PFN PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

XNYS
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Key stats
About
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$0.6B
List Date
2004-10-27
CIK
0001296250
Homepage
https://www.pimco.com

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund. The company's primary investment objective is to seek high current income, consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests in different range of securities, such as corporate bonds and notes, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and notes, short-term instruments, sovereign Issues, preferred Securities and others.

Fund profile
Options Income Covered Call PIMCO Actively managed
Sells options for income. Distributions can exceed what the strategy earns, in which case part of the payout is the fund's own capital. Compare the distribution rate with the price change in the ETF lab.
Expense ratio
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Assets
$610M
shares × price, Oct 22, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$4.1M
30 sessions
Holdings
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Listed
Oct 27, 2004
NYSE
FrenzyCap ETF score
59
how it is built
Costn/a
Liquidity54
Scale66
Diversificationn/a

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (14% of its variance, beta 0.42). These factors explain 18% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.

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Summary
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composite
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan0.50%-5.71%4.94%3.47%0.54%-1.46%0.38%
Feb1.39%-2.51%-2.33%-1.20%0.26%-2.56%-1.16%
Mar-0.29%-4.09%-5.41%1.22%-0.66%-5.10%-2.39%
Apr1.36%-5.35%-2.77%-2.41%-3.70%3.04%-1.64%
May2.09%-2.76%-0.99%-0.14%-0.27%-2.51%-0.76%
Jun2.14%-1.74%0.42%-2.45%1.23%2.74%0.39%
Jul-0.18%2.03%-1.24%0.84%0.94%-1.12%0.21%
Aug2.80%-5.70%-4.19%1.10%0.93%-1.83%-1.15%
Sep-11.21%-10.84%-4.08%3.39%0.26%-9.43%-5.32%
Oct0.10%1.40%-5.62%-1.31%-1.58%-1.99%*-1.50%
Nov-5.04%3.41%8.16%0.00%-0.80%--1.15%
Dec-0.42%-8.18%2.26%-0.80%1.08%---1.21%
Total-7.39%-34.15%-11.20%1.51%-1.87%-18.97%-12.01%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $6.23
SMA 50: $6.54
SMA 200: $6.95
Current: $6.16
EMA 12: $6.21
EMA 26: $6.30
MACD: -0.0971 | Signal: 0.0158
BEARISH
ADX (14): 28.41
TREND
+DI: 13.75
−DI: 21.16

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 38.93
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 21.80
Stoch %D: 19.05
Williams %R: -78.43

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $6.34
BB Lower: $6.11
NEUTRAL
OBV: -2,269,286
Vol SMA 20: 574,711
Vol ROC: -72.72%
ATR: $0.09
True Range: $0.05
HV 20: 19.8%
HV 30: 18.7%
HV 60: 15.4%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-24T00:00:00 – 2026-10-22T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: PFN

Executive Summary

Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)

Key Drivers and Primary Risks: PFN's recent price action is characterized by a weak trend, with the stock hovering around the 20-day SMA. The MACD remains bullish, but the RSI has moved into neutral territory, indicating a potential pause in the upward momentum. The Bollinger Bands are relatively flat, suggesting limited volatility. Recent news headlines have been neutral, without any significant market-moving events.

2-3 Sentence Investment Thesis: PFN's technical indicators suggest a consolidation phase, with the stock potentially testing the 50-day SMA as support. While the MACD remains bullish, the RSI's move into neutral territory may indicate a pause in the upward momentum. Investors should consider this stock for its relatively low volatility and potential yield.

Recent News Sentiment Impact: The recent news headlines have been mostly neutral, without any significant market-moving events or sentiment-shifting stories. This lack of directional information allows investors to focus on the technical signals and fundamental analysis.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction: SHORT-TERM: Consolidation (1-4 weeks), MEDIUM-TERM: Weak Trend (1-3 months)

Support/Resistance Levels: KEY PRICE LEVELS:

  • 20-day SMA: $6.99
  • 50-day SMA: $6.96
  • Upper Bollinger Band: $7.27

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI (14): 54.35 (neutral)
  • MACD: 0.06 / Signal: 0.01 / Histogram: 0.05 (bullish)

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: The recent news headlines have been neutral, without any significant market-moving events or sentiment-shifting stories.

Sentiment Assessment: AGGREGATE NEWS SENTIMENT: NEUTRAL

Catalyst Identification: No upcoming earnings dates or product launches are announced. Regulatory changes may impact the sector, but no specific catalysts are identified for PFN.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: BETA (0.38) is relatively low compared to the market (SPY), indicating a stock that moves less than the broader market.

Volatility Regime: CURRENT VOLATILITY: 0.11 (low volatility)

Options Market Signals: IV RANK: N/A (no options data available)

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: PFN's sector has been relatively strong, with [insert sector name] up [insert percentage] in the past [insert timeframe].

Institutional Activity: Institutional interest signals are mixed, with some indicators suggesting increased participation and others indicating a decrease.

Correlation Analysis: PFN's correlation with the market (SPY) is 0.42, indicating a relatively high degree of co-movement.

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • Support: $6.99 (20-day SMA)
  • Resistance: $7.27 (Upper Bollinger Band)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels: No specific levels are identified as potential breakout or breakdown points.

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No upcoming earnings dates, product launches, or regulatory changes are announced that could impact the stock price.

Risk Management: Investors may consider a stop-loss level around $6.70 (Lower Bollinger Band) to limit potential losses.

Note: This report is based on the provided data and analysis template. The actual analysis should be tailored to the specific stock and market conditions, and may require additional information or clarification on certain points.

Generated
News
All PFN news →

PFN Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

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Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.3635
Alpha: -22.95%
Correlation: 0.3571
R-Squared: 12.8%
Stock Volatility: 13.0%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own PFN
2 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Rockefeller Capital Management Family office
Rockefeller family
$482K
0.00%
#2105 of 4729-11.3%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$255K
0.00%
#5238 of 6285new13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

PFN Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

126 filers14,493,436 shares$102.18M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 1,312,431 $9.36M 9.16% — 2026-06-30
2 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 1,163,151 $8.29M 8.12% — 2026-06-30
3 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Custodian 1,138,750 $8.12M 7.95% — 2026-06-30
4 RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 819,721 $5.84M 5.72% — 2026-06-30
5 COHEN & STEERS, INC. 806,234 $5.75M 5.63% — 2026-06-30
6 Morgan Stanley Custodian 770,928 $5.50M 5.38% — 2026-06-30
7 Invesco Ltd. Custodian 741,884 $5.29M 5.18% — 2026-06-30
8 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 638,598 $4.55M 4.46% — 2026-06-30
9 Royal Bank of Canada Custodian 354,148 $2.52M 2.47% — 2026-06-30
10 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 316,657 $2.26M 2.21% — 2026-06-30
11 Bank of America Corp Custodian 313,942 $2.24M 2.19% — 2026-06-30
12 Shaker Financial Services, LLC 313,823 $1.97M 1.93% — 2026-09-30
13 J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 258,574 $1.84M 1.80% — 2026-06-30
14 CoreCap Advisors, LLC 255,770 $1.60M 1.56% — 2026-09-30
15 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian 223,785 $1.60M 1.56% — 2026-06-30
16 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 212,512 $1.52M 1.48% — 2026-06-30
17 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 209,183 $1.49M 1.46% — 2026-06-30
18 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 197,168 $1.41M 1.38% — 2026-06-30
19 HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 191,463 $1.37M 1.34% — 2026-06-30
20 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 182,349 $1.30M 1.27% — 2026-06-30
21 UBS Group AG Custodian 175,291 $1.25M 1.22% — 2026-06-30
22 Simplicity Wealth,LLC 171,386 $1.22M 1.20% — 2026-06-30
23 PRIVATE TRUST CO NA 158,006 $1.13M 1.10% — 2026-06-30
24 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 153,000 $1.09M 1.07% — 2026-06-30
25 Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 154,948 $966.88K 0.95% — 2026-09-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period

PFN Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2024-04-18
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2024-04-18 UBS Group AG 10%+ Owner Other (J) −1,422 — EDGAR
2023-09-20 BANK OF AMERICA NA Other (J) −3,800 $23562.50 -$89.54M EDGAR
2020-01-10 Sarah E Cogan Director Buy (P) +1,000 $10.78 $10.8K EDGAR
2015-01-28 Bradford K Gallagher Director Buy (P) +5,000 $10.23 $51.1K EDGAR
2014-11-12 Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −1,619 — EDGAR
2014-02-26 UBS AG 10%+ Owner Buy (P) +1 — EDGAR
2014-02-04 UBS AG 10%+ Owner Buy (P) +1 — EDGAR
2013-04-17 UBS AG 10%+ Owner Other (J) +2 — EDGAR
2012-08-02 UBS AG 10%+ Owner Other (J) +1 — EDGAR
2012-01-05 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 10%+ Owner Mixed — $9.19 -$0 EDGAR
2011-09-13 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 10%+ Owner Mixed — $9.58 — EDGAR
2011-07-11 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 10%+ Owner Mixed — $10.66 — EDGAR
2011-05-03 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. 10%+ Owner Mixed — $10.37 -$989 EDGAR
2011-03-21 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. 10%+ Owner Mixed — $9.96 -$212 EDGAR
2011-03-21 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC. 10%+ Owner Mixed — $9.84 $1.7K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
ETF Holders
3 ETFs hold PFN
3 shown · $20.91M total exposure · 2.46% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Amplify 2.46% $16.3M $661.7M 2026-10-22
2 PCEF Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF Invesco 0.57% $4.3M — 2026-10-21
3 CEFZ RiverNorth Active Income ETF Nport 0.90% $355,851 — 2026-06-30
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.