C000014884 Performance — DWS ESG Global Bond Fund, Class S

Data updated: 2024-01-09

C000014884 returned +0.24% over one year to Oct 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −4.65%. The fund trailed its Global Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $87, against $95 for the category, and to $100 over one year, against $101. Volatility over the past three years was 4.91% a year. In the 12 months to Oct 2023 the fund lost a net $13.4M, and assets reached $35.48M.

C000014884 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in DWS ESG Global Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000014884Category average
1 year (Nov 2022 – Oct 2023)$100$101
3 years (Nov 2020 – Oct 2023)$87$95
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Oct 2023)$92$91

C000014884 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Oct 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+0.24%
3 years (annualised)−4.65%

C000014884 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of DWS ESG Global Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Oct)−0.64%
2022−12.01%
2021−2.11%
2020+5.61%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+1.88%

C000014884 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+2.7%−1.9%+1.8%+0.4%−0.7%0.0%−0.2%−0.2%−1.8%−0.8%——
2022−2.1%−1.7%−1.7%−2.5%−0.6%−1.7%+2.6%−2.3%−3.0%−0.5%+2.3%−1.4%
2021−0.8%−1.9%−0.2%+0.3%+0.2%+0.7%+1.1%−0.2%−1.1%−0.4%+0.3%−0.1%
2020+1.9%+0.7%−3.4%+2.4%+0.5%+1.1%+2.0%−0.8%+0.2%−0.1%+0.9%+0.4%
2019———————+3.2%−1.2%0.0%−0.3%+0.2%

C000014884 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Nov 2020 – Oct 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 4.91%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.86 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +2.70% (Jan 2023)
  • Worst month: −3.05% (Sep 2022)

C000014884 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of DWS ESG Global Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$13.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $9.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.41×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Oct 2023$208K$2.7M−$2.5M
Sep 2023$124K$209K−$85K
Aug 2023$264K$578K−$314K
Jul 2023$2.0M$2.6M−$534K
Jun 2023$575K$1.0M−$448K
May 2023$387K$10.3M−$10.0M
Apr 2023$561K$444K$117K
Mar 2023$2.7M$910K$1.8M
Feb 2023$307K$627K−$321K
Jan 2023$950K$1.2M−$253K
Dec 2022$611K$898K−$287K
Nov 2022$455K$1.0M−$580K

C000014884 Assets Under Management

Net assets of DWS ESG Global Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-10-31$35.48M
2023-07-31$39.75M
2023-04-30$51.41M
2023-01-31$52.61M
2022-10-31$52.04M
2022-07-31$57.56M
2022-04-30$59.45M
2022-01-31$63.22M
2021-10-31$64.66M
2021-07-31$65.72M
2021-04-30$65.33M
2021-01-31$66.40M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.