C000017246 Fees and Costs — DWS International Opportunities VIP, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.17%: a 0.62% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.79% other expenses, less a 0.49% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0101% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 21%.
C000017246 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000017246. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.62% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.79% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.66% |
| Fee waiver | −0.49% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.17% |
| 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 |
C000017246 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000017246, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $736 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.24% 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 1.17%) | $123 | $383 | $662 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $6 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $68 |
| Total costs | $124 | $405 | $736 |
| Value after costs | $10,376 | $11,171 | $12,027 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.24% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
C000017246 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): 0.0101%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 21%
- Securities on loan, average value: $61K
- Net income from securities lending: $543 (0.003% of average net assets)
C000017246 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $620 | 29.11% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $377 | 17.70% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $341 | 16.01% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $287 | 13.49% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $207 | 9.73% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $185 | 8.68% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $52 | 2.46% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $25 | 1.16% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $18 | 0.84% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $17 | 0.81% |
C000017246 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $12.5M | 99.15% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $55K | 0.43% |
| Carnegie, Inc. | $53K | 0.42% |
DWS International Opportunities VIP Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000017245 | Class A | 0.86% | — |
| C000017246 | Class B | 1.17% | — |
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.