Investment objective & strategy
As of March 5, 2026 · prospectusObjective. Investment Objective: The Funds investment objective is to seek to provide capital preservation and current income by investing principally in a portfolio composed of U.S. dollar-denominated AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar-denominated CLOs that are, at the time of purchase, rated AAA (or an equivalent rating) by at least one of the major rating agencies or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality, in accordance with Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). If the Fund changes this investment policy, it will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days in advance of the change. The Fund has no restrictions on investment maturity. … The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. dollar-denominated CLOs that are, at the time of purchase, rated AAA (or an equivalent rating) by at least one of the major rating agencies or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality, in accordance with Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). If the Fund changes this investment policy, it will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days in advance of the change. The Fund has no restrictions on investment maturity. The Fund may purchase CLOs in both the primary market (e.g., directly from the issuer) and in the secondary market. A CLO is ordinarily issued by a trust or other special purpose entity (SPE) and is a security backed by an underlying portfolio of loan obligations, which may include, among others, domestic and non-U.S. senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, covenant lite loans (which have few or no financial maintenance covenants) and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans, and high yield bonds rated below investment grade (commonly known as junk bonds), held by such issuer. The cash flows from the SPE are split into two or more tranches of debt that vary in risk and yield. The riskiest CLO tranche is the equity tranche, which bears the first loss from defaults from the bonds or loans in the SPE and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default (though such protection is not complete). Since it is partially protected from defaults, a senior CLO tranche typically has higher ratings and lower yields than its underlying securities and may be rated AAA. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in CLOs denominated in any currency and in CLOs that are, at the time of purchase, rated AA or A (or an equivalent rating) by at least one of the major rating agencies or, if unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest in floating- and fixed-rate CLOs. The Fund may also buy when-issued securities and participate in delayed delivery transactions. When-issued and delayed delivery transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered. The Fund uses a bottom-up analysis to select CLO investments which considers various factors, including an assessment of the CLO manager, the CLOs underlying collateral, expected performance under various stress scenarios and an analysis of the CLOs documentation and structural terms. The Fund may use derivatives for hedging purposes, for risk management or to increase income or gains for the Fund. The types of derivative instruments in which the Fund will principally invest are options, futures and swap agreements, as well as interest rate or foreign currency derivatives, including swaps and forward contracts. The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means that it may invest its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCW Central Cash Fund | — | $24.52M | 6.95% |
| Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2025-1A, Class A1 | — | $5.52M | 1.56% |
| OCTAGON INVT PARTNERS XXI LTD / OCTAGON INVT PARTNERS XXI LLC A2R4 TSFR3M+115 02/14/2031 144A | — | $5.51M | 1.56% |
| AMMC CLO 27 LTD A2R TSFR3M+135 01/20/2037 144A | — | $5.50M | 1.56% |
| Madison Park Funding XLIX Ltd., Series 2021-49A, Class AR | — | $5.50M | 1.56% |
| Golub Capital Partners CLO 53B Ltd., Series 2021-53A, Class AR | — | $5.50M | 1.56% |
| Rad CLO 21 Ltd., Series 2023-21A, Class A1R | — | $5.50M | 1.56% |
| Octagon Investment Partners 51 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class AR | — | $5.50M | 1.56% |
| Dryden CLO Ltd., Series 2019-68A, Class ARR | — | $5.17M | 1.46% |
| Madison Park Funding XLVI Ltd., Series 2020-46A, Class ARR | — | $5.00M | 1.42% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| TCW METWEST ULTRA SHORT BOND FUND · MWUIX, MWUSX | 11% | 0.34% |
| TCW METWEST LOW DURATION BOND FUND · MWLIX, MWLDX, MWLNX | 10% | 0.43% |
| TCW Core Fixed Income Fund · TGCFX, TGFNX, TGCPX | 9% | 0.44% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| TCW Investment Management Company LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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