PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A (PEAFX)

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PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A (PEAFX) is up 12.0% since the beginning of the year. PEAFX is currently trading at $13 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PEAFX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,442.

PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A (PEAFX) has returned 11.99% so far this year and 22.82% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PEAFX has returned 10.67% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, PEAFX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.06%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.5 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Dec 2020 with a return of +16.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -21.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PEAFX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +7.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.2%.

PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A has an annualized alpha of 3.16%, beta of 0.67, and R2 of 0.47 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 2016.

• This fund participated in 87.14% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 83.68% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.67 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.47 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 0.47 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

PEAFX has a high expense ratio of 1.10%, indicating above-average management fees.

PEAFX ranks 31 for risk / return — below 31% 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 RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A provided a 2.66% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.34 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A. 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 RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A. 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 RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A was 47.18%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 205 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund Class A drawdown is 5.22%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.