C000017204 Fees and Costs — Dws Croci(r) U.s. Vip, Class A

Data updated: 2026-08-27

The net expense ratio is 0.71%: a 0.60% management fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.08% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $25K in broker commissions, 0.0187% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 76%.

C000017204 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017204. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.60%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.19%
Gross expense ratio0.79%
Fee waiver−0.08%
Net expense ratio0.71%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000017204 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000017204, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $458 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.77% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.71%)$75$233$406
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$11
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$12$42
Total costs$77$251$458
Value after costs$10,423$11,325$12,305
Impact on return, per year0.77%0.77%0.77%

C000017204 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): 0.0187%
  • Total broker commissions: $25K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $23.5M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 76%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $1.0M
  • Net income from securities lending: $826 (0.001% of average net assets)

C000017204 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$15K57.16%
UBS Securities LLC$10K40.15%
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.$2080.81%
RBC Capital Markets, LLC$1860.73%
BofA Securities, Inc.$1210.47%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$860.34%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$840.33%

C000017204 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$23.5M100.00%

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.