PLSCX Fees and Costs — DWS Multi-Asset Moderate Allocation Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-07-24
The net expense ratio is 1.74% (2.49% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1K in broker commissions, 0.0053% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 135%.
PLSCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of PLSCX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.10% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 1.08% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.49% |
| Fee waiver | −0.75% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.74% |
| 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 |
PLSCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in PLSCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,076 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.83% 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 1.74%) | $183 | $566 | $973 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $28 | $99 |
| Total costs | $286 | $596 | $1,076 |
| Value after costs | $10,214 | $10,981 | $11,687 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.86% | 1.83% | 1.83% |
PLSCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0053%
- Total broker commissions: $1K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $66.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 135%
- Securities lending: none during the year
PLSCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1K | 93.92% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $68 | 6.08% |
PLSCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $32.3M | 48.58% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $11.5M | 17.35% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10.7M | 16.13% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $9.8M | 14.70% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2.0M | 3.06% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $125K | 0.19% |
DWS Multi-Asset Moderate Allocation Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPLSX | Class S | 0.74% | none |
| PLUSX | Class A | 0.99% | 5.75% |
| PLSCX | Class C | 1.74% | 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.