PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund (PELBX)

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PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund (PELBX) is up 1.3% since the beginning of the year. PELBX is currently trading at $6 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PELBX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,265.

PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund (PELBX) has returned 1.28% so far this year and 12.20% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PELBX has returned 4.38% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 2007, PELBX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.37%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 15.6 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +11.3%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -16.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 9 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PELBX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 14, 2008 with a return of +4.7%, while the worst single day was Oct 22, 2008 at -5.7%.

PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.51%, beta of 0.25, and R2 of 0.25 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2007.

• This fund participated in 54.69% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 41.85% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.25 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.25 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 0.25 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.

PELBX has a high expense ratio of 1.22%, indicating above-average management fees.

PELBX ranks 35 for risk / return — below 35% 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 Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund provided a 7.08% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and 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 Local Currency and 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 Local Currency and Bond Fund was 36.17%, occurring on Jan 20, 2016. Recovery took 2335 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Emerging Markets Local Currency and Bond Fund drawdown is 2.35%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.