Company: TSI
Filing Date: 2025-10-06
Form Type: N-2/A
Source: 0001193125-25-232082
Chunk: 54

Company: TCW STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-06
Form: N-2/A
Chunk 54
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 authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations; and still others, such as those of the Student Loan Marketing Association, are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. U.S. Government Securities may include zero coupon securities, which do not distribute interest on a current basis and tend to be subject to greater risk than interest-paying securities of similar maturities. Temporary Defensive Positions During temporary defensive periods or in order to keep the Fund’s cash fully invested, including during the period when the net proceeds of the offer are being invested, the Fund may deviate from its investment objective and principal investment strategy. During such periods, the Fund may invest all or a portion of its Managed Assets in certain short-term (less than one year to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest consist of: (i) obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; (ii) bank deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks denominated in any currency; (iii) floating rate securities and other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various governments or international development agencies; (iv) finance company and corporate commercial paper and other short-term corporate debt obligations of U.S. or foreign corporations; (v) repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with respect to such securities; and (vi) shares of money market funds. 31

RISK FACTORS Investing in the Fund’s securities involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that you may lose part or all of your investment. The net asset value and the market price of the Common Stock will fluctuate with and be affected by, among other things, various Risk Factors and its investments which are summarized below. Market Discount Risk As with any stock, the price of the Fund’s Common Stock will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If you sell your Common Stock, the price received may be more or less than your original investment. The shares of Common Stock are designed for long-term investors and should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of closed-endmanagement investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. Market Risk The success of the Fund’s activities will be affected by general economic and market conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit, credit defaults, inflation rates,