foreign government actions, including
nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, currency blockage, political changes, diplomatic developments, trade restrictions (including tariffs) or the imposition of sanctions and other similar
measures. Foreign securities may also be less liquid and more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers
Emerging Markets Risk: the risk of investing in emerging market securities, primarily increased foreign (non-U.S.) investment risk
China Risk: investing in securities and instruments economically tied to the People’s Republic of China (excluding
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for the purpose of this disclosure) (“PRC”) subjects the Fund to certain of the risks of investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities and emerging market securities, as well as
other risks including, without limitation, erratic growth, the unavailability of reliable economic or financial data, dependence on exports and international trade, asset price volatility, potential shortage of
liquidity and limited accessibility by foreign (non-U.S.) investors (including as a result of sanctions), fluctuations in currency exchange rates, currency devaluation, the relatively small size and absence of
operating history of many PRC companies, and the developing nature of the legal and regulatory
framework for securities markets, custody arrangements and commerce
Sovereign Debt Risk: the risk that investments in fixed income instruments issued by sovereign entities may decline in value as a
result of default or other adverse credit event resulting from an issuer’s inability or
unwillingness to make principal or interest payments in a timely fashion
Currency Risk: the risk that foreign (non-U.S.) currencies will change in value relative to the U.S. dollar and affect the
Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, or in derivatives that provide exposure to, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies
Leveraging Risk: the risk that certain transactions of the Fund, such as reverse repurchase agreements, loans of portfolio securities, and the use of when-issued, delayed delivery
or forward commitment transactions, or derivative instruments, may give rise to leverage,
magnifying gains and losses and causing the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been
leveraged. This means that leverage entails a heightened risk of loss. The use of leverage may also increase the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate risks
Management Risk: the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses applied by PIMCO and Research Affiliates,
including the use of quantitative models or methods, will not produce the desired results and
that actual or potential conflicts of interest, legislative, regulatory or tax restrictions, policies or developments may affect the investment techniques available to PIMCO or Research Affiliates and the individual portfolio managers in connection
with managing the Fund and may cause PIMCO or Research Affiliates to restrict or prohibit participation in certain investments. There is no guarantee that the investment objective of the Fund will be
achieved
Model Risk: the risk that the Fund’s investment models used in making investment allocation decisions may not adequately take into
account certain factors, or may contain design flaws or faulty assumptions, and may rely on incomplete or inaccurate data inputs, any of which may result in a decline in the
value of an investment in the Fund. The performance of the investment models may be impacted by
software or other technology malfunctions, human error, programming inaccuracies, power loss, and
other events or circumstances, which may be difficult to detect and may be beyond the control of the Fund
Short Exposure Risk: the risk of entering into short sales or other short positions, including the potential loss of more money than the actual cost of the investment, and the
risk that the third party to the short sale or other short position will not fulfill its contractual obligations, causing a loss to the Fund
Value Investing Risk: a value stock may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated by the Sub-Adviser if it
continues to be undervalued by the market or the factors that the portfolio manager believes will
cause the stock price to increase do not occur
Turnover Risk: the risk that high levels of portfolio turnover may increase transaction costs and taxes and may lower
investment performance
Please see “Description of Principal Risks” in the Fund's prospectus for a more detailed
description of the risks of investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of
a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
The performance information shows summary performance information for the Fund in a bar chart and an Average
Annual Total Returns table. The information provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in its performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average
annual returns compare with the returns of certain indexes. Absent any applicable fee waivers
and/or expense limitations, performance would have been lower. The bar chart shows performance of
the Fund's Institutional Class shares. Performance in the Average Annual Total Returns table reflects the impact of sales charges. The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not
necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
In addition to the Fund’s performance, the Average Annual Total Returns
table includes performance of: (i) a broad-based securities market index (i.e., a regulatory
index) and (ii) a supplemental index. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. The Fund’s regulatory index is the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund’s regulatory index is shown in connection with certain
regulatory requirements to provide a broad measure of market performance. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of
emerging markets. The supplemental index shown is the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index. The MSCI
Emerging Markets Value Index captures large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across a group of emerging markets countries. The value investment style characteristics