SUPAX Performance — DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund, Class A

Data updated: 2026-07-24

SUPAX returned +10.60% year to date and +30.52% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +22.03% over 3 years and +12.03% over 5 years. The fund beat its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $182, against $165 for the category, and to $131 over one year, against $122. Volatility over the past three years was 12.14% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $6.4M, and assets reached $101.99M.

SUPAX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodSUPAXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$131$122
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$182$165
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$176$164
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$235$229

SUPAX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+10.60%
1 year+30.52%
3 years (annualised)+22.03%
5 years (annualised)+12.03%

SUPAX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+10.60%
2025+20.62%
2024+19.89%
2023+21.20%
2022−16.42%
2021+20.38%
2020+10.65%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+8.98%

SUPAX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.6%−1.4%−5.3%+10.5%+5.5%———————
2025+3.5%−0.6%−4.9%−1.2%+5.7%+5.1%+2.3%+2.0%+3.4%+3.0%+1.1%+0.1%
2024+2.0%+4.0%+3.2%−3.8%+4.2%+2.7%+1.2%+2.4%+1.7%−1.0%+4.8%−2.8%
2023+5.2%−2.5%+2.7%+2.0%−0.7%+5.4%+2.8%−1.3%−3.9%−0.9%+7.7%+3.6%
2022−5.2%−3.1%+2.9%−8.5%+0.7%−7.4%+7.4%−3.6%−8.3%+8.8%+5.1%−4.5%
2021+0.2%+2.2%+2.4%+3.8%+1.6%+1.2%+0.4%+2.6%−4.9%+5.8%−1.1%+4.8%
2020−0.9%−6.4%−12.8%+8.4%+3.5%+2.1%+4.6%+4.4%−2.9%−1.6%+9.9%+4.1%
2019————————+1.7%+2.1%+2.1%+2.9%

SUPAX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2023 – May 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.14%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.44 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.49% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −5.33% (Mar 2026)

SUPAX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$6.4M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $5.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.44×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$672K$1.9M−$1.2M
Apr 2026$337K$967K−$630K
Mar 2026$180K$1.0M−$867K
Feb 2026$375K$842K−$467K
Jan 2026$203K$1.1M−$885K
Dec 2025$1.8M$1.9M−$112K
Nov 2025$963K$478K$485K
Oct 2025$150K$831K−$681K
Sep 2025$71K$607K−$536K
Aug 2025$148K$294K−$146K
Jul 2025$143K$637K−$494K
Jun 2025$60K$934K−$874K

SUPAX Assets Under Management

Net assets of DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$101.99M
2026-02-28$95.07M
2025-11-30$97.10M
2025-08-31$90.90M
2025-05-31$84.40M
2025-02-28$85.97M
2024-11-30$88.00M
2024-08-31$85.05M
2024-05-31$81.79M
2024-02-29$81.04M
2023-11-30$75.62M
2023-08-31$74.72M

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.