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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-04980

 

 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Patrick W. Dennis, Esq.

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 244-0000

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1.

Report to Shareholders.


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TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (www.tcw.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds or your financial intermediary electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) if you invest through a financial intermediary, or by calling 1-800-FUND-TCW (1-800-386-3829) if you invest directly with the Funds.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2019, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can call 1-800-FUND-TCW (1-800-386-3829), if you invest directly with the Funds, or contact your financial intermediary, if you invest though a financial intermediary, to inform the Funds or the financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Funds held directly with TCW or through your financial intermediary.


 

To Our Valued Shareholders

   

 

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David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

To the shareholders of the TCW Strategic Income Fund:

Executive Summary

TCW is pleased to present the 2019 semi-annual report for the TCW Strategic Income Fund (“TSI” or the “Fund”). TSI is a multi-asset class closed-end fund managed by TCW Investment Management Company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker TSI. For the first half of 2019, the market value of shares of TSI experienced a positive 12.26% return while the return on Fund’s net asset value (i.e., return on the underlying assets) increased by 5.86%. For reference, TSI’s customized benchmark, a construct that is 25% high yield, 15% equities, 15% convertible bonds, and 45% U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, gained 10.22% in the first half of 2019. While the return on the underlying assets trailed the benchmark return, the Fund’s year-to-date price based return was higher than the net asset value per share (“NAV”) based return due to a decrease in the discount between NAV and share price from 6.73% at the beginning of the year to 1.20% by June 30, 2019. Annualized price based performance over most longer periods remained ahead of the Fund’s benchmark performance.

The TSI Fund paid a quarterly dividend of 7.68 cents per share in the first quarter of 2019 and 8.25 cents per share in the second quarter of 2019. This represents an annualized rate of approximately 32 cents per share, contributing to a realized 12-month trailing yield of 6.77%, as of 6/30/2019. Of course, since yield is a function of a number of parameters, the go-forward yield of TSI will likely differ from the trailing figure.

Fund Performance

 

           Annualized Total Return as of June 30, 2019  
      YTD     1 Year     3 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Since
3/1/06(2)
    Since
3/5/87(3)
 

Price Based Return

     +12.26     +12.56     +8.34     +6.28     +13.92     +10.48     +8.32

NAV Based Return

     +5.86     +6.88     +5.92     +4.61     +12.37     +9.01     +8.48

Custom Benchmark(1)

     +10.22     +8.37     +6.86     +5.16     +7.98     +6.34     n/a  

 

(1)

Custom Benchmark Index: 15% S&P 500 with Income, 15% Merrill Lynch Convertible Index, 45% Bloomberg Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, 25% Citi High Yield Cash Pay Index. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than that quoted. The market value and net asset value of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate with market conditions. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund’s distributions. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s performance from the amount of the quarterly distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s distribution policy.

(2)

The date on which the Fund objective changed to a multi-asset class fund. Prior to this date, the Fund primarily invested in convertible securities.

(3)

Inception date of the Fund.

Management Commentary

TCW manages the portfolio of securities according to a full cycle discipline. Effectively, this means that our management style opportunistically increases the level of risk taking with respect to the assets in the early years of an asset price/credit cycle. In the latter stages of the cycle, our proclivity is to reduce risk, which naturally also has the tendency to pull down the overall yield of the portfolio. TCW does judge the cycle to be in its later stages and hence the portfolio has been actively de-risked across a number of different dimensions, resulting in a more defensive posture to (1) protect the capital position and (2) provide liquidity for opportunistic deployment.

This value-oriented approach allowed the Fund to take advantage of sudden spread widening in December 2018 that was a consequence of tight liquidity conditions and fears of slowing growth. Positions were added in asset-backed securities (“ABS”) such as AAA collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), and in both investment grade and high yield credit where we found value in excess of price levels, with selective buys in several sectors including manufacturing, financials, communications, and energy, while positions were trimmed in some of the structured product holdings that had held up well, including agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). In the first part of 2019, markets remediated in the wake of a dovish turn in central bank rhetoric, resulting in opportunities to trim selectively.

Late cycle concerns remain the dominant theme informing Fund strategy, as risk markets pin hopes on continued support from dovish central banks to buoy asset prices, even though underlying fundamentals have weakened further. Consistent trends that indicate growing risks include:

 

  1.

High and rising leverage within the corporate debt sector

 

  2.

Deteriorating underwriting standards

 

  3.

Credit spreads at the tight end of the historical range provide scant compensation for rising risks

 

  4.

Challenged global growth, with numerous sources of downside volatility such as growing trade tensions, an increasing likelihood of a disorderly Brexit, a slowdown and bank bailouts in China, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

 

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Notwithstanding cyclical lows for lagging indicators of credit market stress (such as trailing default rates), cracks are forming as idiosyncratic capital structure collapses are becoming more frequent. In particular, the potential for swift and significant withdrawal of investor sponsorship should sentiment turn is highly motivating to exercise restraint in budgeting risk. As such, Fund positioning remains defensive, with corporate credit emphasizing regulated financials and counter-cyclical industrials like pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and communications, and we will continue to look for opportunities to add exposure if spreads widen toward median levels. Despite looser underwriting standards — typical of late cycle — in certain sectors and relatively tight spreads overall, senior parts of the structured products markets remain a haven from credit excesses while still generating incremental return. Non-agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) continue to present attractive risk-adjusted return potential despite a shrinking market. Agency MBS offers better liquidity characteristics, but there is risk as the Fed continues to shrink its position, therefore exposure is minimal. Finally, super senior ABS, particularly government-guaranteed student loan collateral, and CMBS markets are still solid fundamentally, but tighter spreads have made the sectors less compelling. Within CMBS, the emphasis remains on agency-backed issues, though exposure may be reduced in favor of better opportunities. The non-agency CMBS allocation continues to emphasize seasoned issues at the top of the capital structure and single asset single borrower deals to avoid the underwriting challenges faced by current vintage issues. Finally, as Treasury yields rallied over the past six-months, duration was trimmed from 2.0 years to approximately 1.9 years, and the position may be further shortened should rates decline.

Portfolio Positioning

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Asset-backed Securities (ABS)

Mortgage-backed Securities (MBS)

Corporate Bonds (CB)

Municipal Bonds (MUNI)

U.S. Treasury Securities (UST)

Foreign Government Bonds (FGB)

Money Market Investments (MM)

MBS ALLOCATION

 

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Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency (CMBS AGENCY)

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (CMBS NON AGENCY)

Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency (RMBS AGENCY)

Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (RMBS NON AGENCY)

 

Modest leverage can be utilized by the TSI Fund through a Line of Credit facility, though the Fund does not currently use any of the available $70 million commitment. Leverage may return to the Fund when management considers the market opportunity to be more abundant and the use of leverage has the potential to be accretive to returns.

We greatly appreciate your investment in the Fund and your continuing support of TCW. If you have any additional questions or comments, we invite you to visit our web site at www.tcw.com or contact our shareholder services department at 1-866-227-8179, or contact@tcw.com.

Sincerely,

 

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David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the Fund’s Advisor as of the date this is written and may not reflect its views on the date this report is first published or anytime thereafter. This report may contain discussions about investments that may or may not be held by the Fund as of the date of this report. All current and future holdings are subject to risk and to change. To the extent this report contains forward looking statements, unforeseen circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from the views expressed as of the date this is written.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES —94.8% of Net Assets

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 12.1%  

321 Henderson Receivables LLC (17-1A-A)

 

 

3.99% (1)

    08/16/60      $ 240,038     $ 256,201  

AMMC CLO (16-19A-A)

 

 

4.10% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.500%) (1)(2)

    10/15/28        1,370,000       1,370,739  

AMUR Finance I LLC (13-1)

 

10.00% (3)(4)

    01/25/22        777,891       217,820  

AMUR Finance I LLC (13-2)

 

10.00% (3)(4)

    03/20/24        529,571       164,174  

Babson CLO, Ltd. (13-IA-AR)

 

 

3.39% (1)(5)

    01/20/28        640,000       637,919  

Babson CLO, Ltd. (16-2A-AR)

 

 

3.67% (1)(5)

    07/20/28        650,000       650,131  

Barings CLO, Ltd. (18-3A-A1)

 

 

3.54% (1)(5)

    07/20/29        675,000       672,048  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (03-2-A)

 

 

3.27% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.870%) (1)(2)

    12/25/33        432,546       428,824  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (04-1-A)

 

 

2.94% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.540%) (1)(2)

    04/25/34        357,317       354,498  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (04-2-A)

 

 

2.83% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.645%) (1)(2)

    08/25/34        332,495       327,000  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (04-3-A1)

 

 

2.96% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%) (1)(2)

    01/25/35        177,830       177,109  

BlueMountain CLO, Ltd. (13-1A-A1R2)

 

 

3.82% (1)(5)

    01/20/29        1,400,000       1,402,060  

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (10-1-A2)

 

 

3.72% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%) (2)

    02/25/35        2,200,000       2,245,674  

CIT Education Loan Trust (07-1-A)

 

 

2.44% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.090%) (1)(2)

    03/25/42        700,429       669,543  

Corevest American Finance Trust (19-1-XA) (I/O)

 

 

2.35% (1)(5)

    03/15/52        1,911,902       187,538  

Education Loan Asset-Backed Trust I (13-1-A2)

 

 

3.20% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.800%) (1)(2)

    04/26/32        1,260,000       1,256,287  

EFS Volunteer No 2 LLC (12-1-A2)

 

 

3.75% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.350%) (1)(2)

    03/25/36        1,500,000       1,510,236  

GCO Education Loan Funding Master Trust II (06-2AR-A1RN)

 

 

3.05% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.650%) (1)(2)

    08/27/46        2,071,282       1,976,191  

Global SC Finance SRL (14-1A-A2)

 

 

3.09% (1)

    07/17/29        221,125       222,019  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)  

Goal Capital Funding Trust (06-1-B)

 

 

2.97% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%) (2)

    08/25/42      $ 246,636     $ 227,649  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX, Ltd. (14-9A-AR2)

 

 

3.69% (1)(5)

    10/29/29        1,400,000       1,398,926  

Higher Education Funding I (14-1-A)

 

 

3.57% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.050%) (1)(2)

    05/25/34        518,200       521,928  

LCM XXI LP (21A-AR)

 

 

3.47% (1)(5)

    04/20/28        1,100,000       1,095,600  

Madison Park Funding, Ltd. (18-30A-A) 3

 

 

.35% (1)(5)

    04/15/29        1,400,000       1,387,567  

Magnetite VII, Ltd. (12-7A-A1R2)

 

 

3.40% (1)(5)

    01/15/28        410,000       407,856  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (14-4A-A2)

 

 

3.35% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.950%) (1)(2)

    11/25/48        575,000       569,434  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVI-S, Ltd. (17-16SA-A)

 

 

3.45% (1)(5)

    01/15/28        1,400,000       1,396,460  

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (11-1-A3)

 

 

3.67% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%) (2)

    10/25/41        1,852,172       1,852,240  

Riserva Clo, Ltd. (16-3A-AR)

 

 

0.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.140%) (1)(2)(4)

    10/18/28        1,400,000       1,400,069  

Scholar Funding Trust (12-B-A2)

 

 

3.53% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.100%) (1)(2)

    03/28/46        751,826       757,088  

SLC Student Loan Trust (04-1-B)

 

 

2.81% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%) (2)

    08/15/31        341,718       312,835  

SLC Student Loan Trust (06-1-B)

 

 

2.62% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%) (2)

    03/15/55        440,038       407,788  

SLM Student Loan Trust (04-2-B)

 

 

3.05% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.470%) (2)

    07/25/39        374,697       352,726  

SLM Student Loan Trust (05-9-B)

 

 

2.88% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%) (2)

    01/25/41        449,293       424,766  

SLM Student Loan Trust (06-8-A6)

 

 

2.74% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.160%) (2)

    01/25/41        1,400,000       1,331,664  

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-6-B)

 

 

3.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.850%) (2)

    04/27/43        143,908       137,000  

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-7-B)

 

 

3.33% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.750%) (2)

    10/27/70        150,000       140,187  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-2-B)

 

 

3.78% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%) (2)

    01/25/83      $ 225,000     $ 215,456  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-3-B)

 

 

3.78% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.200%) (2)

    04/26/83        225,000       213,768  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-4-B)

 

 

4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%) (2)

    04/25/73        480,000       486,799  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-5-B)

 

 

4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%) (2)

    07/25/73        225,000       227,135  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-6-B)

 

 

4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%) (2)

    07/26/83        225,000       228,446  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-7-B)

 

 

4.43% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.850%) (2)

    07/26/83        270,000       274,173  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-8-B)

 

 

4.83% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) (2)

    10/25/75        225,000       229,601  

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-B)

 

 

4.83% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.250%) (2)

    10/25/83        225,000       230,257  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC (10-A-B)

 

 

7.61% (1)

    01/16/46        622,161       726,924  

Structured Receivables Finance LLC (10-B-B)

 

 

7.97% (1)

    08/15/36        368,187       436,246  

Student Loan Consolidation Center (02-2-B2)

 

 

0.00% (28 day Auction Rate) (1)(2)(4)

    07/01/42        1,250,000       1,179,167  

Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (12-1-A)

 

 

3.13% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.700%)(2)

    07/28/34        241,502       239,683  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-backed Securities

 

 

(Cost: $33,474,879)

 

    33,535,449  
      

 

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 50.7%

 

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency —4.1%  

Fannie Mae, Pool #AN9619

 

 

3.77%

    06/01/33        830,000       922,769  

Fannie Mae, Pool #AN9420

 

 

3.77%

    07/01/43        636,698       707,065  

Fannie Mae (11-M5-A2) (ACES)(I/O)

 

 

1.21% (5)

    07/25/21        5,316,733       97,496  

Fannie Mae (12-M14-X2) (I/O)

 

 

0.48% (5)

    09/25/22        11,284,093       116,452  

Fannie Mae (16-M11-AL)

 

 

2.94%

    07/25/39        902,054       929,116  

Fannie Mae (16-M11-X2) (I/O)

 

 

2.72% (5)

    07/25/39        5,243,187       192,388  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency (Continued)  

Freddie Mac, Pool #WA3303

 

3.83%

    05/01/35      $ 1,390,318     $ 1,544,204  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K093-XAM) (I/O)

 

 

1.19% (5)

    05/25/29        3,205,000       335,482  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K015-X3) (I/O)

 

 

2.90% (5)

    08/25/39        4,000,000       220,360  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K021-X3) (I/O)

 

 

2.03% (5)

    07/25/40        3,475,000       191,829  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K022-X3) (I/O)

 

 

1.87% (5)

    08/25/40        2,500,000       133,432  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K025-X3) (I/O)

 

 

1.81% (5)

    11/25/40        5,400,000       301,342  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K031-X3) (I/O)

 

 

1.71% (5)

    07/25/41        4,500,000       268,832  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K047-X1) (I/O)

 

 

0.26% (5)

    05/25/25        58,378,396       488,709  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K728-X3) (I/O)

 

 

2.02% (5)

    11/25/45        3,455,000       321,626  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K732-X3) (I/O)

 

 

2.25% (5)

    05/25/46        2,400,000       276,868  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K734-X1) (I/O)

 

 

0.79% (5)

    02/25/26        7,248,972       273,497  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KIR1-X) (I/O)

 

 

1.21% (5)

    03/25/26        4,603,193       279,574  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (Q004-A2H)

 

 

3.05% (5)

    01/25/46        859,493       864,780  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (Q006-APT1)

 

 

2.62% (5)

    07/25/26        1,293,877       1,325,952  

Ginnie Mae (08-92-E)

 

 

5.56% (5)

    03/16/44        466,182       477,623  

Ginnie Mae (09-114-IO) (I/O)

 

0.00% (5)

    10/16/49        8,509,082       3,574  

Ginnie Mae (11-10-IO) (I/O)

 

0.06% (5)

    12/16/45        15,532,172       63,527  

Ginnie Mae (11-105-IO) (I/O)

 

0.00% (5)(4)

    09/16/51        8,718,076       41,193  

Ginnie Mae (11-152-IO) (I/O)

 

0.32% (5)

    08/16/51        3,856,674       35,520  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency (Continued)  

Ginnie Mae (11-42-IO) (I/O)

 

0.00% (5)(4)

    08/16/50      $ 15,889,316     $ 69,277  

Ginnie Mae (12-4-IO) (I/O)

 

0.17% (5)

    05/16/52        13,269,772       111,242  

Ginnie Mae (14-103-IO) (I/O)

 

0.61% (5)

    05/16/55        6,391,871       193,418  

Ginnie Mae (14-125-IO) (I/O)

 

0.96% (5)

    11/16/54        6,439,934       389,126  

Ginnie Mae (14-88-IE) (I/O)

 

0.32% (5)

    03/16/55        7,633,526       178,630  

Ginnie Mae (16-22-IX) (I/O)

 

1.29% (5)

    06/16/38        484,771       91,921  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency

 

 

(Cost: $13,019,513)

 

    11,446,824  
      

 

 

 
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency — 4.1%  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (11-FSHN-A)

 

4.42% (1)

    07/11/33        300,000       310,050  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (18-PARK-A)

 

4.23% (1)(5)

    08/10/38        415,000       459,588  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust (07-5-AJ)

 

6.24% (5)

    02/10/51        536,345       513,919  

CALI Mortgage Trust (19-101C-A)

 

3.96% (1)

    03/10/39        680,000       748,736  

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (13-VN05-A)

 

3.37% (1)

    03/13/35        290,000       302,961  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-GC8-XA) (I/O)

 

1.94% (1)(5)(6)

    09/10/45        3,266,063       148,086  

COMM Mortgage Trust (12-LC4-XB) (I/O)

 

0.64% (1)(5)

    12/10/44        18,671,016       275,771  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-CR13-XA) (I/O)

 

0.96% (5)

    11/10/46        5,483,166       168,421  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-CR12-XA) (I/O)

 

1.33% (5)

    10/10/46        9,923,631       402,045  

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-LC13-XA) (I/O)

 

1.33% (5)

    08/10/46        9,367,819       337,587  

COMM Mortgage Trust (14-CR18-XA) (I/O)

 

1.17% (5)

    07/15/47        7,141,303       286,442  

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust (07-C2-AJ)

 

5.75% (5)

    01/15/49        62,754       63,111  

CSMC Trust (15-GLPB-A)

 

3.64% (1)

    11/15/34        1,500,000       1,578,295  

Four Times Square Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-4TS-X) (I/O)

 

0.36% (1)(5)(6)

    12/13/28        51,997,322       174,399  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (11-GC3-X) (I/O)

 

0.82% (1)(5)

    03/10/44        16,388,029       161,796  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (12-GC6-XB) (I/O)

 

0.26% (1)(5)(6)

    01/10/45        17,397,372       99,838  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust (14-GC18-XB) (I/O)

 

0.27% (5)

    01/10/47      $ 66,563,000     $ 452,196  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust (19-30HY-A)

 

3.23% (1)

    07/10/39        560,000       576,537  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (14-C24-XA) (I/O)

 

1.11% (5)

    11/15/47        8,615,790       280,758  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (14-C21-XA) (I/O)

 

 

1.17% (5)

    08/15/47        1,945,685       78,526  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (09-IWST-XA) (I/O)

 

 

2.08% (1)(5)(6)

    12/05/27        11,697,758       94,396  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (11-C3-XB) (I/O)

 

 

0.61% (1)(5)

    02/15/46        53,641,794       476,817  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (12-HSBC-XA) (I/O)

 

 

1.58% (1)(5)(6)

    07/05/32        4,536,445       173,983  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (13-LC11-XA) (I/O)

 

 

1.40% (5)

    04/15/46        3,056,227       124,906  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (19-OSB-A)

 

 

3.40% (1)

    06/05/39        275,000       289,731  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (12-C4-XA) (I/O)

 

 

2.26% (1)(5)(6)

    03/15/45        5,540,767       244,740  

SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (15-5AVE-A2A)

 

 

3.66% (1)(5)

    01/05/43        390,000       408,463  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C1-XA) (I/O)

 

 

2.25% (1)(5)(6)

    05/10/45        5,610,914       261,807  

VNDO Mortgage Trust (12-6AVE-A)

 

 

3.00% (1)

    11/15/30        280,000       286,902  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-LC5-XA) (I/O)

 

 

1.93% (1)(5)

    10/15/45        5,819,608       270,728  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C8-XA) (I/O)

 

 

1.99% (1)(5)(6)

    08/15/45        4,490,468       199,648  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C9-XA) (I/O)

 

 

2.07% (1)(5)

    11/15/45        2,632,928       137,623  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (13-C14-XA) (I/O)

 

 

0.87% (5)

    06/15/46        8,857,170       206,549  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (14-C24-XA) (I/O)

 

1.01% (5)

    11/15/47        5,976,860       200,934  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (14-LC14-XA) (I/O)

 

1.40% (5)

    03/15/47        11,052,344       485,342  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency

 

 

(Cost: $13,458,686)

 

       11,281,631  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency —1.6%  

Fannie Mae (04-53-QV) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

1.59% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.590%)(2)

    02/25/34      $ 1,087,919     $ 19,403  

Fannie Mae (07-42-SE) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

3.71% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.110%)(2)

    05/25/37        141,453       18,370  

Fannie Mae (07-48-SD) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

3.70% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.100%)(2)

    05/25/37        1,599,309       237,816  

Fannie Mae (09-69-CS) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

4.35% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.750%)(2)

    09/25/39        300,640       47,890  

Freddie Mac (1673-SD) (I/F) (PAC)

 

 

14.28% (-2.15 x T10Y + 19.391%)(2)

    02/15/24        78,208       92,205  

Freddie Mac (1760-ZD)

 

 

1.87% (1 x T10Y - 0.500%)(2)

    02/15/24        168,873       166,187  

Freddie Mac (2990-JK) (I/F)

 

 

12.43% (-4.00079 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 22.004%)(2)

    03/15/35        133,182       160,218  

Freddie Mac (3122-SG) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (PAC)

 

 

3.24% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.630%)(2)

    03/15/36        2,564,344       405,709  

Freddie Mac (3239-SI) (I/O) (I/F) (PAC)

 

 

4.26% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.650%)(2)

    11/15/36        632,244       129,751  

Freddie Mac (3323-SA) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

3.63% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.110%)(2)

    05/15/37        223,080       29,737  

Freddie Mac (3459-JS) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

3.77% (5)

    06/15/38        226,680       35,295  

Freddie Mac (4030-HS) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

4.22% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.610%)(2)

    04/15/42        1,320,659       247,244  

Ginnie Mae (06-35-SA) (I/O) (I/F)

 

 

4.22% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.600%)(2)

    07/20/36        1,902,951       372,833  

Ginnie Mae (06-61-SA) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)

 

 

2.31% (5)

    11/20/36        3,162,416       318,839  

Ginnie Mae (08-58-TS) (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)

 

 

4.02% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.400%)(2)

    05/20/38        1,622,664       155,076  

Ginnie Mae (16-153-IO) (I/O)

 

 

3.50%

    11/20/46        3,887,225       664,498  

Ginnie Mae II TBA, 30 Year

      

4.50% (7)

    07/29/48        1,350,000       1,406,863  
      

 

 

 

Total Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Agency

 

 

(Cost: $3,421,059)

 

       4,507,934  
      

 

 

 
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency —40.9%  

ACE Securities Corp. (04-IN1-A1)

 

 

3.04% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.640%)(2)

    05/25/34      $ 537,651     $ 519,244  

ACE Securities Corp. (07-ASP1-A2C)

 

 

2.66% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.260%)(2)

    03/25/37        1,555,629       974,828  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (05-4-6A22)

 

 

4.42% (5)

    08/25/35        639,200       412,518  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (06-1-2A1)

 

 

4.52% (5)

    03/25/36        492,092       391,691  

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates (07-NC1-A2)

 

 

2.70% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(1)(2)

    05/25/37        1,425,363       1,405,466  

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (06-HE3-A5)

 

 

2.67% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.270%)(2)

    03/25/36        3,000,000       2,940,195  

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (07-HE1-A1B)

 

 

2.55% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)(2)

    12/25/36        678,577       667,097  

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (05-10-1CB1)

 

 

2.80% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)(2)

    11/25/35        786,129       705,716  

Banc of America Funding Corp. (15-R3-6A2)

 

 

2.60% (1)(5)

    05/27/36        1,920,986       1,826,724  

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-4A14)

 

 

6.00%

    03/25/36        479,447       479,237  

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-5A3)

 

 

5.50%

    03/25/36        269,618       258,197  

Banc of America Funding Trust (15-R4-2A1)

 

 

2.63% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.205%)(1)(2)

    02/25/37        1,082,429       1,067,223  

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR3-5A3)

 

 

3.70% (1)(5)

    11/27/37        162,551       163,079  

BCMSC Trust (00-A-A4)

 

 

8.29% (5)

    06/15/30        3,316,690       1,274,540  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (03-7-9A)

 

 

4.75% (5)

    10/25/33        395,072       405,508  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (05-9-A1)

 

 

4.73% (1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.300%)(2)

    10/25/35        344,291       354,088  

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (07-4-22A1)

 

 

4.03% (5)(8)

    06/25/47        1,308,270       1,255,993  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust (05-3-4A3)

 

 

4.31% (5)

    04/25/35        837,476       855,491  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (05-AC6-1A3)

 

 

5.50% (5)

    09/25/35        566,543       581,670  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-IM1-A1)

 

 

2.63% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.230%)(2)

    04/25/36      $ 344,224     $ 461,887  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (07-AR3-1X) (I/O)

 

 

0.50%

    03/25/37        39,574,936       1,078,073  

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust (05-A-AF5)

 

 

5.78%

    01/25/35        455,990       459,265  

CIM Trust (17-7-A)

 

 

3.00% (1)(5)

    12/25/65        992,316       998,224  

CIM Trust (18-R2-A1)

 

 

3.69% (1)(5)

    08/25/57        1,087,416       1,077,511  

CIM Trust (18-R4-A1)

 

 

4.07% (1)(5)

    12/26/57        1,107,487       1,120,552  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-11-A2A)

 

 

4.82% (1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.400%)(2)

    10/25/35        477,543       487,120  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-8-1A1A)

 

 

4.54% (5)

    10/25/35        1,065,074       1,020,711  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (14-10-2A2)

 

 

2.68% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.250%)(1)(2)

    07/25/37        1,972,354       1,929,308  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (06-A3-1A7)

 

 

6.00%

    07/25/36        976,210       965,388  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (06-A5-1A8)

 

 

6.00%

    10/25/36        1,097,096       1,087,899  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. (01-4-A4)

 

 

7.36% (5)

    08/01/32        29,868       30,036  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. (99-6-A1)

 

 

7.36% (1)(5)

    06/01/30        1,560,190       965,024  

Conseco Financial Corp. (96-6-M1)

 

 

7.95% (5)

    09/15/27        235,950       260,205  

Conseco Financial Corp. (96-7-M1)

 

 

7.70% (5)

    09/15/26        748,027       795,230  

Conseco Financial Corp. (98-3-A6)

 

 

6.76% (5)

    03/01/30        149,399       154,630  

Conseco Financial Corp. (98-4-A5)

 

 

6.18%

    04/01/30        274,776       281,102  

Conseco Financial Corp. (98-4-A6)

 

 

6.53% (5)

    04/01/30        167,162       174,656  

Conseco Financial Corp. (98-4-A7)

 

 

6.87% (5)

    04/01/30        177,005       185,824  

Countryplace Manufactured Housing Contract Trust (07-1-A4)

 

 

5.85% (1)(5)

    07/15/37        851,438       864,337  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-20CB-4A1)

 

 

5.25%

    07/25/20        83,047       82,650  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-8T1-1A2) (I/O)

 

 

3.10% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.500%)(2)(3)

    04/25/36      $ 6,515,182     $ 1,135,984  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (07-13-2A1)

 

 

3.30% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)(2)

    10/25/47        748,903       734,910  

Countrywide Home Loans (04-HYB4-B1)

 

 

4.51% (5)

    09/20/34        945,216       289,813  

Countrywide Home Loans (06-14-X) (I/O)

 

 

0.18% (3)(5)

    09/25/36        22,555,204       123,887  

Countrywide Home Loans (06-HYB2-1A1)

 

 

4.63% (5)

    04/20/36        1,305,117       1,070,796  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (04-AR5-11A2)

 

 

3.14% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.740%)(2)

    06/25/34        170,850       170,859  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-12-1A1)

 

 

6.50%

    01/25/36        1,276,768       777,856  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-6-1A8)

 

 

6.00%

    07/25/36        651,704       538,952  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust (12-2R-1A2)

 

 

4.70% (1)(5)

    05/27/35        1,066,226       1,100,018  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (03-CB3-AF1)

 

 

3.38%

    12/25/32        515,066       524,743  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (05-CB4-M2)

 

 

2.85% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.450%)(2)

    07/25/35        1,070,295       1,077,503  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB1-AF2)

 

 

3.36%

    01/25/36        1,401,392       1,221,689  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB2-AF2)

 

 

3.43%

    12/25/36        2,561,747       2,295,632  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB2-A2B)

 

 

4.03%

    02/25/37        1,179,109       947,965  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB2-A2C)

 

 

4.03%

    02/25/37        1,158,489       931,284  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB3-A3)

 

 

3.82%

    03/25/37        1,453,470       738,923  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AB2-A2)

 

 

5.26% (5)

    06/25/36        1,739,589       1,699,980  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR6-A6)

 

 

2.59% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.190%)(2)

    02/25/37        658,069       605,661  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR2-2A1A)

 

 

2.59% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%)(2)

    10/19/36      $ 489,085     $ 451,827  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF11-2A3)

 

 

2.55% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)(2)

    08/25/36        1,513,356       1,366,706  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF13-A2C)

 

 

2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.160%)(2)

    10/25/36        965,962       768,295  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF18-A2D)

 

 

2.61% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

    12/25/37        1,219,467       1,070,751  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (05-AA10-2A1)

 

 

3.83% (5)

    12/25/35        426,805       371,796  

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing (00-1-A4)

 

 

8.14% (5)

    03/20/30        748,341       751,420  

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-13-AF6)

 

 

6.04%

    07/25/36        1,546,170       850,252  

GSC Capital Corp. Mortgage Trust (06-2-A1)

 

 

2.58% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)(2)

    05/25/36        397,748       373,772  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR3-6A1)

 

 

4.49% (5)

    05/25/35        340,706       318,734  

HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust (07-2-2A12)

 

 

6.00%

    09/25/37        517,250       474,731  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (04-AR6-5A1)

 

 

4.40% (5)

    10/25/34        440,092       458,009  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR19-A1)

 

 

3.76% (5)(8)

    10/25/35        593,556       518,060  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR13-A4X) (I/O)

 

 

0.73% (3)(5)

    07/25/36        234,745       915  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR9-1A1)

 

 

4.26% (5)

    06/25/36        810,859       684,773  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR5-2A1)

 

 

3.84% (5)(8)

    05/25/37        1,064,346       1,021,245  

Indymac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust (07-FLX2-A1C)

 

 

2.59% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.190%)(2)

    04/25/37        2,051,990       1,928,746  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-A2-5A1)

 

 

4.11% (5)

    05/25/36        698,787       546,594  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (05-FRE1-A2F3)

 

 

3.37%

    10/25/35        600,825       602,289  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust (06-WF1-A5)

 

 

6.41%

    07/25/36        2,471,587       1,303,748  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust (07-CH4-A4)

 

 

2.56% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.160%)(2)

    01/25/36      $ 271,570     $ 270,967  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (04-A6-5A1)

 

 

4.23% (5)

    12/25/34        315,551       310,160  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (07-S2-1A1)

 

 

5.00%

    06/25/37        222,357       162,518  

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust (15-4-1A5)

 

 

2.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.190%)(1)(2)

    06/26/47        1,863,000       1,763,200  

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust (15-4-2A2)

 

 

4.20% (1)(5)

    06/26/47        4,187,652       1,830,050  

Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust (19-GS4-A1)

 

 

3.44% (1)

    05/25/59        1,292,792       1,295,539  

Lehman Mortgage Trust (06-7-2A5) (I/O)

 

 

4.15% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.550%)(2)(3)

    11/25/36        3,467,214       1,031,881  

Lehman XS Trust (06-10N-1A3A)

 

 

2.61% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

    07/25/46        880,309       867,793  

Lehman XS Trust (06-12N-A31A)

 

 

2.60% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.200%)(2)

    08/25/46        1,283,938       1,212,719  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (04-4-M1)

 

 

3.30% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.900%)(2)

    10/25/34        1,020,054       1,027,090  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust (06-2-2A2) (I/O)

 

 

4.70% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.100%)(2)

    03/25/36        6,033,319       1,293,163  

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (07-HF1-4A1)

 

 

7.00% (8)

    10/25/47        1,138,495       848,158  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-NC1-A4)

 

 

3.00% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(2)(3)

    01/25/36        192,260       190,442  

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (07-HE1-A4)

 

 

2.68% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.280%)(2)

    05/25/37        2,000,000       1,760,947  

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust (07-OAR2-A2)

 

 

2.61% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

    04/25/37        1,401,398       1,229,698  

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2B)

 

 

2.53% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.130%)(2)

    06/25/37        699,123       549,182  

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2C)

 

 

2.58% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)(2)

    06/25/37        1,427,593       1,128,330  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-2-1A1)

 

 

4.69% (1 year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate + 2.400%)(2)

    08/25/36      $ 322,665     $ 320,699  

Mid-State Trust (04-1-B)

 

 

8.90%

    08/15/37        334,675       381,458  

Mid-State Trust (04-1-M1)

 

 

6.50%

    08/15/37        334,675       353,648  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust (06-HE3-A1)

 

 

2.54% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.140%)(2)

    04/25/36        700,331       683,501  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust (07-15AR-4A1)

 

 

3.52% (5)

    11/25/37        537,254       534,468  

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust (06-2-A4)

 

 

2.68% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.280%)(2)

    02/25/36        826,711       821,911  

MortgageIT Trust (05-5-A1)

 

 

2.92% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.260%)(2)

    12/25/35        455,440       452,118  

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust (07-B-2AV3)

 

 

2.65% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.250%)(2)

    04/25/37        1,516,338       1,518,417  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-B-A2D)

 

 

2.80% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)(2)

    10/25/35        688,240       683,441  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. (06-AR1-1A)

 

 

5.28% (5)

    02/25/36        1,045,914       942,177  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (00-A-A4)

 

 

8.15% (5)

    09/15/29        1,807,143       953,066  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (00-D-A4)

 

 

7.40% (5)

    07/15/30        730,271       329,465  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-C-A3)

 

 

6.61% (5)

    06/15/31        1,671,841       461,138  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-D-A3)

 

 

5.90% (5)

    09/15/22        854,698       665,214  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (01-D-A4)

 

 

6.93% (5)

    09/15/31        495,193       417,463  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (02-A-A3)

 

 

6.03% (5)

    05/15/24        241,178       249,470  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (98-A-M)

 

 

6.83% (5)

    05/15/28        187,034       192,633  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (99-B-A4)

 

 

6.99%

    12/15/26        216,567       222,354  

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (99-E-A1)

 

 

7.61% (5)

    03/15/30        943,228       826,584  

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (05-6-A4)

 

 

3.77%

    01/25/36        586,148       587,592  

RALI Series Trust (06-QS13-1A2) (I/O)

 

 

4.76% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.160%)(2)(3)

    09/25/36        4,699,059       800,730  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

RALI Series Trust (06-QS7-A2)

 

 

6.00%

    06/25/36      $ 677,865     $ 636,708  

RASC Series Trust (05-KS11-M1)

 

 

2.80% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.400%)(2)

    12/25/35        389,448       391,043  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust (12-6-4A2)

 

 

2.76% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.330%)(1)(2)

    01/26/36        2,257,107       2,237,405  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QA7-A1)

 

 

4.22% (5)

    07/25/35        1,168,622       996,458  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QA8-CB21)

 

 

4.63% (5)

    07/25/35        612,864       478,581  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QA10-A2)

 

 

2.58% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)(2)

    12/25/36        882,956       832,539  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS1-A3) (PAC)

 

 

5.75%

    01/25/36        517,960       493,706  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS11-AV) (I/O)

 

 

0.34% (3)(5)

    08/25/36        12,592,401       186,466  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS6-1AV) (I/O)

 

 

0.75% (3)(5)

    06/25/36        5,551,680       146,059  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS8-A3)

 

 

6.00%

    08/25/36        1,114,301       1,037,786  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS2-AV) (I/O)

 

 

0.33% (3)(5)

    01/25/37        14,077,467       170,277  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS3-AV) (I/O)

 

 

0.36% (3)(5)

    02/25/37        14,686,880       201,849  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS6-A62) (TAC)

 

 

5.50%

    04/25/37        334,795       312,871  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. (06-RZ3-A3)

 

 

2.69% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.290%)(2)

    08/25/36        393,462       394,398  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (05-A15-4A1)

 

 

6.00%

    02/25/36        1,053,764       677,407  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (07-A5-AX) (I/O)

 

 

6.00% (3)

    05/25/37        2,500,146       399,774  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities (06-S9-AV) (I/O)

 

 

0.32% (3)(5)

    09/25/36        34,480,645       316,581  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (07-3-2A4)

 

 

2.89% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.490%)(2)

    09/25/47        2,926,000       2,631,588  

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-NC2-A2C)

 

 

2.62% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.220%)(2)

    01/25/37        4,614,000       3,636,951  

Soundview Home Loan Trust (06-1-A4)

 

 

2.70% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(2)

    02/25/36        778,520       755,219  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (05-20-1A1)

 

 

4.68% (5)

    10/25/35        248,782       244,618  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency (Continued)  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-9-2A1)

 

 

4.23% (5)

    10/25/47      $ 414,693     $ 371,452  

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (05-3-M2)

 

 

3.06% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.660%)(2)

    04/25/35        353,824       355,179  

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust (06-AR4-5A1)

 

 

2.58% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.180%)(2)

    06/25/36        1,369,828       1,272,430  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (06-GEL4-A3)

 

 

2.70% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.300%)(1)(2)

    10/25/36        399,118       399,680  

WAMU Asset-Backed Certificates (07-HE1-2A3)

 

 

2.55% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.150%)(2)

    01/25/37        2,153,575       1,378,890  

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust (07-PA2-2A2) (I/O)

 

 

3.67% (-1.00 x 1 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.070%)(2)(3)

    06/25/37        3,966,264       593,565  

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (06-2-A3)

 

 

2.61% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.210%)(2)

    01/25/37        730,000       711,779  

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (06-2-A4)

 

 

2.65% (1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.250%)(2)

    07/25/36        239,526       238,233  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (06-AR10-5A1)

 

 

4.99% (5)

    07/25/36        333,783       339,834  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-AR3-A4)

 

 

5.20% (5)

    04/25/37        303,753       298,151  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (08-1-4A1)

 

 

5.75%

    02/25/38        136,797       145,899  
      

 

 

 

Total Residential Mortgage-backed Securities — Non-agency

 

 

(Cost: $99,282,737)

 

       113,320,015  
      

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-backed Securities

 

 

(Cost: $129,181,995)

 

       140,556,404  
      

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS—28.8%  
Advertising — 0.0%        

Clear Channel International BV (Netherlands)

 

8.75% (1)

    12/15/20        95,000       97,494  
      

 

 

 
Aerospace/Defense — 0.6%        

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.

 

2.85% (1)

    12/15/20        500,000       502,108  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

 

4.40%

    06/15/28        420,000       459,895  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Aerospace/Defense (Continued)        

Northrop Grumman Corp.

      

2.93%

    01/15/25      $ 590,000     $ 601,329  
      

 

 

 
         1,563,332  
      

 

 

 
Agriculture — 0.2%        

BAT Capital Corp.

 

4.54%

    08/15/47        130,000       120,721  

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

5.85%

    08/15/45        300,000       323,589  
      

 

 

 
         444,310  
      

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.5%        

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (01-1) (EETC)

 

7.10%

    10/02/22        226,752       234,733  

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (00-2-A1) (EETC)

 

7.71%

    10/02/22        238,347       248,473  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (02-1G1) (EETC)

 

6.72%

    07/02/24        359,796       386,301  

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (10-1A) (EETC)

 

6.25%

    10/22/24        435,174       475,324  
      

 

 

 
         1,344,831  
      

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 0.7%        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

3.20%

    01/15/21        525,000       528,310  

3.34%

    03/28/22        645,000       647,789  

3.60% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.270%)(2)

    03/28/22        345,000       339,567  

8.13%

    01/15/20        280,000       287,820  

General Motors Co. 4.88%

    10/02/23        150,000       159,183  
      

 

 

 
         1,962,669  
      

 

 

 
Banks — 5.3%        

Bank of America Corp.

 

2.74% (2.738% until 1/23/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.370%)(2)

    01/23/22        10,000       10,047  

3.00% (3.004% until 12/20/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.790%)(2)

    12/20/23        140,000       142,648  

3.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.160%)(2)

    01/20/23        406,000       412,228  

3.42% (3.419% until 12/20/27 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.040%)(2)

    12/20/28        1,916,000       1,973,219  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Banks (Continued)        

3.50% (3.499% until 5/17/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.630%)(2)

    05/17/22      $ 500,000     $ 509,960  

4.27% (4.271% u 7/23/28 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.31%)(2)

    07/23/29        175,000       190,803  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

 

2.60%

    02/07/22        835,000       842,808  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

2.30%

    12/13/19        810,000       809,591  

3.27% (3.272% until 9/29/24 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.201%)(2)

    09/29/25        430,000       438,092  

3.75%

    05/22/25        750,000       784,761  

4.12% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.600%)(2)

    11/29/23        500,000       513,864  

4.22% (4.223% until 5/01/18 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.301%)(2)

    05/01/29        140,000       150,140  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

3.22% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.155%)(2)

    03/01/25        380,000       391,043  

3.51% (3.514% until 6/18/21 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.610%)(2)

    06/18/22        560,000       572,445  

3.56% (5)

    04/23/24        1,000,000       1,037,344  

3.96% (5)

    01/29/27        690,000       738,648  

Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom)

 

5.80% (1)

    01/13/20        650,000       661,653  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 

2.91% (2.907% until 11/07/22 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.810%)(2)

    11/07/23        285,000       284,502  

Morgan Stanley 3.63%

    01/20/27        550,000       577,760  

3.88%

    04/29/24        400,000       424,232  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

 

3.37% (3.373% until 1/05/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.080%)(2)

    01/05/24        435,000       439,354  

Santander UK PLC (United Kingdom)

 

3.40%

    06/01/21        975,000       991,520  

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

2.63%

    07/22/22        140,000       140,911  

3.00%

    04/22/26        450,000       455,723  

3.00%

    10/23/26        750,000       758,449  

3.81% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.230%)(2)

    10/31/23        500,000       510,159  
      

 

 

 
         14,761,904  
      

 

 

 
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Beverages — 0.5%        

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

4.90%

    02/01/46      $ 469,000     $ 520,416  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

 

4.75%

    01/23/29        420,000       477,169  

Bacardi, Ltd.

 

4.70% (1)

    05/15/28        15,000       16,061  

5.30% (1)

    05/15/48        280,000       295,159  
      

 

 

 
         1,308,805  
      

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 0.5%        

Amgen, Inc.

 

4.40%

    05/01/45        770,000       819,260  

Baxalta, Inc.

 

2.88%

    06/23/20        90,000       90,286  

Celgene Corp.

 

4.63%

    05/15/44        500,000       570,848  
      

 

 

 
         1,480,394  
      

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.2%        

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 

5.00%

    09/26/48        410,000       454,741  
      

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.3%

 

IHS Markit, Ltd.

 

4.00% (1)

    03/01/26        73,000       75,519  

4.75%

    08/01/28        120,000       131,240  

5.00% (1)

    11/01/22        421,000       448,154  

Matthews International Corp.

 

5.25% (1)

    12/01/25        160,000       157,800  
      

 

 

 
         812,713  
      

 

 

 
Computers — 0.1%        

Apple, Inc.

 

3.00%

    11/13/27        400,000       412,026  
      

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.0%        

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.

 

5.00% (1)

    07/01/25        54,000       54,540  
      

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%        

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland)

 

4.50%

    05/15/21        300,000       310,125  

Air Lease Corp.

 

2.13%

    01/15/20        500,000       498,866  

3.50%

    01/15/22        490,000       501,968  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co. (Ireland)

 

2.34%

    11/15/20        1,090,000       1,084,368  

4.42%

    11/15/35        1,165,000       1,154,998  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

5.63%

    04/01/24        650,000       735,878  
      

 

 

 
         4,286,203  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Electric — 0.7%        

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC

 

 

4.35% (1)

    01/15/25      $ 750,000     $ 805,082  

Puget Energy, Inc.

 

 

6.00%

    09/01/21        500,000       534,607  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

 

 

3.55% (1)

    07/15/24        500,000       503,437  
      

 

 

 
         1,843,126  
      

 

 

 
Engineering & Construction — 0.3%        

Heathrow Funding, Ltd. (United Kingdom)

 

 

4.88% (1)

    07/15/21        700,000       745,668  
      

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.2%        

Churchill Downs, Inc.

 

 

4.75% (1)

    01/15/28        140,000       141,365  

5.50% (1)

    04/01/27        150,000       157,125  

Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP / Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp.

 

 

6.13% (1)

    08/15/21        125,000       127,188  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

6.75% (1)

    06/01/27        75,000       78,375  
      

 

 

 
         504,053  
      

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.3%        

Clean Harbors, Inc.

 

 

5.13%

    06/01/21        135,000       135,404  

Covanta Holding Corp.

 

 

5.88%

    07/01/25        125,000       130,469  

GFL Environmental, Inc. (Canada)

 

5.38% (1)

    03/01/23        160,000       159,200  

8.50% (1)

    05/01/27        275,000       296,656  

Hulk Finance Corp.

 

 

7.00% (1)

    06/01/26        60,000       61,725  
      

 

 

 
         783,454  
      

 

 

 
Food — 0.8%        

Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.

 

 

7.50% (1)

    04/15/25        60,000       56,400  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

 

 

3.09% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.500%)(2)

    10/09/20        650,000       648,649  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

 

 

4.63%

    01/30/29        455,000       489,992  

5.00%

    06/04/42        188,000       194,517  

6.38%

    07/15/28        210,000       245,110  

Kroger Co. (The)

 

5.40%

    01/15/49        151,000       167,662  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

 

 

4.63% (1)

    11/01/24        120,000       124,950  

Post Holdings, Inc.

 

 

5.50% (1)

    12/15/29        280,000       281,750  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Food (Continued)        

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 

 

4.00%

    03/01/26      $ 125,000     $ 133,231  
      

 

 

 
         2,342,261  
      

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 0.2%        

Becton Dickinson and Co.

 

 

3.19% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.875%)(2)

    12/29/20        300,000       300,049  

Hologic, Inc.

 

4.63% (1)

    02/01/28        320,000       325,200  
      

 

 

 
         625,249  
      

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 1.9%        

Anthem, Inc.

 

 

3.65%

    12/01/27        430,000       446,907  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

 

 

4.88% (1)

    01/15/26        285,000       290,344  

5.00% (1)

    07/15/27        155,000       158,487  

Centene Corp.

 

5.38% (1)

    06/01/26        288,000       302,760  

5.63%

    02/15/21        255,000       260,100  

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

8.00% (1)

    03/15/26        59,000       57,083  

Cigna Corp.

 

3.05%

    10/15/27        430,000       425,510  

HCA, Inc.

 

4.13%

    06/15/29        320,000       330,800  

5.00%

    03/15/24        130,000       141,776  

5.25%

    06/15/49        130,000       135,677  

5.63%

    09/01/28        100,000       108,187  

5.88%

    02/01/29        200,000       219,500  

6.50%

    02/15/20        167,000       171,323  

Humana, Inc.

 

2.90%

    12/15/22        435,000       441,623  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

 

5.38%

    11/15/22        140,000       146,650  

NYU Hospitals Center

 

4.43%

    07/01/42        700,000       787,950  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

 

4.50%

    04/01/21        140,000       142,800  

4.63%

    07/15/24        234,000       237,802  

4.75%

    06/01/20        50,000       50,438  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

 

5.25%

    04/01/25        122,000       127,642  

5.38% (1)

    08/15/26        157,000       167,205  
      

 

 

 
         5,150,564  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

12


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Household Products/Wares — 0.2%        

Central Garden & Pet Co.

 

6.13%

    11/15/23      $ 158,000     $ 164,320  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

 

5.75%

    07/15/25        135,000       140,265  

6.13%

    12/15/24        135,000       140,400  
      

 

 

 
         444,985  
      

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.7%  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

 

4.20%

    08/15/48        400,000       445,674  

Farmers Exchange Capital

 

7.05% (1)

    07/15/28        500,000       600,661  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

 

4.70% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.290%)(1)(2)

    12/15/24            1,000,000       996,250  
      

 

 

 
         2,042,585  
      

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.0%  

Titan Acquisition, Ltd. / Titan Co-Borrower LLC

 

7.75% (1)

    04/15/26        140,000       126,700  
      

 

 

 
Media — 1.1%  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

 

5.38% (1)

    06/01/29        273,000       282,555  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital

 

 

4.91%

    07/23/25        850,000       924,689  

6.48%

    10/23/45        150,000       178,027  

Comcast Corp.

 

2.35%

    01/15/27        280,000       273,103  

CSC Holdings LLC

 

6.50% (1)

    02/01/29        550,000       601,219  

Discovery Communications LLC

 

2.80%

    06/15/20        345,000       345,745  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.

 

3.88% (1)

    08/01/22        130,000       130,813  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

5.50%  (1)

    08/15/26        200,000       207,500  
      

 

 

 
         2,943,651  
      

 

 

 
Mining — 0.3%  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

 

 

3.63%  (9)

    08/01/27        350,000       363,055  

Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT

 

 

6.53%  (1)

    11/15/28        500,000       590,900  
      

 

 

 
         953,955  
      

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturers — 0.6%  

General Electric Co.

 

 

3.00% (3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.480%) (2)

    08/15/36        2,400,000       1,794,895  
      

 

 

 
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Oil & Gas — 1.1%  

Antero Resources Corp.

 

 

5.00%

    03/01/25      $ 320,000     $ 296,800  

5.13%

    12/01/22        125,000       120,625  

Centennial Resource Production LLC

 

 

5.38% (1)

    01/15/26        80,000       76,400  

6.88% (1)

    04/01/27        70,000       71,050  

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.

 

 

5.63% (1)

    10/15/25        72,000       72,360  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP / EER Finance, Inc.

 

 

5.50% (1)

    01/30/26        52,000       54,145  

Gulfport Energy Corp.

 

 

6.38%

    05/15/25        35,000       27,256  

KazMunayGas National Co.

 

 

5.38% (9)

    04/24/30        300,000       333,234  

Matador Resources Co.

 

 

5.88%

    09/15/26        84,000       85,260  

Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp.

 

 

5.25% (1)

    08/15/25        130,000       132,600  

5.63% (1)

    10/15/27        65,000       68,006  

Petrobras Global Finance B.V.

 

 

5.75%

    02/01/29        100,000       104,549  

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

 

6.50%

    03/13/27        140,000       138,390  

6.50%

    01/23/29        735,000       712,950  

6.63%

    06/15/35        245,000       227,544  

Range Resources Corp.

 

 

4.88%

    05/15/25        150,000       132,375  

Transocean Guardian, Ltd.

 

 

5.88% (1)

    01/15/24        72,765       74,311  

Transocean Pontus, Ltd.

 

 

6.13% (1)

    08/01/25        96,390       99,764  

Transocean Poseidon, Ltd.

 

 

6.88% (1)

    02/01/27        190,000       201,281  

WPX Energy, Inc.

 

 

5.75%

    06/01/26        73,000       76,103  
      

 

 

 
         3,105,003  
      

 

 

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.2%  

Transocean Proteus, Ltd.

 

 

6.25% (1)

    12/01/24        146,250       151,551  

USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.

 

 

6.88%

    04/01/26        142,000       150,861  

6.88% (1)

    09/01/27        127,000       133,999  
      

 

 

 
         436,411  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Packaging & Containers — 0.8%  

Amcor Finance USA, Inc.

 

 

3.63% (1)

    04/28/26      $ 400,000     $ 407,795  

Ball Corp.

 

4.00%

    11/15/23        90,000       93,487  

Berry Global Escrow Corp.

 

 

4.88% (1)

    07/15/26        86,000       88,043  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V

 

 

4.25%

    09/30/26        100,000       102,375  

Graphic Packaging International LLC

 

 

4.75% (1)

    07/15/27        130,000       133,900  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg)

 

 

5.75%

    10/15/20        566,928       569,054  

Sealed Air Corp.

 

 

5.50% (1)

    09/15/25        140,000       149,450  

WRKCo, Inc.

 

 

4.65%

    03/15/26        555,000       604,168  
      

 

 

 
         2,148,272  
      

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%  

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

4.88%

    11/14/48        275,000       289,070  

Allergan Finance LLC

 

 

3.25%

    10/01/22        500,000       506,700  

Bayer US Finance II LLC

 

 

4.38% (1)

    12/15/28        815,000       861,537  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

4.13% (1)

    06/15/39        395,000       426,755  

CVS Health Corp.

 

 

5.05%

    03/25/48        705,000       752,066  

Halfmoon Parent, Inc.

 

 

4.13% (1)

    11/15/25        750,000       799,341  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC (Ireland)

 

 

1.90%

    09/23/19        500,000       499,253  

2.40%

    09/23/21        350,000       349,691  
      

 

 

 
         4,484,413  
      

 

 

 
Pipelines — 2.0%  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

 

 

5.88%

    10/15/25        50,000       57,769  

Energy Transfer Operating LP

 

 

4.05%

    03/15/25        300,000       312,999  

5.50%

    06/01/27        287,000       321,324  

EQT Midstream Partners LP

 

 

4.13%

    12/01/26        500,000       483,226  

NGPL PipeCo LLC

 

 

4.38% (1)

    08/15/22        190,000       196,650  

Peru LNG SRL

 

 

5.38% (9)

    03/22/30        400,000       431,440  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Pipelines (Continued)  

Pipeline Funding Co. LLC

 

 

7.50% (1)

    01/15/30      $ 470,050     $ 563,556  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.

 

 

4.65%

    10/15/25        500,000       531,815  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

 

 

5.63% (1)

    04/15/20        585,000       597,431  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

 

 

5.75%

    05/15/24        210,000       233,717  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

 

 

5.40%

    10/01/47        831,000       881,658  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

 

 

6.88% (1)

    01/15/29        127,000       141,121  

Texas Eastern Transmission LP

 

 

2.80% (1)

    10/15/22        300,000       299,605  

TransMontaigne Partners LP / TLP Finance Corp.

 

 

6.13%

    02/15/26        115,000       111,262  

Williams Partners LP

 

 

6.30%

    04/15/40        400,000       486,501  
      

 

 

 
         5,650,074  
      

 

 

 
REIT — 1.8%  

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP

 

 

3.75%

    04/15/23        300,000       310,691  

Boston Properties LP

 

2.75%

    10/01/26        300,000       295,586  

3.20%

    01/15/25        290,000       296,484  

CC Holdings GS V LLC / Crown Castle GS III Corp.

 

 

3.85%

    04/15/23        500,000       523,756  

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.

 

 

5.30%

    01/15/29        210,000       227,510  

5.38%

    04/15/26        721,000       781,528  

HCP, Inc.

 

4.25%

    11/15/23        630,000       668,332  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP

 

 

2.95%

    07/01/22        710,000       714,521  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

 

 

6.00%

    10/01/21        400,000       424,396  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP

 

 

3.95%

    11/01/27        275,000       281,169  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.

 

 

5.63%

    05/01/24        135,000       145,969  

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP

 

3.40%

    06/01/23        425,000       426,603  
      

 

 

 
         5,096,545  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

June 30, 2019

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Retail — 0.8%  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (Canada)

 

 

2.70% (1)

    07/26/22      $ 140,000     $ 140,328  

Cumberland Farms, Inc.

 

 

6.75% (1)

    05/01/25        175,000       187,335  

eG Global Finance PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

6.75% (1)

    02/07/25            283,000       281,500  

KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC

 

 

4.75% (1)

    06/01/27        80,000       82,200  

Rite Aid Corp.

 

 

6.13% (1)

    04/01/23        544,000       461,040  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

3.45%

    06/01/26        755,000       762,828  

4.80%

    11/18/44        225,000       226,942  
      

 

 

 
         2,142,173  
      

 

 

 
Savings & Loans — 0.1%  

Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)

 

 

3.77% (3.766% until 3/08/23 then 3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.064%) (1)(2)

    03/08/24        275,000       280,859  
      

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 0.1%  

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands)

 

 

4.13% (1)

    06/01/21        200,000       205,120  
      

 

 

 
Software — 0.3%  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.

 

 

5.75% (1)

    03/01/25        224,000       227,920  

First Data Corp.

 

 

5.00% (1)

    01/15/24        181,000       185,547  

IQVIA, Inc.

 

 

5.00% (1)

    05/15/27        200,000       206,250  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

 

 

5.50% (1)

    09/30/27        138,000       143,434  
      

 

 

 
         763,151  
      

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 2.0%  

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

4.75%

    05/15/46        385,000       407,219  

4.85%

    03/01/39        348,000       373,628  

5.25%

    03/01/37        705,000       793,261  

C&W Senior Financing DAC

 

 

6.88%  (1)

    09/15/27        200,000       206,770  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S. A. (Luxembourg)

 

 

5.50%

    08/01/23        311,000       285,342  

9.75%  (1)

    07/15/25        321,000       329,025  

Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands)

 

 

8.38%

    10/01/30        345,000       455,280  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

 

5.38%

    05/01/25        190,000       196,650  
Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
Telecommunications (Continued)  

Qwest Corp.

 

7.25%

    09/15/25      $ 250,000     $ 277,844  

SES Global Americas Holdings GP

 

 

5.30%  (1)

    03/25/44        325,000       313,784  

Sprint Capital Corp.

 

 

8.75%

    03/15/32        129,000       149,318  

Sprint Corp.

 

 

7.63%

    03/01/26        18,000       19,233  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC

 

 

4.74%  (1)

    09/20/29        565,000       587,600  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

 

4.50%

    02/01/26        113,000       115,825  

4.75%

    02/01/28        186,000       191,366  

6.00%

    03/01/23        44,000       45,100  

6.50%

    01/15/24        71,000       73,529  

T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Contingent payment)

 

 

4.50% (3)(4)

    02/01/26        113,000        

4.75% (3)(4)

    02/01/28        170,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

4.02% (1)

    12/03/29        615,000       666,445  

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

 

 

4.88%

    06/19/49        134,000       141,368  
      

 

 

 
         5,628,587  
      

 

 

 
Transportation — 0.1%  

Union Pacific Corp.

 

 

3.95%

    09/10/28        280,000       305,701  
      

 

 

 
Trucking & Leasing — 0.2%  

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.

 

 

3.95% (1)

    07/01/24        280,000       287,233  

Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

4.50% (1)

    03/15/23        135,000       139,483  
      

 

 

 
         426,716  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

    

(Cost: $76,830,486)

 

       79,958,133  
      

 

 

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS —2.1%  

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority, Revenue Bond

 

 

4.26%

    09/15/32        705,000       774,584  

City of New York, New York, Build America Bonds

 

 

6.65%

    12/01/31            1,000,000       1,060,550  

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Build America Bonds

 

 

6.80%

    07/01/39        460,000       460,000  

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Build America Bonds

 

 

6.54%

    07/01/39        500,000       500,000  

New York City Water and Sewer System, Build America Bonds

 

 

6.49%

    06/15/42        800,000       831,488  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Issues   Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
    Value  
MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued)  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bond

 

5.29%

    03/15/33      $ 1,000,000     $ 1,207,600  

State of California, General Obligation

 

7.95%

    03/01/36        1,000,000       1,037,710  
      

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

 

 

(Cost: $6,194,272)

 

    5,871,932  
      

 

 

 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS—1.1%  

Bahrain Government International Bond

 

7.00% (9)

    10/12/28        300,000       324,187  

Brazilian Government International Bond

 

4.63%

    01/13/28        200,000       210,060  

Colombia Government International Bond

 

4.50%

    01/28/26        200,000       216,300  

Dominican Republic International Bond

 

6.60% (9)

    01/28/24        250,000       278,225  

Mexico Government International Bond

 

3.75%

    01/11/28        400,000       408,200  

Panama Government International Bond

 

4.00%

    09/22/24        250,000       266,675  

Qatar Government International Bond

 

4.50% (9)

    04/23/28        350,000       392,147  

Saudi Government International Bond

 

3.63% (9)

    03/04/28        300,000       308,700  

South Africa Government Bond

 

4.88%

    04/14/26        350,000       363,781  

Uruguay Government International Bond

 

4.38%

    10/27/27        200,000       216,627  
      

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Bonds

 

(Cost: $2,776,000)

 

    2,984,902  
      

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

 

(Cost: $248,457,632)

 

    262,906,820  
      

 

 

 
      
Security      Shares        

MONEY MARKET INVESTMENTS—1.4%

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 2.31%(10)

 

     3,821,877       3,821,877  
      

 

 

 
Total Money Market Investments  

(Cost: $3,821,877)

 

    3,821,877  
      

 

 

 
Issues  

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

       

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS—5.0%

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES—5.0%  

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

1.77% (11)

    07/18/19      $ 3,601,000     $ 3,597,520  

2.00% (11)

    07/11/19        740,000       739,474  

2.00% (11)

    07/16/19        5,833,000       5,827,130  

2.00% (11)

    10/24/19        1,781,000       1,769,500  

2.10% (11)

    07/23/19        1,306,000       1,304,138  

2.10% (11)(12)

    09/26/19        616,000       612,774  
      

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Securities

 

 

(Cost: $13,848,266)

         13,850,536  
      

 

 

 

Total Short Term Investments

 

(Cost: $13,848,266)

 

    13,850,536  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments (101.2%)

      

(Cost: $266,127,775)

 

    280,579,233  

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-1.2%)

 

    (3,218,804
      

 

 

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

  $ 277,360,429  
      

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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FUTURES CONTRACTS  
Number of
Contracts
   Type    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Contract
Value
    Market
Value
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Futures

            
32    S&P 500 E-Mini Index Futures      09/20/19      $ 4,506,061     $ 4,710,720     $ 204,659  
5    5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      09/30/19        590,674       590,781       107  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 5,096,735     $ 5,301,501     $ 204,766  
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short Futures

            
87    10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      09/19/19      $ (11,781,378   $ (12,016,875   $ (235,497
46    U.S. Ultra Long Bond Futures      09/19/19        (7,934,843     (8,167,875     (233,032
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $   (19,716,221   $   (20,184,750   $   (468,529
        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED-INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS  

Notional

Amount

    Expiration
Date
    Payment
Frequency
 

Payment Made

by Fund

 

Payment Received

by Fund

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    Premium
Paid
    Value  
  15,025,000 (13)       04/11/22     Quarterly   3 Month USD LIBOR   2.26%   $ 192,242     $     $ 192,242  
  7,070,000 (13)       05/08/22     Quarterly   3 Month USD LIBOR   2.28%     92,920             92,920  
  6,180,000 (13)       04/11/25     Quarterly   2.34%   3 Month USD LIBOR       (177,801             (177,801
  2,895,000 (13)       05/08/25     Quarterly   2.37%   3 Month USD LIBOR     (85,844           (85,844
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 21,517     $   —     $ 21,517  
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2019, the value of these securities amounted to $72,517,453 or 26.2% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Fund’s investment advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2019.
(3)   For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3.
(4)   Security is not accruing interest.
(5)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
(6)   Restricted security (Note 9).
(7)   Security purchased on a forward commitment with an approximate principal amount. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the security is delivered.
(8)   A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans. Cost basis has been adjusted.
(9)   Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At June 30, 2019, the value of these securities amounted to $2,430,988 or 0.9% of net assets.
(10)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of June 30, 2019.
(11)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(12)   All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts.
(13)   This instrument has a forward starting effective date. See Note 3, Portfolio Investments in the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.
ABS -   Asset-Backed Securities.
ACES -   Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities.
CLO -   Collateralized Loan Obligation.
EETC -   Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
I/F -   Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
I/O -   Interest Only Security.
PAC -   Planned Amortization Class.
TAC -   Target Amortization Class.
TBA -   To be Announced.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Sector (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

Sector    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     40.9

Corporate Bonds

     28.8  

Asset-Backed Securities

     12.1  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     5.0  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     4.1  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     4.1  

Municipal Bonds

     2.1  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     1.6  

Foreign Government Bonds

     1.1  

Money Market Investments

     1.4  

Other*

     (1.2
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Includes cash, futures, swaps, pending trades, interest receivable and accrued expenses payable.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Fair Valuation Summary (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical

Assets
(Level 1)
    Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

         

Asset-Backed Securities

   $     $ 33,153,455     $ 381,994      $ 33,535,449  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

         

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           11,446,824              11,446,824  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           11,281,631              11,281,631  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           4,507,934              4,507,934  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           105,840,811       7,479,204        113,320,015  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities

           133,077,200       7,479,204        140,556,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds*

           79,958,133              79,958,133  

Municipal Bonds

           5,871,932              5,871,932  

Foreign Government Bonds

           2,984,902              2,984,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

           255,045,622       7,861,198        262,906,820  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

     3,821,877                    3,821,877  

Short-Term Investments

     13,850,536                    13,850,536  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 17,672,413     $ 255,045,622     $ 7,861,198      $ 280,579,233  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

         

Futures Contracts

         

Equity Risk

     204,659                    204,659  

Interest Rate Risk

     107                    107  

Swap Agreements

         

Interest Rate Risk

           285,162              285,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   17,877,179     $   255,330,784     $   7,861,198      $   281,069,161  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

         

Futures Contracts

         

Interest Rate Risk

   $ (468,529   $     $      $ (468,529

Swap Agreements

         

Interest Rate Risk

           (263,645            (263,645
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (468,529   $ (263,645   $      $ (732,174
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

ASSETS:

 

Investments, at Value (Cost: $266,127,775)

     $ 280,579,233  

Cash

       3,367  

Interest Receivable

       2,012,247  

Receivable for Securities Sold

       1,645,067  

Cash Collateral Held for Broker for Swaps

       95,934  

Receivable for Variation Margin on Open Futures Contracts to Broker

       28,130  
    

 

 

 

Total Assets

       284,363,978  
    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

Distributions Payable

       3,934,174  

Payable for When-Issued Securities

       1,405,160  

Payables for Securities Purchased

       1,328,402  

Accrued Other Expenses

       167,469  

Accrued Investment Advisory Fees

       135,521  

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

       17,269  

Commitment Fee Payable on Open Line of Credit

       12,475  

Payable for Variation Margin on Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements to Broker

       3,079  
    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       7,003,549  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $   277,360,429  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (75,000,000 shares authorized, 47,686,957 shares issued and outstanding)

     $ 476,870  

Paid-in Capital

       268,963,511  

Accumulated Earnings (Loss)

       7,920,048  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $ 277,360,429  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

     $ 5.82  
    

 

 

 

MARKET PRICE PER SHARE

     $ 5.75  
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

 

Income

 

Interest

     $ 8,539,255  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

       8,539,255  
    

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Investment Advisory Fees

       807,881  

Audit and Tax Service Fees

       82,190  

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

       47,214  

Legal Fees

       32,382  

Commitment Fee on Open Line of Credit

       28,432  

Transfer Agent Fees

       28,277  

Proxy Expense

       25,161  

Insurance Expense

       24,674  

Listing Fees

       24,239  

Printing and Distribution Costs

       14,792  

Accounting Fees

       13,360  

Custodian Fees

       11,004  

Administration Fees

       9,928  

Miscellaneous Expense

       8,070  
    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

       1,157,604  
    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       7,381,651  
    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION ON

Investments, Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements:

    

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

 

Investments

       1,165,793  

Futures Contracts

       (915,642

Swap Agreements

       863  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

 

Investments

       7,211,801  

Futures Contracts

       507,067  

Swap Agreements

       11,002  
    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments,
Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements

       7,980,884  
    

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     $   15,362,535  
    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       Six Months
Ended June 30,
2019
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 

OPERATIONS:

 

Net Investment Income

     $ 7,381,651     $ 14,342,728  

Net Realized Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency

       251,014       1,119,835  

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency

       7,729,870       (10,128,898
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       15,362,535       5,333,665  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

 

Distributions to Shareholders

       (7,596,533     (17,772,928
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

       7,766,002       (12,439,263
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

 

Beginning of Period

       269,594,427       282,033,690  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

     $   277,360,429     $   269,594,427  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2019

 

Note 1 — Organization

 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated in Maryland on January 13, 1987 as a diversified, closed-end investment management company and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TSI. The Fund commenced operations on March 5, 1987. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation, and it seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a wide range of securities including convertible securities, marketable equity securities, investment-grade debt securities, high-yield debt securities, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), repurchase agreements, mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, money market securities, other securities and derivative instruments without limit believed by the Fund’s investment advisor to be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. TCW Investment Management Company LLC (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to the Fund and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, which are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and which are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund is considered an investment company under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.

Principles of Accounting:    The Fund uses the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.

Security Valuation:    Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the last reported sales prices. Securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market (“NASDAQ”) are valued using the official closing prices as reported by NASDAQ, which may not be the last sale price. Other securities, including short-term investments, swap agreements and forward currency contracts, which are traded over-the-counter (“OTC”), are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as furnished by independent pricing services or by dealer quotations. Futures contracts are valued at the official settlement prices of the exchanges on which they are traded.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that prices received are not reflective of their market values, are valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with the guidelines established by the Valuation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”) and under the general oversight of the Board.

Fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses investments in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value measurement broadly based on inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1 —    quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2 —    other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 —    significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair Value Measurements:    Descriptions of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities on a recurring basis are as follows:

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).    The fair value of ABS and MBS is estimated based on pricing models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche including, but not limited to, the prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise, they would be categorized in Level 3.

Corporate bonds.    The fair value of corporate bonds is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, or credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. Corporate bonds are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Futures contracts.    Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement price established at the close of business each day by the exchange on which they are traded. They are categorized in Level 1.

Government and agency securities.    Government and agency securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields,

 

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June 30, 2019

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. Accordingly, government and agency securities are normally categorized in Level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the liquidity and transparency of the market.

Interest Rate swaps.    Interest rate and total return swaps are fair valued using pricing models that take into account among other factors, index spread curves, nominal values, modified duration values and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of credit default swaps are categorized as Level 2; otherwise, the fair values are categorized in Level 3.

Money market funds.    Money market funds are open-end mutual funds that invest in short-term debt securities. To the extent that these funds are valued based upon the reported net asset value (“NAV”), they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Municipal bonds.    Municipal bonds are fair valued based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid wants lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of municipal bonds are categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values are categorized in Level 3.

Restricted securities.    Restricted securities, including illiquid Rule 144A securities, issued by non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Any other restricted securities valued similar to publicly traded securities are categorized in Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether a discount is applied and significant to the fair value.

Short-term investments.    Short-term investments are valued using market price quotations, and are reflected in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 is listed after the Investments by Sector table.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

      Asset-
Backed
Securities
     Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities —
Non-Agency
     Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 400,385      $ 5,016,324      $ 5,416,709  

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

            (352,168      (352,168

Realized Gain (Loss)

                    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (18,391      664,950        646,559  

Purchases

            2,150,098        2,150,098  

Sales

                    

Transfers in to Level 3 (1)

                    

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)

                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2019

   $   381,994      $   7,479,204      $   7,861,198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments Still Held at June 30, 2019

   $ (18,391    $ 664,950      $ 646,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  

The Fund recognizes transfers in and out at the beginning of the period.

 

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Significant unobservable valuation inputs of Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

Description

   Fair Value at
June 30, 2019
    

Valuation
Techniques*

  

Unobservable
Input

   Price or Price Range    Weighted Average
Price
 

Asset-Backed Securities

     $     381,994      Third-party Broker    Broker Quotes    $  28.00 to $31.00      $  29.216  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Interest Only Collateral Strip Rate Securities)

     $  1,146,034      Third-party Vendor    Vendor Prices    $      0.39 to $2.63      $      1.10  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Interest Only Securities)

     $  6,333,170      Third-party Vendor    Vendor Prices    $    2.72 to $29.76      $    9.487  

 

*

The valuation technique employed on the Level 3 securities involves the use of third-party broker quotes and vendor prices. The Advisor monitors the effectiveness of third-party brokers and vendor prices using the Advisor’s own model and inputs.

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income:    Security transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Realized gains and losses on investments are recorded on the basis of specific identification.

Use of Estimates:    The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation:    The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency denominated securities and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies are translated using the daily spot rate; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in net realized or net unrealized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in, or are a reduction of, ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Distributions:    Distributions to shareholders are recorded on each ex-dividend date. The Fund declared and paid or reinvested dividends quarterly under an income-based distribution policy. The income-based distribution policy has a stated goal of providing quarterly distributions out of the Fund’s accumulated undistributed net investment income and/or other sources subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and Sub-chapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The source for the dividend can come from net investment income and net realized capital gains measured on a fiscal year basis. Any portion of the distribution that exceeds income and capital gains will be treated as a return of capital. Under certain conditions, U.S. federal tax regulations cause some or all of the return of capital to be taxed as ordinary income. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences may be primarily due to differing treatments for market discount and premium, losses recognized on structured debt, losses deferred due to wash sales, foreign currency gains and losses, and spillover distributions. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital and may affect net investment income per share.

 

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Derivative Instruments:    Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested. The Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund had derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk categories (amounts in thousands except notional amounts or number of contracts):

 

     Equity Risk      Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  

Asset Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts (1)

   $ 204,659      $ 107     $ 204,766  

Swaps Agreements (2)

            285,162       285,162  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $   204,659      $ 285,269     $ 489,928  

Liability Derivatives

 

Futures Contracts (1)

   $      $ (468,529   $ (468,529

Swaps Agreements (2)

            (263,645     (263,645
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $ (732,174   $ (732,174

Statement of Operations:

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 196,018      $ (1,111,660   $ (915,642

Swaps Agreements

            863       863  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ 196,018      $ (1,110,797   $ (914,779

Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Futures Contracts

   $ 491,370      $ 15,697     $ 507,067  

Swaps Agreements

            11,002       11,002  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 491,370      $ 26,699     $ 518,069  

Number of Contracts or Notional Amounts (3)

 

Futures Contracts

     32        142       174  

Swaps Agreements

   $  —      $   24,526,667     $   24,526,667  

 

(1)  

Represents appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2019. Only the variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(2) 

Represents appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements as reported in the Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2019. Only the variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

(3) 

Amount disclosed represents average number of contracts or notional amounts, which are representative of the volume traded for the period ended June 30, 2019.

Counterparty Credit Risk:    Derivative contracts may expose the Fund to counterparty risk. Losses can occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the counterparty credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing

 

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC derivatives, the Fund entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with each counterparty. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements:    For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral pledged or received by the Fund.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedule of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold, typically $250,000 or $500,000, before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of each business day and the collateral is transferred on the next business day. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that the Advisor believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund has implemented the disclosure requirements pursuant to FASB ASU No. 2013-01, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities that requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards.

The Fund had no OTC derivatives for offset under an ISDA Master Agreement as of June 30, 2019.

Note 3 — Portfolio Investments

Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities:    The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities, which represent interests in pools of mortgages. Payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans that underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the

 

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Note 3 — Portfolio Investments (Continued)

 

issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. The Fund may also invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Federal National Mortgage Corporation (Fannie Mae). The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit. CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments. The Fund may invest in stripped MBS. Stripped MBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal prepayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities held by the Fund at June 30, 2019 are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investment.

Repurchase Agreements:    The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). In a repurchase agreement transaction, the Fund will purchase a security from a counterparty who agrees to repurchase the same security at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund’s obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. The Fund had no repurchase agreements outstanding at June 30, 2019.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions:    The Fund may enter into when issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security or to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, the Fund commits to purchase particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although the Fund does not pay for the securities or start earning interest on them until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. If the Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a

 

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Note 3 — Portfolio Investments (Continued)

 

when issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

Prior to settlement of these transactions, the value of the subject securities will fluctuate. In addition, because the Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage. To guard against this deemed leverage, the Fund monitors the obligations under these transactions and ensures that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover them.

Security Lending:    The Fund may lend its securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Fund can accept money market instruments or U.S. government securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. As with any extensions of credit, the Fund may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral if the borrowers of the securities fail financially. The Fund earns additional income for lending its securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Fund did not lend any securities during the period ended June 30, 2019.

Derivatives:

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:    The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked to market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed or delivery is taken, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. There were no outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as of June 30, 2019.

Futures Contracts:    The Fund seeks to manage a variety of different risks or obtain exposure through the use of futures contracts. The Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for the Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into at a favorable time or price. When the Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it.

 

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Note 3 — Portfolio Investments (Continued)

 

When the Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part. When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund used S&P 500 Index futures to gain exposure to the equity market. The Fund also utilized treasury futures to help manage interest rate duration and credit market exposure. Futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 2019 are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Swap Agreements:    The Fund may enter into swap agreements. Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty default is the discounted NAV of the cash flows paid to/received from the counterparty over the interest rate swap’s remaining life.

During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by the Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. During the period ended June 30, 2019, the Fund entered into interest rate swaps to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed-rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Swap agreements outstanding at June 30, 2019 are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Note 4 — Risk Considerations

Market Risk:    The Fund’s investments will fluctuate with market conditions, and so will the value of your investment in the Fund. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund could underperform other investments.

 

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Note 4 — Risk Considerations (Continued)

 

Liquidity Risk:    The Fund’s investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may not be able to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Investments in high yield securities, foreign securities, derivatives or other securities with substantial market and/or credit risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Certain investments in private placements and Rule 144A securities may be considered illiquid investments. The Fund may invest in private placements and Rule 144A securities.

Interest Rate Risk:    The values of the Fund’s investments fluctuate in response to movements in interest rates. If rates rise, the values of debt securities generally fall. The longer the average duration of a Fund’s investment portfolio, the greater the change in value.

Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk:    The Fund may invest in MBS or other ABS. The values of some mortgage-backed securities or other asset backed securities may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. When interest rates rise, the value of mortgage-related securities generally will decline; however, when interest rates are declining, the value of mortgage related-securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed-income securities. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage related security, and may shorten or extend the effective maturity of the security beyond what was anticipated at the time of purchase. The value of these securities may fluctuate in response to the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. Additionally, although mortgages and mortgage- related securities are generally supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.

Derivatives Risk:    Use of derivatives, which at times is an important part of the Fund’s investment strategy, involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Investments in derivatives could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its objective with these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial.

Credit Risk:    The values of any of the Fund’s investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which the Fund may invest are considered speculative and are subject to greater volatility and risk of loss than investment-grade securities, particularly in deteriorating economic conditions. The value of some mortgage-related securities in which the Fund invests also may fall because of unanticipated levels of principal prepayments that can occur when interest rates decline. The Fund invests a material portion of its assets in securities of issuers that hold mortgage- and asset-backed securities and direct investments in securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets. The value and related income of these securities are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. Continuing shifts in the market’s perception of credit quality on securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets may result in increased volatility of market prices and periods of illiquidity which can negatively impact the valuation of certain issuers held by the Fund.

MBS and ABS are characterized and classified in a variety of different ways. These classifications include a view of the securities’ cash flow structure (pass through, sequential pay, prepayment-protected, interest only, principal-only, etc.), the security of the claim on the underlying assets (senior, mezzanine and subordinated), as well as types of underlying collateral (prime conforming loans, prime non-conforming

 

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Note 4— Risk Considerations (Continued)

 

loans, Alt-A loans, subprime loans, commercial loans, etc.). In many cases, the classification incorporates a degree of subjectivity — a particular loan might be categorized as “prime” by the underwriting standards of one mortgage issuer while another might classify the loan as “subprime.” The level of risk associated with an investment in a mortgage loan can be impacted by, among other factors, the nature of the collateral, the form and the level of credit enhancement, the vintage of the loan, the geography of the loan, the purpose of the loan (e.g. refinance versus purchase versus equity take-out), the borrower’s credit quality (e.g., FICO score), and whether the loan is a first trust deed or a second lien.

Counterparty Risk:    The Fund may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Fund has unsettled or open transactions may not fulfill its obligations.

Note 5 — Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all of its net taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

At June 30, 2019, net unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is comprised of the following components:

 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 22,607,549  

Unrealized (depreciation)

     (13,962,827
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,644,722  
  

 

 

 

Cost of Investments for Federal Income Tax Purposes

   $   271,934,511  
  

 

 

 

The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2019, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period then ended; and therefore no interest or penalties were accrued. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

The following table shows the character of distributed and undistributed amounts on a tax basis for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

     Amount Distributed During the      Undistributed Amount at  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 

Ordinary Income

   $ 17,346,285      $ 10,517  

Capital Gain

     426,643         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $   17,772,928      $   10,517  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6 — Investment Advisory and Service Fees

As compensation for the investment advisory services rendered, facilities provided, and expenses borne, the Advisor is paid a monthly fee by the Fund computed at the annual rate of 0.75% of the first $100 million of the Fund’s average managed assets and 0.50% of the Fund’s average managed assets in excess of $100 million.

 

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Note 7 — Purchases and Sales of Securities

 

For the period ended June 30, 2019, purchases and sales or maturities of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated to $34,756,624 and $55,596,412, respectively, for non-U.S. Government securities, and aggregated to $4,498,608 and $2,336,900 respectively, for U.S. Government securities.

Purchases during the period ended June 30, 2019 include the Fund’s purchase of a security from an affiliated investment account for a total of $1,302,492 in accordance with the provisions set forth in SEC Rule 17a-7.

Note 8 — Directors’ Fees

Directors who are not affiliated with the Advisor received, as a group, fees and expenses of $47,214 from the Fund for the period ended June 30, 2019. Directors may elect to defer receipt of their fees in accordance with the terms of a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Deferred compensation is included within Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Certain Officers and/or Directors of the Fund are also Officers and/or Directors of the Advisor but do not receive any compensation from the Fund.

Note 9 — Restricted Securities

The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that have legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities may be sold privately, but are required to be registered before being sold to the public (exemption rules apply). Private placement securities are generally considered to be restricted except for those securities traded between qualified institutional investors under the provisions of Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). However, the Fund considers 144A securities to be restricted if those securities have been deemed illiquid by the Advisor. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Restricted securities held by the Fund at June 30, 2019 are listed below:

 

Issuer Description

   Acquisition
Date
   Acquisition
Cost
     Aggregate
Value
     Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, (12-GC8-XA), 1.814%, due 09/10/45

   2/13/2015-2/26/2015    $ 323,009      $ 148,086        0.1

Four Times Square Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-4TS-X) , 0.364% due 12/13/28

   3/22/2018-6/19/2018      294,305        174,399        0.1

GS Mortgage Securities Trust GSMS (12-GC6-XB), 0.257% due 01/10/2045

   2/1/2018      141,354        99,838        0.0

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, (09-IWST-XA), 1.873%, due 12/05/27

   3/23/2017      531,426        94,396        0.0

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, (12-HSBC-XA), 1.431%, due 07/05/2032

   10/11/2017      270,060        173,983        0.1

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (12-C4-XA), 2.271% due 03/15/45

   5/16/2018      350,627        244,740        0.1

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C1-XA) , 2.271%, due 05/10/45

   6/27/2017      418,393        261,807        0.1

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C8-XA) 1.8514% due 08/15/2045

   12/22/2017      302,405        199,648        0.1
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $   2,631,579      $   1,396,897        0.6
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 10 — Loan Outstanding

 

 

The Fund is permitted to have borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund has entered into a line of credit agreement, renewed annually, with The Bank of New York Mellon which permits the Fund to borrow up to $70 million at a rate, per annum, equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.00%. There is also an annual facility fee of $56,000 for the contract period. The Fund did not have any borrowings during the period ended June 30, 2019.

Note 11 — Indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, the Fund entered into an agreement with each of the Directors which provides that the Fund will indemnify and hold harmless each Director against any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such Director in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Director’s services to the Fund, to the fullest extent permitted by the Fund’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Securities Act, and the 1940 Act, each as now or hereinafter in force. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote. The Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnification.

Note 12 — New Accounting Pronouncement

In August 2018, the FASB released an accounting standards update (“ASU”) 2018-13, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of Topic 820. The amendments in this ASU are the result of a broader disclosure project called FASB Concept Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting — Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements. The objective and primary focus of the project are to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements by facilitating clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of the financial statements. This ASU will go effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU. As of June 30, 2019, the Fund has early adopted the removal of applicable disclosures.

Note 13 — Change in Accounting Principal

The Fund has adopted FASB ASU 2017-08 to amend the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under the new standard, the Fund has changed the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities with non-contingent call features to the earliest call date. In accordance with the transition provisions of the standard, the Fund applied the amendments on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The cost basis of securities at December 31, 2018 has been adjusted to $268,053,794. This change in accounting policy has been made to comply with the newly issued accounting standard and had no impact on total accumulated earnings (loss) or the net asset value of the Fund.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2019
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    Year Ended
December 31,
2017
    Year Ended
December 31,
2016
    Year Ended
December 31,
2015
    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Net Asset Value Per Share, Beginning of Period

  $ 5.65     $ 5.91     $ 5.81     $ 5.83     $ 5.95     $ 5.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (1)

    0.15       0.30       0.27       0.26       0.22       0.24  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.18       (0.19     0.14       0.00  (2)       (0.13     0.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.33       0.11       0.41       0.26       0.09       0.38  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

           

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    (0.16     (0.34     (0.28     (0.21     (0.21     (0.25

Distributions from Net Realized Gains

          (0.03     (0.03     (0.07            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.16     (0.37     (0.31     (0.28     (0.21     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share, End of Period

  $ 5.82     $ 5.65     $ 5.91     $ 5.81     $ 5.83     $ 5.95  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market Value Per Share, End of Period

  $ 5.75     $ 5.27     $ 5.87     $ 5.33     $ 5.27     $ 5.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Total Return (3)

    5.86 (4)      1.86     7.22     4.49     1.60     6.66

Market Price Return (5)

    12.26 (4)      (3.88 )%      16.36     6.56     1.83     5.66

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $   277,360     $   269,594     $   282,034     $   277,132     $   277,932     $   283,835  

Ratio of Expenses Before Interest Expense to Average Net Assets

    0.83 (6)      0.81     0.81     0.84     0.87     0.85

Ratio of Interest Expense to Average Net Assets

    0.02 (6)      0.02     0.01     0.01     0.01     0.02

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.85 (6)      0.83     0.82     0.85     0.88     0.87

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    5.40 (6)      5.13     4.47     4.38     3.70     4.05

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    14.99 (4)      31.16     32.46     29.20     24.81     12.09

 

 

(1)

Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

(2)

Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(3)

Based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions.

(4)

For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and not indicative of a full year’s results.

(5)

Based on market price per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions.

(6)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

The policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies are available without charge. The Board of the Fund has delegated the Fund’s proxy voting authority to the Advisor.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Guidelines

The proxy voting guidelines of the Advisor are available:

 

  1.

By calling 1-(877) 829-4768 to obtain a hard copy; or

 

  2.

By going to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

When the Fund receives a request for a description of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines, it will deliver the description that is disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. This information will be sent out via first class mail (or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery) within three business days of receiving the request.

The Advisor, on behalf of the Fund, must prepare and file Form N-PX with the SEC not later than August 31 of    each year, which must include the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 of that year. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, 2019 is available without charge:

 

  1.

By calling 1-(877) 829-4768 to obtain a hard copy; or

 

  2.

By going to the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

When the Fund receives a request for the Fund’s proxy voting record, it will send the information disclosed in the Fund’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX via first class mail (or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery) within three business days of receiving the request.

The Fund also discloses its proxy voting record on its website as soon as is reasonably practicable after its report on Form N-PX is filed with the SEC.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-PORT-EX. Such filings occur no later than 60 days after the end of the Funds’ first and third quarters and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Corporate Governance Listing Standards

In accordance with Section 303A.12 (a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Fund’s Annual CEO Certification certifying compliance with NYSE’s Corporate Governance Listing Standards was submitted to the Exchange on October 19, 2018 as part of its Annual Written Affirmation. Also in accordance with Section 303A.12 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, the Fund submitted an Interim Written Affirmation on March 28, 2018 and December 19, 2018.

 

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TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

Shareholders who wish to add to their investment may do so by making an election to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, your dividend is used to purchase Fund shares on the open market whenever shares, including the related sales commission, are selling below the Fund’s net asset value per share. You will be charged a pro-rata portion of brokerage commissions on open-market purchases under the Plan. If the market price, including commission, of Fund shares is above the Fund’s net asset value per share, you will receive shares at a price equal to the higher of the Fund’s net asset value per share on the payment date or 95% of the closing market price of Fund shares on the payment date. Generally, for tax purposes, shareholders participating in the Plan will be treated as having received a distribution from the Fund in cash equal to the value of the shares purchased from them under the Plan.

To enroll in the Plan, if your shares are registered in your name, write to Computershare, P.O. Box #505000, Louisville, KY 40233, or call toll free at (866) 227-8179. If your shares are held by a brokerage firm, please call your broker. If you participate in the Plan through a broker, you may not be able to transfer your shares to another broker and continue to participate in the Plan if your new broker does not permit such participation. If you no longer want to participate in the Plan, please contact Computershare or your broker. You may elect to continue to hold shares previously purchased on your behalf or to sell your shares and receive the proceeds, net of any brokerage commissions. If you need additional information or assistance, please call our investor relations department at (877) 829-4768 or visit our website at www.tcw.com. As always, we would be pleased to accommodate your investment needs.

Distribution Policy

The Fund has a net investment income-based distribution policy. The policy is to pay quarterly distributions out of the Fund’s accumulated undistributed net investment income and/or other sources subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act and Sub-chapter M of the Code.

Distribution policies are a matter of Board discretion and may be modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. Any such change or termination may have an adverse effect on the market price for the Fund’s shares.

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the quarterly distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s distribution policy.

 

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LOGO

 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

865 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, California 90017

 

800 386 3829

 

www.TCW.com

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

TCW Investment Management Company LLC

865 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, California 90017

 

TRANSFER AGENT, DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND DISBURSEMENT AGENT AND REGISTRAR

Computershare

P.O. Box 50500

Louisville, KY 40233

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Deloitte & Touche LLP

555 West 5th Street

Los Angeles, California 90013

 

CUSTODIAN & ADMINISTRATOR

State Street Bank & Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02111

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Paul Hastings LLP

101 California Street, 48th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

DIRECTORS

Samuel P. Bell

Director

 

David S. DeVito

Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer

 

Patrick C. Haden

Director and Chairman

 

David B. Lippman

Director

 

Peter McMillan

Director

 

Victoria B. Rogers

Director

 

Andrew Tarica

Director

 

OFFICERS

Meredith S. Jackson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Richard M. Villa

Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

Jeffrey A. Engelsman

Chief Compliance Officer

and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Lisa Eisen

Tax Officer

 

Eric W. Chan

Assistant Treasurer

 

Patrick W. Dennis

Assistant Secretary

 

 

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not required for this filing.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

None.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the


  Registrant is made known to them by the appropriate persons as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   Not required for this filing.
(a)(2)   EX-99.CERT – The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith.
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(a)(4)   Not applicable.
(b)   EX-99.906CERT – The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith.
(c)   Not required for this filing.


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)     TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.  
By (Signature and Title)    

/s/ David S. DeVito

 
    David S. DeVito  
    President and Chief Executive Officer  
Date     August 23, 2019  

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, 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 (Signature and Title)     

/s/ David S. DeVito

  
     David S. DeVito   
     President and Chief Executive Officer   
Date      August 23, 2019   
By (Signature and Title)     

/s/ Richard M. Villa

  
     Richard M. Villa   
     Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   
Date      August 23, 2019