PIMCO is set to begin trading the “PIMCO Build America Bond Strategy Fund” (NYSE:BABZ) tomorrow September 21. The Fund seeks maximum income, consistent with preservation of capital. There are no fund operating expenses noted in the prospectus.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its assets in taxable municipal debt securities publicly issued under the Build America Bond program. The Build America Bond program was created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Act”) and is expected to continue through extensions of the Act or through other legislation providing for the issuance of taxable municipal securities on which the issuer receives U.S. Government support for the interest paid (“Build America Bonds”). The Fund invests in U.S. dollar-denominated Fixed Income Instruments that are primarily investment grade, but may invest up to 20% of its total assets in high yield securities (“junk bonds”) rated B or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or equivalently rated by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Fitch, Inc., or, if unrated, determined by PIMCO to be of comparable quality. The average portfolio duration of the Fund normally varies within two years (plus or minus) of the duration of The Barclays Capital Build America Bond Index, which as of [ ], was [ ] years.

Municipal bonds generally are issued by or on behalf of states and local governments and their agencies, authorities and other instrumentalities. Unlike most municipal bonds, interest received on Build America Bonds is subject to federal and state income tax. See “Characteristics and Risks of Securities and Investment Techniques—Build America Bonds” in the Fund’s Prospectus for additional details. The Fund may invest 25% or more of its total assets in bonds that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities. The portfolio manager focuses on bonds with the potential to offer attractive current income, typically looking for bonds that can provide consistently attractive current yields or that are trading at competitive market prices. The Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. 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).

For the full prospectus click: HERE

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