Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
0.87% 525.44M 0.41% 31.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
110.85M -8.55% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000® Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol SSLCX
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Blend
Category Index Russell 2000 TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Small Company
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Sesser 9.75 yrs
Pankaj Bhatnagar 5.08 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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% Rank: 6
110.85M
-3.126B Category Low
3.556B Category High
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 20, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
24.71%
11.72%
-14.10%
21.81%
14.77%
41.27%
-13.46%
-0.89%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
3.33%
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0.70%
17.49%
10.13%
-14.91%
19.19%
15.87%
20.39%
-21.79%
-1.17%
15.56%
15.23%
-16.67%
17.26%
9.64%
16.46%
-19.30%
-3.65%
25.62%
15.25%
-10.15%
25.48%
13.07%
21.00%
-17.72%
2.57%
As of March 20, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-20-23) 0.41%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-1-23) Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 7.435
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
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Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 11.68% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 88.30% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.02% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Veritiv Corp 4.08% 123.79 2.29%
Stride Inc 3.30% 38.65 -0.08%
Cross Country Healthcare Inc 3.27% 23.07 1.72%
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 2.51% 18.51 3.52%
PNM Resources Inc 2.24% 48.90 -0.24%
Idacorp Inc 1.92% 103.98 -3.89%
OFG Bancorp 1.74% 26.87 4.19%
Builders FirstSource Inc 1.66% 84.31 2.79%
Iridium Communications Inc 1.63% 60.61 -0.02%
Titan Machinery Inc 1.59% 29.26 0.79%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
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Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of small U.S. companies with potential for above-average long-term total return. These companies are similar in size to the companies in the Russell 2000® Index (generally the 2,000 smallest companies out of the 3,000 largest companies in the U.S.). While it invests primarily in common stocks, it may invest up to 20% of its total assets in U.S. government securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol SSLCX
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Small Blend
Category Index Russell 2000 TR USD
Global Category Name US Equity Small Cap
YCharts Categorization US Small Cap
YCharts Benchmark Russell 2000 Total Return (^RUTTR)
Prospectus Objective Small Company
Fund Owner Firm Name DWS
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 2000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Michael Sesser 9.75 yrs
Pankaj Bhatnagar 5.08 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-20-23) 0.41%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-1-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield (3-20-23) Upgrade
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 7.435
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 6/1/2016
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/1/2023
Share Classes
SSLCX S
SZCAX A
SZCCX C
SZCIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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