C000113856 Fees and Costs — DWS High Income Fund, Class R
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.25%: a 0.46% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.44% other expenses, less a 0.15% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 158%.
C000113856 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000113856. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.46% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.44% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Fee waiver | −0.15% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000113856 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000113856, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $778 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.31% 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 1.25%) | $131 | $408 | $706 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $72 |
| Total costs | $131 | $429 | $778 |
| Value after costs | $10,369 | $11,148 | $11,985 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.31% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
C000113856 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 158%
- Securities on loan, average value: $23.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $215K (0.043% of average net assets)
C000113856 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $657.8M | 33.22% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $300.9M | 15.20% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $243.9M | 12.32% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $243.7M | 12.31% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $222.4M | 11.23% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $84.1M | 4.25% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $70.9M | 3.58% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $65.8M | 3.32% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $45.6M | 2.30% |
| Jefferies LLC | $45.1M | 2.28% |
DWS High Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHYQX | Class R6 | 0.67% | none |
| KHYIX | Institutional Class | 0.73% | none |
| KHYSX | Class S | 0.77% | none |
| KHYAX | Class A | 0.98% | 4.50% |
| C000113856 | Class R | 1.25% | none |
| KHYCX | Class C | 1.73% | none |
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.