Form N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number   811-4980
TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

865 South Figueroa Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA

 

90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

George P. Hawley, Esq.

Secretary

865 South Figueroa Street, 18th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (213) 244-0000
Date of fiscal year end:   December 31, 2012
Date of reporting period:   March 31, 2012


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments. – The Schedule of Investments are filed herewith.


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Asset-Backed Securities (12.9% of Net Assets)

  
$ 1,147,833      

Aircastle Pass Through Trust, (07-1A-G1), (144A), 0.503%, due 06/14/37(1)(2)

   $ 994,669   
  625,000      

Avalon IV Capital, Ltd., (12-1A-C), (144A), 4.387%, due 04/17/23(1)(2)

     599,375   
  200,000      

Avalon IV Capital, Ltd., (12-1A-SUB), (144A), 0%, due 04/17/23(2)(3)

     180,000   
  250,000      

Axis Equipment Finance Receivables LLC, (12-1I-D), 5.5%, due 11/20/15

     213,921   
  275,000      

Axis Equipment Finance Receivables LLC, (12-1I-E1), 6.25%, due 04/20/16

     226,189   
  425,000      

Axis Equipment Finance Receivables LLC, (12-1I-E2), 7%, due 03/20/17

     320,461   
  1,062,787      

Babcock & Brown Air Funding, Ltd., (07-1A-G1), (144A), 0.542%, due 11/14/33(1)(2)

     892,742   
  688,290      

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, (04-3-A1), (144A), 0.612%, due 01/25/35(1)(2)

     559,533   
  371,695      

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, (05-2A-A1), (144A), 0.552%, due 08/25/35(1)(2)

     245,031   
  1,000,000      

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, (06-SP1-M1), (144A), 0.692%, due 04/25/36(1)(2)

     682,683   
  2,200,000      

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., (10-1-A2), 1.691%, due 02/25/35(1)

     2,021,702   
  1,636,327      

CIT Education Loan Trust, (07-1-A), (144A), 0.564%, due 03/25/42(1)(2)

     1,478,198   
  675,000      

EFS Volunteer LLC, (10-1-A2), (144A), 1.41%, due 10/25/35(1)(2)

     617,443   
  1,189,153      

GE Business Loan Trust, (03-2A-A), (144A), 0.612%, due 11/15/31(1)(2)

     1,094,235   
  772,898      

GE Business Loan Trust, (04-1-A), (144A), 0.532%, due 05/15/32(1)(2)

     700,917   
  702,634      

GE Business Loan Trust, (04-1-B), (144A), 0.942%, due 05/15/32(1)(2)

     553,761   
  725,171      

GE Business Loan Trust, (04-2A-A), (144A), 0.462%, due 12/15/32(1)(2)

     655,910   
  1,082,931      

GE Business Loan Trust, (05-1A-A3), (144A), 0.492%, due 06/15/33(1)(2)

     923,510   
  1,038,271      

GE Business Loan Trust, (05-2A-A), (144A), 0.482%, due 11/15/33(1)(2)

     905,413   
  208,333      

GE SeaCo Finance SRL, (04-1A-A), (144A), 0.542%, due 04/17/19(1)(2)

     203,821   
  1,008,333      

GE SeaCo Finance SRL, (05-1A-A), (144A), 0.492%, due 11/17/20(1)(2)

     973,337   
  818,690      

Genesis Funding, Ltd., (06-1A-G1), (144A), 0.482%, due 12/19/32(1)(2)

     718,351   
  550,000      

Goal Capital Funding Trust, (06-1-B), 0.941%, due 08/25/42(1)

     462,380   
  1,200,000      

Highland Loan Funding V, Ltd., (1A-A2A), (144A), 1.227%, due 08/01/14(1)(2)

     1,097,940   
  973,264      

Lease Investment Flight Trust, (1-A1), 0.632%, due 07/15/31(1)

     622,889   
  1,127,676      

Lease Investment Flight Trust, (1-A2), 0.672%, due 07/15/31(1)

     716,075   
  2,200,000      

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, (11-1-A3), 1.46%, due 10/25/41(1)

     2,035,066   
  1,750,000      

Northstar Education Finance, Inc., (07-1-A3), 0.613%, due 01/29/46(1)

     1,525,621   
  1,708,316      

Peachtree Finance Co. LLC, (144A), (Class A Notes), 4.71%, due 04/15/48(2)

     1,769,442   
  1,500,000      

Student Loan Consolidation Center, (02-2-B2), (144A), 1.621%, due 07/01/42(1)(2)

     1,125,000   
  571,667      

TAL Advantage LLC, (06-1A-NOTE), (144A), 0.432%, due 04/20/21(1)(2)

     542,765   
  557,917      

TAL Advantage LLC, (10-2A-A), (144A), 4.3%, due 10/20/25(2)

     567,291   
  220,833      

TAL Advantage LLC, (11-1A-A), (144A), 4.6%, due 01/20/26(2)

     223,606   
  475,000      

Textainer Marine Containers, Ltd., (05-1A-A), (144A), 0.49%, due 05/15/20(1)(2)

     457,232   
  809,375      

Textainer Marine Containers, Ltd., (11-1A-A), (144A), 4.7%, due 06/15/26(2)

     826,880   
  693,153      

Trinity Rail Leasing LP, (06-1A-A1), (144A), 5.9%, due 05/14/36(2)

     752,119   
  437,143      

TRIP Rail Holdings LLC, (11-1-SNR), (144A), 8%, due 07/06/14 (Cost $437,143, Acquired 07/06/11) (2)(4)(5)

     437,141   
  641,667      

Triton Container Finance LLC, (06-1A-NOTE), (144A), 0.41%, due 11/26/21(1)(2)

     605,044   
  373,698      

Triton Container Finance LLC, (07-1A-NOTE), (144A), 0.38%, due 02/26/19(1)(2)

     359,858   
  700,000      

U.S. Education Loan Trust IV LLC, (06-1A-4), (144A), 0.54%, due 03/01/41(1)(2)(6)

     572,247   
  2,300,000      

U.S. Education Loan Trust LLC, (06-2A-A1), (144A), 0.668%, due 03/01/31(1)(2)

     2,035,599   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $32,462,454)

     32,495,397   
     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Bank Loans (1.3%)

  
  

Electric Utilities (0.4%)

  
$ 12,163      

Kelson Finance, LLC (Loan Agreement), 7.9%, due 03/08/14(7)

   $ 11,905   
  1,623,499      

Mach Gen, LLC (Loan Agreement), 22.6%, due 02/15/15(7)

     1,110,473   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Electric Utilities

     1,122,378   
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.5%)

  
  1,400,000      

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. (Loan Agreement), 1%, due 01/28/18(7)

     1,266,563   
     

 

 

 
  

Satellite Communications (0.4%)

  
  992,500      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd. (Loan Agreement), 6.1%, due 04/02/18(7)

     998,881   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Bank Loans (Cost: $3,706,831)

     3,387,822   
     

 

 

 
  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (74.9%)

  
  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (2.3%)

  
  615,000      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (06-C5-A3), 5.311%, due 12/15/39

     680,689   
  1,972,403      

DBRR Trust, (11-LC2-AC4), (144A), 4.537%, due 07/12/44(1)(2)

     1,957,399   
  1,925,000      

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., (06-GG7-A4), 5.883%, due 07/10/38(1)

     2,190,359   
  980,000      

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., (07-GG9-A4), 5.444%, due 03/10/39

     1,082,566   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     5,911,013   
     

 

 

 
  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Agency (9.2%)

  
  625,240      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (1673-SD), 15.146%, due 02/15/24 (I/F) (PAC) (1)(8)

     789,830   
  1,350,076      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (1760-ZD), 1.47%, due 02/15/24(1)(8)

     1,368,791   
  398,282      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2990-JK), 21.037%, due 03/15/35 (I/F) (1)

     461,125   
  567,647      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3076-ZQ), 5.5%, due 11/15/35(8) (PAC)

     580,721   
  10,804,187      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3122-SG), 5.388%, due 03/15/36 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (PAC) (1)

     1,434,640   
  244,075      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3128-OJ), 0%, due 03/15/36 (P/O) (3)(8)

     241,299   
  4,966,959      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3239-SI), 6.408%, due 11/15/36 (I/O) (PAC) (1)

     673,682   
  5,507,005      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3323-SA), 5.868%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F) (1)(8)

     643,682   
  3,043,956      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3459-JS), 6.008%, due 06/15/38 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     360,430   
  14,185,470      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (04-53-QV), 1.59%, due 02/25/34 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     527,474   
  272,149      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-62-BO), 0%, due 07/25/35(3) (P/O) (8)

     264,357   
  3,057,428      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (07-42-SE), 5.868%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     375,106   
  12,536,059      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (07-48-SD), 5.858%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (I/F) (1)(8)

     1,751,131   
  2,868,143      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (09-69-CS), 6.508%, due 09/25/39 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     421,136   
  4,505,939      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (10-112-PI), 6%, due 10/25/40 (I/O) (8)

     821,559   
  3,880,715      

Federal National Mortgage Association, (10-99-NI), 6%, due 09/25/40(I/O)

     736,701   
  3,977,566      

Government National Mortgage Association, (05-45-DK), 21.033%, due 06/16/35 (I/F) (1)

     5,329,161   
  13,067,638      

Government National Mortgage Association, (06-35-SA), 6.358%, due 07/20/36 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     2,073,010   
  22,888,708      

Government National Mortgage Association, (06-61-SA), 4.508%, due 11/20/36 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (1)

     2,157,200   
  13,044,188      

Government National Mortgage Association, (08-58-TS), 6.158%, due 05/20/38 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (1)

     2,000,521   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Agency

     23,011,556   
     

 

 

 
  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency (63.4%)

  
  2,500,000      

ACE Securities Corp., (06-ASP3-A2C), 0.392%, due 06/25/36(1)

     1,136,482   
  2,408,683      

ACE Securities Corp., (07-ASP1-A2C), 0.502%, due 03/25/37(1)

     1,035,825   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency (Continued)

  
$ 4,865,417      

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-11-2A3), 2.866%, due 02/25/36(1)(9)

   $ 2,386,985   
  2,309,666      

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-4-6A22), 2.916%, due 08/25/35(1)

     976,805   
  1,448,209      

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (06-1-2A1), 3.232%, due 03/25/36(1)

     940,336   
  2,864,120      

American Home Mortgage Assets, (05-2-2A1A), 3.052%, due 01/25/36(1)(9)

     1,616,784   
  3,100,000      

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity, (07-HE1-A4), 0.382%, due 12/25/36(1)

     1,393,907   
  1,592,753      

BCAP LLC Trust, (10-RR11-3A2), (144A), 2.884%, due 06/27/36(1)(2)

     1,490,388   
  1,685,736      

BCAP LLC Trust, (11-RR3-1A5), (144A), 4.534%, due 05/27/37(1)(2)

     1,632,812   
  2,065,167      

BCAP LLC Trust, (11-RR3-5A3), (144A), 4.491%, due 11/27/37(1)(2)

     1,835,425   
  1,038,431      

BCAP LLC Trust, (11-RR4-1A3), (144A), 3.031%, due 03/26/36(1)(2)

     969,630   
  1,399,325      

BCAP LLC Trust, (11-RR5-1A3), (144A), 2.753%, due 03/26/37(1)(2)

     1,259,393   
  851,437      

BCAP LLC Trust, (11-RR5-2A3), (144A), 4.711%, due 06/26/37(1)(2)

     796,092   
  2,476,087      

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (07-4-22A1), 5.589%, due 06/25/47(1)(9)

     1,803,960   
  1,912,693      

Bear Stearns Alternative Loan Trust, (04-8-1A), 0.942%, due 09/25/34(1)

     1,646,795   
  1,317,180      

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, (06-IM1-A1), 0.472%, due 04/25/36(1)(9)

     534,907   
  244,219      

Centex Home Equity, (05-A-AF5), 5.28%, due 01/25/35(1)

     237,911   
  3,626,768      

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., (05-8-1A1A), 2.785%, due 10/25/35(1)

     2,642,181   
  1,613,273      

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., (06-AR6-1A1), 5.922%, due 08/25/36(1)

     1,435,853   
  3,151,637      

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, (06-A3-1A7), 6%, due 07/25/36

     2,396,906   
  1,743,050      

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, (06-A5-1A8), 6%, due 10/25/36(9)

     1,242,908   
  747,985      

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp., (01-4-A4), 7.36%, due 08/01/32

     792,900   
  1,200,000      

Countryplace Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, (07-1-A4), (144A), 5.846%, due 07/15/37(1)(2)

     1,115,645   
  2,109,329      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (06-36T2-1A4), 5.75%, due 12/25/36(9)

     1,410,562   
  1,287,422      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (06-5T2-A3), 6%, due 04/25/36

     915,531   
  2,605,670      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (07-11T1-A21), 6%, due 05/25/37(9)

     1,575,448   
  3,399,151      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (07-12T1-A5), 6%, due 06/25/37

     2,468,700   
  4,314,697      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (07-19-1A34), 6%, due 08/25/37

     3,101,373   
  2,871,489      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (07-19-1A4), 6%, due 08/25/37

     1,930,551   
  2,145,597      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (07-9T1-2A3), 6%, due 05/25/37

     1,426,498   
  1,400,771      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (08-2R-3A1), 6%, due 08/25/37

     1,125,016   
  2,114,802      

Countrywide Home Loans, (04-HYB4-B1), 2.647%, due 09/20/34(1)

     337,962   
  114,380,718      

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-14-X), 0.314%, due 09/25/36 (I/O) (1)(4)

     1,013,608   
  3,481,066      

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-HYB2-1A1), 2.968%, due 04/20/36(1)(9)

     1,696,731   
  3,245,473      

Countrywide Home Loans, (07-J2-2A6), 6%, due 07/25/37(1)(9)

     2,145,544   
  656,983      

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., (04-AR5-11A2), 0.982%, due 06/25/34(1)

     573,396   
  2,619,286      

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., (05-12-1A1), 6.5%, due 01/25/36(9)

     1,684,279   
  1,906,855      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (06-6-1A8), 6%, due 07/25/36(9)

     1,117,285   
  26,883,384      

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (06-9-7A2), 6.308%, due 11/25/36 (I/O) (I/F) (1)(4)

     7,108,980   
  1,301,414      

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, (03-CB3-AF1), 3.379%, due 12/25/32(1)

     1,106,043   
  1,330,656      

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, (06-CB1-AF2), 4.647%, due 01/25/36(1)

     757,798   
  5,294,065      

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-AB2-A2), 6.16%, due 06/25/36(1)(9)

     3,402,055   
  2,136,998      

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-AR6-A6), 0.432%, due 02/25/37(1)

     1,142,670   
  476,942      

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-AR2-2A1A), 0.442%, due 10/19/36(1)

     310,784   
  2,500,000      

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, (06-FF18-A2D), 0.452%, due 12/25/37(1)

     1,083,419   
  1,200,000      

Green Tree, (08-MH1-A2), (144A), 8.97%, due 04/25/38(1)(2)

     1,324,165   
  1,210,395      

Green Tree, (08-MH1-A3), (144A), 8.97%, due 04/25/38(1)(2)

     1,345,467   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency (Continued)

  
$ 2,500,000      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (96-10-M1), 7.24%, due 11/15/28(1)

   $ 2,711,769   
  1,200,000      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (96-7-M1), 7.7%, due 10/15/27(1)

     1,305,555   
  1,049,532      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (97-3-A5), 7.14%, due 03/15/28(1)

     1,146,787   
  435,097      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (97-3-A7), 7.64%, due 03/15/28(1)

     481,104   
  875,889      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (98-3-A6), 6.76%, due 03/01/30(1)

     949,168   
  982,176      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (98-4-A5), 6.18%, due 04/01/30

     990,559   
  839,884      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (98-4-A6), 6.53%, due 04/01/30(1)

     880,500   
  889,338      

Green Tree Financial Corp., (98-4-A7), 6.87%, due 04/01/30(1)

     929,877   
  935,000      

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, (99-5-A5), 7.82%, due 12/15/29(1)

     1,009,250   
  2,781,309      

GSAA Home Equity Trust, (06-13-AF6), 6.04%, due 07/25/36(1)

     1,617,459   
  317,055      

GSAA Home Equity Trust, (06-19-A1), 0.332%, due 12/25/36(1)

     138,673   
  2,850,000      

GSAMP Trust, (07-FM2-A2B), 0.332%, due 01/25/37(1)

     997,845   
  1,604,095      

GSC Capital Corp. Mortgage Trust, (06-2-A1), 0.422%, due 05/25/36(1)(9)

     715,327   
  1,365,640      

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-AR3-6A1), 2.896%, due 05/25/35(1)

     1,044,667   
  2,734,168      

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-1F-1A5), 29.195%, due 02/25/36 (I/F) (TAC) (1)(4)

     3,974,659   
  233,566      

Household Home Equity Loan Trust, (05-2-M1), 0.702%, due 01/20/35(1)

     212,810   
  7,005,923      

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-AR13-A4X), 4.44%, due 07/25/36 (I/O) (1)(4)

     311,644   
  2,051,125      

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-FLX2-A1C), 0.432%, due 04/25/37(1)

     900,605   
  765,853      

Indymac Manufactured Housing Contract, (98-2-A4), 6.64%, due 08/25/29(1)

     764,740   
  1,462,805      

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, (06-A2-5A1), 5.53%, due 05/25/36(1)(9)

     921,635   
  2,601,844      

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, (07-S2-1A1), 5%, due 06/25/37

     2,015,701   
  550,000      

Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-HE1-M5), (144A), 2.242%, due 07/25/34(1)(2)

     248,589   
  855,059      

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, (01-B-A6), 6.467%, due 04/15/40(1)

     924,073   
  1,964,065      

Lehman XS Trust, (07-14H-A211), 0.73%, due 07/25/47(1)(9)

     971,604   
  1,300,000      

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, (04-4-M1), 1.142%, due 10/25/34(1)

     1,058,911   
  3,500,000      

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, (07-3-22A5), 0.582%, due 05/25/47(1)

     275,686   
  2,748,922      

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, (07-HF1-4A1), 7%, due 10/25/47(9)

     1,899,941   
  2,450,000      

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-3-A2C), 0.422%, due 06/25/37(1)

     1,142,323   
  2,300,000      

Merrill Lynch First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-5-2A2), 1.242%, due 10/25/37(1)

     1,378,699   
  1,355,771      

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, (07-2-1A1), 2.582%, due 08/25/36(1)

     960,640   
  733,024      

Mid-State Trust, (04-1-B), 8.9%, due 08/15/37

     730,929   
  733,024      

Mid-State Trust, (04-1-M1), 6.497%, due 08/15/37

     746,093   
  370,000      

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., (05-HE3-M2), 0.762%, due 07/25/35(1)

     353,902   
  1,500,000      

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc., (05-HE3-M3), 0.772%, due 07/25/35(1)

     1,065,652   
  1,633,718      

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., (03-NC6-M1), 1.442%, due 06/25/33(1)

     1,273,541   
  2,418,735      

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-15AR-4A1), 5.185%, due 11/25/37(1)

     1,584,026   
  1,280,000      

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, (05-3-M1), 0.722%, due 07/25/35(1)

     1,182,636   
  3,602,708      

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., (06-AR1-1A), 3.403%, due 02/25/36(1)(9)

     1,846,284   
  3,295,893      

Novastar Home Equity Loan, (06-2-A2C), 0.392%, due 06/25/36(1)

     1,407,958   
  597,900      

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., (01-D-A3), 5.9%, due 09/15/22(1)

     446,435   
  977,706      

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., (01-D-A4), 6.93%, due 09/15/31(1)

     804,308   
  851,280      

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., (02-A-A3), 6.03%, due 05/15/24(1)

     811,194   
  544,716      

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., (98-D-A), 6.4%, due 01/15/29

     556,196   
  894,859      

Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc., (99-B-A4), 6.99%, due 12/15/26

     876,060   
  1,001,224      

Origen Manufactured Housing, (04-A-M2), 6.64%, due 01/15/35(1)

     1,015,039   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency (Continued)

  
$ 848,414      

Origen Manufactured Housing, (05-A-M1), 5.46%, due 06/15/36(1)

   $ 863,954   
  778,397      

Origen Manufactured Housing, (06-A-A1), 0.392%, due 11/15/18(1)

     751,266   
  1,100,000      

Park Place Securities, Inc., (05-WCH1-M2), 0.762%, due 01/25/36(1)

     1,020,436   
  1,200,000      

Park Place Securities, Inc., (05-WHQ1-M2), 0.742%, due 03/25/35(1)

     1,070,818   
  345,524      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (05-QA7-M1), 3.091%, due 07/25/35(1)(9)

     3   
  1,713,394      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (06-Q07-2A1), 1.009%, due 09/25/46(1)

     878,661   
  1,685,861      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (06-QS1-A3), 5.75%, due 01/25/36(PAC)

     1,263,459   
  38,553,448      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (06-QS11-AV), 0.332%, due 08/25/36 (I/O) (1)(4)

     487,693   
  19,009,252      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (06-QS6-1AV), 0.728%, due 06/25/36 (I/O) (1)(4)

     557,705   
  3,739,246      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (06-QS8-A3), 6%, due 08/25/36(9)

     2,360,781   
  41,780,468      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (07-QS2-AV), 0.315%, due 01/25/37 (I/O) (1)(4)

     566,201   
  42,490,254      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (07-QS3-AV), 0.32%, due 02/25/37 (I/O) (1)(4)

     621,930   
  1,085,265      

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (07-QS6-A62), 5.5%, due 04/25/37 (TAC) (9)

     685,576   
  2,779,000      

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, (05-A8CB-A3), 5.5%, due 07/25/35

     2,126,241   
  2,026,504      

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, (07-A2-1A1), 6%, due 04/25/37(9)

     1,588,003   
  7,396,259      

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, (07-A5-AX), 6%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (4)

     1,099,963   
  141,275,849      

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, (06-S9-AV), 0.3%, due 09/25/36 (I/O) (1)(4)

     1,500,858   
  610,904      

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc., (01-HI3-AI7), 7.56%, due 07/25/26(1)

     576,483   
  3,031,650      

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust, (07-BR4-A2C), 0.532%, due 05/25/37(1)

     1,100,872   
  4,767,383      

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, (06-WF1-A3), 5.655%, due 10/25/36(1)

     2,830,033   
  1,985,082      

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-20-1A1), 5.38%, due 10/25/35(1)

     1,214,166   
  2,727,849      

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-23-3A1), 5.508%, due 01/25/36(1)

     1,929,495   
  1,312,856      

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-9-2A1), 4.894%, due 10/25/47(1)(9)

     745,896   
  3,400,000      

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc., (06-AR7-A11), 0.541%, due 08/25/36(1)

     777,921   
  1,521,716      

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc., (07-AR6-A1), 1.659%, due 08/25/47(1)

     900,270   
  148,677      

Terwin Mortgage Trust, (06-17HE-A2A), (144A), 0.322%, due 01/25/38(1)(2)(9)

     134,427   
  451,339      

UCFC Manufactured Housing Contract, (97-4-A4), 6.995%, due 04/15/29(1)

     465,533   
  574,172      

Vanderbilt Acquisition Loan Trust, (02-1-M1), 7.33%, due 05/07/32(1)

     611,104   
  1,569,106      

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, (00-C-ARM), 0.593%, due 10/07/30(1)

     1,209,045   
  950,923      

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, (01-A-M1), 7.74%, due 04/07/31(1)

     988,209   
  581,761      

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, (01-C-M1), 6.76%, due 01/07/32

     593,587   
  900,000      

Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, (02-C-A5), 7.6%, due 12/07/32

     941,952   
  1,908,201      

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, (06-AR9-2A), 1.022%, due 11/25/46(1)(9)

     899,276   
  1,841,911      

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, (07-HY5-2A5), 5.556%, due 05/25/37(1)

     1,195,257   
  1,645,345      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, (06-2-1A4), 18.723%, due 03/25/36 (I/F) (1)(4)

     1,941,274   
  1,854,130      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, (06-AR10-5A1), 2.721%, due 07/25/36(1)

     1,420,018   
  1,942,623      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, (07-AR3-A4), 5.764%, due 04/25/37(1)(9)

     1,702,677   
  2,054,933      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust, (10-RR4-1A2), (144A), 5.263%, due 12/27/46(1)(2)(9)

     742,567   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency

     159,369,358   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $172,612,548)

     188,291,927   
     

 

 

 
  

Corporate Bonds (20.4%)

  
   Airlines (2.0%)   
  1,858,554      

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (00-2-A1), 7.707%, due 10/02/22(EETC)

     2,042,086   
  866,417      

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates (02-1G1), 6.718%, due 01/02/23(EETC)

     917,320   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount
    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Airlines (Continued)

  
$ 1,250,000      

Delta Air Lines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (02-G2), 6.417%, due 01/02/14(EETC)

   $ 1,275,000   
  870,950      

US Airways Group, Inc., Pass-Through Certificates, (10-1A), 6.25%, due 04/22/23(EETC)

     905,788   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Airlines

     5,140,194   
     

 

 

 
  

Banks (6.4%)

  
  700,000      

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 3.875%, due 11/10/14(2)

     705,012   
  1,000,000      

Bank of America Corp., 5%, due 05/13/21

     1,003,360   
  2,985,000      

Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, due 07/01/20

     3,117,086   
  430,000      

Bank of America Corp., 5.625%, due 10/14/16

     459,248   
  1,000,000      

Bank of America NA, 0.774%, due 06/15/17(1)

     862,116   
  1,400,000      

Chase Capital III, 1.038%, due 03/01/27(1)

     1,073,429   
  400,000      

Chase Capital VI, 1.172%, due 08/01/28(1)

     310,336   
  1,500,000      

CIT Group, Inc., (144A), 7%, due 05/02/16(2)

     1,505,625   
  2,000,000      

Citigroup, Inc., 1.041%, due 08/25/36(1)

     1,342,332   
  1,250,000      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.35%, due 01/15/16

     1,334,913   
  975,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom), 4.875%, due 01/21/16

     1,012,144   
  650,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 5.8%, due 01/13/20(2)

     668,637   
  1,500,000      

Morgan Stanley, 1.015%, due 10/18/16(1)

     1,291,011   
  1,300,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), 3.95%, due 09/21/15

     1,316,266   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Banks

     16,001,515   
     

 

 

 
  

Coal (0.2%)

  
  675,000      

Arch Coal, Inc., (144A), 7%, due 06/15/19(2)

     629,438   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services (2.1%)

  
  475,000      

Cantor Fitzgerald LP, (144A), 6.375%, due 06/26/15(2)

     484,313   
  2,000,000      

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.983%, due 08/15/36(1)

     1,473,760   
  1,400,000      

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 6.5%, due 09/01/14(2)

     1,484,000   
  1,000,000      

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.503%, due 05/15/47(1)

     735,000   
  300,000      

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII, 7%, due 11/01/39

     305,550   
  715,000      

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, (144A), 6.45%, due 12/15/65(1)(2)

     715,000   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Diversified Financial Services

     5,197,623   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric (2.9%)

  
  850,000      

AES Corp., 7.75%, due 10/15/15

     949,875   
  2,250,000      

Dynegy Roseton/Danskammer Pass Through Trust, Series B, 7.67%, due 11/08/16(6) (EETC)

     1,389,375   
  650,000      

Edison Mission Energy, 7%, due 05/15/17

     412,750   
  849,506      

Mirant Mid-Atlantic Pass-Through Certificate, Series B, 9.125%, due 06/30/17(EETC)

     868,620   
  1,169,153      

Mirant Mid-Atlantic Pass-Through Certificate, Series C, 10.06%, due 12/30/28(EETC)

     1,204,228   
  2,480,000      

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.625%, due 01/15/18

     2,498,600   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Electric

     7,323,448   
     

 

 

 
  

Engineering & Construction (0.3%)

  
  700,000      

BAA Funding, Ltd., (144A), 4.875%, due 07/15/23(2)

     697,456   
     

 

 

 
  

Gas (2.0%)

  
  1,535,000      

Sabine Pass LNG, LP, 7.5%, due 11/30/16

     1,646,287   
  1,500,000      

Sabine Pass LNG, LP, (144A), 7.5%, due 11/30/16(2)

     1,548,750   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

    

Fixed Income Securities

   Value  
  

Gas (Continued)

  
$ 2,066,000      

Southern Union Co., 3.564%, due 11/01/66(1)

   $ 1,818,080   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Gas

     5,013,117   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare-Services (0.9%)

  
  492,000      

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, due 07/15/15

     509,835   
  540,000      

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., (144A), 8%, due 11/15/19(2)

     560,250   
  1,000,000      

HCA, Inc., 8.5%, due 04/15/19

     1,111,250   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Healthcare-Services

     2,181,335   
     

 

 

 
  

Real Estate (0.6%)

  
  1,375,000      

Post Apartment Homes, LP, 4.75%, due 10/15/17

     1,464,500   
     

 

 

 
  

REIT (2.1%)

  
  1,000,000      

HCP, Inc., 6%, due 01/30/17

     1,112,476   
  500,000      

HCP, Inc., 6.3%, due 09/15/16

     561,628   
  1,000,000      

Health Care REIT, Inc., 4.7%, due 09/15/17

     1,050,568   
  700,000      

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 5.75%, due 01/15/21

     719,186   
  700,000      

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 6.5%, due 01/17/17

     768,940   
  950,000      

SL Green Realty Corp., 5%, due 08/15/18

     968,133   
     

 

 

 
  

Total REIT

     5,180,931   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications (0.5%)

  
  650,000      

iPCS, Inc., 3.797%, due 05/01/14(1)

     614,250   
  790,000      

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series C, 5.95%, due 03/15/14

     791,481   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Telecommunications

     1,405,731   
     

 

 

 
  

Trucking & Leasing (0.4%)

  
  904,000      

AWAS Aviation Capital, Ltd., (144A), 7%, due 10/17/16(2)

     946,940   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $50,225,051)

     51,182,228   
     

 

 

 
  

Municipal Bonds (0.5%)

  
  600,000      

Illinois State Build America Bonds, 6.63%, due 02/01/35

     657,066   
  650,000      

Illinois State General Obligation Bond, 5.665%, due 03/01/18

     709,637   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $1,245,206)

     1,366,703   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $ 260,252,090) (110.0%)

     276,724,077   
     

 

 

 
  

Convertible Securities

  
  

Convertible Corporate Bonds (1.1%)

  
  

Commercial Services (0.4%)

  
  907,000      

Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 3.5%, due 10/15/25

     914,936   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%)

  
  256,000      

Janus Capital Group, Inc., 3.25%, due 07/15/14

     273,971   
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors (0.1%)

  
  220,000      

Xilinx, Inc., 3.125%, due 03/15/37

     280,500   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications (0.5%)

  
  1,297,000      

Ciena Corp., 0.25%, due 05/01/13

     1,291,164   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds (Cost: $2,601,478)

     2,760,571   
     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Number of
Shares
          Value  
  

Convertible Preferred Stock (0.6%)

  
  

Electric (0.3%)

  
  16,500      

AES Corp., $3.375

   $ 823,185   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil & Gas (0.3%)

  
  8,200      

Chesapeake Energy Corp., $5.00

     682,650   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost: $1,473,300)

     1,505,835   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Securities (Cost: $ 4,074,778) (1.7%)

     4,266,406   
     

 

 

 
  

Common Stock

  
  

Banks (0.9%)

  
  13,300      

Citigroup, Inc.

     486,115   
  23,800      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,094,324   
  16,750      

State Street Corp.

     762,125   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Banks

     2,342,564   
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages (0.1%)

  
  5,300      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     351,655   
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals (0.3%)

  
  14,700      

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

     777,630   
     

 

 

 
  

Computers (0.4%)

  
  21,100      

Dell, Inc. (10)

     350,260   
  21,800      

Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)

     587,510   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Computers

     937,770   
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Financial Services (0.5%)

  
  9,800      

American Express Co.

     567,028   
  12,072      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     689,673   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Diversified Financial Services

     1,256,701   
     

 

 

 
  

Electric (0.3%)

  
  16,000      

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     617,280   
     

 

 

 
  

Electronics (1.1%)

  
  13,950      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     851,648   
  19,700      

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

     723,975   
  7,050      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (10)

     397,479   
  13,400      

Tyco International, Ltd.

     752,812   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Electronics

     2,725,914   
     

 

 

 
  

Entertainment (0.2%)

  
  40,500      

Regal Entertainment Group

     550,800   
     

 

 

 
  

Food (0.5%)

  
  11,400      

Campbell Soup Co.

     385,890   
  23,500      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     893,235   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Food

     1,279,125   
     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Number of
Shares

    

Common Stock

   Value  
  

Forest Products & Paper (0.1%)

  
  7,300      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   $ 230,607   
     

 

 

 
  

Healthcare-Products (0.2%)

  
  7,600      

Medtronic, Inc.

     297,844   
  5,200      

Teleflex, Inc.

     317,980   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Healthcare-Products

     615,824   
     

 

 

 
  

Home Builders (0.2%)

  
  19,550      

Lennar Corp., Class A

     531,369   
     

 

 

 
  

Household Products/Wares (0.3%)

  
  6,000      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     180,780   
  8,800      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     650,232   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Household Products/Wares

     831,012   
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance (0.5%)

  
  13,700      

Allstate Corp. (The)

     451,004   
  14,500      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     858,400   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Insurance

     1,309,404   
     

 

 

 
  

Internet (0.2%)

  
  21,000      

Symantec Corp. (10)

     392,700   
     

 

 

 
  

Iron & Steel (0.2%)

  
  5,700      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     394,782   
     

 

 

 
  

Media (0.5%)

  
  11,600      

CBS Corp., Class B

     393,356   
  23,600      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     708,236   
  6,500      

Time Warner, Inc.

     245,375   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Media

     1,346,967   
     

 

 

 
  

Mining (0.1%)

  
  23,900      

Alcoa, Inc.

     239,478   
     

 

 

 
  

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (0.7%)

  
  43,600      

General Electric Co.

     875,052   
  27,600      

Textron, Inc.

     768,108   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     1,643,160   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil & Gas (1.3%)

  
  1,500      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     117,510   
  10,400      

Chevron Corp.

     1,115,296   
  6,150      

Devon Energy Corp.

     437,388   
  14,750      

Ensco International PLC (United Kingdom) (SP ADR)

     780,717   
  19,600      

Nabors Industries, Ltd. (10)

     342,804   
  15,400      

Valero Energy Corp.

     396,858   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Oil & Gas

     3,190,573   
     

 

 

 
  

Oil & Gas Services (0.3%)

  
  11,100      

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     465,534   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Number of
Shares

    

Common Stock

   Value  
  

Oil & Gas Services (Continued)

  
  13,600      

Weatherford International, Ltd. (10)

   $ 205,224   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Oil & Gas Services

     670,758   
     

 

 

 
  

Packaging & Containers (0.2%)

  
  18,700      

Packaging Corp. of America

     553,333   
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals (0.7%)

  
  7,500      

Johnson & Johnson

     494,700   
  55,800      

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,264,428   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Pharmaceuticals

     1,759,128   
     

 

 

 
  

REIT (0.2%)

  
  28,550      

Kimco Realty Corp.

     549,873   
     

 

 

 
  

Retail (0.8%)

  
  11,800      

Foot Locker, Inc.

     366,390   
  24,000      

Gap, Inc. (The)

     627,360   
  20,300      

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     1,021,293   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Retail

     2,015,043   
     

 

 

 
  

Savings & Loans (0.2%)

  
  34,600      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     481,286   
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors (0.5%)

  
  32,100      

Intel Corp.

     902,331   
  11,100      

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     412,920   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Semiconductors

     1,315,251   
     

 

 

 
  

Software (0.2%)

  
  7,400      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     94,868   
  15,000      

CA, Inc.

     413,400   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Software

     508,268   
     

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications (0.9%)

  
  23,600      

AT&T, Inc.

     737,028   
  17,500      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     370,125   
  11,662      

Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (10)

     457,617   
  58,000      

Windstream Corp.

     679,180   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Telecommunications

     2,243,950   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock (Cost: $ 25,671,200) (12.6%)

     31,662,205   
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

    

Short Term Investments

      
  

Repurchase Agreement (Cost: $187,221) (0.1%)

  
$ 187,221      

State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 04/02/12 (collateralized by $190,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, due 06/30/16, valued at $195,938) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $187,221)

     187,221   
     

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Principal
Amount

  

Short Term Investments

   Value  
   U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost: $204,992) (0.1%)   
$ 205,000    U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.015%, due 04/26/12(8)    $ 204,992   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short Term Investments (Cost $392,213) (0.2%)

     392,213   
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $290,390,281) (124.5%)

     313,044,901   
   LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-24.5%)      (61,609,108
     

 

 

 
   NET ASSETS (100.0%)    $ 251,435,793   
     

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments:

(1)

     Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2012.

(2)

     Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to $49,148,513 or 19.6% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

(3)

     As of March 31, 2012, security is not accruing interest.

(4)

     Illiquid security.

(5)

     Restricted security (Note 3).

(6)

     Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the issuer. Income is not being accrued.

(7)

     Rate stated is the effective yield.

(8)

     All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover open futures contracts, when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitments. (Note 1).

(9)

     A portion of the principal balance has been written-off during the period due to defaults in the underlying loans.

(10)

     Non-income producing security.

EETC

 

-

   Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.

I/F

 

-

   Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.

I/O

 

-

   Interest Only Security.

P/O

 

-

   Principal Only Security.

PAC

 

-

   Planned Amortization Class.

REIT

 

-

   Real Estate Investment Trust.

SP ADR

 

-

   Sponsored American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks that are issued with the cooperation of the company whose stock underlies the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.

TAC

 

-

   Target Amortization Class.

Futures Contracts

 

 

Number of
Contracts

  

Type

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Contract
Value
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
9    S&P 500 Index Futures      06/14/2012       $ 3,157,200       $ 91,531   
2    S&P 500 E Mini Index Futures      06/15/2012         140,325         4,258   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 3,297,525       $ 95,789   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED) (CONT’D)

 

Swap Agreements

    

Credit Default Swaps – Sell Protection(1)

  

Notional Amount(2)

  

Implied
Credit
Spread(3)

  

Expiration
Date

  

Counterparty

  

Fixed Deal
Receive Rate

  

Reference
Entity

  

Unrealized
(Depreciation)

  

Premium
(Received)

  

Value(4)

$2,310,000

   1.45%    09/20/16    Barclays Capital Inc.    0.25%    Government of France (Moody’s Rating Aaa)    $(8,039)    $(115,940)    $(123,979)
                 

 

  

 

  

 

(1) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.

(2) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to make as seller of credit protection or receive as buyer of protection if a credit event occurred as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(3) An implied credit spread is the spread in yield between a U.S. Treasury security and the referenced obligation that are identical in all respects except for the quality rating. Implied credit spreads, represented in the absolute terms, utilized in determining the value of credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads, in comparison to narrower credit spreads, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood of risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(4) The values of credit default swap agreements serve as an indicator of the current status of the payments/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period –end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the reference entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreements.

As of March 31, 2012, for the above contracts and/or agreements, the Fund had sufficient securities to cover any commitments or collateral requirements of the relevant broker or exchange.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

     March 31, 2012   

 

Industry*

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Non-Agency

     63.4

Asset-Backed Securities

     12.9   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities—Agency

     9.2   

Banks

     7.3   

Electric

     3.5   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.7   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     2.3   

REIT

     2.3   

Airlines

     2.0   

Gas

     2.0   

Telecommunications

     1.9   

Oil & Gas

     1.6   

Electronics

     1.1   

Healthcare-Services

     0.9   

Retail

     0.8   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     0.7   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.7   

Real Estate

     0.6   

Semiconductors

     0.6   

Food

     0.5   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     0.5   

Insurance

     0.5   

Media

     0.5   

Municipal Bonds

     0.5   

Commercial Services

     0.4   

Computers

     0.4   

Electric Utilities

     0.4   

Satellite Communications

     0.4   

Trucking & Leasing

     0.4   

Chemicals

     0.3   

Engineering & Construction

     0.3   

Household Products/Wares

     0.3   

Oil & Gas Services

     0.3   

Coal

     0.2   

Entertainment

     0.2   

Healthcare-Products

     0.2   

Home Builders

     0.2   

Internet

     0.2   

Iron & Steel

     0.2   

Packaging & Containers

     0.2   

Savings & Loans

     0.2   

Software

     0.2   

Beverages

     0.1   

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1   

Mining

     0.1   

Short-Term Investments

     0.2   
  

 

 

 

Total

     124.5
  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.


TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Security Valuation:

Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price or the mean of the current bid and asked prices if there are no sales in the trading period. Other securities which are traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as furnished by independent pricing services or by dealer quotations. Short-term debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost. Other short-term debt securities are valued on a mark-to-market basis until such time as they reach a remaining maturity of 60 days, after which they will be valued at amortized value using their value of the 61st day prior to maturity. S&P 500 Index futures contracts are valued at the first sale price after 4 p.m. ET on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Swap agreements are valued at the last ask price if no sales are reported.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that sale, bid or amortized cost prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Fair value is defined as the price that a fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under that accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Fund discloses investments in a three-tier hierarchy. This hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair Value Measurements: A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis follows:

Equity securities. Securities are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are actively traded, valuation adjustments are not applied and they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Restricted securities issued by publicly held companies are valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities and may be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy to the extent that the discount is considered to be insignificant to the fair value measurement in its entirety, otherwise they may be categorized as Level 3. Restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and, therefore, the inputs are unobservable.


Futures contracts. Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established at the close of business each day by the board of trades or exchange on which they are traded. The value of each of the Fund’s futures contracts is marked daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. As such they are categorized as Level 1.

Corporate bonds. The fair value of corporate bonds is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, or credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. Corporate bonds are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; in instances where prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized in Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are fair valued based on pricing models that take into account, among other factors, information received from market makers and broker-dealers, current trades, bid-wants lists, offerings, market movements, the callability of the bond, state of issuance, benchmark yield curves, and bond insurance. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of municipal bonds are categorized as Level 2; otherwise the fair values are categorized as Level 3.

Asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The fair value of asset backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations is estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche including, but not limited to, the prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they would be categorized as Level 3.

Bank loans. The fair value of bank loans is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations, credit/market events, and cross-asset pricing. Inputs are generally observable and are obtained from independent sources. Bank Loans are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, unless key inputs are unobservable, which are then in Level 3.

U.S. government and agency securities. U.S. government and agency securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. Accordingly, U.S. government and agency securities are normally categorized in Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the liquidity and transparency of the market.

Credit default swaps. Credit Default swaps are fair valued using pricing models that take into account among other factors, index spread curves, nominal values, modified duration values and cash flows. To the extent that these inputs are observable and timely, the fair values of credit defaulted swaps are categorized as Level 2; otherwise, the fair values would be categorized as Level 3.

Restricted securities. Restricted securities that are deemed to be both Rule 144A securities and illiquid, as well as restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and, therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Any other restricted securities are valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy to the extent that the discount is considered to be insignificant to the fair value measurement in its entirety, otherwise they may be categorized as Level 3.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Fixed Income Securities

           

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ —         $ 32,058,256       $ 437,141       $ 32,495,397   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bank Loans

           

Electric Utilities

     —           1,122,378         —           1,122,378   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     —           1,266,563         —           1,266,563   

Satellite Communications

     —           998,881         —           998,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans

     —           3,387,822         —           3,387,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           5,911,013         —           5,911,013   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities-Agency

     —           23,011,556         —           23,011,556   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities-Non-Agency

     —           142,418,372         16,950,986         159,369,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     —           171,340,941         16,950,986         188,291,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

           

Airlines

     —           5,140,194         —           5,140,194   

Banks

     —           16,001,515         —           16,001,515   

Coal

     —           629,438         —           629,438   

Diversified Financial Services

     —           5,197,623         —           5,197,623   

Electric

     —           7,323,448         —           7,323,448   

Engineering & Construction

     —           697,456         —           697,456   

Gas

     —           5,013,117         —           5,013,117   

Healthcare-Services

     —           2,181,335         —           2,181,335   

Real Estate

     —           1,464,500         —           1,464,500   

REIT

     —           5,180,931         —           5,180,931   

Telecommunications

     —           1,405,731         —           1,405,731   

Trucking & Leasing

     —           946,940         —           946,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     —           51,182,228         —           51,182,228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

     —           1,366,703         —           1,366,703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

     —           259,335,950         17,388,127         276,724,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Securities

           

Convertible Corporate Bonds

           

Commercial Services

     —           914,936         —           914,936   

Diversified Financial Services

     —           273,971         —           273,971   

Semiconductors

     —           280,500         —           280,500   

Telecommunications

     —           1,291,164         —           1,291,164   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds

     —           2,760,571         —           2,760,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stock

           

Electric

     823,185         —           —           823,185   

Oil & Gas

     682,650         —           —           682,650   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stock

     1,505,835         —           —           1,505,835   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Securities

     1,505,835         2,760,571         —           4,266,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common Stock

           

Banks

     2,342,564         —           —           2,342,564   

Beverages

     351,655         —           —           351,655   

Chemicals

     777,630         —           —           777,630   

Computers

     937,770         —           —           937,770   

Diversified Financial Services

     1,256,701         —           —           1,256,701   

Electric

     617,280         —           —           617,280   

Electronics

     2,725,914         —           —           2,725,914   

Entertainment

     550,800         —           —           550,800   

Food

     1,279,125         —           —           1,279,125   

Forest Products & Paper

     230,607         —           —           230,607   

Healthcare-Products

     615,824         —           —           615,824   

Home Builders

     531,369         —           —           531,369   

Household Products/Wares

     831,012         —           —           831,012   

Insurance

     1,309,404         —           —           1,309,404   

Internet

     392,700         —           —           392,700   

Iron & Steel

     394,782         —           —           394,782   

Media

     1,346,967         —           —           1,346,967   

Mining

     239,478         —           —           239,478   

Miscellaneous Manufacturers

     1,643,160         —           —           1,643,160   

Oil & Gas

     3,190,573         —           —           3,190,573   

Oil & Gas Services

     670,758         —           —           670,758   

Packaging & Containers

     553,333         —           —           553,333   

Pharmaceuticals

     1,759,128         —           —           1,759,128   

REIT

     549,873         —           —           549,873   

Retail

     2,015,043         —           —           2,015,043   

Savings & Loans

     481,286         —           —           481,286   

Semiconductors

     1,315,251         —           —           1,315,251   

Software

     508,268         —           —           508,268   

Telecommunications

     2,243,950         —           —           2,243,950   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     31,662,205         —           —           31,662,205   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Short Term Investments

     204,992         187,221         —           392,213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

     33,373,032         262,283,742         17,388,127         313,044,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives

           

Futures Contracts

           

Equity Risk

     95,789         —           —           95,789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivatives

     95,789         —           —           95,789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 33,468,821       $ 262,283,742       $ 17,388,127       $ 313,140,690   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 


LIABILITIES VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Derivatives

          

Swap Agreements

          

Credit Risk

   $ —         $ (123,979   $ —         $ (123,979
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivatives

   $ —         $ (123,979   $ —         $ (123,979
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

     Balance
as of
12/31/11
     Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Purchases      Sales     Transfers
into Level 3
     Transfers
(out)

of Level  3
     Balance
as of 3/31/12
     Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Still Held

as of
3/31/12
 

Asset-BackedSecurities

   $ 437,144       $ —         $ —        $ (3   $ —         $ —        $ —         $ —         $ 437,141       $ (3

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     15,734,843         —           (236,099     1,670,031        —           (217,789     —           —           16,950,986         1,670,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,171,987       $ —         $ (236,099   $ 1,670,028      $ —         $ (217,789   $ —         $ —         $ 17,388,127       $ 1,670,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Significant unobservable valuation inputs developed by the Board of Directors for material Level 3 investments as of March 31, 2012, are as follows:

 

Description

   Fair Value at 3/31/12     

Valuation Techniques

  

Unobservable Input

   Range

Asset-Backed Securities

   $ 437,141       Methods of Comparables/Consensus Pricing    Offered Quotes    $0.89 to $145.37

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non-Agency

   $ 16,950,986       Methods of Comparables/Consensus Pricing    Offered Quotes    $0.89 to $145.37

Derivative Instruments: Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on the values of one or more indicators, such as a security, asset, currency, interest rate, or index. Derivative transactions can create investment leverage and may be highly volatile. It is possible that a derivative transaction will result in a loss greater than the principal amount invested. The Fund may not be able to close out a derivative transaction at a favorable time or price.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Fund had the following derivatives and transactions in derivatives, grouped in the following risk category:

 


     Credit
Risk
    Equity
Risk
     Total  

TCW Strategic Income Fund

       

Asset Derivatives

       

Futures Contracts

   $ —        $ 95,789       $ 95,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

       

Swap Agreements

   $ (123,979   $ —         $ (123,979
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notional Amounts†

       

Futures Contracts

     —          11         11   

Swap Agreements

   $ 2,310,000      $ —         $ 2,310,000   

 

Amount represents notional amount or number of contracts outstanding at the end of the period.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may seek to manage a variety of different risks through the use of futures contracts, such as interest rate risk, equity price risk, and currency risk. The Fund may use index futures to hedge against broad market risks to its portfolio or to gain broad market exposure when it holds uninvested cash or as an inexpensive substitute for cash investments directly in securities or other assets. Securities index futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell units of a securities index at a specified future date at a price agreed upon when the contract is made and are settled in cash. Positions in futures may be closed out only on an exchange or board of trade which provides a secondary market for such futures. Because futures contracts are exchange-traded, they typically have minimal exposure to counterparty risk.

Parties to a futures contract are not required to post the entire notional amount of the contract, but rather a small percentage of that amount (by way of margin), both at the time they enter into futures transactions, and then on a daily basis if their positions decline in value; as a result, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Such payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Because futures markets are highly leveraged, they can be extremely volatile, and there can be no assurance that the pricing of a futures contract will correlate precisely with the pricing of the asset or index underlying it or the asset or liability of the Fund that is the subject of the hedge. It may not always be possible for the Fund to enter into a closing transaction with respect to a futures contract it has entered into, at a favorable time or price. When the Fund enters into a futures transaction, it is subject to the risk that the value of the futures contract will move in a direction unfavorable to it. When the Fund uses futures contracts for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the transactions, at least in part.

When a futures contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. During the period ended March 31, 2012 the Fund used futures contracts to gain exposure to the S&P Index. Futures contracts outstanding at the end of the year are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Swap Agreements: The TCW Strategic Income Fund may enter into swap agreements. Swap agreements are typically two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” (i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index).

The Fund may enter into credit default swap transactions, as a “buyer” or “seller” of credit protection. In a credit default swap, one party provides what is in effect insurance against a default or other adverse credit event affecting an issuer of debt securities (typically referred to as a “reference entity”). In general, the buyer of credit protection is obligated to pay the protection seller an upfront amount or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a “credit event” occurs, the buyer has the right to deliver to the seller bonds or other obligations of the reference entity (with a value up to the full notional value of the swap), and to receive a payment equal to the par value of the bonds or other obligations. Credit events that would trigger a request that the seller make payment are specific to each credit default swap agreement, but generally include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. When the Fund buys protection, it may or may not own securities of the reference entity. If it does own securities of the reference entity, the swap serves as a hedge against a decline in the value of the securities due to the occurrence of a credit event involving the issuer of the securities. If the Fund does not own securities of the reference entity, the


credit default swap may be seen to create a short position in the reference entity. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund will typically recover nothing under the swap, but will have had to pay the required upfront payment or stream of continuing payments under the swap. When the Fund sells protection under a credit default swap, the position may have the effect of creating leverage in the Fund’s portfolio through the Fund’s indirect long exposure to the issuer or securities on which the swap is written. When the Fund sells protection, it may do so either to earn additional income or to create such a “synthetic” long position.

Whenever the Fund enters into a swap agreement, it takes on counterparty risk — the risk that its counterparty will be unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under the swap agreement. The Fund also takes the risk that the market will move against its position in the swap agreement. When the Fund enters into any type of swap for hedging purposes, it is likely that the Fund will have an asset or liability that will offset any loss (or gain) on the swap, at least in part. Swap agreements may be non-transferable or otherwise highly illiquid, and a Fund may not be able to terminate or transfer a swap agreement at any particular time or at an acceptable price.

During the term of a swap transaction, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking to market to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the agreement. Upfront swap premium payments paid or received by a Fund, if any, are recorded within the value of the open swap agreement and represent payments paid or received upon entering into the swap agreement to compensate for differences between stated terms of the swap agreement and prevailing market conditions (credit spreads, currency exchange rates, and other relevant factors). These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Fund’s Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap agreement.

During the term of a swap transaction, the periodic net payments can be made for a set period of time or may be triggered by a predetermined credit event. The net periodic payments may be based on a fixed or variable interest rate, the change in market value of a specified security, basket of securities or index, or the return generated by a security. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund are recorded as realized gains and losses, respectively. During the period ended March 31, 2012, the Fund used credit default swap agreements to gain exposure to a bond issued by the Government of France. Swap agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Mortgage-Backed Securities: The Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans which underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. The Fund may also invest in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”). CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments. The Fund may invest in stripped mortgage backed securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions: The Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, the Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although the Fund does not pay for the securities or start earning interest on them until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. If the Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and the Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

Prior to settlement of these transactions, the value of the subject securities will fluctuate, reflecting interest rate changes. In addition, because the Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage to the extent the Fund does not maintain liquid assets equal to the face amount of the contract. To guard against the deemed leverage, the Fund segregates cash or securities in the amount equal to or greater than the committed amount.


Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Government Securities. A repurchase agreement arises when the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously agrees to resell it to the seller at an agreed upon future date. The Fund requires the seller to maintain the value of the securities, marked to market daily, at not less than the repurchase price. If the seller defaults on its repurchase obligation, the Fund could suffer delays, collection expenses and losses to the extent that the proceeds from the sale of the collateral are less than the repurchase price.

Note 2—Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all of its net taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

At March 31, 2012, net unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is comprised of the following components:

 

Appreciated securities

   $ 38,677,335   

Depreciated securities

     (16,313,315
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 22,364,020   
  

 

 

 

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes

   $ 290,680,880   
  

 

 

 

Note 3—Restricted Securities:

The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. There were no restricted securities (excluding Rule 144A issues) at March 31, 2012. However, one 144A security was considered restricted due to its illiquidity status at March 31, 2012. All other 144A securities are liquid and, therefore, are not considered restricted. Aggregate cost and fair value of that security held at March 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

      Aggregate Cost      Aggregate Value      Value as a
Percentage of
Fund’s Net Assets
 

Total of Restricted Securities

   $ 437,143       $ 437,141         0.17

Note 4—Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which requires entities to disclose information about financial instruments and derivative instruments that have been offset or that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities will be required to provide both net (offset amounts) and gross information in the notes to the financial statements for relevant assets and liabilities that are offset or subject to the arrangements. The amendments in ASU No. 2011-11 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and an entity should provide the disclosures required by the amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The Fund is in the process of evaluating the disclosure requirements and any impact the new disclosures will have on its financial statements.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”), based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the Evaluation Date.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)    TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Charles W. Baldiswieler
  

Charles W. Baldiswieler

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date    May 15, 2012   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Charles W. Baldiswieler
  

Charles W. Baldiswieler

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date    May 15, 2012   
By (Signature and Title)    /s/ David S. DeVito
  

David S. DeVito

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date    May 15, 2012