PIMCO Private Diversified Lending Fund (PDLF)
With over 50+ years of active fixed income expertise, PIMCO’s differentiated lens has allowed it to identify value across public and private markets globally.
As a global leader in active fixed income, PIMCO has built extensive proprietary origination channels and a strong network of relationships with key market participants, seeking to provide investors with a unique advantage in private credit. Since 2007, we have deployed US$215bn in total capital across private asset-based finance opportunities.
Why Consider PDLF
The PIMCO Private Diversified Lending Fund ("PDLF" or the "Fund") is a diversified private lending strategy that primarily focuses on asset-backed private loans such as residential mortgages, aircraft leasing, real estate credit and other forms of specialty finance like consumer credit, in addition to corporate lending.
We believe a diversified, multi-sector approach to asset-based lending allows the Fund to dynamically pivot across credit sectors and seek out the most attractive opportunities within the broad private credit universe. This approach may diversify investors' private credit portfolios, particularly those heavily tilted towards local property markets and corporate direct lending.
We seek to combine PIMCO’s deep experience in income-oriented credit investing with our extensive sourcing capabilities in private credit markets to provide a flexible approach to a multi-sector private credit strategy. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns predominantly through consistent income with a focus on capital preservation, hard asset backing, and downside risk management across market cycles.
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Monthly Income Distribution
Diversified Portfolio
Resilient Investment Profile
Fund Characteristics
*Income Distribution is not guaranteed. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have distributions, and actual results may vary significantly. An investment in the Fund includes a high degree of risk, including the potential loss of the entire amount invested.
Performance
| MTD | QTD | YTD | 1 Year | 2 Year* | 3 Year* | S.I.** | |
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AUD Net |
0.66% |
0.66% |
0.66% |
7.85% |
8.33% |
7.49% |
3.84% |
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USD Net |
0.66% |
0.66% |
0.66% |
8.29% |
9.10% |
8.58% |
4.61% |
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USD Gross |
0.86% |
0.86% |
0.86% |
10.64% |
11.35% |
10.23% |
5.88% |
* As of 31 January 2026. Annualised 2-year performance. Source: PIMCO
# Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. The net performance shown reflects the return of Class C investors in the PIMCO Private Diversified Lending Fund Ltd (“PDLF” or the “Master Fund”) net of management, performance and administrative fees. Specifically, net returns are calculated by reducing gross returns by the following fees: 12.5% of the increase in the NAV of the Fund if it equals or exceeds the hurdle return rate of 5% & Fund Admin Costs 0.40% p.a. investors are different due to (among other factors) the impact of (i) different fee arrangements, (ii) tax considerations applicable to different investors, and (iii) timing of capital transactions. The returns for each fund reflect the use of leverage, which can magnify returns and/or make returns more volatile. Because of these factors, specific fund investors may experience materially different performance. Investors who subscribe at different times or in different classes may experience materially different performance.
** Inception date of fund is 1 Feb 2022, S.I. performance is annualised
Why Asset-based Finance
Unlocking a Key Segment of the Private Credit Market
In the fast-growing private credit universe, interest is building around asset-based finance (ABF) which we believe offers compelling and consistent diversifying return potential. Also referred to as asset-backed finance, asset-based lending (ABL) or specialty finance, ABF is a sector that we consider to be the next frontier of private credit and estimate the market size to be about $20 trillion* in the U.S.
Offering contractual cash flows and often secured by hard assets as collateral, it can provide critical funding across the global economy in residential mortgage, consumer credit, and non-consumer lending.
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Why PIMCO
Leveraging Deep Expertise and Extensive Resources in Private Credit
PIMCO has been at the forefront of asset-based finance markets with decades of experience investing in private credit solutions across residential credit, corporate credit, commercial real estate lending and specialty finance.
The firm’s alternatives platform currently oversees $200bn* in assets and is supported by extensive resources, including over 130 portfolio managers and more than 80 credit analysts and asset experts, all backed by decades of experience in investing across both public and private markets.
Access to a broad, diversifying, multi-sector opportunity set
*As of 30 September 2025. Source: PIMCO. For illustrative purposes only. The view described above reflect PIMCO's opinions and are subject to change. Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. There can be no guarantee that the trends above will continue.
Key Fund Information
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Fund Name and APIR PIMCO Private Diversified Lending Fund APIR PIC2634AU |
Investment Objective A diversified, multi-sector approach to asset-based lending allows the Fund to dynamically pivot across credit sectors and seek out the most attractive opportunities within the broad private credit universe. |
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Minimum Investment Amount A$200,000 with lower minimums via approved platforms |
Valuations Monthly |
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Applications Monthly |
Redemptions Quarterly, subject to 5% withdrawal limitation |
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Distributions Monthly: currently 8%* |
Currency AUD |
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Management Fee 1.00% of the NAV of the Fund |
Indirect Performance Fee 12.5% of the increase in the NAV of the Fund if it equals or exceeds the hurdle return rate of 5%. |
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Researcher Rating
Rating assigned October 2025 Please refer to relevant research house disclaimer to obtain further information about the meaning of the rating and the rating scale. Rating is only one factor to be taken into account when deciding whether to invest. |
PM Team
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Daniel J. Ivascyn
Mr. Ivascyn is Group Chief Investment Officer and a managing director in the Newport Beach office. He is lead portfolio manager for the firm's income, credit hedge fund, and mortgage opportunistic strategies, and is also a portfolio manager for total return strategies. He is a member of PIMCO's Executive Committee and a member of the Investment Committee. Morningstar named him Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year (U.S.) for 2013, and he was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Hall of Fame in 2019. Prior to joining PIMCO in 1998, he worked at Bear Stearns in the asset-backed securities group, as well as T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Investments. He has 34 years of investment experience and holds an MBA in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economics from Occidental College.
Jason Steiner
Mr. Steiner is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He is a lead portfolio manager for PIMCO's multi-sector and asset-based private lending and opportunistic strategies. He is responsible for residential mortgage credit across public and private markets. In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, he sits on the firm's Executive Committee and is a member of the PM management committee. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, Mr. Steiner spent eight years at Natixis Capital Markets in New York, focusing on trading RMBS. He has 25 years of investment and financial services experience and holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and computer science from Boston College.
Jamie Weinstein
Mr. Weinstein is a managing director and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office and leads corporate special situations, focusing on PIMCO's opportunistic and alternative strategies within corporate credit. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2019, he worked for KKR as a portfolio manager for the firm's special situations funds and portfolios, which he managed since their inception in 2009. He was also a member of the firm's special situations, real estate, and India NBFC investment committees and the KKR credit portfolio management committee. Previously, Mr. Weinstein was a portfolio manager with responsibility across KKR's credit strategies. Prior to joining KKR, he was with Tishman Speyer Properties as director of acquisitions for Northern California and at Boston Consulting Group as a consultant. He has 24 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton University.
Kristofer Kraus
Mr. Kraus is a managing director and portfolio manager in the London office. He oversees PIMCO's private strategies business in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions, and he co-leads the firm's asset-based finance business. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2010, he was a managing director at Barclays Capital, where he oversaw trading and structuring for structured credit products. Mr. Kraus was previously with Credit Suisse First Boston, focusing on structured products, mortgage-backed securities, and loan funds. He has 30 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Harin de Silva
Mr. de Silva is a managing director and portfolio manager in the New York office. He chairs PIMCO's private strategies leadership team and has oversight of the portfolio management team focused on private strategies. In addition, Mr. de Silva co-leads the specialty finance team globally and is a lead portfolio manager for PIMCO's multi-sector private credit, asset-based lending, and opportunistic strategies. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2009, he was a managing director at Merrill Lynch with a focus on structured credit. Mr. de Silva previously worked at Credit Suisse First Boston and Prudential Securities, focusing on structured finance, CDOs, and credit derivatives. He began his career in the actuarial department at Royal Sun Alliance. He has 30 years of investment experience and holds an MBA in analytical finance from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from Davidson College in North Carolina.
Roman Kogan
Mr. Kogan is an executive vice president and portfolio manager and leads the private commercial real estate (CRE) debt business. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2020, he was head of origination for U.S. CRE and European head of CRE at Deutsche Bank. Previously, Mr. Kogan worked in the structured credit groups at Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank and was a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. He has 21 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. He received an undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy.
Resources
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Fund Literature
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Asset-Based Finance: Redefining the Private Credit Landscape
Asset-based finance (ABF) is a large and growing market that can provide a differentiated source of risk-adjusted return potential for investors. Learn more about the opportunity in ABF.
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