C000017185 Fees and Costs — DWS Core Equity VIP, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.91%: a 0.39% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.29% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $18K in broker commissions, 0.0162% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 27%.
C000017185 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017185. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.39% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.29% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.93% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.91% |
| 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 |
C000017185 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017185, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $580 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.97% 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 0.91%) | $96 | $298 | $518 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $53 |
| Total costs | $97 | $319 | $580 |
| Value after costs | $10,403 | $11,258 | $12,183 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
C000017185 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): 0.0162%
- Total broker commissions: $18K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $32.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 27%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.004% of average net assets)
C000017185 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $9K | 49.50% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 23.83% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 14.57% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $924 | 5.11% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $707 | 3.91% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $556 | 3.08% |
C000017185 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $32.5M | 100.00% |
DWS Core Equity VIP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017184 | Class A | 0.59% | — |
| C000017185 | Class B | 0.91% | — |
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.