DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000188511 — DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund. United States Real Estate · $925.25M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000188511 Fund Overview
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Deutsche Dws Securities Trust, categorised as United States Real Estate. 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 Securities Trust
- Category: United States Real Estate
- Assets under management: $925.25M
- 1-year return: -18.6%
- SEC CIK: 0000088048
- SEC series ID: S000032045
- Share class ID: C000188511
C000188511 Investment Objective and Strategy
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Deutsche Dws Securities Trust.
Investment objective
The funds investment objective is long-term capital appreciation and current income.
Principal investment strategy
Main investments. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes (calculated at the time of any investment), in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. A company is considered to be a real estate company if, in the opinion of portfolio management, at least 50% of its revenues or 50% of the market value of its assets at the time of purchase are attributed to the ownership, construction, management or sale of real estate. The fund may invest without limitation in securities of companies engaged principally in the real estate industry. The fund may also invest a portion of its assets in other types of securities. These securities may include short-term securities, bonds, notes, securities of companies not principally engaged in the real estate industry and other similar securities.
Due to regulatory changes, effective June 11, 2026, the fund will replace the 80% investment policy and related disclosures set forth in this prospectus. Specifically, effective June 11, 2026, under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate companies. Management process. In choosing securities, portfolio management uses a combination of two analytical disciplines: Top-down research. Portfolio management analyzes market-wide investment conditions to arrive at the funds weighting across investment sectors, such as office, industrial, retail, hospitality and residential apartment real estate sectors. Bottom-up research. Portfolio management analyzes characteristics and investment prospects of a particular security relative to others to actively manage the funds exposure to individual securities within each sector.
Disciplined valuation analysis drives this decision-making process, guiding portfolio management to invest in securities they believe can provide superior returns over the long-term, and to sell those that they believe no longer represent the strongest prospects. In its analysis, portfolio management primarily considers a company's balance sheet, the quality and geography of the property, the management team, liquidity, and a number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations, each of which can impact an investment's risks and expected returns. 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.
Active trading. The fund may trade securities actively and this may lead to high portfolio turnover.
C000188511 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 11.01% |
| Prologis Inc | 8.93% |
| Equinix Inc | 8.24% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 4.96% |
| Equity Residential | 4.67% |
| American Tower Corp | 3.85% |
| Dws | 3.76% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 3.60% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 3.32% |
| Host Hotels & Resorts Inc | 3.29% |
C000188511 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.2% |
C000188511 Performance
Total returns for C000188511 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | -18.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -2.1% |
C000188511 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000188511, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 26.4%
C000188511 Costs and Fees
C000188511 costs about $84 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.84%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.84%
- Portfolio turnover: 100%
- Brokerage commissions: 7.24 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000188511 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund had net outflows of $211.95M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$77.51M |
| 2026-05 | −$19.59M |
| 2026-04 | −$3.85M |
| 2026-03 | −$9.67M |
| 2026-02 | −$6.08M |
| 2026-01 | −$13.87M |
C000188511 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000188511 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- 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.