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Objective
The AlphaTrak 500 Fund seeks to achieve a total return that exceeds the total return of the S&P 500 Index.

Description
The Fund is an enhanced S&P 500 Index fund that combines non-leveraged investments in the S&P 500 with a fixed-income portfolio. The Adviser actively manages the fixed-income portfolio in an effort to produce an investment return that, when combined with the Fund’s return on the S&P 500 Index futures, will exceed the total return of the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may also use S&P 500 swap contracts together or in lieu of the S&P index futures. The Fund is not designed for investors that are sensitive to taxable gains.
The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, in S&P 500 Index futures contracts with a contractual or “notional” value substantially equal to the Fund’s total assets. The Fund will make margin deposits with futures commission merchants with a total value equal to approximately 4% to 5% of the notional value of the futures contracts and invest the rest of its assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities issued by domestic and foreign corporations and governments. The portfolio duration is up to three years and the dollar-weighted average maturity ranges from one to five years. At least 85% of the Fund’s net assets are invested in fixed income securities rated at least investment grade or unrated securities that are determined by the Advisor to be of similar quality. Up to 15% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in securities rated below investment grade.
Investments typically include bonds, notes, collateralized bond obligations, collateralized debt obligations, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, bank loans, money-market securities, swaps, futures, options, credit default swaps, private placements, defaulted debt securities and restricted securities. These investments may have interest rates that are fixed, variable or floating. The Fund invests in the U.S. and abroad, including emerging markets.
Management Team
All of MetWest's mutual funds and investment strategies are team-managed with a generalist/specialist structure. The AlphaTrak 500 Fund team has two managers:

Tad Rivelle
Joined MetWest: 1996
Education: Yale (B.S.), USC (M.S.), UCLA (M.B.A.) |
Steve Kane, CFA
Joined MetWest: 1996
Education: UC, Berkeley (B.S.), University of Chicago (M.B.A.) |
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LEGAL DISCLOSURES
A Word About Risk
Fixed income investments entail interest rate risk, the risk of issuer default, issuer credit risk, and price volatility risk. Funds investing in bonds can lose their value as interest rates rise and an investor can lose principal.
Obtain a Prospectus
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. Click here to obtain a prospectus which contains this and other information on the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.
The MetWest Funds are distributed by BNY Mellon Distributors Inc. which is not affiliated with TCW. The MetWest Funds are advised by Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc.
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