Investment Portfolioas of August 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
DWS CROCI® Equity Dividend Fund
Shares | Value ($) | ||
Common Stocks 99.4% | |||
Communication Services 2.7% | |||
Media | |||
Comcast Corp. "A" | 522,585 | 24,436,075 | |
Consumer Discretionary 2.5% | |||
Household Durables | |||
Garmin Ltd. | 212,233 | 22,500,943 | |
Consumer Staples 21.3% | |||
Beverages 4.8% | |||
Coca-Cola Co. | 364,187 | 21,789,308 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 118,273 | 21,043,132 | |
42,832,440 | |||
Food Products 11.5% | |||
Campbell Soup Co. | 487,458 | 20,326,998 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 676,393 | 20,210,623 | |
Kellogg Co. | 331,785 | 20,245,521 | |
Kraft Heinz Co. | 618,782 | 20,475,496 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 147,567 | 21,389,837 | |
102,648,475 | |||
Tobacco 5.0% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 495,170 | 21,896,418 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 232,421 | 22,326,361 | |
44,222,779 | |||
Energy 18.8% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | |||
ConocoPhillips | 195,126 | 23,225,848 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | 835,320 | 23,547,671 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 214,068 | 23,802,221 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 175,326 | 25,031,293 | |
Phillips 66 | 209,014 | 23,861,038 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 103,052 | 24,519,162 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 180,416 | 23,436,038 | |
167,423,271 | |||
Financials 9.1% | |||
Banks 4.7% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 143,946 | 21,063,618 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | 1,112,794 | 20,408,642 | |
41,472,260 | |||
Consumer Finance 4.4% | |||
Discover Financial Services | 208,014 | 18,735,821 | |
Synchrony Financial | 634,633 | 20,485,953 | |
39,221,774 |
Health Care 20.1% | |||
Biotechnology 7.9% | |||
AbbVie, Inc. | 159,938 | 23,504,488 | |
Amgen, Inc. | 96,561 | 24,752,447 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 293,315 | 22,432,731 | |
70,689,666 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.3% | |||
Medtronic PLC | 253,849 | 20,688,694 | |
Pharmaceuticals 9.9% | |||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 357,704 | 22,052,452 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 131,038 | 21,186,224 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 211,801 | 23,082,073 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | 609,106 | 21,550,170 | |
87,870,919 | |||
Industrials 9.8% | |||
Aerospace & Defense 2.5% | |||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 49,620 | 22,247,127 | |
Machinery 2.3% | |||
Cummins, Inc. | 87,466 | 20,120,679 | |
Professional Services 5.0% | |||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 279,782 | 22,066,406 | |
Robert Half, Inc. | 304,571 | 22,526,071 | |
44,592,477 | |||
Information Technology 10.1% | |||
Communications Equipment 2.7% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 421,669 | 24,182,717 | |
IT Services 5.0% | |||
Amdocs Ltd. | 234,590 | 20,925,428 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | 160,799 | 23,610,117 | |
44,535,545 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 2.4% | |||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 1,275,853 | 21,676,743 | |
Materials 2.7% | |||
Chemicals | |||
LyondellBasell Industries NV "A" | 239,072 | 23,613,141 | |
Utilities 2.3% | |||
Multi-Utilities | |||
Sempra | 297,040 | 20,858,149 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $848,503,039) | 885,833,874 | ||
Cash Equivalents 0.4% | |||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.35% (a) (Cost $3,855,393) | 3,855,393 | 3,855,393 |
% of Net Assets | Value ($) | ||
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $852,358,432) | 99.8 | 889,689,267 | |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | 0.2 | 1,712,304 | |
Net Assets | 100.0 | 891,401,571 |
For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.
A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended August 31, 2023 are as follows:
Value ($) at 11/30/2022 | Purchases Cost ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Net Realized Gain/ (Loss) ($) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) ($) | Income ($) | Capital Gain Distributions ($) | Number of Shares at 8/31/2023 | Value ($) at 8/31/2023 |
Cash Equivalents 0.4% | ||||||||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.35% (a) | ||||||||
3,767,952 | 76,367,078 | 76,279,637 | — | — | 205,152 | — | 3,855,393 | 3,855,393 |
(a) | Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
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 August 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund's investments.
Assets | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Common Stocks (a) | $885,833,874 | $— | $— | $885,833,874 |
Short-Term Investments | 3,855,393 | — | — | 3,855,393 |
Total | $889,689,267 | $— | $— | $889,689,267 |
(a) | See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations. |
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