PIMCO Fund declares monthly payout for PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund stock

Published on 10/14/2026 at 04:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The USD 0.1125 monthly payout is due November 2, 2026. PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund stock went ex-dividend October 13, 2026.

Distribution and fund activity

The fund announced its monthly distribution on October 1, 2026, with payment scheduled for November 2, 2026.
Short interest fell to 62,488 shares on September 30, 2026, from 291,976 shares on September 15, 2026.
The October 13, 2026 ex-dividend date followed the USD 0.1125 monthly distribution announcement.

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PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund (US72201B1017) declared a monthly distribution of USD 0.1125 per share on October 1, 2026, payable November 2, 2026, according to Business Wire. The October 13 ex-dividend date gives the distribution its immediate trading relevance.

Three dated fund developments

Short interest was 62,488 shares on September 30, 2026, down 78.60 percent from 291,976 shares on September 15, 2026, according to Transcript Daily. The change reduced the reported days-to-cover ratio to 0.10 days, based on average daily volume of 612,670 shares.

On October 1, 2026, the fund announced the USD 0.1125 monthly distribution, matching the previous payout. The payment date is November 2, 2026, while October 13, 2026 was the record and ex-dividend date, as Business Wire reported.

What does the payout mean?

The distribution was listed at an annualized rate of 11.50 percent of market price as of August 30, 2026, according to Business Wire. That income profile is paired with the structure of a leveraged closed-end fund investing across corporate bonds, loans, mortgage credit and other higher-yielding assets, according to Seeking Alpha. The same analysis cited a 3.50 percent discount to net asset value on October 10, 2026 and highlighted credit and liquidity risks.

Market value and trading range

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund had a market capitalization of USD 801.0 million as of October 13, 2026. Its one-year range was USD 10.44 to USD 13.36 on that date, placing the fund's market profile alongside a monthly income policy and a credit-sensitive portfolio.