TCW International Small Cap Fund

C000097731 Fund Overview

TCW International Small Cap Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Tcw Funds INC, categorised as Global (incl. US) Small Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.

• Type: US mutual fund
• Manager: Tcw Funds INC
• Category: Global (incl. US) Small Cap Blend / Core Equity
• Assets under management: $6.36M
• SEC CIK: 0000892071
• SEC series ID: S000031408
• Share class ID: C000097731

C000097731 Investment Objective and Strategy

TCW International Small Cap Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Tcw Funds INC.

Investment objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Principal investment strategy

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of small capitalization companies that are domiciled outside the United States or whose primary business operations are outside the United States. If the Fund changes this investment policy, it will notify shareholders in writing at least 60 days in advance of the change. Small capitalization companies are companies with a market capitalization (share price multiplied by number of shares outstanding) of $6 billion or less at the time of investment, and the Fund is not required to sell a security if its market capitalization appreciates above $6 billion. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks; securities convertible into common or preferred stocks such as convertible bonds and debentures; rights or warrants to purchase common or preferred stocks; American Depository Receipts (ADRs); Global Depository Receipts (GDRs); and other securities with equity characteristics.

In selecting securities, the portfolio managers evaluate investment opportunities on a company-by-company basis. This approach includes fundamental analysis of a companys financial statements and management structure and consideration of the companys operations and product development as well as its position in the industry. In selecting the Funds investments, the portfolio managers consider companies that have one or more of the following attributes: businesses that are entering into a growth cycle accelerating earnings growth or cash flow companies whose stock is selling at a reasonable valuation strong competitive position in their industry strong management team ability to take advantage of business opportunities The portfolio managers also consider the effect of worldwide trends on the growth of particular business sectors and look for companies that may benefit from those trends.

The trends considered include but are not limited to: rising domestic demand, new technologies, and a countrys and a global or local industry cycle. Trends that are considered may change over time. The Fund may invest in companies that are not currently generating cash flow, but are expected to do so in the future in the portfolio managers opinion. The Fund may invest in derivatives such as options, futures, foreign currency futures and forward contracts. These practices may be used to hedge the Funds portfolio as well as for investment purposes; however, such practices may reduce returns or increase volatility. Portfolio securities may be sold for a number of reasons, including when the portfolio managers believe that (i) there has been a deterioration in the underlying fundamentals of a company, (ii) the intermediate- and long-term prospects for a company are poor, (iii) there are negative macroeconomic or geopolitical considerations that may affect a company, (iv) another security may offer a better investment opportunity, (v) an individual security has reached its sell target, or (vi) the portfolio should be rebalanced for diversification or portfolio weighting purposes.

C000097731 Costs and Fees

C000097731 costs about $120 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.

• Net expense ratio: 1.20%
• Gross expense ratio: 3.26%
• Portfolio turnover: 213%
• Brokerage commissions: 80.15 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)

C000097731 Cashflows

Over the 12 months to 2020-01, TCW International Small Cap Fund had net outflows of $4.11M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.

C000097731 Debt Constituents

No individual debt constituents are reported in TCW International Small Cap Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.

C000097731 Prospectus and SEC Filings

Official TCW International Small Cap Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.

• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2019-03-15
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2018-03-16
• Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2017-03-17
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2020-03-18
• Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2019-12-23
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2020-01-10
• Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2019-01-11

Related Funds

Other Global (incl. US) Small Cap Blend / Core Equity funds tracked on ABC INVEST:

• SPDR® S & P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY)
• Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund (TEMGX)
• New Alternatives Fund (NALFX)
• DWS Global Small Cap Fund (KGDAX)
• Wells Fargo Global Small Cap Fund (EKGAX)

Data Sources

ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.