SCMBX Fees and Costs — DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund, Class S
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.58%: a 0.34% management fee plus 0.33% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $14K in broker commissions, 0.0008% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 44%.
SCMBX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SCMBX. Prospectus, as of September 24, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.34% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.33% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.68% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.58% |
| 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 | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
SCMBX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SCMBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $366 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.61% 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 0.58%) | $61 | $191 | $332 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $9 | $33 |
| Total costs | $61 | $201 | $366 |
| Value after costs | $10,439 | $11,376 | $12,396 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
SCMBX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0008%
- Total broker commissions: $14K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 44%
- Securities lending: none during the year
SCMBX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $9K | 67.74% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $5K | 32.26% |
SCMBX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $417.2M | 26.62% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $322.7M | 20.59% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $221.2M | 14.11% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $171.2M | 10.93% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $101.2M | 6.46% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $97.7M | 6.23% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $80.1M | 5.11% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $63.2M | 4.03% |
| U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | $47.7M | 3.04% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $45.2M | 2.88% |
DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCMBX | Class S | 0.58% | none |
| SMLIX | Institutional Class | 0.58% | none |
| SMLAX | Class A | 0.83% | 2.75% |
| SMLCX | Class C | 1.58% | 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.