| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 2. Code Of Ethics.
| (a) | As of the period ended October 31, 2025, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party (the “Code of Ethics”). |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | During the period covered by this report, no substantive amendments were made to the Code of Ethics. |
| (d) | During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the Code of Ethics. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| (f) | The registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith pursuant to Item 19(a)(1) of this Form. |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that Victoria B. Rogers, Robert Rooney, and Michael Swell possess the attributes identified in Instruction (b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated each individual as the Registrant’s audit committee financial experts. Ms. Rogers, Mr. Rooney, and Mr. Swell are “independent” Trustees pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees And Services.
The following fees paid to Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Registrant’s principal accounting firm, are for services rendered for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025.
| a) | Audit Fees |
The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024, for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements was $71,500 and $71,500, respectively.
| b) | Audit Related Fees |
The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024, for assurance and related services rendered to the Registrant by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item was $0 and $0, respectively.
| c) | Tax Fees |
The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024, for professional services rendered to the Registrant by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning was $23,700 and $18,480, respectively. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local entity tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification.
| d) | All Other Fees |
The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024, for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item was $0 and $0, respectively.
| e) | (1) Pursuant to the Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter that has been adopted by the audit committee, the audit committee shall approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant and all permissible non-audit services to be provided to its investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The audit committee has delegated to its Chairman the approval of such services subject to reports to the full audit committee at its next subsequent meeting. |
(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C)of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 0%; Tax Fees were 0%; and Other Fees were 0% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2025, respectively.
| f) | Not applicable. |
| g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant were $588,053 for the period ending October 31, 2025 and $331,979 for the period ending October 31, 2024. |
| h) | Not applicable. |
Item 5. Audit Committee Of Listed Registrants.
| (a) | The Registrant is an issuer as defined in Section 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of such Act. All of the Board’s independent Trustees are members of the Audit Committee. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | A Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7(a) of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Companies.
| (a) | The Registrant’s Financial Statements are attached herewith. |
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Schedule of Investments TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF |
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 98.3% | ||||||||
| Automobiles - 2.9% | ||||||||
| Tesla, Inc.* | 5,591 | $ | 2,552,627 | |||||
| Broadline Retail - 4.6% | ||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.* | 16,681 | 4,073,834 | ||||||
| Communications Equipment - 14.3% | ||||||||
| Arista Networks, Inc.* | 36,438 | 5,745,909 | ||||||
| Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | 25,684 | 5,176,867 | ||||||
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 4,044 | 1,644,735 | ||||||
| 12,567,511 | ||||||||
| Electrical Equipment - 5.8% | ||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 4,333 | 1,653,299 | ||||||
| Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | 17,780 | 3,429,051 | ||||||
| 5,082,350 | ||||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.1% | ||||||||
| Celestica, Inc.* | 2,782 | 958,343 | ||||||
| Cognex Corp. | 42,245 | 1,748,521 | ||||||
| 2,706,864 | ||||||||
| Entertainment - 2.9% | ||||||||
| Spotify Technology S.A.* | 3,921 | 2,569,510 | ||||||
| Interactive Media & Services - 9.4% | ||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 16,305 | 4,584,803 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 3,751 | 2,431,961 | ||||||
| Reddit, Inc., Class A* | 5,859 | 1,224,238 | ||||||
| 8,241,002 | ||||||||
| IT Services - 3.8% | ||||||||
| CoreWeave, Inc., Class A* | 2,210 | 295,499 | ||||||
| DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.* | 13,796 | 560,945 | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 8,127 | 2,498,322 | ||||||
| 3,354,766 | ||||||||
| Machinery - 3.4% | ||||||||
| Deere & Co. | 1,821 | 840,628 | ||||||
| Symbotic, Inc., Class A* | 26,765 | 2,166,627 | ||||||
| 3,007,255 | ||||||||
| Media - 1.3% | ||||||||
| Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | 22,382 | 1,125,367 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 26.0% | ||||||||
| ASML Holding NV | 1,941 | $ | 2,055,965 | |||||
| Broadcom, Inc. | 16,322 | 6,033,101 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 30,510 | 2,860,007 | ||||||
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 8,282 | 1,853,263 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 36,714 | 7,434,218 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR | 8,973 | 2,695,758 | ||||||
| 22,932,312 | ||||||||
| Software - 19.4% | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 3,457 | 1,170,851 | ||||||
| CyberArk Software Ltd.* | 6,681 | 3,479,331 | ||||||
| Datadog, Inc., Class A* | 8,999 | 1,465,127 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 5,548 | 2,872,810 | ||||||
| Nebius Group NV, Class A* | 6,618 | 865,767 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 3,249 | 853,220 | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 9,006 | 1,983,481 | ||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. | 6,598 | 1,718,185 | ||||||
| ServiceNow, Inc.* | 2,899 | 2,664,993 | ||||||
| 17,073,765 | ||||||||
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.4% | ||||||||
| Apple, Inc. | 3,372 | 911,688 | ||||||
| Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | 5,873 | 305,161 | ||||||
| 1,216,849 | ||||||||
| Total Common
Stocks (Cost $56,198,060) |
86,504,012 | |||||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments - 1.8% | ||||||||
| Time Deposit - 1.8% | ||||||||
| ANZ National Bank,
London 3.21% 11/3/2025 (Cost $1,600,949) |
$ | 1,600,949 | 1,600,949 | |||||
| Total Investments -
100.1% (Cost $57,799,009) |
$ | 88,104,961 | ||||||
| Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1%) | (79,940 | ) | ||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 88,025,021 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Continued) TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF |
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October 31, 2025
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Level 1* | Level 2* | Level 3* | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks** | $ | 86,504,012 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 86,504,012 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposit | 1,600,949 | – | – | 1,600,949 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 88,104,961 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 88,104,961 | ||||||||
| * | Please refer to Note 2. | |
| ** | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments TCW Durable Growth ETF |
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 93.8% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense - 22.0% | ||||||||
| General Electric Co. | 27,553 | $ | 8,512,499 | |||||
| HEICO Corp. | 17,664 | 5,613,089 | ||||||
| Safran S.A. | 7,392 | 2,623,428 | ||||||
| TransDigm Group, Inc. | 8,219 | 10,754,644 | ||||||
| 27,503,660 | ||||||||
| Capital Markets - 2.1% | ||||||||
| S&P Global, Inc. | 5,365 | 2,613,882 | ||||||
| Chemicals - 2.2% | ||||||||
| Linde plc | 6,460 | 2,702,218 | ||||||
| Commercial Services & Supplies - 7.2% | ||||||||
| Waste Connections, Inc. | 54,046 | 9,062,433 | ||||||
| Electrical Equipment - 1.8% | ||||||||
| AMETEK, Inc. | 11,150 | 2,253,527 | ||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.5% | ||||||||
| Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A* | 151,154 | 4,439,393 | ||||||
| Financial Services - 9.3% | ||||||||
| Fiserv, Inc.* | 26,139 | 1,743,210 | ||||||
| Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 9,519 | 5,254,393 | ||||||
| Visa, Inc., Class A | 13,595 | 4,632,360 | ||||||
| 11,629,963 | ||||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.1% | ||||||||
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 15,088 | 3,877,012 | ||||||
| Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2% | ||||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 6,804 | 1,465,446 | ||||||
| Media - 1.2% | ||||||||
| Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | 30,894 | 1,553,350 | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 9.4% | ||||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. | 32,023 | 11,836,661 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Software - 27.2% | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 12,941 | $ | 4,382,987 | |||||
| Constellation Software, Inc. | 3,472 | 9,137,237 | ||||||
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 2,597 | 1,410,197 | ||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp.* | 3,691 | 6,125,325 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 16,195 | 8,385,933 | ||||||
| PTC, Inc.* | 9,334 | 1,853,172 | ||||||
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | 6,007 | 2,680,023 | ||||||
| 33,974,874 | ||||||||
| Specialty Retail - 3.6% | ||||||||
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 47,816 | 4,515,743 | ||||||
| Total Common
Stocks (Cost $99,509,424) |
117,428,162 | |||||||
| WARRANTS - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Software - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Constellation Software,
Inc.*†† (Cost $0) |
14,592 | 0 | ** | |||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments - 4.6% | ||||||||
| Time Deposit - 4.6% | ||||||||
| Citibank, New York 3.21%
11/3/2025 (Cost $5,813,497) |
$ | 5,813,497 | 5,813,497 | |||||
| Total Investments -
98.4% (Cost $105,322,921) |
$ | 123,241,659 | ||||||
| Other Assets Less Liabilities - 1.6% | 2,029,827 | |||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 125,271,486 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. | |
| ** | Amount rounds to less than $0.50. | |
| † | Represents less than 0.05%. | |
| †† | For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, security is categorized as Level 3. Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Continued) TCW Durable Growth ETF |
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October 31, 2025
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Level 1* | Level 2* | Level 3* | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks** | $ | 117,428,162 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 117,428,162 | ||||||||
| Warrants** | – | – | 0 | *** | 0 | *** | ||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposit | 5,813,497 | – | – | 5,813,497 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 123,241,659 | $ | – | $ | 0 | *** | $ | 123,241,659 | |||||||
| * | Please refer to Note 2. | |
| ** | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry. | |
| *** | Amount rounds to less than $0.50. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments TCW Transform 500 ETF |
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 99.9% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense - 2.2% | ||||||||
| Axon Enterprise, Inc.* | 1,174 | $ | 859,638 | |||||
| Boeing Co.* | 11,962 | 2,404,601 | ||||||
| General Dynamics Corp. | 3,844 | 1,325,796 | ||||||
| General Electric Co. | 16,759 | 5,177,694 | ||||||
| HEICO Corp. | 671 | 213,224 | ||||||
| HEICO Corp., Class A | 1,219 | 301,983 | ||||||
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 6,144 | 1,265,357 | ||||||
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 2,951 | 853,134 | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 3,146 | 1,547,454 | ||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 2,183 | 1,273,671 | ||||||
| Rocket Lab Corp.* | 6,626 | 417,305 | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 21,196 | 3,783,486 | ||||||
| Textron, Inc. | 2,856 | 230,793 | ||||||
| TransDigm Group, Inc. | 846 | 1,106,999 | ||||||
| 20,761,135 | ||||||||
| Air Freight & Logistics - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 2,111 | 257,331 | ||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 3,493 | 886,593 | ||||||
| United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 11,550 | 1,113,651 | ||||||
| 2,257,575 | ||||||||
| Automobile Components - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Aptiv plc* | 3,296 | 267,306 | ||||||
| Automobiles - 2.4% | ||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. | 62,203 | 816,725 | ||||||
| General Motors Co. | 15,061 | 1,040,564 | ||||||
| Tesla, Inc.* | 44,436 | 20,287,701 | ||||||
| 22,144,990 | ||||||||
| Banks - 3.4% | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corp. | 107,752 | 5,759,344 | ||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. | 29,122 | 2,948,020 | ||||||
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 6,955 | 353,801 | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 10,535 | 438,467 | ||||||
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A | 164 | 299,270 | ||||||
| Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 24,290 | 375,038 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 43,498 | 13,533,098 | ||||||
| KeyCorp | 14,908 | 262,232 | ||||||
| M&T Bank Corp. | 2,476 | 455,262 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 6,226 | $ | 1,136,556 | |||||
| Regions Financial Corp. | 13,581 | 328,660 | ||||||
| Truist Financial Corp. | 20,398 | 910,363 | ||||||
| US Bancorp | 24,606 | 1,148,608 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 50,995 | 4,435,035 | ||||||
| 32,383,754 | ||||||||
| Beverages - 1.0% | ||||||||
| Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | 4,627 | 125,993 | ||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 61,873 | 4,263,049 | ||||||
| Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 2,407 | 316,232 | ||||||
| Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | 19,236 | 522,450 | ||||||
| Monster Beverage Corp.* | 10,842 | 724,571 | ||||||
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 21,680 | 3,167,231 | ||||||
| 9,119,526 | ||||||||
| Biotechnology - 1.7% | ||||||||
| AbbVie, Inc. | 27,958 | 6,095,963 | ||||||
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 1,986 | 905,695 | ||||||
| Amgen, Inc. | 8,512 | 2,540,237 | ||||||
| Biogen, Inc.* | 2,239 | 345,411 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 19,731 | 2,363,576 | ||||||
| Incyte Corp.* | 2,559 | 239,215 | ||||||
| Insmed, Inc.* | 3,306 | 626,818 | ||||||
| Natera, Inc.* | 2,080 | 413,774 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1,639 | 1,068,300 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,076 | 1,734,623 | ||||||
| 16,333,612 | ||||||||
| Broadline Retail - 4.3% | ||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.* | 154,286 | 37,679,727 | ||||||
| Coupang, Inc., Class A* | 19,405 | 620,378 | ||||||
| eBay, Inc. | 7,379 | 599,986 | ||||||
| MercadoLibre, Inc.* | 745 | 1,733,809 | ||||||
| 40,633,900 | ||||||||
| Building Products - 0.5% | ||||||||
| Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | 1,794 | 208,409 | ||||||
| Carlisle Cos, Inc. | 685 | 222,659 | ||||||
| Carrier Global Corp. | 12,587 | 748,801 | ||||||
| Johnson Controls International plc | 10,453 | 1,195,719 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Continued) TCW Transform 500 ETF |
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Lennox International, Inc. | 517 | $ | 261,085 | |||||
| Masco Corp. | 3,337 | 216,104 | ||||||
| Trane Technologies plc | 3,531 | 1,584,183 | ||||||
| 4,436,960 | ||||||||
| Capital Markets - 3.3% | ||||||||
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1,493 | 675,986 | ||||||
| Ares Management Corp., Class A | 3,214 | 477,954 | ||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 10,743 | 1,159,492 | ||||||
| Blackrock, Inc. | 2,200 | 2,382,182 | ||||||
| Blackstone, Inc. | 11,691 | 1,714,368 | ||||||
| Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) | 3,411 | 181,875 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 26,956 | 2,547,881 | ||||||
| CME Group, Inc., Class A | 5,695 | 1,511,966 | ||||||
| Coinbase Global, Inc., Class A* | 3,311 | 1,138,256 | ||||||
| FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 602 | 160,614 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 4,859 | 3,835,548 | ||||||
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A | 6,862 | 482,810 | ||||||
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 9,054 | 1,324,510 | ||||||
| KKR & Co., Inc. | 10,535 | 1,246,607 | ||||||
| LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,266 | 477,674 | ||||||
| Moody’s Corp. | 2,457 | 1,180,097 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley | 19,539 | 3,204,395 | ||||||
| MSCI, Inc., Class A | 1,185 | 697,432 | ||||||
| Nasdaq, Inc. | 6,131 | 524,139 | ||||||
| Northern Trust Corp. | 3,010 | 387,297 | ||||||
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 2,708 | 429,678 | ||||||
| Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A* | 11,592 | 1,701,474 | ||||||
| S&P Global, Inc. | 4,856 | 2,365,892 | ||||||
| State Street Corp. | 4,562 | 527,641 | ||||||
| T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 3,514 | 360,290 | ||||||
| 30,696,058 | ||||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Chemicals - 0.9% | ||||||||
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 3,519 | $ | 853,674 | |||||
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 2,618 | 218,053 | ||||||
| Corteva, Inc. | 10,846 | 666,378 | ||||||
| Dow, Inc. | 11,096 | 264,640 | ||||||
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 6,614 | 540,033 | ||||||
| Ecolab, Inc. | 4,023 | 1,031,497 | ||||||
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 4,042 | 254,525 | ||||||
| Linde plc | 7,448 | 3,115,499 | ||||||
| LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | 4,094 | 190,043 | ||||||
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 3,594 | 351,314 | ||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. | 3,644 | 1,256,961 | ||||||
| 8,742,617 | ||||||||
| Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% | ||||||||
| Cintas Corp. | 5,483 | 1,004,869 | ||||||
| Copart, Inc.* | 13,305 | 572,248 | ||||||
| Republic Services, Inc., Class A | 3,219 | 670,325 | ||||||
| Rollins, Inc. | 4,660 | 268,463 | ||||||
| Veralto Corp. | 3,744 | 369,458 | ||||||
| Waste Management, Inc. | 5,817 | 1,162,062 | ||||||
| 4,047,425 | ||||||||
| Communications Equipment - 0.9% | ||||||||
| Arista Networks, Inc.* | 16,268 | 2,565,301 | ||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. (Delaware) | 62,707 | 4,584,508 | ||||||
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 2,646 | 1,076,155 | ||||||
| 8,225,964 | ||||||||
| Construction & Engineering - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 557 | 537,828 | ||||||
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 704 | 475,749 | ||||||
| Quanta Services, Inc. | 2,304 | 1,034,796 | ||||||
| 2,048,373 | ||||||||
| Construction Materials - 0.3% | ||||||||
| CRH plc | 10,649 | 1,268,296 | ||||||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 959 | 587,963 | ||||||
| Vulcan Materials Co. | 2,102 | 608,529 | ||||||
| 2,464,788 | ||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Consumer Finance - 0.7% | ||||||||
| American Express Co. | 8,639 | $ | 3,116,347 | |||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. | 10,111 | 2,224,319 | ||||||
| SoFi Technologies, Inc.* | 18,361 | 544,954 | ||||||
| Synchrony Financial | 5,886 | 437,801 | ||||||
| 6,323,421 | ||||||||
| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.7% | ||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 7,029 | 6,406,582 | ||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 3,472 | 342,548 | ||||||
| Dollar Tree, Inc.* | 3,126 | 309,849 | ||||||
| Kroger Co. | 9,722 | 618,611 | ||||||
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | 1,552 | 122,546 | ||||||
| Sysco Corp. | 7,561 | 561,631 | ||||||
| Target Corp. | 7,188 | 666,471 | ||||||
| US Foods Holding Corp.* | 3,624 | 263,175 | ||||||
| Walmart, Inc. | 68,114 | 6,891,774 | ||||||
| 16,183,187 | ||||||||
| Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Amcor plc | 36,124 | 285,380 | ||||||
| Avery Dennison Corp. | 1,244 | 217,563 | ||||||
| Ball Corp. | 4,235 | 199,045 | ||||||
| International Paper Co. | 8,242 | 318,471 | ||||||
| Packaging Corp. of America | 1,411 | 276,217 | ||||||
| Smurfit WestRock plc | 8,176 | 301,858 | ||||||
| 1,598,534 | ||||||||
| Distributors - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Genuine Parts Co. | 2,196 | 279,573 | ||||||
| Diversified REITs - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| WP Carey, Inc. | 3,438 | 226,908 | ||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.6% | ||||||||
| AT&T, Inc. | 113,228 | 2,802,393 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | 66,766 | 2,653,281 | ||||||
| 5,455,674 | ||||||||
| Electric Utilities - 1.5% | ||||||||
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 8,157 | 980,961 | ||||||
| Constellation Energy Corp. | 4,943 | 1,863,511 | ||||||
| Duke Energy Corp. | 12,308 | 1,529,884 | ||||||
| Edison International | 6,074 | 336,378 | ||||||
| Entergy Corp. | 7,047 | 677,146 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Evergy, Inc. | 3,634 | $ | 279,128 | |||||
| Eversource Energy | 5,558 | 410,236 | ||||||
| Exelon Corp. | 15,986 | 737,274 | ||||||
| FirstEnergy Corp. | 8,169 | 374,385 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 32,577 | 2,651,768 | ||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. | 3,053 | 524,689 | ||||||
| PG&E Corp. | 34,666 | 553,269 | ||||||
| PPL Corp. | 11,171 | 407,965 | ||||||
| Southern Co. | 17,419 | 1,638,083 | ||||||
| Xcel Energy, Inc. | 9,093 | 738,079 | ||||||
| 13,702,756 | ||||||||
| Electrical Equipment - 1.0% | ||||||||
| AMETEK, Inc. | 3,647 | 737,095 | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6,196 | 2,364,146 | ||||||
| Emerson Electric Co. | 8,921 | 1,245,104 | ||||||
| GE Vernova, Inc. | 4,322 | 2,528,974 | ||||||
| Hubbell, Inc., Class B | 847 | 398,090 | ||||||
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,791 | 659,733 | ||||||
| Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | 5,932 | 1,144,046 | ||||||
| 9,077,188 | ||||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.8% | ||||||||
| Amphenol Corp., Class A | 19,314 | 2,691,213 | ||||||
| CDW Corp. | 2,084 | 332,127 | ||||||
| Corning, Inc. | 11,930 | 1,062,724 | ||||||
| Flex Ltd.* | 5,794 | 362,241 | ||||||
| Jabil, Inc. | 1,577 | 348,344 | ||||||
| Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 2,726 | 498,749 | ||||||
| TE Connectivity plc | 4,691 | 1,158,724 | ||||||
| Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | 743 | 391,427 | ||||||
| Trimble, Inc.* | 3,774 | 300,977 | ||||||
| Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* | 809 | 217,823 | ||||||
| 7,364,349 | ||||||||
| Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Baker Hughes Co., Class A | 15,669 | 758,536 | ||||||
| Halliburton Co. | 13,600 | 365,024 | ||||||
| SLB Ltd. | 23,488 | 846,978 | ||||||
| 1,970,538 | ||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Entertainment - 1.6% | ||||||||
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | 3,609 | $ | 722,017 | |||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A* | 370 | 33,663 | ||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C* | 3,359 | 335,396 | ||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 2,272 | 339,732 | ||||||
| Netflix, Inc.* | 6,729 | 7,528,810 | ||||||
| ROBLOX Corp., Class A* | 9,784 | 1,112,636 | ||||||
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 2,690 | 689,635 | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. | 28,471 | 3,206,404 | ||||||
| Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.* | 35,883 | 805,573 | ||||||
| 14,773,866 | ||||||||
| Financial Services - 3.7% | ||||||||
| Affirm Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 4,210 | 302,615 | ||||||
| Apollo Global Management, Inc. | 7,082 | 880,363 | ||||||
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* | 29,129 | 13,910,262 | ||||||
| Block, Inc., Class A* | 8,853 | 672,297 | ||||||
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. | 3,809 | 124,021 | ||||||
| Corpay, Inc.* | 1,068 | 278,054 | ||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 8,318 | 520,041 | ||||||
| Fiserv, Inc.* | 8,548 | 570,066 | ||||||
| Global Payments, Inc. | 3,862 | 300,309 | ||||||
| Mastercard, Inc., Class A | 13,040 | 7,197,950 | ||||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 15,113 | 1,046,878 | ||||||
| Toast, Inc., Class A* | 7,842 | 283,410 | ||||||
| Visa, Inc., Class A | 26,899 | 9,165,565 | ||||||
| 35,251,831 | ||||||||
| Food Products - 0.4% | ||||||||
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 7,178 | 434,484 | ||||||
| General Mills, Inc. | 8,663 | 403,782 | ||||||
| Hershey Co. | 2,335 | 396,086 | ||||||
| Hormel Foods Corp. | 4,586 | 99,012 | ||||||
| J M Smucker Co. | 1,660 | 171,893 | ||||||
| Kellanova | 4,317 | 358,570 | ||||||
| Kraft Heinz Co. | 13,776 | 340,680 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| McCormick & Co., Inc. | 3,979 | $ | 255,293 | |||||
| Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 20,515 | 1,178,792 | ||||||
| Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 4,304 | 221,269 | ||||||
| 3,859,861 | ||||||||
| Gas Utilities - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Atmos Energy Corp. | 2,508 | 430,674 | ||||||
| Ground Transportation - 0.8% | ||||||||
| CSX Corp. | 29,521 | 1,063,346 | ||||||
| JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 1,266 | 213,777 | ||||||
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | 3,581 | 1,014,784 | ||||||
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 2,820 | 395,984 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 31,889 | 3,077,289 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 9,382 | 2,067,511 | ||||||
| 7,832,691 | ||||||||
| Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.9% | ||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 27,533 | 3,403,630 | ||||||
| Baxter International, Inc. | 8,114 | 149,866 | ||||||
| Becton Dickinson & Co. | 4,547 | 812,594 | ||||||
| Boston Scientific Corp.* | 23,404 | 2,357,251 | ||||||
| Cooper Cos, Inc. (The)* | 3,134 | 219,098 | ||||||
| Dexcom, Inc.* | 6,174 | 359,450 | ||||||
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 9,265 | 763,899 | ||||||
| GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. | 7,194 | 539,190 | ||||||
| Hologic, Inc.* | 3,546 | 262,085 | ||||||
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 1,273 | 801,366 | ||||||
| Insulet Corp.* | 1,105 | 345,876 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 5,648 | 3,017,614 | ||||||
| Medtronic plc | 20,309 | 1,842,026 | ||||||
| ResMed, Inc. | 2,327 | 574,490 | ||||||
| STERIS plc | 1,507 | 355,200 | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. | 5,722 | 2,038,405 | ||||||
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 3,152 | 316,965 | ||||||
| 18,159,005 | ||||||||
| Health Care Providers & Services - 1.6% | ||||||||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | 3,776 | 720,348 | ||||||
| Cencora, Inc. | 2,899 | 979,311 | ||||||
| Centene Corp.* | 7,423 | 262,552 | ||||||
| Cigna Group (The) | 4,083 | 997,926 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 20,012 | 1,563,938 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 3,571 | $ | 1,132,721 | |||||
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 2,705 | 1,243,434 | ||||||
| Humana, Inc. | 1,904 | 529,674 | ||||||
| Labcorp Holdings, Inc. | 1,326 | 336,751 | ||||||
| McKesson Corp. | 1,985 | 1,610,510 | ||||||
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 1,756 | 308,968 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 14,350 | 4,901,385 | ||||||
| 14,587,518 | ||||||||
| Health Care REITs - 0.3% | ||||||||
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2,353 | 136,992 | ||||||
| Ventas, Inc. | 6,844 | 505,019 | ||||||
| Welltower, Inc. | 10,591 | 1,917,394 | ||||||
| 2,559,405 | ||||||||
| Health Care Technology - 0.1% | ||||||||
| Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A* | 2,370 | 690,144 | ||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8% | ||||||||
| Airbnb, Inc., Class A* | 6,608 | 836,176 | ||||||
| Booking Holdings, Inc. | 512 | 2,599,804 | ||||||
| Carnival Corp.* | 17,106 | 493,166 | ||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Class A* | 21,186 | 671,384 | ||||||
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 1,855 | 334,178 | ||||||
| Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 502 | 200,027 | ||||||
| DoorDash, Inc., Class A* | 5,783 | 1,471,022 | ||||||
| DraftKings, Inc., Class A* | 7,711 | 235,879 | ||||||
| Expedia Group, Inc. | 1,927 | 423,940 | ||||||
| Flutter Entertainment plc* | 2,626 | 610,781 | ||||||
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 3,493 | 897,561 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 4,989 | 296,097 | ||||||
| Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 3,593 | 936,264 | ||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | 11,348 | 3,386,585 | ||||||
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 4,000 | 1,147,320 | ||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 17,982 | 1,454,204 | ||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. | 4,439 | 613,514 | ||||||
| 16,607,902 | ||||||||
| Household Durables - 0.2% | ||||||||
| DR Horton, Inc. | 4,235 | 631,355 | ||||||
| Garmin Ltd. | 2,560 | 547,686 | ||||||
| Lennar Corp., Class A | 3,377 | 417,971 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Lennar Corp., Class B | 150 | $ | 17,708 | |||||
| NVR, Inc.* | 42 | 302,854 | ||||||
| PulteGroup, Inc. | 3,167 | 379,628 | ||||||
| 2,297,202 | ||||||||
| Household Products - 0.8% | ||||||||
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 3,902 | 342,166 | ||||||
| Clorox Co. | 1,963 | 220,759 | ||||||
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 12,833 | 988,783 | ||||||
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 5,270 | 630,872 | ||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. | 37,131 | 5,583,388 | ||||||
| 7,765,968 | ||||||||
| Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1% | ||||||||
| Vistra Corp. | 5,347 | 1,006,840 | ||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4% | ||||||||
| 3M Co. | 8,434 | 1,404,261 | ||||||
| Honeywell International, Inc. | 10,054 | 2,024,172 | ||||||
| 3,428,433 | ||||||||
| Industrial REITs - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Prologis, Inc. | 14,631 | 1,815,561 | ||||||
| Insurance - 1.6% | ||||||||
| Aflac, Inc. | 7,697 | 825,041 | ||||||
| Allstate Corp. (The) | 4,189 | 802,277 | ||||||
| American International Group, Inc. | 8,492 | 670,528 | ||||||
| Aon plc, Class A | 3,404 | 1,159,675 | ||||||
| Arch Capital Group Ltd. | 5,897 | 508,970 | ||||||
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 4,028 | 1,004,946 | ||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. | 4,446 | 354,524 | ||||||
| Chubb Ltd. | 5,871 | 1,625,915 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 2,452 | 379,055 | ||||||
| Erie Indemnity Co., Class A | 399 | 116,763 | ||||||
| Everest Group Ltd. | 674 | 211,986 | ||||||
| Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 4,476 | 555,830 | ||||||
| Loews Corp. | 2,768 | 275,582 | ||||||
| Markel Group, Inc.* | 188 | 371,212 | ||||||
| Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc. | 7,808 | 1,390,995 | ||||||
| MetLife, Inc. | 8,919 | 711,915 | ||||||
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 3,545 | 297,922 | ||||||
| Progressive Corp. (The) | 9,254 | 1,906,323 | ||||||
| Prudential Financial, Inc. | 5,631 | 585,624 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Travelers Cos, Inc. (The) | 3,558 | $ | 955,750 | |||||
| W R Berkley Corp. | 4,546 | 324,312 | ||||||
| Willis Towers Watson plc | 1,506 | 471,529 | ||||||
| 15,506,674 | ||||||||
| Interactive Media & Services - 7.6% | ||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 92,113 | 25,901,255 | ||||||
| Alphabet, Inc., Class C | 80,138 | 22,584,491 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | 34,381 | 22,290,921 | ||||||
| Pinterest, Inc., Class A* | 9,424 | 311,934 | ||||||
| Reddit, Inc., Class A* | 1,873 | 391,363 | ||||||
| 71,479,964 | ||||||||
| IT Services - 1.3% | ||||||||
| Accenture plc, Class A | 9,853 | 2,464,235 | ||||||
| Cloudflare, Inc., Class A* | 4,829 | 1,223,186 | ||||||
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | 7,806 | 568,901 | ||||||
| CoreWeave, Inc., Class A* | 869 | 116,194 | ||||||
| Gartner, Inc.* | 1,200 | 298,008 | ||||||
| GoDaddy, Inc., Class A* | 2,249 | 299,409 | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 14,751 | 4,534,605 | ||||||
| MongoDB, Inc., Class A* | 1,243 | 447,256 | ||||||
| Okta, Inc., Class A* | 2,623 | 240,083 | ||||||
| Snowflake, Inc., Class A* | 5,158 | 1,417,831 | ||||||
| Twilio, Inc., Class A* | 2,310 | 311,573 | ||||||
| VeriSign, Inc. | 1,262 | 302,628 | ||||||
| 12,223,909 | ||||||||
| Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.9% | ||||||||
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,512 | 660,376 | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. | 10,341 | 2,227,245 | ||||||
| Illumina, Inc.* | 2,449 | 302,549 | ||||||
| IQVIA Holdings, Inc.* | 2,668 | 577,515 | ||||||
| Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | 330 | 467,376 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 5,978 | 3,391,857 | ||||||
| Waters Corp.* | 936 | 327,226 | ||||||
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 1,138 | 320,996 | ||||||
| 8,275,140 | ||||||||
| Machinery - 1.5% | ||||||||
| Caterpillar, Inc. | 7,448 | 4,299,432 | ||||||
| CNH Industrial NV | 13,939 | 146,220 | ||||||
| Cummins, Inc. | 2,177 | 952,829 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Deere & Co. | 3,950 | $ | 1,823,439 | |||||
| Dover Corp. | 2,174 | 394,494 | ||||||
| Fortive Corp. | 5,377 | 270,678 | ||||||
| IDEX Corp. | 1,136 | 194,779 | ||||||
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 4,662 | 1,137,155 | ||||||
| Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 6,397 | 488,283 | ||||||
| Otis Worldwide Corp. | 6,250 | 579,750 | ||||||
| PACCAR, Inc. | 8,142 | 801,173 | ||||||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,942 | 1,500,836 | ||||||
| Snap-on, Inc. | 806 | 270,453 | ||||||
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 2,706 | 553,215 | ||||||
| Xylem, Inc./NY | 3,814 | 575,342 | ||||||
| 13,988,078 | ||||||||
| Media - 0.3% | ||||||||
| Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | 1,479 | 345,849 | ||||||
| Comcast Corp., Class A | 58,974 | 1,641,541 | ||||||
| Fox Corp., Class A | 3,325 | 214,961 | ||||||
| Fox Corp., Class B | 2,111 | 123,304 | ||||||
| News Corp., Class A | 5,993 | 158,815 | ||||||
| News Corp., Class B | 1,634 | 49,788 | ||||||
| Omnicom Group, Inc. | 3,095 | 232,187 | ||||||
| Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A* | 7,058 | 354,876 | ||||||
| 3,121,321 | ||||||||
| Metals & Mining - 0.4% | ||||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 22,169 | 924,447 | ||||||
| Newmont Corp. | 17,377 | 1,407,016 | ||||||
| Nucor Corp. | 3,675 | 551,434 | ||||||
| Reliance, Inc. | 832 | 234,982 | ||||||
| Southern Copper Corp. | 1,428 | 198,206 | ||||||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 2,217 | 347,626 | ||||||
| 3,663,711 | ||||||||
| Multi-Utilities - 0.6% | ||||||||
| Ameren Corp. | 4,269 | 435,523 | ||||||
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 10,326 | 394,866 | ||||||
| CMS Energy Corp. | 4,719 | 347,082 | ||||||
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 5,705 | 555,724 | ||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 13,495 | 792,023 | ||||||
| DTE Energy Co. | 3,263 | 442,267 | ||||||
| NiSource, Inc. | 7,384 | 310,940 | ||||||
| Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 7,883 | 635,054 | ||||||
| Sempra | 10,323 | 949,098 | ||||||
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 4,876 | 544,795 | ||||||
| 5,407,372 | ||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.6% | ||||||||
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 3,505 | $ | 743,060 | |||||
| Chevron Corp. | 30,030 | 4,736,332 | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 19,757 | 1,755,607 | ||||||
| Coterra Energy, Inc. | 11,991 | 283,707 | ||||||
| Devon Energy Corp. | 9,688 | 314,763 | ||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 3,004 | 430,143 | ||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 8,625 | 912,870 | ||||||
| EQT Corp. | 9,803 | 525,245 | ||||||
| Expand Energy Corp. | 3,603 | 372,226 | ||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 67,442 | 7,712,667 | ||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 31,115 | 814,902 | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 4,675 | 911,204 | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 10,369 | 427,203 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. | 9,830 | 658,610 | ||||||
| Phillips 66 | 6,439 | 876,605 | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. | 3,425 | 527,587 | ||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corp. | 301 | 283,957 | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. | 4,904 | 831,522 | ||||||
| Williams Cos, Inc. (The) | 19,233 | 1,113,014 | ||||||
| 24,231,224 | ||||||||
| Passenger Airlines - 0.1% | ||||||||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 10,309 | 591,530 | ||||||
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 7,260 | 219,978 | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc.* | 5,173 | 486,469 | ||||||
| 1,297,977 | ||||||||
| Personal Care Products - 0.1% | ||||||||
| Estee Lauder Cos, Inc. (The), Class A | 3,671 | 354,949 | ||||||
| Kenvue, Inc. | 27,442 | 394,342 | ||||||
| 749,291 | ||||||||
| Pharmaceuticals - 2.8% | ||||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 32,221 | 1,484,421 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 12,652 | 10,916,906 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 38,120 | 7,199,724 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 38,530 | 3,312,809 | ||||||
| Pfizer, Inc. | 89,738 | 2,212,042 | ||||||
| Zoetis, Inc., Class A | 7,065 | 1,017,996 | ||||||
| 26,143,898 | ||||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Professional Services - 0.5% | ||||||||
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 6,412 | $ | 1,669,043 | |||||
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A | 1,931 | 168,306 | ||||||
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 1,856 | 409,062 | ||||||
| Equifax, Inc. | 1,949 | 411,434 | ||||||
| Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | 1,939 | 302,116 | ||||||
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 1,915 | 364,750 | ||||||
| Paychex, Inc. | 5,125 | 599,779 | ||||||
| SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 3,410 | 289,577 | ||||||
| TransUnion | 3,064 | 248,736 | ||||||
| Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A | 2,221 | 485,866 | ||||||
| 4,948,669 | ||||||||
| Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1% | ||||||||
| CBRE Group, Inc., Class A* | 4,706 | 717,336 | ||||||
| CoStar Group, Inc.* | 6,305 | 433,847 | ||||||
| Zillow Group, Inc., Class A* | 799 | 57,152 | ||||||
| Zillow Group, Inc., Class C* | 2,663 | 199,672 | ||||||
| 1,408,007 | ||||||||
| Residential REITs - 0.2% | ||||||||
| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 2,166 | 376,710 | ||||||
| Equity Residential | 5,436 | 323,116 | ||||||
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 971 | 244,469 | ||||||
| Invitation Homes, Inc. | 8,828 | 248,508 | ||||||
| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 1,844 | 236,456 | ||||||
| Sun Communities, Inc. | 1,881 | 238,135 | ||||||
| 1,667,394 | ||||||||
| Retail REITs - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Realty Income Corp. | 13,843 | 802,617 | ||||||
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | 5,140 | 903,407 | ||||||
| 1,706,024 | ||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 14.7% | ||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 25,646 | $ | 6,568,454 | |||||
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 7,858 | 1,839,794 | ||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 12,695 | 2,959,205 | ||||||
| Astera Labs, Inc.* | 2,068 | 386,054 | ||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. | 73,065 | 27,007,016 | ||||||
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.* | 2,302 | 431,901 | ||||||
| First Solar, Inc.* | 1,611 | 430,040 | ||||||
| Intel Corp.* | 69,073 | 2,762,229 | ||||||
| KLA Corp. | 2,094 | 2,531,102 | ||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 20,071 | 3,160,380 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 13,622 | 1,276,926 | ||||||
| Microchip Technology, Inc. | 8,568 | 534,815 | ||||||
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 17,704 | 3,961,624 | ||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 724 | 727,620 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 372,280 | 75,382,976 | ||||||
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 3,833 | 801,557 | ||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 6,677 | 334,384 | ||||||
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | 17,086 | 3,090,857 | ||||||
| Teradyne, Inc. | 2,544 | 462,397 | ||||||
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 14,382 | 2,322,118 | ||||||
| 136,971,449 | ||||||||
| Software - 11.2% | ||||||||
| Adobe, Inc.* | 6,717 | 2,285,862 | ||||||
| AppLovin Corp., Class A* | 3,372 | 2,149,077 | ||||||
| Atlassian Corp., Class A* | 2,573 | 435,918 | ||||||
| Autodesk, Inc.* | 3,370 | 1,015,516 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 4,306 | 1,458,399 | ||||||
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A* | 3,813 | 2,070,497 | ||||||
| Datadog, Inc., Class A* | 4,730 | 770,091 | ||||||
| Docusign, Inc., Class A* | 3,215 | 235,145 | ||||||
| Dynatrace, Inc.* | 4,707 | 238,033 | ||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp.* | 369 | 612,367 | ||||||
| Fortinet, Inc.* | 10,300 | 890,229 | ||||||
| Gen Digital, Inc. | 8,988 | 236,924 | ||||||
| Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 1,318 | 307,938 | ||||||
| HubSpot, Inc.* | 789 | 388,125 | ||||||
| Intuit, Inc. | 4,316 | 2,881,146 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 117,733 | 60,963,324 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Nutanix, Inc., Class A* | 4,046 | $ | 288,237 | |||||
| Oracle Corp. | 25,798 | 6,774,813 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* | 34,544 | 6,925,035 | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 10,538 | 2,320,889 | ||||||
| PTC, Inc.* | 1,886 | 374,446 | ||||||
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | 1,685 | 751,763 | ||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. | 14,654 | 3,816,048 | ||||||
| ServiceNow, Inc.* | 3,286 | 3,020,754 | ||||||
| Strategy, Inc., Class A* | 4,179 | 1,126,282 | ||||||
| Synopsys, Inc.* | 2,923 | 1,326,516 | ||||||
| Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 680 | 323,857 | ||||||
| Workday, Inc., Class A* | 3,420 | 820,526 | ||||||
| Zoom Communications, Inc., Class A* | 3,795 | 331,038 | ||||||
| Zscaler, Inc.* | 1,538 | 509,293 | ||||||
| 105,648,088 | ||||||||
| Specialized REITs - 0.7% | ||||||||
| American Tower Corp. | 7,382 | 1,321,231 | ||||||
| Crown Castle, Inc. | 6,538 | 589,858 | ||||||
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 5,040 | 858,867 | ||||||
| Equinix, Inc. | 1,549 | 1,310,470 | ||||||
| Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 3,239 | 432,536 | ||||||
| Iron Mountain, Inc. | 4,671 | 480,879 | ||||||
| Public Storage | 2,506 | 698,071 | ||||||
| SBA Communications Corp., Class A | 1,707 | 326,856 | ||||||
| VICI Properties, Inc., Class A | 16,693 | 500,623 | ||||||
| Weyerhaeuser Co. | 10,959 | 252,057 | ||||||
| 6,771,448 | ||||||||
| Specialty Retail - 1.7% | ||||||||
| AutoZone, Inc.* | 265 | 973,724 | ||||||
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 3,089 | 253,730 | ||||||
| Burlington Stores, Inc.* | 992 | 271,401 | ||||||
| Carvana Co., Class A* | 2,178 | 667,644 | ||||||
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 15,739 | 5,974,368 | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos, Inc. | 8,868 | 2,111,737 | ||||||
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 13,321 | 1,258,035 | ||||||
| Ross Stores, Inc. | 5,120 | 813,670 | ||||||
| TJX Cos, Inc. (The) | 17,648 | 2,473,192 | ||||||
| Tractor Supply Co. | 8,056 | 435,910 | ||||||
| Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | 714 | 371,194 | ||||||
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 1,945 | 377,991 | ||||||
| 15,982,596 | ||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 7.3% | ||||||||
| Apple, Inc. | 235,024 | $ | 63,543,438 | |||||
| Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C | 4,871 | 789,151 | ||||||
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 20,801 | 507,960 | ||||||
| HP, Inc. | 14,903 | 412,366 | ||||||
| NetApp, Inc. | 3,048 | 358,993 | ||||||
| Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | 4,860 | 479,682 | ||||||
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 3,228 | 825,981 | ||||||
| Super Micro Computer, Inc.* | 8,354 | 434,074 | ||||||
| Western Digital Corp. | 5,452 | 818,945 | ||||||
| 68,170,590 | ||||||||
| Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.2% | ||||||||
| Deckers Outdoor Corp.* | 2,396 | 195,274 | ||||||
| Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 1,668 | 284,461 | ||||||
| NIKE, Inc., Class B | 17,853 | 1,153,124 | ||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. | 3,275 | 359,661 | ||||||
| 1,992,520 | ||||||||
| Tobacco - 0.5% | ||||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. | 26,601 | 1,499,764 | ||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. | 24,624 | 3,553,982 | ||||||
| 5,053,746 | ||||||||
| Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.4% | ||||||||
| Fastenal Co. | 18,085 | 744,198 | ||||||
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. | 3,175 | 788,988 | ||||||
| United Rentals, Inc. | 1,017 | 885,989 | ||||||
| Watsco, Inc. | 550 | 202,406 | ||||||
| WW Grainger, Inc. | 716 | 700,964 | ||||||
| 3,322,545 | ||||||||
| Water Utilities - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| American Water Works Co., Inc. | 3,083 | 395,950 | ||||||
| Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1% | ||||||||
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 6,647 | 1,396,202 | ||||||
| Total Common
Stocks (Cost $682,327,314) |
939,336,799 | |||||||
| Investments | Principal | Value | ||||||
| Short-Term Investments - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Time Deposit - 0.0%† | ||||||||
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corp., Tokyo 3.21% 11/3/2025 (Cost $268,585) |
$ | 268,585 | 268,585 | |||||
| Total Investments -
99.9% (Cost $682,595,899) |
$ | 939,605,384 | ||||||
| Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.1% | 525,882 | |||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 940,131,266 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. | |
| † | Represents less than 0.05%. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Futures Contracts Purchased
TCW Transform 500 ETF had the following open long futures contracts as of October 31, 2025:
| Number
of Contracts |
Expiration Date |
Trading Currency |
Notional Amount |
Market Value |
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Micro E-Mini Index | 23 | 12/19/2025 | USD | $ | 776,977 | $ | 790,510 | $ | 13,533 | ||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurement
The Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Level 1* | Level 2* | Level 3* | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks** | $ | 939,336,799 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 939,336,799 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposit | 268,585 | – | – | 268,585 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 939,605,384 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 939,605,384 | ||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Futures Contracts*** | $ | 13,533 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 13,533 | ||||||||
| Total Other Financial Instruments | $ | 13,533 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 13,533 | ||||||||
| * | Please refer to Note 2. | |
| ** | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry. | |
| *** | Futures Contracts Purchased. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 96.2% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense - 11.1% | ||||||||
| Carpenter Technology Corp. | 1,679 | $ | 530,396 | |||||
| TransDigm Group, Inc. | 526 | 688,276 | ||||||
| 1,218,672 | ||||||||
| Broadline Retail - 2.2% | ||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.* | 972 | 237,382 | ||||||
| Building Products - 7.4% | ||||||||
| Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | 2,239 | 313,572 | ||||||
| Trane Technologies plc | 1,095 | 491,272 | ||||||
| 804,844 | ||||||||
| Commercial Services & Supplies - 11.0% | ||||||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc. | 10,439 | 456,080 | ||||||
| Waste Connections, Inc. | 4,500 | 754,560 | ||||||
| 1,210,640 | ||||||||
| Construction & Engineering - 1.2% | ||||||||
| WillScot Holdings Corp. | 5,813 | 126,433 | ||||||
| Construction Materials - 10.3% | ||||||||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 1,113 | 682,380 | ||||||
| Vulcan Materials Co. | 1,505 | 435,698 | ||||||
| 1,118,078 | ||||||||
| Electrical Equipment - 6.7% | ||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1,905 | 726,872 | ||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.8% | ||||||||
| Cognex Corp. | 4,721 | 195,402 | ||||||
| Ground Transportation - 3.6% | ||||||||
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | 3,997 | 287,584 | ||||||
| Saia, Inc.* | 350 | 102,375 | ||||||
| 389,959 | ||||||||
| Industrial Conglomerates - 2.2% | ||||||||
| Siemens AG | 831 | 235,201 | ||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 26.9% | ||||||||
| ASML Holding NV | 249 | $ | 263,748 | |||||
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2,157 | 797,292 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 2,875 | 269,503 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 4,737 | 959,194 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR | 2,160 | 648,929 | ||||||
| 2,938,666 | ||||||||
| Software - 6.8% | ||||||||
| PTC, Inc.* | 2,423 | 481,063 | ||||||
| Roper Technologies, Inc. | 575 | 256,536 | ||||||
| 737,599 | ||||||||
| Specialty Retail - 2.8% | ||||||||
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 3,203 | 302,491 | ||||||
| Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.2% | ||||||||
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. | 948 | 235,578 | ||||||
| Total Common
Stocks (Cost $8,768,363) |
10,477,817 | |||||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments - 1.2% | ||||||||
| Time Deposit - 1.2% | ||||||||
| Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken, Stockholm 3.21% 11/3/2025 (Cost $127,247) |
$ | 127,247 | 127,247 | |||||
| Total Investments -
97.4% (Cost $8,895,610) |
$ | 10,605,064 | ||||||
| Other Assets Less Liabilities - 2.6% | 283,763 | |||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 10,888,827 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Measurement
The Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Level 1* | Level 2* | Level 3* | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks** | $ | 10,477,817 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 10,477,817 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposit | 127,247 | – | – | 127,247 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 10,605,064 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 10,605,064 | ||||||||
| * | Please refer to Note 2. | |
| ** | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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October 31, 2025
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS - 97.9% | ||||||||
| Aerospace & Defense - 23.3% | ||||||||
| Airbus SE | 187,277 | $ | 46,065,555 | |||||
| General Electric Co. | 260,837 | 80,585,591 | ||||||
| Safran S.A. | 188,449 | 66,880,725 | ||||||
| 193,531,871 | ||||||||
| Automobiles - 2.1% | ||||||||
| Tesla, Inc.* | 38,781 | 17,705,853 | ||||||
| Building Products - 4.2% | ||||||||
| Trane Technologies plc | 77,790 | 34,900,484 | ||||||
| Commercial Services & Supplies - 6.7% | ||||||||
| Republic Services, Inc., Class A | 266,149 | 55,422,868 | ||||||
| Construction Materials - 2.6% | ||||||||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 35,656 | 21,860,694 | ||||||
| Electric Utilities - 1.5% | ||||||||
| Constellation Energy Corp. | 32,468 | 12,240,436 | ||||||
| Electrical Equipment - 15.3% | ||||||||
| GE Vernova, Inc. | 29,933 | 17,514,996 | ||||||
| Hubbell, Inc., Class B | 16,784 | 7,888,480 | ||||||
| Schneider Electric SE | 86,117 | 24,428,565 | ||||||
| Siemens Energy AG* | 74,377 | 9,198,898 | ||||||
| Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | 352,070 | 67,900,220 | ||||||
| 126,931,159 | ||||||||
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 4.9% | ||||||||
| Mirion Technologies, Inc., Class A* | 1,391,130 | 40,857,488 | ||||||
| Ground Transportation - 4.5% | ||||||||
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. | 203,477 | 14,640,170 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 101,008 | 22,259,133 | ||||||
| 36,899,303 | ||||||||
| Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers - 10.6% | ||||||||
| Talen Energy Corp.* | 98,339 | 39,313,965 | ||||||
| Vistra Corp. | 257,130 | 48,417,579 | ||||||
| 87,731,544 | ||||||||
| Investments | Shares | Value | ||||||
| Machinery - 1.2% | ||||||||
| Sandvik AB | 322,061 | $ | 9,780,227 | |||||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.9% | ||||||||
| Cameco Corp. | 190,474 | 19,468,348 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 139,472 | 21,997,523 | ||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 66,875 | 7,647,825 | ||||||
| 49,113,696 | ||||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 11.1% | ||||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. | 126,770 | 46,857,995 | ||||||
| First Solar, Inc.* | 86,674 | 23,136,758 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 233,322 | 21,871,604 | ||||||
| 91,866,357 | ||||||||
| Software - 4.0% | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 63,243 | 32,747,858 | ||||||
| Total
Common Stocks (Cost $614,650,062) |
811,589,838 | |||||||
| Principal | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments - 1.6% | ||||||||
| Time Deposit - 1.6% | ||||||||
| JP
Morgan Chase, New York 3.21% 11/3/2025 (Cost $13,514,571) |
$ | 13,514,571 | 13,514,571 | |||||
| Total
Investments - 99.5% (Cost $628,164,633) |
$ | 825,104,409 | ||||||
| Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.5% | 3,752,983 | |||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 828,857,392 | ||||||
| * | Non-income producing security. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Fair Value Measurement
The Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
| Level 1* | Level 2* | Level 3* | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks** | $ | 811,589,838 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 811,589,838 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | ||||||||||||||||
| Time Deposit | 13,514,571 | – | – | 13,514,571 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investments | $ | 825,104,409 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 825,104,409 | ||||||||
| * | Please refer to Note 2. | |
| ** | Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view securities segregated by industry. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Assets and Liabilities | |
October 31, 2025
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF |
TCW Durable Growth ETF |
TCW Transform 500 ETF |
||||||||||
| ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
| Investments in securities at value (Note 2) | $ | 86,504,012 | $ | 117,428,162 | $ | 939,336,799 | ||||||
| Investments in time deposit at value (Note 2) | 1,600,949 | 5,813,497 | 268,585 | |||||||||
| Segregated cash balance with broker for future contracts | – | – | 61,217 | |||||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 5,920 | 7,417 | 409,973 | |||||||||
| Capital shares sold | 765,520 | – | – | |||||||||
| Investment securities sold | – | 2,179,113 | 113,236 | |||||||||
| Reclaims | – | 6,972 | 4,014 | |||||||||
| Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | – | – | 13,533 | |||||||||
| Total Assets | 88,876,401 | 125,435,161 | 940,207,357 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | 752,194 | – | – | |||||||||
| Management fees (Note 3) | 98,998 | 163,675 | 76,091 | |||||||||
| Other Liabilities | 188 | – | – | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 851,380 | 163,675 | 76,091 | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 88,025,021 | $ | 125,271,486 | $ | 940,131,266 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
| Paid-in capital | $ | 63,318,200 | $ | 114,905,418 | $ | 701,208,949 | ||||||
| Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss) | 24,706,821 | 10,366,068 | 238,922,317 | |||||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 88,025,021 | $ | 125,271,486 | $ | 940,131,266 | ||||||
| Shares outstanding | 2,299,741 | 3,942,997 | 11,700,000 | |||||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 38.28 | $ | 31.77 | $ | 80.35 | ||||||
| Investment in securities at cost | $ | 56,198,060 | $ | 99,509,424 | $ | 682,327,314 | ||||||
| Investments in time deposit at cost | $ | 1,600,949 | $ | 5,813,497 | $ | 268,585 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued) | |
October 31, 2025
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF |
TCW Transform Systems ETF |
|||||||
| ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Investments in securities at value (Note 2) | $ | 10,477,817 | $ | 811,589,838 | ||||
| Investments in time deposit at value (Note 2) | 127,247 | 13,514,571 | ||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||
| Dividends and interest | 1,589 | 6,928 | ||||||
| Capital shares sold | – | 2,504,807 | ||||||
| Investment securities sold | 293,079 | 4,562,360 | ||||||
| Reclaims | 2,361 | 65,847 | ||||||
| Total Assets | 10,902,093 | 832,244,351 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Payables: | ||||||||
| Investment securities purchased | – | 2,504,807 | ||||||
| Management fees (Note 3) | 13,266 | 882,152 | ||||||
| Other Liabilities | – | – | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 13,266 | 3,386,959 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 10,888,827 | $ | 828,857,392 | ||||
| NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
| Paid-in capital | $ | 10,519,384 | $ | 665,996,960 | ||||
| Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss) | 369,443 | 162,860,432 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS | $ | 10,888,827 | $ | 828,857,392 | ||||
| Shares outstanding | 150,000 | 8,120,000 | ||||||
| Net asset value, per share | $ | 72.59 | $ | 102.08 | ||||
| Investment in securities at cost | $ | 8,768,363 | $ | 614,650,062 | ||||
| Investments in time deposit at cost | $ | 127,247 | $ | 13,514,571 | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Operations | |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2025
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF |
TCW Durable Growth ETF |
TCW Transform 500 ETF |
||||||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||
| Dividend income | $ | 257,796 | $ | 524,749 | $ | 9,653,178 | ||||||
| Special dividends (Note 2) | – | 694,350 | 167,140 | |||||||||
| Interest income | 44,726 | 146,544 | 8,779 | |||||||||
| Securities lending income (Note 2) | – | – | 238 | |||||||||
| Other income | – | 5,453 | 674 | |||||||||
| Foreign withholding tax on dividends | (9,201 | ) | (16,277 | ) | (2,582 | ) | ||||||
| Total Income | 293,321 | 1,354,819 | 9,827,427 | |||||||||
| EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||
| Management fees (Note 3) | 488,409 | 1,083,986 | 392,948 | |||||||||
| Total Expenses | 488,409 | 1,083,986 | 392,948 | |||||||||
| Net Expenses | 488,409 | 1,083,986 | 392,948 | |||||||||
| Net Investment Income (Loss) | (195,088 | ) | 270,833 | 9,434,479 | ||||||||
| NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
| Investments in securities | (2,562,972 | ) | (7,275,039 | ) | (5,830,854 | ) | ||||||
| Foreign currency transactions | – | (19,671 | ) | – | ||||||||
| In-kind redemptions of investments | 7,844,520 | 53,896,273 | 24,612,311 | |||||||||
| Expiration or closing of futures contracts | – | – | 64,671 | |||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 5,281,548 | 46,601,563 | 18,846,128 | |||||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
| Investments in securities | 16,851,151 | (50,036,185 | ) | 134,875,199 | ||||||||
| Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | – | (1,952 | ) | – | ||||||||
| Future contracts | – | – | 11,029 | |||||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 16,851,151 | (50,038,137 | ) | 134,886,228 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 22,132,699 | (3,436,574 | ) | 153,732,356 | ||||||||
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 21,937,611 | $ | (3,165,741 | ) | $ | 163,166,835 | |||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Operations (Continued) | |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2025
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF |
TCW Transform Systems ETF |
|||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||
| Dividend income | $ | 96,298 | $ | 4,160,385 | ||||
| Special dividends (Note 2) | 47,340 | – | ||||||
| Interest income | 6,193 | 270,792 | ||||||
| Other income | – | 1,117 | ||||||
| Foreign withholding tax on dividends | (6,605 | ) | (172,063 | ) | ||||
| Total Income | 143,226 | 4,260,231 | ||||||
| EXPENSES: | ||||||||
| Management fees (Note 3) | 106,962 | 3,390,235 | ||||||
| Total Expenses | 106,962 | 3,390,235 | ||||||
| Net Expenses | 106,962 | 3,390,235 | ||||||
| Net Investment Income (Loss) | 36,264 | 869,996 | ||||||
| NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
| Investments in securities | (959,451 | ) | (15,414,653 | ) | ||||
| Foreign currency transactions | (2,508 | ) | (70,644 | ) | ||||
| In-kind redemptions of investments | 2,109,352 | 9,862,759 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) | 1,147,393 | (5,622,538 | ) | |||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
| Investments in securities | (591,931 | ) | 174,605,923 | |||||
| Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | 176 | 1,830 | ||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (591,755 | ) | 174,607,753 | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 555,638 | 168,985,215 | ||||||
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 591,902 | $ | 169,855,211 | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets | |
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF* |
TCW Durable Growth ETF** |
|||||||||||||||
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
|||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (195,088 | ) | $ | (143,369 | ) | $ | 270,833 | $ | 398,142 | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 5,281,548 | 5,150,629 | 46,601,563 | 53,393,123 | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 16,851,151 | 10,093,750 | (50,038,137 | ) | 11,730,995 | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 21,937,611 | 15,101,010 | (3,165,741 | ) | 65,522,260 | |||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from distributable earnings | – | – | (16,810,793 | ) | (354,765 | ) | ||||||||||
| CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 29,877,760 | 38,032,538 | 96,816,451 | 53,955,867 | ||||||||||||
| Reinvestment of distributions | – | – | – | 248,224 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (19,202,492 | ) | (22,434,283 | ) | (120,082,477 | ) | (118,289,261 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | 10,675,268 | 15,598,255 | (23,266,026 | ) | (64,085,170 | ) | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in net assets | 32,612,879 | 30,699,265 | (43,242,560 | ) | 1,082,325 | |||||||||||
| NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 55,412,142 | 24,712,877 | 168,514,046 | 167,431,721 | ||||||||||||
| End of year | $ | 88,025,021 | $ | 55,412,142 | $ | 125,271,486 | $ | 168,514,046 | ||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding, beginning of year | 2,039,741 | 1,336,540 | 4,622,997 | 6,510,187 | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 960,000 | 1,599,031 | 2,800,000 | 1,599,675 | ||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | – | – | – | 8,310 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (700,000 | ) | (895,830 | ) | (3,480,000 | ) | (3,495,175 | ) | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding, end of year | 2,299,741 | 2,039,741 | 3,942,997 | 4,622,997 | ||||||||||||
| * | TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF acquired the assets and liabilities of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund, a series of the TCW Funds, Inc., at the close of business on May 3, 2024. As a result of the reorganization, the TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF is the accounting successor of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund. Financial information above for the periods prior to May 3, 2024 reflect the performance of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund. | |
| ** | TCW Durable Growth ETF (formerly TCW Compounders ETF) acquired the assets and liabilities of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, a series of the TCW Funds, Inc., at the close of business on May 3, 2024. As a result of the reorganization, the TCW Durable Growth ETF is the accounting successor of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. Financial information above for the periods prior to May 3, 2024 reflect the performance of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued) | |
| TCW Transform 500 ETF |
TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF |
|||||||||||||||
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
|||||||||||||
| OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | 9,434,479 | $ | 8,724,535 | $ | 36,264 | $ | 108,745 | ||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 18,846,128 | 57,045,896 | 1,147,393 | 1,001,176 | ||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 134,886,228 | 136,436,604 | (591,755 | ) | 2,748,218 | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 163,166,835 | 202,207,035 | 591,902 | 3,858,139 | ||||||||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from distributable earnings | (9,422,918 | ) | (8,650,955 | ) | (116,709 | ) | (34,584 | ) | ||||||||
| CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 173,840,102 | 150,666,279 | 2,045,763 | 20,915,267 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (66,853,313 | ) | (202,988,859 | ) | (13,144,432 | ) | (12,641,274 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | 106,986,789 | (52,322,580 | ) | (11,098,669 | ) | 8,273,993 | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in net assets | 260,730,706 | 141,233,500 | (10,623,476 | ) | 12,097,548 | |||||||||||
| NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
| Beginning of year | 679,400,560 | 538,167,060 | 21,512,303 | 9,414,755 | ||||||||||||
| End of year | $ | 940,131,266 | $ | 679,400,560 | $ | 10,888,827 | $ | 21,512,303 | ||||||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares outstanding, beginning of year | 10,200,000 | 11,040,000 | 330,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares sold | 2,460,000 | 2,580,000 | 30,000 | 340,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed | (960,000 | ) | (3,420,000 | ) | (210,000 | ) | (210,000 | ) | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding, end of year | 11,700,000 | 10,200,000 | 150,000 | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued) | |
| TCW Transform Systems ETF |
||||||||
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
|||||||
| OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | 869,996 | $ | 869,479 | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (5,622,538 | ) | 24,444,466 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 174,607,753 | 21,507,575 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 169,855,211 | 46,821,520 | ||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
| Distributions from distributable earnings | (1,437,889 | ) | (924,458 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from shares sold | 469,019,278 | 141,452,564 | ||||||
| Cost of shares redeemed | (33,860,301 | ) | (86,273,479 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | 435,158,977 | 55,179,085 | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in net assets | 603,576,299 | 101,076,147 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Beginning of year | 225,281,093 | 124,204,946 | ||||||
| End of year | $ | 828,857,392 | $ | 225,281,093 | ||||
| CHANGES IN SHARES OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding, beginning of year | 3,090,000 | 2,460,000 | ||||||
| Shares sold | 5,470,000 | 1,990,000 | ||||||
| Shares redeemed | (440,000 | ) | (1,360,000 | ) | ||||
| Shares outstanding, end of year | 8,120,000 | 3,090,000 | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF |
|
For a share outstanding throughout the year presented.
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024(1) |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2023 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
| Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 27.17 | $ | 18.51 | $ | 14.88 | $ | 24.99 | $ | 18.31 | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | (0.09 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 11.20 | 8.73 | 3.67 | (8.97 | ) | 6.79 | ||||||||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from investment operations | 11.11 | 8.66 | 3.63 | (9.04 | ) | 6.68 | ||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized gains | – | – | – | (1.07 | ) | – | ||||||||||||||
| Total distributions | – | – | – | (1.07 | ) | – | ||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of year | $ | 38.28 | $ | 27.17 | $ | 18.51 | $ | 14.88 | $ | 24.99 | ||||||||||
| Market value, end of year | $ | 38.33 | $ | 27.15 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| Total Return at Net Asset Value(3) | 40.90 | % | 46.77 | % | 24.40 | % | -37.81 | % | 36.48 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Return at Market Value(3) | 41.16 | % | 46.68 | % | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 88,025 | $ | 55,412 | $ | 20,609 | $ | 7,780 | $ | 13,542 | ||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses Before Reimbursement | 0.75 | % | 0.90 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.66 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Expenses | 0.75 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | (0.30 | )% | (0.27 | )% | (0.21 | )% | (0.38 | )% | (0.51 | )% | ||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(4) | 20 | % | 25 | %(5) | 32 | % | 47 | % | 88 | % | ||||||||||
| (1) | TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF acquired the assets and liabilities of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund, a series of the TCW Funds, Inc., at the close of business on May 3, 2024. As a result of the reorganization, the TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF is the accounting successor of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund. Financial information above for the periods prior to May 3, 2024 reflect the performance of Class I of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund. | |
| (2) | Based on average daily shares outstanding. | |
| (3) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, and sale at the market value on the last day of the period. Market values are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System using the closing price. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. | |
| (4) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. | |
| (5) | The portfolio turnover calculation was adjusted to exclude the value of securities acquired in connection with the Fund’s acquisition of the assets and liabilities of the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund at the close of business on May 3, 2024. The portfolio turnover rate would have been 25% without the adjustment. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights TCW Durable Growth ETF |
|
For a share outstanding throughout the year presented.
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024(1) |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2023 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
| Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of year | $ | 36.45 | $ | 25.76 | $ | 22.06 | $ | 31.80 | $ | 22.64 | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.06 | 0.08 | (3) | 0.06 | (0.05 | ) | 0.11 | |||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.93 | ) | 10.67 | 3.64 | (6.03 | ) | 9.05 | |||||||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from investment operations | (0.87 | ) | 10.75 | 3.70 | (6.08 | ) | 9.16 | |||||||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | – | (4) | – | – | (4) | |||||||||||
| Net realized gains | (3.69 | ) | – | – | (3.66 | ) | – | |||||||||||||
| Total distributions | (3.81 | ) | (0.06 | ) | – | (4) | (3.66 | ) | – | (4) | ||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of year | $ | 31.77 | $ | 36.45 | $ | 25.76 | $ | 22.06 | $ | 31.80 | ||||||||||
| Market value, end of year | $ | 31.74 | $ | 36.42 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| Total Return at Net Asset Value(5) | -2.86 | % | 41.78 | % | 16.78 | % | -21.95 | % | 40.46 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Return at Market Value(5) | -2.84 | % | 41.66 | % | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 125,271 | $ | 168,514 | $ | 145,705 | $ | 128,086 | $ | 201,523 | ||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses Before Reimbursement | 0.75 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||
| Net Expenses | 0.75 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | 0.19 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.25 | % | (0.19 | )% | 0.37 | % | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) excluding special dividends | (0.29 | )% | (0.03 | )% | 0.25 | % | (0.19 | )% | 0.37 | % | ||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 46 | % | 40 | %(7) | 34 | % | 52 | % | 135 | % | ||||||||||
| (1) | TCW Durable Growth ETF (formerly TCW Compounders ETF) acquired the assets and liabilities of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund, a series of the TCW Funds, Inc., at the close of business on May 3, 2024. As a result of the reorganization, the TCW Durable Growth ETF is the accounting successor of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. Financial information above for the periods prior to May 3, 2024 reflect the performance of Class I of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund. |
| (2) | Based on average daily shares outstanding. |
| (3) | This ratio reflects the inclusion of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) recognized by the Fund during the period. If a special dividend had not been received during a period, this ratio would have been lower. The net investment income (loss) per share excluding special dividends is $(0.03) for the year ended October 31, 2024. |
| (4) | Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
| (5) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, and sale at the market value on the last day of the period. Market values are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System using the closing price. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
| (7) | The portfolio turnover calculation was adjusted to exclude the value of securities acquired in connection with the Fund’s acquisition of the assets and liabilities of the TCW New America Premier Equities Fund at the close of business on May 3, 2024. The portfolio turnover rate would have been 40% without the adjustment. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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|
Financial Highlights TCW Transform 500 ETF |
|
For a share outstanding throughout the year/period presented.
| For
the Year Ended October 31, 2025 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2023 |
For
the Year Ended October 31, 2022 |
For
the Period June 22, 2021 through October 31, 2021(1) |
||||||||||||||||
| Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of year/period | $ | 66.61 | $ | 48.75 | $ | 44.79 | $ | 54.50 | $ | 50.18 | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.86 | 0.83 | (3) | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.22 | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 13.72 | 17.85 | 3.94 | (9.79 | ) | 4.23 | ||||||||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from investment operations | 14.58 | 18.68 | 4.70 | (9.07 | ) | 4.45 | ||||||||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.84 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total distributions | (0.84 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net asset value, end of year/period | $ | 80.35 | $ | 66.61 | $ | 48.75 | $ | 44.79 | $ | 54.50 | ||||||||||
| Market value, end of year/period | $ | 80.39 | $ | 66.63 | $ | 48.72 | $ | 44.78 | $ | 54.49 | ||||||||||
| Total Return at Net Asset Value(4) | 22.06 | % | 38.48 | % | 10.51 | % | -16.72 | % | 8.87 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Return at Market Value(4) | 22.08 | % | 38.60 | % | 10.47 | % | -16.72 | % | 8.86 | % | ||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year/period (000’s omitted) | $ | 940,131 | $ | 679,401 | $ | 538,167 | $ | 357,426 | $ | 235,434 | ||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | %(5) | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | 1.20 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.15 | %(5) | ||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) excluding special dividends | 1.18 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.15 | %(5) | ||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 3 | % | 3 | % | 2 | % | 4 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||
| (1) | Commencement of investment operations on June 22, 2021. |
| (2) | Based on average daily shares outstanding. |
| (3) | This ratio reflects the inclusion of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) recognized by the Fund during the period. If a special dividend had not been received during a period, this ratio would have been lower. The net investment income (loss) per share excluding special dividends is $0.81 for the year ended October 31, 2024. |
| (4) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, and sale at the market value on the last day of the period. Market values are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System using the closing price. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year/period presented.
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For the |
For the |
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| Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of year/period | $ | 65.19 | $ | 47.07 | $ | 50.04 | ||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.16 | 0.44 | (3) | 0.15 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 7.73 | 17.84 | (2.96 | ) | ||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from investment operations | 7.89 | 18.28 | (2.81 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.49 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||
| Total distributions | (0.49 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||
| Net asset value, end of year/period | $ | 72.59 | $ | 65.19 | $ | 47.07 | ||||||
| Market value, end of year/period | $ | 72.51 | $ | 65.31 | $ | 47.07 | ||||||
| Total Return at Net Asset Value(4) | 12.17 | % | 38.85 | % | -5.63 | % | ||||||
| Total Return at Market Value(4) | 11.84 | % | 39.11 | % | -5.63 | % | ||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year/period (000’s omitted) | $ | 10,889 | $ | 21,512 | $ | 9,415 | ||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||
| Expenses | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | %(5) | ||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | 0.25 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.42 | %(5) | ||||||
| Net investment income (loss) excluding special dividends | (0.08 | )% | 0.14 | % | 0.42 | % | ||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 58 | % | 35 | % | 63 | % | ||||||
| (1) | Commencement of investment operations on February 14, 2023. |
| (2) | Based on average daily shares outstanding. |
| (3) | This ratio reflects the inclusion of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) recognized by the Fund during the period. If a special dividend had not been received during a period, this ratio would have been lower. The net investment income (loss) per share excluding special dividends is $0.08 for the year ended October 31, 2024. |
| (4) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, and sale at the market value on the last day of the period. Market values are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System using the closing price. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) |
Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year/period presented.
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For the 2025 |
For the 2024 |
For the 2023 |
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| Net asset value, beginning of year/period | $ | 72.91 | $ | 50.49 | $ | 50.16 | $ | 49.94 | ||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(2) | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.40 | (3) | 0.35 | (3) | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 29.29 | 22.45 | 0.34 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||
| Total gain (loss) from investment operations | 29.45 | 22.86 | 0.74 | 0.53 | ||||||||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | (0.28 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||
| Total distributions | (0.28 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||
| Net asset value, end of year/period | $ | 102.08 | $ | 72.91 | $ | 50.49 | $ | 50.16 | ||||||||
| Market value, end of year/period | $ | 102.35 | $ | 72.95 | $ | 50.53 | $ | 50.18 | ||||||||
| Total Return at Net Asset Value(4) | 40.49 | % | 45.38 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.09 | % | ||||||||
| Total Return at Market Value(4) | 40.78 | % | 45.34 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets, end of year/period (000’s omitted) | $ | 828,857 | $ | 225,281 | $ | 124,205 | $ | 90,283 | ||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | %(5) | ||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | 0.19 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.94 | %(5) | ||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) excluding special dividends | 0.19 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.66 | %(5) | ||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate(6) | 52 | % | 28 | % | 91 | % | 261 | % | ||||||||
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(1) |
Commencement of investment operations on February 2, 2022. |
| (2) | Based on average daily shares outstanding. |
| (3) | This ratio reflects the inclusion of large, non-recurring dividends (special dividends) recognized by the Fund during the period. If a special dividend had not been received during a period, this ratio would have been lower. The net investment income (loss) per share excluding special dividends is $0.38 for the year ended October 31, 2023 and $0.24 for the period February 2, 2022 through October 31, 2022. |
| (4) | Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value. Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at market value during the period, and sale at the market value on the last day of the period. Market values are based on the trade price at which shares are bought and sold on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System using the closing price. Total return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (5) | Annualized. |
| (6) | Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind creations or redemptions of the Fund’s capital shares. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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| 1. | Organization |
TCW ETF Trust (formerly Engine No. 1 ETF) (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on October 26, 2020, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust is authorized to issue multiple series or portfolios. As of October 31, 2025, the Trust consisted of twelve operating investment portfolios, five of which are presented herein: TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF (formerly TCW Compounders ETF), TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and TCW Transform Systems ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
TCW Investment Management Company LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser to and an affiliate of the Funds and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Each Fund has its own investment objective and strategies. The following is a brief description of the investment objectives and principal investment strategies for the Funds that are covered in this report:
Investment Objectives and Principal Investment Strategies
| ETF Fund | Strategies |
| Diversified Fund | |
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | Seeks investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Morningstar® US Large Cap Select IndexSM. |
| Non-Diversified Funds | |
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of businesses that the Adviser has identified as using, or as having demonstrated an intent to use, predictive or generative AI in a way that is or has the potential to deliver a material improvement in the company’s financial condition. |
| TCW Durable Growth ETF* | Seeks to invest in the companies that the Adviser believes will benefit from transformation as a result of technological innovations, market dynamics, and/or changes in client preferences. The Adviser aims to actively capture returns from “durable growth” companies — companies that it believes have long-term growth, quality, and durability characteristics as a result of such economic transformation or could play a central role in enabling other companies to do the same. |
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in the equities of companies that it deems are creating value through supply chain transformation. |
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing in companies that the Adviser believes will benefit (by either leading, winning in or enabling) the global transformation in the systems supporting how energy and power are sourced, produced, and consumed. |
| * | Effective September 15, 2025, the TCW Compounders ETF name changed to TCW Durable Growth ETF. There was no change to the Fund’s investment objective or strategy as a result of this name change. |
There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their respective investment objectives.
| 2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
These financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of increase and decrease in net assets from operations during the fiscal period. Actual amounts could
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differ from these estimates. The Funds are investment companies and follow the investment company accounting standards and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services — Investment Companies”. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative guidance for SEC registrants. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:
Principles of Accounting
The Funds use the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.
Net Asset Value
The net asset value (“NAV”) of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”), generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. NAV per share is computed by dividing the net assets by the number of each Fund’s shares outstanding.
Security Valuations
Generally, securities traded or dealt in upon one or more securities exchanges for which market quotations are readily available and not subject to restrictions against resale are valued at the last quoted sales price on the primary exchange or, in the absence of a sale on the primary exchange, at the mean between the current bid and ask prices on such exchange. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) National Market System for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Securities that are not traded or dealt in any securities exchange and for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available generally are valued at the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean between the current bid and ask price on such over-the-counter market. Futures contracts listed for trading on a futures exchange or board of trade for which market quotations are generally available are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, in the absence of a sale, at the mean of the last bid and ask price. Investments in open-end regulated investment companies are valued at NAV.
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust has designated the Adviser as the “valuation designee” with respect to the fair valuation of each Fund’s portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and period reporting to the Board. Fair valued securities are those for which market quotations were not readily available, including in circumstances under which it was determined by the Adviser that prices received were not reflective of their market values.
The Funds may use fair value pricing in a variety of circumstances, including but not limited to, situations when the value of a Fund’s security has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which such security is principally traded (such as a corporate action or other news that may materially affect the price of such security) or trading in such security has been suspended or halted.
The Funds may use independent pricing services to assist in calculating the value of each Fund’s securities or other assets.
Each Fund discloses the fair market value of its investments in a hierarchy that distinguishes between: (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund (observable inputs) and (2) the Fund’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available under the circumstances (unobservable inputs).
The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Fund has the ability to access. |
| ● | Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, 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 inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Security Transactions and Related Investment Income
Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Dividend income, net of any applicable foreign withholding taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the asset received. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Funds, if any, are presented separately on the Statements of Operations as “Special Dividends” and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined using the specific identification method by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.
Dividend Distributions
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The Funds intend to declare and make distributions of taxable net investment income quarterly and net capital gains annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains, which are included as ordinary income for tax purposes. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax should be required.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) foreign currency denominated securities and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies, are translated using the daily spot rate; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in net realized or net unrealized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in, or are a reduction of, ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions reported on the Statements of Operations arise from sales of foreign currency, including foreign exchange contracts, net currency gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference in the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net changes in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies reported on the Statements of Operations arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and assets and liabilities (other than investments) denominated in foreign currencies, which are held at period end.
Futures Contracts
Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific asset, currency, rate or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. Stock index futures are based on investments that reflect the market value of common stock of the firms included in an underlying index. The Funds may enter into futures contracts to purchase securities indexes when the Adviser anticipates purchasing the underlying securities and believes prices will rise before the purchase will be made. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.
Futures contracts may be bought and sold on U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts in the U.S. have been designed by exchanges that have been designated “contract markets” by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and must be executed through the futures commission merchant (“FCM”). Each exchange guarantees performance of the contracts as between the clearing members of the exchange, thereby reducing the risk of counterparty default. Futures contracts may also be entered into on certain exempt markets, including exempt boards of trade and
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electronic trading facilities, available to certain market participants. Because all transactions in the futures market are made, offset or fulfilled by an FCM through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the contracts are traded, the Funds will incur brokerage fees when they buy or sell futures contracts.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds will be required to deliver to an account controlled by the FCM an amount of cash or cash equivalents known as “initial margin,” which is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the contract and is returned to the Funds upon termination of the futures contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” to and from the FCM will be made daily as the price of the instrument or index underlying the futures contract fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking-to-market.”
At any time prior to the expiration of a futures contract, the Funds may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position, which will operate to terminate the Fund’s existing position in the contract. This transaction, which is effected through a member of an exchange, cancels the obligation to make or take delivery of the underlying instrument or asset. Although some futures contracts by their terms require the actual delivery or acquisition of the underlying instrument or asset, some require cash settlement.
There are several risks accompanying the utilization of futures contracts. Utilization of futures by the TCW Transform 500 ETF involves the risk of imperfect or even negative correlation to the Morningstar® US Large Cap Select IndexSM (its “Underlying Index”) if the index underlying the futures contract differs from the Underlying Index. For each Fund, there is also the risk of loss of margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a broker with whom the Fund has an open position in the futures contract.
Because the futures market generally imposes less burdensome margin requirements than the securities market, an increased amount of participation by speculators in the futures market could result in price fluctuations. Certain financial futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit establishes the maximum amount by which the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. It is possible that futures contract prices could move to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and subjecting the Funds to substantial losses. In the event of adverse price movements, the Funds would be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.
For the year ended October 31, 2025, the average monthly notional amount of open futures contracts for the TCW Transform 500 ETF was $629,208. The range of monthly notional amounts was $284,421 to $929,579. For the year ended October 31, 2025, TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and TCW Transform Systems ETF did not hold open futures contracts.
The following tables indicate the location of derivative-related items on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as well as the effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations during the reporting period.
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of October 31, 2025
TCW Transform 500 ETF
| Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||
| Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815 | Statements
of Assets and Liabilities |
Unrealized Appreciation* |
Statements
of Assets and Liabilities |
Unrealized Depreciation* |
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| Equity Index Futures Contracts | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts* | $ | 13,533 | * | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts* | $ | – | * | ||||
| * | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. |
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| Derivatives Not Accounted for as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815 | Location
of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives |
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| Equity Index Futures Contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on expiration or closing of futures contracts; change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | $ | 64,671 | $ | 11,029 | ||||
Time Deposits
Each Fund places excess cash balances into overnight time deposits with one or more eligible deposit institutions that meet credit and risk standards approved by the Funds. These are classified as short-term investments in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments.
Securities Lending
The Funds may lend portfolio securities to certain borrowers. The borrowers provide collateral that is maintained in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the securities loaned. The Funds may terminate a loan at any time and obtain the return of the securities loaned. The Funds receive the value of any interest or cash or noncash distributions paid on the loaned securities. Distributions received on loaned securities in lieu of dividend payments (i.e., substitute payments) would not be considered qualified dividend income.
With respect to loans that are collateralized by cash, the borrower will be entitled to receive a fee based on the amount of cash collateral. The Funds are compensated by the difference between the amount earned on the reinvestment of cash collateral and the fee paid to the borrower. In the case of collateral other than cash, the Funds are compensated by a fee paid by the borrower equal to a percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. Any cash collateral may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of the lending Funds or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, which may include those managed by the Adviser.
The Funds may pay a portion of the interest or fees earned from securities lending to a borrower as described above, and to one or more securities lending agents approved by the Board who administer the lending program for the Funds in accordance with guidelines approved by the Board. In such capacity, the lending agent causes the delivery of loaned securities from the Funds to borrowers, arranges for the return of loaned securities to the Funds at the termination of a loan, requests deposit of collateral, monitors the daily value of the loaned securities and collateral, requests that borrowers add to the collateral when required by the loan agreements, and provides recordkeeping and accounting services necessary for the operation of the program. Securities lending involves exposure to certain risks, including operational risk (i.e., the risk of losses resulting from problems in the settlement and accounting process), “gap” risk (i.e., the risk of a mismatch between the return on cash collateral reinvestments and the fees the Funds have agreed to pay a borrower), and credit, legal, counterparty and market risk. In the event a borrower does not return the Funds’ securities as agreed, the Funds may experience losses if the proceeds received from liquidating the collateral do not at least equal the value of the loaned security at the time the collateral is liquidated plus the transaction costs incurred in purchasing replacement securities.
Investing cash collateral subjects the Funds to greater market risk, including losses on the collateral and, should the Funds need to look to the collateral in the event of the borrower’s default, losses on the loan secured by that collateral.
TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF, TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and TCW Transform Systems ETF did not have any securities on loan as of October 31, 2025.
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Warrants
Warrants are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are not actively traded, and valuation adjustments are applied, they are generally categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2025 in valuing the Funds’ investments is listed after the Schedule of Investments for each Fund.
Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (level 3) were used in determining value:
| Warrants | Total | |||||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | ||||||||
| Balance as of October 31, 2024 | $ | 0 | * | $ | 0 | * | ||
| Accrued Discounts (Premiums) | – | – | ||||||
| Realized Gain (Loss) | – | – | ||||||
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | – | – | ||||||
| Purchases | – | – | ||||||
| Sales | – | – | ||||||
| Transfer in to Level 3 | – | – | ||||||
| Transfer out of Level 3 | – | – | ||||||
| Balance as of October 31, 2025 | $ | 0 | * | $ | 0 | * | ||
| * | Amount rounds to less than $0.50. |
Significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Description | Fair Value at October 31, 2025 |
Valuation Techniques |
Unobservable Input |
Price
or Price Range |
Average Weighted Price |
Input
to Valuation If Input Increases |
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| TCW Durable Growth ETF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants | $ | 0 | ** | Fair Value | Issuer Corporate Action | $ | 0.000 | * | $ | 0.000 | * | Increase | |||||||||
| * | Amount rounds to less than $0.0005. | |
| ** | Amount rounds to less than $0.50. |
| 3. | Management and Other Agreements |
Management
The Adviser, located at 515 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071, furnishes investment advisory services to the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. The Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Effective October 13, 2023, TCW Group Inc. acquired the ETF business from Engine No. 1 and the Funds’ investment adviser became TCW Investment Management Company LLC. Prior to that date, the Funds’ investment adviser was Fund Management at Engine No. 1 LLC.
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For its investment advisory services to the Funds, the Adviser is paid a management fee from the Funds based on a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, at the annual rate of 0.75% for the TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, 0.75% for the TCW Durable Growth ETF, 0.05% for the TCW Transform 500 ETF, 0.75% for the TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and 0.75% for the TCW Transform Systems ETF for the period. The Adviser may from time to time voluntarily waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses, as may be specified in a separate letter of agreement.
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust (entered into on behalf of the Funds), the Adviser is responsible for substantially all expenses of the Funds, except (i) interest and taxes (including, but not limited to, income, excise, transfer and withholding taxes); (ii) expenses of the Funds incurred with respect to the acquisition, holding, voting and/or disposition of portfolio securities and the execution of portfolio transactions, including brokerage commissions; (iii) expenses incurred in connection with any distribution plan adopted by the Trust in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, including distribution fees; (iv) the advisory fee payable to the Adviser under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (v) litigation expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel retained by or on behalf of the Trust or any Fund) and any fees, costs or expenses payable by the Trust or any Fund pursuant to indemnification obligations to which the Trust or such Fund may be subject (pursuant to contract or otherwise); and (vi) any extraordinary expenses, as determined by a majority of the Independent Trustees.
Administrator, Custodian, Transfer Agent and Accounting Agent
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”), which has its principal office at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is the Funds’ administrator, fund accountant, transfer and dividend agent and custodian. BBH is primarily in the business of providing administrative, fund accounting and transfer agent services to retail and institutional mutual funds.
Distribution
Foreside Financial Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101, is the distributor for the shares of the Trust. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).
Organizational and Offering Costs
The Adviser has paid or assumed all organizational and offering expenses for the Funds.
Board of Trustees Compensation
The Trust pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $27,500 per calendar year, plus a $1,500 per-meeting fee for in-person attendance and $250 for telephonic attendance for each Board of Trustees meeting attended by that Independent Trustee. The Independent Chair of the Board of Trustees receives an additional annual retainer of $10,500, the Independent Vice Chair receives an additional annual retainer of $7,000, and the Chairs of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee each receives an additional annual retainer of $1,750. The Independent Trustees’ compensation is paid by the Adviser from the management fees it receives from the Funds.
| 4. | Related Parties |
At October 31, 2025, certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are also officers or employees of the Adviser or affiliated with the Distributor.
| 5. | Creation and Redemption Transactions |
Each Fund issues and redeems shares (“Shares”) at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). The Funds may issue and redeem Creation Units of its Shares in exchange for a designated basket of portfolio investments (including any portion of such investments for which cash may be substituted) (“Deposit Instruments”), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (“Cash Component”). Shares of each Fund are listed and trade on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automatic Quotation System (the “Exchange” or “NASDAQ”), a national securities exchange. Shares of the Funds are traded in the secondary market and elsewhere at market values that may be at, above or below each Fund’s NAV. Shares are redeemable only in Creation Units
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by authorized participants that have entered into agreements with the Distributor (“Authorized Participants”), and, generally, in exchange for securities in kind and or a cash amount. Creation Units typically are large blocks of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof. In the event of liquidation of a Fund, the Trust may lower the number of shares in a Creation Unit.
Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Instruments, subject to various conditions, including a requirement that the Authorized Participant maintain with the Trust a cash deposit in an amount at least equal to a specified percentage, as set forth in the applicable Participant Agreement, of the value of the missing Deposit Instruments. The Trust may use such cash deposit at any time to purchase Deposit Instruments. Transaction fees and other costs associated with creations or redemptions that include cash may be higher than the transaction fees and other costs associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, conditions with respect to creations and redemptions of Shares and fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of SEC rules and regulations applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.
| 6. | Risk Considerations |
Principal Investment Risks. Shareholders of the Funds are subject to the risk that their investment could lose money. The Funds are subject to certain risks, including those noted below and in the Funds’ prospectuses, any of which may adversely affect a Fund’s NAV, trading price, yield, total return and ability to meet its investment objective.
Active Management Risk. The TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and TCW Transform Systems ETF are actively managed, which means that investment decisions are made based on the Adviser’s investment views. There is no guarantee that the investment views will produce the desired results or expected returns, which may cause the Fund to fail to meet its investment objective or to underperform its benchmark index or funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Furthermore, active trading that can accompany active management may result in high portfolio turnover, which may have a negative impact on performance. Active trading may result in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges, which are ultimately passed on to shareholders of the Fund. Active trading may also result in adverse tax consequences.
Non-Diversified Fund Risk. Although the TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF and TCW Transform Systems ETF intend to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, these Funds are considered to be non-diversified, which means that they may invest more of their assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if they were diversified funds. As a result, these Funds may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Funds’ volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Funds’ performance.
Concentration Risk. The Funds may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Funds’ investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Funds’ investments are concentrated in the securities and/or other assets of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class.
U.S. Trade Policy Risk. There have been significant changes to United States trade policies, treaties and tariffs, and in the future there may be additional significant changes. These and any future developments, and continued uncertainty surrounding trade policies, treaties and tariffs, may have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions, inflation and the stability of global financial markets, and may significantly reduce global trade and, in particular, trade between the impacted nations and the United States. Any of these factors could depress economic activity and restrict the access by issuers of our portfolio securities to suppliers or customers, increase their supply-chain costs and expenses and could have material adverse effects on our portfolio investments.
Industrials Sector Risk (TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF). The value of securities issued by companies in the industrials sector may be adversely affected by supply and demand changes related to their specific products or services and industrials sector products in general. The products of manufacturing companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction. Global events, trade disputes and changes in government regulations, economic conditions and exchange rates may adversely affect the performance of companies in the industrials sector.
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Companies in the industrials sector may be adversely affected by liability for environmental damage and product liability claims. The industrials sector may also be adversely affected by changes or trends in commodity prices, which may be influenced by unpredictable factors. Companies in the industrials sector, particularly aerospace and defense companies, may also be adversely affected by government spending policies because companies in this sector tend to rely to a significant extent on government demand for their products and services.
Supply Chain Risk (TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF). Companies’ supply chains are generally subject to risk such as legislative or regulatory changes; adverse market conditions and/or increased competition; technological developments and changing technology; cyberattacks that may compromise a company’s operations or business; occasional sharp price movements which may result from changes in the economy, fuel prices, labor agreements, exchange rate movements, and insurance costs; pandemics, natural disasters or other crisis; boarder and/or import controls; pent-up/increased demand; mobility restrictions; shortages of product and labor; dependence on intellectual property rights, and potential loss or impairment of those rights; research and development costs; and rapid product obsolescence. Global, regional, or local events, such as changes to trade relations, trade restrictions, and/or military conflict, may materially disrupt or indefinitely impair the operations of these companies. Securities of these companies may be cyclical and occasionally subject to sharp price movements. Certain companies may be subject to significant regulation, including environmental regulation, by federal, state and local governmental agencies.
Technology Sector Risk (TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF, TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF). Technology companies, including information technology companies, may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Technology companies typically face intense competition and potentially rapid product obsolescence. They are also heavily dependent on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights. Companies in the technology sector are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action.
| 7. | Federal Income Taxes |
It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to 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. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. Management of the Funds is required to determine whether a tax position taken by the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority. Based on its analysis, management has concluded that the Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions that would require a provision for income tax. Accordingly, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the year ended October 31, 2025. The Funds are subject to examination by the U.S. Federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.
At October 31, 2025, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes was as follows:
| Fund | Cost |
Gross Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | 57,707,091 | $ | 31,080,309 | $ | (682,439 | ) | $ | 30,397,870 | |||||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | 106,063,855 | $ | 21,610,197 | $ | (4,432,393 | ) | $ | 17,177,804 | |||||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 684,573,429 | $ | 293,226,787 | $ | (38,194,832 | ) | $ | 255,031,955 | |||||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | 8,961,057 | $ | 2,021,424 | $ | (377,417 | ) | $ | 1,644,007 | |||||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | 636,609,143 | $ | 198,482,136 | $ | (9,986,870 | ) | $ | 188,495,266 | |||||||
The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily attributable to tax deferral of losses on wash sales for tax purposes.
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At October 31, 2025, the components of distributable earnings (loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Fund | Undistributed Income |
Undistributed Long-term Capital Gains |
Accumulated Capital Gains (Losses) |
Net
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Total Earnings (Losses) |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (5,503,709 | ) | $ | 30,210,530 | $ | 24,706,821 | |||||||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (6,811,736 | ) | $ | 23,989,540 | $ | 17,177,804 | |||||||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 489,183 | $ | – | $ | (16,612,354 | ) | $ | 255,045,488 | $ | 238,922,317 | |||||||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (1,274,748 | ) | $ | 1,644,191 | $ | 369,443 | |||||||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (25,636,749 | ) | $ | 188,497,181 | $ | 162,860,432 | |||||||||
At October 31, 2025, the effect of permanent book/tax reclassifications primarily related to in-kind transactions resulted in increase/(decrease) to the components of net assets as follows:
| Fund | Total Distributable Earnings |
Paid-in Capital |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | (7,634,534 | ) | $ | 7,634,534 | |||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | (53,811,750 | ) | $ | 53,811,750 | |||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | (24,220,237 | ) | $ | 24,220,237 | |||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | (2,064,439 | ) | $ | 2,064,439 | |||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | (9,069,935 | ) | $ | 9,069,935 | |||
During the year ended October 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| Year
Ended October 31, 2025 |
Year
Ended October 31, 2024 |
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| Fund | Ordinary Income* |
Long-Term Capital Gain |
Ordinary Income* |
Long-Term Capital Gain |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | 522,620 | $ | 16,288,173 | $ | 354,765 | $ | – | ||||||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 9,422,918 | $ | – | $ | 8,650,955 | $ | – | ||||||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | 116,709 | $ | – | $ | 34,584 | $ | – | ||||||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | 1,437,889 | $ | – | $ | 924,458 | $ | – | ||||||||
| * | For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions. |
At October 31, 2025 the following Funds had net realized losses that will be carried forward indefinitely for federal income tax purposes:
| Fund | Short-Term | Long-Term | Total Amount |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | 3,069,513 | $ | 2,434,196 | $ | 5,503,709 | ||||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | 6,728,966 | $ | 82,770 | $ | 6,811,736 | ||||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 5,229,928 | $ | 11,382,426 | $ | 16,612,354 | ||||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | 1,047,764 | $ | 226,984 | $ | 1,274,748 | ||||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | 22,291,925 | $ | 3,344,824 | $ | 25,636,749 | ||||||
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| 8. | Purchases and Sales of Securities |
Investment transactions (excluding in-kind subscriptions and redemptions and short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | 15,708,100 | $ | 12,922,297 | ||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | 105,749,702 | $ | 64,537,607 | ||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 66,998,980 | $ | 19,940,861 | ||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | 10,113,613 | $ | 8,199,590 | ||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | 277,145,436 | $ | 235,144,955 | ||||
For the year ended October 31, 2025, the cost of in-kind subscriptions and the proceeds from in-kind redemptions were as follows:
| In-Kind | ||||||||
| Fund | Subscriptions | Redemptions | ||||||
| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | $ | 24,507,712 | $ | 17,737,146 | ||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | $ | 28,105,782 | $ | 110,188,597 | ||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | $ | 126,876,475 | $ | 66,918,353 | ||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | $ | – | $ | 12,586,155 | ||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | $ | 415,310,008 | $ | 33,155,530 | ||||
| 9. | Indemnifications |
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote. The Trust has not accrued any liability in connection with such indemnification.
| 10. | New Accounting Pronouncement |
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances income tax disclosure requirements, including, but not limited to, those with respect to the Fund’s income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the ASU and its impact to the financial statements.
| 11. | Segment reporting |
In the reporting period, the Funds adopted FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. Adoption of the new standard impacted financial statement disclosures only and did not affect the Funds’ financial position or the results of its operations. The Funds represent a single operating segment as the operating results of the Funds are monitored as a whole and its long-term asset allocation is determined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on defined investment objectives that is executed by the Funds’ portfolio management team. A senior executive team comprised of the Funds’ Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, serves as the Funds’ chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who act in accordance with Board of Trustee reviews and approvals. The CODM uses financial information, such as changes in net assets from operations, changes in net assets from fund share transactions, and income and expense ratios, consistent with that presented within the accompanying financial statements and financial highlights to assess the Funds’ profits and losses and to make resource
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allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Net Assets, which consists primarily of investment securities, at value, and significant segment expenses are listed in the accompanying statement of operations.
| 12. | Subsequent Events |
Management has evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no other material events that would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of TCW ETF Trust:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, TCW Durable Growth ETF (formerly TCW Compounders ETF), TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF, and TCW Transform Systems ETF (the “Funds”), five of the twelve funds constituting TCW ETF Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2025, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended for the Funds, except TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF, and TCW Transform Systems ETF; the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below for TCW Transform 500 ETF, TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF, and TCW Transform Systems ETF; and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements and financial highlights”). In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the funds listed above constituting TCW ETF Trust as of October 31, 2025, and the results of their operations for the year then ended (or for the period listed in the table below), the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended (or for the period listed in the table below), and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (or for the period listed in the table below), in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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Individual Fund Comprising the TCW ETF Trust |
Statement of Operations |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | Financial Highlights |
| TCW Transform 500 ETF |
For the year ended October 31, 2025 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF |
For the year ended October 31, 2025 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
| TCW Transform Systems ETF |
For the year ended October 31, 2025 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
For the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 |
The financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the period from June 22, 2021 through October 31, 2021 for TCW Transform 500 ETF, the financial highlights for the period from February 14, 2023 through October 31, 2023 for TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF, and the financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2023 and for the period from February 2, 2022 through October 2022 for TCW Transform Systems ETF were audited by other auditors whose report, dated December 20, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
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Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2025, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, California
December 30, 2025
We have served as the auditor of one or more TCW/Metropolitan West Funds investment companies since 1990.
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Quarterly Portfolio Schedule. The TCW ETF Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year to date on Form NPORT-P. The Forms NPORT-P are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, each Fund’s full portfolio holdings are updated daily and available on the Funds’ website at www.tcw.com/Products/ETFs.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures. A description of TCW Investment Management Company LLC’s proxy voting policies and procedures, which are applicable to the funds in the TCW ETF Trust is available on the Funds’ website at www.tcw.com/Products/ETFs and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting Record. The TCW ETF Trust is required to disclose annually the Funds’ complete proxy voting record on Form N-PX covering the period July 1 through June 30 and file it with the SEC no later than August 31. Form N-PX for the Funds are available by writing to the Administrator at 50 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02110. The Funds’ Form N-PX will also be available on the Funds’ website at www.tcw.com/Products/ETFs and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Premium/Discount Information. Information about the difference between daily market values on the secondary market for shares of the Funds in the TCW ETF Trust and such Funds’ net asset value can be found on our website, www.tcw.com/Products/ETFs.
Code of Ethics. The Trust and the Adviser have each adopted codes of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. Each code of ethics may be examined on the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors. The Funds designate the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended October 31, 2025.
| Qualified Dividend Income* |
Dividends Received Deduction* |
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| TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
| TCW Durable Growth ETF | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| TCW Transform 500 ETF | 0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
| TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF | 100 | % | 75 | % | ||||
| TCW Transform Systems ETF | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Funds’ fiscal year. |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche, LLP, located at 555 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, California 90013, serves as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Funds.
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| Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) | |
Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of non-interested (“Independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Agreement”) with TCW Investment Management Company LLC (the “Advisor”). The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Funds and their advisory agreements throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, at an in-person meeting on September 15, 2025, the Board approved the renewal of the Agreement for an additional one-year term from October 13, 2026 through October 12, 2027. The renewal of the Agreement was approved by the Board (including by a majority of the Independent Trustees) upon the recommendation of the Independent Trustees. The Independent Trustees also met by videoconference in a working session on August 21, 2025 to hear presentations by representatives of the Advisor, to ask related questions, to review and discuss materials provided by the Advisor for their consideration, and to meet separately with their independent legal counsel. On September 15, 2025, they also met separately with their independent legal counsel to review and discuss supplemental information that had been requested on their behalf by their independent legal counsel and presented by the Advisor. The information, material facts, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Independent Trustees’ recommendation and the Board’s subsequent approval are described below.
| 1. | Information received |
Materials reviewed — Over the period since October 13, 2023, when the Advisor acquired the exchange-traded fund platform of Engine No. 1 LLC (“Engine No. 1”), the former investment adviser to the Trust, the Trustees received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by the Advisor, including reports on the Advisor’s investment processes, as well as on each Fund’s investment results, portfolio composition, portfolio trading practices, compliance monitoring, shareholder services, and other information relating to the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor to the Funds. In addition, the Board reviewed information furnished to the Independent Trustees in response to a detailed request sent to the Advisor on their behalf. The information in the Advisor’s responses included extensive materials regarding each Fund’s investment results, advisory fee comparisons to advisory fees charged by the Advisor to its institutional clients, financial and profitability information regarding the Advisor, descriptions of various services provided to the Funds and to other advisory and sub-advisory clients, descriptions of functions such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and information about the personnel providing investment management services to each Fund. The Trustees also considered information provided by an independent data provider, Broadridge, comparing the investment performance and the fee and expense levels of each Fund to those of appropriate peer groups of registered funds selected by Broadridge. After reviewing this information, the Trustees requested additional information from the Advisor, which the Advisor provided and the Trustees considered.
Review process — The Trustees’ determinations were made on the basis of each Trustee’s business judgment after consideration of all the information presented. The Independent Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel throughout the renewal process and received and reviewed advice from their independent legal counsel regarding legal and industry standards applicable to the renewal of the Agreement, including a legal memorandum from their independent legal counsel discussing their fiduciary duties related to their approval of the continuation of the Agreement. The Independent Trustees also discussed the renewal of the Agreement with the Advisor’s representatives and in private sessions at which no representatives of the Advisor were present. In deciding to recommend the renewal of the Agreement with respect to each Fund, the Independent Trustees did not identify any single piece of information or particular factor that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for each Fund are the result of years of review and discussion between the Independent Trustees and the Board, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board and the Independent Trustees.
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| 2. | Nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor |
The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Advisor had become investment adviser to the Trust effective October 13, 2023, when the Advisor acquired the exchange-traded fund platform of Engine No. 1. The Board and the Independent Trustees considered the depth and quality of the Advisor’s investment management process, including its research and strong analytical capabilities; the experience, capability, and integrity of its senior management and other personnel; the advance planning and transition arrangements put in place with respect to the changes in key portfolio management and other personnel; and the overall resources available to the Advisor in managing the Funds’ assets. The Board and the Independent Trustees considered the ability of the Advisor to attract and retain well-qualified investment professionals, noting in particular the Advisor’s hiring of professionals in various areas over the past several years, continued upgrading of resources in its middle office and back office operations and other areas, as well as a continuing and extensive program of infrastructure and systems enhancements, including business continuity, cybersecurity, and the modernization of the technology ecosystem with the implementation of Aladdin, as well as investments in sales and marketing to increase brand awareness, updates to information security defenses, and budgeting for certain future initiatives. The Board and the Independent Trustees noted the significant role played by the Advisor, as valuation designee, with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities, including research and analysis related to fair valued securities and due diligence and oversight of pricing vendors. The Board and the Independent Trustees also considered that the Advisor made available to its investment professionals a variety of resources and systems relating to investment management, compliance, trading, operations, administration, research, portfolio accounting, and legal matters. They noted the substantial additional resources made available by The TCW Group, Inc., the parent company of the Advisor (“TCW”). The Board and the Independent Trustees examined and discussed a detailed description of the extensive additional services provided to the Funds to support their operations and compliance, as compared to the much narrower range of services provided to the Advisor’s institutional and sub-advised clients, as well as the Advisor’s oversight and coordination of numerous outside service providers to the Funds. They further noted the high level of regular communication between the Advisor and the Independent Trustees. The Advisor explained its responsibility to supervise the activities of the Funds’ various service providers, as well as supporting the Independent Trustees and their meetings, regulatory filings, and various operational personnel, and the related costs.
The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Advisor are of a high quality and have benefited and should continue to benefit the Funds and their shareholders.
| 3. | Investment results |
The Board and the Independent Trustees considered the investment results of each Fund in light of its investment objective(s) and principal investment strategies. They compared each Fund’s total returns with the total returns of other registered funds in peer group reports prepared by Broadridge with respect to various longer and more recent periods all ended May 31, 2025. The Board and the Independent Trustees reviewed information as to peer group selections presented by Broadridge and discussed the methodology for those selections with Broadridge. In reviewing each Fund’s relative performance, the Board and the Independent Trustees took into account each Fund’s investment strategies, distinct characteristics, asset size and diversification.
The Board and the Independent Trustees reviewed each Fund’s performance over the relevant periods. The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the investment performance of each Fund was generally close to or above the median performance of the applicable peer group during the three-year period emphasized by Broadridge in the supplemental materials, and for the period since inception for those Funds with shorter operating histories. The Board indicated that it would continue to monitor portfolio investment performance on a regular basis and discuss with the Advisor from time to time any instances of long-term underperformance that may arise.
The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the performance of the Funds for many of the various periods reviewed ranked in the first, second or third quintiles, with certain exceptions, as noted below. The Board and the Independent Trustees considered that certain of the Funds, including the Artificial Intelligence ETF and the Durable Growth ETF, were newly formed but had acquired the performance history of their respective predecessor mutual fund, each of which was managed by the Advisor or its affiliate. The Board and the Independent Trustees further considered that certain other Funds had relatively short operating histories, including the Transform Supply Chain ETF, Transform Systems ETF and Transform 500 ETF, and that these Funds had been managed by another investment adviser prior to October 13, 2023.
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For the Artificial Intelligence ETF, the Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in the fourth quintile for the five- and one-year periods and the period since the Fund’s inception on August 31, 2017 and the third quintile for the three-year period. The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund had acquired the assets and liabilities of its predecessor mutual fund, the TCW Artificial Intelligence Equity Fund, effective May 6, 2024, and had adopted the performance history of that mutual fund.
For the Transform Supply Chain ETF, the Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in the fifth quintile for the one-year period and the fourth quintile for the since-inception period ended May 31, 2025.
For the Transform Systems ETF, the Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in the first quintile for the three-year, one-year and since-inception periods ended May 31, 2025.
For the Durable Growth ETF (formerly known as the Compounders ETF), the Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in the second quintile for the five-, three- and one-year periods and the first quintile for since-inception period ended May 31, 2025.
For the Transform 500 ETF, the Board and the Independent Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance was in the second quintile for the three- and one-year periods as well as the period since the Fund’s inception on June 23, 2021.
| 4. | Advisory fees and total expenses |
The Board and the Independent Trustees compared the management fees and net total expenses of each Fund (each as a percentage of average net assets) with the median management fee and operating expense level of the other registered funds in the relevant Broadridge peer groups. These comparisons assisted the Board and the Independent Trustees by providing a reasonable statistical measure to assess each Fund’s fees relative to its relevant peers. The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that each Fund except the Transform 500 ETF is an actively-managed ETF and that peer group comparisons are more challenging when considering active ETFs because of the uniqueness and complexity of investment styles among the respective peer funds.
The Artificial Intelligence ETF, Transform Supply Chain ETF, Transform Systems ETF, and Durable Growth ETF were above the medians of their respective peer group funds for both management fees and net total expenses.
The Transform 500 ETF was the same as the medians of the peer group funds for both management fees and net total expenses.
The Board and the Independent Trustees observed the unitary fee structure of the Funds, under which the Advisor is responsible for substantially all other costs associated with managing and operating the Fund, except as set forth in the investment management agreement, and that the Advisor pays all distribution costs out of its own profits. The Board and the Independent Trustees considered that the unitary fee structure is used by exchange-traded funds due to the lower cost associated with ongoing management and distribution. The Board and the Independent Trustees also considered how these arrangements affected the expenses borne by each Fund’s shareholders and noted that the total expense ratios were reasonable when taking into account the unitary fee arrangement.
The Board and the Independent Trustees also reviewed information regarding the advisory fees charged by the Advisor to its institutional and sub-advisory clients with similar investment mandates. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that, although the fees paid by those clients generally were lower than advisory fees paid by the Funds, the differences appropriately reflected the more extensive services provided by the Advisor to the Funds and the Advisor’s significantly greater responsibilities and expenses with respect to the Funds, including the additional time spent by portfolio managers for reasons such as managing the more active cash flows from creations and redemptions by authorized participants, the additional risks of managing a pool of assets for public investors, administrative burdens, daily pricing, valuation and liquidity responsibilities, the supervision of vendors and service providers, and the costs of additional infrastructure and operational resources and personnel and of complying with and supporting the more comprehensive regulatory and governance regime applicable to registered funds.
Based on these factors, the Trustees concluded that each Fund’s advisory fee was not unreasonable.
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| 5. | The Advisor’s costs, level of profits, and economies of scale |
The Board and the Independent Trustees reviewed information regarding the Advisor’s costs of providing services to the Funds, as well as the resulting level of profits to the Advisor. They reviewed the Advisor’s stated assumptions and methods of allocating certain costs, such as personnel costs, which constitute the Advisor’s largest operating cost. The Board and the Independent Trustees recognized that the Advisor should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profits for the services that it provides to each Fund. The Board and the Independent Trustees also reviewed a comparison of the Advisor’s profitability with respect to the Funds to the profitability of certain unaffiliated publicly traded asset managers, which the Advisor believed supported its view that the Advisor’s profitability was reasonable. Based on their review, the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that the Advisor’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Fund was not unreasonable or excessive.
The Board and the Independent Trustees considered the extent to which potential economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow and whether the advisory fees reflect those potential economies of scale. They recognized that the advisory fees for the Funds do not have breakpoints, which would otherwise result in lower advisory fee rates as the Funds grow larger. The Board and the Independent Trustees recognized the benefits of the Advisor’s substantial past and ongoing investment in the advisory business, such as successfully recruiting and retaining key professional talent, systems and technology upgrades, added resources dedicated to legal, compliance, risk management and cybersecurity programs, and improvements to the overall firm infrastructure, as well as the financial pressures of competing against much larger firms and passive investment products. The Board and the Independent Trustees also recognized that the Funds benefit from receiving investment advice from an organization with other types of advisory clients in addition to ETFs. The Board and the Independent Trustees considered the risk borne by the Advisor that the Funds’ net assets and thus the Advisor’s fees might decline in the event of sales and that smaller Funds might not grow to become profitable. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the Advisor was appropriately sharing potential economies of scale with the Funds through reasonable fees and expenses, and through reinvesting in its capabilities for serving the Funds and their shareholders.
| 6. | Ancillary benefits |
The Board and the Independent Trustees also considered ancillary benefits received or to be received by the Advisor and its affiliates as a result of the relationship of the Advisor with the Funds. The Board and the Independent Trustees noted that, in addition to the fees the Advisor receives under the Agreement, the Advisor receives additional benefits in connection with management of the Funds in the form of reports, research and other services from brokers and their affiliates in return for brokerage commissions paid to such brokers. The Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that any potential benefits received or to be derived by the Advisor from its relationships with the Funds are reasonably related to the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds.
| 7. | Conclusions |
Based on their overall review, including their consideration of each of the factors referred to above (and others), the Board and the Independent Trustees concluded that the Agreement is fair and reasonable to each Fund and its shareholders, that each Fund’s shareholders received reasonable value in return for the advisory fees and other amounts paid to the Advisor by each Fund, and that the renewal of the Agreement was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders.
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TCW ETF Trust
515 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
800 386 3829
tcw.com
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Board of Trustees Patrick C. Haden Martin Luther King III Peter McMillan Victoria B. Rogers Robert G. Rooney Michael Swell Andrew Tarica David Vick Richard Villa
Adviser TCW Investment Management Company LLC 515 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Custodian Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 50 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02110
Transfer Agent Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 50 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02110 |
Officers Richard Villa President and Principal Executive Officer Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer
Drew Bowden Executive Vice President
Eric Chan Assistant Treasurer
Peter Davidson Vice President and Secretary
Lisa Eisen Tax Officer
Alenoush Terzian Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP 555 West 5th Street, Suite 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90013
Distributor Foreside Financial Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100 Portland, ME 04101
For Additional Information Call 800 FUND TCW (800 386 3829) or visit tcw.com |
A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Funds voted proxies relating to their portfolios’ securities during the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800 386 3829; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
In addition to its annual and semi-annual reports, the Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form NPORT-P. Such filings occur no later than 60 days after the end of the Funds’ first and third quarters and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call us at 800 386 3829 (or contact your financial institution). We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.
This report is submitted for general information to the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus, which includes details regarding the Funds’ objectives, policies, expenses and other information.
