RCS

PIMCO Strategic Income Fund (RCS) declares $0.051/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 7.93%Payable June 1; for shareholders of record May 13; ex-div May 12.See RCS Dividend Scorecard, Yield

NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. The dis...

We go through the dynamic macro picture with lots of moving parts as we culminate with the election in less than 40 days.We discuss the significant movement we saw in the CEF market in the last week, mostly lower, thanks to significant selling.There will be a report out tomorrow on the current CEF market.DMO, PKO, IHIT, PPT, RCS are the most compelling.We analyze the BWG tender offer.

PTY has proven to be one of the best fixed-income CEFs ever.Complexity creates opportunity and today's fixed-income market is full of it.There are plenty of hazards for retail investors.

It seems that again the UNII report was affected by the fall in the US dollar which further reduced coverage ratios.So far in September, the dollar is up moderately, indicating that a rebound in coverage ratios is highly probable.PIMCO muni CEFs are for the first time in a long time healthy fundamentally. Just be careful with PCQ and PML.The NAVs and True Coverage Ratio ("TCR") are a better indicator of the health of these funds as they tend to dampen the volatility of their derivative book.We like PDI and RCS best given their cheap valuations.

In Part II, we look at senior (floating rate) loans and high quality/investment grade.In this update, we look at senior loans and high quality/investment grade.While those two categories deserve an update all to themselves, we think these mini updates with actionable ideas can help many investors.

The coverage ratios of the PIMCO funds fell again - but are not due to a decline in true NII production.Ratios were down primarily because of the sharp fall in the US dollar against key currencies.We think the sell off in the shares following the release of the most recent UNII report presents a nice opportunity to get in at an attractive entry point.NAVs have been doing well, and we think, while it will take time (maybe another year) NAVs will recover as most of the declines were liquidity and spread driven.