TCW Emerging Markets Income N  TGINX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Emerging Markets Bond Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   6.43 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   BBB
As of 2009-10-31
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 9.88
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
42.95%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
136
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: TCW Emerging Markets Income N
(from 2004-03-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Emerging Markets Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2004-03-01 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 42.95 57.91 9.64 8.80 --- 9.20
+/- Category 12.67 17.25 4.04 0.98 --- ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 36.04 45.42 3.19 3.53 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 39.20 26.45 9.31 9.06 --- 9.15
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 40.63 55.80 9.23 8.93 --- 9.20
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 50.50 6.31 7.18 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 35.52 6.16 6.68 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 72 funds), (5 yrs : out of 52 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government
US Treasuries ---
TIPS ---
US Agency ---
Mortgage
Mortgage Pass-Thru ---
Mortgage CMO ---
Mortgage ARM ---
Credit
US Corporate ---
Asset-Backed ---
Convertible ---
Municipal ---
Corporate Inflation-Protected ---
Foreign
Foreign Corp ---
Foreign Govt ---
Cash ---
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 2.5
AA 7.8
A 11.5
BBB 50.7
BB 21.8
B 3.4
Below B 2.4
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.8
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 97.3
Other 0.9
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-10-31 Data through 2009-10-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 157
Total Number of Bond Holdings 79 30 Day SEC Yield % 6.34
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 29.26 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date		 Amount
$000		 Value
$000		 % of Net
Assets
Banco Do Brasil S A Grand Caym 144A 8.5% 2049-10-29 4,250 4,349 3.80
Or-Icb (Icb) FRN 2015-09-29 4,000 3,840 3.35
Banco De Credito Del Peru Panama Br 144A 2069-11-06 3,600 3,600 3.14
Axtel Sab De Cv 144A 9% 2019-09-22 3,350 3,488 3.04
Rshb Cap S.A. 6.97% 2016-09-21 3,600 3,474 3.03
Bco Merc Del Norte 6.862% 2021-10-13 3,250 3,055 2.67
CROATIA REP 2019-11-05 3,000 3,008 2.63
Kuznetski Cap Sa, Luxembourg 2015-11-25 3,050 2,951 2.58
Arcelormittal Sa Luxembourg 9.85% 2019-06-01 2,500 2,931 2.56
Mmg Fiduciary 6.75% 2016-02-01 3,280 2,815 2.46
Data through 2009-10-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2004-03-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Luz M. Padilla  (2001-12-01)
Luz M. Padilla Managing Director Emerging Markets Fixed Income Ms. Padilla is Senior Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income strategy. Since joining TCW in 1994, she has served in a number of roles of increasing responsibility with the group, including Credit Analyst, Director of Research and Portfolio Manager since December 2001. She has been involved in all aspects of building and managing TCW’s Emerging Markets Fixed Income business including credit, securitization, trading and marketing. Ms. Padilla has played a significant leadership role on the Emerging Markets Fixed Income team over the last several years. She and her team of eight dedicated professionals have been successful in contributing to attractive returns in both the Total Return strategy and CDOs throughout various market cycles. Ms. Padilla attended University of California at Berkeley as a fellow of the Robert A. Toigo Foundation and graduated with an MBA in 1994. Ms. Padilla received her Bachelor’s of Art degree in Economics in 1989 from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.36
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information

865 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles,  CA  90017
USA
Telephone:
800-386-3829
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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