What happened
Pimco High Income Fund (NYSE: PHK) director David C. Flattum bought 60,204.17 Common Shares on 2026-10-06 at $4.14 each. The Form 4 filed on 2026-10-08 says the purchase was reported as indirect ownership through DCP. The transaction was listed in Table I, the non-derivative securities table. The filing was signed on 2026-10-08.
Flattum reported 60,204.17 Common Shares beneficially owned after the trade. The reporting person was listed as a director on the form. The post-trade holding matched the reported shares acquired. That gives investors a clean benchmark for later filings.
Key numbers
| Metric | Latest | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shares acquired | 60,204.17 shares | SEC Form 4 | |
| Purchase price per share | $4.14 | SEC Form 4 | |
| Total purchase value | about $249,245 | SEC Form 4 | |
| Post-trade holding | 60,204.17 shares | SEC Form 4 |
Why it matters
With no investment case on file, the filing mainly establishes a baseline for director ownership in PHK. Investors now have a dated insider buy to compare with the next ownership report. The purchase was about $249,245, which gives the trade a concrete reported size. Investors care because insider ownership can be followed from here.
The strongest caution is that this is one indirect purchase by one director, reported through DCP. The form shows indirect ownership, not direct ownership. That makes it a useful marker, but only a single data point. A sale would reduce that reported stake.
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What's next
The next quarterly report or the next Form 4 filing will show whether this purchase was followed by additional insider buying or selling. Until then, the 2026-10-06 trade and the 60,204.17-share post-trade holding are the reference points. Those figures are the clearest way to track any later change in Flattum's reported position. A later increase would extend the baseline, while a reduction would trim it.
For now, the filing gives investors a dated buy, a price and a reported holding level. Any later filing that changes the number will update that baseline. If another purchase appears, the baseline will move higher. That is enough to mark the starting point for later ownership changes.
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Sources
- SEC Form 4 — Form 4 filed 2026-10-08 reporting David C. Flattum's indirect purchase of Common Shares in Pimco High Income Fund.
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