TGEIX Fees and Costs — TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, I Class
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.75% management fee plus 0.15% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $16K in broker commissions, 0.0005% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 67%.
TGEIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TGEIX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.15% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.90% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| 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 |
TGEIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TGEIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $534 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.89% 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 0.85%) | $89 | $279 | $484 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $49 |
| Total costs | $89 | $293 | $534 |
| Value after costs | $10,411 | $11,283 | $12,229 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.89% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
TGEIX 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): 0.0005%
- Total broker commissions: $16K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $9.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 67%
- Securities lending: none during the year
TGEIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16K | 100.00% |
TGEIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $4.2B | 49.92% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $558.9M | 6.71% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $544.7M | 6.54% |
| Jefferies LLC | $540.0M | 6.49% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $513.6M | 6.17% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $495.2M | 5.95% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $477.2M | 5.73% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $448.0M | 5.38% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $422.6M | 5.08% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $168.4M | 2.02% |
TCW Emerging Markets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGEPX | Plan Class | 0.77% | — |
| TGEIX | I Class | 0.85% | — |
| C000263826 | Class I-3 | 0.92% | — |
| TGINX | N Class | 0.95% | — |
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.