| Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) |
Bonds 92.4% |
Angola 3.6% |
Republic of Angola: | |
| REG S, 8.0%, 11/26/2029 | | | 500,000 | | 416,250 |
| REG S, 8.25%, 5/9/2028 | | | 500,000 | | 422,500 |
| 144A, 9.5%, 11/12/2025 | | | 2,200,000 | | 2,001,802 |
(Cost $2,799,446) | | 2,840,552 |
Argentina 1.7% |
Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA, REG S, 6.625%, 2/1/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | 440,000 |
Republic of Argentina, 4.625%, 1/11/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | 883,020 |
(Cost $2,787,397) | | 1,323,020 |
Azerbaijan 3.4% |
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 144A, 6.875%, 3/24/2026 | | | 1,030,000 | | 1,211,898 |
State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic, REG S, 6.95%, 3/18/2030 | | | 1,200,000 | | 1,440,576 |
(Cost $2,375,164) | | 2,652,474 |
Bahrain 1.5% |
Kingdom of Bahrain, 144A, 6.75%, 9/20/2029 | | | 600,000 | | 663,264 |
The Oil & Gas Holding Co. B.S.C., 144A, 7.5%, 10/25/2027 | | | 500,000 | | 543,193 |
(Cost $1,032,325) | | 1,206,457 |
British Virgin Islands 0.7% |
Gerdau Trade, Inc., REG S, 4.875%, 10/24/2027 (a) (Cost $527,292) | | | 500,000 | | 531,250 |
China 1.4% |
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd., REG S, 7.25%, 4/8/2026 (Cost $1,053,333) | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,101,287 |
Dominican Republic 3.3% |
Dominican Republic International Bond, REG S, 5.5%, 1/27/2025 (Cost $2,466,985) | | | 2,500,000 | | 2,596,250 |
Ecuador 0.9% |
Republic of Ecuador: | |
| 144A, 8.875%, 10/23/2027 | | | 400,000 | | 203,000 |
| REG S, 10.75%, 1/31/2029 | | | 1,000,000 | | 513,750 |
(Cost $895,275) | | 716,750 |
Egypt 2.9% |
Arab Republic of Egypt: | |
| REG S, 5.577%, 2/21/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,027,620 |
| 144A, 6.125%, 1/31/2022 | | | 500,000 | | 513,020 |
Egypt Government International Bond, REG S, 7.5%, 1/31/2027 | | | 700,000 | | 731,391 |
(Cost $2,238,396) | | 2,272,031 |
Ethiopia 1.0% |
Federal Republic of Ethiopia, REG S, 6.625%, 12/11/2024 (Cost $784,044) | | | 800,000 | | 792,336 |
Ghana 3.0% |
Republic of Ghana, 144A, 8.125%, 1/18/2026 (Cost $2,344,437) | | | 2,300,000 | | 2,311,040 |
Ivory Coast 3.0% |
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 144A, 6.375%, 3/3/2028 (Cost $2,277,457) | | | 2,300,000 | | 2,343,010 |
Kazakhstan 1.4% |
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 144A, 4.0%, 8/15/2026 (Cost $962,188) | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,068,650 |
Kenya 1.3% |
Republic of Kenya: | |
| 144A, 6.875%, 6/24/2024 | | | 790,000 | | 801,471 |
| 144A, 7.25%, 2/28/2028 | | | 200,000 | | 197,604 |
(Cost $1,012,996) | | 999,075 |
Malaysia 1.3% |
1MDB Global Investments Ltd., REG S, 4.4%, 3/9/2023 (Cost $944,547) | | | 1,000,000 | | 981,718 |
Mexico 5.2% |
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 144A, 4.875%, 1/15/2024 | | | 1,600,000 | | 1,696,016 |
Petroleos Mexicanos: | |
| 5.35%, 2/12/2028 | | | 1,000,000 | | 877,500 |
| 6.5%, 3/13/2027 | | | 1,530,000 | | 1,457,325 |
(Cost $4,141,916) | | 4,030,841 |
Mongolia 0.6% |
Mongolia Government International Bond, REG S, 8.75%, 3/9/2024 (Cost $448,529) | | | 400,000 | | 439,616 |
Namibia 3.2% |
Republic of Namibia: | |
| 144A, 5.25%, 10/29/2025 (a) | | | 1,200,000 | | 1,203,000 |
| 144A, 5.5%, 11/3/2021 | | | 1,300,000 | | 1,299,259 |
(Cost $2,509,565) | | 2,502,259 |
Netherlands 3.0% |
Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, 144A, 4.5%, 1/10/2028 | | | 400,000 | | 377,500 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 2.8%, 7/21/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | 1,939,600 |
(Cost $2,210,349) | | 2,317,100 |
Nigeria 3.0% |
Republic of Nigeria: | |
| 144A, 6.5%, 11/28/2027 | | | 1,860,000 | | 1,768,971 |
| 144A, 7.143%, 2/23/2030 | | | 570,000 | | 546,562 |
(Cost $2,405,303) | | 2,315,533 |
Oman 4.2% |
Oman Government International Bond: | |
| 144A, 5.375%, 3/8/2027 | | | 2,500,000 | | 2,364,575 |
| 144A, 5.625%, 1/17/2028 | | | 1,000,000 | | 946,508 |
(Cost $3,531,800) | | 3,311,083 |
Pakistan 1.2% |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 144A, 6.875%, 12/5/2027 (Cost $1,000,000) | | | 1,000,000 | | 981,600 |
Russia 7.1% |
Gazprom PJSC: | |
| 144A, 5.15%, 2/11/2026 | | | 500,000 | | 556,269 |
| 144A, 6.51%, 3/7/2022 | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,071,822 |
Russian Federation, 144A, 4.25%, 6/23/2027 | | | 400,000 | | 450,792 |
Vnesheconombank: | |
| REG S, 5.942%, 11/21/2023 | | | 500,000 | | 556,256 |
| 144A, 6.025%, 7/5/2022 | | | 1,200,000 | | 1,283,328 |
| 144A, 6.8%, 11/22/2025 | | | 1,400,000 | | 1,669,724 |
(Cost $5,109,632) | | 5,588,191 |
Rwanda 0.5% |
Republic of Rwanda, 144A, 6.625%, 5/2/2023 (Cost $404,743) | | | 400,000 | | 404,080 |
Senegal 3.1% |
Republic of Senegal, 144A, 6.25%, 7/30/2024 (Cost $2,301,888) | | | 2,300,000 | | 2,402,304 |
South Africa 3.4% |
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.: | |
| REG S, 6.35%, 8/10/2028 | | | 500,000 | | 503,250 |
| 144A, 7.125%, 2/11/2025 | | | 1,450,000 | | 1,381,705 |
Transnet SOC Ltd., 144A, 4.0%, 7/26/2022 | | | 800,000 | | 792,432 |
(Cost $2,824,486) | | 2,677,387 |
Sri Lanka 2.2% |
Republic of Sri Lanka: | |
| 144A, 5.875%, 7/25/2022 | | | 1,300,000 | | 1,098,537 |
| 144A, 6.2%, 5/11/2027 | | | 900,000 | | 657,003 |
(Cost $2,160,617) | | 1,755,540 |
Supranational 4.7% |
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement: | |
| 144A, 5.0%, 7/27/2027 | | | 1,500,000 | | 1,573,185 |
| 144A, 5.5%, 5/6/2021 | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,023,100 |
Eurasian Development Bank, 144A, 4.767%, 9/20/2022 | | | 1,000,000 | | 1,047,500 |
(Cost $3,463,878) | | 3,643,785 |
Tajikistan 1.7% |
Republic of Tajikistan, 144A, 7.125%, 9/14/2027 (Cost $1,575,000) | | | 1,575,000 | | 1,346,026 |
Tunisia 2.9% |
Banque Centrale de Tunisie International Bond, 144A, 5.75%, 1/30/2025 (Cost $2,408,231) | | | 2,500,000 | | 2,293,724 |
Turkey 11.6% |
Export Credit Bank of Turkey: | |
| 144A, 5.375%, 10/24/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | 944,900 |
| 144A, 6.125%, 5/3/2024 | | | 1,000,000 | | 951,240 |
Republic of Turkey: | |
| 4.25%, 4/14/2026 | | | 3,150,000 | | 2,747,745 |
| 6.0%, 3/25/2027 | | | 550,000 | | 516,725 |
TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, 144A, 5.125%, 9/29/2023 | | | 1,700,000 | | 1,597,490 |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, REG S, 5.875%, 3/16/2023 | | | 500,000 | | 492,500 |
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, 144A, 5.75%, 1/30/2023 | | | 1,900,000 | | 1,829,457 |
(Cost $9,410,003) | | 9,080,057 |
Ukraine 2.9% |
Government of Ukraine, 144A, 7.75%, 9/1/2022 (Cost $2,237,964) | | | 2,200,000 | | 2,286,689 |
Venezuela 0.1% |
Petroleos de Venezuela SA: | |
| 144A, 6.0%, 5/16/2024 * (b) | | | 1,750,000 | | 43,750 |
| 144A, 9.0%, 11/17/2021 * (b) | | | 1,480,000 | | 37,000 |
(Cost $1,222,980) | | 80,750 |
Zambia 1.4% |
Republic of Zambia, 144A, 8.5%, 4/14/2024 (Cost $1,994,774) | | | 1,900,000 | | 1,063,240 |
Total Bonds (Cost $75,862,940) | | 72,255,705 |
| Shares | | Value ($) |
Securities Lending Collateral 1.5% |
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 0.04% (c) (d) (Cost $1,159,800) | | | 1,159,800 | | 1,159,800 |
Cash Equivalents 6.0% |
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 0.11% (c) (Cost $4,706,642) | | | 4,706,642 | | 4,706,642 |
| % of Net Assets | | Value ($) |
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $81,729,382) | 99.9 | | 78,122,147 |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | 0.1 | | 48,146 |
Net Assets | 100.0 | | 78,170,293 |
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