Investment Portfolioas of May 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
DWS CROCI® International Fund
Shares | Value ($) | ||
Common Stocks 98.3% | |||
Australia 4.8% | |||
BHP Group Ltd. | 267,793 | 7,930,230 | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 459,867 | 6,494,424 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 228,460 | 5,182,329 | |
Santos Ltd. | 280,297 | 1,431,545 | |
(Cost $19,348,733) | 21,038,528 | ||
Austria 0.8% | |||
OMV AG (Cost $4,283,274) | 72,362 | 3,652,492 | |
Finland 0.8% | |||
Fortum Oyj | 95,848 | 1,464,867 | |
Nokia Oyj | 531,490 | 2,079,904 | |
(Cost $3,257,216) | 3,544,771 | ||
France 11.5% | |||
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | 33,515 | 2,949,722 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (a) | 66,951 | 2,703,123 | |
Credit Agricole SA (a) | 687,939 | 11,196,560 | |
Engie SA | 82,072 | 1,388,844 | |
Sanofi SA | 85,116 | 8,346,236 | |
Television Francaise 1 SA (a) | 977,364 | 9,627,930 | |
TotalEnergies SE | 39,369 | 2,877,558 | |
Vivendi SE | 1,077,203 | 11,838,215 | |
(Cost $42,149,523) | 50,928,188 | ||
Germany 5.0% | |||
Brenntag SE | 105,186 | 7,566,599 | |
DHL Group | 91,560 | 3,858,896 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | 267,757 | 10,805,707 | |
(Cost $18,430,037) | 22,231,202 | ||
Hong Kong 0.3% | |||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Cost $1,410,151) | 784,000 | 1,444,923 | |
Israel 1.0% | |||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)* (Cost $2,085,745) | 251,726 | 4,261,721 | |
Italy 2.1% | |||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 981,811 | 3,872,471 | |
UniCredit SpA | 132,214 | 5,266,958 | |
(Cost $4,201,352) | 9,139,429 | ||
Japan 26.7% | |||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 168,500 | 1,657,179 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 35,500 | 1,082,648 | |
Komatsu Ltd. | 71,800 | 2,111,337 |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 286,300 | 15,634,101 | |
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 1,007,300 | 14,616,628 | |
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | 260,900 | 10,777,666 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | 534,100 | 12,032,764 | |
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. | 439,600 | 5,629,070 | |
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. | 444,100 | 19,929,988 | |
Sony Group Corp. | 116,800 | 9,641,329 | |
Subaru Corp. | 267,000 | 5,983,355 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 86,626 | 5,680,095 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 406,700 | 10,842,954 | |
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. | 110,600 | 2,483,678 | |
(Cost $116,490,349) | 118,102,792 | ||
Luxembourg 3.9% | |||
ArcelorMittal SA | 492,676 | 13,023,695 | |
Tenaris SA | 265,074 | 4,363,217 | |
(Cost $17,929,442) | 17,386,912 | ||
Netherlands 5.3% | |||
Randstad NV | 133,918 | 7,069,609 | |
Stellantis NV | 737,286 | 16,369,782 | |
(Cost $20,404,157) | 23,439,391 | ||
Singapore 7.4% | |||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 236,550 | 6,318,251 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | 1,868,500 | 20,103,062 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 287,900 | 6,572,420 | |
(Cost $29,579,125) | 32,993,733 | ||
Spain 2.9% | |||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 281,712 | 3,053,779 | |
Banco Santander SA | 1,878,294 | 9,928,563 | |
(Cost $8,359,192) | 12,982,342 | ||
Sweden 2.5% | |||
Volvo AB "B" (Cost $9,900,404) | 404,789 | 10,921,144 | |
Switzerland 11.3% | |||
Cie Financiere Richemont SA "A", (Registered) | 75,220 | 12,070,106 | |
Holcim AG | 149,700 | 13,157,546 | |
Novartis AG (Registered) | 102,431 | 10,639,716 | |
STMicroelectronics NV | 340,826 | 14,304,597 | |
(Cost $43,619,630) | 50,171,965 | ||
United Kingdom 12.0% | |||
AstraZeneca PLC | 7,433 | 1,155,454 | |
BP PLC | 973,297 | 6,081,689 | |
Centrica PLC | 1,700,634 | 3,074,432 | |
easyJet PLC | 225,753 | 1,329,780 | |
GSK PLC | 544,866 | 12,256,310 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | 695,994 | 6,217,554 | |
Imperial Brands PLC | 101,585 | 2,522,778 | |
ITV PLC | 2,355,732 | 2,391,787 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 22,091,169 | 15,692,520 |
NatWest Group PLC | 296,574 | 1,199,538 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | 146,015 | 1,450,278 | |
(Cost $45,245,681) | 53,372,120 | ||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $386,694,011) | 435,611,653 | ||
Preferred Stocks 0.3% | |||
Germany | |||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Cost $1,223,896) | 17,081 | 1,545,894 | |
Securities Lending Collateral 3.4% | |||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 5.24% (b) (c) (Cost $15,031,192) | 15,031,192 | 15,031,192 | |
Cash Equivalents 0.5% | |||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.35% (b) (Cost $2,020,394) | 2,020,394 | 2,020,394 |
% of Net Assets | Value ($) | ||
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $404,969,493) | 102.5 | 454,209,133 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | (2.5 ) | (11,280,532 ) | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | 442,928,601 |
For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended May 31, 2024 are as follows:
Value ($) at 8/31/2023 | Purchases Cost ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Net Realized Gain/ (Loss) ($) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) | Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) | Number of Shares at 5/31/2024 | Value ($) at 5/31/2024 |
Securities Lending Collateral 3.4% | ||||||||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 5.24% (b) (c) | ||||||||
— | 15,031,192 (d) | — | — | — | 51,217 | — | 15,031,192 | 15,031,192 |
Cash Equivalents 0.5% | ||||||||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.35% (b) | ||||||||
2,030,447 | 37,706,077 | 37,716,130 | — | — | 72,221 | — | 2,020,394 | 2,020,394 |
2,030,447 | 52,737,269 | 37,716,130 | — | — | 123,438 | — | 17,051,586 | 17,051,586 |
* | 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 May 31, 2024 amounted to $14,456,419, which is 3.3% of net assets. |
(b) | Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
(c) | Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. |
(d) | Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2024. |
ADR: American Depositary Receipt |
At May 31, 2024 the DWS CROCI® International Fund had the following sector diversification:
Sector Diversification | Market Value ($) | (As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral and Cash Equivalents) |
Financials | 101,734,378 | 23% |
Health Care | 95,566,500 | 22% |
Consumer Discretionary | 60,245,382 | 14% |
Materials | 40,605,895 | 10% |
Communication Services | 39,492,033 | 9% |
Industrials | 35,807,087 | 8% |
Information Technology | 27,190,208 | 6% |
Energy | 18,406,501 | 4% |
Consumer Staples | 9,697,742 | 2% |
Utilities | 8,411,821 | 2% |
Total | 437,157,547 | 100% |
Sector diversification is subject to change.
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 May 31, 2024 in valuing the Fund's investments.
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Common Stocks | ||||
Australia | $— | $21,038,528 | $— | $21,038,528 |
Austria | — | 3,652,492 | — | 3,652,492 |
Finland | — | 3,544,771 | — | 3,544,771 |
France | — | 50,928,188 | — | 50,928,188 |
Germany | — | 22,231,202 | — | 22,231,202 |
Hong Kong | — | 1,444,923 | — | 1,444,923 |
Israel | 4,261,721 | — | — | 4,261,721 |
Italy | — | 9,139,429 | — | 9,139,429 |
Japan | — | 118,102,792 | — | 118,102,792 |
Luxembourg | — | 17,386,912 | — | 17,386,912 |
Netherlands | — | 23,439,391 | — | 23,439,391 |
Singapore | — | 32,993,733 | — | 32,993,733 |
Spain | — | 12,982,342 | — | 12,982,342 |
Sweden | — | 10,921,144 | — | 10,921,144 |
Switzerland | — | 50,171,965 | — | 50,171,965 |
United Kingdom | — | 53,372,120 | — | 53,372,120 |
Preferred Stocks | — | 1,545,894 | — | 1,545,894 |
Short-Term Investments (a) | 17,051,586 | — | — | 17,051,586 |
Total | $21,313,307 | $432,895,826 | $— | $454,209,133 |
(a) | See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations. |
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