C000017183 Fees and Costs — DWS Global Small Cap VIP, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.33% other expenses, less a 0.23% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $64K in broker commissions, 0.1006% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 56%.
C000017183 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017183. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.33% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.38% |
| Fee waiver | −0.23% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.15% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000017183 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017183, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $778 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.31% 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 1.15%) | $121 | $376 | $650 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $11 | $33 | $57 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $72 |
| Total costs | $131 | $429 | $778 |
| Value after costs | $10,369 | $11,147 | $11,984 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.31% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
C000017183 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): 0.1006%
- Total broker commissions: $64K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $18.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $8K (0.012% of average net assets)
C000017183 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $27K | 41.83% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $13K | 20.64% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $9K | 13.78% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7K | 11.68% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 5.59% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 3.47% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $946 | 1.48% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $505 | 0.79% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $369 | 0.58% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $106 | 0.17% |
C000017183 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $18.0M | 98.52% |
| Kindred Group PLC | $270K | 1.48% |
DWS Global Small Cap VIP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017182 | Class A | 0.87% | — |
| C000017183 | Class B | 1.15% | — |
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.