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TGWIX - TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I

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TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I (TGWIX)
Expense Ratio: 0.99%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $29,510.90


The TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I fund (TGWIX) is a Emerging Markets Bond fund started on 12/14/2010 and has $176.70 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I since 01/6/2011. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

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iShares JPMorgan USD Emerg Markets Bond (EMB)
Expense Ratio: 0.60%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $18,626.92


The iShares JPMorgan USD Emerg Markets Bond (EMB) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Emerging Markets Bond investment strategy and is an alternative to a Emerging Markets Bond mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Emerging Markets Bond Funds Have Lower Fees Than TCW Emerging Markets Local Currency Income Fund Class I (TGWIX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund Class I DBLEX 177.0% 409 0.96%
Dreyfus Emerg Market Debt Local Curr I DDBIX 98.0% 2,900 0.97%
DWS Enhanced Emerg Mkts Fixed Inc S SCEMX 134.0% 232 0.98%
DWS Enhanced Emerg Mkts Fixed Inc S SEL1Z 134.0% 232 0.98%
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Inc I FMKIX 133.0% 1,400 0.90%
Fidelity New Markets Income FNMIX 132.0% 5,200 0.87%
Goldman Sachs Emerging Market Debt I GSDIX 86.0% 1,300 0.88%
Goldman Sachs Local Emerg Mkts Debt Inst GIMDX 183.0% 1,700 0.91%
MainStay Global High Income I MGHIX 65.0% 318 0.97%
MFS Emerging Markets Debt I MEDIX 80.0% 4,900 0.88%
MFS Emerging Markets Debt R4 MEDGX 80.0% 4,900 0.88%
Payden Emerging Markets Bond PYE1Z 85.0% 824 0.85%
Payden Emerging Markets Bond PYEMX 85.0% 824 0.85%
PIMCO Emerging Local Bond Instl PELBX 22.0% 12,000 0.90%
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Instl PEBIX 12.0% 6,500 0.83%
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond P PEMPX 12.0% 6,500 0.93%
Stone Harbor Emerging Mkts Debt Instl SHMDX 82.0% 1,100 0.76%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond PREMX 50.1% 3,300 0.94%
T. Rowe Price Instl Emerging Mkts Bond TREBX 49.9% 233 0.70%
TCW Emerging Markets Income I TGEIX 137.9% 3,800 0.87%
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt I SEMDX 16.0% 399 0.95%



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Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.