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TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (TSI)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
4.20 USD -0.03 (-0.709%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 11:02 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:05 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a confluence of deteriorating fundamentals and negative technical structure. The business is shrinking, with earnings contracting by nearly half (-48%) and revenue growth stalling at just 8%, while the stock trades at a premium P/S ratio of 15.7x despite these headwinds. Technically, the price is trapped below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a downtrend where the asset has lost significant ground over the last decade. While the 8% yield appears attractive, it is a trap: the payout ratio is a mere 4%, indicating the company retains almost all earnings rather than distributing them, and the recent dividend history shows erratic, non-increasing payments that do not match the 'high yield' narrative. The statistical forecast model correctly identifies a slight downward bias for the coming month, reinforcing the view that the current price level offers no safety margin against further downside.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.006839
AutoTheta0.007891
AutoETS0.009118
MSTL0.009194

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 3.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.33
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-16
Revenue per Share 0.271
Market Cap 267,598,448
Trailing P/E 60.00
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins 80.03%
Website https://www.tcw.com/Funds/Closed_End_Funds/TSI_Fund.aspx

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 7.80% 7.83% 7.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-17 0.028 0.651163
2026-08-17 0.028 0.637813
2026-07-16 0.028 0.632054
2026-06-15 0.028 0.625000
2026-05-15 0.028 0.615385
2026-04-15 0.028 0.612691
2026-03-03 0.022 0.479303
2026-02-12 0.022 0.467091
2026-01-15 0.022 0.447154
2025-12-31 0.130 2.631579
2025-09-30 0.065 1.321138
2025-06-30 0.065 1.331967
2025-03-31 0.065 1.337449
2024-12-31 0.205 4.261954
2024-09-30 0.060 1.169591
2024-06-28 0.060 1.265823
2024-03-27 0.060 1.279318
2023-12-28 0.175 3.731343
2023-09-28 0.060 1.324503
2023-06-29 0.060 1.307189
2023-03-30 0.060 1.271186
2022-12-29 0.234 5.142857
2022-09-29 0.060 1.307189
2022-06-29 0.055 1.122449
2022-03-30 0.055 1.063830
2021-12-30 0.202 3.543860
2021-09-29 0.055 0.953206
2021-06-29 0.055 0.941781
2021-03-30 0.055 0.966608
2020-12-30 0.038 0.681004
2020-09-29 0.065 1.162791
2020-06-29 0.091 1.666667
2020-03-30 0.081 1.613546
2019-12-30 0.143 2.469775
2019-09-27 0.084 1.478873
2019-06-27 0.083 1.463845
2019-03-28 0.077 1.415441
2018-12-28 0.159 3.028571
2018-09-27 0.077 1.377460
2018-06-28 0.070 1.282051
2018-03-28 0.067 1.213768
2017-12-28 0.147 2.569930
2017-09-28 0.058 1.005199
2017-06-28 0.055 0.963222
2017-03-29 0.055 1.016636
2016-12-28 0.125 2.371917
2016-09-28 0.052 0.977444
2016-06-28 0.052 0.971963
2016-03-29 0.049 0.945946
2015-12-29 0.048 0.900563
2015-09-28 0.051 0.992218
2015-06-26 0.056 1.074856
2015-04-01 0.060 1.117318
2014-12-29 0.043 0.800745
2014-09-26 0.064 1.124780
2014-06-26 0.073 1.324864
2014-03-27 0.073 1.349353
2013-12-27 0.098 1.831776
2013-09-26 0.098 1.814815
2013-06-26 0.098 1.801471
2013-03-26 0.098 1.683849
2012-12-27 0.286 5.345794
2012-09-26 0.087 1.528998
2012-06-27 0.087 1.692607
2012-03-28 0.087 1.673077
2011-12-28 0.603 12.641509
2011-09-28 0.097 1.909449
2011-06-28 0.097 1.858238
2011-03-29 0.097 1.776557
2010-12-28 0.367 7.112403
2010-09-28 0.084 1.578947
2010-06-28 0.084 1.746362
2010-03-29 0.084 1.779661
2009-12-29 0.324 7.448276
2009-09-28 0.064 1.509434
2009-06-26 0.064 1.767956
2009-03-27 0.064 1.927711
2008-12-26 0.155 5.000000
2008-09-26 0.075 2.435065
2008-06-26 0.075 2.054794
2008-03-26 0.075 2.032520
2007-12-26 0.139 3.746631
2007-09-26 0.098 2.372881
2007-06-27 0.098 2.020619
2007-03-28 0.098 1.906615
2006-12-27 0.094 1.828794
2006-09-27 0.094 1.922290
2006-06-28 0.094 2.030238
2006-03-29 0.094 1.865079
2005-12-28 0.101 2.139831
2005-09-28 0.101 1.996047
2005-06-28 0.101 2.000000
2005-03-29 0.101 1.988189
2004-12-29 0.096 1.791045
2004-09-28 0.063 1.290984
2004-06-28 0.040 0.835073
2004-03-29 0.040 0.806452
2003-12-23 0.040 0.803213
2003-09-26 0.040 0.879121
2003-06-25 0.060 1.237113
2003-03-26 0.080 1.731602
2002-12-24 0.080 1.851852
2002-09-26 0.210 5.097088
2002-06-26 0.210 3.000000
2002-03-26 0.210 2.330744
2001-12-26 0.210 2.424942
2001-09-26 0.210 2.800000
2001-06-27 0.210 2.295082
2001-03-28 0.210 2.212856
2000-12-27 1.780 17.580247
2000-09-27 0.210 1.759162
2000-06-28 0.210 1.988166
2000-03-29 0.210 1.931034
1999-12-29 0.920 9.558442
1999-09-28 0.210 2.270270
1999-06-28 0.210 2.126582
1999-03-29 0.210 2.126582
1998-12-29 0.400 4.155844
1998-09-28 0.210 2.240000
1998-06-26 0.210 2.210526
1998-03-27 0.210 2.061350
1997-12-29 0.240 2.509804
1997-09-26 0.210 2.210526
1997-06-26 0.210 2.333333
1997-03-26 0.210 2.333333
1996-12-31 0.210 2.240000
1996-12-27 0.210 2.240000
1996-09-26 0.210 2.270270
1996-06-26 0.210 2.434783
1996-03-27 0.210 2.270270
1995-12-27 0.210 2.240000
1995-09-27 0.210 2.400000
1995-06-28 0.210 2.507463
1995-03-27 0.210 2.507463
1994-12-23 0.210 2.625000
1994-09-26 0.210 2.333333
1994-03-25 0.210 2.240000
1993-12-27 0.540 5.760000
1993-09-24 0.210 2.100000
1993-06-24 0.210 2.181818
1993-03-25 0.210 2.100000
1992-12-24 0.210 2.270270
1992-09-24 0.210 2.366197
1992-06-24 0.210 2.470588
1992-03-25 0.210 2.400000
1991-12-24 0.210 2.434783
1991-09-24 0.210 2.507463
1991-06-24 0.210 2.709677
1991-03-22 0.210 2.754098
1990-12-21 0.210 3.000000
1990-09-24 0.210 2.847458
1990-06-25 0.210 2.470588
1990-03-26 0.210 2.545455
1989-12-22 0.210 2.584615
1989-09-25 0.210 2.625000
1989-06-26 0.210 2.666667
1989-03-27 0.210 2.754098
1988-12-23 0.210 2.896552
1988-09-26 0.210 2.709677
1988-06-24 0.210 2.584615
1988-03-25 0.130 1.824561
1987-12-24 0.025 0.384615
1987-12-15 0.130 2.039216
1987-09-10 0.130 1.575758
1987-06-10 0.130 1.507246
1987-04-10 0.030 0.320000
Additional Data
dividendYield 8.03
exDividendDate 2026-10-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06619386
lastDividendValue 0.028
lastDividendDate 2026-09-17
dividendDate 2019-01-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1419878
Address1 515 South Flower Street
All Time High 12.0625
All Time Low 1.2
Ask 4.23
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 110,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 156,581
Average Volume 156,581
Average Volume10Days 110,190
Beta 0.327
Bid 4.2
Bid Size 900
Book Value 4.872
City Los Angeles
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.2
Current Ratio 0.234
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 4.22
Day Low 4.2
Display Name TCW Strategic Income Fund
Dividend Date 1,547,164,800
Dividend Yield 8.03
Earnings Growth -0.612
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.482
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 15.601
Enterprise Value 269,009,280
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.07
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,108,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax (213) 244-0491
Fifty Day Average 4.3338
Fifty Day Average Change -0.13380003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.030873606
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -14.19878
Fifty Two Week High 4.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7800002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15662655
Fifty Two Week Low 4.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.029999733
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0071941805
Fifty Two Week Range 4.17 - 4.98
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 541,348,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.72
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.009999752
Fullday Change Percent 0.2375238
Fullday Price 4.2
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 17,242,852
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01054
Held Percent Institutions 0.68404
Implied Shares Outstanding 63,713,920
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Last Dividend Value 0.028
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. is a close-ended balanced mutual fund launched by The TCW Group, Inc. The fund is managed by TCW Investment Management Company. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund makes its investments in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. For its equity investments, it seeks to invest in growth and value stocks of companies. The fund's fixed income investments are comprised of mortgage related securities, asset-backed securities, money market securities, convertible securities, high yield bonds, collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), and securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index, NASDAQ, and a customized benchmark comprised of Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index, S&P 500 Index, and BofA Merrill Lynch All Convertibles All Qualities. The fund was previously known as TCW Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. was formed on January 13, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 267,598,448
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3590571
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 13,799,363
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 272,695,577
Open 4.23
Operating Margins 0.86410004
Payout Ratio 4.0821
Phone (213) 244-0000
Previous Close 4.23
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.8620689
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 15.519384
Profit Margins 0.80029
Quick Ratio 0.192
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.03000021
Regular Market Change Percent -0.7092248
Regular Market Day High 4.22
Regular Market Day Low 4.2
Regular Market Day Range 4.2 - 4.22
Regular Market Open 4.23
Regular Market Previous Close 4.23
Regular Market Price 4.2
Regular Market Time 1,791,990,164
Regular Market Volume 13,725
Return On Assets 0.02725
Return On Equity 0.04961
Revenue Growth 0.082
Revenue Per Share 0.271
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 63,713,920
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011
Shares Short 72,145
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 75,432
Short Name TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0044
Short Ratio 0.42
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol TSI
Total Cash 500,610
Total Cash Per Share 0.008
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 17,242,852
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06619386
Trailing Eps 0.07
Trailing P E 59.999996
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 4.5411
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.34110022
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.075114004
Type Disp Equity
Volume 13,725
Website https://www.tcw.com/Funds/Closed_End_Funds/TSI_Fund.aspx
Zip 90,071