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DWS Floating Rate Fund Inst (DFRTX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%5.37%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.82% 111.75M -- 70.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in adjustable rate loans that have a senior right to payment ("Senior Loans") and other floating rate debt securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Global Macro Loan Participation Funds
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Loan Participation Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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40.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 33
-642.44M Peer Group Low
419.03M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 39
-22.94M
-1.957B Peer Group Low
10.35B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 36
-1.048B Peer Group Low
1.829B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 31
-3.944B Peer Group Low
21.73B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 40
-552.74M Peer Group Low
4.468B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 61
-2.454B Peer Group Low
23.30B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 37
-3.535B Peer Group Low
7.823B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 70
-13.43B Peer Group Low
23.54B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
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12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-0.48%
8.66%
1.12%
3.85%
-1.54%
11.54%
7.81%
3.97%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
1.25%
6.45%
-0.62%
8.54%
1.59%
4.35%
-3.43%
11.14%
8.13%
3.78%
1.21%
4.21%
0.26%
6.09%
-5.90%
10.53%
6.73%
-1.30%
-0.43%
8.39%
0.93%
3.28%
-1.40%
12.84%
8.13%
3.95%
-1.23%
9.35%
0.57%
4.34%
-3.30%
13.75%
8.86%
3.20%
As of November 06, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-4-25) 7.46%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 6.90%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 283
Bond
Yield to Maturity (8-31-25) 7.24%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 7.59%
Calculated Average Quality 5.940
Effective Maturity 4.691
Nominal Maturity 4.726
Number of Bond Holdings 272
As of August 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of August 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.31%
Stock 0.05%
Bond 97.51%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 2.13%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
State Street SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF 4.98% 41.26 0.02%
DWS Government Cash Management Fund
4.65% -- --
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 1.90% 23.60 0.13%
Truist Insurance Holdings LLC 06-MAY-2031
1.72% -- --
athenahealth Inc 15-FEB-2029
1.24% -- --
Kenan Advantage Group Inc 25-JAN-2029
1.20% -- --
Flynn Restaurant Group LP 28-JAN-2032
1.05% -- --
Nexus Buyer LLC 31-JUL-2031
1.02% -- --
Acrisure LLC 06-NOV-2030
1.00% -- --
Hub Intl Ltd 20-JUN-2030
0.94% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.36%
Administration Fee 57.76K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide high current income. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in adjustable rate loans that have a senior right to payment ("Senior Loans") and other floating rate debt securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Global Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Peer Group Loan Participation Funds
Global Macro Loan Participation Funds
US Macro General Domestic Taxable Fixed Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Loan Participation Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-4-25) 7.46%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 6.90%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 283
Bond
Yield to Maturity (8-31-25) 7.24%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 7.59%
Calculated Average Quality 5.940
Effective Maturity 4.691
Nominal Maturity 4.726
Number of Bond Holdings 272
As of August 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 6/29/2007
Last Annual Report Date 5/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 10/1/2025
Share Classes
DFRAX A
DFRCX C
DFRPX S
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:DFRTX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:DFRTX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:DFRTX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:DFRTX", "prospectus_objective")
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