RRGAX Fees and Costs — DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.05%: a 0.70% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.48% other expenses, less a 0.38% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $97K in broker commissions, 0.0616% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 87%.
RRGAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of RRGAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.70% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.48% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.43% |
| Fee waiver | −0.38% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.05% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
RRGAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in RRGAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,388 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.39% 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 | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.05%) | $104 | $324 | $561 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $19 | $33 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $108 | $219 |
| Total costs | $714 | $1,025 | $1,388 |
| Value after costs | $9,786 | $10,551 | $11,375 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.14% | 3.20% | 2.39% |
RRGAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0616%
- Total broker commissions: $97K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $49.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 87%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $11K (0.007% of average net assets)
RRGAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DBS Bank Ltd. | $22K | 24.24% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $14K | 15.44% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $13K | 13.55% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $12K | 13.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $9K | 9.44% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $7K | 7.34% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $6K | 6.11% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5K | 5.43% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $3K | 3.34% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $2K | 1.72% |
RRGAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $45.8M | 93.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.3M | 2.62% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $784K | 1.59% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $440K | 0.89% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $411K | 0.83% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $246K | 0.50% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $189K | 0.38% |
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| RRGRX | Class R6 | 0.79% | none |
| RRGIX | Institutional Class | 0.80% | none |
| RRGTX | Class S | 0.90% | none |
| RRGAX | Class A | 1.05% | 5.75% |
| RRGCX | Class C | 1.80% | 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.