C000154913 Fees and Costs — TCW Core Fixed Income Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.72%: a 0.55% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.12% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $12K in broker commissions, 0.0009% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 461%.
C000154913 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000154913. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.84% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.72% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000154913 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000154913, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $453 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.72%) | $76 | $237 | $411 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $41 |
| Total costs | $76 | $249 | $453 |
| Value after costs | $10,424 | $11,328 | $12,309 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
C000154913 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0009%
- Total broker commissions: $12K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 461%
- Securities on loan, average value: $135.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $421K (0.033% of average net assets)
C000154913 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12K | 100.00% |
C000154913 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.3B | 20.47% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2.0B | 18.00% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $1.6B | 14.28% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $1.4B | 12.64% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $800.8M | 7.16% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $719.3M | 6.43% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $694.4M | 6.21% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $574.8M | 5.14% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $570.6M | 5.10% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $513.4M | 4.59% |
TCW Core Fixed Income Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000154912 | Class A | 0.47% | — |
| C000154913 | Class B | 0.72% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.