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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.88% 1.596B 0.51% 27.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-82.81M 8.89% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital growth by investing at least 80% of total assets in common stock of U.S. companies in the technology sector, which might include aerospace, electronics, computers/software, medicine/biotechnology, geology and oceanography.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Information Tech
Peer Group Science & Technology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Science & Technology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 72
-833.68M Peer Group Low
216.31M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 69
-82.81M
-2.411B Peer Group Low
8.275B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 71
-1.442B Peer Group Low
1.836B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 67
-4.044B Peer Group Low
12.91B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 74
-1.698B Peer Group Low
4.696B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 73
-6.528B Peer Group Low
18.75B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 71
-1.442B Peer Group Low
1.836B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 83
-12.38B Peer Group Low
26.40B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-1.00%
42.23%
46.11%
22.87%
-36.72%
57.57%
40.55%
-11.86%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
-2.56%
-7.79%
50.55%
63.90%
27.25%
-36.16%
59.19%
35.03%
-14.96%
-5.11%
50.23%
36.07%
15.42%
-32.38%
40.65%
31.35%
-8.72%
-1.34%
42.02%
49.45%
22.88%
-34.72%
56.44%
31.37%
-11.84%
2.19%
37.81%
45.52%
21.36%
-39.32%
57.79%
30.33%
-10.97%
As of April 25, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-24-25) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.73
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 12.34
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 13.93
Weighted Median ROE 81.13%
Weighted Median ROA 20.84%
ROI (TTM) 27.41%
Return on Investment (TTM) 27.41%
Earning Yield 0.0282
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9075
As of February 28, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 30.00%
EPS Growth (3Y) 25.74%
EPS Growth (5Y) 29.88%
Sales Growth (1Y) 22.68%
Sales Growth (3Y) 20.00%
Sales Growth (5Y) 21.03%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 22.70%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 19.45%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 23.63%
As of February 28, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 97.93%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 2.07%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Meta Platforms Inc 9.77% 547.28 2.65%
NVIDIA Corp 8.85% 110.93 4.23%
Microsoft Corp 7.78% 391.81 1.16%
Apple Inc 7.50% 209.16 0.38%
Broadcom Inc 6.24% 192.20 2.15%
Alphabet Inc 3.99% 161.88 1.63%
Alphabet Inc 3.32% 163.81 1.45%
Salesforce Inc 3.10% 267.90 1.21%
Accenture PLC 2.72% 293.48 0.71%
Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% 162.86 0.45%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.22%
Actual Management Fee 0.45%
Administration Fee 1.14M%
Maximum Front Load 5.75%
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 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 50.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks capital growth by investing at least 80% of total assets in common stock of U.S. companies in the technology sector, which might include aerospace, electronics, computers/software, medicine/biotechnology, geology and oceanography.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Information Tech
Peer Group Science & Technology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Science & Technology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-24-25) 0.00%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 39.73
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 12.34
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 13.93
Weighted Median ROE 81.13%
Weighted Median ROA 20.84%
ROI (TTM) 27.41%
Return on Investment (TTM) 27.41%
Earning Yield 0.0282
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9075
As of February 28, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 30.00%
EPS Growth (3Y) 25.74%
EPS Growth (5Y) 29.88%
Sales Growth (1Y) 22.68%
Sales Growth (3Y) 20.00%
Sales Growth (5Y) 21.03%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 22.70%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 19.45%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 23.63%
As of February 28, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/31/1959
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 3/1/2025
Share Classes
KTCCX C
KTCIX Inst
KTCSX 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:KTCAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:KTCAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:KTCAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:KTCAX", "prospectus_objective")
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