PIMCO High Income Fund (NYSE: PHK) is a closed-end fixed income mutual fund that seeks high current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The fund employs a dynamic asset allocation strategy across multiple fixed income sectors in the global credit markets, investing primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield corporate debt obligations; mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities; government and sovereign debt; taxable municipal bonds; and other fixed-, variable-, and floating-rate income-producing securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including emerging market issuers. It utilizes fundamental analysis combined with a top-down approach to select investments in the public fixed income markets worldwide.
Launched on April 30, 2003, and domiciled in the United States, the fund is managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC and co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO), with key portfolio managers including Alfred T. Murata, Giang Bui, and Mohit Mittal. Headquartered at 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, it operates within the asset management industry, targeting income-seeking investors through its high-yield strategy and monthly common share distributions.
In recent developments, PIMCO High Income Fund has maintained consistent monthly distributions, declaring payments such as $0.048 per share in early 2025 and ongoing into late 2025, alongside participation in PIMCO's closed-end funds distribution announcements. The fund entered into a sales agreement with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC for common shares, supporting potential capital raises, and amended its transfer agency agreement with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company in 2021, with related updates noted in 2022 SEC filings. Recent SEC filings in 2025, including N-CSR semi-annual reports, NPORT-P monthly portfolio disclosures, and proxy statements, reflect ongoing compliance and operational transparency amid market volatility.