PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund (PWLIX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective under normal circumstances by obtaining long exposure to three separate stock portfolios representing developed and developing markets, short exposure to corresponding capitalization-weighted equity indexes, and complementing this equity exposure with absolute return bond alpha strategy.
Fund Info
US72202E6095
Dec 3, 2014
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
PWLIX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, 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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund, 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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund had a return of 3.73% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.93% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund had an annualized return of 5.31%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
PWLIX
3.73%
3.87%
5.70%
12.93%
5.41%
5.31%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PWLIX, 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 | 2.53% | 3.73% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 4.14% | 0.38% | 2.68% | -2.24% | 1.27% | -0.41% | 5.65% | 2.07% | 0.49% | -1.10% | 2.71% | -2.32% | 13.81% |
| 2023 | -0.79% | -0.66% | 0.27% | 3.86% | -4.10% | 2.18% | 0.26% | 0.65% | 0.70% | -0.52% | 1.17% | 1.33% | 4.23% |
| 2022 | 1.79% | -1.41% | 1.31% | 2.20% | 0.60% | -2.92% | -0.38% | -1.51% | -3.51% | 5.80% | 1.91% | 0.72% | 4.32% |
| 2021 | -0.73% | 0.37% | 6.61% | 0.70% | 2.32% | -0.09% | 0.92% | 1.38% | -0.31% | -0.47% | -1.89% | 5.73% | 15.14% |
| 2020 | -0.80% | -7.22% | -11.24% | 5.12% | 0.23% | -2.51% | -0.00% | 1.62% | -1.06% | -2.53% | 5.07% | 1.11% | -12.65% |
| 2019 | 2.86% | 1.59% | 0.79% | -0.49% | -1.38% | 2.69% | 0.30% | -1.08% | 2.66% | -0.29% | 0.39% | 1.39% | 9.71% |
| 2018 | 1.22% | -4.34% | 0.21% | 3.05% | -0.71% | 1.13% | 2.95% | 0.30% | 2.37% | -2.60% | 1.48% | -4.31% | 0.38% |
| 2017 | -0.31% | 2.89% | 0.40% | -1.10% | 3.03% | -0.96% | 0.90% | 0.30% | 1.21% | 1.49% | 1.96% | 1.50% | 11.81% |
| 2016 | 0.67% | -1.11% | 4.95% | 1.61% | -0.21% | 4.78% | 0.40% | -1.92% | 0.54% | 0.00% | -0.92% | 4.28% | 13.56% |
| 2015 | 1.23% | 2.13% | -2.14% | 2.14% | -0.50% | -2.91% | 2.08% | -6.42% | -3.25% | 4.21% | -1.42% | 0.38% | -4.84% |
| 2014 | -1.62% | -1.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 88, PWLIX is among the top 12% 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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund (PWLIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund provided a 12.97% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.01 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.01 | $1.01 | $0.43 | $1.12 | $1.00 | $0.60 | $0.68 | $0.04 | $1.06 | $0.41 | $0.32 | $0.07 |
Dividend yield | 12.97% | 13.45% | 5.70% | 14.74% | 11.98% | 7.32% | 6.80% | 0.39% | 10.83% | 4.17% | 3.62% | 0.71% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund. 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.65 | $1.01 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.43 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $1.12 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.38 | $1.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.68 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $1.06 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.34 | $0.41 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.32 |
| 2014 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS 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 Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund was 26.92%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 451 trading sessions.
The current PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund drawdown is 0.38%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26.92% | Jan 27, 2020 | 40 | Mar 23, 2020 | 451 | Jan 4, 2022 | 491 |
| -14.1% | Apr 29, 2015 | 184 | Jan 20, 2016 | 113 | Jun 30, 2016 | 297 |
| -8.96% | May 26, 2022 | 88 | Sep 30, 2022 | 131 | Apr 11, 2023 | 219 |
| -7.35% | Jan 29, 2018 | 39 | Mar 23, 2018 | 88 | Jul 30, 2018 | 127 |
| -6.92% | Oct 3, 2018 | 57 | Dec 24, 2018 | 113 | Jun 7, 2019 | 170 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund volatility is 2.65%, 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.