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Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y Overview

Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y (PMFYX) is an actively managed Allocation Global Moderate Allocation fund. Victory Capital Management Inc. launched the fund in 2011.

The investment seeks a high level of current income; capital appreciation is a secondary objective. The fund has the flexibility to invest in a broad range of income-producing investments, including both debt securities and equity securities. It may invest in the securities of issuers located throughout the world, including in emerging markets.

About Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y (PMFYX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 8.97 years: Howard Weiss (2018), Fergal Jackson (2022), Marco Pirondini (2011). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Bloomberg US Agg Bond TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI ACWI NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has 600 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 41.7% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y is part of the Allocation global asset class and is within the Allocation fund group. Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has 31.2% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 10.0%. There is 23.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 7.3% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 49.2% (41.7% domestic bond, 7.5% foreign bond and 3.8% convertible bond). Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has 6.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $6 billion in total assets, which is above the $947 million average for the Global Moderate Allocation category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

PMFYX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y expense ratio is above average compared to funds in the Global Moderate Allocation category. Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has an expense ratio of 0.65%, which is 38% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has a portfolio turnover rate of 62%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 64% for the Global Moderate Allocation category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y returned 3.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Global Moderate Allocation category had an average return of 0.3%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y has a trailing yield of 6.39%, which is above the 2.61% category average. The fund normally distributes its income monthly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Y Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 8.5%, 0.4 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 16.4% over the past year (grade of B), 14.2% over the past three years (grade of A) and 10.2% per year over the past five years (grade of A) and 9.1% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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