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"TCW Core Fixed Income underperformed in Q2 2026 on hawkish Fed repricing but maintains conviction that rate hikes are unlikely. The fund favors securitized credit over richly-priced corporate bonds, overweighting agency MBS, non-agency MBS, and senior CMBS tranches while maintaining modest duration overweight in intermediate maturities."
The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund returned 0.47% net in Q2 2026, underperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 20 bps primarily due to yield curve positioning favoring shorter tenors where yields rose most amid hawkish Fed repricing. The quarter was dominated by Middle East developments, with oil prices declining 34% following ceasefire announcements, while new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaled policy framework changes and a more hawkish stance. The manager believes the market's repricing of Fed hikes is overdone given contained core inflation and weak labor market fundamentals, maintaining a modest duration overweight in 2- and 5-year maturities expecting curve steepening. Portfolio positioning emphasizes securitized sectors—particularly agency MBS, non-agency MBS, and SASB CMBS—over corporate credit, which the manager views as priced to perfection with inadequate compensation for volatility. Within credit, the focus is on regulated industries, non-cyclicals, and borrowers with hard assets and low AI-related obsolescence risk. The manager anticipates better corporate credit entry points ahead on spread widening.
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