497K 1 d213642d497k.htm PIMCO GERMANY BOND INDEX FUND PIMCO Germany Bond Index Fund
Ticker Symbol:   BUND   Listing Exchange:   NYSE  Arca

 

Summary Prospectus

October 27, 2011

 

(as supplemented October 31, 2011)

 

PIMCO Germany Bond Index Fund

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.pimcoetfs.com/library. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-888-400-4383 or PIMCO Infolink Audio Response Network at 1-800-987-4626, by visiting www.pimcoetfs.com or by sending an email request to Orders@MySummaryProspectus.com. The Fund’s prospectus dated October 27, 2011, as supplemented, and Statement of Additional Information, dated October 31, 2011, as supplemented, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Fund seeks to provide total return that closely corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the total return of The BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Germany Bond IndexSM.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

 

Management Fee     0.45
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1)
Fees
    N/A   
Other Expenses(1)     0.04
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     0.49
Expense
Reimbursement
(2)
    (0.04 %) 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement     0.45

 

(1) “Other Expenses” reflect organizational expenses for the Fund’s first fiscal year.

 

(2) Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2012, to waive its management fee, or reimburse the Fund, to the extent that organizational expenses and pro rata Trustees’ fees exceed 0.0049% of the Fund’s average net assets (the “Expense Limit”). Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, which renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ notice prior to the end of the contract term, PIMCO may recoup these waivers and reimbursements in future periods, not exceeding three years, provided organizational expenses and pro rata Trustees’ fees plus such recoupment, do not exceed the Expense Limit.

 

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the costs of investing in other exchange-traded funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

 

     1 Year    3 Years     
  $46    $144  

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund has not yet commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Thus, no portfolio turnover rate is provided for the Fund.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities (“Component Securities”) of The BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Germany Bond IndexSM (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in Fixed Income Instruments that are not Component Securities, but which Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) believes will help the Fund track its Underlying Index, as well as in cash and investment grade, liquid short-term instruments, forwards or derivatives, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements, and shares of affiliated bond funds. “Fixed Income Instruments” include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The average portfolio duration of this Fund will closely correspond to the duration of its Underlying Index, which as of September 30, 2011 was 4.12 years. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates.

 

The Underlying Index tracks the performance of large, Euro (“EUR”)-denominated investment grade debt instruments of German issuers publicly issued in the eurobond or Euro member domestic markets, including sovereign, quasi-government, corporate, securitized and collateralized securities. As of September 30, 2011, there were 629 issues

 

 

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PIMCO Germany Bond Index Fund

 

in the Underlying Index. Qualifying constituents must be an obligation of a German entity with an investment-grade rating (based on an average of the ratings of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”)), at least one year remaining term to final maturity and a fixed coupon schedule. Callable perpetual securities qualify provided they are at least one year from the first call date. Fixed-to-floating rate securities also qualify provided they are callable within the fixed rate period and are at least one year from the last call prior to the date the bond transitions from a fixed to a floating rate security.

 

Qualifying German sovereign securities must have a minimum amount outstanding of EUR 1 billion. Both nominal and inflation-linked local currency German sovereign debt are included in the Underlying Index. Original issue zero coupon bonds and corporate pay-in-kind securities, including toggle notes, are included in the Underlying Index and the amounts outstanding of qualifying coupon securities are not reduced by any portions that have been stripped. Qualifying non-sovereign securities must have a minimum amount outstanding of EUR 500 million. Original issue zero coupon securities, qualify for inclusion in the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is rebalanced on the last calendar day of the month.

 

PIMCO uses an indexing approach in managing the Fund’s investments. The Fund employs a representative sampling strategy in seeking to achieve its investment objective. In using this strategy, PIMCO seeks to invest in a combination of Component Securities and other instruments such that the combination effectively provides exposure to the Underlying Index. In using a representative sampling strategy, the Fund may not track its Underlying Index with the same degree of accuracy as a fund that replicates the composition of the Underlying Index. Unlike many investment companies, the Fund does not attempt to outperform the index the Fund tracks. An indexing approach may eliminate the chance that the Fund will substantially outperform its Underlying Index but also may reduce some of the risks of active management. Indexing seeks to achieve lower costs by keeping portfolio turnover low in comparison to actively managed investment companies.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. The Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs). The “total return” sought by the Fund consists of income earned on the Fund’s investments, plus capital appreciation, if any, which generally arises from decreases in interest rates, foreign currency appreciation, or improving credit fundamentals for a particular sector or security.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return are:

 

                     Market Trading Risk: the risk that an active secondary trading market for Fund shares does not continue once developed, that the Fund may not continue to meet a listing exchange’s trading or listing requirements, or that Fund shares trade at prices other than the Fund’s net asset value

German Securities Risk: the German economy is dependent on trade, with exports accounting for more than one-third of Germany’s output. Therefore, a reduction in spending by Germany’s trade partners on German products and services or negative changes in any of these countries may cause an adverse impact on the German economy. Internal factors, such as high unemployment and government regulation of labor markets, may also affect the performance of the German economy. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility due to concerns about rising government debt levels of several European countries.

 

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration

 

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

 

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular sectors

 

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

 

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or service

 

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments, including liquidity, interest rate, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested

 

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk and prepayment risk

 

Foreign (non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

 

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies

 

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer than funds that are “diversified”

 


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Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged

 

Management and Tracking Error Risk: the risk that the portfolio manager’s investment decisions may not produce the desired results or that the Fund’s portfolio may not closely track the Underlying Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses, which are not applicable to the Underlying Index, and the costs of buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio to reflect changes in the composition of the Underlying Index. Performance of the Fund and the Underlying Index may vary due to asset valuation differences and differences between the Fund’s portfolio and the Underlying Index due to legal restrictions, cost or liquidity restraints. In addition, the Fund’s use of a representative sampling approach may cause the Fund to be less correlated to the return of the Underlying Index then if the Fund held all of the securities in the Underlying Index

 

Indexing Risk: the risk that the Fund is negatively affected by general declines in the asset classes represented by the Underlying Index

 

Please see “Description of Principal Risks” in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

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The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Once the Fund commences operations, performance will be updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained at www.pimcoetfs.com/fundinfo.

INVESTMENT ADVISER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by Lorenzo Pagani. Mr. Pagani is an Executive Vice President of PIMCO and he will manage the Fund as of its inception.          

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

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The Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Individual Fund shares may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker-dealer and may not be purchased or redeemed directly with the Fund. The price of Fund shares is based on market price, and because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than net asset value (“NAV”), shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund will only issue or redeem shares at NAV that have been aggregated into blocks of 50,000 shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) with certain large institutional investors who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s Distributor (“Authorized Participants”).

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

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The Fund’s taxable distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

 


 

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