UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-4980

 

 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA

 

90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Philip K. Holl, Esq.
Secretary
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(213) 244-0000

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2008

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.  The schedule of investments for the period ending January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008 is filed herewith.

 



 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities (1.7% of Net Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (1.7%)

 

 

 

$

2,500,000

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., (06-R2-M10), 5.099%, due 04/25/36 (1) (2)

 

$

125,000

 

2,661,000

 

Argent Securities, Inc., (06-W3-M10), (144A), 5.099%, due 04/25/36 (Cost $2,242,385, Acquired 03/15/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

79,830

 

2,000,000

 

Argent Securities, Inc., (06-W4-M10), 5.099%, due 05/25/36 (1) (2)

 

200,000

 

2,000,000

 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-FRE2-M10), (144A), 4.599%, due 10/25/36 (Cost $1,762,231, Acquired 10/05/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

80,000

 

2,000,000

 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-NC1-M10), (144A), 5.599%, due 01/25/36 (Cost $1,882,813, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

160,000

 

1,500,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-26-B), (144A), 4.349%, due 06/25/37 (Cost $1,229,772, Acquired 12/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

90,000

 

2,000,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (07-6-M8), 4.599%, due 09/25/37 (1) (2)

 

220,000

 

2,000,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-5-B), 5.535%, due 08/25/36 (1) (2)

 

170,000

 

2,000,000

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-6-B), (144A), 5.599%, due 09/25/36 (Cost $1,721,620, Acquired 03/20/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

120,000

 

2,000,000

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-FF5-M10), (144A), 4.599%, due 04/25/36 (Cost $1,800,266, Acquired 04/28/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

100,000

 

2,000,000

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-FF7-M10), (144A), 4.599%, due 05/25/36 (Cost $1,809,382, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

120,000

 

1,993,000

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, (06-FF17-B), (144A), 5.099%, due 12/25/36 (Cost $1,802,408, Acquired 11/15/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

77,741

 

2,000,000

 

Fremont Home Loan Trust, (06-2-M9), 4.999%, due 02/25/36 (1) (2)

 

120,000

 

2,000,000

 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, (06-OPT3-M9), 4.599%, due 02/25/36 (1) (2)

 

240,000

 

1,740,000

 

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust, (07-HE2-M8), 5.099%, due 04/25/37 (1) (2)

 

208,800

 

2,000,000

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., (06-NC1-M10), (144A), 5.099%, due 04/25/36 (Cost $1,778,268, Acquired 04/05/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

200,000

 

1,000,000

 

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, (07-1-B2), 4.849%, due 02/25/37 (1) (2)

 

75,000

 

2,000,000

 

Saxon Asset Securities Trust, (06-2-B4), 5.099%, due 09/25/36 (1) (2)

 

100,000

 

2,000,000

 

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust, (07-BR1-B2), 4.849%, due 02/25/37 (1) (2)

 

60,000

 

2,000,000

 

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, (06-OPT2-M9), (144A), 5.099%, due 05/25/36 (Cost $1,745,625, Acquired 03/14/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

100,000

 

2,000,000

 

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust, (06-OPT3-M9), (144A), 5.099%, due 06/25/36 (Cost $1,811,875, Acquired 04/13/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

100,000

 

2,000,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., (06-WF1-M9), 4.599%, due 02/25/36 (1) (2)

 

473,200

 

2,000,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., (06-NC1-B1), (144A), 5.099%, due 05/25/36 (Cost $1,760,000, Acquired 09/29/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

61,310

 

2,700,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., (07-EQ1-M9), 5.099%, due 03/25/37 (1) (2)

 

283,500

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

3,564,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost: $42,947,845)

 

3,564,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Debt Obligations (10.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.2%)

 

 

 

1,000,000

*

FM Leveraged Capital Fund, (06-2A-E), (144A), 0%, due 11/15/20 (Cost $1,000,000, Acquired 10/31/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

424,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

1,500

* (5)

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

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

469,726

*

Mantoloking CDO, Ltd., (06-1A-E), (144A), 0%, due 08/28/46 (Cost $469,726, Acquired 11/21/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

$

 

1,909,524

*

Marathon Structured Finance CDO, Ltd., (06-1A-E), (144A), 0%, due 07/26/46 (Cost $1,909,524, Acquired 07/14/2006-04/27/2007) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

57,286

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services-Multi-Sector Holdings

 

57,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance (10.0%)

 

 

 

1,500

(5)

ACA CLO, Ltd., (06-2), (144A), 12%, due 01/09/21 (Cost $1,395,000, Acquired 11/28/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

825,000

 

4,000,000

 

ARES CLO, (06-5RA), (144A), 12%, due 02/24/18 (Cost $3,840,000, Acquired 03/08/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

2,080,000

 

2,000,000

 

Avenue CLO, Ltd., (07-6A), (144A), 9.5%, due 07/17/19 (Cost $1,840,000, Acquired 04/24/2007) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,300,000

 

1,000

(5)

Centurion CDO VII, Ltd., (144A), 13.25%, due 01/30/16 (Cost $760,000, Acquired 11/01/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

506,000

 

2,000,000

 

Clydesdale CLO, Ltd., (06-1A), (144A), 9%, due 12/19/18 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 01/16/2007) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,300,000

 

1,000,000

*

CW Capital Cobalt, (06-2A-K), (144A), 0%, due 04/26/50 (Cost $1,000,000, Acquired 04/12/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

238,938

 

1,000,000

*

CW Capital Cobalt II, (144A), 0%, due 04/26/50 (Cost $940,000, Acquired 04/12/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

423,783

 

1,799,647

 

De Meer Middle Market CLO, Ltd., (06-1A), (144A), 8.5%, due 10/20/18 (Cost $1,734,261, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,195,625

 

874,704

 

De Meer Middle Market CLO, Ltd., (06-1A-E), (144A), 9.151%, due 10/20/18 (Cost $918,497, Acquired 08/03/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

566,690

 

2,000,000

 

Duane Street CLO, (06-3-A), (144A), 10%, due 01/11/21 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 11/15/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,160,000

 

2,000

(5)

FM Leveraged Capital Fund II, (06-1A-PS), (144A), 8.655%, due 11/20/20 (Cost $1,860,000, Acquired 10/31/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

1,265,255

 

2,000,000

*

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

 

945,584

 

2,000,000

 

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

 

1,160,000

 

3,000,000

*

Katonah, Ltd., (8A), (144A), 0%, due 05/20/18 (Cost $2,850,000, Acquired 05/16/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

1,050,000

 

2,000,000

 

LCM CDO, LP, (5I), 0%, due 03/21/19 (1)

 

943,068

 

3,500,000

 

Octagon Investment Partners X, Ltd., (06-10A), (144A), 0%, due 10/18/20 (Cost $3,325,000, Acquired 08/10/2006) (1) (3) (4)

 

2,476,234

 

3,000,000

 

Prospect Park CDO, Ltd., (06-1I), 0%, due 07/15/20 (1)

 

1,500,000

 

1,750,000

* (5)

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

 

760,200

 

1,000,000

(5)

Whitehorse III, Ltd., (144A), 9%, due 05/01/18 (Cost $900,000, Acquired 02/22/2007) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

583,800

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance

 

20,280,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.0%)

 

 

 

10,000

*

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

 

 

1,046,979

*

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

 

 

2,000,000

*

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

 

200

 

964,422

*

Fortius Funding, Ltd., (06-2-AE), (144A), 0%, due 02/03/42 (Cost $911,295, Acquired 11/06/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

96

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

1,000

* (5)

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

 

$

 

1,028,265

*

GSC ABS CDO, Ltd., (06-3GA-D), (144A), 0%, due 06/02/42 (Cost $985,103, Acquired 12/07/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

103

 

1,622,746

*

Hudson Mezzanine Funding, (06-1-AE), (144A), 0%, due 04/12/42 (Cost $1,500,000, Acquired 10/25/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

162

 

1,500,000

*

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

 

150

 

1,059,801

*

IXIS ABS CDO, Ltd., (06-2I-E), 0%, due 12/13/46 (1) (2)

 

10,598

 

2,000,000

*

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

 

 

2,074,261

*

Vertical CDO, Ltd., (06-2A-C), (144A), 0%, due 05/09/46 (Cost $1,957,519, Acquired 05/19/2006) (1) (2) (3) (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

11,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Debt Obligations (Cost: $30,655,773)

 

20,773,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (80.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (5.7%)

 

 

 

6,384,655

 

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

 

5,026,172

 

3,912,010

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, (06-1F-1A5), 16.232%, due 02/25/36 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

4,271,196

 

2,500,000

 

Novastar Home Equity Loan, (04-2-M4), 3.799%, due 09/25/34 (2)

 

2,335,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Banking

 

11,632,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services (2.2%)

 

 

 

246,358,609

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-14-X), 0.347%, due 09/25/36 (I/O)(2)

 

1,911,866

 

325,484,054

 

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, (06-S9-AV), 0.296%, due 09/25/36 (I/O)(2)

 

2,533,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

 

4,445,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities (23.9%)

 

 

 

5,250,000

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-11-2A3), 5.338%, due 02/25/36 (2)

 

3,280,745

 

3,481,481

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, (05-4-6A22), 5.299%, due 08/25/35 (2)

 

2,032,508

 

5,135,318

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, (05-2-2A1A), 6.48%, due 01/25/36 (2)

 

3,831,288

 

4,000,000

 

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

 

2,991,592

 

3,000,000

 

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

 

2,385,285

 

2,862,618

 

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

 

2,236,055

 

2,462,924

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (04-HYB4-B1), 4.811%, due 09/20/34 (2)

 

2,187,631

 

272,764,224

 

Countrywide Home Loans, (06-15-X), 0.386%, due 10/25/36 (I/O)(2)

 

2,558,965

 

3,900,000

 

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

 

2,754,549

 

4,087,712

 

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

 

3,280,910

 

40,625,104

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (06-9-7A2), 3.951%, due 11/25/36 (I/O)(2)

 

2,816,477

 

2,512,810

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, (07-5-DB1), 7.11%, due 07/25/37 (2)

 

439,742

 

4,608,361

 

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, (07-A1-2A1), 5.937%, due 03/25/37 (2)

 

3,384,334

 

2,455,531

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., (05-QA7-M1), 5.49%, due 07/25/35 (2)

 

1,913,948

 

13,713,889

 

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

 

2,305,648

 

3,566,853

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-20-1A1), 5.767%, due 10/25/35 (2)

 

2,489,250

 

3,772,459

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, (05-23-3A1), 6.149%, due 01/25/36 (2)

 

2,847,858

 

2,910,679

 

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

 

2,940,807

 

2,618,690

 

Terwin Mortgage Trust, (06-17HE-A2A), (144A), 2.679%, due 01/25/38 (2) (3) (4)

 

2,094,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

48,772,544

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (48.4%)

 

 

 

$

2,023,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2684-SN), 14.163%, due 10/15/33 (I/F)(2)

 

$

2,503,747

 

5,688,598

 

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

 

4,043,859

 

1,670,011

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2727-AS), 4.849%, due 07/15/32 (I/F)(2)

 

1,322,219

 

3,278,006

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2857-OM), 0%, due 09/15/34 (P/O)

 

1,962,766

 

1,950,546

 

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

 

1,350,302

 

3,408,118

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2937-SW), 11.275%, due 02/15/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

3,756,130

 

3,144,097

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2951-NS), 8.163%, due 03/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

2,546,750

 

1,603,968

 

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

 

1,636,783

 

987,732

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (2990-JK), 10.732%, due 03/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

940,891

 

2,242,315

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3014-SJ), 6.269%, due 08/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

1,948,486

 

1,607,354

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3019-SQ), 14.481%, due 06/15/35 (I/F)(2)

 

1,802,558

 

2,416,911

 

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

 

2,459,225

 

2,041,582

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3062-HO), 0%, due 11/15/35 (P/O)

 

1,356,909

 

1,587,446

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3074-LO), 0%, due 11/15/35 (P/O)

 

1,143,577

 

455,776

 

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

 

442,461

 

1,837,390

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3081-PO), 0%, due 07/15/33 (P/O)

 

1,390,046

 

2,413,592

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3092-CS), 11.966%, due 12/15/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,568,622

 

2,512,917

 

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

 

2,176,967

 

2,819,318

 

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

 

2,047,699

 

2,851,810

 

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

 

2,524,479

 

2,189,305

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3146-SB), 13.319%, due 04/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

2,340,474

 

1,342,178

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3153-NK), 13.246%, due 05/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,379,510

 

2,231,946

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3161-SA), 13.136%, due 05/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

2,375,998

 

3,567,451

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3171-GO), 0%, due 06/15/36 (P/O) (PAC)

 

3,206,509

 

6,335,398

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3171-OJ), 0%, due 06/15/36 (P/O)

 

3,760,759

 

3,404,911

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3185-SA), 6.089%, due 07/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

3,169,894

 

1,559,069

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3186-SB), 12.403%, due 07/15/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,607,504

 

5,517,607

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3225-AO), 0%, due 10/15/36 (P/O)

 

3,830,616

 

2,632,010

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3330-SB), 13.503%, due 06/15/37 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,726,462

 

3,511,195

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., (3349-SD), 12.219%, due 07/15/37 (I/F)(2)

 

3,623,941

 

3,513,514

 

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

 

3,366,671

 

1,952,605

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (05-44-TS), 11.171%, due 03/25/35 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

2,078,575

 

2,194,652

 

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

 

1,903,661

 

3,009,109

 

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

 

2,159,530

 

1,261,742

 

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

 

1,172,245

 

1,410,526

 

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

 

1,467,243

 

1,382,600

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-14-SP), 13.342%, due 03/25/36 (I/F) (TAC)(2)

 

1,441,540

 

1,609,040

 

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

 

1,277,107

 

2,515,546

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-44-C), 0%, due 12/25/33 (P/O)

 

1,932,529

 

3,604,348

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-45-SP), 13.681%, due 06/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

3,688,846

 

2,005,170

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-57-SA), 13.461%, due 06/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,973,197

 

2,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, (06-67-DS), 13.866%, due 07/25/36 (I/F)(2)

 

1,821,479

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

Value

 

$

6,313,981

 

Government National Mortgage Association, (05-45-DK), 10.73%, due 06/16/35 (I/F)(2)

 

$

6,552,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

98,780,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $145,037,629)

 

163,631,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Fixed Income (17.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services (17.8%)

 

 

 

38,075,000

 

Dow Jones CDX, Series 9, Trust I, (144A), 8.75%, due 12/29/12 (3) (7)

 

36,242,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Other Fixed Income (Cost: $38,122,594)

 

36,242,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $256,763,841) (109.9%)

 

224,211,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Corporate Bonds (4.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banking (0.4%)

 

 

 

907,000

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 3.5%, due 10/15/25 (8)

 

772,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics (1.2%)

 

 

 

736,000

 

Agere Systems, Inc., 6.5%, due 12/15/09 (8)

 

747,040

 

763,000

 

Fairchild Semiconductor Corp., 5%, due 11/01/08

 

763,954

 

751,000

 

LSI Logic Corp., 4%, due 05/15/10 (8)

 

723,776

 

339,000

 

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

 

307,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Electronics

 

2,542,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Providers (0.4%)

 

 

 

1,186,000

 

Omnicare, Inc., 3.25%, due 12/15/35

 

786,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media - Broadcasting & Publishing (0.2%)

 

 

 

319,000

 

Ciena Corp., 0.875%, due 06/15/17 (8)

 

306,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies (0.1%)

 

 

 

160,000

 

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

 

149,000

 

160,000

 

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

 

152,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Medical Supplies

 

301,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas (0.7%)

 

 

 

443,000

 

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

 

486,746

 

442,000

 

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

 

482,885

 

442,000

 

Transocean, Inc., Class C, 1.5%, due 12/15/37 (8)

 

487,305

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil & Gas

 

1,456,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

 

 

 

160,000

 

Sciele Pharma, Inc., 2.625%, due 05/15/27

 

154,000

 

357,000

 

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

 

464,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

618,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.8%)

 

 

 

1,517,000

 

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

 

1,596,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds (Cost: $8,880,452)

 

8,382,339

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks (6.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.6%)

 

 

 

8,000

 

Northrop Grumman Corp., $7.00

 

$

1,128,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines (0.6%)

 

 

 

17,850

 

Bristow Group, Inc. $2.75

 

1,168,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.7%)

 

 

 

17,285

 

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, $3.25 (8)

 

506,796

 

30,850

 

General Motors Corp., $1.125 (8)

 

500,696

 

21,700

 

General Motors Corp., $1.3125

 

379,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Automobiles

 

1,387,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services (0.2%)

 

 

 

10,940

 

United Rentals Trust I, $3.25

 

330,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.3%)

 

 

 

25,261

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., $1.75 (8)

 

515,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.9%)

 

 

 

775

 

Bank of America Corp., $72.50

 

800,575

 

38,900

 

CIT Group, Inc., $1.9375 (8)

 

466,800

 

11,500

 

Credit Suisse, Inc. $1.9602

 

661,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

1,928,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.4%)

 

 

 

16,500

 

AES Corp., $3.375

 

767,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services (0.1%)

 

 

 

1,612

 

Vale Capital, Ltd., $2.75

 

106,666

 

2,724

 

Vale Capital, Ltd., $2.75

 

179,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Financial Services

 

286,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.3%)

 

 

 

213,725

 

Rite Aid Corp., $3.50 (8)

 

628,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.0%)

 

 

 

55

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc., $2.375 (8)

 

3,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.7%)

 

 

 

13,105

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., $2.875

 

914,074

 

41,687

 

XL Capital, Ltd., $1.75

 

512,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Insurance

 

1,426,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.3%)

 

 

 

800

 

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

 

678,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.5%)

 

 

 

8,445

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., $4.50

 

984,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

 

 

 

330

 

Mylan, Inc., $65.00

 

285,239

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.5%)

 

 

 

660

 

Kansas City Southern, $51.25

 

$

980,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.1%)

 

 

 

384

 

Washington Mutual, Inc., $77.50

 

268,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities (0.5%)

 

 

 

16,100

 

Entergy Corp., $2.125

 

1,050,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Cost: $15,368,476)

 

13,817,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Convertible Securities (Cost: $24,248,928) (10.9%)

 

22,199,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.4%)

 

 

 

100,000

 

Fannie Mae, $2.03125

 

2,405,000

 

100,000

 

Freddie Mac, $2.0938

 

2,440,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

4,845,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock (Cost: $5,130,000) (2.4%)

 

4,845,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)

 

 

 

2,400

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

135,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,750

 

General Motors Corp. (8)

 

128,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology (0.2%)

 

 

 

5,300

 

Genentech, Inc. (8) (9)

 

430,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,200

 

Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. (8)

 

289,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.1%)

 

 

 

1,700

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

83,725

 

3,100

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

104,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

187,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.2%)

 

 

 

2,300

 

Hewlett-Packard Co. (8)

 

105,018

 

2,200

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

253,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

 

358,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (0.1%)

 

 

 

8,900

 

Packaging Corp. of America (8)

 

198,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

2,100

 

H&R Block, Inc. (8)

 

43,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%)

 

 

 

4,900

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

104,958

 

5,200

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (8)

 

223,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

328,298

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.3%)

 

 

 

5,500

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

$

210,650

 

5,268

 

BCE, Inc.

 

177,690

 

35,000

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc. (8)

 

158,550

 

7,837

 

Windstream Corp. (8)

 

93,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

640,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,000

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (8)

 

249,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments (0.1%)

 

 

 

4,000

 

Tyco Electronics, Ltd. (8)

 

137,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

4,700

 

Blackstone Group, LP (The) (8)

 

74,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%)

 

 

 

2,500

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (8)

 

82,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products (0.2%)

 

 

 

7,300

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

 

226,373

 

13,100

 

Sara Lee Corp.

 

183,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Food Products

 

409,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,800

 

Covidien, Ltd. (8)

 

79,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services (0.1%)

 

 

 

2,900

 

Aetna, Inc. (8)

 

122,061

 

23,740

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (8) (9)

 

134,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

256,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Technology (0.1%)

 

 

 

3,200

 

Cerner Corp. (8) (9)

 

119,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,700

 

Sony Corp. (ADR)

 

68,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

3,400

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

219,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%)

 

 

 

6,900

 

General Electric Co.

 

255,369

 

3,100

 

Tyco International, Ltd.

 

136,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

 

391,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance (0.2%)

 

 

 

3,600

 

American International Group, Inc. (8)

 

155,700

 

1,600

 

Chubb Corp. (8)

 

79,168

 

4,400

 

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) (8)

 

210,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Insurance

 

445,408

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,400

 

Mattel, Inc. (8)

 

$

127,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media (0.1%)

 

 

 

4,750

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (8)

 

91,865

 

9,000

 

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A (8)

 

173,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Media

 

265,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

 

 

 

2,400

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

86,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities (0.0%)

 

 

 

1,500

 

Ameren Corp. (8)

 

66,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

 

 

 

3,000

 

Chevron Corp.

 

256,080

 

3,500

 

ConocoPhillips (8)

 

266,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

522,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,200

 

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (8)

 

56,916

 

6,100

 

MeadWestvaco Corp. (8)

 

166,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

222,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (0.2%)

 

 

 

10,200

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

213,486

 

4,400

 

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (8) (9)

 

129,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

342,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%)

 

 

 

4,200

 

CapitalSource, Inc. (8)

 

40,614

 

2,100

 

Hospitality Properties Trust (8)

 

71,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

112,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail (0.1%)

 

 

 

1

 

Kansas City Southern (9)

 

40

 

1,100

 

Union Pacific Corp. (8)

 

137,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Road & Rail

 

137,958

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software (0.2%)

 

 

 

7,900

 

Salesforce.com, Inc. (8) (9)

 

457,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail (0.1%)

 

 

 

6,300

 

Gap, Inc. (The) (8)

 

123,984

 

1,600

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The) (8)

 

44,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

168,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (0.2%)

 

 

 

8,500

 

Fannie Mae (8)

 

223,720

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Number of
Shares

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,200

 

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (8)

 

$

131,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

354,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.0%)

 

 

 

8,900

 

Motorola, Inc. (8)

 

82,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stock (Cost: $8,839,431) (4.0%)

 

8,222,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Investments (4.3%)

 

 

 

8,754,280

 

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, 3.18% (10)

 

8,754,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Short-Term Investments (0.1%)

 

 

 

$

552,205

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co. Depository Reserve, 1.1%

 

276,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $9,030,382) (4.4%)

 

9,030,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $304,012,582) (131.6%)

 

268,509,276

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-31.6%)

 

(64,486,869

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

204,022,407

 

 


*

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2008, security is not accruing interest.

(1)

 

 

 

Illiquid security.

(2)

 

 

 

Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2008.

(3)

 

 

 

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $60,349,377 or 29.6% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.

(4)

 

 

 

Restricted Security. (Note 4)

(5)

 

 

 

Represents number of preferred shares.

(6)

 

 

 

Fair valued security (Note 1).

(7)

 

 

 

Index bond which consists of high yield credit default swaps, and tracks the B rated high yield index.

(8)

 

 

 

Security partially or fully lent (Note 3).

(9)

 

 

 

Non-income producing security.

(10)

 

 

 

Represents investment of security lending collateral (Note 3).

 

 

 

 

 

ADR

 

-

 

American Depositary Receipt. Shares of a foreign based corporation held in U.S. banks entitling the shareholder to all dividends and capital gains.

CDO

 

-

 

Collateralized Debt Obligation.

CLO

 

-

 

Collateralized Loan Obligation.

I/F

 

-

 

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

I/O

 

-

 

Interest Only Security.

PAC

 

-

 

Planned Amortization Class.

P/O

 

-

 

Principal Only Security.

TAC

 

-

 

Target Amortization Class.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS–MARCH 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

 

Industry*

 

Percentage of 
Net Assets

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

48.4

%

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

23.9

 

Financial Services

 

20.1

(1)

Diversified Financial Services-Specialized Finance

 

10.0

 

Banking

 

8.0

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

2.7

 

Electronics

 

1.2

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

1.1

 

Insurance

 

0.9

 

Real Estate

 

0.8

 

Automobiles

 

0.8

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

0.8

 

Oil & Gas

 

0.7

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

0.7

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

0.6

 

Airlines

 

0.6

 

Road & Rail

 

0.6

 

Utilities

 

0.5

 

Electric Utilities

 

0.5

 

Media

 

0.4

 

Healthcare Providers

 

0.4

 

Containers & Packaging

 

0.4

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

0.3

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

0.3

 

Software

 

0.2

 

Biotechnology

 

0.2

 

Food Products

 

0.2

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

0.2

 

Computers & Peripherals

 

0.2

 

Commercial Services

 

0.2

 

Media - Broadcasting & Publishing

 

0.2

 

Medical Supplies

 

0.1

 

Chemicals

 

0.1

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

0.1

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

0.1

 

Household Products

 

0.1

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

0.1

 

Specialty Retail

 

0.1

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

 

0.1

 

Leisure Equipment & Products

 

0.1

 

Health Care Technology

 

0.1

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

0.1

 

Metals & Mining

 

0.0

*

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

0.0

*

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

0.0

*

Household Durables

 

0.0

*

Multi-Utilities

 

0.0

*

Diversified Financial Services-Multi-Sector Holdings

 

0.0

*

Diversified Consumer Services

 

0.0

*

Short-Term Investments

 

4.4

 

Total

 

131.6

%

 


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

(1) The percentage includes the Fund’s investment in Dow Jones CDX, Series 9, Trust 1 (17.8%), a pass through index bond consisting of high yield credit default swaps, originally of 100 companies across more than 30 industries. For industry classification purposes, the Fund looks through the bond to the underlying companies.

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.

 



 

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2008

 

Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies:

 

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

 

Security Valuation: Securities traded on national exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price or the mean of the current bid and asked prices if there are no sales in the trading period. Other securities which are traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices. Short-term debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost. Other short-term debt securities are valued on a mark-to-market basis until such time as they reach a remaining maturity of 60 days, where upon they will be valued at amortized value using their value of the 61st day prior to maturity.

 

The Fund values asset-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations securities with valuations provided by dealers who make markets in such securities.  The Schedule of Investments includes investments with a value of $24,337,457 or 11.9% of net assets whose values have been determined based on prices supplied by dealers in the absence of readily determinable values. These values may differ from the realizable values had a liquid market existed for these investments, and the differences could be material.

 

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

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that sale or mean prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.  At March 31, 2008, one security was fair valued at $760,200 or 0.4% of net assets.

 

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. FAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 



 

·                  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in 
Securities

 

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

 

$

71,509,858

 

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

172,661,961

 

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

24,337,457

 

Total

 

$

268,509,276

 

 

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

 

 

 

Investments in 
Securities

 

Balance as of 12/31/2007

 

$

33,493,021

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

(878,706

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

 

(8,087,174

)

Pay ups

 

(189,684

)

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

Balance, as of 3/31/08

 

$

24,337,457

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments still held as of 3/31/08

 

$

(8,087,174

)

 

Note 2—Federal Income Taxes:

 

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

 

At March 31, 2008, net unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is comprised of the following components:

 

Appreciated securities

 

$

23,028,247

 

Depreciated securities

 

(59,656,312

Net unrealized appreciation

 

(36,628,065

Cost of securities for federal income tax purposes

 

$

305,137,341

 

 



 

Note 3—Security Lending:

 

During the period ended March 31, 2008 the Fund lent securities to brokers. The brokers provided collateral, which must be maintained at not less than 100% of the value of the loaned securities, to secure the obligation. At March 31, 2008, the cash collateral received from borrowing brokers was $8,754,280, which was 102.37% of the value of loaned securities.  The Fund receives income, net of broker fees, by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments.

 

Note 4—Restricted Securities:

 

The Fund is permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale.  These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered.  Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.  There were no restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) at March 31, 2008.  However, certain 144A securities were deemed illiquid as of March 31, 2008 and therefore were considered restricted.  Aggregate cost and fair value of such securities held at March 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

Aggregate Cost

 

Aggregate Value

 

Fund’s Net Assets

 

Strategic Income Fund

 

$

69,688,930

 

$

20,259,349

 

9.90

%

 



 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provided reasonable assurances that material information relating to the registrant is made known to them by appropriate persons as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant)

TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ William C. Sonneborn

 

William C. Sonneborn

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date

May 19, 2008

 

 

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

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ William C. Sonneborn

 

William C. Sonneborn

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date

May 19, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ David S. DeVito

 

David S. DeVito

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date

May 19, 2008