PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund (PCRPX)

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PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund (PCRPX) is up 16.9% since the beginning of the year. PCRPX is currently trading at $16 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PCRPX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,722.

PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund (PCRPX) has returned 16.87% so far this year and 22.99% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PCRPX has returned 7.33% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Apr 30, 2008, PCRPX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.34%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 17.0 years.

Historically, 53% of months were positive and 47% were negative. The best month was Jan 2009 with a return of +95.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -29.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, PCRPX closed higher 49% of trading days. The best single day was Jan 2, 2009 with a return of +104.1%, while the worst single day was Dec 10, 2008 at -24.7%.

PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.46%, beta of 0.32, and R2 of 0.04 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 30, 2008.

• This fund participated in 67.75% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 36.79% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.32 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.04 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.04 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

PCRPX has an expense ratio of 0.92%, placing it in the medium range.

PCRPX ranks 30 for risk / return — below 30% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund provided a 10.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.63 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund was 72.22%, occurring on Dec 10, 2008. Recovery took 558 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Commodity Real Return Strategy Fund drawdown is 11.71%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.