. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under each Fund’s organizational documents, each Trustee and officer is indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

12. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

The length of time a Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. A change in the securities held by a Fund is known as “portfolio turnover.” Each Fund may engage in

 

 

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frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective, particularly during periods of volatile market movements. High portfolio turnover may involve correspondingly greater transaction costs, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities, which are borne by the Fund. Such

sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains (which are generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates when distributed to shareholders). The transaction costs associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The portfolio turnover rates are reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

 

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended July 31, 2019, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

      U.S. Government/Agency     All Other  
Fund Name     Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   367     $ 14,081     $   491,858     $   343,098  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      0       7,839       196,569       115,909  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      0         10,463       286,106       195,502  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      0       1,527       116,501       59,630  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      0       2,289       215,127       119,614  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

13. COMMON SHARES OFFERING

 

On March 23, 2017, the SEC declared effective a registration statement filed using the “shelf” registration process (the “Original Shelf Registration”) for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Fund”). Pursuant to the Original Shelf Registration, the Fund was permitted to offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to 14,500,000 of its Common Shares, par value $0.00001 per share. The aggregate sale proceeds for the sales of the Fund Common Shares were subject to an aggregate cap of $229,680,000. As of July 1, 2019, the Fund had sold an aggregate of 13,662,714 Common Shares pursuant to the Original Shelf Registration, representing net proceeds to the Fund of $227,144,920 after payment of commissions. On July 3, 2019, the SEC declared effective a new registration statement filed using the “shelf” registration process for the Fund (the “New Shelf Registration”). Pursuant to the New Shelf Registration, the Fund may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to $500,000,000 of common shares. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, the Fund sold 4,849,405 Common Shares pursuant to the Original Registration Statement and the New Registration Statement. Proceeds from the offerings during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019 (net of commissions and fees) were $83,315,759.

 

On September 6, 2018, the SEC declared effective a registration statement filed using the “shelf” registration process for each of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II.

 

Pursuant to its shelf registration, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund may offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to 5,500,000 of its Common Shares, par value $0.00001 per share. The aggregate sale proceeds for the sales of the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund Common Shares are subject to an aggregate cap of $100,000,000. During the period ended July 31, 2019, the Fund sold

1,981,184 Common Shares. Proceeds from the offerings during the period ended July 31, 2019 (net of commissions and fees) were $22,787,610.

 

Pursuant to its shelf registration, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II may offer and sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to 11,500,000 of its common shares, par value $0.00001 per share. The aggregate sale proceeds for the sales of the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II common shares are subject to an aggregate cap of $175,000,000. During the period ended July 31, 2019, the Fund sold 3,617,565 Common Shares. Proceeds from the offerings during the period ended July 31, 2019 (net of commissions and fees) were $37,505,211.

 

Each Fund may not sell any Common Shares at a price below the NAV of such Common Shares, exclusive of any distributing commission or discount. Sales of the Common Shares, if any, may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at the market”, including sales made directly on the NYSE or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. Any proceeds from a Fund’s offering of its common shares will be invested in accordance with its investment objective and policies as set forth in its effective registration statement.

 

14. AUCTION RATE PREFERRED SHARES

 

Each series of Auction Rate Preferred Shares (“ARPS”) outstanding of each Fund has a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated, unpaid dividends. Dividends are accumulated daily at an annual rate that is typically reset every seven days through auction procedures (or through default procedures in the event of failed auctions). Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually.

 

 

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For the period ended July 31, 2019, the annualized dividend rates on the ARPS ranged from:

 

Fund Name         Shares
Issued and
Outstanding
    High     Low     As of
July 31, 2019
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

         

Series M

      1,748       4.984%       3.802%       4.664%  

Series T

      1,596       4.984%       3.782%       4.644%  

Series W

      1,634       4.964%       3.802%       4.564%  

Series TH

      1,786       4.984%       3.782%       4.684%  

Series F

      1,742       4.984%       3.802%       4.664%  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

         

Series M

      242       3.738%       2.852%       3.498%  

Series T

      180       3.738%       2.837%       3.483%  

Series W

      214       3.723%       2.852%       3.423%  

Series TH

      138       3.738%       2.837%       3.513%  

Series F

      167       3.738%       2.852%       3.498%  

PIMCO High Income Fund

         

Series M

      455       3.987%       3.042%       3.731%  

Series T

      526       3.987%       3.026%       3.715%  

Series W

      369       3.971%       3.042%       3.651%  

Series TH

      476       3.987%       3.026%       3.747%  

Series F

      496       3.987%       3.042%       3.731%  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

         

Series T

      698       3.677%       3.201%       3.482%  

Series W

      636       3.675%       3.200%       3.446%  

Series TH

      474       3.677%       3.193%       3.599%  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

         

Series M

      671       3.681%       3.200%       3.523%  

Series T

      855       3.677%       3.201%       3.482%  

Series W

      627       3.675%       3.200%       3.446%  

Series TH

      706       3.677%       3.193%       3.599%  

Series F

      638       3.670%       3.199%       3.557%  

 

Each Fund is subject to certain limitations and restrictions while ARPS are outstanding. Failure to comply with these limitations and restrictions could preclude a Fund from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions to common shareholders or repurchasing common shares and/or could trigger the mandatory redemption of ARPS at their liquidation preference plus any accumulated, unpaid dividends.

 

Auction Rate Preferred shareholders of each Fund, who are entitled to one vote per share, generally vote together with the common shareholders of the Fund but vote separately as a class to elect two Trustees of the Fund and on certain matters adversely affecting the rights of the ARPS.

 

Since mid-February 2008, holders of ARPS issued by the Funds have been directly impacted by a lack of liquidity, which has similarly affected ARPS holders in many of the nation’s closed-end funds. Since then, regularly scheduled auctions for ARPS issued by the Funds have consistently “failed” because of insufficient demand (bids to buy shares) to meet the supply (shares offered for sale) at each auction. In a failed auction, ARPS holders

 

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cannot sell all, and may not be able to sell any, of their shares tendered for sale. While repeated auction failures have affected the liquidity for ARPS, they do not constitute a default or automatically alter the credit quality of the ARPS, and ARPS holders have continued to receive dividends at the defined “maximum rate,” as defined for the Funds in the table below:

 

Fund Name              Applicable %              Reference Rate            Maximum Rate  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

           200%        x      7-day “AA” Financial Composite
Commercial Paper Rates
     =        Maximum Rate for PTY  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

           150%        x      7-day “AA” Financial Composite
Commercial Paper Rates
     =        Maximum Rate for PCN  

PIMCO High Income Fund

           160%        x      7-day “AA” Financial Composite
Commercial Paper Rates
     =        Maximum Rate for PHK  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

  The higher of       

150%

 

1.25%

 

 

    

x

 

+

 

 

   7-Day USD LIBOR
OR
7-Day USD LIBOR
    

=

 

=

 

 

     Maximum Rate for PFL  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

  The higher of       

150%

 

1.25%

 

 

    

x

 

+

 

 

   7-Day USD LIBOR
OR
7-Day USD LIBOR
    

=

 

=

 

 

     Maximum Rate for PFN  

 

The maximum rate is a function of short-term interest rates and is typically higher than the rate that would have otherwise been set through a successful auction. If the Funds’ ARPS auctions continue to fail and the “maximum rate” payable on the ARPS rises as a result of changes in short-term interest rates, returns for the Fund’s common shareholders could be adversely affected.

 

On June 25, 2019, each Fund commenced a voluntary tender offer for up to 100% of its outstanding ARPS at a price equal to 87%, with respect to PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, 88%, with respect to PIMCO High Income Fund, and 93%, with respect to PIMCO

Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, of the ARPS’ per share liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (or $21,750 per share for PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, $22,000 per share for PIMCO High Income Fund and $23,250 per share for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund) and any unpaid dividends accrued through the expiration of the tender offers (each, a “Tender Offer”).

 

On or about July 26, 2019, each Fund announced the expiration and results of its Tender Offer.

 

 

Details of the ARPS tendered and not withdrawn for each Fund for the reporting period ended July 31, 2019 are provided in the table below:

 

Fund Name        

Liquidation

Preference

Per Share

   

Tender Offer

Price Per Share

    Price
Percentage
   

Cash Exchanged for

ARPS Tendered

   

ARPS Outstanding

as of 07/31/2018

   

ARPS

Tendered

   

ARPS Outstanding

After Tender

Offer as of

07/31/2019

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $ 25,000     $ 23,250         93   $ 23,529,000         9,518       1,012         8,506  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      25,000       21,750       87         27,840,000       2,221       1,280       941  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      25,000       22,000       88       38,654,000       4,079         1,757       2,322  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

        25,000         21,750       87       5,285,250       2,051       243       1,808  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      25,000       21,750       87       4,371,750       3,698       201       3,497  

 

15. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION MATTERS

 

The Funds are not named as defendants in any material litigation or arbitration proceedings and are not aware of any material litigation or claim pending or threatened against them.

 

The foregoing speaks only as of the date of this report.

 

16. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

 

Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and

distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

 

A Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years. As of July 31, 2019, the Funds have

 

 

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recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

 

The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax

authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

 

As of July 31, 2019, the components of distributable taxable earnings are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

          Undistributed
Ordinary
Income(1)
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Net Tax Basis
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(2)
    Other
Book-to-Tax
Accounting
Differences(3)
    Accumulated
Capital
Losses(4)
    Qualified
Late-Year
Loss
Deferral -
Capital(5)
    Qualified
Late-Year
Loss
Deferral -
Ordinary(6)
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   13,636     $   0     $   87,670     $   (11,472   $   (102,160   $   0     $   0  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      6,116       0       44,008       (4,466     (41,601     0       0  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      0       0       9,937       (8,056     (147,659     0       0  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      0       0       15,719       (2,500     (25,160     0       0  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      1,420       0       41,390       (5,099     (59,939     0       0  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(1) 

Includes undistributed short-term capital gains, if any.

(2) 

Adjusted for open wash sale loss deferrals and accelerated recognition of unrealized gain or loss on certain forward contracts for federal income tax purposes. Also adjusted for differences between book and tax realized and unrealized gain/loss on swap contracts, market discount and premium amortization, defaulted securities, straddle loss deferrals, partnership adjustments, convertible preferred securities, and Lehman securities.

(3) 

Represents differences in income tax regulations and financial accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, mainly for distributions payable at fiscal year-end.

(4) 

Capital losses available to offset future net capital gains expire in varying amounts in the years shown below.

(5) 

Capital losses realized during the period November 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 which the Funds elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations.

(6) 

Specified losses realized during the period November 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 and Ordinary losses realized during the period January 1, 2019 through July 31, 2019, which the Funds elected to defer to the following taxable year pursuant to income tax regulations.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, a fund is permitted to carry forward any new capital losses for an unlimited period. Additionally, such capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term under previous law.

As of July 31, 2019, the Funds had the following post-effective capital losses with no expiration (amounts in thousands):

 

          Short-Term     Long-Term  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   102,160     $ 0  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      36,973       4,628  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      95,265         52,394  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      24,150       1,010  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      57,440       2,499  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

 

As of July 31, 2019, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

           Federal Tax
Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)(7)
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

     $   1,718,541      $   262,267      $ (176,522    $ 85,745  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

       754,002        118,577        (74,524        44,053  

PIMCO High Income Fund

       1,232,551        220,122          (211,406      8,716  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

       406,095        54,833        (39,110      15,723  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

       831,419        127,503        (86,871      40,632  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(7) 

Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments are attributable to open wash sale loss deferrals, straddle loss deferrals, unrealized gain or loss on certain forward contracts, market discount and premium amortization, convertible preferred securities, defaulted securities, swaps, partnership adjustments and Lehman securities for federal income tax purposes.

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   105


Notes to Financial Statements (Cont.)

 

July 31, 2019

 

 

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively, the Funds made the following tax basis distributions (amounts in thousands):

 

          July 31, 2019     July 31, 2018  
          Ordinary
Income
Distributions(8)
    Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
    Return of
Capital(9)
    Ordinary
Income
Distributions(8)
    Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions
    Return of
Capital(9)
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   150,450     $   0     $ 0     $   132,208     $   0     $ 0  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

      58,368       0       0       54,197       0       0  

PIMCO High Income Fund

      98,411       0         21,383       109,992       0         17,226  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

      27,687       0       2,473       28,579       0       345  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

      66,081       0       0       59,659       0       0  
             

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

(8) 

Includes short-term capital gains, if any, distributed.

(9) 

A portion of the distributions made represents a tax return of capital. Return of capital distributions have been reclassified from undistributed net investment income to paid-in capital to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax accounting.

 

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In preparing these financial statements, the Funds’ management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.

 

On August 1, 2019, the following distributions were declared to common shareholders payable September 3, 2019 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2019:

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   0.130000 per common share  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

    $ 0.112500 per common share  

PIMCO High Income Fund

    $ 0.061331 per common share  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

    $ 0.090000 per common share  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

    $ 0.080000 per common share  

On September 3, 2019, the following distributions were declared to common shareholders payable October 1, 2019 to shareholders of record on September 13, 2019:

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

    $   0.130000 per common share  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

    $ 0.112500 per common share  

PIMCO High Income Fund

    $ 0.061331 per common share  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

    $ 0.090000 per common share  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

    $ 0.080000 per common share  

 

There were no other subsequent events identified that require recognition or disclosure.

 

 

106   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS     


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund, and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

 

Opinions on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund, and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2019, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2019, and for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, and PIMCO High Income Fund, the statements of cash flows for the year ended July 31, 2019, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2019, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2019, and for PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, and PIMCO High Income Fund, the results of each of their cash flows for the year then ended, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinions

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2019 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

 

September 20, 2019

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in PIMCO Taxable Closed-End Funds since 1995.

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   107


Glossary: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BCY  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  FBF  

Credit Suisse International

  NOM  

Nomura Securities International Inc.

BOA  

Bank of America N.A.

  FICC  

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

  RDR  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

BOS  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

  FOB  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  RTA  

RBC (Barbados) Trading Bank Corp.

BPS  

BNP Paribas S.A.

  GLM  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  RYL  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

BRC  

Barclays Bank PLC

  GST  

Goldman Sachs International

  SBI  

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

CBK  

Citibank N.A.

  HUS  

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

  SCX  

Standard Chartered Bank

CEW  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  JML  

JP Morgan Securities Plc

  SOG  

Societe Generale Paris

CFR  

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.

  JPM  

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

  SSB  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

CIW  

CIBC World Markets Corp.

  JPS  

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

  TDM  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

CSN  

Credit Suisse AG (New York)

  MEI  

Merrill Lynch International

  UAG  

UBS AG Stamford

DEU  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

  MYC  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  UBS  

UBS Securities LLC

DUB  

Deutsche Bank AG

  MYI  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

   

Currency Abbreviations:

               
ARS  

Argentine Peso

  EUR  

Euro

  PEN  

Peruvian New Sol

AUD  

Australian Dollar

  GBP  

British Pound

  RUB  

Russian Ruble

BRL  

Brazilian Real

  MXN  

Mexican Peso

  USD (or $)  

United States Dollar

Exchange Abbreviations:

               
OTC  

Over the Counter

       

Index/Spread Abbreviations:

               
ABX.HE  

Asset-Backed Securities Index - Home Equity

  CDX.HY  

Credit Derivatives Index - High Yield

  LIBOR03M  

3 Month USD-LIBOR

BADLARPP  

Argentina Badlar Floating Rate Notes

  CDX.IG  

Credit Derivatives Index - Investment Grade

  US0003M  

3 Month USD Swap Rate

BP0003M  

3 Month GBP-LIBOR

  EUR003M  

3 Month EUR Swap Rate

   

Municipal Bond or Agency Abbreviations:

               
AGM  

Assured Guaranty Municipal

       

Other Abbreviations:

               
ABS  

Asset-Backed Security

  CDO  

Collateralized Debt Obligation

  PIK  

Payment-in-Kind

ALT  

Alternate Loan Trust

  CLO  

Collateralized Loan Obligation

  TBA  

To-Be-Announced

BABs  

Build America Bonds

  DAC  

Designated Activity Company

  TBD  

To-Be-Determined

BBR  

Bank Bill Rate

  EURIBOR  

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

  TBD%  

Interest rate to be determined when loan settles or at the time of funding

BBSW  

Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate

  LIBOR  

London Interbank Offered Rate

   

 

108   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS     


Federal Income Tax Information

 

(Unaudited)

 

As required by the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) and Treasury Regulations, if applicable, shareholders must be notified within 60 days of the Funds’ fiscal year end regarding the status of qualified dividend income and the dividend received deduction.

 

Dividend Received Deduction.  Corporate shareholders are generally entitled to take the dividend received deduction on the portion of a Fund’s dividend distribution that qualifies under tax law. The percentage of the following Funds’ Fiscal 2019 ordinary income dividend that qualifies for the corporate dividend received deduction is set forth below:

 

Qualified Dividend Income.  Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the following percentage of ordinary dividends paid during the calendar year was designated as “qualified dividend income”, as defined in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 subject to reduced tax rates in 2019:

 

Qualified Interest Income and Qualified Short-Term Capital Gain (for non-U.S. resident shareholders only).  Under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the following amounts of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019 are considered to be derived from “qualified interest income,” as defined in Section 871(k)(1)(E) of the Code, and therefore are designated as interest-related dividends, as defined in Section 871(k)(1)(C) of the Code. Further, the following amounts of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019 are considered to be derived from “qualified short-term capital gain,” as defined in Section 871(k)(2)(D) of the Code, and therefore are designated as qualified short-term gain dividends, as defined by Section 871(k)(2)(C) of the Code.

 

            Dividend
Received
Deduction
%
     Qualified
Dividend
Income
%
     Qualified
Interest
Income
(000s)
     Qualified
Short-Term
Capital Gain
(000s)
 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

        0.00%        1.23%      $     69,433      $     0  

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

        0.00%        0.00%        29,534        0  

PIMCO High Income Fund

        0.00%        1.17%        51,892        0  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

        0.00%        0.00%        13,965        0  

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

        0.00%        0.00%        31,144        0  

 

  

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Trust. In January 2020, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions received by you in calendar year 2019.

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   109


Shareholder Meeting Results

 

Annual Shareholder Meeting Results

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund held their annual meetings of shareholders on April 26, 2019. Shareholders voted as indicated below:

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Election of Sarah E. Cogan — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year

       78,039,703        1,960,965  

Election of David N. Fisher — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year

       78,128,937        1,871,731  

Re-election of John C. Maney — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       78,145,803        1,854,865  

Re-election of William B. Ogden, IV — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       77,900,094        2,100,574  

Re-election of Alan Rappaport* — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       1,008        3,303  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Ms. Debrorah A. DeCotis and Messrs. Bradford K. Gallagher, James A. Jacobson and Hans W. Kertess continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

Interested Trustee

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Election of Sarah E. Cogan — Class II to serve until the annual meeting for the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       35,277,830        721,982  

Re-election of Deborah A. DeCotis* — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       1,261        831  

Election of David N. Fisher — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year

       35,268,012        731,800  

Re-election of James A. Jacobson — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year

       35,125,262        874,550  

Re-election of John C. Maney — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       35,254,488        745,324  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Messrs. Bradford K. Gallagher, Hans W. Kertess, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

Interested Trustee

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

PIMCO High Income Fund, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II held their annual meetings of shareholders on June 28, 2019. Shareholders voted as indicated below.

 

PIMCO High Income Fund          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Election of Sarah E. Cogan — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year

       111,724,847        7,220,206  

Election of David N. Fisher — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year

       111,555,582        7,389,471  

Re-election of John C. Maney — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       111,429,764        7,515,289  

Re-election of William B. Ogden, IV — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       111,507,110        7,437,943  

Re-election of Alan Rappaport* — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       2,997        617  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Ms. Deborah A. DeCotis and Messrs. Bradford K. Gallagher, James A. Jacobson and Hans W. Kertess continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

Interested Trustee

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Election of Sarah E. Cogan — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year

       23,613,174        655,624  

Re-election of Deborah A. DeCotis* — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       1,979        42  

Election of David N. Fisher — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       23,613,174        655,624  

Re-election of Bradford K. Gallagher — Class III to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       23,754,881        513,917  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Messrs. James A. Jacobson, Hans W. Kertess, John C. Maney, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

Interested Trustee

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

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(Unaudited)

 

 

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Election of Sarah E. Cogan — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       55,203,313        1,175,275  

Re-election of Deborah A. DeCotis — Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       55,216,251        1,162,337  

Election of David N. Fisher — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year

       55,372,041        1,006,547  

Re-election of Bradford K. Gallagher*— Class II to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2021-2022 fiscal year

       2,789        52  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Messrs. James A. Jacobson, Hans W. Kertess, John C. Maney, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport and continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

 

Interested Trustee

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

Special Shareholder Meeting Results

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund held a special meeting of the Fund’s preferred shareholders on February 8, 2019. The preferred shareholders voted as indicated below.

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund          Affirmative      Withheld
Authority
 

Re-election of Hans W. Kertess* — Class I to serve until the annual meeting held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year

       1,794        297  

 

The other members of the Board of Trustees at the time of the meeting, namely, Mses. Sarah E. Cogan and Deborah A. DeCotis and Messrs. Bradford K. Gallagher, David N. Fisher, James A. Jacobson, John C. Maney, William B. Ogden, IV and Alan Rappaport continued to serve as Trustees of the Fund.

 

*

Preferred Shares Trustee

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   111


Changes to Boards of Trustees

 

(Unaudited)

 

Effective January 1, 2019, Mr. Craig Dawson resigned from the Board of each Fund.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, Ms. Sarah E. Cogan was appointed by the Board of Trustees of each Fund as a Class III Trustee of PIMCO High Income Fund, a Class II Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II and a Class I Trustee of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund.

 

Effective January 1, 2019, Mr. David N. Fisher was appointed by the Board of Trustees of each Fund as a Class III Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund, a Class II Trustee of PIMCO High Income Fund and a Class I Trustee of PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II.

 

Effective April 26, 2019, Mr. John C. Maney, who was previously a Class I Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, became a Class II Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund. Effective April 26, 2019, Mr. James A. Jacobson, who was previously a Class II Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund, became a Class I Trustee of PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund.

 

112   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS     


Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

(Unaudited)

 

Each Fund has adopted a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) which allows common shareholders to reinvest Fund distributions in additional common shares of the Fund. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Plan Agent”) serves as agent for common shareholders in administering the Plan. It is important to note that participation in the Plan and automatic reinvestment of Fund distributions does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect against losses in a declining market.

 

Automatic enrollment/voluntary participation  Under the Plan, common shareholders whose shares are registered with the Plan Agent (“registered shareholders”) are automatically enrolled as participants in the Plan and will have all Fund distributions of income, capital gains and returns of capital (together, “distributions”) reinvested by the Plan Agent in additional common shares of a Fund, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. Registered shareholders who elect not to participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholder of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, to the nominee) by the Plan Agent. Participation in the Plan is voluntary. Participants may terminate or resume their enrollment in the Plan at any time without penalty by notifying the Plan Agent online at www.astfinancial.com, by calling (844) 33-PIMCO (844-337-4626), by writing to the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, at P.O. Box 922, Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560, or, as applicable, by completing and returning the transaction form attached to a Plan statement. A proper notification will be effective immediately and apply to each Fund’s next distribution if received by the Plan Agent at least three (3) days prior to the record date for the distribution; otherwise, a notification will be effective shortly following the Fund’s next distribution and will apply to the Fund’s next succeeding distribution thereafter. If you withdraw from the Plan and so request, the Plan Agent will arrange for the sale of your shares and send you the proceeds, minus a transaction fee and brokerage commissions.

 

How shares are purchased under the Plan  For each Fund distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire common shares for participants either (i) through receipt of newly issued common shares from each Fund (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchasing common shares of the Fund on the open market (“open market purchases”). If, on a distribution payment date, the net asset value per common share of a Fund (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions (often referred to as a “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount on behalf of participants in newly issued shares at a price equal to the greater of (i) NAV or (ii) 95% of the market price per common share on the payment date. If the NAV is greater than the

market price per common shares plus estimated brokerage commissions (often referred to as a “market discount”) on a distribution payment date, the Plan agent will instead attempt to invest the distribution amount through open market purchases. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full distribution amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion of the distribution in newly issued shares at a price equal to the greater of (i) NAV or (ii) 95% of the market price per share as of the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date (which, in either case, may be a price greater or lesser than the NAV per common shares on the distribution payment date). No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Under the Plan, the market price of common shares on a particular date is the last sales price on the exchange where the shares are listed on that date or, if there is no sale on the exchange on that date, the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations for the shares on the exchange on that date.

 

The NAV per common share on a particular date is the amount calculated on that date (normally at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) in accordance with each Fund’s then current policies.

 

Fees and expenses  No brokerage charges are imposed on reinvestments in newly issued shares under the Plan. However, all participants will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred by the Plan Agent when it makes open market purchases. There are currently no direct service charges imposed on participants in the Plan, although each Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include such charges. The Plan Agent imposes a transaction fee (in addition to brokerage commissions that are incurred) if it arranges for the sale of your common shares held under the Plan.

 

Shares held through nominees  In the case of a registered shareholder such as a broker, bank or other nominee (together, a “nominee”) that holds common shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of common shares certified by the nominee/record shareholder as representing the total amount registered in such shareholder’s name and held for the account of beneficial owners who are to participate in the Plan. If your common shares are held through a nominee and are not registered with the Plan Agent, neither you nor the nominee will be participants in or have distributions reinvested under the Plan. If you are a beneficial owner of common shares and wish to participate in the Plan, and your nominee is unable or unwilling to become a registered shareholder and a Plan participant on your behalf, you may request that your nominee arrange to have all or a portion of your shares re-registered with the Plan Agent in your

 

 

  ANNUAL REPORT   JULY 31, 2019   113


Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Cont.)

 

(Unaudited)

 

name so that you may be enrolled as a participant in the Plan. Please contact your nominee for details or for other possible alternatives. Participants whose shares are registered with the Plan Agent in the name of one nominee firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan.

 

Tax consequences Automatically  reinvested dividends and distributions are taxed in the same manner as cash dividends and distributions — i.e., automatic reinvestment in additional shares does not relieve shareholders of, or defer the need to pay, any income tax that may be payable (or that is required to be withheld) on Fund dividends and distributions. The Funds and the Plan Agent reserve the right to amend or terminate the Plan. Additional information about the Plan, as well as a copy of the full Plan itself, may be obtained from the Plan Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, at P.O. Box 922, Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560; telephone number: (844) 33-PIMCO (844-337-4626); website: www.astfinancial.com.

 

 

114   PIMCO CLOSED-END FUNDS     


Management of the Funds

 

(Unaudited)

 

The chart below identifies Trustees and Officers of the Funds. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all persons below is c/o Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 1633 Broadway, New York, New York 10019.

 

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes more information about the Trustees and Officers. To request a free copy, call PIMCO at (844) 33-PIMCO.

 

Trustees

 

Name And
Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
   Number
of Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/
Nominee
   Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years
Independent Trustees

Deborah A. DeCotis

1952

  Chair of the Board, Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since 2011, expected to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PHK and PTY and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PFL, PFN and PCN.   Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (since 1996); Member, Circle Financial Group (since 2009); Member, Council on Foreign Relations (since 2013); Trustee, Smith College (since 2017); and Director, Watford Re (since 2017). Formerly, Co-Chair Special Projects Committee, Memorial Sloan Kettering (2005-2015); Trustee, Stanford University (2010-2015); Principal, LaLoop LLC, a retail accessories company (1999-2014); Director, Helena Rubenstein Foundation (1997-2010); and Director, Armor Holdings (2002-2010).    91    None

Sarah E. Cogan*

1956

  Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since January 2019, expected to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PFL and PTY, the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PHK and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PFN and PCN.   Of Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (law firm); Director, Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Inc. (since 2016); and Trustee, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (since 2013). Formerly, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1989-2018).    91    None

Bradford K. Gallagher

1944

  Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since 2010, expected to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PCN and PTY, the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PHK and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PFL and PFN.   Retired. Founder, Spyglass Investments LLC, a private investment vehicle (since 2001). Formerly, Chairman and Trustee, The Common Fund (2005-2014); Partner, New Technology Ventures Capital Management LLC, a venture capital fund (2011-2013); Chairman and Trustee, Atlantic Maritime Heritage Foundation (2007-2012); and Founder, President and CEO, Cypress Holding Company and Cypress Tree Investment Management Company (1995-2001).    91    Formerly, Chairman and Trustee of Grail Advisors ETF Trust (2009- 2010) and Trustee of Nicholas- Applegate Institutional Funds (2007- 2010).

James A. Jacobson

1945

  Trustee   Trustee of PHK, PCN and PTY since 2009, Trustee of PFL since 2012 and Trustee of PFN since 2013, expected to stand for election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PHK, PFN and PTY and the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PFL and PCN.   Retired. Trustee (since 2002) and Chairman of Investment Committee (since 2007), Ronald McDonald House of New York; and Trustee, New Jersey City University (since 2014). Formerly, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Spear, Leeds & Kellogg Specialists, LLC, a specialist firm on the New York Stock Exchange (2003-2008).    91    Formerly, Trustee, Alpine Mutual Funds Complex (consisting of 18 funds) (2009-2016).

Hans W. Kertess

1939

  Trustee   Trustee of PCN since 2002, Trustee of PHK, PFL and PTY since 2003 and Trustee of PFN since 2004, expected to stand for election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PFL and PFN and the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PHK, PCN and PTY.   President, H. Kertess & Co., a financial advisory company; and Senior Adviser (formerly Managing Director), Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets (since 2004).    91    None

William B. Ogden, IV

1945

  Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since 2006, expected to stand for election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PFL and PCN, the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PFN and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PHK and PTY.   Retired. Formerly, Asset Management Industry Consultant; and Managing Director, Investment Banking Division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    91    None

 

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Management of the Funds (Cont.)

 

Name And
Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held
with the
Funds
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
  Number
of Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/
Nominee
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee/
Nominee
During the
Past 5 Years

Alan Rappaport

1953

  Trustee   Trustee of PHK, PCN and PTY since 2010, Trustee of PFL since 2014 and Trustee of PFN since 2012, expected to stand for election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PFL, PFN and PCN and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PHK and PTY.   Adjunct Professor, New York University Stern School of Business (since 2011); Lecturer, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (since 2013); and Director, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., an asset management firm (since 2013). Formerly, Advisory Director (formerly Vice Chairman), Roundtable Investment Partners (2009-2018); Member of Board of Overseers, NYU Langone Medical Center (2015-2016); Trustee, American Museum of Natural History (2005-2015); Trustee, NYU Langone Medical Center (2007-2015); Vice Chairman (formerly Chairman and President), U.S. Trust (formerly Private Bank of Bank of America, the predecessor entity of U.S. Trust) (2001-2008).   91   None
Interested Trustees/Nominees      

David N. Fisher**

1968

  Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since January 2019, expected to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PHK and PCN, the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PFN and PTY and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PFL.   Managing Director and Head of Traditional Product Strategies, PIMCO (Since 2015); and Director, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, a non-profit organization (since 2015). Formerly, Global Bond Strategist, PIMCO (2008-2015); and Managing Director and Head of Global Fixed Income, HSBC Global Asset Management (2005-2008).   28   None

John C. Maney***

1959

  Trustee   Trustee of each Fund since 2006, expected to stand for re-election at the annual meeting of shareholders held during the 2019-2020 fiscal year for PFN, the 2020-2021 fiscal year for PFL and the 2021-2022 fiscal year for PHK, PCN and PTY.   Managing Director of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. (since January 2005) and a member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. (since November 2006) and a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Compensation Committee of PIMCO Europe Ltd (since December 2017). Formerly, Member of the Management Board of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (2007-2014) and Managing Director of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC (2011-2014).   28   None

 

*

Ms. Cogan was appointed as a Trustee of the Fund by the Board effective January 1, 2019.

**

Mr. Fisher is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, due to his affiliation with PIMCO and its affiliates. Mr. Fisher’s address is 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. He was appointed as a Trustee of the Fund by the Board effective January 1, 2019.

***

Mr. Maney is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, due to his affiliation with Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. and its affiliates. Mr. Maney’s address is 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660.

 

Officers

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
   Position(s)
Held
with Funds
   Term of Office
and Length
of Time Served
   Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Eric D. Johnson1

1970

   President    Since May 2019    Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Keisha Audain-Pressley

1975

   Chief Compliance Officer    Since 2018    Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, PIMCO. Chief Compliance Officer, PIMCO-Managed Funds.

Ryan G. Leshaw1

1980

   Chief Legal Officer    Since May 2019    Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, PIMCO. Chief Legal Officer, PIMCO-Managed Funds. Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
   Position(s)
Held
with Funds
   Term of Office
and Length
of Time Served
   Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years

Joshua D. Ratner

1976

   Senior Vice President    Since May 2019    Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Senior Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Peter G. Strelow1

1970

   Senior Vice President    Since May 2019    Managing Director and Co-Chief Operating Officer, PIMCO. Senior Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Chief Administrative Officer, PIMCO.

Wu-Kwan Kit1

1981

  

Vice President, Senior

Counsel and Secretary

   Since December 2018    Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, PIMCO. Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary, PIMCO-Managed Funds. Assistant Secretary, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT. Formerly, Assistant General Counsel, VanEck Associates Corp.

Stacie D. Anctil1

1969

   Vice President    Since 2015    Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

William G. Galipeau1

1974

   Vice President    Since 2017    Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Bradley A. Todd1

1960

   Treasurer    Since May 2019    Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Erik C. Brown

1967

   Assistant Treasurer    Since 2015    Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Brandon T. Evans1

1982

   Assistant Treasurer    Since May 2019    Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Colleen Miller

1980

   Assistant Treasurer    Since 2017    Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Christopher M. Morin1

1980

   Assistant Treasurer    Since 2016    Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Jason J. Nagler

1982

   Assistant Treasurer    Since 2015    Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

Bijal Parikh1

1978

   Assistant Treasurer    Since May 2019    Senior Vice President, PIMCO. Vice President, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust and PIMCO Equity Series.

Shwetha P. Shenoy

1975

   Assistant Treasurer    Since May 2019    Vice President, PIMCO. Assistant Treasurer, PIMCO-Managed Funds, PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Equity Series VIT.

 

1 

The address of these officers is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California 92660.

 

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Approval of Investment Management Agreement

 

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that both the full Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) and a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of each of PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (“PTY”), PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (“PCN”), PIMCO High Income Fund (“PHK”), PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (“PFL”), and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (“PFN”) (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”), as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement between each Fund and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) (each, an “Agreement” and, collectively, the “Agreements”). At an in-person meeting held on June 18, 2019 (the “Approval Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees, formally considered and unanimously approved the continuation of each Agreement for an additional one-year period commencing on August 1, 2019.

 

In addition to the Approval Meeting, the annual contract review process with respect to the Agreements also involved multiple planning discussions and meetings of the Contracts Committees of the Board (collectively, the “Committee”) to ensure that (i) PIMCO would have time to respond to any questions from the Independent Trustees resulting from their initial review of the contract review materials and (ii) the Independent Trustees would have time to consider those responses (the Approval Meeting, together with such planning discussions and Committee meetings, the “Contract Renewal Meetings”). Throughout the process, the Independent Trustees received legal advice from independent legal counsel that is experienced in 1940 Act matters and independent of PIMCO (“Independent Counsel”), and with whom they met separately from PIMCO during the Contract Renewal Meetings. Representatives from Fund management attended portions of the Contract Renewal Meetings. The Committee also received and reviewed a memorandum from Independent Counsel regarding the Trustees’ responsibilities in evaluating each Agreement.

 

In connection with their deliberations regarding the proposed continuation of the Agreement for each Fund, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The Trustees also considered the nature, quality and extent of the various investment management, administrative and other services performed by PIMCO under the Agreements.

 

In evaluating each Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, reviewed extensive materials provided by PIMCO in response to questions submitted by the Independent Trustees and Independent Counsel, and met with senior representatives of PIMCO regarding its personnel, operations, and financial condition as they relate to the

Funds. The Trustees also considered the broad range of information relevant to the annual contract review that is provided to the Board (including its various standing committees) at meetings throughout the year, including reports on investment performance based on net asset value, common share market price and distribution yield, use of leverage (if applicable), information regarding share price premiums and/or discounts, portfolio risk, and other portfolio information for each Fund, as well as periodic reports on, among other matters, pricing and valuation; quality and cost of portfolio trade execution; compliance; and shareholder and other services provided by PIMCO and its affiliates. To assist with their review, the Trustees reviewed summaries prepared by PIMCO assigning a quadrant placement to each Fund (the “Fund Scoring Summaries”) based on an average of seven measures, including fees/expenses versus performance (one-year, three-year and five-year performance for the periods ended December 31, 2018, in each case, versus a Fund’s management fees or total expense ratio), and distribution yield quartile rank within its Broadridge Performance Universe (as defined below) for the one-year period ended December 31, 2018. The Fund Scoring Summaries were based on net assets, one showing total expenses inclusive of interest and borrowing expenses and the other showing total expenses exclusive of interest and borrowing expenses. They also considered fund cards for each Fund including, among other information, performance based on net asset value and market value (both absolute and compared against its Broadridge Performance Universe (as defined below)), investment objective and strategy, portfolio managers, assets under management, outstanding leverage, share price premium and/or discount information, annual fund operating expenses, total expense ratio and management fee comparisons between the Fund and its Broadridge Expense Group (as defined below) and trends in profitability to PIMCO from its advisory relationship with each Fund.

The Trustees’ conclusions as to the continuation of each Agreement were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and were not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, attributing different weights to various factors. The Trustees evaluated information available to them on a Fund-by-Fund basis, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

 

As part of their review, the Trustees received and considered descriptions of various functions performed by PIMCO for the Funds, such as portfolio management, compliance monitoring, portfolio trading practices, and oversight of third party service providers. They also considered information regarding the overall organization and business functions of PIMCO, including, without limitation, information

 

 

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(Unaudited)

 

regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel providing or proposed to provide investment management, administrative and other services, and corporate ownership and business operations unrelated to the Funds. The Independent Trustees examined PIMCO’s abilities to provide high-quality investment management and other services to the Funds. Among other information, the Trustees considered the investment philosophy and research and decision-making processes of PIMCO; the experience of key advisory personnel of PIMCO responsible for portfolio management of the Funds; information regarding the Funds’ use of leverage; the ability of PIMCO to attract and retain capable personnel; the background and capabilities of the senior management and staff of PIMCO; employee compensation; and the operational infrastructure, including technology and systems, of PIMCO.

 

In addition, the Trustees noted the extensive range of services that PIMCO provides to the Funds beyond investment management services. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed the extent and quality of PIMCO’s services with respect to regulatory compliance and ability to comply with the investment policies of the Funds; the compliance programs and risk controls of PIMCO; the specific contractual obligations of PIMCO pursuant to the Agreements; the nature, extent, and quality of the supervisory and administrative services PIMCO is responsible for providing to the Funds; PIMCO’s risk management function; and conditions that might affect PIMCO’s ability to provide high-quality services to the Funds in the future under the Agreements, including, but not limited to, PIMCO’s financial condition and operational stability. The Trustees also took into account the entrepreneurial and business risk PIMCO has undertaken as investment manager and sponsor of the Funds for which it is entitled to reasonable compensation. Specifically, the Trustees considered that PIMCO’s responsibilities include continual management of investment, operational, enterprise, legal, regulatory, and compliance risks as they relate to the Funds. The Trustees also noted PIMCO’s activities under its contractual obligation to oversee the Funds’ various outside service providers, including its negotiation of certain service providers’ fees and its evaluation of service providers’ infrastructure, cybersecurity programs, compliance programs, and business continuity programs, among other matters. It also considered PIMCO’s ongoing development of its own infrastructure and information technology to support the Funds through, among other things, cybersecurity, business continuity planning, and risk management.

 

Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that PIMCO’s investment process, research capabilities and philosophy were well suited to each Fund given its investment objective and policies, and that PIMCO would be able to continue to meet any reasonably foreseeable obligations under each Agreement, and that PIMCO would otherwise be able to provide services to each Fund of sufficient extent and quality.

Fee and Expense Information

 

In assessing the reasonableness of each Fund’s fees and expenses under the Agreement, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s management fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average net assets attributable to common shares and as a percentage of average managed assets (including assets attributable to common shares and leverage outstanding), in comparison to information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), including the management fees and other expenses of a smaller sample of comparable funds with different investment advisers identified by Broadridge (for each Fund, its “Broadridge Expense Group”) as well as of a larger sample of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (for each Fund, its “Broadridge Expense Universe”). In each case, the total expense ratio information was provided both inclusive and exclusive of interest and borrowing expenses. Fund-specific comparative fees/expenses reviewed by the Trustees are discussed below. The Fund-specific fee and expense results discussed below were prepared and provided by Broadridge and were not independently verified by the Trustees.

 

The Trustees noted that, while the Funds are not currently charged a separate administration fee (recognizing that their management fees include a component for administrative services under the unitary fee arrangements), it was not clear in all cases whether the peer funds in the Broadridge expense categories were separately charged such a fee by their investment managers, so that the total expense ratio, as opposed to any individual expense component, represented the most relevant comparison. In addition, the Trustees considered current Fund asset levels as compared to prior years. The Trustees also considered that the total expense ratio seems to provide a more apt comparison than a Fund’s management fee because the Funds’ unitary fee arrangements cover other supervisory and administrative services required by the Fund that are typically paid for or incurred by peer closed-end funds directly in addition to a fund’s management fee (such as fees and expenses, “Operating Expenses”), as discussed below. It was noted that the total expense ratio comparisons reflect the effect of expense waivers/reimbursements, if any. The Trustees considered total expense ratio comparisons both including and excluding interest and borrowing expenses. The Trustees noted that only leveraged closed-end funds were considered for inclusion in the Broadridge Expense Groups and Broadridge Expense Universes presented for comparison with the Funds.

 

To the extent applicable, the Trustees considered information regarding the investment performance and fees for other funds and accounts managed by PIMCO, if any, with similar investment strategies to those of the Funds. The Trustees considered information provided by PIMCO indicating that, in comparison to certain other products managed by PIMCO, including open-end funds and exchange traded funds, there are additional portfolio management challenges in managing

 

 

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closed-end funds such as the Funds. For example, the challenges associated with managing closed-end funds may include less liquid holdings, the use of leverage, issues relating to trading on a national exchange and attempting to meet a regular dividend. The Trustees were advised by PIMCO that, in light of these additional challenges, different pricing structures between closed-end funds and other products managed by PIMCO are to be expected, and that comparisons of pricing structures across these products may not always be apt comparisons, even where other products have similar investment objectives and strategies to those of the Funds.

 

The Trustees also took into account that the Funds have preferred shares outstanding and use leverage, such as by the use of reverse repurchase agreements, which increases the amount of management fees payable by each Fund under the Agreement (because each Fund’s fees are calculated either based on net assets, including assets attributable to preferred shares outstanding, or based on total managed assets, including assets attributable to preferred shares and certain other forms of leverage outstanding). In this regard, the Trustees took into account that PIMCO has a financial incentive for the Funds to continue to use leverage, which may create a conflict of interest between PIMCO, on one hand, and the Funds’ common shareholders, on the other. Therefore, the Trustees noted that the total fees paid by each Fund to PIMCO under the Fund’s unitary fee arrangement would therefore vary more with increases and decreases in applicable leverage incurred by the Fund (only with respect to any preferred shares issued by PTY, PCN and PHK) than under a non-unitary fee arrangement, all other things being equal. The Trustees considered information provided by PIMCO and related presentations as to why each Fund’s use of leverage continues to be appropriate and in the best interests of the respective Fund under current market conditions. The Trustees took into account that each of the Funds had announced their intention to conduct voluntary tender offers for their auction rate preferred shares (“ARPS”), which would commence on or about June 25, 2019 and may result in a portion of each Fund’s ARPS being redeemed at a discount to their liquidation preference (i.e., face value). The Trustees also considered PIMCO’s representation that it will use leverage for the Funds solely as it determines to be in the best interests of the Funds from an investment perspective and without regard to the level of compensation PIMCO receives.

 

The Trustees noted that, for each Fund, the contractual management fee rate for the Fund under its unitary fee arrangement was at or below the median contractual management fees of the other funds in its Broadridge Expense Group, calculated both on average net assets and on average managed assets, with the exception of PCN, whose contractual management fee rate was above the median in both cases. However, in this regard, the Trustees took into account that each Fund’s unitary fee arrangement covers substantially all of the Fund’s

Operating Expenses and therefore, all other things being equal, would tend to be higher than the contractual management fee rates of other funds in the applicable Broadridge Expense Group, which generally do not have a unitary fee structure and bear Operating Expenses directly and in addition to the management fee. The Trustees determined that a review of each Fund’s total expense ratio with the total expense ratios of peer funds would generally provide more meaningful comparisons than considering contractual management fee rates in isolation.

 

In this regard, the Trustees noted PIMCO’s view that the unitary fee arrangements have benefited and will continue to benefit common shareholders because they provide a management fee expense structure (including Operating Expenses) that is essentially fixed for the duration of the contractual period as a percentage of either managed assets (including assets attributable to preferred shares and certain other forms of leverage) or net assets (including assets attributable to preferred shares), as applicable, making it more predictable under ordinary circumstances in comparison to other fee and expense structures, under which the Funds’ Operating Expenses (including certain third-party fees and expenses) could vary significantly over time. The Trustees also considered that the unitary fee arrangements generally insulate the Funds and common shareholders from increases in applicable third-party and certain other expenses because PIMCO, rather than the Funds, would bear the risk of such increases (though the Trustees also noted that PIMCO would benefit from any reductions in such expenses).

 

Performance Information

 

Fund-specific comparative performance results for the Funds reviewed by the Trustees are discussed below. With respect to investment performance, the Trustees considered information regarding each Fund’s short-, intermediate- and long-term performance based on net asset value and market value, as applicable, net of the Fund’s fees and expenses, both on an absolute basis and relative to the performance of its Broadridge Performance Universe (as defined below). The Trustees considered information provided by Broadridge for the Funds regarding the investment performance of a group of funds with investment classifications/objectives comparable to those of each Fund (for each Fund, its “Broadridge Performance Universe”). The comparative performance information was prepared and provided by Broadridge and was not independently verified by the Trustees. The Trustees also considered information regarding the Funds’ comparative yields and risk-adjusted returns. To the extent a Fund outperformed its Broadridge Performance Universe, the Trustees considered information from PIMCO regarding the risks undertaken by each Fund, including the use of leverage, and PIMCO’s management and oversight of the Funds’ risk profiles.

 

 

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In addition, it was noted that the Trustees considered matters bearing on the Funds and their advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting (by both the Board and its Performance Committee).

 

Profitability, Economies of Scale, and Fall-out Benefits

 

The Trustees considered estimated profitability analyses provided by PIMCO, which included, among other information, (i) PIMCO’s estimated pre- and post-distribution operating margin for each Fund, as well as PIMCO’s estimated pre- and post-distribution operating margin for all of the closed-end funds advised by PIMCO, including the Funds (collectively, the “Estimated Margins”), in each case for the one-year period ended December 31, 2018; (ii) a year-over-year comparison of PIMCO’s Estimated Margins for the one-year periods ended December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017; and (iii) an overview of PIMCO’s average fee rates with respect to all of the closed-end funds advised by PIMCO, including the Funds, compared to PIMCO’s average fee rates with respect to its other clients, including PIMCO-advised separate accounts, open-end funds and hedge funds and private equity funds. The Trustees also took into account explanations from PIMCO regarding how certain corporate and shared expenses were allocated among the Funds and other funds and accounts managed by PIMCO for purposes of developing profitability estimates. Based on the profitability analyses provided by PIMCO, the Trustees determined, taking into account the various assumptions made, that such profitability did not appear to be excessive.

 

The Trustees also considered information regarding possible economies of scale in the operation of the Funds, including in connection with at-the-market offerings contemplated by certain Funds. The Trustees took into account that the Funds do not currently have any breakpoints in their management fees. The Trustees considered that, as closed-end investment companies, the Funds do not continually offer new shares to raise additional assets (as does a typical open-end investment company), but may raise additional assets through periodic shelf offerings and may also experience asset growth through investment performance and/or the increased use of leverage. The Trustees noted that PIMCO shares the benefits of potential economies of scale with the Funds and their shareholders in a number of ways, including investing in portfolio and trade operations management, firm technology, middle and back office support, legal and compliance, and fund administration logistics; senior management supervision and governance of those services; and the enhancement of services provided to the Funds in return for fees paid. The Trustees also considered that the unitary fee arrangements provide inherent economies of scale because a Fund maintains competitive fixed unitary fees even if the particular Fund’s assets decline and/or operating costs rise. The Trustees further considered that, in contrast, breakpoints are a

proxy for charging higher fees on lower asset levels and that when a fund’s assets decline, breakpoints may reverse, which causes expense ratios to increase. The Trustees also considered that, unlike the Funds’ unitary fee arrangements, funds with “pass through” administrative fee structures may experience increased expense ratios when fixed dollar fees are charged against declining fund assets. The Trustees also considered that the unitary fee arrangements protect shareholders from a rise in operating costs that may result from, including, among other things, PIMCO’s investments in various business enhancements and infrastructure. The Trustees noted that PIMCO has made extensive investments in these areas.

 

Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to PIMCO, such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Funds and research, statistical and quotation services PIMCO may receive from broker-dealers executing the Funds’ portfolio transactions on an agency basis.

 

Fund-by-Fund Analysis

 

With regard to the investment performance of each Fund and the fees charged to each Fund, the Board considered the following information. With respect to performance quintile rankings for a Fund compared to its Broadridge Performance Universe, the first quintile represents the highest (best) performance and the fifth quintile represents the lowest performance. Among other information, the Trustees took into account the following regarding particular Funds.

 

PTY

 

With respect to the Fund’s common share total return performance (based on net asset value) relative to its respective Broadridge Performance Universe, consisting of 28 funds for one-year performance, 27 funds for three-year performance, 23 funds for five-year performance and 14 funds for ten-year performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund had first quintile performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Group for the Fund consisted of a total of 12 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the average net assets of the common shares of the funds in the Broadridge Expense Group ranged from $250.7 million to $1.75 billion, and that one fund in the Broadridge Expense Group was larger in asset size than the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Universe for the Fund consisted of a total of 24 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio

 

 

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(excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe.

 

PCN

 

With respect to the Fund’s common share total return performance (based on net asset value) relative to its respective Broadridge Performance Universe, consisting of 28 funds for one-year performance, 27 funds for three-year performance, 23 funds for five-year performance and 14 funds for ten-year performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund had first quintile performance for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods and second quintile performance for the ten-year period ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Group for the Fund consisted of a total of 12 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the average net assets of the common shares of the funds in the Broadridge Expense Group ranged from $250.7 million to $1.75 billion, and that two of the funds in the group were larger in asset size than the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Universe for the Fund consisted of a total of 24 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe.

 

PHK

 

With respect to the Fund’s common share total return performance (based on net asset value) relative to its respective Broadridge Performance Universe, consisting of 28 funds for one-year performance, 27 funds for three-year performance, 23 funds for five-year performance and 14 funds for ten-year performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund had first quintile performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Group for the Fund consisted of a total of 12 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the average net assets of the common shares of the funds in the Broadridge Expense Group ranged from $250.7 million to $1.75 billion, and that one fund in the group was larger in asset size than the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Universe for the Fund consisted of a total of 24 funds, including the

Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe.

 

PFL

 

With respect to the Fund’s common share total return performance (based on net asset value) relative to its respective Broadridge Performance Universe, consisting of 28 funds for one-year performance, 27 funds for three-year performance, 23 funds for five-year performance and 14 funds for ten-year performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund had second quintile performance for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods and first quintile performance for the three-year period ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Group for the Fund consisted of a total of 11 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the average net assets of the common shares of the funds in the Broadridge Expense Group ranged from $250.7 million to $730.5 million, and that seven of the funds in the group were larger in asset size than the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Universe for the Fund consisted of a total of 24 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on average managed assets was at the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was above the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group.

 

 

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PFN

 

With respect to the Fund’s common share total return performance (based on net asset value) relative to its respective Broadridge Performance Universe, consisting of 28 funds for one-year performance, 27 funds for three-year performance, 23 funds for five-year performance and 14 funds for ten-year performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund had second quintile performance for the one-year and ten-year periods and first quintile performance for the three-year and five-year periods ended December 31, 2018.

 

The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Group for the Fund consisted of a total of 11 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees also noted that the average net assets of the common shares of the funds in the Broadridge Expense Group ranged from $250.7 million to $730.5 million, and that one of the funds in the group was larger in asset size than the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Broadridge Expense Universe for the Fund consisted of a total of 24 funds, including the Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (including interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group and Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on both average managed assets and average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Group. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on average managed assets was above the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Universe. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) calculated on average net assets was below the median total expense ratio (excluding interest and borrowing expenses) of the funds in its Broadridge Expense Universe.

 

Conclusion

 

After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, with respect to each Fund, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the Agreements, and based on the information provided and related representations made by management, and in their business judgment, that they were satisfied with PIMCO’s responses and efforts relating to the investment performance of the Funds. The Trustees also concluded that the fees payable under the Agreements represent reasonable compensation in

light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by PIMCO. Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including, but not limited to, those factors described above, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that the continuation of the Agreements was in the interests of each Fund and its shareholders, and should be approved.

 

 

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Privacy Policy1

 

The Funds2 consider customer privacy to be a fundamental aspect of their relationships with shareholders and are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and security of their current, prospective and former shareholders’ non-public personal information. The Funds have developed policies that are designed to protect this confidentiality, while allowing shareholder needs to be served.

 

OBTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

In the course of providing shareholders with products and services, the Funds and certain service providers to the Funds, such as the Funds’ investment adviser or sub-adviser (“Adviser”), may obtain non-public personal information about shareholders, which may come from sources such as account applications and other forms, from other written, electronic or verbal correspondence, from shareholder transactions, from a shareholder’s brokerage or financial advisory firm, financial advisor or consultant, and/or from information captured on applicable websites.

 

RESPECTING YOUR PRIVACY

 

As a matter of policy, the Funds do not disclose any non-public personal information provided by shareholders or gathered by the Funds to non-affiliated third parties, except as required or permitted by law or as necessary for such third parties to perform their agreements with respect to the Funds. As is common in the industry, non-affiliated companies may from time to time be used to provide certain services, such as preparing and mailing prospectuses, reports, account statements and other information, conducting research on shareholder satisfaction and gathering shareholder proxies. The Funds or their affiliates may also retain non-affiliated companies to market Fund shares or products which use Fund shares and enter into joint marketing arrangements with them and other companies. These companies may have access to a shareholder’s personal and account information, but are permitted to use this information solely to provide the specific service or as otherwise permitted by law. In most cases, the shareholders will be clients of a third party, but the Funds may also provide a shareholder’s personal and account information to the shareholder’s respective brokerage or financial advisory firm and/or financial advisor or consultant.

 

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES

 

The Funds reserve the right to disclose or report personal or account information to non-affiliated third parties in limited circumstances where the Funds believe in good faith that disclosure is required under law, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities, to protect their rights or property, or upon reasonable request by any fund advised by PIMCO in which a shareholder has invested. In addition, the Funds may disclose information about a shareholder or a shareholder’s accounts to a non-affiliated third party at the shareholder’s request or with the consent of the shareholder.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH AFFILIATES

 

The Funds may share shareholder information with their affiliates in connection with servicing shareholders’ accounts, and subject to applicable law may provide shareholders with information about products and services that the Funds or their Adviser or its affiliates (“Service Affiliates”) believe may be of interest to such shareholders. The information that the Funds may share may include, for example, a shareholder’s participation in the Funds or in other investment programs sponsored by a Service Affiliate, a shareholder’s ownership of certain types of accounts (such as IRAs), information about the Funds’ experiences or transactions with a shareholder, information captured on applicable websites, or other data about a shareholder’s accounts, subject to applicable law. The Funds’ Service Affiliates, in turn, are not permitted to share shareholder information with non-affiliated entities, except as required or permitted by law.

 

PROCEDURES TO SAFEGUARD PRIVATE INFORMATION

 

The Funds take seriously the obligation to safeguard shareholder non-public personal information. In addition to this policy, the Funds have implemented procedures that are designed to restrict access to a shareholder’s non-public personal information to internal personnel who need to know that information to perform their jobs, such as servicing shareholder accounts or notifying shareholders of new products or services. Physical, electronic and procedural safeguards are in place to guard a shareholder’s non-public personal information.

 

INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM WEBSITES

 

Websites maintained by the Funds or their service providers may use a variety of technologies to collect information that help the Funds and their service providers understand how the website is used. Information collected from your web browser (including small files stored on your device that are commonly referred to as “cookies”) allow the websites to recognize your web browser and help to personalize and improve your user experience and enhance navigation of the website. In addition, the Funds or their Service Affiliates may use third parties to place advertisements for the Funds on other websites, including banner advertisements. Such third parties may collect anonymous information through the use of cookies or action tags (such as web beacons). The information these third parties collect is generally limited to technical and web navigation information, such as your IP address, web pages visited and browser type, and does not include personally identifiable information such as name, address, phone number or email address. If you are a registered user of the Funds’ website, the Funds or their service providers or third party firms engaged by the Funds or their service providers may collect or share information submitted by you, which may include personally identifiable information. This information can be useful to the Funds when assessing and offering services and website features. You can

 

 

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change your cookie preferences by changing the setting on your web browser to delete or reject cookies. If you delete or reject cookies, some website pages may not function properly. The Funds do not look for web browser “do not track” requests.

 

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

 

From time to time, the Funds may update or revise this privacy policy. If there are changes to the terms of this privacy policy, documents containing the revised policy on the relevant website will be updated.

 

1 Amended as of March 23, 2017.

2 When distributing this Policy, a Fund may combine the distribution with any similar distribution of its investment adviser’s privacy policy. The distributed, combined policy may be written in the first person (i.e., by using “we” instead of “the Funds”).

 

 

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General Information

 

Investment Manager

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64105

 

Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar for Common Shares

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

 

Auction Agent, Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar for Auction Rate Preferred Shares

Deustsche Bank Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

 

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1100 Walnut Street, Suite 1300

Kansas City, MO 64106

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds listed on the Report cover.


 

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the principal executive officer or principal financial officer during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the Code is included as an exhibit to this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees has determined that James A. Jacobson, who serves on the Board’s Audit Oversight Committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in the instructions to this Item 3. The Board has also determined that Mr. Jacobson is “independent” as such term is interpreted under this Item 3.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)       Fiscal Year Ended     Audit Fees  
  July 31, 2019   $           60,130  
  July 31, 2018   $   86,542  
(b)   Fiscal Year Ended     Audit-Related Fees  
  July 31, 2019   $   63,500  
  July 31, 2018   $   13,500  
(c)   Fiscal Year Ended     Tax Fees (1)  
  July 31, 2019   $    
  July 31, 2018   $    
(d)   Fiscal Year Ended     All Other Fees (2)  
  July 31, 2019   $    
  July 31, 2018   $    

“Audit Fees” represents fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for the audit and review of the Registrant’s annual financial statements for those fiscal years or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

“Audit-Related Fees” represents fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Registrant’s financial statements, but not reported under “Audit Fees” above, and that include accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports (inclusive of annual review of basic maintenance testing associated with the Preferred Shares), attestation reports and comfort letters for those fiscal years.

“Tax Fees” represents fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services related to tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, and tax distribution and analysis reviews.

“All Other Fees” represents fees, if any, billed for other products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the Registrant other than those reported above under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees” for the last two fiscal years.


(1) There were no “Tax Fees” for the last two fiscal years.

(2) There were no “All Other Fees” for the last two fiscal years.

 

  (e)

Pre-approval policies and procedures

(1) The Registrant’s Audit Oversight Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures (the “Procedures”) to govern the Audit Oversight Committee’s pre-approval of (i) all audit services and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant by its independent accountant, and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by such independent accountant to the Registrant’s investment adviser and to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (collectively, the “Service Affiliates”) if the services provided directly relate to the Registrant’s operations and financial reporting. In accordance with the Procedures, the Audit Oversight Committee is responsible for the engagement of the independent accountant to certify the Registrant’s financial statements for each fiscal year. With respect to the pre-approval of non-audit services provided to the Registrant and its Service Affiliates, the Procedures provide that the Audit Oversight Committee may annually pre-approve a list of types or categories of non-audit services that may be provided to the Registrant or its Service Affiliates, or the Audit Oversight Committee may pre-approve such services on a project-by-project basis as they arise. Unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Oversight Committee if it is to be provided by the independent accountant. The Procedures also permit the Audit Oversight Committee to delegate authority to one or more of its members to pre-approve any proposed non-audit services that have not been previously pre-approved by the Audit Oversight Committee, subject to the ratification by the full Audit Oversight Committee no later than its next scheduled meeting.

(2) With respect to the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4, no amount was approved by the Audit Oversight Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  f)

Not applicable.

 

  g)

 

             Aggregate Non-Audit Fees Billed to Entity         
Entity    July 31, 2019                       July 31, 2018

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

     $ 63,500             $ 13,500  

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”)

     12,402,651           7,397,858  
  

 

 

 

Total

     $ 12,466,151             $ 7,411,358  
  

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  h)

The Registrant’s Audit Oversight Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee (known as the Audit Oversight Committee) established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Oversight Committee is comprised of:

Sarah E. Cogan;

Deborah A. DeCotis;

Bradford K. Gallagher;

James A. Jacobson;

Hans W. Kertess;

William B. Ogden, IV; and

Alan Rappaport.


Item 6.

Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the reports to shareholders under Item 1.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Policy Statement: The proxy voting policy is intended to foster PIMCO’s compliance with its fiduciary obligations and applicable law; the policy applies to any voting or consent rights with respect to securities held in accounts over which PIMCO has discretionary voting authority. The Policy is designed in a manner reasonably expected to ensure that voting and consent rights are exercised in the best interests of PIMCO’s clients.

Overview: PIMCO has adopted a written proxy1 voting policy (“Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act. As a general matter, when PIMCO has proxy voting authority, PIMCO has a fiduciary obligation to monitor corporate events and to take appropriate action on client proxies that come to its attention. Each proxy is voted on a case-by-case basis, taking into account relevant facts and circumstances. When considering client proxies, PIMCO may determine not to vote a proxy in limited circumstances.

Equity Securities.2 PIMCO has retained an Industry Service Provider (“ISP”) to provide research and voting recommendations for proxies relating to equity securities in accordance with the ISP’s guidelines. By following the guidelines of an independent third party, PIMCO seeks to mitigate potential conflicts of interest PIMCO may have with respect to proxies covered by the ISP. PIMCO will follow the recommendations of the ISP unless: (i) the ISP does not provide a voting recommendation; or (ii) a portfolio manager decides to override the ISP’s voting recommendation. In either such case as described above, the Legal and Compliance department will review the proxy to determine whether a material conflict of interest, or the appearance of one, exists.

Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities can be processed as proxy ballots or corporate action-consents3 at the discretion of the issuer/ custodian. When processed as proxy ballots, the ISP generally does not provide a voting recommendation and their role is limited to election processing and recordkeeping. When processed as corporate action-consents, the Legal and Compliance department will review all election forms to determine whether a conflict of interest, or the appearance of one, exists with respect to the portfolio manager’s consent election. PIMCO’s Credit Research and Portfolio Management Groups are responsible for issuing recommendations on how to vote proxy ballots and corporation action-consents with respect to fixed income securities.

Resolution of Potential Conflicts of Interest. The Proxy Policy permits PIMCO to seek to resolve material conflicts of interest by pursuing any one of several courses of action. With respect to material conflicts of interest between PIMCO and a client account, the Proxy Policy permits PIMCO to either: (i) convene a working group to assess and resolve the conflict (the “Proxy Working Group”); or (ii) vote in accordance with protocols previously established by the Proxy Policy, the Proxy Working Group and/or other relevant procedures approved by PIMCO’s Legal and Compliance department with respect to specific types of conflicts.

PIMCO will supervise and periodically review its proxy voting activities and the implementation of the Proxy Policy. PIMCO’s Proxy Policy, and information about how PIMCO voted a client’s proxies, is available upon request.

Sub-Adviser Engagement: As an investment manager, PIMCO may exercise its discretion to engage a Sub-Adviser to provide portfolio management services to certain Funds. Consistent with its management responsibilities, the Sub-Adviser will assume the authority for voting proxies on behalf of PIMCO for these Funds. Sub-Advisers may utilize third parties to perform certain services related to their portfolio management responsibilities. As a fiduciary, PIMCO will maintain oversight of the investment management responsibilities performed by the Sub-Adviser and contracted third parties.

 

 

1 Proxies generally describe corporate action-consent rights (relative to fixed income securities) and proxy voting ballots (relative to fixed income or equity securities) as determined by the issuer or custodian.

2 The term “equity securities” means common and preferred stock, including common and preferred shares issued by investment companies; it does not include debt securities convertible into equity securities.

3 Voting or consent rights shall not include matters which are primarily decisions to buy or sell investments, such as tender offers, exchange offers, conversions, put options, redemptions, and Dutch auctions.


Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)(1)

As of September 27, 2019, the following individuals have primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”):

Alfred T. Murata

Mr. Murata has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2014. Mr. Murata is a managing director in the Newport Beach office and a portfolio manager on the mortgage credit team. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2001, he researched and implemented exotic equity and interest rate derivatives at Nikko Financial Technologies.

Mohit Mittal

Mr. Mittal has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2014. Mr. Mittal is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He manages investment grade credit, total return and unconstrained bond portfolios and is a member of the Americas Portfolio Committee. Previously, he was a specialist on PIMCO’s interest rates and derivatives desk.

(a)(2)

The following summarizes information regarding each of the accounts, excluding the Fund, managed by the Portfolio Managers as of July 31, 2019, including accounts managed by a team, committee, or other group that includes a Portfolio Manager. Unless mentioned otherwise, the advisory fee charged for managing each of the accounts listed below is not based on performance.

 

    

Registered Investment

Companies

 

 

Other Pooled Investment

Vehicles

 

  Other Accounts
Portfolio Manager   #   AUM($million)   #   AUM($million)   #   AUM($million)    

 

Alfred T. Murata

 

 

19    

 

  $163,173.62

 

 

12    

 

  $32,724.41

 

 

8    

 

  $2,021.88

 

 

Mohit Mittal2

 

 

14    

 

  $28,295.55

 

 

18    

 

  $17,464.32

 

 

133    

 

  $76,702.01

 

1Of these Other Pooled Investment Vehicles, 0 accounts totaling $0.00 million in assets pay an advisory fee that is based in part on the performance of the accounts. Of these Other Accounts, 0 accounts totaling $0.00 million in assets pay an advisory fee that is based in part on the performance of the accounts.

2Of these Other Pooled Investment Vehicles, 3 accounts totaling $2,961.12 million in assets pay an advisory fee that is based in part on the performance of the accounts. Of these Other Accounts, 5 accounts totaling $942.64 million in assets pay an advisory fee that is based in part on the performance of the accounts.

From time to time, potential and actual conflicts of interest may arise between a portfolio manager’s management of the investments of the Fund, on the one hand, and the management of other accounts, on the other. Potential and actual conflicts of interest may also arise as a result of PIMCO’s other business activities and PIMCO’s possession of material non-public information about an issuer. Other accounts managed by a portfolio manager might have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Fund, track the same index as the Fund or otherwise hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. The other accounts might also have different investment objectives or strategies than the Fund. Potential and actual conflicts of interest may also arise as a result of PIMCO serving as investment adviser to accounts that invest in the Fund. In this case, such conflicts of interest could in theory give rise to incentives for PIMCO to, among other things, vote proxies of the Fund in a manner beneficial to the investing account but detrimental to the Fund. Conversely, PIMCO’s duties to the Fund, as well as regulatory or other limitations applicable to the Fund, may affect the courses of action available to PIMCO-advised accounts (including certain funds) that invest in the Fund in a manner that is detrimental to such investing accounts. In addition, regulatory restrictions, actual or potential conflicts of interest or other considerations may cause PIMCO to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments.


Because PIMCO is affiliated with Allianz, a large multi-national financial institution, conflicts similar to those described below may occur between the Fund and other accounts managed by PIMCO and PIMCO’s affiliates or accounts managed by those affiliates. Those affiliates (or their clients), which generally operate autonomously from PIMCO, may take actions that are adverse to the Fund or other accounts managed by PIMCO. In many cases, PIMCO will not be in a position to mitigate those actions or address those conflicts, which could adversely affect the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by PIMCO. In addition, because certain Clients (as defined below) are affiliates of PIMCO or have investors who are affiliates or employees of PIMCO, PIMCO may have incentives to resolve conflicts of interest in favor of these Clients over other Clients.

Knowledge and Timing of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s day-to-day management of the Fund. Because of their positions with the Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of the Fund’s trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Fund.

Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio manager’s management of a number of accounts with varying investment guidelines. Often, an investment opportunity may be suitable for both the Fund and other accounts managed by PIMCO (each, a “Client,” and collectively, the “Clients”), but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the Fund and other Clients to participate fully. In addition, regulatory issues applicable to PIMCO or the Fund or other accounts may result in the Fund not receiving securities that may otherwise be appropriate for it. In addition, regulatory issues applicable to PIMCO or the Fund or other accounts may result in the Fund not receiving securities that may otherwise be appropriate for it. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Fund and another account. PIMCO has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

Under PIMCO’s allocation procedures, investment opportunities are allocated among various investment strategies based on individual account investment guidelines and PIMCO’s investment outlook. PIMCO has also adopted additional procedures to complement the general trade allocation policy that are designed to address potential conflicts of interest due to the side-by-side management of the Fund and certain pooled investment vehicles, including investment opportunity allocation issues.

From time to time, PIMCO may take an investment position or action for a Client that may be different from, or inconsistent with, an action or position taken for one or more other Clients having similar or differing investment objectives. These positions and actions may adversely impact, or in some instances may benefit, one or more affected Clients, including Clients that are PIMCO affiliates, in which PIMCO has an interest, or which pays PIMCO higher fees or a performance fee. For example, a Client may buy a security and another Client may establish a short position in that same security. The subsequent short sale may result in a decrease in the price of the security that the other Client holds. Similarly, transactions or investments by one or more Clients may have the effect of diluting or otherwise disadvantaging the values, prices or investment strategies of another Client.

When PIMCO implements for one Client a portfolio decision or strategy ahead of, or contemporaneously with, similar portfolio decisions or strategies of another Client, market impact, liquidity constraints or other factors could result in one or more Clients receiving less favorable trading results, the costs of implementing such portfolio decisions or strategies could be increased or such Clients could otherwise be disadvantaged. On the other hand, potential conflicts may also arise because portfolio decisions regarding a Client may benefit other Clients. For example, the sale of a long position or establishment of a short position for a Client may decrease the price of the same security sold short by (and therefore benefit) other Clients, and the purchase of a security or covering of a short position in a security for a Client may increase the price of the same security held by (and therefore benefit) other Clients.

Under certain circumstances, a Client may invest in a transaction in which one or more other Clients are expected to participate, or already have made or will seek to make, an investment. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, a Client may also engage in investment transactions that may result in other Clients being relieved of obligations, or that may cause other Clients to divest certain investments (e.g., a Client may make a loan to, or directly or indirectly acquire securities or indebtedness of, a company that uses the proceeds to refinance or reorganize its capital structure, which could result in repayment of debt held by another Client). Such Clients (or groups of Clients) may have conflicting interests and objectives in connection with such investments, including with respect to views on the operations or activities of the issuer involved, the targeted returns from the investment and the timeframe for, and method of, exiting the investment. When making such investments, PIMCO may do so in a way that favors one Client over another Client, even if both Clients are


investing in the same security at the same time. Certain Clients may invest on a “parallel” basis (i.e., proportionately in all transactions at substantially the same time and on substantially the same terms and conditions). In addition, other accounts may expect to invest in many of the same types of investments as another account. However, there may be investments in which one or more of such accounts does not invest (or invests on different terms or on a non-pro rata basis) due to factors such as legal, tax, regulatory, business, contractual or other similar considerations or due to the provisions of a Client’s governing documents. Decisions as to the allocation of investment opportunities among such Clients present numerous conflicts of interest, which may not be resolved in a manner that is favorable to a Client’s interests. To the extent an investment is not allocated pro rata among such entities, a Client could incur a disproportionate amount of income or loss related to such investment relative to such other Client.

In addition, Clients may invest alongside one another in the same underlying investments or otherwise pursuant to a substantially similar investment strategy as one or more other Clients. In such cases, certain Clients may have preferential liquidity and information rights relative to other Clients holding the same investments, with the result that such Clients will be able to withdraw/redeem their interests in underlying investments in priority to Clients who may have more limited access to information or more restrictive withdrawal/redemption rights. Clients with more limited information rights or more restrictive liquidity may therefore be adversely affected in the event of a downturn in the markets.

Further, potential conflicts may be inherent in PIMCO’s use of multiple strategies. For example, conflicts will arise in cases where different Clients invest in different parts of an issuer’s capital structure, including circumstances in which one or more Clients may own private securities or obligations of an issuer and other Clients may own or seek to acquire private securities of the same issuer. For example, a Client may acquire a loan, loan participation or a loan assignment of a particular borrower in which one or more other Clients have an equity investment, or may invest in senior debt obligations of an issuer for one Client and junior debt obligations or equity of the same issuer for another Client.

Conflicts potentially limiting the Fund’s investment opportunities may also arise when the Fund and other Clients invest in different parts of an issuer’s capital structure, such as when the Fund owns senior debt obligations of an issuer and other Clients own junior tranches of the same issuer. In such circumstances, decisions over whether to trigger an event of default, over the terms of any workout, or how to exit an investment may result in conflicts of interest. In order to minimize such conflicts, a portfolio manager may avoid certain investment opportunities that would potentially give rise to conflicts with other Clients or PIMCO may enact internal procedures designed to minimize such conflicts, which could have the effect of limiting the Fund’s investment opportunities. Additionally, if PIMCO acquires material non-public confidential information in connection with its business activities for other Clients, a portfolio manager may be restricted from purchasing securities or selling securities for the Fund. Moreover, the Fund or other accounts managed by PIMCO may invest in a transaction in which one or more other funds or accounts managed by PIMCO are expected to participate, or already have made or will seek to make, an investment. Such funds or accounts may have conflicting interests and objectives in connection with such investments, including, for example and without limitation, with respect to views on the operations or activities of the issuer involved, the targeted returns from the investment, and the timeframe for, and method of, exiting the investment. Additionally, a fund or other account managed by PIMCO may take an investment position or action that may be different from, or inconsistent with, an investment position or action taken by another fund or other account managed by PIMCO having similar or differing investment objectives. These positions and actions may adversely impact the Fund. For example, the Fund may buy a security and another fund or other account managed by PIMCO may establish a short position in that same security or in another security issued by the same issuer. The subsequent short sale may result in a decrease in the price of the security that the first fund holds. When making investment decisions where a conflict of interest may arise, PIMCO will endeavor to act in a fair and equitable manner as between the Fund and other Clients; however, in certain instances the resolution of the conflict may result in PIMCO acting on behalf of another Client in a manner that may not be in the best interest, or may be opposed to the best interest, of the Fund.

In each of the situations described above, PIMCO may take actions with respect to the assets held by one Client that are adverse to the other Clients, for example, by foreclosing on loans, by putting an issuer into default, or by exercising rights to purchase or sell to an issuer, causing an issuer to take actions adverse to certain classes of securities, or otherwise. In negotiating the terms and conditions of any such investments, or any subsequent amendments or waivers or taking any other actions, PIMCO may find that the interests of a Client and the interests of one or more other Clients could conflict. In these situations, decisions over items such as whether to make the investment or take an action, proxy voting, corporate reorganization, how to exit an investment, or bankruptcy or similar matters (including, for example, whether to trigger an event of default or the terms of any workout) may result in conflicts of interest. Similarly, if an issuer in which a Client and one or more other Clients directly or indirectly hold different classes of securities (or other assets, instruments or obligations issued by such issuer or underlying investments of such issuer) encounters financial problems, decisions over the terms of any workout will raise conflicts of interests (including, for example, conflicts over proposed waivers and amendments to


debt covenants). For example, a debt holder may be better served by a liquidation of the issuer in which it may be paid in full, whereas an equity or junior bond holder might prefer a reorganization that holds the potential to create value for the equity holders. In some cases PIMCO may refrain from taking certain actions or making certain investments on behalf of Clients in order to avoid or mitigate certain conflicts of interest or to prevent adverse regulatory or other effects on PIMCO, or may sell investments for certain Clients (in each case potentially disadvantaging the Clients on whose behalf the actions are not taken, investments not made, or investments sold). In other cases, PIMCO may not refrain from taking actions or making investments on behalf of certain Clients that have the potential to disadvantage other Clients. In addition, PIMCO may take actions or refrain from taking actions in order to mitigate legal risks to PIMCO or its affiliates or its Clients even if disadvantageous to a Client’s account. Moreover, a Client may invest in a transaction in which one or more other Clients are expected to participate, or already have made or will seek to make, an investment.

Additionally, certain conflicts may exist with respect to portfolio managers who make investment decisions on behalf of several different types of Clients. Such portfolio managers may have an incentive to allocate trades, time or resources to certain Clients, including those Clients who pay higher investment management fees or that pay incentive fees or allocations, over other Clients. These conflicts may be heightened with respect to portfolio managers who are eligible to receive a performance allocation under certain circumstances as part of their compensation.

From time to time, PIMCO personnel may come into possession of material non-public information (“MNPI”) which, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security. Should a PIMCO employee come into possession of MNPI with respect to an issuer, he or she generally will be prohibited from communicating such information to, or using such information for the benefit of, Clients, which could limit the ability of Clients to buy, sell or hold certain investments, thereby limiting the investment opportunities or exit strategies available to Clients. In addition, holdings in the securities or other instruments of an issuer by PIMCO or its affiliates may affect the ability of a Client to make certain acquisitions of or enter into certain transactions with such issuer. PIMCO has no obligation or responsibility to disclose such information to, or use such information for the benefit of, any person (including Clients).

PIMCO maintains one or more restricted lists of companies whose securities are subject to certain trading prohibitions due to PIMCO’s business activities. PIMCO may restrict trading in an issuer’s securities if the issuer is on a restricted list or if PIMCO has MNPI about that issuer. In some situations, PIMCO may restrict Clients from trading in a particular issuer’s securities in order to allow PIMCO to receive MNPI on behalf of other Clients. A Client may be unable to buy or sell certain securities until the restriction is lifted, which could disadvantage the Client. PIMCO may also be restricted from making (or divesting of) investments in respect of some Clients but not others. In some cases PIMCO may not initiate or recommend certain types of transactions, or may otherwise restrict or limit its advice relating to certain securities if a security is restricted due to MNPI or if PIMCO is seeking to limit receipt of MNPI.

PIMCO may conduct litigation or engage in other legal actions on behalf of one or more Clients. In such cases, Clients may be required to bear certain fees, costs, expenses and liabilities associated with the litigation. Other Clients that are or were investors in, or otherwise involved with, the subject investments may or may not (depending on the circumstances) be parties to such litigation actions, with the result that certain Clients may participate in litigation actions in which not all Clients with similar investments may participate, and such nonparticipating Clients may benefit from the results of such litigation actions without bearing or otherwise being subject to the associated fees, costs, expenses and liabilities. PIMCO, for example, typically does not pursue legal claims on behalf of its separate accounts. Furthermore, in certain situations, litigation or other legal actions pursued by PIMCO on behalf of a Client may be brought against or be otherwise adverse to a portfolio company or other investment held by a Client.

The foregoing is not a complete list of conflicts to which PIMCO or Clients may be subject. PIMCO seeks to review conflicts on a case-by-case basis as they arise. Any review will take into consideration the interests of the relevant Clients, the circumstances giving rise to the conflict, applicable PIMCO policies and procedures, and applicable laws. Clients (and investors in Funds) should be aware that conflicts will not necessarily be resolved in favor of their interests and may in fact be resolved in a manner adverse to their interests. PIMCO will attempt to resolve such matters fairly, but even so, matters may be resolved in favor of other Clients which pay PIMCO higher fees or performance fees or in which PIMCO or its affiliates have a significant proprietary interest. There can be no assurance that any actual or potential conflicts of interest will not result in a particular Client or group of Clients receiving less favorable investment terms in or returns from certain investments than if such conflicts of interest did not exist.

Performance Fees. A portfolio manager may advise certain accounts with respect to which the management fee is based entirely or partially on performance. Performance fee arrangements may create a conflict of interest for the portfolio manager in that the portfolio manager may have an incentive to allocate the investment opportunities that he or she believes


might be the most profitable to such other accounts instead of allocating them to the Fund. PIMCO has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities between the Fund and certain pooled investment vehicles on a fair and equitable basis over time.

(a)(3)

As of July 31, 2019, the following explains the compensation structure of the individuals who have primary responsibility for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund:

Portfolio Manager Compensation

PIMCO’s approach to compensation seeks to provide professionals with a Total Compensation Plan and process that is driven by PIMCO’s mission and values. Key Principles on Compensation Philosophy include:

 

   

PIMCO’s pay practices are designed to attract and retain high performers;

 

   

PIMCO’s pay philosophy embraces a corporate culture of rewarding strong performance, a strong work ethic, and meritocracy;

 

   

PIMCO’s goal is to ensure key professionals are aligned to PIMCO’s long-term success through equity participation; and

 

   

PIMCO’s “Discern and Differentiate” discipline guides total compensation levels.

The Total Compensation Plan consists of three components. The compensation program for portfolio managers is designed to align with clients’ interests, emphasizing each portfolio manager’s ability to generate long-term investment success for PIMCO’s clients. A portfolio manager’s compensation is not based solely on the performance of any Fund or any other account managed by that portfolio manager:

Base Salary – Base salary is determined based on core job responsibilities, positions/levels and market factors. Base salary levels are reviewed annually, when there is a significant change in job responsibilities or position, or a significant change in market levels.

Performance Bonus – Performance bonuses are designed to reward risk-adjusted performance and contributions to PIMCO’s broader investment process. The compensation process is not formulaic and the following non-exhaustive list of qualitative and quantitative criteria are considered when determining the total compensation for portfolio managers:

   

Performance measured over a variety of longer- and shorter-term periods, including 5-year, 4-year, 3-year, 2-year and 1-year dollar-weighted and account-weighted, pre-tax total and risk-adjusted investment performance as judged against the applicable benchmarks (which may include internal investment performance-related benchmarks) for each account managed by a portfolio manager (including the Funds) and relative to applicable industry peer groups; greatest emphasis is placed on 5-year and 3-year performance, followed by 1-year performance;

   

Consistency of investment performance across portfolios of similar mandate and guidelines, rewarding low dispersion and consistency of outperformance;

   

Appropriate risk positioning and risk management mindset which includes consistency with PIMCO’s investment philosophy, the Investment Committee’s positioning guidance, absence of defaults, and appropriate alignment with client objectives;

   

Contributions to mentoring, coaching and/or supervising members of team;

   

Collaboration, idea generation, and contribution of investment ideas in the context of PIMCO’s investment process, Investment Committee meetings, and day-to-day management of portfolios;

   

With much lesser importance than the aforementioned factors: amount and nature of assets managed by the portfolio manager, contributions to asset retention, and client satisfaction.

PIMCO’s partnership culture further rewards strong long term risk adjusted returns with promotion decisions almost entirely tied to long term contributions to the investment process. 10-year performance can also be considered, though not explicitly as part of the compensation process.

Deferred Compensation – Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) and/or M Options are awarded to key professionals. Employees who reach a total compensation threshold are delivered their annual compensation in a mix of cash and/or


deferred compensation. PIMCO incorporates a progressive allocation of deferred compensation as a percentage of total compensation, which is in line with market practices.

 

   

The LTIP provides participants with deferred cash awards that appreciate or depreciate based on PIMCO’s operating earnings over a rolling three-year period. The plan provides a link between longer term company performance and participant pay, further motivating participants to make a long term commitment to PIMCO’s success.

 

   

The M Unit program provides mid-to-senior level employees with the potential to acquire an equity stake in PIMCO over their careers and to better align employee incentives with the Firm’s long-term results. In the program, options are awarded and vest over a number of years and may convert into PIMCO equity which shares in the profit distributions of the Firm. M Units are non-voting common equity of PIMCO and provide a mechanism for individuals to build a significant equity stake in PIMCO over time.

Eligibility to participate in LTIP and the M Unit program is contingent upon continued employment at PIMCO and all other applicable eligibility requirements.

Profit Sharing Plan. Portfolio managers who are Managing Directors of PIMCO receive compensation from a non-qualified profit sharing plan consisting of a portion of PIMCO’s net profits. Portfolio managers who are Managing Directors receive an amount determined by the Compensation Committee, based upon an individual’s overall contribution to the firm.

(a)(4)

The following summarizes the dollar range of securities of the Fund the Portfolio Managers beneficially owned as of July 31, 2019:

 

Portfolio Manager   

Dollar Range of Equity Securities of the Fund Owned    

as of July 31, 2019

 

    

Alfred T. Murata

   None   

Mohit Mittal

   None   

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Trustees since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), that the design of such procedures is effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

None.


Item 13.    Exhibits.

(a)(1)

  

Exhibit 99.CODE— Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(a)(2)

  

Exhibit 99.CERT—Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(a)(3)

  

None.

(a)(4)

  

There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by the report.

(b)

  

Exhibit 99.906CERT—Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

By:

 

 

/s/     Eric D. Johnson

 

 

 

  Eric D. Johnson
  President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: September 27, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

 

/s/     Eric D. Johnson

 

 

 

  Eric D. Johnson
  President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: September 27, 2019

By:

 

 

/s/     Bradley Todd

 

 

 

  Bradley Todd
  Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: September 27, 2019