PIMCO Canada Corp. (“PIMCO Canada”) has launched the
exchange-traded fund (ETF) series units (the “ETF Series Units”)
of the PIMCO Canadian Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a
strategy that seeks total return, consistent with preservation
of capital and prudent investment management, by investing
primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian dollar fixed
income of varying maturities. The ETF Series Units are expected to
commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the
ticker symbol CORE when the market opens this morning.
An initial tranche of 50,000 ETF Series Units of
the Fund has been issued at $20 per Unit, and the Fund has closed
its initial offering of the ETF Series Units. The Fund also offers
traditional Mutual Fund Series.
“Higher interest rates globally have made bonds
historically attractive and adding an ETF Series to PIMCO’s
Canadian Core Bond Fund gives investors more choice in how they can
access PIMCO’s time-tested investment strategy,” said Greg
Tsagogeorgas, PIMCO Executive Vice President and Co-Head of PIMCO
Canada. “Moreover, PIMCO believes the generational reset to higher
bond yields in recent years makes fixed income compelling not just
today, but also in the years to come.”
The same PIMCO Portfolio Manager team, which
includes Vinayak Seshasayee, Executive Vice President and Marc
Seidner, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer
Non-traditional Strategies, has managed the PIMCO Canadian Core
Bond Fund, formerly known as PIMCO Canadian Total Return Bond Fund,
for more than four years.
For further information on PIMCO Canada and the
PIMCO funds, please visit www.pimco.ca or call us at 1 866 341 3350
(416 368 3350 in Toronto).
About PIMCO PIMCO is one of the
world’s premier fixed income investment managers. With its launch
in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to
a total return approach to fixed income investing. In the 50+ years
since, the firm continued to bring innovation and expertise to our
partnership with clients seeking the best investment solutions.
Today PIMCO has offices across the globe and 2,500+ professionals
united by a single purpose: creating opportunities for investors in
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