DWS International Growth VIP
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000017246 — DWS International Growth VIP. Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $23.77M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000017246 Fund Overview
DWS International Growth VIP is a US mutual fund managed by Deutsche Dws Variable Series II, categorised as Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Deutsche Dws Variable Series II
- Category: Developed ex-US Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $23.77M
- 1-year return: 14.9%
- SEC CIK: 0000810573
- SEC series ID: S000006276
- Share class ID: C000017246
C000017246 Investment Objective and Strategy
DWS International Growth VIP describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Deutsche Dws Variable Series II.
Investment objective
The fund seeks long-term capital growth.
Principal investment strategy
Main Investments. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The funds equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. The fund will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in US equities. Management process. Portfolio management aims to add value through stock selection. In choosing securities, portfolio management employs a risk-balanced bottom-up selection process to identify companies it believes are well-positioned. Portfolio management utilizes a bottom-up investment process designed to identify attractive investments utilizing fundamental analysis, including regional and sector research, conducted by in-house analysts.
The investment process aims to identify stocks that portfolio management believes present a compelling combination of superior growth and quality characteristics at attractive valuations. Portfolio management generally considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that it believes to be financially material. The resulting portfolio is risk balanced through diversification across companies at different growth lifecycle stages, and managed by seeking to appropriately size positions and adapt portfolio construction as market conditions change. Portfolio management will normally sell a stock when its price fully reflects portfolio management's estimate of its fundamental value, its fundamentals have deteriorated, other investments offer better opportunities or in the course of adjusting the funds exposure to a given country or sector.
Securities lending. The fund may lend securities (up to one-third of total assets) to approved institutions, such as registered broker-dealers, pooled investment vehicles, banks and other financial institutions. In connection with such loans, the fund receives liquid collateral in an amount that is based on the type and value of the securities being lent, with riskier securities generally requiring higher levels of collateral.
C000017246 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of DWS International Growth VIP by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 6.87% |
| ASML Holding NV | 5.17% |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd | 3.73% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 3.54% |
| SK hynix Inc | 3.19% |
| Allianz SE | 3.07% |
| Lonza Group AG | 2.97% |
| ING Groep NV | 2.52% |
| Brookfield Corp | 2.51% |
| Schneider Electric SE | 2.20% |
C000017246 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of DWS International Growth VIP by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.7% |
C000017246 Performance
Total returns for C000017246 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 14.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -3.0% |
C000017246 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000017246, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.8%
C000017246 Costs and Fees
C000017246 costs about $117 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.17%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.66%
- Portfolio turnover: 21%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.01 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000017246 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, DWS International Growth VIP had net outflows of $80.76K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $112.74K |
| 2026-05 | $109.05K |
| 2026-04 | $254.61K |
| 2026-03 | −$379.91K |
| 2026-02 | $16.88K |
| 2026-01 | −$671.48K |
C000017246 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in DWS International Growth VIP's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000017246 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official DWS International Growth VIP filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-03
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.