SGSCX Fees and Costs — DWS Global Small Cap Fund, Class S
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.11%: a 0.80% management fee plus 0.37% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $187K in broker commissions, 0.1162% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 56%.
SGSCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SGSCX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.37% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.11% |
| 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 |
SGSCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SGSCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $764 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.29% 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 1.11%) | $117 | $363 | $628 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $12 | $38 | $66 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $20 | $70 |
| Total costs | $129 | $421 | $764 |
| Value after costs | $10,371 | $11,156 | $11,999 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.29% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
SGSCX 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): 0.1162%
- Total broker commissions: $187K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $49.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $46K (0.028% of average net assets)
SGSCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $76K | 40.86% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $36K | 19.34% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $24K | 12.63% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $18K | 9.67% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $16K | 8.37% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $8K | 4.22% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $6K | 3.01% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $1K | 0.74% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $1K | 0.65% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $948 | 0.51% |
SGSCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $48.9M | 98.59% |
| Kindred Group PLC | $701K | 1.41% |
DWS Global Small Cap Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| KGDZX | Class R6 | 1.09% | none |
| KGDIX | Institutional Class | 1.11% | none |
| SGSCX | Class S | 1.11% | none |
| KGDAX | Class A | 1.36% | 5.75% |
| KGDCX | Class C | 2.11% | 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.