497K 1 d497k.htm PIMCO EQS PATHFINDER FUND PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund
    Institutional   P   Administrative   D
Share Class & Ticker:   PTHWX   PTHPX   PTHNX   PTHDX

 

Summary Prospectus

October 29, 2010 (as revised June 17, 2011)

 

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which, as supplemented, contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at http://investments.pimco.com/prospectuses . You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-927-4648 or by sending an email request to Orders@MySummaryProspectus.com. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated October 29, 2010, as supplemented, along with the financial statements included in the Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders dated June 30, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund:

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): None

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

 

    

Institutional

Class

    Class P    

Administrative

Class

    Class D  
Management Fees     1.05     1.15     1.05     1.15
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees     N/A        N/A        0.25     0.25
Other Expenses(1)     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09

Acquired Fund Fees and

Expenses

    0.02     0.02     0.02     0.02

Total Annual Fund

Operating Expenses

    1.16     1.26     1.41     1.51
Expense Reimbursement(2)     (0.16 %)      (0.16 %)      (0.16 %)      (0.16 %) 

Total Annual Fund

Operating Expenses

After Expense Reimbursement(3)

    1.00     1.10     1.25     1.35

 

(1) “Other Expenses” reflect interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities. Interest expense results from the Fund’s use of certain investments such as reverse repurchase agreements. Dividends paid on borrowed securities are an expense of short sales. Such expenses are required to be treated as a Fund expense for accounting purposes and are not payable to PIMCO. Any interest expense amount or dividends paid on securities sold short will vary based on the Fund’s use of those investments as an investment strategy best suited to seek the objective of the Fund.

 

(2) PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2011, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.16% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

 

(3) Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement excluding interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities is 0.91%, 1.01%, 1.16% and 1.26% for Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class and Class D, respectively.

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class or Class D shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Institutional class     $102        $353        $624        $1,395   
Class P     $112        $383        $676        $1,507   
Administrative Class     $127        $431        $756        $1,677   
Class D     $137        $461        $809        $1,789   

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in equity securities, including common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock), of issuers that PIMCO believes are undervalued. The Fund’s bottom-up value investment style attempts to identify securities that are undervalued by the market in comparison to PIMCO’s own determination of the company’s value, taking into account criteria such as asset value, book value and cash flow and earnings estimates.

 

When making investments, PIMCO evaluates the merits of each investment separately and there are no specific limitations on the value, asset size, earnings or industry classification of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may invest in securities issued by large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies. The Fund generally considers large- and mid-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations greater than $1.5 billion. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are

 

 

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economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries. The Fund may also invest in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries.

 

The Fund may also invest in U.S. and non-U.S. sovereign government debt and other debt securities, including bank loans, that PIMCO selects on the basis of its determination of the security’s value and not necessarily based on the coupon rate or credit rating of the security. The debt investments of the Fund may include high yield securities (“junk bonds”) of any rating. The Fund may invest in the securities of distressed companies including defaulted securities, which typically involve investments in lower-rated debt securities and loans but may also include equity securities of distressed companies.

 

The Fund may invest in commodity-related investments. The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity futures markets primarily through investments in the PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund VI, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary is advised by PIMCO, and has the same investment objective as the Fund. As discussed in greater detail elsewhere in the prospectus, the Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity index-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments.

 

The Fund may engage in a risk arbitrage strategy to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities. Under an arbitrage strategy, the Fund may purchase one security while selling short another security. The security purchased is generally considered by PIMCO to be undervalued relative to the price of the security sold short, or the security sold short is generally considered to be overvalued relative to the price of the security purchased. Issuers of securities acquired pursuant to an arbitrage strategy may be engaged in certain types of corporate events, such as restructurings, acquisitions, mergers, takeovers, tender or exchange offers or liquidations. The Fund may attempt to hedge foreign currency exposure using foreign currency exchange contracts and other investments and may utilize derivative instruments to hedge against other market risks. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

 

The Fund may purchase securities to seek to influence or control management of an issuer, or may invest in other companies that do so, when the portfolio managers believe such actions would benefit the Fund.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

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It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return are:

 

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

Value Investing Risk: A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that PIMCO believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

 

Foreign (non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

 

Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk

 

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

 

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or service

 

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration

 

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

 

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

 

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies

 

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

 

Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged

 

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

 


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Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

 

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

 

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments, including liquidity, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested

 

Short Sale Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund

 

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

 

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved

 

Please see “Description of Principal Risks” in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

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The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Performance is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily updates on the net asset value and performance page at http://investments.pimco.com/DailyPerformance and quarterly updates at http://investments.pimco.com/QuarterlyPerformance.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio is jointly managed by Anne Gudefin, CFA and Charles Lahr, CFA. Ms. Gudefin and Mr. Lahr are Executive Vice Presidents of PIMCO and have managed the Fund since its inception.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

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Institutional Class, Class P or Administrative Class shares: The minimum initial investment for Institutional Class, Class P or Administrative Class shares of the Fund is $1 million, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial intermediaries that submit trades on behalf of underlying investors.

 

Class D shares: The minimum initial investment for Class D shares of the Fund is $1,000, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial intermediaries that submit trades on behalf of underlying investors. The minimum subsequent investment for Class D shares is $50.

 

You may sell (redeem) all or part of your Fund shares on any business day. Depending on the elections made on the Client Registration Application, you may sell by:

 

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Sending a written request by mail to: PIMCO Equity Series at PIMCO Equity Series c/o BFDS Midwest 330 W. 9th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105

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Calling us at 1-800-927-4648 and a Shareholder Services associate will assist you

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Sending a fax to our Shareholder Services department at 1-816-421-2861

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Sending an email to pimcoteam@bfdsmidwest.com

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

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The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

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If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies (including PIMCO) may pay the intermediary for the sale of those shares of the Fund and/or other services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

 


 

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Share Class & Ticker:   PATHX   PTHCX   PTHRX  

 

Summary Prospectus

October 29, 2010 (as revised June 17, 2011)

 

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund

 

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at http://investments.pimco.com/prospectuses. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-426-0107 or by sending an email request to Orders@MySummaryProspectus.com. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated October 29, 2010, as supplemented, along with the financial statements included in the Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders dated June 30, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by Allianz Funds, Allianz Multi- Strategy Funds, PIMCO Funds and PIMCO Equity Series. More information about these and other discounts is available in the “Classes of Shares—Class A, C and R Shares” section on page 23 of the Fund’s prospectus or from your financial advisor.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

      Class A     Class C     Class R  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)      5.50     None        None   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)      1.00     1.00     None   

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

 

     Class A     Class C     Class R  
Management Fees     1.15     1.15     1.15
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25     1.00     0.50
Other Expenses(1)     0.09     0.09     0.09
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses     0.02     0.02     0.02
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses     1.51     2.26     1.76
Expense Reimbursement(2)     (0.16 %)      (0.16 %)      (0.16 %) 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement(3)     1.35     2.10     1.60

 

(1) “Other Expenses” reflect interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities. Interest expense results from the Fund’s use of certain investments such as reverse repurchase agreements. Dividends paid on borrowed securities are an expense of short sales. Such expenses are required to be treated as a Fund expense for accounting purposes and are not payable to PIMCO. Any interest expense amount or dividends paid on securities sold short will vary based on the Fund’s use of those investments as an investment strategy best suited to seek the objective of the Fund.
(2) PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2011, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.16% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This Fee Limitation Agreement renews annually unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the end of the contract term. Under certain conditions, PIMCO may recoup amounts reduced in future periods, not exceeding three years.

 

(3) Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reimbursement excluding interest expense and dividends paid on borrowed securities is 1.26%, 2.01% and 1.51% for Class A, Class C and Class R, respectively.

 

Example. The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Class A, Class C, or Class R shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, the Example shows what your costs would be based on these assumptions.

 

If you redeem your shares at the end of each period:

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Class A     $680        $986        $1,314        $2,240   
Class C     $313        $691        $1,196        $2,584   
Class R     $163        $539        $940        $2,061   

 

If you do not redeem your shares:

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Class A     $680        $986        $1,314        $2,240   
Class C     $213        $691        $1,196        $2,584   
Class R     $163        $539        $940        $2,061   

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

 

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

LOGO

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in equity securities, including common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock), of issuers that PIMCO believes are undervalued. The Fund’s bottom-up value investment style attempts to identify securities that are undervalued by the market in comparison to PIMCO’s own determination of the company’s value, taking into account criteria such as asset value, book value and cash flow and earnings estimates.

 

When making investments, PIMCO evaluates the merits of each investment separately and there are no specific limitations on the value, asset size, earnings or industry classification of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may invest in securities issued by large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies. The Fund generally considers large- and mid-cap companies to be those with market capitalizations greater than $1.5 billion. The Fund may invest, without limitation, in securities and instruments that are economically tied to foreign (non-U.S.) countries. The Fund may also invest in securities and instruments that are economically tied to emerging market countries.

 

The Fund may also invest in U.S. and non-U.S. sovereign government debt and other debt securities, including bank loans, that PIMCO selects on the basis of its determination of the security’s value and not necessarily based on the coupon rate or credit rating of the security. The debt investments of the Fund may include high yield securities (“junk bonds”) of any rating. The Fund may invest in the securities of distressed companies including defaulted securities, which typically involve investments in lower-rated debt securities and loans but may also include equity securities of distressed companies.

 

The Fund may invest in commodity-related investments. The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity futures markets primarily through investments in the PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund VI, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary is advised by PIMCO, and has the same investment objective as the Fund. As discussed in greater detail elsewhere in the prospectus, the Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity index-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments.

 

The Fund may engage in a risk arbitrage strategy to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities. Under an arbitrage strategy, the Fund may purchase one security while selling short another security. The security purchased is generally considered by PIMCO to be undervalued relative to the price of the security sold short, or the security sold short is generally considered to be overvalued relative to the price of the security purchased. Issuers of securities acquired pursuant to an arbitrage strategy may be engaged in certain types of corporate events, such as restructurings, acquisitions, mergers, takeovers, tender or exchange offers or liquidations. The Fund may attempt to hedge foreign currency exposure using foreign currency exchange contracts and other investments and may utilize derivative instruments to hedge against other market risks. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements consistent with its investment objective. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. The Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and lend portfolio securities.

The Fund may purchase securities to seek to influence or control management of an issuer, or may invest in other companies that do so, when the portfolio managers believe such actions would benefit the Fund.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

LOGO

It is possible to lose money on an investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, which could adversely affect its net asset value, yield and total return are:

 

Equity Risk: the risk that the value of equity securities, such as common stocks and preferred stocks, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company or to factors affecting a particular industry or industries. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities

 

Value Investing Risk: A value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by PIMCO if it continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that PIMCO believes will cause the stock price to increase do not occur

 

Foreign (non-U.S.) Investment Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller markets, differing reporting, accounting and auditing standards, increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, or political changes or diplomatic developments. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers

 

Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk

 

Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries

 

Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or service

 

Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of an increase in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration

 

Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, is unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations

 

High Yield and Distressed Company Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) and securities of distressed companies may be subject to greater levels of credit, issuer and liquidity risks. Securities of distressed companies include both debt and equity securities. High yield securities and debt securities of distressed companies are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. Distressed companies may be engaged in restructurings or bankruptcy proceedings

 

Currency Risk: the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the Fund’s investments

 


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in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies

 

Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector

 

Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged

 

Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will produce the desired results and that legislative, regulatory, or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO and the individual portfolio manager in connection with managing the Fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be achieved

 

Small-Cap and Mid-Cap Company Risk: the risk that the value of securities issued by small-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to narrow markets and limited managerial and financial resources

 

Arbitrage Risk: the risk that securities purchased pursuant to an arbitrage strategy intended to take advantage of a perceived relationship between the value of two securities may not perform as expected

 

Derivatives Risk: the risk of investing in derivative instruments, including liquidity, market, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested

 

Short Sale Risk: the risk of entering into short sales, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund

 

Commodity Risk: the risk that investing in commodity-linked derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments

 

Subsidiary Risk: the risk that, by investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Subsidiary will be achieved

 

Please see “Description of Principal Risks” in the Fund’s prospectus for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

LOGO

The Fund does not have a full calendar year of performance. Thus, no bar chart or Average Annual Total Returns table is included for the Fund. Performance is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily updates on the net asset value and performance page at http://investments.pimco.com/DailyPerformance and quarterly updates at http://investments.pimco.com/QuarterlyPerformance.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio is jointly managed by Anne Gudefin, CFA and Charles Lahr, CFA. Ms. Gudefin and Mr. Lahr are Executive Vice Presidents of PIMCO and have managed the Fund since its inception.

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

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Shares of the Fund may be purchased or sold (redeemed) on any business day (normally any day when the New York Stock Exchange is open). Generally, purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares are processed at the net asset value next calculated after an order is received by the Distributor.

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The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares of the Fund is $1,000 and $50 for each minimum subsequent investment, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial intermediaries that submit trades on behalf of underlying investors. You may purchase or sell (redeem) all or part of your Fund shares through a broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary, or directly from the Trust by regular mail (PIMCO Equity Series, P.O. Box 55060, Boston, MA 02266-5060) or overnight mail (PIMCO Equity Series, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., 30 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021-2809) as further described in the Fund’s prospectus. The Distributor reserves the right to require payment by wire or U.S. Bank check.

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There is no minimum initial or minimum additional investment in Class R shares because Class R shares may only be purchased through omnibus accounts for specified benefit plans. Specified benefit plans which wish to invest directly by mail should send a check payable to the PIMCO Family of Funds, along with a completed application form to the Trust by regular mail (PIMCO Equity Series, P.O. Box 55060, Boston, MA 02266-5060) or overnight mail (PIMCO Equity Series, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., 30 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021-2809).

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

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The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or a combination of the two, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.

 


PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

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If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies (including PIMCO) may pay the intermediary for the sale of those shares of the Fund and/or other services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.

 

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