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PL Floating Rate Income Fund Overview

Our Approach to Income
The PL Floating Rate Income Fund seeks high levels of income while limiting interest-rate risk by investing primarily in floating-rate loans. Floating-rate loans historically have a low correlation with traditional fixed-income markets, which can reduce the overall volatility of a portfolio. However, there is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategies will work under all market conditions.

The PL Floating Rate Income Fund is:
  • Designed for Income: Constructed to seek steady streams of higher income.
  • Built for Portfolio Diversification: Floating-rate loans may complement a traditional fixed-income portfolio.
  • Based on Experience: A portfolio management team that specializes in institutional fixed-income asset management.

Objective
This fund seeks a high level of current income.

Investment Strategy
This fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt securities. Floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt securities are those with interest rates which float, adjust, or vary periodically based on a benchmark indicator, a specified adjustment schedule, or prevailing interest rates. Floating-rate loans and floating-rate debt securities in which the fund invests consist of senior secured and unsecured floating-rate loans, secured and unsecured second lien floating-rate loans, and floating-rate debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers.

Investor Profile
Designed for investors who seek a high level of current income in a diversified fixed-income portfolio.

Investment Management

Portfolio Manager (since inception):
Pacific Asset Management

Jason R. Rosiak
Senior Managing Director; more than 18 years of investment experience

JP Leasure
Senior Managing Director; more than 15 years of investment experience

Michael Marzouk, CFA
Managing Director; more than 14 years of investment experience

Investment Advisor
Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC (PLFA)

 

The value of the PL Floating Rate Income Fund’s holdings will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund is subject to interest-rate (bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations). Floating–rate loans involve risk of default in interest of principal payments along with risk of bankruptcy and illiquidity. The Fund invests in high-yield securities, which have greater credit risk than higher-quality bonds, The Fund is a non-diversified fund that invests in securities of fewer issuers, which may subject the Fund to greater market fluctuations and price volatility than the diversified fund. The Fund is subject to liquidity risk (the risk that certain investment may be difficult to purchase and sell in adverse market conditions). International investing is subject to currency fluctuations and political changes, which may make the Fund’s foreign holdings more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments.

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Fund Snapshot
The PL Floating Rate Income Fund invests primarily in floating-rate loans of non-investment-grade companies. These investments can serve as both an income driver and a hedge against rising interest rates.

Floating-rate loans, also known as senior bank loans, are variable-rate loans made by financial institutions to companies that are generally considered to have low credit quality. Borrowers enter into these loans to raise capital. In exchange for investing with these companies, holders typically receive higher levels of income.

Investments rated below investment grade are generally subject to greater price volatility and illiquidity than higher rated investments.

PLF Prospectus

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March 31, 2012
Performance 1-Month 3-Month YTD Life of Fund 6/30/11
PL Floating Rate
Income Fund
A Shares -- NAV 0.78% 3.69% 3.69% 3.87%
A Shares – Load Adjusted (2.24) 0.61 0.61 0.74
C Shares – NAV 0.73% 3.57% 3.57% 3.36%
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index†† 0.70% 3.48% 3.48% 2.29%

 

Yield (as of March 31, 2012) Class A
30-Day SEC Yield 5.19%

Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

The 30-Day SEC is a standardized yield and reflects an estimated yield to maturity. It should be regarded as an estimate of the Fund’s rate of investment income, and it may not equal the Fund’s actual income distribution rate, which reflects the Fund’s past dividends paid to shareholders.

Class A shares incepted on 12/31/11. Performance shown prior to that date is hypothetical and is that of Class I shares (6/30/11 inception date), restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares.
††The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an index of U.S. dollar-denominated leveraged loan market securities. The total return is equal to the change in price plus the coupon returm. Index inception existed prior to 6/30/11.

For performance data current to the most recent month-end, call Pacific Life Funds at (800) 722-2333, option 2. Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

PL Floating Rate Income Fund Class A shares have a maximum of 3.0% sales charge. Class C shares have a maximum 1.0% sales charge. Where sales charge is illustrated, it is applied at the beginning of the period.

Fund Composition
 
Asset Allocation
Floating-Rate Loans 92.79%
High-Yield Bonds 7.26
Investment-Grade Bonds 0.47
Cash and Other (0.52)
March 31, 2012 (unless otherwise noted)
Credit Quality Allocation of Bonds
BBB and Above 3.38%
BB 55.20
B 35.67
CCC and Below 5.75
N/R 0.00

Pacific Asset Management (PAM) receives credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the Fund from major rating agencies – S&P, Moody’s, and/or Fitch. The credit quality allocation is provided by PAM. When the rating agencies rate a security differently, PAM uses the higher rating. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. PAM converts all ratings to the equivalent S&P major rating category for purposes of the category shown. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality.

Distributions Prior 3 Months (A Shares)
Jan. 2012 Income N/A
Feb. 2012 Income N/A
Mar. 2012 Income N/A
Characteristics
Duration 0.61 Years
Weighted Average Maturity 5.90 Years
Average Price 99.20
Number of Issues 106

Duration is a measure of a portfolio’s price sensitivity expressed in years. Average price is a measure of a range of prices that is calculated by taking the sum of the values and dividing it by the number of prices being examined.

Industry Diversification
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Top-10 Holdings Maturity Weight
Nuveen Investments 02/28/19 1.80%
Flying Fortress 06/30/17 1.78%
Roundys Supermarkets 02/13/19 1.77%
Capsugel Holdings 08/01/18 1.77%
MGM Resorts 02/23/15 1.76%
Freescale Semicondutor 02/28/19 1.76%
Rovi Corporation 03/15/19 1.76%
Reynolds Group Holdings 08/09/18 1.76%
Sealed Air Corporation 10/03/18 1.75%
Telesat Canada 03/08/19 1.75%
Fund Information
As of 1/1/12 A Shares C Shares
Inception Date 12/31/11 12/31/11
Minimum Initial/Subsequent Investment $1,000/$50 $1,000/$50
Sales Load/Maximum Sales Charge Front-end/3.0% CDSC/1.0%
Net/Gross Expense Ratio 1.05%/1.60% 1.80%/2.35%
Distributions Monthly Dividends/Annual Capital Gains

Total annual operating expenses reflect the current gross expenses paid by the Fund. Net operating expenses reflect waivers, reductions, and reimbursements. Total annual operating expenses and net operating expenses are sourced from the amended and restated prospectus dated December 20, 2011. Expense cap waivers are reevaluated annually. PLFA has contractually agreed to limit certain operating expenses incurred by the PL Floating Rate Income Fund that exceed an annual rate of 0.15% through 12/31/14.  There is no guarantee that PLFA will continue to cap expenses after the expiration date.

What You Should Know

The value of the PL Floating Rate Income Fund’s holdings will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund is subject to interest-rate (bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise) and credit risk (the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations). Floating–rate loans involve risk of default in interest of principal payments along with risk of bankruptcy and illiquidity. The Fund invests in high-yield securities, which have greater credit risk than higher-quality bonds, The Fund is a non-diversified fund that invests in securities of fewer issuers, which may subject the Fund to greater market fluctuations and price volatility than the diversified fund. The Fund is subject to liquidity risk (the risk that certain investment may be difficult to purchase and sell in adverse market conditions). International investing is subject to currency fluctuations and political changes, which may make the Fund’s foreign holdings more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments.

This material must be preceded or accompanied by the Pacific Life Funds prospectus. The prospectus contains more complete information, including the risks, charges, limitations, expenses, and investment objectives of Pacific Life Funds. Read it carefully before investing.

The PL Floating Rate Income Fund is offered by Pacific Life Funds. Pacific Life Funds are distributed by Pacific Select Distributors, Inc. (member FINRA & SIPC), a subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company (Newport Beach, CA), and are available through licensed third-party broker/dealers.

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