As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2026
Securities Act File No. 333-294826
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. __ | ☐ | |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 | ☒ |
TCW ETF TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Peter Davidson
515 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (213) 244-0000
Richard Villa
TCW Investment Management Company LLC
515 South Flower Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies to:
Brian McCabe
Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Telephone Number: (617) 951-7000
It is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
This amendment to the registration statement on Form N-14 of TCW ETF Trust, filed with the Commission on April 1, 2026 (File No. 333-294826) (the “Registration Statement”), is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the executed opinion of counsel as to tax matters and consequences to shareholders related to the reorganization of TCW MetWest Sustainable Securitized Fund into TCW Securitized Income ETF. There have been no changes to the Registration Statement as filed with the Commission on May 1, 2026 pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act (File No. 333-294826).
TCW ETF TRUST
PART C
Other Information
Item 15. Indemnification.
Nothing contained in the Declaration shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect any officer or trustee from or against any liability to the Trust or any shareholder to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law.
Item 16. Exhibits.
| (3) | Not Applicable. |
| (4) | Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 filed April 1, 2026. |
| (5)(a) | Portions of the Declaration relating to shareholders’ rights are incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A filed December 29, 2023. |
| (5)(b) | Portions of the By-Laws relating to shareholders’ rights are incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A filed December 29, 2023. |
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| (7)(b) | Distribution Services Agreement between the Adviser and Foreside is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A filed December 29, 2023. |
| (8) | Not Applicable. |
| (10) | Not Applicable. |
| (12) | Opinion and consent of Ropes & Gray LLP as to tax matters is filed herewith. |
| (13)(a) | Administration Agreement between the Registrant and State Street is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-1A filed June 18, 2024. |
| (14) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 filed April 1, 2026. |
| (15) | Not Applicable. |
| (16) | Power of Attorney is incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-14 filed April 1, 2026. |
| (17) | Not Applicable. |
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Item 17. Undertakings.
| (1) | The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. |
| (2) | The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. |
| (3) | The Registrant undertakes to file the opinion of counsel as to tax matters that is required by Item 16(12) in a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement within a reasonable time after the closing of the transactions contemplated herein. |
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of Los Angeles and State of California, on the 13th day of October, 2026.
| TCW ETF Trust | ||
| /s/ Peter Davidson | ||
| Name: | Peter Davidson | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Name | Title | Date | ||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Andrew Tarica | ||||
| * | Trustee, President, Principal Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Richard Villa | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Martin Luther King III | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| David Vick | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Michael Swell | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Patrick C. Haden | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Peter McMillan | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Robert G. Rooney | ||||
| * | Trustee | October 13, 2026 | ||
| Victoria B. Rogers |
| *By: | /s/ Peter Davidson | |
| Peter Davidson Attorney-in-Fact |
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TCW ETF TRUST
EXHIBITS INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | |
| EX-99 (12) | Opinion and consent of Ropes & Gray LLP. |
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