- What does PCRIX invest in?
- The fund aims to achieve the highest possible real (inflation-adjusted) return, always adhering to sound investment principles. Its main strategy involves investing, under normal market conditions, in derivative instruments tied to commodities. These derivatives are underpinned by a diversified portfolio that includes inflation-indexed securities and various other fixed-income assets. Such fixed-income holdings comprise a wide range of debt instruments, like bonds and other securities, issued by public or private sector entities in both the U.S. and other countries. The fund also has the option to deploy capital into commodity index-linked notes, which can be structured with or without leverage.
- What is the expense ratio of PCRIX?
- Pimco CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class (PCRIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.00%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is PCRIX?
- Pimco CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class (PCRIX) manages $4.14B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is PCRIX actively managed or an index fund?
- PCRIX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.
- When was PCRIX launched?
- Pimco CommodityRealReturn Strategy Fund Institutional Class (PCRIX) launched in July 2002 and is managed by PIMCO.
- How has PCRIX performed?
- PCRIX's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.
