KTRSX Fees and Costs — DWS Global Income Builder Fund, Class S
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.37% management fee plus 0.33% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $149K in broker commissions, 0.0253% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 191%.
KTRSX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of KTRSX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.33% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
KTRSX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in KTRSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $456 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.76% 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 0.70%) | $74 | $230 | $400 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $8 | $14 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $42 |
| Total costs | $76 | $250 | $456 |
| Value after costs | $10,424 | $11,326 | $12,307 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
KTRSX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0253%
- Total broker commissions: $149K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 191%
- Securities on loan, average value: $11.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $50K (0.009% of average net assets)
KTRSX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $67K | 45.25% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $26K | 17.14% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $20K | 13.13% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $12K | 8.02% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12K | 7.74% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 5.05% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $5K | 3.03% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $626 | 0.42% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $307 | 0.21% |
KTRSX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $814.1M | 38.38% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $242.4M | 11.43% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $238.8M | 11.26% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $232.5M | 10.96% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $152.8M | 7.20% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $109.6M | 5.17% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $104.3M | 4.92% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $96.2M | 4.53% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $90.5M | 4.27% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $39.8M | 1.88% |
DWS Global Income Builder Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTRZX | Class R6 | 0.56% | none |
| KTRIX | Institutional Class | 0.67% | none |
| KTRSX | Class S | 0.70% | none |
| KTRAX | Class A | 0.90% | 5.75% |
| KTRCX | Class C | 1.76% | 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.