MWTZX Mutual Fund — TCW MetWest Total Return Bond Fund Class I-3

TCW MetWest Total Return Bond Fund Class I-3 (MWTZX)

Updated October 15, 2026.

MWTZX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 2.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.46%, its expense ratio is 0.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is -2.1% over the past 1.1 years, 23.4 points behind SPY at 21.3%.

TCW MetWest Total Return Bond Fund Class I-3 is a mutual fund that invests primarily in investment-grade fixed income securities, with up to 20% allocated to below-investment-grade bonds. The fund carries a moderate current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.57%. This fund appeals to income-focused investors seeking broad exposure to the bond market with a blend of credit qualities.

MWTZX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-15.

Total return is -2.1% over the past 1.1 years, 23.4 points behind SPY at 21.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 5.7%.

MWTZX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.31%

Issuer

TCW

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Fixed Income

Expense ratio

0.57%

Distribution rate

2.46%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.46%

Last close

$9.58 (as of 2026-10-15)

NAV

$9.62 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-15, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$31,173,275,648

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.028

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.15

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.46%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: TCW; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MWTZX risks and drawbacks

MWTZX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 5.7%.

Who may consider MWTZX — and who may not

MWTZX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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