PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN)
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund that invests primarily in high-yield senior floating-rate loans across diversified sectors in the U.S. It employs fundamental analysis with a top-down approach to manage its portfolio, focusing on floating-rate debt instruments and conducting in-house research for investment decisions.
Fund Info
US72201J1043
72201J104
Oct 27, 2004
$0
Expense Ratio
PFN has a high expense ratio of 1.74%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II had a return of 3.44% year-to-date (YTD) and 15.06% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II had an annualized return of 7.69%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.75%, indicating that PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II did not perform as well as the benchmark.
PFN
3.44%
2.31%
8.63%
15.06%
5.35%
7.69%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.34%
-3.40%
4.82%
15.62%
14.74%
10.75%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PFN, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | 1.78% | 3.44% | |||||||||||
2024 | 4.18% | 0.02% | 1.93% | -1.20% | 1.39% | -1.21% | 1.85% | 2.82% | 4.54% | -0.38% | 0.96% | 0.02% | 15.75% |
2023 | 9.25% | -0.53% | -3.99% | -1.11% | 0.46% | 4.34% | 0.30% | -3.22% | -2.91% | -4.73% | 12.17% | 6.01% | 15.47% |
2022 | -4.20% | -0.99% | -1.90% | -3.35% | -1.89% | -1.23% | 2.58% | -2.51% | -10.35% | 6.01% | 5.75% | -5.95% | -17.62% |
2021 | 1.31% | 2.90% | 1.67% | 2.64% | 3.44% | 2.89% | 1.00% | 4.09% | -10.27% | 0.22% | -4.17% | 0.24% | 5.15% |
2020 | 2.08% | -5.93% | -23.73% | 7.71% | 7.47% | 2.17% | 2.87% | 3.14% | 0.87% | 0.31% | 8.89% | 2.66% | 3.97% |
2019 | 6.64% | 3.09% | 0.58% | 3.02% | -1.53% | 3.61% | 1.99% | -2.74% | 0.77% | 3.01% | -0.20% | 2.02% | 21.84% |
2018 | -0.87% | 1.47% | 1.75% | 1.54% | 2.00% | -0.86% | 2.97% | 0.46% | -0.38% | -2.83% | -2.10% | -2.03% | 0.94% |
2017 | 3.98% | 1.99% | 2.34% | 3.99% | 1.35% | 0.86% | 3.85% | -0.29% | 1.23% | 0.65% | -2.64% | 1.74% | 20.58% |
2016 | -3.20% | -2.14% | 8.38% | 3.46% | 1.91% | 2.44% | 2.95% | 2.15% | 1.04% | -0.41% | -1.71% | 4.40% | 20.40% |
2015 | 5.54% | 0.29% | -1.00% | 2.70% | 1.28% | -3.62% | -3.48% | -2.34% | -2.11% | 5.24% | -1.08% | -1.33% | -0.44% |
2014 | 3.52% | 2.85% | 0.48% | 3.39% | 4.05% | 1.10% | -4.37% | 4.50% | -2.59% | 1.61% | 0.94% | -5.69% | 9.57% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 84, PFN is among the top 16% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II provided a 11.40% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.86 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Dividend | $0.86 | $0.86 | $0.86 | $0.86 | $0.93 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $1.03 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $1.03 | $1.11 |
Dividend yield | 11.40% | 11.57% | 11.92% | 12.19% | 9.71% | 9.67% | 9.07% | 10.81% | 9.20% | 10.12% | 11.74% | 11.36% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
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2025 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.14 | ||||||||||
2024 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.86 |
2023 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.86 |
2022 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.86 |
2021 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.93 |
2020 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.96 |
2019 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.96 |
2018 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.15 | $1.03 |
2017 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.96 |
2016 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.96 |
2015 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.15 | $1.03 |
2014 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.23 | $1.11 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II. 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 Income Strategy Fund II was 79.79%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 858 trading sessions.
The current PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II drawdown is 1.96%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-79.79% | Jul 6, 2007 | 422 | Mar 9, 2009 | 858 | Aug 1, 2012 | 1280 |
-45.7% | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 | Mar 18, 2020 | 183 | Dec 7, 2020 | 201 |
-33.43% | Sep 2, 2021 | 282 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
-15.97% | May 9, 2013 | 71 | Aug 19, 2013 | 180 | May 7, 2014 | 251 |
-15.78% | Jun 2, 2015 | 161 | Jan 20, 2016 | 106 | Jun 21, 2016 | 267 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II volatility is 1.59%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.