DURCX Performance — DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2025-07-24

DURCX returned +5.29% over one year to May 2025. Annualised returns are +6.29% over 3 years and +7.70% over 5 years. The fund trailed its International Thematic Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $120, against $127 for the category, and to $105 over one year, against $111. Volatility over the past three years was 17.55% a year. In the 12 months to May 2025 the fund lost a net $741K, and assets reached $7.03M.

DURCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the International Thematic Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodDURCXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2024 – May 2025)$105$111
3 years (Jun 2022 – May 2025)$120$127
5 years (Jun 2020 – May 2025)$145$143
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2025)$138$142

DURCX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+5.29%
3 years (annualised)+6.29%
5 years (annualised)+7.70%

DURCX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–May)+12.26%
2024−2.56%
2023+15.42%
2022−17.48%
2021+10.81%
2020+8.89%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+9.81%

DURCX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025+4.7%+1.2%−0.8%+3.6%+2.9%———————
2024−0.9%+3.2%+2.2%−4.2%+3.7%−1.9%+3.2%+2.5%−0.1%−6.0%−0.7%−3.1%
2023+8.2%−2.4%+2.8%+2.5%−4.4%+4.8%+2.4%−3.5%−3.7%−4.0%+7.0%+6.0%
2022−5.0%−2.5%−1.1%−6.6%+1.4%−9.5%+6.1%−6.9%−9.5%+4.7%+14.2%−1.6%
2021−2.4%+2.2%+2.9%+3.8%+4.1%−1.8%+1.1%+1.6%−3.3%+2.4%−4.3%+4.5%
2020−2.1%−6.7%−14.3%+4.9%+5.6%+3.3%+1.7%+5.3%−1.9%−4.6%+14.4%+5.9%
2019————————+1.3%+3.3%+1.4%+3.5%

DURCX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2022 – May 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 17.55%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.10 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +14.16% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −9.52% (Jun 2022)

DURCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$741K
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $735K
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.50×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2025$6K$115K−$109K
Apr 2025$8K$76K−$68K
Mar 2025$66K$112K−$46K
Feb 2025$9K$39K−$29K
Jan 2025$3K$269K−$266K
Dec 2024$359K$224K$135K
Nov 2024$3K$174K−$172K
Oct 2024$69K$157K−$88K
Sep 2024$74K$76K−$1K
Aug 2024$21K$62K−$41K
Jul 2024$81K$102K−$21K
Jun 2024$35K$70K−$35K

DURCX Assets Under Management

Net assets of DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-05-31$7.03M
2025-02-28$6.84M
2024-11-30$7.01M
2024-08-31$7.77M
2024-05-31$7.58M
2024-02-29$7.65M
2023-11-30$7.20M
2023-08-31$7.46M
2023-05-31$7.42M
2023-02-28$7.69M
2022-11-30$7.25M
2022-08-31$7.20M

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.