CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-18737 on Form N-1A of our report dated May 25, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the Metropolitan West AlphaTrak 500 Fund, Metropolitan West Corporate Bond Fund, Metropolitan West ESG Securitized Fund, Metropolitan West Flexible Income Fund, Metropolitan West Floating Rate Income Fund, Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund, Metropolitan West Intermediate Bond Fund, Metropolitan West Investment Grade Credit Fund, Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Fund, Metropolitan West Opportunistic High Income Credit Fund, Metropolitan West Strategic Income Fund, Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund, Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond Fund, and Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond Fund, each a portfolio of the Metropolitan West Funds, appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Metropolitan West Funds for the year or period ended March 31, 2022, and to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectus and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the Statement of Additional Information, and on the cover page of the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California

July 25, 2022