C000157300 Fees and Costs — TCW Developing Markets Equity Fund, N Class

Data updated: 2023-09-12

The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 4.36% other expenses, less a 4.26% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2022 the fund paid $59K in broker commissions, 1.0432% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 333%.

C000157300 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000157300. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.80%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses4.36%
Gross expense ratio5.41%
Fee waiver−4.26%
Net expense ratio1.15%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000157300 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000157300, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,340 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.30% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.15%)$121$372$637
Trading costs (broker commissions)$110$338$578
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$35$124
Total costs$230$745$1,340
Value after costs$10,270$10,831$11,423
Impact on return, per year2.30%2.30%2.30%

C000157300 Trading Costs

Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022.

  • Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 1.0432%
  • Total broker commissions: $59K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $19.2M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 333%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

C000157300 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.$24K40.25%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$17K29.12%
Instinet, LLC$7K12.13%
BofA Securities, Inc.$4K6.18%
Itau International Securities Inc.$4K6.07%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$2K3.40%
UBS Securities LLC$9141.55%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$3560.60%
Financial Brokerage Group S.A.E$3230.55%
OOO UBS Bank$960.16%

C000157300 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$19.2M100.00%

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.