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PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund (PFIIX)
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PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund (PFIIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 28, 2025

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 65% of its total assets in a multi-sector portfolio of Fixed Income Securities of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements. It may invest up to 30% of its total assets in high yield securities rated below investment grade Moody's, S&P or Fitch, or if unrated, as determined by PIMCO.

Fund Info

ISIN

US7220051707

Issuer

PIMCO

Inception Date

Jul 30, 2004

Category

Short-Term Bond

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

PFIIX has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.

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PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund

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Performance

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Returns By Period

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund (PFIIX) returned 2.53% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.15% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PFIIX returned 4.12% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.

PFIIX

YTD

2.53%

1M

0.35%

6M

2.94%

1Y

7.15%

3Y*

5.87%

5Y*

4.58%

10Y*

4.12%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.68%

1M

7.17%

6M

-1.66%

1Y

11.63%

3Y*

12.51%

5Y*

14.34%

10Y*

10.88%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of PFIIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.22%1.34%0.22%-0.02%-0.25%2.53%
20240.80%0.29%1.04%-0.59%1.43%0.35%1.60%0.60%1.09%-0.76%1.34%-0.19%7.19%
20232.49%-0.72%-0.09%0.43%0.17%1.33%1.06%-0.21%-0.60%-0.73%2.52%1.96%7.79%
2022-0.70%-1.64%-0.95%-1.45%0.37%-2.52%2.59%-0.31%-2.79%0.45%2.24%0.38%-4.39%
20210.46%0.12%0.00%0.58%0.23%0.23%-0.00%0.35%0.12%-0.23%-0.46%0.98%2.38%
20200.29%-0.52%-6.28%2.20%2.04%1.27%1.38%1.13%-0.18%0.41%1.95%1.34%4.86%
20191.48%0.67%0.59%0.81%0.01%1.04%0.35%-1.02%0.53%0.53%0.41%1.17%6.74%
20180.12%-0.09%0.60%0.01%0.04%0.02%0.60%-0.05%0.26%0.05%-0.16%0.15%1.56%
20170.93%0.75%0.63%0.58%0.72%0.26%0.60%0.50%0.28%0.39%0.02%0.26%6.07%
2016-2.23%-1.61%3.48%2.71%1.10%0.44%2.22%1.66%0.58%0.90%-0.07%1.80%11.40%
2015-1.30%3.03%-0.08%1.60%0.41%-0.68%-0.13%-1.79%-2.79%3.19%-0.31%-1.28%-0.33%
2014-0.87%1.55%0.59%0.50%1.28%0.94%-0.85%0.15%-1.63%0.10%-1.10%-2.84%-2.26%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 96, PFIIX is among the top 4% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PFIIX is 9696
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PFIIX is 9696
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PFIIX is 9595
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PFIIX is 9595
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PFIIX is 9696
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PFIIX is 9696
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund (PFIIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 28, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.58
  • 5-Year: 1.50
  • 10-Year: 1.17
  • All Time: 0.91

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund provided a 6.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.50 per share.

3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%5.00%5.50%6.00%6.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.50$0.48$0.40$0.49$0.26$0.30$0.41$0.27$0.27$0.32$0.42$0.42

Dividend yield

6.16%5.95%4.99%6.32%3.06%3.46%4.76%3.21%3.15%3.78%5.37%5.15%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.00$0.15
2024$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.08$0.48
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.40
2022$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.24$0.49
2021$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.04$0.26
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.30
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.10$0.41
2018$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.27
2017$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.27
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.32
2015$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.42
2014$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.42

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.

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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PIMCO Low Duration Income 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 Low Duration Income Fund was 28.32%, occurring on Dec 8, 2008. Recovery took 271 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund drawdown is 0.39%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-28.32%Jun 6, 2007380Dec 8, 2008271Jan 6, 2010651
-12.93%Jul 7, 2014405Feb 11, 2016128Aug 15, 2016533
-11.91%Apr 12, 2011122Oct 4, 2011207Aug 1, 2012329
-11.72%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 2020104Aug 19, 2020129
-7.97%Jan 5, 2022200Oct 20, 2022193Jul 31, 2023393
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

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