DTBXX Fees and Costs — DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio, DWS Tax-Exempt Money Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-28
The net expense ratio is 0.40%: a 0.07% management fee plus 0.38% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees.
DTBXX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DTBXX. Prospectus, as of July 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.07% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.38% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.45% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.40% |
| 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 |
DTBXX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DTBXX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $253 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.42% 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 0.40%) | $42 | $132 | $230 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $23 |
| Total costs | $42 | $138 | $253 |
| Value after costs | $10,458 | $11,438 | $12,510 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.42% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
DTBXX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $179.9M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): —
- Securities lending: none during the year
DTBXX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $53.2M | 29.84% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $40.8M | 22.87% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $19.3M | 10.84% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $17.3M | 9.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $16.1M | 9.00% |
| U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | $11.7M | 6.56% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $7.4M | 4.14% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $5.3M | 2.97% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4.7M | 2.66% |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $2.5M | 1.40% |
DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIXX | Premier Shares | 0.20% | — |
| DTBXX | DWS Tax-Exempt Money Fund | 0.40% | — |
| DTCXX | Class S | 0.48% | — |
| TXMXX | Tax-Exempt Cash Managed Shares | 0.57% | — |
| DTDXX | Tax-Free Investment Class | 0.72% | — |
| CHSXX | Service Shares | 1.22% | — |
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.