AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit (d)(9)

AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

TCW Funds, Inc. and TCW Investment Management Company LLC hereby agree to amend the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (“Agreement”) entered into by the parties and dated as of February 6, 2013, as amended February 6, 2013, June 26, 2013, November 24, 2014, June 23, 2015, January 26, 2016, September 26, 2016, and August 25, 2017 as follows.

This amendment shall be effective as of February 28, 2018. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect, including the existing provisions of Schedule A and any amendments, thereof.

SCHEDULE A

Fund		Annual Fee Rate (expressed as a percentage of net assets)
TCW Relative Value Mid Cap Fund			0.70	%

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have agreed to and executed this amendment to the Agreement on the day and year written above.

Attest				TCW FUNDS, INC.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx				By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx						Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
Vice President and Assistant Secretary						President and Chief Executive Officer
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
						Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
						Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Attest				TCW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx				By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx						Xxxxx X. XxXxxx
Vice President and Assistant Secretary						Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
						Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
						Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director