- What does PTTRX invest in?
- The fund invests at least 65% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts, or swap agreements. It invests primarily in investment-grade debt securities, but may invest up to 20% of its total assets in high yield securities. It may invest up to 30% of its total assets in securities denominated in foreign currencies, and may invest beyond this limit in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.
- What is the expense ratio of PTTRX?
- PIMCO Total Return Fund (PTTRX) charges an expense ratio of 0.51%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- What is PTTRX's dividend yield?
- PTTRX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.68%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.
- What is the duration of PTTRX?
- Effective duration measures PTTRX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. PTTRX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.
- What is the credit quality of PTTRX?
- PTTRX's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.
- What is the yield to maturity of PTTRX?
- Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from PTTRX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. PTTRX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.
