PIMCO's Chief Investment Officer Dan Ivascyn recently pointed out that he is implementing a defensive strategy at the moment, given that any trade agreement -- even a narrow one -- will likely result in yield prices snapping back up, explains John Freund, income specialist and editor of BullMarket.com's The High Yield Investor.

The Board of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) has declared a special year-end distribution for certain Fund’s common shares as summarized below. In addition to the regular monthly dividend, this special year-end distribution is being paid to allow the Funds to meet their 2019 distribution requirements for federal excise tax purposes.

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. Distributions from PMF, PML, PMX, PCQ, PCK, PZC, PNF, PNI and PYN are generally exempt from regular federal income taxes.