Allianz US Short Duration High Income Bond
Balancing Risk and Opportunity
Short Duration
High Income Bond
The focus is on US short duration high yield bonds to achieve long-term potential capital appreciation and income.
  • US economic statistics are encouraging, with the gross domestic product (GDP) showing a strong rebound in Q3 2016, with positive contribution after five negative quarters.
  • Relative to its counterparts in the global fixed income markets, US high yield corporate bonds offer higher yields.
  • Over half of the portfolio bond holdings are of BB rating1. Higher quality high yield bonds have significantly lower default rates than lower quality bonds.
1Source: Allianz Global Investors, as at 30/11/2016
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Important Notice

  • The Fund aims at long-term capital appreciation and income, investing primarily in US short duration high yield bond.
  • The Fund is exposed to significant risks which include investment/general market, creditworthiness, counterparty and interest rate changes risks.
  • The Fund may invest in high-yield (non-investment grade and unrated) investments and convertible bonds which may subject to higher risks, such as risk of a call, creditworthiness, default, interest rate changes, general market and liquidity risks and therefore may increase the risk of loss of original investment.
  • The Fund’s investments focus on the U.S, which may reduce risk diversification.
  • The Fund may invest in financial derivative instruments ("FDI") for efficient portfolio management (including for hedging) which may expose to higher counterparty, liquidity and market risks. The Fund will not invest extensively in FDI for investment purpose.
  • Dividend payments may, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, be made out of the Fund’s capital or effectively out of the Fund’s capital which represents a return or withdrawal of part of the amount investors originally invested and/or capital gains attributable to the original investment. This may result in an immediate decrease in the NAV per share and the capital of the Fund available for investment in the future and capital growth may be reduced.
  • This investment may involve risks that could result in loss of part or entire amount of investors’ investment.
  • In making investment decisions, investors should not rely solely on this material.

Allianz Income and Growth
Setting in place Opportunities for Income and Growth
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Focusing on US market investments, there are three disciplines and one goal: Multiple sources of income and potential capital growth.
  • This Fund adopts a “three-sleeve” approach to provide potential income and capital appreciation.
  • Aims to deliver potential income, monthly payouts (yields are not guaranteed, dividends may be paid out from capital)2.
  • Despite all the uncertainty in the markets, the fundamentals of US corporations remain strong: balance sheets are stronger, leverage is lower and cash levels remain high. US high yield bonds, convertible bonds, high quality US equities offer extensive and compelling investment opportunities for investors.
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2 Dividend payments may, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, be made out of the Fund's capital or effectively out of the Fund's capital, which represents a return or withdrawal of part of the amount investors originally invested and/or capital gains attributable to the original investment. This may result in an immediate decrease in the NAV per share and the capital of the Fund available for investment in the future, and capital growth may be reduced. Dividend payments are applicable for Class AM Dis (monthly distribution) and for reference only but not guaranteed. Positive distribution yield does not imply positive return. For details, please refer to the Fund's distribution policy disclosed in the offering documents.

3 The allocation of the Fund’s investments across asset classes may vary substantially from time to time.

Important Notice

  • The Fund aims at long-term capital appreciation and income, investing primarily in a combination of common stocks and other equity securities, debt securities and convertible securities. The allocation across these asset classes varies substantially from time to time.
  • The Fund is exposed to significant risks which include investment/general market, company-specific, creditworthiness and interest rate changes risks.
  • The Fund may invest in high-yield (non-investment grade and unrated) investments and convertible bonds which may subject to higher risks, such as risk of a call, credit, default, interest rate changes, general market and liquidity risks and therefore may increase the risk of loss of original investment.
  • The Fund’s investments focus on U.S. and Canada, which may reduce risk diversification.
  • The Fund may invest in financial derivative instruments ("FDI") for efficient portfolio management (including for hedging) which may expose to higher counterparty, liquidity and market risks. The Fund will not invest extensively in FDI for investment purpose.
  • Dividend payments may, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, be made out of the Fund’s capital or effectively out of the Fund’s capital which represents a return or withdrawal of part of the amount investors originally invested and/or capital gains attributable to the original investment. This may result in an immediate decrease in the NAV per share and the capital of the Fund available for investment in the future and capital growth may be reduced.
  • This investment may involve risks that could result in loss of part or entire amount of investors’ investment.
  • In making investment decisions, investors should not rely solely on this material.

Allianz US High Yield
Carving out US High Yield Opportunities with an Eagle’s View
  • During the four periods of rising rates since 1988, high yield bonds outperformed high quality bonds by an average of 1.59%, and outperformed Treasuries by an average of 3.02%4.
  • The US high yield bonds offer higher coupon payouts compared to US Treasuries and other investment grade credits.
  • Aims to deliver potential income, monthly payouts (yields are not guaranteed, dividends may be paid out from capital)5.
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4 Source: Bloomberg, Morningstar Direct as at 30 June 2015. High-quality bonds are represented by the Barclays US Aggregate Index and high-yield bonds by the BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Index.

5 Dividend payments may, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, be made out of the Fund's capital or effectively out of the Fund's capital, which represents a return or withdrawal of part of the amount investors originally invested and/or capital gains attributable to the original investment. This may result in an immediate decrease in the NAV per share and the capital of the Fund available for investment in the future, and capital growth may be reduced. Dividend payments are applicable for Class AM Dis (monthly distribution) and for reference only but not guaranteed. Positive distribution yield does not imply positive return. For details, please refer to the Fund's distribution policy disclosed in the offering documents.

Important Notice

  • The Fund aims at long-term capital appreciation and income, investing primarily in US corporate bonds rated below the investment grade.
  • The Fund is exposed to significant risks which include investment/general market, creditworthiness and interest rate changes risks.
  • The Fund may invest in high-yield (non-investment grade and unrated) investments which may subject to higher risks, such as credit, default, interest rate changes, general market and liquidity risks and therefore may increase the risk of loss of original investment.
  • The Fund may invest in financial derivative instruments ("FDI") for efficient portfolio management (including for hedging) which may expose to higher counterparty, liquidity and market risks. The Fund will not invest extensively in FDI for investment purpose.
  • Dividend payments may, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, be made out of the Fund’s capital or effectively out of the Fund’s capital which represents a return or withdrawal of part of the amount investors originally invested and/or capital gains attributable to the original investment. This may result in an immediate decrease in the NAV per share and the capital of the Fund available for investment in the future and capital growth may be reduced.
  • This investment may involve risks that could result in loss of part or entire amount of investors’ investment.
  • In making investment decisions, investors should not rely solely on this material.

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