C000176255 Fees and Costs — DWS CROCI(R) U.S. Fund, Class R
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.28%: a 0.43% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.41% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $124K in broker commissions, 0.0183% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 76%.
C000176255 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000176255. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.43% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.41% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.34% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.28% |
| 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 |
C000176255 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000176255, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $807 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.36% 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 1.28%) | $134 | $418 | $723 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $21 | $74 |
| Total costs | $136 | $445 | $807 |
| Value after costs | $10,364 | $11,131 | $11,956 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.36% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
C000176255 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): 0.0183%
- Total broker commissions: $124K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $128.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 76%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000176255 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $73K | 58.66% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $27K | 21.51% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $21K | 17.00% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 1.16% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1K | 0.98% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $452 | 0.37% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $416 | 0.34% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $1 | 0.00% |
C000176255 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $128.7M | 100.00% |
DWS CROCI(R) U.S. Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCUSX | Class S | 0.66% | none |
| DCUIX | Institutional Class | 0.67% | none |
| DCUAX | Class A | 0.98% | 5.75% |
| C000176255 | Class R | 1.28% | none |
| DCUCX | Class C | 1.81% | 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.