Investment Portfolioas of July 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
DWS Global Income Builder Fund
Shares | Value ($) | ||
Common Stocks 57.0% | |||
Communication Services 6.4% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.8% | |||
AT&T, Inc. | 19,358 | 281,078 | |
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (Units) | 285,000 | 335,836 | |
Spark New Zealand Ltd. | 206,010 | 662,796 | |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | 183,924 | 495,652 | |
Telefonica SA | 818,536 | 3,489,225 | |
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (ADR) | 13,100 | 321,343 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 160,239 | 5,460,945 | |
11,046,875 | |||
Entertainment 0.8% | |||
Capcom Co., Ltd. | 10,700 | 481,355 | |
NetEase, Inc. (ADR) | 14,105 | 1,533,778 | |
Netflix, Inc.* | 2,881 | 1,264,672 | |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 30,900 | 1,400,942 | |
4,680,747 | |||
Interactive Media & Services 2.8% | |||
Alphabet, Inc. "A"* | 39,800 | 5,282,256 | |
Alphabet, Inc. "C"* | 36,919 | 4,914,288 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. "A"* | 14,868 | 4,736,945 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (ADR) (a) | 38,067 | 1,748,798 | |
16,682,287 | |||
Media 0.3% | |||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 26,544 | 908,601 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 6,997 | 592,086 | |
Trade Desk, Inc. "A"* | 3,789 | 345,784 | |
1,846,471 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.7% | |||
America Movil SAB de CV (ADR) | 29,200 | 610,864 | |
KDDI Corp. | 7,300 | 214,846 | |
SoftBank Corp. | 304,300 | 3,375,289 | |
4,200,999 | |||
Consumer Discretionary 4.5% | |||
Automobiles 1.0% | |||
Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 17,823 | 1,423,482 | |
Tesla, Inc.* | 16,738 | 4,476,243 | |
5,899,725 | |||
Broadline Retail 1.4% | |||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR)* | 7,114 | 726,766 | |
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 45,912 | 6,137,516 | |
JD.com, Inc. (ADR) | 11,682 | 482,584 | |
Prosus NV* | 2,991 | 236,878 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 27,988 | 933,397 | |
8,517,141 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.5% | |||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | 88 | 172,681 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 8,456 | 1,428,387 | |
Evolution AB 144A | 3,080 | 379,792 | |
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM 144A | 10,511 | 401,254 | |
Marriott International, Inc. "A" | 1,000 | 201,810 | |
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | 9,614 | 736,005 | |
3,319,929 | |||
Household Durables 0.2% | |||
Garmin Ltd. | 10,640 | 1,126,670 | |
Specialty Retail 0.8% | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 19,752 | 1,640,404 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 3,700 | 521,700 | |
Home Depot, Inc. | 3,962 | 1,322,674 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 11,359 | 434,750 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 10,689 | 924,919 | |
4,844,447 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.6% | |||
Hermes International | 259 | 574,240 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1,975 | 1,841,660 | |
Moncler SpA | 4,580 | 330,947 | |
NIKE, Inc. "B" | 5,599 | 618,074 | |
3,364,921 | |||
Consumer Staples 4.5% | |||
Beverages 1.1% | |||
Ambev SA (ADR) | 597,130 | 1,863,046 | |
Coca-Cola Co. | 56,352 | 3,489,879 | |
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (ADR) | 3,101 | 261,476 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 5,041 | 944,986 | |
6,559,387 | |||
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 0.8% | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2,880 | 1,614,730 | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | 6,498 | 176,899 | |
Kesko Oyj "B" | 69,211 | 1,384,594 | |
Sysco Corp. | 6,305 | 481,135 | |
Target Corp. | 10,369 | 1,415,057 | |
5,072,415 | |||
Food Products 0.2% | |||
Nestle SA (Registered) | 5,195 | 636,708 | |
Salmar ASA | 14,606 | 674,885 | |
1,311,593 | |||
Household Products 0.7% | |||
Clorox Co. | 2,330 | 352,949 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 26,363 | 4,120,537 | |
4,473,486 | |||
Personal Care Products 0.1% | |||
Unilever PLC | 5,264 | 283,125 | |
Tobacco 1.6% | |||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 310,900 | 6,890,435 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 27,464 | 2,738,710 | |
9,629,145 |
Energy 2.5% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | |||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 57,099 | 3,472,315 | |
Chevron Corp. | 2,659 | 435,172 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | 7,500 | 206,550 | |
Enbridge, Inc. | 64,621 | 2,375,783 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 6,000 | 795,180 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 6,901 | 740,063 | |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 17,600 | 948,170 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | 56,993 | 3,820,811 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 4,500 | 1,015,515 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. | 29,495 | 1,016,103 | |
14,825,662 | |||
Financials 9.3% | |||
Banks 2.7% | |||
Banco Bradesco SA (ADR) | 621,100 | 2,192,483 | |
Banco Santander Chile (ADR) | 29,333 | 618,926 | |
Bank Hapoalim BM | 34,767 | 309,027 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (a) | 29,709 | 1,495,983 | |
BNP Paribas SA | 4,863 | 320,919 | |
CaixaBank SA | 137,157 | 553,301 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 10,969 | 483,130 | |
Erste Group Bank AG | 16,139 | 610,067 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp. | 58,473 | 1,701,564 | |
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | 36,268 | 562,859 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 856,522 | 2,475,851 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) | 19,100 | 767,247 | |
KBC Group NV | 9,489 | 713,628 | |
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 10,586 | 382,365 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,100 | 287,469 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | 35,543 | 724,011 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | 1,807 | 179,145 | |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 20,216 | 1,333,169 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | 10,967 | 364,324 | |
U.S. Bancorp. | 5,350 | 212,288 | |
UniCredit SpA | 7,130 | 180,307 | |
16,468,063 | |||
Capital Markets 3.3% | |||
3i Group PLC | 10,711 | 271,758 | |
abrdn PLC | 349,436 | 1,039,952 | |
Amundi SA 144A | 11,292 | 692,788 | |
Ares Management Corp. "A" | 13,014 | 1,291,249 | |
BlackRock, Inc. | 2,003 | 1,479,917 | |
Blackstone, Inc. | 24,565 | 2,574,166 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. | 27,681 | 986,828 | |
CME Group, Inc. | 1,000 | 198,960 | |
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 49,677 | 542,793 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 16,100 | 672,579 | |
Partners Group Holding AG | 1,843 | 2,066,916 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 5,600 | 2,209,256 | |
SBI Holdings, Inc. | 76,200 | 1,606,593 | |
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | 37,400 | 273,099 |
St. James's Place PLC | 82,107 | 990,496 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 23,545 | 2,902,157 | |
19,799,507 | |||
Consumer Finance 0.1% | |||
American Express Co. | 1,000 | 168,880 | |
Discover Financial Services | 4,000 | 422,200 | |
591,080 | |||
Financial Services 0.6% | |||
Mastercard, Inc. "A" | 4,285 | 1,689,490 | |
Visa, Inc. "A" | 8,862 | 2,106,763 | |
3,796,253 | |||
Insurance 2.6% | |||
Admiral Group PLC | 31,484 | 860,222 | |
Allianz SE (Registered) | 9,082 | 2,170,883 | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 45,897 | 977,988 | |
Erie Indemnity Co. "A" | 1,700 | 377,332 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 69,197 | 2,710,447 | |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | 24,190 | 382,360 | |
Manulife Financial Corp. | 226,075 | 4,519,271 | |
Medibank Pvt Ltd. | 200,073 | 471,705 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 10,700 | 854,609 | |
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 4,217 | 2,034,876 | |
15,359,693 | |||
Health Care 6.0% | |||
Biotechnology 0.9% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. | 16,959 | 2,536,727 | |
Amgen, Inc. | 6,583 | 1,541,410 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 11,769 | 896,092 | |
Moderna, Inc.* | 2,205 | 259,440 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 300 | 222,573 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 500 | 176,170 | |
5,632,412 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.4% | |||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 700 | 264,523 | |
DexCom, Inc.* | 2,505 | 312,023 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 4,505 | 369,725 | |
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. "C" | 18,283 | 279,006 | |
Hoya Corp. | 3,200 | 371,813 | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 2,342 | 759,745 | |
2,356,835 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services 0.7% | |||
Cigna Group | 1,180 | 348,218 | |
Elevance Health, Inc. | 736 | 347,120 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 6,371 | 3,226,083 | |
3,921,421 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.0% | |||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 500 | 184,020 | |
Pharmaceuticals 4.0% | |||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 13,400 | 398,520 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 5,974 | 2,715,482 | |
GSK PLC | 53,680 | 953,854 | |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 32,647 | 875,239 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 28,378 | 4,754,166 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 28,140 | 3,001,131 | |
Novartis AG (Registered) | 29,598 | 3,090,981 | |
Novo Nordisk AS "B" | 11,428 | 1,841,659 | |
Orion Oyj "B" | 4,658 | 178,944 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 69,526 | 2,507,108 | |
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA | 10,548 | 544,504 | |
Roche Holding AG | 7,076 | 2,231,786 | |
Sanofi | 6,695 | 714,695 | |
23,808,069 | |||
Industrials 6.8% | |||
Aerospace & Defense 0.6% | |||
BAE Systems PLC | 76,045 | 908,975 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 5,829 | 1,303,248 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 2,247 | 1,002,993 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 363 | 161,535 | |
3,376,751 | |||
Air Freight & Logistics 0.7% | |||
DHL Group | 41,057 | 2,109,043 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. "B" | 13,059 | 2,443,731 | |
4,552,774 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.0% | |||
Quad Graphics, Inc.* | 10 | 59 | |
Electrical Equipment 0.3% | |||
Emerson Electric Co. | 15,327 | 1,400,122 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,629 | 547,816 | |
1,947,938 | |||
Ground Transportation 0.4% | |||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 5,068 | 614,317 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 954 | 400,193 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | 5,280 | 1,225,066 | |
2,239,576 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates 1.0% | |||
3M Co. | 50,401 | 5,619,712 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 2,299 | 446,305 | |
Siemens AG (Registered) | 1,044 | 177,898 | |
6,243,915 | |||
Machinery 1.9% | |||
Atlas Copco AB "A" | 55,402 | 787,893 | |
Atlas Copco AB "B" | 41,826 | 516,348 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | 3,505 | 929,421 | |
Cummins, Inc. | 5,166 | 1,347,293 | |
Deere & Co. | 561 | 241,006 | |
Kone Oyj "B" | 26,771 | 1,372,836 | |
Metso Outotec Oyj | 21,014 | 238,558 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | 12,600 | 1,085,238 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | 1,638 | 446,257 | |
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. | 39,000 | 440,312 | |
VAT Group AG 144A | 538 | 228,328 | |
Volvo AB "A" | 12,217 | 276,920 | |
Volvo AB "B" | 160,768 | 3,544,062 | |
11,454,472 | |||
Marine Transportation 0.2% | |||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (Registered) | 3,323 | 1,037,997 |
Professional Services 0.9% | |||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 6,406 | 1,583,947 | |
Paychex, Inc. | 19,708 | 2,472,763 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. | 646 | 238,219 | |
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 10,242 | 1,382,532 | |
5,677,461 | |||
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.8% | |||
Fastenal Co. | 29,635 | 1,736,907 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | 12,500 | 505,219 | |
Marubeni Corp. | 58,800 | 1,038,863 | |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | 5,200 | 202,532 | |
United Rentals, Inc. | 500 | 232,340 | |
Watsco, Inc. (a) | 2,600 | 983,294 | |
4,699,155 | |||
Information Technology 12.8% | |||
Communications Equipment 0.8% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 83,265 | 4,333,111 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson "B" | 32,973 | 165,673 | |
4,498,784 | |||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.1% | |||
Venture Corp., Ltd. | 61,900 | 697,320 | |
IT Services 1.1% | |||
Accenture PLC "A" | 4,767 | 1,508,041 | |
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | 746 | 176,660 | |
Infosys Ltd. (ADR) | 112,200 | 1,869,252 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 16,076 | 2,317,838 | |
MongoDB, Inc. "A"* | 1,111 | 470,397 | |
Shopify, Inc. "A"* | 6,952 | 469,635 | |
6,811,823 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.6% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 7,374 | 843,586 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | 2,800 | 424,452 | |
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (ADR) | 560,463 | 4,500,518 | |
ASML Holding NV | 1,269 | 909,992 | |
Broadcom, Inc. | 2,565 | 2,305,037 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.* | 1,197 | 181,740 | |
Intel Corp. | 6,153 | 220,093 | |
Lam Research Corp. | 746 | 535,993 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 732 | 409,547 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 14,065 | 6,572,434 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 3,012 | 398,096 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ADR) | 23,218 | 2,302,065 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 16,149 | 2,906,820 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 8,300 | 1,239,472 | |
United Microelectronics Corp. (ADR) (a) | 550,800 | 4,136,508 | |
27,886,353 | |||
Software 3.6% | |||
Adobe, Inc.* | 4,052 | 2,213,081 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 4,509 | 1,055,151 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 5,664 | 2,898,269 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 43,773 | 14,704,226 |
Oracle Corp. | 1,900 | 222,737 | |
Synopsys, Inc.* | 1,100 | 496,980 | |
21,590,444 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2.6% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 79,464 | 15,610,703 | |
Materials 2.1% | |||
Chemicals 1.1% | |||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 2,238 | 683,328 | |
Dow, Inc. | 39,802 | 2,247,619 | |
Ems-chemie Holding AG (Registered) | 466 | 387,955 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV "A" | 18,942 | 1,872,606 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 42,200 | 1,387,930 | |
6,579,438 | |||
Metals & Mining 1.0% | |||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 39,600 | 903,536 | |
Nucor Corp. | 2,271 | 390,816 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 26,747 | 2,103,275 | |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. (ADR) (a) | 312,600 | 2,416,398 | |
5,814,025 | |||
Real Estate 1.2% | |||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.1% | |||
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | 3,900 | 419,155 | |
Retail REITs 0.5% | |||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 26,415 | 3,291,309 | |
Specialized REITs 0.6% | |||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 2,205 | 307,752 | |
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. | 17,954 | 852,097 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 7,411 | 455,035 | |
Public Storage | 6,900 | 1,944,075 | |
3,558,959 | |||
Utilities 0.9% | |||
Electric Utilities 0.8% | |||
Endesa SA | 66,367 | 1,421,831 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 10,700 | 406,493 | |
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 199,500 | 1,043,686 | |
SSE PLC | 73,188 | 1,583,119 | |
Verbund AG | 6,660 | 551,763 | |
5,006,892 | |||
Multi-Utilities 0.1% | |||
E.ON SE | 56,496 | 714,660 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $275,677,582) | 343,312,341 | ||
Preferred Stocks 3.3% | |||
Communication Services 0.4% | |||
AT&T, Inc., 5.35% | 100,000 | 2,219,000 | |
Consumer Discretionary 0.0% | |||
Volkswagen AG | 1,232 | 163,309 |
Financials 2.4% | |||
AGNC Investment Corp., Series C, 10.681% | 64,439 | 1,653,505 | |
Charles Schwab Corp., Series D, 5.95% | 75,000 | 1,899,750 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp., Series I, 6.625% | 75,000 | 1,902,000 | |
KeyCorp., Series E, 6.125% | 75,000 | 1,689,750 | |
Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.85% | 75,000 | 1,797,000 | |
Regions Financial Corp., Series B, 6.375% | 80,000 | 1,936,800 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 8.977% | 73,000 | 1,854,930 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series Y, 5.625% | 75,000 | 1,743,750 | |
14,477,485 | |||
Real Estate 0.5% | |||
Kimco Realty Corp., Series L, 5.125% | 75,000 | 1,727,250 | |
Prologis, Inc., Series Q, 8.54% | 236 | 13,582 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc., Series J, 8.375% | 17,000 | 1,009,378 | |
2,750,210 | |||
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $22,238,745) | 19,610,004 | ||
Rights 0.0% | |||
Health Care | |||
Contra Abiomed, Inc.,* (b) (Cost $1,122) | 1,100 | 1,122 | |
Warrants 0.0% | |||
Materials | |||
Hercules Trust II, Expiration Date 3/31/2029* (b) (Cost $90,209) | 506 | 19,855 |
Principal Amount ($) (c) | Value ($) | ||
Corporate Bonds 22.3% | |||
Communication Services 2.1% | |||
AT&T, Inc.: | |||
2.25%, 2/1/2032 | 368,000 | 289,024 | |
3.65%, 6/1/2051 | 560,000 | 395,745 | |
CCO Holdings LLC, 144A, 5.125%, 5/1/2027 | 1,725,000 | 1,618,392 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC: | |||
3.5%, 3/1/2042 | 279,000 | 185,560 | |
3.7%, 4/1/2051 | 235,000 | 149,142 | |
Comcast Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/2064 | 400,000 | 401,504 | |
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.0%, 9/15/2055 | 200,000 | 132,574 | |
Expedia Group, Inc., 3.25%, 2/15/2030 | 500,000 | 439,831 | |
Grupo Televisa SAB, 5.25%, 5/24/2049 | 1,700,000 | 1,515,317 | |
Meituan, 144A, 2.125%, 10/28/2025 | 505,000 | 464,252 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2028 | 812,000 | 836,552 | |
Paramount Global, 4.2%, 5/19/2032 (a) | 1,200,000 | 998,434 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.8%, 3/15/2032 | 854,000 | 742,190 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/2032 | 1,200,000 | 1,445,857 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd., REG S, 2.39%, 6/3/2030 | 1,700,000 | 1,415,766 | |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc.: | |||
3.3%, 2/15/2051 | 700,000 | 487,552 | |
3.6%, 11/15/2060 | 145,000 | 100,099 | |
4.375%, 4/15/2040 | 335,000 | 295,594 | |
4.8%, 7/15/2028 | 470,000 | 460,837 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.: | |||
2.65%, 11/20/2040 | 225,000 | 153,744 | |
3.7%, 3/22/2061 | 300,000 | 212,579 | |
12,740,545 | |||
Consumer Discretionary 1.2% | |||
Dollar General Corp., 5.45%, 7/5/2033 | 940,000 | 933,908 | |
Ford Motor Co., 3.25%, 2/12/2032 | 600,000 | 474,380 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | |||
2.7%, 8/10/2026 | 600,000 | 537,848 | |
2.9%, 2/16/2028 | 686,000 | 590,260 | |
3.375%, 11/13/2025 | 750,000 | 701,233 | |
3.625%, 6/17/2031 | 410,000 | 338,913 | |
General Motors Co., 5.6%, 10/15/2032 (a) | 1,500,000 | 1,469,019 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.: | |||
2.35%, 1/8/2031 | 500,000 | 396,367 | |
3.1%, 1/12/2032 | 510,000 | 416,810 | |
5.4%, 4/6/2026 | 400,000 | 397,674 | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/2053 | 300,000 | 298,105 | |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.: | |||
5.05%, 3/15/2042 | 320,000 | 266,036 | |
5.141%, 3/15/2052 | 575,000 | 467,379 | |
7,287,932 | |||
Consumer Staples 1.0% | |||
Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC, 4.9%, 2/1/2046 | 965,000 | 914,577 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.35%, 6/1/2040 | 270,000 | 245,788 | |
BAT Capital Corp., 7.081%, 8/2/2053 (d) | 615,000 | 615,000 | |
JBS USA LUX SA: | |||
144A, 2.5%, 1/15/2027 | 1,470,000 | 1,320,795 | |
144A, 3.625%, 1/15/2032 | 470,000 | 389,278 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/1/2046 | 580,000 | 491,590 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc.: | |||
5.125%, 2/15/2030 | 850,000 | 844,593 | |
5.625%, 11/17/2029 | 340,000 | 347,827 | |
5.75%, 11/17/2032 | 260,000 | 265,777 | |
Viterra Finance BV, 144A, 5.25%, 4/21/2032 | 700,000 | 665,000 | |
6,100,225 | |||
Energy 2.3% | |||
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.375%, Perpetual (e) | 1,250,000 | 1,203,625 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 3/31/2025 | 1,000,000 | 999,800 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP: | |||
4.0%, 3/1/2031 | 1,250,000 | 1,112,337 | |
4.5%, 10/1/2029 | 1,100,000 | 1,022,658 | |
Ecopetrol SA, 6.875%, 4/29/2030 | 1,700,000 | 1,601,904 | |
Enbridge, Inc., 5.7%, 3/8/2033 | 400,000 | 405,487 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 5.0%, 5/15/2050 | 1,159,000 | 980,699 | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC: | |||
3.3%, 2/15/2053 | 510,000 | 360,313 | |
4.2%, 1/31/2050 | 741,000 | 612,694 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 7/15/2030 | 1,700,000 | 1,969,484 | |
ONEOK, Inc., 6.1%, 11/15/2032 | 240,000 | 245,103 | |
Targa Resources Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/2053 | 450,000 | 463,960 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.5%, 7/15/2027 | 1,750,000 | 1,758,027 |
Williams Companies, Inc.: | |||
4.65%, 8/15/2032 | 670,000 | 639,066 | |
5.65%, 3/15/2033 | 520,000 | 528,301 | |
13,903,458 | |||
Financials 7.1% | |||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, 1.75%, 1/30/2026 | 388,000 | 350,532 | |
Air Lease Corp., Series C, 4.125%, Perpetual (e) | 1,450,000 | 1,051,308 | |
Aircastle Ltd.: | |||
Series A, 144A, 5.25%, Perpetual (e) | 690,000 | 520,950 | |
144A, 6.5%, 7/18/2028 | 530,000 | 530,789 | |
Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, 4.7%, Perpetual (e) | 3,000,000 | 2,276,250 | |
American Express Co., 5.282%, 7/27/2029 | 770,000 | 769,243 | |
Banco Nacional de Panama, 144A, 2.5%, 8/11/2030 | 600,000 | 478,389 | |
Bank of America Corp.: | |||
2.972%, 2/4/2033 | 760,000 | 634,883 | |
Series RR, 4.375%, Perpetual (e) | 4,000,000 | 3,505,990 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.: | |||
Series H, 3.7%, Perpetual (a) (e) | 1,069,000 | 968,191 | |
Series I, 3.75%, Perpetual (e) | 2,051,000 | 1,696,997 | |
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund: | |||
2.85%, 9/30/2028 | 610,000 | 505,175 | |
3.625%, 1/15/2026 | 925,000 | 856,243 | |
Capital One Financial Corp., Series M, 3.95%, Perpetual (e) | 1,520,000 | 1,209,844 | |
Charles Schwab Corp.: | |||
Series I, 4.0%, Perpetual (e) | 1,555,000 | 1,388,211 | |
5.643%, 5/19/2029 | 790,000 | 796,911 | |
5.853%, 5/19/2034 | 1,250,000 | 1,288,108 | |
Citigroup, Inc.: | |||
3.057%, 1/25/2033 | 400,000 | 333,977 | |
6.27%, 11/17/2033 | 700,000 | 743,201 | |
Enstar Finance LLC, 5.5%, 1/15/2042 | 1,100,000 | 853,909 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC, 7.39%, 11/3/2028 | 566,000 | 597,807 | |
KKR Group Finance Co., XII LLC, 144A, 4.85%, 5/17/2032 | 760,000 | 716,838 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd., 144A, 5.887%, 6/15/2034 | 940,000 | 922,868 | |
MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd., REG S, 3.7%, 11/7/2049 | 245,000 | 194,850 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 5.748%, 7/6/2034 | 1,019,000 | 1,024,125 | |
Morgan Stanley: | |||
2.484%, 9/16/2036 | 789,000 | 604,849 | |
5.25%, 4/21/2034 | 730,000 | 720,612 | |
Nasdaq, Inc., 5.95%, 8/15/2053 | 355,000 | 362,192 | |
Natwest Group PLC, 6.016%, 3/2/2034 | 290,000 | 292,750 | |
Nippon Life Insurance Co., 144A, 2.75%, 1/21/2051 | 700,000 | 574,567 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.: | |||
Series T, 3.4%, Perpetual (e) | 1,740,000 | 1,348,500 | |
Series W, 6.25%, Perpetual (e) | 2,385,000 | 2,180,897 | |
REC Ltd., 144A, 5.25%, 11/13/2023 | 570,000 | 568,028 | |
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 6.565%, 6/12/2029 | 645,000 | 644,908 | |
Societe Generale SA: | |||
144A, 5.375%, Perpetual (e) | 1,650,000 | 1,316,040 | |
144A, 6.221%, 6/15/2033 | 1,275,000 | 1,210,458 | |
144A, 9.375%, Perpetual (e) | 660,000 | 671,451 | |
State Street Corp., 4.164%, 8/4/2033 | 730,000 | 674,447 | |
Synchrony Bank: | |||
5.4%, 8/22/2025 | 420,000 | 404,504 | |
5.625%, 8/23/2027 | 250,000 | 237,323 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: | |||
3.102%, 2/24/2033 | 850,000 | 716,246 | |
Series T, 3.8%, Perpetual (e) | 1,050,000 | 867,488 | |
Truist Financial Corp.: | |||
Series N, 4.8%, Perpetual (e) | 2,000,000 | 1,780,000 | |
5.122%, 1/26/2034 | 460,000 | 439,621 | |
U.S. Bancorp: | |||
4.839%, 2/1/2034 | 680,000 | 638,642 | |
5.775%, 6/12/2029 | 1,300,000 | 1,304,730 | |
5.85%, 10/21/2033 | 330,000 | 334,175 | |
UBS Group AG, 144A, 4.375%, Perpetual (e) | 743,000 | 554,315 | |
42,662,332 | |||
Health Care 1.4% | |||
Amgen, Inc.: | |||
5.25%, 3/2/2033 | 460,000 | 459,094 | |
5.65%, 3/2/2053 | 410,000 | 411,237 | |
Centene Corp., 2.625%, 8/1/2031 | 790,000 | 631,692 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 144A, 3.75%, 3/15/2029 | 1,750,000 | 1,544,205 | |
CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 3/25/2048 | 1,000,000 | 912,114 | |
Elevance Health, Inc., 6.1%, 10/15/2052 | 150,000 | 163,278 | |
Eli Lilly & Co., 4.875%, 2/27/2053 | 440,000 | 445,085 | |
HCA, Inc.: | |||
4.125%, 6/15/2029 | 600,000 | 556,650 | |
5.2%, 6/1/2028 | 460,000 | 456,206 | |
Humana, Inc., 5.875%, 3/1/2033 | 200,000 | 208,148 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.15%, 10/1/2026 | 2,700,000 | 2,442,598 | |
8,230,307 | |||
Industrials 1.5% | |||
American Airlines, Inc., 144A, 5.5%, 4/20/2026 | 568,333 | 559,815 | |
Block, Inc., 2.75%, 6/1/2026 | 200,000 | 182,072 | |
Boeing Co., 5.805%, 5/1/2050 | 635,000 | 638,674 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 3.75%, 10/28/2029 (a) | 865,000 | 782,012 | |
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, 144A, 3.068%, 8/18/2050 | 239,000 | 149,203 | |
Global Payments, Inc., 5.95%, 8/15/2052 | 400,000 | 390,178 | |
HEICO Corp.: | |||
5.25%, 8/1/2028 | 390,000 | 388,953 | |
5.35%, 8/1/2033 | 490,000 | 487,930 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 5.6%, 7/31/2053 | 750,000 | 764,947 | |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 144A, 6.5%, 6/20/2027 | 880,000 | 879,951 | |
Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP, 144A, 6.05%, 8/1/2028 (d) | 920,000 | 922,703 | |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 144A, 5.25%, 4/15/2024 | 1,120,000 | 1,108,793 | |
Republic Services, Inc., 5.0%, 4/1/2034 | 420,000 | 417,305 | |
RTX Corp., 5.375%, 2/27/2053 | 375,000 | 376,704 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., 144A, 6.0%, 12/15/2029 | 620,000 | 619,273 | |
8,668,513 | |||
Information Technology 1.7% | |||
Broadcom, Inc.: | |||
144A, 2.6%, 2/15/2033 | 350,000 | 272,597 | |
144A, 4.15%, 4/15/2032 | 650,000 | 587,719 | |
Concentrix Corp., 6.6%, 8/2/2028 (d) | 610,000 | 603,110 | |
Dell International LLC, 5.3%, 10/1/2029 | 485,000 | 483,738 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 5.9%, 10/1/2024 | 1,700,000 | 1,701,457 | |
HP, Inc., 5.5%, 1/15/2033 | 1,200,000 | 1,184,002 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 4/15/2031 | 525,000 | 442,206 |
Micron Technology, Inc., 6.75%, 11/1/2029 | 1,200,000 | 1,260,969 | |
MSCI, Inc., 144A, 3.625%, 9/1/2030 | 435,000 | 380,987 | |
NXP BV: | |||
2.65%, 2/15/2032 | 338,000 | 274,442 | |
3.125%, 2/15/2042 | 310,000 | 217,358 | |
Open Text Corp., 144A, 3.875%, 2/15/2028 | 1,150,000 | 1,022,916 | |
Oracle Corp.: | |||
3.6%, 4/1/2050 | 45,000 | 31,976 | |
3.65%, 3/25/2041 | 675,000 | 520,504 | |
5.55%, 2/6/2053 | 270,000 | 258,911 | |
6.9%, 11/9/2052 | 305,000 | 341,706 | |
SK Hynix, Inc., 144A, 1.5%, 1/19/2026 | 947,000 | 847,500 | |
10,432,098 | |||
Materials 1.2% | |||
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 3.75%, 10/1/2030 | 800,000 | 690,777 | |
Berry Global, Inc., 1.65%, 1/15/2027 | 1,750,000 | 1,518,742 | |
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 144A, 7.25%, 2/13/2033 | 1,150,000 | 1,133,021 | |
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.165%, 7/15/2027 | 1,100,000 | 1,107,867 | |
Dow Chemical Co., 6.9%, 5/15/2053 | 310,000 | 350,601 | |
FMC Corp., 5.65%, 5/18/2033 | 900,000 | 868,369 | |
MEGlobal Canada ULC, 144A, 5.0%, 5/18/2025 | 1,511,000 | 1,479,393 | |
Nutrien Ltd., 5.8%, 3/27/2053 | 210,000 | 211,131 | |
7,359,901 | |||
Real Estate 0.2% | |||
Boston Properties LP: | |||
(REIT), 2.55%, 4/1/2032 | 535,000 | 407,257 | |
(REIT), 6.75%, 12/1/2027 | 490,000 | 501,109 | |
908,366 | |||
Utilities 2.6% | |||
CMS Energy Corp., 3.75%, 12/1/2050 | 2,600,000 | 2,001,876 | |
Duke Energy Corp., 3.25%, 1/15/2082 | 1,350,000 | 997,743 | |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., REG S, 6.35%, 8/10/2028 | 1,425,000 | 1,360,191 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 144A, 2.75%, 3/1/2032 | 460,000 | 379,423 | |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP: | |||
144A, 3.875%, 10/15/2026 | 1,035,000 | 962,308 | |
144A, 4.25%, 7/15/2024 | 1,050,000 | 1,030,313 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 144A, 2.45%, 12/2/2027 | 1,370,000 | 1,162,803 | |
Ohio Edison Co., 144A, 5.5%, 1/15/2033 | 780,000 | 779,880 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: | |||
2.5%, 2/1/2031 | 130,000 | 102,731 | |
3.25%, 6/1/2031 | 490,000 | 401,478 | |
3.3%, 8/1/2040 | 370,000 | 254,278 | |
5.45%, 6/15/2027 | 550,000 | 538,509 | |
Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 144A, 2.875%, 10/25/2025 | EUR | 1,505,000 | 1,589,889 |
Sempra, 4.125%, 4/1/2052 | 1,880,000 | 1,543,844 | |
Southern Co.: | |||
Series 21-A, 3.75%, 9/15/2051 | 1,241,000 | 1,070,501 | |
5.2%, 6/15/2033 | 860,000 | 852,650 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.6%, 6/1/2032 | 780,000 | 737,884 | |
15,766,301 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $148,227,447) | 134,059,978 | ||
Asset-Backed 5.1% | |||
Automobile Receivables 0.7% | |||
CPS Auto Receivables Trust, “C”, Series 2023-C, 144A, 6.27%, 10/15/2029 | 400,000 | 399,365 | |
Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust, “C”, Series 2023-2, 144A, 6.21%, 4/16/2029 (d) | 1,500,000 | 1,504,401 | |
Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC, “C”, Series 2023-1A, 144A, 6.91%, 6/25/2027 | 1,270,000 | 1,252,191 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, “E”, Series 2021-1, 144A, 2.365%, 9/25/2028 | 472,534 | 460,675 | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, “C”, Series 2023-3, 5.77%, 11/15/2030 | 400,000 | 398,868 | |
4,015,500 | |||
Miscellaneous 4.4% | |||
CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC, “B1”, Series 2021-1A, 144A, 1.98%, 3/15/2061 | 2,949,861 | 2,506,050 | |
DB Master Finance LLC, “A23”, Series 2021-1A, 144A, 2.791%, 11/20/2051 | 6,279,375 | 4,974,452 | |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, “A1”, Series 2023-1, 144A, 5.456%, 3/22/2024 | 5,857,003 | 5,855,274 | |
Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., “C”, Series 2021-38A, 144A, 90-day average SOFR + 2.162%, 7.47% (f), 7/17/2034 | 950,000 | 918,650 | |
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust, “B”, Series 2023-1A, 144A, 6.92%, 6/20/2053 | 1,465,500 | 1,410,651 | |
Octagon Investment Partners Ltd., “A1R”, Series 2019-4A, 144A, 3-month USD-LIBOR + 1.15%, 6.492% (f), 5/12/2031 | 4,500,000 | 4,486,297 | |
Venture 37 CLO Ltd., “A1R”, Series 2019-37A, 144A, 90-day average SOFR + 1.412%, 6.72% (f), 7/15/2032 | 4,690,000 | 4,624,340 | |
Wendy's Funding LLC, “A2II”, Series 2021-1A, 144A, 2.775%, 6/15/2051 | 2,514,680 | 1,996,870 | |
26,772,584 | |||
Total Asset-Backed (Cost $32,624,906) | 30,788,084 | ||
Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs 4.8% | |||
Federal National Mortgage Association: | |||
5.0%, 8/1/2053 (d) | 6,000,000 | 5,862,540 | |
5.5%, 8/1/2053 (d) | 6,000,000 | 5,959,992 | |
Government National Mortgage Association: | |||
5.5%, 8/1/2053 (d) | 10,000,000 | 9,940,420 | |
6.5%, 8/20/2034 | 16,109 | 16,901 | |
6.5%, 8/1/2053 (d) | 7,000,000 | 7,112,560 | |
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs (Cost $28,817,809) | 28,892,413 | ||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.0% | |||
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A”, Series 2013-375P, 144A, 3.251%, 5/10/2035 | 819,497 | 762,144 | |
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust: | |||
“A”, Series 2020-TMIC, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 3.614%, 8.836% (f), 12/15/2035 | 4,300,000 | 4,293,209 | |
“B”, Series 2020-TMIC, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 5.614%, 10.836% (f), 12/15/2035 | 4,300,000 | 4,288,216 | |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Credit Risk, “M2”, Series 2021-MN1, 144A, 30- day average SOFR + 3.75%, 8.819% (f), 1/25/2051 | 1,098,000 | 989,718 | |
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust: | |||
“A”, Series 2021-1MEM, 144A, 2.516%, 10/9/2042 | 1,000,000 | 751,605 | |
“A”, Series 2019-OSB, 144A, 3.397%, 6/5/2039 | 500,000 | 430,258 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, “A”, Series 2019-MEAD, 144A, 3.17%, 11/10/2036 | 650,000 | 591,316 | |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $12,264,843) | 12,106,466 | ||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 0.9% | |||
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust: | |||
“1M2”, Series 2020-R01, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 2.164%, 7.233% (f), 1/25/2040 | 377,950 | 380,550 | |
“1M2”, Series 2019-R03, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 2.264%, 7.333% (f), 9/25/2031 | 10,198 | 10,198 | |
“1M2”, Series 2019-R02, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 2.414%, 7.483% (f), 8/25/2031 | 3,703 | 3,703 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, “I”, Series 2003-84, Interest Only, 6.0%, 9/25/2033 | 125,372 | 23,741 | |
Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes: | |||
“M2”, Series 2020-DNA2, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 1.964%, 7.033% (f), 2/25/2050 | 1,980,876 | 1,987,076 | |
“M1B”, Series 2022-DNA2, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 2.4%, 7.469% (f), 2/25/2042 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,500 | |
“M2”, Series 2019-DNA2, 144A, 30-day average SOFR + 2.564%, 7.633% (f), 3/25/2049 | 1,297,756 | 1,304,215 | |
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, “AM”, Series 2016-3, 144A, 3.238% (f), 10/25/2046 | 848,104 | 762,161 | |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $5,531,056) | 5,474,144 | ||
Government & Agency Obligations 1.4% | |||
Sovereign Bonds 0.5% | |||
Brazilian Government International Bond, 3.875%, 6/12/2030 | 947,000 | 847,577 | |
Indonesia Government International Bond, 3.85%, 10/15/2030 | 1,700,000 | 1,595,876 | |
United Mexican States, 3.5%, 2/12/2034 | 260,000 | 218,273 | |
2,661,726 | |||
U.S. Treasury Obligations 0.9% | |||
U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.747% (g), 10/5/2023 (h) | 5,000,000 | 4,952,529 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.5%, 2/15/2033 | 528,100 | 508,956 | |
5,461,485 | |||
Total Government & Agency Obligations (Cost $8,666,088) | 8,123,211 | ||
Loan Participations and Assignments 0.4% | |||
Senior Loans (f) | |||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan B2, 30-day average SOFR + 1.75%, 7.148%, 6/22/2026 | 1,389,235 | 1,389,874 | |
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan I, 90-day average SOFR + 3.25%, 8.492%, 8/24/2028 | 1,049,303 | 1,051,517 | |
2,441,391 | |||
Total Loan Participations and Assignments (Cost $2,439,639) | 2,441,391 |
Shares | Value ($) | ||
Exchange-Traded Funds 3.1% | |||
SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF (a) (Cost $13,817,168) | 259,040 | 18,624,976 | |
Securities Lending Collateral 1.7% | |||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 5.18% (i) (j) (Cost $10,164,725) | 10,164,725 | 10,164,725 | |
Cash Equivalents 4.4% | |||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.28% (i) (Cost $26,736,147) | 26,736,147 | 26,736,147 |
% of Net Assets | Value ($) | ||
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $587,297,486) | 106.4 | 640,354,857 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | (6.4 ) | (38,454,446 ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | 601,900,411 |
For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended July 31, 2023 are as follows:
Value ($) at 10/31/2022 | Purchases Cost ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Net Realized Gain/ (Loss) ($) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreci- ation (Deprecia- tion) ($) | Income ($) | Capital Gain Distribu- tions ($) | Number of Shares at 7/31/2023 | Value ($) at 7/31/2023 |
Securities Lending Collateral 1.7% | ||||||||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 5.18% (i) (j) | ||||||||
— | 10,164,725 (k) | — | — | — | 67,908 | — | 10,164,725 | 10,164,725 |
Cash Equivalents 4.4% | ||||||||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.28% (i) | ||||||||
847,361 | 172,418,654 | 146,529,868 | — | — | 620,917 | — | 26,736,147 | 26,736,147 |
847,361 | 182,583,379 | 146,529,868 | — | — | 688,825 | — | 36,900,872 | 36,900,872 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, "Other Assets and Liabilities, Net" may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at July 31, 2023 amounted to $9,864,645, which is 1.6% of net assets. |
(b) | Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs. |
(c) | Principal amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(d) | When-issued or delayed delivery securities included. |
(e) | Perpetual, callable security with no stated maturity date. |
(f) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are shown at their current rate as of July 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated within the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but adjust periodically based on current market conditions, prepayment of underlying positions and/or other variables. Securities with a floor or ceiling feature are disclosed at the inherent rate, where applicable. |
(g) | Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate. |
(h) | At July 31, 2023, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
(i) | Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
(j) | Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. |
(k) | Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended July 31, 2023. |
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. |
ADR: American Depositary Receipt |
CLO: Collateralized Loan Obligation |
Interest Only: Interest Only (IO) bonds represent the "interest only" portion of payments on a pool of underlying mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. IO securities are subject to prepayment risk of the pool of underlying mortgages. |
MSCI: Morgan Stanley Capital International |
REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. |
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust |
S&P: Standard & Poor's |
SOC: State Owned Company |
SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
SPDR: Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt |
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate, a common benchmark rate previously used for certain floating rate securities, has been phased out as of the end of 2021 for most maturities and currencies. As of the end of June 2023, certain remaining widely used US Dollar LIBOR rates that were published for an additional period of time to assist with the transition were also phased out. The transition process from LIBOR to Secure Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for US Dollar LIBOR rates has become increasingly well defined, especially following the signing of the federal Adjustable Interest Rate Act in March 2022. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that it will have the same volume or liquidity as did LIBOR prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, which may affect the value or liquidity or return on certain of the Fund’s investments.
Included in the portfolio are investments in mortgage or asset-backed securities which are interests in separate pools of mortgages or assets. Effective maturities of these investments may be shorter than stated maturities due to prepayments.
At July 31, 2023, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:
Futures | Currency | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Amount ($) | Notional Value ($) | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($) |
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note | USD | 9/29/2023 | 24 | 2,582,497 | 2,563,688 | (18,809 ) |
MSCI Emerging Market Index | USD | 9/15/2023 | 411 | 20,934,910 | 21,665,865 | 730,955 |
TOPIX Index | JPY | 9/7/2023 | 78 | 12,086,766 | 12,758,303 | 671,537 |
Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note | USD | 9/20/2023 | 147 | 17,445,526 | 17,196,703 | (248,823 ) |
Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond | USD | 9/20/2023 | 124 | 16,629,645 | 16,395,125 | (234,520 ) |
Total net unrealized appreciation | 900,340 |
At July 31, 2023, open futures contracts sold were as follows:
Futures | Currency | Expiration Date | Contracts | Notional Amount ($) | Notional Value ($) | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($) |
Euro Stoxx 50 Index | EUR | 9/15/2023 | 123 | 5,880,448 | 6,080,325 | (199,877 ) |
Euro-Schatz | EUR | 9/7/2023 | 122 | 14,158,850 | 14,091,307 | 67,543 |
S&P 500 E-Mini Index | USD | 9/15/2023 | 137 | 30,059,032 | 31,609,325 | (1,550,293 ) |
Total net unrealized depreciation | (1,682,627 ) |
At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:
Contracts to Deliver | In Exchange For | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation ($) | Counterparty | ||
USD | 20,003,099 | EUR | 18,608,896 | 9/7/2023 | 492,755 | Bank of America |
Currency Abbreviation(s)
EUR | Euro |
JPY | Japanese Yen |
USD | United States Dollar |
Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments.
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Common Stocks (a) | $343,312,341 | $— | $— | $343,312,341 |
Preferred Stocks (a) | 19,610,004 | — | — | 19,610,004 |
Rights | — | — | 1,122 | 1,122 |
Warrants | — | — | 19,855 | 19,855 |
Corporate Bonds (a) | — | 134,059,978 | — | 134,059,978 |
Asset-Backed (a) | — | 30,788,084 | — | 30,788,084 |
Mortgage-Backed Securities Pass-Throughs | — | 28,892,413 | — | 28,892,413 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 12,106,466 | — | 12,106,466 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 5,474,144 | — | 5,474,144 |
Government & Agency Obligations (a) | — | 8,123,211 | — | 8,123,211 |
Loan Participations and Assignments | — | 2,441,391 | — | 2,441,391 |
Exchange-Traded Funds | 18,624,976 | — | — | 18,624,976 |
Short-Term Investments (a) | 36,900,872 | — | — | 36,900,872 |
Derivatives (b) | ||||
Futures Contracts | 1,470,035 | — | — | 1,470,035 |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | — | 492,755 | — | 492,755 |
Total | $419,918,228 | $222,378,442 | $20,977 | $642,317,647 |
Liabilities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Derivatives (b) | ||||
Futures Contracts | $(2,252,322 ) | $— | $— | $(2,252,322 ) |
Total | $(2,252,322 ) | $— | $— | $(2,252,322 ) |
(a) | See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations. |
(b) | Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts. |
Derivatives
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund's derivative instruments as of July 31, 2023 categorized by the primary underlying risk exposure.
Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure | Forward Contracts | Futures Contracts |
Equity Contracts | $— | $(347,678 ) |
Interest Rate Contracts | $— | $(434,609 ) |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | $492,755 | $— |
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