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METROPOLITAN WEST FUNDS

MetWest AlphaTrak 500 Fund

(M Share: MWATX)

MetWest Corporate Bond Fund

(I Share: MWCBX; M Share: MWCSX)

MetWest Sustainable Securitized Fund

(I Share: MWESX; M Share: MWERX)

MetWest Flexible Income Fund

(I Share: MWFEX; M Share: MWFSX)

MetWest Floating Rate Income Fund

(I Share: MWFLX; M Share: MWFRX; Plan Share: MWFPX)

MetWest High Yield Bond Fund

(I Share: MWHIX; M Share: MWHYX)

MetWest Intermediate Bond Fund

(I Share: MWIIX; M Share: MWIMX)

MetWest Investment Grade Credit Fund

(I Share: MWIGX; M Share: MWISX)

MetWest Low Duration Bond Fund

(I Share: MWLIX; M Share: MWLDX; Admin Share: MWLNX)

MetWest Opportunistic High Income Credit Fund

(I Share: MWOPX; M Share: MWORX)

MetWest Strategic Income Fund

(I Share: MWSIX; M Share: MWSTX)

MetWest Ultra Short Bond Fund

(I Share: MWUIX; M Share: MWUSX)

MetWest Unconstrained Bond Fund

(I Share: MWCIX; M Share: MWCRX; Plan Share: MWCPX)

Supplement dated September 6, 2023 to the Prospectus and

the applicable Summary Prospectus

each dated July 29, 2023, as supplemented

For current and prospective investors in each fund specified below (each, a “Fund”):

MetWest AlphaTrak 500 Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jamie L. Patton will be added as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA    26 Years    Founding Partner and
Generalist Portfolio
Manager
Bryan T. Whalen, CFA    1 Year    Generalist Portfolio
Manager

Bret R. Barker

   1 Year    Managing Director

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

   1 Year    Generalist Portfolio Manager

Jamie L. Patton

   Since September 2023    Managing Director

 

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MetWest Corporate Bond Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Brian Gelfand will be added as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA    5 Years    Generalist Portfolio Manager
Jerry Cudzil    5 Years    Generalist Portfolio Manager
Tammy Karp    2 Years    Managing Director
Steven J. Purdy    1 Year    Managing Director
Brian Gelfand    Since September 2023    Managing Director

MetWest Sustainable Securitized Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Palak Pathak, CFA, and effective October 2, 2023, Peter Van Gelderen will be added as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA    1 Year   

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Elizabeth (Liza) Crawford    1 Year    Specialist Portfolio Manager
Mitch Flack    1 Year    Specialist Portfolio Manager
Palak Pathak, CFA    Since September 2023    Managing Director
Peter Van Gelderen    Since October 2023    Managing Director

MetWest Flexible Income Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

 

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Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA    4 Years   

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA    4 Years    Generalist Portfolio
Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

   4 Years   

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Jerry Cudzil    Since September 2023    Generalist Portfolio Manager
Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA    Since September 2023    Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Floating Rate Income Fund

Effective September 6, 2023 Brian Gelfand will be added as a portfolio manager for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

   9 Years   

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Jerry Cudzil    9 Years    Generalist Portfolio Manager
Drew Sweeney    3 Years    Managing Director
Steven J. Purdy    2 Years    Managing Director
Kenneth Toshima    1 Year    Managing Director
Brian Gelfand    Since September 2023    Managing Director

MetWest High Yield Bond Fund

Effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

 

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Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

3 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Steven J. Purdy

  

3 Years

  

Managing Director

Brian Gelfand

  

1 Year

  

Managing Director

MetWest Intermediate Bond Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

19 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Investment Grade Credit Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

 

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Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

4 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

4 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

4 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Low Duration Bond Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

27 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

27 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

19 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Opportunistic High Income Credit Fund

Effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

1 Year

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

1 Year

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Steven J. Purdy

  

1 Year

  

Managing Director

Brian Gelfand

  

1 Year

  

Managing Director

 

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MetWest Strategic Income Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

19 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Ultra Short Bond Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

20 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

19 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Mitch Flack

  

18 Years

  

Specialist Portfolio Manager

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

MetWest Unconstrained Bond Fund

Effective September 6, 2023, Steven J. Purdy, Jerry Cudzil and Ruben Hovhannisyan will be added as portfolio managers for the Fund, and effective December 31, 2023, Laird Landmann will no longer serve as a portfolio manager for the Fund.

 

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Therefore, effective September 6, 2023, the disclosure under the heading “Portfolio Managers” for this Fund is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Name    Experience
with the Fund
  

Primary Title with

Investment Adviser

Stephen M. Kane, CFA

  

12 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Laird Landmann

(until December 31, 2023)

  

12 Years

  

Founding Partner and

Generalist Portfolio

Manager

Bryan T. Whalen, CFA

  

12 Years

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Steven J. Purdy

  

Since September 2023

  

Managing Director

Jerry Cudzil

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

Ruben Hovhannisyan, CFA

  

Since September 2023

  

Generalist Portfolio Manager

The foregoing disclosure supersedes any statements to the contrary under the heading “Management of the Funds — Portfolio Managers” on pages 114 to 115 of the Prospectus.

Please retain this Supplement for future reference.

 

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