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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22375

 

PIMCO Equity Series

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

840 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

John P. Hardaway

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

PIMCO Equity Series

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Brendan C. Fox

Dechert LLP

1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 877-4626

 

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2012

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

 

   

PIMCO Equity Series—Institutional, P, Administrative, D, A, C and R Classes


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Your Global Investment Authority

 

PIMCO Equity Series®

 

 

 

Semiannual Report

 

December 31, 2012

 

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PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

 

Share Classes

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Institutional

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P

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Administrative

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D

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A

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C

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R

 

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Chairman’s Letter

        2   

Important Information About the Funds

        4   

Expense Examples

        27   

Financial Highlights

        30   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

        36   

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

        38   

Statements of Operations

        40   

Consolidated Statements of Operations

        41   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        42   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

        43   

Statement of Cash Flows

        44   

Notes to Financial Statements

        77   

Glossary

        95   

Approval of Renewal of the Investment Advisory Contract and Second Amended and Restated Supervision and Administration Agreement

     96   
        
Fund    Insights from the
Portfolio Managers
     Fund
Summary
     Schedule of
Investments
 
        

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

     5         8         45   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

     9         12         52   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

     13         15         56   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

     16         18         63   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

     19         22         66   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

     23         26         70   

 

 

 

 

This material is authorized for use only when preceded or accompanied by the current PIMCO Equity Series prospectus.


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Chairman’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

Please find enclosed the Semiannual Report for the PIMCO Equity Series covering the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2012. On the following pages are specific details about the investment performance of each fund and a discussion of the factors that influenced performance during the reporting period. In addition, the letters from the portfolio managers provide a further review of such factors as well as an overview of each fund’s investment strategy.

 

Over the six-month reporting period, equity markets posted positive returns, helped by expanded monetary policies announced by the Western central banks designed to stimulate economic growth. As a result, low yields in “safe assets1” (such as U.S. Treasuries and German Bunds) encouraged investors to move further out the risk spectrum. The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) initiated a third round of quantitative easing, referred to as QE3, which expanded the types of assets the Fed can purchase beyond U.S. Treasuries to include Agency mortgage-backed securities. In an unprecedented move, the Fed also announced that it would tie forward policy guidance to unemployment and inflation targets. Within Europe, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) announced the Outright Monetary Transactions (“OMT”) program, which spurred investor confidence in European policymakers’ ability and willingness to stabilize the euro and the eurozone. The OMT program would entail unlimited, but conditional, purchases of eurozone-member government bonds in the secondary market that have maturities of one to three years.

 

Signs of improving investor sentiment, positive U.S. housing starts, and the resolution of the U.S. Presidential election also contributed to increased investor risk appetite. Just outside of the reporting period, the U.S. Congress largely averted going over the “fiscal cliff” by passing the American Taxpayers Relief Act, but set the stage for potential fiscal uncertainty into 2013 due to their delay of the sequestration and debt ceiling debate. In response, both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (two independent ratings agencies) noted that while the compromise reduces near-term economic risk, meaningful deficit reduction measures would be needed in order for them to remove their “rating-risk” opinion on U.S. sovereign debt.

 

Highlights of the financial markets during our six-month reporting period include:

 

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U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 5.95% despite a volatile period marked by uncertainty over the “fiscal cliff” and the U.S. Presidential election. Global equities, as represented by the MSCI All Country World Index and MSCI World Index, returned 9.91% and 9.36%, respectively. Emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned 13.75%. This differential in performance increased over the period, as the fiscal cliff began to drag on U.S. equity returns, while improved industrial production figures and more positive sentiment led Chinese equity performance, which benefited emerging market equities.

 

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U.S. interest rates declined to their lowest level in July 2012, but rose thereafter to end the period higher. The benchmark ten-year U.S. Treasury note yielded 1.76% at the end of the reporting period, as compared to 1.64% on June 30, 2012. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, a widely used index of U.S. investment-grade bonds, returned 1.80% for the period.

 

1  All investments contain risk and may lose value

 

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All of our active equity strategies are global, high-conviction portfolios that are unconstrained by geography, benchmark or market capitalization and incorporate downside risk management. Each strategy is managed by experienced equity investors who benefit from PIMCO’s global investment resources and macroeconomic insights. We believe the long-term potential of equities to grow earnings and dividends is an important component of an investor’s overall portfolio. As such, we remain committed to a steady and focused build-out of PIMCO’s actively managed equity suite and look forward to keeping you informed of our progress.

 

If you have any questions regarding the PIMCO Equity Series, please contact your account manager or financial adviser, or call one of our shareholder associates at 888.87.PIMCO (888.877.4626). We also invite you to visit our website at www.pimco.com/investments to learn more about our views and global thought leadership.

 

Thank you again for the trust you have placed in us. We value your commitment and will continue to work diligently to meet your broad investment needs.

 

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Sincerely,

 

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Brent R. Harris

Chairman of the Board, PIMCO Equity Series

 

January 24, 2013

 

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Important Information About the Funds

 

PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company currently consisting of six separate investment portfolios (the “Funds”). Each Fund is an actively managed equity strategy. While we believe that equity funds have an important role to play in a well diversified investment portfolio, they are subject to notable risks. Among other things, equity and equity-related securities may decline in value due to both real and perceived general market, economic, and industry conditions.

 

The Funds may be subject to various risks as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Some of these risks may include, but are not limited to, the following: allocation risk, acquired fund risk, equity risk, dividend-oriented stocks risk, value investing risk, foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk, emerging markets risk, market risk, issuer risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, high yield and distressed company risk, cash holdings risk, currency risk, real estate risk, liquidity risk, leveraging risk, management risk, small-cap and mid-cap company risk, arbitrage risk, derivatives risk, short sale risk, commodity risk, convertible securities risk, tax risk, subsidiary risk and issuer non-diversification risk. A complete description of these risks and other risks is contained in the Funds’ prospectus. The Funds may use derivative instruments for hedging purposes or as part of an investment strategy. Use of these instruments may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk, management risk, leverage risk, mispricing or improper valuation risk and the risk that the Funds could not close out a position when it would be most advantageous to do so. Certain derivative transactions may have a leveraging effect on a Fund. For example, a small investment in a derivative instrument may have a significant impact on a Fund’s exposure to interest rates, currency exchange rates or other investments. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a derivative instrument may cause an immediate and substantial loss or gain. A Fund may engage in such transactions regardless of whether the Fund owns the asset, instrument

or components of the index underlying the derivative instrument. A Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in these types of instruments. If it does, the Fund’s investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

 

On each individual Fund Summary page in this Semiannual Report (“Shareholder Report”), the Average Annual Total Return table and Cumulative Returns chart measure performance assuming that any dividend and capital gain distributions were reinvested. Class A shares are subject to an initial sales charge. A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) may be imposed in certain circumstances on Class A shares that are purchased without an initial sales charge and then redeemed during the first 18 months after purchase. The Cumulative Returns chart reflects only Institutional Class performance. Performance for Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A, Class C and Class R shares is typically lower than Institutional Class performance due to the lower expenses paid by Institutional Class shares. Performance shown is net of fees and expenses. A Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios on each individual Fund summary page are as of the currently effective prospectus, as supplemented to date. The Cumulative Returns chart assumes the initial investment of $1,000,000 was made at the end of the month that the Institutional Class of the relevant Fund commenced operations. The minimum initial investment amount for Institutional Class, Class P or Administrative Class shares is $1,000,000. The minimum initial investment amount for Class A, Class C and Class D shares is $1,000. There is no minimum initial investment for Class R shares. Each Fund measures its performance against a broad-based securities market index (benchmark index). The benchmark index does not take into account fees, expenses, or taxes. A Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

 

The following table discloses the inception dates of each Fund and its respective share classes:

 

Fund Name       Fund
Inception
    Institutional
Class
    Class P     Administrative
Class
    Class D     Class A     Class C     Class R  

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

      12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11        —          12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11        —          12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11        12/14/11   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      03/22/11        03/22/11        03/22/11        04/19/11        03/22/11        03/22/11        03/22/11        03/22/11   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      04/20/12        04/20/12        04/30/12        —          04/30/12        04/30/12        04/30/12        —     

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

      04/12/11        04/12/11        04/12/11        04/19/11        04/12/11        04/12/11        04/12/11        04/12/11   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

      04/14/10        04/14/10        04/14/10        —          04/14/10        04/14/10        04/14/10        04/14/10   

 

For periods prior to the inception date of the Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A, Class C and Class R shares (if applicable), performance information shown is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. The prior Institutional Class performance has been adjusted to reflect the distribution and/or service fees and other expenses paid by the Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A, Class C and Class R shares, respectively.

 

An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. It is possible to lose money on investments in a Fund.

 

PIMCO has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“Proxy Policy”) as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Proxy Policy has been adopted by PIMCO Equity Series as the policies and procedures that PIMCO will use when voting proxies on behalf of a Fund. A description of the policies and procedures that PIMCO uses to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities of a Fund, and information about how the Fund

voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30th, are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at (888) 87-PIMCO, on the Fund’s website at http://www.pimco.com/investments, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PIMCO Equity Series files a complete schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A copy of a Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. A Fund’s Form N-Q will also be available without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust at (888) 87-PIMCO and on the Fund’s website at http://www.pimco.com/investments. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Effective January 25, 2013, Neel T. Kashkari no longer serves as President or Trustee of the Trust.

 

 

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We appreciate your investment in the PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund (the “Fund”). In the following letter, please find a discussion of the recent market environment and a review of portfolio performance.

 

Market Overview

 

During the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2012, the MSCI All Country World Index (the “Index”), which tracks the performance of stocks in developed and emerging markets countries, returned 9.91%. While overall market performance was positive, the intra-period performance was volatile due to political uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe.

 

Global equity market performance was strong during most of the third quarter of 2012 after Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, vowed on July 26 to do “whatever it takes” to stabilize Europe. Following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) announcement of plans for more stimulus action in mid-September 2012, however, global equity markets declined and remained volatile through October 2012, possibly implying a decreasing effectiveness of Fed actions. Global equity markets resumed the decline during the first half of November 2012 following the U.S. presidential election as the focus turned to the “fiscal cliff” in the U.S. Markets began to rally in mid-November 2012 as hope grew that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement that would avoid the $600 billion of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that were scheduled to take effect in the new year. Market performance faded at the end of December 2012 as hope for an agreement waned before a deal was finally reached in early January 2013.

 

While global equity market performance was positive in each of the ten Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) sectors, performance was strongest in the more economically sensitive financials, materials, and consumer discretionary sectors. Utilities, telecommunication services, and information technology were the poorest performing sectors. Europe was the strongest performing region globally, while U.S. equities lagged most other major markets. U.S. dividend stocks trailed global equities as investors worried about an increased tax rate on qualified dividends in the U.S.; however, we did not see this dynamic for dividend-paying stocks in international markets.

 

Fund Review

 

During the reporting period, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 17.4 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. The dividend per share was slightly lower for the other share classes to

account for varying class specific expenses. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 41.3 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. Over time, we seek to grow the total dividends paid by the Fund each year, while pursuing our other goals of providing an attractive current yield and total returns.

 

The net asset value of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares increased by $0.73 per share (from $10.47 to $11.20) over the reporting period.

 

On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark (MSCI All Country World Index) but outperformed its blended secondary benchmark index (a blend of 75% MSCI All Country World Index/25% Barclays Global Aggregate Index). For the most part, the Fund’s equity holdings participated in the global equity rally, while the Fund’s fixed income holdings outperformed the Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Given PIMCO’s secular outlook for lower global economic growth and coupled with where we are finding value in individual companies, we are conservatively positioned and selectively opportunistic. Over time, we seek to participate in market upsides and limit losses in market downsides.

 

From a holdings perspective, the Fund’s position in Baxter International, a U.S.-based pharmaceutical and medical device company, was the largest contributor to relative performance. Baxter’s stock outperformed as its core blood and kidney therapies continued to perform well, and the market began to expect positive data in 2013 on its potential therapy to treat Alzheimer’s disease, which could possibly open up a significant new market for the company. In late November 2012, Baxter disclosed that the company was in advanced talks to acquire privately-owned Gambro AB. The deal would significantly expand the company’s presence in the dialysis equipment market. We have trimmed our position after the most recent advance.

 

Marathon Petroleum was another top contributor to performance. The U.S. oil refining and marketing company outperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that exceeded market expectations as it continues to benefit from growing oil production in America’s heartland. The company also announced that it had entered into a $500 million share repurchase program.

 

The largest detractor from performance for the reporting period was the Fund’s holding of Poseidon Concepts. The Canada-based fluid management company underperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that were below consensus estimates. The disappointment was due mainly to a decline in water tank utilization, lower North American rig counts, and a revision to the company’s ability to collect accounts receivable fully. Our concerns, including that the company might eliminate its dividend, prompted us to exit the position.

 

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund (Cont.)

 

 

Microsoft was another detractor from performance. The U.S.-based software company underperformed in response to the tepid sales of its newest operating system, Windows 8. The company also announced that its longtime Windows division president was leaving the company. Over time, we anticipate that future tablets and ultrabooks developed by the marketplace will adopt the new operating system, improving uptake. The PIMCO Dividend team continues to like Microsoft’s core business and strong, growing cash flow generation.

 

The Fund’s fixed income holdings outperformed the Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Performance was helped mostly by an overweight position to investment grade credit, high yield, and emerging market securities, as spreads within these sectors narrowed over the reporting period.

 

Investment Process and Portfolio Construction

 

Our bottom-up investment strategy is focused on providing attractive income today and long-term capital appreciation. As we seek to achieve these goals, we employ fundamental research that aims to identify attractively priced companies exhibiting the ability and willingness to increase dividend payments. We then construct a portfolio that is diversified across three types of businesses:

 

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Consistent Earners: Blue-chip industry leaders that consistently create value year after year.

 

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Basic Value: Traditional value companies such as cyclicals, turnarounds, and companies with low valuations.

 

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Emerging Franchises: Companies with the potential to be significantly larger over time.

 

Our total return focused approach to dividend investing means that we do not advocate selecting equity investments based on yield alone. Instead, we believe that an investment process that seeks out attractively valued income generating opportunities is critical in an environment where certain sectors commonly targeted by investors for yield are expensive relative to history. Additionally, we believe that dividend growth is a vital ingredient to investment success with benefits including excess returns over the broad market and an increasing yield on cost over time.

 

Conclusion

 

We maintain our long-term view that dividend-paying equities have the potential to be an attractive long-term investment solution, especially given PIMCO’s secular outlook for lower returns across asset classes. With ten-year U.S. Treasury yields at historical lows, the dividend yield on global stocks can be particularly attractive, in our opinion.

The Fund remains defensively positioned, though we do intend to be selectively opportunistic through allocations to Basic Value (i.e. more cyclical) and Emerging Franchise (i.e. growth) companies. We continue to emphasize valuation in a market that has recently been characterized by overreactions to both positive and negative news.

 

We thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Brad Kinkelaar    Cliff Remily, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager    Co-Portfolio Manager

 

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Eve Tournier   
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager   
 

 

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Top 10 Holdings1

 

Roche Holding AG

       3.6%   

Pfizer, Inc.

       3.2%   

Microsoft Corp.

       3.2%   

Medtronic, Inc.

       2.8%   

Baxter International, Inc.

       2.6%   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       2.5%   

Total S.A.

       2.5%   

Enagas S.A.

       2.4%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       2.4%   

Walgreen Co.

       2.4%   

 

Geographic Breakdown1

 

United States

       37.3%   

United Kingdom

       10.2%   

South Africa

       6.3%   

Switzerland

       6.0%   

France

       4.8%   

Brazil

       2.6%   

Canada

       2.5%   

Spain

       2.4%   

Netherlands

       2.4%   

Hong Kong

       2.3%   

Germany

       2.2%   

Australia

       2.2%   

Norway

       1.8%   

Cyprus

       1.6%   

Other

       8.9%   

Sector Breakdown1

 

Health Care

       17.8%   

Financials

       14.4%   

Industrials

       14.4%   

Energy

       9.9%   

Telecommunication Services

       8.1%   

Information Technology

       6.4%   

Utilities

       6.2%   

Consumer Staples

       5.2%   

Materials

       4.0%   

Consumer Discretionary

       3.6%   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

       2.3%   

Other

       1.2%   

 

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% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings, Geographic and Sector Breakdown solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

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PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

 

Institutional Class - PQIIX   Class A - PQIZX
Class P - PQIPX   Class C - PQICX
Class D - PQIDX   Class R - PQIBX

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(12/14/11)
 
LOGO   PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Institutional Class     8.87%        14.29%        15.88%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class P     8.82%        14.29%        15.87%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class D     8.71%        13.94%        15.52%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class A     8.71%        13.83%        15.52%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class A (adjusted)     2.73%        7.57%        9.44%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class C     8.37%        13.08%        14.65%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class C (adjusted)     7.37%        12.08%        14.65%   
  PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund Class R     8.60%        13.69%        15.26%   
LOGO   MSCI All Country World Index Net USD±**     9.91%        16.13%        19.24%   
LOGO   MSCI World Index**     9.36%        15.83%        19.29%   
LOGO   75% MSCI All Country World Index Net USD/25% Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged±±**     8.10%        13.22%        15.69%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

± The MSCI All Country World Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

±± The benchmark is a blend of 75% MSCI All Country World Index Net USD/25% Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged. The MSCI All Country World Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. Barclays Global Aggregate USD Unhedged Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian Government securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

** Prior to July 17, 2012, the Fund’s primary benchmark was the MSCI World Index and the Fund’s secondary benchmark was the 75% MSCI World Index/25% Barclays Capital Global Aggregate USD Unhedged Index. The primary benchmark was changed from the MSCI World Index to the MSCI All Country World Index Net USD because the MSCI All Country World Index Net USD contains both developed markets and emerging markets securities, and thus more accurately represents the Fund’s investable universe than the MSCI World Index, which contains only developed markets securities. The secondary blended benchmark was changed accordingly to reflect the updated primary benchmark.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 0.99% for the Institutional Class shares, 1.09% for the Class P shares, 1.34% for the Class D shares, 1.34% for the Class A shares, 2.09% for the Class C shares and 1.59% for the Class R shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund seeks to provide current income that exceeds the average yield on global stocks, and to provide a growing stream of income per share over time, with a secondary objective to seek to provide long-term capital appreciation, by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of income-producing investments, and will typically invest at least 50% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. The Fund’s investments in equity and equity-related securities include common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock), as well as securities issued by real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships and other equity trusts and depositary receipts.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares returned 8.87% after fees, and the Fund’s benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Index, returned 9.91%, and the Fund’s secondary benchmark index, a blend of 75% MSCI All Country World Index/25% Barclays Global Aggregate Index, returned 8.10%.

 

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During the reporting period, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 17.4 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. The dividend per share was slightly lower for the other share classes to account for varying class specific expenses. The net asset value of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares increased by $0.73 per share (from $10.47 to $11.20) over the reporting period, bringing the six-month total return to 8.87%.

 

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Security selection contributed to performance. The largest single contributor to relative performance was the Fund’s holding of Baxter, the U.S.-based pharmaceutical and medical device company.

 

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The largest single detractor from relative performance was the Fund’s holding of Poseidon Concepts. The Canada-based fluid management company underperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that were below consensus estimates. The earnings disappointment was due mainly to a decline in water tank utilization, lower North American rig counts, and a revision on the company’s ability to fully collect accounts receivable.

 

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The Fund’s defensive equity sector positioning was a drag on relative performance. Specifically, the Fund’s underweight to financials detracted from relative performance.

 

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The Fund’s fixed income allocation performed positively, driven mainly by an overweight to investment grade, high yield, and emerging market credit securities, as these sectors outperformed during the reporting period.

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We appreciate your investment in the PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund (the “Fund”). In the following letter, please find a discussion of the recent market environment and a review of portfolio performance.

 

Market Overview

 

During the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2012, the MSCI All Country World Index (the “Index”), which tracks the performance of stocks in developed and emerging markets countries, returned 9.91%. While overall market performance was positive, the intra-period performance was volatile due to political uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe.

 

Global equity market performance was strong during most of the third quarter of 2012 after Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, vowed on July 26 to do “whatever it takes” to stabilize Europe. Following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (“Fed”) announcement of plans for more stimulus action in mid-September 2012, however, global equity markets declined and remained volatile through October, possibly implying a decreasing effectiveness of Fed actions. Global equity markets resumed the decline during the first half of November 2012 following the U.S. presidential election as the focus turned to the “fiscal cliff” in the U.S. Markets began to rally in mid-November 2012 as hope grew that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement that would avoid the $600 billion of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that were scheduled to take effect in the new year. Market performance faded at the end of December 2012 as hope for an agreement waned before a deal was finally reached in early January 2013.

 

While global equity market performance was positive in each of the ten Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) sectors, performance was strongest in the more economically sensitive financials, materials, and consumer discretionary sectors. Utilities, telecommunication services, and information technology were the poorest performing sectors. Europe was the strongest performing region globally, while U.S. equities lagged most other major markets. U.S. dividend stocks trailed global equities as investors worried about an increased tax rate on qualified dividends in the U.S.; however, we did not see this dynamic for dividend-paying stocks in international markets.

 

Fund Review

 

During the reporting period, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 14.4 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. The dividend per share was slightly lower for the other share classes to account for varying class specific expenses. For the twelve months

ended December 31, 2012, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 36.8 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. Over time, we seek to provide attractive current yield and total returns.

 

The net asset value of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares increased by $0.71 per share (from $10.47 to $11.18) over the reporting period.

 

On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed the MSCI All Country World Index. One driver of our underperformance was the nature of the strong equity market. While the Fund participated in the risk rally towards the end of the period, our more conservative positioning and less economically sensitive holdings caused the Fund to underperform its benchmark index. Given PIMCO’s secular outlook for lower global economic growth, coupled with where we are finding value in individual companies, we remain conservatively positioned and selectively opportunistic. Over time, we seek to participate in market upsides and limit losses in market downsides.

 

From a holdings perspective, the Fund’s position in Baxter International, a U.S.-based pharmaceutical and medical device company, was the largest contributor to relative performance. Baxter’s stock outperformed as its core blood and kidney therapies continued to perform well and the market began to expect positive data in 2013 on its potential therapy to treat Alzheimer’s disease, which could possibly open up a significant new market for the company. In late November 2012, Baxter disclosed that the company was in advanced talks to acquire privately-owned Gambro AB. The deal would significantly expand the company’s presence in the dialysis equipment market. We have trimmed our position after the most recent advance in the stock price.

 

Marathon Petroleum was another top contributor to performance. The U.S. oil refining and marketing company outperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that exceeded market expectations as it continues to benefit from growing oil production in America’s heartland. The company also announced that it had entered into a $500 million share repurchase program.

 

The largest detractor from performance for the reporting period was the Fund’s holding of Poseidon Concepts. The Canada-based fluid management company underperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that were below consensus estimates. The disappointment was due mainly to a decline in water tank utilization, lower North American rig counts, and a revision to the company’s ability to fully collect accounts receivable. Our concerns, including that the company might eliminate its dividend, prompted us to exit the position.

 

Microsoft was another detractor from performance. The U.S.-based software company underperformed in response to the tepid sales of its

 

 

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newest operating system, Windows 8. The company also announced that its longtime Windows division president was leaving the company. Over time, we anticipate that future tablets and ultrabooks developed by the marketplace will adopt the new operating system, potentially improving uptake. The PIMCO Dividend team continues to like Microsoft’s core business and strong, growing cash flow generation.

 

Investment Process and Portfolio Construction

 

Our bottom-up investment strategy is focused on providing attractive income today and long-term capital appreciation. As we seek to achieve these goals, we employ fundamental research that aims to identify attractively priced companies exhibiting the ability and willingness to increase dividend payments. We then construct a portfolio that is diversified across three types of businesses:

 

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Consistent Earners: Blue-chip industry leaders that consistently create value year after year.

 

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Basic Value: Traditional value companies such as cyclicals, turnarounds, and companies with low valuations.

 

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Emerging Franchises: Companies with the potential to be significantly larger over time.

 

Our total return focused approach to dividend investing means that we do not advocate selecting equity investments based on yield alone. Instead, we believe that an investment process that seeks out attractively valued income generating opportunities is critical in an environment where certain sectors commonly targeted by investors for yield are expensive relative to history. Additionally, we believe that dividend growth is a vital ingredient to investment success with benefits including excess returns over the broad market and an increasing yield on cost over time.

 

Conclusion

 

Despite the Fund’s relative underperformance compared to its benchmark index over the reporting period, we maintain our long-term view that dividend-paying equities have the potential to be an attractive long-term investment solution, especially given PIMCO’s secular outlook for lower returns across asset classes. With ten-year U.S. Treasury yields at historical lows, the dividend yield on global stocks can be particularly attractive, in our opinion.

 

The Fund remains defensively positioned, though we do intend to be selectively opportunistic through allocations to Basic Value (i.e. more cyclical) and Emerging Franchise (i.e. growth) companies. We continue to emphasize valuation in a market that has recently been characterized by overreactions to both positive and negative news.

We thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
LOGO    LOGO

Brad Kinkelaar

Co-Portfolio Manager

  

Cliff Remily, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Top 10 Holdings1

 

Roche Holding AG

       4.5%   

Pfizer, Inc.

       3.6%   

Microsoft Corp.

       3.6%   

Baxter International, Inc.

       3.5%   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       3.4%   

Medtronic, Inc.

       3.2%   

Walgreen Co.

       3.1%   

Enagas S.A.

       3.1%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       3.1%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

       2.7%   

 

Geographic Breakdown1

 

United States

       39.8%   

United Kingdom

       10.9%   

South Africa

       7.7%   

Switzerland

       6.9%   

France

       5.1%   

Spain

       3.1%   

Brazil

       2.8%   

Netherlands

       2.5%   

Canada

       2.4%   

Hong Kong

       2.2%   

Australia

       2.1%   

Norway

       2.0%   
 

 

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Geographic Breakdown1 (Cont.)

 

Panama

       1.9%   

Cyprus

       1.9%   

Other

       6.0%   

 

Sector Breakdown1

 

Health Care

       21.3%   

Financials

       13.5%   

Industrials

       12.6%   

Energy

       12.0%   

Telecommunication Services

       8.9%   

Information Technology

       7.9%   

Consumer Staples

       6.7%   

Utilities

       5.5%   

Materials

       4.7%   

Consumer Discretionary

       4.2%   

 

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% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings, Geographic and Sector Breakdown solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

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PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

 

Institutional Class - PQDIX   Class A - PQDAX
Class P - PQDPX   Class C - PQDCX
Class D - PQDDX   Class R - PQDRX

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(12/14/11)
 
LOGO   PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Institutional Class     8.42%        13.88%        15.20%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class P     8.37%        13.88%        15.19%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class D     8.25%        13.63%        14.94%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class A     8.25%        13.63%        14.94%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class A (adjusted)     2.30%        7.38%        8.89%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class C     7.93%        12.58%        13.91%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class C (adjusted)     6.93%        11.58%        13.91%   
  PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund Class R     8.15%        13.28%        14.59%   
LOGO   MSCI All Country World Index Net USD±**     9.91%        16.13%        19.24%   
LOGO   MSCI World Index     9.36%        15.83%        19.29%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

± The MSCI All Country World Index Net USD is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The Index consists of 45 country indices comprising 24 developed and 21 emerging market country indices. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

** Prior to July 17, 2012, the Fund’s primary benchmark was the MSCI World Index. The benchmark was changed from the MSCI World Index to the MSCI All Country World Index Net USD because the MSCI All Country World Index Net USD contains both developed markets and emerging markets securities, and thus more accurately represents the Fund’s investable universe than the MSCI World Index, which contains only developed markets securities.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 0.99% for the Institutional Class shares, 1.09% for the Class P shares, 1.34% for the Class D shares, 1.34% for the Class A shares, 2.09% for the Class C shares and 1.59% for the Class R shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund seeks to provide current income that exceeds the average yield on global stocks, and as a secondary objective, seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation, by investing under normal circumstances at least 75% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock), as well as securities issued by real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships and other equity trusts and depositary receipts.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares returned 8.42% after fees, and the Fund’s benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Index, returned 9.91%.

 

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During the reporting period, the Fund paid ordinary quarterly dividends of 14.4 cents per share on its Institutional Class shares. The dividend per share was slightly lower for the other share classes to account for varying class specific expenses. The net asset value of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares increased by $0.71 per share (from $10.47 to $11.18) over the reporting period, bringing the six-month total return to 8.42%.

 

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Security selection contributed to performance. The largest single contributor to relative performance was the Fund’s holding of Baxter, the U.S.-based pharmaceutical and medical device company.

 

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The largest single detractor from performance was the Fund’s holding of Poseidon Concepts. The Canada-based fluid management company underperformed after announcing quarterly earnings in November 2012 that were below consensus estimates. The earnings disappointment was due mainly to a decline in water tank utilization, lower North American rig counts, and a revision on the company’s ability to fully collect accounts receivable.

 

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The Fund’s defensive sector positioning was a drag on relative performance. Specifically, the Fund’s underweight to financials detracted from relative performance.

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We appreciate your investment in the PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”). In the following letter, please find a discussion of the recent market environment and a review of recent portfolio performance.

 

Market Overview

 

Over the six-month reporting period, equity markets rallied, as central bank actions designed to stimulate economic growth were announced, and a more positive growth outlook emerged. While concerns over a Greek exit from the eurozone had weighed on markets in the previous twelve months, the actions by the European Central Bank in September 2012, which announced a plan to purchase bonds of the peripheral nations, spurred risk taking. At a similar time, the Federal Reserve announced further purchases of mortgage debt and maintained its pledge to keep interest rates low. These announcements induced a risk asset rally in which emerging market equities outperformed developed markets. This differential in performance increased over the period, as the fiscal cliff began to drag on U.S. equity returns, while improved industrial production figures and more positive sentiment led Chinese equity performance.

 

The outperformance of emerging markets over developed markets during the period is consistent with our long-term view, which maintains that emerging market economic growth will exceed that of developed markets. We believe that the advantages of emerging market economies, including higher current account balances and foreign currency reserves, together with a lower degree of indebtedness, should provide long-term support for emerging market companies, in our opinion. Furthermore, while emerging market equity returns have outperformed the developed markets over the past six months, we believe that valuations remain attractive on a historical basis.

 

Fund Review

 

In this environment, the PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the reporting period. This underperformance can in part be explained by our early move into more cyclical companies. As global economic prospects stalled in early 2012, investors became increasingly wary of sectors that were more highly leveraged to the business cycle, and instead focused on more defensive sectors with earnings less dependent on economic growth. This led to an increase in valuations among less cyclical sectors, such as consumer staples, and a decrease in valuations among more cyclical sectors, such as materials and industrials. We believed that these cyclical sectors were trading at attractive levels and hence increased our exposure moving into the second half of 2012. While it is always

difficult to judge the stage of a business cycle, in retrospect we made this move too early, and certain positions in materials and industrials detracted from Fund performance. However, towards the end of the period we began to see a turnaround in some of these firms, partly spurred by better growth prospects in China.

 

This improved outlook in China had contrasting effects on our portfolio over the period. On the one hand we benefited from positions in the consumer discretionary sector, notably in Chinese casinos. We continue to view real wage growth as one of the key components of future earnings growth and are focused on identifying companies that we believe will benefit from this trend. We also saw strong performance in certain consumer discretionary holdings in Brazil. On the other hand, the improved outlook in China led to a rally in the Chinese banking sector, in which we maintain an underweight position. While we agree with an improved economic outlook, we continue to avoid Chinese banks given the dramatic expansion in credit witnessed in recent years, and the potential for sharp rises in non-performing loans.

 

In terms of specific holdings, the top contributor for the period was Sakari Resources, a coal producer in South East Asia, which was acquired by its parent company, PTT International, at a significant premium to the market price. The largest detractor for the reporting period was TNK-BP, a Russian energy company. In October 2012, the British oil company BP announced it would sell its stake in TNK-BP to Rosneft, a government-owned Russian firm. This triggered a fall in the share price due to concerns that Rosneft would cut TNK’s dividend. While this has been a recent detractor from Fund performance, we believe that the dividend will be retained and that there remains attractive value in the investment.

 

Conclusion

 

At the end of 2012, we remain mindful of the continued headwinds to global economic growth, but are more cautiously optimistic, driven by an improved cyclical outlook in China. We believe that emerging market equities remain attractively valued on a historical basis and that real wage growth and an emerging consuming class should continue to drive equity returns. To take advantage of these trends we are focusing our positioning on the consumer sectors, where instead of buying richly valued consumer staples, we are looking for what we believe are high quality consumer discretionary companies demonstrating attractive returns on capital and free cash flow generation. Two sectors in which we anticipate finding opportunities include Chinese gaming and autos. Within consumer staples we continue to avoid richly valued names and are instead looking for developed market companies with emerging market exposure, and turnarounds. In addition, we continue to see attractive value in high quality cyclical companies in the industrial and materials sectors.

 

 

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Again, we thank you for your continued investment in the Fund and we look forward to serving your investment needs.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

LOGO

 

Maria (Masha) Gordon

Portfolio Manager

 

Top 10 Holdings1

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

       5.5%   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. SP—ADR

       2.8%   

China Mobile Ltd.

       2.8%   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas SP—ADR

       2.4%   

NovaTek OAO SP—GDR

       2.3%   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

       2.3%   

Kia Motors Corp.

       2.2%   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.

       2.2%   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.

       2.1%   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

       2.1%   

 

Geographic Breakdown1

 

China

       12.8%   

South Korea

       8.8%   

Russia

       8.3%   

Hong Kong

       8.1%   

Brazil

       6.4%   

India

       3.6%   

United Kingdom

       3.6%   

Israel

       3.4%   

Mexico

       2.4%   

Thailand

       2.2%   

Geographic Breakdown1 (Cont.)

 

South Africa

       2.2%   

Cyprus

       2.1%   

Kazakhstan

       2.1%   

Australia

       2.0%   

Peru

       2.0%   

Norway

       2.0%   

Denmark

       2.0%   

Taiwan

       1.8%   

Macau

       1.7%   

Italy

       1.7%   

Japan

       1.7%   

Netherlands

       1.7%   

Luxembourg

       1.6%   

Other

       9.1%   

 

Sector Breakdown1

 

Financials

       20.8%   

Consumer Discretionary

       15.5%   

Consumer Staples

       12.9%   

Materials

       9.1%   

Information Technology

       9.1%   

Telecommunication Services

       7.9%   

Energy

       7.3%   

Industrials

       5.7%   

Exchange-Traded Funds

       2.8%   

Other

       2.1%   

 

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% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings, Geographic and Sector Breakdown solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

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PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

 

Institutional Class - PEQWX   Class A - PEQAX
Class P - PEQQX   Class C - PEQEX
Administrative Class - PEQTX   Class R - PEQHX
Class D - PEQDX  

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(03/22/11)
 
LOGO   PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Institutional Class     12.41%        12.84%        -5.81%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class P     12.32%        12.61%        -5.86%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Administrative Class     12.22%        12.50%        -6.10%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class D     12.19%        12.34%        -6.18%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class A     12.24%        12.38%        -6.20%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class A (adjusted)     6.09%        6.22%        -9.13%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class C     11.84%        11.55%        -6.80%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class C (adjusted)     10.84%        10.55%        -6.80%   
  PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund Class R     12.04%        12.04%        -6.37%   
LOGO   MSCI Emerging Markets Index±     13.75%        18.22%        -0.65%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

± The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 1.49% for the Institutional Class shares, 1.59% for the Class P shares, 1.74% for the Administrative Class shares, 1.84% for the Class D shares, 1.84% for the Class A shares, 2.59% for the Class C shares and 2.09% for the Class R shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of investments economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund will invest a substantial portion of its assets in equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock). The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities, including debt securities issued by both corporate and government issuers. The Fund may invest in commodity related instruments, including exchange-traded funds, futures and other investment companies. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares returned 12.41% after fees, and the Fund’s benchmark index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned 13.75%.

 

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From a sector perspective, positioning in the utilities and energy sectors contributed to relative performance. In the energy sector, our avoidance of state-owned enterprises together with positions in an Asian coal mining company and an African oil and gas company were positive drivers of performance.

 

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The Fund also benefited from stock selection in consumer discretionary firms in Asia, specifically in the retail and gaming sectors. The outlooks for these companies improved on the back of a more optimistic growth outlook in China that developed during the reporting period.

 

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On the downside, an underweight to financials detracted from performance as the sector outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index. Stock selection within the financial sector also detracted from performance, as did certain industrials and materials holdings, which suffered due to ongoing concerns about muted world economic growth.

 

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From a country perspective, stock selection in Brazil and Singapore contributed to relative performance. In Brazil, holdings in consumer discretionary and utilities firms contributed to performance, while in Singapore, the notable driver of performance was exposure to an Asian coal mining company that significantly outperformed the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

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On the downside, stock selection in Russia and China detracted from performance. In Russia, notable detractors included an energy joint venture that suffered when a takeover by a state owned enterprise was announced, while in China, an underweight to Chinese banks and positions in technology companies detracted from performance.

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We appreciate your investment in the PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”). In the following letter, please find a discussion of the recent market environment and a review of portfolio performance.

 

Market Overview

 

Over the six-month reporting period, equity markets rallied, as central bank actions designed to stimulate economic growth were announced, and a more positive growth outlook emerged. While concerns over a Greek exit from the eurozone had weighed on markets in the previous twelve months, the actions by the European Central Bank in September 2012, which announced a plan to purchase bonds of the peripheral nations, spurred risk taking. At a similar time, the Federal Reserve announced further purchases of mortgage debt and maintained its pledge to keep interest rates low. These announcements induced a rally in risk assets as equity markets rose meaningfully over the past six months.

 

Fund Review

 

In this environment, the PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund underperformed its benchmark index over the reporting period. The relative underperformance resulted from a combination of underinvestment to an upward trending market and stock-specific events. Earlier in the year, we continued to believe risks in Europe were high and the benefits of the previous round of quantitative easing were fading. As a result, we maintained a relatively low net equity market exposure, approximately 32% as of June 30, 2012. As we perceived these risks declining, we have been increasing the portfolio’s net equity exposure. However, given the market rally, the high cash position ultimately weighed on performance relative to the broader market.

 

The underperformance was also due to stock specific issues. In terms of specific holdings, one of our largest positions was in Herbalife, a health and nutritional supplements company, which detracted from performance during the reporting period. Prior to the Fund initiating a position in Herbalife, the company announced that its growth rate was moderating and shares traded off meaningfully as a result. At the time of the Fund’s purchase, our investment thesis was that the company continued to have attractive growth prospects but also a depressed valuation multiple versus its peer group. Since that time, multiples for Herbalife’s peers have also contracted and we believe the controversial headlines for the company make it less likely that the multiple expands in the near future. As a result, we believe the opportunity is less compelling and have decided to exit the position.

Another top holding, Spirit Airlines also detracted from performance. The company is an ultra-low cost carrier, which we believe will benefit in a moderate to slow growth environment as consumers look for ways to lower travel expenses. Shares of Spirit Airlines fell during the summer after the company reported earnings that were slightly below market expectations. The company has been successful in carving out a market niche with the lowest fares for its routes by charging for everything beyond basic fares. We continue to believe Spirit Airlines will be able to expand its footprint using this business model resulting in attractive earnings growth.

 

On the positive side, Apple was the top contributor to performance during the period. While we continue to view Apple positively, we sold out of the position as we believe the company’s growth rates may have reached an inflection point and will likely slow as smartphone penetration reaches saturation levels in key markets. With an anticipated slowdown in growth we find the current valuation less compelling.

 

Domino’s Pizza also contributed to performance. Shares of Domino’s Pizza rose after the company reported strong international expansion and improving operating margins, driven in part by an increasing percentage of earnings coming from franchisees and less company-owned stores. We believe Domino’s Pizza continues to have attractive opportunities to expand internationally, particularly in rapidly growing emerging markets. In addition, we believe the company’s conversion to more franchisees will improve operating margins and partially insulate earnings from moves in commodity prices. Going forward, an important theme in the portfolio is identifying higher yielding equities that also have capital appreciation potential. We believe such opportunities are attractive as investors seek to enhance yield in the current low rate environment.

 

Conclusion

 

Since the Fund’s inception, we have employed a combination of fundamental bottom-up and top-down research, with a focus on balancing capital appreciation and capital preservation. While we expect the Fund to perform well in most market environments, we would expect it to perform best when economic trends are clearly positive or negative as these periods allow stock selection to most directly drive performance. The Fund is unlikely to perform as well at economic inflection points or during periods when the direction of the economy is unclear. However, we believe our approach of opportunistically buying fundamentally strong companies, selectively shorting and managing equity market exposure can generate (and has historically generated) attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term.

 

 

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Again, we thank you for your continued investment in the Fund and look forward to serving your investment needs.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

LOGO

 

Geoffrey Johnson, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Top 10 Holdings1

 

Iron Mountain, Inc.

       6.9%   

Corrections Corp. of America

       6.8%   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.

       6.2%   

Northern Tier Energy LP

       4.8%   

Enstar Group Ltd.

       4.4%   

Noble Corp.

       4.4%   

Oaktree Capital Group LLC

       3.7%   

Charter Communications, Inc. ‘A’

       3.1%   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

       2.9%   

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.

       2.3%   

Sector Breakdown2

 

Industrials

       24.5%   

Energy

       12.1%   

Consumer Discretionary

       10.7%   

Financials

       6.7%   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       2.0%   

Materials

       0.6%   

Information Technology

       (1.6%

 

1 

% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

2 

% of net exposure (Total Investments less Securities Sold Short). Financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

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Institutional Class - PMHIX   Class A - PMHAX
Class P - PMHBX   Class C - PMHCX
Class D - PMHDX  

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012*  
        6 Months**     1 Year     5 Year     Fund Inception
(01/01/03)
 
LOGO   PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Institutional Class     -3.02%        0.26%        3.10%        12.25%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class P     -2.95%        0.20%        3.00%        12.14%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class D     -3.16%        -0.10%        2.73%        11.86%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class A     -3.21%        -0.14%        2.72%        11.85%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class A (adjusted)     -8.49%        -5.64%        1.57%        11.22%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class C     -3.63%        -0.91%        1.95%        11.01%   
  PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund Class C (adjusted)     -4.59%        -1.90%        1.95%        11.01%   
LOGO   3 Month USD LIBOR Index±     0.21%        0.47%        1.11%        2.21%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

** Cumulative return.

 

± 3 Month USD LIBOR Index. LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is an average interest rate, determined by the British Bankers Association, that banks charge one another for the use of short-term money (3 months) in the U.K. Eurodollar market. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 1.61% for the Institutional Class shares, 1.71% for the Class P shares, 1.96% for the Class D shares, 1.96% for the Class A shares, and 2.71% for the Class C shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

* For periods prior to April 20, 2012, the Fund’s performance reflects the performance when the Fund was a partnership, net of actual fees and expenses charged to individual partnership accounts in the aggregate. If the performance had been restated to reflect the applicable fees and expenses of each share class, the performance may have been higher or lower. The Fund began operations as a partnership on January 1, 2003 and, on April 20, 2012, was reorganized into a newly-formed fund that was registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Prior to the reorganization, the Fund had an investment objective, investment strategies, investment guidelines, and restrictions that were substantially similar to those currently applicable to the Fund; however, the Fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and was not subject to its requirements or requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance. The performance of Class P, D, A and C shares for the period from April 20, 2012 to April 30, 2012 is based on the performance of the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The performance of each class of shares will differ as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities, including common and preferred stock (and securities convertible into, or that PIMCO expects to be exchanged for, common or preferred stock), utilizing a fundamental investing style that integrates bottom-up and top-down research. The Fund will normally invest a substantial portion of its assets in equity and equity-related securities. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of varying maturities, cash and cash equivalents.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares declined 3.02% after fees, and the Fund’s benchmark index, 3-Month USD LIBOR Index, returned 0.21%.

 

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At the beginning of the reporting period, the Fund was defensively positioned with a long equity exposure of 44% and short equity exposure of 11%, resulting in a total net equity exposure of approximately 33% of net assets.

 

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Over the course of the reporting period, the Fund increased its long equity positions to 59% and reduced its short equity positions to 5%, raising overall net equity exposure to 54% of net assets.

 

»  

Broad equity markets rose during the reporting period; however, the Fund’s long equity positions declined in value in aggregate due to stock specific issues, which detracted from performance.

 

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The Fund’s short holdings detracted from performance in aggregate as the overall equity markets rose during the reporting period.

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

We appreciate your investment in the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund (the “Fund”). Below is our semiannual update that includes a discussion of our investment outlook with a focus on emerging markets (“EM”), as well as an update on the portfolio over the six-month reporting period ended December 31, 2012.

 

Emerging Market Asset Classes Benefit from Central Bank Provisions

 

Despite perturbations from some adverse events in Europe and the U.S., generous central bank-provided liquidity and worldwide easing measures helped spark a general risk rally in the second half of 2012. This renewed risk appetite fueled gains in EM asset classes over the reporting period.

 

EM equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, led other asset classes with a 13.75% gain over the reporting period after a decisive December. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained 4.89% in December 2012, propelling it ahead of other asset classes. This strong finish also pushed EM equity returns well above the returns of developed market (“DM”) equities over the full period. The difference between EM and DM equity returns was largely driven by the U.S. Presidential election and concern over the fiscal cliff which weighed on U.S. equity returns in particular. By contrast, improved industrial production figures and more positive sentiment regarding Chinese equities helped EM equities stand out attractively and in stark contrast. Continued improvements in market sentiment, driven by monetary authorities’ support of global markets (especially in Europe) and attractive valuations encouraged us to continue to add to our equity allocation. We are now slightly overweight equities.

 

EM external debt followed equities with a 10.32% return over the period (as measured by the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global). The late November approval of another Greek aid package and a late December short-term bargain over the U.S. fiscal cliff led to spread compression. Record-breaking inflows into EM debt strategies—external debt in particular—pushed spreads even tighter. By the end of the period, spreads on EM external debt hovered around 150 basis points off the all-time lows of 2007 and yields reached new all-time lows at 4.48%. With U.S. Treasury interest rates already near zero, sources of future returns look limited in U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bonds. We have thus trimmed our external debt allocation further to acknowledge the relatively full valuations of the asset class, but we have substituted in tactical allocations to EM corporates where we see more appealing spreads to offset some of that reduction.

 

EM local debt markets also fared well, benefiting from the same improved risk sentiment and supportive investor inflows. Though

several EM central banks appear close to the end of their easing cycles, local yields in many EM countries continued to decline. The attraction of emerging markets’ higher nominal and real yields, relative to those found in developed markets, was a key driver of these inflows and returns. We continue to maintain an overweight to EM local rates as well since we believe select yield curves offer attractive carry and roll opportunities and choice emerging market countries retain greater flexibility to respond with both fiscal and monetary stimuli. In addition, floating exchange rates may add a tailwind to performance during strong risk appetite periods, while helping to preserve competiveness and economic flexibility during economic contractions.

 

EM to Continue Growing in an Uncertain Global Landscape

 

PIMCO expects the global economic backdrop to remain weak in 2013 due to continued deleveraging dynamics in the U.S. and Europe. Despite their stronger balance sheets, lower debt levels, and scope for flexible policy, emerging market countries will not likely escape the gravitational pull of lower growth rates in the large, industrialized economies. In addition, the export-led growth models in many EM countries are increasingly under pressure from domestic over-investment, rising idle capacity, diminishing productivity and cost increases that are caused by importing stimulative monetary policies from the likes of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan. Nonetheless, as in prior quarters, we continue to expect EM countries to grow more strongly than developed markets. Our BRIM (Brazil, Russia, India, Mexico) countries real gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth forecast for the period from the fourth quarter of 2012 through the fourth quarter of 2013 stands at 3.5% to 4.0%, representing a significant potential outperformance versus an overall global growth expectation of 1.5% to 2.0%.

 

In this environment, the link between political and economic outcomes is highly relevant for EM countries and the global economy’s outlook. During the first quarter of 2013, our cyclical economic stance depends critically on whether we see a structural policy breakthrough somewhere in the world: either a fiscal “grand bargain” in the U.S. or a political agreement on deeper banking and fiscal integration in Europe. Likewise, the still unaddressed structural issues in the U.S. and eurozone and the potential for a further deterioration in these regions’ economic growth will pose challenges to EM countries. Regulatory responses to the side-effects of unconventional monetary policies in the industrialized economies are also on the rise and can potentially adversely affect the investment landscape in EM. Moreover, as geopolitical events linger—from the democratic transition in Egypt to the unsettling situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and in other

 

 

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Middle Eastern countries such as Syria—they continue to be important not only for EM investment directly, but also for their repercussions in different asset classes, particularly the oil market.

 

Growth prospects certainly affect all asset classes, but there are some clear implications for equity markets in particular. Over the long run, the rate of corporate profit growth is constrained by the rate of GDP growth (since profits are a component of GDP). Since earnings growth is a component of total return on equities (in addition to income and multiple expansion), GDP growth rates in each country effectively put a ceiling on the prospects for local equities. For emerging markets to sustain current growth rates, rebalancing in key economies may be necessary. Growth in emerging markets has been strongly driven by exports to developed countries and to China. Household consumption has largely lagged in EM countries, but an increase may be necessary to maintain the relatively high growth rates these countries have boasted. The growth of the emerging market consumer will likely become an increasingly important driver of earnings growth and, consequently, equity returns.

 

In the external debt space, with increased country differentiation, we continue to favor sovereigns that are well-equipped to weather whatever market shocks may come. But amid global dislocations we see attractive risk-return opportunities in certain weaker credits that offer ample compensation for those risks assumed. We also see a growing opportunity set in Asian credit, which we believe offers yield pick-up relative to traditional bond alternatives. In general, EM corporates offer good “higher carry (incremented income), higher quality” alternatives to EM sovereigns and developed world corporates with more limited sensitivity to a duration sell-off given the generally shorter maturities of these bonds. These credits will likely benefit from a more positive tone for EM assets. At the same time, rigorous credit analysis is essential to differentiate sound versus unsound credits as not all sovereigns and companies will be reliable guardians of bondholders’ investments.

 

In the local markets space we see investment opportunities in countries with positive real rates, high nominal yields, steep yield curves, and credibly managed inflation expectations where central banks are focused on the risks to growth. Central banks in some countries such as Brazil have become more data-dependent, waiting for signs on developed markets and China’s economic situation as well the effects of quantitative easing in the developed world. In Brazil we expect rates to be lower-for-longer as opposed to the hiking cycle that is currently priced in by the market. In the currency space, as global quantitative easing policies in developed market central banks have underpinned expectations of weakness in major currencies, we see investment opportunities in many EM currencies. In addition, due to

the currency selloff that occurred in the second half of 2011, EM policy makers now have the scope for using foreign exchange appreciation as a tool for managing monetary conditions without undue concern about competiveness becoming a constraint. In Asia for example, we favor a diversified basket of EM Asia currencies as a preferred alternative to developed currencies.

 

Again, we thank you for your continued investment in the Fund and look forward to serving your investment needs.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO    LOGO
LOGO    LOGO
Curtis Mewbourne    Maria (Masha) Gordon
Portfolio Manager,
Generalist
   Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities

 

LOGO    LOGO
LOGO    LOGO
Michael Gomez    Ramin Toloui
Portfolio Manager,
Emerging Markets Debt
   Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Debt
 

 

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Top Holdings1

 

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

       50.5%   

PIMCO Emerging Local Bond Fund

       28.9%   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund

       15.6%   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

       3.3%   

 

1 

% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

 

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Institutional Class - PEAWX   Class A - PEAAX
Class P - PEAQX   Class C - PEACX
Administrative Class - PEAMX   Class R - PEARX
Class D - PEAEX  

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(04/12/11)
 
LOGO   PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Institutional Class     9.99%        11.65%        -2.15%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class P     9.93%        11.47%        -2.28%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Administrative Class     9.89%        11.42%        -2.41%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class D     9.79%        11.32%        -2.46%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class A     9.76%        11.30%        -2.50%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class A (adjusted)     3.72%        5.18%        -5.65%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class C     9.47%        10.50%        -3.16%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class C (adjusted)     8.47%        9.50%        -3.16%   
  PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund Class R     9.62%        11.03%        -2.74%   
LOGO   MSCI Emerging Markets Index±     13.75%        18.22%        -3.58%   
LOGO   50% MSCI Emerging Markets Index, 25% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global, 25% JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged)±±     11.76%        18.18%        3.28%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

± The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

±± The benchmark is a blend of 50% MSCI Emerging Markets Index, 25% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global, 25% JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged). The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global tracks total returns for United States Dollar denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds and local market instruments. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged) is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 2.18% for the Institutional Class shares, 2.28% for the Class P shares, 2.43% for the Administrative Class shares, 2.53% for the Class D shares, 2.53% for the Class A shares, 3.28% for the Class C shares and 2.78% for the Class R shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund seeks maximum total return, consistent with prudent investment management, by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in investments economically tied to emerging market countries. The Fund will typically invest 20% to 80% of its total assets in equity-related instruments (including investments in common stock, preferred stock, and equity-related Underlying PIMCO Funds or Acquired Funds). The Fund is designed to provide concurrent exposure to a broad spectrum of emerging market asset classes, such as equity, fixed income and currencies, and other investments, including commodities.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares returned 9.99% after fees, while the Fund’s primary benchmark index (MSCI Emerging Markets Index) returned 13.75%, and the Fund’s secondary benchmark index (a blended index consisting of 50% MSCI Emerging Markets Index, 25% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global, 25% JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index (Unhedged) returned 11.76%.

 

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The relative performance of the PIMCO EqS Emerging Markets Fund detracted from performance as this Underlying PIMCO Fund underperformed its respective primary benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, over the reporting period.

 

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A tactical allocation to emerging market corporates detracted from relative performance as the asset class underperformed the Fund’s blended secondary benchmark over the reporting period per the JPMorgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Diversified (CEMBI). However, the relative performance of the PIMCO Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund positively contributed to performance as this Underlying PIMCO Fund outperformed its respective benchmark, the JPMorgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Diversified (CEMBI), over the reporting period.

 

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The relative performance of the PIMCO Emerging Local Bond Fund detracted from performance as this Underlying PIMCO Fund underperformed its respective benchmark, the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified (Unhedged), over the reporting period.

 

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An asset allocation decision to underweight external debt positively contributed to performance as the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global underperformed the Fund’s blended secondary benchmark index over the reporting period.

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

 

Dear Shareholder,

 

It is our pleasure to be speaking with you again and we thank you for your investment in the PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® (the “Fund”). We are committed to seeking an absolute return that beats the market over a full market cycle and doing so with less volatility than the overall market. In our following letter to you, we have organized our thoughts to provide you with a review of the equity market, the Fund itself, and our outlook for 2013.

 

The Last Six Months in Review

 

There were clearly many economic and geopolitical worries last year—the financial crisis in peripheral eurozone countries and concern about the value and viability of the euro itself, the never-ending U.S. Presidential campaign, and a slowdown in growth in the emerging markets—but, through it all the world equity indices posted strong gains for the second half of the year with the MSCI World Index returning 9.36% for the six-month reporting period. Conversely, however, if the earnings for the companies in the index come in close to street estimates, there will actually have been a decline in earnings year-over-year, which means that the increase in the price of the index was driven entirely by Price/Earnings (“PE”) multiple expansion that was mostly seen in the latter half of the year, and not by an increase in underlying corporate earnings. With the world awash in liquidity due to the beneficence of the world’s central banks and with 200-year lows in interest rates in the U.S., investors’ cash found its way into both the fixed income and equity markets. Although the Fund had a good absolute return over the reporting period, it lagged the overall broad market index as represented by the MSCI World Index.

 

Review of Fund Performance

 

We began the reporting period with a relatively cautious stance in our portfolios that included a heavy weighting in consumer staples companies such as British American Tobacco and Danone; stable, high quality business models which have evidenced consistent earnings growth and which also provide good dividend yields, in our opinion. We have a predilection to own these types of businesses as we have found that their cash flows are steady and reliable, and the stocks of these companies tend to be less volatile than the market. These companies have been held in our portfolios over the long-term (i.e. since inclusion in the Fund) and have delivered very attractive total returns.

 

Two notable performers in the portfolio during the reporting period were consumer staples companies Carrefour and Marine Harvest.

 

Carrefour is the second largest retailer in the world with dominant positions in France, Spain, Latin America, and China. Under the

leadership of the new CEO, we believe the portfolio of Carrefour is being reshaped at a greater speed and magnitude than investors anticipated. The Colombian assets were disposed at a 50% higher price than estimated and the Indonesian assets were sold at the top end of the range of estimates. More asset disposals are expected to follow soon and we believe this will give Carrefour additional financial flexibility. In our view, significant cost synergies are also expected through reducing central operating costs, giving more autonomy to store managers, streamlining the supply chain, and reallocating expenses away from advertising into providing customers “Every Day Low Prices”. At a multiple of 13X 2013 depressed earnings with a 3.2% dividend yield, we view the company’s stock price as attractively priced.

 

Marine Harvest is the largest salmon farmer/producer in the world with operations in Norway, Chile, Scotland and Canada and an estimated market share in excess of 20%. With a strong outlook for salmon prices in 2013 (per industry reports), anticipated flat volume growth, and expected demand growth of approximately 6% (as it has been for the last 15 years), the price of the stock rose as investors warmed to prospects for a better 2013. With the worldwide increase in grain prices, the premium at which salmon has been selling compared to other sources of proteins has disappeared, which means the consumption of salmon may accelerate. The company trades at 12X 2013 and 8.5X 2014 expected earnings, with an expected dividend yield, at current prices (as of December 31, 2012), of 5% and 8.5%, respectively.

 

London based Lloyd’s Banking Group was also one of our best performing stocks last year as it appreciated by 54% in the second half of 2012 on the back of an exceedingly low initial valuation and active progress towards reducing their “bad bank” as rapidly as possible. The stock recovered to trade at approximately 75% of book value and is trading at a price which we view as an attractive discount to fair value.

 

We also had a few stocks in the portfolio which did not perform as we expected, which included the Fund’s holdings of KPN, Nintendo and Dell.

 

KPN, a long held Dutch telecommunications provider, declined over the second half of the year as a result of ongoing pricing pressure in many of its end markets, paying a high price in a home market spectrum auction, and concerns over their interest coverage. Even with a substantial dividend cut, the stock continues to be in a severe operating environment that also includes the entry of a fourth mobile operator as a competitor.

 

 

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Insights from the Portfolio Managers PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® (Cont.)

 

 

Nintendo is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of video game hardware and software. The company’s stock price was under pressure for much of the reporting period due to struggling sales, weaker than expected profits, and a continued shift of gamers away from portable gaming devices towards smartphones. In addition, Nintendo lost some market share in video consoles ahead of its latest product launch of Wii U. Now, post the Wii U launch, Nintendo’s sales are improving and the weaker Japanese yen is aiding sales. In addition, we believe there is potential for an upside surprise if Nintendo is able to incorporate its own game universe (called “Miiverse”) and can capitalize on its library of intellectual property. The stock is trading at a modest premium to the cash it holds on its balance sheet and we continue to hold the stock.

 

Dell is one of the largest personal computer (“PC”) manufacturers in the world, and offers a wide range of products in personal computers, servers and networking products, storage systems, software and peripherals. Weak PC demand from both consumers and government contractors negatively affected Dell’s sales in 2012 and the stock price declined as a result.

 

Looking Ahead

 

PIMCO expects global growth to moderate in the years ahead as developed global economies simply have too much sovereign debt. At the same time, there is in many countries an almost institutionalized unwillingness to address the problem either by its governments or its citizens. Conversely, corporate balance sheets in developed markets are generally in good health and many companies are well positioned to generate growth even in difficult times. Given the concerns facing investors in this environment—slower growth, elevated levels of developed countries’ sovereign debt, and geopolitical dysfunction—we believe our focus on quality companies provides the benefit of more consistent business performance. Better, quality businesses, we believe, also tend to have less volatility in their earnings and stock prices over time, and this lower volatility can lead to better compounding of returns over the long-term.

To close our letter, we repeat our thanks for investing with us in the PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®. We maintain our value-driven discipline, seeking the twin goals of capital appreciation and downside risk mitigation. We are privileged to have the opportunity to manage your capital and we look forward to the challenges and the opportunities in the months and years ahead.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Charles Lahr, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Anne Gudefin, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Top 10 Holdings1

 

SPDR Gold Trust

       3.8%   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

       3.3%   

British American Tobacco PLC

       3.0%   

Danone S.A.

       2.5%   

Intel Corp.

       2.4%   

Microsoft Corp.

       2.3%   

AIA Group Ltd.

       2.3%   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

       2.2%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. ‘B’

       2.0%   

Carlsberg A/S ‘B’

       2.0%   

 

Geographic Breakdown1

 

United States

       33.2%   

United Kingdom

       14.3%   

France

       10.5%   

Norway

       4.8%   

Netherlands

       4.6%   

Switzerland

       4.5%   

Hong Kong

       3.7%   

Bermuda

       2.9%   
 

 

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Geographic Breakdown1 (Cont.)

 

Japan

       2.3%   

Germany

       2.0%   

Denmark

       2.0%   

Canada

       1.7%   

Other

       6.7%   

 

Sector Breakdown1

 

Consumer Staples

       26.4%   

Financials

       21.6%   

Energy

       10.2%   

Industrials

       8.4%   

Information Technology

       8.0%   

Health Care

       4.8%   

Exchange-Traded Funds

       3.8%   

Consumer Discretionary

       3.4%   

Materials

       3.0%   

Utilities

       2.6%   

Other

       1.0%   

 

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% of Total Investments as of 12/31/2012. Top Holdings, Geographic and Sector Breakdown solely reflect long positions. Securities sold short, financial derivative instruments and short-term instruments are not taken into consideration.

 

 

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PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

 

Institutional Class - PTHWX   Class A - PATHX
Class P - PTHPX   Class C - PTHCX
Class D - PTHDX   Class R - PTHRX

 

Cumulative Returns Through December 31, 2012

 

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Average Annual Total Return for the period ended December 31, 2012  
        6 Months*     1 Year     Fund Inception
(04/14/10)
 
LOGO   PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Institutional Class     5.60%        9.95%        3.25%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class P     5.53%        9.89%        3.13%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class D     5.39%        9.53%        2.83%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class A     5.40%        9.53%        2.85%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class A (adjusted)     -0.40%        3.50%        0.73%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class C     4.94%        8.65%        2.13%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class C (adjusted)     3.94%        7.65%        2.13%   
  PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® Class R     5.27%        9.20%        2.53%   
LOGO   MSCI World Index±     9.36%        15.83%        5.16%   

 

All Fund returns are net of fees and expenses.

 

* Cumulative return.

 

± The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 24 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The adjusted returns take into account the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A shares and 1.00% CDSC on Class C shares. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio as stated in the Fund’s current prospectus, as supplemented to date, is 1.08% for the Institutional Class shares, 1.18% for the Class P shares, 1.43% for the Class D shares, 1.43% for the Class A shares, 2.18% for the Class C shares and 1.68% for the Class R shares. Details regarding any Fund’s operating expenses can be found in the Fund’s prospectus. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com/investments.

 

Portfolio Insights

 

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The PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® seeks capital appreciation 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, cash flow and earnings estimates.

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class shares returned 5.60% after fees, and the Fund’s benchmark index, the MSCI World Index, returned 9.36%.

 

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Stock selection in the energy and industrials sectors contributed positively to the Fund’s returns; however, security selection in the information technology and financials sectors detracted from returns and weighed on the Fund’s overall performance.

 

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Holdings in GS Home Shopping, Lloyds Banking Group, and Carrefour were positive contributors to returns as prices on these securities appreciated during the reporting period.

 

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Holdings in KPN, Intel, and Rhoen Klinikum detracted from returns as prices on these securities declined during the reporting period.

 

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Given the appreciation in the equity markets over the reporting period, the Fund’s market and tail risk hedging strategies, including its position in a gold exchange-traded fund, detracted from returns as these hedging strategies declined in value or failed to keep up with the rally in the equity markets.

 

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At the end of the reporting period, the Fund held approximately 88% in equities we believe are undervalued, 3% (on the long side only) in merger arbitrage investments, 7% in cash equivalents, and held the balance of the portfolio in currency and market risk hedges, including an approximate 4% position in gold.

 

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Expense Examples

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

Example

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and exchange fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period indicated, which for all Funds and share classes is from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 unless noted otherwise in the table and footnotes below.

 

Actual Expenses

The information in the table under the heading “Actual Performance” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = $8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the appropriate column for your share class, in the row entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and exchange fees. Therefore, the information under the heading “Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)” is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Expense ratios may vary from period to period because of various factors such as an increase in expenses that are not covered by the management fees, such as fees and expenses of the independent trustees and their counsel, extraordinary expenses and interest expense.

 

        Actual Performance        

Hypothetical Performance

(5% return before expenses)

            
        Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/12)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/12)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
        Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/12)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/12)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
        Net Annualized
Expense Ratio**
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

                   
Institutional Class     $  1,000.00      $  1,088.70      $ 4.42          $  1,000.00      $  1,020.97      $  4.28            0.84
Class P       1,000.00        1,088.20        4.95            1,000.00        1,020.47        4.79            0.94   
Class D       1,000.00        1,087.10        6.26            1,000.00        1,019.21        6.06            1.19   
Class A       1,000.00        1,087.10        6.26            1,000.00        1,019.21        6.06            1.19   
Class C       1,000.00        1,083.70         10.19            1,000.00        1,015.43        9.86            1.94   
Class R       1,000.00        1,086.00        7.57          1,000.00        1,017.95        7.32          1.44   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

                   
Institutional Class     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,084.20      $ 4.36          $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.02      $ 4.23            0.83
Class P       1,000.00        1,083.70        4.88            1,000.00        1,020.52        4.74            0.93   
Class D       1,000.00        1,082.50        6.19            1,000.00        1,019.26        6.01            1.18   
Class A       1,000.00        1,082.50        6.19            1,000.00        1,019.26        6.01            1.18   
Class C       1,000.00        1,079.30        10.12            1,000.00        1,015.48        9.80            1.93   
Class R       1,000.00        1,081.50        7.50          1,000.00        1,018.00        7.27          1.43   

 

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Expense Examples (Cont.)

 

(Unaudited)

 

        Actual Performance        

Hypothetical Performance

(5% return before expenses)

            
        Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/12)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/12)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
        Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/12)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/12)
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
        Net Annualized
Expense Ratio**
 

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

                   
Institutional Class     $  1,000.00      $  1,124.10      $ 6.69          $  1,000.00      $  1,018.90      $ 6.36            1.25
Class P       1,000.00        1,123.20        7.22            1,000.00        1,018.40        6.87            1.35   
Administrative Class       1,000.00        1,122.20        8.02            1,000.00        1,017.64        7.63            1.50   
Class D       1,000.00        1,121.90        8.56            1,000.00        1,017.14        8.13            1.60   
Class A       1,000.00        1,122.40        8.56            1,000.00        1,017.14        8.13            1.60   
Class C       1,000.00        1,118.40         12.55            1,000.00        1,013.36         11.93            2.35   
Class R       1,000.00        1,120.40        9.89          1,000.00        1,015.88        9.40          1.85   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

                   
Institutional Class     $ 1,000.00      $ 969.80      $ 9.88          $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.17      $ 10.11            1.99
Class P       1,000.00        970.50        10.38            1,000.00        1,014.67        10.61            2.09   
Class D       1,000.00        968.40        11.61            1,000.00        1,013.41        11.88            2.34   
Class A       1,000.00        967.90        11.61            1,000.00        1,013.41        11.88            2.34   
Class C       1,000.00        963.70        15.29          1,000.00        1,009.63        15.65          3.09   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

                   
Institutional Class     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,099.90      $ 2.17          $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.14      $ 2.09            0.41
Class P       1,000.00        1,099.30        2.70            1,000.00        1,022.63        2.60            0.51   
Administrative Class       1,000.00        1,098.90        3.49            1,000.00        1,021.88        3.36            0.66   
Class D       1,000.00        1,097.90        4.02            1,000.00        1,021.37        3.87            0.76   
Class A       1,000.00        1,097.60        4.02            1,000.00        1,021.37        3.87            0.76   
Class C       1,000.00        1,094.70        7.97            1,000.00        1,017.59        7.68            1.51   
Class R       1,000.00        1,096.20        5.34          1,000.00        1,020.11        5.14          1.01   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

                   
Institutional Class     $ 1,000.00      $ 1,056.00      $ 4.66          $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.67      $ 4.58            0.90
Class P       1,000.00        1,055.30        5.18            1,000.00        1,020.16        5.09            1.00   
Class D       1,000.00        1,053.90        6.47            1,000.00        1,018.90        6.36            1.25   
Class A       1,000.00        1,054.00        6.47            1,000.00        1,018.90        6.36            1.25   
Class C       1,000.00        1,049.40        10.33            1,000.00        1,015.12        10.16            2.00   
Class R       1,000.00        1,052.70        7.76          1,000.00        1,017.64        7.63          1.50   

 

* Expenses Paid During Period are equal to the net annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** The Net Annualized Expense Ratio is reflective of any applicable waivers related to contractual agreements for contractual fee waivers or voluntary fee waivers. Details regarding fee waivers can be found in note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Selected Per Share Data for the Year
or Period Ended:
 

    
    
    
    
     
    
Net Asset Value
Beginning of

Year or
Period

    Net Investment
Income (Loss) (a)
    Net Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total Income
(Loss) from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
    Total
Distributions
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $   10.47      $   0.16      $   0.76      $   0.92      $   (0.17   $   (0.02   $   (0.19

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.25        0.47        0.72        (0.25     0.00        (0.25
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.48        0.15        0.77        0.92        (0.17     (0.02 )       (0.19

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.30        0.42        0.72        (0.24     0.00        (0.24
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.47        0.14        0.77        0.91        (0.16     (0.02 )       (0.18

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.26        0.44        0.70        (0.23     0.00        (0.23
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.47        0.14        0.77        0.91        (0.16     (0.02 )       (0.18

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.26        0.44        0.70        (0.23     0.00        (0.23
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.46        0.10        0.77        0.87        (0.12     (0.02 )       (0.14

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.24        0.41        0.65        (0.19     0.00        (0.19
Class R              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.47        0.14        0.75        0.89        (0.14     (0.02 )       (0.16

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.25        0.43        0.68        (0.21     0.00        (0.21

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 10.47      $ 0.14      $ 0.74      $ 0.88      $ (0.14   $ (0.03   $ (0.17

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.28        0.42        0.70        (0.23     0.00        (0.23
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.48        0.16        0.72        0.88        (0.14     (0.03 )       (0.17

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.29        0.41        0.70        (0.22     0.00        (0.22
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.48        0.12        0.75        0.87        (0.13     (0.03 )       (0.16

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.30        0.39        0.69        (0.21     0.00        (0.21
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.48        0.12        0.75        0.87        (0.13     (0.03 )       (0.16

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.27        0.42        0.69        (0.21     0.00        (0.21
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.45        0.08        0.75        0.83        (0.09     (0.03 )       (0.12

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.23        0.39        0.62        (0.17     0.00        (0.17
Class R              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.47        0.11        0.74        0.85        (0.11     (0.03 )       (0.14

12/14/2011 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        0.18        0.48        0.66        (0.19     0.00        (0.19

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 7.97      $ 0.02      $ 0.97      $ 0.99      $ (0.09   $ 0.00      $ (0.09

06/30/2012

    10.19        0.08          (2.27       (2.19       (0.02     (0.01     (0.03

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.05        0.14        0.19        0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    7.97        0.00     0.98        0.98        (0.09     0.00        (0.09

06/30/2012

    10.19        0.06        (2.25     (2.19     (0.02     (0.01     (0.03

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.04        0.15        0.19        0.00        0.00        0.00   
Administrative Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    7.96        0.00     0.97        0.97        (0.08     0.00        (0.08

06/30/2012

    10.18        0.06        (2.27     (2.21     0.00     (0.01     (0.01

04/19/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.51        0.04        (0.37     (0.33     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    7.93        0.00     0.97        0.97        (0.08     0.00        (0.08

06/30/2012

    10.18        0.00     (2.22     (2.22     (0.02     (0.01     (0.03

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.06        0.12        0.18        0.00        0.00        0.00   

 

Please see footnotes on pages 34 and 35.

 

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Net Asset
Value End of
Year or
Period
    Total Return     Net Assets
End of Year or
Period (000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
Excluding  Waivers
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
and Waivers
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income (Loss) to
Average
Net  Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 
               
               
$   11.20        8.87   $ 30,667        0.84 %*      1.00 %*      0.84 %*      1.00 %*      2.95 %*      28
  10.47        7.17        11,170        0.83     1.57     0.83     1.57     4.35     28   
               
  11.21        8.82        23,477        0.94     1.10     0.94     1.10     2.78     28   
  10.48        7.21        8,207        0.93     2.47     0.93     2.47     5.28     28   
               
  11.20        8.71        13,659        1.19     1.35     1.19     1.35     2.54     28   
  10.47        6.98        2,306        1.18     2.26     1.18     2.26     4.52     28   
               
  11.20        8.71        32,667        1.19     1.35     1.19     1.35     2.50     28   
  10.47        6.98        13,314        1.18     2.43     1.18     2.43     4.62     28   
               
  11.19        8.37        18,160        1.94     2.10     1.94     2.10     1.74     28   
  10.46        6.46        8,000        1.93     3.46     1.93     3.46     4.27     28   
               
  11.20        8.60        204        1.44     1.60     1.44     1.60     2.52     28   
  10.47        6.84        415        1.43     2.32     1.43     2.32     4.30     28   
               
               
$ 11.18        8.42   $   356,521        0.83 %*      0.99 %*      0.83 %*      0.99 %*      2.59 %*      35
  10.47        6.95        315,513        0.83     1.20     0.83     1.20     4.98     21   
               
  11.19        8.37        1,000        0.93     1.09     0.93     1.09     2.85     35   
  10.48        7.00        71        0.93     1.33     0.93     1.33     5.11     21   
               
  11.19        8.25        4,245        1.18     1.34     1.18     1.34     2.24     35   
  10.48        6.86        1,251        1.18     1.67     1.18     1.67     5.25     21   
               
  11.19        8.25        7,835        1.18     1.34     1.18     1.34     2.25     35   
  10.48        6.86        2,529        1.18     1.51     1.18     1.51     4.74     21   
               
  11.16        7.93        3,227        1.93     2.09     1.93     2.09     1.49     35   
  10.45        6.19        1,275        1.93     2.26     1.93     2.26     4.11     21   
               
  11.18        8.15        12        1.43     1.59     1.43     1.59     2.00     35   
  10.47        6.63        11        1.43     1.67     1.43     1.67     3.24     21   
               
               
$ 8.87        12.41   $ 594,643        1.25 %*      1.45 %*      1.25 %*      1.45 %*      0.41 %*      46
  7.97        (21.51     514,884        1.25        1.46        1.25        1.45        0.94        92   
  10.19        1.90        353,099        1.25     1.62     1.25     1.62     1.77     41   
               
  8.86        12.32        215        1.35     1.55     1.35     1.55     0.09     46   
  7.97        (21.52     63        1.35        1.56        1.35        1.55        0.68        92   
  10.19        1.90        37        1.35     1.94     1.35     1.94     1.42     41   
               
  8.85        12.22        46        1.50     1.70     1.50     1.70     0.12     46   
  7.96        (21.72     34        1.50        1.72        1.50        1.72        0.74        92   
  10.18        (3.14     10        1.50     1.90     1.50     1.90     1.72     41   
               
  8.82        12.19        1,155        1.60     1.80     1.60     1.80     0.03     46   
  7.93        (21.83     989        1.60        1.82        1.60        1.81        (0.02     92   
  10.18        1.80        1,080        1.60     2.11     1.60     2.11     1.98     41   

 

Please see footnotes on pages 34 and 35.

 

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Financial Highlights (Cont.)

 

Selected Per Share Data for the Year
or Period Ended:
 

    
    
    
    
     
    
Net Asset Value
Beginning of

Year or
Period

    Net Investment
Income (Loss) (a)
    Net Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total Income
(Loss) from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
    Total
Distributions
 

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund (Cont.)

             
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 7.94      $ 0.00   $ 0.97      $ 0.97      $ (0.08   $ 0.00      $ (0.08

06/30/2012

    10.18        0.08        (2.31     (2.23     0.00       (0.01     (0.01

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.05        0.13        0.18        0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    7.88        (0.03     0.96        0.93        (0.05     0.00        (0.05

06/30/2012

    10.17        0.01        (2.29     (2.28     0.00     (0.01     (0.01

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.03        0.14        0.17        0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class R              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    7.93        (0.01     0.96        0.95        (0.06     0.00        (0.06

06/30/2012

    10.18        0.01        (2.25     (2.24     0.00     (0.01     (0.01

03/22/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.06        0.12        0.18        0.00        0.00        0.00   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 9.71      $ 0.05      $ (0.34   $ (0.29   $   (0.04   $ 0.00      $   (0.04

04/20/2012 - 06/30/2012

      10.00          (0.02       (0.27       (0.29     0.00          0.00        0.00   
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    9.70        0.10        (0.39     (0.29     (0.04     0.00        (0.04

04/30/2012 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        (0.02     (0.28     (0.30     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    9.70        0.02        (0.33     (0.31     (0.02     0.00        (0.02

04/30/2012 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        (0.03     (0.27     (0.30     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    9.70        0.04        (0.35     (0.31     (0.03     0.00        (0.03

04/30/2012 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        (0.03     (0.27     (0.30     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    9.69        0.02        (0.37     (0.35     (0.01     0.00        (0.01

04/30/2012 - 06/30/2012

    10.00        (0.04     (0.27     (0.31     0.00        0.00        0.00   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 8.71      $ 0.17      $ 0.70      $ 0.87      $ (0.27   $ 0.00      $ (0.27

06/30/2012

    9.89        0.14        (1.27       (1.13       (0.05       0.00          (0.05

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

      10.00          0.02        (0.13     (0.11     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    8.69        0.17        0.69        0.86        (0.26     0.00        (0.26

06/30/2012

    9.90        0.15        (1.31     (1.16     (0.05     0.00        (0.05

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.02        (0.12     (0.10     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Administrative Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    8.69        0.29        0.57        0.86        (0.28     0.00        (0.28

06/30/2012

    9.89        0.12        (1.28     (1.16     (0.04     0.00        (0.04

04/19/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.02        0.02        (0.15     (0.13     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    8.70        0.15        0.70        0.85        (0.25     0.00        (0.25

06/30/2012

    9.89        0.11        (1.27     (1.16     (0.03     0.00        (0.03

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.02        (0.13     (0.11     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    8.68        0.17        0.67        0.84        (0.25     0.00        (0.25

06/30/2012

    9.88        0.12        (1.28     (1.16     (0.04     0.00        (0.04

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.02        (0.14     (0.12     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    8.62        0.13        0.68        0.81        (0.22     0.00        (0.22

06/30/2012

    9.88        0.05        (1.29     (1.24     (0.02     0.00        (0.02

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.00     (0.12     (0.12     0.00        0.00        0.00   

 

Please see footnotes on pages 34 and 35.

 

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Net Asset
Value End of
Year or
Period
    Total Return     Net Assets
End of Year or
Period (000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
Excluding  Waivers
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
and Waivers
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income (Loss) to
Average
Net  Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 
               
               
$ 8.83        12.24   $ 3,644        1.60 %*      1.80 %*      1.60 %*      1.80 %*      0.07 %*      46
  7.94        (21.89     2,469        1.60        1.81        1.60        1.80        0.90        92   
  10.18        1.80        764        1.60     2.02     1.60     2.02     1.89     41   
               
  8.76        11.84        936        2.35     2.55     2.35     2.55     (0.70 )*      46   
  7.88        (22.43     675        2.35        2.57        2.35        2.56        0.12        92   
  10.17        1.70        98        2.35     2.80     2.35     2.80     0.98     41   
               
  8.82        12.04        27        1.85     2.05     1.85     2.05     (0.18 )*      46   
  7.93          (22.01     24        1.85        2.07        1.85        2.06        0.06        92   
    10.18        1.80        39        1.85     2.34     1.85     2.34     1.97     41   
               
               
$ 9.38        (3.02 )%    $   261,808        1.99 %*      2.08 %*      1.40 %*      1.49 %*      0.95 %*      223
  9.71        (2.90     212,229        1.52     2.41     1.40     2.29     (1.30 )*      113   
               
  9.37        (2.95     2,042        2.09     2.18     1.50     1.59     2.06     223   
  9.70        (3.00     10        1.62     2.40     1.50     2.28     (1.34 )*      113   
               
  9.37        (3.16     770        2.34     2.43     1.75     1.84     0.36     223   
  9.70        (3.00     111        1.87     3.97     1.77     3.87     (1.72 )*      113   
               
  9.36        (3.21     4,990        2.34     2.43     1.75     1.84     0.91     223   
  9.70        (3.00     1,219        1.87     3.17     1.74     3.04     (1.70 )*      113   
               
  9.33        (3.63     1,706        3.09     3.18     2.50     2.59     0.47     223   
  9.69        (3.10     53        2.62     4.50     2.52     4.40     (2.46 )*      113   
               
               
$ 9.31        9.99   $ 27,146        0.41 %*      1.35 %*      0.41 %*      1.35 %*      3.79 %*      38
  8.71        (11.45     29,987        0.53        1.38        0.53        1.38        1.62        41   
  9.89        (1.10     9,755        0.53     6.96     0.53     6.96     1.13     0   
               
  9.29        9.93        1,754        0.51     1.45     0.51     1.45     3.62     38   
  8.69        (11.69     2,019        0.63        1.48        0.63        1.48        1.71        41   
  9.90        (1.00     74        0.63     17.34     0.63     17.34     0.96     0   
               
  9.27        9.89        76        0.66     1.60     0.66     1.60     6.26     38   
  8.69        (11.75     28        0.78        1.63        0.78        1.63        1.36        41   
  9.89        (1.30     10        0.78     6.47     0.78     6.47     0.88     0   
               
  9.30        9.79        3,073        0.76     1.70     0.76     1.70     3.37     38   
  8.70        (11.77     4,912        0.88        1.73        0.88        1.73        1.20        41   
  9.89        (1.10     2,745        0.88     8.20     0.88     8.20     0.81     0   
               
  9.27        9.76        12,415        0.76     1.70     0.76     1.70     3.70     38   
  8.68        (11.72     10,147        0.88        1.73        0.88        1.73        1.32        41   
  9.88        (1.20     1,801        0.88     9.28     0.88     9.28     0.82     0   
               
  9.21        9.47        4,382        1.51     2.45     1.51     2.45     2.97     38   
  8.62        (12.51     3,868        1.63        2.48        1.63        2.48        0.57        41   
  9.88        (1.20     649        1.63     9.73     1.63     9.73     0.08     0   

 

Please see footnotes on pages 34 and 35.

 

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Table of Contents

Financial Highlights (Cont.)

 

Selected Per Share Data for the Year
or Period Ended:
 

    
    
    
    
     
    
Net Asset Value
Beginning of

Year or
Period

    Net Investment
Income (Loss) (a)
    Net Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Total Income
(Loss) from
Investment
Operations
    Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
from Net
Realized
Capital Gains
    Total
Distributions
 

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund (Cont.)

             
Class R              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $ 8.68      $ 0.29      $ 0.54      $ 0.83      $ (0.27   $ 0.00      $ (0.27

06/30/2012

    9.88        0.09        (1.27     (1.18     (0.02     0.00        (0.02

04/12/2011 - 06/30/2011

    10.00        0.01        (0.13     (0.12     0.00        0.00        0.00   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

             
Institutional Class              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

  $   10.11      $   0.09      $ 0.48      $ 0.57      $ (0.31   $ 0.00      $ (0.31

06/30/2012

    10.65        0.18          (0.62       (0.44       (0.07       (0.03       (0.10

06/30/2011

    9.23        0.19        1.34        1.53        (0.09     (0.02     (0.11

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.07        (0.84     (0.77     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class P              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.09        0.09        0.47        0.56        (0.30     0.00        (0.30

06/30/2012

    10.64        0.17        (0.63     (0.46     (0.06     (0.03     (0.09

06/30/2011

    9.23        0.18        1.34        1.52        (0.09     (0.02     (0.11

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.07        (0.84     (0.77     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class D              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.05        0.08        0.46        0.54        (0.29     0.00        (0.29

06/30/2012

    10.61        0.13        (0.61     (0.48     (0.05     (0.03     (0.08

06/30/2011

    9.21        0.16        1.34        1.50        (0.08     (0.02     (0.10

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.06        (0.85     (0.79     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class A              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.08        0.08        0.46        0.54        (0.28     0.00        (0.28

06/30/2012

    10.64        0.14        (0.62     (0.48     (0.05     (0.03     (0.08

06/30/2011

    9.22        0.17        1.33        1.50        (0.06     (0.02     (0.08

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.07        (0.85     (0.78     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class C              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    9.96        0.03        0.46        0.49        (0.24     0.00        (0.24

06/30/2012

    10.55        0.06        (0.61     (0.55     (0.01     (0.03     (0.04

06/30/2011

    9.21        0.11        1.31        1.42        (0.06     (0.02     (0.08

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.05        (0.84     (0.79     0.00        0.00        0.00   
Class R              

07/01/2012 - 12/31/2012+

    10.00        0.06        0.47        0.53        (0.28     0.00        (0.28

06/30/2012

    10.59        0.07        (0.59     (0.52     (0.04     (0.03     (0.07

06/30/2011

    9.21        0.12        1.35        1.47        (0.07     (0.02     (0.09

04/14/2010 - 06/30/2010

    10.00        0.06        (0.85     (0.79     0.00        0.00        0.00   

 

+ Unaudited
* Annualized
** The ratio excludes PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

Net Asset
Value End of
Year or
Period
    Total Return     Net Assets
End of Year or
Period (000s)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Assets
Excluding  Waivers
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net Asset
Excluding  Interest
Expense and
Dividends on
Securities
Sold Short
and Waivers
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income (Loss) to
Average
Net  Assets
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate**
 
               
               
$ 9.24        9.62   $ 27        1.01 %*      1.95 %*      1.01 %*      1.95 %*      6.43 %*      38
  8.68        (11.98     9        1.13        1.98        1.13        1.98        0.99        41   
  9.88        (1.20     10        1.13     6.40     1.13     6.40     0.50     0   
               
               
$   10.37        5.60   $   2,037,175        0.90 %*      1.09 %*      0.89 %*      1.08 %*      1.79 %*      14
  10.11        (4.09     1,930,637        0.92        1.09        0.90        1.07        1.80        32   
  10.65        16.68        1,338,509        0.92        1.10        0.89        1.07        1.87        35   
  9.23        (7.70     542,879        0.98     1.21     0.89     1.12     3.53     4   
               
  10.35        5.53        55,472        1.00     1.19     0.99     1.18     1.66     14   
  10.09        (4.23     67,977        1.02        1.19        1.00        1.17        1.70        32   
  10.64        16.55        45,785        1.02        1.20        0.99        1.17        1.72        35   
  9.23        (7.70     970        1.08     1.31     0.99     1.22     3.36     4   
               
  10.30        5.39        22,875        1.25     1.44     1.24     1.43     1.45     14   
  10.05        (4.52     18,469        1.27        1.45        1.26        1.42        1.33        32   
  10.61        16.39        24,352        1.27        1.45        1.24        1.42        1.55        35   
  9.21        (7.90     7,084        1.33     1.56     1.24     1.47     3.13     4   
               
  10.34        5.40        59,945        1.25     1.44     1.24     1.43     1.43     14   
  10.08        (4.50     69,910        1.27        1.43        1.26        1.42        1.37        32   
  10.64        16.30        89,571        1.27        1.45        1.24        1.42        1.64        35   
  9.22        (7.80     15,436        1.33     1.56     1.24     1.47     3.28     4   
               
  10.21        4.94        39,644        2.00     2.19     1.99     2.18     0.65     14   
  9.96        (5.15     47,006        2.02        2.21        2.00        2.17        0.65        32   
  10.55        15.50        50,672        2.02        2.20        1.99        2.17        1.04        35   
  9.21        (7.90     6,668        2.08     2.31     1.99     2.22     2.43     4   
               
  10.25        5.27        12        1.50     1.69     1.49     1.68     1.13     14   
  10.00        (4.86     11        1.52        1.67        1.51        1.66        0.71        32   
  10.59        16.02        102        1.52        1.70        1.49        1.67        1.21        35   
  9.21        (7.90     9        1.58     1.81     1.49     1.72     2.91     4   

 

^ Reflects an amount rounding to less than one cent.
(a) 

Per share amounts based on average number of shares outstanding during the year or period.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   PIMCO
Dividend and
Income
Builder Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Dividend Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Emerging
Markets Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Long/Short
Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments, at value

  $   112,625      $   364,684      $   566,946      $   209,005   

Investments in Affiliates, at value

    4,315        6,533        34,545        71,635   

Repurchase agreements, at value

    3,507        524        601        507   

Cash

    100        0        0        0   

Deposits with counterparty

    77        0        0        11,708   

Foreign currency, at value

    309        777        2,101        52   

Receivable for investments sold

    3        6        1,755        3,523   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

    227        1,187        5,148        0   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0        0        930        0   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,415        3,697        226        73   

Interest and dividends receivable

    344        507        435        216   

Dividends receivable from Affiliates

    2        2        14        26   
      122,924        377,917        612,701        296,745   

Liabilities:

       

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 2,570      $ 0      $ 0      $ 8,574   

Payable for investments in Affiliates purchased

    2        2        14        26   

Payable for short sales

    0        0        0        14,999   

Written options outstanding

    0        0        13        0   

OTC swap premiums received

    0        0        25        0   

Variation margin payable on financial derivative instruments

    19        0        0        0   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    999        4,700        6,260        69   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0        0        84        0   

Deposits from counterparty

    0        0        4,815        0   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    252        28        12        1,371   

Dividends payable

    144        4        0        0   

Overdraft due to custodian

    0        83        0        0   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    47        157        386        212   

Accrued supervisory and administrative fees

    33        90        218        101   

Accrued distribution fees

    13        3        1        1   

Accrued servicing fees

    9        2        1        1   

Accrued taxes payable

    0        0        175        0   

Reimbursement to PIMCO

    2        8        14        6   

Other liabilities

    0        0        17        69   
      4,090        5,077        12,035        25,429   

Net Assets

  $ 118,834      $ 372,840      $ 600,666      $ 271,316   

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Paid in capital

  $ 114,150      $ 348,933      $ 648,405      $ 284,477   

(Overdistributed) net investment income

    (38     (23     (4,527     (181

Accumulated undistributed net realized (loss)

    (1,473     (4,997     (78,515     (17,073

Net unrealized appreciation

    6,195        28,927        35,303        4,093   
    $ 118,834      $ 372,840      $ 600,666      $ 271,316   

 

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December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

    PIMCO
Dividend and
Income
Builder Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Dividend Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Emerging
Markets Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Long/Short
Fund
 

Net Assets:

       

Institutional Class

  $ 30,667      $ 356,521      $ 594,643      $ 261,808   

Class P

    23,477        1,000        215        2,042   

Administrative Class

    NA        NA        46        NA   

Class D

    13,659        4,245        1,155        770   

Class A

    32,667        7,835        3,644        4,990   

Class C

    18,160        3,227        936        1,706   

Class R

    204        12        27        NA   

Shares Issued and Outstanding:

       

Institutional Class

    2,738        31,887        67,033        27,913   

Class P

    2,095        89        24        218   

Administrative Class

    NA        NA        5        NA   

Class D

    1,219        380        131        82   

Class A

    2,917        700        413        533   

Class C

    1,623        289        107        183   

Class R

    18        1        3        NA   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price* Per Share Outstanding:

       

Institutional Class

  $ 11.20      $ 11.18      $ 8.87      $ 9.38   

Class P

    11.21        11.19        8.86        9.37   

Administrative Class

    NA        NA        8.85        NA   

Class D

    11.20        11.19        8.82        9.37   

Class A

    11.20        11.19        8.83        9.36   

Class C

    11.19        11.16        8.76        9.33   

Class R

    11.20        11.18        8.82        NA   

Cost of Investments

  $   105,581      $   332,246      $   532,587      $   203,880   

Cost of Investments in Affiliates

  $ 4,315      $ 6,539      $ 34,561      $ 71,738   

Cost of Repurchase Agreements

  $ 3,507      $ 524      $ 601      $ 507   

Cost of Foreign Currency Held

  $ 309      $ 774      $ 2,087      $ 51   

Proceeds Received on Short Sales

  $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,157   

Premiums Received on Written Options

  $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,400      $ 0   

 

* With respect to the A and C Classes, the redemption price varies by the length of time the shares are held.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)   PIMCO
Emerging
Multi-Asset
Fund
    PIMCO
EqS
Pathfinder
Fund®
 

Assets:

   

Investments, at value

  $ 792      $ 2,098,512   

Investments in Affiliates, at value

    47,797        131,292   

Repurchase agreements, at value

    0        604   

Cash

    66        8   

Deposits with counterparty

    10        22,627   

Foreign currency, at value

    1        92   

Receivable for investments sold

    0        4,486   

OTC swap premiums paid

    1        0   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

    122        5,525   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

    238        40   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    442        1,440   

Interest and dividends receivable

    0        3,806   

Dividends receivable from Affiliates

    93        42   
      49,562        2,268,474   

Liabilities:

   

Payable for investments purchased

  $ 22      $ 5,133   

Payable for investments in Affiliates purchased

    92        42   

Payable for short sales

    0        22,467   

Written options outstanding

    221        6   

OTC swap premiums received

    5        0   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    88        22,849   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0        142   

Deposits from counterparty

    0        555   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    246        387   

Accrued investment advisory fees

    0        1,103   

Accrued supervisory and administrative fees

    8        572   

Accrued distribution fees

    3        29   

Accrued servicing fees

    3        21   

Reimbursement to PIMCO

    1        6   

Other liabilities

    0        39   
      689        53,351   

Net Assets

  $ 48,873      $ 2,215,123   

Net Assets Consist of:

   

Paid in capital

  $ 49,286      $ 2,120,190   

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    (217     13,463   

Accumulated undistributed net realized (loss)

    (1,039     (79,662

Net unrealized appreciation

    843        161,132   
    $   48,873      $   2,215,123   

 

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December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

    PIMCO
Emerging
Multi-Asset
Fund
    PIMCO
EqS
Pathfinder
Fund®
 

Net Assets:

   

Institutional Class

  $ 27,146      $ 2,037,175   

Class P

    1,754        55,472   

Administrative Class

    76        NA   

Class D

    3,073        22,875   

Class A

    12,415        59,945   

Class C

    4,382        39,644   

Class R

    27        12   

Shares Issued and Outstanding:

   

Institutional Class

    2,917        196,537   

Class P

    189        5,361   

Administrative Class

    8        NA   

Class D

    331        2,220   

Class A

    1,339        5,796   

Class C

    476        3,882   

Class R

    3        1   

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price* Per Share Outstanding:

   

Institutional Class

  $ 9.31      $ 10.37   

Class P

    9.29        10.35   

Administrative Class

    9.27        NA   

Class D

    9.30        10.30   

Class A

    9.27        10.34   

Class C

    9.21        10.21   

Class R

    9.24        10.25   

Cost of Investments

  $ 1,029      $   1,919,296   

Cost of Investments in Affiliates

  $   47,154      $ 131,445   

Cost of Repurchase Agreements

  $ 0      $ 604   

Cost of Foreign Currency Held

  $ 1      $ 87   

Proceeds Received on Short Sales

  $ 0      $ 22,011   

Premiums Received on Written Options

  $ 386      $ 6   

 

* With respect to the A and C Classes, the redemption price varies by the length of time the shares are held.

 

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Statements of Operations

 

Period Ended December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)                        
    PIMCO
Dividend and
Income
Builder Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Dividend Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Emerging
Markets Fund
    PIMCO
EqS®
Long/Short
Fund
 

Investment Income:

       

Interest

  $ 362      $ 1      $ 7      $ 68   

Dividends, net of foreign taxes*

      1,048          5,952          4,548          3,461   

Dividends from Affiliate investments

    8        17        147        209   

Miscellaneous income

    0        0        0        3   

Total Income

    1,418        5,970        4,702        3,741   

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees

    263        1,201        2,810        1,318   

Supervisory and administrative fees

    145        528        1,267        573   

Distribution and/or servicing fees - Class D

    14        4        1        1   

Distribution fees - Class C

    50        9        3        4   

Servicing fees - Class A

    26        6        4        5   

Servicing fees - Class C

    17        3        1        1   

Dividends on short sales

    0        0        0        495   

Interest expense

    0        1        7        250   

Miscellaneous expense

    2        9        22        6   

Total Expenses

    517        1,761        4,115        2,653   

Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO

    (61     (279     (562     (114

Net Expenses

    456        1,482        3,553        2,539   

Net Investment Income

    962        4,488        1,149        1,202   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

       

Net realized (loss) on investments

    (1,126     (3,999     (24,289     (7,968

Net realized (loss) on Affiliate investments

    (5     (4     (30     (3

Net capital gain distributions received from Affiliate investments

    0        1        3        7   

Net realized (loss) on futures contracts

    (86     0        (86     0   

Net realized gain on written options

    0        0        1,651        0   

Net realized gain on swaps

    0        0        6,399        0   

Net realized gain (loss) on short sales

    0        0        0        (3,249

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (335     (2,612     (116     (209

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    7,389        32,234        79,188        2,263   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Affiliate investments

    0        (5     (11     (96

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on futures contracts

    (58     0        0        0   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on written options

    0        0        672        0   

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on swaps

    0        0        (477     0   

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on short sales

    0        0        0        (286

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    (708     (2,436     2,039        (111

Net Gain (Loss)

    5,071        23,179        64,943        (9,652

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 6,033      $   27,667      $ 66,092      $   (8,450

* Foreign tax withholdings - Dividends

  $ 66      $ 364      $ 476      $ 0   

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

Period Ended December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)            
    PIMCO
Emerging
Multi-Asset
Fund
    PIMCO
EqS
Pathfinder
Fund®
 

Investment Income:

   

Interest

  $ 0      $ 4   

Dividends, net of foreign taxes*

    46        29,313   

Dividends from Affiliate investments

    1,036        479   

Miscellaneous income

    0        1   

Total Income

      1,082        29,797   

Expenses:

   

Investment advisory fees

    228        8,502   

Supervisory and administrative fees

    124        3,498   

Distribution and/or servicing fees - Class D

    4        26   

Distribution fees - Class C

    15        166   

Servicing fees - Class A

    15        84   

Servicing fees - Class C

    5        56   

Dividends on short sales

    0        60   

Interest expense

    0        18   

Miscellaneous expense

    1        55   

Total Expenses

    392        12,465   

Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO

    (239     (2,066

Net Expenses

    153        10,399   

Net Investment Income

    929        19,398   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

   

Net realized (loss) on investments

    (609     (48,631

Net realized (loss) on Affiliate investments

    (132     (14

Net capital gain distributions received from Affiliate investments

    9        13   

Net realized gain on written options

    448        4,429   

Net realized gain (loss) on swaps

    (2     461   

Net realized (loss) on short sales

    0        (92

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    (5     (5,574

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (140       172,375   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Affiliate investments

    3,710        (144

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

    180        (3,594

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps

    192        (406

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on short sales

    0        (395

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    57        (19,402

Net Gain

    3,708        99,026   

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 4,637      $ 118,424   

* Foreign tax withholdings - Dividends

  $ 0      $ 820   

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    PIMCO
Dividend and Income Builder Fund
    PIMCO
EqS® Dividend Fund
    PIMCO
EqS® Emerging
Markets Fund
    PIMCO
EqS® Long/Short
Fund
 
(Amounts in thousands)   Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Period from
December 14,
2011 to
June 30,
2012
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Period from
December 14,
2011 to
June 30,
2012
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
June 30,
2012
    Six Months
Ended
December 31,
2012
(Unaudited)
   

Period from
April 20,
2012 to
June 30,
2012

 

Increase in Net Assets from:

               

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 962      $ 590      $ 4,488      $ 3,537      $ 1,149      $ 4,368      $ 1,202      $ (396

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,547     404        (6,611     2,518        (16,441     (62,201     (11,426     (5,107

Net realized gain (loss)
on Affiliate investments

    (5     0        (4     8        (30     32        (3     0   

Net capital gain distributions received
from Affiliate investments

    0        0        1        0        3        1        7        0   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)

    6,623        (428     29,798        (865     81,422        (35,695     1,866        2,330   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on
Affiliate investments

    0        0        (5     (1     (11     1        (96     (7

Net increase (decrease)
resulting from operations

    6,033        566        27,667        5,197        66,092        (93,494     (8,450     (3,180

Distributions to Shareholders:

               

From net investment income

               

Institutional Class

    (223     (250     (4,388     (3,523     (5,839     (1,138     (1,029     0   

Class P

    (250     (87     (3     (1     (2     (0 )^      (9     0   

Administrative Class

    0        0        0        0        (0 )^      (0 )^      0        0   

Class D

    (164     (32     (36     (9     (10     (14     (2     0   

Class A

    (298     (160     (58     (32     (33     (0 )^      (15     0   

Class C

    (149     (68     (18     (13     (6     (0 )^      (2     0   

Class R

    (4     (7     (0 )^      (0 )^      (0 )^      (0 )^      0        0   

From net realized capital gains

               

Institutional Class

    (52     0        (839     0        0        (468     0        0   

Class P

    (48     0        (2     0        0        (0 )^      0        0   

Administrative Class

    0        0        0        0        0        (0 )^      0        0   

Class D

    (28     0        (9     0        0        (7     0        0   

Class A

    (60     0        (18     0        0        (1     0        0   

Class C

    (36     0        (7     0        0        (0 )^      0        0   

Class R

    (0 )^      0        (0 )^      0        0        (0 )^      0        0   

Total Distributions

    (1,312     (604     (5,378     (3,578     (5,890     (1,628     (1,057     0   

Portfolio Share Transactions:

               

Net increase resulting from Fund share transactions**

    70,701        43,450        29,901        319,031        21,326        259,133        67,201        216,802   

Total Increase in Net Assets

    75,422        43,412        52,190        320,650        81,528        164,011        57,694        213,622   

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

    43,412        0        320,650        0        519,138        355,127        213,622        0   

End of period*

  $   118,834      $   43,412      $   372,840      $   320,650      $   600,666      $   519,138      $   271,316      $   213,622   

*Including undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of:

  $ (38   $ 88      $ (23   $ (8   $ (4,527   $ 214      $ (181   $ (326

 

** See Note 13 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Amount is less than $500.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    PIMCO
Emerging Multi-Asset Fund
    PIMCO
EqS Pathfinder Fund®
 
(Amounts in thousands)   Six Months Ended
December 31, 2012
(Unaudited)
   

Year Ended

June 30, 2012

   

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
June 30, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from:

       

Operations:

       

Net investment income

  $ 929      $ 557      $ 19,398      $ 35,581   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (168     (730     (49,407     8,144   

Net realized (loss) on Affiliate investments

    (132     (208     (14     (1

Net capital gain distributions received from Affiliate investments

    9        2        13        1   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    289        (9     148,578        (84,207

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Affiliate investments

    3,710        (2,951     (144     3   

Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations

    4,637        (3,339     118,424        (40,479

Distributions to Shareholders:

       

From net investment income

       

Institutional Class

    (773     (105     (58,239     (13,284

Class P

    (47     (56     (1,444     (693

Administrative Class

    (2     0        0        0   

Class D

    (84     (8     (632     (95

Class A

    (327     (27     (1,599     (350

Class C

    (104     (5     (920     (67

Class R

    (1     0        (0 )^      (0 )^ 

From net realized capital gains

       

Institutional Class

    0        0        0        (5,792

Class P

    0        0        0        (338

Administrative Class

    0        0        0        0   

Class D

    0        0        0        (66

Class A

    0        0        0        (241

Class C

    0        0        0        (151

Class R

    0        0        0        (0 )^ 

Total Distributions

    (1,338     (201     (62,834     (21,077

Portfolio Share Transactions:

       

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions**

    (5,396     39,466        25,523        646,575   

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (2,097     35,926        81,113        585,019   

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

    50,970        15,044        2,134,010        1,548,991   

End of period*

  $   48,873      $   50,970      $   2,215,123      $   2,134,010   

*Including undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of:

  $ (217   $ 192      $ 13,463      $ 56,899   

 

** See Note 13 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
^ Amount is less than $500.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)      
(Amounts in thousands)   PIMCO
EqS®
Long/Short
Fund
 

Cash flows (used for) operating activities:

 

Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (8,450

Adjustments to reconcile net (decrease) in net assets from operations to net cash used for operating activities:

 

Purchases of long-term securities

        (439,454

Proceeds from sales of long-term securities

    364,303   

Purchases of short-term portfolio investments, net

    (3,218

Decrease in deposits with counterparty

    14,403   

Decrease in receivable for investments sold

    7,591   

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

    (213

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

    (2,512

Increase in accrued investment advisory fees

    43   

Increase in accrued supervisory and administrative fees

    21   

Increase in accrued distribution fee

    1   

Increase in accrued servicing fee

    1   

Increase in reimbursement to PIMCO

    4   

Increase in other liabilities

    55   

Payment from currency transactions

    (208

Payment from short sale transactions

    (9,505

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    (2,263

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on Affiliate investments

    96   

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on short sales

    286   

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    111   

Net realized (loss) on investments and short sales

    11,422   

Net cash (used for) operating activities

    (67,486

Cash flows received from financing activities:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

    76,733   

Payment on shares redeemed

    (9,195

Cash dividend paid*

    (1

Net cash received from financing activities

    67,537   

Net Increase in Cash and Foreign Currency

    51   

Cash and Foreign Currency:

 

Beginning of year

    1   

End of period

  $ 52   

* Reinvestment of dividends

  $ 1,056   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Interest expense paid during the period

  $ 331   

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

 

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 0.1%   
UNITED STATES 0.1%   

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust

  

0.750% due 06/25/2032

  $     30      $     25   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

  

0.770% due 04/25/2034

      16          15   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

  

0.830% due 01/25/2032

      17          15   

EMC Mortgage Loan Trust

  

0.760% due 11/25/2041

      16          15   

0.860% due 02/25/2041

      82          74   

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

  

0.260% due 02/25/2037

      5          5   
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $125)

    149   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES            
COMMON STOCKS 82.0%   
AUSTRALIA 1.8%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.0%   

Ausdrill Ltd.

      379,360          1,133   
       

 

 

 
       
MATERIALS 0.8%   

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.

      209,082          974   
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

    2,107   
       

 

 

 
BRAZIL 2.4%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%   

Arteris S.A.

      106,300          984   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.6%   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SP - ADR

    23,096          1,930   
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

    2,914   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 2.1%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 2.1%   

Aimia, Inc.

      163,518          2,444   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

    2,444   
       

 

 

 
CHINA 1.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%   

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      1,236,000          496   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

    1,158,000          924   
       

 

 

 

Total China

    1,420   
       

 

 

 
CYPRUS 1.6%   
ENERGY 1.6%   

ProSafe SE

      221,505          1,901   
       

 

 

 

Total Cyprus

    1,901   
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 4.5%   
ENERGY 2.5%   

Total S.A.

    56,668          2,948   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 2.0%   

Sanofi

      25,285          2,398   
       

 

 

 

Total France

            5,346   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
GERMANY 2.0%   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.0%   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (a)

      313,738      $     2,391   
       

 

 

 

Total Germany

          2,391   
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 2.4%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.4%   

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

      700,000          456   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%   

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

      1,968,000          970   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.8%   

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

      1,912,000          955   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

      238,000          436   
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

            2,817   
       

 

 

 
ITALY 1.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

      153,507          1,438   
       

 

 

 

Total Italy

          1,438   
       

 

 

 
MACAU 1.2%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.2%   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (a)

      528,400          1,455   
       

 

 

 

Total Macau

          1,455   
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 2.2%   
ENERGY 2.2%   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ‘A’

      76,725          2,663   
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

          2,663   
       

 

 

 
NORWAY 1.6%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.6%   

Orkla ASA

      219,179          1,921   
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

          1,921   
       

 

 

 
PANAMA 0.8%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%   

Copa Holdings S.A.

      9,458          941   
       

 

 

 

Total Panama

          941   
       

 

 

 
QATAR 0.4%   
UTILITIES 0.4%   

Qatar Electricity & Water Co.

      13,103          479   
       

 

 

 

Total Qatar

          479   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SOUTH AFRICA 6.2%   
HEALTH CARE 1.2%   

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

      355,202      $     1,425   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 2.4%   

Gold Fields Ltd.

      21,478          267   

Gold Fields Ltd. SP - ADR

      205,295          2,564   
       

 

 

 
          2,831   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.6%   

MTN Group Ltd.

      56,298          1,185   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

      131,433          1,934   
       

 

 

 
          3,119   
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

          7,375   
       

 

 

 
SPAIN 2.5%   
UTILITIES 2.5%   

Enagas S.A.

      136,631          2,927   
       

 

 

 

Total Spain

          2,927   
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 6.1%   
HEALTH CARE 6.1%   

Novartis AG

      45,142          2,852   

Roche Holding AG

      21,715          4,390   
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

          7,242   
       

 

 

 
THAILAND 0.4%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%   

Bangkok Expressway PCL

      423,600          482   
       

 

 

 

Total Thailand

          482   
       

 

 

 
       
UNITED KINGDOM 9.2%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.1%   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

      63,544          2,464   
       

 

 

 
       
FINANCIALS 2.7%   

HSBC Holdings PLC

      206,278          2,186   

IG Group Holdings PLC

      133,805          984   
       

 

 

 
          3,170   
       

 

 

 
       
INDUSTRIALS 1.3%   

Carillion PLC

      288,618          1,504   
       

 

 

 
       
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 3.1%   

BT Group PLC

      645,421          2,462   

Inmarsat PLC

      132,966          1,282   
       

 

 

 
          3,744   
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

            10,882   
       

 

 

 
       
UNITED STATES 32.2%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 3.2%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      13,719          936   

Walgreen Co.

      78,141          2,892   
       

 

 

 
          3,828   
       

 

 

 
       
 

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund (Cont.)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ENERGY 3.8%   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

      47,263      $     2,978   

MPLX LP (a)

      47,236          1,473   
       

 

 

 
          4,451   
       

 

 

 
       
FINANCIALS 8.4%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      66,563          2,927   

KeyCorp

      233,538          1,966   

Solar Capital Ltd.

      82,705          1,977   

Solar Senior Capital Ltd.

      50,525          943   

U.S. Bancorp

      68,247          2,180   
       

 

 

 
          9,993   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 8.8%        

Baxter International, Inc.

      47,241          3,149   

Medtronic, Inc.

      82,494          3,384   

Pfizer, Inc.

      154,713          3,880   
       

 

 

 
          10,413   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.6%        

Lockheed Martin Corp.

      21,177          1,955   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 6.4%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      112,680          2,214   

Intel Corp.

      77,119          1,591   

Microsoft Corp.

      143,946          3,848   
       

 

 

 
          7,653   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

          38,293   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $91,608)

  

        97,438   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 9.2%   
AUSTRALIA 0.3%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.3%   

Asciano Finance Ltd.

       

5.000% due 04/07/2018

  $     100          108   

FMG Resources Pty. Ltd.

       

7.000% due 11/01/2015

      100          106   

6.375% due 02/01/2016

      100          104   
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

          318   
       

 

 

 
AUSTRIA 0.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

OGX Austria GmbH

       

8.500% due 06/01/2018

      200          181   
       

 

 

 

Total Austria

          181   
       

 

 

 
BRAZIL 0.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Braskem Finance Ltd.

       

7.000% due 05/07/2020

      100          113   

Petrobras International Finance Co.

       

5.375% due 01/27/2021

      100          113   
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

          226   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CAYMAN ISLANDS 0.3%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.2%   

IPIC GMTN Ltd.

       

5.000% due 11/15/2020

  $     250      $     286   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.1%   

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

  

6.350% due 06/30/2021

      95          107   
       

 

 

 

Total Cayman Islands

            393   
       

 

 

 
FINLAND 0.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Nokia OYJ

       

5.375% due 05/15/2019

      100          96   

5.500% due 02/04/2014

  EUR     100          136   
       

 

 

 
          232   
       

 

 

 

Total Finland

          232   
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 0.3%   
BANKING & FINANCE 0.3%   

Banque PSA Finance S.A.

  

2.206% due 04/04/2014

  $     50          50   

Caisse Centrale du Credit Immobilier de France S.A.

  

3.096% due 08/09/2013

  EUR     200          266   

RCI Banque S.A.

  

4.600% due 04/12/2016

  $     100          105   
       

 

 

 
          421   
       

 

 

 

Total France

          421   
       

 

 

 
       
GERMANY 0.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Kloeckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG

  

11.625% due 07/15/2017

  EUR     100          148   

Orion Engineered Carbons Bondco GmbH

  

10.000% due 06/15/2018

      90          132   
       

 

 

 
          280   
       

 

 

 

Total Germany

          280   
       

 

 

 
       
IRELAND 0.5%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

RZD Capital Ltd.

  

5.739% due 04/03/2017

  $     100          112   
       

 

 

 
       
UTILITIES 0.4%   

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.

  

8.700% due 08/07/2018

      100          130   

Novatek OAO via Novatek Finance Ltd.

  

5.326% due 02/03/2016

      300          323   
       

 

 

 
          453   
       

 

 

 

Total Ireland

          565   
       

 

 

 
       
ITALY 0.1%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.1%   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  

6.500% due 02/24/2021

      100          105   
       

 

 

 

Total Italy

          105   
       

 

 

 
       
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
JAPAN 0.2%   
UTILITIES 0.2%   

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.

  

4.500% due 03/24/2014

  EUR     200      $     268   
       

 

 

 

Total Japan

          268   
       

 

 

 
       
LUXEMBOURG 0.9%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.3%   

Fiat Finance & Trade S.A.

  

7.625% due 09/15/2014

      100          140   

Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital S.A.

  

6.125% due 02/07/2022

  $     200          229   
       

 

 

 
          369   
       

 

 

 
       
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%   

ArcelorMittal

  

7.500% due 10/15/2039

      100          94   

6.000% due 03/01/2021

      100          100   

INEOS Group Holdings S.A.

  

8.500% due 02/15/2016

      100          100   

OXEA Finance & Cy S.C.A.

  

9.625% due 07/15/2017

  EUR     86          125   
       

 

 

 
          419   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.2%   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A.

  

6.510% due 03/07/2022

  $     200          239   
       

 

 

 

Total Luxembourg

      1,027   
       

 

 

 
MEXICO 0.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.

  

8.460% due 12/18/2036

  MXN     1,000          86   
       

 

 

 

Total Mexico

    86   
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 0.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Schaeffler Finance BV

  

7.750% due 02/15/2017

  $     100          112   

UPC Holding BV

  

9.875% due 04/15/2018

      100          113   
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

    225   
       

 

 

 
NORWAY 0.2%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.2%   

Eksportfinans ASA

  

1.600% due 03/20/2014

  JPY     10,000          113   

3.000% due 11/17/2014

  $     135          134   
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

    247   
       

 

 

 
PUERTO RICO 0.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

Warner Chilcott Co. LLC

  

7.750% due 09/15/2018

      100          107   
       

 

 

 

Total Puerto Rico

    107   
       

 

 

 
 

 

46   PIMCO EQUITY SERIES        See Accompanying Notes   


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        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
QATAR 0.5%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Nakilat, Inc.

  

6.067% due 12/31/2033

  $     200      $     244   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.3%   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd.

  

6.332% due 09/30/2027

      250          321   
       

 

 

 

Total Qatar

    565   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH KOREA 0.1%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.1%   

Export-Import Bank of Korea

  

4.125% due 09/09/2015

      100          108   
       

 

 

 

Total South Korea

    108   
       

 

 

 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

Dolphin Energy Ltd.

  

5.888% due 06/15/2019

      76          85   
       

 

 

 

Total United Arab Emirates

    85   
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 1.1%   
BANKING & FINANCE 1.1%   

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC

  

1.893% due 04/25/2014

      100          100   

Barclays Bank PLC

  

10.000% due 05/21/2021

  GBP     100          219   

FCE Bank PLC

  

5.125% due 11/16/2015

      100          175   

LBG Capital PLC

  

15.000% due 12/21/2019

      100          232   

7.869% due 08/25/2020

      100          174   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  

6.934% due 04/09/2018

  EUR     200          299   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

  

7.000% due 01/15/2018

  GBP     100          176   
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

      1,375   
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 3.0%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 1.1%   

Ally Financial, Inc.

  

6.750% due 12/01/2014

  $     100          108   

American International Group, Inc.

  

6.765% due 11/15/2017

  GBP     100          192   

Bank of America Corp.

  

6.000% due 09/01/2017

  $     100          117   

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

  

7.875% due 10/15/2019

      100          104   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  

5.250% due 07/27/2021

      100          114   

International Lease Finance Corp.

  

6.500% due 09/01/2014

      100          107   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

  

7.750% due 04/30/2018

  GBP     100          198   

Morgan Stanley

  

6.250% due 08/28/2017

  $     100          115   

7.300% due 05/13/2019

      100          122   

SLM Corp.

  

0.513% due 06/17/2013

  EUR     100          131   
       

 

 

 
          1,308   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 1.5%   

Altria Group, Inc.

  

10.200% due 02/06/2039

  $     100      $     167   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

  

6.625% due 01/15/2018

      100          104   

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

  

8.000% due 04/01/2017

      100          109   

Crown Castle Towers LLC

  

6.113% due 01/15/2040

      100          121   

CVS Pass-Through Trust

  

8.353% due 07/10/2031

      94          129   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust

  

4.750% due 05/07/2021

      100          107   

HCA, Inc.

  

6.500% due 02/15/2020

      100          113   

HD Supply, Inc.

  

8.125% due 04/15/2019

      100          114   

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.

  

8.875% due 02/01/2018

      200          206   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.

  

8.500% due 05/15/2018

      100          103   

9.875% due 08/15/2019

      100          107   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

  

5.625% due 04/15/2020

      100          99   

6.850% due 07/15/2018

      100          105   

Tyson Foods, Inc.

  

4.500% due 06/15/2022

      100          109   

U.S. Airways Pass-Through Trust

  

5.900% due 04/01/2026

      100          109   
       

 

 

 
          1,802   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.4%   

NGPL PipeCo LLC

  

9.625% due 06/01/2019

      100          115   

7.119% due 12/15/2017

      100          110   

NRG Energy, Inc.

  

7.875% due 05/15/2021

      100          111   

7.625% due 01/15/2018

      100          112   
       

 

 

 
          448   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

    3,558   
       

 

 

 
VENEZUELA 0.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.1%   

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

  

8.500% due 11/02/2017

      100          99   
       

 

 

 

Total Venezuela

    99   
       

 

 

 
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) 0.4%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.

  

4.875% due 10/07/2020

      200          197   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.2%   

TNK-BP Finance S.A.

  

7.875% due 03/13/2018

      200          244   
       

 

 

 

Total Virgin Islands (British)

    441   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $10,009)

      10,912   
       

 

 

 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 2.4%   
UNITED STATES 2.4%   

Banc of America Funding Corp.

  

5.496% due 05/20/2036

      77          76   
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

  

5.648% due 11/20/2046

  $     46      $     40   

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.

  

3.079% due 09/25/2036

      149          128   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

  

6.000% due 06/25/2037 ^

      1,083          897   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

  

0.710% due 07/25/2037 ^

      91          58   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

  

6.000% due 11/25/2035 ^

      34          23   

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust

  

5.000% due 03/25/2037

      9          9   

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc.

  

0.410% due 02/25/2047

      39          28   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities

  

2.502% due 06/25/2036

      973          700   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

  

1.956% due 04/25/2032

      106          105   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

  

0.551% due 06/20/2035

      6          6   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

  

2.765% due 02/25/2036

      22          20   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

  

2.690% due 06/25/2037

      1,056          571   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

  

0.610% due 10/25/2045

      229          158   
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $2,552)

      2,819   
       

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 0.1%   
MICHIGAN 0.1%   

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series 2006

   

7.309% due 06/01/2034

      100          84   
       

 

 

 

Total Michigan

    84   
       

 

 

 
VIRGINIA 0.0%   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

      100          71   
       

 

 

 

Total Virginia

    71   
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $141)

    155   
       

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN ISSUES 1.0%   
AUSTRALIA 0.2%   

New South Wales Treasury Corp.

  

6.000% due 03/01/2022

  AUD     200          240   
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

    240   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 0.5%   

Province of Ontario

  

3.150% due 06/02/2022

  CAD     250          260   

Province of Quebec

  

4.500% due 12/01/2018

      250          284   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

    544   
       

 

 

 
MEXICO 0.2%   

Mexico Government International Bond

  

6.000% due 06/18/2015

  MXN     2,500          199   
       

 

 

 

Total Mexico

    199   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   SEMIANNUAL REPORT   DECEMBER 31, 2012   47


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Schedule of Investments PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund (Cont.)

 

        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SOUTH AFRICA 0.1%   

South Africa Government International Bond

  

8.000% due 12/21/2018

  ZAR     1,300      $     169   
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

    169   
       

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Issues (Cost $1,146)

      1,152   
       

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 6.6%   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 3.0%   

Barclays, Inc.

  

0.160% due 01/11/2013

  $     700          700   

(Dated 12/21/2012. Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes 0.250% due 09/15/2015 valued at $715. Repurchase proceeds are $700.)

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  

0.220% due 01/02/2013

  $     1,300      $     1,300   

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125% due 12/31/2015 valued at $1,331. Repurchase proceeds are $1,300.)

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  

0.010% due 01/02/2013

      1,507          1,507   

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.170% due 10/17/2022 valued at $1,542. Repurchase proceeds are $1,507.)

 
       

 

 

 
            3,507   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (b) 3.6%    

PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio

      431,184      $     4,315   
       

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $7,822)
    7,822   
       

 

 

 
       
Total Investments 101.4%
(Cost $113,403)
      $       120,447   
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) (1.4%)     (1,613
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $     118,834   
       

 

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*, except number of contracts):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
^ Security is in default.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Affiliated to the Fund.
(c) Cash of $77 has been pledged as collateral for the following open futures contracts as of December 31, 2012:

 

Description    Type    Expiration
Month
     # of
Contracts
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Australian dollar currency March Futures

  

Short

     03/2013         1      $ 1   

British pound currency March Futures

  

Short

     03/2013         4        (3

Canadian dollar currency March Futures

  

Short

     03/2013         2        2   

Euro currency March Futures

  

Long

     03/2013         10        24   

Japanese yen currency March Futures

  

Long

     03/2013         14            (102
          

 

 

 
           $ (78
          

 

 

 

 

(d) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     AUD        550         $        574      BRC   $ 3      $ 0      $ 3   

01/2013

       549           573      DUB     3        0        3   

01/2013

     CAD        1,619           1,629      BRC     2        0        2   

01/2013

     CHF        2,453           2,642      BRC     0        (40     (40

01/2013

     EUR        2,314           2,985      BOA     0        (69     (69

01/2013

       999           1,305      GLM     0        (13     (13

01/2013

     GBP        111           179      BOA     0        (2     (2

01/2013

       1,646           2,666      CBK     0        (7     (7

01/2013

       1,451           2,322      GLM     0        (35     (35

01/2013

     JPY        144,276           1,711      HUS         44        0        44   

01/2013

       144,276           1,710      JPM     45        0        45   

01/2013

       144,275           1,711      UAG     45        0        45   

01/2013

     NOK        19,105           3,366      GLM     0        (71     (71

01/2013

     THB        2,791           90      UAG     0        (1     (1

01/2013

     $        675         AUD        645      CBK     0        (6     (6

01/2013

       474           454      JPM     0        (3     (3

01/2013

       62         BRL        128      JPM     0        0        0   

01/2013

       67         CAD        66      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       627           623      CBK     0        (1     (1

01/2013

       1,011           996      GLM
    0        (10     (10

01/2013

       95         CHF        87      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       2,677           2,453      CBK     5        0        5   

01/2013

       4,403         EUR        3,313      UAG     0        (30     (30

01/2013

       5,224         GBP        3,208      GLM
    0        (13     (13

01/2013

       5,293         JPY        432,827      JPM     0            (296         (296

01/2013

       95         NOK        529      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       153           870      GLM     4        0        4   

01/2013

       91         THB        2,791      JPM     0        0        0   

01/2013

     ZAR        4,568         $        520      CBK         0        (17     (17

01/2013

       33,774           3,800      DUB     0        (169     (169

 

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Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     ZAR        3,375         $        384      HUS   $ 0      $ (13   $ (13

01/2013

       11,913           1,379      JPM     0        (21     (21

02/2013

     BRL        1,289           624      HUS     0        (2     (2

02/2013

       384           181      MSC     0        (6     (6

02/2013

     CHF        2,453           2,679      CBK     0        (5     (5

02/2013

       1,135           1,244      GLM     2        0        2   

02/2013

     CZK        1,455           74      BRC     0        (3     (3

02/2013

       19,978           1,030      JPM     0        (21     (21

02/2013

     EUR        3,313           4,404      UAG     30        0        30   

02/2013

     GBP        3,208           5,223      GLM     13        0        13   

02/2013

     NOK        18,235           3,276      JPM     0        (2     (2

02/2013

     $        573         AUD        550      BRC     0        (3     (3

02/2013

       572           549      DUB     0        (3     (3

02/2013

       128         BRL        264      HUS     0        0        0   

02/2013

       1,628         CAD        1,619      BRC     0        (2     (2

02/2013

       1,097         CZK        21,433      DUB     31        0        31   

02/2013

       1,711         JPY        144,276      HUS     0        (45     (45

02/2013

       1,710           144,276      JPM     0        (45     (45

02/2013

       1,711           144,275      UAG     0        (45     (45

04/2013

     THB        2,791         $        90      JPM     0        0        0   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $     227      $     (999   $     (772
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(e)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Asset-Backed Securities

       

United States

  $ 0      $ 149      $ 0      $ 149   

Common Stocks

       

Australia

       

Industrials

    0        1,133        0        1,133   

Materials

    0        974        0        974   

Brazil

       

Industrials

    984        0        0        984   

Utilities

    1,930        0        0        1,930   

Canada

       

Consumer Discretionary

      2,444        0        0        2,444   

China

       

Industrials

    0        1,420        0        1,420   

Cyprus

       

Energy

    0        1,901        0        1,901   

France

       

Energy

    0        2,948        0        2,948   

Health Care

    0          2,398          0          2,398   

Germany

       

Telecommunication Services

    2,391        0        0        2,391   

Hong Kong

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        456        0        456   

Industrials

    0        970        0        970   

Materials

    0        955        0        955   

Telecommunication Services

    0        436        0        436   

Italy

       

Industrials

    0        1,438        0        1,438   

Macau

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        1,455        0        1,455   

Netherlands

       

Energy

    0        2,663        0        2,663   

Norway

       

Industrials

    0        1,921        0        1,921   

Panama

       

Industrials

    941        0        0        941   

Qatar

       

Utilities

    0        479        0        479   

South Africa

       

Health Care

    1,425        0        0        1,425   

Materials

    2,564        267        0        2,831   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Telecommunication Services

  $ 0      $ 3,119      $ 0      $ 3,119   

Spain

       

Utilities

    0        2,927        0        2,927   

Switzerland

       

Health Care

    0        7,242        0        7,242   

Thailand

       

Industrials

    0        482        0        482   

United Kingdom

       

Consumer Staples

    0        2,464        0        2,464   

Financials

    0        3,170        0        3,170   

Industrials

    0        1,504        0        1,504   

Telecommunication Services

    0          3,744          0        3,744   

United States

       

Consumer Staples

    3,828        0        0        3,828   

Energy

    4,451        0        0        4,451   

Financials

    9,993        0        0        9,993   

Health Care

      10,413        0        0          10,413   

Industrials

    1,954        0        0        1,954   

Information Technology

    7,653        0        0        7,653   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

       

Australia

       

Industrials

    0        318        0        318   

Austria

       

Industrials

    0        181        0        181   

Brazil

       

Industrials

    0        226        0        226   

Cayman Islands

       

Banking & Finance

    0        286        0        286   

Utilities

    0        107        0        107   

Finland

       

Industrials

    0        232        0        232   

France

       

Banking & Finance

    0        421        0        421   

Germany

       

Industrials

    0        280        0        280   

Ireland

       

Industrials

    0        112        0        112   

Utilities

    0        453        0        453   

Italy

       

Banking & Finance

    0        105        0        105   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund (Cont.)

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Japan

       

Utilities

  $   0      $ 268      $ 0      $ 268   

Luxembourg

       

Banking & Finance

    0        369        0        369   

Industrials

    0        419        0        419   

Utilities

    0        239        0        239   

Mexico

       

Industrials

    0        86        0        86   

Netherlands

       

Industrials

    0        225        0        225   

Norway

       

Banking & Finance

    0        247        0        247   

Puerto Rico

       

Industrials

    0        107        0        107   

Qatar

       

Industrials

    0        244        0        244   

Utilities

    0        321        0        321   

South Korea

       

Banking & Finance

    0        108        0        108   

United Arab Emirates

       

Industrials

    0        86        0        86   

United Kingdom

       

Banking & Finance

    0        1,375        0        1,375   

United States

       

Banking & Finance

    0        1,308        0        1,308   

Industrials

    0          1,586          216          1,802   

Utilities

    0        448        0        448   

Venezuela

       

Industrials

    0        99        0        99   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Virgin Islands (British)

       

Industrials

  $ 0      $ 197      $ 0      $ 197   

Utilities

    0        244        0        244   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

       

United States

    0        2,819        0        2,819   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

       

Michigan

    0        84        0        84   

Virginia

    0        71        0        71   

Sovereign Issues

       

Australia

    0        240        0        240   

Canada

    0        544        0        544   

Mexico

    0        199        0        199   

South Africa

    0        169        0        169   

Short-Term Instruments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    0        3,507        0        3,507   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    4,315        0        0        4,315   
  $   55,286      $   64,945      $   216      $   120,447   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  $ 27      $ 227      $ 0      $ 254   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  $ (105   $ (999   $ 0      $ (1,104

Totals

  $ 55,208      $ 64,173      $ 216      $ 119,597   
 

 

(ii) There were assets and liabilities valued at $1,425 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(iii) The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 06/30/2012
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (2)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 12/31/2012
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on  Investments
Held at
12/31/2012 (2)
 

Investments, at value

  

         

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

United States

  $     0      $     102      $     0      $     0      $     0      $     12      $     0      $     0      $     216      $     12   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(iv) The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 12/31/2012
     Valuation
Technique
   Unobservable
Inputs
   Input Value(s)
(% Unless
Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments, at value

          

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          

United States

          

Industrials

  $     216       Third Party Vendor    Broker Quote      107.00-109.00   
 

 

 

          

 

(1) 

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

(2) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at December 31, 2012 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as level 3 at period end.

 

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(f)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Assets:

             

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 227      $ 0      $ 227   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Variation margin payable on financial derivative instruments (2)

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 19      $ 0      $ 19   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        999        0        999   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     0       $     0      $     1,018      $     0      $     1,018   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized (loss) on futures contracts

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ (86   $ 0      $ (86

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0         0         0        (407     0        (407
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ (493   $ 0      $ (493
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on futures contracts

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ (58   $ 0      $ (58

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    0         0         0        (708     0        (708
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     0       $     0      $     (766   $     0      $     (766
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

(2) 

Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The variation margin is included in the open futures cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of $(78) as reported in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 

(g) Collateral (Received)/Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty   Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  

BOA

  $ (71    $ 0       $ (71

BRC

    (42      0         (42

CBK

    (31      0         (31

DUB

        (138          0             (138

GLM

    (123      0         (123

HUS

    (15      0         (15

JPM

    (344      0         (344

MSC

    (6      0         (6

UAG

    (1      0         (1

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 97.0%   
AUSTRALIA 2.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%   

Ausdrill Ltd.

      1,494,564      $     4,463   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.9%   

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd.

      743,790          3,467   
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

    7,930   
       

 

 

 
BRAZIL 2.8%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.9%   

Arteris S.A.

      351,500          3,253   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 1.9%   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SP - ADR

      86,834          7,257   
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

    10,510   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 2.3%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 2.3%   

Aimia, Inc.

      584,943          8,744   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

    8,744   
       

 

 

 
CHINA 1.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.1%   

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      5,374,000          2,157   

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      2,352,000          1,876   
       

 

 

 

Total China

    4,033   
       

 

 

 
CYPRUS 1.9%   
ENERGY 1.9%   

ProSafe SE

      807,010          6,924   
       

 

 

 

Total Cyprus

    6,924   
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 5.1%   
ENERGY 2.5%   

Total S.A.

      179,880          9,360   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 2.6%   

Sanofi

      102,705          9,739   
       

 

 

 

Total France

      19,099   
       

 

 

 
GERMANY 1.3%   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.3%   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (a)

      625,805          4,770   
       

 

 

 

Total Germany

    4,770   
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 2.2%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.5%   

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

      2,716,000          1,770   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 0.5%   

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

      3,548,000      $     1,748   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.8%   

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

      6,253,000          3,122   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.4%   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

      787,000          1,443   
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

    8,083   
       

 

 

 
ITALY 1.2%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%   

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

      475,770          4,458   
       

 

 

 

Total Italy

    4,458   
       

 

 

 
MACAU 1.4%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.4%   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (a)

      1,843,200          5,076   
       

 

 

 

Total Macau

    5,076   
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 2.5%   
ENERGY 2.5%   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ‘A’

      271,059          9,409   
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

    9,409   
       

 

 

 
NORWAY 2.0%   
INDUSTRIALS 2.0%   

Orkla ASA

      849,503          7,445   
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

    7,445   
       

 

 

 
PANAMA 1.9%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.9%   

Copa Holdings S.A.

      71,864          7,147   
       

 

 

 

Total Panama

    7,147   
       

 

 

 
QATAR 0.4%   
UTILITIES 0.4%   

Qatar Electricity & Water Co.

      44,901          1,640   
       

 

 

 

Total Qatar

    1,640   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 7.7%   
HEALTH CARE 1.5%   

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

      1,406,004          5,639   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 2.9%   

Gold Fields Ltd.

      215,455          2,675   

Gold Fields Ltd. SP - ADR

      654,699          8,177   
       

 

 

 
          10,852   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 3.3%   

MTN Group Ltd.

      248,328          5,227   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

      470,947          6,930   
       

 

 

 
          12,157   
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

      28,648   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SPAIN 3.1%   
UTILITIES 3.1%   

Enagas S.A.

      542,930      $     11,632   
       

 

 

 

Total Spain

    11,632   
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 6.8%   
HEALTH CARE 6.8%   

Novartis AG

      141,100          8,914   

Roche Holding AG

      81,908          16,560   
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

    25,474   
       

 

 

 
THAILAND 0.6%   
INDUSTRIALS 0.6%   

Bangkok Expressway PCL

      1,860,700          2,119   
       

 

 

 

Total Thailand

    2,119   
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 10.9%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.9%   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

      177,551          6,884   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.6%   

HSBC Holdings PLC

      927,769          9,831   

IG Group Holdings PLC

      488,879          3,598   
       

 

 

 
          13,429   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 1.5%   

Carillion PLC

      1,058,249          5,514   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 3.9%   

BT Group PLC

      2,410,797          9,198   

Inmarsat PLC

      567,179          5,467   
       

 

 

 
          14,665   
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

      40,492   
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 39.7%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 4.9%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      94,719          6,463   

Walgreen Co.

      316,001          11,695   
       

 

 

 
          18,158   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 5.0%   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

      198,907          12,531   

MPLX LP (a)

      198,998          6,207   
       

 

 

 
          18,738   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 9.9%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      264,351          11,624   

KeyCorp

      811,544          6,833   

Solar Capital Ltd.

      296,808          7,097   

Solar Senior Capital Ltd.

      96,294          1,797   

U.S. Bancorp

      292,876          9,354   
       

 

 

 
          36,705   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 10.2%   

Baxter International, Inc.

      193,460          12,896   

Medtronic, Inc.

      287,074          11,776   

Pfizer, Inc.

      539,036          13,519   
       

 

 

 
          38,191   
       

 

 

 
 

 

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        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
INDUSTRIALS 1.8%   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

      72,938      $     6,731   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 7.9%   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      501,071          9,846   

Intel Corp.

      298,516          6,158   

Microsoft Corp.

      502,741          13,438   
       

 

 

 
          29,442   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

    147,965   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $329,160)

      361,598   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.7%   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.1%   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  

0.010% due 01/02/2013

  $     524      $     524   
       

 

 

 

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.170% due 10/17/2022 valued at $537. Repurchase proceeds are $524.)

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.8%   

0.148% due 05/16/2013 - 12/12/2013 (b)(d)

    3,090            3,086   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (c) 1.8%    

PIMCO Short-Term
Floating NAV Portfolio

      652,805      $     6,533   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments (Cost $10,149)

    10,143   
       

 

 

 
       
Total Investments 99.7% (Cost $339,309)       $     371,741   
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) 0.3%     1,099   
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $       372,840   
       

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.
(c) Affiliated to the Fund.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $3,086 have been pledged as collateral for foreign currency contracts as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements as of December 31, 2012.
(e) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     AUD        1,755         $        1,832      BRC   $ 10      $ 0      $ 10   

01/2013

       1,755           1,832      DUB     9        0        9   

01/2013

     CAD        6,713           6,756      BRC     7        0        7   

01/2013

     CHF        11,969           12,891      BRC     0        (195     (195

01/2013

     EUR        13,260           17,104      BOA     0        (398     (398

01/2013

       526           687      GLM     0        (7     (7

01/2013

     GBP        4,159           6,696      BOA     0        (60     (60

01/2013

       2,322           3,761      CBK     0        (11     (11

01/2013

       7,565           12,107      GLM     0        (182     (182

01/2013

     JPY        270,552           3,294      BOA         171        0        171   

01/2013

       602,453           7,144      HUS     190        0        190   

01/2013

       602,453           7,141      JPM     187        0        187   

01/2013

       602,454           7,143      UAG     189        0        189   

01/2013

     NOK        83,912           14,753      GLM     0        (345     (345

01/2013

     THB        24,109           776      UAG     0        (11     (11

01/2013

     $        1,642         AUD        1,568      CBK     0        (14     (14

01/2013

       2,028           1,942      JPM     0        (11     (11

01/2013

       2,559         CAD        2,542      CBK     0        (3     (3

01/2013

       4,234           4,171      GLM     0        (40     (40

01/2013

       13,064         CHF        11,969      CBK     22        0        22   

01/2013

       6,166         EUR        4,714      CBK     56        0        56   

01/2013

       12,057           9,072      UAG     0        (82     (82

01/2013

       22,872         GBP        14,046      GLM     0        (56     (56

01/2013

       25,412         JPY        2,077,912      JPM     0        (1,427     (1,427

01/2013

       2,112         NOK        12,009      GLM     48        0        48   

01/2013

       27         THB        831      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       758           23,278      JPM     2        0        2   

01/2013

     ZAR        9,136         $        1,035      BRC     0        (39     (39

01/2013

       11,948           1,360      CBK     0        (44     (44

01/2013

       188,911           21,179      HUS     0            (1,022         (1,022

01/2013

       625           73      JPM     0        0        0   

02/2013

     BRL        6,938           3,361      HUS     0        (13     (13

02/2013

       220           104      MSC     0        (3     (3

02/2013

     CHF        11,969           13,072      CBK     0        (22     (22

02/2013

       435           477      GLM     1        0        1   

02/2013

     CZK        109,595           5,652      JPM     0        (116     (116

02/2013

     EUR        9,072           12,060      UAG     83        0        83   

02/2013

     GBP        14,046           22,870      GLM     55        0        55   

02/2013

     NOK        71,903           12,916      JPM     0        (6     (6

02/2013

     $        1,827         AUD        1,755      BRC     0        (9     (9

02/2013

       1,827           1,755      DUB     0        (9     (9

02/2013

       174         BRL        359      HUS     0        0        0   

02/2013

       6,751         CAD        6,713      BRC     0        (7     (7

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund (Cont.)

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

02/2013

     $        5,611         CZK        109,595      DUB   $ 157      $ 0      $ 157   

02/2013

       142         HKD        1,100      JPM     0        0        0   

02/2013

       7,145         JPY        602,453      HUS     0        (190     (190

02/2013

       7,142           602,453      JPM     0        (187     (187

02/2013

       7,145           602,454      UAG     0        (189     (189

04/2013

     THB        23,112         $        749      JPM     0        (2     (2
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $     1,187      $     (4,700   $     (3,513
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(f)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Common Stocks

       

Australia

       

Industrials

  $ 0      $ 4,463      $ 0      $ 4,463   

Materials

    0        3,467        0        3,467   

Brazil

       

Industrials

    3,253        0        0        3,253   

Utilities

    7,257        0        0        7,257   

Canada

       

Consumer Discretionary

    8,744        0        0        8,744   

China

       

Industrials

    0        4,033        0        4,033   

Cyprus

       

Energy

    0        6,924        0        6,924   

France

       

Energy

    0        9,360        0        9,360   

Health Care

    0          9,739          0          9,739   

Germany

       

Telecommunication Services

      4,770        0        0        4,770   

Hong Kong

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        1,770        0        1,770   

Industrials

    0        1,748        0        1,748   

Materials

    0        3,122        0        3,122   

Telecommunication Services

    0        1,443        0        1,443   

Italy

       

Industrials

    0        4,458        0        4,458   

Macau

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        5,076        0        5,076   

Netherlands

       

Energy

    0        9,409        0        9,409   

Norway

       

Industrials

    0        7,445        0        7,445   

Panama

       

Industrials

    7,147        0        0        7,147   

Qatar

       

Utilities

    0        1,640        0        1,640   

South Africa

       

Health Care

    5,639        0        0        5,639   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Materials

  $ 8,177      $ 2,675      $ 0      $ 10,852   

Telecommunication Services

    0        12,157        0        12,157   

Spain

       

Utilities

    0        11,632        0        11,632   

Switzerland

       

Health Care

    0        25,474        0        25,474   

Thailand

       

Industrials

    2,119        0        0        2,119   

United Kingdom

       

Consumer Staples

    0        6,884        0        6,884   

Financials

    0        13,429        0        13,429   

Industrials

    0        5,514        0        5,514   

Telecommunication Services

    0        14,665        0        14,665   

United States

       

Consumer Staples

    18,158        0        0        18,158   

Energy

    18,738        0        0        18,738   

Financials

    36,705        0        0        36,705   

Health Care

    38,191        0        0        38,191   

Industrials

    6,731        0        0        6,731   

Information Technology

    29,442        0        0        29,442   

Short-Term Instruments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    0        524        0        524   

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0        3,086        0        3,086   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    6,533        0        0        6,533   
  $   201,604      $   170,137      $   0      $   371,741   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

       

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        1,187        0        1,187   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

     

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        (4,700     0        (4,700

Totals

  $ 201,604      $ 166,624      $ 0      $ 368,228   
 

 

(ii) There were assets and liabilities valued at $5,639 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(1) 

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

 

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(g)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Assets:

             

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

  $     0       $     0       $     0      $     1,187      $     0      $     1,187   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 4,700      $ 0      $ 4,700   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

  $     0       $     0       $     0      $     (2,643   $     0      $     (2,643
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ (2,431   $ 0      $ (2,431
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(h) Collateral Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty   Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  

BOA

  $ (287    $ 260       $ (27

BRC

    (233      270         37   

CBK

    (16      0         (16

DUB

    157         0         157   

GLM

    (526 )        280         246   

HUS

    (1,035      979         (56

JPM

        (1,560          1,298             (262

MSC

    (3      0         (3

UAG

    (10      0         (10

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 82.8%   
AUSTRALIA 2.0%   
MATERIALS 2.0%   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

      1,276,690      $     12,338   
       

 

 

 

Total Australia

    12,338   
       

 

 

 
BRAZIL 6.5%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.3%   

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes S.A.

      446,800          7,544   
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.4%   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas SP - ADR

      343,647          14,430   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 2.8%   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. SP - ADR

      1,025,327          16,877   
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

      38,851   
       

 

 

 
CAMBODIA 0.7%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%   

NagaCorp Ltd.

      6,856,000          4,189   
       

 

 

 

Total Cambodia

    4,189   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 1.1%   
MATERIALS 1.1%   

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (a)

      889,648          6,770   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

    6,770   
       

 

 

 
CHINA 12.8%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.0%   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.

      7,908,000          12,450   

Xingda International Holdings Ltd.

      10,222,000          5,360   
       

 

 

 
          17,810   
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.2%   

Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd.

      13,230,000          7,221   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.2%   

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.

      2,895,500          12,989   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 3.5%   

China Automation Group Ltd.

      7,231,000          2,051   

First Tractor Co. Ltd. ‘H’ (a)

      4,568,000          4,544   

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. ‘H’

      5,318,000          5,509   

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd.

      21,054,000          9,170   
       

 

 

 
          21,274   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.3%   

Baidu, Inc. ADR (a)

      44,534          4,467   

Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (a)

      296,648          3,521   
       

 

 

 
          7,988   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
MATERIALS 1.6%   

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.

      13,102,000      $     9,788   
       

 

 

 

Total China

      77,070   
       

 

 

 
CYPRUS 2.1%   
INDUSTRIALS 2.1%   

Global Ports Investment PLC SP - GDR

      308,215          4,404   

Globaltrans Investment PLC SP - GDR

      511,327          8,442   
       

 

 

 

Total Cyprus

    12,846   
       

 

 

 
DENMARK 2.0%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.0%   

Carlsberg A/S ‘B’

      120,730          11,894   
       

 

 

 

Total Denmark

    11,894   
       

 

 

 
FINLAND 0.4%   
MATERIALS 0.4%   

Kemira OYJ

      150,082          2,357   
       

 

 

 

Total Finland

    2,357   
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 8.1%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.3%   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR (a)

      480,230          8,087   
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.7%   

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

      1,553,000          4,439   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.1%   

AIA Group Ltd.

      3,068,184          12,170   

Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.

      32,691,000          6,249   
       

 

 

 
          18,419   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.2%   

China High Precision Automation Group Ltd.

      8,446,000          1,130   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 2.8%   

China Mobile Ltd.

      1,423,500          16,751   
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

    48,826   
       

 

 

 
INDIA 3.6%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.5%   

Tata Motors Ltd.

      551,290          3,172   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.1%   

Housing Development Finance Corp.

      769,880          11,749   

Yes Bank Ltd.

      771,232          6,550   
       

 

 

 
          18,299   
       

 

 

 

Total India

    21,471   
       

 

 

 
INDONESIA 1.1%   
FINANCIALS 1.1%   

Bank Mandiri Tbk PT

      7,502,500          6,338   
       

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

    6,338   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ISRAEL 3.4%   
HEALTH CARE 1.1%   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. SP - ADR

      172,501      $     6,441   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 2.3%   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

      1,149,774          13,847   
       

 

 

 

Total Israel

    20,288   
       

 

 

 
ITALY 1.7%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.7%   

Prada SpA

      1,058,500          10,292   
       

 

 

 

Total Italy

      10,292   
       

 

 

 
JAPAN 1.7%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.7%   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

      277,100          10,262   
       

 

 

 

Total Japan

    10,262   
       

 

 

 
KAZAKHSTAN 2.1%   
ENERGY 0.9%   

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production SP - GDR

      279,851          5,037   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.2%   

KCell JSC GDR (a)

      625,325          7,348   
       

 

 

 

Total Kazakhstan

    12,385   
       

 

 

 
MACAU 1.7%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.7%   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (a)

      3,745,600          10,314   
       

 

 

 

Total Macau

    10,314   
       

 

 

 
MEXICO 2.4%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.3%   

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos S.A.B. de C.V. (a)

      3,303,600          2,073   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 2.1%   

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V.

      4,885,100          12,320   
       

 

 

 

Total Mexico

    14,393   
       

 

 

 
NORWAY 2.0%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.1%   

Marine Harvest ASA (a)

      7,018,603          6,538   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 0.9%   

Seadrill Ltd.

      149,774          5,518   
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

    12,056   
       

 

 

 
PERU 2.0%   
FINANCIALS 2.0%   

Credicorp Ltd.

      83,558          12,246   
       

 

 

 

Total Peru

    12,246   
       

 

 

 
PHILIPPINES 1.1%   
UTILITIES 1.1%   

First Gen Corp. (a)

      12,362,500          6,722   
       

 

 

 

Total Philippines

    6,722   
       

 

 

 
 

 

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December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
QATAR 1.3%   
FINANCIALS 1.3%   

Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC

      404,184      $     7,890   
       

 

 

 

Total Qatar

    7,890   
       

 

 

 
RUSSIA 8.3%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.0%   

X5 Retail Group NV SP - GDR (a)

      325,703          5,896   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.4%   

NovaTek OAO SP - GDR

      121,027          14,511   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.7%   

Sberbank of Russia ADR

      820,012          10,299   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.7%   

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works SP - GDR

      1,930,184          8,617   

Mechel SP - ADR

      665,418          1,291   
       

 

 

 
          9,908   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.5%   

MegaFon OAO GDR (a)

      384,725          9,156   
       

 

 

 

Total Russia

    49,770   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 2.2%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.2%   

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

      437,517          6,957   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.0%   

Vodacom Group Ltd.

      416,067          6,123   
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

      13,080   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH KOREA 3.3%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 3.3%   

GS Home Shopping, Inc.

      44,057          6,339   

Kia Motors Corp.

      250,005          13,294   
       

 

 

 

Total South Korea

    19,633   
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 0.3%   
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.3%   

Logitech International S.A.

      213,964          1,638   
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

    1,638   
       

 

 

 
TAIWAN 1.8%   
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.8%   

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

      2,510,025          5,853   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

      1,552,390          4,805   
       

 

 

 

Total Taiwan

    10,658   
       

 

 

 
THAILAND 2.2%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.9%   

Thai Beverage PCL

      16,604,000          5,398   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 1.3%   

Kasikornbank PCL

      1,227,900      $     7,814   
       

 

 

 

Total Thailand

      13,212   
       

 

 

 
TURKEY 1.3%   
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1.3%   

Turk Telekomunikasyon A/S

      2,057,080          7,998   
       

 

 

 

Total Turkey

    7,998   
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 3.6%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.8%   

British American Tobacco PLC

      207,645          10,556   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.0%   

Afren PLC (a)

      2,766,914          6,004   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.8%   

Standard Chartered PLC

      191,003          4,943   
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

    21,503   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $475,426)

      497,290   
       

 

 

 
EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES 2.4%   
INDIA 0.0%   
FINANCIALS 0.0%   

Merrill Lynch International & Co., Yes Bank Ltd. - Exp. 09/14/2015

      35,317          299   
       

 

 

 

Total India

    299   
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 1.7%   
FINANCIALS 1.7%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPHCNCBI Index - Exp. 12/06/2013

      56,559          6,120   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPHCNCBI Index - Exp. 12/09/2013

      36,862          3,872   
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

    9,992   
       

 

 

 
NIGERIA 0.7%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.7%   

HSBC Bank PLC, Guinness Nigeria PLC - Exp. 12/09/2014

      545,745          961   

HSBC Bank PLC, Nigerian Breweries PLC - Exp. 12/09/2014

      3,066,979          2,887   

Merrill Lynch International & Co., Guinness Nigeria PLC - Exp. 11/10/2014

      9,882          17   

Merrill Lynch International & Co., Nigerian Breweries PLC - Exp. 11/10/2014

      251,197          237   
       

 

 

 

Total Nigeria

    4,102   
       

 

 

 

Total Equity-Linked Securities
(Cost $12,488)

    14,393   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 2.8%   
LUXEMBOURG 1.6%   

db x-trackers - CSI300 Index ETF

      12,318,300      $     9,822   
       

 

 

 

Total Luxembourg

          9,822   
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 1.2%   

ETFS Palladium Trust

      98,603          6,825   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

    6,825   
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $16,249)

    16,647   
       

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS 5.5%   
SOUTH KOREA 5.5%   
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5.5%   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

      41,428          33,290   
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $23,098)

    33,290   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 6.7%   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.1%   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  

0.010% due 01/02/2013

  $     601          601   
       

 

 

 

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.170% due 10/17/2022 valued at $618. Repurchase proceeds are $601.)

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.9%   

0.135% due 05/02/2013 - 12/12/2013 (b)(d)(e)

      5,330          5,326   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES            
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (c) 5.7%    

PIMCO Short-Term
Floating NAV Portfolio

    3,452,086          34,545   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $40,488)

    40,472   
       

 

 

 
       
Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $567,749)
      $     602,092   
Written Options (g) (0.0%) (Premiums $1,400)     (13
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) (0.2%)     (1,413
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $       600,666   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See Accompanying Notes   SEMIANNUAL REPORT   DECEMBER 31, 2012   57


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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund (Cont.)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*, except number of contracts, shares and units):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.
(c) Affiliated to the Fund.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $2,649 have been pledged as collateral as of December 31, 2012 for equity short sales and equity options as governed by prime brokerage agreements and agreements governing listed equity option transactions.
(e) Securities with an aggregate market value of $2,677 have been pledged as collateral for OTC swap agreements, foreign currency options and foreign currency contracts as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements as of December 31, 2012.
(f) OTC swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Credit Default Swaps on Credit Indices - Buy Protection (1)

 

Index/Tranches   Counterparty   Fixed Deal
(Pay) Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount  (2)
    Market
Value  (3)
    Premiums
(Received)
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.IG-9 10-Year Index 15-30%

  BPS   (1.000%)     12/20/2017        $    3,100      $     (39   $     (25   $     (14
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(3) 

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

Total Return Swaps on Indices            
Pay/Receive   Underlying Reference   # of
Units
     Financing Rate   Notional
Amount
    Maturity
Date
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Receive  

Goldman Sachs Earnings Growth Recovery Basket

    159,739      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

    $        17,477        12/13/2013      GST   $   564   
                

 

 

 

 

Total Return Swaps on Securities             
Pay/Receive   Underlying Reference   # of
Shares
     Financing Rate   

Notional
Amount

     Maturity
Date
     Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Receive  

TNK-BP Holding

    1,493,502      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

     $        2,824         07/11/2013       BOA   $ 39   
Receive  

AK Transneft OAO

    2,225      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       4,940         01/14/2013       GST     93   
Receive  

TNK-BP Holding

    967,915      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       1,830         05/24/2013       GST     25   
Receive  

Logitech International S.A.

    238,991      

1-Month USD-LIBOR less a specified spread

       1,854         09/16/2013       GST     (28
Receive  

Logitech International S.A.

    640,560      

1-Month USD-LIBOR less a specified spread

       4,899         12/09/2013       GST     (42
Receive  

TNK-BP Holding

    998,344      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       1,888         04/12/2013       ULO     26   
Receive  

TNK-BP Holding

    1,060,468      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       2,005         05/17/2013       ULO     27   
Receive  

Bashneft OAO

    205,910      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       8,877         09/23/2013       ULO     156   
                   

 

 

 
                    $     296   
                   

 

 

 

 

(g) Written options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premium      Market
Value
 

Call - OTC USD versus ZAR

   UAG      ZAR        9.709         01/08/2013      $          11,600      $     199       $     0   
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Options on Exchange-Traded Funds

 

Description    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     # of
Contracts
    Premium     Market
Value
 

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     $    33.000         01/19/2013         6,525        $    1,201      $     (13
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Transactions in written call and put options for the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

     # of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount in $
    Notional
Amount in EUR
    Notional
Amount in HKD
    Notional
Amount in TRY
    Premium  

Balance at 12/31/2011

    16,384      $ 2,704      EUR  17,315      HKD 0      TRY  182,062      $ 2,324   

Sales

    11,602        11,600        0        297,963        337,203        856   

Closing Buys

    (21,461     (2,704         (17,315         (148,981         (519,265         (1,696

Expirations

    0        0        0        0        0        0   

Exercised

    0        0        0        (148,982     0        (84
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 12/31/2012

    6,525      $     11,600      EUR 0      HKD 0      TRY 0      $ 1,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(h) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
  

Currency to
be Delivered

    

Currency to
be Received

    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     IDR        7,790,633         $        804      CBK   $ 8      $ 0      $ 8   

01/2013

       5,792,928           598      DUB     6        0        6   

01/2013

       17,400,326           1,799      FBF     22        0        22   

01/2013

       4,821,859           498      JPM     5        0        5   

01/2013

       28,890,680           2,984      UAG     33        0        33   

01/2013

     MYR        608           197      CBK     0        (2     (2

01/2013

     RUB        36,678           1,178      BRC     0        (20     (20

01/2013

       93,586           2,999      CBK     0        (58     (58

01/2013

       228,287           7,097      DUB     0        (359     (359

01/2013

       81,463           2,470      HUS     0        (190     (190

01/2013

       1,136,908           34,824      JPM     0          (2,311       (2,311

01/2013

       40,418           1,295      UAG     0        (25     (25

01/2013

     THB        89,849           2,910      BRC     0        (23     (23

01/2013

       128,764           4,174      JPM     0        (30     (30

01/2013

       31,876           1,026      UAG     0        (15     (15

01/2013

     TWD        10,002           346      FBF     0        0        0   

01/2013

     $        350         IDR        3,409,000      DUB     0        (2     (2

01/2013

       2,023           19,816,404      MSC     1        0        1   

01/2013

       13,500           131,625,000      UAG     0        (57     (57

01/2013

       25,060         INR        1,395,314      JPM     307        0        307   

01/2013

       179         MYR        550      CBK     1        0        1   

01/2013

       20,610           63,502      UAG     156        0        156   

01/2013

       874         RUB        27,059      DUB     10        0        10   

01/2013

       7,538           238,928      HUS       266        0        266   

01/2013

       1,972         THB        61,044      BRC     22        0        22   

01/2013

       6,140           189,445      JPM     46        0        46   

01/2013

       8,700         TWD        252,196      BRC     18        0        18   

01/2013

       28,009           810,861      UAG     20        0        20   

01/2013

       624         ZAR        5,583      BPS     32        0        32   

01/2013

       4,939           43,177      CBK     135        0        135   

01/2013

       13,137           114,262      DUB     291        0        291   

01/2013

       10,294           90,059      GLM     290        0        290   

01/2013

       4,818           42,052      UAG     124        0        124   

01/2013

     ZAR        72,661         $        8,315      DUB     0        (225     (225

02/2013

     AUD        10,280           10,669      GLM     27        0        27   

02/2013

       2,580           2,666      RBC     0        (5     (5

02/2013

     CHF        5,251           5,635      BOA     10        (121     (111

02/2013

     DKK        66,480           11,383      MSC     0        (387     (387

02/2013

     EUR        1,590           2,066      CBK     0        (33     (33

02/2013

       5,190           6,623      MSC     0        (230     (230

02/2013

       120           158      UAG     0        (1     (1

02/2013

     GBP        2,554           4,098      CBK     0        (50     (50

02/2013

       12,840           20,445      GLM     0        (410     (410

02/2013

     HKD        225,117           29,050      BRC     2        0        2   

02/2013

       33,322           4,300      HUS     0        0        0   

02/2013

     JPY        1,028,560           12,998      UAG       1,122        0        1,122   

02/2013

     NOK        71,030           12,317      MSC     0        (443     (443

02/2013

     $        2,184         AUD        2,091      GLM     0        (20     (20

02/2013

       6,800         BRL        14,258      BOA     134        0        134   

02/2013

       6,950           14,524      BRC     114        0        114   

02/2013

       600           1,236      DUB     1        0        1   

02/2013

       18,041           38,043      FBF     461        0        461   

02/2013

       3,300           6,931      UAG     71        0        71   

02/2013

       2,375         CZK        46,046      JPM     49        0        49   

02/2013

       586         DKK        3,360      BOA     8        0        8   

02/2013

       2,592         GBP        1,630      BOA     56        0        56   

02/2013

       578           360      CBK     7        0        7   

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund (Cont.)

 

Settlement
Month
  

Currency to
be Delivered

    

Currency to
be Received

    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

02/2013

     $        2,716         JPY        232,800      BPS   $ 0      $ (28   $ (28

02/2013

       630           52,600      CBK     0        (23     (23

02/2013

       34,039         KRW        37,067,193      JPM     640        0        640   

02/2013

       585         NOK        3,290      DUB     7        0        7   

02/2013

       8,767         PLN        28,310      JPM     342        0        342   

04/2013

     ILS        104,650         $        26,833      DUB     0        (1,108       (1,108

04/2013

     MXN        60,029           4,600      JPM     0        (5     (5

04/2013

     PEN        16,971           6,549      DUB     0        (68     (68

04/2013

     THB        45,982           1,491      JPM     0        (4     (4

04/2013

     $        799         ILS        3,099      GLM     28        0        28   

04/2013

       5,026           18,940      RBC     31        0        31   

04/2013

       25,790         MXN        339,349      FBF     243        0        243   

04/2013

       1,479           19,232      JPM     2        (6     (4

04/2013

       2,900         THB        89,190      DUB     0        (1     (1
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $   5,148      $   (6,260   $ (1,112
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(i)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Common Stocks

       

Australia

       

Materials

  $ 0      $   12,338      $ 0      $   12,338   

Brazil

       

Consumer Discretionary

    7,544        0        0        7,544   

Consumer Staples

      14,430        0        0        14,430   

Financials

    16,877        0        0        16,877   

Cambodia

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        4,189        0        4,189   

Canada

       

Materials

    6,770        0        0        6,770   

China

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        17,810        0        17,810   

Consumer Staples

    0        7,221        0        7,221   

Energy

    0        12,989        0        12,989   

Industrials

    0        21,274        0        21,274   

Information Technology

    7,988        0        0        7,988   

Materials

    0        9,788        0        9,788   

Cyprus

       

Industrials

    10,982        1,864        0        12,846   

Denmark

       

Consumer Staples

    0        11,894        0        11,894   

Finland

       

Materials

    0        2,357        0        2,357   

Hong Kong

       

Consumer Discretionary

    8,087        0        0        8,087   

Consumer Staples

    0        4,439        0        4,439   

Financials

    0        18,419        0        18,419   

Information Technology

    0        0          1,130        1,130   

Telecommunication Services

    0        16,751        0        16,751   

India

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        3,172        0        3,172   

Financials

    0        18,299        0        18,299   

Indonesia

       

Financials

    0        6,338        0        6,338   

Israel

       

Health Care

    6,441        0        0        6,441   

Materials

    0        13,847        0        13,847   

Italy

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        10,292        0        10,292   

Japan

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        10,262        0        10,262   

Kazakhstan

       

Energy

    5,037        0        0        5,037   

Telecommunication Services

    7,348        0        0        7,348   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Macau

       

Consumer Discretionary

  $ 0      $   10,314      $ 0      $ 10,314   

Mexico

       

Consumer Discretionary

    2,073        0        0        2,073   

Financials

    12,320        0        0        12,320   

Norway

       

Consumer Staples

    0        6,538        0        6,538   

Energy

    0        5,518        0        5,518   

Peru

       

Financials

    12,246        0        0        12,246   

Philippines

       

Utilities

    0        6,722        0        6,722   

Qatar

       

Financials

    0        7,890        0        7,890   

Russia

       

Consumer Staples

    0          5,896          0        5,896   

Energy

      13,888        623        0          14,511   

Financials

    10,299        0        0        10,299   

Materials

    3,710        6,198        0        9,908   

Telecommunication Services

    9,156        0        0        9,156   

South Africa

       

Consumer Staples

    6,957        0        0        6,957   

Telecommunication Services

    0        6,123        0        6,123   

South Korea

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        19,633        0        19,633   

Switzerland

       

Information Technology

    243        1,395        0        1,638   

Taiwan

       

Information Technology

    0        10,658        0        10,658   

Thailand

       

Consumer Staples

    0        5,398        0        5,398   

Financials

    0        7,814        0        7,814   

Turkey

       

Telecommunication Services

    0        7,998        0        7,998   

United Kingdom

       

Consumer Staples

    0        10,556        0        10,556   

Energy

    0        6,004        0        6,004   

Financials

    4,943        0        0        4,943   

Equity-Linked Securities

       

India

       

Financials

    0        299        0        299   

Netherlands

       

Financials

    0        9,992        0        9,992   

Nigeria

       

Consumer Staples

    0        4,102        0        4,102   

Exchange-Traded Funds

       

Luxembourg

    9,822        0        0        9,822   

United States

    6,825        0        0        6,825   
 

 

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December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Preferred Stocks

       

South Korea

       

Information Technology

  $ 0      $ 33,290      $ 0      $ 33,290   

Short-Term Instruments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    0        601        0        601   

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0        5,326        0        5,326   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    34,545        0        0        34,545   
  $   218,531      $   382,431      $   1,130      $   602,092   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

  

Equity Contracts

  $ 0      $ 930      $ 0      $ 930   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        5,148        0        5,148   
  $ 0      $ 6,078      $ 0      $ 6,078   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

Credit Contracts

    0        (14     0        (14

Equity Contracts

    (13     (70     0        (83

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        (6,260     0        (6,260
  $ (13   $ (6,344   $ 0      $ (6,357

Totals

  $   218,518      $   382,165      $   1,130      $   601,813   
 

 

(ii) There were assets and liabilities valued at $2,932 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 and assets and liabilities valued at $7,263 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(iii) The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 06/30/2012
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (2)
    Transfers into
Level 3
    Transfers out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 12/31/2012
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
12/31/2012 (2)
 

Investments, at value

                   

Common Stocks

                   

Hong Kong

  $   2,983      $   0      $   0      $   0      $   0      $   (1,853   $   0      $   0      $   1,130      $   (1,853
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(iv) The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory   Ending
Balance
at 12/31/2012
     Valuation
Technique
     Unobservable
Inputs
     Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted
Otherwise)
 

Investments, at value

          

Common Stocks

          

Hong Kong

          

Information Technology

  $     1,130         Other Valuation Techniques  (3)       —           —     
 

 

 

          

 

(1)

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

(2) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at December 31, 2012 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as level 3 at period end.

(3) 

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Financial Statements as the securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

 

(j)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Assets:

             

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ 5,148      $ 0      $ 5,148   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0         0         930        0        0        930   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 0       $     930      $ 5,148      $ 0      $ 6,078   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Written options outstanding

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 13      $ 0      $ 0      $ 13   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        6,260        0        6,260   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0         14         70        0        0        84   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     14       $ 83      $     6,260      $     0      $     6,357   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund (Cont.)

 

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $     (2,888   $ 25      $ 0      $     (2,863

Net realized (loss) on futures contracts

    0         0         (86     0        0        (86

Net realized gain on written options

    0         0         1,411        240        0        1,651   

Net realized gain (loss) on swaps

    0         (16      6,415        0        0        6,399   

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0         0         0        (485     0        (485
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ (16    $ 4,852      $ (220   $ 0      $ 4,616   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 474      $ 262      $ 0      $ 736   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on written options

    0         0         644        28        0        672   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps

    0         (1,336      859        0        0        (477

Net change in unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    0         0         0        2,043        0        2,043   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     (1,336    $ 1,977      $     2,333      $     0      $ 2,974   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(k) Collateral (Received)/Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty   Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  

BOA

  $ 126       $ 0       $ 126   

BPS

    (35      260         225   

BRC

    113         0         113   

CBK

    (15      0         (15

DUB

    (1,448      0         (1,448

FBF

    726         (750      (24

GLM

    (85      0         (85

GST

    612           (1,160      (548

HUS

    76         0         76   

JPM

    (965      1,268         303   

MSC

      (1,059      (146        (1,205

RBC

    26         0         26   

UAG

    1,428         (1,280      148   

ULO

    209         0         209   

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

 

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 57.5%   
BERMUDA 4.6%   
FINANCIALS 4.6%   

Enstar Group Ltd. (a)

      111,000      $     12,430   
       

 

 

 

Total Bermuda

    12,430   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 0.6%   
MATERIALS 0.6%   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

      100,000          1,697   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

    1,697   
       

 

 

 
CYPRUS 2.3%   
ENERGY 2.3%   

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (a)

      425,000          6,362   
       

 

 

 

Total Cyprus

    6,362   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH KOREA 1.5%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 1.5%   

Kia Motors Corp.

      75,000          3,988   
       

 

 

 

Total South Korea

    3,988   
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 4.6%   
ENERGY 4.6%   

Noble Corp.

      355,000          12,361   
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

      12,361   
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 43.9%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 10.3%   

Biglari Holdings, Inc. (a)

      15,000          5,850   

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

      73,589          2,442   
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

Charter Communications, Inc. ‘A’ (a)

      115,000      $     8,768   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

      185,000          8,057   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

      45,000          2,854   
       

 

 

 
          27,971   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 5.0%   

Northern Tier Energy LP

      530,000          13,483   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.8%   

Oaktree Capital Group LLC

      230,000          10,463   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 24.8%   

ADT Corp.

      120,000          5,579   

Corrections Corp. of America

      540,000          19,154   

Geo Group, Inc.

      200,000          5,640   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

      626,000          19,437   

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)(d)

      980,000          17,365   
       

 

 

 
          67,175   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

    119,092   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $151,110)

      155,930   
       

 

 

 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 2.0%   
UNITED STATES 2.0%   

American Realty Capital Trust, Inc.

      470,000          5,428   
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,123)

    5,428   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
        MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 44.1%   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.2%   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  

0.010% due 01/02/2013

  $     507      $     507   
       

 

 

 

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.170% due 10/17/2022 valued at $517. Repurchase proceeds are $507.)

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 17.5%   

0.143% due 10/17/2013 - 12/12/2013 (b)(d)(e)

      47,711          47,647   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES            
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (c) 26.4%    

PIMCO Short-Term
Floating NAV Portfolio

      7,158,491          71,635   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $119,892)

    119,789   
       

 

 

 
Total Investments 103.6%
(Cost $276,125)
      $     281,147   
Securities Sold Short (f) (5.5%)
(Proceeds $14,157)
          (14,999
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) 1.9%     5,168   
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $       271,316   
       

 

 

 
 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*, except number of shares):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.
(c) Affiliated to the Fund.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $15,085 and cash of $11,708 have been pledged as collateral as of December 31, 2012 for equity short sales and equity options as governed by prime brokerage agreements and agreements governing listed equity option transactions.
(e) Securities with an aggregate market value of $261 have been pledged as collateral for foreign currency contracts as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements as of December 31, 2012.
(f) Short sales outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Description   Shares     Proceeds     Market
Value (1)
 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    30,000      $ 1,027      $ (1,186

Gentex Corp.

    70,000        1,276        (1,317

Home Capital Group, Inc.

    85,100        4,446        (5,054

MICROS Systems, Inc.

    50,000        2,369        (2,122

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    15,000        499        (525

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

    10,000        815        (894

RealPage, Inc.

    100,000        2,125        (2,157

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

    40,000        775        (836

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    20,000        825        (908
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $     14,157      $     (14,999
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Individual short sales may have been part of a hedging strategy rather than fundamental, stand-alone investment positions.

 

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Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund (Cont.)

 

 

(g) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
 

Currency to

be Delivered

     Currency to
be Received
     Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

02/2013

    KRW        3,418,110       $   3,138       BRC   $     0      $     (60   $     (60

02/2013

      996,425         923       UAG     0        (9     (9
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ 0      $ (69   $ (69
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(h)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Common Stocks

       

Bermuda

       

Financials

  $   12,430      $ 0      $   0      $   12,430   

Canada

       

Materials

    1,697        0        0        1,697   

Cyprus

       

Energy

    6,362        0        0        6,362   

South Korea

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0          3,988        0        3,988   

Switzerland

       

Energy

    12,361        0        0        12,361   

United States

       

Consumer Discretionary

    27,971        0        0        27,971   

Energy

    13,483        0        0        13,483   

Financials

    10,463        0        0        10,463   

Industrials

    67,175        0        0        67,175   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       

United States

  $ 5,428      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5,428   

Short-Term Instruments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    0        507        0        507   

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0        47,647        0        47,647   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    71,635        0        0        71,635   
  $ 229,005      $ 52,142      $ 0      $ 281,147   

Short Sales, at value

  $ (14,999   $ 0      $ 0      $ (14,999

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        (69     0        (69

Totals

  $   214,006      $   52,073      $   0      $   266,079   
 

 

(ii) There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(1) 

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

 

(i)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Liabilities:

             

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

  $     0       $     0       $     0      $     69      $     0      $     69   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized (loss) on investments (purchased options)

  $     0       $     0       $     (791   $ 0      $ 0      $ (791

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0         0         0            (192         0            (192
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 0       $ (791   $ (192   $ 0      $ (983
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 0      $ (93   $ 0      $ (93
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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(j) Collateral Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty   Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  

BRC

  $     (60    $     261       $     201   

UAG

    (9      0         (9

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

 

        SHARES       MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 0.3%   
UNITED KINGDOM 0.3%   
FINANCIALS 0.3%   

Standard Chartered PLC

    4,919   $     127   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $103)

    127   
       

 

 

 
       
MUTUAL FUNDS (b)(c) 97.7%   
UNITED STATES 97.7%   

PIMCO Emerging Local Bond Fund

    1,278,863         14,042   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Fund

    607,728       7,597   
        SHARES       MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

PIMCO Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

    131,931   $     1,609   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

    2,765,368       24,529   
       

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds (Cost $47,134)

      47,777   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
         
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 0.5%   
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.5%   

0.161% due 06/06/2013 - 11/14/2013 (a)(d)

  $   248       248   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES       MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (b) 0.0%    

PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio

    2,014   $     20   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments (Cost $267)

    268   
       

 

 

 
PURCHASED OPTIONS (f) 0.9%   

(Cost $679)

          417   
       
Total Investments 99.4%
(Cost $48,183)
  $       48,589   
   
Written Options (g) (0.5%)
(Premiums $386)
      (221
   
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) 1.1%       505   
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%   $     48,873   
       

 

 

 
 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*, except number of contracts and shares):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
(a) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.
(b) Affiliated to the Fund.
(c) Institutional Class Shares of each Fund.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $248 and cash of $10 have been pledged as collateral as of December 31, 2012 for equity short sales and equity options as governed by prime brokerage agreements and agreements governing listed equity option transactions.
(e) OTC swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Credit Default Swaps on Sovereign Issues - Sell Protection (1)  
Reference Entity   Counterparty   Fixed Deal
Receive Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Implied
Credit Spread at
December 31, 2012 (2)
   

Notional
Amount (3)

    Market
Value
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Brazil Government International Bond

  CBK     1.000%        03/20/2013        0.297%        $        100      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   

China Government International Bond

  DUB     1.000%        03/20/2013        0.136%          100        1        1        0   

China Government International Bond

  RYL     1.000%        12/20/2016        0.453%          100        2        (5     7   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $     3      $     (4   $     7   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on sovereign issues as of period end serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

Total Return Swaps on Exchange-Traded Funds                    
Pay/Receive   Underlying Reference   # of
Shares
     Financing Rate    Notional
Amount
     Maturity
Date
     Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Receive  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    78,063      

3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

     $        3,250         09/30/2013       JPM   $     231   
                   

 

 

 

 

(f) Purchased options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Foreign Currency Options                                                  
Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Cost      Market
Value
 

Put - OTC USD versus ZAR

   FBF      ZAR        8.190         04/12/2013      $          1,000      $     16       $     10   
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Options on Exchange-Traded Funds                                 
Description    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     # of
Contracts
    Cost     Market
Value
 

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     $    37.000         06/22/2013         595      $ 124      $ 43   

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     35.000         01/18/2014         2,273        539        364   
          

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $     663      $     407   
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(g) Written options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Foreign Currency Options                                                  
Description    Counterparty    Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premium      Market
Value
 

Call - OTC USD versus ZAR

   FBF      ZAR        9.783         04/12/2013      $          1,000      $     22       $     (5
                

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Options on Exchange-Traded Funds                                 
Description    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     # of
Contracts
    Premium     Market
Value
 

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     $    38.000         01/19/2013         324      $ 21      $ (1

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     33.000         06/22/2013         595        66        (24

Put - CBOE iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     30.000         01/18/2014         2,273        277        (191
          

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $     364      $     (216
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Transactions in written call and put options for the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

     # of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount in $
     Premium  

Balance at 12/31/2011

    2,638       $ 0       $ 459   

Sales

    5,760         1,000         470   

Closing Buys

    (4,841      0             (496

Expirations

    0         0         0   

Exercised

    (365      0         (47
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at 12/31/2012

    3,192       $     1,000       $ 386   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(h) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     CLP        109,474         $        227      GLM   $ 0      $ (1   $ (1

01/2013

     IDR        5,818,335           600      JPM     6        0        6   

01/2013

     INR        6,412           116      JPM     0        (1     (1

01/2013

     JPY        25,903           316      DUB         17        0        17   

01/2013

     MYR        897           293      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       1,072           350      JPM     0        (1     (1

01/2013

     RUB        18,848           590      HUS     0            (26         (26

01/2013

       2,379           78      JPM     0        0        0   

01/2013

     THB        15,137           492      JPM     0        (2     (2

01/2013

     TRY        220           122      DUB     0        (1     (1

01/2013

     TWD        11,312           391      JPM     0        0        0   

01/2013

     $        226         CLP        109,474      JPM     2        0        2   

01/2013

       70         EUR        54      BOA     1        0        1   

01/2013

       173         IDR        1,712,200      BPS     2        0        2   

01/2013

       218           2,131,554      JPM     0        (1     (1

01/2013

       290         MYR        897      BRC     3        0        3   

01/2013

       352         RUB        11,692      JPM     30        0        30   

01/2013

       187         THB        5,743      BRC     0        0        0   

01/2013

       306           9,394      JPM     1        0        1   

01/2013

       199         TWD        5,760      UAG     0        0        0   

01/2013

       412         ZAR        3,643      JPM     16        0        16   

01/2013

     ZAR        1,277         $        150      DUB     0        0        0   

01/2013

       4,216           466      HUS     0        (29     (29

02/2013

     BRL        905           440      FBF     0        0        0   

02/2013

       305           145      HUS     0        (3     (3

02/2013

     CNY        1,778           282      FBF     0        (1     (1

02/2013

       4,451           708      JPM     0        0        0   

02/2013

       1,884           300      UAG     1        0        1   

02/2013

     CZK        5,945           305      DUB     0        (8     (8

02/2013

     HKD        5,316           686      DUB     0        0        0   

02/2013

       14,199           1,832      HUS     0        0        0   

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund (Cont.)

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

02/2013

     HUF        69,807         $        318      DUB   $ 3      $ 0      $ 3   

02/2013

       78,515           350      UAG     0        (4     (4

02/2013

     KRW        242,831           225      JPM     0        (2     (2

02/2013

     $        471         BRL        973      HUS     2        0        2   

02/2013

       580           1,219      UAG     13        0        13   

02/2013

       402         CNY        2,533      BRC     1        0        1   

02/2013

       754         HKD        5,844      HUS     0        0        0   

02/2013

       1,006           7,795      UAG     0        0        0   

02/2013

       343         HUF        76,392      JPM     2        0        2   

02/2013

       333         SGD        405      DUB     0        (1     (1

03/2013

     GBP        66         $        106      DUB     0        (1     (1

03/2013

     $        29         PHP        1,187      HUS     0        0        0   

04/2013

     IDR        2,131,554         $        217      JPM     1        0        1   

04/2013

     ILS        240           62      DUB     0        (2     (2

04/2013

     INR        5,146           92      FBF     0        0        0   

04/2013

     MXN        4,251           329      HUS     3        0        3   

04/2013

     PEN        520           200      UAG     0        (3     (3

04/2013

     THB        5,743           187      BRC     0        0        0   

04/2013

       9,394           304      JPM     0        (1     (1

04/2013

     $        686         MXN        9,155      UAG     16        0        16   

04/2013

       291         MYR        897      BRC     1        0        1   

06/2013

       223         CLP        109,474      GLM     1        0        1   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $     122      $     (88   $     34   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(i)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Common Stocks

       

United Kingdom

       

Financials

  $ 127      $ 0      $ 0      $ 127   

Mutual Funds

       

United States

    47,777        0        0        47,777   

Short-Term Instruments

       

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0        248        0        248   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    20        0        0        20   

Purchased Options

       

Equity Contracts

    407        0        0        407   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        10        0        10   
  $   48,331      $   258      $   0      $   48,589   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

  

Credit Contracts

  $ 0      $ 7      $ 0      $ 7   

Equity Contracts

    0        231        0        231   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        122        0        122   
  $ 0      $ 360      $ 0      $ 360   

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

Equity Contracts

    (216     0        0        (216

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        (93     0        (93
  $ (216   $ (93   $ 0      $ (309

Totals

  $   48,115      $   525      $   0      $   48,640   
 

 

(ii) There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(1) 

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

 

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(j)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Assets:

             

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 407      $ 10      $ 0      $ 417   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        122        0        122   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0         7         231        0        0        238   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 7       $ 638      $     132      $ 0      $ 777   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Written options outstanding

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 216      $ 5      $ 0      $ 221   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        88        0        88   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     0       $     216      $ 93      $     0      $     309   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized (loss) on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $ (524   $ 0      $ 0      $ (524

Net realized gain on written options

    0         0         448        0        0        448   

Net realized gain (loss) on swaps

    0         8         (56     0        46        (2

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0         0         0        (6     0        (6
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 8       $ (132   $     (6   $ 46      $ (84
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $     (313   $ (6   $ 0      $     (319

Net change in unrealized appreciation on written options

    0         0         162            18        0        180   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps

    0         (2      231        0        (37     192   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    0         0         0        57        0        57   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     (2    $ 80      $ 69      $     (37   $ 110   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(k) Collateral (Received)/Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty

       Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)          Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  
         PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund          PIMCO Cayman Commodity V, Ltd. (Subsidiary)  

BOA

     $ 1       $ 0       $ 1         $ 0       $ 0       $ 0   

BPS

       2         0         2           0         0         0   

BRC

       5         0         5           0         0         0   

DUB

       8         0         8           0         0         0   

FBF

       4         0         4           0         0         0   

HUS

       (53      0         (53        0         0         0   

JPM

         281             0             281               0             0             0   

RYL

       2         0         2           0         0         0   

UAG

       23         0         23           0         0         0   

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC derivatives can only be netted across transactions governed under the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. The Fund and Subsidiary are recognized as two separate legal entities. As such, exposure cannot be netted. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
COMMON STOCKS 88.7%   
BERMUDA 2.9%   
ENERGY 1.3%   

North Atlantic Drilling Ltd.

      2,835,668      $     29,593   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.6%   

Hiscox Ltd.

      4,592,721          34,191   
       

 

 

 

Total Bermuda

          63,784   
       

 

 

 
BRAZIL 0.8%   
FINANCIALS 0.8%   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. SP - ADR

      1,144,605          18,840   
       

 

 

 

Total Brazil

          18,840   
       

 

 

 
CANADA 1.8%   
ENERGY 1.2%   

Cameco Corp.

      734,043          14,475   

Nexen, Inc.

      433,549          11,680   
       

 

 

 
          26,155   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.6%   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

      350,366          12,641   
       

 

 

 

Total Canada

            38,796   
       

 

 

 
DENMARK 2.0%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.0%   

Carlsberg A/S ‘B’

      453,058          44,634   
       

 

 

 

Total Denmark

          44,634   
       

 

 

 
FAEROE ISLANDS 0.5%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.4%   

Bakkafrost P/F

      810,885          8,827   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 0.1%   

BankNordik P/F

      236,546          3,181   
       

 

 

 

Total Faeroe Islands

          12,008   
       

 

 

 
FRANCE 10.4%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 2.3%   

Eutelsat Communications S.A.

      1,149,653          38,238   

JCDecaux S.A.

      518,652          12,379   
       

 

 

 
          50,617   
       

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES 4.3%   

Carrefour S.A.

      1,516,464          39,045   

Danone S.A.

      846,850          55,784   
       

 

 

 
          94,829   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.4%   

Bourbon S.A.

      377,191          10,453   

Total S.A.

      393,174          20,458   
       

 

 

 
          30,911   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
UTILITIES 2.4%   

Suez Environnement Co.

      2,201,783      $     26,560   

Veolia Environnement S.A.

      2,179,914          26,427   
       

 

 

 
          52,987   
       

 

 

 

Total France

            229,344   
       

 

 

 
GERMANY 2.0%   
HEALTH CARE 1.6%   

Rhoen Klinikum AG

      1,728,125          34,934   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.2%   

Kloeckner & Co. SE

      383,249          4,582   
       

 

 

 
UTILITIES 0.2%   

E.ON AG

      312,901          5,869   
       

 

 

 

Total Germany

          45,385   
       

 

 

 
GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS 0.9%   
FINANCIALS 0.9%   

Resolution Ltd.

      5,137,075          20,900   
       

 

 

 

Total Guernsey, Channel Islands

    20,900   
       

 

 

 
HONG KONG 3.7%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.4%   

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

      1,338,000          10,069   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 2.9%   

AIA Group Ltd.

      12,877,300          51,076   

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

      11,094,000          12,294   
       

 

 

 
          63,370   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

      89,300          5,572   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

      96,500          3,453   
       

 

 

 
          9,025   
       

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

    82,464   
       

 

 

 
ISRAEL 0.5%   
HEALTH CARE 0.5%   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. SP - ADR

      314,971          11,761   
       

 

 

 

Total Israel

    11,761   
       

 

 

 
JAPAN 2.3%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.2%   

FANUC Corp.

      146,600          27,275   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1.1%   

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

      225,442          24,072   
       

 

 

 

Total Japan

    51,347   
       

 

 

 
NETHERLANDS 4.7%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.6%   

CSM

      1,670,633          35,957   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
ENERGY 0.8%   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ‘A’

      506,320      $     17,574   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 1.7%   

ING Groep NV - Dutch Certificate (a)

      3,805,425          36,144   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.6%   

Gemalto NV

      152,232          13,741   
       

 

 

 

Total Netherlands

      103,416   
       

 

 

 
NORWAY 4.8%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 2.5%   

Cermaq ASA

      849,640          12,887   

Marine Harvest ASA (a)

      45,119,615          42,031   
       

 

 

 
          54,918   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.7%   

Seadrill Ltd.

      1,036,617          38,191   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.6%   

Orkla ASA

      1,453,514          12,738   
       

 

 

 

Total Norway

    105,847   
       

 

 

 
SINGAPORE 0.9%   
FINANCIALS 0.1%   

Great Eastern Holdings Ltd.

      85,220          1,096   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.8%   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

      1,992,300          18,193   
       

 

 

 

Total Singapore

    19,289   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH AFRICA 0.9%   
MATERIALS 0.9%   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. SP - ADR

      614,314          19,271   
       

 

 

 

Total South Africa

    19,271   
       

 

 

 
SOUTH KOREA 0.6%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.6%   

GS Home Shopping, Inc.

      98,475          14,169   
       

 

 

 

Total South Korea

    14,169   
       

 

 

 
SPAIN 0.3%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 0.3%   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.

      1,131,881          7,232   
       

 

 

 

Total Spain

    7,232   
       

 

 

 
SWEDEN 1.0%   
INDUSTRIALS 1.0%   

Loomis AB ‘B’

      1,348,428          21,697   
       

 

 

 

Total Sweden

    21,697   
       

 

 

 
SWITZERLAND 4.6%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 1.5%   

Nestle S.A.

      490,296          31,989   
       

 

 

 
 

 

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December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 0.6%   

Swiss Re AG

      191,122      $     13,856   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 1.1%   

Roche Holding AG

      121,782          24,622   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 0.4%   

Schindler Holding AG

      62,477          8,860   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0.5%   

Logitech International S.A.

      1,289,782          9,902   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 0.5%   

Sika AG

      5,009          11,585   
       

 

 

 

Total Switzerland

      100,814   
       

 

 

 
UNITED KINGDOM 14.4%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 8.1%   

British American Tobacco PLC

      1,302,707          66,223   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

      1,894,396          73,449   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

      631,252          40,071   
       

 

 

 
          179,743   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 2.7%   

BP PLC

      5,568,040          38,714   

Ensco PLC ‘A’

      351,649          20,846   
       

 

 

 
          59,560   
       

 

 

 
FINANCIALS 3.6%   

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

      3,795,125          48,321   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)

      38,253,017          30,483   
       

 

 

 
          78,804   
       

 

 

 

Total United Kingdom

    318,107   
       

 

 

 
UNITED STATES 28.7%   
CONSUMER STAPLES 5.9%   

Altria Group, Inc.

      942,768          29,622   

Lorillard, Inc.

      378,366          44,144   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

      285,716          23,897   

Reynolds American, Inc.

      479,177          19,852   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

      185,812          12,678   
       

 

 

 
          130,193   
       

 

 

 
ENERGY 1.2%   

Halliburton Co.

      344,367          11,946   

Phillips 66

      105,502          5,602   

Rentech, Inc.

      3,211,564          8,447   
       

 

 

 
          25,995   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
FINANCIALS 9.3%   

Alleghany Corp. (a)

      59,780      $     20,051   

BankUnited, Inc.

      932,691          22,795   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. ‘B’ (a)

      499,815          44,833   

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

      753,253          8,806   

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

      824,859          10,014   

NYSE Euronext

      378,154          11,927   

SLM Corp.

      1,232,877          21,119   

TFS Financial Corp. (a)

      1,811,733          17,429   

ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.

      688,711          14,422   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

      66,529          34,262   
       

 

 

 
          205,658   
       

 

 

 
HEALTH CARE 1.4%   

Merck & Co., Inc.

      287,061          11,752   

Pfizer, Inc.

      763,184          19,141   
       

 

 

 
          30,893   
       

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS 3.9%   

3M Co.

      380,918          35,368   

Deere & Co.

      375,708          32,469   

General Dynamics Corp.

      256,913          17,796   
       

 

 

 
          85,633   
       

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 5.8%   

Dell, Inc. (d)

      2,436,132          24,678   

Intel Corp.

      2,609,740          53,839   

Microsoft Corp.

      1,921,633          51,365   
       

 

 

 
          129,882   
       

 

 

 
MATERIALS 1.1%   

PPG Industries, Inc.

      178,467          24,156   
       

 

 

 
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 0.1%   

Sprint Nextel Corp. (a)

      592,200          3,358   
       

 

 

 

Total United States

    635,768   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,787,503)

      1,964,873   
       

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 3.8%   
UNITED STATES 3.8%   

SPDR Gold Trust

      523,594          84,828   
       

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $81,175)

    84,828   
       

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.3%   
BRAZIL 0.3%   
BANKING  & FINANCE 0.3%   

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

      362,000          5,903   
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $5,003)

    5,903   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES         MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 0.9%   
UNITED STATES 0.9%   

American Capital Agency Corp.

      661,142      $     19,133   
       

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $20,856)

    19,133   
       

 

 

 
RIGHTS 0.2%   
FRANCE 0.2%   
HEALTH CARE 0.2%   

Sanofi - Exp. 12/31/2020

      2,638,315          4,498   
       

 

 

 

Total Rights (Cost $5,483)

    4,498   
       

 

 

 
        PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
           
SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 6.6%   
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS 0.0%   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  

0.010% due 01/02/2013

  $     604          604   
       

 

 

 

(Dated 12/31/2012. Collateralized by Fannie Mae 2.170% due 10/17/2022 valued at $618. Repurchase proceeds are $604.)

 
U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.7%   

0.143% due 06/06/2013 - 12/12/2013 (b)(e)

      15,560          15,540   
       

 

 

 
        SHARES            
CENTRAL FUNDS USED FOR CASH MANAGEMENT PURPOSES (c) 5.9%    

PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio

      13,119,995          131,292   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $147,588)

    147,436   
       

 

 

 
PURCHASED OPTIONS (g) 0.2%   

(Cost $3,737)

          3,737   
       
Total Investments 100.7%
(Cost $2,051,345)
      $     2,230,408   
Securities Sold Short (i) (1.0%) (Proceeds $22,011)           (22,467
Written Options (h) (0.0%) (Premiums $6)     (6
Other Assets and Liabilities (Net) (1.7%)     7,188   
       

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $       2,215,123   
       

 

 

 
 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund® (Cont.)

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (amounts in thousands*, except number of contracts and shares):

 

* A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.
(c) Affiliated to the Fund.
(d) Securities with an aggregate market value of $16,816 and cash of $22,627 have been pledged as collateral as of December 31, 2012 for equity short sales and equity options as governed by prime brokerage agreements and agreements governing listed equity option transactions.
(e) Securities with an aggregate market value of $15,540 have been pledged as collateral for OTC swap agreements and foreign currency contracts as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements as of December 31, 2012.
(f) OTC swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Total Return Swaps on Securities  
Pay/Receive   Underlying Reference   # of
Shares
     Financing Rate    Notional
Amount
     Maturity
Date
     Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Receive  

Logitech International S.A.

    1,132,799      

1-Month USD-LIBOR less a specified spread

     $        8,787         09/16/2013       GST   $     (138
Receive  

CVR Energy, Inc.

    70,118      

1-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

       3,380         09/11/2013       MYI     40   
Pay  

CVR Partners LP

    40,543      

1-Month USD-LIBOR less a specified spread

       1,020         09/11/2013       MYI     (4
                   

 

 

 
                    $ (102
                   

 

 

 

 

(g) Purchased options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Options on Securities                                 
Description    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     # of
Contracts
    Cost     Market
Value
 

Put - CBOE Sprint Nextel Corp.

   $     10.000         08/17/2013         5,922      $     3,737      $     3,737   
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(h) Written options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Options on Securities                                 
Description    Strike
Price
     Expiration
Date
     # of
Contracts
    Premium     Market
Value
 

Call - CBOE Sprint Nextel Corp.

   $     10.000         08/17/2013         5,922      $     6      $     (6
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Transactions in written call and put options for the period ended December 31, 2012:

 

      # of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount in CHF
    Notional
Amount in EUR
    Premium  

Balance at 12/31/2011

     1,830       CHF 0      EUR 438,169      $ 3,968   

Sales

     27,470         595        0        866   

Closing Buys

     (16,406      0            (438,169         (4,470

Expirations

     0         0        0        0   

Exercised

     (6,972          (595     0        (358
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at 12/31/2012

     5,922       CHF 0      EUR 0      $ 6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(i) Short sales outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Description   Shares     Proceeds      Market
Value  (1)
 

Georgia Gulf Corp.

    125,497      $ 5,454       $ (5,191

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

    152,330        5,544         (5,768

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    37,580        5,551         (5,781

Valspar Corp.

    91,776        5,462         (5,727
   

 

 

    

 

 

 
    $     22,011       $     (22,467
   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Market value includes $60 of dividends payable on short sales.

 

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(j) Foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012:

 

Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

01/2013

     AUD        6,920         $        7,223      BRC   $ 37      $ 0      $ 37   

01/2013

       35,559           36,979      CBK     52        0        52   

01/2013

       5,801           6,054      DUB     31        0        31   

01/2013

       35,557           36,993      FBF     69        0        69   

01/2013

     CAD        106,017           106,691      BRC     109        0        109   

01/2013

       3,815           3,861      RBC     26        0        26   

01/2013

     CHF        3,776           4,047      BPS     0        (81     (81

01/2013

       25,785           27,770      BRC     0        (421     (421

01/2013

     DKK        192,007           33,286      UAG     0        (684     (684

01/2013

     EUR        116,877           151,360      BPS     0        (2,912     (2,912

01/2013

     GBP        95,931           153,953      BPS     0          (1,882       (1,882

01/2013

     JPY        6,898,626           81,879      BOA       2,251        0        2,251   

01/2013

       415,673           4,929      HUS     131        0        131   

01/2013

       461,193           5,466      JPM     143        0        143   

01/2013

       1,672,009           19,771      RYL     471        0        471   

01/2013

       172,693           2,048      UAG     54        0        54   

01/2013

     NOK        736,117           129,329      GLM     0        (3,119     (3,119

01/2013

     SGD        717           586      GLM     0        (1     (1

01/2013

     $        87,537         AUD        83,834      JPM     0        (479     (479

01/2013

       110,562         CAD        109,832      CBK     0        (145     (145

01/2013

       553         CHF        516      BRC     11        0        11   

01/2013

       29,709           27,240      CBK     73        0        73   

01/2013

       623           578      DUB     9        0        9   

01/2013

       935           869      FBF     16        0        16   

01/2013

       50           46      JPM     1        0        1   

01/2013

       337           312      RYL     4        0        4   

01/2013

       155,330         EUR        116,877      UAG     0        (1,058     (1,058

01/2013

       152,749         GBP        93,803      GLM     0        (371     (371

01/2013

       3,447           2,128      MSC     10        0        10   

01/2013

       117,069         JPY        9,609,436      BPS     0        (6,150     (6,150

01/2013

       130           10,758      UAG     0        (6     (6

01/2013

       11,866         SEK        79,139      RYL     304        0        304   

01/2013

       326         SGD        400      DUB     1        0        1   

01/2013

       115           141      UAG     0        0        0   

01/2013

     ZAR        172,585         $        19,749      DUB     0        (534     (534

02/2013

     AUD        28           29      FBF     0        0        0   

02/2013

     BRL        2,165           1,049      HUS     0        (4     (4

02/2013

     CHF        25,056           27,365      CBK     0        (46     (46

02/2013

     CNY        64,440           10,055      BPS     0        (189     (189

02/2013

       95,571           15,140      CBK     0        (52     (52

02/2013

       94,540           14,750      DUB     0        (278     (278

02/2013

       23,658           3,692      HUS     0        (69     (69

02/2013

       19,826           3,094      JPM     0        (58     (58

02/2013

       75,632           11,800      RYL     0        (222     (222

02/2013

     DKK        192,007           34,183      FBF     198        0        198   

02/2013

     EUR        116,877           155,377      UAG     1,063        0        1,063   

02/2013

     GBP        210           339      BRC     0        (2     (2

02/2013

       82           133      FBF     0        0        0   

02/2013

       93,803           152,733      GLM     368        0        368   

02/2013

     HKD        335,782           43,336      UAG     7        0        7   

02/2013

     NOK        366,585           65,850      BPS     0        (33     (33

02/2013

       366,586           65,850      JPM     0        (33     (33

02/2013

     PLN        2,574           797      JPM     0        (31     (31

02/2013

     $        7,205         AUD        6,920      BRC     0        (36     (36

02/2013

       36,888           35,559      CBK     0        (49     (49

02/2013

       6,038           5,800      DUB     0        (30     (30

02/2013

       36,903           35,557      FBF     0        (67     (67

02/2013

       608           581      HUS     0        (6     (6

02/2013

       110,841         CAD        110,188      BRC     0        (138     (138

02/2013

       72         CHF        66      BRC     0        0        0   

02/2013

       230           210      CBK     0        (1     (1

02/2013

       478           436      HUS     0        (1     (1

02/2013

       40           37      RYL     0        0        0   

02/2013

       60,829         CNY        381,967      JPM     65        (177     (112

02/2013

       3,200         EUR        2,420      BPS     0        (4     (4

02/2013

       2,737           2,076      BRC     4        0        4   

02/2013

       442           334      DUB     0        (1     (1

02/2013

       261           197      HUS     0        (1     (1

02/2013

       8,568           6,497      RYL     11        0        11   

 

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Settlement
Month
   Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
    Counterparty   Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

02/2013

     $        1,169         GBP        719      HUS   $ 0      $ (1   $ (1

02/2013

       776         HKD        6,014      JPM     0        0        0   

02/2013

       40,941         JPY        3,449,313      BOA     0        (1,118     (1,118

02/2013

       4,930           415,673      HUS     0        (131     (131

02/2013

       5,467           461,193      JPM     0        (143     (143

02/2013

       19,775           1,672,009      RYL     0        (471     (471

02/2013

       2,048           172,693      UAG     0        (54     (54

02/2013

       1,891         NOK        10,558      BRC     6        0        6   

02/2013

       12,180         SEK        79,139      BRC     0        (20     (20

03/2013

       40,966         JPY        3,449,313      BOA     0        (1,133     (1,133

04/2013

     ILS        29,038         $        7,446      DUB     0        (307     (307

04/2013

     $        20,139         MXN        261,217      MSC     0        (100     (100
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $   5,525      $   (22,849   $   (17,324
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(k)

Fair Value Measurements (1)

 

(i) The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Investments, at value

       

Common Stocks

       

Bermuda

       

Energy

  $     29,593      $ 0      $     0      $     29,593   

Financials

    0            34,191        0        34,191   

Brazil

       

Financials

    18,840        0        0        18,840   

Canada

       

Energy

    26,155        0        0        26,155   

Materials

    12,641        0        0        12,641   

Denmark

       

Consumer Staples

    0        44,634        0        44,634   

Faeroe Islands

       

Consumer Staples

    8,827        0        0        8,827   

Financials

    3,181        0        0        3,181   

France

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        50,617        0        50,617   

Consumer Staples

    55,784        39,045        0        94,829   

Energy

    0        30,911        0        30,911   

Utilities

    0        52,987        0        52,987   

Germany

       

Health Care

    34,934        0        0        34,934   

Industrials

    0        4,582        0        4,582   

Utilities

    0        5,869        0        5,869   

Guernsey, Channel Islands

       

Financials

    0        20,900        0        20,900   

Hong Kong

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0        10,069        0        10,069   

Financials

    0        63,370        0        63,370   

Industrials

    0        9,025        0        9,025   

Israel

       

Health Care

    11,761        0        0        11,761   

Japan

       

Industrials

    0        27,275        0        27,275   

Information Technology

    0        24,072        0        24,072   

Netherlands

       

Consumer Staples

    0        35,957        0        35,957   

Energy

    0        17,574        0        17,574   

Financials

    0        36,144        0        36,144   

Information Technology

    0        13,741        0        13,741   

Norway

       

Consumer Staples

    0        54,918        0        54,918   

Energy

    0        38,191        0        38,191   

Industrials

    0        12,738        0        12,738   

Singapore

       

Financials

    0        1,096        0        1,096   

Industrials

    0        18,193        0        18,193   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

South Africa

       

Materials

  $ 19,271      $ 0      $     0      $ 19,271   

South Korea

       

Consumer Discretionary

    0            14,169        0        14,169   

Spain

       

Consumer Staples

    0        7,232        0        7,232   

Sweden

       

Industrials

    0        21,697        0        21,697   

Switzerland

       

Consumer Staples

    0        31,989        0        31,989   

Financials

    0        13,856        0        13,856   

Health Care

    0        24,622        0        24,622   

Industrials

    0        8,860        0        8,860   

Information Technology

    0        9,902        0        9,902   

Materials

    0        11,585        0        11,585   

United Kingdom

       

Consumer Staples

    0        179,743        0        179,743   

Energy

    20,846        38,714        0        59,560   

Financials

    0        78,804        0        78,804   

United States

       

Consumer Staples

    130,193        0        0        130,193   

Energy

    25,995        0        0        25,995   

Financials

    205,658        0        0        205,658   

Health Care

    30,893        0        0        30,893   

Industrials

    85,633        0        0        85,633   

Information Technology

    129,882        0        0        129,882   

Materials

    24,156        0        0        24,156   

Telecommunication Services

    3,358        0        0        3,358   

Exchange-Traded Funds

       

United States

    84,828        0        0        84,828   

Preferred Stocks

       

Brazil

       

Banking & Finance

    5,903        0        0        5,903   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

       

United States

    19,133        0        0        19,133   

Rights

       

France

       

Health Care

    4,498        0        0        4,498   

Short-Term Instruments

       

Repurchase Agreements

    0        604        0        604   

U.S. Treasury Bills

    0        15,540        0        15,540   

Central Funds Used for Cash Management Purposes

    131,292        0        0        131,292   

Purchased Options

       

Equity Contracts

    3,737        0        0        3,737   
  $     1,126,992      $     1,103,416      $ 0      $     2,230,408   

Short Sales, at value

  $ (22,467   $ 0      $ 0      $ (22,467
 

 

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Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

  

   

Equity Contracts

  $ 0      $ 40      $ 0      $ 40   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        5,525        0        5,525   
  $     0      $     5,565      $     0      $     5,565   
Category and Subcategory   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair
Value at
12/31/2012
 

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

  

   

Equity Contracts

  $ (6   $ (142   $ 0      $ (148

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    0        (22,849     0        (22,849
  $ (6   $ (22,991   $ 0      $ (22,997

Totals

  $     1,104,519      $     1,085,990      $     0      $     2,190,509   
 

 

(ii) There were assets and liabilities valued at $93,899 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

(1) 

See note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding pricing inputs and valuation techniques.

 

(l)

Fair Value of Financial Derivative Instruments (1)

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuation of the Fund’s derivative instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Assets:

             

Investments, at value (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $     3,737      $ 0      $ 0      $ 3,737   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        5,525        0        5,525   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0         0         40        0        0        40   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 0       $ 3,777      $ 5,525      $ 0      $ 9,302   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Written options outstanding

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 6      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

    0         0         0        22,849        0        22,849   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swap agreements

    0         0         142        0        0        142   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     0       $ 148      $     22,849      $     0      $     22,997   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Period Ended December 31, 2012:

 

    Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments  
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate Contracts
    Total  

Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives:

             

Net realized (loss) on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $     (7,485   $ (90   $ 0      $ (7,575

Net realized gain on written options

    0         0         4,429        0        0        4,429   

Net realized gain on swaps

    0         0         461        0        0        461   

Net realized (loss) on foreign currency transactions

    0         0         0        (6,836     0        (6,836
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0       $ 0       $ (2,595   $ (6,926   $ 0      $ (9,521
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives:

             

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments (purchased options)

  $ 0       $ 0       $ 4,334      $ 78      $ 0      $ 4,412   

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on written options

    0         0         (3,594     0        0        (3,594

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on swaps

    0         0         (406     0        0        (406

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

    0         0         0        (19,375     0        (19,375
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     0       $     0       $ 334      $     (19,297   $     0      $     (18,963
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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(m) Collateral (Received)/Pledged for OTC Financial Derivative Instruments

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the market value of OTC financial derivative instruments and collateral (received)/pledged as of December 31, 2012:

 

Counterparty

       Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)          Total Market
Value of OTC
Derivatives
     Collateral
(Received)/Pledged
     Net Exposures  (1)  
         PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®          PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund VI, Ltd. (Subsidiary)  

BPS

     $     (11,251    $     9,847       $     (1,404      $     0       $     0       $     0   

BRC

       (450      330         (120        0         0         0   

CBK

       (168      0         (168        0         0         0   

DUB

       (1,109      1,049         (60        0         0         0   

FBF

       216         0         216           0         0         0   

GLM

       (3,122      2,567         (555        0         0         0   

GST

       (138      (290      (428        0         0         0   

HUS

       (82      80         (2        0         0         0   

JPM

       (712      929         217           0         0         0   

MSC

       (90      (195      (285        0         0         0   

MYI

       36         (70      (34        0         0         0   

RBC

       26         0         26           0         0         0   

RYL

       97         0         97           0         0         0   

UAG

       (678      739         61           0         0         0   

 

(1) 

Net Exposure represents the net receivable/(payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default. Exposure from OTC derivatives can only be netted across transactions governed under the same Master Agreement with the same legal entity. The Fund and Subsidiary are recognized as two separate legal entities. As such, exposure cannot be netted. See note 7, Principal Risks, in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information regarding credit and counterparty risks.

 

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1. ORGANIZATION

 

PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”) was established as a Delaware statutory trust on December 28, 2009. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company (“Mutual Fund”). Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the Institutional Class, Class P, Administrative Class, Class D, Class A, Class C and Class R shares of the six funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) offered by the Trust.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(a) Securities Transactions and Investment Income  Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income, adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Estimated tax liabilities on certain foreign securities are recorded on an accrual basis and are reflected as components of interest income or net change in unrealized gain/loss on investments on the Statements of Operations, as appropriate. Tax liabilities realized as a result of such security sales are reflected as a component of net realized gain/loss on investments on the Statements of Operations.

 

Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

 

(b) Foreign Currency Translation  The functional and reporting currency for the Funds is the U.S. dollar. Portfolio securities and other

assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

 

A Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments on the Statements of Operations.

 

Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividend, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period.

 

(c) Multiclass Operations  Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges (except that shareholders of a class have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter relating solely to that class of shares). Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include supervisory and administrative and distribution and servicing fees.

 

(d) Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders  Dividends from net investment income, if any, of each Fund, except the PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund and PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund, are declared and distributed to shareholders annually. Dividends from net investment income, if any, of the PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund and PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund are declared daily and distributed to shareholders quarterly. Net realized capital gains earned by each Fund, if any, will be distributed no less frequently than once each year.

 

Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Differences between tax regulations and U.S. GAAP may change the fiscal year when income and capital items are recognized for tax and U.S. GAAP purposes. Examples of events that give rise to timing differences include wash sales, straddles and capital loss carryforwards. Further, the character of investment income and capital gains may be different for certain transactions under the two methods of accounting.

 

 

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Examples of characterization differences include the treatment of swaps, foreign currency transactions and investments in passive foreign investment companies. As a result, income dividends and capital gain distributions declared during a fiscal period may differ significantly from the net investment income and realized gains reported on each Fund’s annual financial statements presented under U.S. GAAP.

 

Distributions classified as a tax basis return of capital, if any, are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets and have been recorded to paid in capital. In addition, other amounts have been reclassified between undistributed net investment income, accumulated undistributed net realized gains or losses and/or paid in capital to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend distributions.

 

(e) Statement of Cash Flows  U.S. GAAP requires entities providing financial statements that report both a financial position and results of operations to also provide a statement of cash flows for each period for which results of operations are provided, but exempts investment companies meeting certain conditions. One of the conditions is that the enterprise had little or no debt, based on the average debt outstanding during the period, in relation to average total assets. Funds with certain degrees of borrowing activity, typically through the use of short sale transactions, have been determined to be at a level requiring a Statement of Cash Flows. Statements of Cash Flows have been prepared using the indirect method which requires net assets to be adjusted to reconcile to net cash flows from operating activities.

 

(f) New Accounting Pronouncements  In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) related to the accounting for repurchase agreements and similar agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. The ASU modifies the criteria for determining effective control of transferred assets. Effective July 1, 2012, the Funds began accounting for the sale and simultaneous repurchase of certain securities (“sale-buybacks”) as financing transactions. These transactions were previously accounted for as purchases and sales. As such, the Funds may have recorded additional interest expense.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued an ASU to develop common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The FASB concluded that the amendments in this ASU will improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The financial statements have been modified to provide enhanced quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding fair value

measurements. See Fair Value Measurements in the Notes to Schedules of Investments and Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional details.

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued an ASU to enhance disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are subject to offsetting (“netting”) on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. This information will enable users of the entity’s financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The ASU is effective prospectively during interim or annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

 

3. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

(a) Investment Valuation Policies  The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of a Fund’s shares is valued as of the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (the “NYSE Close”) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open (each a “Business Day”). Information that becomes known to a Fund or its agents after the NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day.

 

For purposes of calculating the NAV, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued on each Business Day using valuation methods as adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust. Where market quotes are readily available, fair market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or pricing services. Where market quotes are not readily available, portfolio securities and other financial derivative instruments are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board, its Valuation Committee, or the investment adviser (the “Adviser”) pursuant to instructions from the Board or its Valuation Committee.

 

Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, or broker quotes), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or financial derivative instruments. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Adviser, Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), the responsibility for

 

 

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monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of a Fund’s securities or financial derivative instruments and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or financial derivative instruments should be re-evaluated in light of such significant events.

 

The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other financial derivative instruments in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated the responsibility for applying the valuation methods to PIMCO. The Valuation Committee has been established by the Board to oversee the implementation of a Fund’s valuation methods and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board as instructed. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other financial derivative instruments that may require fair valuation under particular circumstances. The Adviser monitors the continual appropriateness of methods applied and determines if adjustments should be made in light of market changes, events affecting the issuer, or other factors. If the Adviser determines that a valuation method may no longer be appropriate, another valuation method may be selected, or the Valuation Committee will take any appropriate action in accordance with procedures set forth by the Board. The Board shall review the appropriateness of the valuation methods from time to time and these methods may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Valuation Committee.

 

For instances in which daily market quotes are not readily available, investments may be valued, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board, with reference to other securities or indices. In the event that the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to the established guidelines, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board, generally based upon recommendations provided by PIMCO. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Trust’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of a Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Trust cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that a Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by a Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy  U.S. GAAP defines fair market value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy, separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, and 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an

indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

n   

Level 1—Inputs using (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

n   

Level 2—Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

n   

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

 

Assets categorized as Level 1 or 2 as of period end may have been transferred between Levels 1 and 2 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 are typically a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of the trade price on the initial purchase date (Level 1) to valuation methods used by third-party pricing services (Level 2). Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 are typically a result of exchange traded products for which quoted prices from an active market were not available (Level 2) and have become available (Level 1). Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end may have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the valuation method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are typically as a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of valuation methods used by third party pricing services (Level 2) to the use of a broker quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data. Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 are typically as a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by third party pricing services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of such transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers in and out of Level 3, if any, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in or out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period timing

 

 

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recognition is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, Level 3 reconciliation, and details of significant unobservable inputs, if any, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.

 

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair market value  The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair market values of portfolio securities or financial derivative instruments categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The service providers’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker-dealer quotations or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Common stocks, exchange-traded funds and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts or options contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from pricing service providers. As a result, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the NYSE is closed and the NAV may change on days when an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange shares. Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using pricing service providers that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Equity-linked securities are valued by referencing the last reported sale or settlement price of the linked referenced equity on the day of valuation. Foreign exchange adjustments are applied to the last reported price to convert the linked equity’s trading currency to the contract’s settling currency. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Physical commodities such as gold derive their value from the underlying asset’s price of which the commodity is delivered against. The asset is typically a future contract or similar instrument which is agreed upon between the Investment Manager and trading counterparty and is detailed in the trade agreement. Physical commodities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in unregistered open-end management investment companies will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are considered Level 1 provided that the NAVs are observable, calculated daily and are the value at which both purchases and sales will be conducted. Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemptions where the inputs of NAVs are observable will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair market value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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Over-the-counter financial derivative instruments, such as foreign currency contracts, options contracts, or swap agreements, derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of broker dealer quotations or by pricing service providers. Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, the value of financial derivative instruments can be estimated by a pricing service provider using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as issuer details, indices, spreads, interest rates, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. For centrally cleared credit default swaps the clearing facility requires its members to provide actionable levels across complete term structures. These levels along with external third party prices are used to produce daily settlement prices. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Centrally cleared interest rate swaps are valued using a pricing model that references the underlying rates including the overnight index swap rate and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate to produce the daily settlement price. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value  When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, securities will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe accurately reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and financial derivative instruments categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Investments in privately held investment funds with significant restrictions on redemptions where the inputs of the NAVs are unobservable will be calculated based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

If third party evaluated vendor pricing is neither available nor deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Adviser may elect to obtain indicative market quotations (“broker quotes”) directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third party vendor. In the event that the source of fair value is from a single sourced broker quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Indicative market quotations are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Adviser does not have the

transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the broker quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

 

4. SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

(a) Exchange-Traded Funds  The Funds may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), which generally are index-based investment companies that hold substantially all of their assets in securities representing their specific index. Shares of ETFs trade throughout the day on an exchange and represent an investment in a portfolio of securities and assets. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Funds would bear their pro rata portion of the other investment company’s expenses, including advisory fees, in addition to the expenses the Funds bear directly in connection with their own operations.

 

(b) Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities  Certain Funds may invest in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities. These securities include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans on real property. Mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are interests in pools of loans or other receivables. Mortgage-related securities are created from pools of residential or commercial mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, commercial banks and others. Asset-backed securities are created from many types of assets, including auto loans, credit card receivables, home equity loans, and student loans. These securities provide a monthly payment which consists of both interest and principal payments. Interest payments may be determined by fixed or adjustable rates. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security, and may have the effect of shortening or extending the effective duration of the security relative to what was anticipated at the time of purchase. The timely payment of principal and interest of certain mortgage-related securities is guaranteed with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Pools created and guaranteed by non-governmental issuers, including government-sponsored corporations, may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, but there can be no assurance that the private insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements.

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by mortgages and divided into classes. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, often referred to as “tranches,” with each class bearing a different stated maturity and entitled to a different schedule for payments of principal and interest, including prepayments. Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

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(“CMBS”) include securities that reflect an interest in, and are secured by, mortgage loans on commercial real property. Many of the risks of investing in CMBS reflect the risks of investing in the real estate securing the underlying mortgage loans. These risks reflect the effects of local and other economic conditions on real estate markets, the ability of tenants to make loan payments, and the ability of a property to attract and retain tenants. CMOs and CMBS may be less liquid and may exhibit greater price volatility than other types of mortgage-related or asset-backed securities.

 

(c) U.S. Government Agencies or Government-Sponsored Enterprises  Certain Funds may invest in securities of U.S. Government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. U.S. Government securities are obligations of and, in certain cases, guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Some U.S. Government securities, such as Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”), are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government; others, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”); others, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”), are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations. U.S. Government securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities.

 

5. BORROWINGS AND OTHER FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

 

The following disclosures contain information on a Fund’s ability to lend or borrow cash or securities to the extent permitted under the Act, which may be viewed as borrowing or financing transactions by a Fund. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments are described below. For a detailed description of credit and counterparty risks that can be associated with borrowings and other financing transactions, please see Note 7, Principal Risks.

 

(a) Repurchase Agreements  Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreements. Under the terms of a typical repurchase agreement, a Fund takes possession of an underlying debt obligation (collateral) subject to an obligation of the seller to repurchase, and a Fund to resell, the obligation at an agreed-upon price and time. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping at the Fund’s custodian or designated subcustodians under tri-party repurchase agreements. The market value of the collateral must be equal to or exceed the total amount of the repurchase obligations, including interest. Securities purchased under repurchase agreements are reflected as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Interest earned is recorded as a component of interest income on the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for collateral, a Fund may pay a fee for receipt of collateral, which may result in interest expense to the Fund.

 

(b) Short Sales  Certain Funds may enter into short sales transactions. Short sales are transactions in which a Fund sells a security that it may not own. A Fund may make short sales of securities to (i) offset potential declines in long positions in similar securities, (ii) to increase the flexibility of the Fund, (iii) for investment return, (iv) as part of a risk arbitrage strategy, and (v) as part of its overall portfolio management strategies involving the use of derivative instruments. When a Fund engages in a short sale, it may borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the counterparty. A Fund will ordinarily have to pay a fee or premium to borrow a security and be obligated to repay the lender of the security any dividend or interest that accrues on the security during the period of the loan. Securities sold in short sale transactions and the dividend or interest payable on such securities, if any, are reflected as payable for short sales on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Short sales expose a Fund to the risk that it will be required to cover its short position at a time when the security or other asset has appreciated in value, thus resulting in losses to the Fund. A short sale is “against the box” if a Fund holds in its portfolio or has the right to acquire the security sold short at no additional cost. A Fund will be subject to additional risks to the extent that it engages in short sales that are not “against the box.” A Fund’s loss on a short sale could theoretically be unlimited in cases where the Fund is unable, for whatever reason, to close out its short position.

 

6. FINANCIAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use financial derivative instruments, the credit-risk-related contingent features in certain financial derivative instruments, and how financial derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statements of Operations, each categorized by type of financial derivative contract and related risk exposure, are included in a table in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. The financial derivative instruments outstanding as of period end as disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on financial derivative instruments during the period as disclosed on the Statements of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of financial derivative activity for the Funds.

 

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some or all of a Fund’s securities or as a part of an investment strategy. A foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of a foreign currency contract fluctuates with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in value is recorded by a Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. Realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed are recorded upon delivery or receipt of the currency. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the contracts or if the value of the currency changes unfavorably to the U.S. dollar. In connection with these contracts, securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective contracts.

 

(b) Futures Contracts  Certain Funds may enter into futures contracts. A Fund may use futures contracts to manage its exposure to the securities markets or to movements in interest rates and currency values. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by a Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash, or U.S. Government and Agency Obligations, or select sovereign debt, in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

(c) Options Contracts  Certain Funds may write call and put options on securities and financial derivative instruments they own or in which they may invest. Writing put options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as written options outstanding on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying futures, swap, security or currency

transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Certain options may be written with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms. A Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the instrument underlying the written option. There is the risk a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

 

Certain Funds may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. A Fund pays a premium which is included on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Certain options may be purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain or loss when the underlying transaction is sold.

 

Foreign Currency Options  Certain Funds may write or purchase foreign currency options. Purchasing foreign currency options gives a Fund the right, but not the obligation to buy or sell the currency and will specify the amount of currency and a rate of exchange that may be exercised by a specified date. These options may be used as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

 

Options on Securities  Certain Funds may write or purchase options on securities (“Equity Option”). An Equity Option uses a specified equity security as the underlying instrument for the option contract. A Fund may write or purchase options to enhance returns for a Fund or to hedge an existing position or future investment.

 

Options on Exchange-Traded Funds  Certain Funds may write or purchase options on exchange-traded funds (“ETF Option”). An ETF Option uses a specified exchange-traded fund as the underlying instrument for the option contract. A Fund may write or purchase options to enhance returns or to hedge an existing position or future investment.

 

(d) Swap Agreements  Certain Funds may invest in swap agreements. Swap agreements are bilaterally negotiated agreements between a Fund and a counterparty to exchange or swap investment cash flows,

 

 

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assets, foreign currencies or market-linked returns at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (“OTC swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”). A Fund may enter into asset, credit default, cross-currency, interest rate, total return, variance and other forms of swap agreements to manage its exposure to credit, currency, interest rate, commodity, equity and inflation risk. In connection with these agreements, securities or cash may be identified as collateral or margin in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency.

 

Swaps are marked to market daily based upon values from third party vendors, which may include a registered exchange, or quotations from market makers to the extent available. In the event that market quotes are not readily available and the swap cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the swap will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee of the Board of Trustees, generally based upon recommendations provided by PIMCO. Changes in market value, if any, are reflected as a component of net changes in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the Statements of Operations. Daily changes in valuation of centrally cleared swaps, if any, are recorded as a receivable or payable for the change in value as appropriate (“variation margin”) on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. OTC swap payments received or made at the beginning of the measurement period are reflected as such on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and represent premiums paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between the stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, interest rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront premiums are recorded as realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of the swap is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statements of Operations. Net periodic payments received or paid by a Fund are included as part of realized gains or losses on the Statements of Operations.

 

Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of interest, credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of contractual terms in the agreements and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates.

 

A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that

amount is positive. The risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral to a Fund to cover a Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

 

Credit Default Swap Agreements  Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, a Fund will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

 

If a Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are estimated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.

 

Credit default swap agreements on sovereign issues involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). A Fund may use credit default swaps on sovereign issues to provide a measure of protection against defaults of

 

 

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the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Fund owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default.

 

Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.

 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on sovereign issues as of period end are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Fund as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of each individual credit default swap agreement outstanding as of December 31, 2012 for which a Fund is the seller of protection are disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments. These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Fund for the same referenced entity or entities.

 

Total Return Swap Agreements  Certain Funds may enter into total return swap agreements to gain or mitigate exposure of the underlying reference. Total return swap agreements involve commitments where cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference and based on a fixed or variable rate. Total return swap agreements may involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. One counterparty pays out the total return of a specific reference asset, which may include an underlying equity, index, or bond, and in return receives a fixed or variable rate. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, a Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, a Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.

 

7. PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

In the normal course of business the Funds (or Underlying PIMCO Funds and/or Acquired Funds in the case of the mutual funds that pursue their investment objective by investing in other mutual funds (“PIMCO Fund of Funds”)) trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk), or failure or inability of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk). See below for a detailed description of select principal risks. For a list of potential risks the Funds may be subject to, please see the Important Information About the Funds.

 

PIMCO Fund of Funds  Because the PIMCO Fund of Funds invest substantially all of their respective assets in Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds), the risks associated with investing in the PIMCO Fund of Funds are closely related to the risks associated with the securities and other investments held by the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds). The ability of the PIMCO Fund of Funds to achieve their respective investment objectives will depend upon the ability of

 

 

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the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) to achieve their respective investment objectives. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any Underlying PIMCO Fund (or Acquired Fund) will be achieved. The net asset value of a PIMCO Fund of Funds will fluctuate in response to changes in the respective net asset values of the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) in which it invests. The extent to which the investment performance and risks associated with the PIMCO Fund of Funds correlate to those of a particular Underlying PIMCO Fund (or Acquired Fund) will depend upon the extent to which the assets of the PIMCO Fund of Funds are allocated from time to time for investment in the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds), which will vary.

 

Investing in Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) involves certain additional expenses and tax results that would not be present in a direct investment in the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds).

 

The investment performance depends upon how its assets are allocated and reallocated according to the PIMCO Fund of Fund’s asset allocation targets and ranges. A principal risk of investing in each PIMCO Fund of Funds is that the PIMCO Fund of Fund’s asset allocation sub-adviser will make less than optimal or poor asset allocation decisions. The asset allocation sub-adviser attempts to identify investment allocations for the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) that will provide consistent, quality performance for the PIMCO Fund of Funds, but there is no guarantee that such allocation techniques will produce the desired results. It is possible that the asset allocation sub-adviser will focus on an Underlying PIMCO Fund (or Acquired Fund) that performs poorly or underperforms other Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) under various market conditions.

 

In the normal course of business the Underlying PIMCO Funds (or Acquired Funds) trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk), or failure or inability of the other party to a transaction to perform (credit and counterparty risk).

 

Market Risks  A Fund’s (or Underlying PIMCO Fund’s and/or Acquired Fund’s in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) investments in financial derivatives and other financial instruments expose the Fund to various risks such as, but not limited to, equity, interest rate, foreign currency and commodity risks.

 

The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor

sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. Equity securities and equity related investments generally have greater market price volatility than fixed income securities.

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of certain fixed income securities held by a Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) is likely to decrease. A nominal interest rate can be described as the sum of a real interest rate and an expected inflation rate. Fixed income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Duration is useful primarily as a measure of the sensitivity of a fixed income’s market price to interest rate (i.e. yield) movements.

 

If a Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) invests directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign currencies, or in financial derivatives that provide exposure to foreign currencies, it will be subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the base currency of the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds), or, in the case of hedging positions, that the Fund’s (or Underlying PIMCO Fund’s and/or Acquired Fund’s in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) base currency will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. As a result, a Fund’s (or Underlying PIMCO Fund’s and/or Acquired Fund’s in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) investments in foreign currency denominated securities may reduce the returns of the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds).

 

A Fund’s (or Underlying PIMCO Fund’s and/or Acquired Fund’s in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) investments in commodity-linked financial derivative instruments may subject the Fund to greater market price volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked financial 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.

 

 

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Credit and Counterparty Risks  A Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) will be exposed to credit risk on parties with whom it trades and will also bear the risk of settlement default. A Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) minimizes concentrations of credit risk by undertaking transactions with a large number of customers and counterparties on recognized and reputable exchanges. A Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, or the counterparty to a financial derivatives contract, repurchase agreement or a loan of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings.

 

Similar to credit risk, a Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an institution or other entity with which the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) has unsettled or open transactions will default. Financial assets, which potentially expose a Fund to counterparty risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties and investments. PIMCO, as the investment adviser, minimizes counterparty risks to the Funds by performing extensive reviews of each counterparty and obtaining approval from the PIMCO Counterparty Risk Committee prior to entering into transactions with a third party. Furthermore, to the extent that unpaid amounts owed to a Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) exceed a predetermined threshold agreed to with the counterparty, such counterparty shall advance collateral to the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) in the form of cash or cash equivalents equal in value to the unpaid amount owed to the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds). A Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) may invest such collateral in securities or other instruments and will typically pay interest to the counterparty on the collateral received. If the unpaid amount owed to a Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of a PIMCO Fund of Funds) subsequently decreases, the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds) would be required to return to the counterparty all or a portion of the collateral previously advanced to the Fund (or Underlying PIMCO Fund and/or Acquired Fund in the case of the PIMCO Fund of Funds).

 

All transactions in listed securities are settled/paid for upon delivery using approved counterparties. The risk of default is considered minimal, as delivery of securities sold is only made once a Fund has

received payment. Payment is made on a purchase once the securities have been delivered by the counterparty. The trade will fail if either party fails to meet its obligation.

 

A Fund is subject to various Master Agreements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. These Master Agreements reduce the counterparty risk associated with relevant transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Since different types of forward and OTC financial derivative transactions have different mechanics and are sometimes traded out of different legal entities of a particular counterparty organization, each type of transaction may be covered by a different Master Agreement, resulting in the need for multiple agreements with a single counterparty. As the Master Agreements are specific to unique operations of different asset types, they allow a Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty.

 

Master Agreements can also help limit counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant master agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold, which typically ranges from zero to $250,000 depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Agreement. United States Treasury Bills and U.S. dollar cash are generally the preferred forms of collateral, although other forms of AAA rated paper may be used. A Fund’s overall exposure to counterparty risk can change substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the relevant Master Agreement.

 

Master Repurchase Agreements (“Master Repo Agreements”) govern transactions between a Fund and select counterparties. The Master

Repo Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation, income payments, events of default, and maintenance of collateral for Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Agreements.

 

Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (“Master Forward Agreements”) govern the considerations and factors surrounding the settlement of certain forward settling transactions, such as delayed-delivery or sale-buyback financing transactions by and between a Fund and select counterparties. The Master Forward Agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, initiation and confirmation, payment and transfer, events of default, termination, and maintenance of collateral.

 

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derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and select counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements. The market value of OTC financial derivative transactions, net of collateral received in or pledged by counterparty as of period end, is disclosed in the Notes to Schedules of Investments.

 

Prime Broker Account Agreements and agreements governing listed equity option transactions between a Fund and selected counterparties or brokers govern the considerations and factors surrounding accounts opened for short selling and listed equity option transactions and activities, including, but not limited to, margin, execution, and settlement. These agreements maintain provisions for, among other things, payments, maintenance of collateral, events of default, and termination. See Note 5(d) for additional information.

 

 

8. BASIS FOR CONSOLIDATION FOR THE PIMCO EMERGING MULTI-ASSET FUND AND PIMCO EqS PATHFINDER FUND® (“Consolidated Funds”)

 

PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund V and VI (each a “Commodity Subsidiary”), Cayman Islands exempted companies, were incorporated as wholly owned subsidiaries acting as investment vehicles for the Consolidated Funds in order to effect certain investments for the Consolidated Funds consistent with each Consolidated Fund’s investment objectives and policies as specified in their respective prospectus and statement of additional information. Each Consolidated Fund’s investment portfolio has been consolidated and includes the portfolio holdings of the Consolidated Fund and its respective Commodity Subsidiary. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Consolidated Funds and their respective Commodity Subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. A subscription agreement was entered into between the Consolidated Funds and their respective Commodity Subsidiary, comprising the entire issued share capital of the Commodity Subsidiary with the intent that each Consolidated Fund will remain the sole shareholder and retain all rights. Under the Articles of Association of each Commodity Subsidiary, shares issued by each Commodity Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of each of the Commodity Subsidiaries and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of each of the Commodity Subsidiaries. See the table below for details regarding the structure, incorporation and relationship as of December 31, 2012 of each Commodity Subsidiary to its respective Consolidated Fund (amounts in thousands).

 

Fund Name   Subsidiary       Date of
Incorporation
  Subscription
Agreement
  Fund Net Assets     Subsidiary
Net Assets
    % of
Fund Net Assets
 
PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund   PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund V Ltd.     06/06/2011   07/01/2011   $ 48,873      $ 10        0.0
PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®   PIMCO Cayman Commodity Fund VI Ltd.     06/06/2011   06/20/2011       2,215,123          84,786        3.8   

 

9. FEES AND EXPENSES

 

(a) Investment Advisory Fee  PIMCO is a majority-owned subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America L.P. (“Allianz Asset Management”) and serves as the Adviser to the Trust, pursuant to an investment advisory contract. The Adviser receives a monthly fee from each Fund at an annual rate based on average daily net assets (the “Investment Advisory Fee”). The Investment Advisory Fee for all classes is charged at an annual rate as noted in the table below.

 

(b) Supervisory and Administrative Fee  PIMCO serves as administrator (the “Administrator”) and provides supervisory and administrative services to the Trust for which it receives a monthly supervisory and administrative fee based on each share class’s average daily net assets (the “Supervisory and Administrative Fee”). As the Administrator, PIMCO bears the costs of various third-party services, including audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs.

 

The Investment Advisory and Supervisory and Administrative Fees for all classes are charged at an annual rate as noted in the following table:

 

         Investment Advisory Fee          Supervisory and Administrative Fee  
Fund Name        All Classes          Institutional
Class
     Class P      Administrative
Class
     Class D      A, C and R
Classes
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

       0.69%           0.30%         0.40%         N/A         0.40%         0.40%   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

       0.69%           0.30%         0.40%         N/A         0.40%         0.40%   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

       1.00%           0.45%         0.55%         0.45%         0.55%         0.55%   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

       1.04%           0.45%         0.55%         N/A         0.55%         0.55%   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

       0.90%           0.45%         0.55%         0.45%         0.55%         0.55%   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

       0.75%           0.30%         0.40%         N/A         0.40%         0.40%   

 

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(c) Distribution and Servicing Fees  PIMCO Investments LLC (“PI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIMCO, serves as the distributor (“Distributor”) of the Trust’s shares.

 

The Trust has adopted separate Distribution and Servicing Plans with respect to the Class A, Class C and Class R shares of the Trust pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. In connection with the distribution of Class C and Class R shares of the Trust, the Distributor receives distribution fees from the Trust of up to 0.75% for Class C shares and 0.25% for Class R shares, and in connection with personal services rendered to Class A, Class C and Class R shareholders and the maintenance of such shareholder accounts, the Distributor receives servicing fees from the Trust of up to 0.25% for each of Class A, Class C and Class R shares (percentages reflect annual rates of the average daily net assets attributable to the applicable class).

 

The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Servicing Plan with respect to the Class D shares of each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act (the “Class D Plan”). Under the terms of the Class D Plan, a Fund is permitted to compensate the Distributor out of the assets attributable to the Class D shares of the Fund, in an amount up to 0.25% on an annual basis of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class D shares for providing, or procuring through financial intermediaries, distribution, shareholder services, and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts with respect to Class D shareholders of the Fund, some of which may be deemed to be primarily intended to result in the sale of Class D shares.

 

The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Servicing Plan with respect to the Administrative Class shares of each Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act (the “Administrative Class Plan”). Under the terms of the Administrative Class Plan, a Fund may compensate the Distributor for providing, or procuring through financial intermediaries, distribution, administrative, recordkeeping, shareholder and/or related services with respect to Administrative Class shares. The Administrative Class Plan permits a Fund to make total payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Administrative Class shares.

 

The Trust paid distribution and servicing fees at effective rates as set forth in the following table (calculated as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to each class):

 

        Allowable Rate  
        Distribution Fee     Servicing Fee  

Class A

      —          0.25%   

Class C

      0.75%        0.25%   

Class R

      0.25%        0.25%   
        Distribution and/or Servicing Fee  

Administrative Class

      0.25%   

Class D

      0.25%   

The Distributor also received the proceeds of the initial sales charges paid by the shareholders upon the purchase of Class A shares and the contingent deferred sales charges paid by the shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Class shares. For the period ended December 31, 2012, the Distributor received $77,013 representing commissions (sales charges) and contingent deferred sales charges from the Trust.

 

(d) Fund Expenses  The Trust is responsible for the following expenses: (i) salaries and other compensation of any of the Trust’s executive officers and employees who are not officers, directors, stockholders or employees of PIMCO or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) taxes and governmental fees; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions and other portfolio transaction expenses; (iv) costs of borrowing money, including interest expense; (v) fees and expenses of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of PIMCO or the Trust, and any counsel retained exclusively for their benefit; (vi) extraordinary expense, including costs of litigation and indemnification expenses; (vii) organization expenses and (viii) any expenses allocated or allocable to a specific class of shares, which include service fees payable with respect to the Administrative Class Shares, and may include certain other expenses as permitted by the Trust’s Multiple Class Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Act and subject to review and approval by the Trustees. The ratio of expenses to average net assets per share class, as disclosed on the Financial Highlights, may differ from the annual fund operating expenses per share class as disclosed in the Prospectus for the reasons set forth above.

 

Each unaffiliated Trustee receives an annual retainer of $60,000, plus $4,750 for each Board of Trustees meeting attended in person, $375 ($750 in the case of the audit committee chair with respect to audit committee meetings) for each committee meeting attended and $750 for each Board of Trustees meeting attended telephonically, plus reimbursement of related expenses. In addition, the audit committee chair receives an additional annual retainer of $7,500 and each other committee chair receives an additional annual retainer of $750.

 

These expenses are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each Fund of the Trust according to its respective net assets. The Trust pays no compensation directly to any Trustee or any other officer who is affiliated with the Administrator, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Administrator or its affiliates.

 

(e) Expense Limitation  PIMCO has agreed to waive a portion of the Funds’ Supervisory and Administrative Fees in each Fund’s first fiscal year, to the extent that the payment of each Fund’s pro rata share of organizational expenses and Trustee Fees cause the actual expense ratio to rise above the rates disclosed in the then-current prospectus plus 0.0049% (calculated as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to each class).

 

 

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PIMCO has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the Investment Advisory Fee as set forth in the following table (calculated as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets).

 

Fund Name       Investment Advisory
Fee Waiver
    Investment Advisory
Waiver Expiration
Date
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

      0.16%        10/31/2013   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      0.16%        10/31/2013   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      0.20%        10/31/2013   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      0.09%        10/31/2013   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

      0.16%        10/31/2013   

 

Under the Fee Limitation Agreement, PIMCO is entitled to reimbursement by each Fund of any portion of the Supervisory and Administrative Fee and/or Investment Advisory Fee waived, reduced or reimbursed pursuant to the Fee Limitation Agreement (the “Reimbursement Amount”) during the previous three years, provided that such amount paid to PIMCO will not: 1) together with any recoupment of organizational expenses and pro rata Trustees’ fees pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement, exceed the Expense Limit; 2) exceed the total Reimbursement Amount; or 3) include any amounts previously reimbursed to PIMCO. The Fee Limitation Agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless PIMCO provides written notice to the Trust at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term.

 

PIMCO may be reimbursed for these waived amounts in future periods, not to exceed thirty-six months after the waiver. Expenses that have been waived may still be reimbursed by the Administrator, to the extent the Fund’s annualized total portfolio operating expenses plus the amount reimbursed does not exceed the operating expense limitation. The recoverable amounts to PIMCO at December 31, 2012, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

Fund Name       Recoverable
Amounts
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

    $ 201   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      530   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      1,820   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      378   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

      141   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

        6,973   

 

(f) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses  The Underlying PIMCO Fund expenses for the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund are based upon an allocation of the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund’s assets among the Underlying PIMCO Funds and upon the total annual operating expenses of the Institutional Class shares of these Underlying PIMCO Funds. Underlying PIMCO Fund expenses will vary with changes in the expenses of the Underlying PIMCO Funds, as well as allocation of the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund’s assets.

 

PIMCO has contractually agreed, through October 31, 2013, to waive, first, the Investment Advisory Fee and, second, to the extent necessary, the Supervisory and Administrative Fee it receives from the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund in an amount equal to the expenses attributable to Investment Advisory and Supervisory and Administrative Fees of Underlying PIMCO Funds indirectly incurred by the Fund in connection with the Fund’s investments in Underlying PIMCO Funds, to the extent the Investment Advisory Fee and Supervisory and Administrative Fees taken together are greater than or equal to the Investment Advisory Fees and Supervisory and Administrative Fees of

the Underlying PIMCO Funds. This agreement renews annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ notice prior to the end of the contract term. The waivers are reflected in the Statements of Operations as a component of Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO. For the period ended December 31, 2012, the amount was $239,372.

 

Each Commodity Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with PIMCO for the management of each Commodity Subsidiary’s portfolio pursuant to which the Commodity Subsidiary pays PIMCO a management fee and administrative services fee at the annual rates of 0.49% and 0.20%, respectively, of its net assets. PIMCO has contractually agreed to waive the Investment Advisory Fee and Supervisory and Administrative Fees it receives from each Commodity Subsidiary in an amount equal to the management fee and administrative services fee, respectively, paid to PIMCO by each Commodity Subsidiary. This waiver may not be terminated by PIMCO and will remain in effect for as long as PIMCO’s contract with each Commodity Subsidiary is in place. The waiver is reflected in the

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations as a component of Waiver and/or Reimbursement by PIMCO. During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Funds below waived the following fees (amounts in thousands):

 

Fund Name       Waived Fees  

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

    $     298   

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Adviser, Administrator, and Distributor are related parties. Fees payable to these parties are disclosed in Note 9 and the accrued related party fee amounts are disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund may invest assets in Institutional Class shares of the Underlying PIMCO Funds. The Underlying PIMCO Funds are considered to be affiliated with the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in these affiliated Funds for the period ended December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

 

 

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

 

Underlying PIMCO Funds       Market Value
06/30/2012
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds from
Sales
    Net Capital and
Realized
Gain Loss
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Market Value
12/31/2012
    Dividend
Income
    Net Capital
Gains
Distributions
 

CommoditiesPLUS® Strategy Fund

    $ 436      $ 0      $ 486      $ (14   $ 64      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   

Emerging Local Bond Fund

      12,185        2,658        1,350        (30     579        14,042        488        0   

Emerging Markets Bond Fund

      8,304        3,145        4,500        357        291        7,597        272        4   

Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

      1,472        37        0        0        101        1,610        33        5   

Emerging Markets Currency Fund

      772        1        782        (15     24        0        1        0   

EqSTM Emerging Markets Fund

      18,618        5,841        2,151        (430     2,650        24,528        241        0   

Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio

      5,018        7,101        12,100        0        1        20        1        0   
      $   46,805      $   18,783      $   21,369      $   (132   $   3,710      $   47,797      $   1,036      $   9   

 

The Portfolio may invest in the PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio and PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio III (“Central Funds”) to the extent permitted by the Act and rules thereunder. The Central Funds are registered investment companies created for use solely by the series of the Trust and series of the PIMCO Funds, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, and other series of registered investment companies advised by PIMCO, in connection with their cash management activities. The main investments of the Central Funds are money market instruments and short maturity fixed income instruments. The Central Funds may incur expenses related to their investment activities, but do not pay Investment Advisory or Supervisory and Administrative Fees to PIMCO. The Central Funds are considered to be affiliated with the Portfolio. The table below shows the Portfolio’s transactions in and earnings from investments in the Central Funds for the period ended December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands):

 

Investments in PIMCO Short-Term Floating NAV Portfolio

 

Fund Name       Market Value
06/30/2012
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds from
Sales
    Net Capital and
Realized Gain
    Change in
Unrealized
    Market Value
12/31/2012
    Dividend
Income
    Net Capital
Gains
Distributions
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

    $ 1,411      $ 51,509      $ 48,600      $ (5   $ —        $ 4,315      $ 8      $ 0   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      14,024        66,318        73,800        (4     (5     6,533        17        1   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      52,486        154,250        172,150        (30     (11     34,545        147        3   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      61,718        252,216        242,200        (3     (96     71,635        209        7   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

        129,357          289,893          287,800          (14       (144       131,292          479          13   

 

11. GUARANTEES AND INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee or officer of the Trust is indemnified and each employee or other agent of the Trust (including the Trust’s investment manager) may be indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

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12. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

The length of time a Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. A change in the securities held by a Fund is known as “portfolio turnover.” A Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective, particularly during periods of volatile market movements. High portfolio turnover (e.g., over 100%) involves correspondingly greater expenses to a Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestments in other securities. Such sales may also result in realization of taxable capital gains, including short-term capital gains (which are generally taxed at ordinary income tax rates). The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect a Fund’s performance. The portfolio turnover rates are reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended December 31, 2012, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

        U.S. Government/Agency     All Other  
Fund Name       Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

    $   0      $   0      $ 86,840      $ 20,413   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      0        0        147,669        119,512   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      0        0        275,259        226,493   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      0        0        439,454        367,689   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

      0        0        18,534        19,295   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

      0        0          276,094          311,055   

 

13. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with a $0.0001 par value. Changes in shares of beneficial interest were as follows (shares and amounts in thousands):

 

        PIMCO Dividend and Income
Builder Fund
    PIMCO EqS®
Dividend Fund (1)
    PIMCO EqS® Emerging
Markets Fund (2)
 
        Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Period from 12/14/2011
to 06/30/2012
    Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Period from 12/14/2011
to 06/30/2012
    Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
06/30/2012
 
        Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Receipts for shares sold

                         

Institutional Class

      2,459      $   27,079        1,288      $   13,265        1,792      $   19,625        30,124      $   313,756        4,240      $    35,047        31,969      $   273,119   

Class P

      1,358        14,886        797        8,349        87        963        7        69        16        140        37        339   

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        1        8        57        490   

Class D

      1,130        12,075        282        2,951        366        3,987        134        1,379        44        377        910        7,718   

Class A

      1,841        20,223        1,364        14,394        520        5,708        274        2,901        198        1,673        441        3,828   

Class C

      1,164        12,876        789        8,296        197        2,151        137        1,461        32        270        97        825   

Class R

      2        21        40        422        0        0        1        10        0        0        2        17   

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

                         

Institutional Class

      24        265        24        250        470        5,219        334        3,511        668        5,839        201        1,606   

Class P

      17        184        6        67        0        6        0        1        0        2        0        0   

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

Class D

      17        190        3        32        4        45        1        9        1        10        3        22   

Class A

      26        289        12        122        7        71        3        29        4        32        0        2   

Class C

      9        103        4        39        2        25        1        13        1        6        0        0   

Class R

      0        4        1        7        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

Cost of shares redeemed

                         

Institutional Class

      (812     (9,011     (245     (2,519     (510     (5,546     (323     (3,420     (2,465     (20,824     (2,236     (18,635

Class P

      (63     (687     (20     (206     (5     (60     0        0        0        (2     (33     (299

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        (54     (449

Class D

      (148     (1,628     (65     (660     (109     (1,196     (16     (161     (39     (324     (894     (7,553

Class A

      (222     (2,443     (104     (1,062     (68     (744     (36     (361     (100     (832     (205     (1,695

Class C

      (315     (3,461     (28     (289     (32     (353     (16     (166     (12     (96     (21     (178

Class R

      (24     (264     (1     (8     0        0        0        0        0        0        (3     (24

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

      6,463      $ 70,701        4,147      $ 43,450        2,721      $ 29,901        30,625      $ 319,031        2,589      $ 21,326        30,271      $ 259,133   

 

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        PIMCO EqS®
Long/Short Fund (3)
    PIMCO Emerging
Multi-Asset Fund
    PIMCO EqS
Pathfinder Fund® (4)
 
        Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Period from 04/20/2012
to 06/30/2012
    Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
06/30/2012
    Six Months Ended
12/31/2012
    Year Ended
06/30/2012
 
        Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Receipts for shares sold

                         

Institutional Class

      6,826      $   66,176        20,316      $   199,848        343      $ 3,093        3,596      $ 33,084        4,426      $ 45,893        73,170      $   721,005   

Class P

      357        3,416        1        10        39        353        1,417        12,404        1,066        11,046        10,980        106,032   

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        6        49        3        25        0        0        0        0   

Class D

      123        1,186        12        117        64        583        618        5,586        768        8,029        932        9,477   

Class A

      428        4,170        126        1,227        283           2,554        1,205           10,932        748             7,793        3,516        35,477   

Class C

      181        1,763        5        53        126        1,141        412        3,692        131        1,342        1,284        12,707   

Class R

      0        0        0        0        2        17        0        0        0        0        2        23   

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

                         

Institutional Class

      110        1,029        0        0        82        758        12        102        5,607        57,868        1,955        18,970   

Class P

      1        9        0        0        5        47        6        56        127        1,307        69        672   

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        0        2        0        0        0        0        0        0   

Class D

      0        2        0        0        9        84        1        8        62        631        16        157   

Class A

      2        15        0        0        36        325        3        26        143        1,472        57        556   

Class C

      0        1        0        0        11        101        0        4        81        820        20        195   

Class R

      0        0        0        0        0        1        0        0        0        0        0        1   

Issued in reorganization

                         

Institutional Class

      0        0        1,570        15,696        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0   

Cost of shares redeemed

                         

Institutional Class

      (894     (8,498     (15     (143     (951     (8,622     (1,151     (10,433     (4,491     (47,197     (9,772     (97,233

Class P

      (141     (1,320     0        0        (87     (795     (1,198     (10,854     (2,571     (26,785     (8,614     (84,122

Administrative Class

      0        0        0        0        (1     (5     (1     (5     0        0        0        0   

Class D

      (52     (500     (1     (6     (307     (2,743     (332     (2,910     (447     (4,638     (1,406     (13,801

Class A

      (23     (213     0        0        (149     (1,352     (221     (1,971     (2,029     (21,273     (5,057     (49,897

Class C

      (3     (35     0        0        (109     (987     (30     (280     (1,050     (10,785     (1,385     (13,532

Class R

      0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        (11     (112

Net increase (decrease) resulting from Fund share transactions

      6,915      $ 67,201        22,014      $ 216,802        (598   $ (5,396     4,340      $ 39,466        2,571      $ 25,523        65,756      $ 646,575   

 

(1) 

As of December 31, 2012, 2 shareholders each owned 10% or more of the total Fund’s outstanding shares comprising 65% of the Fund. 2 shareholders are related parties to the Fund and comprise 65% of the Fund.*

(2) 

As of December 31, 2012, 3 shareholders each owned 10% or more of the total Fund’s outstanding shares comprising 74% of the Fund. 3 shareholders are related parties to the Fund and comprise 74% of the Fund.*

(3) 

As of December 31, 2012, 2 shareholders each owned 10% or more of the total Fund’s outstanding shares comprising 86% of the Fund. 2 shareholders are related parties to the Fund and comprise 86% of the Fund.*

(4) 

As of December 31, 2012, 3 shareholders each owned 10% or more of the total Fund’s outstanding shares comprising 72% of the Fund. 3 shareholders are related parties to the Fund and comprise 72% of the Fund.*

* Related parties may include, but are not limited to, the investment manager and its affiliates, affiliated broker dealers, fund of funds and directors or employees of the trust or Adviser.

 

14. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION MATTERS

 

The Trust is not engaged in any material litigation or arbitration proceedings and is not aware of any material litigation or claim pending or threatened by or against it.

 

15. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

 

Each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

In accordance with provisions set forth under U.S. GAAP, the Adviser has reviewed the Funds’ tax positions for all open tax years. As of December 31, 2012, the Funds have recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions they have taken or expect to take in future tax returns.

 

The Funds file U.S. tax returns. While the statute of limitations remains open to examine the Funds’ U.S. tax returns filed for the fiscal years ending in 2009-2011, no examinations are in progress or anticipated at this time. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Cont.)

 

December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

The Consolidated Funds may gain exposure to the commodities markets primarily through index-linked notes, and may invest in other commodity-linked derivative investments, including commodity swap agreements, options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts and foreign funds investing in similar commodity-lined derivatives.

 

One of the requirements for favorable tax treatment as a regulated investment company under the Code is that a Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from certain qualifying sources of income. The IRS has issued a revenue ruling which holds that income derived from commodity index-linked swaps is not qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Code. The IRS has also issued private letter rulings in which the IRS specifically concluded that income from certain commodity index-linked notes is qualifying income. The IRS has also issued private rulings in which the IRS specifically concluded that income derived from investment in a subsidiary, which invests primarily in commodity-linked swaps, will also be qualifying income. Based on the reasoning in such rulings, each Fund will continue to seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in commodity-linked notes and through any investments in its Subsidiary.

 

It should be noted, however, that the IRS currently has suspended the issuance of such rulings pending further review. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not change its position that income derived from commodity-linked notes and wholly-owned subsidiaries is qualifying income. Furthermore, the tax treatment of commodity-linked notes, other commodity-linked derivatives, and a Fund’s investments in its Subsidiary may otherwise be adversely affected by future legislation, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the IRS. Such developments could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or any distributions made by the Fund or result in the inability of the Fund to operate as described in its Prospectus.

 

If, during a taxable year, the Commodity Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for income tax purposes. In the event the Commodity Subsidiary’s taxable gains exceed its losses and other deductible items during a taxable year, the net gain will pass through to the Fund as income for Federal income tax purposes.

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments for federal income tax purposes are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

       

Federal

Tax Cost

    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder Fund

    $ 113,597      $ 7,635      $ (885   $ 6,750   

PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund

      48,319        1,023        (753     270   

PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®

        2,053,944          262,579          (86,115       176,464   

PIMCO EqS® Dividend Fund

      339,401        36,922        (4,582     32,340   

PIMCO EqS® Emerging Markets Fund

      569,369        61,564        (28,841     32,723   

PIMCO EqS® Long/Short Fund

      276,220        10,414        (5,487     4,927   

 

(1) 

Primary differences, if any, between book and tax net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable to wash sale loss deferrals for federal income tax purposes.

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Adviser has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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Glossary: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:
BOA  

Bank of America N.A.

  GLM  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  RBC  

Royal Bank of Canada

BPS  

BNP Paribas S.A.

  GST  

Goldman Sachs International

  RYL  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

BRC  

Barclays Bank PLC

  HUS  

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

  UAG  

UBS AG Stamford

CBK  

Citibank N.A.

  JPM  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  ULO  

UBS AG London

DUB  

Deutsche Bank AG

  MSC  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   
FBF  

Credit Suisse International

  MYI  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

   
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD  

Australian Dollar

  HKD  

Hong Kong Dollar

  PHP  

Philippine Peso

BRL  

Brazilian Real

  HUF  

Hungarian Forint

  PLN  

Polish Zloty

CAD  

Canadian Dollar

  IDR  

Indonesian Rupiah

  RUB  

Russian Ruble

CHF  

Swiss Franc

  ILS  

Israeli Shekel

  SEK  

Swedish Krona

CLP  

Chilean Peso

  INR  

Indian Rupee

  SGD  

Singapore Dollar

CNY  

Chinese Renminbi

  JPY  

Japanese Yen

  THB  

Thai Baht

CZK  

Czech Koruna

  KRW  

South Korean Won

  TRY  

Turkish New Lira

DKK  

Danish Krone

  MXN  

Mexican Peso

  TWD  

Taiwanese Dollar

EUR  

Euro

  MYR  

Malaysian Ringgit

  USD  

United States Dollar

GBP  

British Pound

  NOK  

Norwegian Krone

  ZAR  

South African Rand

Exchange Abbreviations:
CBOE  

Chicago Board Options Exchange

  OTC  

Over-the-Counter

   
Index Abbreviations:
CDX.IG  

Credit Derivatives Index - Investment Grade

       
Other Abbreviations:
ADR  

American Depositary Receipt

  JSC  

Joint Stock Company

  SP-ADR  

Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

AID  

Agency International Development

  LIBOR  

London Interbank Offered Rate

  SP-GDR  

Sponsored Global Depositary Receipt

ALT  

Alternate Loan Trust

  MSCI  

Morgan Stanley Capital International

  SPDR  

Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

GDR  

Global Depositary Receipt

       

 

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Approval of Renewal of the Investment Advisory Contract and Second Amended and Restated Supervision and Administration Agreement

 

On August 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of PIMCO Equity Series (the “Trust”), including all of the independent Trustees, approved the Investment Advisory Contract and Second Amended and Restated Supervision and Administration Agreement (the “Supervision and Administration Agreement” and together with the Investment Advisory Contract, the “Agreements”) with Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”), on behalf of the Trust’s series (the “Funds”), for an additional one-year term through August 31, 2013.

 

The information, material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approvals are described below.

 

1. INFORMATION RECEIVED

 

(a) Materials Reviewed:  During the course of each year, the Trustees receive a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by PIMCO. At each of its quarterly meetings, the Board reviews the Funds’ investment performance and a significant amount of information relating to Fund operations, including the Funds’ compliance program, shareholder services, valuation, custody, distribution, and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by PIMCO to the Trust. In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Board also reviewed supplementary information, including, but not limited to, comparative industry data with regard to investment performance, advisory and supervisory and administrative fees and expenses, financial information regarding PIMCO, information about the personnel providing investment management services and supervisory and administrative services to the Funds and, if available, information about the fees charged and services provided by PIMCO to other clients with similar investment mandates as the Funds. The Board also reviewed material provided by counsel to the Trust and the independent Trustees, which included, among other things, a memorandum outlining legal duties of the Board in considering the continuation of the Agreements.

 

(b) Review Process:  In connection with the approval of the renewal of the Agreements, the Board reviewed written materials prepared by PIMCO in response to a request from counsel to the Trust. The Board also requested and received assistance and advice regarding applicable legal standards from Trust counsel, and reviewed comparative fee and performance data prepared at the Board’s request by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company performance and fee and expense data. The Board also heard oral presentations on matters related to the Agreements and met both as a full Board and as the independent Trustees, without management present, at the August 15, 2012 meeting. The independent Trustees also met with counsel to the Trust on August 3, 2012 to discuss the materials presented.

 

The approval determinations were made on the basis of each Trustee’s business judgment after consideration of all the information presented.

Individual Trustees may have given different weights to certain factors and assigned various degrees of materiality to information received in connection with the approval process. In deciding to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or particular information that, in isolation, was controlling. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

 

2. NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES

 

(a) PIMCO, its Personnel, and Resources:  The Board considered the depth and quality of PIMCO’s investment management process, including: the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the low turnover rates of its key personnel; the overall financial strength and stability of its organization; and the ability of its organizational structure to address the recent growth in assets under management. The Board also considered that PIMCO makes available to its investment professionals a variety of resources and systems relating to investment management, compliance, trading, performance and portfolio accounting. The Board noted that PIMCO has hired many seasoned equity professionals at senior levels and has established investment teams in New York, London and Newport Beach. The Board considered PIMCO’s commitment to investing in information technology supporting investment management and compliance, as well as PIMCO’s continuing efforts to attract and retain qualified personnel, including personnel with relevant equities experience, and to maintain and enhance its resources and systems. The Board considered PIMCO’s policies, procedures and systems to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and its commitment to these programs; its efforts to keep the Trustees informed about matters relevant to the Funds and their shareholders; and its attention to matters that may involve conflicts of interest.

 

The Trustees considered the steps that PIMCO has taken in recent years with respect to active management of counterparty risk, such as implementing procedures requiring daily collateral adjustments and frequent communication between credit analysts and the counterparty risk committee. The Trustees considered that, over the last year, PIMCO has continued to strengthen the process it uses to assess the financial stability of broker-dealers with which the Funds do business, to manage collateral and to protect portfolios from an unforeseen deterioration in the creditworthiness of trading counterparties. The Trustees considered that PIMCO continued to invest in automated documentation management systems to better track trade documentation with broker-dealers.

 

The Trustees also considered new services and service enhancements that PIMCO has implemented since the Agreements were renewed in 2011, including, but not limited to, undertaking significant technology

 

 

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and outsourcing initiatives; expanding the quality management system for processes/activities; completing the implementation of a prospectus content management system; developing a “Pricing Portal” to streamline and automate certain pricing functions; continuing to implement fair valuation level assignments per FAS 157; migrating shareholder confirmation and first-dollar prospectus delivery to a new third-party service provider; streamlining processes to enable earlier daily net asset value delivery to major intermediary clients; working with another service provider to expand a unique quality assurance platform; implementing a proprietary application developed for cash flow reporting to portfolio managers; implementing new cost basis reporting; working with an accounting firm to analyze the impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act; and engaging in extensive preparation and testing to respond quickly in the event of a crisis involving the Eurozone.

 

Ultimately, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided by PIMCO under the Agreements has benefited and will likely continue to benefit the Funds and their shareholders.

 

(b) Other Services:  The Board considered PIMCO’s policies, procedures and systems to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and its commitment to these programs; its efforts to keep the Trustees informed about matters relevant to each Fund and its shareholders; and its attention to matters that may involve conflicts of interest with the Trust. The Board also considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of supervisory and administrative services provided by PIMCO to the Funds under the Agreements.

 

The Board considered the terms of Trust’s Supervision and Administration Agreement, under which each Fund pays for the supervisory and administrative services it requires under what is essentially an all-in fee structure (the “unified fee”). In return, PIMCO provides or procures supervisory and administrative services and bears the costs of various third party services required by the Funds, including audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Board noted that the scope and complexity of the supervisory and administrative services provided by PIMCO under the Supervision and Administration Agreement continue to increase. The Board considered PIMCO’s provision of these services and its supervision of the Trust’s third party service providers to assure that these service providers continue to provide a high level of service relative to alternatives in the market.

 

Ultimately, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by PIMCO has benefited and will likely continue to benefit the Funds and their shareholders.

 

3. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

 

The Board received and examined information from PIMCO concerning the Funds’ performance, as available, for the one-, three- and five-year

and since inception periods ended May 31, 2012 and other performance data, as available, for the periods ended June 30, 2012 (the “PIMCO Report”) and from Lipper concerning the Funds’ performance, as available, for the periods ended May 31, 2012 (the “Lipper Report”). The Board noted that long-term performance information was not available due to each Fund’s relatively recent commencement of operations. The Board considered each Fund’s investment performance relative to its peer group and benchmark index as provided to the Board in advance of each of its quarterly meetings throughout the year, including the PIMCO Report and the Lipper Report, which were provided in advance of the August 15, 2012 meeting.

 

The Board noted that, according to Lipper, certain Funds had underperformed in comparison to their respective peer groups or benchmark indexes, or both, over the one year period ended May 31, 2012 and since inception. The Board considered the reasons for these Funds’ underperformance in comparison to their peer groups or benchmark indexes, or both.

 

The Board ultimately determined within the context of all of its considerations in connection with the Agreements, that PIMCO’s performance record and process in managing the Funds indicates that its continued management is likely to benefit the Funds and their shareholders, and merits the approval of the continuation of the Agreements.

 

4. ADVISORY FEES, SUPERVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND TOTAL EXPENSES

 

PIMCO reported to the Board that, in proposing fees for the Funds, it considers a number of factors, including the type and complexity of the services to be provided, the cost of providing services, the risk assumed by PIMCO in the provision of services, the impact on potential returns from different levels of fees, the competitive marketplace for financial products, and the attractiveness of returns to the Funds’ investors.

 

The Board reviewed the advisory fee, supervisory and administrative fee and total expenses of the Funds (each as a percentage of average net assets) and compared such amounts with the average and median fees and expenses of other similar funds. With respect to advisory fees, the Board reviewed data from Lipper that compared the average and median advisory fees of other funds in an “Expense Group” of comparable funds, as well as the universe of other similar funds. The Board compared each Fund’s total expenses to other funds in the Expense Group provided by Lipper and found each Fund’s total expenses to be reasonable. The Board noted that PIMCO had contractually agreed, through October 31, 2013, to reduce its advisory fee by 0.16%, 0.16%, 0.16% and 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the PIMCO Dividend and Income Builder, PIMCO EqSTM Dividend, PIMCO EqS Pathfinder® and PIMCO EqSTM Emerging Markets Funds, respectively.

 

 

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Approval of Renewal of the Investment Advisory Contract and Second Amended and Restated Supervision and Administration Agreement (Cont.)

 

 

The Board also reviewed data comparing the Funds’ advisory fees to the standard fee rate PIMCO charges to separate accounts and other investment companies with a similar investment strategy and noted that three of the four Funds that have comparable separate account strategies have adviser fees that are lower than the fee charged to the separate account. In cases where the advisory fees for certain separate account clients were lower than those charged to the PIMCO EqS Pathfinder Fund®, the Trustees noted that the differences in fees were attributable to various factors, including differences in the services provided by PIMCO to the Fund, the manner in which similar portfolios may be managed, different requirements with respect to liquidity management and the implementation of other regulatory requirements, and the fact that separate accounts may have other contractual arrangements that justify different levels of fees. At the time that the Board considered the Agreements, PIMCO did not manage any separate accounts with investment strategies similar to those of the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund and PIMCO EqSTM Long/Short Fund.

 

The Board considered each Fund’s supervisory and administrative fees, comparing them to similar funds in the report supplied by Lipper. The Board considered that PIMCO has provided a broad array of fund supervisory and administrative functions. The Board considered the Trust’s unified fee structure, under which each Fund pays for the supervisory and administrative services it requires for one set fee, and in return, PIMCO provides or procures supervisory and administrative services and bears the costs of various third party services required by the Fund, including audit, custodial, portfolio accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs. The Board considered that many other funds pay for these services separately, and thus it is difficult to directly compare each Fund’s unified supervisory and administrative fees with the fees paid by other funds for administrative services alone. The Board considered that the unified supervisory and administrative fee leads to fund fees that are fixed, rather than variable, and that fixed fees were viewed by many in the industry as a positive attribute of the Funds. The Board concluded that the Funds’ supervisory and administrative fees were reasonable in relation to the value of the services provided, including the services provided to different classes of shareholders, and that the expenses assumed contractually by PIMCO under the Supervision and Administration Agreement represent, in effect, a cap on overall fund expenses which is beneficial to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board further noted that, although the unified fee structure does not have breakpoints, it implicitly reflects economies of scale by fixing the absolute level of Fund fees at competitive levels, in effect, setting the fees as if a Fund was already at scale.

 

The Trustees also considered the advisory fees charged to the PIMCO Emerging Multi-Asset Fund, which operates as a fund of funds (the “Fund of Funds”), and the advisory services provided in exchange for such fees. The Trustees determined that such services were in addition

to the advisory services provided to the underlying series in which the Fund of Funds may invest and, therefore, such services were not duplicative of the advisory services provided to the underlying series. The Board also considered the various fee waiver agreements in place for the Fund of Funds.

 

Based on the information presented by PIMCO and Lipper, members of the Board then determined, in the exercise of their business judgment, that the level of the advisory and supervisory and administrative fees charged by PIMCO, as well as the total expenses of the Funds, are reasonable and renewal of the Agreements would likely benefit the Funds and their shareholders.

 

5. ADVISER COSTS, LEVEL OF PROFITS AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE

 

The Board reviewed information regarding PIMCO’s costs of providing services to the Funds as a whole and considered that PIMCO continues to invest in the equity asset management platform and does not expect to derive any profit from the Funds during their current fiscal year. The Board noted that it had also received information regarding the structure and manner in which PIMCO’s investment professionals were compensated and PIMCO’s view of the relationship of such compensation to the attraction and retention of quality personnel. The Board considered PIMCO’s need to invest in technology, infrastructure and staff to reinforce and offer new services and to accommodate changing regulatory requirements.

 

With respect to potential economies of scale, the Board found that because the unified fee protects shareholders against unanticipated increases in expense ratios due to redemptions, declines in asset values, or increases in the costs of services provided or procured by PIMCO, economies of scale are implicitly recognized in the level of the unified fee (which, together with the advisory fee, serves as a proxy for each Fund’s overall expense ratio). The Board noted that PIMCO may share the benefits of economies of scale with the Funds and their shareholders in a number of ways, including through fee reductions or waivers, the pricing of the Funds to scale from inception and the enhancement of services provided to the Funds in return for fees paid. The Trustees also considered that the unified fee has provided inherent economies of scale by maintaining fixed fees even if the Funds’ operating costs rise.

 

The Board concluded that the Funds’ cost structures were reasonable and that the unified fee structure inherently involves the sharing of economies of scale between PIMCO and the Funds, to the benefit of Fund shareholders.

 

6. ANCILLARY BENEFITS

 

The Board considered other benefits received by PIMCO and its affiliates as a result of PIMCO’s relationship with the Trust, including

 

 

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possible ancillary benefits to PIMCO’s institutional investment management business due to the reputation and market penetration of the Funds. The Board also considered that affiliates of PIMCO provide distribution and shareholder services to the Funds and their shareholders, for which the affiliates of PIMCO may be compensated under the unified supervisory and administrative fee, or through distribution fees paid pursuant to the Funds’ Rule 12b-1 plans. The Board reviewed PIMCO’s soft dollar policies and procedures, noting that while PIMCO has the authority to receive the benefit of research provided by broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions on behalf of the Funds, it has adopted a policy not to enter into contractual soft dollar arrangements.

7. CONCLUSIONS

 

Based on its review, including its consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services rendered to the Funds by PIMCO continued to be excellent and favored the renewal of the Agreements. The Board concluded that the Agreements continued to be fair and reasonable to the Funds and their shareholders, that the Funds’ shareholders received reasonable value in return for the fees paid to PIMCO by the Funds under the Agreements and that the renewal of the Agreements was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.

 

 

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General Information

 

Investment Adviser and Administrator

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Distributor

PIMCO Investments LLC

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania

Kansas City, MO 64105

 

Transfer Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 55060

Boston, MA 02205-5060

 

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP

1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

1100 Walnut Street

Kansas City, MO 64106

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the PIMCO Equity Series.


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Item 2.

  

Code of Ethics.

  

The information required by this Item 2 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

Item 3.

   Audit Committee Financial Expert.
   The information required by this Item 3 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

Item 4.

   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
     The information required by this Item 4 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

Item 5.

   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
  

The information required by this Item 5 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

Item 6.

   Schedule of Investments.
   The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders under Item 1.


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Item 7.

   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
   Not applicable.

Item 8.

   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
   Not applicable.

Item 9.

   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases.
   Not applicable.

Item 10.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
   Not applicable.

Item 11.

   Controls and Procedures.
   (a)    The principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”)) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.
   (b)    There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.

   Exhibits.   
  

(a)(1)

   Exhibit 99.CODE—Code of Ethics is not applicable for semiannual reports.
  

(a)(2)

   Exhibit 99.CERT—Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  

(b)

   Exhibit 99.906CERT—Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

PIMCO Equity Series
By:  

/s/    DOUGLAS M. HODGE        

  Douglas M. Hodge
  Principal Executive Officer
  Date: February 28, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/    DOUGLAS M. HODGE        

  Douglas M. Hodge
  Principal Executive Officer
  Date: February 28, 2013
By:  

/s/    JOHN P. HARDAWAY        

  John P. Hardaway
  Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
  Date: February 28, 2013