PFNIX Mutual Fund — PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund I-3

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund I-3 (PFNIX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PFNIX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 5.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.26%, its expense ratio is 0.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 39.7% over the past 8.5 years, 188.5 points behind SPY at 228.2%.

PIMCO Low Duration Income Fund I-3 is a mutual fund that invests at least 65% of assets in fixed-income securities across multiple sectors, with maturities typically kept short; it may allocate up to 30% to below-investment-grade high-yield bonds. The fund offers a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, paid monthly, with an expense ratio of 0.68%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking regular cash distributions from a diversified fixed-income portfolio with limited duration risk.

PFNIX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 39.7% over the past 8.5 years, 188.5 points behind SPY at 228.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 2.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 2.2%.

PFNIX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.63%

Issuer

PIMCO

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

07/30/2004

Expense ratio

0.68%

Distribution rate

5.26%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.26%

Last close

$8.08 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$7.72 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$19,911,590,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.032

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.47

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.26%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: PIMCO; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PFNIX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 2.2%.

Who may consider PFNIX — and who may not

PFNIX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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