Vendor Ratings
PIMCO46 Responses
Overall Offering
| Average Score |
4.64 (+3.1% from 2016) |
| 5 = Extremely satisfied |
72% |
| 4 |
20% |
| 3 |
8% |
| 2 |
0% |
| 1 = Unsatisfied |
0% |
Average scores by category
| Responsiveness to general inquiries |
4.65 |
| Timely performance reporting |
4.39 |
| New ideas and solutions |
4.43 |
| Knowledge sharing |
4.54 |
| Accessibility to investment team |
4.57 |
| Funded-status attribution |
4.39 |
How/why PIMCO was selected
| Existing relationship |
70% |
| Consultant recommendation |
43% |
| Board/staff due diligence |
52% |
| Other |
35% |
IN last year’s survey, we mentioned how PIMCO had “distanced itself from recent years’ internal tumult” and improved its overall score a whopping 8.2%. This year, with that distance even further, PIMCO’s overall score is higher again, and is now among the survey’s best. In fact, the firm scores in the top five in all but two of the survey’s league tables, in addition to having the most responses (46) this year. Seven in 10 clients chose PIMCO for LDI due to an existing firm relationship—further evidence that PIMCO has put its internal issues to bed.
