In plain terms — TCW Strategic Income Fund
No daily net asset value is published for this fund on our feed, so we cannot say whether it trades above or below its assets.
It pays regular distributions worth about 8.1% a year of the share price. That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back, and a one-off special payment in the last year is excluded from the regular rate.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 6 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1 year | — | — | — | 0 |
| 3 years | — | — | — | — |
| 5 years | — | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount — (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV —). 1-year range — to —. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -2.12% | -6.09% | -15.79% | -15.45% | -3.15% | -6.50% |
| Market price total return | -1.47% | -4.26% | -11.32% | -8.61% | +4.65% | +0.77% |
| NAV return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
The TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (TSI) operates as a closed-end, balanced mutual fund, originally established by The TCW Group, Inc. Its investment operations are directed by TCW Investment Management Company. The fund strategically allocates capital across both public equity and fixed-income markets within the United States. For its equity component, it pursues investments in growth and value stocks of companies spanning diverse sectors. The fixed-income portfolio exhibits broad diversification, encompassing mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, money market instruments, convertible securities, high-yield bonds, collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), and debt obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its associated agencies and instrumentalities. To assess its performance, the fund utilizes several benchmarks: the S&P 500 Index, the NASDAQ, and a specially constructed custom index. This bespoke benchmark incorporates the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index, the S&P 500 Index, and the BofA Merrill Lynch All Convertibles All Qualities. The fund was formed in the United States on January 13, 1987, and was previously known as the TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc.
CEF Explorer research page for TCW Strategic Income Fund Inc. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.