SUPCX Performance — DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-07-24

SUPCX returned +10.29% year to date and +29.59% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +21.11% over 3 years and +11.19% over 5 years. The fund beat its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $178, against $165 for the category, and to $130 over one year, against $122. Volatility over the past three years was 12.16% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $6.4M, and assets reached $101.99M.

SUPCX 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.

PeriodSUPCXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$130$122
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$178$165
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$170$164
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$224$229

SUPCX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+10.29%
1 year+29.59%
3 years (annualised)+21.11%
5 years (annualised)+11.19%

SUPCX 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)+10.29%
2025+19.66%
2024+19.05%
2023+20.25%
2022−17.03%
2021+19.39%
2020+9.85%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+8.75%

SUPCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+1.6%−1.5%−5.4%+10.5%+5.4%———————
2025+3.4%−0.7%−5.0%−1.3%+5.6%+5.1%+2.2%+1.8%+3.4%+3.0%+1.0%0.0%
2024+2.0%+4.0%+3.1%−3.8%+4.2%+2.7%+1.1%+2.3%+1.6%−1.1%+4.8%−2.9%
2023+5.2%−2.6%+2.6%+1.9%−0.7%+5.2%+2.8%−1.3%−4.0%−0.9%+7.6%+3.5%
2022−5.3%−3.2%+2.9%−8.5%+0.6%−7.5%+7.2%−3.7%−8.3%+8.8%+5.1%−4.5%
2021+0.1%+2.1%+2.4%+3.7%+1.5%+1.2%+0.3%+2.6%−4.9%+5.8%−1.2%+4.8%
2020−1.0%−6.4%−12.8%+8.3%+3.5%+2.0%+4.6%+4.3%−3.0%−1.8%+9.8%+4.0%
2019————————+1.6%+2.0%+2.0%+2.9%

SUPCX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.16%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.37 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.46% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −5.37% (Mar 2026)

SUPCX 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

SUPCX 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.