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PIMCO Canada Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

NAV
$102.44
Change
$0.55  |   0.54%

As of 5/20/2013

Market Price
$102.17
Change
$0.46  |   0.45%

As of 5/20/2013

Fund Description

The PIMCO Canada Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund is the only U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to provide focused exposure to the Canadian dollar-denominated, investment grade bond market. The fund seeks total returns that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Canada Bond IndexSM. This index encompasses Canadian dollar-denominated investment grade government bonds, including sovereign and quasi-government debt.

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Portfolio Management


Ed Devlin

Ed Devlin
Mr. Devlin is an executive vice president and head of Canadian portfolio management. In this multi-faceted role, he is responsible for developing PIMCO’s Canadian economic outlook and portfolio strategies. He is quoted often as an authority on the Canadian fixed income market and liability-driven investing by leading publications, including the National Post, Globe & Mail, and The New York Times. Mr. Devlin is also a frequent participant on the Business News Network and speaks extensively at CFA conferences and other events. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2006, he worked in London, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong and New York in progressively more senior fixed income positions at Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he was the gold medal recipient. He also holds an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

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Fund Information

Ticker CAD
CUSIP 72201R759
Inception Date 11/9/2011
Shares Outstanding 330,000
Total Net Assets $33,803,808.57
Daily Trading Volume
(in shares)
2,757
Premium/Discount Average
(since inception)
0.18%
Premium/Discount as
of market close
-0.26%

As of 5/20/2013

Yield Information

Estimated Yield to Maturity 2.53%
SEC 30-Day Yield 2.12%

As of 5/20/2013

Portfolio Information

Number of Holdings 37
Effective Maturity 13.07 Years
Effective Duration 9.07 Years

As of 5/20/2013


Distribution Yield 1.16%

As of 4/30/2013

Full Performance & Risk

Index Information

Index Tracked BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Canada Government Bond Index
Index Ticker CADG
Inception Date 2/28/2005
Annualized Volatility
(since inception)
10.55%
Rebalancing Frequency Monthly

As of 4/30/2013


Index Description

The BofA Merrill Lynch Diversified Canada Government Bond Indexsm tracks the performance of large, Canadian dollar (“CAD”)-denominated investment grade debt instruments publicly issued in the Canadian domestic market including Canadian sovereign and quasi-government securities. All Qualifying securities must have at least one year remaining term to final maturity, a fixed coupon schedule and a minimum amount outstanding of CAD 1 billion for Canadian sovereign securities and a minimum amount outstanding of CAD 200million for Canadian quasi-government-securities. Index constituents are capitalization-weighted adjusted, as necessary, to meet issuer concentration limits. The Underlying Index is rebalanced on the last calendar day of the month. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

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As of 5/20/2013

Dividends and Distributions

Full distribution history

As of 5/20/2013

Top 10 Holdings

ONTARIO (PROVINCE OF) BD 7.57%
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC BDS 6.13%
CANADA HOUSING TRUST GLBL GOVT GTD 144A 5.27%
HYDRO-QUEBEC LOCAL GOVT GTD JM 4.71%
BRIT COL MUNI FIN AUTH BD 4.56%
PROV OF NEW BRUNSWICK NT 4.39%
MANITOBA (PROVINCE OF) 4.38%
PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN DEB 4.19%
VILLE DE MONTREAL 4.18%
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 4.18%

As of 3/31/2013

Quarterly Trading Characteristics

Average Volume
In Shares 7,878
In $ $819,868.54
Bid/Ask Spread
In % 0.38%
In $ $0.39
Fund Tickers
NAV Per Share CAD.NV
Und. Trading Value CAD.IV
Shares Outstanding CAD.SO
Est. Cash CAD.EU
Total Cash CAD.TC