SPDCX Fees and Costs — DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-07-24

The net expense ratio is 1.72% (1.97% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0044% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 92%.

SPDCX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SPDCX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.10%
12b-1 fee1.00%
Other expenses0.62%
Gross expense ratio1.97%
Fee waiver−0.25%
Net expense ratio1.72%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load1.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

SPDCX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in SPDCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,063 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.81% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Sales charges$103$0$0
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.72%)$181$559$962
Trading costs (broker commissions)$0$1$2
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$28$98
Total costs$284$589$1,063
Value after costs$10,216$10,988$11,700
Impact on return, per year2.84%1.81%1.81%

SPDCX 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): 0.0044%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $128.5M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 92%
  • Securities lending: none during the year

SPDCX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$3K95.27%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$1284.73%

SPDCX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$58.9M45.84%
Virtu Americas LLC$31.2M24.25%
BofA Securities, Inc.$17.1M13.29%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$11.7M9.13%
UBS Securities LLC$5.6M4.37%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$3.7M2.90%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$280K0.22%

DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
SPBAXClass S0.72%none
SPDAXClass A0.97%5.75%
SPDCXClass C1.72%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.