Mutual Fund Insights: PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX)

In-depth Analysis of PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX)

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See PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

Last Trade: $10.97 on 3/19/2010, Change: +0.01 (0.09%)

  

Fund Manager - Stephen Rodosky

Fund Manager Tenure: 2.6 years   [Similar Funds: PFGAX  PFGCX ]
Fundmojo Fund Grade: A (Score: 0.74)     (What does this score mean?)

Mr. Rodosky is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office and a portfolio manager covering Treasury bonds, agencies and futures. He is the lead portfolio manager for long duration strategies. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2001, Mr. Rodosky was vice president of institutional sales with Merrill Lynch. He has 15 years of investment experience and holds a master's degree in financial markets from Illinois Institute of Technology. He received an undergraduate degree from Villanova University.  Get more insights on Stephen Rodosky

  

 What we like about PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX)

Data for PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) as of January 31, 2010

• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) is a new fund and has been performing well against its peers for both three-month and 1-year performance
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) has good short-term performance (1-year return 6.82% vs -4.33% Long Government category average)
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) has good mid-term performance (3-year return 6.99% vs 6.78% Long Government category average)
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) has good Long-term performance (5-year return 4.27% vs 4.22% Long Government category average)
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) ratio of up-years vs down years is greater than 2
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) is less volatile than its peers as it has a 3-year Standard Deviation of 11.61, lower than category average of 16.16

  

 What we are cautious about PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX)

Data for PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) as of January 31, 2010

• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) management has been with PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund for only 2.6 years, it is hard to judge manager's ability based on this fund's operation record
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund is a focused fund with 61.60% of the portfolio on top 10 securities. This tends to produce more volatility compared to a diversified fund. See fund top 10 holdings.
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) has a Morningstar rating of 3 and below
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) is less safe compared to its Long Government peers
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) has a higher management fee of 1.63% than its Long Government average of 0.94%
• PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) carries a 3.5% load

See PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) performance details as of January 31, 2010

  

  

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PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) Net Asset

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Date	Net Asset
01/2010	$18.86M
11/2009	$21.64M
10/2009	$22.45M

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PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX) Portfolio Allocation

Track portfolio allocation change of PIMCO Long-Term US Government B fund (PFGBX)

Date	Cash	Stock	Bond	Other
09/2009	25.09%	0%	73.66%	1.26%
06/2009	22%	0%	75.84%	2.16%
03/2009	29.56%	0%	70.17%	0.27%

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Most Recent Top 10 Holdings in PIMCO Long-Term US Government B Fund (PFGBX)

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30-Sep-09 US Treasury Bond 6.5% [11.43%] United States Treas Bds 4.5% [10.21%] US Treasury Bond 6.125% [8.07%] US Treasury Bond 8.75% [7.5%] US Treasury (Fut) [5.52%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.15 12/17/08 Ryl [4.75%] US Treasury Bond 5.375% [4.56%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.0 02/04/09 Ryl [3.24%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [3.18%] Irs Usd R 3ml/4.0 12/16/09 Myc [3.14%]

30-Jun-09 US Treasury Bond 7.125% [13.05%] US Treasury Bond (Fut) [12.29%] US Treasury Bond 8% [8.52%] FHLMC CMO 6% [7.36%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.15 12/17/08 Ryl [6.86%] US Treasury Bond 8.125% [5.2%] FNMA [3.32%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [2.83%] U S Treas Sec Stripped Int Pmt [2.66%] GNMA CMO 5% [2.48%]

31-Mar-09 US Treasury Bond 7.125% [13.5%] US Treasury Bond 8% [9.56%] FHLMC CMO 6% [9.12%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.15 12/17/08 Ryl [7.87%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.0 02/04/09 Ryl [5.39%] FNMA [3.87%] U S Treas Bd Stripped Prin Pmt [3.11%] GNMA CMO 5% [2.99%] US Treasury Bond 8.125% [2.85%] Irs Usd R 3ml/3.0 02/04/09 Brc [2.52%]

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