PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund (PEBIX)

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PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund (PEBIX) is up 3.1% since the beginning of the year. PEBIX is currently trading at $9 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PEBIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,164.

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund (PEBIX) has returned 3.11% so far this year and 14.27% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PEBIX has returned 4.62% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 31, 1997, PEBIX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.67%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.7 years.

Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Oct 2002 with a return of +8.4%, while the worst month was Aug 1998 at -27.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PEBIX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Jan 15, 1999 with a return of +4.5%, while the worst single day was Oct 27, 1997 at -8.5%.

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund has an annualized alpha of 6.73%, beta of 0.12, and R2 of 0.08 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 31, 1997.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (47.24%) than losses (37.02%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.12 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.08 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 0.08 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.

PEBIX has an expense ratio of 0.83%, placing it in the medium range.

PEBIX ranks 89 for risk / return — in the top 89% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund provided a 6.41% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.59 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond 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 Emerging Markets Bond 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 Emerging Markets Bond Fund was 35.49%, occurring on Sep 11, 1998. Recovery took 316 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund drawdown is 0.33%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.