The PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund (PGP) operates as a closed-end, balanced mutual fund, initially launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC, with co-management responsibilities also held by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. This U.S.-domiciled fund, established on April 30, 2003, pursues a global investment strategy, allocating capital across both fixed income and public equity markets worldwide. It employs a sophisticated long/short approach, utilizing financial derivatives like options. In its fixed-income portfolio, PGP targets investment-grade debt securities, maintaining a low to intermediate average duration, and diversifying across mortgage-related instruments, government, corporate, and other debt from both U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including emerging market bonds. Concurrently, the fund invests in common stocks of companies spanning various sectors.