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PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund (PWLIX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US72202E6095

Issuer

PIMCO

Inception Date

Dec 3, 2014

Category

Long-Short

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

PWLIX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

PIMCO RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund (PWLIX) returned 4.69% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.54% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PWLIX returned 5.41% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


PWLIX

YTD

4.69%

1M

-1.77%

6M

2.26%

1Y

13.54%

3Y*

7.42%

5Y*

8.65%

10Y*

5.41%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.53%3.64%2.19%-1.86%-1.77%4.69%
20244.14%0.38%2.68%-2.24%1.27%-0.41%5.65%2.07%0.49%-1.09%2.71%-2.32%13.81%
2023-0.79%-0.66%0.27%3.86%-4.10%2.18%0.26%0.65%0.71%-0.52%1.17%1.33%4.23%
20221.79%-1.41%1.31%2.20%0.60%-2.92%-0.38%-1.51%-3.51%5.80%1.91%0.72%4.34%
2021-0.73%0.37%6.61%0.70%2.32%-0.09%0.92%1.37%-0.31%-0.47%-1.89%5.73%15.15%
2020-0.79%-7.22%-11.24%5.12%0.23%-2.52%0.00%1.62%-1.07%-2.53%5.07%1.11%-12.66%
20192.86%1.59%0.79%-0.49%-1.38%2.69%0.30%-1.08%2.67%-0.30%0.40%1.39%9.71%
20181.23%-4.34%0.21%3.05%-0.71%1.13%2.95%0.30%2.37%-2.60%1.48%-4.30%0.39%
2017-0.31%2.89%0.40%-1.10%3.03%-0.96%0.90%0.30%1.21%1.49%1.96%1.49%11.80%
20160.67%-1.11%4.95%1.61%-0.21%4.78%0.40%-1.92%0.54%-0.00%-0.92%4.28%13.54%
20151.24%2.13%-2.14%2.14%-0.50%-2.92%2.08%-6.42%-3.25%4.21%-1.42%0.38%-4.84%
2014-1.63%-1.63%
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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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PWLIX is 8888
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PWLIX is 8787
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PWLIX is 8686
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PWLIX is 8787
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PWLIX is 9393
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PWLIX is 8888
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 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.


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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.54
  • 5-Year: 1.12
  • 10-Year: 0.62
  • All Time: 0.60

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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS 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 RAE Worldwide Long/Short PLUS Fund provided a 13.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.07 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.2020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.07$1.01$0.43$1.12$1.00$0.60$0.68$0.04$1.06$0.40$0.32$0.07

Dividend yield

13.76%13.46%5.70%14.75%11.99%7.31%6.79%0.39%10.82%4.16%3.61%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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06
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$0.40
2015$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.13$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.


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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 4.06%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-26.92%Jan 27, 202040Mar 23, 2020451Jan 4, 2022491
-14.11%Apr 29, 2015184Jan 20, 2016113Jun 30, 2016297
-8.96%May 26, 202288Sep 30, 2022131Apr 11, 2023219
-7.35%Jan 29, 201839Mar 23, 201888Jul 30, 2018127
-6.92%Oct 3, 201857Dec 24, 2018113Jun 7, 2019170
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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