fund firm's five-year manager-retention rate of 98% is among the highest in the industry. PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX This fund also earns a Gold rating from our analysts, despite the fact that its three- and five-year returns--the performance
through Oct. 10 land firmly in the category's top decile. (Its local currency focused sibling PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX posted a 0.5% loss over the same stretch.) Beyond the recent benefit of its U.S. dollar exposure, several precautions
resources back the fund. Michael Gomez has led this fund since its May 2005 inception. He also manages PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX , and comanages the hard currency offering PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond PEBIX. Before joining PIMCO in 2003, he traded emerging
Emerging-markets bonds, particularly local currency-denominated bonds, are subject to bouts of volatility, periodic sharp losses, and rapid outflows.Although the fund has performed well versus peers, the fund has struggled to beat its index.Focused on high-quality credits.Vast research resources
has had an impact on how managers build their portfolios. For example, Michael Gomez, who runs PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX , has been forced to buy longer-dated Brazilian government bonds because it's no longer worth paying a toll to own lower
to five years. The largest offerings in this subgroup are PIMCO Developing Local Markets PLMIX and PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX . Developing Local Markets is primarily a currency fund, as it typically keeps its duration (a measure of interest-rate
mandate . However, they view investment grade bonds and stocks as core assets in a portfolio. Fixed-income fund picks – PELBX , OSTIX, PFIUX, LSBDX ; equity fund picks – OAKGX, MSILX, CISGX, LLPFX, FPACX, ADAIX . Pg L19: China is making Australia
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to five years. The largest offerings in this subgroup are PIMCO Developing Local Markets PLMIX and PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX . Developing Local Markets is primarily a currency fund, as it typically keeps its duration (a measure of interest-rate
remain co-head of the group (along with Curtis Mewbourne) and continues to run both this fund and PIMCO Emerging Local Bond PELBX . Gomez's funds, including this one, take on high degrees of currency risk relative to most peers. The addition of currency