PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund (PEPFX)

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PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund (PEPFX) is up 12.3% since the beginning of the year. PEPFX is currently trading at $13 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PEPFX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,463.

PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund (PEPFX) has returned 12.34% so far this year and 23.30% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PEPFX has returned 11.51% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.71% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 10, 2015, PEPFX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.86%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.7 years.

Historically, 59% of months were positive and 41% were negative. The best month was Dec 2020 with a return of +19.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -21.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, PEPFX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 31, 2020 with a return of +9.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.3%.

PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.03%, beta of 0.69, and R2 of 0.47 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 10, 2015.

• This fund participated in 92.25% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 80.00% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.69 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.

PEPFX has an expense ratio of 0.85%, placing it in the medium range.

PEPFX ranks 36 for risk / return — below 36% 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 provided a 2.59% 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. 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. 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 was 46.88%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 201 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO RAE Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 5.04%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.