497K 1 d570473d497k.htm PIMCO ALL ASSET ALL AUTHORITY FUND PIMCO All Asset All Authority Fund

PIMCO All Asset All Authority Fund

SUMMARY PROSPECTUS

July 31, 2013

 

Share Class:

Inst

P

Admin

D

A

C

Ticker:

PAUIX

PAUPX

PAUDX

PAUAX

PAUCX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which, as supplemented, contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's prospectus and other information about the Fund online at http://investments.pimco.com/prospectuses. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 888.87.PIMCO or by sending an
email request to pimcoteam@bfdsmidwest.com. The Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 31, 2013, as supplemented, along with the financial statements included in the Fund's most recent annual report to shareholders dated March 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks maximum real return, consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the "Classes of Shares" section on page 77 of the Fund's prospectus or from your financial advisor.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):

Inst
Class

Class P

Admin Class

Class D

Class A

Class C

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)

None

None

None

None

5.50%

None

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)

None

None

None

None

1.00%

1.00%

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

 

Inst
Class

Class P

Admin
Class

Class D

Class A

Class C

Management Fees

0.25%

0.35%

0.25%

0.40%

0.45%

0.45%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

N/A

N/A

0.25%

0.25%

0.25%

1.00%

Other Expenses1

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

0.62%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2

1.02%

1.02%

1.02%

1.02%

1.02%

1.02%

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3,4

1.89%

1.99%

2.14%

2.29%

2.34%

3.09%

Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement5

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

(0.04%)

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement6

1.85%

1.95%

2.10%

2.25%

2.30%

3.05%

1

"Other Expenses" reflect interest expense. Interest expense results from the Fund's ability to borrow money for investment purposes from a committed line of credit. Such expense is required to be treated as a Fund expense for accounting purposes and is not payable to PIMCO. Any interest expense amount will vary based on the Fund's use of those investments as an investment strategy best suited to seek the objective of the Fund.

2

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses include interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds of 0.02%. Interest expense is based on the amounts incurred during an Underlying PIMCO Fund's most recent fiscal year as a result of entering into certain investments, such as reverse repurchase agreements. This interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of such Underlying PIMCO Fund for accounting purposes, but the amount of interest expense (if any) will vary with the Underlying PIMCO Fund's use of those investments (like reverse repurchase agreements) as an investment strategy.

3

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses excluding interest expense and interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds is 1.25%, 1.35%, 1.50%, 1.65%, 1.70% and 2.45% for Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

4

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not match the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets of the Fund, as set forth in the Financial Highlights table of the Fund's prospectus, because the Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.

5

PIMCO has contractually agreed, through July 31, 2014, to reduce its advisory fee to the extent that the Underlying PIMCO Fund Expenses attributable to advisory and supervisory and administrative fees exceed 0.69% of the total assets invested in Underlying PIMCO Funds. PIMCO may recoup these waivers in future periods, not exceeding three years, provided total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual expense limit. The fee reduction is implemented based on a calculation of Underlying PIMCO Fund Expenses attributable to advisory and supervisory and administrative fees that is different from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses listed in the table above.

6

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement excluding interest expense and interest expense of the Underlying PIMCO Funds is 1.21%, 1.31%, 1.46%, 1.61%, 1.66% and 2.41% for Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated and then redeem all 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. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

If you redeem your shares at the end of each period:

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Institutional Class

$188

$582

$1,001

$2,169

Class P

$198

$612

$1,052

$2,275

Administrative Class

$213

$658

$1,129

$2,431

Class D

$228

$703

$1,205

$2,585

Class A

$770

$1,229

$1,713

$3,041

Class C

$408

$942

$1,601

$3,365

If you do not redeem your shares:

 

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Institutional Class

$188

$582

$1,001

$2,169

Class P

$198

$612

$1,052

$2,275

Administrative Class

$213

$658

$1,129

$2,431

Class D

$228

$703

$1,205

$2,585

Class A

$770

$1,229

$1,713

$3,041

Class C

$308

$942

$1,601

$3,365

Portfolio Turnover

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. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances substantially all of its assets in Institutional Class or Class M shares of any funds of the Trust or PIMCO Equity Series, an affiliated open-end investment company, except other funds of funds, or shares of any actively-managed funds of the PIMCO ETF Trust, an affiliated investment company (collectively, "Underlying PIMCO Funds"). The Fund invests its assets in shares of the Underlying PIMCO Funds and does not invest directly in stocks or bonds of other issuers. Research Affiliates, LLC, the Fund's asset allocation sub-adviser, determines how the Fund allocates and reallocates its assets among the Underlying PIMCO Funds. In doing so, the asset allocation sub-adviser seeks concurrent exposure to a broad spectrum of asset classes.

The Fund may invest in any or all of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, but will not normally invest in every Underlying PIMCO Fund at any particular time. The Fund's investment in any particular Underlying PIMCO Fund normally will not exceed 50% of its total assets. The Fund's investments in the Short Strategy Underlying PIMCO Funds, which seek to gain a negative exposure to an asset class such as equities or commodities, normally will not exceed 20% of its total assets. The Fund's combined investments in the Domestic Equity-Related Underlying PIMCO Funds normally will not exceed 50% of its total assets. The Fund's combined investments in the International Equity-Related Underlying PIMCO Funds normally will not exceed 33⅓% of its total assets. The Fund's combined investments in the Equity-Related Underlying PIMCO Funds (less any investment in the PIMCO StocksPLUS® AR Short Strategy Fund) normally will not exceed 66⅔% of its total assets. In addition, the Fund's combined investments in Inflation-Related Underlying PIMCO Funds, which seek to gain exposure to an asset class such as U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), commodities, or real estate, (less any exposure to the PIMCO CommoditiesPLUS® Short Strategy Fund) normally will not exceed 75% of its total assets.

The Fund's assets are not allocated according to a predetermined blend of shares of the Underlying PIMCO Funds. Instead, when making allocation decisions among the Underlying PIMCO Funds, the Fund's asset allocation sub-adviser considers various quantitative and qualitative data relating to the U.S. and foreign economies and securities markets. Such data includes projected growth trends in the U.S. and foreign economies, forecasts for interest rates and the relationship between short- and long-term interest rates (yield curve), current and projected trends in inflation, relative valuation levels in the equity and fixed income markets and various segments within those markets, the outlook and projected growth of various industrial sectors, information relating to business cycles, borrowing needs and the cost of capital, political trends, data relating to trade balances and labor information. The Fund's asset allocation sub-adviser has the flexibility to reallocate the Fund's assets among any or all of the asset class exposures represented by the Underlying PIMCO Funds based on its ongoing analyses of the equity, fixed income and commodity markets. While these analyses are performed daily, material shifts in asset class exposures typically take place over longer periods of time. 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 use leverage by borrowing for investment purposes to purchase additional shares of Underlying PIMCO Funds. The Fund can borrow from banks up to a maximum of 33⅓% of total assets. If at any time the Fund's borrowings exceed this 33⅓% maximum limitation, the Fund will, within three business days, decrease its borrowings to the extent required. Borrowing requires the payment of interest and other loan costs. To make such payments, the Fund may be forced to sell portfolio securities when it is not otherwise advantageous to do so. At times when the Fund's borrowings are substantial, the interest expense to the Fund may result in the Fund having little or no investment income. The use of leverage by borrowing creates the potential for greater gains to shareholders of the Fund during favorable market conditions and the risk of magnified losses during adverse market conditions. In addition, the Underlying PIMCO Funds may engage in certain transactions that give rise to a form of leverage.

The Fund is a "fund of funds," which is a term used to describe mutual funds that pursue their investment objective by investing in other mutual funds. In addition to investing in the Underlying PIMCO Funds, at the discretion of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO") and without shareholder approval, the Fund may invest in additional Underlying PIMCO Funds created in the future.

Principal Risks

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:

Allocation Risk: the risk that a Fund could lose money as a result of less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions as to how its assets are allocated or reallocated

Underlying PIMCO Fund Risk: the risk that a Fund's performance is closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the Underlying PIMCO Funds and that the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment objective will depend upon the ability of the Underlying PIMCO Funds to achieve their investment objectives

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risk 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 (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are "diversified"

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

The principal risks of investing in the Underlying PIMCO Funds, and consequently the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return, are:

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

High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as "junk bonds") are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer's continuing ability to make principal and interest payments

Distressed Company Risk: the risk that securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risk than a portfolio that does not invest in such securities. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. Debt securities of distressed companies are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuers' continuing ability to make principal and interest payments

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 industries

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

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

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

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked 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

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: the risk 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, and 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

Real Estate Risk: the risk that a Fund's investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") or real estate-linked derivative instruments will subject the Fund to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes and operating expenses. A Fund's investments in REITs or real estate-linked derivative instruments subject it to management and tax risks

Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk

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 risk 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 (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are "diversified"

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

Smaller Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by a smaller company may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably as compared to more widely held securities, due to narrow markets and limited resources of smaller companies. A Fund's investments in smaller companies subject it to greater levels of credit, market and issuer risk

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

Tax Risk: the risk that the tax treatment of swap agreements and other derivative instruments, such as commodity-linked derivative instruments, including commodity index-linked notes, swap agreements, commodity options, futures, and options on futures, may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect whether income from such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or gains and distributions

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in certain Underlying PIMCO Funds that invest in a subsidiary (each a "Subsidiary"), the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with a Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and may not be subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of a Subsidiary will be achieved

Short Sale Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund

Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

Convertible Securities Risk: as convertible securities share both fixed income and equity characteristics, they are subject to risks to which fixed income and equity investments are subject. These risks include equity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk

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

The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns compare with the returns of two broad-based securities market indices and an index of similar funds. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares. For periods prior to the inception date of Class P shares (July 10, 2008) and Class A, C and D shares (July 29, 2005), performance information shown in the table for these classes is based on the performance of the Fund's Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the actual distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses paid by these classes of shares. The Administrative Class of the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund's past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

The Fund measures its performance against two benchmarks. The Fund's primary benchmark is the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index ("S&P 500"). The Fund's secondary benchmark is a benchmark created by adding 6.5% to the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") (specifically, the CPI for All Urban Consumers). The portfolio manager believes that this secondary benchmark reflects the Fund's long-term investment strategy more accurately than the S&P 500.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged market index generally considered representative of the stock market as a whole. The Index focuses on the large-cap segment of the U.S. equities market. The CPI + 650 Basis Points benchmark is created by adding 6.5% to the annual percentage change in the CPI. The index reflects seasonally adjusted returns.  Prior to July 31, 2012, the Fund's secondary benchmark index was the same CPI + 650 Basis Points benchmark as described, but with non-seasonally adjusted returns. The CPI is an unmanaged index representing the rate of inflation of the U.S. consumer prices as determined by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. There can be no guarantee that the CPI or other indexes will reflect the exact level of inflation at any given time. The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average is a total return performance average of Funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. that allocate their investments across various asset classes, including domestic common stocks, bond and money market instruments with a focus on total return.

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily updates on the net asset value and performance page at http://investments.pimco.com/DailyPerformance and quarterly updates at http://investments.pimco.com/QuarterlyPerformance.

Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class*

*The year-to-date return as of June 30, 2013 is -6.28%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 11.93% in the Q2 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -6.72% in the Q3 2008.

Average Annual Total Returns (for periods ended 12/31/12)

 

1 Year

5 Years

Since Inception (10/31/2003)

Institutional Class Return Before Taxes

17.66

%

8.30

%

8.50

%

Institutional Class Return After Taxes on Distributions(1)

15.16

%

5.71

%

5.95

%

Institutional Class Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares(1)

11.45

%

5.56

%

5.80

%

Class P Return Before Taxes

17.57

%

8.20

%

8.32

%

Class D Return Before Taxes

17.32

%

7.84

%

7.93

%

Class A Return Before Taxes

10.70

%

6.88

%

7.42

%

Class C Return Before Taxes

15.29

%

6.90

%

7.06

%

S&P 500 Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

16.00

%

1.66

%

5.53

%

Consumer Price Index + 650 Basis Points (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)

8.26

%

8.30

%

8.96

%

 

Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average (reflects no deductions for taxes)

8.80

%

2.46

%

5.82

%

(1) After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes
will vary.

Investment Adviser/Portfolio Manager

PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. Research Affiliates, LLC serves as the asset allocation sub-adviser to the Fund.  The Fund's portfolio is managed by Robert D. Arnott. Mr. Arnott is the Chairman and Founder of Research Affiliates, LLC and he has managed the Fund since its inception in October 2003.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Fund shares may be purchased or sold (redeemed) on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open). Generally, purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares are processed at the net asset value next calculated after an order is received by the Fund.

Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class and Class D

The minimum initial investment for Institutional Class, Class P or Administrative Class shares of the Fund is $1 million, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their customers.

The minimum initial investment for Class D shares of the Fund is $1,000, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their customers. The minimum subsequent investment for Class D shares is $50.

You may sell (redeem) all or part of your Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class and Class D shares of the Fund on any business day. If you are the registered owner of the shares on the books of the Fund, depending on the elections made on the Account Application, you may sell by:

Sending a written request by mail to:
PIMCO Funds c/o BFDS Midwest
330 W. 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 

Calling us at 888.87.PIMCO and a Shareholder Services associate will assist you 

Sending a fax to our Shareholder Services department at 816.421.2861 

Sending an e-mail to pimcoteam@bfdsmidwest.com

Class A and Class C

The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares of the Fund is $1,000. The minimum subsequent investment for Class A and Class C shares is $50. The minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their customers. You may purchase or sell (redeem) all or part of your Class A and Class C shares through a broker-dealer, or other financial firm, or, if you are the registered owner of the shares on the books of the Fund, by regular mail to PIMCO Funds, P.O. Box 55060, Boston, MA 02205-5060 or overnight mail to PIMCO Funds, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., 30 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021-2809. The Fund reserves the right to require payment by wire or U.S. Bank check in connection with accounts opened directly with the Fund by Account Application.

Tax Information

The Fund's 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. Distributions paid by the Fund that are properly designated as "exempt interest dividends" normally will be exempt from federal income taxes, but may not be exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Firms

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial firm (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies (including PIMCO) may pay the financial firm for the sale of those shares of the Fund and/or related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial firm and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial firm's Web site for more information.

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