C000017181 Fees and Costs — DWS Capital Growth VIP, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.76%: a 0.37% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $78K in broker commissions, 0.0075% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.
C000017181 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017181. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.76% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.76% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017181 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017181, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $482 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.81% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.76%) | $80 | $250 | $434 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $44 |
| Total costs | $81 | $265 | $482 |
| Value after costs | $10,419 | $11,312 | $12,281 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.81% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
C000017181 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0075%
- Total broker commissions: $78K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $308.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $4K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000017181 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $52K | 66.87% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $8K | 10.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $5K | 7.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 5.56% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 4.84% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 2.74% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 2.58% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $32 | 0.04% |
C000017181 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $308.7M | 100.00% |
DWS Capital Growth VIP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017180 | Class A | 0.49% | — |
| C000017181 | Class B | 0.76% | — |
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.