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PIMCO GIS Euro Income Bond Fund Institutional EUR Accumulation

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
PIMCO GIS Euro Income Bond Fund Institutional EUR Accumulation
Fund-6.1-7.06.21.12.5
+/-Cat-0.4-3.82.41.31.1
+/-B’mrk2.95.51.93.42.2
 
Key Stats
NAV
11/04/2025
 EUR 15.98
Day Change 0.35%
Morningstar Category™ EUR Flexible Bond
ISIN IE00B3V8Y234
Fund Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 EUR 1777.90
Share Class Size (Mil)
31/03/2025
 EUR 489.95
Max Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charge
14/02/2025
  0.49%
Morningstar Research
Analyst Report23/01/2025
Elbie Louw, Senior Analyst
Morningstar, Inc

In December 2022, Eve Tournier, who had led this strategy for roughly a decade, left Pimco unexpectedly. Her departure followed a spate of turnover in the European credit team a year earlier, when Pimco’s decision to close its Munich office...

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Performance
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Investment Objective: PIMCO GIS Euro Income Bond Fund Institutional EUR Accumulation
The primary investment objective of the Fund is to maximise current income, consistent with prudent investment management. Long-term capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The Fund invests at least two-thirds of its assets in a diversified portfolio of EUR-denominated bonds and other Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities. The Fund will seek to maintain a high level of dividend income by investing in a broad array of fixed income sectors which in the Investment Advisor’s view typically generate elevated levels of income.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
YTD4.89
3 Years Annualised3.89
5 Years Annualised1.94
10 Years Annualised3.72
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Alfred Murata
23/10/2017
Regina Borromeo
06/12/2022
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Inception Date
28/02/2011

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg Euro Agg 1-10 Yr TR EURMorningstar EZN Core Bd GR EUR
Portfolio Profile for  PIMCO GIS Euro Income Bond Fund Institutional EUR Accumulation31/12/2024
Fixed Income
Effective Maturity5.77
Effective Duration4.93
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.020.000.02
Bond310.94129.76181.17
Property0.000.000.00
Cash167.17253.15-85.97
Other3.560.003.56
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  PIMCO GIS Euro Income Bond Fund Institutional EUR Accumulation
Category:  EUR Flexible Bond
Category Index:  Morningstar EZN Core Bd GR EUR
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-0.190.538.04-6.08-7.046.181.102.55
+/- Category1.651.110.80-0.40-3.782.431.251.09
+/- Category Index-1.860.45-1.972.885.541.863.402.19
% Rank in Category163535577719259
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day0.35   -0.37-0.52
1 Week0.86   -0.68-1.47
1 Month1.86   -0.27-2.74
3 Months4.26   0.70-0.55
6 Months4.66   0.470.31
YTD4.89   0.27-0.05
1 Year7.25   1.771.97
3 Years Annualised3.89   0.643.38
5 Years Annualised1.94   0.003.68
10 Years Annualised3.72   1.272.02
 
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20252.55---
20240.03-1.152.32-0.07
20231.18-1.510.735.78
2022-4.83-6.25-0.654.87
2021-5.311.670.19-2.63
2020-4.108.741.581.98
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearAbove AverageAbove Average3 star
5-YearAverageAverage3 star
10-YearAbove AverageAverage4 star
OverallAbove AverageAverage4 star
 
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Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev5.97 %
3-Yr Mean Return2.62 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio-0.24
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar EZN Core Bd GR EUR  Morningstar Gbl Corp Bd GR Hdg EUR
3-Yr Beta0.740.73
3-Yr Alpha3.402.40
 
Fixed Income Style31/12/2024
Morningstar Style Box®
Fixed Income Style
SizeRel to Cat
Total Market Value (Mil)EUR 1679
Maturity Distribution %
1 to 318.70
3 to 55.67
5 to 711.92
7 to 109.71
10 to 156.67
15 to 200.61
20 to 3011.06
Over 3012.35
Effective Maturity5.77
Effective Duration4.93
Credit Quality Breakdown %     %
AAA60.34   BB3.20
AA12.94   B1.50
A5.61   Below B4.05
BBB12.36   Not Rated0.00
 
Asset Allocation31/12/2024
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock0.020.000.02
Bond310.94129.76181.17
Property0.000.000.00
Cash167.17253.15-85.97
Other3.560.003.56
Top 10 Holdings31/12/2024
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings3
Total Number of Bond Holdings842
Assets in Top 10 Holdings78.23
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Federal National Mortgage Association 6%United States16.11
Federal National Mortgage Association... United States11.95
Federal National Mortgage Association... United States11.22
PIMCO Euro Short Mat ETF EUR AccIreland8.39
Federal National Mortgage Association 5%United States7.59
5 Year Treasury Note Future Mar 25United States6.89
10 Year Treasury Note Future Mar 25United States6.57
Ultra 10 Year US Treasury Note Future... United States4.24
Low Sulphur Gas Oil Futures Mar25United Kingdom3.48
United States Treasury Bonds 4.625%United States1.79
 
 
Management
Name of CompanyPIMCO Global Advisors (Ireland) Limited
Phone+353 1 4752211
Websitewww.pimco.com
AddressMutual House
 Dublin   W1S 2GF
 Ireland
DomicileIreland
Legal StructureOpen Ended Investment Company
UCITSYes
Inception Date28/02/2011
Fund Advisor(s)
PIMCO Europe Ltd
Fund ManagerAlfred Murata
Manager Start Date23/10/2017
Career Start Year2000
Education
Stanford University, Ph.D.
Stanford Law School, J.D.
 
Biography
Mr. Murata is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office, managing income-oriented, multi-sector credit, opportunistic and securitized strategies. Morningstar named him Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year (U.S.) for 2013. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2001, he researched and implemented exotic equity and interest rate derivatives at Nikko Financial Technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering-economic systems and operations research from Stanford University. He also earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School and is a member of the State Bar of California.
Fund ManagerRegina Borromeo
Manager Start Date06/12/2022
Career Start Year2000
Education
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
 
Biography
Executive Vice President, portfolio manager, and a senior member of PIMCO’s global credit team, co-manages the Portfolio. She focuses on multi-sector credit as well as ESG-oriented credit and income strategies. She is a member of PIMCO’s ESG portfolio management team and PIMCO PRIDE EMEA ERG Committee. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2022, Ms. Borromeo was a senior portfolio manager and director of global fixed income at Robeco UK Limited, overseeing investments across a variety of credit and ESG-oriented strategies. Prior to that, Ms. Borromeo was a portfolio manager and head of international high yield at Brandywine Global Investment Management (Europe). She also held roles at Morgan Stanley Investment Management as vice president, senior research analyst and portfolio manager, global fixed income, and at Goldman Sachs. She has investment experience since 2001 and holds a bachelor of arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
Fund ManagerSaurabh Sud
Manager Start Date31/10/2024
Career Start Year2006
 
Biography
Mr. Sud joined T. Rowe Price Associates in 2018 and his investment experience dates from 2006. Since joining the Firm, he has served as a portfolio manager in the fixed income division. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price Associates, he served as a Senior Vice President at PIMCO, where he helped manage the Credit Opportunities Bond Strategy and managed long duration credit assets.
Fund ManagerNidhi Nakra
Manager Start Date28/02/2021
Fund ManagerCharles Watford
Manager Start Date06/12/2022
 
Biography
Executive Vice President, PIMCO. Mr. Watford is a portfolio manager focusing on high yield. He is also a research analyst focused on the European automotive and real estate sectors. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2007, Mr. Watford was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley. He has investment experience since 2002 and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Oxford.
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.00%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge0.49%
Ongoing Charge0.49%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial-
Additional-
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes