# PIMCO Credit Opportunities Bond Fund Class A (PZCRX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: PIMCO · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2011-09-02 This fund commits a significant portion—at least 80%—of its capital to a broad selection of fixed-income securities that mature at different times. To gain exposure to these instruments, it also has the flexibility to use financial derivatives such as forwards, options, futures contracts, and swap agreements. The portfolio is designed to include both high-quality, investment-grade debt and riskier, high-yield bonds (often termed 'junk bonds'). However, there's a strict limit: no more than 50% of the fund's total assets can be invested in securities rated below B- by Moody's, or those holdin... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $9.15 | | Expense Ratio | 1.07% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $437.4M | | NAV | $9.15 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.83% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.53 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $9.04 – $9.98 | | Beta | 0.51 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2362 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-10 - Pay date: 2026-09-10 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does PZCRX invest in? This fund commits a significant portion—at least 80%—of its capital to a broad selection of fixed-income securities that mature at different times. To gain exposure to these instruments, it also has the flexibility to use financial derivatives such as forwards, options, futures contracts, and swap agreements. The portfolio is designed to include both high-quality, investment-grade debt and riskier, high-yield bonds (often termed 'junk bonds'). However, there's a strict limit: no more than 50% of the fund's total assets can be invested in securities rated below B- by Moody's, or those holding an equivalent rating from S&P or Fitch. Should a security be unrated, PIMCO will determine if its credit quality is comparable to this threshold. ### What is the expense ratio of PZCRX? PIMCO Credit Opportunities Bond Fund Class A (PZCRX) charges an expense ratio of 1.07%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is PZCRX's dividend yield? PZCRX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.83%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of PZCRX? Effective duration measures PZCRX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. PZCRX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of PZCRX? PZCRX'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 PZCRX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from PZCRX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. PZCRX'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. ### Does PZCRX pay a dividend? Yes, PIMCO Credit Opportunities Bond Fund Class A (PZCRX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.83%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does PZCRX pay dividends? PIMCO Credit Opportunities Bond Fund Class A pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is PZCRX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for PZCRX was 2026-09-10. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will PZCRX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.07% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does PZCRX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from PZCRX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does PZCRX cost more than a fund like VOO? PZCRX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.07%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to PZCRX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as PZCRX (1.07%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/pzcrx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.