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Fact Sheet Prospectus

California Municipal Opportunistic Value Fund

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Updated April 15, 2024

Fact Sheet Prospectus

Objective

The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and California state personal income taxes while seeking to preserve capital and liquidity.

Primary Portfolio

High-grade municipal securities (maintaining an investment-grade rating from at least one of the three major credit ratings agencies) that are exempt from federal and state income tax

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Overview

Fund Overview

Higher potential tax-free income for California investors

The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt form regular federal income tax and California state personal income taxes while seeking to preserve capital and liquidity.

Why Invest In This Fund

A flexible approach to unlocking alpha

The Fund maintains a patient, disciplined, and opportunistic approach to finding value in high quality municipal bonds (i.e. maintaining an investment-grade rating from at least one of the three major credit ratings agencies or as rated internally by PIMCO) and has the ability to invest across the entire municipal yield curve. Duration of the Fund will vary based on where along the yield curve there is perceived value in the market.

Disciplined discovery of high-grade opportunities in volatile markets

Using proprietary quantitative and credit research, the Fund seeks to take advantage of inefficiencies within the municipal bond market to identify value in mispriced callable bonds and in credits that the firm considers to be financially resilient yet misunderstood by the market. By capitalizing on periods of market dislocation, the Fund maintains a long-term goal of capturing value, while patiently waiting for opportunities to selectively purchase high-quality bonds which meet higher yield targets.

Minimizing exposure to excess fund flows for approved investors

Available to investors only through a select group of approved advisors, the Fund seeks to avoid the potential negative effects of excess mutual fund flows on fund investors. Through an approval process that involves advisor education, the Fund is structured to support coinvestment with like-minded buy-and-hold investors who understand the fund’s disciplined management approach.

Our Expertise

The fund is managed by David Hammer, executive vice president and head of municipal bond portfolio management at PIMCO, Brian Hannibal, vice president, Myles Grenier, vice president, and Peter Gunther, vice president. They are supported by PIMCO’s dedicated municipal bond portfolio team, robust credit resources and significant market presence.

PRIMARY BENCHMARK

Bloomberg California Municipal Bond Index

PRIMARY BENCHMARK DESCRIPTION

The Bloomberg California Municipal Bond Index is the California component of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, which consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 30 years. It is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market. The index is made up of all investment-grade municipal bonds issued after 12/31/90 having a remaining maturity of at least one year. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

DIVIDEND FREQUENCY

Monthly with Daily Accrual

SHARE CLASS INCEPTION

03/18/2019

CUSIP

72202G323

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Managers

David Hammer

Portfolio Manager

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Peter Gunther

Portfolio Manager, PIMCO Municipals

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Brian Hannibal

Portfolio Manager

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Yields & Distributions

Historical Prices & Distributions

Distribution Yield (At Nav) 1 as of 03/31/2024 3.19%
1 - Day Distribution Yield as of 04/15/2024 -
30-Day SEC Yield2
Subsidized as of 03/31/2024 3.36%
Unsubsidized2 as of 03/31/2024 3.33%
Latest Dividend Distribution ($ Share)3 as of 03/28/2024 $0.026573330
Dividend Distribution (YTD) 4 as of 03/28/2024 $0.079850860

disclosures

1The distribution yield for monthly paying Funds is calculated by annualizing actual dividends distributed for the monthly period ended on the date shown and dividing by the net asset value on the last business day for the same period. The distribution yield for quarterly paying Funds is calculated by taking the average of the prior four quarterly distribution yields. The quarterly distribution yields are calculated by annualizing actual dividends distributed for the quarterly period ended on the most recent quarterly distribution date and dividing by the net asset value for the same date. The distribution yield for annual paying Funds is calculated by taking the annual distribution divided by the Fund’s net asset value on ex-date. The yield is annualized if the Fund incepted less than a year ago. The yield does not include long- or short-term capital gains distributions.
2The Subsidized yield includes contractual expense reimbursements and it would be lower without those reimbursements. The Unsubsidized 30 Day SEC yield excludes contractual expense reimbursements. The 30 day SEC Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula based on net income earned over the past 30 days.
3Data does not include special cash dividends.
4Data is based on distributions since the most recent calendar year end and does not include special cash dividends.

Fees & Expenses

Effective as of 07/31/2023
Gross Expense Ratio 0.63%
Net Expense Ratio 0.60%
The Net Expense Ratio reflects a contractual fee waiver and/or expense reduction, which is in place through 07/31/2024 and renews automatically for a full year unless terminated by PIMCO in accordance with the terms of the agreement. See the Fund's prospectus for more information.

Prices & Performance

Daily Statistics

All data as of 04/15/2024

NAV $9.79 One Day Return 0.01%
Daily Change $0.00 Daily YTD Return -0.37%

All data as of

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Performance quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future results. Investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. Shares may be worth more or less than original cost when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance shown. For performance current to the most recent month-end, visit www.pimco.com or call (888) 87-PIMCO.

Differences in the Fund’s performance versus the index and related attribution information with respect to particular categories of securities or individual positions may be attributable, in part, to differences in the pricing methodologies used by the Fund and the index.

There is no assurance that any fund, including any fund that has experienced high or unusual performance for one or more periods, will experience similar levels of performance in the future. High performance is defined as a significant increase in either 1) a fund’s total return in excess of that of the fund’s benchmark between reporting periods or 2) a fund’s total return in excess of the fund’s historical returns between reporting periods. Unusual performance is defined as a significant change in a fund’s performance as compared to one or more previous reporting periods.

Certain Funds may offer a share class with an inception date which is different than the inception date of the Fund. For the periods prior to the inception date of a share class, performance information is based on the performance of the Fund’s oldest class shares, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses paid by that class of shares.

Calendar Year Returns %

All data as of

Growth of $10,000 (hypothetical)

Morningstar and Lipper

disclosures

Performance figures presented reflect the total return performance after fees, unless otherwise noted, and reflect changes in share price and reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions on the payable date. All periods longer than one year are annualized. Periods less than on year are cumulative.

Investments made by a Fund and the results achieved by a Fund are not expected to be the same as those made by any other PIMCO-advised Fund, including those with a similar name, investment objective or policies. A new or smaller Fund’s performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long-term. New Funds have limited operating histories for investors to evaluate and new and smaller Funds may not attract sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies. A Fund may be forced to sell a comparatively large portion of its portfolio to meet significant shareholder redemptions for cash, or hold a comparatively large portion of its portfolio in cash due to significant share purchases for cash, in each case when the Fund otherwise would not seek to do so, which may adversely affect performance.
PIMCO California Municipal Opportunistic Value Fund was a privately offered fund managed by Gurtin (the “Private Predecessor Fund”) that was reorganized into a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) that was also managed by Gurtin (the “Registered Predecessor Fund,” together with the Private Predecessor Fund, the “Predecessor Funds”) on or about November 3, 2014. The Private Predecessor Fund was organized on November 16, 2009 and commenced operations on May 3, 2010 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, identical to those of the Registered Predecessor Fund, and was managed by Gurtin in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Registered Predecessor Fund. However, the Private Predecessor Fund was not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the Private Predecessor Fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which, if applicable, may have adversely affected its performance. The Registered Predecessor Fund commenced operations on or about November 3, 2014 and had an investment objective and strategies that were, in all material respects, identical to those of the Fund, and was managed by Gurtin in a manner that, in all material respects, complied with the investment guidelines and restrictions of the Fund. The Fund's performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations on March 18, 2019 is that of the Predecessor Funds. The Fund's performance for the period from May 3, 2010 to November 2, 2014 is that of the Private Predecessor Fund. The Fund's performance for the period from November 3, 2014 to March 15, 2019 is that of the Registered Predecessor Fund. The performance of the Private Predecessor Fund was calculated net of the Private Predecessor Fund's fees and expenses. The performance of the Predecessor Funds has not been restated to reflect the fees, estimated expenses and fee waivers and/or expense limitations of the Fund. If restated, the performance may have been higher or lower than the performance shown. The performance of each class of shares of the Fund will differ as a result of the different levels of fees and expenses applicable to each class of shares.
Daily YTD return is from the most recent calendar year end.
Growth of $10,000 is calculated at NAV and assumes that all dividend and capital gain distributions were reinvested. It does not take into account sales charges or the effect of taxes. Results are not indicative of future performance.

Monthly Morningstar Rating™ is for the share class shown; other classes may have different performance characteristics.


A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a fund. © 2023 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. The Morningstar RatingTM for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The monthly Lipper Average and Rankings are calculated by Lipper, Inc, based on the total return performance of funds included by Lipper in that category. Rankings begin with the inception of the actual share class. Lipper does not take into account sales charges.

Portfolio Composition

All data as of unless otherwise stated

Maturity %

0-1 yrs 14.14
1-3 yrs 12.75
3-5 yrs 15.39
5-10 yrs 40.87
10-20 yrs 12.07
20+ yrs 4.77
Effective Maturity (yrs) 7.01

Sector Allocation
Market Value %

State/Local GO 27.02
Pre-Refunded 0.00
Education Rev. 4.32
Hospital Rev. 7.02
Housing Rev. 2.01
Ind Dev/Pollution Ctrl 1.32
Lease Rev. 9.43
Power Rev. 2.05
Resource Recovery 0.37
Special Tax 12.87
Transportation 16.03
Water & Sewer 6.15
Tobacco 1.65
Net Other Short Duration Instruments Muni5 0.56
Other Muni 0.00
US Government Related6 0.00
Mortgage 0.00
Invest. Grade Credit 0.00
High Yield Credit 0.00
Non-USD Developed 0.00
Emerging Markets7 0.00
Other8 0.00
Net Other Short Duration Instruments ex-Muni5 9.19

disclosures

5Net Other Short Duration Instruments includes securities and other instruments (except those instruments tied to emerging markets by country of risk) with an effective duration less than one year and rated investment grade or higher or, if unrated, determined by PIMCO to be of comparable quality, commingled liquidity funds, uninvested cash, interest receivables, net unsettled trades, broker money, short duration derivatives and derivatives offsets. With respect to certain categories of short duration securities, the Adviser reserves the discretion to require a minimum credit rating higher than investment grade or take into account other pertinent factors for inclusion in this category. Derivatives Offsets includes offsets associated with investments in futures, swaps and other derivatives. Such offsets may be taken at the notional value of the derivative position.
6May include nominal and inflation-protected Treasuries, Treasury futures and options, agencies, FDIC-guaranteed and government-guaranteed corporate securities, and interest rate swaps.
7Emerging markets instruments includes an emerging market security or other instrument economically tied to an emerging market country by country of risk with an effective duration less than one year and rated investment grade or higher or if unrated, determined to be similar quality by PIMCO. Emerging Markets includes the value of short duration emerging markets instruments previously reported in another category.
8May include municipals, convertibles, preferreds, and yankee bonds.
Portfolio information in the charts is based on the fund's net assets. These percentages may differ from those used for the fund's compliance calculations, including the fund's prospectus, regulatory, and other investment limitations and policies, which may be based on total assets of the fund or other measurements, may include or exclude various categories of investments from those covered in the portfolio allocation categories shown in this report, and may be based on different classifications and measurements of the fund’s investments and other criteria.
References to specific sectors, securities or issuers are for illustrative purposes only. All holdings are subject to change daily. All share classes have the same portfolio but different expenses.

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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds carefully before investing. This and other information are contained in the fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus, if available, which may be obtained by contacting your investment professional or PIMCO representative.  Please read them carefully before you invest or send money.

A word about risk:

Investing in the bond market is subject to risks, including market, interest rate, issuer, credit, inflation risk, and liquidity risk. The value of most bonds and bond strategies are impacted by changes in interest rates. Bonds and bond strategies with longer durations tend to be more sensitive and volatile than those with shorter durations; bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise. Current reductions in bond counterparty capacity may contribute to decreased market liquidity and increased price volatility. Bond investments may be worth more or less than the original cost when redeemed. Income from municipal bonds is exempt from federal income tax and may be subject to state and local taxes and at times the alternative minimum tax; a strategy concentrating in a single or limited number of states is subject to greater risk of adverse economic conditions and regulatory changes. High yield, lower-rated securities involve greater risk than higher-rated securities; portfolios that invest in them may be subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risk than portfolios that do not. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. Investing in derivatives could lose more than the amount invested. Diversification does not ensure against loss.
PIMCO does not provide legal or tax advice. Please consult your tax and/or legal counsel for specific tax or legal questions and concerns.
There is no guarantee that these investment strategies will work under all market conditions or are appropriate for all investors and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market.
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