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The Income and Growth Fund takes a unique multi-asset approach to delivering consistent income and capital growth with lower volatility through investments in large-cap equities (with a covered call overlay), convertible securities, and high-yield bonds.

Steady income stream potential: By accessing three distinct asset classes, the strategy aims to deliver consistent high income, the potential for capital appreciation, dampened volatility compared with equities, and a lower sensitivity to interest rates relative to investment grade bonds.

Multiple opportunities for income plus growth: 

US equities with covered calls – capital growth

  • Opportunity to participate in the upside potential of companies
  • Dividend income
  • Covered call option premiums generate additional income and help reduce volatility 

U.S. convertibles – asymmetric returns 

  • Provide current income and investment-grade exposure
  • Can potentially deliver unlimited upside with less downside participation than stocks
  • Are more correlated to stocks than core fixed income

U.S. high yield bonds - high level of income 

  • Provide current income and investment-grade exposure
  • Can potentially deliver unlimited upside with less downside participation than stocks
  • Are more correlated to stocks than core fixed income

Capital structure opportunity: The strategy’s unique multi-asset approach provides the investment team the discretion to select the most attractive opportunity – investments exhibiting an optimal total return profile – within an issuer’s capital structure.

Monthly distributions in a world of uncertainty
Monthly distributions in a world of uncertainty

Sources: Bloomberg, Allianz Global Investors. Data as of 15 December 2024. Distribution history shown is for Class AM–USD shares of the fund. Other share classes may have different distributions *Inception date: 16 October 2012. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Income and growth asset classes offer compelling risk/ return profile: Since January 1988, convertibles and high yield bonds have offered equity-like returns with less volatility relative to other asset classes.

Risk/Reward Income & Growth – January 1988 to June 2025
Risk/Reward Income & Growth – January 1988 to June 2025

Sources: ICE Data Services; FactSet. Data as of January 1988 to June 2025. See disclosure at the end of this document for other important index information.

Equities, convertibles, and high yield bonds have performed well regardless of the interest rate environment: Stocks, convertibles, and high yield bonds have historically outperformed investment grade bonds in both high and low rate environments.

Market participation – January 1988 to June 2025
Market participation – January 1988 to June 2025

Sources: ICE Data Services; FactSet. Data as of January 1988 to June 2025. See disclosure at the end of this document for other important index information.

Coupon is the primary driver of high yield returns: High yield bond yields have increased significantly from the recent cycle low.

Coupon is the primary driver of high yield returns – January 1988 to June 2025
Coupon is the primary driver of high yield returns – January 1988 to June 2025

Sources: ICE Data Services; FactSet. Data as of January 1988 to June 2025. See disclosure at the end of this document for other important index information

Opportunities

  • Attractive potential returns of equities, high-yield bonds, and convertible bonds
  • Investments specifically in the U.S. capital market
  • Currency gains possible in unhedged share classes
  • Broad diversification across numerous securities
  • Potential additional returns from security analysis and active management 

Risks1 

  • Equities, high-yield bonds, and convertible bonds may be subject to volatility and loss risks. The volatility of the fund unit price may be strongly increased.
  • Underperformance of the U.S. capital market possible
  • Currency losses possible in unhedged share classes
  • Limited participation in the potential of individual securities
  • Success of single-security analysis and active management not guaranteed
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1 The investment opportunities described herein are for reference only but not guaranteed and are not indicative of future performance. The risks described herein are not meant to be exhaustive, please refer to the offering documents for details of risk factors.

 

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Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against losses. Unless otherwise noted, index returns reflect the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains, if any, but do not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing. Indices are unmanaged and an individual cannot invest directly in an index. The Bloomberg US Government Credit Bond Index contains U.S. Treasuries and agencies, Yankee and US corporate debentures, and secured notes (publicly issued). The ICE BofA US Treasury Index tracks the performance of the direct sovereign debt of the U.S. Government. It includes all U.S. dollar-denominated U.S. Treasury notes and bonds having at least one year remaining to maturity and a minimum amount outstanding of $1 billion. Additional sub-indices are available that segment the Index by maturity. The ICE BofA Euro High Yield Index tracks the performance of Euro denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the euro domestic or eurobond markets. The ICE BofA Global Corporate Bond Index provides a broad measure of the performance of the global investment grade corporate bond market. It includes publicly issued corporate debt issued in the major domestic and Eurobond markets. The ICE BofA High Yield Master II Index is an unmanaged index consisting of U.S. dollar denominated bonds that are issued in countries having a BBB3 or higher debt rating with at least one year remaining till maturity. All bonds must have a credit rating below investment grade but not in default. The ICE BofA US Convertibles Index tracks the performance of publicly issued US dollar denominated convertible securities of U.S. companies. The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index is the credit component of the U.S. Government/Credit index. It includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements. To qualify, securities must be rated investment grade (Baa3 or better) by Moody’s. The index is the same as the former U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index tracks investment-grade bonds, including U.S. Treasurys and corporate bonds. The JP Morgan EMBI Global index is an unmanaged, market-capitalisation weighted, total-return index tracking the traded market for U.S.-dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans, and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. The MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is an unmanaged index of over 900 companies, and is a generally accepted benchmark for major overseas markets. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index and represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalisation of the Russell 3000 Index. It is generally considered representative of the small-cap market. The S&P 500 Index is a free-float market capitalisation-weighted index of 500 of the largest U.S. companies.

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