PIMCO is big. Scratch that, it's massive: after all it holds over $2 trillion in global securities, mostly bond-related. It is so big, in fact, it takes two pages just to list the number of funds that comprise it, let alone the securities that these funds actually own.
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Trying to make a list of what all these funds own is impossible: after all the only hedge fund that is larger than PIMCO in the world right now, is the Fed itself, with its $4.5 trillion in AUM.
Which is a problem when trying to estimate the impact of what a possible asset-shift, if not outright liqudation of some/all of PIMCO's holdings would have.
One thing is known - when it comes to PIMCO, the one most representative fund is its pure-play Total Return Fund. Below we show a snapshot of what it hold as of the most recent publicly reported period.
Here are just the first two letters of the alphabet.
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Yet one has to start somewhere, and the somewhere probably should be with the list of the TRF's biggest holdings as a % of NAV. Here it is.
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Here are the snapshot characteristics of the TRF:
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The full Excel breakdown can be found here [8].
Here is the most recent TRF prospectus:
Finally, for anyone curious about investing in PIMCO now (good luck), here is the most recent investment highlights deck:
Source: PIMCO [9]
