PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A (PQTAX)
The fund aims to generate positive returns through a quantitative trading strategy focused on capturing price trends in global financial markets and commodities. It invests in various instruments linked to interest rates, currencies, mortgages, credit, commodities, equity indices, and other related assets.
Fund Info
US72201U4976
72201U497
Dec 31, 2013
$1,000
Expense Ratio
PQTAX has a high expense ratio of 1.81%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A (PQTAX) returned -10.87% year-to-date (YTD) and -15.35% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PQTAX returned 1.47% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.82%.
PQTAX
-10.87%
-3.70%
-8.45%
-15.35%
-7.96%
0.70%
1.47%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.00%
12.45%
0.40%
11.91%
15.05%
15.04%
10.82%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PQTAX, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.86% | -2.40% | -0.31% | -3.08% | -3.70% | -10.87% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.95% | 2.77% | 1.58% | 1.47% | -2.89% | -2.70% | -1.05% | -3.28% | 1.10% | -3.85% | 2.16% | 2.61% | -3.31% |
| 2023 | 0.63% | -0.09% | -7.01% | 1.84% | 3.80% | -0.00% | -2.38% | -3.84% | 4.29% | 0.93% | -5.83% | 3.83% | -4.52% |
| 2022 | 0.18% | 3.06% | 5.58% | 6.56% | -1.29% | 4.23% | -4.50% | 0.79% | 6.84% | -0.07% | -9.02% | -1.78% | 9.75% |
| 2021 | -0.49% | 1.58% | 1.94% | 1.62% | 2.35% | 0.89% | 1.10% | 1.81% | 3.21% | 2.85% | -4.87% | 0.76% | 13.23% |
| 2020 | -1.63% | 2.38% | 6.27% | -0.86% | -0.29% | -3.02% | 3.14% | -1.08% | -2.95% | 0.21% | 1.76% | 4.12% | 7.87% |
| 2019 | -3.98% | 0.43% | 3.82% | 1.33% | -0.50% | 0.36% | 2.23% | 2.98% | -4.29% | -1.32% | 0.20% | 1.60% | 2.53% |
| 2018 | 3.33% | -6.04% | 1.18% | -1.06% | -0.21% | 1.66% | -1.16% | 1.71% | -3.21% | 0.98% | 0.64% | 4.59% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | -1.59% | 0.86% | -0.75% | 0.11% | 0.32% | 0.19% | 2.52% | 1.60% | -2.16% | 2.91% | 0.52% | 0.00% | 4.51% |
| 2016 | 3.27% | 6.34% | -2.68% | -1.33% | -2.07% | 1.37% | 1.15% | -0.21% | -1.96% | -1.79% | -0.00% | 1.18% | 2.94% |
| 2015 | 3.30% | -0.98% | 0.00% | -3.23% | -3.99% | 0.12% | -0.39% | -1.38% | 3.18% | -3.86% | 0.10% | -3.33% | -10.27% |
| 2014 | 0.40% | 1.30% | -0.10% | 1.87% | 2.80% | 1.32% | 0.56% | 4.16% | 1.81% | -1.05% | 4.67% | -1.79% | 16.92% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PQTAX is 0, meaning it’s performing worse than 100% of other 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 TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A (PQTAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.47 | $0.12 | $0.40 | $0.22 | $0.01 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.63 | $0.78 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.31% | 1.09% | 3.91% | 2.19% | 0.10% | 2.54% | 0.00% | 6.87% | 7.17% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.47 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.12 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.40 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.22 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.63 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $0.78 |
Drawdowns
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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 TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A. 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 TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A was 29.24%, occurring on May 14, 2025. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current PIMCO TRENDS Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class A drawdown is 28.69%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -29.24% | Oct 21, 2022 | 642 | May 14, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -15.07% | Mar 16, 2015 | 201 | Dec 29, 2015 | 922 | Aug 28, 2019 | 1123 |
| -11.29% | Jun 15, 2022 | 40 | Aug 11, 2022 | 45 | Oct 14, 2022 | 85 |
| -10.99% | Mar 24, 2020 | 129 | Sep 24, 2020 | 147 | Apr 27, 2021 | 276 |
| -6.77% | Sep 4, 2019 | 64 | Dec 3, 2019 | 66 | Mar 10, 2020 | 130 |
Volatility
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