C000017223 Fees and Costs — DWS Global Income Builder VIP, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.61%: a 0.37% management fee plus 0.24% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $26K in broker commissions, 0.0235% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 165%.
C000017223 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017223. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.61% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.61% |
| 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 |
C000017223 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017223, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $399 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.67% 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 0.61%) | $64 | $201 | $349 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $8 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $36 |
| Total costs | $67 | $219 | $399 |
| Value after costs | $10,433 | $11,358 | $12,364 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.67% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
C000017223 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): 0.0235%
- Total broker commissions: $26K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $376.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 165%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $12K (0.011% of average net assets)
C000017223 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11K | 43.53% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $5K | 18.64% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3K | 10.90% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3K | 10.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 6.91% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $1K | 5.31% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $980 | 3.72% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $49 | 0.19% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5 | 0.02% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1 | 0.00% |
C000017223 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $148.1M | 43.13% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $42.0M | 12.24% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $34.0M | 9.90% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $32.9M | 9.57% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $30.0M | 8.72% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $12.9M | 3.75% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $11.4M | 3.32% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $11.3M | 3.29% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $10.8M | 3.14% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $10.1M | 2.93% |
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.