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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (PFN)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Newport Beach, United States | NYSE
6.99 USD
After hours: 7.00 +0.01 (0.172%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 5:06 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains flat due to a severe disconnect between the reported yield and the company's ability to sustain it. While the headline yield appears attractive at 12.4%, the payout ratio of 165% indicates the fund is distributing significantly more cash than it generates from operations, relying entirely on asset liquidation or capital erosion to meet obligations. This is not a sustainable income stream but rather a distribution of principal, which poses a long-term threat to the share price despite the current 12-month price history showing a slight recovery. The recent price action confirms this fragility, with the stock trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting persistent selling pressure. Although the statistical forecast model shows moderate confidence in a neutral direction, this is insufficient to overcome the fundamental warning signs of a deteriorating balance sheet and negative operating cash flow.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.024240
AutoETS0.025687
AutoARIMA0.025917
AutoTheta0.026736

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 12.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.085
Excess Kurtosis -1.14
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 30.959
Revenue per Share 0.849
Market Cap 689,214,720
Trailing P/E 13.44
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 96.09%
Website https://www.allianzinvestors.com/Products/pages/16.aspx

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 11.99% 11.95% 11.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-13 0.072 1.015515
2026-07-13 0.072 1.019830
2026-06-11 0.072 1.063516
2026-05-11 0.072 1.035971
2026-04-13 0.072 1.032999
2026-03-12 0.072 1.030043
2026-02-12 0.072 0.978261
2026-01-13 0.072 0.969044
2025-12-11 0.072 0.974290
2025-11-14 0.072 0.963855
2025-10-14 0.072 0.954907
2025-09-12 0.072 0.948617
2025-08-11 0.072 0.960000
2025-07-11 0.072 0.967742
2025-06-12 0.072 0.983607
2025-05-12 0.072 0.995851
2025-04-11 0.072 1.041968
2025-03-13 0.072 0.967742
2025-02-13 0.072 0.953642
2025-01-13 0.072 0.970350
2024-12-12 0.072 0.962567
2024-11-12 0.072 0.957447
2024-10-11 0.072 0.942408
2024-09-13 0.072 0.975610
2024-08-12 0.072 1.005587
2024-07-11 0.072 1.005587
2024-06-13 0.072 0.989011
2024-05-10 0.072 0.976934
2024-04-10 0.072 0.978261
2024-03-08 0.072 0.978261
2024-02-09 0.072 0.960000
2024-01-11 0.072 0.974290
2023-12-08 0.072 1.027104
2023-11-10 0.072 1.109399
2023-10-11 0.072 1.105991
2023-09-08 0.072 1.060383
2023-08-10 0.072 1.014085
2023-07-12 0.072 1.002786
2023-06-09 0.072 1.021277
2023-05-10 0.072 1.028571
2023-04-12 0.072 1.012658
2023-03-10 0.072 0.976934
2023-02-10 0.072 0.924262
2023-01-12 0.072 0.963855
2022-12-09 0.072 0.987654
2022-11-10 0.072 0.982265
2022-10-12 0.072 1.046512
2022-09-09 0.072 0.936281
2022-08-10 0.072 0.860215
2022-07-08 0.072 0.921895
2022-06-10 0.072 0.911392
2022-05-11 0.072 0.918367
2022-04-08 0.072 0.843091
2022-03-10 0.072 0.824742
2022-02-10 0.072 0.795580
2022-01-12 0.072 0.768410
2021-12-10 0.072 0.757098
2021-11-10 0.072 0.723618
2021-10-08 0.072 0.717846
2021-09-10 0.072 0.707269
2021-08-11 0.080 0.709220
2021-07-09 0.080 0.727935
2021-06-10 0.080 0.732601
2021-05-12 0.080 0.780488
2021-04-09 0.080 0.769971
2021-03-10 0.080 0.780488
2021-02-10 0.080 0.781250
2021-01-13 0.080 0.797607
2020-12-10 0.080 0.804020
2020-11-10 0.080 0.860215
2020-10-09 0.080 0.858369
2020-09-10 0.080 0.880088
2020-08-12 0.080 0.875273
2020-07-10 0.080 0.897868
2020-06-10 0.080 0.880088
2020-05-08 0.080 0.972054
2020-04-09 0.080 0.952381
2020-03-11 0.080 0.883978
2020-02-12 0.080 0.739372
2020-01-10 0.080 0.744879
2019-12-11 0.080 0.767754
2019-11-08 0.080 0.751880
2019-10-10 0.080 0.770713
2019-09-12 0.080 0.767754
2019-08-09 0.080 0.746965
2019-07-11 0.080 0.747664
2019-06-12 0.080 0.764818
2019-05-10 0.080 0.768492
2019-04-10 0.080 0.767754
2019-03-08 0.080 0.775194
2019-02-08 0.080 0.784314
2019-01-11 0.080 0.813835
2018-12-14 0.070 0.741525
2018-12-12 0.080 0.828157
2018-11-09 0.080 0.782779
2018-10-11 0.080 0.813835
2018-09-13 0.080 0.751880
2018-08-10 0.080 0.744186
2018-07-12 0.080 0.767018
2018-06-08 0.080 0.746965
2018-05-10 0.080 0.759734
2018-04-11 0.080 0.765550
2018-03-09 0.080 0.769231
2018-02-09 0.080 0.793651
2018-01-11 0.080 0.775946
2017-12-08 0.080 0.764818
2017-11-10 0.080 0.757576
2017-10-12 0.080 0.748363
2017-09-08 0.080 0.756144
2017-08-09 0.080 0.749064
2017-07-12 0.080 0.759013
2017-06-08 0.080 0.764088
2017-05-09 0.080 0.774443
2017-04-11 0.080 0.778968
2017-03-09 0.080 0.829875
2017-02-09 0.080 0.806452
2017-01-11 0.080 0.838574
2016-12-08 0.080 0.870511
2016-11-09 0.080 0.875273
2016-10-11 0.080 0.864865
2016-09-08 0.080 0.830737
2016-08-09 0.080 0.854701
2016-07-07 0.080 0.858369
2016-06-09 0.080 0.882029
2016-05-10 0.080 0.895857
2016-04-07 0.080 0.929152
2016-03-09 0.080 0.951249
2016-02-09 0.080 0.982801
2016-01-12 0.080 0.944510
2015-12-17 0.070 0.795455
2015-12-09 0.080 0.897868
2015-11-09 0.080 0.880088
2015-10-07 0.080 0.900901
2015-09-09 0.080 0.888889
2015-08-11 0.080 0.874317
2015-07-09 0.080 0.829016
2015-06-09 0.080 0.799201
2015-05-07 0.080 0.788177
2015-04-09 0.080 0.788177
2015-03-10 0.080 0.781250
2015-02-10 0.080 0.782014
2015-01-08 0.080 0.812183
2014-12-24 0.155 1.516634
2014-12-09 0.080 0.769231
2014-11-10 0.080 0.748363
2014-10-09 0.080 0.759734
2014-09-10 0.080 0.738689
2014-08-07 0.080 0.750469
2014-07-09 0.080 0.731930
2014-06-10 0.080 0.729927
2014-05-08 0.080 0.748363
2014-04-09 0.080 0.774443
2014-03-11 0.080 0.771456
2014-02-11 0.080 0.775194
2014-01-09 0.080 0.788955
2013-12-10 0.080 0.793651
2013-11-07 0.080 0.777454
2013-10-09 0.080 0.792864
2013-09-11 0.080 0.796020
2013-08-08 0.080 0.782014
2013-07-09 0.080 0.811359
2013-06-11 0.080 0.759734
2013-05-09 0.080 0.686106
2013-04-09 0.080 0.699912
2013-03-07 0.080 0.699912
2013-02-07 0.080 0.702988
2013-01-10 0.080 0.713012
2012-12-11 0.080 0.704846
2012-11-08 0.080 0.702988
2012-10-09 0.080 0.707339
2012-09-12 0.080 0.704846
2012-08-09 0.080 0.721371
2012-07-10 0.080 0.759734
2012-06-07 0.080 0.789733
2012-05-09 0.080 0.764818
2012-04-10 0.065 0.646766
2012-03-08 0.065 0.642292
2012-02-09 0.065 0.658561
2012-01-11 0.065 0.688559
2011-12-08 0.065 0.719027
2011-11-09 0.065 0.711939
2011-10-11 0.065 0.739477
2011-09-08 0.065 0.678497
2011-08-09 0.065 0.661241
2011-07-07 0.065 0.602968
2011-06-09 0.065 0.604651
2011-05-10 0.065 0.601295
2011-04-07 0.065 0.620821
2011-03-09 0.065 0.606343
2011-02-09 0.065 0.628627
2011-01-11 0.065 0.651956
2010-12-29 0.190 1.926978
2010-12-09 0.065 0.661914
2010-11-09 0.065 0.610329
2010-10-06 0.065 0.633528
2010-09-09 0.065 0.646766
2010-08-10 0.065 0.632911
2010-07-08 0.065 0.645482
2010-06-09 0.059 0.663667
2010-05-11 0.059 0.655556
2010-04-08 0.059 0.615224
2010-03-09 0.058 0.586451
2010-02-09 0.058 0.593654
2010-01-12 0.058 0.602911
2009-12-23 0.930 9.226191
2009-12-09 0.059 0.588235
2009-11-09 0.059 0.615224
2009-10-08 0.059 0.617155
2009-09-09 0.061 0.708479
2009-08-11 0.061 0.727924
2009-07-09 0.061 0.865248
2009-06-11 0.069 0.894942
2009-05-07 0.069 1.171477
2009-04-08 0.069 1.402439
2009-03-26 0.089 1.808943
2008-12-29 0.177 2.979798
2008-12-24 0.187 3.085809
2008-10-08 0.099 1.256345
2008-09-11 0.099 0.805533
2008-08-07 0.097 0.771679
2008-07-10 0.097 0.764381
2008-06-12 0.097 0.691376
2008-05-08 0.105 0.734266
2008-04-10 0.105 0.800915
2008-03-13 0.105 0.815217
2008-02-07 0.140 0.942127
2008-01-10 0.140 0.902643
2007-12-13 0.140 0.944032
2007-11-07 0.149 0.901391
2007-10-11 0.149 0.852891
2007-09-13 0.149 0.874413
2007-08-09 0.143 0.817610
2007-07-12 0.143 0.739400
2007-06-07 0.143 0.754617
2007-05-10 0.143 0.743630
2007-04-12 0.143 0.747126
2007-03-08 0.143 0.758218
2007-02-08 0.144 0.747664
2007-01-11 0.144 0.752351
2006-12-07 0.144 0.764737
2006-11-09 0.144 0.762308
2006-10-12 0.144 0.770053
2006-09-07 0.144 0.773778
2006-08-10 0.141 0.759289
2006-07-13 0.141 0.744063
2006-06-08 0.141 0.742887
2006-05-11 0.133 0.730368
2006-04-12 0.133 0.713519
2006-03-09 0.133 0.708200
2006-02-09 0.127 0.688347
2006-01-12 0.127 0.701270
2005-12-14 0.127 0.721591
2005-11-16 0.117 0.655462
2005-10-19 0.117 0.662514
2005-09-14 0.117 0.632091
2005-08-17 0.108 0.598670
2005-07-13 0.108 0.606742
2005-06-15 0.108 0.609481
2005-05-18 0.101 0.563616
2005-04-13 0.101 0.549212
2005-03-16 0.101 0.515569
2005-01-19 0.098 0.496203
2004-12-21 0.092 0.470348
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.86
dividendYield 12.33
exDividendDate 2026-08-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.862
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.12331903
lastDividendValue 0.072
lastDividendDate 2026-08-13
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.076618254
Address1 650 Newport Center Drive
All Time High 20.15
All Time Low 3.3
Ask 7.01
Ask Size 1,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 353,850
Average Daily Volume3 Month 453,126
Average Volume 453,126
Average Volume10Days 353,850
Beta 0.571
Bid 6.92
Bid Size 1,500
Book Value 7.198
City Newport Beach
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.99
Current Ratio 0.134
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 6.99
Day Low 6.96
Debt To Equity 30.959
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Rate 0.86
Dividend Yield 12.33
Earnings Growth -0.255
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.201
Earnings Timestamp End 1,757,361,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,843,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 10.817
Enterprise Value 896,296,640
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 949-720-1376
Fifty Day Average 7.0496
Fifty Day Average Change -0.059600353
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00845443
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.661825
Fifty Two Week High 7.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08865715
Fifty Two Week Low 6.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.45999956
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07044403
Fifty Two Week Range 6.53 - 7.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,098,883,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.39
Free Cashflow 41,613,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 7.002
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 82,860,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.18279
Implied Shares Outstanding 98,600,105
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Last Dividend Value 0.072
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Long Business Summary PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. It is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund invests in floating-rate debt instruments primarily high-yield senior floating-rate loans. It employs fundamental analysis with top-down approach to create its portfolio. The fund conducts an in-house research to make its investments. It was formerly known as PIMCO Floating Rate Strategy Fund. PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II was formed on June 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
Market us_market
Market Cap 689,214,720
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_10698517
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 79,622,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 689,214,733
Open 7.0
Operating Cashflow -105,365,000
Operating Margins 0.91592
Payout Ratio 1.6569
Phone 949 720 6000
Post Market Change 0.012000084
Post Market Change Percent 0.17167503
Post Market Price 7.002
Post Market Time 1,787,951,219
Previous Close 6.99
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9711031
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.3178215
Profit Margins 0.96092004
Quick Ratio 0.08
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 6.99
Regular Market Day Low 6.96
Regular Market Day Range 6.96 - 6.99
Regular Market Open 7.0
Regular Market Previous Close 6.99
Regular Market Price 6.99
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 273,211
Return On Assets 0.05456
Return On Equity 0.11724
Revenue Growth -0.034
Revenue Per Share 0.849
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 98,600,105
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0143
Shares Short 1,221,392
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 658,426
Short Name PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
Short Ratio 2.64
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol PFN
Total Cash 3,755,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.038
Total Debt 217,583,008
Total Revenue 82,860,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.862
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.12331903
Trailing Eps 0.52
Trailing P E 13.442307
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.14755
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.15755033
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.022042565
Type Disp Equity
Volume 273,211
Website https://www.allianzinvestors.com/Products/pages/16.aspx
Zip 92,660