TGCFX Fees and Costs — TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, I Class
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.49%: a 0.40% management fee plus 0.17% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $18K in broker commissions, 0.0028% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 426%.
TGCFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TGCFX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.40% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.17% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.57% |
| Fee waiver | −0.08% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.49% |
| 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 | Yes |
TGCFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TGCFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $311 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.52% 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 0.49%) | $51 | $161 | $281 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $8 | $28 |
| Total costs | $52 | $170 | $311 |
| Value after costs | $10,448 | $11,406 | $12,451 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
TGCFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0028%
- Total broker commissions: $18K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $9.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 426%
- Securities lending: none during the year
TGCFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $18K | 100.00% |
TGCFX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $3.3B | 39.64% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.0B | 12.33% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $828.7M | 9.95% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $697.0M | 8.37% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $573.7M | 6.89% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $415.3M | 4.99% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $396.4M | 4.76% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $379.6M | 4.56% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $378.6M | 4.55% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $329.6M | 3.96% |
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGCPX | Plan Class | 0.44% | — |
| TGCFX | I Class | 0.49% | — |
| C000263824 | Class I-3 | 0.56% | — |
| TGFNX | N Class | 0.60% | — |
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.