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DWS Invest Top Dividend LC

Performance History31/03/2025
Growth of 1,000 (GBP) Advanced Graph
DWS Invest Top Dividend LC
Fund14.45.6-1.03.88.1
+/-Cat-3.86.3-8.3-6.67.3
+/-B’mrk-5.9-1.2-5.8-9.57.4
 
Category: Global Equity Income
Category Benchmark: Morningstar Gbl High Div Yl...
Key Stats
NAV
11/04/2025		 EUR 270.53
Day Change -0.27%
Morningstar Category™ Global Equity Income
ISIN LU0507265923
Fund Size (Mil)
11/04/2025		 EUR 1937.34
Share Class Size (Mil)
11/04/2025		 EUR 594.00
Max Initial Charge 5.00%
Ongoing Charge
12/02/2025		  1.59%
Morningstar Research
Analyst Report04/12/2024
Jeffrey Schumacher, Director
Morningstar, Inc

A complementary team led by dividend veteran Thomas Schussler, a time-tested investment philosophy, and excellent downside resilience underpin DWS Invest Top Dividend’s Morningstar Analyst Rating of Silver for its cheapest share classes, while...

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People24
Parent23
Process24
Performance
Price
Investment Objective: DWS Invest Top Dividend LC
This sub-fund promotes environmental and social characteristics and reports as product in accordance with article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability related disclosures in the financial services sector (“SFDR”). The objective of the investment policy of the fund is to achieve an above average return. The sub-fund is actively managed and is not managed in reference to a benchmark.
Returns
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
YTD3.06
3 Years Annualised1.96
5 Years Annualised6.03
10 Years Annualised5.48
12 Month Yield 0.00
Management
Manager Name
Start Date
Thomas Schüssler
01/07/2010
Stephan Werner
01/07/2010
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Inception Date
01/07/2010

Category Benchmark
Fund BenchmarkMorningstar Benchmark
No benchmarkMorningstar Gbl High Div Yld NR USD
Portfolio Profile for  DWS Invest Top Dividend LC28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
Asset Allocation
  % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock84.600.0084.60
Bond8.030.008.03
Property0.000.000.00
Cash1.050.200.85
Other6.520.006.52
Top 5 Regions%
United States36.07
Eurozone25.67
Europe - ex Euro13.82
Canada8.62
United Kingdom7.53
Top 5 Sectors%
Financial Services23.50
Healthcare16.28
Energy11.14
Technology9.99
Consumer Defensive9.79
Top 5 HoldingsSector%
Agnico Eagle Mines LtdBasic MaterialsBasic Materials3.59
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturi... TechnologyTechnology2.99
Shell PLCEnergyEnergy2.88
Deutsche Telekom AGCommunication ServicesCommunication Services2.48
TotalEnergies SEEnergyEnergy2.32
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
DWS Invest Top Dividend LC
Growth Of 1000 (GBP) 31/03/2025
Fund:  DWS Invest Top Dividend LC
Category:  Global Equity Income
Category Index:  Morningstar Gbl High Div Yld NR USD
Growth of 1,000 GBP
Annual Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 201820192020202120222023202431/03
Price Return-1.7212.74-4.4114.415.57-1.023.838.12
+/- Category4.19-4.18-6.31-3.846.34-8.29-6.567.33
+/- Category Index----5.94-1.24-5.77-9.537.38
% Rank in Category178882851395892
Trailing Returns (GBP)11/04/2025
   Total Returns   +/- Category   +/- Category Index
1 Day-0.27   0.44-0.82
1 Week-1.50   0.24-2.33
1 Month-3.20   3.452.18
3 Months-0.76   5.546.20
6 Months0.20   4.625.24
YTD3.06   7.528.90
1 Year2.93   2.002.50
3 Years Annualised1.96   -2.23-2.90
5 Years Annualised6.03   -3.75-4.83
10 Years Annualised5.48   -1.75-2.09
 
Category: Global Equity Income
Category Index: Morningstar Gbl High Div Yld NR USD
Quarterly Returns (GBP)31/03/2025
 Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
20258.12---
20244.250.13-0.14-0.39
2023-1.71-2.261.651.36
20225.00-3.67-0.024.40
20213.072.631.296.78
2020-12.827.24-0.222.46
 
 
 
Morningstar Rating™(Relative to Category)31/03/2025
 Morningstar ReturnMorningstar RiskMorningstar Rating™
3-YearBelow AverageLow2 star
5-YearLowLow2 star
10-YearBelow AverageLow3 star
Overall*Below AverageLow3 star
 
Category :  Global Equity IncomeClick here to see our Methodology
Volatility Measurements31/03/2025
 
3-Yr Std Dev7.74 %
3-Yr Mean Return4.07 %
 
3-Yr Sharpe Ratio0.00
 
Modern Portfolio Statistics31/03/202531/03/2025
 Standard IndexBest Fit Index
 Morningstar Gbl High Div Yld NR USD  Morningstar DM Eur Div Yld >2.5% NR EUR
3-Yr Beta0.790.68
3-Yr Alpha-3.11-4.92
 
Investment Style Details28/02/2025
Morningstar Style Box®
Equity Style
SizeRel to Cat
Average Mkt Cap (Mil)EUR 101266-
Market Capitalisation% of Equity
Giant41.74
Large48.52
Medium9.74
Small0.00
Micro0.00
Valuations and Growth RatesEquity PortfolioRelative to Category
Price/Prospective Earnings14.260.90
Price/Book2.300.89
Price/Sales1.670.90
Price/Cash Flow8.740.79
Dividend-Yield Factor3.531.06
 
Long-Term Projected Earnings Growth12.521.40
Historical Earnings Growth7.411.88
Sales Growth1.790.56
Cash-Flow Growth1.621.49
Book-Value Growth6.951.56
 
Category: Global Equity Income
Asset Allocation28/02/2025
Asset Allocation
 % Long% Short% Net Assets
Stock84.600.0084.60
Bond8.030.008.03
Property0.000.000.00
Cash1.050.200.85
Other6.520.006.52
World Regions28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
United States36.070.73
Canada8.623.03
Latin America0.000.00
United Kingdom7.530.81
Eurozone25.671.43
Europe - ex Euro13.821.82
Europe - Emerging0.000.00
Africa0.000.00
Middle East0.000.00
Japan2.520.60
Australasia0.000.00
Asia - Developed4.610.89
Asia - Emerging1.160.77
 
Category: Global Equity Income
Sector Weightings28/02/2025
 % of EquityRelative to Category
Basic MaterialsBasic Materials6.911.86
Consumer CyclicalConsumer Cyclical1.340.17
Financial ServicesFinancial Services23.501.16
Consumer DefensiveConsumer Defensive9.790.87
HealthcareHealthcare16.281.28
UtilitiesUtilities8.302.09
Communication ServicesCommunication Services4.070.71
EnergyEnergy11.142.76
IndustrialsIndustrials8.680.69
TechnologyTechnology9.990.61
 
Category: Global Equity Income
Top 10 Holdings28/02/2025
 Portfolio NEW
Total Number of Equity Holdings69
Total Number of Bond Holdings6
Assets in Top 10 Holdings24.82
NameSectorCountry% of Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd101Canada3.59
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co... 311Taiwan2.99
Shell PLC309United Kingdom2.88
Deutsche Telekom AG308Germany2.48
TotalEnergies SE309France2.32
AbbVie Inc206United States2.27
Johnson & Johnson206United States2.15
NextEra Energy Inc207United States2.10
WEC Energy Group Inc207United States2.03
Schlumberger Ltd309United States2.01
 
Increase Decrease New since last portfolio
Category: Global Equity Income
 
Management
Name of CompanyDWS Investment S.A.
Phone+352 42101-1
Websitewww.dws.lu
Address2, Boulevard Konrad Adenauer
 Luxembourg   1115
 Luxembourg
DomicileLuxembourg
Legal StructureSICAV
UCITSYes
Inception Date01/07/2010
Fund Advisor(s)
DWS Investment GmbH
Fund ManagerThomas Schüssler
Manager Start Date01/07/2010
Fund ManagerStephan Werner
Manager Start Date01/07/2010
Education
Gottingen and EFREI, M.S.
 
Biography
Werner is quantitative analyst for global commodities. He joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2007 as member of basic materials team.
Fund ManagerJarrid Klug
Manager Start Date01/03/2023
Fund ManagerMadeleine Ronner
Manager Start Date01/03/2023
Fees and Expenses
Sales Charges (Maximum) 
Max Initial Charge5.00%
Max Exit Charge*n/a
Annual Charges
Max Annual Management Charge1.50%
Ongoing Charge1.59%
Purchase Details
Minimum Investments
Initial-
Additional1  Share
Savings-
Tax Free Savings Schemes
ISAsYes