497K 1 d497k.htm PIMCO HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND FUND PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
    Institutional   P   Administrative   D
Share Class & Ticker:   PHMIX   PYMPX   N/A   PYMDX

Summary Prospectus

July 31, 2010

PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.pimco-funds.com/prospectuses. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-927-4648 or by sending an email request to Orders@MySummaryProspectus.com. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 31, 2010, along with the financial statements included in the Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders dated March 31, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Fund seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax. Total return is a secondary objective.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

     Institutional
Class
    Class P     Administrative
Class
    Class D  
Management Fees   0.55   0.65   0.55   0.60
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees   N/A      N/A      0.25   0.25
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses   0.55   0.65   0.80   0.85
Expense Reduction(1)   (0.01 %)    (0.01 %)    (0.01 %)    (0.06 %) 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reduction   0.54   0.64   0.79   0.79

 

(1) PIMCO has contractually agreed, through July 31, 2011, to waive a portion of its advisory fee equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets. Additionally, PIMCO has contractually agreed, through July 31, 2011, to waive a portion of its supervisory and administrative fee equal to 0.05% of average daily net assets attributable in the aggregate to the Fund’s Class D shares. The contractual fee waivers renew annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ notice prior to the end of the contract term.

 

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

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
Institutional Class   $55    $173    $302    $677
Class P   $65    $205    $357    $798
Administrative Class   $81    $252    $439    $978
Class D   $81    $252    $439    $978

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 76% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal income tax (“Municipal Bonds”). Municipal Bonds generally are issued by or on behalf of states and local governments and their agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities.

 

The Fund intends to invest a portion of its assets in high yield Municipal Bonds and “private activity” bonds that are rated (at the time of purchase) below investment grade by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) to be of comparable quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The Fund may also invest, without limitation, in higher rated Municipal Bonds. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in “private activity” bonds whose interest is a tax-preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). For shareholders subject to the AMT, distributions derived from “private activity” bonds must be included in their AMT calculations, and as such a portion of the Fund’s distribution may be subject to federal income tax. The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in bonds of issuers in California and New York. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investments in California or New York, it will be subject to California or New York State-Specific Risk. The Fund may also invest 25% or more of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that finance education, health care, housing, transportation, utilities and other similar projects, and 25% or more of its total assets in industrial development bonds.


 

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The average portfolio duration of this Fund normally varies from four to eleven years, based on PIMCO’s forecast for interest rates. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The portfolio manager focuses on Municipal Bonds with the potential to offer high current income, typically looking for Municipal Bonds that can provide consistently attractive current yields or that are trading at competitive market prices. The “total return” sought by the Fund consists of both income earned on its investments and capital appreciation, if any, generally arising from decreases in interest rates or improving credit fundamentals for a particular state, municipality or issuer. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

 

The Fund may invest in other types of Fixed Income Instruments. “Fixed Income Instruments” include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements, and invest in mortgage- or backed securities. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. In addition, the Fund may also invest in securities issued by entities, such as trusts, whose underlying assets are Municipal Bonds, including, without limitation, residual interest bonds. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls). The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its total assets in preferred stocks.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk and prepayment risk

 

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified”

 

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

 

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

 

California State-Specific Risk: the risk that by concentrating its investments in California Municipal Bonds the Fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of California issuers to pay interest or repay principal

 

New York State-Specific Risk: the risk that by concentrating its investments in New York Municipal Bonds the Fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of New York issuers to pay interest or repay principal

 

Municipal Project-Specific Risk: the risk that the Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in bonds from issuers in a single state

 

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

 

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



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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

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The performance information below shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index and an index of similar funds. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. For periods prior to the inception date of Class P shares (April 30, 2008), performance information shown in the table for that class is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the actual expenses paid by Class P shares. The Administrative Class of the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this prospectus. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

60% Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index/40% Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. The Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index made up of bonds that are non-investment grade, unrated, or rated below Ba1 by Moody’s Investors Service with a remaining maturity of at least one year. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 30 years. It is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market. The index is made up of all investment-grade municipal bonds issued after 12/31/90 having a remaining maturity of at least one year. Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Fund Average consists of funds that invest at least 50% of their assets in lower-rated municipal debt issues.

 

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily updates on the net asset value and performance page at http://www.pimco-funds.com/DailyNAV.aspx and quarterly updates at http://www.pimco-funds.com/PerfSummary.aspx.

 

Calendar Year Total Returns — Institutional Class*

 

 

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  * The year-to date return as of June 30, 2010 is 5.21%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 13.16% in the third quarter of 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -21.05% in the fourth quarter of 2008.  

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended 12/31/09)
  1 Year   Fund Inception
(7/31/06)
Institutional Class Return Before Taxes   31.55%   -1.07%
Institutional Class Return After Taxes on Distributions(1)   31.35%   -1.20%
Institutional Class Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares(1)   22.92%   -0.21%
P Class Return Before Taxes   31.42%   -1.17%
D Class Return Before Taxes   31.23%   -1.37%
60% Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index/40% Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)   24.53%   1.83%
Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average (reflects no deductions for taxes)   30.94%   -0.42%

 

(1) After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Institutional Class shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by John Cummings. Mr. Cummings is an Executive Vice President of PIMCO and he has managed the Fund since July 2006.     

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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Sending an email to pimcoteam@bfdsmidwest.com



 

TAX INFORMATION

 

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

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

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

 

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    A   C
Share Class & Ticker:   PYMAX   PYMCX

Summary Prospectus

July 31, 2010

PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.allianzinvestors.com/prospectuses. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-426-0107 or by sending an email request to Orders@MySummaryProspectus.com. The Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated July 31, 2010, along with the financial statements included in the Fund’s most recent annual report to shareholders dated March 31, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

 

The Fund seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax. Total return is a secondary objective.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

 

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in Class A shares of eligible funds offered by Allianz Funds, Allianz Multi-Strategy Funds, PIMCO Equity Series and PIMCO Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available in the “Classes of Shares—Class A, B, C and R Shares” section on page 113 of the Fund’s prospectus or from your financial advisor.

 

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

 

      Class A     Class C  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)    3.75   NONE   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or redemption price)    1.00   1.00

 

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

 

      Class A     Class C  
Management Fees    0.60   0.60
Distribution
and/or
Service (12b-1)
Fees
   0.25   1.00
Total Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
   0.85   1.60
Expense Reduction(1)    (0.06 %)    (0.06 %) 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Expense Reduction    0.79   1.54

 

(1) PIMCO has contractually agreed, through July 31, 2011 to waive a portion of its supervisory and administrative fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable in the aggregate to the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares. PIMCO has also contractually agreed, through July 31, 2010, to waive a portion of its advisory fee equal to 0.01% of average daily net assets. The contractual fee waivers renew annually for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO upon at least 30 days’ notice prior to the end of the contract term.

 

Example The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in Class A or Class C shares of the Fund with the costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the noted class of shares for the time periods

indicated, and then redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

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

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
Class A   $453    $618    $797    $1,316
Class C   $257    $486    $839    $1,834

 

If you do not redeem your shares:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
Class A   $453    $618    $797    $1,316
Class C   $157    $486    $839    $1,834

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

 

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The Fund pays transaction costs when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example tables, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 76% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

 

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The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in debt securities whose interest is, in the opinion of bond counsel for the issuer at the time of issuance, exempt from federal income tax (“Municipal Bonds”). Municipal Bonds generally are issued by or on behalf of states and local governments and their agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities.

 

The Fund intends to invest a portion of its assets in high yield Municipal Bonds and “private activity” bonds that are rated (at the time of purchase) below investment grade by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or, if unrated, determined by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) to be of comparable quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The Fund may also invest, without limitation, in higher rated Municipal Bonds. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its assets in “private activity” bonds whose interest is a tax-preference item for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). For shareholders subject to the AMT, distributions derived from


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PIMCO High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

“private activity” bonds must be included in their AMT calculations, and as such a portion of the Fund’s distribution may be subject to federal income tax. The Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in bonds of issuers in California and New York. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investments in California or New York, it will be subject to California or New York State-Specific Risk. The Fund may also invest 25% or more of its total assets in Municipal Bonds that finance education, health care, housing, transportation, utilities and other similar projects, and 25% or more of its total assets in industrial development bonds.

 

The average portfolio duration of this Fund normally varies from four to eleven years, based on PIMCO’s forecast for interest rates. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. The portfolio manager focuses on Municipal Bonds with the potential to offer high current income, typically looking for Municipal Bonds that can provide consistently attractive current yields or that are trading at competitive market prices. The “total return” sought by the Fund consists of both income earned on its investments and capital appreciation, if any, generally arising from decreases in interest rates or improving credit fundamentals for a particular state, municipality or issuer. The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

 

The Fund may invest in other types of Fixed Income Instruments. “Fixed Income Instruments” include bonds, debt securities and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Fund may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements, and invest in mortgage- or backed securities. The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis and may engage in short sales. In addition, the Fund may also invest in securities issued by entities, such as trusts, whose underlying assets are Municipal Bonds, including, without limitation, residual interest bonds. The Fund may, without limitation, seek to obtain market exposure to the securities in which it primarily invests by entering into a series of purchase and sale contracts or by using other investment techniques (such as buy backs or dollar rolls). The Fund may also invest up to 10% of its total assets in preferred stocks.

 

PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

High Yield Risk: the risk that high yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk, extension risk and prepayment risk

 

Issuer Non-Diversification Risk: the risks of focusing investments in a small number of issuers, industries or foreign currencies, including being more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than a more diversified portfolio might be. Funds that are “non-diversified” may invest a greater percentage of their assets in the securities of a single issuer (such as bonds issued by a particular state) than funds that are “diversified”

 

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

 

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

 

California State-Specific Risk: the risk that by concentrating its investments in California Municipal Bonds the Fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of California issuers to pay interest or repay principal

 

New York State-Specific Risk the risk that by concentrating its investments in New York Municipal Bonds the Fund may be affected significantly by economic, regulatory or political developments affecting the ability of New York issuers to pay interest or repay principal

 

Municipal Project-Specific Risk: the risk that the Fund may be more sensitive to adverse economic, business or political developments if it invests a substantial portion of its assets in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities), industrial development bonds, or in bonds from issuers in a single state



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

 

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

 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

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The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risk of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with the returns of a broad-based securities market index and an index of similar funds. Absent any applicable fee waivers and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, but does not reflect the impact of sales charges (loads). If they did, the returns would be lower than those shown. Unlike the bar chart, performance for Class A and C shares in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. For periods prior to the inception date of Class C shares (December 29, 2006), performance information shown in the table for Class C shares is based on the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which are offered in a different prospectus. The prior Institutional Class performance has been adjusted to reflect the actual sales charges (in the Average Annual Total Returns table only), distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses paid by Class C shares. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

60% Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index/40% Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index. The Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index made up of bonds that are non-investment grade, unrated, or rated below Ba1 by Moody’s Investors Service with a remaining maturity of at least one year. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 30 years. It is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market. The index is made up of all investment-grade municipal bonds issued after 12/31/90 having a remaining maturity of at least one year. Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Fund Average consists of funds that invest at least 50% of their assets in lower-rated municipal debt issues.

 

Performance for the Fund is updated daily and quarterly and may be obtained as follows: daily updates on the net asset value and performance page at http://www.allianzinvestors.com/mutualFunds/priceAndPerformance/daily_All_A.jsp, and quarterly updates at http://www.allianzinvestors.com/mutualFunds/priceAndPerformance/quarterly_All_A.jsp.

 

Calendar Year Total Returns — Class A*

 

 

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  * The year-to date return as of June 30, 2010 is 5.08%. For the periods shown in the bar chart, the highest quarterly return was 13.09% in the third quarter of 2009, and the lowest quarterly return was -21.10% in the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(for periods ended 12/31/09)
  1 Year   Fund Inception
(7/31/06)
Class A Return Before Taxes   25.32%   -2.25%
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions(1)   25.14%   -2.37%
Class A Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares
(1)
  18.66%   -1.25%
Class C Return Before Taxes   29.25%   -2.10%
60% Barclays Capital High Yield Municipal Bond Index/40% Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes)   24.53%   1.83%
Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Average (reflects no deductions for taxes)   30.94%   -0.42%

 

(1) After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the return after taxes may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. After-tax returns are for Class A shares only. After-tax returns for other classes will vary.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER/PORTFOLIO MANAGER

 

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PIMCO serves as the investment adviser for the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by John Cummings. Mr. Cummings is an Executive Vice President of PIMCO and he has managed the Fund since July 2006.          

 

PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES

 

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



 

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The minimum initial investment for Class A and Class C shares of the Fund is $1,000 and $50 for each minimum subsequent investment, except that the minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial intermediaries that submit trades on behalf of underlying investors. You may purchase or sell (redeem) all or part of your Fund shares through a broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary, or directly from the Trust by mail (Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC, P.O. Box 8050, Boston, MA 02266-8050) as further described in the Fund’s prospectus. The Distributor reserves the right to require payment by wire or U.S. Bank check.

 

TAX INFORMATION

 

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

 

PAYMENTS TO BROKER-DEALERS AND

OTHER FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

 

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

 


 

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