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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: 811-7170

 

 

TCW Funds, 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.

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: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2016

 

 

 


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LOGO

TCWFunds
TCW Family of Funds
APRIL 30
2016
SEMI-ANNUAL
R E P O R T
EQUITY FUNDS
TCW Concentrated Value Fund
TCW Global Real Estate Fund
TCW Growth Equities Fund
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund
TCW Select Equities Fund
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund


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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Letter to Shareholders

     1   

Performance Summary

     3   

Schedules of Investments:

     4   

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

     4   

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

     8   

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     10   

TCW Growth Equities Fund

     13   

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     17   

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

     21   

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

     24   

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     28   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

     32   

TCW Select Equities Fund

     37   

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

     40   

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

     44   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     48   

Statements of Operations

     51   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     54   

Notes to Financial Statements

     60   

Financial Highlights

     80   

Shareholder Expenses

     104   

Investment Advisory and Management Agreement Disclosure

     107   

Proxy Voting Guidelines and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

     109   


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To Our Valued Shareholders

   

LOGO

  

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Dear Valued Investors,

I am pleased to present the semi-annual report for the TCW Funds, Inc. covering the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. I would like to express our appreciation for your continued investment in the TCW Funds as well as welcome new shareholders to our fund family. As of April 30, 2016, the TCW Funds held total net assets of approximately $18 billion

 

This report contains information outlining the performance and a list of portfolio holdings as of April 30, 2016 for the TCW Funds’ Equity Funds and the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund.

 

The U.S. Stock Market

 

U.S. stocks moved sideways during the period, with the S&P 500 Total Return Index advancing just 0.4% in a market characterized by pronounced volatility. The Fed’s December 2015 decision to hike interest rates for the first time in nearly ten years dominated sentiment, as investors were forced to reconcile hawkish guidance of roughly 4 additional rate hikes in 2016 with Chair Yellen’s dovish comments that monetary policy would remain largely accommodative. At the same time, concerns about a slowdown in global growth, a renewed plunge in oil prices, and a potential “hard landing” of the Chinese economy fueled a sharp 10% decline in U.S. stock prices from the start of the calendar year through mid-February. The inflection point in the market occurred when it became evident that central banks across the globe would respond forcefully to support global risk assets. Japan had announced the adoption of negative interest rates in late January, in an admission that Abenomics was failing to generate adequate growth and inflation. In mid-March, the ECB embraced additional monetary stimulus measures which included a more deeply negative interest rate on deposits as well as the expansion of its bond-buying program to include corporate debt. Finally, a week later the U.S. Fed cited “global economic and financial developments” as part of its decision to refrain from

hiking interest rates, and the Fed also downgraded its growth forecast and anticipated rate hike trajectory. This combination of highly accommodative central bank monetary policy assuaged concerns about a potential hard landing in China as well as the potential for recessions in developing markets, resulting in sharp rebounds in risk assets. U.S. stocks clawed back their losses during the period, driven by sharp turnarounds in small and mid-cap stocks and a pronounced move higher in value-oriented equities, particularly cyclical names that had underperformed because of global growth worries.

 

With respect to corporate earnings, the first quarter of 2016 proved to be a challenging earnings season characterized by anemic top-line growth and the sixth successive quarter of earnings growth declines driven largely by the plunge in oil prices. Given the defensive, “risk-off” tone of the market, including the dramatic outperformance of bond-like proxies such as utility stocks, our equity funds struggled to keep pace with their respective benchmarks during the period. Our growth-oriented funds were generally hurt by the substantial multiple compression experienced by growth names in the technology and healthcare sectors, while many names in our value-oriented funds were hurt by global growth fears and the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar.

 

Looking Ahead

 

In a confirmation of the fragility of the U.S. economy, real GDP growth rose just 0.8% in the first quarter of 2016, hurt by continued weakness in business investment. Yet the resilience of the labor and housing markets signals that the first quarter may possibly mark the trough in both GDP growth and corporate earnings, as higher oil prices and a range-bound dollar potentially transition from headwinds to tailwinds over the remainder of this year. Consensus earnings growth expectations of 6-7% for this calendar year may be a reasonable expectation to the extent the U.S. economy continues to grow on at least a

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

   

 

2% trajectory. U.S. equities appear fairly valued at the present juncture, trading at roughly 17 times forward earnings, which is just slightly above the average over the past three decades. We believe that U.S. company fundamentals generally remain strong, and our equity funds continue to identify attractive investment opportunities. Naturally, we acknowledge the prospect for a return of heightened market volatility given the fragility of the U.S. economy and the ongoing uncertainty associated with Fed interest rate policy and the approaching U.S. presidential election.

 

An Update on the TCW Funds Equity Funds

 

We are pleased to let you know that we have added a new U.S. equity fund to the TCW Funds family. Effective February 1, 2016, TCW launched the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund (TGUSX/TGUNX). The Fund’s investment objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of U.S. companies. The Fund intends to achieve its objective by investing in a portfolio of companies the portfolio manager believes are enduring, cash generating

businesses whose leaders prudently manage their environmental, social, and financial resources and whose shares are attractively valued relative to the free cash flow generated by the businesses.

 

We know that you have many choices when it comes to the management of your financial assets. On behalf of everyone at TCW, I would like to thank you for making the TCW Funds part of your long-term investment plan. We truly value our relationship with you. If you have any questions or require further information, I invite you to visit our website at www.tcw.com, or call our shareholder services department at 800-386-3829.

 

I look forward to further correspondence with you through our annual report later this year.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

    NAV     Six Months
Return as
of April 30,
2016
    Total Return  
        Annualized as of April 30, 2016 (1)  
        1-Year     5-Year     10-Year     Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 
TCW Concentrated Value Fund              

I Class

  $   18.47        (4.08 )%      (6.63 )%      8.32     3.20     5.15     11/01/04   

N Class

  $ 18.28        (4.08 )%      (6.61 )%      8.15     3.03     5.21 % (2)      07/20/98  (3) 
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund              

I Class

  $ 11.92        (0.88 )%      (0.81 )%      4.62     N/A        5.12     11/16/06   

N Class

  $ 11.90        (1.19 )%      (1.42 )%      4.19     N/A        4.89     11/16/06   
TCW Global Real Estate Fund              

I Class

  $ 9.61        0.67     (2.13 )%      N/A        N/A        0.03     12/01/14   

N Class

  $ 9.61        0.77     (2.13 )%      N/A        N/A        0.03     12/01/14   
TCW Growth Equities Fund              

I Class

  $ 8.20        (4.74 )%      (13.79 )%      2.66     5.00     6.29     03/01/04   

N Class

  $ 8.12        (4.87 )%      (13.82 )%      2.65     4.96     6.25     03/01/04   
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund              

I Class

  $ 8.83        (0.57 )%      (12.07 )%      N/A        N/A        (5.87 )%      12/01/14   

N Class

  $ 8.83        (0.46 )%      (12.07 )%      N/A        N/A        (5.87 )%      12/01/14   
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund              

I Class

  $ 10.48        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        4.80 % (4)      02/01/16   

N Class

  $ 10.48        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        4.80 % (4)      02/01/16   
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund               

I Class

  $ 16.29        (0.48 )%      (3.47 )%      9.20     5.58     6.63     11/01/04   

N Class

  $ 16.56        (0.60 )%      (3.77 )%      8.88     5.26 % (5)      9.03 % (5)      09/19/86  (3) 
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund              

I Class

  $ 20.44        (1.90 )%      (5.88 )%      8.55     4.98     6.91     01/02/04   

N Class

  $ 20.39        (2.00 )%      (6.12 )%      8.27     4.77 % (5)      5.84 % (5)      01/02/98  (3) 
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund              

I Class

  $ 18.69        (3.35 )%      (12.27 )%      6.33     4.08     9.84 % (6)      11/01/96  (3) 

N Class

  $ 18.22        (3.48 )%      (12.47 )%      6.04     3.78     6.95     11/01/00   
TCW Select Equities Fund              

I Class

  $ 25.29        (8.35 )%      (0.42 )%      9.54     6.98     9.56 % (6)      07/01/91  (3) 

N Class

  $ 23.67        (8.44 )%      (0.69 )%      9.24     6.68     5.07     03/01/99   
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund              

I Class

  $ 19.40        (5.87 )%      (16.78 )%      0.70     5.41     8.48 % (6)      12/01/89  (3) 

N Class

  $ 17.70        (5.85 )%      (16.87 )%      0.45     5.11     3.19     03/01/99   
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund              

I Class

  $ 12.18        (3.02 )%      (14.19 )%      1.39     N/A        5.43     11/01/10   

N Class

  $ 12.19        (2.94 )%      (14.13 )%      1.41     N/A        5.44     11/01/10   

 

(1) Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
(2) Performance data includes the performance of the predecessor separately managed account for periods before the Fund’s registration became effective. The predecessor separately managed account was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore, was not subjected to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the separately managed account had been registered under the 1940 Act, the separately managed account’s performance may have been lower.
(3) Inception date of the predecessor entity.
(4) Cumulative return from Inception Date through April 30, 2016.
(5) Performance data includes the performance of the predecessor SG Cowen Fund. The predecessor SG Cowen Fund was an investment company registered under the 1940 Act.
(6) Performance data includes the performance of the predecessor limited partnership for periods before the Fund’s registration became effective. The predecessor limited partnership was not registered under the 1940 Act and, therefore, was not subject to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the limited partnership had been registered under the 1940 Act, the limited partnership’s performance may have been lower.

 

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TCW Concentrated Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (4.4% of Net Assets)

  
  2,215        

Honeywell International, Inc.

   $ 253,108   
  930        

TransDigm Group, Inc. (1)

     211,919   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aerospace & Defense

     465,027   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (13.6%)

  
  3,845        

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     243,004   
  3,425        

M&T Bank Corp.

     405,246   
  7,095        

US Bancorp

     302,885   
  9,865        

Wells Fargo & Co.

     493,053   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     1,444,188   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (2.9%)

  
  2,520        

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium) (SP ADR)

     312,934   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (6.0%)

  
  1,940        

Amgen, Inc.

     307,102   
  3,155        

Celgene Corp. (1)

     326,259   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     633,361   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (2.7%)

  
  1,725        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     283,090   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (6.3%)

  
  2,625        

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     382,961   
  2,480        

Ecolab, Inc.

     285,151   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Chemicals

     668,112   
       

 

 

 
    

Containers & Packaging (3.4%)

  
  7,530        

Sealed Air Corp.

     356,621   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (1.0%)

  
  1,345        

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     108,057   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (3.1%)

  
  3,325        

CVS Health Corp.

     334,162   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (3.5%)

  
  1,400        

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     122,010   
  5,905        

Mondelez International, Inc.

     253,679   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food Products

     375,689   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (3.7%)

  
  2,310        

McKesson Corp.

     387,664   
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.3%)

  
  5,410        

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     244,261   
       

 

 

 
    

Industrial Conglomerates (5.0%)

  
  3,625        

Danaher Corp.

     350,719   
  1,035        

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     182,253   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Industrial Conglomerates

     532,972   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Insurance (3.2%)

  
  2,870        

Chubb, Ltd. (Switzerland)

   $ 338,258   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services (2.8%)

  
  430        

Alphabet, Inc. — Class C (1)

     297,994   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (2.4%)

  
  3,140        

IDEX Corp.

     257,166   
       

 

 

 
    

Multiline Retail (3.2%)

  
  4,210        

Dollar Tree, Inc. (1)

     335,579   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (7.7%)

  
  4,425        

EOG Resources, Inc.

     365,593   
  4,270        

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     327,296   
  6,680        

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     129,525   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     822,414   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (6.3%)

  
  5,745        

AbbVie, Inc.

     350,445   
  1,482        

Allergan plc (Ireland) (1)

     320,942   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     671,387   
       

 

 

 
    

Road & Rail (3.5%)

  
  4,230        

Union Pacific Corp.

     368,983   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (3.2%)

  
  3,630        

Adobe Systems, Inc. (1)

     342,019   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (2.0%)

  
  1,330        

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     207,613   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%)

  
  1,810        

PVH Corp.

     173,036   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $9,290,583) (93.8%)

     9,960,587   
       

 

 

 
          Master Limited Partnership        
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.2%)

  
  2,811        

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     222,884   
  3,098        

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     223,273   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     446,157   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Master Limited Partnership (Cost: $420,074) (4.2%)

     446,157   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Concentrated Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  77,376        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

   $ 77,376   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $77,376) (0.7%)

     77,376   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $9,788,033) (98.7%)

     10,484,120   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.3%)

     134,419   
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 10,618,539   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
SP ADR - Sponsored   American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     4.4

Banks

     13.6   

Beverages

     2.9   

Biotechnology

     6.0   

Capital Markets

     2.7   

Chemicals

     6.3   

Containers & Packaging

     3.4   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.0   

Food & Staples Retailing

     3.1   

Food Products

     3.5   

Health Care Providers & Services

     3.7   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.3   

Industrial Conglomerates

     5.0   

Insurance

     3.2   

Internet Software & Services

     2.8   

Machinery

     2.4   

Multiline Retail

     3.2   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     11.9   

Pharmaceuticals

     6.3   

Road & Rail

     3.5   

Software

     3.2   

Specialty Retail

     2.0   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.6   

Money Market Investments

     0.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.7
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Affiliated Investment Companies    Value  
    

Diversified U.S. Equity Funds (40.1% of Net Assets)

  
  187,604        

TCW/Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund — I Class (1)

   $ 1,637,779   
  124,749        

TCW Global Real Estate Fund — I Class (1)

     1,198,834   
  179,508        

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund — I Class (1)

     1,585,052   
  145,951        

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund — I Class (1)

     2,983,245   
  216,230        

TCW Select Equities Fund — I Class (1)

     5,468,448   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Diversified U.S. Equity Funds

     12,873,358   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified U.S. Fixed Income Funds (58.5%)

  
  642,344        

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — I Class (1)

     6,975,855   
  1,143,589        

TCW Total Return Bond Fund — I Class (1)

     11,767,536   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Diversified U.S. Fixed Income Funds

     18,743,391   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Affiliated Investment Companies (Cost: $28,816,026) (98.6%)

     31,616,749   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  446,931        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     446,931   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $446,931) (1.4%)

     446,931   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $29,262,957) (100.0%)

     32,063,680   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.0%)

     (924
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   32,062,756   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Affiliated issuer.
(2) Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Diversified U.S. Equity Funds

     40.1   

Diversified U.S. Fixed Income Funds

     58.5

Money Market Investments

     1.4   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Global Real Estate Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Australia (5.6% of Net Assets)

  
  20,364        

Scentre Group

   $ 72,548   
  7,676        

Westfield Corp.

     58,842   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Australia (Cost: $112,239)

     131,390   
       

 

 

 
    

China (3.8%)

  
  15,000        

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

     47,612   
  6,832        

Link REIT (The)

     41,403   
       

 

 

 
    

Total China (Cost: $85,147)

     89,015   
       

 

 

 
    

France (5.8%)

  
  1,028        

Klepierre

     48,362   
  327        

Unibail — Rodamco SE

     87,674   
       

 

 

 
    

Total France (Cost: $131,846)

     136,036   
       

 

 

 
    

Germany (Cost: $55,938) (2.9%)

  
  2,186        

Deutsche Wohnen AG

     67,044   
       

 

 

 
    

Japan (9.6%)

  
  3,000        

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     56,691   
  2,000        

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     48,573   
  35        

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

     52,228   
  29        

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     69,151   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Japan (Cost: $212,962)

     226,643   
       

 

 

 
    

Singapore (Cost: $45,268) (1.7%)

  
  28,443        

Global Logistic Properties, Ltd.

     40,358   
       

 

 

 
    

United Kingdom (Cost: $95,787) (3.5%)

  
  7,726        

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     81,498   
       

 

 

 
    

United States (59.8%)

  
  2,081        

American Capital Agency Corp.

     38,228   
  393        

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     69,479   
  473        

Boston Properties, Inc.

     60,951   
  5,270        

Chimera Investment Corp.

     74,834   
  3,673        

Colony Capital, Inc.

     64,939   
  943        

Colony Starwood Homes

     22,981   
  778        

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     68,448   
  141        

Equinix, Inc.

     46,579   
  944        

Equity Residential

     64,258   
  1,008        

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     85,630   
  1,013        

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

     33,216   
  1,542        

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     43,222   
  886        

HCP, Inc.

     29,973   
  1,474        

Hospitality Properties Trust

     37,720   
  3,516        

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     55,623   
  535        

Macerich Co. (The)

     40,703   
  3,679        

MFA Financial, Inc.

     25,422   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

United States (Continued)

  
  1,676        

Prologis, Inc.

   $ 76,107   
  255        

Public Storage

     62,427   
  666        

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     133,979   
  1,078        

Ventas, Inc.

     66,965   
  8,753        

VEREIT, Inc.

     77,727   
  590        

Vornado Realty Trust

     56,481   
  982        

Welltower, Inc.

     68,170   
       

 

 

 
    

Total United States (Cost: $1,338,170)

     1,404,062   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $2,077,357) (92.7%)

     2,176,046   
       

 

 

 
          Preferred Stock        
    

United States (Cost: $22,461) (1.0%)

  
  876        

Public Storage, 6%

     24,063   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $22,461) (1.0%)

     24,063   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  138,540        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (1)

     138,540   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $138,540) (5.9%)

     138,540   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $2,238,358) (99.6%)

     2,338,649   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.4%)

     8,993   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 2,347,642   
       

 

 

 

 

Written Options — Exchange Traded  
Number of
Contracts
     Description    Premiums
(Received)
       Value  
  2       Avalonbay Communities, Inc., Call, Strike Price $185, Expires 05/20/2016    $ (678      $ (80
  3       Boston Properties, Inc., Call, Strike Price $130, Expires 05/20/2016      (657        (548
  4       Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Call, Strike Price $95, Expires 05/20/2016      (178        (20
  3       Equity Residential, Call, Strike Price $72.50, Expires 05/20/2016      (297        (57
  3       Extra Space Storage, Inc., Call, Strike Price $95, Expires 05/20/2016      (312        (30
  8       General Growth Properties, Inc., Call, Strike Price $30, Expires 05/20/2016      (419        (168
  1       Public Storage, Call, Strike Price $270, Expires 05/20/2016      (729        (11
  3       Simon Property Group, Inc., Call, Strike Price $210, Expires 05/20/2016      (876        (93
  3       Vornado Realty Trust, Call, Strike Price $100, Expires 05/20/2016      (178        (69
  5       Welltower, Inc., Call, Strike Price $70, Expires 05/20/2016      (670        (425
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $   (4,994      $   (1,501
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
(1)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Casino Services

     1.4

REITS-Apartments

     6.7   

REITS-Diversified

     16.8   

REITS-Health Care

     7.1   

REITS-Hotels

     4.0   

REITS-Mortgage

     8.7   

REITS-Office Property

     5.9   

REITS-Regional Malls

     9.2   

REITS-Shopping Centers

     7.4   

REITS-Storage

     7.3   

REITS-Warehouse/Industrial

     6.1   

Real Estate Management/Services

     5.3   

Real Estate Operations/Development

     5.8   

Web Hosting/Design

     2.0   

Money Market Investments

     5.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.6
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
         
    

Aerospace & Defense (2.0% of Net Assets)

  
  3,193        

HEICO Corp.

   $ 195,763   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (6.5%)

  
  1,430        

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) (1)

     223,195   
  1,290        

Constellation Brands, Inc.

     201,317   
  1,405        

Monster Beverage Corp. (1)

     202,629   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Beverages

     627,141   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (2.6%)

  
  1,790        

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1)

     151,577   
  1,340        

Incyte Corp. (1)

     96,842   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     248,419   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (1.8%)

  
  16,380        

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     178,378   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Consumer Services (2.5%)

  
  1,930        

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     236,927   
       

 

 

 
    

Electrical Equipment (2.2%)

  
  1,845        

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     209,352   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (1.2%)

  
  845        

Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands)

     112,943   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (4.5%)

  
  1,881        

Pricesmart, Inc.

     162,781   
  7,640        

United Natural Foods, Inc. (1)

     272,519   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

     435,300   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (4.3%)

  
  9,870        

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (1)

     413,158   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.0%)

  
  315        

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1)

     197,303   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (1.7%)

  
  5,285        

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (1)

     160,083   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Technology (3.5%)

  
  1,745        

athenahealth, Inc. (1)

     232,608   
  1,885        

Cerner Corp. (1)

     105,824   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Technology

     338,432   
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (4.3%)

  
  8,210        

Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The) (1)

     137,518   
  3,195        

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     282,118   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     419,636   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
         
    

Household Durables (4.0%)

  
  5,010        

Harman International Industries, Inc. (1)

   $ 384,568   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.0%)

  
  2,965        

TripAdvisor, Inc. (1)

     191,509   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services (6.9%)

  
  8,685        

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (1)

     298,330   
  5,535        

Demandware, Inc. (1)

     255,053   
  7,675        

Twitter, Inc. (1)

     112,208   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet Software & Services

     665,591   
       

 

 

 
    

Life Sciences Tools & Services (4.4%)

  
  576        

Illumina, Inc. (1)

     77,754   
  7,295        

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (1)

     351,109   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

     428,863   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (5.7%)

  
  1,750        

Graco, Inc.

     137,182   
  1,895        

Middleby Corp. (The) (1)

     207,768   
  2,525        

Wabtec Corp.

     209,398   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Machinery

     554,348   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (1.1%)

  
  4,940        

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

     109,668   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (5.7%)

  
  14,395        

Horizon Pharma PLC (Ireland) (1)

     221,251   
  9,755        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (1)

     325,427   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     546,678   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.0%)

  
  2,273        

ARM Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) (SP ADR)

     93,625   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (13.9%)

  
  1,105        

ANSYS, Inc. (1)

     100,301   
  2,090        

Imperva, Inc. (1)

     97,143   
  2,890        

Proofpoint, Inc. (1)

     168,372   
  3,740        

ServiceNow, Inc. (1)

     267,335   
  4,950        

Splunk, Inc. (1)

     257,301   
  4,280        

Tableau Software, Inc. (1)

     221,276   
  3,100        

Workday, Inc. (1)

     232,438   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     1,344,166   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (5.6%)

  
  3,865        

CarMax, Inc. (1)

     204,652   
  7,265        

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     336,660   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     541,312   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
         
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (8.1%)

  
  4,040        

Kate Spade & Co. (1)

   $ 103,949   
  11,845        

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (1)

     391,477   
  3,345        

Under Armour, Inc. (1)

     146,980   
  3,345        

Under Armour, Inc. — Class C (1)

     136,476   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     778,882   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $7,528,367) (97.5%)

     9,412,045   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  347,595        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     347,595   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $347,595) (3.6%)

     347,595   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $7,875,962) (101.1%)

     9,759,640   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.1%)

     (106,739
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 9,652,901   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     2.0

Beverages

     6.5   

Biotechnology

     2.6   

Capital Markets

     1.8   

Diversified Consumer Services

     2.5   

Electrical Equipment

     2.2   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.2   

Food & Staples Retailing

     4.5   

Food Products

     4.3   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.7   

Health Care Technology

     3.5   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     4.3   

Household Durables

     4.0   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     2.0   

Internet Software & Services

     6.9   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     4.4   

Machinery

     5.7   

Media

     1.1   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.7   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1.0   

Software

     13.9   

Specialty Retail

     5.6   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     8.1   

Money Market Investments

     3.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.1
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Banks (7.4% of Net Assets)

  
  1,060        

M&T Bank Corp.

   $ 125,419   
  2,870        

US Bancorp

     122,520   
  3,275        

Wells Fargo & Co.

     163,685   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     411,624   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (8.6%)

  
  5,520        

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     247,296   
  2,235        

PepsiCo, Inc.

     230,116   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Beverages

     477,412   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (2.4%)

  
  845        

Amgen, Inc.

     133,763   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (3.7%)

  
  5,827        

Golub Capital BDC, Inc.

     102,264   
  6,395        

TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.

     105,070   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     207,334   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services & Supplies (11.9%)

  
  6,310        

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     238,834   
  4,405        

Republic Services, Inc.

     207,343   
  3,690        

Waste Management, Inc.

     216,935   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

     663,112   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services (4.0%)

  
  4,380        

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     223,117   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric Utilities (5.8%)

  
  905        

Edison International

     63,992   
  970        

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     114,053   
  3,800        

PPL Corp.

     143,032   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electric Utilities

     321,077   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (5.3%)

  
  2,020        

CVS Health Corp.

     203,010   
  1,395        

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     93,284   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

     296,294   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (2.5%)

  
  1,795        

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     140,136   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (1.9%)

  
  1,365        

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     107,098   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (5.0%)

  
  1,380        

Chubb, Ltd. (Switzerland)

     162,647   
  3,555        

Progressive Corp. (The)

     115,893   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Insurance

     278,540   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Internet Software & Services (1.2%)

  
  195        

Equinix, Inc.

   $ 64,418   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.2%)

  
  5,220        

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     92,707   
  2,500        

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     191,625   
  1,500        

Targa Resources Corp.

     60,690   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     345,022   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%)

  
  2,230        

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Israel) (SP ADR)

     121,423   
       

 

 

 
    

Professional Services (3.8%)

  
  4,045        

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     210,906   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (6.8%)

  
  8,070        

Colony Capital, Inc.

     142,678   
  2,220        

Colony Starwood Homes

     54,101   
  890        

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     179,041   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     375,820   
       

 

 

 
    

Tobacco (5.2%)

  
  4,560        

Altria Group, Inc.

     285,958   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $4,468,530) (83.9%)

       4,663,054   
       

 

 

 
          Preferred Stock        
    

Banks (3.0%)

  
  6,310        

Bank of America Corp., 6.5%

     166,584   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (3.0%)

  
  6,460        

Public Storage, 5.75%

     169,963   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $329,531) (6.0%)

     336,547   
       

 

 

 
          Master Limited Partnership        
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.1%)

  
  1,475        

EQT Midstream Partners LP

     116,953   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Master Limited Partnership (Cost: $110,039) (2.1%)

     116,953   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  432,563        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (1)

   $ 432,563   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $432,563) (7.8%)

     432,563   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $5,340,663) (99.8%)

     5,549,117   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.2%)

     11,519   
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   5,560,636   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

BDC - Business Development Company.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Banks

     10.4

Beverages

     8.6   

Biotechnology

     2.4   

Capital Markets

     3.7   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     11.9   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     4.0   

Electric Utilities

     5.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

     5.3   

Food Products

     2.5   

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.9   

Insurance

     5.0   

Internet Software & Services

     1.2   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.3   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.2   

Professional Services

     3.8   

REIT

     9.8   

Tobacco

     5.2   

Money Market Investments

     7.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.8
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (6.9% of Net Assets)

  
  734        

Honeywell International, Inc.

   $ 83,874   
  984        

Safran S.A. (France)

     67,854   
  185        

TransDigm Group, Inc. (1)

     42,156   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aerospace & Defense

     193,884   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (2.6%)

  
  1,456        

Wells Fargo & Co.

     72,771   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (10.1%)

  
  1,622        

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     147,456   
  1,312        

PepsiCo, Inc.

     135,084   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Beverages

     282,540   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (10.3%)

  
  275        

Agrium, Inc. (Canada)

     23,683   
  764        

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     111,460   
  764        

Celanese Corp. — Series A

     54,015   
  473        

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     56,509   
  149        

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     42,809   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Chemicals

     288,476   
       

 

 

 
    

Containers & Packaging (4.7%)

  
  2,791        

Sealed Air Corp.

     132,182   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (1.8%)

  
  354        

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B (1)

     51,500   
       

 

 

 
    

Electrical Equipment (2.3%)

  
  1,327        

AMETEK, Inc.

     63,815   
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.5%)

  
  1,706        

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     69,810   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (2.0%)

  
  542        

CVS Health Corp.

     54,471   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (3.3%)

  
  1,700        

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     75,752   
  185        

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     16,123   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food Products

     91,875   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (2.4%)

  
  363        

Aetna, Inc.

     40,754   
  351        

Express Scripts Holding Co. (1)

     25,879   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

     66,633   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Products (1.8%)

  
  615        

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     49,274   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Industrial Conglomerates (12.6%)

  
  281        

3M Co.

   $ 47,034   
  1,776        

Danaher Corp.

     171,828   
  756        

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     133,124   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Industrial Conglomerates

     351,986   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (2.4%)

  
  627        

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     65,534   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (4.6%)

  
  1,709        

Comcast Corp.

     103,839   
  840        

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. — Class B

     25,301   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Media

     129,140   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (5.4%)

  
  843        

Johnson & Johnson

     94,483   
  1,714        

Pfizer, Inc.

     56,065   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     150,548   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (12.9%)

  
  4,098        

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     141,258   
  2,414        

Microsoft Corp.

     120,386   
  2,482        

Oracle Corp.

     98,933   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     360,577   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (1.8%)

  
  644        

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     48,828   
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.4%)

  
  402        

Apple, Inc.

     37,683   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $2,439,808) (91.8%)

     2,561,527   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  186,303        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     186,303   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $186,303) (6.7%)

     186,303   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $2,626,111) (98.5%)

     2,747,830   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.5%)

     42,826   
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 2,790,656   
       

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     6.9

Banks

     2.6   

Beverages

     10.1   

Chemicals

     10.3   

Containers & Packaging

     4.7   

Diversified Financial Services

     1.8   

Electrical Equipment

     2.3   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.5   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.0   

Food Products

     3.3   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.4   

Household Products

     1.8   

Industrial Conglomerates

     12.6   

Machinery

     2.4   

Media

     4.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.4   

Software

     12.9   

Specialty Retail

     1.8   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.4   

Money Market Investments

     6.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.5
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (1.9% of Net Assets)

  
  503,885        

Textron, Inc.

   $ 19,490,272   
       

 

 

 
    

Air Freight & Logistics (2.0%)

  
  129,880        

FedEx Corp.

     21,444,487   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (7.5%)

  
  620,900        

Citigroup, Inc.

     28,735,252   
  610,304        

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     38,571,213   
  414,300        

Zions Bancorp.

     11,401,536   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     78,708,001   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (2.8%)

  
  285,345        

PepsiCo, Inc.

     29,379,121   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (1.7%)

  
  205,400        

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     18,118,334   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (4.4%)

  
  231,571        

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     22,207,659   
  389,400        

State Street Corp.

     24,259,620   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     46,467,279   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (2.2%)

  
  347,965        

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     22,934,373   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.1%)

  
  358,914        

ADT Corp. (The)

     15,067,210   
  466,505        

Tyco International PLC (Ireland)

     17,969,772   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

     33,036,982   
       

 

 

 
    

Communications Equipment (2.8%)

  
  1,067,485        

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     29,345,163   
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Finance (0.9%)

  
  316,237        

Synchrony Financial (1)

     9,667,365   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (1.6%)

  
  70,502        

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     16,922,595   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services (4.1%)

  
  471,960        

AT&T, Inc.

     18,321,487   
  1,399,800        

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany) (SP ADR)

     24,552,492   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

     42,873,979   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric Utilities (1.0%)

  
  171,200        

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     10,871,200   
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.4%)

  
  811,995        

Corning, Inc.

     15,159,947   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (4.0%)

  
  303,200        

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     14,662,752   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Energy Equipment & Services (Continued)

  
  913,892        

Nabors Industries, Ltd.

   $ 8,956,142   
  237,100        

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     19,048,614   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Energy Equipment & Services

     42,667,508   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (2.2%)

  
  514,600        

Sysco Corp.

     23,707,622   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (0.9%)

  
  211,800        

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     9,437,808   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (2.0%)

  
  284,650        

Quest Diagnostics, Inc

     21,397,140   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables (1.4%)

  
  328,771        

Lennar Corp.

     14,896,614   
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (0.8%)

  
  792,571        

AES Corp. (The)

     8,845,092   
       

 

 

 
    

Industrial Conglomerates (6.6%)

  
  1,376,496        

General Electric Co.

     42,327,252   
  977,691        

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands) (NYRS)

     26,896,279   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Industrial Conglomerates

     69,223,531   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (5.3%)

  
  329,900        

Allstate Corp. (The)

     21,459,995   
  415,580        

MetLife, Inc.

     18,742,658   
  148,000        

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     16,265,200   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Insurance

     56,467,853   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (1.4%)

  
  256,832        

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     14,916,803   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (5.6%)

  
  485,462        

Comcast Corp.

     29,496,671   
  728,798        

Regal Entertainment Group

     15,195,439   
  950,836        

Time, Inc.

     13,977,289   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Media

     58,669,399   
       

 

 

 
    

Multiline Retail (1.4%)

  
  1,537,884        

J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (1)

     14,271,564   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.4%)

  
  353,460        

Chevron Corp.

     36,116,543   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (7.2%)

  
  173,300        

Johnson & Johnson

     19,423,464   
  426,870        

Merck & Co., Inc.

     23,409,551   
  82,300        

Mylan NV (Netherlands) (1)

     3,432,733   
  909,500        

Pfizer, Inc.

     29,749,745   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     76,015,493   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

REIT (2.2%)

  
  559,200        

Kimco Realty Corp.

   $ 15,724,704   
  211,800        

Liberty Property Trust

     7,391,820   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     23,116,524   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.9%)

  
  1,426,800        

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     12,884,004   
  702,136        

Intel Corp.

     21,260,678   
  686,060        

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     24,506,063   
  287,800        

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     13,984,202   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     72,634,947   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (3.0%)

  
  624,775        

Microsoft Corp.

     31,157,529   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (3.0%)

  
  752,065        

Gap, Inc. (The)

     17,432,867   
  108,914        

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     14,582,495   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     32,015,362   
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.0%)

  
  470,865        

Seagate Technology PLC (Netherlands)

     10,250,731   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.9%)

  
  508,209        

Coach, Inc.

     20,465,576   
       

 

 

 
    

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.6%)

  
  1,153,500        

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     17,337,105   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $872,487,815) (99.2%)

     1,048,029,842   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  8,406,827        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     8,406,827   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $8,406,827) (0.8%)

     8,406,827   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $880,894,642) (100.0%)

     1,056,436,669   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.0%)

     189,230   
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 1,056,625,899   
       

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

NYRS - New York Registry Shares.
SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     1.9

Air Freight & Logistics

     2.0   

Banks

     7.5   

Beverages

     2.8   

Biotechnology

     1.7   

Capital Markets

     4.4   

Chemicals

     2.2   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     3.1   

Communications Equipment

     2.8   

Consumer Finance

     0.9   

Diversified Financial Services

     1.6   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     4.1   

Electric Utilities

     1.0   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1.4   

Energy Equipment & Services

     4.0   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.2   

Food Products

     0.9   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.0   

Household Durables

     1.4   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     0.8   

Industrial Conglomerates

     6.6   

Insurance

     5.3   

Machinery

     1.4   

Media

     5.6   

Multiline Retail

     1.4   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.4   

Pharmaceuticals

     7.2   

REIT

     2.2   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.9   

Software

     3.0   

Specialty Retail

     3.0   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.0   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.9   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     1.6   

Money Market Investments

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (3.4% of Net Assets)

  
  544,410        

Textron, Inc.

   $ 21,057,779   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components (1.4%)

  
  692,770        

Dana Holding Corp.

     8,957,516   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (8.1%)

  
  425,600        

Citigroup, Inc.

     19,696,768   
  360,658        

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     22,793,586   
  303,100        

Zions Bancorp.

     8,341,312   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     50,831,666   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (2.8%)

  
  168,300        

PepsiCo, Inc.

     17,328,168   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (1.8%)

  
  124,854        

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     11,013,371   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (4.4%)

  
  142,026        

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     13,620,293   
  226,900        

State Street Corp.

     14,135,870   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     27,756,163   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (0.9%)

  
  106,800        

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     5,618,748   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.8%)

  
  298,815        

Tyco International PLC (Ireland)

     11,510,354   
       

 

 

 
    

Communications Equipment (3.1%)

  
  699,890        

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     19,239,976   
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Finance (0.9%)

  
  188,592        

Synchrony Financial (1)

     5,765,257   
       

 

 

 
    

Containers & Packaging (2.9%)

  
  381,253        

Sealed Air Corp.

     18,056,142   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (1.9%)

  
  49,574        

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     11,899,247   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.6%)

  
  256,700        

AT&T, Inc.

     9,965,094   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric Utilities (1.3%)

  
  129,250        

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     8,207,375   
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.8%)

  
  609,590        

Corning, Inc.

     11,381,045   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (3.0%)

  
  260,050        

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     12,576,018   
  653,025        

Nabors Industries, Ltd.

     6,399,645   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Energy Equipment & Services

     18,975,663   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Food & Staples Retailing (2.3%)

  
  311,100        

Sysco Corp.

   $ 14,332,377   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (0.9%)

  
  126,500        

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     5,636,840   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.8%)

  
  109,600        

Baxter International, Inc.

     4,846,512   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (5.2%)

  
  130,984        

Anthem, Inc.

     18,438,618   
  15,800        

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     1,239,668   
  92,706        

Cigna Corp.

     12,843,489   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

     32,521,775   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables (2.7%)

  
  370,663        

Lennar Corp.

     16,794,741   
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (1.9%)

  
  1,037,300        

AES Corp. (The)

     11,576,268   
       

 

 

 
    

Industrial Conglomerates (4.3%)

  
  871,136        

General Electric Co.

     26,787,432   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (4.9%)

  
  375,584        

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     16,668,418   
  124,670        

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     13,701,233   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Insurance

     30,369,651   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (3.1%)

  
  161,467        

Pentair PLC (United Kingdom)

     9,378,003   
  419,330        

Terex Corp.

     10,017,794   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Machinery

     19,395,797   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (4.1%)

  
  425,255        

Comcast Corp.

     25,838,494   
       

 

 

 
    

Metals & Mining (1.0%)

  
  378,590        

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     6,186,161   
       

 

 

 
    

Multiline Retail (2.5%)

  
  1,668,134        

J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (1)

     15,480,284   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.9%)

  
  194,600        

Chevron Corp.

     19,884,228   
  125,200        

Newfield Exploration Co. (1)

     4,538,500   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     24,422,728   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Pharmaceuticals (6.9%)

  
  89,850        

Johnson & Johnson

     10,070,388   
  253,450        

Merck & Co., Inc.

     13,899,198   
  55,900        

Mylan NV (Netherlands) (1)

     2,331,589   
  517,450        

Pfizer, Inc.

   $ 16,925,789   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     43,226,964   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (5.1%)

  
  585,575        

Applied Materials, Inc.

     11,986,720   
  824,400        

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     7,444,332   
  331,739        

Intel Corp.

     10,045,057   
  208,200        

Micron Technology, Inc. (1)

     2,238,150   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     31,714,259   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (3.2%)

  
  403,190        

Microsoft Corp.

     20,107,085   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (4.1%)

  
  474,720        

Gap, Inc. (The)

     11,004,010   
  108,900        

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     14,580,621   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     25,584,631   
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.2%)

  
  189,340        

Western Digital Corp.

     7,737,379   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%)

  
  112,542        

Coach, Inc.

     4,532,066   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $447,597,931) (99.9%)

     624,655,008   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  593,673        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     593,673   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $593,673) (0.1%)

     593,673   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $448,191,604) (100.0%)

     625,248,681   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.0%)

     (171,277
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   625,077,404   
       

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     3.4

Auto Components

     1.4   

Banks

     8.1   

Beverages

     2.8   

Biotechnology

     1.8   

Capital Markets

     4.4   

Chemicals

     0.9   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.8   

Communications Equipment

     3.1   

Consumer Finance

     0.9   

Containers & Packaging

     2.9   

Diversified Financial Services

     1.9   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     1.6   

Electric Utilities

     1.3   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1.8   

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.0   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.3   

Food Products

     0.9   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     0.8   

Health Care Providers & Services

     5.2   

Household Durables

     2.7   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     1.9   

Industrial Conglomerates

     4.3   

Insurance

     4.9   

Machinery

     3.1   

Media

     4.1   

Metals & Mining

     1.0   

Multiline Retail

     2.5   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     3.9   

Pharmaceuticals

     6.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     5.1   

Software

     3.2   

Specialty Retail

     4.1   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     1.2   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     0.7   

Money Market Investments

     0.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (2.4% of Net Assets)

  
  58,445        

Textron, Inc.

   $ 2,260,653   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components (2.9%)

  
  105,050        

Dana Holding Corp.

     1,358,297   
  25,915        

Tenneco, Inc. (1)

     1,381,269   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Auto Components

     2,739,566   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (10.9%)

  
  28,666        

Comerica, Inc.

     1,272,770   
  182,593        

KeyCorp

     2,244,068   
  71,865        

Popular, Inc.

     2,135,828   
  75,329        

Synovus Financial Corp.

     2,347,252   
  67,300        

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     1,065,359   
  45,900        

Zions Bancorp.

     1,263,168   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     10,328,445   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (5.6%)

  
  77,400        

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (1)

     1,948,932   
  31,000        

Evercore Partners, Inc.

     1,600,840   
  55,088        

Invesco, Ltd.

     1,708,279   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     5,258,051   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (2.3%)

  
  8,105        

Albemarle Corp.

     536,227   
  35,600        

Axiall Corp.

     838,380   
  11,742        

Celanese Corp. — Series A

     830,159   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Chemicals

     2,204,766   
       

 

 

 
    

Communications Equipment (2.4%)

  
  135,400        

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

     1,301,194   
  81,760        

Polycom, Inc. (1)

     977,032   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Communications Equipment

     2,278,226   
       

 

 

 
    

Construction & Engineering (2.3%)

  
  49,133        

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (1)

     2,190,349   
       

 

 

 
    

Consumer Finance (0.5%)

  
  69,547        

SLM Corp. (1)

     470,833   
       

 

 

 
    

Containers & Packaging (2.7%)

  
  53,332        

Sealed Air Corp.

     2,525,803   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.7%)

  
  80,379        

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     697,690   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (2.8%)

  
  46,085        

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

     445,181   
  132,699        

Nabors Industries, Ltd.

     1,300,450   
  190,772        

Newpark Resources, Inc. (1)

     890,905   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Energy Equipment & Services

     2,636,536   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Food & Staples Retailing (1.7%)

  
  35,300        

Sysco Corp.

   $ 1,626,271   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (1.1%)

  
  23,700        

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     1,056,072   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (5.0%)

  
  2,600        

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (1)

     164,294   
  13,700        

Cigna Corp.

     1,897,998   
  36,200        

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     2,721,154   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

     4,783,446   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables (6.1%)

  
  102,655        

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (1)

     843,824   
  113,760        

KB Home

     1,543,723   
  38,200        

Lennar Corp.

     1,730,842   
  60,800        

Toll Brothers, Inc. (1)

     1,659,840   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Household Durables

     5,778,229   
       

 

 

 
    

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (2.0%)

  
  172,700        

AES Corp. (The)

     1,927,332   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (3.3%)

  
  22,986        

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (1)

     1,620,283   
  57,205        

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     1,479,893   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Insurance

     3,100,176   
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services (1.1%)

  
  8,688        

DST Systems, Inc.

     1,048,468   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (6.3%)

  
  21,309        

Dover Corp.

     1,400,001   
  30,000        

Kennametal, Inc.

     701,400   
  88,200        

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

     502,740   
  40,455        

SPX Corp.

     651,326   
  41,455        

SPX FLOW, Inc. (1)

     1,241,992   
  63,298        

Terex Corp.

     1,512,189   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Machinery

     6,009,648   
       

 

 

 
    

Metals & Mining (5.9%)

  
  78,471        

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     1,282,216   
  108,607        

Commercial Metals Co.

     1,946,238   
  62,640        

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     2,364,660   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Metals & Mining

     5,593,114   
       

 

 

 
    

Multi-Utilities (1.2%)

  
  27,300        

Avista Corp.

     1,093,911   
       

 

 

 
    

Multiline Retail (3.2%)

  
  325,300        

J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (1)

     3,018,784   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.8%)

  
  46,400        

Newfield Exploration Co. (1)

   $ 1,682,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

  
  7,400        

Mylan NV (Netherlands) (1)

     308,654   
       

 

 

 
    

Real Estate Management & Development (0.9%)

  
  7,375        

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     849,379   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (4.8%)

  
  25,408        

Geo Group, Inc. (The)

     813,818   
  17,600        

Gramercy Property Trust

     149,072   
  49,700        

Kimco Realty Corp.

     1,397,564   
  34,665        

Liberty Property Trust

     1,209,808   
  13,975        

Welltower, Inc.

     970,145   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     4,540,407   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (8.7%)

  
  117,000        

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     1,056,510   
  17,810        

Lam Research Corp.

     1,360,684   
  65,746        

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     2,348,447   
  31,300        

Micron Technology, Inc. (1)

     336,475   
  20,028        

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands) (1)

     1,707,988   
  77,848        

Teradyne, Inc.

     1,472,106   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     8,282,210   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (2.3%)

  
  13,535        

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (1)

     820,492   
  56,900        

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,318,942   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     2,139,434   
       

 

 

 
    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (2.5%)

  
  36,400        

Seagate Technology PLC (Netherlands)

     792,428   
  37,880        

Western Digital Corp.

     1,547,966   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2,340,394   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.8%)

  
  65,843        

Coach, Inc.

     2,651,498   
       

 

 

 
    

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (3.6%)

  
  109,000        

EverBank Financial Corp.

     1,643,720   
  114,925        

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     1,213,608   
  33,700        

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     506,511   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     3,363,839   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $84,469,339) (100.1%)

     94,784,184   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  54,181        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

   $ 54,181   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $54,181) (0.1%)

     54,181   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $84,523,520) (100.2%)

     94,838,365   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.2%)

     (198,957
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   94,639,408   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     2.4

Auto Components

     2.9   

Banks

     10.9   

Capital Markets

     5.6   

Chemicals

     2.3   

Communications Equipment

     2.4   

Construction & Engineering

     2.3   

Consumer Finance

     0.5   

Containers & Packaging

     2.7   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     0.7   

Energy Equipment & Services

     2.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.7   

Food Products

     1.1   

Health Care Providers & Services

     5.0   

Household Durables

     6.1   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     2.0   

Insurance

     3.3   

IT Services

     1.1   

Machinery

     6.3   

Metals & Mining

     5.9   

Multi-Utilities

     1.2   

Multiline Retail

     3.2   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     1.8   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.3   

Real Estate Management & Development

     0.9   

REIT

     4.8   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     8.7   

Specialty Retail

     2.3   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     2.5   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.8   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     3.6   

Money Market Investments

     0.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.2
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Beverages (2.7% of Net Assets)

  
  294,900        

Monster Beverage Corp. (1)

   $ 42,530,478   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (9.4%)

  
  350,972        

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)

     48,883,380   
  370,913        

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1)

     31,408,913   
  638,180        

Celgene Corp. (1)

     65,994,194   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     146,286,487   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (2.1%)

  
  1,175,070        

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     33,383,739   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (6.4%)

  
  289,644        

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     42,904,966   
  570,400        

CVS Health Corp.

     57,325,200   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

     100,230,166   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (2.0%)

  
  504,600        

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (1)

     31,885,674   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Technology (6.3%)

  
  367,662        

athenahealth, Inc. (1)

     49,009,345   
  869,667        

Cerner Corp. (1)

     48,823,105   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Technology

     97,832,450   
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.1%)

  
  80,094        

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (1)

     33,717,171   
  1,085,630        

Starbucks Corp.

     61,044,975   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     94,762,146   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (4.0%)

  
  531,490        

Chubb, Ltd. (Switzerland)

     62,641,411   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Catalog Retail (7.7%)

  
  79,575        

Amazon.com, Inc. (1)

     52,486,874   
  49,757        

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (1)

     66,856,491   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

     119,343,365   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services (15.4%)

  
  146,029        

Alphabet, Inc. — Class C (1)

     101,199,558   
  149,855        

Equinix, Inc.

     49,504,599   
  765,602        

Facebook, Inc. (1)

     90,019,483   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet Software & Services

     240,723,640   
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services (5.5%)

  
  1,111,304        

Visa, Inc.

     85,837,121   
       

 

 

 
    

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.6%)

  
  300,435        

Illumina, Inc. (1)

     40,555,721   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Pharmaceuticals (2.7%)

  
  192,799        

Allergan PLC (Ireland) (1)

   $ 41,752,551   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (5.0%)

  
  749,272        

American Tower Corp.

     78,583,647   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.0%)

  
  758,409        

ARM Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) (SP ADR)

     31,238,867   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (16.6%)

  
  286,400        

Adobe Systems, Inc. (1)

     26,984,608   
  1,312,230        

Mobileye NV (Netherlands) (1)

     50,061,575   
  1,185,198        

Salesforce.com, Inc. (1)

     89,838,008   
  680,205        

ServiceNow, Inc. (1)

     48,621,053   
  833,505        

Splunk, Inc. (1)

     43,325,590   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     258,830,834   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (2.1%)

  
  388,200        

Under Armour, Inc. (1)

     17,057,508   
  388,200        

Under Armour, Inc. — Class C (1)

     15,838,560   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     32,896,068   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $980,724,923) (98.6%)

     1,539,314,365   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  27,060,746        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     27,060,746   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $27,060,746) (1.8%)

     27,060,746   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $1,007,785,669) (100.4%)

     1,566,375,111   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.4%)

     (5,596,401
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 1,560,778,710   
       

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Beverages

     2.7

Biotechnology

     9.4   

Capital Markets

     2.1   

Food & Staples Retailing

     6.4   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.0   

Health Care Technology

     6.3   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     6.1   

Insurance

     4.0   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     7.7   

Internet Software & Services

     15.4   

IT Services

     5.5   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.7   

REIT

     5.0   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.0   

Software

     16.6   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.1   

Money Market Investments

     1.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.4
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (3.8% of Net Assets)

  
  31,900        

BE Aerospace, Inc.

   $ 1,551,298   
  9,810        

HEICO Corp.

     601,451   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aerospace & Defense

     2,152,749   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components (2.8%)

  
  16,700        

Dorman Products, Inc. (1)

     898,293   
  18,500        

Gentherm, Inc. (1)

     679,690   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Auto Components

     1,577,983   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (1.7%)

  
  6,000        

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) (1)

     936,480   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (4.7%)

  
  24,000        

Alkermes PLC (Ireland) (1)

     954,000   
  9,200        

BeiGene, Ltd. (China) (ADR)(1)

     255,392   
  32,890        

Cepheid, Inc. (1)

     938,681   
  5,600        

Ophthotech Corp. (1)

     261,744   
  4,025        

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (1)

     272,170   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     2,681,987   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (5.0%)

  
  29,400        

Financial Engines, Inc.

     946,974   
  34,300        

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     755,286   
  104,700        

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     1,140,183   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     2,842,443   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services & Supplies (3.3%)

  
  20,200        

Advisory Board Co. (The) (1)

     639,128   
  23,500        

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     889,475   
  7,600        

US Ecology, Inc.

     342,228   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

     1,870,831   
       

 

 

 
    

Communications Equipment (0.6%)

  
  5,100        

Arista Networks, Inc. (1)

     339,762   
       

 

 

 
    

Distributors (0.6%)

  
  4,100        

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

     334,806   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Consumer Services (1.6%)

  
  7,215        

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     885,713   
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.3%)

  
  14,645        

Cognex Corp.

     520,337   
  25,889        

FARO Technologies, Inc. (1)

     751,816   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1,272,153   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (3.4%)

  
  8,090        

Pricesmart, Inc.

     700,109   
  34,700        

United Natural Foods, Inc. (1)

     1,237,749   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

     1,937,858   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Food Products (3.6%)

  
  47,900        

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (1)

   $ 2,005,094   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.5%)

  
  31,600        

LDR Holding Corp. (1)

     851,620   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (6.6%)

  
  43,800        

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (1)

     1,326,702   
  22,200        

HealthEquity, Inc. (1)

     558,330   
  23,600        

LHC Group, Inc. (1)

     952,024   
  19,000        

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (1)

     918,650   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Health Care Providers & Services

     3,755,706   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Technology (1.7%)

  
  7,100        

athenahealth, Inc. (1)

     946,430   
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.5%)

  
  41,400        

Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The) (1)

     693,450   
  54,800        

La Quinta Holdings, Inc. (1)

     699,796   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1,393,246   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables (2.4%)

  
  17,400        

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     1,335,624   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.0%)

  
  14,800        

Wayfair, Inc. (1)

     558,700   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services (7.7%)

  
  51,340        

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (1)

     1,763,529   
  31,500        

Demandware, Inc. (1)

     1,451,520   
  29,100        

Marketo, Inc. (1)

     639,909   
  9,690        

SPS Commerce, Inc. (1)

     493,512   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet Software & Services

     4,348,470   
       

 

 

 
    

IT Services (1.6%)

  
  12,600        

EPAM Systems, Inc. (1)

     918,918   
       

 

 

 
    

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.4%)

  
  28,300        

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (1)

     1,362,079   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (6.1%)

  
  16,000        

CLARCOR, Inc.

     940,320   
  10,950        

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     570,933   
  15,900        

RBC Bearings, Inc. (1)

     1,165,470   
  9,200        

Wabtec Corp.

     762,956   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Machinery

     3,439,679   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (1.1%)

  
  29,100        

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (1)

     646,020   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.6%)

  
  11,950        

RSP Permian, Inc. (1)

     365,790   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Pharmaceuticals (5.5%)

  
  51,000        

Depomed, Inc. (1)

   $ 886,380   
  61,500        

Horizon Pharma PLC (Ireland) (1)

     945,255   
  37,900        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (1)

     1,264,344   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     3,095,979   
       

 

 

 
    

Professional Services (1.6%)

  
  16,800        

WageWorks, Inc. (1)

     904,848   
       

 

 

 
    

Real Estate Management & Development (1.2%)

  
  18,475        

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.

     679,880   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.3%)

  
  17,488        

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (Israel) (1)

     756,356   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (8.5%)

  
  12,700        

Imperva, Inc. (1)

     590,296   
  11,750        

Proofpoint, Inc. (1)

     684,555   
  17,350        

Qualys, Inc. (1)

     436,873   
  21,650        

Splunk, Inc. (1)

     1,125,367   
  19,500        

Tableau Software, Inc. (1)

     1,008,150   
  4,770        

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) (1)

     937,734   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     4,782,975   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (3.2%)

  
  14,300        

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (1)

     866,866   
  20,250        

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     938,385   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     1,805,251   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (3.6%)

  
  24,000        

Kate Spade & Co. (1)

     617,520   
  43,300        

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (1)

     1,431,065   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2,048,585   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $44,434,458) (93.5%)

     52,834,015   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  3,830,806        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     3,830,806   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $3,830,806) (6.8%)

     3,830,806   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $48,265,264) (100.3%)

     56,664,821   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.3%)

     (183,385
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 56,481,436   
       

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     3.8

Auto Components

     2.8   

Beverages

     1.7   

Biotechnology

     4.7   

Capital Markets

     5.0   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     3.3   

Communications Equipment

     0.6   

Distributors

     0.6   

Diversified Consumer Services

     1.6   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.3   

Food & Staples Retailing

     3.4   

Food Products

     3.6   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     1.5   

Health Care Providers & Services

     6.6   

Health Care Technology

     1.7   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     2.5   

Household Durables

     2.4   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     1.0   

Internet Software & Services

     7.7   

IT Services

     1.6   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     2.4   

Machinery

     6.1   

Media

     1.1   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     0.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.5   

Professional Services

     1.6   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.2   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1.3   

Software

     8.5   

Specialty Retail

     3.2   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     3.6   

Money Market Investments

     6.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.3
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Aerospace & Defense (4.0% of Net Assets)

  
  12,800        

BE Aerospace, Inc.

   $ 622,464   
  9,450        

HEICO Corp.

     579,379   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aerospace & Defense

     1,201,843   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Components (1.9%)

  
  10,450        

Dorman Products, Inc. (1)

     562,106   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (1.9%)

  
  5,420        

SVB Financial Group (1)

     565,198   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (1.5%)

  
  2,925        

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) (1)

     456,534   
       

 

 

 
    

Biotechnology (2.6%)

  
  16,965        

Cepheid, Inc. (1)

     484,181   
  3,960        

Incyte Corp. (1)

     286,189   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     770,370   
       

 

 

 
    

Capital Markets (3.3%)

  
  13,700        

Financial Engines, Inc.

     441,277   
  49,050        

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

     534,155   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Capital Markets

     975,432   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Consumer Services (2.0%)

  
  4,800        

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     589,248   
       

 

 

 
    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.7%)

  
  10,640        

Cognex Corp.

     378,039   
  14,720        

FARO Technologies, Inc. (1)

     427,469   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     805,508   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy Equipment & Services (1.8%)

  
  4,125        

Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands)

     551,348   
       

 

 

 
    

Food & Staples Retailing (3.1%)

  
  5,870        

Pricesmart, Inc.

     507,990   
  11,455        

United Natural Foods, Inc. (1)

     408,600   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food & Staples Retailing

     916,590   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Products (3.6%)

  
  12,450        

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (1)

     308,262   
  18,650        

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (1)

     780,689   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food Products

     1,088,951   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.1%)

  
  1,000        

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1)

     626,360   
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care Providers & Services (1.8%)

  
  18,010        

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (1)

     545,523   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Health Care Technology (1.9%)

  
  4,300        

athenahealth, Inc. (1)

   $ 573,190   
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (6.4%)

  
  8,950        

Aramark

     299,914   
  17,750        

Habit Restaurants, Inc. (The) (1)

     297,313   
  36,860        

La Quinta Holdings, Inc. (1)

     470,702   
  9,600        

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

     847,680   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1,915,609   
       

 

 

 
    

Household Durables (1.5%)

  
  5,850        

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     449,046   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet & Catalog Retail (2.9%)

  
  9,500        

TripAdvisor, Inc. (1)

     613,605   
  7,135        

Wayfair, Inc. (1)

     269,346   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

     882,951   
       

 

 

 
    

Internet Software & Services (6.5%)

  
  26,450        

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (1)

     908,557   
  16,400        

Demandware, Inc. (1)

     755,712   
  20,035        

Twitter, Inc. (1)

     292,912   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Internet Software & Services

     1,957,181   
       

 

 

 
    

Life Sciences Tools & Services (3.2%)

  
  2,650        

Illumina, Inc. (1)

     357,723   
  12,235        

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (1)

     588,871   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

     946,594   
       

 

 

 
    

Machinery (7.6%)

  
  9,475        

CLARCOR, Inc.

     556,846   
  3,610        

Graco, Inc.

     282,988   
  4,450        

Middleby Corp. (The) (1)

     487,898   
  2,685        

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (1)

     301,149   
  7,685        

Wabtec Corp.

     637,317   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Machinery

     2,266,198   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (1.1%)

  
  15,200        

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

     337,440   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (3.7%)

  
  29,300        

Horizon Pharma PLC (Ireland) (1)

     450,341   
  19,400        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (1)

     647,184   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     1,097,525   
       

 

 

 
    

Professional Services (2.2%)

  
  12,185        

WageWorks, Inc. (1)

     656,284   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.0%)

  
  17,100        

NVIDIA Corp.

     607,563   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Software (14.5%)

  
  4,900        

ANSYS, Inc. (1)

   $ 444,773   
  32,900        

FireEye, Inc. (1)

     570,815   
  8,600        

Proofpoint, Inc. (1)

     501,036   
  7,660        

ServiceNow, Inc. (1)

     547,537   
  13,215        

Splunk, Inc. (1)

     686,916   
  9,250        

Tableau Software, Inc. (1)

     478,225   
  2,850        

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (1)

     417,268   
  9,145        

Workday, Inc. (1)

     685,692   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     4,332,262   
       

 

 

 
    

Specialty Retail (2.8%)

  
  6,450        

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (1)

     390,999   
  10,025        

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     464,559   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Specialty Retail

     855,558   
       

 

 

 
    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (5.3%)

  
  18,185        

Kate Spade & Co. (1)

     467,900   
  16,200        

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (1)

     535,410   
  7,060        

Under Armour, Inc. (1)

     310,216   
  7,060        

Under Armour, Inc. — Class C (1)

     288,048   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1,601,574   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $23,969,493) (93.9%)

     28,133,986   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  2,334,622        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     2,334,622   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $2,334,622) (7.8%)

     2,334,622   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $26,304,115) (101.7%)

     30,468,608   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.7%)

     (507,794
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 29,960,814   
       

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Non-income producing security.
(2) Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     4.0

Auto Components

     1.9   

Banks

     1.9   

Beverages

     1.5   

Biotechnology

     2.6   

Capital Markets

     3.3   

Diversified Consumer Services

     2.0   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     2.7   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.8   

Food & Staples Retailing

     3.1   

Food Products

     3.6   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     2.1   

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.8   

Health Care Technology

     1.9   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     6.4   

Household Durables

     1.5   

Internet & Catalog Retail

     2.9   

Internet Software & Services

     6.5   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     3.2   

Machinery

     7.6   

Media

     1.1   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.7   

Professional Services

     2.2   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.0   

Software

     14.5   

Specialty Retail

     2.8   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     5.3   

Money Market Investments

     7.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.7
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Concentrated
Value

Fund
    TCW
Conservative
Allocation

Fund
    TCW
Global Real
Estate

Fund
    TCW
Growth
Equities

Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 10,484      $ 447      $ 2,338      $ 9,760   

Investment in Affiliated Issuers, at Value

            31,617 (2)               

Receivable for Securities Sold

     135                        

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

      (3)                     (3) 

Dividends Receivable

     16        33        2        1   

Foreign Tax Reclaims Receivable

     2                 (3)        

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     6        1        8        10   

Prepaid Expenses

     15        17        17        12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     10,658        32,115        2,365        9,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payable for Securities Purchased

            33               72   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

                          16   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     8        9        8        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     6               1        8   

Accrued Distribution Fees

      (3)       (3)        (3)      1   

Options Written, at Value

                   2  (4)        

Other Accrued Expenses

     25        10        6        24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     39        52        17        130   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 10,619      $ 32,063      $ 2,348      $ 9,653   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in Capital

   $ 16,483      $ 28,801      $ 2,732      $ 8,105   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency

     (6,587     479        (497     (157

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments and Options Written

     696        2,801        103        1,884   

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

     27        (18     10        (179
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 10,619      $ 32,063      $ 2,348      $ 9,653   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

        

I Class Share

   $ 9,492      $ 30,247      $ 1,829      $ 6,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 1,127      $ 1,816      $ 519      $ 3,022   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (5)

        

I Class Share

          513,856          2,537,164             190,328             808,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

     61,627        152,654        54,058        372,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (6)

        

I Class Share

   $ 18.47      $ 11.92      $ 9.61      $ 8.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 18.28      $ 11.90      $ 9.61      $ 8.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Concentrated Value Fund, the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund, the TCW Global Real Estate Fund and the TCW Growth Equities Fund at April 30, 2016 was $9,788, $447, $2,238 and $7,876, respectively.
(2) The identified cost for investments in affiliated issuers of the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund was $28,816.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) Premium received $5.
(5) The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(6) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
High Dividend
Equities

Fund
    TCW
New America
Premier

Equities
Fund
    TCW
Relative Value
Dividend
Appreciation
Fund
    TCW
Relative Value
Large Cap

Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 5,549      $ 2,748      $ 1,056,437      $ 625,249   

Receivable for Securities Sold

                   1,079        1,302   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

                   541        224   

Dividends Receivable

     6        3        863        583   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     6        22               2   

Prepaid Expenses

     16        29        39        28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     5,577        2,802        1,058,959        627,388   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payable for Securities Purchased

                   521        1,009   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

                   692        697   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     8        6        9        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     3        2        661        393   

Accrued Distribution Fees

      (2)       (2)      187        5   

Other Accrued Expenses

     5        3        263        198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     16        11        2,333        2,311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,561      $ 2,791      $ 1,056,626      $ 625,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in Capital

   $ 6,169      $ 2,675      $ 956,520      $ 449,258   

Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments and Options Written

     (814     (11     (76,559     (4,139

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

     208        122        175,542        177,057   

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (2     5        1,123        2,901   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 5,561      $ 2,791      $ 1,056,626      $ 625,077   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

        

I Class Share

   $ 5,058      $ 1,743      $ 164,877      $ 600,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 503      $ 1,048      $ 891,749      $ 24,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (3)

        

I Class Share

     572,813        166,397        10,118,591        29,367,226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

            56,909               100,000          53,835,822            1,211,566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (4)

        

I Class Share

   $ 8.83      $ 10.48      $ 16.29      $ 20.44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 8.83      $ 10.48      $ 16.56      $ 20.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW High Dividend Equities Fund, the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, the TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund and the TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund at April 30, 2016 was $5,341, $2,626, $880,895 and $448,192, respectively.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(3) The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I and N class shares.
(4) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Relative Value

Mid Cap
Fund
    TCW
Select

Equities
Fund
    TCW
Small Cap
Growth

Fund
    TCW
SMID Cap
Growth

Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 94,839      $ 1,566,375      $ 56,665      $ 30,469   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     4        2,906        11          

Dividends Receivable

     47        558        2        3   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     2               5        10   

Prepaid Expenses

     18        53        20        15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     94,910        1,569,892        56,703        30,497   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payable for Securities Purchased

            4,244               470   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     144        3,450        99          

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     9        9        9        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     63        982        47        25   

Accrued Distribution Fees

     4        39        4        4   

Other Accrued Expenses

     51        389        63        28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     271        9,113        222        536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 94,639      $ 1,560,779      $ 56,481      $ 29,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in Capital

   $ 92,796      $ 996,189      $ 56,034      $ 26,579   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (8,333     9,292        (7,612     (338

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

     10,315        558,589        8,400        4,165   

Undistributed Net Investment Loss

     (139     (3,291     (341     (445
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 94,639      $ 1,560,779      $ 56,481      $ 29,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

        

I Class Share

   $ 77,108      $ 1,379,859      $ 37,243      $ 8,757   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 17,531      $ 180,920      $ 19,238      $ 21,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (2)

        

I Class Share

         4,126,474          54,552,785            1,919,625               718,739   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

     962,149        7,644,172        1,086,770        1,739,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (3)

        

I Class Share

   $ 18.69      $ 25.29      $ 19.40      $ 12.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 18.22      $ 23.67      $ 17.70      $ 12.19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund, the TCW Select Equities Fund, the TCW Small Cap Growth Fund and the TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund at April 30, 2016 was $84,524, $1,007,786, $48,265 and $26,304, respectively.
(2) The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(3) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Concentrated
Value

Fund
    TCW
Conservative
Allocation
Fund
    TCW
Global Real
Estate

Fund
    TCW
Growth
Equities
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Income:

        

Dividends

   $ 89  (1)    $  (2)    $ 90  (1)    $ 29  (1) 

Dividends from Investment in Affiliated Issuers

            280                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     89        280        90        29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Management Fees

     30               14        59   

Accounting Services Fees

     2        3        1        2   

Administration Fees

     1        1        1        1   

Transfer Agent Fees:

        

I Class

     2        2         (2)      2   

N Class

     1        1         (2)      2   

Custodian Fees

     6        2        5        6   

Professional Fees

     13        9        9        13   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

        

I Class

     9        9        10        8   

N Class

     8        8        10        8   

Distribution Fees:

        

N Class

     2        2        1        4   

Compliance Expense

      (2)       (2)       (2)       (2) 

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     1        1        1        2   

Other

     2        3        1        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     94        58        70              127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

        

I Class

     29               31        35   

N Class

     14        6        15        23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     51        52        24        69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     38        228        66        (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     (213     22        (497     46   

Investments in Affiliated Issuers

            (525              

Realized Gain Distributed from Affiliated Issuers

               1,039                 

Foreign Currency

                   (3       

Options Written

                   5          

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

        153        143           143        (1,025

Investments in Affiliated Issuers

            (1,207              

Options Written

                   2          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Options Written

     (60     (528     (350     (979
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (22   $ (300   $ (284   $ (1,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $1, $2 and $0 for the TCW Concentrated Value Fund, the TCW Global Real Estate Fund and the TCW Growth Equities Fund, respectively.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
High Dividend
Equities

Fund
    TCW
New America
Premier

Equities
Fund (1)
    TCW
Relative Value
Dividend
Appreciation
Fund
    TCW
Relative Value
Large Cap
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Income:

        

Dividends

   $ 81  (2)    $ 12  (2)    $ 13,356      $ 7,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     81        12        13,356        7,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Management Fees

     16        5        3,815        2,372   

Accounting Services Fees

     1        1        52        34   

Administration Fees

     1         (3)      30        20   

Transfer Agent Fees:

        

I Class

      (3)       (3)      54        254   

N Class

      (3)       (3)      441        12   

Custodian Fees

     4        2        10        9   

Professional Fees

     9        15        24        20   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        8        17        17   

Registration Fees:

        

I Class

     10        2        11        14   

N Class

     10        2        18        11   

Distribution Fees:

        

N Class

     1        1        1,070        30   

Compliance Expense

      (3)       (3)      10        6   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     1        9        4        2   

Other

     1        3        64        43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     71        48        5,620        2,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

        

I Class

     30        23                 

N Class

     13        18               12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     28        7        5,620        2,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     53        5        7,736             4,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     (594     (11        16,412        (2,008

Foreign Currency

             (3)               

Options Written

     17                        

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

        545        122        (30,620     (17,264

Options Written

      (3)                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Options Written

     (32     111        (14,208     (19,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 21      $   116      $ (6,472   $ (14,950
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) For the period February 1, 2016 (Commencement of operations) through April 30, 2016.
(2) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $0 and $0 for the TCW High Dividend Equities Fund and the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, respectively.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Relative Value
Mid Cap
Fund
    TCW
Select
Equities
Fund
    TCW
Small Cap
Growth
Fund
    TCW
SMID Cap
Growth
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Income:

        

Dividends

   $    1,014  (1)    $ 4,640      $ 195  (1)    $ 69  (1) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,014        4,640        195        69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Management Fees

     388        6,453        408        147   

Accounting Services Fees

     7        81        8        3   

Administration Fees

     4        49        4        2   

Transfer Agent Fees:

        

I Class

     25        685        27        1   

N Class

     9        119        14         (2) 

Custodian Fees

     5        13        11        6   

Professional Fees

     15        32        12        14   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

        

I Class

     10        19        9        8   

N Class

     9        20        8        8   

Distribution Fees:

        

N Class

     22        306        26        26   

Compliance Expense

     1        17         (2)       (2) 

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     2        5        5        2   

Other

     10        114        19        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     524        7,930        568        238   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

        

I Class

                          15   

N Class

     16               32        47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     508               7,930              536           176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     506        (3,290     (341     (107
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

        

Net Realized (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     (1,050     9,901        (3,848     (88

Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (4,065     (170,171     (4,653     (711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized (Loss) on Investments

     (5,115     (160,270     (8,501     (799
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (4,609   $ (163,560   $ (8,842   $ (906
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $2, $1 and $0 for the TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund, the TCW Small Cap Growth Fund and the TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund, respectively.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Concentrated Value
Fund
    TCW
Conservative Allocation
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 38      $ 81      $ 228      $ 325   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (213     2,083        536        859   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     153        (1,946     (1,064     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (22     218        (300     1,178   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (64     (42     (465     (332

N Class

     (13     (9     (18     (4

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

                   (688     (158

N Class

                   (40     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (77     (51     (1,211     (498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     127        (720     (2,227     2,508   

N Class

     (249     (381     16        1,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     (122     (1,101     (2,211     3,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (221     (934     (3,722     4,232   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     10,840        11,774        35,785        31,553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   10,619      $   10,840      $   32,063      $   35,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 27      $ 66      $ (18   $ 237   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Global Real Estate
Fund
    TCW
Growth Equities
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31,  2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 66      $ 48      $ (40   $ (139

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (495     3        46        4,059   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Options Written

     145        (42     (1,025     (4,755
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (284     9        (1,019     (835
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (47     (35              

N Class

     (8     (12              

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (6            (2,459     (2,007

N Class

     (1            (742     (502
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (62     (47     (3,201     (2,509
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (2,150     4,343        (2,208     (7,005

N Class

     14        525        401        (1,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     (2,136     4,868        (1,807     (8,174
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (2,482     4,830        (6,027     (11,518

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     4,830               15,680        27,198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $    2,348      $   4,830      $    9,653      $    15,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 10      $ (1   $ (179   $ (139

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
High Dividend Equities
Fund
    TCW
New America
Premier Equities
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31,  2015
    February 1, 2016
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

  

Net Investment Income

   $ 53      $ 100      $ 5   

Net Realized Loss on Investments and Options Written

     (577     (237     (11

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Gain) on Investments and Options Written

     545        (337     122   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     21        (474     116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

      

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

      

I Class

     (52     (83       

N Class

     (6     (14       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (58     (97       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

      

I Class

     1,118        4,479        1,675   

N Class

     2        570        1,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     1,120        5,049        2,675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets

     1,083        4,478        2,791   

NET ASSETS

      

Beginning of Period

     4,478                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   5,561      $   4,478      $   2,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (2   $ 3      $ 5   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW Relative
Value Dividend
Appreciation Fund
    TCW Relative
Value Large Cap
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 7,736      $ 17,592      $ 4,322      $ 8,062   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     16,412        64,155        (2,008     53,805   

Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (30,620     (78,953     (17,264     (57,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (6,472     2,794        (14,950     4,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (1,225     (3,223     (7,528     (6,775

N Class

     (5,388     (13,035     (227     (214

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

                   (25,919       

N Class

                   (975       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (6,613     (16,258     (34,649     (6,989
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (8,423     (17,193     (19,539     (30,072

N Class

     23,896        (80,902     1,174        (4,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     15,473        (98,095     (18,365     (34,457
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     2,388        (111,559     (67,964     (37,032

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     1,054,238        1,165,797        693,041        730,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   1,056,626      $   1,054,238      $   625,077      $   693,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 1,123      $      $ 2,901      $ 6,334   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW Relative
Value Mid Cap
Fund
    TCW
Select Equities
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 506      $ 854      $ (3,290   $ (1,930

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (1,050     15,816        9,901        162,929   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (4,065     (22,175     (170,171     82,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (4,609     (5,505     (163,560     243,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (644     (506              

N Class

     (81     (90              

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (11,118     (13,135     (115,798     (50,376

N Class

     (2,394     (3,290     (21,972     (7,121
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (14,237     (17,021     (137,770     (57,497
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (559     (3,473     2,437        (144,323

N Class

     1,129        (4,367     (43,444     23,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     570        (7,840     (41,007     (121,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (18,276     (30,366     (342,337     64,485   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

        112,915        143,281        1,903,116        1,838,631   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 94,639      $   112,915      $   1,560,779      $   1,903,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (139   $ 80      $ (3,291   $ (1

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Small Cap Growth
Fund
    TCW
SMID Cap Growth
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Loss

   $ (341   $ (1,365   $ (107   $ (376

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (3,848     29,359        (88     2,150   

Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (4,653     (30,338     (711     (5,298
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (8,842     (2,344     (906     (3,524
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (18,762     (22,038     (555     (736

N Class

     (5,616     (5,353     (1,326     (750
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (24,378     (27,391     (1,881     (1,486
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (29,066     (24,331     (1,035     (15,665

N Class

     2,331        (2,591     1,340        710   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     (26,735     (26,922     305        (14,955
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets

     (59,955     (56,657     (2,482     (19,965

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

        116,436        173,093        32,443        52,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 56,481      $   116,436      $   29,961      $    32,443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (341   $      $ (445   $ (338

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 — Organization

 

TCW Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that currently offers 24 no-load mutual funds (each series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to and an affiliate of the Funds and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each Fund has distinct investment objectives. The following are the objectives for the 12 U.S. Equity Funds that are covered in this report:

 

TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Diversified U.S. Equity Funds  
TCW Concentrated Value Fund   Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in publicly traded equity securities of companies with market capitalizations of greater than $3 billion dollars at the time of acquisition.
TCW Global Real Estate Fund   Seeks to maximize total return from current income and long-term capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and real estate companies.
TCW Growth Equities Fund  

Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at

least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities issued by companies with market capitalizations, at the time of acquisition, within the capitalization range of the companies comprising Russell Mid Cap Growth Index.

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund  

Seeks high total return from current income and capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the

value of its net assets in high yielding dividend securities of U.S. issuers.

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund   Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% under normal circumstances of the value of its net assets in companies the portfolio manager believes are enduring, cash generating businesses whose leaders prudently manage their environmental, social, and financial resources and whose shares are attractively valued relative to free cash flow generated by the businesses.
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund  

Seeks to realize a high level of dividend income consistent with prudent investment management, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective, by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities of companies that have a

record of paying dividends.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 1 — Organization (Continued)

 

TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund  

Seeks capital appreciation, with a secondary goal of

current income, by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities of companies with a market capitalization of greater than $1 billion at the time of purchase.

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund   Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 65% of the value of its net assets in equity securities issued by companies with market capitalizations at the time of acquisition, within the capitalization ranges of the companies comprising the Russell MidCap Index.
TCW Select Equities Fund   Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities that the portfolio manager believes to have strong and enduring business models and inherent advantages over their competitors.
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund  

Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets

in equity securities issued by companies with market capitalizations, at the time of acquisition, within the capitalization range of the companies comprising the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund   Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities issued by companies with market capitalizations at the time of acquisition, within the capitalization range of companies comprising the Russell 2500 Growth Index.
Fund of Funds  
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund   Seeks to provide current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation by investing in a combination of fixed income funds and equity funds that utilize diverse investment styles such as growth and/or value investing. The Fund invests between 20% and 60% of its net assets in equity funds and between 40% and 80% in fixed income funds. The Fund also invests in ETFs and ETNs.

 

All Funds offer two classes of shares: I Class and N Class. The Classes are substantially the same except that the N Class shares are subject to a distribution fee.

 

The TCW Conservative Allocation Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in affiliated funds which are identified on the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

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 Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Each 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 Funds use the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.

 

Net Asset Value:    The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each class of a Fund is determined by dividing the Fund’s net assets attributable to each class by the number of shares issued and outstanding of that class on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.

 

Security Valuations:    Securities listed or traded on the NYSE and other stock exchanges are valued at the latest sale price on that exchange. Securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market (“NASDAQ”) are valued using official closing prices as reported by NASDAQ. All other securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available, including short-term securities, are valued with prices furnished by independent pricing services or by broker dealers. OTC options are valued using dealer quotations. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued based on the NAV per share as reported by the fund companies.

 

The Company has adopted, after the approval by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board” and each member thereof a “Director”), a fair valuation methodology for foreign equity securities (exclusive of certain Latin American and Canadian equity securities). This methodology is designed to address the effect of movements in the U.S. market on the securities traded on foreign exchanges that have been closed for a period of time due to time zone difference. The utilization of the fair value model may result in the adjustment of prices taking into account fluctuations in the U.S. market. The fair value model is utilized each trading day and not dependent on certain thresholds or triggers.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which the prices received are not reflective of a security’s market value, are valued by the Advisor in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that a 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 the GAAP, the Funds disclose investments in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value based on inputs. Inputs that go into fair value measurement refer broadly to the assumptions 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 assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

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 Funds’ 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 within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Fair Value Measurements:    A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

 

Equity securities.    Securities are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Restricted securities issued by publicly held companies are categorized in Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether a discount is applied and significant. Restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Certain foreign securities that are fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets and are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Master Limited Partnerships.    Master Limited Partnerships are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. They are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mutual funds.    Open-end mutual funds are valued using the NAV as reported by the fund companies. As such, they are categorized in Level 1.

 

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Options contracts.    Exchange listed option contracts traded on securities exchanges are fair valued using quoted prices from the applicable exchange; as such, they are categorized in Level 1. Option contracts traded OTC are fair valued based on pricing models and incorporate various inputs such as interest rate, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at-the-money, and out-of-money contracts on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair value of OTC option contracts would be categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized in Level 3.

 

Restricted securities.    Restricted securities, including illiquid Rule 144A securities, held in 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 may be categorized in Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether a discount is applied and significant to the fair value.

 

The Funds, with the exception of the TCW Global Real Estate Fund and the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, categorized their investments in Level 1, with the corresponding industries as represented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the TCW Global Real Estate Fund and the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock

       

Internet Software & Services

   $ 46,579      $       $       $ 46,579   

REIT

     1,357,483        511,706                 1,869,189   

Real Estate Management & Development

            260,278                 260,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     1,404,062        771,984                 2,176,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

       

REIT

     24,063                        24,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

     24,063                        24,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

     138,540                        138,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $   1,566,665      $   771,984       $   —       $   2,338,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

       

Written Options

          

Equity Risk

   $ (1,501   $       $       $ (1,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (1,501   $       $       $ (1,501
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock

           

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 126,030       $ 67,854       $       $ 193,884   

Banks

     72,771                         72,771   

Beverages

     282,540                         282,540   

Chemicals

     288,476                         288,476   

Containers & Packaging

     132,182                         132,182   

Diversified Financial Services

     51,500                         51,500   

Electrical Equipment

     63,815                         63,815   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     69,810                         69,810   

Food & Staples Retailing

     54,471                         54,471   

Food Products

     91,875                         91,875   

Health Care Providers & Services

     66,633                         66,633   

Household Products

     49,274                         49,274   

Industrial Conglomerates

     351,986                         351,986   

Machinery

     65,534                         65,534   

Media

     129,140                         129,140   

Pharmaceuticals

     150,548                         150,548   

Software

     360,577                         360,577   

Specialty Retail

     48,828                         48,828   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     37,683                         37,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     2,493,673         67,854                 2,561,527   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

     186,303                         186,303   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $   2,679,976       $   67,854       $   —       $   2,747,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The Funds held no investments or other financial instruments at April 30, 2016 for which fair value was calculated using Level 3 inputs.

 

The Funds did not have any transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

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. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may include return of capital which is treated as a reduction in the cost basis of those investments. Distributions received, if any, in excess of the cost basis of a security is recognized as capital gain.

 

Foreign Currency Translation:    The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the market value of foreign 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 Statements 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 federal income tax purposes.

 

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Foreign Taxes:    The Funds may be subject to withholding taxes on income and capital gains imposed by certain countries in which they invest. The withholding tax on income is netted against the income accrued or received. Any reclaimable taxes are recorded as income. The withholding tax on realized or unrealized gain is recorded as a liability.

 

Derivative Instruments:    Derivatives are financial instruments which are valued 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 Funds may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

 

For the period ended April 30, 2016, the TCW Global Real Estate Fund and the TCW High Dividend Equities Fund had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk categories (amounts in thousands except Number of Contracts):

 

     Equity Risk     Total  
TCW Global Real Estate Fund     

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

    

Liability Derivatives

    

Written Options

   $ (2   $ (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (2   $ (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

    

Realized Gain on

    

Written Options

   $ 5      $ 5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 5      $ 5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

    

Written Options

   $ 2      $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 2      $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Contracts (1)

    

Written Options

     37        37   
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund     

Statement of Operations:

    

Realized Gain on

    

Written Options

   $ 17      $ 17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 17      $ 17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

    

Written Options

   $   (2)    $   (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Contracts (1)

    

Written Options

       109          109   

 

(1) Amount disclosed represent average number of contracts, which are representative of the volume traded for the period ended April 30, 2016.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

Options:    The Funds may purchase and sell put and call options to enhance investment performance and to protect against changes in market prices. The Funds may also enter into currency options to hedge against currency fluctuations.

 

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A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund ultimately wants to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit a Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

 

Options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited.

 

OTC options are options not traded on exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by a Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration.

 

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Transactions in written option contracts for the period ended April 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund     
     Call
Contracts
    Call
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2015

     40      $ 4,164   

Options written

     74        7,401   

Options exercised

     (3     (1,233

Options expired

     (76     (5,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2016

     35      $ 4,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund     
     Call
Contracts
    Call
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2015

     26      $ 5,353   

Options written

     433           38,904   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (158     (18,224

Options exercised

     (159     (19,214

Options expired

     (142     (6,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2016

          $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery and Forward Commitment Transactions:    The Funds, with the exception of the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund, may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although the Fund does not pay for the securities 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 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 with market conditions. In addition, because a 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 the extent the Fund does not maintain liquid assets equal to the face amount of the contract. To guard against the deemed leverage, the Fund monitors the obligations under these transactions and ensures that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover them.

 

Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into Repurchase Agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). The MRA permits each 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 each 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 a MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Funds receive securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. 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. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2016.

 

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Security Lending:    The Funds may lend their securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds earn additional income for lending their securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Funds did not lend any securities during the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

Allocation of Operating Activity for Multiple Classes:    Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the share classes of the Funds based on the relative net assets of each class. Distribution fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to the operations of the class. All other expenses are charged to each Fund or class as incurred on a specific identification basis. Differences in class specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income for each class, and in turn differences in dividends paid by each class.

 

Dividends and Distributions:    Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The TCW Global Real Estate Fund, the TCW High Dividend Equities Fund and the TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income quarterly. The other Equity Funds and TCW Conservative Allocation Fund declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income annually. Capital gains realized by a Fund will be distributed at least annually.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, market discount and premium, losses deferred due to wash sales, excise tax regulations and employing equalization in determining amounts to be distributed to fund shareholders. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications between paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income (loss), and/or undistributed accumulated realized gain (loss). Undistributed net investment income or loss may include temporary book and tax differences which will reverse in subsequent periods. Any taxable income or capital gain remaining at fiscal year-end is distributed in the following year. Distributions received from real estate investment trusts may include return of capital which reduces the cost basis of the respective securities. Distributions, if any, in excess of the cost basis of a security are recognized as capital gain.

 

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.

 

Note 3 — Risk Considerations

 

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

 

Liquidity Risk:    The Funds’ investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Funds because they 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

 

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Rule 144A securities may be considered illiquid investments. The Funds may invest in private placements and Rule 144A securities.

 

Counterparty Risk:    The Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties.

 

Investment Style Risk:    Certain Funds may also be subject to investment style risk. The Advisor’s investment styles may be out of favor at times or may not produce the best results over short or longer time periods and may increase the volatility of a Fund’s share price.

 

Equity Risk:    Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stock or other securities representing an ownership interest of the right to acquire an ownership interest in an issuer. Equity risk is the risk that stocks and other equity securities generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and can decline in value over short or extended periods. The value of stocks and other equity securities will be affected by changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market, economic and political conditions.

 

The exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is reflected in fair value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For complete information on the various risks involved, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained on the Funds’ website (www.tcw.com) or by calling the customer service.

 

Note 4 — Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to 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 April 30, 2016, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Cost of
Investments for
Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

   $ 921       $ (285   $ 636       $ 9,848   

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

     3,030         (269     2,761         29,303   

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     157         (62     95         2,243   

TCW Growth Equities Fund

     2,275         (614     1,661         8,099   

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     268         (63     205         5,344   

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

     143         (21     122         2,626   

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

       205,947           (28,652       177,295         879,142   

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     189,844         (14,773     175,071         450,178   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

     17,710         (8,597     9,113         85,726   

TCW Select Equities Fund

     595,553         (38,756     556,797           1,009,578   

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

     9,981         (2,670     7,311         49,354   

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

     5,883         (1,982     3,901         26,568   

 

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At October 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

   $ 59       $       $ 59   

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

     238         729         967   

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     6         1         7   

TCW Growth Equities Fund

             3,201         3,201   

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     3                 3   

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     6,336         26,895         33,231   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

     80         13,512         13,592   

TCW Select Equities Fund

       12,885           124,880           137,765   

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

             21,447         21,447   

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

             1,881         1,881   

 

During the year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Total
Distributions
 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

   $ 51       $       $ 51   

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

     336         162         498   

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     47                 47   

TCW Growth Equities Fund

     499         2,010         2,509   

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     97                 97   

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

       16,258                 16,258   

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     6,989                 6,989   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

     596           16,425           17,021   

TCW Select Equities Fund

     3,370         54,127         57,497   

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

     8,498         18,893         27,391   

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

             1,486         1,486   

 

At October 31, 2015, the following Funds had net realized loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes. These losses were incurred in taxable years prior to December 22, 2010 (amounts in thousands).

 

     Expiring In  
     2016      2017  

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

   $       $ 6,357   

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

               95,517   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund (1)

       690           

 

(1) Utilization of the loss is subject to limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

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Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

The following Fund had net realized loss incurred after December 22, 2010 that will be carried forward indefinitely for federal income tax purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

     Short-Term
Capital Losses
 

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

   $   226   

 

The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at April 30, 2016, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period ended April 30, 2016. The Funds are subject to examination by the U.S. Federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

 

Note 5 — Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses

 

The Funds pay to the Advisor, as compensation for services rendered, facilities furnished and expenses borne by it, the following annual management fees as a percentage of daily net asset value:

 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

     0.65

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     0.80

TCW Growth Equities Fund

     1.00

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     0.65

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

     0.80

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

     0.75

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     0.75

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

     0.80

TCW Select Equities Fund

     0.75

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

     1.00

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

     1.00

 

The TCW Conservative Allocation Fund does not pay management fees to the Advisor; however, a portion of the Fund pays management fees to the Advisor indirectly as a shareholder in the affiliated funds.

 

In addition to the management fees, the Funds reimbursed, with approval by the Company’s Board, the Advisor’s costs associated in support of the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance program. These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations.

 

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Note 5 — Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses (Continued)

 

 

The Advisor limits the operating expenses of the Funds not to exceed the following expense ratios relative to the Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

  

I Class

     1.09 % (1) 

N Class

     1.09 % (1) 

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

  

I Class

     0.85 % (1) 

N Class

     0.85 % (1) 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

  

I Class

     1.46 % (1) 

N Class

     1.46 % (1) 

TCW Growth Equities Fund

  

I Class

     1.20 % (1) 

N Class

     1.20 % (1) 

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

  

I Class

     1.18 % (1) 

N Class

     1.18 % (1) 

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

  

I Class

     1.04 % (1) 

N Class

     1.04 % (1) 

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

  

I Class

     1.16 % (2) 

N Class

     1.16 % (2) 

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

  

I Class

     1.12 % (2) 

N Class

     1.12 % (2) 

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

  

I Class

     1.21 % (1) 

N Class

     1.21 % (1) 

TCW Select Equities Fund

  

I Class

     1.14 % (2) 

N Class

     1.14 % (2) 

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

  

I Class

     1.34 % (2) 

N Class

     1.34 % (2) 

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

  

I Class

     1.20 % (1) 

N Class

     1.20 % (1) 

 

(1) These limitations are based on an agreement between the Advisor and the Company.
(2) Limitations based on average expense ratio as reported by Lipper, Inc., which is subject to change on a monthly basis. This ratio was in effect as of April 30, 2016. These limitations are voluntary and terminable in a six month notice.

 

The amount borne by the Advisor during a fiscal year when the operating expenses of a Fund are in excess of the expense limitation cannot be recaptured in the subsequent fiscal years should the expenses drop below the expense limitation in the subsequent years. The Advisor can only recapture expenses within a given fiscal year for that year’s operating expenses.

 

Directors’ Fees:    Directors who are not affiliated with the Advisor receive compensation from the Funds which are shown on the Statement of Operations. 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 Directors’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Note 6 — Distribution Plan

 

 

TCW Funds Distributors (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor and the Funds, serves as the nonexclusive distributor of each class of the Funds’ shares. The Funds have a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the N Class shares of each Fund. Under the terms of the plan, each Fund compensates the Distributor at a rate equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to its N Class shares for distribution and related services.

 

Note 7 — Transactions with Affiliates

 

The summary of the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund transactions in the affiliated funds for the period ended April 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

Name of
Affiliated Fund

  Number
of Shares
Held
Beginning
of Period
    Gross
Additions
    Gross
Reductions
    Number
of Shares
Held
End of
Period
    Value
at End
of Period
(In Thousands)
    Dividends and
Interest
Income
Received
(In Thousands)
    Distributions
Received from
Net Realized
Gain
(In thousands)
 

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund—I Class

    688,594        27,849        (74,099     642,344      $ 6,976      $ 65      $ 81   

TCW/Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund—I Class

           192,616        (5,012     187,604        1,638                 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund—I Class

    134,167        4,929        (14,347     124,749        1,199        19        2   

TCW Growth Equities Fund—I Class

    66,589        19,169        (85,758                          164   

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund—I Class

    166,698        31,317        (18,507     179,508        1,585        18          

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund—I Class

    185,015        13,210        (52,274     145,951        2,983        46        157   

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund—I Class

    24,980        3,893        (28,873                   4        67   

TCW Select Equities Fund—I Class

    244,346        22,513        (50,629     216,230        5,468               493   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund—I Class

    1,079,823        182,875        (119,109     1,143,589        11,768        128        75   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

          $   31,617      $   280      $   1,039   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The ownership percentage by the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund in each of the affiliated underlying funds at April 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

Name of Affiliated Fund

   Ownership
Percentage 
(1)
 

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund

     0.01

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

     51.07

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

     28.50

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

     0.48

TCW Select Equities Fund

     0.35

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     0.12

TCW/Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund

     2.99

 

(1) Percentage ownership based on total net assets of the underlying fund.

 

The financial statements of the Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund, the TCW Total Return Bond Fund and the TCW/Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund are available by calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) or by going to the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Financial statements for the remaining underlying funds are included in this report.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 8 — Purchases and Sales of Securities

 

 

Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

    Purchases
at Cost
    Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
    U.S. Government
Purchases at Cost
    U.S. Government
Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund

  $ 4,064      $ 4,368      $      $   

TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

    5,171        6,708                 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund

    380        2,488                 

TCW Growth Equities Fund

    4,466        9,454                 

TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

    3,929        2,902                 

TCW Premier New American Equities Fund

    2,674        223                 

TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

    45,904        78,711                 

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

    5,395        17,923                 

TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

    88,367        79,305                 

TCW Select Equities Fund

      159,310          274,656          —          —   

TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

    25,469        79,571                 

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

    5,465        8,316                 

 

Note 9 — Capital Share Transactions

 

Transactions in each Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

TCW Concentrated Value Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     194,733      $    3,238        248,452      $      4,959   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     2,922        55        1,992        41   

Shares Redeemed

     (166,327     (3,166     (282,615     (5,720
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     31,328      $ 127        (32,171   $ (720
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     989      $ 17        123,883      $ 2,456   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     688        13        453        9   

Shares Redeemed

     (15,585     (279     (142,926     (2,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (13,908   $ (249     (18,590   $ (381
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     237,402      $ 2,804        458,599      $ 5,727   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     94,762        1,131        39,547        484   

Shares Redeemed

     (507,818     (6,162     (297,993     (3,703
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (175,654   $ (2,227     200,153      $ 2,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     28,590      $ 339        359,303      $ 4,480   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     4,787        57        632        8   

Shares Redeemed

     (31,524     (380     (275,435     (3,444
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     1,853      $ 16        84,500      $ 1,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 9 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW Global Real Estate Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement of
Operations) through
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     2,753      $ 25        458,267      $ 4,477   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     5,498        53        3,584        35   

Shares Redeemed

     (263,016     (2,228     (16,758     (169
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (254,765   $ (2,150     445,093      $ 4,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     558      $ 5        51,405      $ 514   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     907        9        1,188        11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     1,465      $ 14        52,593      $ 525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Growth Equities Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     14,714      $ 132        96,539      $ 1,198   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     271,061        2,325        160,008        1,920   

Shares Redeemed

     (568,673     (4,665     (834,043     (10,123
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (282,898   $ (2,208     (577,496   $ (7,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     30,881      $ 249        29,125      $ 353   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     85,331        725        41,507        494   

Shares Redeemed

     (60,522     (573     (164,135     (2,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     55,690      $ 401        (93,503   $ (1,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement of
Operations) through
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     183,824      $ 1,577        452,841      $ 4,598   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     4,564        40        6,033        57   

Shares Redeemed

     (57,411     (499     (17,038     (176
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     130,977      $ 1,118        441,836      $ 4,479   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     1,406      $ 12        59,709      $ 598   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     683        6        1,477        14   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,784     (16     (4,582     (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     305      $ 2        56,604      $ 570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 9 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW New America Premier Equities Fund    February 1, 2016
(Commencement of
Operations) through
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
       
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
             

Shares Sold

     166,397      $   1,675       
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net Increase

     166,397      $ 1,675       
  

 

 

   

 

 

     
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
             

Shares Sold

     100,000      $ 1,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Net Increase

     100,000      $ 1,000       
  

 

 

   

 

 

     
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     590,348      $ 9,428        1,575,298      $ 26,538   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     70,774        1,153        183,083        3,014   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,197,227     (19,004     (2,794,008     (46,745
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (536,105   $ (8,423     (1,035,627   $ (17,193
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     7,012,079      $    113,851        8,160,662      $    139,279   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     323,645        5,363        769,641        12,885   

Shares Redeemed

     (5,909,461     (95,318     (13,622,511     (233,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     1,426,263      $ 23,896        (4,692,208   $ (80,902
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     2,382,193      $ 47,431        5,555,127      $ 125,156   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,619,808        32,801        290,398        6,627   

Shares Redeemed

     (5,009,329     (99,771     (7,174,838     (161,855
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (1,007,328   $ (19,539     (1,329,313   $ (30,072
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     235,508      $ 4,603        189,992      $ 4,291   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     58,635        1,186        9,147        208   

Shares Redeemed

     (227,246     (4,615     (396,847     (8,884
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     66,897      $ 1,174        (197,708   $ (4,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 9 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     440,896      $ 8,829        338,696      $ 8,340   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     618,869        11,338        547,757        13,217   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,094,678     (20,726     (1,038,994     (25,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (34,913   $ (559     (152,541   $ (3,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     64,652      $ 1,077        53,145      $ 1,279   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     132,387        2,366        136,665        3,227   

Shares Redeemed

     (127,994     (2,314     (387,910     (8,873
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     69,045      $ 1,129        (198,100   $ (4,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Select Equities Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     8,638,613      $ 228,274        15,387,856      $ 425,189   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,713,253        47,525        749,179        19,883   

Shares Redeemed

     (10,744,776     (273,362     (21,518,847     (589,395
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (392,910   $ 2,437        (5,381,812   $ (144,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     1,930,238      $ 50,679        3,438,725      $ 90,685   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     832,078        21,617        273,878        6,858   

Shares Redeemed

     (4,935,674     (115,740     (2,890,875     (74,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (2,173,358   $ (43,444     821,728      $ 23,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     313,331      $ 6,531        400,913      $ 11,955   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     870,355        18,234        741,101        21,432   

Shares Redeemed

     (2,723,566     (53,831     (1,918,943     (57,718
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (1,539,880   $ (29,066     (776,929   $ (24,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     55,227      $ 997        109,577      $ 3,096   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     288,336        5,510        190,980        5,160   

Shares Redeemed

     (211,591     (4,176     (388,399     (10,847
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     131,972      $ 2,331        (87,842   $ (2,591
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

April 30, 2016

 

Note 9 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     1,038      $ 12        25,944      $ 387   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     42,534        541        47,296        696   

Shares Redeemed

     (118,048     (1,588     (1,185,485     (16,748
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (74,476   $ (1,035     (1,112,245   $ (15,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     3,376      $ 46        325      $ 5   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     104,283        1,326        50,973        750   

Shares Redeemed

     (2,467     (32     (2,987     (45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     105,192      $ 1,340        48,311      $ 710   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Note 10 — Restricted Securities

 

The Funds are 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 or exempted from such registration before being sold to the public. 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. However, the Company considers 144A securities to be restricted if those securities have been deemed illiquid. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. There were no restricted securities at April 30, 2016.

 

Note 11 — Indemnifications

 

Under the Company’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 Company. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement with each of the Directors which provides that the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Director against any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any Director in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Director’s services to the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Securities Act of 1933, and the 1940 Act, each as now or hereinafter in force. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote. The Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnification.

 

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TCW Concentrated Value Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.45      $ 19.37      $ 16.02      $ 12.20      $ 10.83      $ 10.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.08        0.12        0.09        0.08        0.05        0.04   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.87     0.04        3.34        3.86        1.36        (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.79     0.16        3.43        3.94        1.41        (0.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.19     (0.08     (0.08     (0.12     (0.04     (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 18.47      $ 19.45      $ 19.37      $ 16.02      $ 12.20      $ 10.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.08 )% (2)      0.79     21.46     32.67     12.94     (1.23 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   9,492      $   9,386      $   9,970      $   7,628      $     7,007      $   22,496   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.81 (3)      1.46     1.60     1.95     1.19     0.96

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.09 (3)      1.09     1.11     1.14     1.19     N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.83 (3)      0.62     0.52     0.56     0.43     0.31

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     43.71 (2)      83.02     39.65     39.65     24.99     38.18

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Concentrated Value Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.25      $ 19.17      $ 15.85      $ 12.11      $ 10.71      $ 10.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.08        0.12        0.09        0.08        0.05        0.00  (2) 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.86     0.04        3.31        3.82        1.35        (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.78     0.16        3.40        3.90        1.40        (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.19     (0.08     (0.08     (0.16            (0.00 (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $   18.28      $   19.25      $   19.17      $   15.85      $   12.11      $   10.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.08 )% (3)      0.80     21.50     32.61     13.07     (2.19 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,127      $ 1,454      $ 1,804      $ 921      $ 861      $ 861   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     3.33 (4)      2.39     3.66     4.15     3.29     1.18

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.09 (4)      1.09     1.11     1.14     1.18     N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.84 (4)      0.63     0.50     0.58     0.45     0.01

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     43.71 (3)      83.02     39.65     39.65     24.99     38.18

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.50      $ 12.24      $ 11.66      $ 10.91      $ 10.51      $ 10.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.08        0.13        0.11        0.22        0.32        0.21   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.19     0.33        0.67        0.79        0.51        0.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.11     0.46        0.78        1.01        0.83        0.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.19     (0.14     (0.20     (0.26     (0.20     (0.19

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.28     (0.06                   (0.23     (0.47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.47     (0.20     (0.20     (0.26     (0.43     (0.66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 11.92      $ 12.50      $ 12.24      $ 11.66      $ 10.91      $ 10.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (0.88 )% (2)      3.88     6.66     9.42     8.35     3.63

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   30,247      $   33,909      $   30,746      $   27,121      $   14,705      $   11,356   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets: (3)

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.29 (4)      0.25     0.29     0.40     0.67     1.08

After Expense Reimbursement

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.85

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.42 (4)      1.01     0.94     1.96     2.98     1.97

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     16.01 (2)      30.24     40.56     57.98     59.12     93.92

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Does not include expenses of the underlying affiliated funds.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.44      $ 12.17      $ 11.61      $ 10.89      $ 10.51      $ 10.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.05        0.04        0.05        0.18        0.29        0.21   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.19     0.35        0.66        0.78        0.52        0.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.14     0.39        0.71        0.96        0.81        0.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.12     (0.06     (0.15     (0.24     (0.20     (0.19

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.28     (0.06                   (0.23     (0.47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.40     (0.12     (0.15     (0.24     (0.43     (0.66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 11.90      $ 12.44      $   12.17      $ 11.61      $   10.89      $ 10.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.19 )% (2)      3.31     6.07     8.97     8.09     3.63

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,816      $   1,876      $   807      $   1,047      $   815      $   1,149   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets: (3)

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.51 (4)      1.61     3.20     2.84     2.70     3.76

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.83 (4)      0.84     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.88 (4)      0.36     0.41     1.58     2.72     1.95

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     16.01 (2)      30.24     40.56     57.98     59.12     93.92

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Does not include expenses of the underlying affiliated funds.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Global Real Estate Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.71      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.17        0.21   

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (0.11     (0.27
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.06        (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.15     (0.23

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.16     (0.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.61      $ 9.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.67 (2)      (0.62 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,829      $   4,320   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     3.39 (4)      5.28 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.41 (4)      1.43 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.57 (4)      2.27 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     10.88 (2)      23.58 (3) 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the period December 1, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Global Real Estate Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.70      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.19        0.24   

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (0.12     (0.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.07        (0.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.15     (0.23

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.16     (0.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.61      $ 9.70   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.77 (2)      (0.72 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $    519      $    510   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     7.68 (4)      9.21 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.41 (4)      1.43 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     4.00 (4)      2.58 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     10.88 (2)      23.58 (3) 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the period December 1, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Growth Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.15      $ 13.10      $ 18.86      $ 13.87      $ 14.66      $ 13.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.03     (0.08     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08     (0.11

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.39     (0.51     1.32        5.24        (0.15     0.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.42     (0.59     1.24        5.19        (0.23     0.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                          (0.02              

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.53     (1.36     (7.00     (0.18     (0.56       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.53     (1.36     (7.00     (0.20     (0.56       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.20      $ 11.15      $ 13.10      $ 18.86      $ 13.87      $ 14.66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.74 )% (2)      (5.26 )%      7.06     37.96     (1.43 )%      5.09

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   6,631      $   12,176      $   21,863      $   23,891      $   66,951      $   91,091   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.99 (3)      1.47     1.42     1.32     1.21     1.20

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20 (3)      1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.71 )% (3)      (0.61 )%      (0.61 )%      (0.35 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.72 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     37.54 (2)      58.06     49.03     78.65     48.75     50.74

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Growth Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.08      $ 13.01      $ 18.79      $ 13.82      $ 14.61      $ 13.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.03     (0.08     (0.08     (0.06     (0.08     (0.11

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.40     (0.49     1.30        5.23        (0.15     0.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.43     (0.57     1.22        5.17        (0.23     0.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                          (0.02              

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.53     (1.36     (7.00     (0.18     (0.56       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.53     (1.36     (7.00     (0.20     (0.56       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.12      $ 11.08      $ 13.01      $ 18.79      $ 13.82      $ 14.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.87 )% (2)      (5.13 )%      7.02     37.93     (1.44 )%      5.11

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   3,022      $   3,504      $   5,335      $   6,366      $   9,865      $   9,493   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     2.73 (3)      2.09     2.01     1.93     1.73     1.73

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20 (3)      1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.74 )% (3)      (0.62 )%      (0.61 )%      (0.36 )%      (0.53 )%      (0.73 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     37.54 (2)      58.06     49.03     78.65     48.75     50.74

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.98      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.09        0.27   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.13     (1.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.04     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.11     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.83      $ 8.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (0.57 )% (2)      (7.66 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   5,058      $   3,969   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     2.52 (4)      3.28 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.16 (4)      1.17 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.19 (4)      2.94 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     65.78 (2)      89.39 (3) 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the period December 1, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Dividend Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    December 1, 2014
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.98      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.10        0.28   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.14     (1.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.04     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.11     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.83      $ 8.98   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (0.46 )% (2)      (7.76 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $     503      $     509   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     6.71 (4)      7.30 % (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.16 (4)      1.17 % (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.20 (4)      3.05 % (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     65.78 (2)      89.39 % (3) 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the period December 1, 2014 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     

February 1, 2016
(Commencement
of operations)
through
April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

  

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     0.46   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.48   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $   10.48   
  

 

 

 

Total Return

     4.80 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,743   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

  

Before Expense Reimbursement

     7.20 (3) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.04 (3) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.86 (3) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9.78 (2) 

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period February 1, 2016 (Commencement of operations) through April 30, 2016.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     

February 1, 2016
(Commencement
of operations)
through
April 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $   10.00   
  

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

  

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     0.46   
  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.48   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 10.48   
  

 

 

 

Total Return

     4.80 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

  

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,048   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

  

Before Expense Reimbursement

     8.16 (3) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.04 (3) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.87 (3) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9.78 (2) 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period February 1, 2016 (Commencement of operations) through April 30, 2016.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.49      $ 16.71      $ 15.11      $ 11.77      $ 10.18      $ 9.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.14        0.30        0.27        0.25        0.22        0.18   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.22     (0.24     1.61        3.36        1.60        0.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.08     0.06        1.88        3.61        1.82        0.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.12     (0.28     (0.28     (0.27     (0.23     (0.19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 16.29      $ 16.49      $ 16.71      $ 15.11      $ 11.77      $ 10.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (0.48 )% (2)      0.40     12.49     31.06     18.03     8.05

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   164,877      $   175,694      $   195,400      $   176,226      $   99,787      $   54,367   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.87 (3)      0.86     0.86     0.82     0.85     0.86

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.77 (3)      1.81     1.67     1.86     1.95     1.76

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.74 (2)      17.95     17.33     18.37     23.15     37.51

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 16.76      $ 16.99      $ 15.34      $ 11.92      $ 10.29      $ 9.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.12        0.26        0.23        0.22        0.19        0.15   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.22     (0.25     1.63        3.41        1.62        0.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.10     0.01        1.86        3.63        1.81        0.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.10     (0.24     (0.21     (0.21     (0.18     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 16.56      $ 16.76      $ 16.99      $ 15.34      $ 11.92      $ 10.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (0.60 )% (2)      0.10     12.19     30.71     17.68     7.73

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   891,749      $   878,544      $   970,397      $   887,435      $   601,397      $   514,153   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.15 (3)      1.14     1.14     1.11     1.14     1.17

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.47 (3)      1.53     1.40     1.60     1.70     1.45

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.74 (2)      17.95     17.33     18.37     23.15     37.51

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 21.99      $ 22.09      $ 19.47      $ 14.91      $ 13.05      $ 12.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.14        0.26        0.21        0.19        0.16        0.12   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.57     (0.14     2.65        4.53        1.82        0.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.43     0.12        2.86        4.72        1.98        0.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.25     (0.22     (0.24     (0.16     (0.12     (0.14

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.87                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (1.12     (0.22     (0.24     (0.16     (0.12     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 20.44      $ 21.99      $ 22.09      $ 19.47      $ 14.91      $ 13.05   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.90 )% (2)      0.50     14.79     31.99     15.33     6.16

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   600,369      $   667,957      $   700,484      $   543,669      $   741,996      $   396,729   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.89 (3)      0.88     0.88     0.87     0.89     0.92

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.38 (3)      1.14     1.02     1.13     1.14     0.90

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.21 (2)      21.60     18.77     37.33     19.71     26.76

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 21.91      $ 22.04      $ 19.44      $ 14.89      $ 13.00      $ 12.38   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.11        0.19        0.16        0.15        0.13        0.09   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.56     (0.14     2.65        4.52        1.83        0.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.45     0.05        2.81        4.67        1.96        0.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.20     (0.18     (0.21     (0.12     (0.07     (0.11

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.87                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (1.07     (0.18     (0.21     (0.12     (0.07     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 20.39      $ 21.91      $ 22.04      $ 19.44      $ 14.89      $ 13.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (2.00 )% (2)      0.20     14.52     31.64     15.11     5.88

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   24,708      $   25,084      $   29,589      $   75,450      $   50,212      $   50,341   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.24 (3)      1.20     1.12     1.13     1.14     1.18

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.14 (3)      1.16     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.12 (3)      0.86     0.77     0.83     0.92     0.65

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7.21 (2)      21.60     18.77     37.33     19.71     26.76

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 22.43      $ 26.62      $ 26.56      $ 20.10      $ 17.43      $ 16.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.10        0.17        0.13        0.16        0.15        0.12   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.91     (1.16     2.70        6.48        2.63        0.51   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.81     (0.99     2.83        6.64        2.78        0.63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.16     (0.12     (0.14     (0.17     (0.11     (0.14

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.77     (3.08     (2.63     (0.01              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.93     (3.20     (2.77     (0.18     (0.11     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 18.69      $ 22.43      $ 26.62      $ 26.56      $ 20.10      $ 17.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (3.35 )% (2)      (4.58 )%      11.09     33.30     16.04     3.67

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   77,108      $   93,356      $   114,823      $   118,138      $   95,698      $   99,211   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.01 (3)      0.96     0.95     0.94     1.01     0.99

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.08 (3)      0.68     0.49     0.68     0.79     0.66

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     5.44 (2)      23.15     21.67     28.91     32.87     89.67

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 21.90      $ 26.08      $ 26.07      $ 19.74      $ 17.06      $ 16.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.08        0.10        0.06        0.09        0.10        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.90     (1.12     2.65        6.37        2.59        0.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.82     (1.02     2.71        6.46        2.69        0.55   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.09     (0.08     (0.07     (0.12     (0.01     (0.10

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.77     (3.08     (2.63     (0.01              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.86     (3.16     (2.70     (0.13     (0.01     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 18.22      $ 21.90      $ 26.08      $ 26.07      $ 19.74      $ 17.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (3.48 )% (2)      (4.78 )%      10.80     32.90     15.75     3.26

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   17,531      $   19,559      $   28,458      $   36,875      $   32,292      $   33,247   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.39 (3)      1.30     1.27     1.32     1.40     1.48

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20 (3)      1.21     1.20     1.23     1.27     1.35

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.89 (3)      0.44     0.23     0.40     0.53     0.27

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     5.44 (2)      23.15     21.67     28.91     32.87     89.67

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Select Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 29.65      $ 26.71      $ 24.84      $ 19.81      $ 18.17      $ 16.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (Loss) (1)

     (0.05     (0.02     (0.03     0.03        (0.00 (2)      (0.04

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (2.24     3.80        2.71        5.34        1.86        2.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (2.29     3.78        2.68        5.37        1.86        1.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                   (0.00 ) (2)      (0.05              

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.07     (0.84     (0.81     (0.29     (0.22       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (2.07     (0.84     (0.81     (0.34     (0.22       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 25.29      $ 29.65      $ 26.71      $ 24.84      $ 19.81      $ 18.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (8.35 )% (3)      14.54     11.01     27.53     10.37     12.30

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,379,859      $   1,629,090      $   1,611,400      $   1,325,609      $   802,524      $   432,203   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.88 % (4)      0.88     0.86     0.83     0.86     0.90

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     (0.34 )% (4)      (0.08 )%      (0.11 )%      0.15     (0.01 )%      (0.23 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9.39 % (3)      27.19     25.79     24.55     19.74     28.13

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Select Equities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 27.91      $ 25.26      $ 23.59      $ 18.84      $ 17.34      $ 15.48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.08     (0.09     (0.10     (0.02     (0.06     (0.09

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (2.09     3.58        2.58        5.06        1.78        1.95   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (2.17     3.49        2.48        5.04        1.72        1.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (2.07     (0.84     (0.81     (0.29     (0.22       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 23.67      $ 27.91      $ 25.26      $ 23.59      $ 18.84      $ 17.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (8.44 )% (2)      14.22     10.73     27.14     10.06     12.02

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   180,920      $   274,026      $   227,231      $   378,026      $   292,448      $   182,151   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.15 % (3)      1.14     1.13     1.10     1.14     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.62 )%  (3)      (0.33 )%      (0.40 )%      (0.10 )%      (0.31 )%      (0.55 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     9.39 % (2)      27.19     25.79     24.55     19.74     28.13

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 26.77      $ 33.15      $ 35.69      $ 26.74      $ 27.84      $ 26.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.09     (0.27     (0.32     (0.20     (0.24     (0.26

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (1.02     (0.74     2.93        9.15        (0.86     1.58   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.11     (1.01     2.61        8.95        (1.10     1.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (6.26     (5.37     (5.15                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 19.40      $ 26.77      $ 33.15      $ 35.69      $ 26.74      $ 27.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (5.87 )% (2)      (4.26 )%      7.22     33.32     (3.95 )%      4.98

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   37,243      $   92,601      $   140,438      $   165,248      $   828,435      $   956,904   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     1.30 (3)      1.17     1.20     1.18     1.16     1.22

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.81 )% (3)      (0.88 )%      (0.97 )%      (0.71 )%      (0.89 )%      (0.88 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     31.74 (2)      81.19     75.51     84.46     79.27     93.47

 

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
        2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 24.96      $ 31.32      $ 34.05      $ 25.60      $ 26.73      $ 25.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.09     (0.31     (0.37     (0.29     (0.31     (0.32

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.91     (0.68     2.79        8.74        (0.82     1.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.00     (0.99     2.42        8.45        (1.13     1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (6.26     (5.37     (5.15                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 17.70      $ 24.96      $ 31.32      $ 34.05      $ 25.60      $ 26.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (5.85 )% (2)      (4.48 )%      6.98     32.85     (4.23 )%      4.70

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   19,238      $   23,835      $   32,655      $   121,038      $   186,245      $   237,982   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.66 % (3)      1.50     1.46     1.47     1.44     1.49

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.35 (3)      1.37     1.41     1.46     N/A        N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.89 )%  (3)      (1.08 )%      (1.17 )%      (1.02 )%      (1.16 )%      (1.14 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     31.74 (2)      81.19     75.51     84.46     79.27     93.47

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     November 1, 2010
(Commencement
of  Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 
        2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.36      $ 15.01      $ 14.34      $ 10.26      $ 10.42      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.04     (0.12     (0.11     (0.09     (0.08     (0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.33     (1.06     0.78        4.17        (0.08     0.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.37     (1.18     0.67        4.08        (0.16     0.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.81     (0.47                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 12.18      $ 13.36      $ 15.01      $ 14.34      $ 10.26      $ 10.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (3.02 )% (2)      (8.13 )%      4.67     39.77     (1.54 )%      4.20

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   8,757      $   10,598      $   28,598      $   31,193      $   22,084      $   23,057   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.53 (3)      1.27     1.23     1.34     1.36     2.16

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20 (3)      1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.72 )% (3)      (0.81 )%      (0.78 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.96 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     18.84 (2)      58.72     66.58     72.89     78.76     89.56

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     November 1, 2010
(Commencement
of  Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 
        2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.36      $ 15.01      $ 14.34      $ 10.27      $ 10.42      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Loss (1)

     (0.04     (0.12     (0.12     (0.09     (0.08     (0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.32     (1.06     0.79        4.16        (0.07     0.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.36     (1.18     0.67        4.07        (0.15     0.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.81     (0.47                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 12.19      $ 13.36      $ 15.01      $ 14.34      $ 10.27      $ 10.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (2.94 )% (2)      (8.13 )%      4.67     39.63     (1.44 )%      4.20

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   21,204      $   21,845      $   23,810      $   22,968      $   17,116      $   22,927   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.65 (3)      1.52     1.51     1.61     1.64     2.23

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20 (3)      1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.73 )% (3)      (0.83 )%      (0.79 )%      (0.72 )%      (0.76 )%      (0.96 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     18.84 (2)      58.72     66.58     72.89     78.76     89.56

 

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a TCW Fund, you incur ongoing operational costs of the Fund, including management fees and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 (182 days).

 

Actual Expenses    The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015 to
April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Concentrated Value Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $ 959.20         1.09   $   5.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.44         1.09     5.47   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 959.20         1.09   $ 5.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.44         1.09     5.47   
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 991.20         0.29 (1)    $ 1.44  (1) 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,023.42         0.29 (1)      1.46  (1) 

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 988.10         0.83 (1)    $ 4.10  (1) 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.74         0.83 (1)      4.17  (1) 
TCW Global Real Estate Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,006.70         1.41   $ 7.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,017.85         1.41     7.07   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,007.70         1.41   $ 7.04   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,017.85         1.41     7.07   

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015 to
April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Growth Equities Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 952.60         1.20   $ 5.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.20     6.02   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 951.30         1.20   $ 5.82   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.20     6.02   
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 994.30         1.16   $ 5.75   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.10         1.16     5.82   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 995.40         1.16   $ 5.76   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.10         1.16     5.82   
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,048.00         1.04   $ 2.62  (2) 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.69         1.04     5.22  (2) 

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,048.00         1.04   $ 2.62  (2) 

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.69         1.04     5.22  (2) 
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 995.20         0.87   $ 4.32   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.54         0.87     4.37   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 994.00         1.15   $ 5.70   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.15         1.15     5.77   
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 981.00         0.89   $ 4.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.44         0.89     4.47   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 980.00         1.14   $ 5.61   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.20         1.14     5.72   
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 966.50         1.01   $ 4.94   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.84         1.01     5.07   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 965.20         1.20   $ 5.86   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.20     6.02   

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015 to
April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Select Equities Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 916.50         0.88   $ 4.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.49         0.88     4.42   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 915.60         1.15   $ 5.48   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.15         1.15     5.77   
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 941.30         1.30   $ 6.27   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.40         1.30     6.52   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 941.50         1.35   $ 6.52   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.15         1.35     6.77   
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 969.80         1.20   $ 5.88   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.20     6.02   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 970.60         1.20   $ 5.88   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.20     6.02   

 

(1) Does not included expenses of the underlying affiliated investments.
(2) Actual expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period from inception of the Fund on February 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016, multiplied by the number of days in the inception period and divided by the number of days in the year. Hypothetical expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value for the six months ended April 30, 2016, multiplied by the number of days in the six month period and divided by the number of days in the year.

 

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Approval of Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement

 

Approval of Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement

 

TCW Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) are parties to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Advisor is responsible for managing the investments of each separate investment series of the Corporation (collectively, the “Existing Funds”).

 

At a meeting held on December 14, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation approved an amendment to the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor on behalf of the newly organized TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

Prior to this approval, the Advisor provided materials to the Board for its evaluation. The directors who are not “interested persons” of either the Corporation or the Advisor (the “Independent Directors”) were advised by independent legal counsel with respect to these and other relevant matters.

 

As a result of these and other meetings, the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors voting separately) approved the amendment to the Advisory Agreement on behalf of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund based on the recommendation of the Independent Directors. In deciding to recommend the approval of the amendment to the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Directors did not identify any single or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. Each Independent Director may also have weighed factors differently. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

 

Approval of the Amendment to the Advisory Agreement for the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services.    The Independent Directors considered the general nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Existing Funds, and those expected to be provided to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund by the Advisor. The Independent Directors evaluated the Advisor’s experience in serving as a manager of mutual funds, and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund complex that is served by a large investment management organization where it and its affiliates also serve a variety of other investment advisory clients, including separate accounts, other pooled investment vehicles, registered investment companies and commingled funds. The Independent Directors also considered the ability of the Advisor to provide appropriate levels of support and resources to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

In addition, the Independent Directors took note of the background and experience of the senior management and portfolio management personnel of the Advisor and that the expertise and amounts of attention expected to be given to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund by the Advisor are substantial. The Independent Directors also noted the previous experience of the proposed portfolio manager of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund with private investment companies managed by the Advisor. The Independent Directors considered the ability of the Advisor to attract and retain qualified business professionals and its compensation program. The Independent Directors also considered the breadth of the compliance programs of the Advisor, as well as the compliance operations of the Advisor that would be applicable to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. The Independent Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services anticipated to be provided to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.

 

Investment Performance.    The Independent Directors noted that the Advisor does not manage similar portfolios, but the Independent Directors regularly review the Advisor’s performance track record with

 

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respect to other mutual funds managed by the Advisor. The Independent Directors concluded that the Advisor would provide acceptable investment management services to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

Advisory Fees and Profitability.    The Independent Directors considered information prepared by the Advisor comparing the proposed fees and expenses of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund to the averages of the fees and expenses of other mutual funds with similar investment policies as reported by Broadridge. The Independent Directors noted that the advisory fees proposed to be charged by the Advisor were slightly above the median.

 

The Independent Directors considered that the Advisor had agreed to reduce its investment advisory fees or pay the operating expenses of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund in order to maintain the overall expense ratio of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund at competitive levels and that the Advisor had proposed to enter into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. The Independent Directors also considered the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from their relationship with the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, recognizing the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s projected profitability with respect to a fund that is not yet operational. Based on these various considerations, the Independent Directors concluded that the proposed contractual management fees of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund under the Advisory Agreement were fair and bore a reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered.

 

Expenses and Economies of Scale.    The Independent Directors noted that the Advisor had agreed to a contractual expense limitation agreement which was designed to maintain the overall expense ratio of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund at competitive levels. They noted that the total net expense ratio proposed was at the average for the Broadridge peer group. The Independent Directors concluded that the anticipated expenses were appropriate given the anticipated size and structure of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. The Independent Directors also considered the potential of the Advisor to achieve economies of scale as the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund grows in size. Based on all of the information they reviewed, the Independent Directors concluded that the proposed fee structure was reasonable and reflected a sharing of any economies of scale.

 

Ancillary Benefits.    The Independent Directors considered ancillary benefits to be received by the Advisor and its affiliates as a result of the relationship of the Advisor with the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, including compensation for certain compliance support services. The Independent Directors noted that, in addition to the fees the Advisor would receive under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor could receive additional benefits in connection with management of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund in the form of reports, research and other services from brokers and their affiliates in return for brokerage commissions paid to such brokers. The Independent Directors concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund were consistent with the services proposed to be provided by the Advisor to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

Conclusions.    Based on their overall review, including their consideration of each of the factors referred to above (and others), the Board and the Independent Directors approved the amendment to the Advisory Agreement with respect to the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund.

 

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

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

 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

The proxy voting guidelines of the Advisor are available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for a description of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines, it will deliver the description that is disclosed in the Company’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 Company, prepares and file Form N-PX with the SEC not later than August 31 of each year, which includes the Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 of that year. The Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for the Company’s proxy voting record, it will send the information disclosed in the Company’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 Company 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 Company files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available by calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy. You may also obtain the Company’s Form N-Q:

 

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

 

  2. By visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and photocopying it (Phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room).

 

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LOGO

TCWFunds
TCW Family of Funds
TCW Funds, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
800 FUND TCW
(800 386 3829)
www.TCW.com
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
TCW Investment Management Company LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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
DISTRIBUTOR
TCW Funds Distributors LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
DIRECTORS
Patrick C. Haden
Director and Chairman of the Board
Samuel P. Bell
Director
David S. DeVito
Director
John A. Gavin
Director
Peter McMillan
Director
Charles A. Parker
Director
Victoria B. Rogers
Director
Marc I. Stern
Director
Andrew Tarica
Director
OFFICERS
David S. DeVito
President and Chief Executive Officer
Meredith S. Jackson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Richard M. Villa
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey A. Engelsman
Chief Compliance Officer
Peter A. Brown
Senior Vice President
Patrick W. Dennis
Assistant Secretary
George N. Winn
Assistant Treasurer
TCW FAMILY OF FUNDS
EQUITY FUNDS
TCW Concentrated Value Fund
TCW Global Real Estate Fund
TCW Growth Equities Fund
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund
TCW Select Equities Fund
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund
ALLOCATION FUND
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
TCW Global Bond Fund
TCW High Yield Bond Fund
TCW Short Term Bond Fund
TCW Total Return Bond Fund
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund
TCW International Growth Fund
TCW International Small Cap Fund
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SEMI-ANNUAL
R E P O R T
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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
TCW Global Bond Fund
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April 30, 2016

 

Letter to Shareholders

     1   

Performance Summary

     4   

Schedules of Investments:

     5   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     5   

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (Consolidated)

     21   

TCW Global Bond Fund

     26   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     35   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     43   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     48   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     66   

Statements of Operations

     68   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     70   

Notes to Financial Statements

     73   

Financial Highlights

     99   

Shareholder Expenses

     110   

Proxy Voting Guidelines and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

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To Our Valued Shareholders

   

LOGO

  

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Dear Valued Investors,

I am pleased to present the semi-annual report for the TCW Funds, Inc. covering the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. I would like to express our appreciation for your continued investment in the TCW Funds as well as welcome new shareholders to our fund family. As of April 30, 2016, the TCW Funds held total net assets of approximately $18 billion.

 

This report contains information outlining the performance and a list of portfolio holdings as of April 30, 2016 for the TCW Funds’ Fixed Income Funds.

 

Economic Review and Market Environment

 

For a reporting period that saw considerable volatility finally give way to a vigorous, almost one-way rally since March, observers could be forgiven for assuming that a material change in the fundamental data had occurred and a consensus had developed for a vastly improved economic and market outlook. While the case for weakness and, thus, downside volatility was well-informed by sluggish GDP growth, sagging commodity demand, declining corporate profitability, and stingy wage gains (notwithstanding continued payroll expansion), the reversal could boast little in the way of contrasting evidence. So, if not the data, what was it that flipped a more than 10% loss on the S&P 500 Index from January through mid-February into an upturn that by April month-end had erased a 28% deficit experienced in the high yield energy sector? Again, as with seemingly every bout of volatility in memory, look no further than the words and actions of central bankers as they attempt to guide monetary policy in a challenging environment. The European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of Japan (BoJ), and People’s Bank of China each wielded various instruments of stimulus to bolster their economies. In particular, Japan took interest rates into negative terrain and Europe announced further rate cuts and quantitative easing measures, including the purchase of corporate bonds. For its part, while the Fed had been scaling back

expectations for tightening policy, including halving its December forecast for four rate hikes in 2016 to two, they took a decidedly more hawkish tone in April. Economic data released in April would appear to support the case for a potential rate hike in the near future. At least that is what the latest round of commentary by Fed officials would have you believe. Though with growth projected to be 2% an annualized basis, U.S. growth is barely half the level it was a generation ago and inflation is still trending below target. Despite this, the market re-priced the prospect of rate hikes in June and July to 24% and 54% respectively.

 

As the risk markets staged their price recovery since March, early-2016 losses in even some of the most challenged sectors in the credit markets were completely turned around by the end of April. High yield corporate bonds, which experienced an average price decline of more than $10 from the end of October to the low in mid-February, actually ended the reporting period nearly flat, posting a return of 2.4%. Investment grade credits did even better, returning 4.3%, while individual sectors such as metals and mining gained over 6%. However, despite the improving market sentiment in March and April, U.S. Treasury yields remained stubbornly low, with the 10-Year at 1.83% at the end of April, almost 40 basis points lower than the start of the report period and only 17 basis points higher than the February turning point. When all was said and done, the lower U.S. Treasury rates and declining risk premiums across the credit market since March produced a 2.8% return for the Barclays Aggregate Index. With the strong U.S. Treasury performance, agency residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) only just kept pace with U.S. Treasury returns. Somewhat surprisingly, the challenging early-2016 market environment weighed on non-agency MBS despite strong investor demand and steadily improving homeowner equity. Commercial MBS (CMBS), however, largely traded in line with the broader credit markets, recovering from losses in January by the end of April and advancing 2.9%.

 

 

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The Economy and Market Ahead

 

Notwithstanding the market comeback since March, there are reasons to believe the turnaround in sentiment is not sustainable. First, much of the ebb and flow during the period tracked oil prices. If this correlation holds, oil prices would need to be stable or higher to continue gratifying the markets. However, oil supply is expected to outstrip demand through 2016 and inventories remain high. Further, OPEC’s focus on retaining market share and inability to reach agreement on a production freeze will provide little boost to oil prices, which can only increase through production cuts, especially in the absence of increased global demand. The other reasons are a manifestation of ineffective central bank policies, insofar as fostering economic expansion versus market appreciation. In this regard, the split among FOMC members between the hawks and the doves is causing plenty of confusion in the markets. On the one hand, the Fed finally acknowledged in March that it is following rather than leading the markets as the early year market volatility weighted heavily on their decision to raise rates and justified lowering future rate hike expectations. On the other hand, the Fed’s recent attempts to convince the markets that June is a “live” meeting for a rate hike on the back of data that has not strengthened meaningfully since their last meeting, puts the Fed’s credibility on the line.

 

Finally, while the Fed has held off on a rate hike, the ECB and the BoJ took aggressive action to ease policy in light of weakening growth and falling inflation. While the rumors of these actions spurred market appreciation, their implementation met with a more muted impact, especially where intended, and the inability to foster price appreciation outside of the financial markets has many rightfully questioning the effectiveness of all central banks’ monetary policies. The sum of these factors poses significant downside risks for the markets, as the data has not altered our view that developed market growth will remain poor, with the U.S. stuck at a muddling pace of 2% or less. Episodic volatility is also likely to come from exogenous conditions: the U.S. Presidential election, a United Kingdom referendum on exiting the European Union and the always-unknown geopolitical developments.

To this view and an altered liquidity environment that demands proactive positioning, the Funds remain defensively oriented and prepared for better risk-adjusted return opportunities. The duration profile remains short, while sector positioning and issue selection have been conservative with yields below what we believe to be fair risk-adjusted value. The relative underweight to corporate credit was reduced on spread widening in January, with additions focused on “bendable” areas of the market – those which we believe have the resilience to withstand potential volatility. Corporate positioning remains focused on financials given limited re-leveraging risk and reasonable yields, while exposure to industrial credit remains selective, favoring asset-heavy companies with stable cash flows and strong balance sheets. High yield credit exposure in the Funds remain modest given the lack of attractive risk-adjusted value and a wariness of increasing defaults, though as this asset class unwinds and sentiment weakens further, opportunities should arise. Structured products continue to offer attractive risk-adjusted returns and protection, therefore representing an overweight position. Non-agency MBS is still among the most desirable asset classes given available yield and solid fundamentals, while CMBS and ABS holdings are focused on the senior most parts of the capital structure and high quality collateral, often with government guarantees. Finally, though agency MBS is a high quality, higher yielding, and fairly liquid alternative to U.S. Treasuries, yield compensation is still relatively small compared to history, thus informing a relative underweight.

 

Data sources for the discussion above include Barclays, Bloomberg, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch.

 

Two TCW Fixed Income Funds Receive 2016 Lipper Fund Awards

 

On March 31, 2016, two fixed income funds from the TCW Funds family were honored in the 2016 Lipper Fund Awards:

 

 

The TCW Total Return Bond Fund (TGLMX/TGMNX) was named best U.S. mortgage fund for the ten-year period ending 12/31/15.

 

 

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The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund (TGCFX/TGFNX) was named best core bond fund for the ten-year period ending 12/31/15.

 

The Lipper Fund Awards honor funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to peers. The Lipper Fund Awards take place in 23 countries throughout Asia, Europe, MENA and the Americas. The awards are part of the broader Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence program, which recognizes the world’s top analysts, brokerages, buy-side firms, funds and investor relations teams.

 

We know that you have many choices when it comes to the management of your financial assets. On behalf of everyone at TCW, I would like to thank you for making the

TCW Funds part of your long-term investment plan. We truly value our relationship with you. If you have any questions or require further information, I invite you to visit our website at www.tcw.com, or call our shareholder services department at 800-386-3829.

 

I look forward to further correspondence with you through our annual report later this year.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

    NAV     Six Months
Return as
of April 30,
2016
    Total Return  
        Annualized as of April 30, 2016 (1)  
        1-Year     5-Year     10-Year     Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund              

I Class

  $   11.21        2.43     1.91     3.65     6.18     6.34 % (2)      01/01/90  (3) 

N Class

  $ 11.18        2.23     1.50     3.31     5.85     5.47     03/01/99   
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund              

I Class

  $ 5.17        (1.89 )%      (17.40 )%      (11.45 )%      N/A        (10.57 )%      04/01/11   

N Class

  $ 5.18        (1.91 )%      (17.39 )%      (11.45 )%      N/A        (10.55 )%      04/01/11   
TCW Global Bond Fund              

I Class

  $ 10.02        4.13     2.70     N/A        N/A        2.94     12/01/11   

N Class

  $ 10.02        4.13     2.70     N/A        N/A        2.94     12/01/11   
TCW High Yield Bond Fund              

I Class

  $ 6.13        1.12     0.82     4.08     5.92     7.25 % (2)      02/01/89  (3) 

N Class

  $ 6.18        0.98     0.54     3.91     5.70     5.20     03/01/99   
TCW Short Term Bond Fund              

I Class

  $ 8.70        0.36     0.43     0.94     2.09     4.15 % (2)      02/01/90  (3) 
TCW Total Return Bond Fund              

I Class

  $ 10.29        1.95     2.27     5.11     7.12     6.80     06/17/93   

N Class

  $ 10.61        1.81     1.91     4.79     6.80     6.38     03/01/99   

 

(1) Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
(2) Performance data includes the performance of the predecessor limited partnership for periods before the Fund’s registration became effective. The predecessor limited partnership was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore, was not subjected to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the limited partnership had been registered under the 1940 Act, the limited partnership’s performance may have been lower.
(3) Inception date of the predecessor entity.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Corporate Bonds (22.8% of Net Assets)

  
    

Airlines (0.6%)

  
$ 2,066,132        

America West Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (01-1),
7.1%, due 10/02/22 (EETC)

   $ 2,205,596   
  43,980        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (00-2-A1),
7.707%, due 10/02/22 (EETC)

     47,705   
  1,004,070        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (07-1-A),
5.983%, due 10/19/23 (EETC)

     1,114,518   
  720,520        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (09-2-A1),
7.25%, due 05/10/21 (EETC)

     814,638   
  898,299        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (09-2-A1),
9%, due 01/08/18 (EETC)

     910,651   
  705,589        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (99-1-A),
6.545%, due 08/02/20 (EETC)

     751,011   
  498,452        

Northwest Airlines LLC Pass-Through Certificates, (01-1-A1),
7.041%, due 10/01/23 (EETC)

     548,297   
  507,904        

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (10-1A),
6.25%, due 10/22/24 (EETC)

     571,392   
  2,038,584        

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (12-1A),
5.9%, due 04/01/26 (EETC)

     2,316,341   
  829,149        

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (12-2-A),
4.625%, due 12/03/26 (EETC)

     890,299   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Airlines

     10,170,448   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Manufacturers (0.6%)

  
  3,000,000        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.569%, due 01/09/18 (1)

     2,993,067   
  3,000,000        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.7%, due 05/09/16

     3,000,375   
  450,000        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, due 12/15/16

     468,775   
  1,680,000        

General Motors Co., 6.6%, due 04/01/36

     1,967,425   
  2,500,000        

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.1%, due 01/15/19

     2,574,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Auto Manufacturers

     11,003,642   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (7.0%)

  
  1,500,000        

Bank of America Corp., 1.495%, due 04/01/19 (1)

     1,495,605   
  2,675,000        

Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, due 01/22/24

     2,840,714   
  1,100,000        

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, due 05/01/18

     1,182,457   
  5,395,000        

Bank of America Corp., 5.7%, due 01/24/22

     6,207,099   
  4,000,000        

Bank of America Corp., 6.875%, due 04/25/18

     4,391,488   
  1,000,000        

Bank of America N.A., 0.934%, due 06/15/17 (1)

     995,307   
  1,250,000        

Bank of America N.A., 5.3%, due 03/15/17

     1,292,588   
  5,300,000        

Bank of America N.A., 6.1%, due 06/15/17

     5,564,098   
  4,185,000        

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 2.5%, due 04/15/21

     4,276,872   
  250,000        

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 3.65%, due 03/16/25

     241,986   
  3,695,000        

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 4.375%, due 01/12/26

     3,741,694   
  5,450,000        

Capital One N.A., 2.35%, due 08/17/18

     5,524,406   
  1,000,000        

Chase Capital VI, 1.24%, due 08/01/28 (1)

     787,500   
  1,930,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 1.598%, due 07/25/16 (1)

     1,933,165   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Banks (Continued)

  
$ 5,000,000        

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., 3.8%, due 09/15/22

   $ 5,046,640   
  2,000,000        

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey, Ltd., (144A), 4.55%, due 04/17/26 (2)

     2,045,946   
  2,666,000        

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE, 3.1%, due 06/04/20

     2,719,415   
  1,500,000        

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE, 4.2%, due 08/08/23

     1,573,536   
  1,495,000        

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE, 7%, due 04/15/20

     1,695,773   
  475,000        

First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital I, 1.17%, due 02/01/27 (1)

     378,554   
  1,500,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.236%, due 11/29/23 (1)

     1,494,701   
  5,000,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.625%, due 04/25/21

     5,030,379   
  1,000,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.85%, due 07/08/24

     1,042,449   
  1,000,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.25%, due 07/27/21

     1,131,415   
  2,000,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.95%, due 01/18/18

     2,140,740   
  50,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6%, due 06/15/20

     57,074   
  1,550,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.15%, due 04/01/18

     1,675,556   
  4,000,000        

HBOS PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 6.75%, due 05/21/18 (2)

     4,329,742   
  4,100,000        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.55%, due 10/29/20

     4,160,176   
  1,500,000        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.15%, due 07/05/16

     1,506,569   
  475,000        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.25%, due 02/01/18

     520,409   
  2,000,000        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 0.962%, due 06/13/16 (1)

     2,000,307   
  500,000        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 5.875%, due 06/13/16

     502,725   
  3,875,000        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 6%, due 10/01/17

     4,116,300   
  730,000        

JPMorgan Chase Capital XIII, 1.579%, due 09/30/34 (1)

     532,900   
  5,750,000        

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI, 1.587%, due 01/15/87 (1)

     4,075,312   
  2,000,000        

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.618%, due 05/15/77 (1)

     1,385,000   
  850,000        

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 5.8%, due 01/13/20 (2)

     961,421   
  2,750,000        

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (Australia), (144A), 6.625%, due 04/07/21 (2)

     3,131,991   
  1,290,000        

Morgan Stanley, 1.083%, due 10/18/16 (1)

     1,291,161   
  3,495,000        

Morgan Stanley, 2.5%, due 04/21/21

     3,505,670   
  1,500,000        

Morgan Stanley, 4.75%, due 03/22/17

     1,546,600   
  575,000        

Morgan Stanley, 5.45%, due 01/09/17

     591,872   
  600,000        

Morgan Stanley, 5.5%, due 07/24/20

     671,958   
  1,750,000        

Morgan Stanley, 5.625%, due 09/23/19

     1,950,036   
  975,000        

Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, due 04/01/18

     1,064,086   
  375,000        

Morgan Stanley, 7.3%, due 05/13/19

     432,192   
  1,735,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom), 4.8%, due 04/05/26

     1,774,757   
  875,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), 6.1%, due 06/10/23

     910,198   
  3,305,000        

UBS AG (Switzerland), 1.8%, due 03/26/18

     3,317,714   
  1,630,000        

UBS Group Funding Jersey, Ltd., (144A), 4.125%, due 09/24/25 (2)

     1,674,812   
  2,355,000        

Wells Fargo & Co., 2.6%, due 07/22/20

     2,413,890   
  6,930,000        

Wells Fargo & Co., 3%, due 04/22/26

     6,915,676   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     121,790,631   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (0.4%)

  
  3,108,000        

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.65%, due 02/01/26

     3,279,029   
  2,592,000        

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.9%, due 02/01/46

     2,951,575   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Beverages

     6,230,604   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Biotechnology (0.6%)

  
$ 1,855,000        

Amgen, Inc., 5.15%, due 11/15/41

   $ 2,120,072   
  2,450,000        

Biogen, Inc., 5.2%, due 09/15/45

     2,793,659   
  2,400,000        

Celgene Corp., 3.875%, due 08/15/25

     2,533,287   
  3,000,000        

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.25%, due 09/01/22

     3,185,319   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Biotechnology

     10,632,337   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (0.0%)

  
  101,000        

Rohm and Haas Co., 6%, due 09/15/17

     107,226   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services (0.3%)

  
  4,185,000        

Catholic Health Initiatives, 4.2%, due 08/01/23

     4,548,141   
       

 

 

 
    

Computers (0.3%)

  
  4,045,000        

Apple, Inc., 4.65%, due 02/23/46

     4,459,459   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (0.7%)

  
  747,000        

GE Capital International Funding Co., (144A), 3.373%, due 11/15/25 (2)

     798,890   
  1,000,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 6.75%, due 09/01/16 (2)

     1,020,000   
  4,000,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 7.125%, due 09/01/18 (2)

     4,385,000   
  4,000,000        

Protective Life Global Funding, (144A), 1.722%, due 04/15/19 (2)

     4,007,564   
  2,270,000        

Visa, Inc., 3.15%, due 12/14/25

     2,384,597   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Diversified Financial Services

     12,596,051   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric (2.1%)

  
  1,500,000        

Appalachian Power Co., 4.45%, due 06/01/45

     1,559,187   
  2,205,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 4.5%, due 02/01/45

     2,456,723   
  1,800,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 5.95%, due 05/15/37

     2,266,478   
  4,000,000        

Dominion Resources, Inc., 4.104%, due 04/01/21

     4,083,614   
  2,250,000        

El Paso Electric Co., 3.3%, due 12/15/22

     2,216,542   
  2,000,000        

Entergy Corp., 4.7%, due 01/15/17

     2,032,934   
  3,000,000        

Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 3.1%, due 07/01/23

     3,037,665   
  2,000,000        

Exelon Corp., (144A), 3.95%, due 06/15/25 (2)

     2,139,913   
  1,585,000        

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, (144A), 4.35%, due 01/15/25 (2)

     1,685,278   
  1,000,000        

Indiana Michigan Power Co., 4.55%, due 03/15/46

     1,058,483   
  1,100,000        

KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co., 8.27%, due 11/15/21

     1,333,722   
  3,300,000        

Metropolitan Edison Co., (144A), 3.5%, due 03/15/23 (2)

     3,382,378   
  1,000,000        

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., (144A), 2.721%, due 11/28/22 (2)

     1,007,580   
  400,000        

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.8%, due 01/15/19

     453,277   
  150,000        

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.25%, due 09/30/40

     173,693   
  2,545,000        

Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 7.95%, due 05/15/18

     2,847,626   
  1,980,000        

Puget Energy, Inc., 6%, due 09/01/21

     2,259,249   
  1,000,000        

Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.45%, due 01/15/19

     1,107,705   
  1,000,000        

Tucson Electric Power Co., 5.15%, due 11/15/21

     1,109,096   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electric

     36,211,143   
       

 

 

 
    

Energy-Alternate Sources (0.1%)

  
  1,199,047        

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, (144A), 7%, due 06/30/35 (2)(3)

     1,244,523   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Food (0.2%)

  
  $  2,467,000        

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., (144A), 1.6%, due 06/30/17 (2)

   $ 2,475,780   
  143,000        

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.375%, due 02/10/20

     160,943   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food

     2,636,723   
       

 

 

 
    

Gas (0.4%)

  
  460,000        

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.15%, due 05/01/16

     460,000   
  1,750,000        

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.25%, due 02/01/37

     2,048,420   
  3,265,000        

KeySpan Gas East Corp., (144A), 5.819%, due 04/01/41 (2)

     3,908,992   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Gas

     6,417,412   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Products (0.0%)

  
  250,000        

Covidien International Finance S.A. (Ireland), 6%, due 10/15/17

     267,995   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Services (1.3%)

  
  175,000        

Anthem, Inc., 5.875%, due 06/15/17

     183,789   
  2,545,000        

Hartford HealthCare Corp., 5.746%, due 04/01/44

     2,972,248   
  3,000,000        

North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Care, Inc., 4.8%, due 11/01/42

     3,105,008   
  1,305,000        

North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Care, Inc., 6.15%, due 11/01/43

     1,707,569   
  3,000,000        

NYU Hospitals Center, 4.428%, due 07/01/42

     3,082,977   
  60,000        

NYU Hospitals Center, 5.75%, due 07/01/43

     72,278   
  3,860,000        

Providence Health & Services Obligated Group, 1.575%, due 10/01/17 (1)

     3,873,103   
  3,290,000        

Saint Barnabas Health Care System, 4%, due 07/01/28

     3,302,338   
  2,270,000        

Sutter Health, 2.286%, due 08/15/53

     2,235,950   
  2,460,000        

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.625%, due 07/15/35

     2,785,479   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Healthcare-Services

     23,320,739   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (1.5%)

  
  2,500,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.4%, due 05/15/42

     2,733,794   
  2,500,000        

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.125%, due 03/15/26

     2,605,946   
  1,625,000        

Farmers Exchange Capital, (144A), 7.2%, due 07/15/48 (2)

     1,960,716   
  2,250,000        

Farmers Exchange Capital II, (144A), 6.151%, due 11/01/53 (1)(2)

     2,328,725   
  800,000        

MetLife, Inc., 4.368%, due 09/15/23

     879,338   
  300,000        

MetLife, Inc., 5.7%, due 06/15/35

     356,346   
  2,300,000        

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, (144A), 1.158%, due 07/15/16 (1)(2)

     2,302,201   
  3,460,000        

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, (144A), 3.875%, due 04/11/22 (2)

     3,717,393   
  4,000,000        

Pricoa Global Funding I, (144A), 1.6%, due 05/29/18 (2)

     4,018,884   
  1,000,000        

Prudential Financial, Inc., 4.5%, due 11/15/20

     1,099,394   
  4,850,000        

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, (144A), 6.45%, due 12/15/65 (1)(2)

     4,898,500   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Insurance

     26,901,237   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (0.3%)

  
  4,130,000        

CCO Safari II LLC, (144A), 4.908%, due 07/23/25 (2)

     4,458,835   
  200,000        

NBCUniversal Media LLC, 5.15%, due 04/30/20

     227,695   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Media

     4,686,530   
       

 

 

 
    

Mining (0.0%)

  
  300,000        

Southern Copper Corp. (Peru), 7.5%, due 07/27/35

     324,215   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (0.2%)

  
  $     565,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.001%, due 05/05/26 (1)

   $ 523,762   
  3,315,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.098%, due 08/15/36 (1)

     2,787,375   
  287,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 3.15%, due 09/07/22

     305,643   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     3,616,780   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil & Gas (0.1%)

  
  250,000        

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, due 09/15/16

     255,312   
  1,000,000        

Noble Energy, Inc., 5.05%, due 11/15/44

     947,500   
  1,250,000        

Shell International Finance BV (Netherlands), 4.375%, due 05/11/45

     1,331,638   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil & Gas

     2,534,450   
       

 

 

 
    

Packaging & Containers (0.1%)

  
  1,500,000        

Amcor Finance USA, Inc., (144A), 3.625%, due 04/28/26 (2)

     1,516,420   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (0.5%)

  
  2,000,000        

AbbVie, Inc., 4.7%, due 05/14/45

     2,130,952   
  1,997,000        

Actavis Funding SCS (Luxembourg), 2.45%, due 06/15/19

     2,022,265   
  1,000,000        

Actavis Funding SCS (Luxembourg), 4.55%, due 03/15/35

     1,003,447   
  2,600,000        

Actavis Funding SCS (Luxembourg), 4.75%, due 03/15/45

     2,640,240   
  1,500,000        

Novartis Capital Corp. (Switzerland), 4%, due 11/20/45

     1,639,068   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     9,435,972   
       

 

 

 
    

Pipelines (1.5%)

  
  1,000,000        

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 5%, due 10/01/21

     1,036,899   
  2,000,000        

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 5.875%, due 10/15/25

     2,114,362   
  3,500,000        

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.95%, due 10/01/43

     3,208,922   
  2,000,000        

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.15%, due 06/01/25

     1,727,416   
  1,125,000        

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.9%, due 05/15/46

     1,144,049   
  2,000,000        

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, (144A), 3.875%, due 07/15/22 (2)

     1,990,643   
  250,000        

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, (144A), 7.9%, due 05/15/19 (2)

     281,454   
  675,000        

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. LP, 7%, due 06/15/18

     719,927   
  825,000        

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. LP, 8.125%, due 06/01/19

     877,214   
  2,350,000        

Ruby Pipeline LLC, (144A), 6%, due 04/01/22 (2)

     2,292,429   
  2,590,000        

Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC, 7.35%, due 02/15/31

     2,605,210   
  3,245,000        

Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.5%, due 03/15/45

     3,110,157   
  2,000,000        

TC PipeLines LP, 4.375%, due 03/13/25

     1,864,713   
  2,090,000        

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8.375%, due 06/15/32

     2,156,686   
  375,000        

TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd. (Canada), 6.1%, due 06/01/40

     439,475   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pipelines

     25,569,556   
       

 

 

 
    

Real Estate (0.1%)

  
  850,000        

Post Apartment Homes LP, 4.75%, due 10/15/17

     877,622   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (2.2%)

  
  2,250,000        

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 4.6%, due 04/01/22

     2,418,438   
  3,000,000        

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 2.95%, due 09/15/22

     3,057,807   
  1,000,000        

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.95%, due 01/15/21

     1,075,996   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

REIT (Continued)

  
$ 2,200,000        

Boston Properties LP, 5.875%, due 10/15/19

   $ 2,471,689   
  4,250,000        

Duke Realty LP, 5.95%, due 02/15/17

     4,394,440   
  2,295,000        

HCP, Inc., 3.875%, due 08/15/24

     2,272,589   
  1,500,000        

HCP, Inc., 5.625%, due 05/01/17

     1,554,011   
  2,900,000        

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 5.75%, due 01/15/21

     3,242,425   
  1,459,000        

Highwoods Realty LP, 7.5%, due 04/15/18

     1,596,934   
  2,440,000        

SL Green Realty Corp., 5%, due 08/15/18

     2,558,297   
  1,000,000        

SL Green Realty Corp., 7.75%, due 03/15/20

     1,172,707   
  1,500,000        

Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp., 2.7%, due 04/01/20

     1,512,662   
  3,000,000        

Vereit Operating Partnership LP, 2%, due 02/06/17

     3,010,500   
  2,340,000        

WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (Australia), (144A),
1.75%, due 09/15/17 
(2)

     2,337,615   
  605,000        

Welltower, Inc., 3.75%, due 03/15/23

     612,643   
  545,000        

Welltower, Inc., 4.95%, due 01/15/21

     593,641   
  3,400,000        

Welltower, Inc., 6.125%, due 04/15/20

     3,856,766   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     37,739,160   
       

 

 

 
    

Retail (0.4%)

  
  1,960,000        

CVS Health Corp., 5.125%, due 07/20/45

     2,304,171   
  2,100,000        

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.75%, due 10/02/43

     2,496,266   
  3,000,000        

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 1.068%, due 05/18/16 (1)

     3,000,504   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Retail

     7,800,941   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (0.3%)

  
  3,440,000        

Microsoft Corp., 3.125%, due 11/03/25

     3,616,886   
  2,000,000        

Microsoft Corp., 3.75%, due 02/12/45

     1,996,404   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     5,613,290   
       

 

 

 
    

Telecommunications (0.9%)

  
  2,400,000        

AT&T, Inc., 4.125%, due 02/17/26

     2,580,278   
  1,500,000        

AT&T, Inc., 4.75%, due 05/15/46

     1,517,438   
  1,500,000        

AT&T, Inc., 5.35%, due 09/01/40

     1,621,159   
  739,000        

AT&T, Inc., 6.5%, due 09/01/37

     902,194   
  1,500,000        

Qwest Corp., 7.25%, due 09/15/25

     1,627,759   
  2,000,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.382%, due 09/14/18 (1)

     2,053,492   
  1,439,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.272%, due 01/15/36

     1,446,711   
  600,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.522%, due 09/15/48

     611,476   
  2,000,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.862%, due 08/21/46

     2,139,994   
  1,250,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, due 09/15/23

     1,439,346   
  125,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.25%, due 04/01/37

     150,437   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Telecommunications

     16,090,284   
       

 

 

 
    

Transportation (0.1%)

  
  1,210,000        

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, due 04/01/45

     1,284,053   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $383,080,385)

     395,627,584   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Municipal Bonds (0.7%)

  
$ 1,500,000        

City of New York, General Obligation Unlimited, 5.047%, due 10/01/24

   $ 1,761,285   
  1,250,000        

City of New York, General Obligation Unlimited, 5.517%, due 10/01/37

     1,550,212   
  790,000        

Fiscal Year 2005 Securitization Corp., Special Obligation Bond for the City of New York, 4.93%, due 04/01/20

     848,800   
  3,000,000        

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured Revenue Bond, 5.572%, due 11/01/38

     3,785,520   
  2,000,000        

New York City Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bond, 5.882%, due 06/15/44

     2,732,600   
  730,000        

New York State, Build America Bonds, General Obligation Unlimited, 5.817%, due 10/01/31

     828,010   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $10,965,471)

     11,506,427   
       

 

 

 
    

Foreign Government Bonds (Cost: $198,419) (0.0%)

  
  200,000        

Province of Manitoba (Canada), 4.9%, due 12/06/16

     204,576   
       

 

 

 
    

Asset-Backed Securities (8.1%)

  
  1,878,635        

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC (13-3A-A), (144A), 4.08%, due 01/17/73 (2)

     1,946,676   
  2,220,595        

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC (14-2A-A), (144A), 3.61%, due 01/17/73 (2)

     2,181,062   
  2,800,000        

Academic Loan Funding Trust (12-1A-A2), (144A), 1.539%, due 12/27/44 (1)(2)

     2,718,216   
  2,830,000        

BA Credit Card Trust (14-A3-A), 0.723%, due 01/15/20 (1)

     2,833,671   
  1,000,000        

Babson CLO, Ltd. (14-IIA-A), (144A), 2.023%, due 10/17/26 (1)(2)

     994,790   
  1,000,000        

Babson CLO, Ltd. (15-IA-A), (144A), 2.064%, due 04/20/27 (1)(2)

     995,760   
  1,600,000        

Ballyrock CLO, Ltd. (14-1A-A1), (144A), 2.114%, due 10/20/26 (1)(2)

     1,591,053   
  1,841,708        

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (06-4A-A1), (144A), 0.669%, due 12/25/36 (1)(2)

     1,531,323   
  1,461,334        

Brazos Education Loan Authority, Inc. (12-1-A1), 1.139%, due 12/26/35 (1)

     1,406,782   
  646,320        

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (06-2-A9), 0.64%, due 12/26/24 (1)

     619,980   
  675,000        

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (10-1-A2), 1.829%, due 02/25/35 (1)

     635,865   
  1,695,000        

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (11-1-A3), 1.679%, due 11/25/33 (1)

     1,656,033   
  4,160,000        

Chase Issuance Trust (15-A6-A6), 0.683%, due 05/15/19 (1)

     4,162,962   
  4,070,000        

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust (14-A3-A3), 0.637%, due 05/09/18 (1)

     4,070,210   
  173,889        

College Loan Corp. Trust (05-2-A3), 0.758%, due 04/15/25 (1)

     173,514   
  3,960,000        

Dryden Senior Loan Fund (15-37A-A), (144A), 2.128%, due 04/15/27 (1)(2)

     3,960,678   
  2,626,166        

Educational Funding of the South, Inc. (11-1-A2), 1.288%, due 04/25/35 (1)

     2,571,490   
  1,235,642        

Educational Services of America, Inc. (12-2-A), (144A), 1.169%, due 04/25/39 (1)(2)

     1,198,612   
  2,500,000        

Flatiron CLO, Ltd. (14-1A-A1), (144A), 2.013%, due 07/17/26 (1)(2)

     2,490,217   
  2,907,079        

GCO Education Loan Funding Master Trust (06-2AR-A1RN), (144A),
1.089%, due 08/27/46 
(1)(2)

     2,666,016   
  550,890        

GE Business Loan Trust (04-2A-A), (144A), 0.653%, due 12/15/32 (1)(2)

     543,247   
  2,545,125        

Global SC Finance SRL (14-1A-A2), (144A), 3.09%, due 07/17/29 (2)

     2,386,341   
  2,695,551        

Higher Education Funding I (14-1-A), (144A), 1.679%, due 05/25/34 (1)(2)

     2,618,755   
  598,671        

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust (13-3-A3), 0.77%, due 05/15/17

     598,545   
  4,160,000        

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust (15-4-A2), 0.82%, due 07/23/18

     4,152,643   
  3,600,000        

Limerock CLO II, Ltd. (14-2A-A), (144A), 2.133%, due 04/18/26 (1)(2)

     3,583,498   
  3,400,000        

Magnetite XI, Ltd. (14-11A-A1), (144A), 2.083%, due 01/18/27 (1)(2)

     3,398,443   
  3,260,000        

Magnetite XII, Ltd. (15-12A-A), (144A), 2.128%, due 04/15/27 (1)(2)

     3,260,204   
  2,400,000        

Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp. (12-1-A3),
1.489%, due 07/20/43 
(1)

     2,266,175   
  5,018,022        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-2-A), 1.079%, due 03/25/83 (1)

     4,740,149   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  
$ 5,060,022        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-3-A), 1.059%, due 03/25/83 (1)

   $ 4,788,398   
  2,480,928        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-4-A), 1.059%, due 03/25/83 (1)

     2,346,796   
  3,998,488        

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (11-1A-A), (144A), 1.289%, due 02/25/43 (1)(2)

     3,898,223   
  2,965,000        

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (14-4A-A2), (144A), 1.389%, due 11/25/43 (1)(2)

     2,666,835   
  7,175,000        

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (15-2A-A2), (144A), 1.039%, due 09/25/42 (1)(2)

     6,784,806   
  4,120,000        

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust (15-C-A2A), 0.87%, due 11/15/18

     4,113,849   
  2,996,005        

PHEAA Student Loan Trust (15-1A-A), (144A), 1.039%, due 10/25/41 (1)(2)

     2,851,051   
  2,188,393        

SLC Student Loan Trust (05-3-B), 0.884%, due 06/15/40 (1)

     1,818,725   
  1,853,031        

SLM Student Loan Trust (04-10-A5B), (144A), 1.038%, due 04/25/23 (1)(2)

     1,851,467   
  1,055,973        

SLM Student Loan Trust (05-6-B), 0.928%, due 01/25/44 (1)

     893,370   
  1,081,136        

SLM Student Loan Trust (06-10-B), 0.858%, due 03/25/44 (1)

     878,003   
  3,400,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (06-2-A6), 0.808%, due 01/25/41 (1)

     2,989,185   
  3,400,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (06-8-A6), 0.798%, due 01/25/41 (1)

     2,970,033   
  1,085,495        

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-1-B), 0.858%, due 01/27/42 (1)

     897,483   
  579,594        

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-6-B), 1.488%, due 04/27/43 (1)

     494,121   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-2-B), 1.838%, due 01/25/29 (1)

     593,360   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-3-B), 1.838%, due 04/25/29 (1)

     594,569   
  8,380,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-4-A4), 2.288%, due 07/25/22 (1)

     8,361,704   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-4-B), 2.488%, due 04/25/29 (1)

     647,946   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-5-B), 2.488%, due 07/25/29 (1)

     640,794   
  5,746,064        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-6-A3), 1.388%, due 01/25/19 (1)

     5,738,990   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-6-B), 2.488%, due 07/25/29 (1)

     654,264   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-7-B), 2.488%, due 07/25/29 (1)

     628,376   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-8-B), 2.888%, due 10/25/29 (1)

     677,745   
  5,368,485        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-A), 2.138%, due 04/25/23 (1)

     5,342,038   
  710,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-B), 2.888%, due 10/25/29 (1)

     673,567   
  2,000,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (11-2-A2), 1.639%, due 10/25/34 (1)

     1,927,534   
  2,600,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (12-7-A3), 1.089%, due 05/26/26 (1)

     2,481,604   
  2,039,622        

SLM Student Loan Trust (13-4-A), 0.989%, due 06/25/27 (1)

     1,944,428   
  1,350,000        

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust (15-A-A3), 1.12%, due 02/15/19

     1,351,287   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $143,635,644)

     140,453,461   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (3.9%)

  

  3,400,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K151-A3), 3.511%, due 04/25/30

     3,635,342   
  1,881,960        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KF02-A3), 1.067%, due 07/25/20 (1)

     1,880,652   
  705,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KSCT-A2), 4.285%, due 01/25/20

     774,247   
  1,173,594        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #464959, 4.12%, due 04/01/20

     1,276,047   
  3,045,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #467944, 4.25%, due 04/01/21

     3,369,900   
  1,790,668        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #468048, 4.41%, due 05/01/21

     1,987,950   
  628,175        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #745935, 5.775%, due 08/01/16

     628,569   
  2,305,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AE0134, 4.399%, due 02/01/20

     2,531,181   
  3,497,364        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AE0918, 3.664%, due 10/01/20

     3,744,785   
  2,011,732        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #Al0151, 4.383%, due 04/01/21

     2,218,198   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$ 5,512,005        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL6829, 2.965%, due 05/01/27

   $ 5,764,351   
  2,305,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AM1551, 2.44%, due 12/01/23

     2,363,001   
  3,300,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AM4125, 3.74%, due 08/01/23

     3,630,989   
  2,414,800        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #FN0000, 3.584%, due 09/01/20

     2,591,378   
  3,204,870        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #FN0001, 3.766%, due 12/01/20

     3,477,648   
  2,293,203        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #FN0003, 4.283%, due 01/01/21

     2,523,726   
  3,104,001        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AM9536, 3.34%, due 08/01/30

     3,283,254   
  3,265,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AM9793, 3.12%, due 10/01/27

     3,432,189   
  2,424,334        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AN0245, 3.42%, due 11/01/35

     2,532,354   
  1,635,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AN0564, 3.2%, due 03/01/31

     1,695,403   
  2,385,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AN1032, 2.86%, due 03/01/26

     2,477,157   
  3,250,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AN1089, 2.74%, due 03/01/26

     3,348,701   
  3,512,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool#AN1282, 3.01%, due 04/01/28

     3,706,015   
  4,318,625        

Federal National Mortgage Association (14-M12 FA), 0.755%, due 10/25/21 (ACES) (1)

     4,290,242   
  1,354,651        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (11-C1-2A), 0.963%, due 03/09/21 (1)

     1,347,472   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $67,780,521)

     68,510,751   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (2.7%)

  

  1,630,000        

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust (13-375P-A), (144A), 3.251%, due 05/10/35 (2)

     1,711,126   
  1,515,000        

COMM Mortgage Trust (13-300P-A1), (144A), 4.353%, due 08/10/30 (2)

     1,698,156   
  400,000        

COMM Mortgage Trust (14-277P-A), (144A), 3.732%, due 08/10/49 (1)(2)

     429,558   
  1,650,000        

COMM Mortgage Trust (15-3BP-A), (144A), 3.178%, due 02/10/35 (2)

     1,713,251   
  1,635,000        

COMM Mortgage Trust (16-787S-A), (144A), 3.545%, due 02/10/36 (1)(2)

     1,722,385   
  5,867,000        

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust (99-C2-G), 6%, due 11/17/32

     6,160,982   
  2,190,000        

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. (07-C1-A4), 5.543%, due 12/10/49

     2,237,423   
  2,860,346        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (06-CB16-A4),
5.552%, due 05/12/45

     2,866,964   
  1,235,844        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (06-LDP8-A1A),
5.397%, due 05/15/45

     1,238,873   
  71,429        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (11-C3-A2), (144A),
3.673%, due 02/15/46 
(2)

     71,776   
  4,570,000        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (11-C3-A3), (144A),
4.388%, due 02/15/46 
(2)

     4,761,942   
  1,635,000        

Liberty Street Trust (16-225L-A), (144A), 3.597%, due 02/10/36 (2)

     1,747,963   
  46,174        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-HQ12-A5), 5.903%, due 04/12/49 (1)

     46,200   
  632,901        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (11-C3-A2), 3.224%, due 07/15/49

     634,380   
  1,505,000        

OBP Depositor LLC Trust (10-OBP-A), (144A), 4.646%, due 07/15/45 (2)

     1,655,650   
  1,555,000        

RBS Commercial Funding, Inc. (13-GSP-A), (144A), 3.961%, due 01/13/32 (1)(2)

     1,685,909   
  1,710,000        

SFAVE Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (15-5AVE-A1), (144A),
3.872%, due 01/05/43 
(1)(2)

     1,637,628   
  1,250,000        

VNDO Mortgage Trust (12-6AVE-A), (144A), 2.996%, due 11/15/30 (2)

     1,294,224   
  4,300,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (11-C4-A3), (144A), 4.394%, due 06/15/44 (2)

     4,526,746   
  3,600,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (11-C5-A4), 3.667%, due 11/15/44

     3,873,051   
  2,800,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C7-A2), 3.431%, due 06/15/45

     2,988,484   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$ 2,275,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (12-C8-A3), 3.001%, due 08/15/45

   $ 2,372,185   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $47,214,651)

     47,074,856   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (23.7%)

  

  247,370        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2439-KZ), 6.5%, due 04/15/32

     281,647   
  615,682        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2575-FD), 0.883%, due 02/15/33 (PAC) (1)

     616,807   
  382,541        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2662-MT), 4.5%, due 08/15/33 (TAC)

     406,527   
  7,062,630        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (277-30), 3%, due 09/15/42

     7,215,923   
  137,605        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3315-S), 5.977%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     18,157   
  811,526        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3339-JS), 40.022%, due 07/15/37 (I/F) (1)

     1,648,375   
  698,167        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3351-ZC), 5.5%, due 07/15/37

     784,628   
  1,098,060        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3380-SM), 5.977%, due 10/15/37 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     202,515   
  718,312        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3382-FL), 1.133%, due 11/15/37 (1)

     722,428   
  3,457,680        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3439-SC), 5.467%, due 04/15/38 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     609,388   
  1,530,376        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3578-DI), 6.217%, due 04/15/36 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     261,778   
  4,486,386        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (4139-PA), 2.5%, due 11/15/41 (PAC)

     4,581,401   
  54,955        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #1A1127, 2.64%, due 01/01/37 (1)

     56,276   
  3,354,800        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A97179, 4.5%, due 03/01/41

     3,736,934   
  15,021        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15026, 5%, due 06/01/19

     15,487   
  9,637        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15591, 5%, due 07/01/19

     10,040   
  22,263        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #C90526, 5.5%, due 02/01/22

     24,753   
  3,813,276        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G06360, 4%, due 03/01/41

     4,154,183   
  2,977,569        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G06498, 4%, due 04/01/41

     3,232,862   
  2,093,270        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G06499, 4%, due 03/01/41

     2,268,418   
  1,019,803        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G06620, 4.5%, due 07/01/41

     1,115,768   
  2,214,461        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07849, 3.5%, due 05/01/44

     2,340,171   
  14,415,062        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07924, 3.5%, due 01/01/45

     15,216,809   
  9,240,696        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08676, 3.5%, due 11/01/45

     9,690,678   
  7,308,547        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08677, 4%, due 11/01/45

     7,816,449   
  3,002,580        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08686, 3%, due 01/01/46

     3,077,819   
  5,183,130        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08687, 3.5%, due 01/01/46

     5,435,526   
  11,561,095        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08688, 4%, due 01/01/46

     12,364,259   
  10,862,225        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08692, 3%, due 02/01/46

     11,133,540   
  16,424,530        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08693, 3.5%, due 02/01/46

     17,224,333   
  6,317,782        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08694, 4%, due 02/01/46

     6,756,690   
  7,925,960        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08697, 3%, due 03/01/46

     8,127,738   
  10,753,430        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08698, 3.5%, due 03/01/46

     11,277,075   
  10,445,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08701, 3%, due 04/01/46

     10,710,894   
  14,875,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08702, 3.5%, due 04/01/46

     15,599,348   
  5,355,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08703, 4%, due 04/01/46 (4)

     5,736,544   
  2,443,775        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18582, 3%, due 01/01/31

     2,559,663   
  3,292,892        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18592, 3%, due 03/01/31

     3,447,699   
  15,011,725        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60080, 3.5%, due 06/01/45

     15,846,657   
  5,268,958        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60238, 3.5%, due 10/01/45

     5,562,010   
  2,058,506        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60344, 4%, due 12/01/45

     2,225,645   
  3,286,182        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #Q05261, 3.5%, due 12/01/41

     3,479,887   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$ 5,175,926        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #Q20178, 3.5%, due 07/01/43

   $ 5,491,619   
  246,287        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-14-SH), 26.289%, due 03/25/30 (I/F) (1)

     415,187   
  335,154        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-34-FV), 0.939%, due 08/25/31 (1)

     339,299   
  163        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-62-MA), 3.5%, due 07/25/33

     163   
  2,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-W10-A6), 5.75%, due 08/25/34 (PAC)

     2,325,390   
  1,353,410        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-89-GF), 0.959%, due 09/25/37 (1)

     1,358,150   
  264,380        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-30-SA),
6.411%, due 04/25/38 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     46,022   
  360,659        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-62-SN),
5.761%, due 07/25/38 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     52,734   
  3,199,509        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-64-TB), 4%, due 08/25/29

     3,355,913   
  166,440        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-68-SA),
6.311%, due 09/25/39 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     30,901   
  2,601,145        

Federal National Mortgage Association (10-26-AS),
5.891%, due 03/25/40 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     416,905   
  4,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (11-111-DB), 4%, due 11/25/41

     4,408,731   
  25,414        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254634, 5.5%, due 02/01/23

     28,462   
  20,435        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #596686, 6.5%, due 11/01/31

     23,034   
  58,866        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #725275, 4%, due 03/01/19

     61,311   
  91,966        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #727575, 5%, due 06/01/33

     101,235   
  106,101        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #748751, 5.5%, due 10/01/33

     116,182   
  1,758,128        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB2127, 3.5%, due 01/01/26

     1,868,842   
  1,744,473        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB3679, 3.5%, due 10/01/41

     1,843,835   
  3,092,766        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB3685, 4%, due 10/01/41

     3,345,699   
  2,462,986        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB3864, 3.5%, due 11/01/41

     2,605,549   
  5,118,629        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB4045, 3.5%, due 12/01/41

     5,427,532   
  3,796,960        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AC1604, 4%, due 08/01/39

     4,136,461   
  1,040,162        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0209, 4.5%, due 05/01/41

     1,158,968   
  1,385,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0851, 6%, due 10/01/40

     1,582,034   
  4,787,455        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1561, 3%, due 09/01/33

     4,995,223   
  8,181,198        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1584, 3.5%, due 09/01/33

     8,692,203   
  8,923,817        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1608, 3.5%, due 10/01/33

     9,481,207   
  1,755,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 2.5% (5)

     1,803,708   
  5,735,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3% (5)

     5,991,731   
  12,955,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3% (5)

     13,281,404   
  24,670,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3.5% (5)

     25,855,320   
  16,945,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4% (5)

     18,107,321   
  11,985,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.5% (5)

     13,051,009   
  858,969        

Government National Mortgage Association (04-30-UC), 5.5%, due 02/20/34 (PAC)

     899,668   
  633,712        

Government National Mortgage Association (08-27-SI),
6.031%, due 03/20/38 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     117,987   
  2,470,972        

Government National Mortgage Association (08-81-S),
5.761%, due 09/20/38 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     454,178   
  1,050,909        

Government National Mortgage Association (09-66-UF), 1.436%, due 08/16/39 (1)

     1,071,463   
  3,963,113        

Government National Mortgage Association (10-1-S),
5.311%, due 01/20/40 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     685,151   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$ 99,831        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #608259, 4.5%, due 08/15/33

   $ 109,733   
  250,763        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #782114, 5%, due 09/15/36

     281,358   
  1,488,752        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3174, 4%, due 10/20/45

     1,590,290   
  7,382,597        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3376, 3.5%, due 01/20/46

     7,818,055   
  2,837,850        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3520, 3%, due 03/20/46

     2,944,174   
  6,558,575        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3521, 3.5%, due 03/20/46

     6,945,941   
  13,385,000        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3596, 3%, due 04/20/46

     13,886,488   
  5,950,000        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3597, 3.5%, due 04/20/46

     6,297,703   
  12,580,000        

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA, 3.5% (5)

     13,288,117   
  1,872,319        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R1-1A), 0.89%, due 10/07/20 (1)

     1,871,775   
  999,861        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R2-1A), 0.803%, due 11/06/17 (1)

     1,000,036   
  930,336        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R3-1A), 1%, due 12/08/20 (1)

     932,483   
  816,481        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R3-2A), 1%, due 12/08/20 (1)

     819,845   
  1,075,204        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (11-R1-1A), 0.89%, due 01/08/20 (1)

     1,074,974   
  1,060,913        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (11-R2-1A), 0.84%, due 02/06/20 (1)

     1,061,205   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $405,618,067)

     412,543,637   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (6.3%)

  

  1,349,668        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (05-HE6-M2), 1.204%, due 07/25/35 (1)

     1,345,837   
  6,295,422        

Banc of America Funding Trust (15-R2-9A1), (144A), 0.648%, due 03/27/36 (1)(2)

     6,086,848   
  1,359,019        

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust (06-HE3-A2), 0.619%, due 04/25/36 (1)

     1,358,538   
  3,937,159        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-HE1-1M1), 0.849%, due 12/25/35 (1)

     3,909,229   
  407,978        

Centex Home Equity (02-C-AF6), 4.5%, due 09/25/32 (1)

     410,782   
  734,437        

Centex Home Equity (03-B-AF6), 3.173%, due 06/25/33 (1)

     732,295   
  484,376        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-5-2A2), 5.75%, due 08/25/35 (6)

     416,530   
  1,423,694        

Conseco Financial Corp. (98-6-A8), 6.66%, due 06/01/30

     1,535,026   
  2,042,555        

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (05-11-MV1), 0.909%, due 02/25/36 (1)

     2,037,288   
  20,928        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (03-8-4PPA),
5.75%, due 04/22/33

     21,388   
  6,426,116        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (15-5R-1A1), (144A),
1.066%, due 09/27/46 
(2)

     6,277,791   
  6,292,291        

CSMC Trust (14-7R-8A1), (144A), 2.402%, due 07/27/37 (1)(2)

     6,275,649   
  648,457        

GSAMP Trust (05-HE5-M1), 0.859%, due 11/25/35 (1)

     630,620   
  1,025,596        

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust USA (07-1-AM), 0.679%, due 03/20/36 (1)

     1,024,586   
  271,424        

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust USA (07-2-AM), 0.679%, due 07/20/36 (1)

     268,121   
  1,452,041        

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust USA (07-3-APT), 1.639%, due 11/20/36 (1)

     1,451,985   
  983,517        

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust (06-OPT1-2A3), 0.629%, due 12/25/35 (1)

     973,298   
  1,400,855        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR6-2A1), 0.679%, due 04/25/35 (1)

     1,244,829   
  4,071,725        

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (05-OPT1-M1), 0.889%, due 06/25/35 (1)

     4,064,108   
  6,124,343        

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust (05-2-2A), 2.52%, due 10/25/35 (1)

     6,033,174   
  1,725,151        

Mid-State Trust (04-1-B), 8.9%, due 08/15/37

     1,984,241   
  1,644,757        

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust (05-WMC6-M2), 1.189%, due 07/25/35 (1)

     1,671,435   
  1,791,039        

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. (04-WMC2-M1), 1.354%, due 07/25/34 (1)

     1,727,373   
  6,239,000        

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust (05-1-M3), 1.219%, due 12/25/34 (1)

     6,069,561   
  357,689        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (04-3-4A), 5.687%, due 04/25/34 (1)

     376,542   
  2,248,995        

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-1-A2C), 1.139%, due 03/25/35 (1)

     2,245,898   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

 

April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$ 2,049,480        

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-2-M1), 0.869%, due 06/25/35 (1)

   $ 2,064,213   
  1,005,501        

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-3-M1), 0.919%, due 07/25/35 (1)

     1,006,023   
  7,107,984        

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-3-M2), 0.929%, due 07/25/35 (1)

     6,985,641   
  3,430,509        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (14-5R-3A1), (144A), 0.673%, due 05/26/37 (1)(2)

     3,344,385   
  4,790,588        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-1R-6A1), (144A), 0.621%, due 05/26/47 (1)(2)

     4,674,179   
  5,952,158        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-4R-3A1), (144A), 2.666%, due 01/26/36 (1)(2)

     6,100,148   
  5,867,286        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-5R-2A1), (144A), 2.716%, due 03/26/35 (1)(2)

     5,964,637   
  1,340,635        

Park Place Securities, Inc. (05-WCH1-M2), 1.219%, due 01/25/36 (1)

     1,336,670   
  2,977,853        

Park Place Securities, Inc. (05-WHQ4-A2D), 0.809%, due 09/25/35 (1)

     2,953,951   
  3,165,057        

RAMP Trust (06-RZ3-A2), 0.599%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     3,160,000   
  834,101        

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (03-34A-5A4), 2.877%, due 11/25/33 (1)

     843,059   
  3,188,182        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR3-A2), 2.799%, due 03/25/35 (1)

     3,175,533   
  262,088        

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust (07-PA3-2A1), 6%, due 07/25/37 (6)

     244,515   
  8,215,342        

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (04-2-A33), 1.439%, due 10/25/34 (1)

     8,018,667   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $107,553,898)

     110,044,593   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (1.2%)

  

  5,860,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank Funding Corp., 0.457%, due 09/14/16 (1)

     5,861,588   
  6,065,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank Funding Corp., 0.467%, due 04/26/17 (1)

     6,064,727   
  8,320,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.25%, due 06/28/30

     8,317,679   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $20,228,185)

     20,243,994   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Treasury Securities (27.1%)

  

  66,375,000        

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.5%, due 02/15/46

     64,140,021   
  11,466,799        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.25%, due 01/15/25 (7)

     11,618,573   
  4,547,857        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.625%, due 02/15/43 (7)

     4,304,729   
  709,836        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 0.75%, due 02/15/45 (7)

     691,426   
  10,504,536        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%, due 07/15/24 (7)

     10,595,330   
  4,119,217        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.375%, due 07/15/25 (7)

     4,232,166   
  22,630,506        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 1.375%, due 02/15/44 (7)

     25,462,208   
  10,777,595        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 2.5%, due 07/15/16 (7)

     10,929,268   
  34,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.492%, due 01/31/18 (1)

     34,076,339   
  67,633,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%, due 10/31/17

     67,689,798   
  81,315,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%, due 02/28/18

     81,311,821   
  74,755,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 03/31/21

     74,652,799   
  19,350,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 04/30/21

     19,438,436   
  36,495,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, due 01/31/21

     36,675,975   
  25,900,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, due 02/15/26

     25,456,525   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $468,418,352)

     471,275,414   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $1,654,693,593) (96.5%)

     1,677,485,293   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  33,963,000        

Morgan Stanley Liquidity Fund — Government Portfolio, 0.09% (8)

   $ 33,963,000   
  727,158        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (8)

     727,158   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $34,690,158) (2.0%)

     34,690,158   
       

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments        
    

Discount Notes (3.5%)

  
$   17,290,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.508%, due 09/06/16 (9)

     17,267,437   
  10,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.488%, due 10/19/16 (9)

     9,981,110   
  32,800,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.447%, due 06/06/16 (9)

     32,791,242   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Discount Notes (Cost: $60,022,030)

     60,039,789   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Treasury Securities (3.0%)

  
  10,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.116%, due 05/12/16 (9)

     9,999,620   
  535,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.182%, due 07/21/16 (9)(10)

     534,782   
  1,300,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.228%, due 08/04/16 (9)

     1,299,223   
  40,710,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.245%, due 08/18/16 (9)

     40,680,078   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $52,491,764) (3.0%)

     52,513,703   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $112,513,794) (6.5%)

     112,553,492   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $1,801,897,545) (105.0%)

     1,824,728,943   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-5.0%)

     (86,097,279
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 1,738,631,664   
       

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts            
Number of
Contracts
     Type    Expiration
Date
       Notional
Contract
Value
       Net Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
  BUY                         
  167       2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      06/30/16         $ 36,510,375         $ (21,379
  450       5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      06/30/16           54,411,328           (66,823
          

 

 

      

 

 

 
           $   90,921,703         $   (88,202
          

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

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.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
TBA - To be Announced.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $189,800,849 or 10.9% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(3)   Restricted security (Note 9).
(4)   This security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.
(5)   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.
(6)   A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans.
(7)   Interest rate for this security is a stated rate. Interest payments are determined based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
(8)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(9)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(10)   All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     0.6

Asset-Backed Securities

     8.1   

Auto Manufacturers

     0.6   

Banks

     7.0   

Beverages

     0.4   

Biotechnology

     0.6   

Chemicals

     0.0  * 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     3.9   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     2.7   

Commercial Services

     0.3   

Computers

     0.3   

Diversified Financial Services

     0.7   

Electric

     2.1   

Energy-Alternate Sources

     0.1   

Food

     0.2   

Foreign Government Bonds

     0.0  * 

Gas

     0.4   

Healthcare-Products

     0.0  * 

Healthcare-Services

     1.3   

Insurance

     1.5   

Media

     0.3   

Mining

     0.0  * 

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     0.2   

Municipal Bonds

     0.7   

Oil & Gas

     0.1   

Packaging & Containers

     0.1   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.5   

Pipelines

     1.5   

Real Estate

     0.1   

REIT

     2.2   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     23.7   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     6.3   

Retail

     0.4   

Software

     0.3   

Telecommunications

     0.9   

Transportation

     0.1   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1.2   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     27.1   

Money Market Investments

     2.0   

Short Term Investments

     6.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     105.0
  

 

 

 

 

 

* Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Asset-Backed Securities (1.0% of Net Assets)

  
$ 12,356        

Educational Services of America, Inc. (12-2-A), (144A), 1.169%, due 04/25/39 (1)(2)

   $ 11,986   
  2,289        

Goal Capital Funding Trust (06-1-A3), 0.749%, due 11/25/26 (2)

     2,274   
  6,275        

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (12-5A-A), (144A), 1.039%, due 10/27/36 (1)(2)

     5,962   
  5,366        

Scholar Funding Trust (11-A-A), (144A), 1.521%, due 10/28/43 (1)(2)

     5,159   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $26,420)

     25,381   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (1.2%)

  
  18,523        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KF05-A), 0.781%, due 09/25/21 (2)

     18,492   
  12,133        

Federal National Mortgage Association (13-M4-ASQ2), 1.451%, due 02/25/18

     12,159   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $30,700)

     30,651   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (0.4%)

  
  2,368        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (07-LD12-ASB),
5.833%, due 02/15/51 
(2)

     2,389   
  6,881        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-IQ14-A2), 5.61%, due 04/15/49

     6,902   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $9,501)

     9,291   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (2.1%)

  
  5,440        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3346-FA), 0.663%, due 02/15/19 (2)

     5,444   
  7,845        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (242-F29), 0.683%, due 11/15/36 (2)

     7,821   
  12,109        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-70-OF), 1.389%, due 10/25/31 (2)

     12,277   
  21,998        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-W3-2AF), 0.659%, due 03/25/45 (2)

     21,408   
  5,830        

Federal National Mortgage Association (93-247-FM), 1.87%, due 12/25/23 (2)

     6,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $52,439)

     52,950   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (14.8%)

  
  20,315        

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (03-4-1A5), 5.5%, due 06/25/33

     20,227   
  14,624        

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (03-9-1CB5), 5.5%, due 11/25/33

     14,963   
  7,641        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (04-13-A1), 1.179%, due 11/25/34 (2)

     7,481   
  4,080        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (05-SD1-1A3), 0.839%, due 08/25/43 (2)

     4,032   
  13,226        

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. (01-A-A), 6.805%, due 12/15/30 (2)

     13,580   
  56,358        

Centex Home Equity Loan Trust (05-A-AF5), 5.28%, due 01/25/35

     58,570   
  11,323        

Conseco Financial Corp. (97-7-A9), 7.37%, due 07/15/28 (2)

     11,648   
  13,021        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (03-CB5-M1),
1.459%, due 11/25/33 
(2)

     12,400   
  1,673        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (05-CB4-AF3), 5.334%, due 07/25/35

     1,674   
  16,360        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (04-FF5-A3C),
1.439%, due 08/25/34 
(2)

     15,410   
  7,604        

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (04-5-A1), 0.889%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     7,504   
  44,058        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (05-A6-7A1), 2.739%, due 08/25/35 (2)

     41,932   
  36,432        

MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust (04-1-4A1), 2.7%, due 10/25/32 (2)

     36,090   
  30,912        

MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust (05-1-4A1), 2.573%, due 10/25/32 (2)

     30,920   
  31,818        

Mid-State Trust (04-1-M1), 6.497%, due 08/15/37

     34,031   
  10,904        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (04-6AR-1A), 1.339%, due 07/25/34 (2)

     10,558   
  22,716        

Origen Manufactured Housing (05-A-M1), 5.46%, due 06/15/36 (2)

     24,069   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  
$ 3,882        

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. (03-RZ3-A6), 3.9%, due 03/25/33

   $ 3,903   
  18,521        

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. (04-SL3-A2), 6.5%, due 12/25/31

     18,928   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $338,121)

     367,920   
       

 

 

 
    

Corporate Bonds (22.1%)

  
    

Airlines (3.3%)

  
  60,202        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (00-1-A1),
8.048%, due 05/01/22 (EETC)

     66,107   
  14,552        

JetBlue Airways Corp. Pass-Through Certificates (04-2-G1),
0.993%, due 02/15/18 (EETC) 
(2)

     14,561   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Airlines (Cost: $77,145)

     80,668   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (9.9%)

  
  10,000        

Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, due 10/14/16

     10,205   
  80,000        

Bank of America N.A., 0.914%, due 06/15/16 (2)

     79,991   
  7,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 1.179%, due 08/25/36 (2)

     4,725   
  75,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 2.318%, due 05/15/18 (2)

     76,178   
  75,000        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 0.962%, due 06/13/16 (2)

     75,011   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks (Cost: $245,435)

     246,110   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (Cost: $47,549) (2.2%)

  

  60,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.001%, due 05/05/26 (2)

     55,621   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (Cost: $67,844) (2.7%)

  
  70,000        

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., (144A), 2.924%, due 12/15/24 (1)(2)

     67,550   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (3.4%)

  
  15,000        

HCP, Inc., 3.15%, due 08/01/22

     14,574   
  70,000        

Health Care REIT, Inc., 6.2%, due 06/01/16

     70,270   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT (Cost: $84,939)

     84,844   
       

 

 

 
    

Retail (Cost: $15,000) (0.6%)

  
  15,000        

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 1.068%, due 05/18/16 (2)

     15,003   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $537,912)

     549,796   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (4.6%)

  
  20,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.488%, due 02/27/17 (2)

     20,007   
  20,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.5%, due 11/06/17 (2)

     19,996   
  25,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.444%, due 04/20/17 (2)

     24,994   
  25,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.447%, due 10/05/17 (2)

     24,966   
  25,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.459%, due 07/20/17 (2)

     24,983   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $114,983)

     114,946   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $1,110,076) (46.2%)

     1,150,935   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  69,139        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (3)(4)

   $ 69,139   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $69,139) (2.8%)

     69,139   
       

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments        
    

U.S. Treasury Securities (37.3%)

  
$ 150,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.12%, due 05/12/16 (5)

     149,994   
  75,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.20%, due 07/28/16 (5)

     74,964   
  40,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.23%, due 08/04/16 (5)

     39,976   
  400,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.24%, due 08/18/16 (5)

     399,706   
  265,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.32%, due 10/06/16 (5)

     264,629   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $929,022) (37.3%)

     929,269   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $2,108,237) (86.3%)

     2,149,343   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (13.7%)

     339,884   
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 2,489,227   
       

 

 

 

 

Total Return Swaps (4)                          

Notional

Amount

  Expiration
Date
    Counterparty   Payment Made
by Fund
  Payment Received
by Fund
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Premium
Paid
    Value  

OTC Swaps

             

$1,381,743

    5/24/16      Credit Suisse First
Boston Corp.
  3-Month U.S. Treasury Bills plus 0.2%   Credit Suisse Custom 24 Total Return Index(6)     $  87,946      $   —        $  87,946   

     957,989

    5/24/16      Citigroup Global
Markets, Inc.
  3-Month U.S. Treasury Bills plus 0.2%   Citi Custom CIVICS H Index(7)     61,059               61,059   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  149,005      $        $  149,005   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

EETC - Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
OTC - Over the Counter.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $90,657 or 3.6% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(3)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(4)   All or a portion of this security is owned by TCW Cayman Enhanced Commodity Fund, Ltd.
(5)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(6)   Custom Index has exposure to the following commodities: HRW Wheat, Cotton, Lean Hogs, Soybean Meal, Nickel Primary, Soybean Oil, Zinc High Grade, RBOB Gasoline, SRW Wheat, Heating Oil, Silver, Coffee ‘C’ Arabica, Sugar #11, Live Cattle, Soybeans, Brent Crude Oil, Aluminum Primary, Corn, Copper High Grade, WTI Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Gold.
(7)   Custom Index has exposure to the following commodities: Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Coffee, Brent Crude, Soybean Oil, Heating Oil, RBOB Gasoline, Gold, Kansas Wheat, Live Cattle, Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Meal, Zinc, Sugar, COMEX Silver, Soybeans, Aluminum, Nickel, Copper, and Corn.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     3.3

Asset-Backed Securities

     1.0   

Banks

     9.9   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     1.2   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     0.4   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.2   

Insurance

     2.7   

REIT

     3.4   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     2.1   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     14.8   

Retail

     0.6   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     4.6   

Money Market Investments

     2.8   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     37.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     86.3
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Corporate Bonds (22.5% of Net Assets)

  
      

Airlines (2.7%)

  
$          168,031         American Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust (13-2A), 4.95%, due 07/15/24 (EETC)    $ 180,949   
    56,505         Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust (01-1A-1), 6.703%, due 12/15/22 (EETC)      58,695   
    77,478         Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (02-1G1), 6.718%, due 07/02/24 (EETC)      88,131   
    33,262        

JetBlue Airways Corp. Pass-Through Certificates (04-2-G1),
0.993%, due 02/15/18 (EETC) 
(1)

     33,282   
    16,930        

US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (10-1A),
6.25%, due 10/22/24 (EETC)

     19,046   
    47,967         US Airways Group, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (12-1A), 5.9%, due 04/01/26 (EETC)      54,502   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Airlines

     434,605   
         

 

 

 
      

Auto Manufacturers (0.6%)

  
    100,000         Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, due 12/15/16      104,172   
         

 

 

 
      

Banks (7.9%)

  
    45,000        

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), (Reg. S),
1.75%, due 01/15/18 
(2)

     52,904   
    250,000         Bank of America N.A., 6.1%, due 06/15/17      262,457   
    50,000         Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 4.375%, due 01/12/26      50,632   
    200,000         BBVA Bancomer S.A. (Mexico), (144A), 6.75%, due 09/30/22 (3)      219,500   
    300,000         Chase Capital VI, 1.241%, due 08/01/28 (1)      236,250   
    70,000         Citigroup, Inc., 1.179%, due 08/25/36 (1)      47,248   
    110,000         Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.95%, due 01/18/18      117,741   
    40,000         HBOS PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 6.75%, due 05/21/18 (3)      43,297   
    100,000         Rabobank Nederland Utrecht (Netherlands), 3.375%, due 01/19/17      101,588   
    50,000         Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom), 6.4%, due 10/21/19      55,930   
    85,000         Wells Fargo & Co., 3%, due 04/22/26      84,824   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Banks

     1,272,371   
         

 

 

 
      

Beverages (0.3%)

  
    14,000         Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.65%, due 02/01/26      14,770   
    24,000         Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.9%, due 02/01/46      27,330   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Beverages

     42,100   
         

 

 

 
      

Biotechnology (0.3%)

  
    20,000         Amgen, Inc., 5.15%, due 11/15/41      22,858   
    20,000         Celgene Corp., 3.875%, due 08/15/25      21,111   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Biotechnology

     43,969   
         

 

 

 
      

Computers (0.2%)

  
    35,000         Apple, Inc., 4.65%, due 02/23/46      38,586   
         

 

 

 
      

Electric (1.8%)

  
    50,000         AEP Texas Central Co., (144A), 3.85%, due 10/01/25 (3)      52,521   
    50,000         FirstEnergy Transmission LLC, (144A), 4.35%, due 01/15/25 (3)      53,163   
    75,000         IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 5%, due 05/01/18      78,407   
    40,000         ITC Holdings Corp., 3.65%, due 06/15/24      41,040   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Electric (Continued)

  
$          60,000         NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.586%, due 06/01/17    $ 60,155   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Electric

     285,286   
         

 

 

 
      

Insurance (1.1%)

  
    100,000         Farmers Exchange Capital II, (144A), 6.151%, due 11/01/53 (1)(3)      103,499   
    65,000         ZFS Finance USA Trust II, (144A), 6.45%, due 12/15/65 (1)(3)      65,650   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Insurance

     169,149   
         

 

 

 
      

Media (0.5%)

  
    20,000         21st Century Fox America, Inc., 4.95%, due 10/15/45      22,270   
    22,000         CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, due 09/01/23      23,128   
    30,000         CCO Safari II LLC, (144A), 6.484%, due 10/23/45 (3)      35,392   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Media

     80,790   
         

 

 

 
      

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (1.0%)

  
    200,000         General Electric Capital Corp., 1.098%, due 08/15/36 (1)      168,167   
         

 

 

 
      

Oil & Gas (0.1%)

  
    9,000         Devon Energy Corp., 5.85%, due 12/15/25      9,469   
         

 

 

 
      

Pharmaceuticals (1.2%)

  
    50,000         AbbVie, Inc., 4.5%, due 05/14/35      52,175   
    20,000         Actavis Funding SCS (Luxembourg), 3.8%, due 03/15/25      20,571   
    20,000         Actavis Funding SCS (Luxembourg), 4.75%, due 03/15/45      20,310   
    25,000         AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom), 3.375%, due 11/16/25      26,101   
    20,000         Baxalta, Inc., (144A), 2.875%, due 06/23/20 (3)      20,021   
    30,000         Johnson & Johnson, 3.7%, due 03/01/46      31,798   
    20,000         Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada), (144A), 5.875%, due 05/15/23 (3)      16,850   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Pharmaceuticals

     187,826   
         

 

 

 
      

Pipelines (0.5%)

  
    40,000         Boardwalk Pipelines LP, 5.875%, due 11/15/16      40,082   
    50,000         Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, due 03/15/45      43,266   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Pipelines

     83,348   
         

 

 

 
      

REIT (2.8%)

  
    50,000         HCP, Inc., 3.15%, due 08/01/22      48,579   
    50,000         Highwoods Realty LP, 5.85%, due 03/15/17      51,776   
    100,000         SL Green Realty Corp., 5%, due 08/15/18      104,848   
    50,000         Vereit Operating Partnership LP, 2%, due 02/06/17      50,175   
    200,000         WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (Australia), (144A),
1.75%, due 09/15/17 
(3)
     199,796   
         

 

 

 
      

Total REIT

     455,174   
         

 

 

 
      

Retail (0.4%)

  
    65,000         Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 1.068%, due 05/18/16 (1)      65,011   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Software (0.2%)

  
$     25,000         Microsoft Corp., 4.45%, due 11/03/45    $ 27,634   
         

 

 

 
      

Telecommunications (0.9%)

  
    45,000         AT&T, Inc., 1.559%, due 06/30/20 (1)      44,787   
    25,000         AT&T, Inc., 4.125%, due 02/17/26      26,878   
    75,000         Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.862%, due 08/21/46      80,250   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Telecommunications

     151,915   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $3,400,258)

     3,619,572   
         

 

 

 
      

Foreign Government Bonds (36.4%)

  
AUD     186,000         Australia Government Bond, (Reg. S), 2.75%, due 04/21/24 (2)      145,529   
EUR     360,000         Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany), (Reg. S), 2.25%, due 09/04/21 (2)      468,313   
CAD     430,000         Canada Housing Trust No. 1, (144A), 3.35%, due 12/15/20 (3)      375,747   
DKK     900,000         Denmark Government Bond, 1.75%, due 11/15/25      154,213   
EUR     253,000         France Government Bond OAT, (Reg. S), 2.5%, due 05/25/30 (2)      345,216   
EUR     65,000         France Government Bond OAT, (Reg. S), 3.25%, due 10/25/21 (2)      87,952   
EUR     55,000         Ireland Government Bond, (Reg. S), 3.4%, due 03/18/24 (2)      75,934   
ILS     280,000         Israel Government Bond, 5.5%, due 01/31/22      93,470   
EUR     732,000         Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 4.5%, due 03/01/24      1,044,390   
JPY     95,800,000         Japan Government Ten-Year Bond, 1%, due 09/20/21      954,105   
JPY     27,000,000         Japan Government Thirty-Year Bond, 2%, due 03/20/42      356,595   
NOK     1,350,000         Norway Government Bond, (Reg. S), 3.75%, due 05/25/21 (2)      190,814   
PLN     265,000         Poland Government Bond, 3.25%, due 07/25/25      71,144   
$     250,000         Romanian Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 01/22/24 (2)      273,950   
SGD     350,000         Singapore Government Bond, 2.5%, due 06/01/19      270,979   
EUR     245,000         Spain Government Bond, (Reg. S), 2.75%, due 10/31/24 (2)      311,124   
SEK     500,000         Sweden Government Bond, 3.5%, due 06/01/22      74,517   
GBP     352,000         United Kingdom Gilt, (Reg. S), 2.75%, due 09/07/24 (2)      566,163   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost: $6,207,815)

     5,860,155   
         

 

 

 
      

Asset-Backed Securities (5.2%)

  
$     40,000         Dryden Senior Loan Fund, (144A), 2.128%, due 04/15/27 (1)(3)      40,007   
    41,268         Educational Funding of the South, Inc. (11-1-A2), 1.288%, due 04/25/35 (1)      40,409   
    19,832         GE Business Loan Trust (04-2A-A), (144A), 0.653%, due 12/15/32 (1)(3)      19,557   
    40,000         Limerock CLO II, Ltd. (14-2A-A), (144A), 2.133%, due 04/18/26 (1)(3)      39,817   
    20,000         Magnetite XI, Ltd. (14-11A-A1), (144A), 2.083%, due 01/18/27 (1)(3)      19,991   
    40,000         Magnetite XII, Ltd. (15-12A-A), (144A), 2.128%, due 04/15/27 (1)(3)      40,002   
    80,000         Navient Student Loan Trust (14-8-A3), 1.039%, due 05/27/31 (1)      75,272   
    50,000         Navient Student Loan Trust (16-2-A3), (144A), 1.939%, due 06/25/65 (1)(3)      50,097   
    115,000         Nelnet Education Loan Corp. (04-1A-B1), (144A), 1.382%, due 02/25/36 (1)(3)      101,272   
    76,955         SLC Student Loan Trust (08-1-A4A), 2.234%, due 12/15/32 (1)      76,833   
    50,000         SLM Student Loan Trust (07-3-A4), 0.698%, due 01/25/22 (1)      46,502   
    80,000         SLM Student Loan Trust (07-6-A4), 1.018%, due 10/25/24 (1)      76,630   
    17,822         SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-A), 2.138%, due 04/25/23 (1)      17,735   
    50,000         SLM Student Loan Trust (11-2-A2), 1.639%, due 10/25/34 (1)      48,188   
    64,956         Spirit Master Funding LLC (14-1A-A1), (144A), 5.05%, due 07/20/40 (3)      65,768   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  
$          50,000         Student Loan Consolidation Center (02-2-B2), (144A), 1.598%, due 07/01/42 (1)(3)    $ 38,758   
    40,000         Voya CLO, Ltd. (14-4A-A1), (144A), 2.13%, due 10/14/26 (1)(3)      39,848   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $824,435)

     836,686   
         

 

 

 
      

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (2.0%)

  
    353,542        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (KSCT-AX), 1.253%, due 01/25/20 (1) (I/O)

     12,299   
    72,289         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #467731, 4.62%, due 04/01/21      81,060   
    71,452         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #460605, 6.09%, due 01/01/17      73,495   
    121,161         Federal National Mortgage Association (12-M10-AFL), 0.889%, due 09/25/22 (1)      120,329   
    34,480         Federal National Mortgage Association (14-M12-FA), 0.755%, due 10/25/21 (1)      34,253   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $340,503)

     321,436   
         

 

 

 
      

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (1.0%)

  
    1,861,651        

Bank of America-First Union NB Commercial Mortgage (01-3-XC), (144A),
1.438%, due 04/11/37 (I/O) 
(1)(3)(4)

     726   
    87,986        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (06-IQ12-A4), 5.332%, due 12/15/43

     88,548   
    1,752,473        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (99-RM1-X), (144A), 0.897%, due 12/15/31 (I/O) (1)(3)(4)

     7,428   
    65,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (11-C4-A3), (144A), 4.394%, due 06/15/44 (3)

     68,428   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $184,044)

     165,130   
         

 

 

 
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (11.6%)

  
    16,267         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2990-ND), 15.792%, due 12/15/34 (I/F) (PAC) (1)      19,139   
    132,036         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3439-SC), 5.467%, due 04/15/38 (I/O) (I/F) (1)      23,270   
    68,493         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08682, 4%, due 12/01/45      73,253   
    29,646         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08687, 3.5%, due 01/01/46      31,090   
    69,427         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08693, 3.5%, due 02/01/46      72,808   
    79,344         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08694, 4%, due 02/01/46 (5)      84,856   
    109,678         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08698, 3.5%, due 03/01/46 (5)      115,019   
    40,000         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08701, 3%, due 04/01/46      41,018   
    30,000         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08702, 3.5%, due 04/01/46 (5)      31,461   
    14,922         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18592, 3%, due 03/01/31      15,624   
    82,534         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60344, 4%, due 12/01/45      89,236   
    156,560        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-52-LS),
5.611%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     24,548   
    140,637        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-18-SM),
6.561%, due 03/25/38 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     30,173   
    99,786        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-115-SB),
5.811%, due 01/25/40 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     18,185   
    206,809        

Federal National Mortgage Association (10-116-SE),
6.161%, due 10/25/40 (I/O) (I/F) 
(1)

     36,166   
    174,447         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB3679, 3.5%, due 10/01/41      184,384   
    194,964         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB4045, 3.5%, due 12/01/41      206,730   
    72,294         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AT5914, 3.5%, due 06/01/43      76,160   
    97,644         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1527, 3%, due 08/01/33      101,882   
    79,965         Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1652, 3.5%, due 11/01/33      84,959   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  
$          80,000         Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 2.5% (6)    $ 82,220   
    35,000         Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3% (6)      35,882   
    65,000         Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3.5% (6)      68,123   
    45,000         Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4% (6)      48,087   
    50,000         Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.5% (6)      54,447   
    126,537        

Government National Mortgage Association (11-146-EI),
5%, due 11/16/41 (I/O) (PAC)

     28,041   
    308,676         Government National Mortgage Association (11-69-GI), 5%, due 05/16/40 (I/O)      32,073   
    304,709        

Government National Mortgage Association (12-7-PI),
3.5%, due 01/20/38 (I/O) (PAC)

     18,580   
    70,000         Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3597, 3.5%, due 04/20/46      74,091   
    60,000         Government National Mortgage Association II TBA, 3.5% (6)      63,377   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $1,843,788)

     1,864,882   
         

 

 

 
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (4.5%)

  
    112,787         First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (05-AR4-2A1), 2.642%, due 10/25/35 (1)(7)      93,432   
    48,812         Green Tree Financial Corp. (98-6-A8), 6.66%, due 06/01/30      52,629   
    150,159         Lehman XS Trust (06-9-A1B), 0.599%, due 05/25/46 (1)      128,905   
    1,251,739         Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust (07-A3-A2D), 0.769%, due 04/25/37 (1)      169,696   
    117,623         Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (04-18-4A1), 2.554%, due 12/25/34 (1)      115,603   
    249,411        

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (06-AR3-22A1),
2.227%, due 05/25/36 
(1)(7)

     154,475   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $548,995)

     714,740   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (1.5%)

  
    80,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.457%, due 09/14/16 (1)

     80,022   
    80,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.467%, due 04/26/17 (1)

     79,996   
    80,000        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.486%, due 04/17/17 (1)

     80,020   
         

 

 

 
      

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $239,975)

     240,038   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Treasury Securities (10.2%)

  
    580,000        

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.5%, due 02/15/46

     560,470   
    160,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 03/31/21

     159,781   
    50,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 04/30/21

     50,229   
    890,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, due 02/15/26

     874,761   
         

 

 

 
      

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $1,645,229)

     1,645,241   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $15,235,042) (94.9%)

     15,267,880   
         

 

 

 
Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments        
    179,340        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (8)

     179,340   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $179,340) (1.1%)

     179,340   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
      

Discount Notes (3.0%)

  
$          120,000         Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.401%, due 05/06/16 (9)    $ 119,997   
    158,000         Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.508%, due 09/06/16 (9)      157,794   
    200,000         Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.447%, due 06/06/16 (9)      199,946   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Discount Notes (Cost: $477,625)

     477,737   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Treasury Securities (2.5%)

  
    100,000         U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.228%, due 08/04/16 (9)      99,940   
    302,000         U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.245%, due 08/18/16 (9)      301,778   
         

 

 

 
      

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $401,501)

     401,718   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $879,126) (5.5%)

     879,455   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Investments (Cost: $16,293,508) (101.5%)

     16,326,675   
      

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.5%)

     (234,381
         

 

 

 
      

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 16,092,294   
         

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts          
Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
   Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (10)

        

Barclays Capital

   EUR      585,000         07/11/16       $ 667,418       $ 671,457       $ 4,039   

Barclays Capital

   JPY      59,700,000         07/11/16         543,113         559,050         15,937   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $    1,210,531       $   1,230,507       $   19,976   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL  (11)

                 

Barclays Capital

   ILS      360,000         07/11/16         94,644         96,582         (1,938

Barclays Capital

   SGD      300,000         07/11/16         220,842         222,913         (2,071
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 315,486       $ 319,495       $ (4,009
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

AUD - Australian Dollar.
CAD - Canadian Dollar.
DKK - Danish Krone.
EUR - Euro Currency.
GBP - British Pound Sterling.
ILS - Israeli Shekel.
JPY - Japanese Yen.
NOK - Norwegian Krona.
PLN - Polish Zloty.
SEK - Swedish Krona.
SGD - Singapore Dollar.
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.
TBA - To be Announced.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(2)   Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $2,517,899 or 15.7% of net assets.
(3)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $1,717,135 or 10.7% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(4)   Restricted security (Note 9).
(5)   This security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.
(6)   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.
(7)   A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans.
(8)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(9)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(10)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(11)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     2.7

Asset-Backed Securities

     5.2   

Auto Manufacturers

     0.6   

Banks

     7.9   

Beverages

     0.3   

Biotechnology

     0.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     2.0   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     1.0   

Computers

     0.2   

Electric

     1.8   

Foreign Government Bonds

     36.4   

Insurance

     1.1   

Media

     0.5   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     1.0   

Oil & Gas

     0.1   

Pharmaceuticals

     1.2   

Pipelines

     0.5   

REIT

     2.8   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     11.6   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     4.5   

Retail

     0.4   

Software

     0.2   

Telecommunications

     0.9   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1.5   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     10.2   

Money Market Investments

     1.1   

Short Term Investments

     5.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.5
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Country (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Country    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Australia

     0.9

Canada

     2.4   

Cayman Islands

     1.1   

Denmark

     1.0   

France

     2.7   

Germany

     2.9   

Great Britain

     4.4   

Ireland

     0.5   

Israel

     0.6   

Italy

     6.5   

Japan

     8.1   

Luxembourg

     0.3   

Mexico

     1.4   

Netherlands

     0.6   

Norway

     1.2   

Poland

     0.4   

Romania

     1.7   

Singapore

     1.7   

Spain

     1.9   

Sweden

     0.5   

United Kingdom

     0.6   

United States

     60.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     101.5
  

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Bank Loans (5.1% of Net Assets)

  
    

Electric (0.3%)

  
$ 155,151        

Lonestar Generation LLC, Term Loan B, 15.851%, due 02/22/21 (1)

   $ 103,757   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Services (0.2%)

  
  49,874        

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan G, 4.6%, due 12/31/19 (1)

     49,229   
       

 

 

 
    

Lodging (0.6%)

  
  188,783        

CityCenter Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, 4.345%, due 10/16/20 (1)

     189,633   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (1.8%)

  
  570,000        

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., Bridge Term Loan, 8.31%, due 03/28/17 (1)

     570,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Packaging & Containers (1.0%)

  
  201,859        

BWAY Holding Co., New Term Loan B, 5.773%, due 08/14/20 (1)

     201,657   
  124,375        

Peacock Engineering Co., LLC, 2015 Term Loan B, 5.877%, due 07/09/22 (1)

     123,961   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Packaging & Containers

     325,618   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors (1.2%)

  
  69,825        

NXP B.V., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.242%, due 10/30/20 (1)

     70,122   
  300,000        

ON Semiconductor Corp., Term Loan B, 5.782%, due 03/31/23 (1)

     301,813   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Semiconductors

     371,935   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Bank Loans (Cost: $1,651,927)

     1,610,172   
       

 

 

 
    

Corporate Bonds (80.9%)

  
    

Advertising (0.7%)

  
  100,000        

Lamar Media Corp., (144A), 5.75%, due 02/01/26 (2)

     105,875   
  100,000        

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.25%, due 02/15/22

     103,625   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Advertising

     209,500   
       

 

 

 
    

Aerospace/Defense (1.0%)

  
  79,000        

KLX, Inc., (144A), 5.875%, due 12/01/22 (2)

     79,197   
  75,000        

Orbital ATK, Inc., 5.25%, due 10/01/21

     78,938   
  90,000        

Orbital ATK, Inc., (144A), 5.5%, due 10/01/23 (2)

     94,500   
  50,000        

TransDigm, Inc., 5.5%, due 10/15/20

     51,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Aerospace/Defense

     303,635   
       

 

 

 
    

Airlines (2.5%)

  
  313,113        

American Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust (13-2-B), (144A),
5.6%, due 01/15/22 (EETC) 
(2)

     320,158   
  162,285        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (99-1-A),
6.545%, due 08/02/20 (EETC)

     172,733   
  264,129        

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (02-1-G-1), 6.718%, due 07/02/24 (EETC)

     300,446   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Airlines

     793,337   
       

 

 

 
    

Auto Parts & Equipment (0.2%)

  
  50,000        

Tenneco, Inc., 5.375%, due 12/15/24

     52,375   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (2.5%)

  
  100,000        

CIT Group, Inc., 3.875%, due 02/19/19

     100,750   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Banks (Continued)

  
$ 350,000        

CIT Group, Inc., (144A), 5.5%, due 02/15/19 (2)

   $ 367,500   
  500,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 1.179%, due 08/25/36 (3)

     337,486   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     805,736   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (1.7%)

  
  175,000        

Constellation Brands, Inc., 6%, due 05/01/22

     199,937   
  110,000        

Cott Beverages, Inc., 6.75%, due 01/01/20

     116,050   
  195,000        

DS Services of America, Inc., (144A), 10%, due 09/01/21 (2)

     222,300   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Beverages

     538,287   
       

 

 

 
    

Building Materials (0.8%)

  
  240,000        

Standard Industries, Inc., (144A), 5.125%, due 02/15/21 (2)

     250,500   
       

 

 

 
    

Chemicals (0.0%)

  
  75,000        

MPM Escrow LLC, 8.875%, due 10/15/20 (4)

       
       

 

 

 
    

Coal (0.0%)

  
  66,950        

Walter Energy, Inc., (144A), 11%, due 04/01/20 (2)(4)

     49   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services (0.8%)

  
  165,000        

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The) (Luxembourg), (144A), 5.5%, due 10/01/21 (2)

     172,837   
  80,000        

United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.625%, due 07/15/23

     80,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Services

     252,837   
       

 

 

 
    

Computers (0.2%)

  
  60,000        

IHS, Inc., 5%, due 11/01/22

     63,000   
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (3.5%)

  
  505,000        

Ally Financial, Inc., 3.25%, due 11/05/18

     503,737   
  55,000        

Ally Financial, Inc., 4.625%, due 05/19/22

     56,513   
  515,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 7.125%, due 09/01/18 (2)

     564,569   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Diversified Financial Services

     1,124,819   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric (0.8%)

  
  95,000        

Dynegy, Inc., 5.875%, due 06/01/23

     86,391   
  320,180        

Homer City Generation LP, 8.734%, due 10/01/26

     178,300   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electric

     264,691   
       

 

 

 
    

Engineering & Construction (0.5%)

  
  50,000        

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, due 07/15/22

     50,408   
  100,000        

SBA Communications Corp., 5.625%, due 10/01/19

     104,005   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Engineering & Construction

     154,413   
       

 

 

 
    

Entertainment (3.7%)

  
  400,000        

Carmike Cinemas, Inc., (144A), 6%, due 06/15/23 (2)

     410,000   
  415,000        

Churchill Downs, Inc., (144A), 5.375%, due 12/15/21 (2)

     428,487   
  325,000        

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875%, due 03/15/21

     340,438   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Entertainment

     1,178,925   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Environmental Control (1.2%)

  
$ 45,000        

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.125%, due 06/01/21

   $ 45,562   
  340,000        

Clean Harbors, Inc., (144A), 5.125%, due 06/01/21 (2)

     345,100   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Environmental Control

     390,662   
       

 

 

 
    

Food (1.6%)

  
  150,000        

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., (144A), 4.875%, due 02/15/25 (2)

     166,093   
  145,000        

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC / Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., (144A),
5.875%, due 01/15/24
(2)

     154,063   
  175,000        

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., (144A), 6%, due 02/15/24 (2)

     187,031   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Food

     507,187   
       

 

 

 
    

Food Service (1.5%)

  
  459,000        

Aramark Services, Inc., 5.75%, due 03/15/20

     475,065   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Products (0.2%)

  
  11,000        

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 09/01/23 (2)

     11,433   
  55,000        

Hologic, Inc., (144A), 5.25%, due 07/15/22 (2)

     57,819   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Healthcare-Products

     69,252   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Services (12.5%)

  
  46,000        

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., (144A), 6.5%, due 03/01/24 (2)

     48,645   
  130,000        

Centene Escrow Corp., (144A), 5.625%, due 02/15/21 (2)

     137,150   
  70,000        

Centene Escrow Corp., (144A), 6.125%, due 02/15/24 (2)

     73,806   
  260,000        

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125%, due 08/15/18

     265,200   
  85,000        

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5%, due 05/01/25

     85,319   
  365,000        

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.125%, due 07/15/24

     374,125   
  25,000        

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., (144A), 4.125%, due 10/15/20 (2)

     25,844   
  80,000        

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., (144A), 4.75%, due 10/15/24 (2)

     83,400   
  100,000        

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., (144A), 5.875%, due 01/31/22 (2)

     110,500   
  255,000        

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 02/15/21 (2)

     280,500   
  125,000        

HCA, Inc., 4.75%, due 05/01/23

     128,125   
  600,000        

HCA, Inc., 6.5%, due 02/15/20

     666,000   
  200,000        

HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, due 11/01/24

     207,500   
  40,000        

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.5%, due 12/01/21

     41,950   
  155,000        

Molina Healthcare, Inc., (144A), 5.375%, due 11/15/22 (2)

     160,813   
  357,000        

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 05/01/23 (2)

     365,925   
  230,000        

Tenet Healthcare Corp., (144A), 4.134%, due 06/15/20 (2)(3)

     231,437   
  250,000        

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, due 04/01/21

     255,000   
  205,000        

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6%, due 10/01/20

     218,325   
  185,000        

WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, due 11/15/20

     193,325   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Healthcare-Services

     3,952,889   
       

 

 

 
    

Home Builders (0.2%)

  
  50,000        

Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp., (144A), 6.125%, due 04/01/25 (2)

     50,250   
       

 

 

 
    

Home Furnishings (0.2%)

  
  50,000        

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.625%, due 10/15/23

     52,188   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Household Products/Wares (0.5%)

  
$ 100,000        

Central Garden & Pet Co., 6.125%, due 11/15/23

   $ 105,500   
  40,000        

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, due 07/15/25

     42,528   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Household Products/Wares

     148,028   
       

 

 

 
    

Housewares (0.6%)

  
  75,000        

RSI Home Products, Inc., (144A), 6.5%, due 03/15/23 (2)

     77,672   
  100,000        

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), (144A), 6%, due 10/15/23 (2)

     106,250   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Housewares

     183,922   
       

 

 

 
    

Leisure Time (0.1%)

  
  40,000        

NCL Corp., Ltd. — Class C, (144A), 5.25%, due 11/15/19 (2)

     41,300   
       

 

 

 
    

Lodging (1.6%)

  
  225,000        

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.875%, due 05/15/23

     234,562   
  225,000        

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625%, due 10/15/21

     234,609   
  35,000        

MGM Resorts International, 8.625%, due 02/01/19

     39,988   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Lodging

     509,159   
       

 

 

 
    

Media (12.9%)

  
  235,000        

Altice Financing S.A. (Luxembourg), (144A), 7.5%, due 05/15/26 (2)

     235,881   
  200,000        

Altice US Finance I Corp. (Luxembourg), (144A), 5.375%, due 07/15/23 (2)

     204,960   
  280,000        

Cable One, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 06/15/22 (2)

     288,400   
  765,000        

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.5%, due 04/30/21

     794,644   
  165,000        

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC / Cequel Capital Corp., (144A),
5.125%, due 12/15/21
(2)

     156,338   
  35,000        

CSC Holdings LLC, 6.75%, due 11/15/21

     36,203   
  40,000        

DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, due 05/01/20

     40,600   
  125,000        

DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, due 09/01/19

     138,594   
  140,000        

LIN Television Corp., 5.875%, due 11/15/22

     143,500   
  35,000        

Midcontinent Communications & Finance Co., (144A), 6.875%, due 08/15/23 (2)

     36,247   
  200,000        

Neptune Finco Corp., (144A), 6.625%, due 10/15/25 (2)

     216,750   
  145,000        

Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., (144A), 5%, due 04/15/22 (2)

     147,918   
  200,000        

Numericable-SFR S.A. (France), (144A), 7.375%, due 05/01/26 (2)

     203,250   
  270,000        

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 6.125%, due 10/01/22

     288,900   
  50,000        

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., (144A), 4.25%, due 05/15/20 (2)

     51,185   
  495,000        

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 08/01/21 (2)

     520,369   
  250,000        

Univision Communications, Inc., (144A), 5.125%, due 02/15/25 (2)

     247,512   
  165,000        

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 5.25%, due 01/15/26 (2)

     166,300   
  180,000        

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 5.375%, due 04/15/21 (2)

     188,775   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Media

     4,106,326   
       

 

 

 
    

Oil & Gas (0.7%)

  
  60,000        

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, due 08/15/20

     37,050   
  70,000        

Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, due 04/01/23

     70,875   
  60,000        

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.625%, due 05/01/23

     58,500   
  45,000        

Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, due 05/15/25

     41,906   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Oil & Gas

     208,331   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Packaging & Containers (4.2%)

  
$ 285,000        

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), (144A),
3.634%, due 12/15/19
(2)(3)

   $ 288,527   
  345,000        

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc. (Ireland), (144A),
3.89%, due 05/15/21
(2)(3)

     343,275   
  75,000        

Ball Corp., 4%, due 11/15/23

     74,719   
  150,000        

Ball Corp., 4.375%, due 12/15/20

     156,750   
  10,000        

Ball Corp., 5%, due 03/15/22

     10,489   
  80,000        

Berry Plastics Corp., 5.125%, due 07/15/23

     81,284   
  360,000        

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg), 5.75%, due 10/15/20

     374,850   
  15,000        

Sealed Air Corp., (144A), 5.125%, due 12/01/24 (2)

     15,787   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Packaging & Containers

     1,345,681   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (5.0%)

  
  200,000        

Endo, Ltd. / Endo Finance LLC / Endo Finco, Inc., (144A), 6%, due 07/15/23 (2)

     197,250   
  200,000        

Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd. (Ireland), 5.25%, due 04/01/22

     207,000   
  240,000        

NBTY, Inc., (144A), 7.625%, due 05/15/21 (2)(5)

     245,700   
  265,000        

Quintiles Transnational Corp., (144A), 4.875%, due 05/15/23 (2)

     271,638   
  13,000        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada), (144A), 5.375%, due 03/15/20 (2)

     11,497   
  150,000        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada), (144A), 5.625%, due 12/01/21 (2)

     127,133   
  354,000        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada), (144A), 5.875%, due 05/15/23 (2)

     298,245   
  285,000        

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada), (144A), 6.125%, due 04/15/25 (2)

     238,687   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     1,597,150   
       

 

 

 
    

Pipelines (1.5%)

  
  680,000        

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.633%, due 11/01/66 (3)

     391,000   
  35,000        

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, (144A), 6.875%, due 04/15/40 (2)

     30,975   
  70,000        

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp.,
7.5%, due 07/01/21

     63,700   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Pipelines

     485,675   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (0.8%)

  
  65,000        

Crown Castle International Corp., 4.875%, due 04/15/22

     70,688   
  70,000        

DuPont Fabros Technology LP, 5.875%, due 09/15/21

     73,850   
  105,000        

Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, due 01/15/26

     111,100   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     255,638   
       

 

 

 
    

Retail (0.8%)

  
  250,000        

Dollar Tree, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 03/01/23 (2)

     268,200   
       

 

 

 
    

Semiconductors (1.7%)

  
  310,000        

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., (144A), 5%, due 05/15/21 (2)

     322,981   
  200,000        

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), (144A), 3.75%, due 06/01/18 (2)

     204,875   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Semiconductors

     527,856   
       

 

 

 
    

Software (2.5%)

  
  350,000        

First Data Corp., (144A), 5%, due 01/15/24 (2)

     354,812   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Software (Continued)

  
$ 50,000        

First Data Corp., (144A), 5.375%, due 08/15/23 (2)

   $ 51,750   
  290,000        

First Data Corp., (144A), 6.75%, due 11/01/20 (2)

     305,406   
  25,000        

MSCI, Inc., (144A), 5.75%, due 08/15/25 (2)

     26,689   
  50,000        

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., (144A), 5.875%, due 07/15/23 (2)

     52,125   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Software

     790,782   
       

 

 

 
    

Telecommunications (11.7%)

  
  90,000        

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.5%, due 04/15/20

     96,075   
  125,000        

Frontier Communications Corp., (144A), 8.875%, due 09/15/20 (2)

     132,500   
  80,000        

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), 5.5%, due 08/01/23

     50,850   
  195,000        

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), 7.25%, due 04/01/19

     160,144   
  400,000        

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (Luxembourg), (144A), 8%, due 02/15/24 (2)

     413,000   
  120,000        

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.125%, due 05/01/23

     122,550   
  30,000        

Level 3 Financing, Inc., (144A), 5.25%, due 03/15/26 (2)

     30,525   
  115,000        

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, due 08/15/22

     118,019   
  75,000        

Qwest Corp., 6.75%, due 12/01/21

     81,296   
  100,000        

Qwest Corp., 7.25%, due 09/15/25

     108,517   
  190,000        

SBA Telecommunications, Inc., 5.75%, due 07/15/20

     197,125   
  300,000        

SoftBank Group Corp. (Japan), (144A), 4.5%, due 04/15/20 (2)

     303,585   
  25,000        

Sprint Communications, Inc., 6%, due 11/15/22

     18,625   
  670,000        

Sprint Communications, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 11/15/18 (2)

     710,200   
  25,000        

Sprint Corp., 7.875%, due 09/15/23

     19,500   
  130,000        

Sprint Nextel Corp., 9.25%, due 04/15/22

     127,400   
  100,000        

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, due 01/15/24

     106,875   
  100,000        

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.542%, due 04/28/20

     103,126   
  620,000        

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.625%, due 11/15/20

     638,585   
  150,000        

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.731%, due 04/28/22

     158,622   
  30,000        

Windstream Services LLC, 6.375%, due 08/01/23

     23,025   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Telecommunications

     3,720,144   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $25,596,862)

     25,677,789   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (0.2%)

  
  85,000        

Soundview Home Loan Trust (06-EQ1-A4), 0.689%, due 10/25/36 (3)

     59,756   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $59,712)

     59,756   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $27,308,501) (86.2%)

     27,347,717   
       

 

 

 
Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments        
  624,336        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier
Class, 0.23%
(6)

     624,336   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $624,336) (2.0%)

     624,336   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
    

Discount Notes (Cost: $368,344) (1.2%)

  
$ 369,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.315%, due 09/06/16 (7)

   $ 368,518   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Treasury Securities

  
  4,656,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.265%, due 08/18/16 (7)

     4,652,578   
  690,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.299%, due 10/06/16 (7)

     689,033   
  600,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.306%, due 10/13/16 (7)

     599,065   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $5,938,113) (18.7%)

     5,940,676   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $6,306,457) (19.9%)

     6,309,194   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $34,239,294) (108.1%)

     34,281,247   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-8.1%)

     (2,557,058
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 31,724,189   
       

 

 

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection                     
Notional Amount (8)    Implied
Credit
Spread 
(9)
    Expiration
Date
  Counterparty   Fixed
Deal
Pay
Rate
  Reference
Entity
  Unrealized
Depreciation
    Premium
Paid
    Value (10)  

OTC Swaps

                

$  250,000

     1.69   3/20/19   Goldman Sachs International   1%   ALCOA, Inc.   $   (488     $  4,842        $  4,354   
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

EETC - Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
(1)   Rate stated is the effective yield.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $13,640,250 or 43.0% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(3)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(4)   Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the issuer. Income is not being accrued.
(5)   This security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.
(6)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(7)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(8)   The maximum potential amount the Fund could receive as buyer or pay as seller of protection if a credit event occurred as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.
(9)   An implied credit spread is the spread in yield between a U.S. Treasury security and the referenced obligation. Implied credit spreads, represented in the absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads, in comparison to narrower credit spreads, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
(10)   The value of a credit default swap agreement serves as an indicator of the current status of the payments/performance risk and represents the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms, when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit worthiness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreements.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Advertising

     0.7

Aerospace/Defense

     1.0   

Airlines

     2.5   

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2   

Banks

     2.5   

Beverages

     1.7   

Building Materials

     0.8   

Chemicals

     0.0  * 

Coal

     0.0  * 

Commercial Services

     0.8   

Computers

     0.2   

Diversified Financial Services

     3.5   

Electric

     1.1   

Engineering & Construction

     0.5   

Entertainment

     3.7   

Environmental Control

     1.2   

Food

     1.6   

Food Service

     1.5   

Healthcare-Products

     0.2   

Healthcare-Services

     12.7   

Home Builders

     0.2   

Home Furnishings

     0.2   

Household Products/Wares

     0.5   

Housewares

     0.6   

Leisure Time

     0.1   

Lodging

     2.2   

Media

     14.7   

Oil & Gas

     0.7   

Packaging & Containers

     5.2   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.0   

Pipelines

     1.5   

REIT

     0.8   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     0.2   

Retail

     0.8   

Semiconductors

     2.9   

Software

     2.5   

Telecommunications

     11.7   

Money Market Investments

     2.0   

U.S. Treasury Investments

     18.7   

Short Term Investments

     1.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     108.1
  

 

 

 

 

* Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (3.6% of Net Assets)

  

$ 115,260        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #310005, 4.278%, due 11/01/19 (1)

   $ 115,411   
  98,564        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #467288, 2.8%, due 03/01/18

     100,661   
  58,659        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #FN0002, 3.292%, due 12/01/17

     59,710   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $246,002)

     275,782   
       

 

 

 
    

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (3.2%)

  

  39,844        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (99-CLF1-A4), 7%, due 05/20/30 (1)

     41,651   
  21,709        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (06-LDP9-A3S), (144A),
5.24%, due 05/15/47
(2)

     21,708   
  2,050        

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (10-C1-A1), (144A),
3.853%, due 06/15/43
(2)

     2,048   
  71,424        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-HQ11-A31), 5.439%, due 02/12/44

     71,917   
  43,710        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-IQ14-A2), 5.61%, due 04/15/49

     43,841   
  49,962        

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (07-C30-A3), 5.246%, due 12/15/43

     50,186   
  17,577        

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (07-C32-APB), 5.889%, due 06/15/49 (1)

     17,602   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $253,358)

     248,953   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (27.4%)

  

  12,220        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2550-FI), 0.783%, due 11/15/32 (TAC) (1)

     12,257   
  94,110        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2591-EF), 0.933%, due 03/15/32 (1)

     94,110   
  78,414        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (263-F5), 0.933%, due 06/15/42 (1)

     78,627   
  20,124        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2828-TA), 0.833%, due 10/15/30 (1)

     20,143   
  88,040        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2990-DE), 0.813%, due 11/15/34 (1)

     88,441   
  13,220        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3001-HS), 15.668%, due 02/15/35 (I/F) (PAC) (1)

     14,238   
  80,850        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3300-FA), 0.733%, due 08/15/35 (1)

     80,427   
  96,278        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3318-F), 0.683%, due 05/15/37 (1)

     96,450   
  85,153        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3335-FT), 0.583%, due 08/15/19 (1)

     84,996   
  4,130        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3345-FP), 0.633%, due 11/15/36 (1)

     4,132   
  13,055        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3346-FA), 0.663%, due 02/15/19 (1)

     13,064   
  56,452        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3347-PF), 0.783%, due 01/15/36 (PAC) (1)

     56,527   
  123,628        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3767-JF), 0.733%, due 02/15/39 (PAC) (1)

     123,588   
  41,376        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3798-BF), 0.733%, due 06/15/24 (1)

     41,409   
  92,413        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3803-DF), 0.833%, due 11/15/35 (PAC) (1)

     92,538   
  75,498        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3824-FA), 0.583%, due 03/15/26 (1)

     75,452   
  52,168        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3946-FG), 0.783%, due 10/15/39 (PAC) (1)

     52,114   
  29,722        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-11-FA), 1.439%, due 09/25/32 (1)

     30,414   
  20,664        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-64-KS), 9.085%, due 07/25/18 (I/F) (1)

     22,038   
  78,268        

Federal National Mortgage Association (06-60-DF), 0.869%, due 04/25/35 (1)

     78,712   
  33,589        

Federal National Mortgage Association (06-84-WF), 0.739%, due 02/25/36 (PAC) (1)

     33,654   
  78,810        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-64-FA), 0.909%, due 07/25/37 (1)

     79,594   
  93,060        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-67-FA), 0.689%, due 04/25/37 (1)

     93,011   
  14,887        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-47-PF), 0.939%, due 06/25/38 (PAC) (1)

     14,952   
  46,426        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-33-FB), 1.259%, due 03/25/37 (1)

     47,125   
  101,887        

Federal National Mortgage Association (11-75-HP), 2.5%, due 07/25/40 (PAC)

     103,570   
  24,813        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254548, 5.5%, due 12/01/32

     28,064   
  54,499        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #600187, 7%, due 07/01/31

     63,326   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$ 37,638        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995364, 6%, due 10/01/38

   $ 43,389   
  15,712        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0851, 6%, due 10/01/40

     17,944   
  56,227        

Government National Mortgage Association (10-108-PF), 0.839%, due 02/20/38 (PAC) (1)

     56,371   
  46,151        

Government National Mortgage Association (10-2-FA), 0.939%, due 05/20/37 (1)

     46,212   
  110,881        

Government National Mortgage Association (12-13-KF), 0.739%, due 07/20/38 (1)

     110,997   
  25,463        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80022, 2%, due 12/20/26 (1)

     26,342   
  17,702        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80636, 1.875%, due 09/20/32 (1)

     18,357   
  11,725        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80757, 1.875%, due 10/20/33 (1)

     11,963   
  106,590        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80797, 1.75%, due 01/20/34 (1)

     110,563   
  40,097        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80937, 1.75%, due 06/20/34 (1)

     41,715   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $2,092,876)

     2,106,826   
       

 

 

 
    

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (3.0%)

  

  8,161        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust (05-SD1-1A3), 0.839%, due 08/25/43 (1)

     8,063   
  135,518        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-AR31-6A1),
2.584%, due 11/25/32
(1)

     135,423   
  32,719        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (04-FF5-A3C),
1.439%, due 08/25/34
(1)

     30,820   
  15,008        

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (04-5-A1), 0.889%, due 10/25/34 (1)

     14,811   
  15,628        

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (05-WMC1-M1), 1.069%, due 09/25/35 (1)

     15,537   
  21,807        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (04-6AR-1A), 1.339%, due 07/25/34 (1)

     21,115   
  5,540        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (02-QS16-A2), 0.989%, due 10/25/17 (1)

     5,495   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $226,920)

     231,264   
       

 

 

 
    

Corporate Bonds (26.0%)

  

    

Airlines (2.5%)

  
  87,493        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (99-1-A), 6.545%, due 08/02/20 (EETC)

     93,125   
  50,000        

JetBlue Airways Corp. Pass-Through Trust, (04-2-G2), 1.067%, due 05/15/18 (1) (EETC)

     49,813   
  48,478        

United Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Trust, (09-2A), 9.75%, due 07/15/18 (EETC)

     50,752   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Airlines

     193,690   
       

 

 

 
    

Banks (7.4%)

  
  250,000        

Bank of America N.A., 0.914%, due 06/15/16 (1)

     249,971   
  30,000        

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom), 3.25%, due 01/12/21

     30,212   
  25,000        

Capital One N.A., 2.35%, due 08/17/18

     25,341   
  75,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 1.598%, due 07/25/16 (1)

     75,123   
  20,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 2.875%, due 02/25/21

     20,352   
  50,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 7.5%, due 02/15/19

     57,425   
  15,000        

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (Australia), (144A), 1.249%, due 10/27/17 (1)(2)

     14,959   
  65,000        

Morgan Stanley, 1.369%, due 01/05/18 (1)

     64,802   
  25,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom), 6.4%, due 10/21/19

     27,965   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Banks

     566,150   
       

 

 

 
    

Beverages (0.5%)

  
  35,000        

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 1.9%, due 02/01/19

     35,518   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
    

Biotechnology (0.3%)

  
$ 25,000        

Amgen, Inc., 2.3%, due 06/15/16

   $ 25,044   
       

 

 

 
    

Computers (0.4%)

  
  30,000        

Apple, Inc., 1.7%, due 02/22/19

     30,417   
       

 

 

 
    

Electric (1.1%)

  
  30,000        

Duke Energy Progress LLC, 0.836%, due 03/06/17 (1)

     29,960   
  50,000        

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 6.8%, due 09/01/18

     55,723   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Electric

     85,683   
       

 

 

 
    

Healthcare-Services (1.7%)

  
  85,000        

Providence Health & Services Obligated Group, 1.575%, due 10/01/17 (1)

     85,288   
  45,000        

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 1.083%, due 01/17/17 (1)

     45,072   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Healthcare-Services

     130,360   
       

 

 

 
    

Insurance (0.3%)

  
  25,000        

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II, (144A), 2.15%, due 10/15/18 (2)

     25,096   
       

 

 

 
    

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (1.0%)

  
  75,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.281%, due 07/12/16 (1)

     75,106   
       

 

 

 
    

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%)

  
  50,000        

Mylan, Inc., 1.8%, due 06/24/16

     50,016   
       

 

 

 
    

Real Estate (0.7%)

  
  50,000        

Post Apartment Homes, LP, 4.75%, due 10/15/17

     51,625   
       

 

 

 
    

REIT (8.3%)

  
  75,000        

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP / Clark Acquisition LLC, 2%, due 02/06/17

     75,263   
  50,000        

Duke Realty LP, 5.95%, due 02/15/17

     51,699   
  50,000        

Essex Portfolio LP, 5.5%, due 03/15/17

     51,695   
  75,000        

HCP, Inc., 6%, due 01/30/17

     77,345   
  20,000        

Highwoods Realty LP, 5.85%, due 03/15/17

     20,710   
  50,000        

SL Green Realty Corp., 5%, due 08/15/18

     52,424   
  75,000        

Ventas Realty LP, 1.55%, due 09/26/16

     75,127   
  200,000        

WEA Finance LLC / Westfield UK & Europe Finance PLC (Australia), (144A),
1.75%, due 09/15/17
(2)

     199,796   
  35,000        

Welltower, Inc., 2.25%, due 03/15/18

     35,327   
       

 

 

 
    

Total REIT

     639,386   
       

 

 

 
    

Telecommunications (1.1%)

  
  87,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.164%, due 09/15/16 (1)

     87,411   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $2,016,149)

     1,995,502   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Treasury Securities (10.6%)

  

  200,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.388%, due 10/31/17 (1)

     200,230   
  200,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.5%, due 01/31/17

     199,976   
  409,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, due 07/15/17

     410,134   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $808,580)

     810,340   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $5,643,885) (73.8%)

     5,668,667   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  114,545        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (3)

   $ 114,545   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $114,545) (1.5%)

     114,545   
       

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments        
    

Discount Notes (Cost: $399,967)(5.2%)

  
$   400,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.339%, due 05/10/16 (4)

     399,978   
       

 

 

 
    

U.S. Treasury Securities (20.0%)

  
  100,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.116%, due 05/12/16 (4)

     99,996   
  190,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.228%, due 08/04/16 (4)

     189,886   
  150,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.245%, due 08/18/16 (4)

     149,890   
  120,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.245%, due 08/18/16 (4)

     119,912   
  80,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.322%, due 10/06/16 (4)

     79,888   
  50,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.322%, due 10/06/16 (4)

     49,930   
  500,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.322%, due 10/06/16 (4)

     499,300   
  350,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.344%, due 10/13/16 (4)

     349,454   
       

 

 

 
    

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $1,537,994)

     1,538,256   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $1,937,961) (25.2%)

     1,938,234   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $7,696,391) (100.5%)

     7,721,446   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.5%)

     (41,104
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 7,680,342   
       

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

EETC  - Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
I/F - Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
PAC - Planned Amortization Class.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $263,607 or 3.4% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(3)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(4)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     2.5

Banks

     7.4   

Beverages

     0.5   

Biotechnology

     0.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     3.6   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     3.2   

Computers

     0.4   

Electric

     1.1   

Healthcare-Services

     1.7   

Insurance

     0.3   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     1.0   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.7   

Real Estate

     0.7   

REIT

     8.3   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     27.4   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     3.0   

Telecommunications

     1.1   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     10.6   

Money Market Investments

     1.5   

Discount Notes

     5.2   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     20.0   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.5
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Asset-Backed Securities (3.9% of Net Assets)

  

$     9,151,327        

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC (13-3A-A), (144A), 4.08%, due 01/17/73 (1)

   $ 9,482,774   
    20,000,000        

Academic Loan Funding Trust (12-1A-A2), (144A), 1.539%, due 12/27/44 (1)(2)

     19,415,832   
    7,200,455        

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust (05-HE7-A2D),
1.099%, due 11/25/35
(2)

     7,158,933   
    14,948,800        

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Trust (06-R2-A1), 0.614%, due 04/25/36 (2)

     14,878,390   
    18,700,000        

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (11-1-A3), 1.679%, due 11/25/33 (2)

     18,270,095   
    11,775,000        

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. (11-2-A3), 1.638%, due 10/27/36 (2)

     11,419,622   
    7,225,000        

EFS Volunteer No 2 LLC (12-1-A2), (144A), 1.789%, due 03/25/36 (1)(2)

     7,050,287   
    17,750,000        

EFS Volunteer No 3 LLC (12-1-A3), (144A), 1.439%, due 04/25/33 (1)(2)

     17,083,709   
    11,000,000        

Flagship CLO (14-8A-A), (144A), 2.193%, due 01/16/26 (1)(2)

     10,887,008   
    2,293,817        

GE Business Loan Trust (04-2A-A), (144A), 0.653%, due 12/15/32 (1)(2)

     2,261,992   
    13,501,125        

Global SC Finance SRL (14-1A-A2), (144A), 3.09%, due 07/17/29 (1)

     12,658,825   
    18,000,000        

Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp. (12-1-A3),
1.489%, due 07/20/43
(2)

     16,996,314   
    2,709,607        

National Collegiate Student Loan Trust (06-3-A3), 0.589%, due 10/25/27 (2)

     2,695,942   
    33,696,648        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-2-A), 1.079%, due 03/25/83 (2)

     31,830,699   
    33,978,686        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-3-A), 1.059%, due 03/25/83 (2)

     32,154,695   
    19,326,218        

Navient Student Loan Trust (14-4-A), 1.059%, due 03/25/83 (2)

     18,281,342   
    30,185,000        

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (14-4A-A2), (144A), 1.389%, due 11/25/43 (1)(2)

     27,149,553   
    3,547,031        

SLM Student Loan Trust (04-8-B), 1.098%, due 01/25/40 (2)

     3,055,354   
    7,534,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (05-5-A5), 1.388%, due 10/25/40 (2)

     6,832,617   
    5,877,572        

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-6-B), 1.488%, due 04/27/43 (2)

     5,010,800   
    4,188,761        

SLM Student Loan Trust (07-8-B), 1.638%, due 04/27/43 (2)

     3,506,184   
    7,405,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-2-B), 1.838%, due 01/25/83 (2)

     6,188,497   
    6,549,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-3-B), 1.838%, due 04/26/83 (2)

     5,484,273   
    3,270,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-4-B), 2.488%, due 04/25/29 (2)

     2,984,202   
    16,200,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-5-B), 2.488%, due 07/25/29 (2)

     14,620,925   
    6,380,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-6-B), 2.488%, due 07/26/83 (2)

     5,879,158   
    6,380,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-7-B), 2.488%, due 07/26/83 (2)

     5,646,538   
    5,696,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-8-B), 2.888%, due 10/25/29 (2)

     5,437,232   
    15,950,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (08-9-B), 2.888%, due 10/25/29 (2)

     15,131,546   
    11,800,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (11-1-A2), 1.589%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     11,328,765   
    17,780,000        

SLM Student Loan Trust (11-2-A2), 1.639%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     17,135,777   
    18,760,000        

Voya CLO, Ltd. (14-2A-A1), (144A), 2.083%, due 07/17/26 (1)(2)

     18,686,086   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $399,398,716)

         386,603,966   
         

 

 

 
      

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (3.3%)

  

    45,330,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K005-A2), 4.317%, due 11/25/19

     49,390,806   
    24,280,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K007-A2), 4.224%, due 03/25/20

     26,562,694   
    42,420,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K151-A3), 3.511%, due 04/25/30

     45,356,236   
    2,615,711        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AE0918, 3.664%, due 10/01/20

     2,800,759   
    18,842,371        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0290, 4.447%, due 04/01/21

     20,952,869   
    20,237,250        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0600, 4.302%, due 07/01/21

     22,461,090   
    15,689,207        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL2660, 2.63%, due 10/01/22

     16,256,372   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities   Value  
      

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     44,041,392        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL3366, 2.437%, due 02/01/23

  $ 45,158,886   
    10,728,234        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #FN0003, 4.283%, due 01/01/21

    11,806,685   
    47,641,063        

Federal National Mortgage Association (12-M12-1A),
2.937%, due 08/25/22 (ACES)
(2)

    49,456,931   
    34,203,137        

Federal National Mortgage Association (12-M15-A),
2.744%, due 10/25/22 (ACES)
(2)

    35,181,087   
        

 

 

 
      

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $324,944,105)

        325,384,415   
        

 

 

 
      

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (0.6%)

  

    6,440,000        

COMM Mortgage Trust (12-LC4-A4), 3.288%, due 12/10/44

    6,825,775   
    10,301,320        

DBRR Trust (11-LC2-A4A), (144A), 4.537%, due 07/12/44 (1)(2)

    11,289,451   
    17,505,000        

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II (11-GC5-A4), 3.707%, due 08/10/44

    18,816,535   
    3,460,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (11-C3-A4), 4.118%, due 07/15/49

    3,776,403   
    17,835,000        

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (11-C5-A4), 3.667%, due 11/15/44

    19,187,740   
        

 

 

 
      

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Cost: $56,270,229)

    59,895,904   
        

 

 

 
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (48.8%)

  

    227,236        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (1829-ZB), 6.5%, due 03/15/26

    248,325   
    319,144        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2367-ZK), 6%, due 10/15/31

    361,602   
    4,131,001        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2514-PZ), 5.5%, due 10/15/32 (PAC)

    4,618,627   
    10,078,679        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2571-PZ), 5.5%, due 02/15/33 (PAC)

    11,201,256   
    1,031,461        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2642-AR), 4.5%, due 07/15/23

    1,093,775   
    805,643        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2647-OV), 0%, due 07/15/33 (P/O) (3)

    775,418   
    4,220,008        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2662-MT), 4.5%, due 08/15/33 (TAC)

    4,484,609   
    2,340,333        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2666-BD), 4.5%, due 08/15/23

    2,482,206   
    3,313,940        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2700-B), 4.5%, due 11/15/23

    3,524,987   
    33,452,886        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2752-GZ), 5%, due 02/15/34 (PAC)

    37,124,135   
    52,496,917        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (277-30), 3%, due 09/15/42

    53,636,347   
    899,178        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2882-JH), 4.5%, due 10/15/34 (PAC)

    947,014   
    647,705        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2903-PO), 0%, due 11/15/23 (P/O) (3)

    631,067   
    4,294,131        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3045-HZ), 4.5%, due 10/15/35

    4,602,668   
    47,386,806        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3063-YG), 5.5%, due 11/15/35 (PAC)

    52,926,989   
    36,348,858        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3114-KZ), 5%, due 02/15/36

    40,181,096   
    9,765,131        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3146-GE), 5.5%, due 04/15/26

    10,721,225   
    9,170,919        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3149-OD), 0%, due 05/15/36 (P/O) (PAC) (3)

    8,244,167   
    6,754,962        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3315-S), 5.977%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F) (2)

    891,339   
    5,956,984        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3376-SX), 5.607%, due 10/15/37 (I/O) (I/F) (2)

    1,073,476   
    8,742,476        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3410-IS), 5.837%, due 02/15/38 (I/O) (I/F)(2)

    1,359,010   
    7,636,406        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3424-BI), 6.367%, due 04/15/38 (I/O) (I/F) (2)

    1,666,832   
    7,964,490        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3512-AY), 4%, due 02/15/24

    8,293,958   
    2,268,836        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3519-SH),
5.067%, due 07/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

    291,058   
    13,188,305        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3531-SC),
5.867%, due 05/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

    1,776,939   
    3,235,182        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3541-SA),
6.317%, due 06/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

    587,541   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     12,596,297        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3550-GS),
6.317%, due 07/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

   $ 2,700,306   
    5,284,131        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3551-VZ), 5.5%, due 12/15/32

     5,872,836   
    11,107,789        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3557-KB), 4.5%, due 07/15/29

     11,991,360   
    25,218,640        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3557-NB), 4.5%, due 07/15/29

     27,268,235   
    12,502,616        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3558-KB), 4%, due 08/15/29

     13,374,615   
    18,498,349        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3565-XB), 4%, due 08/15/24

     19,697,213   
    1,407,549        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3575-D), 4.5%, due 03/15/37

     1,522,298   
    20,115,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3626-MD), 5%, due 01/15/38 (PAC)

     22,061,472   
    20,025,406        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3719-PJ), 4.5%, due 09/15/40 (PAC)

     22,956,681   
    33,717,332        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3770-ZB), 5%, due 12/15/40

     38,006,987   
    16,163,065        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3788-SB),
6.047%, due 01/15/41 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     3,253,539   
    4,131,282        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3885-PO),
0%, due 11/15/33 (P/O) (PAC)
(3)

     3,799,737   
    10,470,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3930-KE), 4%, due 09/15/41 (PAC)

     11,818,412   
    7,014,901        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (4030-HS),
6.177%, due 04/15/42 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,392,836   
    9,101,697        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (R002-ZA), 5.5%, due 06/15/35

     10,177,454   
    6,620,632        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A88591, 5%, due 09/01/39

     7,359,110   
    35,684,714        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A91162, 5%, due 02/01/40

     40,277,450   
    10,558,832        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A92195, 5%, due 05/01/40

     11,839,636   
    23,791,132        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A97038, 4%, due 02/01/41

     25,713,957   
    4,527        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15322, 5%, due 07/01/19

     4,665   
    6,847        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15490, 5%, due 07/01/19

     7,055   
    37,181        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15557, 5%, due 07/01/19

     38,681   
    13,502        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15802, 5%, due 07/01/19

     13,910   
    65,204        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #C90552, 6%, due 06/01/22

     72,867   
    246,451        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G01959, 5%, due 12/01/35

     273,302   
    40,685,215        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G06173, 4%, due 11/01/40

     44,322,149   
    12,421,720        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07556, 4%, due 11/01/43

     13,546,468   
    46,047,661        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07786, 4%, due 08/01/44

     49,998,251   
    95,181,076        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07848, 3.5%, due 04/01/44

         100,788,267   
    76,584,515        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G07924, 3.5%, due 01/01/45

     80,844,045   
    60,076,355        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08677, 4%, due 11/01/45

     64,251,312   
    73,707,591        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08681, 3.5%, due 12/01/45

     77,296,829   
    53,382,203        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08682, 4%, due 12/01/45

     57,092,064   
    29,487,513        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08686, 3%, due 01/01/46

     30,226,406   
    149,266,220        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08687, 3.5%, due 01/01/46

         156,534,835   
    85,017,774        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08688, 4%, due 01/01/46

     90,924,073   
    87,398,978        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08692, 3%, due 02/01/46

     89,582,016   
    158,983,697        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08693, 3.5%, due 02/01/46

     166,725,510   
    65,310,690        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08694, 4%, due 02/01/46

     69,847,943   
    142,423,176        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08697, 3%, due 03/01/46

     146,048,959   
    12,832,327        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08698, 3.5%, due 03/01/46

     13,457,205   
    45,966,759        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08699, 4%, due 03/01/46 (4)

     49,241,896   
    44,470,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08701, 3%, due 04/01/46

     45,602,055   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     133,740,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G08702, 3.5%, due 04/01/46 (4)

   $ 140,252,555   
    336,148        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11678, 4.5%, due 04/01/20

     348,191   
    976,759        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12635, 5.5%, due 03/01/22

     1,025,019   
    1,041,909        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12702, 4.5%, due 09/01/20

     1,073,553   
    1,467,002        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G13390, 6%, due 01/01/24

     1,609,387   
    59,225,860        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18592, 3%, due 03/01/31

     62,010,209   
    18,749        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30194, 6.5%, due 04/01/21

     20,984   
    2,881,922        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30450, 6%, due 01/01/29

     3,280,516   
    3,118,823        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30452, 6%, due 10/01/28

     3,552,354   
    4,660,235        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30454, 5%, due 05/01/29

     5,133,233   
    79,354,358        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60080, 3.5%, due 06/01/45

     83,767,942   
    88,731,888        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G60440, 3.5%, due 03/01/46

     93,698,046   
    633,942        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #H82001, 5.5%, due 07/01/37

     701,422   
    5,893,109        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #N70081, 5.5%, due 07/01/38

     6,538,214   
    6,282,261        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #P51350, 5%, due 03/01/36

     6,924,499   
    34,324,863        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #V80284, 3.5%, due 08/01/43

     36,348,470   
    45,996,835        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #V80353, 3%, due 08/01/43

     47,383,426   
    380,540        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-40-Z), 6%, due 08/25/31

     427,384   
    873,434        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-117-TG), 4.75%, due 08/25/33 (PAC)

     948,368   
    1,007,713        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-52-SW),
6.661%, due 07/25/34 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     201,103   
    2,425,286        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-65-LT), 4.5%, due 08/25/24

     2,567,314   
    2,606,163        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-68-LC), 5%, due 09/25/29

     2,860,835   
    9,386,585        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-117-LC), 5.5%, due 11/25/35 (PAC)

     10,129,450   
    512,911        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-74-CP),
23.141%, due 05/25/35 (I/F) (PAC)
(2)

     791,877   
    3,626,570        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-20-SI),
6.011%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     587,942   
    3,541,577        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-21-SE),
6.001%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     563,317   
    4,146,094        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-56-SG),
5.971%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     693,567   
    10,542,910        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-58-SV),
6.311%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,811,757   
    2,537,523        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-65-S),
6.161%, due 07/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     442,729   
    1,314,118        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-88-FY), 0.899%, due 09/25/37 (2)

     1,319,991   
    11,576,736        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-103-AI),
6.061%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,549,092   
    26,210,942        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-B2-ZA), 5.5%, due 06/25/37

         29,696,295   
    10,810,776        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-1-AI),
5.811%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     2,075,180   
    8,040,225        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-13-SB),
5.801%, due 03/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,460,363   
    14,737,115        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-23-SB),
6.411%, due 04/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     2,796,359   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     1,560,817        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-35-SD),
6.011%, due 05/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

   $ 307,291   
    21,546,985        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-66-SG),
5.631%, due 08/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     3,185,948   
    8,344,679        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-68-SA),
5.531%, due 08/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,246,214   
    5,327,918        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-3-SH),
5.017%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     776,160   
    2,085,435        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-47-SV),
6.311%, due 07/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     435,015   
    8,205,393        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-51-SA),
6.311%, due 07/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,590,716   
    4,114,767        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-6-SD),
5.111%, due 02/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     668,276   
    10,537,429        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-68-KB), 4%, due 09/25/24

     11,031,562   
    24,117,397        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-71-LB), 4%, due 09/25/29

     25,625,248   
    31,445,450        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-72-AC), 4%, due 09/25/29

     33,622,788   
    2,309,533        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-72-JS),
6.811%, due 09/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     426,128   
    20,937,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (10-136-CX), 4%, due 08/25/39 (PAC)

     22,781,864   
    50,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (11-111-DB), 4%, due 11/25/41

     55,109,135   
    11,738,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (12-128-UY), 2.5%, due 11/25/42 (PAC)

     11,296,141   
    43,657,879        

Federal National Mortgage Association (12-133-GC), 2.5%, due 08/25/41 (PAC)

     44,550,243   
    18,346,977        

Federal National Mortgage Association (12-153-PC), 2%, due 05/25/42 (PAC)

     18,282,258   
    10,454,770        

Federal National Mortgage Association (13-101-BO), 0%, due 10/25/43 (P/O) (3)

     8,419,500   
    24,448,575        

Federal National Mortgage Association (13-101-CO), 0%, due 10/25/43 (P/O) (3)

     19,799,404   
    25,523,827        

Federal National Mortgage Association (13-21-EC), 2%, due 12/25/38 (I/O)

     25,599,030   
    21,400,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (13-95-PN), 3%, due 01/25/43 (PAC)

     21,991,359   
    106,846        

Federal National Mortgage Association (93-202-SZ),
10%, due 11/25/23 (I/F) (PAC)
(2)

     122,068   
    596,239        

Federal National Mortgage Association (95-21-C), 0%, due 05/25/24 (P/O) (3)

     566,589   
    46,006        

Federal National Mortgage Association (G92-29-J), 8%, due 07/25/22

     51,814   
    30,663        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254442, 5.5%, due 09/01/17

     31,365   
    203,310        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254634, 5.5%, due 02/01/23

     227,694   
    2,637,045        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #257536, 5%, due 01/01/29

     2,916,164   
    1,487,433        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #310033, 6%, due 07/01/47

     1,679,308   
    6,291,738        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #555424, 5.5%, due 05/01/33

     7,101,560   
    405,161        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #555811, 4%, due 10/01/18

     421,986   
    50,044        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #661856, 2.511%, due 10/01/32 (2)

     49,903   
    205,176        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #671133, 2.037%, due 02/01/33 (2)

     212,258   
    93,155        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #672272, 2.44%, due 12/01/32 (2)

     97,877   
    160,277        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #687847, 2.616%, due 02/01/33 (2)

     169,451   
    841,844        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #692104, 2.292%, due 02/01/33 (2)

     872,131   
    443,983        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #699866, 2.362%, due 04/01/33 (2)

     464,214   
    175,580        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #704454, 2.412%, due 05/01/33 (2)

     181,991   
    243,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #708820, 2.512%, due 06/01/33 (2)

     243,904   
    206,031        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #725275, 4%, due 03/01/19

     214,587   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     230,606        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #728824, 2.333%, due 07/01/33 (2)

   $ 244,719   
    734,378        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #734384, 5.5%, due 07/01/33

     813,099   
    17,175        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #785677, 5%, due 07/01/19

     17,926   
    847,146        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #888593, 7%, due 06/01/37

     996,612   
    586,147        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #934103, 5%, due 07/01/38

     630,758   
    1,661,908        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #979563, 5%, due 04/01/28

     1,837,813   
    935,821        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995040, 5%, due 06/01/23

     1,003,804   
    4,840,759        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995425, 6%, due 01/01/24

     5,321,991   
    3,013,744        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995573, 6%, due 01/01/49

     3,336,387   
    7,641,909        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995953, 6%, due 11/01/28

     8,706,587   
    4,183,287        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995954, 6%, due 03/01/29

     4,766,106   
    4,137,723        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AA3303, 5.5%, due 06/01/38

     4,630,981   
    52,664,397        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB1617, 4%, due 10/01/40

     57,406,249   
    41,519,494        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AB6210, 3%, due 09/01/42

     42,690,270   
    5,844,948        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AC1602, 4.5%, due 09/01/29

     6,464,841   
    12,987,035        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AE0588, 6%, due 08/01/37

     14,959,600   
    9,906,283        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL0851, 6%, due 10/01/40

     11,313,487   
    7,222,141        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL1594, 6%, due 07/01/40

     8,261,759   
    61,319,511        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AL4597, 4%, due 01/01/44

     66,811,921   
    15,219,769        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA0843, 4.5%, due 09/01/41

     16,613,083   
    65,847,454        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1561, 3%, due 09/01/33

     68,705,128   
    49,082,576        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1584, 3.5%, due 09/01/33

     52,148,321   
    54,997,792        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA1608, 3.5%, due 10/01/33

     58,433,007   
    194,755,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 2.5% (5)

         200,160,176   
    54,520,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3% (5)

     56,960,623   
    84,645,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3% (5)

     86,777,650   
    252,095,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 3.5% (5)

     264,207,414   
    229,420,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4% (5)

     245,156,778   
    99,135,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.5% (5)

     107,952,587   
    1,200,778        

Government National Mortgage Association (03-42-SH),
6.111%, due 05/20/33 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     245,630   
    15,214,700        

Government National Mortgage Association (11-70-BO),
0%, due 05/20/41 (P/O)
(3)

     12,639,083   
    16,480,830        

Government National Mortgage Association (15-42-ZB),
3%, due 03/20/45

     16,256,165   
    37,325,347        

Government National Mortgage Association (15-43-DM), 2.5%, due 03/20/45

     35,930,424   
    11,152,724        

Government National Mortgage Association (15-44-Z), 3%, due 03/20/45

     11,092,604   
    9,842,801        

Government National Mortgage Association (15-52-EZ), 3%, due 04/16/45

     9,565,910   
    393,011        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80963,
1.875%, due 07/20/34
(2)

     406,411   
    75,790,024        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3377,
4%, due 01/20/46

     81,095,329   
    62,502,405        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3454,
3.5%, due 02/20/46

     66,193,950   
    81,385,928        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3520,
3%, due 03/20/46

     84,435,167   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Continued)

  

$     137,356,016        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3521,
3.5%, due 03/20/46

   $ 145,468,599   
    67,230,000        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #MA3596,
3%, due 04/20/46

     69,748,867   
    115,005,000        

Government National Mortgage Association II TBA, 3.5% (5)

     121,478,531   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (Cost: $4,724,646,524)

         4,810,416,997   
         

 

 

 
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (20.3%)

  

    14,613,422        

ACE Securities Corp. (06-ASP1-A2D), 0.749%, due 12/25/35 (2)

     14,337,732   
    18,245,446        

ACE Securities Corp. (07-ASP1-A2C), 0.699%, due 03/25/37 (2)

     10,826,164   
    9,806,733        

ACE Securities Corp. (07-ASP1-A2D), 0.819%, due 03/25/37 (2)

     5,899,241   
    1,963,488        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (04-5-3A1), 2.835%, due 04/25/35 (2)

     1,938,062   
    19,119,098        

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (05-R10-A2C), 0.769%, due 01/25/36 (2)

     18,872,159   
    4,604,683        

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates (05-HE2-M2), 1.189%, due 06/25/35 (2)

     4,574,374   
    8,747,000        

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates (07-NC1-A2), (144A),
0.739%, due 05/25/37
(1)(2)

     6,316,725   
    19,837,089        

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates (07-WMC1-A2A), 1.189%, due 06/25/37 (2)

     14,535,847   
    994,901        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (05-HE5-M2),
1.099%, due 06/25/35
(2)

     992,163   
    43,421,959        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (07-HE1-A4),
0.579%, due 12/25/36
(2)

     35,239,073   
    2,257,612        

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (03-3-A4), 5.75%, due 05/25/33

     2,276,282   
    737,444        

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (03-4-1A5), 5.5%, due 06/25/33

     734,244   
    13,307,919        

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust (03-9-1CB5), 5.5%, due 11/25/33

     13,615,938   
    793,457        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (04-B-3A1), 3.024%, due 12/20/34 (2)

     410,533   
    125,685        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (06-D-2A1), 3.25%, due 05/20/36 (2)(6)

     111,673   
    6,266,327        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (06-D-3A1), 2.985%, due 05/20/36 (2)(6)

     5,524,614   
    13,032,822        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (06-G-2A1), 0.659%, due 07/20/36 (2)

     12,132,650   
    9,291,862        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (15-R8-1A1), (144A), 1.161%, due 11/26/46 (1)(2)

     8,741,214   
    1,617,990        

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-4A14), 6%, due 03/25/36

     1,616,567   
    6,705,782        

Banc of America Funding Trust (06-3-5A3), 5.5%, due 03/25/36 (6)

     6,260,529   
    2,096,423        

BCAP LLC Trust (07-AA1-1A2), 0.599%, due 02/25/47 (2)(6)

     1,983,858   
    25,358,785        

BCAP LLC Trust (08-IND2-A1), 2.089%, due 04/25/38 (2)

         25,025,634   
    197,558        

BCAP LLC Trust (09-RR1-21A1), (144A), 2.749%, due 11/26/34 (1)(2)

     198,262   
    898,942        

BCAP LLC Trust (09-RR1-22A1), (144A), 2.794%, due 05/26/35 (1)(2)

     901,338   
    544,587        

BCAP LLC Trust (09-RR1-23A1), (144A), 2.841%, due 05/26/35 (1)(2)

     547,703   
    882,090        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR3-1A5), (144A), 2.908%, due 05/27/37 (1)(2)

     876,480   
    1,512,053        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR3-5A3), (144A), 5.094%, due 11/27/37 (1)(2)

     1,469,143   
    5,539,481        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR4-2A3), (144A), 3.248%, due 06/26/47 (1)(2)

     5,507,184   
    5,838,765        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR4-3A3), (144A), 2.751%, due 07/26/36 (1)(2)

     5,747,231   
    7,260,369        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR5-1A3), (144A), 2.533%, due 03/26/37 (1)(2)

     7,161,374   
    14,088,828        

BCAP LLC Trust (11-RR9-7A1), (144A), 2.024%, due 04/26/37 (1)(2)

     13,992,392   
    4,940,265        

BCAP LLC Trust (12-RR2-9A3), (144A), 2.874%, due 03/26/35 (1)(2)

     4,922,767   
    1,160,324        

BCAP LLC Trust (12-RR7-1A1), (144A), 0.605%, due 08/26/36 (1)(2)

     1,158,624   
    9,885,571        

BCAP LLC Trust (12-RR8-3A1), (144A), 2.708%, due 08/26/36 (1)(2)

     9,779,994   
    691,080        

BCAP LLC Trust (12-RR8-5A3), (144A), 0.715%, due 05/26/37 (1)(2)

     686,878   
    3,104,143        

BCAP LLC Trust (12-RR9-1A1), (144A), 0.615%, due 07/26/35 (1)(2)

     3,045,572   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities   Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     6,293,887        

BCAP LLC Trust (13-RR2-6A1), (144A), 2.944%, due 06/26/37 (1)(2)

  $ 6,275,880   
    1,966,297        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (04-13-A1), 1.179%, due 11/25/34 (2)

    1,925,145   
    7,620        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (05-2-2A4), 2.702%, due 04/25/35 (2)

    7,260   
    9,649,200        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (05-4-23A1), 2.893%, due 05/25/35 (2)

    9,300,066   
    761,884        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (06-4-32A1), 2.87%, due 07/25/36 (2)(6)

    550,181   
    1,453,745        

Bear Stearns ARM Trust (04-12-1A1), 2.85%, due 02/25/35 (2)

    1,319,786   
    12,301,067        

Bear Stearns ARM Trust (05-10-A3), 2.902%, due 10/25/35 (2)

    12,173,426   
    3,616,737        

Bear Stearns ARM Trust (06-2-2A1), 2.973%, due 07/25/36 (2)(6)

    3,132,561   
    440,394        

Bear Stearns ARM Trust (07-1-2A1), 2.93%, due 02/25/47 (2)(6)

    364,371   
    2,041,994        

Bear Stearns ARM Trust (07-5-3A1), 4.565%, due 08/25/47 (2)(6)

    1,875,679   
    2,569,048        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust (05-AC6-1A3), 5.5%, due 09/25/35 (2)

    2,569,581   
    5,493,062        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust (05-AC6-1A4), 5.4%, due 09/25/35 (2)

    5,488,990   
    7,678,970        

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities I Trust (06-HE9-1A2),
0.589%, due 11/25/36
(2)

    6,514,604   
    913,941        

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (06-AR3-1A1), 0.619%, due 10/25/36 (2)

    737,502   
    981,297        

BNC Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2), 0.499%, due 07/25/37 (2)

    979,686   
    13,162,729        

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (05-NC5-A3), 0.859%, due 10/25/35 (2)

    12,857,690   
    1,447,249        

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. (06-A1-2A1), 2.677%, due 09/25/36 (2)(6)

    1,295,118   
    7,773,552        

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. (07-A1-8A1), 2.763%, due 02/25/37 (2)

    7,839,249   
    4,784,729        

Chaseflex Trust (05-1-1A5), 6.5%, due 02/25/35

    4,599,184   
    24,079,342        

Chaseflex Trust (06-1-A3), 4.706%, due 06/25/36 (2)

    23,916,330   
    31,180,536        

CIM Trust (15-3AG-A1), (144A), 2.188%, due 10/25/57 (1)(2)

    30,806,067   
    41,288,856        

CIM Trust (15-4AG-A1), (144A), 2.438%, due 10/25/57 (1)(2)

    40,507,180   
    1,047,785        

Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust, Inc. (07-4-3A1), 5.5%, due 05/25/37

    1,032,165   
    5,133,369        

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Trust, Inc. (06-2-A4), 5.775%, due 09/25/36

    5,350,710   
    7,602,756        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (06-AR5-1A1A), 2.816%, due 07/25/36 (2)(6)

    6,608,765   
    3,231,236        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (06-AR9-1A2), 0.609%, due 11/25/36 (2)

    3,221,843   
    3,819,918        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (06-WFH2-A2A), 0.589%, due 08/25/36 (2)

    3,734,319   
    4,904,809        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (07-12-2A1), (144A), 6.5%, due 10/25/36 (1)(6)

    3,826,058   
    3,619,246        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (08-AR4-1A1A), (144A),
2.984%, due 11/25/38
(1)(2)

    3,647,598   
    1,847,201        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (09-5-7A1), (144A), 0.785%, due 07/25/36 (1)(2)

    1,780,207   
    1,733,185        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (10-4-4A5), (144A), 5%, due 10/25/35 (1)

    1,764,930   
    6,905,598        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (14-10-2A1), (144A),
0.685%, due 07/25/37
(1)(2)

    6,683,341   
    2,146,497        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (14-2-3A1), (144A), 0.575%, due 08/25/37 (1)(2)

    2,135,766   
    1,107,201        

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (05-A1-2A1), 5%, due 07/25/20

    1,119,933   
    4,782,692        

Conseco Financial Corp. (99-2-A7), 6.44%, due 12/01/30

    5,005,670   
    1,034,573        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-20CB-4A1), 5.25%, due 07/25/20 (6)

    1,021,517   
    434,698        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-84-1A1), 2.759%, due 02/25/36 (2)(6)

    333,539   
    1,491,857        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-J1-2A1), 5.5%, due 02/25/25

    1,491,305   
    21,929,586        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-HY12-A5), 3.576%, due 08/25/36 (2)

    20,924,002   
    1,030,645        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-J3-3A1), 5.5%, due 04/25/21

    1,038,455   
    14,111,579        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (04-13-1A3),
5.5%, due 08/25/34

        14,786,556   
    18,448,439        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (05-9-1A1),
0.739%, due 05/25/35
(2)

    15,862,717   
    57,193        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (05-HYB5-4A1),
2.781%, due 09/20/35
(2)(6)

    50,704   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     17,723        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (07-HY5-1A1),
2.87%, due 09/25/47
(2)(6)

   $ 15,788   
    68,036        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (07-HYB1-1A1),
2.777%, due 03/25/37
(2)(6)

     55,980   
    83,710        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (03-8-4PPA),
5.75%, due 04/22/33

     85,554   
    3,062,806        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-11-1A1),
6.5%, due 12/25/35
(6)

     2,332,860   
    12,109,410        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-12-1A1),
6.5%, due 01/25/36

     8,398,344   
    292,784        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (10-1R-7A1), (144A),
2.68%, due 07/27/36
(1)(2)

     292,645   
    14,221,418        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (15-5R-2A1), (144A),
0.715%, due 04/27/47
(1)(2)

     13,659,183   
    5,613,346        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust (13-7R-4A1), (144A), 0.595%, due 07/26/36 (1)(2)

     5,172,664   
    5,157,540        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB1-AF2),
3.395%, due 01/25/36

     3,820,804   
    36,260,523        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB7-A4),
0.599%, due 10/25/36
(2)

         24,390,579   
    19,994,160        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB9-A4),
0.669%, due 11/25/36
(2)

     10,879,902   
    4,761,339        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB2-A2B),
4.499%, due 02/25/37

     3,446,705   
    16,378,088        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB2-A2C),
4.499%, due 02/25/37

     11,854,496   
    11,192,847        

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust (06-8-3A1), 6%, due 10/25/21 (6)

     10,787,549   
    6,317,335        

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust (06-9-5A1), 5.5%, due 11/25/36

     6,061,806   
    14,454,885        

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust (07-2-3A4), 5.5%, due 03/25/37

     13,235,620   
    10,927,564        

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust (14-11R-11A1), (144A), 2.188%, due 06/27/47 (1)(2)

     10,932,930   
    675,109        

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR6-A6),
0.629%, due 02/25/37
(2)(6)

     505,713   
    4,609,314        

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR6-2A1A), 0.726%, due 10/19/45 (2)

     3,904,423   
    38,553,092        

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR2-2A1A), 0.636%, due 10/19/36 (2)

     31,144,576   
    11,939,285        

DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR1-2A1A), 0.576%, due 04/19/47 (2)

     9,535,427   
    274,941        

EquiFirst Mortgage Loan Trust (04-2-1A1), 0.999%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     274,962   
    5,486,729        

Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corp. (07-1-2A2), 0.709%, due 04/25/47 (2)

     3,858,091   
    33,868,302        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF18-A2C),
0.599%, due 12/25/37
(2)

     21,790,768   
    19,874,738        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-FF18-A2D),
0.649%, due 12/25/37
(2)

     12,891,830   
    6,951,053        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (07-FF1-A2C),
0.573%, due 01/25/38
(2)

     4,280,856   
    29,151,986        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (07-FF1-A2D),
0.653%, due 01/25/38
(2)

     19,054,280   
    5,068,000        

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (06-FF9-2A4), 0.689%, due 06/25/36 (2)

     3,001,725   
    8,078,893        

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (05-AA3-3A1),
2.706%, due 05/25/35
(2)

     7,505,117   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     5,704,083        

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (05-AA7-1A1),
2.495%, due 09/25/35
(2)(6)

   $ 4,843,625   
    5,809,517        

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (05-AA7-2A1),
2.477%, due 09/25/35
(2)(6)

     5,145,159   
    19,693,463        

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust (06-AA7-A1),
2.377%, due 01/25/37
(2)(6)

     15,962,658   
    15,007,692        

Fremont Home Loan Trust (05-E-2A4), 0.769%, due 01/25/36 (2)

     12,345,488   
    5,205,138        

Fremont Home Loan Trust (06-1-2A3), 0.619%, due 04/25/36 (2)

     4,112,491   
    4,546,152        

GMAC Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR5-2A1), 3.174%, due 09/19/35 (2)

     4,019,632   
    789,361        

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust (05-AR3-1A1), 0.679%, due 08/25/45 (2)

     645,861   
    15,162,196        

GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust (06-AR5-A2A2), 0.589%, due 10/25/46 (2)(6)

         14,816,818   
    1,283,891        

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. (09-1R-3A1), (144A), 2.853%, due 11/25/35 (1)(2)

     1,294,525   
    3,270,723        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (05-7-AF5), 4.611%, due 05/25/35

     3,389,532   
    1,916,497        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (05-9-2A3), 0.809%, due 08/25/35 (2)

     1,871,983   
    5,508,428        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (04-9-3A1), 2.74%, due 08/25/34 (2)

     5,475,453   
    1,047,326        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (05-4F-4A3), 5.5%, due 05/25/35

     1,059,235   
    21,289,455        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3F-3A7), 6%, due 05/25/37

     20,417,675   
    1,914,002        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR2-2A1), 2.781%, due 05/25/37 (2)(6)

     1,725,979   
    3,278,413        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR2-5A1A), 5.191%, due 05/25/37 (2)(6)

     2,887,215   
    3,728,491        

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust (05-9-2A1A), 0.779%, due 06/20/35 (2)

     3,454,475   
    26,935,817        

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust (06-8-2A1A), 0.631%, due 07/21/36 (2)

     21,665,576   
    6,109,054        

Home Equity Asset Trust (05-8-2A4), 0.799%, due 02/25/36 (2)

     6,075,870   
    3,518,806        

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (04-3-AV2C), 1.019%, due 07/25/34 (2)

     3,482,631   
    975,724        

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (04-5-A1), 0.889%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     962,910   
    1,483,111        

HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust (07-2-2A12), 6%, due 09/25/37

     1,355,485   
    11,802        

Impac CMB Trust (04-5-1A1), 1.159%, due 10/25/34 (2)

     11,216   
    1,828,960        

Impac CMB Trust (05-1-1A1), 0.959%, due 04/25/35 (2)

     1,652,827   
    9,438,151        

Impac CMB Trust (05-5-A2), 0.879%, due 08/25/35 (2)

     8,205,329   
    10,592,669        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (04-AR4-2A), 2.652%, due 08/25/34 (2)

     10,435,896   
    1,945,181        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (04-AR9-4A), 2.553%, due 11/25/34 (2)

     1,775,816   
    7,089,146        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR17-3A1), 2.589%, due 09/25/35 (2)(6)

     6,095,703   
    5,893,063        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR23-2A1), 2.67%, due 11/25/35 (2)(6)

     5,002,535   
    6,933,076        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR23-6A1), 2.94%, due 11/25/35 (2)(6)

     5,652,100   
    3,860,628        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR25-2A1), 2.756%, due 12/25/35 (2)(6)

     3,412,561   
    5,091,189        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR7-2A1), 2.61%, due 06/25/35 (2)

     4,233,646   
    6,516,007        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR19-4A1), 2.82%, due 08/25/36 (2)(6)

     4,935,985   
    13,540,347        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR39-A1), 0.619%, due 02/25/37 (2)

     11,053,875   
    31,834        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR11-1A1), 2.573%, due 06/25/37 (2)(6)

     24,137   
    24,118,578        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR5-2A1), 3.034%, due 05/25/37 (2)(6)

     18,629,552   
    5,999,633        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR7-1A1), 2.9%, due 11/25/37 (2)

     5,588,075   
    15,199,248        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-FLX1-A2), 0.619%, due 02/25/37 (2)

     14,418,826   
    453,569        

Jefferies & Co., Inc. (09-R3-1A1), (144A), 2.595%, due 12/26/35 (1)(2)

     453,954   
    10,854,171        

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-A2-5A1), 3.462%, due 05/25/36 (2)(6)

     7,469,164   
    9,391,413        

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-A4-A8), 3.937%, due 09/25/36 (2)(6)

     9,281,088   
    9,071,283        

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (06-CH2-AF4), 5.763%, due 10/25/36

     6,812,162   
    29,015,000        

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (07-CH4-A4), 0.599%, due 01/25/36 (2)

     26,890,501   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     771,870        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (05-A6-7A1), 2.739%, due 08/25/35 (2)

   $ 734,620   
    5,200,980        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (06-A2-5A3), 2.68%, due 11/25/33 (2)

     5,164,613   
    886,140        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (06-A4-1A4), 2.848%, due 06/25/36 (2)(6)

     796,603   
    42,990        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (06-A7-2A4R), 2.779%, due 01/25/37 (2)(6)

     38,072   
    1,650,122        

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust (06-S2-2A2), 5.875%, due 06/25/21 (6)

     1,577,644   
    130,535        

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust Series (10-4-1A1), (144A),
2.807%, due 07/26/36
(1)(2)

     130,381   
    565,675        

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust Series (10-5-3A1), (144A),
2.543%, due 08/26/36
(1)(2)

     564,381   
    6,351,921        

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust Series (12-3-A3), (144A),
0.605%, due 11/26/36
(1)(2)

     6,183,351   
    9,556,315        

JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust Series (14-6-3A1), (144A),
0.645%, due 07/27/46
(1)(2)

     8,937,921   
    1,127,035        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-1-6A1), 5%, due 11/25/20

     899,577   
    3,643,905        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (06-4-4A1), 6%, due 08/25/21 (6)

     3,564,424   
    2,012,301        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (07-10-4A1), 6%, due 01/25/27 (6)

     1,480,196   
    24,076,706        

Lehman XS Trust (06-10N-1A3A), 0.649%, due 07/25/46 (2)(6)

     18,817,503   
    3,134        

Lehman XS Trust (06-12N-A2A1), 0.589%, due 08/25/46 (2)(6)

     3,141   
    8,284,296        

Lehman XS Trust (06-12N-A31A), 0.639%, due 08/25/46 (2)(6)

     6,308,417   
    8,288,627        

Lehman XS Trust (06-13-1A2), 0.609%, due 09/25/36 (2)

     7,429,257   
    17,326,016        

Lehman XS Trust (06-9-A1B), 0.599%, due 05/25/46 (2)

     14,873,600   
    33        

Lehman XS Trust (06-GP1-A2A), 0.609%, due 05/25/46 (2)(6)

     33   
    5,561,664        

Lehman XS Trust (06-GP4-3A2A), 0.599%, due 08/25/46 (2)(6)

     5,398,590   
    404,745        

Lehman XS Trust (07-4N-1A1), 0.563%, due 03/25/47 (2)(6)

     402,607   
    12,591,242        

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (06-WL1-1A3), 0.769%, due 01/25/46 (2)

     11,889,379   
    14,950,000        

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (06-WL1-2A4), 0.779%, due 01/25/46 (2)

     12,263,877   
    5,313,771        

Luminent Mortgage Trust (07-2-1A3), 0.659%, due 05/25/37 (2)(6)

     4,942,872   
    9,523,809        

Madison Avenue Manufactured Housing Contract (02-A-B1),
3.689%, due 03/25/32
(2)

     9,706,119   
    11,374,357        

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (04-9-M1), 1.019%, due 11/25/34 (2)

     11,271,366   
    218,059        

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (07-2-A2), 0.549%, due 03/25/47 (2)

     214,598   
    7,818,372        

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (05-4-1A1), 6.5%, due 05/25/35

     7,720,002   
    77,949        

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (06-2-2A1), 0.839%, due 03/25/36 (2)(6)

     17,276   
    168,878        

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust (03-8-1A1), 5.5%, due 09/25/33

     174,711   
    70,091        

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust (06-3-2A1), 0.889%, due 10/25/36 (2)(6)

     39,763   
    1,084,178        

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-AB1-A2), 0.669%, due 02/25/36 (2)

     1,082,633   
    2,899,954        

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-AB1-A4), 5.719%, due 02/25/36

     2,831,440   
    6,002,940        

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-HE1-A4), 0.729%, due 01/25/36 (2)

     5,801,012   
    25,532,787        

MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust (06-HE5-A3), 0.599%, due 11/25/36 (2)

         15,799,949   
    13,085        

MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust (04-1-4A1), 2.7%, due 10/25/32 (2)

     12,962   
    2,462,204        

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust (07-A1-A2C), 0.669%, due 01/25/37 (2)

     1,116,946   
    1,266,558        

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust (07-A1-A3), 0.599%, due 01/25/37 (2)

     578,274   
    9,664,295        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-1-A2B),
0.609%, due 04/25/37
(2)

     5,096,511   
    33,820,951        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-1-A2C),
0.689%, due 04/25/37
(2)

     18,088,561   
    8,335,366        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-1-A2D),
0.779%, due 04/25/37
(2)

     4,524,487   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     7,632,141        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-2-A2C),
0.679%, due 05/25/37
(2)

   $ 4,069,752   
    3,739,465        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-A2B),
0.569%, due 06/25/37
(2)

     2,642,936   
    46,002,315        

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust (07-4-2A3),
0.599%, due 07/25/37
(2)

     28,435,659   
    3,441,931        

Merrill Lynch Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-2-1A1),
3.01%, due 08/25/36
(2)(6)

     3,179,987   
    4,319,827        

Mid-State Trust (05-1-A), 5.745%, due 01/15/40

     4,668,343   
    1,068,505        

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust (04-NC8-M2), 1.399%, due 09/25/34 (2)

     1,027,072   
    5,687,000        

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I, Inc. Trust (05-HE3-M3), 1.234%, due 07/25/35 (2)

     5,555,426   
    3,008,562        

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust (05-2-M3), 1.114%, due 05/25/35 (2)

     3,013,034   
    4,742,188        

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust (06-2-A4), 0.719%, due 02/25/36 (2)

     4,381,608   
    4,752,731        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (05-6AR-1A1), 0.719%, due 11/25/35 (2)

     4,594,370   
    1,262,270        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3XS-2A6), 5.763%, due 01/25/47

     734,406   
    4,537,028        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (07-7AX-2A1), 0.559%, due 04/25/37 (2)

     2,138,949   
    14,862,522        

Morgan Stanley REREMIC Trust (13-R2-1A), (144A), 2.049%, due 10/26/36 (1)(2)

     14,800,204   
    3,400,060        

Morgan Stanley REREMIC Trust (13-R3-12A), (144A), 2.916%, due 01/26/47 (1)(2)

     3,383,671   
    14,023,211        

Morgan Stanley Resecuritization Trust (14-R2-2A), (144A),
2.189%, due 12/26/46
(1)(2)

         14,058,646   
    11,513,481        

MortgageIT Trust (05-3-A1), 0.739%, due 08/25/35 (2)

     10,642,645   
    5,749,069        

MortgageIT Trust (05-4-A1), 0.719%, due 10/25/35 (2)

     5,250,571   
    10,000,000        

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust (07-B-2AV3), 0.689%, due 04/25/37 (2)

     8,838,771   
    7,490,800        

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (05-1-A1SS), 0.959%, due 03/25/35 (2)

     7,486,262   
    5,590,577        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (12-3R-1A1), (144A), 0.608%, due 01/26/37 (1)(2)

     5,416,261   
    15,622,926        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-1R-2A1), (144A), 0.872%, due 10/26/36 (1)(2)

     15,513,114   
    10,035,841        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-2R-1A1), (144A), 1.321%, due 08/26/46 (1)(2)

     9,932,382   
    16,589,266        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-4R-2A1), (144A), 0.575%, due 10/26/36 (1)(2)

     16,036,435   
    10,692,307        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-4R-3A1), (144A), 2.659%, due 01/26/36 (1)(2)

     10,958,153   
    17,888,180        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-5R-2A1), (144A), 2.711%, due 03/26/35 (1)(2)

     18,184,986   
    7,807,025        

Nomura Resecuritization Trust (15-7R-2A1), (144A), 2.427%, due 08/26/36 (1)(2)

     7,920,021   
    4,222,983        

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (02-A-A4), 6.97%, due 03/15/32 (2)

     4,562,860   
    6,153,278        

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. (99-E-A1), 7.608%, due 03/15/30 (2)

     5,868,392   
    13,183,970        

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (06-1-2A1), 5.75%, due 04/25/36 (2)

     13,329,304   
    927,561        

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust (05-A-B), 6.55%, due 06/15/36 (2)

     1,000,813   
    757,192        

Origen Manufactured Housing Contract Trust (05-A-M2), 5.86%, due 06/15/36 (2)

     816,659   
    19,300,000        

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-3-A2D),
0.709%, due 03/25/37
(2)

     14,366,553   
    21,550,076        

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-6-A2C),
0.599%, due 09/25/37
(2)

     12,677,659   
    4,803,717        

Park Place Securities, Inc. (05-WCH1-M2), 1.219%, due 01/25/36 (2)

     4,789,511   
    4,768,682        

Prime Mortgage Trust (06-1-1A1), 5.5%, due 06/25/36 (6)

     4,455,860   
    5,965,385        

RAAC Series Trust (05-SP1-4A1), 7%, due 09/25/34

     6,442,141   
    3,118,726        

RAAC Series Trust (07-SP1-A3), 0.919%, due 03/25/37 (2)

     3,025,303   
    1,294,082        

RALI Trust (05-QA13-2A1), 3.766%, due 12/25/35 (2)(6)

     1,079,284   
    5,598,160        

RALI Trust (05-QA7-A21), 3.071%, due 07/25/35 (2)(6)

     4,976,540   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     11,163,072        

RALI Trust (06-QA3-A1), 0.639%, due 04/25/36 (2)(6)

   $ 10,261,902   
    9,858,370        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QA8-CB21), 3.383%, due 07/25/35 (2)(6)

     7,970,785   
    1,856,893        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QS7-A1), 5.5%, due 06/25/35 (6)

     1,643,578   
    31,524        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QA1-A21), 3.931%, due 01/25/36 (2)(6)

     24,957   
    25,997,925        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QA10-A2), 0.619%, due 12/25/36 (2)(6)

     19,517,755   
    38,435        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QA2-1A1), 0.689%, due 02/25/36 (2)(6)

     26,841   
    8,927,227        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QO1-3A1), 0.709%, due 02/25/46 (2)(6)

     5,165,134   
    68,980,332        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS10-AV), 0.565%, due 08/25/36 (I/O) (2)

     1,663,488   
    68,224,383        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS11-AV), 0.343%, due 08/25/36 (I/O) (2)

     1,003,567   
    5,679,987        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS5-A5), 6%, due 05/25/36 (6)

     4,860,405   
    93,478,329        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS6-1AV), 0.757%, due 06/25/36 (I/O) (2)

     2,851,351   
    20,256,789        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS7-AV), 0.646%, due 06/25/36 (I/O) (2)

     488,248   
    4,678,975        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS1-2AV), 0.164%, due 01/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     33,861   
    35,566,862        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS2-AV), 0.321%, due 01/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     487,666   
    135,005,852        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS3-AV), 0.334%, due 02/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     2,035,551   
    15,889,699        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS4-3AV), 0.381%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     221,685   
    22,025,178        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS5-AV), 0.248%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     276,480   
    5,095,420        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS6-A45), 5.75%, due 04/25/37 (6)

     4,024,872   
    32,328,447        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS8-AV), 0.394%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (2)

     480,653   
    48,010        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (05-SA5-2A),
3.317%, due 11/25/35
(2)(6)

     42,189   
    3,300,574        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (06-S10-1A1), 6%, due 10/25/36 (6)

     2,946,361   
    1,115,352        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (06-S9-A3),
5.75%, due 09/25/36 (PAC)
(6)

     1,013,400   
    12,782,792        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (07-S2-A9), 6%, due 02/25/37 (6)

     11,645,521   
    41,626        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (07-SA2-2A2),
3.398%, due 04/25/37
(2)(6)

     35,420   
    14,061,715        

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (06-2-A2), 0.569%, due 09/25/36 (2)

     13,479,779   
    18,239,111        

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (06-3-A3), 0.609%, due 10/25/46 (2)

     14,997,387   
    24,067,232        

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (07-2-A2D), 0.739%, due 05/25/47 (2)

     16,317,558   
    3,742,736        

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-BR1-A2C),
0.779%, due 02/25/37
(2)

     2,059,380   
    48,780,321        

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-BR2-A2),
0.669%, due 02/25/37
(2)

     24,064,127   
    22,124,045        

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-NC2-A2B),
0.579%, due 01/25/37
(2)

     14,045,979   
    1,300,885        

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (03-8-A1), 1.079%, due 01/20/34 (2)

     1,193,700   
    3,775,976        

SG Mortgage Securities Trust (05-OPT1-A3), 0.789%, due 10/25/35 (2)

     3,751,837   
    26,718,896        

SG Mortgage Securities Trust (07-NC1-A2), (144A), 0.679%, due 12/25/36 (1)(2)

     15,760,248   
    11,843,122        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (06-2-A4), 0.709%, due 03/25/36 (2)

     11,752,023   
    10,400,000        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (06-OPT4-2A4), 0.669%, due 06/25/36 (2)

     7,353,816   
    4,000,000        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (07-OPT3-2A4), 0.689%, due 08/25/37 (2)

     2,764,948   
    1,297,279        

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (05-BC4-A2C),
0.789%, due 09/25/36
(2)

     1,293,675   
    24,216        

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (06-AB3-A2B),
0.589%, due 09/25/37
(2)

     14,015   
    3,973,525        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (04-12-2A),
2.77%, due 09/25/34
(2)

     3,915,463   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     6,710,922        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (04-14-2A),
2.855%, due 10/25/34
(2)

   $ 6,844,562   
    9,386,997        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (05-16XS-A2A),
1.389%, due 08/25/35
(2)

     9,182,848   
    768,106        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (06-2-5A1),
3.165%, due 03/25/36
(2)(6)

     624,604   
    3,099,935        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (06-4-5A1),
3.51%, due 05/25/36
(2)(6)

     2,613,268   
    7,856,580        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (06-5-1A1),
2.851%, due 06/25/36
(2)(6)

     6,642,609   
    5,685,832        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-1-1A1),
2.898%, due 02/25/37
(2)(6)

     4,917,002   
    324,288        

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (05-3-M1), 1.009%, due 04/25/35 (2)

     325,048   
    235,669        

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (06-AR3-24A1),
2.728%, due 05/25/36
(2)

     132,320   
    682,154        

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (05-2XS-1A5B), 4.65%, due 02/25/35

     688,688   
    17,230,564        

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (06-EQ1A-A4), (144A),
0.589%, due 07/25/36
(1)(2)

     16,869,303   
    13,150,336        

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (06-WF2-A4), 0.749%, due 07/25/36 (2)

     12,505,992   
    406,829        

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-2-2A1),
3.064%, due 04/25/37
(2)(6)

     337,648   
    18,530        

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3-1A1),
2.899%, due 06/25/37
(2)(6)

     16,478   
    1,451,111        

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (07-S1-2A1),
2.93%, due 01/25/37
(2)

     1,436,305   
    11,897,837        

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC (06-AMN1-A3), 0.679%, due 08/25/36 (2)

     7,533,594   
    11,658,794        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (04-AR14-A1),
2.587%, due 01/25/35
(2)

     11,668,698   
    12,880,479        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR13-A1A1),
0.729%, due 10/25/45
(2)

     12,066,979   
    1,038,001        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR13-A1A2),
1.827%, due 10/25/45
(2)

     1,017,689   
    2,530,913        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR14-2A1),
2.593%, due 12/25/35
(2)

     2,329,576   
    4,117,207        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR18-1A1),
2.506%, due 01/25/36
(2)

     3,897,437   
    385,203        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR2-2A1A),
0.749%, due 01/25/45
(2)

     355,814   
    10,093,617        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (05-AR9-A1A),
1.079%, due 07/25/45
(2)

     9,591,094   
    27,834,356        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-AR1-2A1A),
1.447%, due 01/25/46
(2)

     26,527,009   
    7,060,869        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-AR11-1A),
1.337%, due 09/25/46
(2)

     5,859,861   
    7,531,993        

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-AR17-1A1A),
1.16%, due 12/25/46
(2)

     6,727,236   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency (Continued)

  

$     143,201        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (02-AR1-1A1), 2.472%, due 11/25/30 (2)

   $ 142,704   
    1,910,417        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-1-3A2),
5.75%, due 02/25/36
(6)

     1,760,195   
    3,501,301        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-5-1A1),
1.039%, due 07/25/36
(2)(6)

     2,044,983   
    6,250,445        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-AR10-A2A), 0.609%, due 12/25/36 (2)

     4,817,587   
    2,473,808        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (07-OA3-5A), 1.92%, due 04/25/47 (2)

     1,876,972   
    7,357,153        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (07-OC2-A3), 0.749%, due 06/25/37 (2)(6)

     5,940,054   
    11,691,000        

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates (06-HE1-2A4),
0.719%, due 04/25/36
(2)

     10,215,807   
    14,467,452        

Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities (06-3-A2),
0.589%, due 01/25/37
(2)

     13,526,194   
    5,521,000        

Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities (07-1-A3),
0.759%, due 03/25/37
(2)

     3,968,739   
    8,374,539        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust (11-RR3-A1), (144A),
2.879%, due 03/27/37
(1)(2)

     8,270,069   
    6,787,622        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust (12-RR2-1A1), (144A),
0.637%, due 09/27/47
(1)(2)

     6,581,245   
    5,109,632        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (04-DD-2A6),
2.832%, due 01/25/35
(2)

     5,064,537   
    9,420,144        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (06-AR11-A6),
2.758%, due 08/25/36
(2)(6)

     8,709,607   
    6,321,727        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (06-AR6-4A1),
2.821%, due 03/25/36
(2)

     6,270,319   
    3,845,543        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (06-AR7-2A4),
3.031%, due 05/25/36
(2)(6)

     3,535,115   
    7,280,253        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-10-1A32), 6%, due 07/25/37 (6)

     7,248,773   
    696,687        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (07-AR4-A1),
2.821%, due 08/25/37
(2)(6)

     634,896   
    3,238,654        

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (08-1-4A1), 5.75%, due 02/25/38

     3,398,474   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency
(Cost: $1,727,130,473)

         1,999,568,004   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Government Agency Obligation (Cost: $44,320,080) (0.5%)

  
    44,400,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.25%, due 06/28/30

     44,387,612   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Treasury Securities (18.6%)

  
    743,265,000        

U.S. Treasury Bond, 2.5%, due 02/15/46

     718,237,781   
    452,930,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 03/31/21

     452,310,777   
    69,505,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, due 04/30/21

     69,822,662   
    145,350,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, due 01/31/21

     146,070,777   
    366,655,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, due 02/15/26

     360,376,917   
    80,935,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 08/15/20

     85,721,577   
         

 

 

 
      

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $1,828,163,923)

     1,832,540,491   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $9,104,874,050) (96.0%)

     9,458,797,389   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
    231,532,000        

Morgan Stanley Liquidity Fund — Government Portfolio, 0.09% (7)

   $ 231,532,000   
    3,477,726        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (7)

     3,477,726   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $235,009,726) (2.4%)

     235,009,726   
         

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments        
      

Discount Notes (2.2%)

  
$     18,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.34%, due 05/10/16 (8)

     17,999,046   
    94,378,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.401%, due 05/06/16 (8)

     94,375,452   
    6,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.488%, due 10/19/16 (8)

     5,988,666   
    96,210,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.508%, due 09/06/16 (8)

     96,084,446   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Discount Notes (Cost: $214,396,595)

     214,447,610   
         

 

 

 
      

U.S. Treasury Securities (10.0%)

  
    3,970,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.182%, due 07/21/16 (8)(9)

     3,968,384   
    99,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.322%, due 10/06/16 (8)

     98,861,301   
    5,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.199%, due 07/28/16 (8)

     4,997,580   
    144,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.228%, due 08/04/16 (8)

     143,913,888   
    207,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.344%, due 10/13/16 (8)

     206,677,287   
      527,790,000        

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.245%, due 08/18/16 (8)

     527,402,074   
         

 

 

 
      

Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $985,463,462)

     985,820,514   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $1,199,860,057) (12.2%)

     1,200,268,124   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Investments (Cost: $10,539,743,833) (110.6%)

     10,894,075,239   
      

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-10.6%)

     (1,046,663,127
         

 

 

 
      

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   9,847,412,112   
         

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts                            
Number of
Contracts
     Type    Expiration
Date
       Notional
Contract
Value
       Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  BUY                         
  4,420         2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures      06/30/16         $ 966,322,500         $ (148,109
  2,450         90-Day Eurodollar Futures      12/19/16           607,201,875           1,279,856   
          

 

 

      

 

 

 
           $   1,573,524,375         $   1,131,747   
          

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

ABS - Asset-Backed Securities.
ACES - Alternative Credit Enhancement Securities.
ARM - Adjustable Rate Mortgage.
CLO - Collateralized Loan Obligation.
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.
P/O - Principal Only Security.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
TBA - To be Announced.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $515,752,098 or 5.2% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(3)   As of April 30, 2016, security is not accruing interest.
(4)   This security is purchased on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.
(5)   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.
(6)   A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans.
(7)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(8)   Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.
(9)   All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Asset-Backed Securities

     3.9

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     3.3   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     0.6   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

     48.8   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

     20.3   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     0.5   

U.S. Treasury Securities

     18.6   

Money Market Investments

     2.4   

Short Term Investments

     12.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     110.6
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Core Fixed
Income
Fund
     TCW
Enhanced
Commodity
Strategy
Fund 
(1)
    TCW
Global Bond
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at Value (2)

   $ 1,824,729       $ 2,149      $ 16,327   

Receivable for Securities Sold

     15,949         —  (3)        

Receivable for When-Issued Securities

     41,730                213   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     4,772                  

Interest and Dividends Receivable

     6,732         7        113   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     18         19        9   

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                    20   

Receivable for Daily Variation Margin on Open Financial Futures Contracts

     53                  

Cash Collateral Held for Brokers

             207          

Open Swap Agreements, at Value

             149          

Prepaid Expenses

     46         18        18   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,894,029         2,549        16,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Distributions Payable

     296                  

Interest Payable on Swap Agreements

             —  (3)        

Payable for Securities Purchased

     21,039                50   

Payable for When-Issued Securities

     124,040                525   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     9,026                —  (3) 

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     9         9        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     573         1        7   

Accrued Distribution Fees

     109         (3)      2   

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

                    4   

Other Accrued Expenses

     305         50        11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     155,397         60        608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,738,632       $ 2,489      $ 16,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in Capital

   $ 1,707,738       $ 4,166      $ 15,898   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts,
Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency

     7,804         (1,834     79   

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency

     22,743         190        51   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

     347         (33     64   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,738,632       $ 2,489      $ 16,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

       

I Class Share

   $ 1,217,974       $ 1,359      $ 8,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 520,658       $ 1,130      $ 7,867   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (4)

       

I Class Share

     108,686,878         262,876        820,772   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

       46,562,076           218,361          785,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (5)

       

I Class Share

   $ 11.21       $ 5.17      $ 10.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 11.18       $ 5.18      $ 10.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Consolidated Statement of Asset and Liabilities (See Note 2).
(2) The identified cost for the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, the TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund and the TCW Global Bond Fund at April 30, 2016 was $1,801,898, $2,108 and $16,294, respectively.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share, is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(5) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
High Yield
Bond Fund
    TCW
Short Term
Bond Fund
    TCW
Total Return
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 34,281      $ 7,721      $ 10,894,075   

Receivable for Securities Sold

     865        6        34,933   

Receivable for When-Issued Securities

                   143,508   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     19        (2)      36,795   

Interest and Dividends Receivable

     395        16        23,498   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     14        15        787   

Receivable for Daily Variation Margin on Open Financial Futures Contracts

                   276   

Open Swap Agreements, at Value

     4                 

Prepaid Expenses

     26        9        222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     35,604        7,767        11,134,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Distributions Payable

     19        1        4,567   

Payable for Securities Purchased

     3,534        35        69,567   

Payable for When-Issued Securities

     240               1,194,067   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     27        1        12,163   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     9        9        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     12        2        4,007   

Accrued Distribution Fees

     2               549   

Other Accrued Expenses

     37        39        1,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,880        87        1,286,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 31,724      $ 7,680      $ 9,847,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in Capital

   $ 33,198      $ 15,253      $ 9,334,856   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements

     (1,539     (7,602     87,956   

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments and Futures Contracts

     42        25        355,463   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

     23        4        69,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 31,724      $ 7,680      $ 9,847,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

      

I Class Share

   $ 21,089      $ 7,680      $ 7,139,009   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 10,635        $ 2,708,403   
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (3)

      

I Class Share

       3,441,402          883,122          693,805,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

     1,721,747          255,175,169   
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (4)

      

I Class Share

   $ 6.13      $ 8.70      $ 10.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 6.18        $ 10.61   
  

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The identified cost for the TCW High Yield Bond Fund, the TCW Short Term Bond Fund and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund at April 30, 2016 was $34,239, $7,696 and $10,539,744, respectively.

(2) 

Amount rounds to less than $1.

(3) 

The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share, is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.

(4) 

Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Core Fixed
Income
Fund
    TCW
Enhanced
Commodity
Strategy
Fund 
(1)
    TCW
Global
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Income:

      

Interest

   $ 18,010      $ 22      $ 243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     18,010        22        243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Management Fees

     3,330        9        42   

Accounting Services Fees

     77        13        2   

Administration Fees

     46        19        1   

Transfer Agent Fees:

      

I Class

     300        2         (2) 

N Class

     284        1         (2) 

Custodian Fees

     41        15        12   

Professional Fees

     55        26        19   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

      

I Class

     14        8        9   

N Class

     12        8        9   

Distribution Fees:

      

N Class

     666        1        9   

Compliance Expense

     9         (2)       (2) 

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     4        1        1   

Other

     65        3        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     4,920        123        128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

      

I Class

     13        62        19   

N Class

     78        53        28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     4,829        8        81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     13,181        14        162   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

      

Investments

     6,705         (2)      61   

Foreign Currency

                   13   

Futures Contracts

     1,634                 

Swap Agreements

            (270       

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     17,335        (14     346   

Foreign Currency

                   50   

Futures Contracts

     (88              

Swap Agreements

            219          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency, Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements

     25,586        (65     470   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $   38,767      $   (51   $   632   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Consolidated Statement of Operations (See Note 2).
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
High Yield
Bond Fund
    TCW
Short Term
Bond Fund
    TCW
Total Return
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Income:

      

Dividends

   $ 14      $      $   

Interest

     621        52        151,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     635        52        151,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Management Fees

     66        16        22,905   

Accounting Services Fees

     13        1        407   

Administration Fees

     1        (1)      243   

Transfer Agent Fees:

      

I Class

     4        3        2,112   

N Class

     3               1,091   

Custodian Fees

     14        13        98   

Professional Fees

     18        42        190   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

      

I Class

     11        11        49   

N Class

     8               57   

Distribution Fees:

      

N Class

     12               3,119   

Compliance Expense

     (1)      (1)      60   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     2        (1)      10   

Other

     3        3        401   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     172          106        30,759   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

      

I Class

     51        86        3,525   

N Class

     28               1,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     93        20        26,190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     542        32        125,380   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

      

Investments

     (351     (3     86,249   

Futures Contracts

                   1,548   

Swap Agreements

     32                 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     232        (3     (37,477

Futures Contracts

                   1,132   

Swap Agreements

     (10              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (97     (6     51,452   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $   445      $ 26      $   176,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Core Fixed Income
Fund
    TCW
Enhanced Commodity Strategy
Fund
 (1)
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 13,181      $ 23,235      $ 14      $ 26   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements

     8,339        16,934        (270     (811

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

     17,247        (23,857     205        (102
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     38,767        16,312        (51     (887
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (9,566     (17,232     (7     (15

N Class

     (3,903     (8,343     (6     (12

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (9,987     (2,547              

N Class

     (5,013     (1,706              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (28,469     (29,828     (13     (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     100,837        472,774        (49     18   

N Class

     (24,236     (62,026     6        12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     76,601        410,748        (43     30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     86,899        397,232        (107     (884

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     1,651,733        1,254,501        2,596        3,480   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   1,738,632      $   1,651,733      $   2,489      $   2,596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

   $ 347      $ 635      $ (33   $ (34

 

 

(1) 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets (See Note 2).

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Global Bond
Fund
    TCW
High Yield Bond
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 162      $ 296      $ 542      $ 1,171   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Swap Agreements and Foreign Currency Transactions

     74        44        (319     (495

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     396        (794     222        (174
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     632        (454     445        502   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (72     (74     (391     (867

N Class

     (68     (69     (160     (422

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (111     (13              

N Class

     (103     (12              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (354     (168     (551     (1,289
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     205        62        266        662   

N Class

     373        93        (5,137     3,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     578        155        (4,871     4,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     856        (467     (4,977     3,497   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     15,236        15,703        36,701        33,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   16,092      $   15,236      $   31,724      $   36,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 64      $ 42      $ 23      $ 32   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     TCW
Short Term Bond
Fund
    TCW
Total Return Bond
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 32      $ 77      $ 125,380      $ 208,247   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (3     (15     87,797        75,966   

Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments and Futures Contracts

     (3     (20     (36,345     (105,944
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     26        42        176,832        178,269   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (21     (139     (77,078     (135,970

N Class

                   (25,866     (42,556

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

                   (44,612     (25,108

N Class

                   (16,251     (8,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (21     (139     (163,807     (211,907
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (1,939     (11,369     768,799        254,924   

N Class

                   305,443        232,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     (1,939     (11,369     1,074,242        487,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,934     (11,466     1,087,267        453,559   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     9,614          21,080        8,760,145        8,306,586   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   7,680      $ 9,614      $   9,847,412      $   8,760,145   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

   $ 4      $ (7   $ 69,137      $ 46,701   

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Note 1 — Organization

 

TCW Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that currently offers 24 no-load mutual funds (each series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to and an affiliate of the Funds and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each Fund has distinct investment objectives. The following are the objectives for the 6 Fixed Income Funds that are covered in this report:

 

TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Diversified Fixed Income Funds  
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund   Seeks to maximize current income and achieve above average total return consistent with prudent investment management over a full market cycle by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in debt securities.
TCW High Yield Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize income and achieve above average total return consistent with reasonable risk over a full market cycle by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in high yield/below investment grade bonds, commonly known as “junk” bonds.
TCW Short Term Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of debt securities of varying maturities including bonds, notes and other similar fixed income instruments issued by governmental or private sector issuers.
TCW Total Return Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize current income and achieve above average total return consistent with prudent investment management over a full market cycle by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in debt securities.
Non-Diversified Fixed Income Funds  
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund   Seeks total return which exceeds that of its commodity benchmark by investing in commodity linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments.
TCW Global Bond Fund   Seeks total return by investing at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities of government and corporate issuers in at least three countries, and will invest at least 30% of its net assets in securities of issuers located outside the United States.

 

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

 

 

All Funds, except for the TCW Short Term Bond Fund, offer two classes of shares: I Class and N Class. The TCW Short Term Bond Fund offers only the I Class shares. The classes are substantially the same except that the N Class shares are subject to a distribution fee (see Note 6).

 

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 Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Each 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 Funds use the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.

 

Principles of Consolidation:    The TCW Cayman Enhanced Commodity Fund, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary acting as an investment vehicle for the TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (the “Parent”) in order to effect certain investments for the Parent consistent with the Parent’s investment objectives and policies as specified in its prospectus and statement of additional information. The accompanying financial statements are consolidated and include the accounts of the Subsidiary. The Parent may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The net assets of the Subsidiary at April 30, 2016 were $346,084 or 13.9% of the Parent’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Net Asset Value:    The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each class of a Fund is determined by dividing the Fund’s net assets attributable to each class by the number of shares issued and outstanding of that class on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.

 

Security Valuations:    Securities listed or traded on the NYSE and other stock exchanges are valued at the latest sale price on that exchange. Securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market (“NASDAQ”) are valued using official closing prices as reported by NASDAQ. All other securities including short-term securities traded over the counter (“OTC”) for which market quotations are readily available are valued with prices furnished by independent pricing services or by broker dealers.

 

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 a security’s market value, are valued by the Advisor in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

 

Fair value is defined as the price that a 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 Funds disclose investments in their financial statements in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value measurements based on inputs. Inputs that go into fair value measurement refer broadly to the assumptions 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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April 30, 2016

 

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 Funds’ 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 methodology 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 within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Fair Value Measurements:    A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

 

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”).    The fair value of ABS and MBS is estimated based on 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.

 

Bank loans.    The fair value of bank loans is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations, credit/market events, and cross-asset pricing. Inputs are generally observable and are obtained from independent sources. Bank loans are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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.

 

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Credit default swaps.    Credit default 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 would be categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized in Level 3.

 

Foreign currency contracts.    The fair value of foreign currency contracts are derived from indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. To the extent that these factors can be observed, foreign currency contracts are 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. As such, 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, 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.

 

Money market funds.    Money market funds are open-ended mutual funds that invest in short-term debt securities. To the extent that these funds are valued based upon the reported net asset value, 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 would be categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be 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 may be 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.

 

Total return swaps.    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 the total return swaps would be categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized in Level 3.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the Funds:

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
    Total  

Fixed Income Securities

   

Corporate Bonds*

  $      $ 394,383,061      $ 1,244,523      $ 395,627,584   

Municipal Bonds

           11,506,427               11,506,427   

Foreign Government Bonds

           204,576               204,576   

Asset-Backed Securities

           140,453,461               140,453,461   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           68,510,751               68,510,751   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           47,074,856               47,074,856   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           412,543,637               412,543,637   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           110,044,593               110,044,593   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           20,243,994               20,243,994   

U.S. Treasury Securities

    403,441,714        67,833,700               471,275,414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

    403,441,714        1,272,799,056        1,244,523        1,677,485,293   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    34,690,158                      34,690,158   

Short-Term Investments

    52,513,703        60,039,789               112,553,492   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $   490,645,575      $   1,332,838,845      $   1,244,523      $   1,824,728,943   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

   

Futures

       

Interest Rate Risk

  $ (88,202   $      $      $ (88,202
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (88,202   $      $      $ (88,202
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

       

Asset-Backed Securities

  $       $ 25,381       $       $ 25,381   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

            30,651                 30,651   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            9,291                 9,291   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

            52,950                 52,950   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            367,920                 367,920   

Corporate Bonds*

            549,796                 549,796   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            114,946                 114,946   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

            1,150,935                 1,150,935   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    69,139                         69,139   

Short-Term Investments

    929,269                         929,269   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

    998,408         1,150,935                 2,149,343   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

       

Swap Agreements

          

Commodity Risk

            149,005                 149,005   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $   998,408       $   1,299,940       $   —       $   2,298,348   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

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TCW Global Bond Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

    

Corporate Bonds*

  $       $ 3,619,572      $       $ 3,619,572   

Foreign Government Bonds

            5,860,155                5,860,155   

Asset-Backed Securities

            836,686                836,686   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

            321,436                321,436   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            156,976        8,154         165,130   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

            1,864,882                1,864,882   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            545,044        169,696         714,740   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            240,038                240,038   

U.S. Treasury Securities

    1,645,241                        1,645,241   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

    1,645,241         13,444,789        177,850         15,267,880   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    179,340                        179,340   

Short-Term Investments

    401,718         477,737                879,455   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

    2,226,299         13,922,526        177,850         16,326,675   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

            19,976                19,976   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $   2,226,299       $   13,942,502      $   177,850       $   16,346,651   
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

         

Foreign Currency Risk

  $       $ (4,009   $       $ (4,009
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $       $ (4,009   $       $ (4,009
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

    

Bank Loans*

  $       $ 936,415       $ 673,757       $ 1,610,172   

Corporate Bonds*

            25,499,489         178,300         25,677,789   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            59,756                 59,756   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

            26,495,660         852,057         27,347,717   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    624,336                         624,336   

Short-Term Investments*

    5,940,676         368,518                 6,309,194   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

      6,565,012           26,864,178           852,057           34,281,247   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

    

Swap Agreements

          

Credit Risk

            4,354                 4,354   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,565,012       $ 26,868,532       $ 852,057       $ 34,285,601   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

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TCW Short Term Bond Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

       

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

  $       $ 275,782       $       $ 275,782   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            248,953                 248,953   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

            2,106,826                 2,106,826   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

            231,264                 231,264   

Corporate Bonds*

            1,995,502                 1,995,502   

U.S. Treasury Securities

    810,340                         810,340   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

    810,340           4,858,327                   5,668,667   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    114,545                         114,545   

Short-Term Investments*

      1,268,454         669,780           —         1,938,234   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

  $ 2,193,339       $ 5,528,107       $       $ 7,721,446   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

Description

  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
    Total  

Fixed Income Securities

     

Asset-Backed Securities

  $      $ 386,603,966      $      $ 386,603,966   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           325,384,415               325,384,415   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           59,895,904               59,895,904   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

           4,810,416,997               4,810,416,997   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

           1,990,008,178        9,559,826        1,999,568,004   

U.S. Government Agency Obligation

           44,387,612               44,387,612   

U.S. Treasury Securities

    1,832,540,491                      1,832,540,491   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

    1,832,540,491        7,616,697,072        9,559,826        9,458,797,389   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

    235,009,726                      235,009,726   

Short-Term Investments*

    985,820,514        214,447,610               1,200,268,124   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

      3,053,370,731          7,831,144,682          9,559,826          10,894,075,239   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

     

Futures

     

Interest Rate Risk

    1,279,856                      1,279,856   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,054,650,587      $ 7,831,144,682      $ 9,559,826      $ 10,895,355,095   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

     

Futures

     

Interest Rate Risk

  $ (148,109   $      $      $ (148,109
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (148,109   $      $      $ (148,109
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

The Funds did not have any transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

      TCW Core Fixed
Income Fund
     TCW Global
Bond Fund
     TCW High Yield
Bond Fund
     TCW Total Return
Bond Fund
 

Balance as of October 31, 2015

   $       $ 198,523       $ 186,140       $   10,674,961   

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

     (785      6,599                 (708,285

Realized Gain (Loss)

     (1,594      (1,205      (13,747      922   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

     (52,831      (26,067      (144,991      (405,783

Purchases

                     570,000         9   

Sales

     (32,419              (71,829      (1,998

Transfers in to Level 3 (1)

       1,332,152                 326,484           

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)

                               
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of April 30, 2016

   $ 1,244,523       $   177,850       $   852,057       $ 9,559,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation from Investments Still

           

Held at April 30, 2016

   $ (52,831    $ (26,067    $ 162,203       $ 405,782   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Funds recognize transfers in and out at the beginning of the period.

 

Significant unobservable valuations inputs for Level 3 investments as of April 30, 2016 are as follows:

 

Description

   Fair Value at
04/30/2016
     Valuation Techniques*    Unobservable
Input
   Price or Price
Range

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

Corporate Bonds

   $ 1,244,523       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Price    $103.793
TCW Global Bond Fund            

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

   $ 8,155       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $0.039–$0.424

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

   $ 169,695       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $13.557
TCW High Yield Bond Fund            

Bank Loans

   $ 673,757       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $66.875–$100

Corporate Bonds

   $ 178,300       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $55.688
TCW Total Return Bond Fund            

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

   $ 17,276       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $22.163

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

   $ 9,542,550       Third-party
Vendor
   Vendor Prices    $0.724–$3.05

 

* The valuation technique employed on the Level 3 securities involves the use of the vendor prices. The Advisor monitors the effectiveness of vendor pricing using the valuation process described below.

 

Level 3 Valuation Process:    Investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy may be fair valued by the Advisor with consent by the Company’s Pricing Committee in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board, and under the general oversight of the Board. The Company’s Pricing Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations, including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Company’s Pricing Committee reports to the

 

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Board at their regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Company’s fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment. The Advisor, as part of the daily process, conducts back-testing of prices based on daily trade activities.

 

The Pricing Committee consists of the Company’s President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary, and a representative from the portfolio management team, as well as alternate members as the Board may from time to time designate. The Pricing Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general.

 

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.

 

Foreign Currency Translation:    The books and records of each 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 Statements 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 federal income tax purposes.

 

Foreign Taxes:    The Funds may be subject to withholding taxes on income and capital gains imposed by certain countries in which they invest. The withholding tax on income is netted against the income accrued or received. Any reclaimable taxes are recorded as income. The withholding tax on realized or unrealized gain is recorded as a liability.

 

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. A derivative contract may result in a mark to market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested. The Funds may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

 

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For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Funds had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk categories (amounts in thousands except Notional Amounts or number of contracts):

 

     Commodity
Risk
    Foreign
Currency
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund         

Schedule of Investments:

        

Liabilities Derivatives

        

Futures Contracts (1)

   $      $      $ (88   $ (88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $      $ (88   $ (88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

        

Realized Gain on

        

Futures Contracts

   $      $      $ 1,634      $ 1,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $      $      $   1,634      $ 1,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Depreciation on:

        

Futures Contracts

   $      $      $ (88   $ (88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Depreciation

   $      $      $ (88   $ (88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Contracts (2)

        

Futures Contracts

                   579        579   
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund         

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

        

Asset Derivatives

        

Open Swap Agreements, at Value

   $ 149      $      $      $ 149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 149      $      $      $ 149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

        

Realized Loss on

        

Swap Agreements

   $ (270   $      $      $ (270
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Loss

   $ (270   $      $      $ (270
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

        

Swap Agreements

   $ 219      $      $      $ 219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 219      $      $      $ 219   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (2)

        

Swap Agreements

   $   2,277,410      $   —      $      $   2,277,410   
TCW Global Bond Fund         

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

        

Asset Derivatives

        

Forward Currency Contracts

   $      $ 20      $      $ 20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $ 20      $      $ 20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

        

Forward Currency Contracts

   $      $ (4   $      $ (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $ (4   $      $ (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

        

Realized Gain on

        

Forward Currency Contracts

   $      $ 13      $      $ 13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Loss

   $      $ 13      $      $ 13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Credit Risk     Foreign
Currency
Risk
     Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  
TCW Global Bond Fund (Continued)          

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

         

Forward Currency Contracts

   $      $ 47       $      $ 47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $      $ 47       $      $ 47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (2)

         

Forward Currency Contracts

   $      $   1,620,058       $      $   1,620,058   
TCW High Yield Bond Fund          

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

         

Asset Derivatives

         

Open Swap Agreements, at Value

   $ 4      $       $      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 4      $       $      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

         

Realized Gain on

         

Swap Agreements

   $ 32      $       $      $ 32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Loss

   $ 32      $       $      $ 32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Depreciation on:

         

Swap Agreements

   $ (10   $       $      $ (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (10   $       $      $ (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (2)

         

Swap Agreements

   $   275,000      $       $      $ 275,000   
TCW Total Return Bond Fund          

Schedule of Investments:

         

Asset Derivatives

         

Futures Contracts (1)

   $      $       $   1,280      $ 1,280   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $       $ 1,280      $ 1,280   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities Derivatives

         

Futures Contracts (1)

   $      $       $ (148   $ (148
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $       $ (148   $ (148
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

         

Realized Gain on

         

Futures Contracts

   $      $       $ 1,548      $ 1,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $      $       $ 1,548      $ 1,548   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

         

Futures Contracts

   $      $       $ 1,132      $ 1,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $      $       $ 1,132      $ 1,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Contracts (2)

         

Futures Contracts

                    5,410        5,410   

 

(1) Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only variation margin on April 30, 2016 is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(2) Amount disclosed represent average number of contracts or notional amounts, which is representative of the volume traded for the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

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The Funds’ 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 Funds.

 

With exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds 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 credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Funds do 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 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 Funds. In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds 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 Funds 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 a Fund’s net assets declines by a stated percentage or a 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 a Fund.

 

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral pledged by a 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 a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt 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 Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds

 

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have 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 following table presents the Funds’ OTC derivatives assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master agreement or Master Repurchase Agreement and net of the related collateral received by the Funds as of April 30, 2016 (in thousands):

 

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to  Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
     Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Derivatives)

   $ 61       $       $ 61       $       $ 61   

Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. (Derivatives)

     88                 88           —         88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   149       $   —       $   149       $       $   149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

TCW Global Bond Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
     Net
Amount
 (1)
 

Barclays Capital (Derivatives)

   $ 20       $   (4   $ 16       $   —       $ 16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   20       $ (4   $   16       $       $   16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
     Net
Amount
 (1)
 

Goldman Sachs International (Derivatives)

   $ 4       $       $ 4       $       $ 4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   4       $   —       $   4       $   —       $   4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:    The Funds may enter 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 Funds as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed or delivery is taken, a 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 may 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. Outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at April 30, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Futures Contracts:    The Funds may enter into futures contracts. A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks through the use of futures contracts, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency

 

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risk. A Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure. 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 a 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 a Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into at a favorable time or price. When a 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.

 

When a 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. The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund utilized futures during the current year to help manage interest rate duration of the Funds. Futures contracts outstanding at April 30, 2016 are listed on the Schedule of Investments.

 

Swap Agreements.    The Funds 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).

 

In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying security or other asset, or index of securities or assets; if the underlying security, asset, or index declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A Fund may take either side of such a swap, and so may take a long or short position in the underlying security, asset, or index. A Fund may enter into a total return swap to hedge against an exposure in its portfolio — such as interest rate risk (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a Fund’s bond portfolio), equity risk, or credit risk — or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A Fund may also enter into a total return swap to gain exposure to securities or markets in which it might not be able to invest directly (in so called market access transactions).

 

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

 

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notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty default is the discounted net asset value of the cash flows paid to the counterparty over the interest rate swap’s remaining life.

 

A Fund may enter into credit default swap transactions as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds (or other obligations of the reference entity with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position.

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. A Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of a total return swap, the swap will change in value depending on the change in value of the asset or index on which the swap is written. When a Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

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, a Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a 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 gains or losses 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 Funds are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. During the period ended April 30, 2016, the TCW High Yield Bond Fund utilized credit default swaps to manage credit market exposure and the TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund used total return swap agreements to gain exposure to the commodity market.

 

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Options:    The Funds may purchase and sell put and call options to enhance investment performance and to protect against changes in market prices. The Funds may also enter into currency options to hedge against currency fluctuations.

 

A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund ultimately wants to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit a Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

 

Options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by an exchange or the Options Clearing Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace the expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited.

 

The Funds may purchase or write (sell) put and call swaptions. Swaption contracts give the purchaser the right (or option), but not the obligation, to enter into a new swap agreement, or to shorten, extend, cancel or modify an existing swap agreement, on a future date on specified terms. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Fund purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Fund writes a swaption, upon exercise of the option the Fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.

 

OTC options are options not traded on exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by a Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter

 

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into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. During the period ended April 30, 2016, the Funds have not purchased or written any options.

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:    The Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which 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 which underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage-backed 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. These Funds 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 Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”). 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. These Funds 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 repayments (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, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

 

Inflation-Indexed Bonds:    The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, which are fixed income securities whose principal value or coupon is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. Any increase or decrease in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income.

 

Inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. Treasury have maturities of five, ten, twenty, or thirty years, although it is possible that securities with other maturities will be issued in the future. The U.S. Treasury securities pay interest on a semi-annual basis, equal to a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal amount.

 

If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate.

 

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The Funds may also invest in other inflation related bonds which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

 

The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds.

 

While the values of these securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short term increases in inflation may lead to declines in values. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.

 

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, To be Announced (“TBA”) and Forward Commitment Transactions:    The Funds may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA 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 Funds’ existing portfolios. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, a Fund commits to purchase 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 a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and that 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, with market. In addition, because a Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery, TBA or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage to the extent a Fund does not maintain liquid assets equal to the face amount of the contract. To guard against the deemed leverage, the Fund monitors the obligations under these transactions and ensures that the Fund has sufficient liquid assets to cover them.

 

Dollar Roll Transactions:    The Funds may enter into dollar roll transactions with financial institutions to take advantage of opportunities in the mortgage-backed securities market. A dollar roll transaction involves a simultaneous sale of securities by a Fund with an agreement to repurchase substantially similar securities at an agreed upon price and date, but generally will be collateralized at time of delivery by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold. These transactions are accounted for as financing transactions as opposed to sales and purchases. The differential between the sale price and the repurchase price is recorded as deferred income and recognized between the settlement dates of the sale and repurchase. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Dollar roll transactions involve risk that the market value of the security sold by a Fund may decline below the repurchase price of the security and the potential inability of counter parties to complete the transaction. There were no such transactions by the Funds for the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

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Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”). The MRA permits a 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 a MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a Fund receives securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Funds upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a 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. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2016.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells portfolio assets subject to an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at an agreed upon price and date. The Funds may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, the Funds continue to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. There were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

Security Lending:    The Funds may lend their securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds earn additional income for lending their securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Funds did not lend any securities during the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

Allocation of Operating Activity for Multiple Classes:    Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of a Fund based on the relative net assets of each class. Distribution fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to the operations of that class. All other expenses are charged to each Fund or class as incurred on a specific identification basis. Differences in class specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income, and in turn differences in dividends paid by each class.

 

Dividends and Distributions:    Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund declares and pays, or reinvests, dividends from net investment income quarterly. The other Fixed Income Funds declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income monthly. Distribution of any net long-term and net short-term capital gains earned by a Fund will be distributed at least annually.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, market discount and premium, losses deferred due to wash sales, excise tax regulations and employing equalization in determining amounts to be distributed to fund shareholders. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications between paid-in

 

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capital, undistributed net investment income (loss), and/or undistributed accumulated realized gain (loss). Undistributed net investment income or loss may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will reverse in subsequent periods. Any taxable income or capital gain remaining at fiscal year-end is distributed in the following year.

 

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.

 

Note 3 — Risk Considerations

 

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

 

Liquidity Risk:    The Funds’ investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Funds because they 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 Funds may invest in private placements and Rule 144A securities.

 

Interest Rate Risk:    The values of the Funds’ 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:    Each Fund may invest in mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities. The values of some mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities may expose a 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. If unanticipated rate of prepayment on underlying mortgages increase the effective maturity of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of the security can be expected to increase. 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 Funds’ investment strategies, 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 Funds 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 Funds will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial.

 

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Credit Risk:    The values of any of the Funds’ investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which a 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 Funds invest also may fall because of unanticipated levels of principal prepayments that can occur when interest rates decline. Certain Funds invest a material portion of their 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 price and periods of illiquidity that can negatively impact the valuation of certain issuers held by the Funds.

 

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 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.” In addition to other functions, the risk associated with an investment in a mortgage loan must take into account 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 (refinance versus purchase versus equity takeout), 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 Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is reflected in fair value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

For complete information on the various risks involved, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained on the Funds’ website (www.tcw.com) or by calling the customer service.

 

Note 4 — Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to 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.

 

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At April 30, 2016, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Cost of
Investments for
Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 30,274       $ (9,093   $ 21,181      $ 1,803,548   

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

     46         (1,902     (1,856     4,005   

TCW Global Bond Fund

     515         (436     79        16,248   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     638         (527     111        34,170   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     28         (48     (20     7,741   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

       475,930           (87,704       388,226          10,505,849   

 

At October 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 18,009       $ 1,054       $ 19,063   

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

     4                 4   

TCW Global Bond Fund

     67         146         213   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     167                 167   

TCW Total Return Bond

       66,932           23,089           90,021   

 

During the year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Total
Distributions
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 29,209       $ 619       $ 29,828   

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

     27                 27   

TCW Global Bond Fund

     142         26         168   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     1,289                 1,289   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     139                 139   

TCW Total Return Bond

       186,037           25,870           211,907   

 

At October 31, 2015, the following Fund had net realized loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes which were incurred prior to December 22, 2010 (amounts in thousands):

 

     Expiring In  
     2016      2018      2019  

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

   $   230       $   7,023       $   111   

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of the ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

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Therefore, in addition to the above table, the following Funds had net realized losses incurred after December 22, 2010 that will be carried forward indefinitely for federal income tax purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

     Short-Term
Capital Losses
     Long-Term
Capital Losses
    Total  

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

   $       $  (1)    $  (1) 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

       1,089           225          1,314   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     89         104        193   

 

(1) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at April 30, 2016, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the six months ended April 30, 2016. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

 

Note 5 — Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses

 

The Funds pay to the Advisor, as compensation for services rendered, facilities furnished and expenses borne by it, the following annual management fees as a percentage of daily net asset value:

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     0.40

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

     0.50

TCW Global Bond Fund

     0.55

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     0.45

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     0.35

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     0.50

 

In addition to the management fees, the Funds reimbursed, with approval by the Company’s Board, a portion of the Advisor’s costs associated in support of the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance obligations. These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations.

 

The Advisor limits the operating expenses of the Funds not to exceed the following expense ratios relative to the Funds’ average daily net assets. Limitation is set to the lower of average expense ratio as reported by Lipper, Inc. (which is subject to change on a monthly basis) or the expense limitation agreement between the Advisor and Company.

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

  

I Class

     0.49 (1) 

N Class

     0.76 % (2) 

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

  

I Class

     0.70 (1) 

N Class

     0.75 (1) 

TCW Global Bond Fund

  

I Class

     1.05 % (2) 

N Class

     1.05 (2) 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

  

I Class

     0.55 (1) 

N Class

     0.80 (1) 

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

  

I Class

     0.44 % (1) 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

  

I Class

     0.49 % (1) 

N Class

     0.79 % (1) 

 

(1) These limitations are based on an agreement between the Advisor and Company.
(2) Limitation based on average expense ratio as reported by Lipper, Inc.

 

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Note 5 — Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses (Continued)

 

 

The amount borne by the Advisor during the fiscal year when the operating expenses of a Fund are in excess of the expense limitation cannot be recaptured in the subsequent fiscal years should the expenses drop below the expense limitation in the subsequent years. The Advisor can recapture expenses only within a given fiscal year for that year’s operating expenses.

 

Directors’ Fees:    Directors who are not affiliated with the Advisor receive compensation from the Funds which are shown on the Statement of Operations. 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 directors’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Note 6 — Distribution Plan

 

TCW Funds Distributors (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor and the Funds, serves as the nonexclusive distributor of each class of the Funds’ shares. The Funds have a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the N Class shares of each Fund. Under the terms of the plan, each Fund compensates the Distributor at a rate equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to its N Class shares for distribution and related services.

 

Note 7 — Purchases and Sales of Securities

 

Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended April 30, 2016 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

    Purchases
at Cost
    Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
    U.S. Government
Purchases at Cost
    U.S. Government
Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

  $   145,848      $   114,436      $ 1,935,578      $ 1,961,490   

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

    1        65        12        11   

TCW Global Bond Fund

    1,373        495        7,558        7,811   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

    39,157        38,201                 

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

    330        750        809        877   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

    23,884        524,604          13,083,784          12,349,828   

 

Note 8 — Capital Share Transactions

 

Transactions in each Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     22,653,825      $ 251,398        60,112,141      $ 676,421   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,806,468        19,910        1,612,372        18,111   

Shares Redeemed

     (15,354,064     (170,471     (19,758,909     (221,758
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     9,106,229      $ 100,837        41,965,604      $ 472,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     5,294,584      $ 58,617        9,500,132      $ 106,708   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     669,145        7,354        724,638        8,131   

Shares Redeemed

     (8,139,418     (90,207     (15,762,483     (176,865
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (2,175,689   $ (24,236     (5,537,713   $ (62,026
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 8 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

          $        397      $ 2   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,506        7        2,590        16   

Shares Redeemed

     (10,921     (56              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (9,415   $ (49     2,987      $ 18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

          $             $   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,204        6        1,995        12   

Shares Redeemed

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     1,204      $ 6        1,995      $ 12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Global Bond Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     516      $ 5        793      $ 8   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     20,733        200        6,806        69   

Shares Redeemed

                   (1,496     (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     21,249      $ 205        6,103      $ 62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     21,917      $ 215        3,420      $ 34   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     19,390        187        6,333        64   

Shares Redeemed

     (3,013     (29     (485     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     38,294      $ 373        9,268      $ 93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW High Yield Bond Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     3,982,772      $ 23,893        5,065,713      $ 31,742   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     58,080        353        102,211        641   

Shares Redeemed

     (3,965,972     (23,980     (5,051,287     (31,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     74,880      $ 266        116,637      $ 662   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     3,086,188      $ 18,740        4,744,408      $ 29,937   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     27,718        170        56,020        355   

Shares Redeemed

     (3,947,098     (24,047     (4,205,055     (26,670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (833,192   $ (5,137     595,373      $ 3,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Short Term Bond Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     124,619      $ 1,083        443,509      $ 3,863   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     2,457        21        14,688        128   

Shares Redeemed

     (350,529     (3,043     (1,760,685     (15,360
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (223,453   $ (1,939     (1,302,488   $ (11,369
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 8 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     160,062,564      $ 1,641,354        225,857,764      $ 2,334,444   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     8,943,834        91,282        10,694,643        110,417   

Shares Redeemed

     (94,012,067     (963,837     (211,973,390     (2,189,937
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     74,994,331      $ 768,799        24,579,017      $ 254,924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     57,198,638      $ 605,559        84,931,354      $ 905,877   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     4,072,173        42,861        4,340,686        46,242   

Shares Redeemed

     (32,435,162     (342,977     (67,581,644     (719,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

     28,835,649      $ 305,443        21,690,396      $ 232,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Note 9 — Restricted Securities

 

The Funds are 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 or exempted from such registration before being sold to the public. 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. However, the Company considers 144A securities to be restricted if those securities have been deemed illiquid. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Restricted securities outstanding at April 30, 2016 are listed below:

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

                           

Issuer Description

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Aggregate
Value
     Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, (144A), 7%, due 06/30/35

     7/14/10       $ 1,257,461       $ 1,244,523         0.07

TCW Global Bond Fund

 

                           

Issuer Description

   Acquisition
Date
     Acquisition
Cost
     Aggregate
Value
     Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Bank of America-First Union NB Commercial Mortgage (01-3-XC), (144A), 1.438%, due 04/11/37

     3/26/15       $ 6,847       $ 726         0.00

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (99-RM1-X), (144A),
0.896%, due 12/15/31

     3/26/15         9,924         7,428         0.05
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 16,771       $ 8,154         0.05
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Note 10 — Indemnifications

 

Under the Company’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 Company. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement with each of the Directors which provides that the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Director against any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any Director in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Director’s services to the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Securities Act of 1933, and the 1940 Act, each as now or hereinafter in force. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote. The Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnification.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.14      $ 11.22      $ 10.97      $ 11.34      $ 10.90      $ 11.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.09        0.18        0.21        0.21        0.24        0.36   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.17        (0.04     0.24        (0.27     0.57        0.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.26        0.14        0.45        (0.06     0.81        0.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.09     (0.19     (0.20     (0.20     (0.28     (0.42

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.10     (0.03            (0.11     (0.09     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.19     (0.22     (0.20     (0.31     (0.37     (0.64
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 11.21      $ 11.14      $ 11.22      $ 10.97      $ 11.34      $ 10.90   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     2.43 % (2)      1.25     4.14     (0.49 )%      7.57     5.06

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,217,974      $   1,109,630      $   646,372      $   589,911      $   501,448      $   264,366   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.49 % (3)      0.50     0.49     0.48     0.49     0.55

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.49 % (3)(4)      0.49     0.47     0.44     0.44     0.44

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.68 % (3)      1.57     1.92     1.89     2.20     3.35

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     127.48 % (2)      332.85     249.94     197.42     213.82     280.49

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Reimbursement is less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.12      $ 11.20      $ 10.97      $ 11.34      $ 10.91      $ 11.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.08        0.14        0.18        0.17        0.21        0.33   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.16        (0.03     0.22        (0.25     0.56        0.17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.24        0.11        0.40        (0.08     0.77        0.50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.08     (0.16     (0.17     (0.18     (0.25     (0.40

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.10     (0.03            (0.11     (0.09     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.18     (0.19     (0.17     (0.29     (0.34     (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 11.18      $ 11.12      $ 11.20      $ 10.97      $ 11.34      $ 10.91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     2.23 % (2)      1.00     3.68     (0.74 )%      7.21     4.76

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   520,658      $   542,103      $   608,129      $   698,223      $   530,935      $   207,882   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.80 % (3)      0.79     0.80     0.77     0.79     0.85

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.77 % (3)      0.79 % (4)      N/A        0.77 % (4)      0.78     0.78

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.39 % (3)      1.25     1.59     1.56     1.86     3.00

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     127.48 (2)      332.85     249.94     197.42     213.82     280.49

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Reimbursement is less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    April 1, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 5.30      $ 7.18      $ 7.61      $ 8.58      $ 8.73      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.03        0.05        0.10        0.16        0.16        0.08   

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (0.13     (1.87     (0.39     (0.92     (0.11     (1.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.10     (1.82     (0.29     (0.76     0.05        (1.18
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.11     (0.16     (0.18     (0.09

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                   (0.03     (0.05     (0.02       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.14     (0.21     (0.20     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 5.17      $ 5.30      $ 7.18      $ 7.61      $ 8.58      $ 8.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.89 )% (3)      (25.47 )%      (3.90 )%      (9.05 )%      0.55     (11.80 )% (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,359      $   1,443      $   1,934      $ 2,013      $   2,218      $ 2,647   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     10.43 % (4)      7.82     5.90     5.67     5.94     5.54 % (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.70 % (4)      0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70 % (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.24 % (4)      0.88     1.30     2.01     1.95     1.51 % (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     1.08 % (3)      10.68     4.13       54.20     9.39       42.70 % (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period April 1, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    April 1, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 5.31      $ 7.18      $ 7.61      $ 8.58      $ 8.73      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.03        0.05        0.10        0.16        0.16        0.08   

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (0.13     (1.86     (0.39     (0.92     (0.11     (1.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.10     (1.81     (0.29     (0.76     0.05        (1.18
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.11     (0.16     (0.18     (0.09

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                   (0.03     (0.05     (0.02       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.03     (0.06     (0.14     (0.21     (0.20     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 5.18      $ 5.31      $ 7.18      $ 7.61      $ 8.58      $ 8.73   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.91 )% (3)      (25.36 )%      (3.92 )%      (9.05 )%      0.55     (11.80 )% (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 1,130      $ 1,153      $   1,546      $ 1,609      $   1,773      $ 1,764   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

       10.93 % (4)      8.32     6.45     6.14     6.30     5.95 % (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.75 % (4)      0.75     0.73     0.70     0.70     0.70 % (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.19 % (4)      0.83     1.27     2.01     1.94     1.50 % (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     1.08 % (3)         10.68     4.13       54.20     9.39        42.70 % (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period April 1, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Global Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    December 1, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.85      $ 10.26      $ 10.45      $ 10.97      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.10        0.19        0.22        0.35        0.27   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.30        (0.49     (0.20     (0.40     0.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.40        (0.30     0.02        (0.05     1.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.09     (0.09     (0.13     (0.16     (0.29

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.14     (0.02     (0.08     (0.31       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.23     (0.11     (0.21     (0.47     (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 10.02      $ 9.85      $ 10.26      $ 10.45      $ 10.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     4.13 % (3)      (2.96 )%      0.21     (0.46 )%      12.74 % (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 8,225      $ 7,878      $ 8,138      $ 11,170      $ 11,253   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.53 % (4)      1.37     1.39     1.38     1.42 % (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.06 % (4)      1.08     1.12     1.14     1.15 % (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.11 % (4)      1.92     2.11     3.31     2.80 % (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       56.43 % (3)        147.16       125.54       135.67       165.46 % (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period December 1, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2012 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Global Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    December 1, 2011
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2012
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.85      $ 10.26      $ 10.45      $ 10.97      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.10        0.19        0.22        0.35        0.27   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.30        (0.49     (0.20     (0.40     0.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.40        (0.30     0.02        (0.05     1.26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.09     (0.09     (0.13     (0.16     (0.29

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.14     (0.02     (0.08     (0.31       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.23     (0.11     (0.21     (0.47     (0.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 10.02      $ 9.85      $ 10.26      $ 10.45      $ 10.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     4.13 % (3)      (2.96 )%      0.21     (0.46 )%      12.74 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 7,867      $ 7,358      $ 7,565      $ 11,746      $ 11,602   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.80 % (4)      1.64     1.67     1.62     1.68 % (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.06 % (4)      1.08     1.12     1.14     1.15 % (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.11 %  (4)      1.92     2.12     3.30     2.79 % (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       56.43 % (3)        147.16       125.54       135.67       165.46 % (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period December 1, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2012 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 6.18      $ 6.35      $ 6.33      $ 6.30      $ 5.99      $ 6.45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.11        0.26        0.29        0.33        0.33        0.44   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.04     (0.15     0.04        0.06        0.37        (0.42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.07        0.11        0.33        0.39        0.70        0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.12     (0.28     (0.31     (0.36     (0.37     (0.48

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                                 (0.02       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.12     (0.28     (0.31     (0.36     (0.39     (0.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 6.13      $ 6.18      $ 6.35      $ 6.33      $ 6.30      $ 5.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     1.12 % (2)      1.74     5.25     6.44     12.03     0.24

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $ 21,089      $ 20,791      $ 20,649      $ 26,102      $ 35,006      $ 39,648   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.06 % (3)      1.03     0.90     1.00     1.14     1.06

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.55 % (3)      0.55     0.53     0.63     N/A     N/A

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.77 % (3)      4.11     4.60     5.14     5.39     6.93

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       163.76 % (2)        195.97       145.14       114.95       111.02       154.82

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     

Six Months
Ended

April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 6.23      $ 6.41      $ 6.37      $ 6.35      $ 6.02      $ 6.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.11        0.25        0.28        0.32        0.33        0.45   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.05     (0.17     0.05        0.06        0.38        (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.06        0.08        0.33        0.38        0.71        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.11     (0.26     (0.29     (0.36     (0.36     (0.48

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                                 (0.02       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.11     (0.26     (0.29     (0.36     (0.38     (0.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 6.18      $ 6.23      $ 6.41      $ 6.37      $ 6.35      $ 6.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.98 % (2)      1.34     5.24     6.12     12.11     0.04

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   10,635      $   15,910      $   12,555      $   14,620      $   20,498      $   14,507   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.40 % (3)      1.38     1.39     1.34     1.51     1.38

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.80 % (3)      0.80     0.78     0.83     1.17     1.20

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.55 % (3)      3.87     4.30     4.96     5.34     6.87

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       163.76 % (2)        195.97       145.14       114.95       111.02       154.82

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Short Term Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     

Six Months
Ended

April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.69      $ 8.75      $ 8.80      $ 8.85      $ 8.77      $ 8.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.03        0.05        0.06        0.09        0.11        0.17   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.00 (2)      (0.03     0.00  (2)      (0.03     0.13        (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.03        0.02        0.06        0.06        0.24        0.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.02     (0.08     (0.11     (0.11     (0.15     (0.25

Distributions from Return of Capital

                                 (0.01       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.02     (0.08     (0.11     (0.11     (0.16     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.70      $ 8.69      $ 8.75      $ 8.80      $ 8.85      $ 8.77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.36 % (3)      0.25     0.65     0.67     2.74     0.84

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   7,680      $   9,614      $   21,080      $   15,202      $   12,814      $   6,874   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     2.37 % (4)      1.57     1.23     1.33     1.63     0.84

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.44 % (4)      0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.74 % (4)      0.53     0.70     1.01     1.21     1.96

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     19.40 % (3)      8.51     67.27     71.48     81.91     57.84

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     

Six Months
Ended

April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.28      $ 10.31      $ 10.13      $ 10.27      $ 9.76      $ 10.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.14        0.25        0.27        0.27        0.52        0.65   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.06        (0.02     0.18        0.06        0.64        (0.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.20        0.23        0.45        0.33        1.16        0.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.12     (0.22     (0.27     (0.33     (0.63     (0.68

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.07     (0.04                   (0.02     (0.27

Distributions from Return of Capital

                          (0.14              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.19     (0.26     (0.27     (0.47     (0.65     (0.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 10.29      $ 10.28      $ 10.31      $ 10.13      $ 10.27      $ 9.76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     1.95 % (2)      2.24     4.49     3.26     12.35     3.44

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   7,139,009      $   6,360,295      $   6,129,426      $   5,085,781      $   5,837,581      $   3,256,269   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.59 % (3)      0.60     0.59     0.57     0.57     0.60

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.49 % (3)      0.49     0.47     0.44     0.44     0.44

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.82 % (3)      2.46     2.65     2.60     5.21     6.48

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     138.75 % (2)      287.85     201.30     190.79     123.43     141.33

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Year Ended
October 31,
2014
    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.60      $ 10.64      $ 10.45      $ 10.61      $ 10.09      $ 10.72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.13        0.23        0.25        0.24        0.52        0.64   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.06        (0.04     0.19        0.07        0.65        (0.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.19        0.19        0.44        0.31        1.17        0.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.11     (0.19     (0.25     (0.33     (0.63     (0.68

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.07     (0.04                   (0.02     (0.27

Distributions from Return of Capital

                          (0.14              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.18     (0.23     (0.25     (0.47     (0.65     (0.95
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 10.61      $ 10.60      $ 10.64      $ 10.45      $ 10.61      $ 10.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     1.81 % (2)      1.83     4.24     2.96     12.03     3.12

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   2,708,403      $   2,399,850      $   2,177,160      $   2,492,073      $   2,342,406      $   2,081,438   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.87 % (3)      0.88     0.87     0.83     0.83     0.86

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.79 % (3)      0.79     0.77     0.73     0.73     0.74

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     2.52 % (3)      2.17     2.36     2.31     5.02     6.19

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     138.75 % (2)      287.85     201.30     190.79     123.43     141.33

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a TCW Fund, you incur ongoing operational costs of the Fund, including management fees and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 (182 days).

 

Actual Expenses    The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015 to
April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $   1,024.30         0.49   $   2.47   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.43         0.49     2.46   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.30         0.77   $ 3.87   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,021.03         0.77     3.87   
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 981.10         0.70   $ 3.45   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,000.00         0.70     3.52   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 980.90         0.75   $ 3.69   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,000.00         0.75     3.77   
TCW Global Bond Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,041.30         1.06   $ 5.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.59         1.06     5.32   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,041.30         1.06   $ 5.38   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.59         1.06     5.32   

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015 to
April 30, 2016)
 
TCW High Yield Bond Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,011.20         0.55   $ 2.75   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.13         0.55     2.77   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,009.80         0.80   $ 4.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.89         0.80     4.02   
TCW Short Term Bond Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,003.60         0.44   $ 2.19   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.68         0.44     2.21   
TCW Total Return Bond Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.50         0.49   $ 2.46   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.43         0.49     2.46   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $   1,018.10         0.79   $   3.96   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.94         0.79     3.97   

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

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

 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

The proxy voting guidelines of the Advisor are available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for a description of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines, it will deliver the description that is disclosed in the Company’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 Company, prepares and file Form N-PX with the SEC not later than August 31 of each year, which includes the Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 of that year. The Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for the Company’s proxy voting record, it will send the information disclosed in the Company’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 Company 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 Company files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available by calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy. You may also obtain the Company’s Form N-Q:

 

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

 

  2. By visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and photocopying it (Phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room).

 

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LOGO

TCWFunds
TCW Family of Funds
TCW Funds, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
800 FUND TCW
(800 386 3829)
www.TCW.com
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
TCW Investment Management Company LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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
DISTRIBUTOR
TCW Funds Distributors LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
DIRECTORS
Patrick C. Haden
Director and Chairman of the Board
Samuel P. Bell
Director
David S. DeVito
Director
John A. Gavin
Director
Peter McMillan
Director
Charles A. Parker
Director
Victoria B. Rogers
Director
Marc I. Stern
Director
Andrew Tarica
Director
OFFICERS
David S. DeVito
President and Chief Executive Officer
Meredith S. Jackson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Richard M. Villa
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey A. Engelsman
Chief Compliance Officer
Peter A. Brown
Senior Vice President
Patrick W. Dennis
Assistant Secretary
George N. Winn
Assistant Treasurer
TCW FAMILY OF FUNDS
EQUITY FUNDS
TCW Concentrated Value Fund
TCW Global Real Estate Fund
TCW Growth Equities Fund
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund
TCW Select Equities Fund
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund
ASSET ALLOCATION FUND
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
TCW Global Bond Fund
TCW High Yield Bond Fund
TCW Short Term Bond Fund
TCW Total Return Bond Fund
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund
TCW International Growth Fund
TCW International Small Cap Fund
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LOGO

TCWFunds
TCW Family of Funds
APRIL 30
2016
SEMI-ANNUAL
R E P O R T
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund
TCW International Growth Fund
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April 30, 2016

 

Letter to Shareholders

     1   

Performance Summary

     3   

Schedules of Investments:

     4   

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

     4   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     10   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Local Currency Income Fund

     17   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     22   

TCW International Growth Fund

     33   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     40   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     47   

Statements of Operations

     49   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     51   

Notes to Financial Statements

     54   

Financial Highlights

     84   

Shareholder Expenses

     96   

Investment Advisory and Management Agreement Disclosure

     98   

Proxy Voting Guidelines and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

     100   


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To Our Valued Shareholders

   

LOGO

  

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Dear Valued Investors,

I am pleased to present the semi-annual report for the TCW Funds, Inc. covering the six-month period ended April 30, 2016. I would like to express our appreciation for your continued investment in the TCW Funds as well as welcome new shareholders to our fund family. As of April 30, 2016, the TCW Funds held total net assets of approximately $18 billion.

 

This report contains information outlining the performance and a list of portfolio holdings as of April 30, 2016 for the TCW Funds’ International Fixed Income and Equity Funds.

 

The International Fixed Income and Equity Markets

 

The last six months have been characterized by several key macro events that have contributed to a notable positive shift in sentiment towards international markets, emerging markets in particular. During this period, concerns about a growth slowdown and significant currency devaluation in China have abated. In addition, oil rebounded off the lows, as supply/demand imbalances began to adjust. Global central banks remained accommodative but certainly contributed to volatility. For example, the Fed initiated its hiking cycle in December 2015, but followed this with dovish commentary as financial conditions tightened and recessionary fears increased. The Bank of Japan pursued an aggressive negative rates policy, but this was followed by yen strength as further QE was delayed. The ECB continued to remain accommodative, expanding its bond-purchasing program.

 

In terms of market performance, emerging markets debt and equities fared the best. During this period, we performed in line with the index in our flagship TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, but underperformed in our local currency fund as we were more defensively positioned at the start of the year. However, the underperformance was limited to the beginning of the period.

Our international and emerging markets equity funds underperformed during this period, as we were more defensively positioned heading into the rally that started in mid-February. The equity portfolios are focused on quality and growth at attractive valuations, which led us to have a lower beta relative to the benchmark and significant underweights to oil, metals & mining and other commodity producers. Given the extent of the rally and improving near term fundamentals for oil, we did increase exposure to these sectors and are starting to see improved relative performance.

 

Looking Ahead

 

With average yields in the 6% area, we continue to see value in emerging markets debt, especially considering that over 70% of the global fixed income universe trades with yields below 2%. EM growth is expected to stabilize this year (after several years of declining growth rates), and the differential between EM and DM growth is likely to begin to expand once again. That bodes well for EM currencies. If we start to see signs of a meaningful pickup in global or EM growth, we would look to add more risk in EM local currency and equities and to shift our weights in the equity portfolio toward more cyclical sectors.

 

We are more cautious on international equities given Brexit risks, stagnant growth in Japan, and the overall low growth environment. There could be some consolidation around a Brexit vote, which might present opportunities to add risk.

 

We continue to believe that there will be greater differentiation in the performance of international assets over the next few years. Country and security selection will be crucial to performance, driven by factors such as terms of trade, reform momentum, and the central bank reaction function. In our view, there will be significant opportunities for an actively managed portfolio to capture attractive

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders (Continued)

   

 

returns in those countries and sectors best positioned to perform well in the current environment.

 

We know that you have many choices when it comes to the management of your financial assets. On behalf of everyone at TCW, I would like to thank you for making the TCW Funds part of your long-term investment plan. We truly value our relationship with you. If you have any questions or require further information, I invite you to visit our website at www.tcw.com, or call our shareholder services department at 800-386-3829.

I look forward to further correspondence with you through our annual report later this year.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

David S. DeVito

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

    

NAV

    Six Months
Return as
of April 30,
2016
        Total Return Annualized as of April 30, 2016 (1)  
           1-Year     5-Year     10-Year     Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

                

I Class

   $ 8.19        (4.93 )%        N/A        N/A        N/A        (18.05 )%      07/01/15   

N Class

   $ 8.19        (4.93 )%        N/A        N/A        N/A        (18.05 )%      07/01/15   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

                

I Class

   $ 7.90        5.44       3.08     3.61     7.77     9.53 (2)      09/04/96  (3) 

N Class

   $   10.18        5.27       2.75     3.33     7.54     7.96     03/01/04   

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

                

I Class

   $ 8.78        7.46       (2.77 )%      (1.84 )%      N/A        (0.17 )%      12/15/10   

N Class

   $ 8.78        7.47       (2.77 )%      (1.88 )%      N/A        (0.21 )%      12/15/10   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

                

I Class

   $ 9.41        0.30       (10.89 )%      N/A        N/A        (0.31 )%      07/01/13   

N Class

   $ 9.37        0.29       (10.95 )%      N/A        N/A        (0.46 )%      07/01/13   

TCW International Growth Fund

                

I Class

   $ 9.63        (3.06 )%        (11.36 )%      N/A        N/A        4.03     11/01/12   

N Class

   $ 9.60        (3.18 )%        (11.58 )%      N/A        N/A        3.73     11/01/12   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

                

I Class

   $ 8.10        (1.34 )%        (3.48 )%      (1.34 )%      N/A        (1.63 )%      02/28/11   

N Class

   $ 8.10        (1.46 )%        (3.59 )%      (1.44 )%      N/A        (1.70 )%      02/28/11   

 

(1) Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
(2) Performance data includes the performance of the predecessor limited partnership for periods before the Fund’s registration became effective. The limited partnership was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and therefore, was not subjected to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the limited partnership had been registered under the 1940 Act, the limited partnership’s performance may have been lower.
(3) Inception date of the predecessor entity.

 

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TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Argentina (1.0% of Net Assets)

  
  875        

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (ADR)

   $ 24,911   
  170        

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     21,232   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Argentina (Cost: $43,153)

     46,143   
       

 

 

 
    

Brazil (3.3%)

  
  6,160        

Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR)

     46,015   
  1,400        

BRF S.A. (ADR)

     19,908   
  5,400        

Cia Hering

     22,002   
  3,000        

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (SP ADR) (1)

     23,130   
  2,300        

Raia Drogasil S.A.

     36,685   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Brazil (Cost: $134,623)

     147,740   
       

 

 

 
    

China (23.9%)

  
  1,145        

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (SP ADR) (1)

     88,096   
  78,000        

Bank of China, Ltd. — Class H

     31,581   
  200        

China Biologic Products, Inc. (1)

     23,400   
  100,600        

China Construction Bank Corp. — Class H

     63,891   
  24,250        

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. — Class H

     22,746   
  2,000        

China Mobile, Ltd.

     22,961   
  5,725        

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

     18,172   
  8,480        

China Resources Land, Ltd.

     20,810   
  12,500        

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. — Class H

     21,079   
  755        

CNOOC, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     93,190   
  59,700        

Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     46,332   
  25,000        

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

     9,832   
  26,000        

CT Environmental Group, Ltd.

     7,583   
  600        

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     42,096   
  16,350        

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

     23,086   
  13,000        

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. — Class H

     21,483   
  46,000        

HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd. — Class SS

     66,534   
  100,000        

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. — Class H

     53,538   
  16,000        

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. — Class H

     19,554   
  5,500        

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     27,226   
  12,000        

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. — Class H

     21,767   
  6,650        

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. — Class H

     31,208   
  54,000        

Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.

     21,712   
  3,950        

Shenzhou International Group Holdings, Ltd.

     20,394   
  9,000        

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

     5,742   
  10,800        

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     219,753   
  64,000        

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. — Class H

     21,268   
       

 

 

 
    

Total China (Cost: $1,126,368)

     1,065,034   
       

 

 

 
    

Czech Republic (Cost: $65,945) (1.4%)

  
  295        

Komercni banka as

     60,683   
       

 

 

 
    

Egypt (1.5%)

  
  10,075        

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (GDR)

     37,580   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Egypt (Continued)

  
  1,420        

Eastern Tobacco

   $ 29,583   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Egypt (Cost: $95,885)

     67,163   
       

 

 

 
    

Hungary (3.7%)

  
  27,600        

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (1)

     48,003   
  410        

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

     25,085   
  3,515        

OTP Bank PLC

     93,260   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Hungary (Cost: $130,867)

     166,348   
       

 

 

 
    

India (5.9%)

  
  7,910        

Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.

     90,142   
  621        

HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

     39,042   
  3,000        

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     21,150   
  13,489        

ITC, Ltd.

     66,170   
  1,050        

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

     21,035   
  4,910        

TVS Motor Co., Ltd.

     23,602   
       

 

 

 
    

Total India (Cost: $258,434)

     261,141   
       

 

 

 
    

Indonesia (2.4%)

  
  31,900        

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     45,740   
  573,200        

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

     26,078   
  128,100        

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     34,369   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Indonesia (Cost: $96,332)

     106,187   
       

 

 

 
    

Israel (Cost: $21,519) (0.4%)

  
  9,350        

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     19,725   
       

 

 

 
    

Kenya (Cost: $97,335) (2.2%)

  
  577,700        

Safari.com, Ltd.

     97,199   
       

 

 

 
    

Malaysia (Cost: $30,420) (1.0%)

  
  86,100        

My EG Services BHD

     44,249   
       

 

 

 
    

Mexico (5.7%)

  
  10,400        

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. (1)

     21,839   
  450        

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (SP ADR)

     41,944   
  16,800        

Gentera S.A.B. de C.V.

     33,484   
  575        

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR)

     26,697   
  260        

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR)

     24,549   
  13,900        

Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V. — Class O

     79,379   
  1,795        

Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.

     28,167   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Mexico (Cost: $225,476)

     256,059   
       

 

 

 
    

Pakistan (Cost: $52,059) (0.9%)

  
  22,550        

Habib Bank, Ltd.

     40,586   
       

 

 

 
    

Philippines (Cost: $20,510) (0.5%)

  
  4,801        

Universal Robina Corp.

     21,319   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Russia (5.9%)

  
  1,650        

Lukoil PJSC (SP ADR)

   $ 70,125   
  7,050        

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

     27,789   
  250        

NovaTek OAO (GDR)

     24,000   
  13,860        

Rosneft OAO

     75,147   
  19,770        

Sberbank of Russia

     37,777   
  1,425        

Yandex N.V. (1)

     29,170   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Russia (Cost: $229,861)

     264,008   
       

 

 

 
    

South Africa (5.1%)

  
  2,290        

Coronation Fund Managers, Ltd.

     11,944   
  7,500        

FirstRand, Ltd.

     24,198   
  2,500        

Foschini Group, Ltd. (The)

     26,960   
  4,575        

Gold Fields, Ltd.

     21,248   
  1,850        

Mr Price Group, Ltd.

     23,609   
  330        

Naspers, Ltd. — N Shares

     45,586   
  5,300        

Sanlam, Ltd.

     25,838   
  5,264        

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

     47,454   
       

 

 

 
    

Total South Africa (Cost: $216,360)

     226,837   
       

 

 

 
    

South Korea (10.9%)

  
  200        

CJ CGV Co., Ltd.

     20,029   
  315        

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     24,929   
  115        

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.

     26,209   
  185        

Hyundai Motor Co.

     23,212   
  1,075        

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     32,892   
  550        

Kia Motors Corp.

     23,068   
  1,340        

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     72,787   
  80        

LG Chem, Ltd.

     20,751   
  1,800        

LG Display Co., Ltd. (ADR)

     18,450   
  69        

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

     60,752   
  2,050        

Partron Co., Ltd.

     19,962   
  130        

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     141,678   
       

 

 

 
    

Total South Korea (Cost: $469,327)

     484,719   
       

 

 

 
    

Taiwan (7.8%)

  
  1,640        

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (SP ADR)

     55,924   
  10,000        

Powertech Technology, Inc.

     20,182   
  2,000        

President Chain Store Corp.

     14,141   
  8,970        

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (SP ADR)

     211,602   
  13,950        

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

     21,256   
  1,550        

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

     24,401   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Taiwan (Cost: $339,208)

     347,506   
       

 

 

 
    

Thailand (5.8%)

  
  34,200        

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (NVDR)

     23,280   
  170,000        

Beauty Community PCL (NVDR)

     26,956   
  292,200        

Chularat Hospital PCL (NVDR)

     23,902   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Thailand (Continued)

  
  116,500        

Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund

   $ 50,029   
  98,700        

Home Product Center PCL (NVDR)

     22,693   
  13,600        

KCE Electronics PCL (NVDR)

     30,502   
  22,495        

Minor International PCL (NVDR)

     23,942   
  15,800        

PTT Exploration & Production PCL (NVDR)

     33,943   
  1,623        

Silergy Corp.

     21,554   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Thailand (Cost: $239,504)

     256,801   
       

 

 

 
    

Turkey (2.4%)

  
  10,400        

Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A.S.

     44,937   
  12,160        

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S.

     37,481   
  15,150        

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S. (1)

     23,194   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Turkey (Cost: $104,086)

     105,612   
       

 

 

 
    

United Arab Emirates (Cost: $20,912) (0.4%)

  
  5,800        

First Gulf Bank PJSC

     20,300   
       

 

 

 
    

United Kingdom (Cost: $59,095) (1.4%)

  
  15,750        

Tullow Oil PLC (1)

     64,887   
       

 

 

 
    

United States (Cost: $21,576) (0.6%)

  
  4,375        

Bizlink Holding, Inc.

     24,832   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $4,098,855) (94.1%)

     4,195,078   
       

 

 

 
          Exchange-Traded Funds        
    

Brazil (Cost: $42,519) (1.1%)

  
  1,700        

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

     50,167   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost: $42,519) (1.1%)

     50,167   
       

 

 

 
          Preferred Stock        
    

Brazil (1.7%)

  
  1,600        

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, 0.97% (ADR)

     23,440   
  5,300        

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 4.07% (ADR)

     50,509   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Brazil (Cost: $67,932)

     73,949   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $67,932) (1.7%)

     73,949   
       

 

 

 
          Participation Notes        
    

Taiwan (Cost: $83,940) (1.2%)

  
  49,200        

Cathay Financial Holding Co. (HSBC) (expires 7/2/18)

     55,094   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Participation Notes (Cost: $83,940) (1.2%)

     55,094   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments    Value  
  72,467        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

   $ 72,467   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $72,467) (1.6%)

     72,467   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $4,365,713) (99.7%)

     4,446,755   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.3%)

     11,539   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $   4,458,294   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt. A negotiable certificate held in the bank of one country representing a specific number of shares of a stock traded on an exchange of another country.
NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt.
PJSC - Private Joint-Stock Company.
SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     0.5

Auto Components

     0.6   

Automobiles

     2.0   

Banks

     19.3   

Beverages

     0.9   

Biotechnology

     0.5   

Capital Markets

     0.8   

Chemicals

     0.5   

Construction & Engineering

     0.6   

Consumer Finance

     0.8   

Distributors

     1.0   

Diversified Financial Services

     0.5   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     5.1   

Electric Utilities

     1.6   

Electrical Equipment

     1.1   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     0.8   

Electronics

     0.7   

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

     1.1   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.2   

Food Products

     1.0   

Health Care Providers & Services

     1.0   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.6   

Household Products

     1.4   

Insurance

     3.0   

Internet Software & Services

     8.1   

IT Services

     1.0   

Media

     1.5   

Metals & Mining

     2.9   

Multiline Retail

     1.0   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     9.7   

Pharmaceuticals

     2.0   

Real Estate Management & Development

     1.7   

Road & Rail

     0.6   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     6.2   

Specialty Retail

     2.7   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

     3.2   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     1.1   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     1.5   

Tobacco

     2.2   

Transportation Infrastructure

     1.1   

Water Utilities

     0.7   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     3.3   

Money Market Investments

     1.6   
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.7
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Angola (Cost: $22,213,375) (0.8% of Net Assets)

  
$     22,380,000        

Angolan Government International Bond, (144A), 9.5%, due 11/12/25 (1)

   $ 22,016,325   
         

 

 

 
      

Argentina (10.5%)

  
EUR     72,018,793        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 5.45%, due 12/31/33

     83,105,333   
$     31,000,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A),
6.25%, due 04/22/19
(1)

     32,224,500   
    42,320,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A),
6.875%, due 04/22/21
(1)

     43,822,360   
    18,000,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A),
7.5%, due 04/22/26
(1)

     18,315,000   
    20,870,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A),
7.625%, due 04/22/46
(1)

     20,577,820   
    75,871,286        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 8.28%, due 12/31/33

     79,854,529   
    10,500,000        

YPF S.A., (144A), 8.5%, due 03/23/21 (1)

     10,998,750   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Argentina (Cost: $267,252,288)

         288,898,292   
         

 

 

 
      

Azerbaijan (1.1%)

  
    20,905,000        

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 03/18/24 (2)

     20,330,113   
    10,900,000        

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, (144A), 6.875%, due 03/24/26 (1)

     11,322,375   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Azerbaijan (Cost: $30,366,667)

     31,652,488   
         

 

 

 
      

Brazil (8.7%)

  
    29,316,000        

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais, (Reg. S),
5.333%, due 02/15/28
(2)

     25,468,275   
BRL     35,800,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6%, due 08/15/50

     29,144,081   
$     34,505,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 2.625%, due 01/05/23

     30,019,350   
    30,320,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.25%, due 01/07/25

     28,235,500   
    37,220,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5%, due 01/27/45

     30,192,864   
    27,260,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.625%, due 01/07/41

     24,056,950   
    13,605,000        

Gerdau Trade, Inc., (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 04/15/23 (2)

     11,734,312   
    18,326,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 3%, due 01/15/19

     16,498,898   
    37,064,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.875%, due 03/01/18

     36,647,030   
    6,670,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.25%, due 03/17/24

     5,866,265   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Brazil (Cost: $232,479,373)

     237,863,525   
         

 

 

 
      

Cameroon (Cost: $7,381,950) (0.3%)

  
    7,500,000        

Republic of Cameroon International Bond, (144A), 9.5%, due 11/19/25 (1)

     7,387,500   
         

 

 

 
      

Chile (Cost: $27,243,000) (0.9%)

  
    27,243,000        

Latam Airlines Group S.A., Pass-Through Trust (2015-1), (144A),
4.2%, due 08/15/29
(1)

     24,723,023   
         

 

 

 
      

Colombia (3.9%)

  
    26,500,000        

Colombia Government International Bond, 4%, due 02/26/24

     26,741,150   
    41,325,000        

Colombia Government International Bond, 4.5%, due 01/28/26

     42,527,557   
    28,845,000        

Colombia Government International Bond, 5%, due 06/15/45

     27,619,088   
    11,200,000        

GrupoSura Finance S.A., (144A), 5.5%, due 04/29/26 (1)

     11,424,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Colombia (Cost: $103,102,037)

     108,311,795   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Costa Rica (1.9%)

  
$     12,705,000        

Banco Nacional de Cost Rica, (144A), 5.875%, due 04/25/21 (1)

   $ 12,762,172   
    24,595,000        

Costa Rica Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 7%, due 04/04/44 (2)

     22,904,094   
    17,600,000        

Costa Rica Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 7.158%, due 03/12/45 (2)

     16,478,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Costa Rica (Cost: $52,241,999)

     52,144,266   
         

 

 

 
      

Croatia (3.5%)

  
    29,730,000        

Croatia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.5%, due 04/04/23 (2)

     31,629,747   
    26,325,000        

Croatia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6%, due 01/26/24 (2)

     28,891,687   
    33,091,000        

Hrvatska Elektroprivreda, (144A), 5.875%, due 10/23/22 (1)

     34,411,331   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Croatia (Cost: $92,560,742)

     94,932,765   
         

 

 

 
      

Dominican Republic (3.1%)

  
    37,780,000        

Dominican Republic International Bond, (144A), 6.875%, due 01/29/26 (1)

     40,660,725   
    43,330,000        

Dominican Republic International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 04/18/24 (2)

     44,738,225   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Dominican Republic (Cost: $83,487,281)

     85,398,950   
         

 

 

 
      

Ecuador (Cost: $24,143,183) (1.0%)

  
    30,110,000        

Ecuador Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 10.5%, due 03/24/20 (2)

     28,604,500   
         

 

 

 
      

Egypt (Cost: $6,818,400) (0.2%)

  
    7,500,000        

Egypt Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 06/11/25 (2)

     6,787,500   
         

 

 

 
      

El Salvador (0.4%)

  
    6,500,000        

El Salvador Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 01/30/25 (2)

     5,723,900   
    6,450,000        

El Salvador Government International Bond, (Reg.S), 7.75%, due 01/24/23 (2)

     6,466,125   
         

 

 

 
      

Total El Salvador (Cost: $11,886,800)

     12,190,025   
         

 

 

 
      

Ghana (Cost: $10,072,026) (0.3%)

  
    10,735,000        

Ghana Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 7.875%, due 08/07/23 (2)

     8,641,675   
         

 

 

 
      

Greece (Cost: $50,390,775) (2.0%)

  
EUR     52,372,000        

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, (144A), 4.75%, due 04/17/19 (1)

     54,141,775   
         

 

 

 
      

Guatemala (1.3%)

  
$     12,300,000        

Comcel Trust via Comunicaciones Celulares S.A., (Reg. S),
6.875%, due 02/06/24
(2)

     11,731,125   
    12,460,000        

Guatemala Government International Bond, (144A), 4.5%, due 05/03/26 (1)

     12,491,150   
    12,450,000        

Industrial Senior Trust, (144A), 5.5%, due 11/01/22 (1)

     12,074,010   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Guatemala (Cost: $38,015,368)

     36,296,285   
         

 

 

 
      

Hungary (2.4%)

  
    30,116,000        

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.75%, due 11/22/23

     34,106,370   
    30,300,000        

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, (144A), 4%, due 01/30/20 (1)

     30,868,125   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Hungary (Cost: $61,508,924)

     64,974,495   
         

 

 

 
      

Indonesia (6.6%)

  
    20,250,000        

Indonesia Government International Bond, (144A), 5.125%, due 01/15/45 (1)

     20,628,675   
    24,000,000        

Indonesia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 3.375%, due 04/15/23 (2)

     23,868,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Indonesia (Continued)

  
$         26,190,000        

Pertamina Persero PT, (Reg. S), 4.3%, due 05/20/23 (2)

   $ 26,085,240   
    33,220,000        

Pertamina Persero PT, (Reg. S), 5.625%, due 05/20/43 (2)

     30,825,037   
    33,900,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (144A), 4.35%, due 09/10/24 (1)

     34,679,700   
    14,350,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (144A), 4.55%, due 03/29/26 (1)

     14,692,965   
    30,350,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (Reg. S), 4.325%, due 05/28/25 (2)

     30,917,545   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Indonesia (Cost: $176,167,746)

     181,697,162   
         

 

 

 
      

Ivory Coast (Cost: $27,479,746) (1.0%)

  
    28,345,000        

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, (144A), 6.375%, due 03/03/28 (1)

     27,012,785   
         

 

 

 
      

Kazakhstan (2.3%)

  
    26,650,000        

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, (144A), 5.125%, due 07/21/25 (1)

     28,268,987   
    30,745,000        

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.5%, due 07/21/45 (2)

     33,681,978   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Kazakhstan (Cost: $57,277,449)

     61,950,965   
         

 

 

 
      

Kenya (Cost: $17,779,600) (0.6%)

  
    17,450,000        

Kenya Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 06/24/19 (2)

     17,319,125   
         

 

 

 
      

Mexico (9.0%)

  
    10,391,000        

BBVA Bancomer S.A., (Reg.S), 6.008%, due 05/17/22 (2)(3)

     10,586,351   
    12,000,000        

Cemex SAB de C.V., (Reg. S), 5.7%, due 01/11/25 (2)

     11,580,000   
    9,405,000        

Cemex SAB de C.V., (Reg. S), 6.125%, due 05/05/25 (2)

     9,263,925   
    6,138,000        

Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V., (Reg. S), 7.875%, due 10/28/19 (2)

     6,882,539   
    12,499,000        

Metalsa S.A. de C.V., (Reg. S), 4.9%, due 04/24/23 (2)

     11,966,543   
    28,175,000        

Mexico Government International Bond, 4%, due 10/02/23

     29,634,465   
    23,470,000        

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.125%, due 01/21/26

     24,742,074   
    22,226,000        

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, due 03/08/44

     22,552,722   
    34,480,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.625%, due 01/23/46

     30,827,189   
    22,125,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, (144A), 6.375%, due 02/04/21 (1)

     23,945,445   
    46,450,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.625%, due 06/15/35

     47,077,075   
    17,950,000        

Sigma Alimentos S.A. de C.V., (144A), 4.125%, due 05/02/26 (1)

     17,976,925   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mexico (Cost: $233,589,482)

     247,035,253   
         

 

 

 
      

Mongolia (0.8%)

  
    12,852,000        

Mongolia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.125%, due 01/05/18 (2)

     12,084,671   
    12,540,000        

Mongolia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.125%, due 12/05/22 (2)

     9,926,664   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mongolia (Cost: $21,932,675)

     22,011,335   
         

 

 

 
      

Pakistan (0.8%)

  
    12,200,000        

Pakistan Government International Bond, (144A), 7.25%, due 04/15/19 (1)

     12,834,949   
    8,707,000        

Pakistan Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 8.25%, due 04/15/24 (2)

     9,213,199   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Pakistan (Cost: $21,175,838)

     22,048,148   
         

 

 

 
      

Panama (1.6%)

  
    25,410,000        

AES Panama SRL, (144A), 6%, due 06/25/22 (1)

     25,441,763   
    17,475,000        

Global Bank Corp., (144A), 5.125%, due 10/30/19 (1)

     17,807,025   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Panama (Cost: $42,924,862)

     43,248,788   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Paraguay (3.4%)

  
$         18,290,000        

Banco Continental SAECA, (144A), 8.875%, due 10/15/17 (1)

   $ 18,747,250   
    15,850,000        

Banco Regional SAECA, (144A), 8.125%, due 01/24/19 (1)

     16,544,230   
    12,000,000        

Paraguay Government International Bond, (144A), 5%, due 04/15/26 (1)

     12,360,000   
    8,275,000        

Paraguay Government International Bond, (Reg.S), 4.625%, due
01/25/23
(2)

     8,444,638   
    23,522,000        

Paraguay Government International Bond, (Reg.S), 6.1%, due 08/11/44 (2)

     24,110,050   
    12,800,000        

Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A., (Reg. S), 6.75%, due 12/13/22 (2)

     12,672,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Paraguay (Cost: $91,263,051)

     92,878,168   
         

 

 

 
      

Peru (2.9%)

  

    10,125,000        

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank, (Reg. S), 6.625%, due 03/19/29 (2)(3)

     10,681,875   
    8,525,000        

BBVA Banco Continental S.A., (144A), 5.25%, due 09/22/29 (1)(3)

     8,724,485   
    24,400,000        

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., (144A), 5.25%, due 07/15/29 (1)(3)

     24,949,000   
    4,338,000        

Inkia Energy, Ltd., (Reg. S), 8.375%, due 04/04/21 (2)

     4,500,675   
    15,903,000        

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance, Ltd., (144A), 5.875%, due 07/05/34 (1)

     16,362,597   
    14,450,000        

Union Andina de Cementos SAA, (144A), 5.875%, due 10/30/21 (1)

     14,805,470   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Peru (Cost: $78,306,110)

     80,024,102   
         

 

 

 
      

Russia (5.6%)

  

    31,900,000        

Gazprom OAO via Gaz Capital S.A., (Reg. S), 6.51%, due 03/07/22 (2)

     34,651,375   
    7,860,000        

GTH Finance BV, (144A), 6.25%, due 04/26/20 (1)

     7,938,600   
    7,340,000        

GTH Finance BV, (144A), 7.25%, due 04/26/23 (1)

     7,440,925   
    20,200,000        

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, (Reg. S), 4.5%, due 04/04/22 (2)

     21,121,120   
    16,600,000        

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 09/16/23 (2)

     17,720,500   
    14,800,000        

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, (Reg. S), 5%, due 04/29/20 (2)

     15,688,001   
    32,200,000        

Sberbank of Russia via SB Capital S.A., (Reg. S), 5.25%, due 05/23/23 (2)

     31,314,500   
    17,500,000        

Sberbank of Russia via SB Capital SA, (Reg. S), 5.5%, due 02/26/24 (2)(3)

     17,084,375   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Russia (Cost: $146,115,150)

     152,959,396   
         

 

 

 
      

Serbia (3.7%)

  

    60,900,000        

Serbia International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 02/25/20 (2)

     62,471,220   
    34,014,000        

Serbia International Bond, (Reg.S), 7.25%, due 09/28/21 (2)

     38,609,291   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Serbia (Cost: $100,395,629)

     101,080,511   
         

 

 

 
      

South Africa (2.1%)

  

    16,462,000        

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd., (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 10/07/20 (2)

     15,474,280   
    12,100,000        

Myriad International Holdings BV, (144A), 5.5%, due 07/21/25 (1)

     12,447,875   
    15,440,000        

South Africa Government International Bond, 4.665%, due 01/17/24

     15,574,328   
    12,500,000        

South Africa Government International Bond, 5.875%, due 09/16/25

     13,562,500   
         

 

 

 
      

Total South Africa (Cost: $56,542,056)

     57,058,983   
         

 

 

 
      

Sri Lanka (2.8%)

  

    21,700,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6%, due 01/14/19 (2)

     22,175,230   
    46,550,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.25%, due 07/27/21 (2)

     46,619,825   
    9,650,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.85%, due 11/03/25 (2)

     9,471,475   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Sri Lanka (Cost: $79,149,775)

     78,266,530   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Turkey (4.8%)

  
$         24,200,000        

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, (Reg. S), 5%, due 09/23/21 (2)

   $ 24,631,196   
    30,630,000        

Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS, (144A),
4.489%, due 11/25/24
(1)

     30,781,925   
    14,450,000        

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, (144A), 4.75%, due 04/29/21 (1)

     14,567,406   
    23,750,000        

Turkey Government International Bond, 5.125%, due 03/25/22

     25,261,687   
    18,800,000        

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, (144A), 5.375%, due 10/06/21 (1)

     19,123,360   
    15,600,000        

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS, (144A), 8.5%, due 03/09/26 (1)(3)

     16,885,440   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Turkey (Cost: $130,133,739)

     131,251,014   
         

 

 

 
      

Ukraine (Cost: $9,399,783) (0.2%)

  
    20,773,000        

Ukraine Government International Bond, (144A),
0%, due 05/31/40
(1)(3)

     6,591,065   
         

 

 

 
      

Uruguay (Cost: $23,597,385) (0.9%)

  
    23,020,000        

Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, due 10/27/27

     23,779,660   
         

 

 

 
      

Venezuela (3.6%)

  
    80,845,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., (Reg. S), 5.375%, due 04/12/27 (2)

     28,619,130   
    5,700,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., (Reg. S), 9.75%, due 05/17/35 (2)

     2,300,805   
    47,260,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25%, due 09/15/27

     20,326,526   
    21,525,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, (Reg. S),
7.75%, due 10/13/19
(2)

     8,744,531   
    105,415,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, (Reg. S),
8.25%, due 10/13/24
(2)

     39,931,202   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Venezuela (Cost: $119,123,467)

     99,922,194   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $2,553,517,731) (95.0%)

     2,611,100,368   
         

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
       Equity Securities        
      

Mexico (0.0%)

  
    2,703,366        

Corp. GEO S.A.B. de C.V.

       
    240,079        

Hipotecaria Su Casita S.A. de C.V., SOFOM E.N.R.

       
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mexico (Cost: $0)

       
         

 

 

 
      

Total Equity Securities (Cost: $0) (0.0%)

       
         

 

 

 
     Notional
Amount
       Currency Options        
$     26,025,000        

USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.08, Expires 11/16/16 (4)

     546,551   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Currency Options (Cost: $1,341,589) (0.0%)

     546,551   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments   

Value

 
    90,172,165        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (5)

   $ 90,172,165   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $90,172,165) (3.3%)

     90,172,165   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Investments (Cost: $2,645,031,485) (98.3%)

     2,701,819,084   
      

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.7%)

     45,869,192   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 2,747,688,276   
         

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts  

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (6)

                 

Bank of America

     BRL         99,036,000         05/02/16       $ 26,200,000       $ 28,699,432       $ 2,499,432   

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         228,568,400         05/02/16         64,934,935         66,236,351         1,301,416   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 91,134,935       $ 94,935,783       $ 3,800,848   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL (7)

                 

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         228,568,400         05/02/16       $ 56,900,000       $ 66,236,351       $ (9,336,351

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         110,222,210         06/22/16         30,700,000         31,436,653         (736,653

Citibank N.A.

     EUR         88,998,586         12/08/16         99,043,586         102,702,724         (3,659,138

Morgan Stanley & Co.

     EUR         25,300,000         12/08/16         28,664,900         29,195,732         (530,832
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $   215,308,486       $   229,571,460       $   (14,262,974
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Written Options — OTC  
Notional
Amount
    

Description

     Premiums
(Received)
       Value  
$ 26,025,000       USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.33, Expires 11/16/16 (4)      $   (713,423      $   (246,327
       

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

BRL  - Brazilian Real.
EUR  - Euro Currency.
MXN  - Mexican Peso.
TRY  - New Turkish Lira.
OTC  Over the Counter.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $851,779,788 or 31.0% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $1,011,367,389 or 36.8% of net assets.
(3)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(4)   Over-the-counter traded option; Counterparty — Bank of America.
(5)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(6)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(7)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     0.9

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.4   

Banks

     8.5   

Building Materials

     1.2   

Electric

     2.4   

Financial

     0.4   

Food

     0.7   

Foreign Government Bonds

     64.2   

Government Regional/Local

     0.9   

Household Products/Wares

     0.3   

Iron & Steel

     0.4   

Media

     0.4   

Mining

     0.6   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     0.0  * 

Oil & Gas

     11.2   

Pipelines

     0.4   

Telecommunications

     1.5   

Transportation

     0.6   

Currency Options

     0.0  * 

Money Market Investments

     3.3   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.3
  

 

 

 

 

* Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Argentina (1.9%)

  
ARS     21,000,000        

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina, 0%, due 05/18/16 (1)

   $ 1,444,577   
ARS     21,800,000        

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina, 0%, due 06/01/16 (1)

     1,485,847   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Argentina (Cost: $2,945,921)

     2,930,424   
         

 

 

 
      

Brazil (15.5% of Net Assets)

  
BRL     16,160,000        

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 0%, due 01/01/19 (1)

     3,412,716   
BRL     5,020,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6%, due 08/15/50

     4,086,686   
BRL     8,000,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10%, due 01/01/25

     2,022,324   
BRL     6,850,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10%, due 01/01/27

     1,710,119   
BRL     21,400,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10%, due 01/01/19

     5,901,995   
BRL     22,880,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10%, due 01/01/21

     6,112,386   
EUR     750,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.875%, due 03/07/18

     826,198   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Brazil (Cost: $19,875,082)

     24,072,424   
         

 

 

 
      

Colombia (8.2%)

  
COP     12,363,500,000        

Colombian TES (Treasury) Bond, 6%, due 04/28/28

     3,623,207   
COP     9,417,700,000        

Colombian TES (Treasury) Bond, 7%, due 09/11/19

     3,255,848   
COP     8,131,900,000        

Colombian TES (Treasury) Bond, 7%, due 05/04/22

     2,759,016   
COP     7,982,000,000        

Colombian TES (Treasury) Bond, 10%, due 07/24/24

     3,156,981   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Colombia (Cost: $11,314,974)

     12,795,052   
         

 

 

 
      

Greece (Cost: $3,116,883) (2.2%)

  
EUR     3,250,000        

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 04/17/19 (2)

     3,359,825   
         

 

 

 
      

Hungary (0.7%)

  
HUF     220,880,000        

Hungary Government Bond, 3%, due 06/26/24

     808,313   
HUF     71,440,000        

Hungary Government Bond, 7%, due 06/24/22

     328,892   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Hungary (Cost: $1,025,543)

     1,137,205   
         

 

 

 
      

Indonesia (13.2%)

  
IDR     10,649,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 5.625%, due 05/15/23

     722,679   
IDR     27,827,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 7.875%, due 04/15/19

     2,146,950   
IDR     79,688,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, due 03/15/24

     6,327,123   
IDR     21,669,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, due 09/15/26

     1,724,483   
IDR     24,200,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, due 03/15/34

     1,925,752   
IDR     94,091,000,000        

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 9%, due 03/15/29

     7,777,633   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Indonesia (Cost: $18,867,394)

     20,624,620   
         

 

 

 
      

Malaysia (8.5%)

  
MYR     1,500,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.58%, due 09/28/18

     387,047   
MYR     11,178,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.659%, due 10/15/20

     2,881,704   
MYR     8,687,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.795%, due 09/30/22

     2,231,513   
MYR     7,514,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.955%, due 09/15/25

     1,934,025   
MYR     5,875,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 4.16%, due 07/15/21

     1,539,997   
MYR     5,376,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 4.181%, due 07/15/24

     1,403,003   
MYR     10,537,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 4.378%, due 11/29/19

     2,781,725   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Malaysia (Cost: $12,069,205)

     13,159,014   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Mexico (9.3%)

  
MXN     39,672,500        

Mexican BONOS Government Bond, 7.75%, due 05/29/31

   $ 2,642,836   
MXN     24,100,000        

Mexican BONOS Government Bond, 7.75%, due 11/23/34

     1,612,787   
MXN     23,000,000        

Mexican BONOS Government Bond, 8%, due 12/07/23

     1,537,027   
MXN     96,300,000        

Mexican BONOS Government Bond, 8.5%, due 05/31/29

     6,795,266   
MXN     25,470,000        

Mexican BONOS Government Bond, 10%, due 12/05/24

     1,914,489   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mexico (Cost: $13,731,069)

     14,502,405   
         

 

 

 
      

Peru (2.2%)

  
PEN     8,331,000        

Peruvian Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.95%, due 08/12/31 (2)

     2,605,596   
PEN     2,253,000        

Peruvian Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 8.2%, due 08/12/26 (2)

     792,805   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Peru (Cost: $3,032,638)

     3,398,401   
         

 

 

 
      

Poland (3.2%)

  
PLN     6,200,000        

Poland Government Bond, 2.5%, due 07/25/26

     1,542,777   
PLN     12,668,000        

Poland Government Bond, 3.25%, due 07/25/25

     3,400,972   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Poland (Cost: $4,826,941)

     4,943,749   
         

 

 

 
      

Romania (3.5%)

  
RON     8,370,000        

Romania Government Bond, 5.75%, due 04/29/20

     2,417,653   
RON     10,200,000        

Romania Government Bond, 5.8%, due 07/26/27

     3,031,421   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Romania (Cost: $5,345,259)

     5,449,074   
         

 

 

 
      

Russia (6.0%)

  
RUB     271,037,000        

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ, 6.8%, due 12/11/19

     3,913,710   
RUB     62,714,000        

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ, 6.4%, due 05/27/20

     889,583   
RUB     90,056,000        

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ, 7.5%, due 03/15/18

     1,353,990   
RUB     221,165,000        

Russian Federal Bond — OFZ, 7.5%, due 08/18/21

     3,227,773   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Russia (Cost: $8,810,008)

     9,385,056   
         

 

 

 
      

Serbia (Cost: $3,515,301) (2.4%)

  
RSD     346,900,000        

Serbia Treasury Bond, 10%, due 02/05/22

     3,761,833   
         

 

 

 
      

South Africa (11.0%)

  
ZAR     33,569,985        

South Africa Government Bond, 6.75%, due 03/31/21

     2,200,872   
ZAR     24,800,000        

South Africa Government Bond, 7.75%, due 02/28/23

     1,656,056   
ZAR     38,390,595        

South Africa Government Bond, 8%, due 01/31/30

     2,427,266   
ZAR     37,440,267        

South Africa Government Bond, 8.5%, due 01/31/37

     2,373,160   
ZAR     85,294,062        

South Africa Government Bond, 10.5%, due 12/21/26

     6,634,901   
ZAR     27,980,000        

South Africa Government Bond, 8.25%, due 03/31/32

     1,775,590   
         

 

 

 
      

Total South Africa (Cost: $16,338,081)

     17,067,845   
         

 

 

 
      

Turkey (10.1%)

  
TRY     11,670,816        

Turkey Government Bond, 7.1%, due 03/08/23

     3,767,339   
TRY     17,191,148        

Turkey Government Bond, 8.3%, due 06/20/18

     6,075,317   
TRY     16,295,708        

Turkey Government Bond, 9.4%, due 07/08/20

     5,923,910   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Turkey (Cost: $14,573,890)

     15,766,566   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $139,388,189) (97.9%)

     152,353,493   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Notional
Amount
       Currency Options    Value  
$         2,975,000        

USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.08, Expires 09/15/16 (3)

   $ 34,171   
    1,538,000        

USD Call / ZAR Put, Strike Price ZAR 16.25, Expires 06/21/16 (3)

     4,208   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Currency Options (Cost: $152,141) (—%)

     38,379   
         

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments        
    1,760,648        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (4)

     1,760,648   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $1,760,648) (1.1%)

     1,760,648   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Investments (Cost: $141,300,978) (99.0%)

     154,152,520   
      

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.0%)

     1,495,267   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 155,647,787   
         

 

 

 

 

Written Options — OTC                  
Notional
Amount
    

Description

   Premiums
(Received)
       Value  
$ 3,050,000       USD Call / CNH Put, Strike Price CNH 7.72, Expires 02/14/17 (5)    $ (47,443      $ (14,070
    2,975,000       USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.33, Expires 09/15/16 (3)      (51,467        (11,882
    1,538,000       USD Call / ZAR Put, Strike Price ZAR 17.00, Expires 06/21/16 (3)      (25,531        (1,644
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
      $   (124,441      $   (27,596
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts                                  

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (6)

                 

Bank of America

     IDR         45,606,000,000         05/03/16       $ 3,331,337       $ 3,458,144       $ 126,807   

Bank of America

     INR         416,355,000         06/28/16         6,150,000         6,211,270         61,270   

Bank of America

     MXN         55,215,000         05/23/16         3,094,144         3,217,009         122,865   

Bank of America

     MYR         7,475,740         05/12/16         1,931,217         1,912,453         (18,764

Bank of America

     PEN         6,100,000         06/30/16         1,853,540         1,854,766         1,226   

Bank of America

     PHP         31,633,600         06/29/16         680,000         672,582         (7,418

Bank of America

     THB         493,402,000         05/09/16         14,000,000         14,124,151         124,151   

Citibank N.A.

     PLN         4,680,000         06/22/16         1,237,751         1,223,943         (13,808

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         27,467,950         05/02/16         7,401,186         7,959,878         558,692   

Citibank N.A.

     COP         4,932,840,000         06/03/16         1,549,989         1,720,975         170,986   

Citibank N.A.

     MXN         40,028,050         05/04/16         2,300,000         2,336,591         36,591   

Citibank N.A.

     MYR         9,306,680         06/10/16         2,397,393         2,375,572         (21,821

Citibank N.A.

     RUB         150,385,500         09/02/16         2,070,000         2,254,126         184,126   

Citibank N.A.

     TRY         3,460,520         07/13/16         1,190,000         1,214,980         24,980   

Citibank N.A.

     ZAR         7,003,125         05/23/16         450,000         491,956         41,956   

Goldman Sachs International

     HUF         456,210,000         07/14/16         1,665,000         1,675,440         10,440   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

     PEN         5,433,083         05/09/16         1,554,975         1,661,091         106,116   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $   52,856,532       $   54,364,927       $   1,508,395   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts (continued)  

Counterparty

  Contracts to
Deliver
    Units of
Currency
    Settlement
Date
    In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
    Contracts at
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

SELL (7)

         

Bank of America

    CNH        20,596,650        02/13/17      $ 3,050,000      $ 3,122,426      $ (72,426

Bank of America

    EUR        930,000        12/08/16        1,049,056        1,073,203        (24,147

Bank of America

    IDR        45,606,000,000        05/03/16        3,300,000        3,458,144        (158,144

Bank of America

    INR        128,370,000        06/28/16        1,909,131        1,915,050        (5,919

Bank of America

    KRW        3,509,400,000        05/31/16        3,000,000        3,078,843        (78,843

Bank of America

    MXN        55,215,000        05/23/16        3,000,000        3,217,009        (217,009

Bank of America

    MYR        7,475,740        05/12/16        1,910,000        1,912,452        (2,452

Bank of America

    MYR        9,306,680        06/10/16        2,260,000        2,375,572        (115,572

Bank of America

    SGD        4,058,190        07/01/16        3,000,000        3,015,871        (15,871

Citibank N.A.

    BRL        27,467,950        05/02/16        6,900,000        7,959,879        (1,059,879

Citibank N.A.

    BRL        9,251,300        06/22/16        2,530,000        2,638,578        (108,578

Citibank N.A.

    CNH        30,123,270        08/19/16        4,540,000        4,620,796        (80,796

Citibank N.A.

    COP        4,932,840,000        06/03/16        1,480,000        1,720,975        (240,975

Citibank N.A.

    EUR        1,902,002        12/08/16        2,100,000        2,194,875        (94,875

Citibank N.A.

    PEN        2,448,833        05/09/16        695,000        748,697        (53,697

Citibank N.A.

    PEN        7,783,200        06/30/16        2,300,000        2,366,559        (66,559

Citibank N.A.

    RUB        150,385,500        09/02/16        1,798,224        2,254,126        (455,902

Goldman Sachs International

    PHP        31,633,600        06/29/16        677,960        672,583        5,377   

Morgan Stanley & Co.

    EUR        880,000        12/08/16        997,040        1,015,504        (18,464

Morgan Stanley & Co.

    PEN        2,984,250        05/09/16        845,000        912,394        (67,394

Morgan Stanley & Co.

    ZAR        47,195,700        05/23/16        3,000,000        3,315,409        (315,409
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   50,341,411      $   53,588,945      $   (3,247,534
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

ARS  - Argentine Peso.
BRL  - Brazilian Real.
CNH  - Chinese Yuan Renminbi.
COP  - Colombian Peso.
EUR  - Euro Currency.
HUF  - Hungarian Forint.
IDR  - Indonesian Rupiah.
INR  - Indian Rupee.
KRW  - South Korean Won.
MXN  - Mexican Peso.
MYR  - Malaysian Ringgit.
PEN  - Peruvian Nouveau Sol.
PHP  - Philippines Peso.
PLN  - Polish Zloty.
RON  - New Romanian Leu.
RSD  - Serbian Dinar.
RUB  - Russian Ruble.
SGD  - Singapore Dollar.
THB  - Thai Baht.
TRY  - New Turkish Lira.
ZAR  - South African Rand.
OTC  - Over the Counter.
(1)   As of April 30, 2016 security is not accuring interest.
(2)   Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $6,758,226 or 4.3% of net assets.
(3)   Over-the-counter traded option; Counterparty — Bank of America.
(4)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(5)   Over-the-counter traded option; Counterparty — Citigroup Global Market, Inc.
(6)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(7)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Foreign Government Bonds

     97.9

Currency Options

     0.0  * 

Money Market Investments

     1.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.0
  

 

 

 

 

* Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Angola (Cost: $200,000) (0.5% of Net Assets)

  
$     200,000        

Angolan Government International Bond, (144A), 9.5%, due 11/12/25 (1)

   $ 196,750   
         

 

 

 
      

Argentina (5.9%)

  
    200,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A), 6.25%, due 04/22/19 (1)

     207,900   
    660,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A), 6.875%, due 04/22/21 (1)

     683,430   
    200,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A), 7.5%, due 04/22/26 (1)

     203,500   
    170,000        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, (144A), 7.625%, due 04/22/46 (1)

     167,620   
EUR     555,797        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.82%, due 12/31/33

     641,356   
$     280,408        

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 8.28%, due 12/31/33

     295,129   
    100,000        

YPF Sociedad Anonima, (144A), 8.5%, due 03/23/21 (1)

     104,750   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Argentina (Cost: $2,212,444)

     2,303,685   
         

 

 

 
      

Azerbaijan (1.0%)

  
    200,000        

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 03/18/24 (2)

     194,500   
    200,000        

Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, (144A), 6.875%, due 03/24/26 (1)

     207,750   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Azerbaijan (Cost: $391,222)

     402,250   
         

 

 

 
      

Brazil (4.3%)

  
    200,000        

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais, (Reg. S), 5.333%, due 02/15/28 (2)

     173,750   
BRL     280,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6%, due 08/15/50

     227,942   
$     200,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.25%, due 01/07/25

     186,250   
    425,000        

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5%, due 01/27/45

     344,760   
    200,000        

Gerdau Trade, Inc., (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 04/15/23 (2)

     172,500   
    395,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 3%, due 01/15/19

     355,618   
EUR     100,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 4.875%, due 03/07/18

     110,160   
$     52,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.875%, due 03/01/18

     51,415   
    51,000        

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 6.25%, due 03/17/24

     44,855   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Brazil (Cost: $1,566,127)

     1,667,250   
         

 

 

 
      

Chile (Cost: $113,000) (0.3%)

  
    113,000        

Latam Airlines Group S.A., Pass-Through Trust (2015-1), (144A),
4.2%, due 11/15/27
(1)

     102,548   
         

 

 

 
      

Colombia (3.1%)

  
    600,000        

Colombia Government International Bond, 4.5%, due 01/28/26

     617,460   
    400,000        

Colombia Government International Bond, 5%, due 06/15/45

     383,000   
    200,000        

GrupoSura Finance S.A., (144A), 5.5%, due 04/29/26 (1)

     204,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Colombia (Cost: $1,166,110)

     1,204,460   
         

 

 

 
      

Costa Rica (Cost: $367,365) (1.0%)

  
    400,000        

Costa Rica Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 7%, due 04/04/44 (2)

     372,500   
         

 

 

 
      

Croatia (1.6%)

  
    200,000        

Croatia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6%, due 01/26/24 (2)

     219,500   
    400,000        

Hrvatska Elektroprivreda, (144A), 5.875%, due 10/23/22 (1)

     415,960   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Croatia (Cost: $618,675)

     635,460   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Dominican Republic (1.5%)

  
$     440,000        

Dominican Republic International Bond, (144A), 6.875%, due 01/29/26 (1)

   $ 473,550   
    100,000        

Dominican Republic International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 04/18/24 (2)

     103,250   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Dominican Republic (Cost: $554,015)

     576,800   
         

 

 

 
      

Ecuador (Cost: $157,318) (0.5%)

  
    200,000        

Ecuador Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 10.5%, due 03/24/20 (2)

     190,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Egypt (Cost: $182,047) (0.5%)

  
    200,000        

Egypt Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 5.875%, due 06/11/25 (2)

     181,000   
         

 

 

 
      

El Salvador (Cost: $42,695) (0.1%)

  
    50,000        

El Salvador Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.375%, due 01/18/27 (2)

     44,250   
         

 

 

 
      

Greece (Cost: $330,222) (0.9%)

  
EUR     339,000        

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, (Reg. S), 4.75%, due 04/17/19 (2)

     350,456   
         

 

 

 
      

Guatemala (1.3%)

  
$     250,000        

Comcel Trust via Comunicaciones Celulares S.A., (Reg. S), 6.875%, due 02/06/24 (2)

     238,438   
    200,000        

Guatemala Government Bond, (144A), 4.5%, due 05/03/26 (1)

     200,500   
    80,000        

Industrial Senior Trust, (144A), 5.5%, due 11/01/22 (1)

     77,584   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Guatemala (Cost: $539,901)

     516,522   
         

 

 

 
      

Hungary (1.1%)

  
    130,000        

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.375%, due 03/25/24

     144,625   
    275,000        

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, (144A), 4%, due 01/30/20 (1)

     280,156   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Hungary (Cost: $423,059)

     424,781   
         

 

 

 
      

Indonesia (4.2%)

  
    200,000        

Indonesia Government International Bond, (144A), 5.125%, due 01/15/45 (1)

     203,740   
    200,000        

Indonesia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 3.375%, due 04/15/23 (2)

     198,900   
    200,000        

Pertamina Persero PT, (Reg. S), 4.3%, due 05/20/23 (2)

     199,200   
    200,000        

Pertamina Persero PT, (Reg. S), 5.625%, due 05/20/43 (2)

     185,581   
    200,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (Reg. S), 4.325%, due 05/28/25 (2)

     203,740   
    425,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (144A), 4.35%, due 09/10/24 (1)

     434,775   
    200,000        

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, (144A), 4.55%, due 03/29/26 (1)

     204,780   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Indonesia (Cost: $1,548,445)

     1,630,716   
         

 

 

 
      

Ivory Coast (Cost: $195,910) (0.5%)

  
    200,000        

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, (144A), 6.375%, due 03/03/28 (1)

     190,600   
         

 

 

 
      

Kazakhstan (1.6%)

  
    400,000        

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, (144A), 5.125%, due 07/21/25 (1)

     424,300   
    200,000        

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.5%, due 07/21/45 (2)

     219,105   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Kazakhstan (Cost: $590,851)

     643,405   
         

 

 

 
      

Mexico (4.4%)

  
    100,000        

BBVA Bancomer S.A., (Reg.S), 6.008%, due 05/17/22 (2)(3)

     101,880   
    200,000        

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., (144A), 6.5%, due 12/10/19 (1)

     211,250   
    100,000        

Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V., (Reg. S), 7.875%, due 10/28/19 (2)

     112,130   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

Mexico (Continued)

  
$         150,000        

Metalsa S.A. de C.V., (Reg. S), 4.9%, due 04/24/23 (2)

   $ 143,610   
    200,000        

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.125%, due 01/21/26

     210,840   
    260,000        

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, due 03/08/44

     263,822   
    205,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.625%, due 01/23/46

     183,282   
    100,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, (144A), 6.375%, due 02/04/21 (1)

     108,228   
    365,000        

Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.625%, due 06/15/35

     369,928   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mexico (Cost: $1,590,652)

     1,704,970   
         

 

 

 
      

Mongolia (Cost: $187,818) (0.5%)

  
    200,000        

Mongolia Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.125%, due 01/05/18 (2)

     188,059   
         

 

 

 
      

Pakistan (Cost: $199,000) (0.5%)

  
    200,000        

Pakistan Government International Bond, (144A), 8.25%, due 04/15/24 (1)

     211,627   
         

 

 

 
      

Panama (Cost: $249,130) (0.7%)

  
    250,000        

Global Bank Corp., (144A), 5.125%, due 10/30/19 (1)

     254,750   
         

 

 

 
      

Paraguay (2.0%)

  
    150,000        

Banco Continental SAECA, (144A), 8.875%, due 10/15/17 (1)

     153,750   
    150,000        

Banco Regional SAECA, (144A), 8.125%, due 01/24/19 (1)

     156,570   
    250,000        

Paraguay Government International Bond, (144A), 5%, due 04/15/26 (1)

     257,500   
    200,000        

Republic of Paraguay, (Reg. S), 6.1%, due 08/11/44 (2)

     205,000   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Paraguay (Cost: $746,956)

     772,820   
         

 

 

 
      

Peru (1.6%)

  
    100,000        

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank, (Reg. S), 6.625%, due 03/19/29 (2)(3)

     105,500   
    100,000        

BBVA Banco Continental S.A., (144A), 5.25%, due 09/22/29 (1)(3)

     102,340   
    250,000        

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., (144A), 5.25%, due 07/15/29 (1)(3)

     255,625   
    150,000        

Union Andina de Cementos SAA, (144A), 5.875%, due 10/30/21 (1)

     153,690   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Peru (Cost: $598,548)

     617,155   
         

 

 

 
      

Russia (3.7%)

  
    200,000        

Gazprom OAO via Gaz Capital S.A., (Reg. S), 4.95%, due 07/19/22 (2)

     202,700   
    200,000        

GTH Finance BV, (144A), 7.25%, due 04/26/23 (1)

     202,750   
    600,000        

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 09/16/23 (2)

     640,500   
    200,000        

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond, (Reg. S), 5%, due 04/29/20 (2)

     212,000   
    200,000        

Sberbank of Russia via SB Capital S.A., (Reg. S), 5.25%, due 05/23/23 (2)

     194,500   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Russia (Cost: $1,400,941)

     1,452,450   
         

 

 

 
      

Serbia (2.3%)

  
    200,000        

Serbia International Bond, (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 02/25/20 (2)

     205,160   
    600,000        

Serbia International Bond, (Reg.S), 7.25%, due 09/28/21 (2)

     681,060   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Serbia (Cost: $879,187)

     886,220   
         

 

 

 
      

South Africa (1.6%)

  
    200,000        

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd., (Reg. S), 4.875%, due 10/07/20 (2)

     188,000   
    200,000        

Myriad International Holdings BV, (144A), 5.5%, due 07/21/25 (1)

     205,750   
    100,000        

South Africa Government International Bond, 4.665%, due 01/17/24

     100,870   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
      

South Africa (Continued)

  
$         125,000        

South Africa Government International Bond, 5.875%, due 09/16/25

   $ 135,625   
         

 

 

 
      

Total South Africa (Cost: $624,803)

     630,245   
         

 

 

 
      

Sri Lanka (1.7%)

  
    300,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (144A), 6.125%, due 06/03/25 (1)

     282,960   
    200,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.25%, due 07/27/21 (2)

     200,300   
    200,000        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 6.85%, due 11/03/25 (2)

     196,300   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Sri Lanka (Cost: $670,695)

     679,560   
         

 

 

 
      

Turkey (2.6%)

  
    200,000        

Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS, (144A), 4.489%, due 11/25/24 (1)

     200,992   
    350,000        

Turkey Government International Bond, 5.125%, due 03/25/22

     372,278   
    200,000        

Turkiye Is Bankasi, (144A), 5.375%, due 10/06/21 (1)

     203,440   
    200,000        

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S., (144A), 8.5%, due 03/09/26 (1)(3)

     216,480   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Turkey (Cost: $969,105)

     993,190   
         

 

 

 
      

Ukraine (0.1%)

  
    115,000        

Ukraine Government International Bond, (144A), 0%, due 05/31/40 (1)(3)

     36,488   
    350        

Ukraine Government International Bond, (144A), 7.75%, due 09/01/19 (1)

     335   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Ukraine (Cost: $52,373)

     36,823   
         

 

 

 
      

Uruguay (Cost: $236,964) (0.6%)

  
    230,000        

Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.375%, due 10/27/27

     237,590   
         

 

 

 
      

Venezuela (1.7%)

  
    650,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., (Reg. S), 5.375%, due 04/12/27 (2)

     230,100   
    50,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., (Reg. S), 9.75%, due 05/17/35 (2)

     20,183   
    105,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25%, due 09/15/27

     45,160   
    185,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 7.75%, due 10/13/19 (2)

     75,156   
    335,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 8.25%, due 10/13/24 (2)

     126,898   
    450,000        

Venezuela Government International Bond, (Reg. S), 9%, due 05/07/23 (2)

     175,725   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Venezuela (Cost: $710,182)

     673,222   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $20,315,760) (53.9%)

     20,972,114   
         

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
       Preferred Stock        
      

Brazil (0.8%)

  
    6,100        

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, 1.08% (ADR)

     89,365   
    23,400        

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 3.27% (SP ADR)

     223,002   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $285,771) (0.8%)

     312,367   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
      

Argentina (0.6%)

  
    4,640        

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (ADR)

   $ 132,101   
    780        

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     97,414   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Argentina (Cost: $214,587)

     229,515   
         

 

 

 
      

Brazil (1.5%)

  
    24,530        

Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR)

     183,239   
    5,400        

BRF S.A. (ADR)

     76,788   
    18,900        

Cia Hering

     77,007   
    11,900        

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (SP ADR) (4)

     91,749   
    8,800        

Raia Drogasil S.A.

     140,359   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Brazil (Cost: $519,908)

     569,142   
         

 

 

 
      

China (10.7%)

  
    4,415        

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (SP ADR) (4)

     339,690   
    317,000        

Bank of China, Ltd. — Class H

     128,346   
    439,551        

China Construction Bank Corp. — Class H

     279,160   
    13,820        

China Mobile, Ltd.

     158,658   
    28,000        

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

     88,876   
    34,000        

China Resources Land, Ltd.

     83,437   
    55,500        

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. — Class H

     93,592   
    2,200        

CNOOC, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     271,546   
    235,200        

Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     182,533   
    104,500        

CT Environmental Group, Ltd.

     30,479   
    2,500        

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     175,400   
    96,700        

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

     136,541   
    223,216        

HKT Trust & HKT, Ltd.

     322,859   
    534,360        

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd. — Class H

     286,086   
    70,000        

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. — Class H

     85,551   
    30,750        

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     152,217   
    54,000        

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. — Class H

     97,950   
    46,150        

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. — Class H

     216,577   
    236,000        

Shenzhen Investment, Ltd.

     94,890   
    80,000        

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

     51,042   
    38,512        

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     783,624   
    280,000        

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. — Class H

     93,047   
         

 

 

 
      

Total China (Cost: $3,833,067)

     4,152,101   
         

 

 

 
      

Czech Republic (Cost: $318,144) (0.7%)

  
    1,405        

Komercni banka as

     289,016   
         

 

 

 
      

Egypt (0.9%)

  
    36,421        

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

     188,669   
    8,350        

Eastern Tobacco

     173,959   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Egypt (Cost: $382,811)

     362,628   
         

 

 

 
      

Hungary (1.2%)

  
    1,800        

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

     110,127   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
      

Hungary (Continued)

  
    13,758        

OTP Bank PLC

   $ 365,029   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Hungary (Cost: $357,540)

     475,156   
         

 

 

 
      

India (2.5%)

  
    26,200        

Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd.

     298,573   
    10,969        

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     180,007   
    26,300        

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     185,415   
    52,298        

ITC, Ltd.

     256,547   
    2,020        

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

     40,468   
         

 

 

 
      

Total India (Cost: $1,037,252)

     961,010   
         

 

 

 
      

Indonesia (0.6%)

  
    109,100        

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     156,434   
    304,800        

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     81,776   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Indonesia (Cost: $210,681)

     238,210   
         

 

 

 
      

Kenya (Cost: $260,821) (1.0%)

  
    2,287,700        

Safari.com, Ltd.

     384,909   
         

 

 

 
      

Malaysia (Cost: $134,380) (0.5%)

  
    382,708        

My EG Services BHD

     196,684   
         

 

 

 
      

Mexico (2.4%)

  
    54,250        

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. (4)

     113,921   
    1,525        

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (SP ADR)

     142,145   
    65,000        

Gentera S.A.B. de C.V.

     129,550   
    76,350        

Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V.

     436,012   
    7,525        

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     118,081   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Mexico (Cost: $898,062)

     939,709   
         

 

 

 
      

Pakistan (Cost: $142,272) (0.4%)

  
    85,799        

Habib Bank, Ltd.

     154,425   
         

 

 

 
      

Philippines (Cost: $112,618) (0.3%)

  
    25,484        

Universal Robina Corp.

     113,165   
         

 

 

 
      

Russia (2.5%)

  
    5,900        

Lukoil PJSC (SP ADR)

     250,750   
    25,470        

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC

     100,395   
    673        

NOVATEK OAO (GDR)

     64,608   
    52,460        

Rosneft OAO

     284,430   
    75,225        

Sberbank of Russia PAO

     143,744   
    5,670        

Yandex N.V. (4)

     116,065   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Russia (Cost: $816,535)

     959,992   
         

 

 

 
      

South Africa (2.5%)

  
    11,910        

Coronation Fund Managers, Ltd.

     62,117   
    29,350        

FirstRand, Ltd.

     94,697   
    9,800        

Foschini Group, Ltd. (The)

     105,682   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

     Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
      

South Africa (Continued)

  
    17,200        

Gold Fields, Ltd.

   $ 79,884   
    7,900        

Mr Price Group, Ltd.

     100,816   
    1,550        

Naspers, Ltd. — N Shares

     214,117   
    23,000        

Sanlam, Ltd.

     112,126   
    20,731        

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

     186,887   
         

 

 

 
      

Total South Africa (Cost: $797,832)

     956,326   
         

 

 

 
      

South Korea (5.0%)

  
    830        

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     65,685   
    2,730        

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     95,636   
    410        

Hyundai Mobis

     93,440   
    870        

Hyundai Motor Co.

     109,160   
    7,080        

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     216,628   
    2,600        

Kia Motors Corp.

     109,048   
    5,300        

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     287,889   
    360        

LG Chem, Ltd.

     93,382   
    7,200        

LG Display Co., Ltd. (ADR)

     73,800   
    248        

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

     218,356   
    8,100        

Partron Co., Ltd.

     78,874   
    471        

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     513,310   
         

 

 

 
      

Total South Korea (Cost: $1,970,658)

     1,955,208   
         

 

 

 
      

Taiwan (4.8%)

  
    268,230        

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     300,361   
    6,370        

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (SP ADR)

     217,217   
    40,000        

Powertech Technology, Inc.

     80,728   
    11,000        

President Chain Store Corp.

     77,774   
    176,612        

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     811,420   
    8,500        

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (SP ADR)

     200,515   
    9,900        

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

     155,852   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Taiwan (Cost: $1,671,717)

     1,843,867   
         

 

 

 
      

Thailand (2.1%)

  
    960,000        

Beauty Community PCL Class N (NVDR)

     152,221   
    221,100        

Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund — Series F

     94,947   
    353,500        

Home Product Center PCL Class N (NVDR)

     81,276   
    80,800        

KCE Electronics PCL (NVDR)

     181,216   
    105,500        

Minor International PCL Class N (NVDR)

     112,284   
    60,500        

PTT Exploration & Production PCL Class N (NVDR)

     129,973   
    6,000        

Silergy Corp.

     79,683   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Thailand (Cost: $749,933)

     831,600   
         

 

 

 
      

Turkey (1.0%)

  
    40,950        

Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A.S.

     176,941   
    42,500        

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S.

     130,997   
    60,000        

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S. (4)

     91,858   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Turkey (Cost: $374,542)

     399,796   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

     Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
      

United Arab Emirates (Cost: $90,710) (0.2%)

  
    25,200        

First Gulf Bank PJSC

   $ 88,199   
         

 

 

 
      

United Kingdom (Cost: $233,797) (0.7%)

  
    62,150        

Tullow Oil PLC (4)

     256,045   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Common Stocks (Cost: $15,127,867) (42.1%)

     16,356,703   
         

 

 

 
               Exchange-Traded Funds        
      

Brazil (Cost: $192,585) (0.6%)

  
    7,700        

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

     227,227   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost: $192,585) (0.6%)

     227,227   
         

 

 

 
     Notional
Amount
       Currency Options        
$         210,000        

USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.08, Expires 11/16/16 (5)

     4,410   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Currency Options (Cost: $10,825) (0.0%)

     4,410   
         

 

 

 
     Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments        
    582,120        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (6)

     582,120   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $582,120) (1.5%)

     582,120   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Investments (Cost: $36,514,928) (98.9%)

     38,454,941   
      

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.1%)

     408,653   
         

 

 

 
      

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 38,863,594   
         

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts  

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (7)

                 

Bank of America

     BRL         850,500         05/02/16       $ 225,000       $ 246,464       $ 21,464   

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         1,423,166         05/02/16         405,009         412,417         7,408   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 630,009       $ 658,881       $ 28,872   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL (8)

                 

Bank of America

     BRL         850,500         05/02/16       $ 243,056       $ 246,465       $ (3,409

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         1,423,166         05/02/16         353,000         412,416         (59,416

Citibank N.A.

     BRL         466,739         06/22/16         130,000         133,119         (3,119

Citibank N.A.

     EUR         997,641         12/08/16         1,117,473         1,151,259         (33,786

Morgan Stanley & Co.

     EUR         92,000         12/08/16         104,236         106,166         (1,930
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $   1,947,765       $   2,049,425       $   (101,660
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Written Options — OTC  
Notional
Amount
    

Description

     Premiums
(Received)
       Value  
$ 210,000       USD Call / TRY Put, Strike Price TRY 3.33, Expires 11/16/16 (5)      $   (5,757      $   (1,988
       

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

BRL - Brazilian Real.
EUR - Euro Currency.
TRY - New Turkish Lira.
USD - U.S. Dollar.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.
ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.
GDR - Global Depositary Receipt. A negotiable certificate held in the bank of one country representing a specific number of shares of a stock traded on an exchange of another country.
NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt.
OTC - Over the Counter.
PJSC - Private Joint-Stock Company.
SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold, normally only to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $8,198,718 or 21.1% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions. At April 30, 2016, the value of these securities amounted to $7,451,431 or 19.2% of net assets.
(3)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at April 30, 2016.
(4)   Non-income producing security.
(5)   Over-the-counter traded option; Counterparty — Bank of America.
(6)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(7)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(8)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Agriculture

     1.0

Airlines

     0.6   

Apparel

     0.5   

Auto Manufacturers

     0.7   

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.6   

Banks

     14.1   

Beverages

     0.4   

Building Materials

     0.9   

Chemicals

     0.2   

Coal

     0.2   

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     1.0   

Diversified Financial Services

     1.3   

Electric

     1.8   

Electrical Components & Equipment

     0.4   

Electronics

     0.9   

Engineering & Construction

     0.4   

Environmental Control

     0.1   

Equity Fund

     0.6   

Food

     0.7   

Foreign Government Bonds

     36.5   

Government Regional/Local

     0.5   

Household Products/Wares

     0.3   

Insurance

     2.0   

Internet

     4.0   

Investment Companies

     0.5   

Iron & Steel

     0.4   

Media

     1.0   

Mining

     1.9   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     0.0  * 

Oil & Gas

     9.3   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.8   

Pipelines

     0.5   

Real Estate

     0.8   

Retail

     2.6   

Semiconductors

     4.1   

Telecommunications

     4.8   

Textiles

     0.2   

Transportation

     0.4   

Water

     0.4   

Currency Options

     0.0  * 

Money Market Investments

     1.5   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.9
  

 

 

 

 

* Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Country    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Angola

     0.5

Argentina

     6.5   

Azerbaijan

     1.0   

Brazil

     7.2   

Chile

     0.3   

China

     10.7   

Colombia

     3.1   

Costa Rica

     1.0   

Croatia

     1.6   

Czech Republic

     0.7   

Dominican Republic

     1.5   

Ecuador

     0.5   

Egypt

     1.4   

El Salvador

     0.1   

Greece

     0.9   

Guatemala

     1.3   

Hungary

     2.3   

India

     2.5   

Indonesia

     4.8   

Ivory Coast

     0.5   

Kazakhstan

     1.6   

Kenya

     1.0   

Malaysia

     0.5   

Mexico

     6.8   

Mongolia

     0.5   

Pakistan

     0.9   

Panama

     0.7   

Paraguay

     2.0   

Peru

     1.6   

Philippines

     0.3   

Russia

     6.2   

Serbia

     2.3   

South Africa

     4.1   

South Korea

     5.0   

Sri Lanka

     1.7   

Taiwan

     4.8   

Thailand

     2.1   

Turkey

     3.6   

Ukraine

     0.1   

United Arab Emirates

     0.2   

United Kingdom

     0.7   

United States

     1.5   

Uruguay

     0.6   

Venezuela

     1.7   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.9
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Argentina (1.1% of Net Assets)

  
  460        

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (ADR)

   $ 13,096   
  110        

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     13,738   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Argentina (Cost: $25,009)

     26,834   
       

 

 

 
    

Australia (4.6%)

  
  3,860        

Challenger, Ltd.

     26,207   
  200        

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     11,207   
  210        

Macquarie Group, Ltd.

     10,097   
  1,270        

Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.

     20,677   
  6,740        

Santos, Ltd.

     24,370   
  9,800        

St Barbara, Ltd. (1)

     17,503   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Australia (Cost: $110,332)

     110,061   
       

 

 

 
    

Brazil (Cost: $11,872) (0.5%)

  
  1,540        

Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR)

     11,504   
       

 

 

 
    

Canada (7.7%)

  
  310        

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. — Class B

     13,612   
  300        

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     15,759   
  900        

Barrick Gold Corp.

     17,433   
  700        

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

     11,814   
  215        

Dollarama, Inc.

     15,527   
  3,400        

Encana Corp.

     26,044   
  25        

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

     13,422   
  200        

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     14,032   
  250        

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

     13,817   
  300        

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     13,350   
  370        

Winpak, Ltd.

     12,787   
  3,500        

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     17,380   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Canada (Cost: $159,645)

     184,977   
       

 

 

 
    

China (5.5%)

  
  40,000        

China Animal Healthcare, Ltd. (1)

       
  110        

China Biologic Products, Inc. (1)

     12,870   
  4,000        

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

     12,697   
  4,000        

China Resources Land, Ltd.

     9,816   
  10,000        

CNOOC, Ltd.

     12,353   
  110        

CNOOC, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     13,577   
  6,900        

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. — Class H

     11,403   
  6,000        

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. — Class H

     10,883   
  16,000        

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

     10,208   
  1,373        

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

     27,937   
  34,000        

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. — Class H

     11,299   
       

 

 

 
    

Total China (Cost: $171,088)

     133,043   
       

 

 

 
    

Denmark (1.7%)

  
  10        

AP Moeller — Maersk A/S — B Shares

     14,078   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Denmark (Continued)

  
  479        

Novo Nordisk A/S (SP ADR)

   $ 26,723   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Denmark (Cost: $40,292)

     40,801   
       

 

 

 
    

Egypt (Cost: $14,958) (0.4%)

  
  500        

Eastern Tobacco

     10,417   
       

 

 

 
    

Finland (1.1%)

  
  435        

Amer Sports OYJ

     12,881   
  731        

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     13,996   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Finland (Cost: $25,988)

     26,877   
       

 

 

 
    

France (7.2%)

  
  253        

Atos SE

     22,525   
  500        

AXA S.A.

     12,628   
  300        

BNP Paribas S.A.

     15,892   
  2,400        

Bollore S.A.

     9,507   
  135        

Cap Gemini S.A.

     12,605   
  197        

Ingenico Group S.A.

     23,228   
  1,635        

Orange S.A.

     27,171   
  125        

Renault S.A.

     12,064   
  350        

SCOR SE

     11,926   
  2,300        

Vallourec S.A.

     11,980   
  590        

Veolia Environnement S.A.

     14,497   
       

 

 

 
    

Total France (Cost: $173,894)

     174,023   
       

 

 

 
    

Germany (5.3%)

  
  960        

alstria office REIT-AG

     13,484   
  160        

BASF SE

     13,240   
  145        

Deutsche Boerse AG

     11,935   
  720        

Deutsche Telekom AG

     12,642   
  375        

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co., KGaA

     32,647   
  190        

Merck KGaA

     17,898   
  240        

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     12,264   
  390        

Vonovia SE

     13,150   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Germany (Cost: $126,273)

     127,260   
       

 

 

 
    

Hungary (Cost: $12,414) (0.7%)

  
  635        

OTP Bank PLC

     16,848   
       

 

 

 
    

India (1.5%)

  
  1,800        

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (SP ADR)

     12,690   
  1,725        

LIC Housing Finance, Ltd.

     12,010   
  575        

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

     11,520   
       

 

 

 
    

Total India (Cost: $36,399)

     36,220   
       

 

 

 
    

Ireland (3.6%)

  
  429        

Allegion PLC

     28,078   
  450        

CRH PLC (SP ADR)

     13,099   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Ireland (Continued)

  
  307        

Ryanair Holdings PLC (SP ADR)

   $ 24,852   
  105        

Shire PLC (ADR)

     19,679   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Ireland (Cost: $89,864)

     85,708   
       

 

 

 
    

Israel (Cost: $11,879) (0.4%)

  
  5,000        

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     10,548   
       

 

 

 
    

Italy (1.7%)

  
  210        

Ei Towers SpA

     12,331   
  5,150        

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     14,320   
  2,400        

Snam SpA

     14,681   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Italy (Cost: $44,939)

     41,332   
       

 

 

 
    

Japan (19.0%)

  
  200        

Ain Holdings, Inc.

     9,662   
  800        

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     15,320   
  4,000        

ANA Holdings, Inc.

     11,107   
  500        

Capcom Co., Ltd.

     11,454   
  1,200        

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

     11,192   
  1,100        

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

     13,148   
  85        

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     11,955   
  459        

Dentsu, Inc.

     23,192   
  1,300        

Dip Corp.

     30,477   
  100        

East Japan Railway Co.

     8,749   
  300        

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

     15,744   
  300        

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.

     9,796   
  340        

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

     21,605   
  1,000        

Haseko Corp.

     8,992   
  300        

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     10,738   
  1,200        

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     17,772   
  920        

M3, Inc.

     24,680   
  300        

Makita Corp.

     18,820   
  2,212        

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     23,377   
  550        

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     24,476   
  800        

ORIX Corp.

     11,253   
  900        

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     12,827   
  2,000        

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.

     15,359   
  200        

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     11,139   
  300        

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     15,227   
  1,200        

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     12,453   
  400        

Sony Corp.

     9,635   
  6,000        

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     18,341   
  200        

Sysmex Corp.

     12,438   
  2,000        

Toray Industries, Inc.

     16,613   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Japan (Cost: $422,711)

     457,541   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Malaysia (Cost: $12,076) (0.5%)

  
  23,700        

My EG Services BHD

   $ 12,180   
       

 

 

 
    

Mexico (1.5%)

  
  10,000        

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. (1)

     20,999   
  1,000        

Industrias Penoles SAB de C.V.

     15,692   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Mexico (Cost: $25,211)

     36,691   
       

 

 

 
    

Netherlands (2.9%)

  
  132        

ASML Holding NV

     12,762   
  100        

Core Laboratories NV

     13,366   
  3,300        

Koninklijke KPN NV

     12,971   
  580        

Royal Dutch Shell PLC — B Shares

     15,267   
  400        

Wolters Kluwer NV

     15,241   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Netherlands (Cost: $60,769)

     69,607   
       

 

 

 
    

Russia (1.7%)

  
  320        

Lukoil PJSC (SP ADR)

     13,600   
  4,820        

Rosneft OAO

     26,133   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Russia (Cost: $36,790)

     39,733   
       

 

 

 
    

South Africa (1.1%)

  
  4,000        

FirstRand, Ltd.

     12,906   
  1,600        

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

     14,424   
       

 

 

 
    

Total South Africa (Cost: $25,730)

     27,330   
       

 

 

 
    

South Korea (2.1%)

  
  150        

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     11,871   
  240        

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     13,036   
  45        

LG Chem, Ltd.

     11,673   
  16        

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd.

     14,087   
       

 

 

 
    

Total South Korea (Cost: $47,869)

     50,667   
       

 

 

 
    

Spain (4.6%)

  
  217        

Aena S.A. (1)

     31,008   
  450        

Amadeus IT Holding S.A.

     20,525   
  1,600        

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (SP ADR)

     11,024   
  875        

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios S.A. (1)

     12,853   
  400        

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

     12,878   
  892        

Melia Hotels International S.A.

     11,258   
  963        

Merlin Properties Socimi S.A.

     11,212   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Spain (Cost: $100,699)

     110,758   
       

 

 

 
    

Sweden (1.3%)

  
  420        

Intrum Justitia AB

     15,112   
  490        

Svenska Cellulosa AB — B Shares

     15,476   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Sweden (Cost: $26,199)

     30,588   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Switzerland (5.1%)

  
  90        

Actelion, Ltd.

   $ 14,599   
  400        

Gategroup Holding AG

     22,078   
  2,800        

Glencore PLC (ADR)

     13,300   
  159        

Lonza Group AG

     26,541   
  135        

Roche Holding AG

     34,185   
  200        

Wolseley PLC

     11,231   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Switzerland (Cost: $110,892)

     121,934   
       

 

 

 
    

Taiwan (0.9%)

  
  5,000        

Powertech Technology, Inc.

     10,091   
  800        

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

     12,594   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Taiwan (Cost: $25,099)

     22,685   
       

 

 

 
    

Thailand (1.7%)

  
  85,400        

Beauty Community PCL — N Shares (NVDR)

     13,541   
  7,100        

KCE Electronics PCL (NVDR)

     15,924   
  5,600        

PTT Exploration & Production PCL — N Shares (ADR)

     12,031   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Thailand (Cost: $36,812)

     41,496   
       

 

 

 
    

United Kingdom (11.5%)

  
  2,910        

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

     12,764   
  1,640        

Aviva PLC

     10,417   
  2,420        

BP PLC

     13,367   
  360        

BT Group PLC (SP ADR)

     11,808   
  940        

Essentra PLC

     11,208   
  545        

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     29,710   
  1,350        

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

     10,406   
  1,330        

John Wood Group PLC

     12,198   
  4,300        

Lookers PLC

     8,786   
  3,760        

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

     17,316   
  2,750        

National Express Group PLC

     13,093   
  125        

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     12,209   
  1,800        

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (SP ADR) (1)

     12,186   
  385        

Severn Trent PLC

     12,583   
  790        

Sky PLC

     10,887   
  1,570        

Standard Chartered PLC

     12,722   
  3,450        

Tullow Oil PLC

     14,213   
  6,000        

Tullow Oil PLC (ADR) (1)

     12,102   
  295        

Unilever PLC

     13,215   
  345        

Vodafone Group PLC (SP ADR)

     11,295   
  570        

WPP PLC

     13,351   
       

 

 

 
    

Total United Kingdom (Cost: $282,093)

     275,836   
       

 

 

 
    

United States (2.2%)

  
  250        

Carnival Corp.

     12,262   
  100        

Facebook, Inc. (1)

     11,758   
  130        

MasterCard, Inc.

     12,609   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

United States (Continued)

  
  200        

Visa, Inc.

   $ 15,448   
       

 

 

 
    

Total United States (Cost: $51,252)

     52,077   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $2,319,048) (99.1%)

     2,385,576   
       

 

 

 
          Preferred Stock        
    

Brazil (Cost: $11,568) (0.5%)

  
  1,200        

Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 3.9% (SP ADR)

     11,436   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $11,568) (0.5%)

     11,436   
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  3,467        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     3,467   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $3,467) (0.1%)

     3,467   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $2,334,083) (99.7%)

     2,400,479   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.3%)

     7,410   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 2,407,889   
       

 

 

 

 

Forward Currency Contracts  

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (3)

                 

Bank of America

     JPY         15,209,262         11/07/16       $ 130,002       $ 143,015       $ 13,013   

Bank of America

     JPY         43,087,191         11/17/16         372,295         405,334         33,039   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $   502,297       $   548,349       $ 46,052   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL (4)

                 

Bank of America

     JPY         15,209,262         11/07/16       $ 130,000       $ 143,015       $ (13,015

Bank of America

     JPY         43,087,191         11/17/16         365,000         405,334         (40,334
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 495,000       $ 548,349       $   (53,349
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

JPY - Japanese Yen.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.
NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt.
PJSC - Private Joint-Stock Company.
SP ADR - Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(3)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(4)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.4

Airlines

     3.2   

Automobiles

     1.4   

Banks

     8.6   

Biotechnology

     1.1   

Building Products

     1.2   

Capital Markets

     2.3   

Chemicals

     3.4   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     2.0   

Communications Equipment

     0.5   

Construction & Engineering

     0.5   

Construction Materials

     0.6   

Consumer Finance

     0.5   

Containers & Packaging

     0.5   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.8   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     4.1   

Electric Utilities

     0.5   

Electrical Equipment

     1.5   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     1.0   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.6   

Food & Staples Retailing

     2.2   

Gas Utilities

     0.6   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     0.5   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.0   

Health Care Technology

     1.0   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     1.0   

Household Durables

     1.6   

Household Products

     1.1   

Insurance

     2.9   
Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Internet Software & Services

     4.3

IT Services

     4.8   

Leisure Products

     0.5   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     1.1   

Marine

     0.6   

Media

     3.2   

Metals & Mining

     4.4   

Miscellaneous

     1.1   

Multi-Utilities

     0.6   

Multiline Retail

     0.6   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.7   

Paper & Forest Products

     1.3   

Personal Products

     0.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     5.1   

REIT

     1.1   

Real Estate Management & Development

     2.3   

Road & Rail

     0.9   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     0.9   

Software

     0.5   

Specialty Retail

     1.5   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

     0.5   

Tobacco

     1.6   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.5   

Transportation Infrastructure

     1.3   

Water Utilities

     0.5   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     0.5   

Money Market Investments

     0.1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     99.7
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Argentina (Cost: $46,811) (0.5% of Net Assets)

  
  1,590        

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (ADR)

   $ 45,267   
       

 

 

 
    

Australia (4.4%)

  
  12,950        

Cedar Woods Properties, Ltd.

     42,020   
  11,000        

Estia Health, Ltd.

     48,293   
  2,500        

Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.

     40,704   
  15,000        

OceanaGold Corp.

     53,768   
  22,750        

Orora, Ltd.

     45,514   
  23,960        

Santos, Ltd.

     86,634   
  33,800        

St Barbara, Ltd. (1)

     60,367   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Australia (Cost: $366,193)

     377,300   
       

 

 

 
    

Austria (Cost: $45,036) (0.6%)

  
  2,850        

Wienerberger AG

     56,307   
       

 

 

 
    

Brazil (Cost: $42,604) (0.5%)

  
  10,700        

Cia Hering

     43,596   
       

 

 

 
    

Canada (6.7%)

  
  8,100        

Baytex Energy Corp.

     41,515   
  19,000        

Bonavista Energy Corp.

     47,932   
  2,000        

Brookfield Canada Office Properties

     44,052   
  7,100        

Encana Corp.

     54,386   
  12,500        

Lundin Mining Corp. (1)

     49,198   
  2,625        

MTY Food Group, Inc.

     69,680   
  1,200        

Parkland Fuel Corp.

     22,925   
  30,700        

Pengrowth Energy Corp.

     50,489   
  9,200        

Precision Drilling Corp.

     47,814   
  1,100        

ShawCor, Ltd.

     29,770   
  14,451        

Torex Gold Resources, Inc. (1)

     24,680   
  7,400        

Trilogy Energy Corp. (1)

     32,197   
  12,900        

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     64,057   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Canada (Cost: $491,305)

     578,695   
       

 

 

 
    

China (3.4%)

  
  338,522        

China Animal Healthcare, Ltd. (1)

       
  400        

China Biologic Products, Inc. (1)

     46,800   
  74,000        

Haitong International Securities Group, Ltd.

     42,588   
  59,000        

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing, Ltd.

     38,820   
  92,400        

Shenzhen Expressway Co., Ltd. — Class H

     82,002   
  58,000        

Sunac China Holdings, Ltd.

     37,006   
  50,500        

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd. — Class H

     43,635   
       

 

 

 
    

Total China (Cost: $577,229)

     290,851   
       

 

 

 
    

Finland (Cost: $42,285) (0.5%)

  
  1,500        

Amer Sports OYJ

     44,417   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

France (4.1%)

  
  7,100        

Air France-KLM (1)

   $ 63,627   
  2,700        

Bourbon S.A.

     39,831   
  8,928        

Havas S.A.

     74,878   
  750        

Orpea

     61,890   
  780        

Teleperformance

     70,080   
  8,150        

Vallourec S.A.

     42,452   
       

 

 

 
    

Total France (Cost: $321,012)

     352,758   
       

 

 

 
    

Germany (7.3%)

  
  4,110        

alstria office REIT-AG

     57,727   
  1,880        

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

     61,429   
  1,650        

CompuGroup Medical AG

     64,860   
  8,500        

DIC Asset AG

     78,401   
  1,447        

Gerresheimer AG

     107,948   
  1,042        

Indus Holding AG

     53,188   
  790        

Krones AG

     90,252   
  1,770        

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG (1)

     41,061   
  2,250        

VTG AG

     69,898   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Germany (Cost: $546,679)

     624,764   
       

 

 

 
    

Hungary (Cost: $42,996) (0.5%)

  
  26,700        

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (1)

     46,438   
       

 

 

 
    

Ireland (Cost: $68,471) (0.8%)

  
  1,060        

ICON PLC (1)

     71,635   
       

 

 

 
    

Italy (8.0%)

  
  43,600        

A2A SpA

     62,336   
  9,100        

Amplifon SpA

     83,821   
  2,573        

Banca Generali SpA

     76,585   
  71,800        

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

     53,322   
  6,950        

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

     67,249   
  1,200        

DiaSorin SpA

     70,166   
  930        

Ei Towers SpA (1)

     54,609   
  11,650        

Hera SpA

     35,099   
  6,887        

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA (1)

     35,372   
  34,050        

Iren SpA

     63,068   
  2,410        

La Doria SpA

     35,127   
  7,650        

OVS SpA (1)

     50,087   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Italy (Cost: $606,179)

     686,841   
       

 

 

 
    

Japan (22.3%)

  
  1,000        

Ain Holdings, Inc.

     48,308   
  1,300        

Ariake Japan Co., Ltd.

     71,623   
  5,433        

Benefit One, Inc.

     122,512   
  1,800        

Capcom Co., Ltd.

     41,233   
  2,300        

Cocokara fine, Inc.

     101,886   
  4,400        

Daicel Corp.

     54,659   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Japan (Continued)

  
  4,650        

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

   $ 82,702   
  2,485        

Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.

     103,596   
  6        

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     38,339   
  2,528        

Dip Corp.

     59,265   
  10,500        

Financial Products Group Co., Ltd.

     124,658   
  1,355        

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

     86,103   
  1,500        

Horiba, Ltd.

     56,301   
  900        

Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.

     75,111   
  49        

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     43,955   
  22,000        

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

     46,648   
  1,800        

Kewpie Corp.

     46,725   
  8,996        

Nichias Corp.

     57,948   
  7,900        

Nichiha Corp.

     119,752   
  2,200        

Nifco, Inc.

     104,430   
  1,100        

Obic Co., Ltd.

     57,495   
  1,180        

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

     93,321   
  7,000        

Senko Co., Ltd.

     44,532   
  4,000        

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     41,511   
  4,300        

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.

     39,538   
  3,900        

Temp Holdings Co., Ltd.

     58,220   
  8,000        

Tosoh Corp.

     36,363   
  600        

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     57,229   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Japan (Cost: $1,445,034)

     1,913,963   
       

 

 

 
    

Luxembourg (2.3%)

  
  285        

Eurofins Scientific SE

     105,770   
  1,300        

Globant S.A. (1)

     46,137   
  2,000        

Grand City Properties S.A.

     44,261   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Luxembourg (Cost: $162,413)

     196,168   
       

 

 

 
    

Malaysia (Cost: $42,501) (0.5%)

  
  78,500        

My EG Services BHD

     40,343   
       

 

 

 
    

Mexico (1.5%)

  
  30,600        

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV (1)

     70,117   
  3,560        

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     55,863   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Mexico (Cost: $95,449)

     125,980   
       

 

 

 
    

Netherlands (1.6%)

  
  1,601        

Euronext NV (1)

     67,695   
  2,550        

GrandVision NV (1)

     70,052   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Netherlands (Cost: $133,718)

     137,747   
       

 

 

 
    

Pakistan (Cost: $42,261) (0.5%)

  
  41,600        

Hub Power Co., Ltd. (The)

     42,972   
       

 

 

 
    

Portugal (Cost: $44,842) (0.5%)

  
  13,650        

REN — Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

     40,948   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

Russia (Cost: $44,159) (0.5%)

  
  38,700        

Aeroflot — Russian Airlines PJSC (1)

   $ 46,158   
       

 

 

 
    

Singapore (Cost: $41,353) (0.5%)

  
  43,000        

Frasers Commercial Trust

     41,382   
       

 

 

 
    

South Africa (Cost: $47,713) (0.5%)

  
  3,670        

Mr Price Group, Ltd.

     46,835   
       

 

 

 
    

South Korea (2.1%)

  
  583        

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     46,138   
  706        

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.

     43,274   
  1,766        

Poongsan Corp.

     49,174   
  402        

SK Materials Co., Ltd.

     41,783   
       

 

 

 
    

Total South Korea (Cost: $169,799)

     180,369   
       

 

 

 
    

Spain (2.1%)

  
  1,790        

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

     56,801   
  5,680        

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SA (1)

     83,433   
  3,400        

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     39,585   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Spain (Cost: $187,331)

     179,819   
       

 

 

 
    

Sweden (4.1%)

  
  3,800        

Bilia AB — A Shares

     91,102   
  2,100        

Holmen AB — B Shares

     72,485   
  2,050        

Intrum Justitia AB

     73,763   
  784        

NetEnt AB

     49,421   
  3,200        

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     65,083   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Sweden (Cost: $283,637)

     351,854   
       

 

 

 
    

Switzerland (1.8%)

  
  1,200        

BKW AG

     52,206   
  50        

Flughafen Zuerich AG

     45,972   
  175        

Straumann Holding AG

     60,808   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Switzerland (Cost: $138,762)

     158,986   
       

 

 

 
    

Taiwan (0.9%)

  
  21,000        

Powertech Technology, Inc.

     42,382   
  2,000        

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

     31,485   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Taiwan (Cost: $77,701)

     73,867   
       

 

 

 
    

Thailand (1.5%)

  
  371,000        

Beauty Community PCL (NVDR)

     58,827   
  30,900        

KCE Electronics PCL (NVDR)

     69,302   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Thailand (Cost: $107,409)

     128,129   
       

 

 

 
    

Turkey (Cost: $44,524) (0.5%)

  
  10,700        

Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A/S

     46,234   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Number of
Shares
       Common Stock    Value  
    

United Kingdom (15.3%)

  
  6,050        

Abcam PLC

   $ 52,471   
  10,630        

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

     46,624   
  8,200        

Beazley PLC

     39,184   
  2,540        

Berendsen PLC

     43,998   
  5,850        

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

     44,756   
  3,450        

EMIS Group PLC

     48,214   
  6,070        

GVC Holdings PLC

     48,194   
  8,593        

Howden Joinery Group PLC

     62,318   
  5,080        

John Wood Group PLC

     46,592   
  10,800        

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

     66,751   
  36,380        

Lookers PLC

     74,334   
  11,150        

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

     51,350   
  19,327        

National Express Group PLC

     92,019   
  7,750        

Playtech PLC

     91,501   
  25,550        

Redde PLC

     57,976   
  38,445        

Rentokil Initial PLC

     99,326   
  750        

Rightmove PLC

     42,495   
  3,800        

St James’s Place PLC

     48,360   
  2,050        

SuperGroup PLC (1)

     36,642   
  28,191        

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     76,242   
  24,915        

Tullow Oil PLC (1)

     102,645   
  4,450        

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     41,255   
       

 

 

 
    

Total United Kingdom (Cost: $1,278,656)

     1,313,247   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stock (Cost: $7,584,062) (96.3%)

     8,283,870   
       

 

 

 
          Preferred Stock        
    

Germany

  
  462        

Jungheinrich AG, 1.27%

     43,599   
  260        

Sartorius AG, 0.5%

     64,269   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Germany (Cost: $99,173)

     107,868   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $99,173) (1.3%)

     107,868   
       

 

 

 
          Warrants        
    

Canada (0.0%)

  
  625,000        

Petro-Victory Energy Corp., Strike Price CAD 0.50, Expires 07/22/16 (1)

       
       

 

 

 
    

Total Warrants (Cost: $0) (0.0%)

       
       

 

 

 
          Money Market Investments        
  70,509        

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 0.23% (2)

     70,509   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $70,509) (0.8%)

     70,509   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Investments (Cost: $7,753,744) (98.4%)

     8,462,247   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.6%)

     135,673   
       

 

 

 
    

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 8,597,920   
       

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

April 30, 2016

 

Forward Currency Contracts  

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
     Units of
Currency
     Settlement
Date
     In Exchange for
U.S. Dollars
     Contracts at
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BUY (3)

                 

Bank of America

     JPY         240,122,484         11/07/16       $ 2,067,939       $ 2,257,901       $ 189,962   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,067,939       $ 2,257,901       $ 189,962   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SELL (4)

                 

Bank of America

     JPY         240,122,484         11/07/16       $ 2,120,000       $ 2,257,901       $ (137,901
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $   2,120,000       $   2,257,901       $   (137,901
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:    

 

CAD - Canadian Dollar.
JPY - Japanese Yen.
ADR - American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.
NVDR - Non-Voting Depository Receipt.
PJSC - Private Joint-Stock Company.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
(1)   Non-income producing security.
(2)   Rate disclosed is the 7-day net yield as of April 30, 2016.
(3)   Fund buys foreign currency, sells U.S. Dollar.
(4)   Fund sells foreign currency, buys U.S. Dollar.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Industry    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Basic Materials

     6.5

Communications

     5.6   

Consumer, Cyclical

     16.6   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

     19.6   

Energy

     7.5   

Financial

     17.3   

Industrial

     15.7   

Technology

     5.4   

Utilities

     3.4   

Money Market Investments

     0.8   
  

 

 

 

Total

     98.4
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Developing
Markets
Equity Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets
Income Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets Local
Currency
Income Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 4,447      $ 2,701,819      $ 154,153   

Foreign Currency, at Value (2)

     27         (3)      265   

Receivable for Securities Sold

     113        96,177        4,559   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

            8,110        63   

Interest and Dividends Receivable

     9        58,580        3,256   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     10        5        26   

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            3,801        1,576   

Cash Collateral Held for Brokers

            12,210        1,280   

Prepaid Expenses

     17        67        46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     4,623        2,880,769        165,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Distributions Payable

            1,758          

Payable for Securities Purchased

     124        106,015        5,370   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

            5,592        398   

Accrued Capital Gain Withholding Taxes

                   165   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     8        8        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     3        1,659        95   

Accrued Distribution Fees

      (3)      100        6   

Options Written, at Value

            246  (4)      28  (4) 

Payable to Broker for Collateral Pledged

            2,150          

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            14,263        3,315   

Other Accrued Expenses

     30        1,290        190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     165        133,081        9,576   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,458      $ 2,747,688      $ 155,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in Capital

   $ 5,432      $ 3,537,213      $ 204,750   

Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency

     (1,053     (871,775     (67,098

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency

     79        47,039        11,152   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

            35,211        6,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 4,458      $ 2,747,688      $ 155,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

      

I Class Share

   $ 3,225      $ 2,248,653      $ 130,759   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 1,233      $ 499,035      $ 24,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (5)

      

I Class Share

       393,785          284,773,463          14,885,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

     150,645        49,044,919        2,835,640   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (6)

      

I Class Share

   $ 8.19      $ 7.90      $ 8.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 8.19      $ 10.18      $ 8.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund at April 30, 2016 was $4,366, $2,645,031 and $141,301, respectively.
(2) The identified cost for the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund at April 30, 2016 was $29, $0 and $278, respectively.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) Premium received for the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund at April 30, 2016 was $713 and $125, respectively.
(5) The number of authorized shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(6) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Emerging
Markets
Multi-Asset
Opportunities
Fund
    TCW
International
Growth
Fund
    TCW
International
Small Cap
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 38,455      $ 2,400      $ 8,463   

Foreign Currency, at Value (2)

     350        9        3   

Cash

            (3)        

Receivable for Securities Sold

     1,910        58        136   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     20               3   

Interest and Dividends Receivable

     446        9        28   

Foreign Tax Reclaims Receivable

     4        1        4   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     19        14        10   

Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     29        46        190   

Cash Collateral Held for Brokers

                   100   

Prepaid Expenses

     10        27        20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     41,243        2,564        8,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Payable for Securities Purchased

     2,159        77        68   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

                   6   

Accrued Capital Gain Withholding Taxes

     19        (3)      1   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     9        9        9   

Accrued Management Fees

     30        2        5   

Accrued Distribution Fees

     1        (3)      1   

Options Written, at Value

     2  (4)               

Payable to Broker for Collateral Pledged

                   100   

Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     102        53        138   

Other Accrued Expenses

     57        15        31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     2,379        156        359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 38,864      $ 2,408      $ 8,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

      

Paid-in Capital

   $ 43,101      $ 2,515      $ 11,547   

Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency

     (6,599     (163     (3,582

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency

     1,843        58        762   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

     519        (2     (129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 38,864      $ 2,408      $ 8,598   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

      

I Class Share

   $ 34,574      $ 1,273      $ 5,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 4,290      $ 1,135      $ 3,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (5)

      

I Class Share

       3,675,211          132,167          671,872   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

     457,733        118,265        389,653   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (6)

      

I Class Share

   $ 9.41      $ 9.63      $ 8.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

N Class Share

   $ 9.37      $ 9.60      $ 8.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund, the TCW International Growth Fund and the TCW International Small Cap Fund at April 30, 2016 was $36,515, $2,334 and $7,754, respectively.
(2) The identified cost for the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund, the TCW International Growth Fund and the TCW International Small Cap Fund at April 30, 2016 was $384, $10 and $3, respectively.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) Premium received $6.
(5) The number of authorized shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, is 4,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(6) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Developing
Markets
Equity Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets
Income Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets Local
Currency
Income Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Income:

      

Dividends

   $ 29  (1)    $      $   

Interest

            123,715  (2)      6,879  (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     29        123,715        6,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Management Fees

     17        10,392        747   

Accounting Services Fees

     1        182        6   

Administration Fees

     (3)      107        4   

Transfer Agent Fees:

      

I Class

     (3)      1,074        28   

N Class

     (3)      259        32   

Custodian Fees

     13        295        162   

Professional Fees

     10        56        21   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

      

I Class

     11        23        11   

N Class

     11        36        10   

Distribution Fees:

      

N Class

     2        602        113   

Compliance Expense

     (3)      26        2   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     (3)      9        2   

Other

     1        271        18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     83        13,349        1,173   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

      

I Class

     35               46   

N Class

     21        71        140   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     27        13,278        987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     2        110,437        5,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net Realized (Loss) on:

      

Investments

     (723       (204,155 (4)        (37,111 (4) 

Foreign Currency

     (3     55        835   

Futures Contracts

            1,701          

Options Written

            36        106   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

      

Investments

     495        228,895        36,553  (5) 

Foreign Currency

     (2     (8,553     (701

Futures Contracts

            (191       

Options Written

            467        97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (233     18,255        (221
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $   (231   $ 128,692      $ 5,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $5 for the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.
(2) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $4 and $89 for the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund, respectively.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) Net of capital gain withholding taxes of $400 and $77 for the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund, respectively.
(5) Net of capital gain withholding tax of $163 for the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, 2016

 

     TCW
Emerging
Markets
Multi-Asset
Opportunities
Fund
    TCW
International
Growth
Fund
    TCW
International
Small Cap
Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Income:

      

Dividends

   $ 128      $ 22  (1)    $ 67  (1) 

Interest

     770 (2)               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     898        22        67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Management Fees

     185        10        33   

Accounting Services Fees

     2        1        1   

Administration Fees

     1        (3)      1   

Transfer Agent Fees:

      

I Class

     3        (3)      1   

N Class

     (3)      (3)      1   

Custodian Fees

     73        21        24   

Professional Fees

     18        10        14   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     17        17        17   

Registration Fees:

      

I Class

     8        3        8   

N Class

     8        2        8   

Distribution Fees:

      

N Class

     5        1        4   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     1        1        2   

Other

     14        8        9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     335        74        123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

      

I Class

     74        33        33   

N Class

     21        28        26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     240        13        64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     658        9        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

      

Net Realized (Loss) on:

      

Investments

       (3,428 (4)        (115 (4)      (261

Foreign Currency

     (10     1        2   

Options Written

     (3)               

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

      

Investments

     2,785        42        189   

Foreign Currency

     (93     (16     (59

Options Written

     4                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (742     (88     (129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (84   $ (79   $   (126
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $26, $3 and $6 for the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund, the TCW International Growth Fund and the TCW International Small Cap Fund, respectively.
(2) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $0 for the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) Net of capital gain withholding taxes of $23 and $0 for the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund and the TCW International Growth Fund, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Developing Markets Equity
Fund
    TCW
Emerging Markets Income
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    July 1, 2015
through
October 31,
2015 
(1)
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 2      $ 4      $ 110,437      $ 206,848   

Net Realized Loss on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (726     (331     (202,363     (374,459

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     493        (414     220,618        (153,869
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (231     (741     128,692        (321,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (2            (53,142     (180,472

N Class

     (1            (10,873     (29,061

Return of Capital:

        

I Class

                          (9,011

N Class

                          (1,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (3            (64,015     (220,006
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     2        3,930        (537,029     (1,404,328

N Class

     1        1,500        (35,052     (183,685
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     3        5,430        (572,081     (1,588,013
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (231     4,689        (507,404       (2,129,499

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     4,689               3,255,092        5,384,591   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   4,458      $   4,689      $   2,747,688      $ 3,255,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $      $ 1      $ 35,211      $ (11,211

 

(1) Commencement of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Emerging Markets Local
Currency Income Fund
    TCW
Emerging Markets Multi-Asset
Opportunities Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 5,892      $ 13,674      $ 658      $ 1,184   

Net Realized Loss on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (36,170     (40,928     (3,438     (2,899

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Options Written and Foreign Currency Transactions

     35,949        (14,135     2,696        (3,907
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     5,671        (41,389     (84     (5,622
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

                   (931     (937

N Class

                   (103     (77

Return of Capital:

        

I Class

            (450              

N Class

            (335              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

            (785     (1,034     (1,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     18,451        (51,829     (4,129     (7,610

N Class

     (123,778     115,451        265        4,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

       (105,327     63,622        (3,864     (3,259
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (99,656     21,448        (4,982     (9,895

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     255,304        233,856        43,846        53,741   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 155,648      $   255,304      $   38,864      $   43,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 6,844      $ 952      $ 519      $ 895   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
International Growth
Fund
    TCW
International Small Cap
Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
    Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2015
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 9      $ 12      $ 3      $ 47   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (114     34        (259     (641

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     26        (172     130        385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (79     (126     (126     (209
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (27     (22     (245     (118

N Class

     (21     (17     (145     (50

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

            (155              

N Class

            (140              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (48     (334     (390     (168
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     25        175        (1,516     (12,156

N Class

     21        157        (84     (5,976
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     46        332        (1,600     (18,132
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets

     (81     (128     (2,116       (18,509

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Period

     2,489        2,617          10,714        29,223   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of Period

   $   2,408      $   2,489      $ 8,598      $ 10,714   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (2   $ 37      $ (129   $ 258   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

April 30, 2016

 

Note 1 — Organization

 

TCW Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that currently offers 24 no-load mutual funds (each series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to and an affiliate of the Funds and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each Fund has distinct investment objectives. The following are the objectives for the 6 International Funds that are covered in this report:

 

TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Diversified Fixed Income Fund  
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund   Seeks high total return from current income and capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in debt securities issued or guaranteed by companies, financial institutions and government entities in emerging market countries.
Non-Diversified Fixed Income Fund  
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency
Income Fund
  Seeks to provide high total return from current income and capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in debt securities issued or guaranteed by non-financial companies, financial institutions and government entities in emerging market countries denominated in the local currencies of the issuer and in derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to such securities.
Diversified International Equity Fund  
TCW International Small Cap Fund   Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies that are generally outside the United States or whose primary business operations are outside the United States.
Non-Diversified International Equity Fund  
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund   Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies and financial institutions domiciled or with primary business operations in, or with the majority of their net assets in or revenues or net income deriving from, developing market countries.
TCW International Growth Fund   Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies across all market capitalizations that are domiciled outside the United States or whose primary business operations are outside the United States.

 

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TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Non-Diversified Balanced Fund  
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset
Opportunities Fund
  Seeks current income and long term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in debt and equity securities issued or guaranteed by companies, financial institutions and government entities in emerging market countries.

 

All Funds offer two classes of shares: I Class and N Class. The classes are substantially the same except that the N Class shares are subject to a distribution fee (see Note 6).

 

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 Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. Each 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 Funds use the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.

 

Net Asset Value:    The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each class of a Fund is determined by dividing the Fund’s net assets attributable to each class by the number of shares issued and outstanding of that class on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading.

 

Security Valuations:    Securities listed or traded on the New York Stock Exchange and other stock exchanges are valued at the latest sale price on that exchange. Securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market (“NASDAQ”) are valued using official closing prices as reported by NASDAQ. All other securities traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) for which market quotations are readily available, including short-term securities are valued with prices furnished by independent pricing services or by broker dealers. Exchange traded derivatives are valued at the last sale price. OTC options are valued using dealer quotations.

 

The Company has adopted, after the approval by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board” and each member thereof a “Director”), a fair valuation methodology for foreign equity securities (exclusive of certain Latin American and Canadian equity securities). This methodology is designed to address the effect of movements in the U.S. market on the securities traded on foreign exchanges that have been closed for a period of time due to time zone difference. The utilization of the fair value model may result in the adjustment of prices taking into account fluctuations in the U.S. market. The fair value model is utilized each trading day and not dependent on certain thresholds or triggers.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which the prices received are not reflective of a security’s market value, are valued by the Advisor in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that a 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 Funds disclose investments in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification

 

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

of fair value measurements based on inputs. Inputs that go into fair value measurement refer broadly to the assumptions 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.

 

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 Funds’ 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 methodology 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 within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Fair Value Measurements:    A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

 

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; in instances where prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized in Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Equity securities.    Securities are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally

 

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Restricted securities issued by publicly held companies are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; if a discount is applied and insignificant, they are categorized in Level 3. Restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets and are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Exchange-traded funds.    Exchange-traded funds are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. They are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Foreign currency contracts.    The fair value of foreign currency contracts are derived from indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. To the extent that these factors can be observed, foreign currency contracts are 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. As such, they are categorized in Level 1.

 

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 NAV, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Options contracts.    Exchange listed options contracts traded on securities exchanges are fair valued using quoted prices from the applicable exchange; as such, they are categorized in Level 1. Option contracts traded OTC are fair valued based on pricing models and incorporate various inputs such as interest rate, credit spreads, currency exchange rates and volatility measurements for in-the-money, at-the-money, and out-of-money contracts on a given strike price. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair value of OTC option contracts would be categorized in Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized in Level 3.

 

Participation notes.    Participation notes are fair valued based on underlying equity security valuations. Valuation of underlying equity securities is derived from the market exchange or quotations from dealers. Participation Notes are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Restricted securities.    Restricted securities, including illiquid Rule 144A securities, held in 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 may be 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.

 

U.S. and foreign 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, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. Accordingly, U.S. and foreign 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.

 

Warrants.    Warrants are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. They are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the Funds:

 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock

           

Airlines

   $ 21,839       $       $       $ 21,839   

Auto Components

             26,209                 26,209   

Automobiles

             90,917                 90,917   

Banks

     248,077         565,384                 813,461   

Beverages

     41,944                         41,944   

Biotechnology

     23,400                         23,400   

Capital Markets

             33,427                 33,427   

Chemicals

             20,752                 20,752   

Construction & Engineering

             24,929                 24,929   

Consumer Finance

     33,484                         33,484   

Distributors

             44,937                 44,937   

Diversified Financial Services

             24,198                 24,198   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     122,458         102,097                 224,555   

Electric Utilities

             72,787                 72,787   

Electrical Equipment

             49,233                 49,233   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     18,450         19,962                 38,412   

Electronics

             30,502                 30,502   

Food & Staples Retailing

     62,763         14,141                 76,904   

Food Products

     19,908         21,319                 41,227   

Health Care Providers & Services

             47,182                 47,182   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

             23,941                 23,941   

Household Products

             60,752                 60,752   

Insurance

             78,812                 78,812   

Internet Software & Services

     138,498         219,753                 358,251   

IT Services

             44,249                 44,249   

Media

             65,615                 65,615   

Metals & Mining

     70,263         62,070                 132,333   

Multiline Retail

             45,740                 45,740   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     210,445         220,140                 430,585   

Pharmaceuticals

             90,142                 90,142   

Real Estate Management & Development

             76,268                 76,268   

Road & Rail

             27,226                 27,226   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     211,603         62,992                 274,595   

Specialty Retail

     22,002         100,217                 122,219   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

             141,678                 141,678   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     50,029                         50,029   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             66,725                 66,725   

Tobacco

     29,584         66,170                 95,754   

Transportation Infrastructure

     51,246                         51,246   

Water Utilities

             30,670                 30,670   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

             147,949                 147,949   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

       1,375,993           2,819,085           —           4,195,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds

     50,167                         50,167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Preferred Stock

           

Banks

   $ 50,509       $       $       $ 50,509   

Food & Staples Retailing

     23,440                         23,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

     73,949                         73,949   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Participation Notes

           

Insurance

             55,094                 55,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes

             55,094                 55,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Markets Investments

     72,467                         72,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $   1,572,576       $   2,874,179       $   —       $   4,446,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

          

Airlines

   $      $ 24,723,022       $       $ 24,723,022   

Auto Parts & Equipment

            11,966,543                 11,966,543   

Banks

            231,851,480                 231,851,480   

Building Materials

            35,649,395                 35,649,395   

Electric

            64,353,768                 64,353,768   

Financial

            11,424,000                 11,424,000   

Food

            17,976,925                 17,976,925   

Foreign Government Bonds

            1,766,846,943                 1,766,846,943   

Government Regional/Local

            25,468,275                 25,468,275   

Household Products/Wares

            6,882,539                 6,882,539   

Iron & Steel

            11,734,312                 11,734,312   

Media

            12,447,875                 12,447,875   

Mining

            15,474,280                 15,474,280   

Oil & Gas

            306,833,389                 306,833,389   

Pipelines

            11,322,375                 11,322,375   

Telecommunications

            39,782,650                 39,782,650   

Transportation

            16,362,597                 16,362,597   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

            2,611,100,368                 2,611,100,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity Securities

          

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Options

            546,551                 546,551   

Money Market Investments

     90,172,165                        90,172,165   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     90,172,165        2,611,646,919                 2,701,819,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

            3,800,848                 3,800,848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   90,172,165      $   2,615,447,767       $   —       $   2,705,619,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

   $   —       $   (14,262,974   $   —       $   (14,262,974

Written Options

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             (246,327             (246,327
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ (14,509,301   $       $ (14,509,301
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

          

Foreign Government Bonds

   $       $ 152,353,493      $       $ 152,353,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

             152,353,493                152,353,493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Options

             38,379                38,379   

Money Market Investments

     1,760,648                        1,760,648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     1,760,648         152,391,872                154,152,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             1,575,583                1,575,583   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   1,760,648       $   153,967,455      $   —       $   155,728,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Written Options

          

Foreign Currency Risk

   $       $ (27,596   $       $ (27,596

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             (3,314,722             (3,314,722
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ (3,342,318   $       $ (3,342,318
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

           

Airlines

   $   —       $ 102,548       $       $ 102,548   

Auto Parts & Equipment

             143,610                 143,610   

Banks

             1,822,419                 1,822,419   

Building Materials

             364,940                 364,940   

Electric

             415,960                 415,960   

Foreign Government Bonds

               14,251,569           —           14,251,569   

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities (continued)

           

Government Regional/Local

   $       $ 173,750       $       $ 173,750   

Household Products/Wares

             112,130                 112,130   

Investment Companies

             204,000                 204,000   

Iron & Steel

             172,500                 172,500   

Media

             205,750                 205,750   

Mining

             188,000                 188,000   

Oil & Gas

             2,166,000                 2,166,000   

Pipelines

             207,750                 207,750   

Telecommunications

             441,188                 441,188   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

             20,972,114                 20,972,114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

           

Banks

     223,002                         223,002   

Food

     89,365                         89,365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

     312,367                         312,367   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Stocks

           

Agriculture

     173,959         256,547                 430,506   

Airlines

     113,921                         113,921   

Apparel

             182,533                 182,533   

Auto Manufacturers

             258,677                 258,677   

Auto Parts & Equipment

             93,440                 93,440   

Banks

     1,254,985         2,238,443                 3,493,428   

Beverages

     142,145                         142,145   

Chemicals

             93,382                 93,382   

Coal

             93,592                 93,592   

Cosmetics/Personal Care

             370,577                 370,577   

Diversified Financial Services

             458,751                 458,751   

Electric

             287,889                 287,889   

Electrical Components & Equipment

             155,852                 155,852   

Electronics

     73,800         260,899                 334,699   

Engineering & Construction

             161,321                 161,321   

Environmental Control

             30,479                 30,479   

Food

     76,788         113,165                 189,953   

Insurance

             727,013                 727,013   

Internet

     553,169         980,308                 1,533,477   

Media

             214,117                 214,117   

Mining

     293,481         258,482                 551,963   

Oil & Gas

     678,653         780,575                 1,459,228   

Pharmaceuticals

             298,573                 298,573   

Real Estate

             318,245                 318,245   

Retail

     140,360         811,208                 951,568   

Semiconductors

     200,515         1,405,459                 1,605,974   

Telecommunications

     635,023         804,612                 1,439,635   

Textiles

     77,006                         77,006   

Transportation

             152,218                 152,218   

Water

             136,541                 136,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       4,413,805           11,942,898           —           16,356,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Exchange-Traded Funds

   $ 227,227       $      $       $ 227,227   

Currency Options

             4,410                4,410   

Money Market Investments

     582,120                        582,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     5,535,519         32,919,422                38,454,941   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             28,872                28,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   5,535,519       $   32,948,294      $   —       $   38,483,813   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

   $       $ (101,660   $       $ (101,660

Written Options

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             (1,988             (1,988
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ (103,648   $       $ (103,648
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

TCW International Growth Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock

           

Air Freight & Logistics

   $       $ 9,507       $       $ 9,507   

Airlines

       45,851         32,251           —         78,102   

Automobiles

             33,379                 33,379   

Banks

     89,609           103,753                   193,362   

Biotechnology

     12,870         14,599                 27,469   

Building Products

     28,078                         28,078   

Capital Markets

             54,941                 54,941   

Chemicals

             79,232                 79,232   

Commercial Services & Supplies

             48,382                 48,382   

Communications Equipment

             12,331                 12,331   

Construction & Engineering

             11,871                 11,871   

Construction Materials

     13,099                         13,099   

Consumer Finance

             11,253                 11,253   

Containers & Packaging

     12,787                         12,787   

Diversified Financial Services

             68,820                 68,820   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     11,808         87,808                 99,616   

Electric Utilities

             13,037                 13,037   

Electrical Equipment

             35,971                 35,971   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

             23,228                 23,228   

Energy Equipment & Services

     13,366         24,179                 37,545   

Food & Staples Retailing

     27,429         25,406                 52,835   

Gas Utilities

             14,681                 14,681   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             12,438                 12,438   

Health Care Providers & Services

             47,967                 47,967   

 

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April 30, 2016

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW International Growth Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock (Continued)

          

Health Care Technology

   $       $ 24,680      $       $ 24,680   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     12,263         11,258                23,521   

Household Durables

             37,447                37,447   

Household Products

             26,296                26,296   

Insurance

     13,422         59,003                72,425   

Internet Software & Services

     25,496         75,730                101,226   

IT Services

     28,057         89,440                117,497   

Leisure Products

             12,881                12,881   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

             26,541                26,541   

Marine

             14,078                14,078   

Media

             74,934                74,934   

Metals & Mining

     77,837         28,801                106,638   

Miscellaneous

             28,777                28,777   

Multi-Utilities

             14,497                14,497   

Multiline Retail

     15,527                        15,527   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     77,137         130,187                207,324   

Paper & Forest Products

             29,472                29,472   

Personal Products

             13,215                13,215   

Pharmaceuticals

     46,402         80,138                126,540   

REIT

             24,696                24,696   

Real Estate Management & Development

             57,826                57,826   

Road & Rail

             21,842                21,842   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

             22,853                22,853   

Software

             11,454                11,454   

Specialty Retail

             35,205                35,205   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

             12,010                12,010   

Tobacco

     10,417         29,709                40,126   

Trading Companies & Distributors

             11,231                11,231   

Transportation Infrastructure

             31,008                31,008   

Water Utilities

             12,583                12,583   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     11,295                        11,295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     572,750         1,812,826                2,385,576   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

          

Banks

     11,436                        11,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

     11,436                        11,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

     3,467                        3,467   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     587,653         1,812,826                2,400,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             46,052                46,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   587,653       $   1,858,878      $       $   2,446,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

   $       $ (53,349   $       $ (53,349
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ (53,349   $   —       $ (53,349
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock

           

Airlines

   $ 70,117       $ 109,784       $       $ 179,901   

Auto Components

             104,430                 104,430   

Banks

     45,267                         45,267   

Beverages

             67,249                 67,249   

Biotechnology

     46,800         52,471                 99,271   

Building Products

             234,007                 234,007   

Capital Markets

             273,252                 273,252   

Chemicals

             132,805                 132,805   

Commercial Services & Supplies

             217,087                 217,087   

Communications Equipment

             54,609                 54,609   

Construction & Engineering

             46,138                 46,138   

Containers & Packaging

             45,514                 45,514   

Distributors

             46,234                 46,234   

Diversified Financial Services

             192,353                 192,353   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

             81,810                 81,810   

Electric Utilities

     52,207                         52,207   

Electrical Equipment

             31,485                 31,485   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

             56,301                 56,301   

Electronics

             69,302                 69,302   

Energy Equipment & Services

     117,415         89,044                 206,459   

Food & Staples Retailing

             207,423                 207,423   

Food Products

             153,475                 153,475   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             192,403                 192,403   

Health Care Providers & Services

             194,004                 194,004   

Health Care Technology

     48,214         64,860                 113,074   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       117,874                         117,874   

Household Durables

               120,998           —           120,998   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

     42,972                         42,972   

Industrial Conglomerates

             53,188                 53,188   

Insurance

             187,619                 187,619   

Internet Software & Services

             160,036                 160,036   

IT Services

             183,941                 183,941   

Leisure Products

             44,417                 44,417   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     71,635         213,717                 285,352   

Machinery

             248,065                 248,065   

Marine

             46,648                 46,648   

Media

             220,970                 220,970   

Metals & Mining

     247,565         153,176                 400,741   

Multi-Utilities

             201,451                 201,451   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     249,444         230,790                 480,234   

Paper & Forest Products

             111,306                 111,306   

Personal Products

             93,321                 93,321   

Pharmaceuticals

                               

Professional Services

             250,811                 250,811   

REIT

     44,053         274,310                 318,363   

Real Estate Management & Development

             261,283                 261,283   

Real Estate

             210,775                 210,775   

Road & Rail

             264,425                 264,425   

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

April 30, 2016

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

TCW International Small Cap Fund (Continued)

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Common Stock (continued)

          

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   $       $ 42,382      $       $ 42,382   

Software

     46,137         132,734                178,871   

Specialty Retail

     43,596         440,110                483,706   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

             50,087                50,087   

Transportation Infrastructure

             127,974                127,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     1,243,296         7,040,574                8,283,870   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

             64,269                64,269   

Machinery

             43,599                43,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

             107,868                107,868   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrants

          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Warrants

                              
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money Market Investments

     70,509                        70,509   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     1,313,805         7,148,442                8,462,247   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

             189,962                189,962   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   1,313,805       $   7,338,404      $       $   8,652,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

          

Forward Currency Contracts

          

Foreign Currency Risk

   $       $ (137,901   $       $ (137,901
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       $ (137,901   $   —       $ (137,901
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fund

   Transfer out of Level 1*
and Transfer into Level 2
     Transfer out of Level 2*
and Transfer into Level 1
 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

   $ 218,880       $   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

       1,243,080           592,516   

TCW International Growth Fund

     12,716           

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     148,474           

 

* The Funds recognized transfers between the levels as of the beginning of the period.

 

The transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended April 30, 2016 were due to changes in valuation to/from the exchange closing price from/to the fair value price.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

 

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

 

      TCW Emerging
Markets Income
Fund
    TCW Emerging
Markets  Multi-
Asset
Opportunities
Fund
    TCW
International
Growth Fund
    TCW International
Small Cap Fund
 

Balance as of October 31, 2015

   $ 1,275,000      $ 40,527      $ 2,374      $ 20,088   

Accrued Discounts (Premiums)

                            

Realized Gain (Loss)

            (118,636              

Change in Unrealized Appreciation

     62,524,375        136,135        (2,374     (20,088

Purchases

                            

Sales

     (63,799,375     (58,026              

Transfers in to Level 3 (1)

                            

Transfers out of Level 3 (1)

                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of April 30, 2016

   $      $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation from Investments Still Held at April 30, 2016

   $      $      $ (2,374   $ (20,088
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The Funds recognize transfers in and out at the beginning of the period.

 

Significant unobservable valuations inputs for Level 3 investments as of April 30, 2016 are as follows:

 

      Fair Value at
4/30/16
     Valuation Techniques*    Unobservable
Input
     Input  

TCW International Growth Fund

           

Common Stock

   $ 0       Internal Model      Discount Applied         100
TCW International Small Cap Fund            

Common Stock

   $ 0       Internal Model      Discount Applied         100

 

Level 3 Valuation Process:    Investments classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy may be fair valued by the Advisor with consent by the Company’s Pricing Committee in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board, and under the general oversight of the Board. The Company’s Pricing Committee employs various methods to determine fair valuations including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions and review of any related market activity. The Company’s Pricing Committee reports to the Board at their regularly scheduled meetings. It is possible that fair value prices will be used by the Funds to a significant extent. The value determined for an investment using the Company’s fair value procedures may differ from recent market prices for the investment and may be significantly different from the value realized upon the sale of such investment. The Advisor, as part of the daily process, conducts back-testing of prices based on daily trade activities.

 

The Pricing Committee consists of the Company’s President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary, and a representative from the portfolio management team, as well as alternate members as the Board may from time to time designate. The Pricing Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the fair valuation of portfolio securities and the Funds’ pricing procedures in general.

 

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.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation:    The books and records of each 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 Statements 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 federal income tax purposes.

 

Foreign Taxes:    The Funds may be subject to withholding taxes on income and capital gains imposed by certain countries in which they invest. The withholding tax on income is netted against the income accrued or received. Any reclaimable taxes are recorded as income. The withholding tax on realized or unrealized gain is recorded as a liability.

 

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. A derivative contract may result in a mark to market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested. The Funds may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Funds had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk categories (Amounts in Thousands except Notional Amounts or Number of Contracts):

 

      Foreign
Currency
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Risk
     Total  
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund   

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

       

Asset Derivatives

       

Investments (1)

   $ 547      $       $ 547   

Forward Currency Contracts

     3,801                3,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 4,348      $       $ 4,348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

       

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (14,263   $       $ (14,263

Written Options

     (246             (246
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value

   $   (14,509   $       $   (14,509
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

       

Realized Gain (Loss) on

       

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 1,068      $       $ 1,068   

Futures Contracts

              1,701         1,701   

Investments (2)

     (1,770             (1,770

Written Options

     36                36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

   $ (666   $ 1,701       $ 1,035   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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      Foreign
Currency
Risk
    Interest
Rate
Risk
    Total  
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund (Continued)   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (8,854   $      $ (8,854

Futures Contracts

            (191     (191

Investments (3)

     (480            (480

Written Options

     467               467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (8,867   $ (191   $ (9,058
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts or Number of Contracts (5)

      

Forward Currency Contracts

   $   245,929,442      $      $   245,929,442   

Futures Contracts

              1,781        1,781   

Purchased Options

   $ 42,624,000      $      $ 42,624,000   

Written Options

   $ 21,850,000      $      $ 21,850,000   

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

  

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

      

Asset Derivatives

      

Investments (1)

   $ 38      $      $ 38   

Forward Currency Contracts

     1,576               1,576   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 1,614      $      $ 1,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

      

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (3,315   $      $ (3,315

Options Written

     (28            (28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (3,343   $      $ (3,343
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

      

Realized Gain (Loss) on

      

Investments (2)

   $ (399   $      $ (399

Forward Currency Contracts

     1,374               1,374   

Options Written

     106               106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 1,081      $      $ 1,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

      

Investments (3)

   $ (49   $      $ (49

Forward Currency Contracts

     (875            (875

Options Written

     97               97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (827   $      $ (827
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts or Number of Contracts (5)

      

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 160,472,283      $      $ 160,472,283   

Purchased Options

   $ 6,534,000      $      $ 6,534,000   

Written Options

   $ 8,821,500      $      $ 8,821,500   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

  

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

      

Asset Derivatives

      

Investments (1)

   $ 4      $      $ 4   

Forward Currency Contracts

     29               29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 33      $      $ 33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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      Foreign
Currency
Risk
    Total  
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund (Continued)   

Liability Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (102   $ (102

Written Options

     (2     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (104   $ (104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

    

Realized Gain on

    

Investments (2)

   $ 10      $ 10   

Forward Currency Contracts

     7        7   

Written Options

     (4)      (4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 17      $ 17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

    

Investments (3)

   $ (5   $ (5

Forward Currency Contracts

     (65     (65

Written Options

     4        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Depreciation

   $ (66   $ (66
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (5)

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $   1,744,671      $   1,744,671   

Purchased Options

   $ 266,000      $ 266,000   

Written Options

   $ 170,000      $ 170,000   
TCW International Growth Fund   

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 46      $ 46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 46      $ 46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (53   $ (53
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (53   $ (53
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Operations:

    

Realized Gain on

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 2      $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 2      $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (15   $ (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $ (15   $ (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (5)

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 942,783      $ 942,783   
TCW International Small Cap Fund   

Statements of Asset and Liabilities:

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 190      $ 190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 190      $ 190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (138   $ (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ (138   $ (138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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      Foreign
Currency
Risk
    Total  

TCW International Small Cap Fund (Continued)

  

Statement of Operations:

    

Realized Gain on

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ 4      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Realized Gain

   $ 4      $ 4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on:

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $ (62   $ (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Change in Unrealized Appreciation

   $ (62   $ (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notional Amounts (5)

    

Forward Currency Contracts

   $   3,954,605      $   3,954,605   

 

(1) Represents purchased options, at value.
(2) Represents realized gain (loss) for purchased options.
(3) Represents change in unrealized depreciation for purchased options during the period.
(4) Amount less than $1.
(5) Amount disclosed represents average number of contracts or notional amounts, which are representative of the volume traded for the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

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

 

The Funds’ 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 Funds.

 

With exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds 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 credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, the Funds do 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 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 Funds. In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds 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, a 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

 

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or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or fail 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 a Fund.

 

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Non-cash collateral pledged by a 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 a Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that Advisor believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds have implemented the disclosure requirements pursuant to FASB ASU No. 2011-11, 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 following table presents the Funds’ OTC derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreement or Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”) and net of the related collateral received by the Funds as of April 30, 2016 (in thousands):

 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
    Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Bank of America (Derivatives)

   $ 3,046       $ (246   $ 2,800      $ (2,150   $ 650   

Citibank N.A. (Derivatives)

     1,301         (13,732     (12,431       10,060          (2,371

Morgan Stanley & Co. (Derivatives)

             (531     (531            (531
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   4,347       $   (14,509   $   (10,162   $ 7,910      $ (2,252
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

 

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
    Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Bank of America (Derivatives)

   $ 475       $ (731   $ (256   $ 256  (2)    $   

Citibank N.A. (Derivatives)

     1,017         (2,211       (1,194     260        (934

Goldman Sachs International (Derivatives)

     16                16               16   

Morgan Stanley & Co. (Derivatives)

     106         (401     (295            (295
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   1,614       $   (3,343   $ (1,729   $   516      $   (1,213
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.
(2) Amount does not include excess collateral pledged or received.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
     Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Bank of America (Derivatives)

   $ 26       $ (6   $ 20      $       $ 20   

Citibank N.A. (Derivatives)

     7         (96     (89             (89

Morgan Stanley & Co. (Derivatives)

             (2     (2             (2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $   33       $   (104   $   (71   $   —       $   (71
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

 

TCW International Growth Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
     Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Bank of America (Derivatives)

   $   46       $   (53   $   (7   $   —       $   (7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 46       $ (53   $ (7   $       $ (7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.

 

TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

Counterparty

   Gross Assets
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Gross Liabilities
Subject to Master
Agreements
    Net Assets
(Liabilities)
Subject to Master
Agreements
     Collateral
Pledged
(Received)
    Net
Amount 
(1)
 

Bank of America (Derivatives)

   $ 190       $ (138   $ 52       $ (52 (2)    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   190       $   (138   $   52       $   (52   $   —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from (to) the counterparty in the event of default.
(2) Amount does not include excess collateral pledged or received.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:    The Funds may enter 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 each Fund as unrealized gains or losses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed or delivery is taken, a 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 may 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. Outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at April 30, 2016 are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

 

Futures Contracts:    The Funds may enter into futures contracts. A Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks through the use of futures contracts, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk. A Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure. 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

 

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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 each 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 a Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for a Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When a 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.

 

When a 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. The TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund utilized futures to help manage interest rate duration and credit market exposure during the period ended April 30, 2016. However, there are no futures contracts outstanding at April 30, 2016 for any of the Funds.

 

Options:    The Funds may purchase and sell put and call options to enhance investment performance and to protect against changes in market prices. The Funds may also enter into currency options to hedge against currency fluctuations.

 

A call option gives the holder the right to purchase, and obligates the writer to sell, a security at the strike price at any time before the expiration date. A put option gives the holder the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, a security at the exercise price at any time before the expiration date. A Fund may purchase put options to protect portfolio holdings against a decline in market value of a security or securities held by it. A Fund may also purchase a put option hoping to profit from an anticipated decline in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund holds the security underlying the option, the option premium and any transaction costs will reduce any profit the Fund might have realized had it sold the underlying security instead of buying the put option. A Fund may purchase call options to hedge against an increase in the price of securities that the Fund ultimately wants to buy. A Fund may also purchase a call option as a long directional investment hoping to profit from an anticipated increase in the value of the underlying security. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security must rise sufficiently above the exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit a Fund might have realized had it bought the underlying security at the time it purchased the call option.

 

When a Fund purchases an option, it runs the risk that it will lose its entire investment in the option in a relatively short period of time, unless the Fund exercises the option or enters into a closing sale transaction before the option’s expiration. If the price of the underlying security does not rise (in the case of a call) or fall (in the case of a put) to an extent sufficient to cover the option premium and transaction costs, the Fund will lose part or all of its investment in the option. This contrasts with an investment by a Fund in the underlying security, since the Fund will not realize a loss if the security’s price does not change. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses.

 

Options purchased or sold by a Fund may be traded on a securities or options exchange. Such options typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk. However, an exchange or market may at times find it necessary to impose restrictions on particular types of options transactions, such as opening transactions. If an underlying security ceases to meet qualifications imposed by an exchange or the Options Clearing

 

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Corporation, new series of options on that security will no longer be opened to replace the expiring series, and opening transactions in existing series may be prohibited.

 

OTC options are options not traded on exchanges or backed by clearinghouses. Rather, they are entered into directly between a Fund and the counterparty to the option. In the case of an OTC option purchased by a Fund, the value of the option to the Fund will depend on the willingness and ability of the option writer to perform its obligations to the Fund. In addition, OTC options may not be transferable and there may be little or no secondary market for them, so they may be considered illiquid. It may not be possible to enter into closing transactions with respect to OTC options or otherwise to terminate such options, and as a result a Fund may be required to remain obligated on an unfavorable OTC option until its expiration. During the period ended April 30, 2016, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund had purchased and written options.

 

Transactions in written option contracts during the period ended April 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

      Call
Contracts
    Call
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2015

          $   

Options written

     39,525,000        749,873   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

              

Options exercised

              

Options expired

     (13,500,000     (36,450
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2016

     26,025,000      $   713,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

 

      Call
Contracts
    Call
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2015

          $   

Options written

     19,673,000        243,268   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (1,490,000     (24,996

Options exercised

              

Options expired

     (10,620,000     (93,831
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2016

     7,563,000      $   124,441   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

 

      Call
Contracts
    Call
Premiums
 

Options outstanding at October 31, 2015

          $   

Options written

     300,000          6,000   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

              

Options exercised

              

Options expired

     (90,000     (243
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at April 30, 2016

     210,000      $ 5,757   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Swap Agreements.    The Funds 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

 

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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).

 

A Fund may enter into total return swaps. In a total return swap, one party typically agrees to pay to the other a short-term interest rate in return for a payment at one or more times in the future based on the increase in the value of an underlying security or other asset, or index of securities or assets; if the underlying security, asset, or index declines in value, the party that pays the short-term interest rate must also pay to its counterparty a payment based on the amount of the decline. A Fund may take either side of such a swap, and so may take a long or short position in the underlying security, asset, or index. A Fund may enter into a total return swap to hedge against an exposure in its portfolio — such as interest rate risk (including to adjust the duration or credit quality of a Fund’s bond portfolio), equity risk, or credit risk — or generally to put cash to work efficiently in the markets in anticipation of, or as a replacement for, cash investments. A Fund may also enter into a total return swap to gain exposure to securities or markets in which it might not be able to invest directly (in so-called market access transactions). A Fund may enter into enter into an interest rate swap agreement. 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 net asset value of the cash flows paid to/received from the counterparty over the interest rate swap’s remaining life.

 

A Fund may enter into credit default swap transactions as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. When a Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. When a Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When a Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position.

 

Whenever a Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. A Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. In the case of a total return swap, the swap will change in value depending on the change in value of the asset or index on which the swap is written. When a Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

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, a

 

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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 a 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 gains or losses 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 Funds are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. During the period ended April 30, 2016, the Funds did not enter into such agreements.

 

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions:    The Funds 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 each Fund’s existing portfolio. In when issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, a Fund commits to purchase 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 a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and that 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, with market. 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 the extent the Fund does not maintain liquid assets equal to the face amount of the contract. 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.

 

Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of MRA. The MRA permits a 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 each 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 a MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Funds receive securities as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Funds upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Funds recognize a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Funds obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2016.

 

Participation Notes:    The Funds may invest in participation notes of equity-linked instruments (collectively, participation notes), through which counterparty provides exposure to common stock, in the

 

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form of an unsecured interest, in markets where direct investment by a Fund is not possible. Participation notes provide the economic benefit of common stock ownership to a Fund, while legal ownership and voting rights are retained by the counterparty. Although participation notes are usually structured with a defined maturity or termination date, early redemption may be possible. Risks associated with participation notes include possible failure of the counterparty to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement, inability to transfer or liquidate the notes, potential delays or an inability to redeem before maturity under certain market conditions, and limited legal recourse against the issuer of the underlying common stock. The TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund held participation notes as of April 30, 2016, which are listed on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Security Lending:    The Funds may lend their securities to qualified brokers. The loans must be collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds earn additional income for lending their securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Funds did not lend any securities during the period ended April 30, 2016.

 

Allocation of Operating Activity for Multiple Classes:    Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the share classes of the Funds based on the relative net assets of each class. Distribution fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to the operations of the class. All other expenses are charged to each Fund or class as incurred on a specific identification basis. Differences in class specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income, and in turn differences in dividends paid by each class.

 

Dividends and Distributions:    Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income monthly. The other Funds declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income annually. Distribution of any net long term and net short-term capital gains earned by a fund will be distributed at least annually.

 

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, market discount and premium, losses deferred due to wash sales, excise tax regulations and employing equalization in determining amounts to be distributed to fund shareholders. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications between paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income (loss), and/or undistributed accumulated realized gain (loss). Undistributed net investment income or loss may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or capital gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

 

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.

 

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Note 3 — Risk Considerations

 

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

 

Liquidity Risk:    The Funds’ investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Funds because they 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 Funds may invest in private placements and Rule 144A securities.

 

Interest Rate Risk:    The values of the Funds’ 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.

 

Derivatives Risk:    Use of derivatives, which at times is an important part of the Funds’ 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 Funds 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 Funds will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial.

 

Credit Risk:    The values of any of the Funds’ investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which a 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.

 

Counterparty Risk:    The Funds may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is reflected in fair value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Foreign Currency Risk:    The funds may be exposed to the risk that the value of the Funds’ investments denominated in foreign currencies will decline in value because the foreign currency has declined in value relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Foreign Investing Risk:    The Funds may be exposed to the risk that the Funds share prices will fluctuate with market conditions, currency exchange rates and the economic and political climates in countries where the Funds invest.

 

For complete information on the various risks involved, please refer to the Funds’ prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained on the Funds’ website (www.tcw.com) or by calling the customer service.

 

Note 4 — Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net taxable income,

 

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including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

At April 30, 2016, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Income Tax
Purposes
 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

   $ 271       $ (191   $ 80       $ 4,367   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

       85,812           (39,702       46,110           2,655,709   

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

     5,926         (198     5,728         148,425   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     2,476         (659     1,817         36,638   

TCW International Growth Fund

     187         (125     62         2,338   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     1,113         (423     690         7,773   

 

At October 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

   $ 3       $       $ 3   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

       891           —           891   

TCW International Growth Fund

     49                 49   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     389                 389   

 

For the year ended October 31, 2015, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Return of
Capital
     Total
Distributions
 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

   $   209,533       $       $   10,473       $   220,006   

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

                    785         785   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     1,014                         1,014   

TCW International Growth Fund

     201           133                 334   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     168                         168   

 

The Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

 

The following Funds had net realized losses that will be carried forward indefinitely for federal income tax purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

     Short-Term
Capital Losses
     Long-Term
Capital Losses
     Total  

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

   $ 326       $       $ 326   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

       437,731           220,435           658,166   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Local Currency Income Fund

     16,135         8,667         24,802   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     3,107                 3,107   

TCW International Growth Fund

     47                 47   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     2,458         863         3,321   

 

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The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at April 30, 2016, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the six months ended April 30, 2016. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

 

Note 5 Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses

 

The Funds pay to the Advisor, as compensation for services rendered, facilities furnished and expenses borne by it, the following annual management fees as a percentage of daily net asset value:

 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

     0.80

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     0.75

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

     0.75

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     0.95

TCW International Growth Fund

     0.85

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     0.75

 

In addition to the management fees, the Funds reimbursed, with approval by the Company’s Board, a portion of the Advisor’s costs associated with operating of the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance program. These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations.

 

The Advisor limits the operating expenses of the Funds not to exceed the following expense ratios relative to the Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

  

I Class

     1.25 (1) 

N Class

     1.25 (1) 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

  

I Class

     1.16 (2) 

N Class

     1.16 (2) 

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

  

I Class

     0.99 (1) 

N Class

     0.99 (1) 

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

  

I Class

     1.23 (1) 

N Class

     1.23 (1) 

TCW International Growth Fund

  

I Class

     1.04 (1) 

N Class

     1.34 (1) 

TCW International Small Cap Fund

  

I Class

     1.44 (1) 

N Class

     1.44 (1) 

 

(1) These limitations are based on an agreement between the Advisor and Company.
(2) Limitation based on average expense ratio as reported by Lipper, Inc., which is subject to change on a monthly basis. This ratio was in effect as of April 30, 2016. These limitations are voluntary and terminable in a six months notice.

 

The amount borne by the Advisor during the fiscal year when the operating expenses of a fund are in excess of the expense limitation cannot be recaptured in the subsequent fiscal years should the expenses drop below the expense limitation in the subsequent years. The Advisor can recapture expenses only within a given fiscal year for that year’s operating expenses.

 

Directors’ Fees:    Directors who are not affiliated with the Advisor receive compensation from the Funds which are shown on the Statement of Operations. 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 directors’ fees and expenses in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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TCW Funds Distributors (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor and the Funds, serves as the nonexclusive distributor of each class of the Funds’ shares. The Funds have a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the N Class shares of each Fund. Under the terms of the plan, each Fund compensates the Distributor at a rate equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to its N Class shares for distribution and related services.

 

Note 7 Purchases and Sales of Securities

 

Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments) for the period ended April 30, 2016 were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Purchases
at Cost
     Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
     U.S. Government
Purchases at Cost
     U.S. Government
Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

   $ 3,594       $ 3,320       $       $   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

       2,154,366           2,676,761           —           —   

TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

     225,899         314,334                   

TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

     37,622         40,066                   

TCW International Growth Fund

     1,295         1,189                   

TCW International Small Cap Fund

     4,380         5,759                   

 

Note 8 Capital Share Transactions

 

Transactions in each Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    July 1, 2015
(Commencement of
Operations) through
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

         $        470,559      $ 4,680   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    228        2                 

Shares Redeemed

                  (77,002     (750
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    228      $ 2        393,557      $ 3,930   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

         $        227,559      $ 2,250   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    88        1                 

Shares Redeemed

                  (77,002     (750
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    88      $ 1        150,557      $ 1,500   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    47,520,335      $ 358,465        154,075,797      $ 1,236,388   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    6,758,317        51,417        18,882,517        150,848   

Shares Redeemed

    (125,802,853     (946,911     (353,578,949     (2,791,564
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (71,524,201   $   (537,029     (180,620,635   $   (1,404,328
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    7,557,156      $ 73,693        20,642,802      $ 211,811   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    1,274,078        12,494        2,901,700        29,898   

Shares Redeemed

    (12,508,102     (121,239     (41,598,472     (425,394
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (3,676,868   $ (35,052     (18,053,970   $ (183,685
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    7,954,385      $ 62,279        5,444,329      $ 48,888   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

                  45,913        424   

Shares Redeemed

    (5,546,698     (43,828     (11,459,346     (101,141
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    2,407,687      $ 18,451        (5,969,104   $ (51,829
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    4,819,192      $ 37,758        21,800,094      $ 189,022   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

                  36,326        335   

Shares Redeemed

    (20,746,584     (161,536     (8,754,907     (73,906
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (15,927,392   $ (123,778     13,081,513      $ 115,451   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    38,772      $ 350        247,559      $ 2,570   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    97,656        886        77,170        793   

Shares Redeemed

    (588,869     (5,365     (1,089,497     (10,973
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (452,441   $ (4,129     (764,768   $ (7,610
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    24,238      $ 218        418,378      $ 4,335   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    11,379        102        7,546        77   

Shares Redeemed

    (6,090     (55     (5,893     (61
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    29,527      $ 265        420,031      $ 4,351   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

April 30, 2016

 

Note 8 Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW International Growth Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

         $        2,370      $ 25   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    2,740        27        17,271        175   

Shares Redeemed

    (222     (2     (2,289     (25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    2,518      $ 25        17,352      $ 175   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

         $             $   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    2,162        21        15,472        157   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase

    2,162      $ 21        15,472      $ 157   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
TCW International Small Cap Fund   Six Months Ended
April 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31, 2015
 
I Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    17,623      $ 140        154,931      $ 1,322   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    29,232        244        14,610        118   

Shares Redeemed

    (223,636     (1,900     (1,590,440     (13,596
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (176,781   $ (1,516     (1,420,899   $ (12,156
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
N Class   Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

    2,546      $ 20        72,940      $ 624   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

    17,179        144        6,103        49   

Shares Redeemed

    (31,076     (248     (760,336     (6,649
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Decrease

    (11,351   $ (84     (681,293   $ (5,976
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Note 9 Restricted Securities

 

The Funds are 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 or exempted from such registration before being sold to the public. 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. However, the Company considers 144A securities to be restricted if those securities have been deemed illiquid. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. There were no restricted securities at April 30, 2016.

 

Note 10 Indemnifications

 

Under the Company’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 Company. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement with each of the Directors which provides that the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Director against any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any Director in any proceeding arising out of or in connection with the Director’s services to the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, the Maryland General Corporation Law, the Securities Act of 1933, and the 1940 Act, each as now or hereinafter in force. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote. The Company has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnification.

 

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TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    July 1, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.62      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.00  (2)      0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.43     (1.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.43     (1.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.00 (2)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.19      $ 8.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.93 )% (4)        (13.80 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   3,225      $ 3,392   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     3.49 (5)      7.09 (5) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.25 (5)      1.25 (5) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.08 (5)      0.30 (5)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     79.43 (4)      54.34 (3) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the period July 1, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(5) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights — N Class

 

      Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    July 1, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2015
 

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.62      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

    

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.00 (2)      0.01   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.43     (1.39
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.43     (1.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

    

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.00 (2)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.19      $ 8.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (4.93 )% (4)        (13.80 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

    

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,233      $ 1,297   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

    

Before Expense Reimbursement

     4.82 (5)      8.39 (5) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.25 (5)      1.25 (5) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.08 (5)      0.29 (5) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     79.43 (4)      54.34 (3) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the period July 1, 2015 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2015 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(5) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

    Six Months
Ended
April  30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
       2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

  $ 7.67      $ 8.57      $ 8.53      $ 9.30      $ 8.43      $ 8.84   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (1)

    0.30        0.38        0.47        0.55        0.64        0.65   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.11        (0.87     (0.01     (0.59     0.75        (0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.41        (0.49     0.46        (0.04     1.39        0.29   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

           

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    (0.18     (0.39     (0.42     (0.44     (0.52     (0.59

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                         (0.22            (0.11

Distributions from Return of Capital

           (0.02            (0.07              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.18     (0.41     (0.42     (0.73     (0.52     (0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

  $ 7.90      $ 7.67      $ 8.57      $ 8.53      $ 9.30      $ 8.43   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    5.44 % (2)      (5.75 )%      5.52     (0.68 )%      16.99     3.35

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $   2,248,653      $   2,733,679      $   4,602,207      $   4,260,067      $   4,223,485      $   1,861,675   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

    0.91 % (3)      0.88     0.85     0.83     0.84     0.87

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    8.00 % (3)      4.79     5.44     6.09     7.24     7.49

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    81.12 % (2)      172.93     165.55     150.21     174.98     137.87

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

    Six Months
Ended
April  30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,  
       2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.89      $ 11.05      $ 11.01      $ 11.93      $ 10.81      $ 11.31   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (1)

    0.38        0.46        0.57        0.68        0.81        0.80   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.13        (1.11     (0.02     (0.76     0.93        (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.51        (0.65     0.55        (0.08     1.74        0.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

           

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    (0.22     (0.48     (0.51     (0.53     (0.62     (0.74

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

                         (0.22            (0.11

Distributions from Return of Capital

           (0.03            (0.09              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.22     (0.51     (0.51     (0.84     (0.62     (0.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

  $ 10.18      $ 9.89      $ 11.05      $ 11.01      $ 11.93      $ 10.81   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    5.27 (2)      (5.96 )%      5.11     (0.86 )%      16.64     3.13

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $   499,035      $   521,413      $   782,384      $   1,419,298      $   1,286,033      $   975,772   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

           

Before Expense Reimbursement

    1.19 % (3)      1.16     1.13     1.10     1.11     1.15

After Expense Reimbursement

    1.16 % (3)      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    7.85 % (3)      4.50     5.21     5.83     7.23     7.18

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    81.12 (2)      172.93     165.55     150.21     174.98     137.87

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

    Six Months
Ended
April  30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     December 15, 2010
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 
       2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.18      $ 9.69      $ 10.14      $ 10.52      $ 9.89      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (1)

    0.23        0.46        0.55        0.54        0.64        0.51   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.37        (1.94     (0.88     (0.62     0.23        (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.60        (1.48     (0.33     (0.08     0.87        0.43   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

           

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                         (0.06     (0.18     (0.54

Distributions from Return of Capital

           (0.03     (0.12     (0.24     (0.06       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

           (0.03     (0.12     (0.30     (0.24     (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

  $ 8.78      $ 8.18      $ 9.69      $ 10.14      $ 10.52      $ 9.89   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    7.46 % (3)      (15.35 )%      (3.29 )%      (0.89 )%      9.02     4.25 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $   130,759      $   102,034      $   178,828      $   237,695      $   122,196      $   99,529   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

           

Before Expense Reimbursement

    1.08 (4)      1.00     0.95     0.90     0.96     1.05 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

    0.99     0.99     N/A        N/A        N/A        0.99 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    5.77 % (4)      5.20     5.61     5.19     6.39     5.64 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    122.33 (3)      250.10     223.55     290.24     252.93     191.66 (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period December 15, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

    Six Months
Ended
April  30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     December 15, 2015
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 
       2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.17      $ 9.69      $ 10.13      $ 10.52      $ 9.89      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (1)

    0.24        0.46        0.58        0.54        0.62        0.51   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.37        (1.95     (0.91     (0.64     0.25        (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.61        (1.49     (0.33     (0.10     0.87        0.43   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

           

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                         (0.05     (0.18     (0.54

Distributions from Return of Capital

           (0.03     (0.11     (0.24     (0.06       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

           (0.03     (0.11     (0.29     (0.24     (0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

  $ 8.78      $ 8.17      $ 9.69      $ 10.13      $ 10.52      $ 9.89   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

    7.47 (3)      (15.37 )%      (3.37 )%      (0.91 )%      8.92     4.25 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

           

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

  $   24,889      $   153,270      $   55,028      $   113,380      $   89,410      $   68,560   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

           

Before Expense Reimbursement

    1.30 (4)      1.25     1.24     1.15     1.25     1.48 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

    0.99 (4)      0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

    6.10 (4)      5.29     5.87     5.15     6.20     5.68 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    122.33 (3)      250.10     223.55     290.24     252.93     191.66 (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period December 15, 2010 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
    July 1, 2013
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2013
 
        2015     2014    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.63      $ 10.97      $ 10.68      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.15        0.24        0.22        0.07   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.13     (1.38     0.14        0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.02        (1.14     0.36        0.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.24     (0.20     (0.07       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.41      $ 9.63      $ 10.97      $ 10.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.30 (3)      (10.53 )%      3.43     6.80 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   34,574      $   39,739      $   53,652      $   40,903   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

        

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.65 (4)      1.47     1.43     1.72 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.23 (4)      1.23     1.21     1.26 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.37 (4)      2.31     2.04     2.06 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     98.85 (3)      145.86     151.61     52.53 (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period July 1, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2013 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
    July 1, 2013
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2013
 
        2015     2014    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.59      $ 10.92      $ 10.62      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.16        0.24        0.22        0.06   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.14     (1.37     0.15        0.56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.02        (1.13     0.37        0.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.24     (0.20     (0.07       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.37      $ 9.59      $ 10.92      $ 10.62   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     0.29 (3)      (10.50 )%      3.54     6.20 (2) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   4,290      $ 4,107      $ 89      $ 31   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

        

Before Expense Reimbursement

     2.27 (4)      2.15     48.38     480.73 (4) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.23 (4)      1.23     1.21     1.26 (4) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.48 (4)      2.38     2.01     1.72 (4) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     98.85 (3)        145.86       151.61       52.53 (2) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the period July 1, 2013 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2013 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
    November 1, 2012
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2013
 
        2015     2014    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.15      $ 12.31      $ 12.04      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.04        0.07        0.10        0.05   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.34     (0.65     0.30        1.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.30     (0.58     0.40        2.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.22     (0.19     (0.09       

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

            (1.39     (0.04       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.22     (1.58     (0.13       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.63      $ 10.15      $ 12.31      $ 12.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (3.06 )% (2)      (4.74 )%      3.27     20.40

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,273      $ 1,316      $ 1,383      $ 1,341   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

        

Before Expense Reimbursement

     6.37 (3)      5.05     4.95     7.74

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.04 (3)      1.04     1.04     1.04

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.87 (3)      0.63     0.82     0.46

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     51.88 (2)        223.01       318.07       309.74

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Growth Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
October 31,
    November 1, 2012
(Commencement
of Operations)
through
October 31, 2013
 
        2015     2014    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.10      $ 12.27      $ 12.01      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

        

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.03        0.03        0.06        0.02   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.35     (0.64     0.30        1.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.32     (0.61     0.36        2.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.18     (0.17     (0.06       

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

            (1.39     (0.04       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.18     (1.56     (0.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 9.60      $ 10.10      $ 12.27      $ 12.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (3.18 )% (2)      (5.03 )%      2.92     20.10

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   1,135      $ 1,173      $ 1,234      $ 1,201   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

        

Before Expense Reimbursement

     6.40 (3)      5.18     5.23     7.99

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.33 (3)      1.34     1.34     1.34

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.57 (3)      0.32     0.52     0.15

Portfolio Turnover Rate

       51.88 (2)        223.01       318.07       309.74

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(3) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April 30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     February 8, 2011
(Commencement
of  Operations)
October 31, 2011
 
        2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.57      $ 8.72      $ 8.92      $ 7.83      $ 7.68      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (Loss) (1)

     0.00  (2)      0.01        0.01        (0.01     0.09        (0.04

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.10     (0.11     (0.13     1.55        0.13        (2.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.10     (0.10     (0.12     1.54        0.22        (2.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.37     (0.05     (0.08     (0.45     (0.07       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.10      $ 8.57      $ 8.72      $ 8.92      $ 7.83      $ 7.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.34 )% (4)      (1.07 )%      (1.39 )%      20.77     2.92     (23.20 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   5,440      $   7,274      $   19,786      $   24,266      $   18,354      $   12,988   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     2.61 (5)      1.67     1.37     1.36     1.32     1.60 (5) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.44 (5)      1.44     N/A        N/A        N/A        1.44 (5) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.05 (5)      0.17     0.12     (0.17 )%      1.16     (0.69 )% (5) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     50.45 (4)      243.88     259.88     301.86     139.84     86.04 (3) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the period February 28, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(5) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW International Small Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Six Months
Ended
April  30,
2016
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended October 31,     February 8, 2011
(Commencement
of  Operations)
through
October 31, 2011
 
        2015     2014     2013     2012    

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period

   $ 8.58      $ 8.72      $ 8.92      $ 7.82      $ 7.68      $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income (Loss) (1)

     0.00  (2)      0.03        0.00  (2)      (0.02     0.08        (0.04

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (0.11     (0.12     (0.13     1.56        0.12        (2.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (0.11     (0.09     (0.13     1.54        0.20        (2.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.37     (0.05     (0.07     (0.44     (0.06       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period

   $ 8.10      $ 8.58      $ 8.72      $ 8.92      $ 7.82      $ 7.68   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     (1.46 )% (4)      (1.03 )%      (1.52 )%      20.77     2.75     (23.20 )% (3) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)

   $   3,158      $   3,440      $   9,437      $   11,847      $   11,715      $   11,192   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

            

Before Expense Reimbursement

     3.09 (5)      2.09     1.75     1.67     1.64     1.94 (5) 

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.44 (5)      1.44     1.44     1.44     1.44     1.44 (5) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     0.10 (5)      0.40     0.04     (0.23 )%      1.00     (0.65 )% (5) 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     50.45 (4)      243.88     259.88     301.86     139.84     86.04 (3) 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) For the period February 28, 2011 (Commencement of Operations) through October 31, 2011 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(4) For the six months ended April 30, 2016 and is not indicative of a full year’s operating results.
(5) Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a TCW Fund, you incur ongoing operational costs of the Fund, including management fees and other fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 (182 days).

 

Actual Expenses    The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015
to April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 950.70         1.25   $ 6.06   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.65         1.25     6.27   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $ 950.70         1.25   $   6.06   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.65         1.25     6.27   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $   1,054.40         0.91   $ 4.65   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.34         0.91     4.57   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,052.70         1.16   $ 5.92   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.10         1.16     5.82   
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,074.60         0.99   $ 5.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.94         0.99     4.97   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,074.70         0.99   $ 5.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.94         0.99     4.97   

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
November 1, 2015
     Ending
Account Value
April 30, 2016
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(November 1, 2015
to April 30, 2016)
 
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $   1,003.00         1.23   $   6.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.75         1.23     6.17   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,002.90         1.23   $ 6.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.75         1.23     6.17   
TCW International Growth Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 969.40         1.04   $ 5.09   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.69         1.04     5.22   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 968.20         1.33   $ 6.51   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.25         1.33     6.67   
TCW International Small Cap Fund           

I Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 986.60         1.44   $ 7.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,017.70         1.44     7.22   

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 985.40         1.44   $ 7.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,017.70         1.44     7.22   

 

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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

Approval of Amendment to Investment Advisory and Management Agreement

 

 

TCW Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) are parties to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Advisor is responsible for managing the investments of each separate investment series of the Corporation (collectively, the “Existing Funds”).

 

At a meeting held on June 8, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation approved an amendment to the Advisory Agreement with the Advisor on behalf of the newly organized TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.

 

Prior to this approval, the Advisor provided materials to the Board for its evaluation. The directors who are not “interested persons” of either the Corporation or the Advisor (the “Independent Directors”) were advised by independent legal counsel with respect to these and other relevant matters.

 

As a result of these and other meetings, the Board (including a majority of the Independent Directors voting separately) approved the amendment to the Advisory Agreement on behalf of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund based on the recommendation of the Independent Directors. In deciding to recommend the approval of the amendment to the Advisory Agreement, the Independent Directors did not identify any single or particular piece of information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. Each Independent Director may also have weighed factors differently. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

 

Approval of the Amendment to the Advisory Agreement for the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund

 

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services    The Independent Directors considered the general nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Existing Funds, and those expected to be provided to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund by the Advisor. The Independent Directors evaluated the Advisor’s experience in serving as a manager of mutual funds, and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund complex that is served by a large investment management organization where it and its affiliates also serve a variety of other investment advisory clients, including separate accounts, other pooled investment vehicles, registered investment companies and commingled funds. The Independent Directors also considered the ability of the Advisor to provide appropriate levels of support and resources to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.

 

In addition, the Independent Directors took note of the background and experience of the senior management and portfolio management personnel of the Advisor and that the expertise and amounts of attention expected to be given to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund by the Advisor are substantial. The Independent Directors also noted the previous experience of the proposed portfolio managers of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund with private investment companies managed by the Advisor. The Independent Directors considered the ability of the Advisor to attract and retain qualified business professionals and its compensation program. The Independent Directors also considered the breadth of the compliance programs of the Advisor, as well as the compliance operations of the Advisor that would be applicable to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund. The Independent Directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services anticipated to be provided to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.

 

Investment Performance The Independent Directors     noted that the Advisor does not manage similar portfolios, but the Independent Directors regularly review the Advisor’s performance track record with

 

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respect to other mutual funds managed by the Advisor. The Independent Directors concluded that the Advisor would provide acceptable investment management services to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.

 

Advisory Fees and Profitability    The Independent Directors considered information prepared by the Advisor comparing the proposed fees and expenses of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund to the averages of the fees and expenses of other mutual funds with similar investment policies as reported by Broadridge. The Independent Directors noted that the advisory fees proposed to be charged by the Advisor were below the median.

 

The Independent Directors considered that the Advisor had agreed to reduce its investment advisory fees or pay the operating expenses of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund in order to maintain the overall expense ratio of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund at competitive levels and that the Advisor had proposed to enter into a contractual expense limitation agreement with respect to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund. The Independent Directors also considered the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from their relationship with the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund, recognizing the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s projected profitability with respect to a fund that is not yet operational. Based on these various considerations, the Independent Directors concluded that the proposed contractual management fees of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund under the Advisory Agreement were fair and bore a reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered.

 

Expenses and Economies of Scale    The Independent Directors noted that the Advisor had agreed to a contractual expense limitation agreement which was designed to maintain the overall expense ratio of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund at competitive levels. They noted that the total net expense ratio proposed was at the average for the Broadridge peer group. The Independent Directors concluded that the anticipated expenses were appropriate given the anticipated size and structure of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund. The Independent Directors also considered the potential of the Advisor to achieve economies of scale as the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund grows in size. Based on all of the information they reviewed, the Independent Directors concluded that the proposed fee structure was reasonable and reflected a sharing of any economies of scale.

 

Ancillary Benefits    The Independent Directors considered ancillary benefits to be received by the Advisor and its affiliates as a result of the relationship of the Advisor with the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund, including compensation for certain compliance support services. The Independent Directors noted that, in addition to the fees the Advisor would receive under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor could receive additional benefits in connection with management of the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund in the form of reports, research and other services from brokers and their affiliates in return for brokerage commissions paid to such brokers. The Independent Directors concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund were consistent with the services proposed to be provided by the Advisor to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.

 

Conclusions    Based on their overall review, including their consideration of each of the factors referred to above (and others), the Board and the Independent Directors approved the amendment to the Advisory Agreement with respect to the TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund.

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

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

 

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

The proxy voting guidelines of the Advisor are available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for a description of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines, it will deliver the description that is disclosed in the Company’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 Company, prepares and file Form N-PX with the SEC not later than August 31 of each year, which includes the Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 of that year. The Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or

 

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

 

When the Company receives a request for the Company’s proxy voting record, it will send the information disclosed in the Company’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 Company 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 Company files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available by calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy. You may also obtain the Company’s Form N-Q:

 

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

 

  2. By visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and photocopying it (Phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room).

 

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LOGO

TCWFunds
TCW Family of Funds
TCW Funds, Inc.
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
800 FUND TCW
(800 386 3829)
www.TCW.com
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
TCW Investment Management Company LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
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
DISTRIBUTOR
TCW Funds Distributors LLC
865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
DIRECTORS
Patrick C. Haden
Director and Chairman of the Board
Samuel P. Bell
Director
David S. DeVito
Director
John A. Gavin
Director
Peter McMillan
Director
Charles A. Parker
Director
Victoria B. Rogers
Director
Marc I. Stern
Director
Andrew Tarica
Director
OFFICERS
David S. DeVito
President and Chief Executive Officer
Meredith S. Jackson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Richard M. Villa
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey A. Engelsman
Chief Compliance Officer
Peter A. Brown
Senior Vice President
Patrick W. Dennis
Assistant Secretary
George N. Winn
Assistant Treasurer
TCW FAMILY OF FUNDS
EQUITY FUNDS
TCW Concentrated Value Fund
TCW Global Real Estate Fund
TCW Growth Equities Fund
TCW High Dividend Equities Fund
TCW New America Premier Equities Fund
TCW Relative Value Dividend Appreciation Fund
TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund
TCW Select Equities Fund
TCW Small Cap Growth Fund
TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund
ALLOCATION FUND
TCW Conservative Allocation Fund
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund
TCW Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
TCW Global Bond Fund
TCW High Yield Bond Fund
TCW Short Term Bond Fund
TCW Total Return Bond Fund
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS
TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund
TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund
TCW International Growth Fund
TCW International Small Cap Fund
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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 applicable.

 

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 applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

     Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

     Not applicable.

 

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 Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)


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  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 Registrant’s last fiscal half-year of 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.


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Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Not required for this filing.

(a)(2) 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.

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith.


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SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)    TCW Funds, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)   
   /s/ David S. DeVito
   David S. DeVito
   Chief Executive Officer
Date    June 27, 2016

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

 

By (Signature and Title)   
   /s/ David S. DeVito
   David S. DeVito
   Chief Executive Officer
Date    June 27, 2016
By (Signature and Title)   
   /s/ Richard M. Villa
   Richard M. Villa
   Chief Financial Officer
Date    June 27, 2016