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, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA

 

90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Philip K. Holl, Esq.
Secretary
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800
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, 2009

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2009

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.  The schedule of investments for the period ending January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009 is filed herewith.

 



 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2009 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities (0.2% of Net Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.2%)

 

 

 

$

2,500,000

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., (06-R2-M10), 3.022%, due 04/25/36 (1) (2)

 

$

31,250

 

2,000,000

 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-FRE2-M10), (144A), 2.522%, due 10/25/36 (Cost $1,762,231, Acquired 10/05/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

15,000

 

2,000,000

 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-NC1-M10), (144A), 3.522%, due 01/25/36 (Cost $1,882,813, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

185,000

 

1,500,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-26-B), (144A), 2.272%, due 06/25/37 (Cost $1,229,772, Acquired 12/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

7,050

 

2,000,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (07-6-M8), 2.522%, due 09/25/37 (1) (2)

 

20,000

 

763,129

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-5-B), 2.922%, due 08/25/36 (1) (2) (5)

 

992

 

483,266

 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, (06-OPT3-M9), 2.522%, due 02/25/36 (1) (2) (5)

 

302

 

1,740,000

 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, (07-HE2-M8), 3.022%, due 04/25/37 (1) (2)

 

34,800

 

1,000,000

 

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, (07-1-B2), 2.772%, due 01/25/47 (1) (2)

 

30,000

 

2,000,000

 

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, (06-2-B4), 3.022%, due 09/25/36 (1) (2)

 

15,000

 

2,000,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., (06-WF1-M9), 2.522%, due 02/25/36 (1) (2)

 

15,000

 

2,700,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., (07-EQ1-M9), 3.022%, due 03/25/37 (1) (2)

 

20,250

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

374,644

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost: $18,424,472)

 

374,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Debt Obligations (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

FM Leveraged Capital Fund, (06-2A-E), (144A), 4.98%, due 11/15/20 (Cost $1,000,000, Acquired 10/31/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services-Multi-Sector Holdings (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,500

(9)

Mantoloking CDO, Ltd., (144A), 0%, due 09/28/46 (Cost $1,417,500, Acquired 11/21/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

487,728

 

Mantoloking CDO, Ltd., (06-1A-E), (144A), 0%, due 08/28/46 (Cost $487,728, Acquired 11/21/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services-Multi-Sector Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance (0.6%)

 

 

 

1,500

(9)

ACA CLO, Ltd., (06-2), (144A), 11.42%, due 01/09/21 (Cost $1,395,000, Acquired 11/28/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

30,000

 

4,000,000

 

ARES CLO, (06-5RA), (144A), 0%, due 02/24/18 (Cost $3,840,000, Acquired 03/08/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

20,000

 

2,000,000

 

Avenue CLO, Ltd., (07-6A), (144A), 0%, due 07/17/19 (Cost $1,840,000, Acquired 04/24/2007) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

20,000

 

1,000

(9)

Centurion CDO VII, Ltd., (144A), 15.67%, due 01/30/16 (Cost $760,000, Acquired 11/01/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

50,000

 

2,000,000

 

Clydesdale CLO, Ltd., (06-1A), (144A), 14.33%, due 12/19/18 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 01/16/2007) (1) (2) (3) (4) (8)

 

80,000

 

1,000,000

 

CW Capital Cobalt, (06-2A-K), (144A), 7.06%, due 04/26/50 (Cost $1,000,000, Acquired 04/12/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

40,000

 

1,000,000

 

CW Capital Cobalt II, (06-2A-PS), (144A), 6.49%, due 04/26/50 (Cost $940,000, Acquired 04/12/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (8)

 

115,000

 

857,103

 

De Meer Middle Market CLO, Ltd., (06-1A-E), (144A), 4.41%, due 10/20/18 (Cost $918,497, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

42,855

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

1,771,501

 

De Meer Middle Market CLO, Ltd., (06-1A), (144A), 17.65%, due 10/20/18 (Cost $1,734,261, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (3) (4) (6)

 

$

53,145

 

2,000,000

 

Duane Street CLO, (06-3-A), (144A), 18.09%, due 01/11/21 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 11/15/2006) (1) (3) (4) (6)

 

20,000

 

2,000

(9)

FM Leveraged Capital Fund II, (06-1A-PS), (144A), 0%, due 11/20/20 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 10/31/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

20,000

 

2,000,000

 

Galaxy CLO, Ltd., (06-6I), 0%, due 06/13/18 (1) (8)

 

60,000

 

2,000,000

 

Galaxy CLO, Ltd., (06-7A), (144A), 0%, due 10/13/18 (Cost $1,900,000, Acquired 08/04/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

20,000

 

2,000,000

 

LCM CDO, LP, (5I), 11.12%, due 03/21/19 (1) (6) (8)

 

80,000

 

3,500,000

 

Octagon Investment Partners X, Ltd., (06-10A), (144A), 9.29%, due 10/18/20 (Cost $3,325,000, Acquired 08/10/2006) (1) (3) (4) (6)

 

175,000

 

3,000,000

 

Prospect Park CDO, Ltd., (06-1I), 17.24%, due 07/15/20 (1) (6) (8)

 

90,000

 

1,750,000

(9)

Vertical CDO, Ltd., (06-1), (144A), 0%, due 04/22/46 (Cost $1,697,500, Acquired 05/16/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

 

17,500

 

1,000,000

(9)

Whitehorse III, Ltd., (144A), 0%, due 05/01/18 (Cost $900,000, Acquired
02/22/2007)
(1) (2) (3) (4)

 

50,000

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance

 

983,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%)

 

 

 

10,000

 

Bering CDO, Ltd., (06-1A), (144A), 0%, due 09/07/46 (Cost $870,000, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

1,144,518

 

Bering CDO, Ltd., (06-1A-C), (144A), 0%, due 09/07/46 (Cost $1,000,000, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

2,000,000

 

Fortius Funding, Ltd., (06-2-A), (144A), 0%, due 02/03/42 (Cost $1,900,000, Acquired 11/03/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7)

 

 

1,055,060

 

Fortius Funding, Ltd., (06-2-AE), (144A), 0%, due 02/03/42 (Cost $955,559, Acquired 11/06/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7)

 

106

 

1,000

(9)

Fortius I Funding, Ltd., (144A), 0%, due 07/12/41 (Cost $970,000, Acquired 03/13/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7)

 

100

 

1,744,763

 

Hudson Mezzanine Funding, (06-1-AE), (144A), 0%, due 04/12/42 (Cost $1,553,359, Acquired 10/25/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7)

 

 

1,500,000

 

Hudson Mezzanine Funding, (06-1A-INC), (144A), 0%, due 04/12/42 (Cost $1,395,000, Acquired 10/25/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7)

 

 

2,000,000

 

Vertical CDO, Ltd., (06-2A), (144A), 0%, due 05/09/46 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

2,269,605

 

Vertical CDO, Ltd., (06-2A-C), (144A), 0%, due 05/09/46 (Cost $2,171,422, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (7) (8)

 

 

 

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

206

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Debt Obligations (Cost: $1,013,706)

 

1,013,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (119.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (3.2%)

 

 

 

2,278,766

 

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust, (06-IM1-A1), 0.752%, due 04/25/36 (2)

 

921,238

 

4,640,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-15-A6), 5.826%, due 10/25/46

 

2,427,067

 

5,000,000

 

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

 

2,210,384

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

5,558,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities (53.8%)

 

 

 

5,250,000

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-11-2A3), 5.323%, due 02/25/36 (2)

 

3,100,128

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

3,038,423

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-4-6A22), 5.289%, due 08/25/35 (2)

 

$

1,654,407

 

4,065,093

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, (05-2-2A1A), 5.901%, due 01/25/36 (2)

 

2,958,843

 

3,824,260

 

Banc of America Funding Corp., (07-6-A2), 0.802%, due 07/25/37 (2)

 

1,984,192

 

2,555,485

 

Bear Stearns Alternative Loan Trust, (06-2-22A1), 5.889%, due 03/25/36 (2)

 

1,120,574

 

3,500,000

 

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

 

2,328,774

 

2,745,399

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., (06-AR6-1A1), 6.057%, due 08/25/36 (2)

 

1,626,234

 

3,194,688

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, (06-15CB-A1), 6.5%, due 06/25/36

 

1,609,244

 

3,000,000

 

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

 

1,406,174

 

4,000,000

 

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

 

2,350,278

 

1,833,750

 

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

 

854,958

 

3,000,000

 

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

 

1,450,703

 

2,737,655

 

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

 

1,340,398

 

2,280,543

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (04-HYB4-B1), 4.587%, due 09/20/34 (2)

 

1,370,958

 

194,412,266

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-14-X), 0.341%, due 09/25/36 (I/O) (2)

 

1,722,376

 

240,728,248

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-15-X), 0.388%, due 10/25/36 (I/O) (2)

 

2,135,789

 

4,501,092

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-HYB2-1A1), 5.302%, due 04/20/36 (2)

 

2,070,101

 

3,900,000

 

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

 

1,332,509

 

3,686,789

 

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

 

3,051,408

 

35,601,882

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (06-9-7A2), 6.028%, due 11/25/36 (I/O) (I/F) (2)

 

2,213,234

 

2,473,939

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (07-5-DB1), 7.077%, due 08/25/37 (2)

 

183,033

 

3,106,994

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-AR6-A6), 0.712%, due  02/25/37 (2)

 

1,144,996

 

2,533,174

 

GSC Capital Corp. Mortgage Trust, (06-2-A1), 0.702%, due 05/25/36 (2)

 

978,058

 

6,728,034

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (03-7F-1A4), 5.25%, due 06/25/33

 

4,583,471

 

1,022,809

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (04-3F-2A10), 16.44%, due 02/25/34 (I/F)(2)

 

932,215

 

2,170,385

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-AR3-6A1), 5.02%, due 05/25/35 (2)

 

1,105,849

 

3,907,812

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-1F-1A5), 27.655%, due 02/25/36 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

3,975,838

 

4,279,234

 

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, (07-A1-2A1), 5.918%, due 03/25/37 (2)

 

2,900,838

 

4,202,067

 

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

 

2,708,638

 

4,156,481

 

Lehman XS Trust, (07-14H-A211), 0.782%, due 07/25/47 (2)

 

2,564,527

 

3,599,837

 

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

 

1,909,039

 

3,874,533

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-2-6A), 6.5%, due 02/25/36

 

2,349,283

 

3,684,684

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-13-6A1), 6%, due 10/25/37

 

2,025,894

 

3,090,306

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-14AR-6A1), 6.434%, due 11/25/37 (2)

 

1,409,886

 

3,221,926

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-15AR-4A1), 6.586%, due 11/25/37 (2)

 

1,628,059

 

2,000,000

 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp., (07-1-1A2), 5.669%, due 03/25/47 (2)

 

1,148,998

 

2,500,000

 

Novastar Home Equity Loan, (04-2-M4), 1.722%, due 09/25/34 (2)

 

1,066,487

 

2,429,400

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (05-QA7-M1), 5.505%, due 07/25/35 (2)

 

552,043

 

5,000,000

 

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

 

2,223,064

 

3,016,529

 

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

 

1,961,704

 

2,779,000

 

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

 

1,821,319

 

2,750,000

 

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

 

1,103,294

 

12,529,628

 

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

 

1,597,528

 

266,343,147

 

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, (06-S9-AV), 0.298%, due 09/25/36 (I/O)(2)

 

1,796,991

 

3,072,559

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-20-1A1), 5.885%, due 10/25/35 (2)

 

1,606,696

 

3,496,111

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-23-3A1), 6.116%, due 01/25/36 (2)

 

1,832,692

 

2,644,887

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-3-4A), 6%, due 04/25/36

 

1,173,700

 

1,931,124

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (07-9-2A1), 5.972%, due 10/25/47 (2)

 

867,408

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

1,462,636

 

Terwin Mortgage Trust, (06-17HE-A2A), (144A), 0.602%, due 01/25/38 (2) (3)

 

$

950,713

 

4,319,873

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, (05-7-3CB), 6.5%, due 08/25/35

 

2,915,562

 

4,500,000

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, (07-8-2A10), 6%, due 07/25/37 (PAC)

 

2,488,368

 

 

 

Total Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

93,187,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (62.6%)

 

 

 

4,460,936

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2654-CO), 0%, due 08/15/33 (P/O)(6)

 

2,306,562

 

3,258,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2684-SN), 25.469%, due 10/15/33 (I/F)(2)

 

3,290,320

 

5,688,598

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2691-CO), 0%, due 10/15/33 (P/O)(6)

 

4,580,668

 

1,950,546

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2870-EO), 0%, due 10/15/34 (P/O)(6)

 

1,424,407

 

3,232,560

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2937-SW), 18.813%, due 02/15/35 (I/F) (TAC) (2)

 

3,290,418

 

832,360

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2950-GS), 19.469%, due 03/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

752,880

 

3,144,097

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2951-NS), 19.469%, due 03/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

2,794,162

 

1,510,474

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2962-GT), 16%, due 04/15/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

1,515,181

 

987,732

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2990-JK), 19.779%, due 03/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

929,724

 

3,352,068

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3000-SR), 18.313%, due 03/15/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

3,462,660

 

2,242,315

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3014-SJ), 10.339%, due 08/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

1,772,007

 

1,607,354

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3019-SQ), 31.875%, due 06/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

1,698,047

 

2,166,707

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3035-TP), 6.5%, due 12/15/33 (I/F)(2)

 

2,075,011

 

3,226,609

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3063-JS), 25.981%, due 11/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

3,313,023

 

481,485

 

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

 

466,708

 

2,688,465

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3077-ZW), 4.5%, due 08/15/35

 

2,690,149

 

1,814,399

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3092-CS), 17.745%, due 12/15/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

1,845,840

 

1,889,065

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3092-LO), 0%, due 12/15/35 (P/O) (TAC)(6)

 

1,684,032

 

2,819,318

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3092-OL), 0%, due 12/15/35 (P/O)(6)

 

2,186,508

 

23,821,044

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3122-SG), 5.074%, due 03/15/36 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC) (PAC)(2)

 

1,202,186

 

2,542,913

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3128-OJ), 0%, due 03/15/36 (P/O)(6)

 

2,234,076

 

1,874,779

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3146-SB), 21.61%, due 04/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,920,585

 

1,019,643

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3153-NK), 21.537%, due 05/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,040,825

 

1,782,527

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3161-SA), 21.427%, due 05/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,813,153

 

3,404,911

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3185-SA), 10.159%, due 07/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

3,022,697

 

1,253,800

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3186-SB), 20.694%, due 07/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,261,124

 

24,041,311

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3323-SA), 5.554%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)(2)

 

1,483,772

 

1,982,894

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3330-SB), 21.794%, due 06/15/37 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,022,843

 

3,054,497

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3349-SD), 20.51%, due 07/15/37 (I/F)(2)

 

3,069,286

 

1,500,923

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3457-PO), 0%, due 09/15/36 (P/O)(6)

 

1,424,366

 

3,693,272

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-1-GZ), 5%, due 02/25/35

 

3,695,614

 

3,704,674

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-13-JS), 20.641%, due 03/25/35 (I/F)(2)

 

3,399,438

 

1,896,727

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-44-TS), 18.094%, due 03/25/35 (I/F)  (TAC)(2)

 

1,902,460

 

2,094,842

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-62-BO), 0%, due 07/25/35 (P/O)(6)

 

1,822,919

 

2,776,063

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-69-HO), 0%, due 08/25/35 (P/O)(6)

 

2,055,667

 

1,113,704

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-87-ZQ), 4.5%, due 10/25/25

 

1,114,264

 

1,313,363

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-92-DT), 6%, due 10/25/35 (I/F) (TAC) (2)

 

1,272,088

 

860,983

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-14-SP), 21.959%, due 03/25/36 (I/F)   (TAC)(2)

 

861,397

 

1,215,815

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-15-LO), 0%, due 03/25/36 (P/O)(6)

 

1,099,599

 

3,604,348

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-45-SP), 21.296%, due 06/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

3,683,381

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 


 


 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

1,833,912

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-57-SA), 21.076%, due 06/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

$

1,848,136

 

2,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-67-DS), 23.004%, due 07/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,984,544

 

26,646,900

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (07-48-SD), 5.578%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)(2)

 

1,547,772

 

20,398,668

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (07-53-SG), 6.078%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)(2)

 

1,402,845

 

2,259,691

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (07-58-SL), 14.82%, due 06/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

2,224,793

 

5,721,406

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (05-45-DK), 19.775%, due 06/16/35 (I/F) (2)

 

5,677,796

 

38,377,779

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (06-35-SA), 6.055%, due 07/20/36 (I/O) (I/F)(2)

 

2,328,533

 

69,811,869

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (06-61-SA), 4.205%, due 11/20/36 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,909,263

 

35,819,678

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (08-53-TS), 5.925%, due 05/20/38 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,326,420

 

45,000,465

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (08-58-TS), 5.855%, due 05/20/38 (I/O) (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,701,423

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

108,431,572

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $201,122,340)

 

207,177,734

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $220,560,518) (120.4%)

 

208,566,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Corporate Bonds (4.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.7%)

 

 

 

907,000

 

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

 

655,307

 

683,000

 

National City Corp., 4%, due 02/01/11

 

625,799

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

1,281,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services (0.3%)

 

 

 

865,000

 

Sotheby’s, (144A), 3.125%, due 06/15/13 (3)

 

562,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications (0.1%)

 

 

 

227,000

 

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

 

138,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics (1.0%)

 

 

 

736,000

 

Agere Systems, Inc., 6.5%, due 12/15/09

 

742,440

 

45,000

 

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., 4.5%, due 05/15/13

 

22,387

 

751,000

 

LSI Logic Corp., 4%, due 05/15/10

 

718,144

 

339,000

 

Xilinx, Inc., (144A), 3.125%, due 03/15/37 (3)

 

252,131

 

 

 

Total Electronics

 

1,735,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Providers (0.5%)

 

 

 

1,186,000

 

Omnicare, Inc., 3.25%, due 12/15/35

 

782,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies (0.1%)

 

 

 

160,000

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., (144A), 2.375%, due 06/01/12 (3)

 

114,800

 

160,000

 

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp., (144A), 2.75%, due 06/01/10 (3)

 

147,200

 

 

 

Total Medical Supplies

 

262,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals (0.1%)

 

 

 

370,000

 

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp., 3.25%, due 03/15/28

 

164,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas (0.7%)

 

 

 

99,000

 

Hercules Offshore, Inc., (144A), 3.375%, due 06/01/38 (3)

 

28,710

 

443,000

 

Transocean, Inc., Class A, 1.625%, due 12/15/37

 

409,221

 

442,000

 

Transocean, Inc., Class B, 1.5%, due 12/15/37

 

381,225

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

442,000

 

Transocean, Inc., Class C, 1.5%, due 12/15/37

 

$

364,098

 

 

 

Total Oil & Gas

 

1,183,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%)

 

 

 

357,000

 

United Therapeutics Corp., (144A), 0.5%, due 10/15/11 (3)

 

372,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.9%)

 

 

 

1,517,000

 

Affordable Residential Communities, Inc., (144A), 7.5%, due 08/15/25 (Cost $1,516,330, Acquired 08/03/2005-05/12/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,501,830

 

180,000

 

ProLogis, 2.625%, due 05/15/38

 

92,025

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

1,593,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retailers (0.1%)

 

 

 

140,000

 

RadioShack Corp., (144A), 2.5%, due 08/01/13 (3)

 

116,025

 

 

 

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds (Cost: $9,554,039)

 

8,192,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,542

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, Series G, $8.50

 

63,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services (0.1%)

 

 

 

10,940

 

United Rentals Trust I, $3.25

 

121,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.3%)

 

 

 

1,160

 

Bank of America Corp., $72.50

 

492,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

16,500

 

AES Corp., $3.375

 

570,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.3%)

 

 

 

17,850

 

Bristow Group, Inc. $2.75

 

553,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services (0.1%)

 

 

 

2,724

 

Vale Capital, Ltd., Series A, $2.75

 

79,507

 

1,612

 

Vale Capital, Ltd., Series B, $2.75

 

46,345

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

 

125,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

5,900

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., $3.125

 

216,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.3%)

 

 

 

13,105

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., $2.875

 

570,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.2%)

 

 

 

800

 

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., (144A), $52.50 (3)

 

321,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

 

 

 

8,445

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., $4.50

 

519,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%)

 

 

 

330

 

Mylan, Inc., $65.00

 

281,305

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.2%)

 

 

 

660

 

Kansas City Southern, $51.25

 

$

373,065

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost: $7,441,174)

 

4,208,636

 

 

 

Total Convertible Securities (Cost: $16,995,213) (7.1%)

 

12,400,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.0%)

 

 

 

2,190

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

61,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets (0.1%)

 

 

 

7,920

 

Blackstone Group, LP (The)

 

57,420

 

1,920

 

Invesco, Ltd.

 

26,611

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

 

84,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.1%)

 

 

 

5,500

 

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co.

 

122,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%)

 

 

 

2,200

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

49,148

 

2,700

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

69,120

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

118,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment (0.0%)

 

 

 

12,900

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

54,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.2%)

 

 

 

4,410

 

Dell, Inc. (7)

 

41,807

 

1,880

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

60,273

 

1,850

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

179,246

 

 

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

 

281,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%)

 

 

 

7,990

 

Packaging Corp. of America

 

104,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%)

 

 

 

5,600

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

148,848

 

1,740

 

NYSE Euronext

 

31,146

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

179,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.2%)

 

 

 

5,500

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

138,600

 

33,720

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

 

115,323

 

7,837

 

Windstream Corp.

 

63,166

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

317,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.5%)

 

 

 

4,040

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

102,050

 

10,622

 

Entergy Corp.

 

723,252

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

 

825,302

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.0%)

 

 

 

5,850

 

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

 

$

64,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,160

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

 

33,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%)

 

 

 

2,470

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

 

67,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.2%)

 

 

 

6,700

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

 

149,343

 

13,100

 

Sara Lee Corp.

 

105,848

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

255,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%)

 

 

 

5,540

 

Boston Scientific Corp. (7)

 

44,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

23,740

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (7)

 

27,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.0%)

 

 

 

6,630

 

Lennar Corp., Class A

 

49,791

 

700

 

Sony Corp. (SP ADR)

 

14,441

 

 

 

Total Household Durables

 

64,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

3,150

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

145,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%)

 

 

 

8,250

 

General Electric Co.

 

83,408

 

3,100

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

 

60,636

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

144,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.1%)

 

 

 

3,780

 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

 

153,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

7,180

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

82,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

610

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (7)

 

21,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.1%)

 

 

 

5,620

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

 

76,657

 

9,600

 

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

 

128,736

 

458

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

 

11,358

 

1,826

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

35,242

 

 

 

Total Media

 

251,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,600

 

United States Steel Corp.

 

33,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

 

 

 

1,500

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

 

58,335

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

970

 

BP PLC (SP ADR)

 

$

38,897

 

2,700

 

Chevron Corp.

 

181,548

 

2,570

 

ConocoPhillips

 

100,641

 

2,180

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

57,312

 

1,890

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

33,831

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

470,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%)

 

 

 

6,000

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

 

71,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,750

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

 

43,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%)

 

 

 

4,800

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

105,216

 

9,600

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

130,752

 

4,400

 

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7)

 

136,884

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

372,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,280

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

17,754

 

2,400

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

28,800

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

46,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%)

 

 

 

5,410

 

Intel Corp.

 

81,420

 

2,180

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

43,600

 

11,070

 

LSI Corp. (7)

 

33,653

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

158,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.1%)

 

 

 

7,900

 

Gap, Inc. (The)

 

102,621

 

4,400

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

103,664

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

206,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%)

 

 

 

8,070

 

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

 

90,142

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $7,586,861) (2.9%)

 

4,998,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (4.2% of Net Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (4.2%)

 

 

 

$

7,196,192

 

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.05%, due 04/01/09 (collateralized by $7,350,000, U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.47%, due 08/20/09, valued at $7,341,915) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $7,196,202)

 

7,196,192

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $7,196,192)

 

7,196,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $252,338,784) (134.6%)

 

233,161,398

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-34.6%)

 

(59,887,870

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

173,273,528

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 




(1)

 

Illiquid security.

(2)

 

Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2009.

(3)

 

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, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $5,358,234 or 3.1% 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.

(4)

 

Restricted security (Note 4).

(5)

 

The issuer has declared partial write-off on outstanding principal balance.

(6)

 

As of March 31, 2009, security is not accruing interest.

(7)

 

Non-income producing security.

(8)

 

Fair valued security (Note 1).

(9)

 

Represents number of preferred shares.

CDO

-

Collateralized Debt Obligation.

CLO

-

Collateralized Loan Obligation.

I/F

-

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

I/O

-

Interest Only Security.

PAC

-

Planned Amortization Class.

P/O

-

Principal Only Security.

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 underlie the ADR and entitles the shareholder to all dividends, capital gains and voting rights.

TAC

-

Target Amortization Class.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Investments by Industry (Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2009

 

Industry*

 

Percentage of
Net Assets

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

62.6

%

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

53.8

 

Banking

 

4.1

 

Electronics

 

1.0

 

Real Estate

 

0.9

 

Electric Utilities

 

0.8

 

Oil & Gas

 

0.7

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

0.6

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

0.6

 

Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance

 

0.6

 

Healthcare Providers

 

0.5

 

Insurance

 

0.4

 

Commercial Services

 

0.4

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

0.4

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

0.3

 

Media

 

0.3

 

Food Products

 

0.3

 

Road & Rail

 

0.2

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

0.2

 

Computers & Peripherals

 

0.2

 

Medical Supplies

 

0.1

 

Specialty Retail

 

0.1

 

Metals

 

0.1

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

0.1

 

Household Products

 

0.1

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

0.1

 

Communications

 

0.1

 

Financial Services

 

0.1

 

Chemicals

 

0.1

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

0.1

 

Retailers

 

0.1

 

Containers & Packaging

 

0.1

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

0.1

 

Capital Markets

 

0.1

 

Leisure Equipment & Products

 

0.1

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

0.0

*

Food & Staples Retailing

 

0.0

*

Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components

 

0.0

*

Household Durables

 

0.0

*

Commercial Banks

 

0.0

*

Aerospace & Defense

 

0.0

*

Communications Equipment

 

0.0

*

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

0.0

*

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

0.0

*

Personal Products

 

0.0

*

Metals & Mining

 

0.0

*

Health Care Providers & Services

 

0.0

*

Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

0.0

*

Short-Term Investments

 

4.2

 

Total

 

134.6

%

 


*Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2009

 

Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies:

 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the ‘‘Fund’’) was incorporated in Maryland on January 13, 1987 as a diversified, closed-end investment management company and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TSI. The Fund commenced operations on March 5, 1987. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a total return comprised of current income and capital appreciation by investing in convertible securities, marketable equity securities, investment-grade debt securities, high-yield debt securities, options, securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities (“U.S. Government Securities”), repurchase agreements, mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, money market securities and other securities without limit believed by the Fund’s investment advisor to be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.  TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) is the Investment Advisor to the Fund and is registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

 

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 that are traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices. 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, whereupon they will be valued at amortized value using their value of the 61st day prior to maturity.

 

The Fund invests in asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligation securities, which are valued based on prices supplied by dealers who make markets in such securities. However, such markets have become illiquid, and therefore, the value of these securities may differ from the realized values had a liquid market existed for these investments, and the differences could be material. At March 31, 2009, the total value of these securities amount to $1,388,350 or 0.80% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

The Fund invests a portion of its assets in below-investment grade debt securities, including asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The value and related income of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. Recent instability in the markets for fixed-income securities, particularly securities with sub-prime exposure, has resulted in increased volatility of market prices and periods of illiquidity that have adversely impacted the valuation of certain securities held by the Fund.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that sale or mean 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 Fund’s Board of Directors.  At March 31, 2009, eleven securities were fair valued at $425,000 or 0.25% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008.  FAS 157, defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and 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, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. 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)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

 

$

9,224,940

 

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

222,548,108

 

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

1,388,350

 

Total

 

$

233,161,398

 

 



 

Following is a reconcilation of investments in which signifcant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Balance, as of 12/31/08

 

$

5,453,998

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

Realized loss and change in unrealized depreciation

 

(4,159,279

)

Net purchases

 

93,631

 

Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

Balance, as of 3/31/09

 

$

1,388,350

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation from investments still held as of 3/31/09

 

$

4,295,947

 

 

 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, 2009, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for federal income tax purposes is comprised of the following components:

 

Appreciated securities

 

$

24,526,042

 

Depreciated securities

 

(44,884,260

)

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

$

(20,358,218

)

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes

 

$

253,519,616

 

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2009, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period then ended; and therefore no interest or penalties were accrued. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

 

Note 3—Security Lending:

 

The Fund can lend securities to brokers. The brokers must provide collateral, which must be maintained at not less than 100% of the value of the loaned securities, to secure the obligation. The Fund receives income, net of broker fees, by investing the collateral in short-term investments.  The Fund did not lend securities during the three months ended March 31, 2009.

 

Note 4—Restricted Securities:

 

The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.  These securities generally 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 144A issues) at March 31, 2009.  However, certain 144A securities were deemed illiquid as of March 31, 2009 and therefore were considered restricted.  Aggregate cost and fair value of such securities held at March 31, 2009 were as follows:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

Aggregate Cost

 

Aggregate Value

 

Fund’s Net Assets

 

Total of Restricted Securities

 

$

7,174,899

 

$

2,492,586

 

1.44

%

 



 

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) were 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/ Ronald R. Redell

 

Ronald R. Redell

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date

May 22, 2009

 

 

 

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/ Ronald R. Redell

 

Ronald R. Redell

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date

May 22, 2009

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ David S. DeVito

 

David S. DeVito

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date

May 22, 2009