PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

 

Investment Company Act File Number:

   811-21077

Registrant Name:

   PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II

Address of Principal Executive Offices:

  

1633 Broadway, 41st Floor

New York, New York 10019

Name and Address of Agent for Service:

  

Lawrence G. Altadonna

1633 Broadway, 41st Floor

New York, New York 10019

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

   212-739-3371

Date of Fiscal Year End:

   May 31, 2012

Date of Reporting Period:

   August 31, 2011

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b 1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-2001. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)
   Value*  
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES—87.5%      
    $  2,000       Alhambra Rev., Atherton Baptist Homes, 7.625%, 1/1/40, Ser. A    NR/NR    $ 2,067,340   
     Bay Area Toll Auth. Rev., San Francisco Bay Area, Ser. F-1,      
    5,000      

5.00%, 4/1/34

   Aa3/AA      5,204,100   
    20,000      

5.00%, 4/1/39 (g)

   Aa3/AA      20,839,800   
    1,000       Chula Vista Rev., San Diego Gas & Electric, 5.875%, 2/15/34, Ser. B    Aa3/A+      1,091,640   
    300      

City & Cnty. of San Francisco, Capital Improvement Projects, CP,
5.25%, 4/1/31, Ser. A

   A1/AA-      306,372   
    1,410       Community College Financing Auth. Rev., 5.00%, 8/1/27, Ser. A (AMBAC)    WR/NR      1,412,214   
    9,360       Coronado Community Dev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 4.875%, 9/1/35 (AMBAC)    NR/AA-      8,623,087   
    1,110      

Corona-Norco Unified School Dist. No. 98-1, Special Tax,
5.10%, 9/1/25 (AMBAC)

   WR/NR      1,077,588   
    

Corona-Norco Unified School Dist. Public Financing Auth.,
Special Tax, Ser. A,

     
    305      

5.65%, 9/1/16

   NR/NR      308,315   
    160      

5.75%, 9/1/17

   NR/NR      161,123   
    530      

6.00%, 9/1/20

   NR/NR      533,615   
    1,000      

6.00%, 9/1/25

   NR/NR      1,006,060   
    4,150      

6.10%, 9/1/32

   NR/NR      4,151,909   
    3,000       Dinuba Financing Auth. Rev., Public Works Projects, 5.10%, 8/1/32 (NPFGC)    Baa1/A-      3,086,220   
    8,300      

El Dorado Irrigation Dist. & El Dorado Water Agcy., CP,
5.75%, 8/1/39, Ser. A (AGC)

   Aa3/AA+      8,540,285   
    1,500      

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agcy. Rev.,
5.875%, 1/15/27 (IBC-NPFGC)

   Baa1/BBB      1,462,155   
    1,440      

Fremont Community Facs. Dist. No. 1, Special Tax, Pacific Commons,
5.30%, 9/1/30

   NR/NR      1,311,480   
     Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Rev.,      
    13,885      

5.00%, 6/1/45 (AMBAC-TCRS)

   A2/BBB+      12,548,569   
    1,500      

5.00%, 6/1/45, Ser. A

   A2/BBB+      1,326,120   
    6,000      

5.00%, 6/1/45, Ser. A (FGIC-TCRS)

   A2/BBB+      5,321,460   
    8,500      

5.125%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-1

   Baa3/BB+      5,471,705   
    22,415      

5.75%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-1

   Baa3/BB+      15,863,992   
    500       Hartnell Community College Dist., GO, zero coupon, 8/1/34, Ser. 2002-D (h)    Aa2/AA-      272,435   
     Health Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,      
    

Adventist Health System, Ser. A,

     
    500      

5.00%, 3/1/33

   NR/A      480,890   
    250      

5.75%, 9/1/39

   NR/A      256,428   
    3,000      

Catholic Healthcare West, 6.00%, 7/1/39, Ser. A

   A2/A      3,154,290   
    1,200      

Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, 5.25%, 7/1/38 (AGM)

   Aa3/AA+      1,174,560   
    500      

Children’s Hospital of Orange Cnty., 6.50%, 11/1/38, Ser. A

   NR/A      529,755   
    3,700      

Stanford Hospital, 5.25%, 11/15/40, Ser. A-2

   Aa3/A+      3,755,167   
    2,000      

Sutter Health, 5.00%, 11/15/42, Ser. A (IBC-NPFGC)

   Aa3/AA-      1,897,120   
    175       Infrastructure & Economic Dev. Bank Rev., 5.25%, 2/1/38    A1/A+      177,459   
    1,000       Irvine Unified School Dist., Special Tax, 6.70%, 9/1/35    NR/NR      1,053,740   
    1,000       Lancaster Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 6.875%, 8/1/39    NR/BBB+      1,008,080   
    500       Lancaster Redev. Agcy. Rev., Capital Improvements Projects, 5.90%, 12/1/35    NR/A      454,545   


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)
   Value*  
    $  5,300      

Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agcy. Rev.,
5.00%, 8/1/31, Ser. A (AMBAC)

   Aa2/NR    $ 5,301,325   
    7,500      

Long Beach Bond Finance Auth. Rev., Long Beach Natural Gas,
5.50%, 11/15/37, Ser. A

   A2/A      7,237,275   
    10,000       Long Beach Unified School Dist., GO, 5.25%, 8/1/33, Ser. A (g)    Aa2/AA-      10,755,200   
    4,895       Los Angeles, Real Property Project, CP, 5.00%, 2/1/27, Ser. T (NPFGC)    A2/A+      4,908,951   
    10,000       Los Angeles Community College Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/33, Ser. F-1 (g)    Aa1/AA      10,395,700   
    15,000      

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Rev.,
4.75%, 7/1/30, Ser. A-2 (AGM) (g)

   Aa3/AA+      15,324,750   
    11,000       Los Angeles Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 1/1/34, Ser. I    Aa2/AA-      11,402,490   
    10,000       Manteca Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, 5.00%, 10/1/36 (AMBAC)    WR/A      8,038,500   
    5,330      

Manteca Unified School Dist. No. 89-2, Special Tax,
5.00%, 9/1/29, Ser. C (NPFGC)

   Baa1/BBB      5,350,787   
    4,000       Merced Cnty., Juvenile Justice Correctional Fac., CP, 5.00%, 6/1/32 (AMBAC)    A1/NR      4,026,440   
    5,000       Metropolitan Water Dist. of Southern California Rev., 5.00%, 7/1/37, Ser. A (g)    Aa1/AAA      5,257,000   
    4,700      

Moreno Valley Unified School Dist. Community Facs. Dist. No. 2004-6, Special Tax, 5.20%, 9/1/36

   NR/NR      4,032,506   
    1,400       M-S-R Energy Auth. Rev., 6.50%, 11/1/39, Ser. B    NR/A      1,532,972   
    1,300       Municipal Finance Auth. Rev., Azusa Pacific Univ. Project, 7.75%, 4/1/31, Ser. B    NR/NR      1,374,035   
    5,000       Oakland Unified School Dist., Alameda Cnty., GO, 6.125%, 8/1/29, Ser. A    A2/NR      5,359,850   
    4,750       Palomar Pomerado Health, CP, 6.75%, 11/1/39    Baa3/NR      4,805,765   
    10,000       Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Dist., CP, 5.00%, 10/1/32 (FGIC-NPFGC)    A1/A+      10,028,800   
    1,500      

Pollution Control Financing Auth. Rev., American Water Capital Corp. Project, 5.25%, 8/1/40 (a)(c)

   Baa2/BBB+      1,443,840   
    3,000       Riverside, CP, 5.00%, 9/1/33 (AMBAC)    WR/A+      2,835,570   
    

Riverside Unified School Dist. Community Facs. School Dist. No. 15,
Special Tax, Ser. A,

     
    1,000      

5.25%, 9/1/30

   NR/NR      911,450   
    1,000      

5.25%, 9/1/35

   NR/NR      886,730   
     Roseville Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, Ser. B (NPFGC),      
    2,230      

5.00%, 9/1/27

   A2/A-      2,039,223   
    3,365      

5.00%, 9/1/32

   A2/A-      2,959,316   
     San Diego Public Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.,      
    11,000      

5.00%, 8/1/32 (NPFGC)

   Aa3/A+      11,103,950   
    4,000      

5.25%, 8/1/38, Ser. A

   Aa2/AA-      4,212,520   
    1,000      

5.25%, 5/15/39, Ser. A

   Aa3/A+      1,042,960   
    1,500      

Fire & Life Safety Facs. Project, 5.00%, 4/1/32, Ser. B (NPFGC)

   A2/A-      1,467,885   
    2,800      

San Diego Regional Building Auth. Rev., Cnty. Operations Center & Annex,
5.375%, 2/1/36, Ser. A

   Aa3/AA+      2,922,220   
    2,800       San Diego Unified School Dist., GO, 4.75%, 7/1/27, Ser. D-2 (AGM)    Aa1/AA+      2,885,568   
    1,000       San Jose Rev., Convention Center Expansion, 6.50%, 5/1/36    A2/A-      1,049,580   
    1,300       San Marcos Unified School Dist., GO, 5.00%, 8/1/38, Ser. A    Aa2/AA-      1,332,604   
    1,260       Santa Cruz Cnty., CP, 5.25%, 8/1/32    A2/NR      1,297,863   
    1,500      

Santa Cruz Cnty. Redev. Agcy., Tax Allocation, Live Oak/Soquel Community,
7.00%, 9/1/36, Ser. A

   A1/A      1,636,755   
     State, GO,      
    2,500      

5.00%, 9/1/31

   A1/A-      2,551,900   
    7,000      

5.00%, 4/1/38

   A1/A-      6,888,490   
    10,000      

6.00%, 4/1/38

   A1/A-      10,886,000   


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)
   Value*  
     State Public Works Board Rev.,      
    $  3,000      

5.75%, 10/1/30, Ser. G-1

   A2/BBB+    $ 3,137,640   
    2,000      

California State Univ., 6.00%, 11/1/34, Ser. J

   Aa3/BBB+      2,111,860   
    7,915      

Regents Univ., 5.00%, 3/1/33, Ser. A

   Aa2/AA-      8,041,957   
    

Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev.,
Bentley School (a)(b)(i),

     
    11,180      

zero coupon, 7/1/50

(acquisition cost-$400,132; purchased 6/24/10)

   NR/NR      313,934   
    3,760      

7.00%, 7/1/40, Ser. A

(acquisition cost-$3,645,621; purchased 6/24/10)

   NR/NR      3,161,333   
    

Catholic Healthcare West,

     
    1,520      

5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. D

   A2/A      1,536,446   
    1,520      

5.50%, 7/1/31, Ser. E

   A2/A      1,536,446   
    

Huntington Park Charter School Project, Ser. A,

     
    250      

5.15%, 7/1/30

   NR/NR      200,445   
    1,250      

5.25%, 7/1/42

   NR/NR      941,000   
    500      

International School of the Peninsula Project, 5.00%, 11/1/29

   NR/NR      379,920   
    2,770      

Kaiser Permanente, 5.50%, 11/1/32, Ser. A

   WR/A+      2,785,734   
    1,000      

Lancer Student Housing Project, 7.50%, 6/1/42

   NR/NR      1,028,720   
    9,700      

Los Angeles Jewish Home, 5.50%, 11/15/33 (CA St. Mtg.)

   NR/A-      9,758,782   
    

Methodist Hospital Project (FHA),

     
    2,400      

6.625%, 8/1/29

   Aa2/NR      2,849,448   
    8,800      

6.75%, 2/1/38

   Aa2/NR      10,034,992   
    3,700      

St. Joseph Health System, 5.75%, 7/1/47, Ser. A (FGIC)

   A1/AA-      3,753,798   
    

Sutter Health, Ser. A,

     
    5,500      

5.00%, 11/15/43

   Aa3/AA-      5,189,415   
    5,600      

6.00%, 8/15/42

   Aa3/AA-      6,054,104   
    1,365      

Windrush School, 5.50%, 7/1/37 (k)

   NR/NR      937,100   
    1,450      

Statewide Financing Auth. Tobacco Settlement Rev.,
5.625%, 5/1/29, Ser. A

   Baa3/NR      1,316,368   
     Tobacco Securitization Agcy. Rev.,      
    4,500      

Alameda Cnty., 6.00%, 6/1/42

   Baa3/NR      3,339,180   
    1,800      

Stanislaus Cnty., 5.875%, 6/1/43, Ser. A

   Baa3/NR      1,307,502   
    3,100       Torrance Rev., Memorial Medical Center, 5.00%, 9/1/40, Ser. A    A2/A+      2,897,880   
    1,000       Tustin Unified School Dist., Special Tax, 6.00%, 9/1/40, Ser. 2006-1    NR/BBB      969,310   
     Univ. of California Rev.,      
    5,500      

4.75%, 5/15/35, Ser. F (AGM) (g)

   Aa1/AA+      5,535,530   
    5,000      

4.75%, 5/15/35, Ser. G (FGIC-NPFGC) (g)

   Aa1/AA      5,032,300   
    5,650      

4.75%, 5/15/38, Ser. B

   Aa2/AA-      5,632,654   
    10,000      

Ventura Cnty. Community College Dist., GO,
5.00%, 8/1/27, Ser. A (NPFGC) (g)

   Aa2/AA      10,313,900   
          

 

 

 
    

Total California Municipal Bonds & Notes
(cost—$370,967,918)

        391,514,086   
          

 

 

 

CALIFORNIA VARIABLE RATE NOTES (a)(c)(e)—5.5%

     
    6,035      

Desert Community College Dist., GO,
7.95%, 8/1/32, Ser. 3016-1 (AGC) (d)

   NR/AA+      6,325,947   
    7,500      

JPMorgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Rev.,
7.947%, 5/15/40, Ser. 3838 (d)

   NR/NR      7,961,025   


PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2011 (unaudited) (continued)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000s)
           Credit Rating
(Moody’s/S&P)
   Value*  
     $  4,000      

Los Angeles Community College Dist., GO,
11.59%, 8/1/33, Ser. 3096 (d)

   NR/AA    $ 4,469,400   
     5,000       San Diego Community College Dist., GO, 8.345%, 2/1/17    NR/AA+      5,644,150   
           

 

 

 
      Total California Variable Rate Notes (cost—$22,328,933)         24,400,522   
           

 

 

 
OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES—4.3%      
      New Jersey—0.6%      
      Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., Ser. 1-A,      
     1,300      

4.75%, 6/1/34

   Baa3/BB+      857,493   
     3,000      

5.00%, 6/1/41

   Baa3/BB-      1,988,670   
           

 

 

 
              2,846,163   
           

 

 

 
      New York—0.7%      
     1,250      

Liberty Dev. Corp. Rev., Goldman Sachs Headquarters,
5.25%, 10/1/35

   A1/A      1,228,162   
     1,900      

New York City Municipal Water Finance Auth. Water & Sewer Rev.,
5.00%, 6/15/37, Ser. D (g)

   Aa1/AAA      1,961,807   
           

 

 

 
              3,189,969   
           

 

 

 
      Ohio—0.4%      
     2,250      

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Auth. Rev.,
5.875%, 6/1/47, Ser. A-2

   Baa3/BB-      1,579,208   
           

 

 

 
      Puerto Rico—0.4%      
     1,600       Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev., 5.00%, 8/1/40, Ser. A (AGM) (g)    Aa3/AA+      1,621,840   
           

 

 

 
      Rhode Island—2.2%      
     11,000       Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev., 6.25%, 6/1/42, Ser. A    Baa3/BBB      10,026,280   
           

 

 

 
      Total Other Municipal Bonds & Notes (cost—$17,987,772)         19,263,460   
           

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—2.7%      
U.S. Treasury Obligations (f)(j)—2.7%      
      U.S. Treasury Bills,      
     12,040      

0.006%-0.043%, 9/29/11-2/23/12 (cost—$12,039,480)

        12,039,480   
           

 

 

 
      Total Investments (cost—$423,324,103) (l)—100.0%       $ 447,217,548   
           

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

* Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are readily available are stated at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers, or independent pricing services.

Portfolio securities and other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of a security, are fair-valued, in good faith, pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees, or persons acting at their discretion pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund’s investments are valued daily using prices supplied by an independent pricing service or dealer quotations, or by using the last sale price on the exchange that is the primary market for such securities, or the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price. Independent pricing services use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Short-term securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, if their original term to maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if the original term to maturity exceeded 60 days.

The prices used by the Fund to value securities may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold and these differences could be material. The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is normally determined as of the close of regular trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each day the NYSE is open for business.

 

(a) Private Placement—Restricted as to resale and may not have a readily available market. Securities with an aggregate value of $29,319,629, representing 6.6% of total investments.

 

(b) Illiquid.

 

(c) 144A—Exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

 

(d) Inverse Floater—The interest rate shown bears an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on August 31, 2011.

 

(e) Variable Rate Notes—Instruments whose interest rates change on specified date (such as a coupon date or interest payment date) and/or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). The interest rate disclosed reflects the rate in effect on August 31, 2011.

 

(f) All or partial amount segregated for the benefit of the counterparty as collateral for derivatives.

 

(g) Residual Interest Bonds held in Trust—Securities represent underlying bonds transferred to a separate securitization trust established in a tender option bond transaction in which the Fund acquired the residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction.

 

(h) Step Bond—Coupon is a fixed rate for an initial period then resets at a specific date and rate.

 

(i) Restricted. The aggregate acquisition cost of such securities is $4,045,753 and the aggregate market value is $3,475,267, representing 0.8% of total investments.

 

(j) Rates reflect the effective yields at purchase date.

 

(k) In default.

 

(l) At August 31, 2011, the cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes was $375,994,982. Gross unrealized appreciation was $29,731,029; gross unrealized depreciation was $7,279,458; and net unrealized appreciation was $22,451,571. The difference between book and tax cost was attributable to inverse floater transactions.

Glossary:

AGC—insured by Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM—insured by Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC—insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

CA St. Mtg.—insured by California State Mortgage

CP—Certificates of Participation

FGIC—insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHA—insured by Federal Housing Administration

GO—General Obligation Bond

IBC—Insurance Bond Certificate

NPFGC—insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

NR—Not Rated

TCRS—Temporary Custodian Receipts

WR—Withdrawn Rating


Other Investments:

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2011:

 

                  Rate Type                     
            Swap Counterparty    Notional Amount
(000s)
   Termination
Date
     Payments
Made
  Payments
Received
     Market
Value
   

Upfront

Premiums
Received

    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America

   $29,400      6/20/42       4.75%     3-Month USD-LIBOR       $ (7,692,560   $ (279,690   $ (7,412,870

 

LIBOR - London Inter-Bank Offered Rate


Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments that the Fund has the ability to access
  Level 2 – valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) or quotes from inactive exchanges
  Level 3 – valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in the aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique used.

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the three months ended August 31, 2011 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following are certain inputs and techniques that the Fund generally uses to evaluate how to classify each major category of assets and liabilities for Level 2 and Level 3, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Municipal Bonds & Notes and Variable Rate Notes — Municipal bonds and notes and variable rate notes are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-want lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond or note, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond or note insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of municipal bonds and notes and variable rate notes are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

U.S. Treasury Obligations — U.S. Treasury obligations are valued by independent pricing services based on pricing models that evaluate the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask price. The models also take into consideration data received from active market makers and broker-dealers, yield curves, and the spread over comparable U.S. Treasury issues. The spreads change daily in response to market conditions and are generally obtained from the new issue market and broker-dealer sources. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of U.S. Treasury obligations are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

Interest Rate Swaps — Interest rate swaps are valued by independent pricing services using pricing models that are based on real-time intraday snapshots of relevant interest rate curves that are built using the most actively traded securities for a given maturity. The pricing models also incorporate cash and money market rates. In addition, market data pertaining to interest rate swaps is monitored regularly to ensure that interest rates are properly depicting the current market rate. To the extent that these inputs are observable, the values of interest rate swaps are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, the values are categorized as Level 3.

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

A summary of the inputs used at August 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities is listed below:

 

     Level 1 —  
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 —  
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3 —  
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value at 8/31/11  

Investments in Securities — Assets

          

California Municipal Bonds & Notes

           $ 391,514,086              $ 391,514,086   

California Variable Rate Notes

             24,400,522                24,400,522   

Other Municipal Bonds & Notes

             19,263,460                19,263,460   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

             12,039,480                12,039,480   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — Assets

           $ 447,217,548              $ 447,217,548   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments* — Liabilities

          

Interest Rate Contracts

           $ (7,412,870           $ (7,412,870

Total Investments

           $ 439,804,678              $ 439,804,678   

*Other financial instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as swap agreements, are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the instrument.

There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the three months ended August 31, 2011.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s President & Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

(a) Exhibit 99.302 Cert. – Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II

By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel

President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 19, 2011

By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Date: October 19, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By /s/ Brian S. Shlissel

President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 19, 2011

By /s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna

Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Date: October 19, 2011