SSDSX Fees and Costs — DWS Small Cap Growth Fund, Class S
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.65% management fee plus 0.34% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $39K in broker commissions, 0.0149% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 12%.
SSDSX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SSDSX. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.34% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| 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 |
SSDSX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SSDSX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $604 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.01% 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 0.95%) | $100 | $311 | $540 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $8 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $55 |
| Total costs | $101 | $332 | $604 |
| Value after costs | $10,399 | $11,244 | $12,159 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
SSDSX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0149%
- Total broker commissions: $39K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $68.5M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 12%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.8M
- Net income from securities lending: $15K (0.006% of average net assets)
SSDSX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $15K | 37.77% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6K | 14.61% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $6K | 14.06% |
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $5K | 13.66% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 10.32% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $3K | 6.76% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $376 | 0.96% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $361 | 0.92% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $242 | 0.62% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $131 | 0.33% |
SSDSX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $66.3M | 96.77% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.4M | 1.99% |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $848K | 1.24% |
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSDZX | Class R6 | 0.89% | none |
| SSDIX | Institutional Class | 0.95% | none |
| SSDSX | Class S | 0.95% | none |
| SSDAX | Class A | 1.20% | 5.75% |
| SSDCX | Class C | 1.95% | 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.