Authorized Participant
Concentration Risk: the risk that only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and that
there are a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants for the Fund,
including on an agency basis on behalf of other market participants. No Authorized Participant is
obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or do not place creation or redemption orders for the Fund and fewer or no other Authorized Participant places
orders, Fund shares are more likely to trade at a premium or discount to net asset value and possibly face trading halts or delisting
Interest Rate Risk: the risk that fixed income securities will fluctuate in value due to changes or the anticipation of changes
in interest rates; a fund with a longer average portfolio duration will be more sensitive to
changes in interest rates than a fund with a shorter average portfolio duration. Factors such as
government and central bank policy, inflation, the economy, and the market for bonds can impact interest rates and yields
Call Risk: the risk that an issuer may exercise its right to redeem a fixed income security earlier than expected (a
call). Issuers may call outstanding securities prior to their maturity for a number of reasons
including declining interest rates, changes in credit spreads and improvements in the
issuer’s credit quality. If an issuer calls a security that the Fund has invested in, the Fund may not recoup the full amount of its initial investment or may not realize the full anticipated earnings from the investment and may be
forced to reinvest in lower-yielding securities, securities with greater credit risks or securities with other, less favorable features
Credit Risk: the risk that the Fund could experience losses if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, the
counterparty to a derivative contract or a repurchase agreement, a borrower of portfolio securities or the issuer or guarantor of collateral, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived (whether by market
participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) as unable or unwilling, to meet its financial obligations
Market Risk: the risk that the value of securities owned by the Fund may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably,
due to a variety of factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries or
sectors, including geopolitical events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social
or political unrest, and the imposition of or threatened imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers, which could disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets
Issuer Risk: the risk that the value of a security may decline for reasons related to the issuer, such as management performance, changes in financial condition or credit
rating, financial leverage, reputation or reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services
Liquidity Risk: the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell investments at an advantageous time or price or
achieve its desired level of exposure to
a certain sector. Liquidity risk may result from the lack of an active market, reduced number and capacity of
traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities, credit tightening and may be magnified in changing interest rate environments or other circumstances where investor redemptions
from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, causing increased supply in the market due to
selling activity. The liquidity of the Fund’s shares may be constrained by the liquidity of
the Fund’s portfolio holdings
Mortgage-Related and
Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: the risks of investing in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including interest rate risk,
extension risk, prepayment risk and credit risk. The Fund may invest in any tranche of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, including junior and/or equity tranches (to the extent consistent with the Fund's
guidelines), which generally carry higher levels of the foregoing risks
Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment
Risk: the risk that investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities may result in the Fund experiencing more rapid and extreme changes in value than
a fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S. companies, due to smaller or less developed
markets, differing financial reporting, accounting, corporate governance and auditing standards,
increased risk of delayed settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates of portfolio securities, and the risk of unfavorable U.S. or foreign government actions, including nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory
taxation, currency blockage, political changes, diplomatic developments, trade restrictions
(including tariffs) or the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures. Foreign securities
may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers
Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio
securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions, and
derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage, magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss. The use of
leverage may also increase the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate changes and other market risks
Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO will not produce the desired results and that actual or potential conflicts of
interest, legislative, regulatory or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO in connection with managing the Fund and may cause PIMCO to restrict or prohibit
participation in certain investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the
Fund will be achieved
Futures Contract Risk: the risk that, while the value of a futures contract tends to correlate with the value of the underlying
asset that it represents, differences between the futures market and the market for the
underlying asset may result in an imperfect correlation. Futures contracts may involve risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets. The purchase or sale of a futures contract
may result in losses in excess of