DURCX Fees and Costs — DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2025-07-24
The net expense ratio is 1.60%: a 0.45% management fee, a 0.99% 12b-1 fee plus 3.09% other expenses, less a 2.93% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $556 in broker commissions, 0.0075% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.
DURCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DURCX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.99% |
| Other expenses | 3.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 4.53% |
| Fee waiver | −2.93% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.60% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DURCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DURCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $993 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.69% 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 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.60%) | $168 | $521 | $898 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $92 |
| Total costs | $272 | $549 | $993 |
| Value after costs | $10,228 | $11,027 | $11,769 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.72% | 1.69% | 1.69% |
DURCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0075%
- Total broker commissions: $556
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities on loan, average value: $26K
- Net income from securities lending: $258 (0.003% of average net assets)
DURCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $121 | 21.84% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $115 | 20.71% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $97 | 17.38% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $87 | 15.71% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $45 | 8.18% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $30 | 5.45% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $30 | 5.39% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $30 | 5.33% |
DURCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $2.2M | 94.98% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $72K | 3.05% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $46K | 1.97% |
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.