TCW Small Cap Growth N  TGSNX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Small Growth 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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   Small
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-10-31
Day Change
$ -0.09
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 21.47
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
51.09%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
329
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: TCW Small Cap Growth N
(from 1999-03-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Small Growth
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1999-03-01 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 51.09 97.70 2.14 7.65 -3.26 0.56
+/- Category 29.44 84.53 9.59 7.43 -5.18 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 27.57 48.90 8.04 6.97 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 55.03 14.09 6.28 9.33 -1.14 1.28
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 43.84 38.58 1.76 7.20 -3.26 0.56
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 38.58 1.76 7.20 -3.40 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 25.07 1.50 6.24 -2.68 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 669 funds), (5 yrs : out of 554 funds), (10 yrs : out of 318 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 %
Information 23.79
Software 10.90
Hardware 4.70
Media 0.98
Telecommunications 7.21
Service 54.48
Healthcare 22.86
Consumer Services 7.85
Business Services 10.40
Financial Services 13.37
Manufacturing 21.73
Consumer Goods 1.52
Industrial Materials 10.86
Energy 9.36
Utilities 0.00
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.8
Stocks 97.2
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 13.6
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-10-31 Data through 2009-10-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 75 Turnover % 111
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.17
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 20.97 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Clean Harbors, Inc. 25.25 -14.16 2.82
Insituform Technologies A 22.88 8.53 2.44
Mylan, Inc. --- 77.45 2.17
Ansys, Inc. 21.60 42.74 2.10
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 10.09 -24.78 2.02
Resources Connection, Inc. 16.13 19.84 1.99
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman), Inc. ADR --- 88.24 1.94
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. 21.01 40.41 1.85
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. --- 92.33 1.84
DexCom, Inc. --- 163.41 1.80
Data through 2009-10-31
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1999-03-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Husam H. Nazer  (2005-02-28)
Mr. Nazer is the Senior Portfolio Manager of the Small Cap Growth and SMID Cap Growth strategies as well as Co-Portfolio Manager of the Mid-Cap Growth strategy. Mr. Nazer has been a member of the Small and Mid-Cap Growth Equities team since 2000. He joined TCW's US Equity Research Department in 1995 where he made substantial contributions analyzing the health care, retail, and technology industries.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-06-23)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.61
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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