03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 10:28
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-02021
Deutsche DWS Securities Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 454-4500
Diane Kenneally
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
| Date of fiscal year end: | 12/31 |
| Date of reporting period: | 12/31/2025 |
| Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
| (a) |
This annual shareholder report contains important information about DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund (the "Fund") for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund on the Fund's website at dws.com/mutualreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Fund
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class A
|
$121
|
1.16%
|
Gross expense ratio as of the latest prospectus: 1.39%. See prospectus for any contractual or voluntary waivers; without a waiver, costs would have been higher.
Class A shares of the Fund returned 8.36% (unadjusted for sales charges) for the period ended December 31, 2025. The Fund's broad-based index, the MSCI World Index, returned 21.09% for the same period, while the Fund's additional, more narrowly based index, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, returned 9.58%.
Individual stock selection contributed to performance relative to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, but the benefit was largely offset by a negative impact from sector allocations.
With respect to the former, the Fund's holdings outpaced the corresponding benchmark components by the widest margin in Americas healthcare. An overweight in Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (0.8%) and a zero weighting in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., one of the worst performing stocks in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index in 2025, were the leading contributors to the Fund's performance. The industrials category was a further area of strength, primarily due to zero weightings or underweights in several stocks that lagged. Stock selection in Japan and Canada also contributed to the Fund's relative performance, as did selection in Europe offices.
On the other hand, the Fund underperformed in the net lease category due to overweights in the lagging stocks Essential Properties Real Estate Trust, Inc. (1.5%) and Vinci Properties, Inc.* The Fund was also hurt by a zero weighting in Australia-based Charter Hall Group and an overweight in UNITE Group PLC (0.4%) in the United Kingdom.
In terms of allocation, the Fund was hurt by its average underweights in the Americas net lease and Americas offices categories, as well as its average overweights in Americas residential and Americas data centers. On the positive side, an overweight in Europe retail REITs contributed.
Percentages in parentheses are based on the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2025.
* Not held at December 31, 2025.
MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
The MSCI World Index is a required broad-based index that represents the fund's overall equity market.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sector in which the fund invests.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
|
Class A
|
MSCI World Index
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
|
|
'15
|
$9,425
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
'16
|
$9,110
|
$9,402
|
$9,571
|
|
'16
|
$9,121
|
$9,332
|
$9,612
|
|
'16
|
$9,914
|
$9,965
|
$10,523
|
|
'16
|
$9,827
|
$10,123
|
$10,512
|
|
'16
|
$9,892
|
$10,180
|
$10,508
|
|
'16
|
$10,239
|
$10,066
|
$10,887
|
|
'16
|
$10,728
|
$10,491
|
$11,433
|
|
'16
|
$10,424
|
$10,499
|
$11,134
|
|
'16
|
$10,337
|
$10,555
|
$11,023
|
|
'16
|
$9,751
|
$10,351
|
$10,396
|
|
'16
|
$9,447
|
$10,500
|
$10,112
|
|
'16
|
$9,711
|
$10,751
|
$10,406
|
|
'17
|
$9,745
|
$11,011
|
$10,463
|
|
'17
|
$10,050
|
$11,316
|
$10,789
|
|
'17
|
$9,881
|
$11,437
|
$10,622
|
|
'17
|
$10,016
|
$11,606
|
$10,737
|
|
'17
|
$10,141
|
$11,851
|
$10,829
|
|
'17
|
$10,207
|
$11,897
|
$10,910
|
|
'17
|
$10,389
|
$12,182
|
$11,108
|
|
'17
|
$10,423
|
$12,199
|
$11,123
|
|
'17
|
$10,355
|
$12,473
|
$11,086
|
|
'17
|
$10,321
|
$12,708
|
$11,032
|
|
'17
|
$10,604
|
$12,984
|
$11,339
|
|
'17
|
$10,812
|
$13,159
|
$11,485
|
|
'18
|
$10,882
|
$13,854
|
$11,484
|
|
'18
|
$10,146
|
$13,280
|
$10,714
|
|
'18
|
$10,473
|
$12,991
|
$10,964
|
|
'18
|
$10,672
|
$13,140
|
$11,179
|
|
'18
|
$10,753
|
$13,222
|
$11,364
|
|
'18
|
$10,876
|
$13,216
|
$11,526
|
|
'18
|
$10,912
|
$13,629
|
$11,623
|
|
'18
|
$11,059
|
$13,797
|
$11,733
|
|
'18
|
$10,888
|
$13,874
|
$11,491
|
|
'18
|
$10,534
|
$12,856
|
$11,065
|
|
'18
|
$10,888
|
$13,002
|
$11,476
|
|
'18
|
$10,337
|
$12,013
|
$10,837
|
|
'19
|
$11,455
|
$12,948
|
$12,015
|
|
'19
|
$11,419
|
$13,337
|
$11,998
|
|
'19
|
$11,861
|
$13,512
|
$12,419
|
|
'19
|
$11,714
|
$13,991
|
$12,255
|
|
'19
|
$11,750
|
$13,184
|
$12,219
|
|
'19
|
$11,936
|
$14,053
|
$12,410
|
|
'19
|
$11,949
|
$14,122
|
$12,453
|
|
'19
|
$12,352
|
$13,833
|
$12,687
|
|
'19
|
$12,603
|
$14,128
|
$12,985
|
|
'19
|
$12,980
|
$14,487
|
$13,310
|
|
'19
|
$12,867
|
$14,891
|
$13,147
|
|
'19
|
$12,871
|
$15,337
|
$13,212
|
|
'20
|
$13,043
|
$15,244
|
$13,323
|
|
'20
|
$12,025
|
$13,955
|
$12,225
|
|
'20
|
$9,732
|
$12,108
|
$9,443
|
|
'20
|
$10,276
|
$13,431
|
$10,109
|
|
'20
|
$10,491
|
$14,080
|
$10,133
|
|
'20
|
$10,558
|
$14,452
|
$10,393
|
|
'20
|
$10,954
|
$15,144
|
$10,682
|
|
'20
|
$11,223
|
$16,156
|
$10,951
|
|
'20
|
$10,938
|
$15,598
|
$10,610
|
|
'20
|
$10,637
|
$15,120
|
$10,257
|
|
'20
|
$11,856
|
$17,053
|
$11,611
|
|
'20
|
$12,300
|
$17,776
|
$12,018
|
|
'21
|
$12,141
|
$17,599
|
$11,921
|
|
'21
|
$12,727
|
$18,050
|
$12,362
|
|
'21
|
$13,044
|
$18,651
|
$12,714
|
|
'21
|
$13,851
|
$19,519
|
$13,530
|
|
'21
|
$14,183
|
$19,800
|
$13,773
|
|
'21
|
$14,369
|
$20,095
|
$13,881
|
|
'21
|
$14,967
|
$20,455
|
$14,413
|
|
'21
|
$15,210
|
$20,964
|
$14,602
|
|
'21
|
$14,336
|
$20,094
|
$13,755
|
|
'21
|
$15,194
|
$21,232
|
$14,578
|
|
'21
|
$14,951
|
$20,767
|
$14,251
|
|
'21
|
$16,001
|
$21,654
|
$15,154
|
|
'22
|
$14,987
|
$20,508
|
$14,283
|
|
'22
|
$14,523
|
$19,990
|
$13,930
|
|
'22
|
$15,176
|
$20,538
|
$14,555
|
|
'22
|
$14,368
|
$18,832
|
$13,758
|
|
'22
|
$13,629
|
$18,846
|
$13,160
|
|
'22
|
$12,440
|
$17,214
|
$12,016
|
|
'22
|
$13,375
|
$18,581
|
$12,972
|
|
'22
|
$12,440
|
$17,804
|
$12,131
|
|
'22
|
$10,901
|
$16,149
|
$10,624
|
|
'22
|
$11,231
|
$17,308
|
$10,941
|
|
'22
|
$12,037
|
$18,512
|
$11,678
|
|
'22
|
$11,726
|
$17,726
|
$11,352
|
|
'23
|
$12,770
|
$18,980
|
$12,371
|
|
'23
|
$12,166
|
$18,524
|
$11,825
|
|
'23
|
$11,872
|
$19,096
|
$11,440
|
|
'23
|
$12,129
|
$19,431
|
$11,656
|
|
'23
|
$11,616
|
$19,237
|
$11,134
|
|
'23
|
$11,981
|
$20,400
|
$11,468
|
|
'23
|
$12,334
|
$21,086
|
$11,900
|
|
'23
|
$12,000
|
$20,582
|
$11,501
|
|
'23
|
$11,369
|
$19,694
|
$10,798
|
|
'23
|
$10,943
|
$19,123
|
$10,281
|
|
'23
|
$11,981
|
$20,915
|
$11,374
|
|
'23
|
$13,001
|
$21,942
|
$12,450
|
|
'24
|
$12,501
|
$22,206
|
$11,950
|
|
'24
|
$12,612
|
$23,147
|
$11,878
|
|
'24
|
$13,020
|
$23,891
|
$12,288
|
|
'24
|
$12,185
|
$23,003
|
$11,554
|
|
'24
|
$12,668
|
$24,031
|
$11,948
|
|
'24
|
$12,729
|
$24,520
|
$11,989
|
|
'24
|
$13,493
|
$24,952
|
$12,712
|
|
'24
|
$14,294
|
$25,611
|
$13,508
|
|
'24
|
$14,733
|
$26,080
|
$13,915
|
|
'24
|
$14,065
|
$25,563
|
$13,208
|
|
'24
|
$14,447
|
$26,736
|
$13,523
|
|
'24
|
$13,359
|
$26,039
|
$12,566
|
|
'25
|
$13,531
|
$26,958
|
$12,785
|
|
'25
|
$13,855
|
$26,764
|
$13,069
|
|
'25
|
$13,512
|
$25,572
|
$12,767
|
|
'25
|
$13,703
|
$25,800
|
$12,888
|
|
'25
|
$14,027
|
$27,327
|
$13,213
|
|
'25
|
$14,086
|
$28,506
|
$13,329
|
|
'25
|
$13,813
|
$28,873
|
$13,174
|
|
'25
|
$14,359
|
$29,626
|
$13,749
|
|
'25
|
$14,515
|
$30,578
|
$13,872
|
|
'25
|
$14,359
|
$31,191
|
$13,659
|
|
'25
|
$14,671
|
$31,279
|
$13,934
|
|
'25
|
$14,476
|
$31,532
|
$13,770
|
Yearly periods ended December 31
The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.75%. This results in a net initial investment of $9,425.
|
Class/Index
|
1-Year
|
5-Year
|
10-Year
|
|
Class A Unadjusted for Sales Charge
|
8.36%
|
3.31%
|
4.38%
|
|
Class A Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 5.75% load)
|
2.13%
|
2.10%
|
3.77%
|
|
MSCI World Index
|
21.09%
|
12.15%
|
12.17%
|
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
9.58%
|
2.76%
|
3.25%
|
Performance shown is historical. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor or guarantee of the Fund's future performance. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance graph and returns table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.Please visit dws.com/en-us/products/mutual-funds for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had reflected sales charges.
|
Net Assets ($)
|
160,621,050
|
|
Number of Portfolio Holdings
|
95
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)
|
87
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fees Paid ($)
|
821,691
|
|
Asset Type
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Common Stocks
|
99%
|
|
Cash Equivalents
|
0%
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
1%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
Holdings-based data is subject to change.
|
Sector
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Retail REITs
|
20%
|
|
Industrial REITs
|
17%
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development
|
14%
|
|
Health Care REITs
|
13%
|
|
Specialized REITs
|
13%
|
|
Residential REITs
|
11%
|
|
Diversified REITs
|
7%
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs
|
2%
|
|
Office REITs
|
2%
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services
|
1%
|
|
IT Services
|
0%
|
|
Country
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
United States
|
60%
|
|
Japan
|
10%
|
|
Australia
|
6%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
4%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3%
|
|
Singapore
|
3%
|
|
France
|
3%
|
|
Canada
|
2%
|
|
Germany
|
2%
|
|
Sweden
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
|
Holdings
|
36.0% of Net Assets
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (United States)
|
6.8%
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (United States)
|
6.1%
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (United States)
|
4.3%
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (United States)
|
4.1%
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Equity Residential (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (United States)
|
2.5%
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (United States)
|
2.4%
|
|
Goodman Group (Australia)
|
2.4%
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (United States)
|
2.0%
|
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including, but not limited to, its prospectus, quarterly holdings, Board fee evaluation reports, and financial statements and other information, please visit dws.com/mutualreports. For information about the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures and how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities, please visit dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting. This additional information is also available free of charge by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact your financial representative or call DWS toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Stocks may decline in value. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Please read the prospectus for details.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund, which can be requested by calling (800) 728-3337, contacting your financial representative, or visit dws.com/mutualreportsto view or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
This annual shareholder report contains important information about DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund (the "Fund") for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund on the Fund's website at dws.com/mutualreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Fund
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class C
|
$198
|
1.91%
|
Gross expense ratio as of the latest prospectus: 2.11%. See prospectus for any contractual or voluntary waivers; without a waiver, costs would have been higher.
Class C shares of the Fund returned 7.44% (unadjusted for sales charges) for the period ended December 31, 2025. The Fund's broad-based index, the MSCI World Index, returned 21.09% for the same period, while the Fund's additional, more narrowly based index, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, returned 9.58%.
Individual stock selection contributed to performance relative to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, but the benefit was largely offset by a negative impact from sector allocations.
With respect to the former, the Fund's holdings outpaced the corresponding benchmark components by the widest margin in Americas healthcare. An overweight in Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (0.8%) and a zero weighting in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., one of the worst performing stocks in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index in 2025, were the leading contributors to the Fund's performance. The industrials category was a further area of strength, primarily due to zero weightings or underweights in several stocks that lagged. Stock selection in Japan and Canada also contributed to the Fund's relative performance, as did selection in Europe offices.
On the other hand, the Fund underperformed in the net lease category due to overweights in the lagging stocks Essential Properties Real Estate Trust, Inc. (1.5%) and Vinci Properties, Inc.* The Fund was also hurt by a zero weighting in Australia-based Charter Hall Group and an overweight in UNITE Group PLC (0.4%) in the United Kingdom.
In terms of allocation, the Fund was hurt by its average underweights in the Americas net lease and Americas offices categories, as well as its average overweights in Americas residential and Americas data centers. On the positive side, an overweight in Europe retail REITs contributed.
Percentages in parentheses are based on the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2025.
* Not held at December 31, 2025.
MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
The MSCI World Index is a required broad-based index that represents the fund's overall equity market.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sector in which the fund invests.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
|
Class C
|
MSCI World Index
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
|
|
'15
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
'16
|
$9,656
|
$9,402
|
$9,571
|
|
'16
|
$9,656
|
$9,332
|
$9,612
|
|
'16
|
$10,493
|
$9,965
|
$10,523
|
|
'16
|
$10,401
|
$10,123
|
$10,512
|
|
'16
|
$10,458
|
$10,180
|
$10,508
|
|
'16
|
$10,825
|
$10,066
|
$10,887
|
|
'16
|
$11,329
|
$10,491
|
$11,433
|
|
'16
|
$10,997
|
$10,499
|
$11,134
|
|
'16
|
$10,905
|
$10,555
|
$11,023
|
|
'16
|
$10,275
|
$10,351
|
$10,396
|
|
'16
|
$9,954
|
$10,500
|
$10,112
|
|
'16
|
$10,223
|
$10,751
|
$10,406
|
|
'17
|
$10,259
|
$11,011
|
$10,463
|
|
'17
|
$10,566
|
$11,316
|
$10,789
|
|
'17
|
$10,389
|
$11,437
|
$10,622
|
|
'17
|
$10,519
|
$11,606
|
$10,737
|
|
'17
|
$10,649
|
$11,851
|
$10,829
|
|
'17
|
$10,707
|
$11,897
|
$10,910
|
|
'17
|
$10,885
|
$12,182
|
$11,108
|
|
'17
|
$10,920
|
$12,199
|
$11,123
|
|
'17
|
$10,837
|
$12,473
|
$11,086
|
|
'17
|
$10,790
|
$12,708
|
$11,032
|
|
'17
|
$11,086
|
$12,984
|
$11,339
|
|
'17
|
$11,287
|
$13,159
|
$11,485
|
|
'18
|
$11,359
|
$13,854
|
$11,484
|
|
'18
|
$10,595
|
$13,280
|
$10,714
|
|
'18
|
$10,923
|
$12,991
|
$10,964
|
|
'18
|
$11,117
|
$13,140
|
$11,179
|
|
'18
|
$11,190
|
$13,222
|
$11,364
|
|
'18
|
$11,317
|
$13,216
|
$11,526
|
|
'18
|
$11,342
|
$13,629
|
$11,623
|
|
'18
|
$11,494
|
$13,797
|
$11,733
|
|
'18
|
$11,304
|
$13,874
|
$11,491
|
|
'18
|
$10,923
|
$12,856
|
$11,065
|
|
'18
|
$11,291
|
$13,002
|
$11,476
|
|
'18
|
$10,720
|
$12,013
|
$10,837
|
|
'19
|
$11,865
|
$12,948
|
$12,015
|
|
'19
|
$11,827
|
$13,337
|
$11,998
|
|
'19
|
$12,273
|
$13,512
|
$12,419
|
|
'19
|
$12,107
|
$13,991
|
$12,255
|
|
'19
|
$12,146
|
$13,184
|
$12,219
|
|
'19
|
$12,338
|
$14,053
|
$12,410
|
|
'19
|
$12,338
|
$14,122
|
$12,453
|
|
'19
|
$12,742
|
$13,833
|
$12,687
|
|
'19
|
$13,003
|
$14,128
|
$12,985
|
|
'19
|
$13,381
|
$14,487
|
$13,310
|
|
'19
|
$13,237
|
$14,891
|
$13,147
|
|
'19
|
$13,255
|
$15,337
|
$13,212
|
|
'20
|
$13,403
|
$15,244
|
$13,323
|
|
'20
|
$12,357
|
$13,955
|
$12,225
|
|
'20
|
$10,000
|
$12,108
|
$9,443
|
|
'20
|
$10,545
|
$13,431
|
$10,109
|
|
'20
|
$10,766
|
$14,080
|
$10,133
|
|
'20
|
$10,820
|
$14,452
|
$10,393
|
|
'20
|
$11,227
|
$15,144
|
$10,682
|
|
'20
|
$11,487
|
$16,156
|
$10,951
|
|
'20
|
$11,195
|
$15,598
|
$10,610
|
|
'20
|
$10,869
|
$15,120
|
$10,257
|
|
'20
|
$12,122
|
$17,053
|
$11,611
|
|
'20
|
$12,561
|
$17,776
|
$12,018
|
|
'21
|
$12,382
|
$17,599
|
$11,921
|
|
'21
|
$12,984
|
$18,050
|
$12,362
|
|
'21
|
$13,310
|
$18,651
|
$12,714
|
|
'21
|
$14,107
|
$19,519
|
$13,530
|
|
'21
|
$14,449
|
$19,800
|
$13,773
|
|
'21
|
$14,627
|
$20,095
|
$13,881
|
|
'21
|
$15,221
|
$20,455
|
$14,413
|
|
'21
|
$15,469
|
$20,964
|
$14,602
|
|
'21
|
$14,561
|
$20,094
|
$13,755
|
|
'21
|
$15,436
|
$21,232
|
$14,578
|
|
'21
|
$15,172
|
$20,767
|
$14,251
|
|
'21
|
$16,236
|
$21,654
|
$15,154
|
|
'22
|
$15,192
|
$20,508
|
$14,283
|
|
'22
|
$14,722
|
$19,990
|
$13,930
|
|
'22
|
$15,366
|
$20,538
|
$14,555
|
|
'22
|
$14,531
|
$18,832
|
$13,758
|
|
'22
|
$13,783
|
$18,846
|
$13,160
|
|
'22
|
$12,579
|
$17,214
|
$12,016
|
|
'22
|
$13,507
|
$18,581
|
$12,972
|
|
'22
|
$12,560
|
$17,804
|
$12,131
|
|
'22
|
$11,002
|
$16,149
|
$10,624
|
|
'22
|
$11,336
|
$17,308
|
$10,941
|
|
'22
|
$12,134
|
$18,512
|
$11,678
|
|
'22
|
$11,800
|
$17,726
|
$11,352
|
|
'23
|
$12,857
|
$18,980
|
$12,371
|
|
'23
|
$12,227
|
$18,524
|
$11,825
|
|
'23
|
$11,930
|
$19,096
|
$11,440
|
|
'23
|
$12,189
|
$19,431
|
$11,656
|
|
'23
|
$11,670
|
$19,237
|
$11,134
|
|
'23
|
$12,023
|
$20,400
|
$11,468
|
|
'23
|
$12,378
|
$21,086
|
$11,900
|
|
'23
|
$12,023
|
$20,582
|
$11,501
|
|
'23
|
$11,371
|
$19,694
|
$10,798
|
|
'23
|
$10,961
|
$19,123
|
$10,281
|
|
'23
|
$11,986
|
$20,915
|
$11,374
|
|
'23
|
$12,993
|
$21,942
|
$12,450
|
|
'24
|
$12,489
|
$22,206
|
$11,950
|
|
'24
|
$12,583
|
$23,147
|
$11,878
|
|
'24
|
$12,993
|
$23,891
|
$12,288
|
|
'24
|
$12,154
|
$23,003
|
$11,554
|
|
'24
|
$12,620
|
$24,031
|
$11,948
|
|
'24
|
$12,681
|
$24,520
|
$11,989
|
|
'24
|
$13,442
|
$24,952
|
$12,712
|
|
'24
|
$14,204
|
$25,611
|
$13,508
|
|
'24
|
$14,642
|
$26,080
|
$13,915
|
|
'24
|
$13,975
|
$25,563
|
$13,208
|
|
'24
|
$14,337
|
$26,736
|
$13,523
|
|
'24
|
$13,252
|
$26,039
|
$12,566
|
|
'25
|
$13,423
|
$26,958
|
$12,785
|
|
'25
|
$13,728
|
$26,764
|
$13,069
|
|
'25
|
$13,385
|
$25,572
|
$12,767
|
|
'25
|
$13,557
|
$25,800
|
$12,888
|
|
'25
|
$13,880
|
$27,327
|
$13,213
|
|
'25
|
$13,933
|
$28,506
|
$13,329
|
|
'25
|
$13,628
|
$28,873
|
$13,174
|
|
'25
|
$14,180
|
$29,626
|
$13,749
|
|
'25
|
$14,314
|
$30,578
|
$13,872
|
|
'25
|
$14,161
|
$31,191
|
$13,659
|
|
'25
|
$14,447
|
$31,279
|
$13,934
|
|
'25
|
$14,238
|
$31,532
|
$13,770
|
Yearly periods ended December 31
|
Class/Index
|
1-Year
|
5-Year
|
10-Year
|
|
Class C Unadjusted for Sales Charge
|
7.44%
|
2.54%
|
3.60%
|
|
Class C Adjusted for the Maximum Sales Charge (max 1.00% CDSC)
|
6.44%
|
2.54%
|
3.60%
|
|
MSCI World Index
|
21.09%
|
12.15%
|
12.17%
|
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
9.58%
|
2.76%
|
3.25%
|
Performance shown is historical. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor or guarantee of the Fund's future performance. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance graph and returns table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.Please visit dws.com/en-us/products/mutual-funds for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions.
|
Net Assets ($)
|
160,621,050
|
|
Number of Portfolio Holdings
|
95
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)
|
87
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fees Paid ($)
|
821,691
|
|
Asset Type
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Common Stocks
|
99%
|
|
Cash Equivalents
|
0%
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
1%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
Holdings-based data is subject to change.
|
Sector
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Retail REITs
|
20%
|
|
Industrial REITs
|
17%
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development
|
14%
|
|
Health Care REITs
|
13%
|
|
Specialized REITs
|
13%
|
|
Residential REITs
|
11%
|
|
Diversified REITs
|
7%
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs
|
2%
|
|
Office REITs
|
2%
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services
|
1%
|
|
IT Services
|
0%
|
|
Country
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
United States
|
60%
|
|
Japan
|
10%
|
|
Australia
|
6%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
4%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3%
|
|
Singapore
|
3%
|
|
France
|
3%
|
|
Canada
|
2%
|
|
Germany
|
2%
|
|
Sweden
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
|
Holdings
|
36.0% of Net Assets
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (United States)
|
6.8%
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (United States)
|
6.1%
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (United States)
|
4.3%
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (United States)
|
4.1%
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Equity Residential (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (United States)
|
2.5%
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (United States)
|
2.4%
|
|
Goodman Group (Australia)
|
2.4%
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (United States)
|
2.0%
|
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including, but not limited to, its prospectus, quarterly holdings, Board fee evaluation reports, and financial statements and other information, please visit dws.com/mutualreports. For information about the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures and how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities, please visit dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting. This additional information is also available free of charge by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact your financial representative or call DWS toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Stocks may decline in value. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Please read the prospectus for details.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund, which can be requested by calling (800) 728-3337, contacting your financial representative, or visit dws.com/mutualreportsto view or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
This annual shareholder report contains important information about DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund (the "Fund") for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund on the Fund's website at dws.com/mutualreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Fund
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class R6
|
$78
|
0.75%
|
Gross expense ratio as of the latest prospectus: 0.95%. See prospectus for any contractual or voluntary waivers; without a waiver, costs would have been higher.
Class R6 shares of the Fund returned 8.85% for the period ended December 31, 2025. The Fund's broad-based index, the MSCI World Index, returned 21.09% for the same period, while the Fund's additional, more narrowly based index, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, returned 9.58%.
Individual stock selection contributed to performance relative to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, but the benefit was largely offset by a negative impact from sector allocations.
With respect to the former, the Fund's holdings outpaced the corresponding benchmark components by the widest margin in Americas healthcare. An overweight in Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (0.8%) and a zero weighting in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., one of the worst performing stocks in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index in 2025, were the leading contributors to the Fund's performance. The industrials category was a further area of strength, primarily due to zero weightings or underweights in several stocks that lagged. Stock selection in Japan and Canada also contributed to the Fund's relative performance, as did selection in Europe offices.
On the other hand, the Fund underperformed in the net lease category due to overweights in the lagging stocks Essential Properties Real Estate Trust, Inc. (1.5%) and Vinci Properties, Inc.* The Fund was also hurt by a zero weighting in Australia-based Charter Hall Group and an overweight in UNITE Group PLC (0.4%) in the United Kingdom.
In terms of allocation, the Fund was hurt by its average underweights in the Americas net lease and Americas offices categories, as well as its average overweights in Americas residential and Americas data centers. On the positive side, an overweight in Europe retail REITs contributed.
Percentages in parentheses are based on the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2025.
* Not held at December 31, 2025.
MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
The MSCI World Index is a required broad-based index that represents the fund's overall equity market.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sector in which the fund invests.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
|
Class R6
|
MSCI World Index
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
|
|
11/1/16
|
$9,819
|
$10,144
|
$9,730
|
|
12/31/16
|
$10,087
|
$10,387
|
$10,013
|
|
1/31/17
|
$10,134
|
$10,637
|
$10,067
|
|
2/28/17
|
$10,451
|
$10,933
|
$10,381
|
|
3/31/17
|
$10,286
|
$11,049
|
$10,220
|
|
4/30/17
|
$10,416
|
$11,213
|
$10,331
|
|
5/31/17
|
$10,557
|
$11,450
|
$10,420
|
|
6/30/17
|
$10,626
|
$11,494
|
$10,498
|
|
7/31/17
|
$10,815
|
$11,769
|
$10,688
|
|
8/31/17
|
$10,850
|
$11,785
|
$10,702
|
|
9/30/17
|
$10,780
|
$12,050
|
$10,667
|
|
10/31/17
|
$10,744
|
$12,278
|
$10,615
|
|
11/30/17
|
$11,039
|
$12,544
|
$10,910
|
|
12/31/17
|
$11,251
|
$12,713
|
$11,051
|
|
1/31/18
|
$11,324
|
$13,385
|
$11,050
|
|
2/28/18
|
$10,580
|
$12,830
|
$10,309
|
|
3/31/18
|
$10,909
|
$12,551
|
$10,550
|
|
4/30/18
|
$11,117
|
$12,695
|
$10,757
|
|
5/31/18
|
$11,202
|
$12,774
|
$10,934
|
|
6/30/18
|
$11,329
|
$12,768
|
$11,090
|
|
7/31/18
|
$11,380
|
$13,167
|
$11,184
|
|
8/31/18
|
$11,534
|
$13,330
|
$11,290
|
|
9/30/18
|
$11,355
|
$13,404
|
$11,057
|
|
10/31/18
|
$10,985
|
$12,420
|
$10,647
|
|
11/30/18
|
$11,355
|
$12,561
|
$11,042
|
|
12/31/18
|
$10,794
|
$11,606
|
$10,428
|
|
1/31/19
|
$11,952
|
$12,509
|
$11,561
|
|
2/28/19
|
$11,926
|
$12,885
|
$11,544
|
|
3/31/19
|
$12,389
|
$13,054
|
$11,950
|
|
4/30/19
|
$12,235
|
$13,517
|
$11,792
|
|
5/31/19
|
$12,287
|
$12,737
|
$11,758
|
|
6/30/19
|
$12,481
|
$13,577
|
$11,941
|
|
7/31/19
|
$12,507
|
$13,644
|
$11,983
|
|
8/31/19
|
$12,916
|
$13,365
|
$12,207
|
|
9/30/19
|
$13,192
|
$13,649
|
$12,494
|
|
10/31/19
|
$13,587
|
$13,996
|
$12,807
|
|
11/30/19
|
$13,455
|
$14,386
|
$12,650
|
|
12/31/19
|
$13,480
|
$14,817
|
$12,713
|
|
1/31/20
|
$13,660
|
$14,727
|
$12,820
|
|
2/29/20
|
$12,592
|
$13,482
|
$11,763
|
|
3/31/20
|
$10,200
|
$11,698
|
$9,086
|
|
4/30/20
|
$10,772
|
$12,976
|
$9,727
|
|
5/31/20
|
$10,997
|
$13,603
|
$9,750
|
|
6/30/20
|
$11,068
|
$13,963
|
$10,001
|
|
7/31/20
|
$11,500
|
$14,631
|
$10,278
|
|
8/31/20
|
$11,782
|
$15,608
|
$10,537
|
|
9/30/20
|
$11,483
|
$15,070
|
$10,209
|
|
10/31/20
|
$11,167
|
$14,607
|
$9,870
|
|
11/30/20
|
$12,463
|
$16,475
|
$11,172
|
|
12/31/20
|
$12,929
|
$17,174
|
$11,564
|
|
1/31/21
|
$12,763
|
$17,003
|
$11,470
|
|
2/28/21
|
$13,394
|
$17,439
|
$11,895
|
|
3/31/21
|
$13,726
|
$18,019
|
$12,234
|
|
4/30/21
|
$14,574
|
$18,857
|
$13,019
|
|
5/31/21
|
$14,939
|
$19,129
|
$13,252
|
|
6/30/21
|
$15,130
|
$19,414
|
$13,356
|
|
7/31/21
|
$15,761
|
$19,762
|
$13,868
|
|
8/31/21
|
$16,034
|
$20,254
|
$14,050
|
|
9/30/21
|
$15,113
|
$19,413
|
$13,236
|
|
10/31/21
|
$16,034
|
$20,512
|
$14,027
|
|
11/30/21
|
$15,778
|
$20,063
|
$13,713
|
|
12/31/21
|
$16,887
|
$20,920
|
$14,581
|
|
1/31/22
|
$15,831
|
$19,813
|
$13,743
|
|
2/28/22
|
$15,340
|
$19,312
|
$13,404
|
|
3/31/22
|
$16,031
|
$19,842
|
$14,005
|
|
4/30/22
|
$15,194
|
$18,194
|
$13,238
|
|
5/31/22
|
$14,412
|
$18,208
|
$12,662
|
|
6/30/22
|
$13,173
|
$16,631
|
$11,561
|
|
7/31/22
|
$14,143
|
$17,951
|
$12,482
|
|
8/31/22
|
$13,173
|
$17,200
|
$11,672
|
|
9/30/22
|
$11,543
|
$15,602
|
$10,222
|
|
10/31/22
|
$11,892
|
$16,722
|
$10,527
|
|
11/30/22
|
$12,765
|
$17,885
|
$11,236
|
|
12/31/22
|
$12,416
|
$17,125
|
$10,923
|
|
1/31/23
|
$13,541
|
$18,337
|
$11,904
|
|
2/28/23
|
$12,901
|
$17,896
|
$11,378
|
|
3/31/23
|
$12,591
|
$18,449
|
$11,008
|
|
4/30/23
|
$12,882
|
$18,772
|
$11,216
|
|
5/31/23
|
$12,338
|
$18,585
|
$10,714
|
|
6/30/23
|
$12,721
|
$19,709
|
$11,035
|
|
7/31/23
|
$13,115
|
$20,371
|
$11,450
|
|
8/31/23
|
$12,760
|
$19,884
|
$11,066
|
|
9/30/23
|
$12,070
|
$19,027
|
$10,390
|
|
10/31/23
|
$11,636
|
$18,475
|
$9,893
|
|
11/30/23
|
$12,740
|
$20,207
|
$10,944
|
|
12/31/23
|
$13,845
|
$21,199
|
$11,979
|
|
1/31/24
|
$13,312
|
$21,453
|
$11,498
|
|
2/29/24
|
$13,431
|
$22,363
|
$11,429
|
|
3/31/24
|
$13,865
|
$23,081
|
$11,824
|
|
4/30/24
|
$12,977
|
$22,224
|
$11,117
|
|
5/31/24
|
$13,490
|
$23,216
|
$11,496
|
|
6/30/24
|
$13,573
|
$23,689
|
$11,536
|
|
7/31/24
|
$14,388
|
$24,106
|
$12,232
|
|
8/31/24
|
$15,244
|
$24,743
|
$12,998
|
|
9/30/24
|
$15,713
|
$25,196
|
$13,389
|
|
10/31/24
|
$15,020
|
$24,697
|
$12,709
|
|
11/30/24
|
$15,427
|
$25,830
|
$13,012
|
|
12/31/24
|
$14,266
|
$25,157
|
$12,092
|
|
1/31/25
|
$14,470
|
$26,044
|
$12,302
|
|
2/28/25
|
$14,796
|
$25,857
|
$12,576
|
|
3/31/25
|
$14,449
|
$24,706
|
$12,284
|
|
4/30/25
|
$14,653
|
$24,925
|
$12,401
|
|
5/31/25
|
$15,020
|
$26,401
|
$12,714
|
|
6/30/25
|
$15,089
|
$27,540
|
$12,826
|
|
7/31/25
|
$14,776
|
$27,894
|
$12,676
|
|
8/31/25
|
$15,382
|
$28,622
|
$13,230
|
|
9/30/25
|
$15,549
|
$29,542
|
$13,347
|
|
10/31/25
|
$15,403
|
$30,134
|
$13,143
|
|
11/30/25
|
$15,737
|
$30,219
|
$13,408
|
|
12/31/25
|
$15,528
|
$30,463
|
$13,249
|
Yearly periods ended December 31
|
Class/Index
|
1-Year
|
5-Year
|
Since Inception 11/1/16
|
|
Class R6 No Sales Charge
|
8.85%
|
3.73%
|
4.92%
|
|
MSCI World Index
|
21.09%
|
12.15%
|
12.92%
|
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
9.58%
|
2.76%
|
3.11%
|
Performance shown is historical. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor or guarantee of the Fund's future performance. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance graph and returns table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.Please visit dws.com/en-us/products/mutual-funds for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions.
|
Net Assets ($)
|
160,621,050
|
|
Number of Portfolio Holdings
|
95
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)
|
87
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fees Paid ($)
|
821,691
|
|
Asset Type
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Common Stocks
|
99%
|
|
Cash Equivalents
|
0%
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
1%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
Holdings-based data is subject to change.
|
Sector
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Retail REITs
|
20%
|
|
Industrial REITs
|
17%
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development
|
14%
|
|
Health Care REITs
|
13%
|
|
Specialized REITs
|
13%
|
|
Residential REITs
|
11%
|
|
Diversified REITs
|
7%
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs
|
2%
|
|
Office REITs
|
2%
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services
|
1%
|
|
IT Services
|
0%
|
|
Country
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
United States
|
60%
|
|
Japan
|
10%
|
|
Australia
|
6%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
4%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3%
|
|
Singapore
|
3%
|
|
France
|
3%
|
|
Canada
|
2%
|
|
Germany
|
2%
|
|
Sweden
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
|
Holdings
|
36.0% of Net Assets
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (United States)
|
6.8%
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (United States)
|
6.1%
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (United States)
|
4.3%
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (United States)
|
4.1%
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Equity Residential (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (United States)
|
2.5%
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (United States)
|
2.4%
|
|
Goodman Group (Australia)
|
2.4%
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (United States)
|
2.0%
|
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including, but not limited to, its prospectus, quarterly holdings, Board fee evaluation reports, and financial statements and other information, please visit dws.com/mutualreports. For information about the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures and how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities, please visit dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting. This additional information is also available free of charge by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact your financial representative or call DWS toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Stocks may decline in value. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Please read the prospectus for details.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund, which can be requested by calling (800) 728-3337, contacting your financial representative, or visit dws.com/mutualreportsto view or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
This annual shareholder report contains important information about DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund (the "Fund") for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund on the Fund's website at dws.com/mutualreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Fund
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class S
|
$102
|
0.98%
|
Gross expense ratio as of the latest prospectus: 1.18%. See prospectus for any contractual or voluntary waivers; without a waiver, costs would have been higher.
Class S shares of the Fund returned 8.58% for the period ended December 31, 2025. The Fund's broad-based index, the MSCI World Index, returned 21.09% for the same period, while the Fund's additional, more narrowly based index, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, returned 9.58%.
Individual stock selection contributed to performance relative to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, but the benefit was largely offset by a negative impact from sector allocations.
With respect to the former, the Fund's holdings outpaced the corresponding benchmark components by the widest margin in Americas healthcare. An overweight in Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (0.8%) and a zero weighting in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., one of the worst performing stocks in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index in 2025, were the leading contributors to the Fund's performance. The industrials category was a further area of strength, primarily due to zero weightings or underweights in several stocks that lagged. Stock selection in Japan and Canada also contributed to the Fund's relative performance, as did selection in Europe offices.
On the other hand, the Fund underperformed in the net lease category due to overweights in the lagging stocks Essential Properties Real Estate Trust, Inc. (1.5%) and Vinci Properties, Inc.* The Fund was also hurt by a zero weighting in Australia-based Charter Hall Group and an overweight in UNITE Group PLC (0.4%) in the United Kingdom.
In terms of allocation, the Fund was hurt by its average underweights in the Americas net lease and Americas offices categories, as well as its average overweights in Americas residential and Americas data centers. On the positive side, an overweight in Europe retail REITs contributed.
Percentages in parentheses are based on the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2025.
* Not held at December 31, 2025.
MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
The MSCI World Index is a required broad-based index that represents the fund's overall equity market.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sector in which the fund invests.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
|
Class S
|
MSCI World Index
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
|
|
'15
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
'16
|
$9,665
|
$9,402
|
$9,571
|
|
'16
|
$9,677
|
$9,332
|
$9,612
|
|
'16
|
$10,520
|
$9,965
|
$10,523
|
|
'16
|
$10,439
|
$10,123
|
$10,512
|
|
'16
|
$10,497
|
$10,180
|
$10,508
|
|
'16
|
$10,878
|
$10,066
|
$10,887
|
|
'16
|
$11,386
|
$10,491
|
$11,433
|
|
'16
|
$11,062
|
$10,499
|
$11,134
|
|
'16
|
$10,982
|
$10,555
|
$11,023
|
|
'16
|
$10,346
|
$10,351
|
$10,396
|
|
'16
|
$10,035
|
$10,500
|
$10,112
|
|
'16
|
$10,309
|
$10,751
|
$10,406
|
|
'17
|
$10,357
|
$11,011
|
$10,463
|
|
'17
|
$10,681
|
$11,316
|
$10,789
|
|
'17
|
$10,501
|
$11,437
|
$10,622
|
|
'17
|
$10,633
|
$11,606
|
$10,737
|
|
'17
|
$10,778
|
$11,851
|
$10,829
|
|
'17
|
$10,849
|
$11,897
|
$10,910
|
|
'17
|
$11,042
|
$12,182
|
$11,108
|
|
'17
|
$11,078
|
$12,199
|
$11,123
|
|
'17
|
$11,006
|
$12,473
|
$11,086
|
|
'17
|
$10,982
|
$12,708
|
$11,032
|
|
'17
|
$11,283
|
$12,984
|
$11,339
|
|
'17
|
$11,490
|
$13,159
|
$11,485
|
|
'18
|
$11,578
|
$13,854
|
$11,484
|
|
'18
|
$10,805
|
$13,280
|
$10,714
|
|
'18
|
$11,141
|
$12,991
|
$10,964
|
|
'18
|
$11,353
|
$13,140
|
$11,179
|
|
'18
|
$11,441
|
$13,222
|
$11,364
|
|
'18
|
$11,570
|
$13,216
|
$11,526
|
|
'18
|
$11,623
|
$13,629
|
$11,623
|
|
'18
|
$11,779
|
$13,797
|
$11,733
|
|
'18
|
$11,583
|
$13,874
|
$11,491
|
|
'18
|
$11,206
|
$12,856
|
$11,065
|
|
'18
|
$11,597
|
$13,002
|
$11,476
|
|
'18
|
$11,013
|
$12,013
|
$10,837
|
|
'19
|
$12,194
|
$12,948
|
$12,015
|
|
'19
|
$12,168
|
$13,337
|
$11,998
|
|
'19
|
$12,640
|
$13,512
|
$12,419
|
|
'19
|
$12,483
|
$13,991
|
$12,255
|
|
'19
|
$12,522
|
$13,184
|
$12,219
|
|
'19
|
$12,734
|
$14,053
|
$12,410
|
|
'19
|
$12,748
|
$14,122
|
$12,453
|
|
'19
|
$13,177
|
$13,833
|
$12,687
|
|
'19
|
$13,446
|
$14,128
|
$12,985
|
|
'19
|
$13,849
|
$14,487
|
$13,310
|
|
'19
|
$13,728
|
$14,891
|
$13,147
|
|
'19
|
$13,739
|
$15,337
|
$13,212
|
|
'20
|
$13,923
|
$15,244
|
$13,323
|
|
'20
|
$12,834
|
$13,955
|
$12,225
|
|
'20
|
$10,396
|
$12,108
|
$9,443
|
|
'20
|
$10,979
|
$13,431
|
$10,109
|
|
'20
|
$11,209
|
$14,080
|
$10,133
|
|
'20
|
$11,280
|
$14,452
|
$10,393
|
|
'20
|
$11,704
|
$15,144
|
$10,682
|
|
'20
|
$11,992
|
$16,156
|
$10,951
|
|
'20
|
$11,687
|
$15,598
|
$10,610
|
|
'20
|
$11,365
|
$15,120
|
$10,257
|
|
'20
|
$12,686
|
$17,053
|
$11,611
|
|
'20
|
$13,144
|
$17,776
|
$12,018
|
|
'21
|
$12,974
|
$17,599
|
$11,921
|
|
'21
|
$13,618
|
$18,050
|
$12,362
|
|
'21
|
$13,957
|
$18,651
|
$12,714
|
|
'21
|
$14,820
|
$19,519
|
$13,530
|
|
'21
|
$15,176
|
$19,800
|
$13,773
|
|
'21
|
$15,389
|
$20,095
|
$13,881
|
|
'21
|
$16,031
|
$20,455
|
$14,413
|
|
'21
|
$16,291
|
$20,964
|
$14,602
|
|
'21
|
$15,354
|
$20,094
|
$13,755
|
|
'21
|
$16,273
|
$21,232
|
$14,578
|
|
'21
|
$16,031
|
$20,767
|
$14,251
|
|
'21
|
$17,154
|
$21,654
|
$15,154
|
|
'22
|
$16,065
|
$20,508
|
$14,283
|
|
'22
|
$15,585
|
$19,990
|
$13,930
|
|
'22
|
$16,268
|
$20,538
|
$14,555
|
|
'22
|
$15,400
|
$18,832
|
$13,758
|
|
'22
|
$14,624
|
$18,846
|
$13,160
|
|
'22
|
$13,347
|
$17,214
|
$12,016
|
|
'22
|
$14,351
|
$18,581
|
$12,972
|
|
'22
|
$13,347
|
$17,804
|
$12,131
|
|
'22
|
$11,713
|
$16,149
|
$10,624
|
|
'22
|
$12,068
|
$17,308
|
$10,941
|
|
'22
|
$12,934
|
$18,512
|
$11,678
|
|
'22
|
$12,580
|
$17,726
|
$11,352
|
|
'23
|
$13,721
|
$18,980
|
$12,371
|
|
'23
|
$13,052
|
$18,524
|
$11,825
|
|
'23
|
$12,757
|
$19,096
|
$11,440
|
|
'23
|
$13,032
|
$19,431
|
$11,656
|
|
'23
|
$12,481
|
$19,237
|
$11,134
|
|
'23
|
$12,876
|
$20,400
|
$11,468
|
|
'23
|
$13,256
|
$21,086
|
$11,900
|
|
'23
|
$12,916
|
$20,582
|
$11,501
|
|
'23
|
$12,218
|
$19,694
|
$10,798
|
|
'23
|
$11,778
|
$19,123
|
$10,281
|
|
'23
|
$12,896
|
$20,915
|
$11,374
|
|
'23
|
$13,994
|
$21,942
|
$12,450
|
|
'24
|
$13,455
|
$22,206
|
$11,950
|
|
'24
|
$13,575
|
$23,147
|
$11,878
|
|
'24
|
$14,014
|
$23,891
|
$12,288
|
|
'24
|
$13,116
|
$23,003
|
$11,554
|
|
'24
|
$13,635
|
$24,031
|
$11,948
|
|
'24
|
$13,710
|
$24,520
|
$11,989
|
|
'24
|
$14,533
|
$24,952
|
$12,712
|
|
'24
|
$15,398
|
$25,611
|
$13,508
|
|
'24
|
$15,871
|
$26,080
|
$13,915
|
|
'24
|
$15,171
|
$25,563
|
$13,208
|
|
'24
|
$15,562
|
$26,736
|
$13,523
|
|
'24
|
$14,389
|
$26,039
|
$12,566
|
|
'25
|
$14,595
|
$26,958
|
$12,785
|
|
'25
|
$14,924
|
$26,764
|
$13,069
|
|
'25
|
$14,574
|
$25,572
|
$12,767
|
|
'25
|
$14,780
|
$25,800
|
$12,888
|
|
'25
|
$15,130
|
$27,327
|
$13,213
|
|
'25
|
$15,202
|
$28,506
|
$13,329
|
|
'25
|
$14,886
|
$28,873
|
$13,174
|
|
'25
|
$15,498
|
$29,626
|
$13,749
|
|
'25
|
$15,666
|
$30,578
|
$13,872
|
|
'25
|
$15,498
|
$31,191
|
$13,659
|
|
'25
|
$15,835
|
$31,279
|
$13,934
|
|
'25
|
$15,624
|
$31,532
|
$13,770
|
Yearly periods ended December 31
|
Class/Index
|
1-Year
|
5-Year
|
10-Year
|
|
Class S No Sales Charge
|
8.58%
|
3.52%
|
4.56%
|
|
MSCI World Index
|
21.09%
|
12.15%
|
12.17%
|
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
9.58%
|
2.76%
|
3.25%
|
Performance shown is historical. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor or guarantee of the Fund's future performance. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance graph and returns table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.Please visit dws.com/en-us/products/mutual-funds for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions.
|
Net Assets ($)
|
160,621,050
|
|
Number of Portfolio Holdings
|
95
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)
|
87
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fees Paid ($)
|
821,691
|
|
Asset Type
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Common Stocks
|
99%
|
|
Cash Equivalents
|
0%
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
1%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
Holdings-based data is subject to change.
|
Sector
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Retail REITs
|
20%
|
|
Industrial REITs
|
17%
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development
|
14%
|
|
Health Care REITs
|
13%
|
|
Specialized REITs
|
13%
|
|
Residential REITs
|
11%
|
|
Diversified REITs
|
7%
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs
|
2%
|
|
Office REITs
|
2%
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services
|
1%
|
|
IT Services
|
0%
|
|
Country
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
United States
|
60%
|
|
Japan
|
10%
|
|
Australia
|
6%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
4%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3%
|
|
Singapore
|
3%
|
|
France
|
3%
|
|
Canada
|
2%
|
|
Germany
|
2%
|
|
Sweden
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
|
Holdings
|
36.0% of Net Assets
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (United States)
|
6.8%
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (United States)
|
6.1%
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (United States)
|
4.3%
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (United States)
|
4.1%
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Equity Residential (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (United States)
|
2.5%
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (United States)
|
2.4%
|
|
Goodman Group (Australia)
|
2.4%
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (United States)
|
2.0%
|
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including, but not limited to, its prospectus, quarterly holdings, Board fee evaluation reports, and financial statements and other information, please visit dws.com/mutualreports. For information about the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures and how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities, please visit dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting. This additional information is also available free of charge by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact your financial representative or call DWS toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Stocks may decline in value. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Please read the prospectus for details.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund, which can be requested by calling (800) 728-3337, contacting your financial representative, or visit dws.com/mutualreportsto view or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
This annual shareholder report contains important information about DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund (the "Fund") for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. You can find additional information about the Fund on the Fund's website at dws.com/mutualreports. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Fund
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Institutional Class
|
$89
|
0.85%
|
Gross expense ratio as of the latest prospectus: 1.03%. See prospectus for any contractual or voluntary waivers; without a waiver, costs would have been higher.
Institutional Class shares of the Fund returned 8.73% for the period ended December 31, 2025. The Fund's broad-based index, the MSCI World Index, returned 21.09% for the same period, while the Fund's additional, more narrowly based index, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, returned 9.58%.
Individual stock selection contributed to performance relative to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, but the benefit was largely offset by a negative impact from sector allocations.
With respect to the former, the Fund's holdings outpaced the corresponding benchmark components by the widest margin in Americas healthcare. An overweight in Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (0.8%) and a zero weighting in Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., one of the worst performing stocks in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index in 2025, were the leading contributors to the Fund's performance. The industrials category was a further area of strength, primarily due to zero weightings or underweights in several stocks that lagged. Stock selection in Japan and Canada also contributed to the Fund's relative performance, as did selection in Europe offices.
On the other hand, the Fund underperformed in the net lease category due to overweights in the lagging stocks Essential Properties Real Estate Trust, Inc. (1.5%) and Vinci Properties, Inc.* The Fund was also hurt by a zero weighting in Australia-based Charter Hall Group and an overweight in UNITE Group PLC (0.4%) in the United Kingdom.
In terms of allocation, the Fund was hurt by its average underweights in the Americas net lease and Americas offices categories, as well as its average overweights in Americas residential and Americas data centers. On the positive side, an overweight in Europe retail REITs contributed.
Percentages in parentheses are based on the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2025.
* Not held at December 31, 2025.
MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
The MSCI World Index is a required broad-based index that represents the fund's overall equity market.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide. By making the index constituents free-float adjusted, liquidity, size and revenue screened, the series is suitable for use as the basis for investment products, such as derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a more narrowly based index that reflects the market sector in which the fund invests.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
|
Institutional Class
|
MSCI World Index
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
|
|
'15
|
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000
|
|
'16
|
$966,513
|
$940,176
|
$957,121
|
|
'16
|
$967,667
|
$933,179
|
$961,193
|
|
'16
|
$1,051,963
|
$996,504
|
$1,052,284
|
|
'16
|
$1,043,880
|
$1,012,272
|
$1,051,239
|
|
'16
|
$1,050,808
|
$1,017,958
|
$1,050,753
|
|
'16
|
$1,087,760
|
$1,006,551
|
$1,088,699
|
|
'16
|
$1,139,723
|
$1,049,076
|
$1,143,298
|
|
'16
|
$1,107,390
|
$1,049,948
|
$1,113,426
|
|
'16
|
$1,098,152
|
$1,055,525
|
$1,102,316
|
|
'16
|
$1,035,797
|
$1,035,098
|
$1,039,593
|
|
'16
|
$1,004,619
|
$1,049,982
|
$1,011,207
|
|
'16
|
$1,032,027
|
$1,075,106
|
$1,040,642
|
|
'17
|
$1,036,844
|
$1,101,054
|
$1,046,272
|
|
'17
|
$1,069,359
|
$1,131,601
|
$1,078,853
|
|
'17
|
$1,051,295
|
$1,143,655
|
$1,062,160
|
|
'17
|
$1,065,746
|
$1,160,589
|
$1,073,668
|
|
'17
|
$1,080,197
|
$1,185,141
|
$1,082,933
|
|
'17
|
$1,087,311
|
$1,189,701
|
$1,090,980
|
|
'17
|
$1,106,641
|
$1,218,173
|
$1,110,815
|
|
'17
|
$1,110,265
|
$1,219,888
|
$1,112,271
|
|
'17
|
$1,103,017
|
$1,247,267
|
$1,108,575
|
|
'17
|
$1,099,392
|
$1,270,838
|
$1,103,216
|
|
'17
|
$1,129,595
|
$1,298,374
|
$1,133,879
|
|
'17
|
$1,152,352
|
$1,315,933
|
$1,148,453
|
|
'18
|
$1,159,851
|
$1,385,415
|
$1,148,358
|
|
'18
|
$1,082,361
|
$1,328,021
|
$1,071,376
|
|
'18
|
$1,117,356
|
$1,299,075
|
$1,096,421
|
|
'18
|
$1,137,354
|
$1,314,003
|
$1,117,934
|
|
'18
|
$1,147,352
|
$1,322,237
|
$1,136,354
|
|
'18
|
$1,160,437
|
$1,321,606
|
$1,152,554
|
|
'18
|
$1,164,357
|
$1,362,884
|
$1,162,277
|
|
'18
|
$1,181,346
|
$1,379,747
|
$1,173,328
|
|
'18
|
$1,161,744
|
$1,387,430
|
$1,149,136
|
|
'18
|
$1,123,847
|
$1,285,554
|
$1,106,494
|
|
'18
|
$1,163,050
|
$1,300,158
|
$1,147,601
|
|
'18
|
$1,104,293
|
$1,201,297
|
$1,083,749
|
|
'19
|
$1,224,210
|
$1,294,765
|
$1,201,529
|
|
'19
|
$1,220,257
|
$1,333,698
|
$1,199,758
|
|
'19
|
$1,267,697
|
$1,351,215
|
$1,241,886
|
|
'19
|
$1,251,884
|
$1,399,128
|
$1,225,490
|
|
'19
|
$1,257,155
|
$1,318,397
|
$1,221,931
|
|
'19
|
$1,277,092
|
$1,405,273
|
$1,241,029
|
|
'19
|
$1,279,789
|
$1,412,234
|
$1,245,330
|
|
'19
|
$1,321,595
|
$1,383,347
|
$1,268,657
|
|
'19
|
$1,349,915
|
$1,412,786
|
$1,298,498
|
|
'19
|
$1,390,372
|
$1,448,738
|
$1,330,958
|
|
'19
|
$1,378,234
|
$1,489,086
|
$1,314,699
|
|
'19
|
$1,380,902
|
$1,533,696
|
$1,321,198
|
|
'20
|
$1,397,855
|
$1,524,361
|
$1,332,317
|
|
'20
|
$1,289,972
|
$1,395,514
|
$1,222,514
|
|
'20
|
$1,044,924
|
$1,210,828
|
$944,266
|
|
'20
|
$1,103,489
|
$1,343,104
|
$1,010,937
|
|
'20
|
$1,126,606
|
$1,407,987
|
$1,013,285
|
|
'20
|
$1,133,803
|
$1,445,230
|
$1,039,347
|
|
'20
|
$1,176,363
|
$1,514,372
|
$1,068,196
|
|
'20
|
$1,205,304
|
$1,615,554
|
$1,095,119
|
|
'20
|
$1,174,660
|
$1,559,819
|
$1,061,043
|
|
'20
|
$1,142,315
|
$1,511,972
|
$1,025,738
|
|
'20
|
$1,275,102
|
$1,705,295
|
$1,161,077
|
|
'20
|
$1,322,770
|
$1,777,594
|
$1,201,776
|
|
'21
|
$1,305,746
|
$1,759,927
|
$1,192,061
|
|
'21
|
$1,370,437
|
$1,805,024
|
$1,236,202
|
|
'21
|
$1,404,485
|
$1,865,081
|
$1,271,445
|
|
'21
|
$1,491,308
|
$1,951,882
|
$1,353,043
|
|
'21
|
$1,527,058
|
$1,980,000
|
$1,377,279
|
|
'21
|
$1,548,617
|
$2,009,512
|
$1,388,064
|
|
'21
|
$1,613,215
|
$2,045,508
|
$1,441,280
|
|
'21
|
$1,639,404
|
$2,096,417
|
$1,460,218
|
|
'21
|
$1,545,125
|
$2,009,373
|
$1,375,533
|
|
'21
|
$1,639,404
|
$2,123,185
|
$1,457,770
|
|
'21
|
$1,613,215
|
$2,076,660
|
$1,425,125
|
|
'21
|
$1,726,801
|
$2,165,417
|
$1,515,351
|
|
'22
|
$1,618,876
|
$2,050,843
|
$1,428,286
|
|
'22
|
$1,568,635
|
$1,998,975
|
$1,393,031
|
|
'22
|
$1,637,484
|
$2,053,834
|
$1,455,494
|
|
'22
|
$1,551,888
|
$1,883,215
|
$1,375,758
|
|
'22
|
$1,471,875
|
$1,884,641
|
$1,315,955
|
|
'22
|
$1,345,033
|
$1,721,390
|
$1,201,551
|
|
'22
|
$1,444,224
|
$1,858,062
|
$1,297,248
|
|
'22
|
$1,345,033
|
$1,780,381
|
$1,213,073
|
|
'22
|
$1,180,375
|
$1,614,877
|
$1,062,374
|
|
'22
|
$1,216,084
|
$1,730,846
|
$1,094,088
|
|
'22
|
$1,303,373
|
$1,851,192
|
$1,167,750
|
|
'22
|
$1,269,648
|
$1,772,577
|
$1,135,168
|
|
'23
|
$1,382,725
|
$1,897,998
|
$1,237,119
|
|
'23
|
$1,317,259
|
$1,852,373
|
$1,182,524
|
|
'23
|
$1,285,518
|
$1,909,611
|
$1,144,011
|
|
'23
|
$1,315,275
|
$1,943,086
|
$1,165,608
|
|
'23
|
$1,259,728
|
$1,923,687
|
$1,113,430
|
|
'23
|
$1,299,595
|
$2,040,027
|
$1,146,801
|
|
'23
|
$1,337,877
|
$2,108,557
|
$1,190,001
|
|
'23
|
$1,301,610
|
$2,058,193
|
$1,150,098
|
|
'23
|
$1,233,104
|
$1,969,406
|
$1,079,826
|
|
'23
|
$1,188,776
|
$1,912,262
|
$1,028,144
|
|
'23
|
$1,301,610
|
$2,091,541
|
$1,137,385
|
|
'23
|
$1,412,428
|
$2,194,224
|
$1,244,984
|
|
'24
|
$1,358,026
|
$2,220,556
|
$1,194,967
|
|
'24
|
$1,370,115
|
$2,314,702
|
$1,187,829
|
|
'24
|
$1,416,457
|
$2,389,085
|
$1,228,797
|
|
'24
|
$1,325,788
|
$2,300,343
|
$1,155,401
|
|
'24
|
$1,376,160
|
$2,403,058
|
$1,194,793
|
|
'24
|
$1,383,606
|
$2,451,955
|
$1,198,896
|
|
'24
|
$1,468,911
|
$2,495,164
|
$1,271,237
|
|
'24
|
$1,556,297
|
$2,561,112
|
$1,350,812
|
|
'24
|
$1,604,151
|
$2,608,016
|
$1,391,512
|
|
'24
|
$1,533,410
|
$2,556,281
|
$1,320,791
|
|
'24
|
$1,572,942
|
$2,673,580
|
$1,352,348
|
|
'24
|
$1,454,347
|
$2,603,905
|
$1,256,647
|
|
'25
|
$1,475,153
|
$2,695,793
|
$1,278,531
|
|
'25
|
$1,510,524
|
$2,676,391
|
$1,306,943
|
|
'25
|
$1,473,073
|
$2,557,237
|
$1,276,675
|
|
'25
|
$1,493,879
|
$2,579,963
|
$1,288,828
|
|
'25
|
$1,531,330
|
$2,732,676
|
$1,321,314
|
|
'25
|
$1,538,621
|
$2,850,599
|
$1,332,934
|
|
'25
|
$1,506,567
|
$2,887,294
|
$1,317,391
|
|
'25
|
$1,568,539
|
$2,962,610
|
$1,374,915
|
|
'25
|
$1,585,635
|
$3,057,846
|
$1,387,162
|
|
'25
|
$1,570,676
|
$3,119,080
|
$1,365,896
|
|
'25
|
$1,602,731
|
$3,127,891
|
$1,393,425
|
|
'25
|
$1,581,361
|
$3,153,175
|
$1,376,971
|
Yearly periods ended December 31
|
Class/Index
|
1-Year
|
5-Year
|
10-Year
|
|
Institutional Class No Sales Charge
|
8.73%
|
3.64%
|
4.69%
|
|
MSCI World Index
|
21.09%
|
12.15%
|
12.17%
|
|
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index
|
9.58%
|
2.76%
|
3.25%
|
Performance shown is historical. The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor or guarantee of the Fund's future performance. Investment return and principal fluctuate, so your shares may be worth more or less when redeemed. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance graph and returns table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.Please visit dws.com/en-us/products/mutual-funds for the Fund's most recent month-end performance. Fund performance includes reinvestment of all distributions.
|
Net Assets ($)
|
160,621,050
|
|
Number of Portfolio Holdings
|
95
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate (%)
|
87
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fees Paid ($)
|
821,691
|
|
Asset Type
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Common Stocks
|
99%
|
|
Cash Equivalents
|
0%
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
1%
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
Holdings-based data is subject to change.
|
Sector
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
Retail REITs
|
20%
|
|
Industrial REITs
|
17%
|
|
Real Estate Management & Development
|
14%
|
|
Health Care REITs
|
13%
|
|
Specialized REITs
|
13%
|
|
Residential REITs
|
11%
|
|
Diversified REITs
|
7%
|
|
Hotel & Resort REITs
|
2%
|
|
Office REITs
|
2%
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services
|
1%
|
|
IT Services
|
0%
|
|
Country
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
United States
|
60%
|
|
Japan
|
10%
|
|
Australia
|
6%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
4%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3%
|
|
Singapore
|
3%
|
|
France
|
3%
|
|
Canada
|
2%
|
|
Germany
|
2%
|
|
Sweden
|
2%
|
|
Other
|
4%
|
|
Holdings
|
36.0% of Net Assets
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (United States)
|
6.8%
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (United States)
|
6.1%
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (United States)
|
4.3%
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (United States)
|
4.1%
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Equity Residential (United States)
|
2.7%
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (United States)
|
2.5%
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (United States)
|
2.4%
|
|
Goodman Group (Australia)
|
2.4%
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (United States)
|
2.0%
|
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including, but not limited to, its prospectus, quarterly holdings, Board fee evaluation reports, and financial statements and other information, please visit dws.com/mutualreports. For information about the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures and how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities, please visit dws.com/en-us/resources/proxy-voting. This additional information is also available free of charge by contacting us at (800) 728-3337.
In order to reduce the amount of mail you receive and to help reduce expenses, we generally send a single copy of any shareholder report and prospectus to each household. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact your financial representative or call DWS toll free at (800) 728-3337.
Stocks may decline in value. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. There are special risks associated with an investment in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities presents certain risks, such as currency fluctuations, political and economic changes, and market risks. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Fund may lend securities to approved institutions. Please read the prospectus for details.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. We advise you to consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund, which can be requested by calling (800) 728-3337, contacting your financial representative, or visit dws.com/mutualreportsto view or download a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
| (b) Not applicable | |
| Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
|
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. |
|
| Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
| The fund's audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are "independent" (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the "Regulations")). The fund's Board of Trustees has determined that there are several "audit committee financial experts" (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) serving on the fund's audit committee including Ms. Catherine Schrand, the chair of the fund's audit committee. An "audit committee financial expert" is not an "expert" for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the designation or identification of a person as an "audit committee financial expert" does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. | |
| Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
form n-csr disclosure re: AUDIT FEES
The following table shows the amount of fees that Ernst & Young LLP ("EY"), the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund's last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that EY provided to the Fund.
Services that the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund
|
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, |
Audit Fees Billed to Fund |
Audit-Related Fees Billed to Fund |
Tax Fees Billed to Fund |
All Other Fees Billed to Fund |
| 2025 | $63,269 | $0 | $8,948 | $0 |
| 2024 | $63,269 | $0 | $8,948 | $0 |
The above "Tax Fees" were billed for professional services rendered for tax preparation.
Services that the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
The following table shows the amount of fees billed by EY to DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Adviser"), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DIMA ("Control Affiliate") that provides ongoing services to the Fund ("Affiliated Fund Service Provider"), for engagements directly related to the Fund's operations and financial reporting, during the Fund's last two fiscal years.
|
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, |
Audit-Related Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers |
Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers |
All Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers |
| 2025 | $0 | $1,318,734 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 | $637,276 | $0 |
The above "Tax Fees" were billed in connection with tax compliance services and agreed upon procedures.
Non-Audit Services
The following table shows the amount of fees that EY billed during the Fund's last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that EY provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund's operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from EY about any non-audit services that EY rendered during the Fund's last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating EY's independence.
|
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, |
Total Non-Audit Fees Billed to Fund (A) |
Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) (B) |
Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) (C) |
Total of (A), (B) and (C) |
| 2025 | $8,948 | $1,318,734 | $0 | $1,327,682 |
| 2024 | $8,948 | $637,276 | $0 | $646,224 |
All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with agreed upon procedures and tax compliance for DIMA and other related entities.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, each Fund's Audit Committee must pre approve (i) all services to be performed for a Fund by a Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and (ii) all non-audit services to be performed by a Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the DIMA Entities with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund, except that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of each Fund's Audit Committee may grant the pre-approval for non-audit services described in items (i) and (ii) above for non-prohibited services for engagements of less than $100,000. All such delegated pre approvals shall be presented to each Fund's Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
According to the registrant's principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, substantially all of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's hours spent on auditing the registrant's financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and (i) and (j) are not applicable.
***
In connection with the audit of the 2024 and 2025 financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with EY. The terms of the engagement letter required by EY, and agreed to by the Audit Committee, include a provision mandating the use of mediation and arbitration to resolve any controversy or claim between the parties arising out of or relating to the engagement letter or services provided thereunder.
***
| Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 6. | Investments. |
| Not applicable | |
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies. |
| (a) |
|
3
|
Investment Portfolio
|
|
8
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
10
|
Statement of Operations
|
|
11
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
12
|
Financial Highlights
|
|
17
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
|
30
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
32
|
Tax Information
|
|
33
|
Advisory Agreement Board Considerations and Fee Evaluation
|
|
2
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|
Common Stocks 99.0%
|
|||
|
Australia 5.8%
|
|||
|
Dexus
|
|
214,911
|
990,382
|
|
Gemlife Communities Group (Units)*
|
|
86,343
|
293,413
|
|
Goodman Group
|
|
184,661
|
3,799,865
|
|
HomeCo Daily Needs REIT REG S
|
|
333,180
|
303,072
|
|
Mirvac Group
|
|
527,112
|
718,598
|
|
NEXTDC Ltd.*
|
|
43,514
|
362,482
|
|
Scentre Group
|
|
785,490
|
2,196,596
|
|
Vicinity Ltd.
|
|
383,741
|
653,389
|
|
(Cost $8,513,465)
|
|
9,317,797
|
|
|
Belgium 1.3%
|
|||
|
Aedifica SA
|
|
11,311
|
897,370
|
|
Montea NV
|
|
4,091
|
352,019
|
|
VGP NV
|
|
1,164
|
134,534
|
|
Warehouses De Pauw CVA
|
|
25,378
|
659,957
|
|
(Cost $1,930,329)
|
|
2,043,880
|
|
|
Canada 2.1%
|
|||
|
Chartwell Retirement Residences (Units)
|
|
66,722
|
977,095
|
|
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (a)
|
|
102,817
|
1,109,409
|
|
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
84,851
|
1,168,398
|
|
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
1,192
|
70,962
|
|
(Cost $2,742,220)
|
|
3,325,864
|
|
|
France 3.0%
|
|||
|
Covivio SA
|
|
14,204
|
945,753
|
|
Klepierre SA
|
|
30,150
|
1,196,427
|
|
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*
|
|
24,832
|
2,708,669
|
|
(Cost $3,260,732)
|
|
4,850,849
|
|
|
Germany 2.0%
|
|||
|
Sirius Real Estate Ltd.
|
|
290,116
|
376,274
|
|
TAG Immobilien AG
|
|
53,979
|
838,407
|
|
Vonovia SE
|
|
72,082
|
2,075,751
|
|
(Cost $2,879,477)
|
|
3,290,432
|
|
|
Hong Kong 3.3%
|
|||
|
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.
|
|
227,000
|
819,957
|
|
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.
|
|
190,600
|
1,323,845
|
|
Link REIT
|
|
286,836
|
1,276,273
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
|
|
106,500
|
1,296,259
|
|
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.
|
|
178,000
|
561,792
|
|
(Cost $4,655,225)
|
|
5,278,126
|
|
|
Japan 10.0%
|
|||
|
Activia Properties, Inc.
|
|
789
|
708,255
|
|
Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.
|
|
1,193
|
868,770
|
|
Invincible Investment Corp. (a)
|
|
1,040
|
427,323
|
|
Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest
|
|
1,108
|
877,685
|
|
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.
|
|
310
|
209,171
|
|
KDX Realty Investment Corp.
|
|
1,465
|
1,644,311
|
|
Keihanshin Building Co., Ltd. (a)
|
|
73,100
|
899,650
|
|
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
|
|
95,100
|
2,322,138
|
|
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
|
|
172,700
|
1,963,460
|
|
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.
|
|
2,137
|
1,664,918
|
|
Mori Trust Reit, Inc.
|
|
978
|
487,488
|
|
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.
|
|
1,599
|
945,953
|
|
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.
|
|
504
|
556,540
|
|
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
|
|
96,000
|
2,413,091
|
|
(Cost $12,098,552)
|
|
15,988,753
|
|
|
Netherlands 0.2%
|
|||
|
CTP NV 144A (Cost $232,586)
|
|
19,239
|
403,260
|
|
Singapore 3.3%
|
|||
|
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT
|
|
230,900
|
508,229
|
|
Centurion Accommodation REIT*
|
|
1,757,000
|
1,519,487
|
|
City Developments Ltd.
|
|
137,000
|
852,280
|
|
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT
|
|
1,731,400
|
834,365
|
|
Mapletree Logistics Trust
|
|
965,200
|
988,859
|
|
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
504,600
|
565,202
|
|
(Cost $4,609,166)
|
|
5,268,422
|
|
|
Spain 0.7%
|
|||
|
Merlin Properties Socimi SA (Cost $682,212)
|
|
71,757
|
1,049,100
|
|
Sweden 1.8%
|
|||
|
Castellum AB
|
|
29,376
|
338,624
|
|
Catena AB
|
|
8,952
|
437,480
|
|
Fastighets AB Balder "B" *
|
|
200,517
|
1,481,947
|
|
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB
|
|
64,272
|
636,232
|
|
(Cost $2,510,785)
|
|
2,894,283
|
|
|
Switzerland 1.6%
|
|||
|
Swiss Prime Site AG (Registered) (Cost $2,347,128)
|
|
16,605
|
2,580,143
|
|
4
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|
United Kingdom 3.5%
|
|||
|
Big Yellow Group PLC
|
|
28,522
|
401,533
|
|
British Land Co. PLC
|
|
234,868
|
1,279,309
|
|
Grainger PLC
|
|
243,554
|
599,114
|
|
Life Science Reit PLC*
|
|
252,039
|
133,789
|
|
LondonMetric Property PLC
|
|
351,395
|
899,199
|
|
Segro PLC
|
|
183,368
|
1,783,273
|
|
UNITE Group PLC
|
|
80,203
|
605,736
|
|
(Cost $4,724,443)
|
|
5,701,953
|
|
|
United States 60.4%
|
|||
|
Agree Realty Corp. (REIT)
|
|
43,001
|
3,097,362
|
|
American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
39,572
|
1,862,258
|
|
American Homes 4 Rent "A" , (REIT)
|
|
41,294
|
1,325,537
|
|
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
105,528
|
2,766,944
|
|
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
23,169
|
402,446
|
|
BXP, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
18,243
|
1,231,038
|
|
Camden Property Trust (REIT)
|
|
15,340
|
1,688,627
|
|
CubeSmart (REIT)
|
|
22,878
|
824,752
|
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
20,998
|
3,248,601
|
|
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
11,368
|
2,025,095
|
|
Equinix, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
8,956
|
6,861,729
|
|
Equity Residential (REIT)
|
|
67,757
|
4,271,401
|
|
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
83,366
|
2,472,636
|
|
Essex Property Trust, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
3,990
|
1,044,103
|
|
Extra Space Storage, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
29,281
|
3,812,972
|
|
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
37,192
|
2,129,986
|
|
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
25,072
|
1,120,468
|
|
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
71,835
|
1,217,603
|
|
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
185,624
|
3,291,113
|
|
Iron Mountain, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
27,225
|
2,258,314
|
|
Kilroy Realty Corp. (REIT)
|
|
34,178
|
1,277,232
|
|
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
23,003
|
3,195,347
|
|
National Storage Affiliates Trust (REIT)
|
|
17,423
|
491,503
|
|
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
66,208
|
2,935,663
|
|
Prologis, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
85,193
|
10,875,738
|
|
Realty Income Corp. (REIT)
|
|
77,592
|
4,373,861
|
|
Regency Centers Corp. (REIT)
|
|
34,885
|
2,408,112
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
35,912
|
6,647,670
|
|
Smartstop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
42,793
|
1,324,015
|
|
Sun Communities, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
21,524
|
2,667,039
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|
Ventas, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
52,071
|
4,029,254
|
|
Welltower, Inc. (REIT)
|
|
52,809
|
9,801,878
|
|
(Cost $75,392,055)
|
|
96,980,297
|
|
|
Total Common Stocks(Cost $126,578,375)
|
|
158,973,159
|
|
|
Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%
|
|||
|
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS
Government Cash Institutional Shares" , 3.66% (b) (c)
(Cost $484,279)
|
|
484,279
|
484,279
|
|
Cash Equivalents 0.4%
|
|||
|
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund,
3.77% (b) (Cost $732,317)
|
|
732,317
|
732,317
|
|
|
|
% of
Net Assets
|
Value ($)
|
|
Total Investment Portfolio(Cost $127,794,971)
|
|
99.7
|
160,189,755
|
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
|
0.3
|
431,295
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
100.0
|
160,621,050
|
|
Value ($)
at
12/31/2024
|
Pur-
chases
Cost
($)
|
Sales
Proceeds
($)
|
Net
Real-
ized
Gain/
(Loss)
($)
|
Net
Change
in
Unreal-
ized
Appreci-
ation
(Depreci-
ation)
($)
|
Income
($)
|
Capital
Gain
Distri-
butions
($)
|
Number of
Shares at
12/31/2025
|
Value ($)
at
12/31/2025
|
|
Securities Lending Collateral 0.3%
|
||||||||
|
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares" ,
3.66% (b) (c)
|
||||||||
|
532,000
|
-
|
47,721 (d)
|
-
|
-
|
10,953
|
-
|
484,279
|
484,279
|
|
Cash Equivalents 0.4%
|
||||||||
|
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 3.77% (b)
|
||||||||
|
777,468
|
22,894,120
|
22,939,271
|
-
|
-
|
35,251
|
-
|
732,317
|
732,317
|
|
1,309,468
|
22,894,120
|
22,986,992
|
-
|
-
|
46,204
|
-
|
1,216,596
|
1,216,596
|
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
|
6
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
(a)
|
All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, "Other Assets and
Liabilities, Net" may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities
loaned at December 31, 2025 amounted to $458,382, which is 0.3% of net assets.
|
|
(b)
|
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate
shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
|
|
(c)
|
Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by
the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
|
|
(d)
|
Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount
invested in cash collateral for the year ended December 31, 2025.
|
|
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to
qualified institutional buyers.
|
|
REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the
United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933.
|
|
REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
Assets
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Common Stocks
|
||||
|
Australia
|
$-
|
$9,317,797
|
$-
|
$9,317,797
|
|
Belgium
|
-
|
2,043,880
|
-
|
2,043,880
|
|
Canada
|
3,325,864
|
-
|
-
|
3,325,864
|
|
France
|
-
|
4,850,849
|
-
|
4,850,849
|
|
Germany
|
-
|
3,290,432
|
-
|
3,290,432
|
|
Hong Kong
|
-
|
5,278,126
|
-
|
5,278,126
|
|
Japan
|
-
|
15,988,753
|
-
|
15,988,753
|
|
Netherlands
|
-
|
403,260
|
-
|
403,260
|
|
Singapore
|
-
|
5,268,422
|
-
|
5,268,422
|
|
Spain
|
-
|
1,049,100
|
-
|
1,049,100
|
|
Sweden
|
-
|
2,894,283
|
-
|
2,894,283
|
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
2,580,143
|
-
|
2,580,143
|
|
United Kingdom
|
-
|
5,701,953
|
-
|
5,701,953
|
|
United States
|
96,980,297
|
-
|
-
|
96,980,297
|
|
Short-Term Investments (a)
|
1,216,596
|
-
|
-
|
1,216,596
|
|
Total
|
$101,522,757
|
$58,666,998
|
$-
|
$160,189,755
|
|
(a)
|
See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
7
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investments in non-affiliated securities, at value (cost $126,578,375) -
including $458,382 of securities loaned
|
$158,973,159
|
|
Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio
(cost $484,279)*
|
484,279
|
|
Investment in DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund
(cost $732,317)
|
732,317
|
|
Foreign currency, at value (cost $132,431)
|
132,651
|
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
19,203
|
|
Receivable for Fund shares sold
|
428,288
|
|
Dividends receivable
|
551,023
|
|
Affiliated securities lending income receivable
|
238
|
|
Foreign taxes recoverable
|
175,215
|
|
Other assets
|
26,818
|
|
Total assets
|
161,523,191
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable upon return of securities loaned
|
484,279
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
48,197
|
|
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
|
186,074
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
39,363
|
|
Accrued Trustees' fees
|
3,030
|
|
Other accrued expenses and payables
|
141,198
|
|
Total liabilities
|
902,141
|
|
Net assets, at value
|
$160,621,050
|
|
Net Assets Consist of
|
|
|
Distributable earnings (loss)
|
23,618,330
|
|
Paid-in capital
|
137,002,720
|
|
Net assets, at value
|
$160,621,050
|
|
8
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
Net Asset Value
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
Net Asset Valueand redemption price per share
($10,476,413 ÷ 1,410,873 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$7.43
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100 ÷ 94.25 of $7.43)
|
$7.88
|
|
Class C
|
|
|
Net Asset Value,offering and redemption price
(subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share
($510,654 ÷ 68,328 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$7.47
|
|
Class R6
|
|
|
Net Asset Value,offering and redemption price per share
($91,820,793 ÷ 12,363,395 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$7.43
|
|
Class S
|
|
|
Net Asset Value,offering and redemption price per share
($11,183,231 ÷ 1,509,415 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$7.41
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
Net Asset Value,offering and redemption price per share
($46,629,959 ÷ 6,299,653 outstanding shares of beneficial interest,
$.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$7.40
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
9
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Income:
|
|
|
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $208,198)
|
$5,277,237
|
|
Income distributions -DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund
|
35,251
|
|
Affiliated securities lending income
|
10,953
|
|
Total income
|
5,323,441
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
Management fee
|
1,101,359
|
|
Administration fee
|
152,617
|
|
Services to shareholders
|
103,026
|
|
Distribution and service fees
|
32,659
|
|
Custodian fee
|
35,970
|
|
Professional fees
|
87,151
|
|
Registration fees
|
79,774
|
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
4,556
|
|
Total expenses before expense reductions
|
1,597,112
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(285,897
)
|
|
Total expenses after expense reductions
|
1,311,215
|
|
Net investment income
|
4,012,226
|
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
|
|
Investments
|
1,770,024
|
|
Foreign currency
|
18,439
|
|
Payments by affiliates (see Note G)
|
153
|
|
|
1,788,616
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
|
|
|
Investments
|
7,370,690
|
|
Foreign currency
|
17,077
|
|
|
7,387,767
|
|
Net gain (loss)
|
9,176,383
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
$13,188,609
|
|
10
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
Operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
$4,012,226
|
$3,772,826
|
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
1,788,616
|
10,218,221
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
|
7,387,767
|
(6,551,093
)
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
13,188,609
|
7,439,954
|
|
Distributions to shareholders:
|
||
|
Class A
|
(228,747
)
|
(337,683
)
|
|
Class C
|
(574
)
|
(17,683
)
|
|
Class R6
|
(2,158,908
)
|
(3,311,212
)
|
|
Class S
|
(271,230
)
|
(341,005
)
|
|
Institutional Class
|
(1,340,283
)
|
(1,392,103
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(3,999,742
)
|
(5,399,686
)
|
|
Fund share transactions:
|
||
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
21,619,190
|
25,507,876
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
3,789,012
|
5,203,076
|
|
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(24,346,173
)
|
(54,866,691
)
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund
share transactions
|
1,062,029
|
(24,155,739
)
|
|
Increase (decrease) in net assets
|
10,250,896
|
(22,115,471
)
|
|
Net assets at beginning of period
|
150,370,154
|
172,485,625
|
|
Net assets at end of period
|
$160,621,050
|
$150,370,154
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
11
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund -Class A
|
|||||
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$7.00
|
$7.01
|
$6.40
|
$9.31
|
$7.77
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment incomea
|
.16
|
.13
|
.16
|
.13
|
.11
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.42
|
.05
|
.53
|
(2.59
)
|
2.18
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
.58
|
.18
|
.69
|
(2.46
)
|
2.29
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(.15
)
|
(.19
)
|
(.08
)
|
(.11
)
|
(.35
)
|
|
Net realized gains
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.34
)
|
(.40
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(.15
)
|
(.19
)
|
(.08
)
|
(.45
)
|
(.75
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$7.43
|
$7.00
|
$7.01
|
$6.40
|
$9.31
|
|
Total Return (%)b,c
|
8.36
|
2.75
|
10.88
|
(26.72
)
|
30.09
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||
|
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
26
|
|
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
1.39
|
1.43
|
1.38
|
1.38
|
1.33
|
|
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
1.16
|
1.24
|
1.20
|
1.20
|
1.20
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (%)
|
2.21
|
1.89
|
2.45
|
1.80
|
1.24
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
87
|
94
|
82
|
101
|
84
|
|
a
|
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
b
|
Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
|
|
c
|
Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
|
|
12
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund -Class C
|
|||||
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$6.96
|
$6.97
|
$6.36
|
$9.33
|
$7.72
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment incomea
|
.11
|
.07
|
.11
|
.08
|
.04
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.41
|
.06
|
.53
|
(2.60
)
|
2.18
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
.52
|
.13
|
.64
|
(2.52
)
|
2.22
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(.01
)
|
(.14
)
|
(.03
)
|
(.11
)
|
(.21
)
|
|
Net realized gains
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.34
)
|
(.40
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(.01
)
|
(.14
)
|
(.03
)
|
(.45
)
|
(.61
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$7.47
|
$6.96
|
$6.97
|
$6.36
|
$9.33
|
|
Total Return (%)b,c
|
7.44
|
1.99
|
10.11
|
(27.33
)
|
29.26
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||
|
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
2.09
|
2.15
|
2.08
|
2.07
|
2.03
|
|
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
1.91
|
1.99
|
1.92
|
1.93
|
1.92
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (%)
|
1.46
|
1.03
|
1.69
|
1.05
|
.49
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
87
|
94
|
82
|
101
|
84
|
|
a
|
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
b
|
Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.
|
|
c
|
Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
13
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund -Class R6
|
|||||
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$7.00
|
$7.02
|
$6.40
|
$9.28
|
$7.78
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment incomea
|
.19
|
.16
|
.19
|
.17
|
.14
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.43
|
.04
|
.53
|
(2.60
)
|
2.19
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
.62
|
.20
|
.72
|
(2.43
)
|
2.33
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(.19
)
|
(.22
)
|
(.10
)
|
(.11
)
|
(.43
)
|
|
Net realized gains
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.34
)
|
(.40
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(.19
)
|
(.22
)
|
(.10
)
|
(.45
)
|
(.83
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$7.43
|
$7.00
|
$7.02
|
$6.40
|
$9.28
|
|
Total Return (%)b
|
8.85
|
3.04
|
11.51
|
(26.47
)
|
30.61
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||
|
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
92
|
83
|
101
|
91
|
110
|
|
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
.93
|
.99
|
.96
|
.94
|
.91
|
|
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.75
|
.83
c
|
.79
|
.79
|
.79
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (%)
|
2.63
|
2.31
|
2.90
|
2.28
|
1.64
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
87
|
94
|
82
|
101
|
84
|
|
a
|
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
b
|
Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
|
|
c
|
The ratio of expenses would have been .12% higher had the Advisor not voluntarily
waived or reimbursed certain operating expenses.
|
|
14
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund -Class S
|
|||||
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$6.99
|
$7.01
|
$6.39
|
$9.29
|
$7.77
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment incomea
|
.17
|
.15
|
.17
|
.15
|
.13
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.43
|
.04
|
.54
|
(2.60
)
|
2.18
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
.60
|
.19
|
.71
|
(2.45
)
|
2.31
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(.18
)
|
(.21
)
|
(.09
)
|
(.11
)
|
(.39
)
|
|
Net realized gains
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.34
)
|
(.40
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(.18
)
|
(.21
)
|
(.09
)
|
(.45
)
|
(.79
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$7.41
|
$6.99
|
$7.01
|
$6.39
|
$9.29
|
|
Total Return (%)b
|
8.58
|
2.82
|
11.25
|
(26.67
)
|
30.51
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||
|
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
12
|
21
|
|
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
1.16
|
1.22
|
1.16
|
1.17
|
1.11
|
|
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.98
|
1.06
|
1.00
|
1.03
|
1.00
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (%)
|
2.40
|
2.07
|
2.66
|
1.98
|
1.43
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
87
|
94
|
82
|
101
|
84
|
|
a
|
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
b
|
Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
15
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund -Institutional
Class
|
|||||
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$7.00
|
$7.01
|
$6.40
|
$9.28
|
$7.77
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
|||||
|
Net investment incomea
|
.18
|
.16
|
.18
|
.16
|
.14
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.42
|
.05
|
.53
|
(2.59
)
|
2.18
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
.60
|
.21
|
.71
|
(2.43
)
|
2.32
|
|
Less distributions from:
|
|||||
|
Net investment income
|
(.20
)
|
(.22
)
|
(.10
)
|
(.11
)
|
(.41
)
|
|
Net realized gains
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.34
)
|
(.40
)
|
|
Total distributions
|
(.20
)
|
(.22
)
|
(.10
)
|
(.45
)
|
(.81
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$7.40
|
$7.00
|
$7.01
|
$6.40
|
$9.28
|
|
Total Return (%)b
|
8.73
|
2.97
|
11.25
|
(26.47
)
|
30.54
|
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||
|
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
47
|
44
|
45
|
53
|
107
|
|
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
1.03
|
1.07
|
1.03
|
1.02
|
.99
|
|
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.85
|
.91
|
.86
|
.88
|
.88
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (%)
|
2.54
|
2.23
|
2.78
|
2.11
|
1.54
|
|
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
87
|
94
|
82
|
101
|
84
|
|
a
|
Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
|
b
|
Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
|
|
16
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
17
|
|
18
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
19
|
|
20
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
Overnight
and
Continuous
|
˂30 days
|
Between 30
& 90 days
|
˃90 days
|
Total
|
|
Securities Lending Transactions
|
|||||
|
Common Stocks
|
$484,279
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$484,279
|
|
Gross amount of recognized liabilities and cash collateral for securities
lending transactions:
|
$484,279
|
||||
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
21
|
|
Undistributed ordinary income*
|
$5,727,667
|
|
Capital loss carryforwards
|
$(8,335,567
)
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
$26,027,211
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
Distributions from ordinary income*
|
$3,999,742
|
$5,399,686
|
|
*
|
For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary
income distributions.
|
|
22
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
23
|
|
First $1.0 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets
|
.700%
|
|
Over $1.0 billion of such net assets
|
.675%
|
|
Class A
|
1.20%
|
|
Class C
|
1.95%
|
|
Class R6
|
.79%
|
|
Class S
|
1.05%
|
|
Institutional Class
|
.95%
|
|
24
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
Class A
|
$24,282
|
|
Class C
|
993
|
|
Class R6
|
155,789
|
|
Class S
|
19,879
|
|
Institutional Class
|
84,954
|
|
|
$285,897
|
|
Services to Shareholders
|
Total
Aggregated
|
Unpaid at
December 31, 2025
|
|
Class A
|
$3,528
|
$578
|
|
Class C
|
371
|
58
|
|
Class R6
|
1,413
|
213
|
|
Class S
|
4,525
|
742
|
|
Institutional Class
|
1,117
|
179
|
|
|
$10,954
|
$1,770
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
25
|
|
Sub-Recordkeeping
|
Total
Aggregated
|
|
Class A
|
$19,110
|
|
Class C
|
521
|
|
Class S
|
21,062
|
|
Institutional Class
|
45,671
|
|
|
$86,364
|
|
Distribution Fee
|
Total
Aggregated
|
Unpaid at
December 31, 2025
|
|
Class C
|
$4,191
|
$324
|
|
Service Fee
|
Total
Aggregated
|
Unpaid at
December 31, 2025
|
Annual
Rate
|
|
Class A
|
$27,072
|
$7,201
|
.25%
|
|
Class C
|
1,396
|
262
|
.25%
|
|
|
$28,468
|
$7,463
|
|
26
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2025
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
|
||
|
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
|
Shares sold
|
||||
|
Class A
|
163,998
|
$1,177,187
|
197,182
|
$1,378,430
|
|
Class C
|
3,977
|
28,403
|
569
|
3,901
|
|
Class R6
|
724,968
|
5,272,670
|
1,979,161
|
13,640,799
|
|
Class S
|
133,820
|
962,459
|
160,985
|
1,111,728
|
|
Institutional Class
|
1,987,662
|
14,178,471
|
1,345,878
|
9,373,018
|
|
|
$21,619,190
|
$25,507,876
|
||
|
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
|
||||
|
Class A
|
30,497
|
$222,022
|
48,417
|
$320,037
|
|
Class C
|
78
|
574
|
2,679
|
17,683
|
|
Class R6
|
296,961
|
2,158,908
|
501,699
|
3,311,212
|
|
Class S
|
34,974
|
253,912
|
48,008
|
316,370
|
|
Institutional Class
|
159,117
|
1,153,596
|
187,826
|
1,237,774
|
|
|
$3,789,012
|
$5,203,076
|
||
|
28
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2025
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
|
||
|
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
|
Shares redeemed
|
||||
|
Class A
|
(427,285
)
|
$(3,074,256
)
|
(478,988
)
|
$(3,345,705
)
|
|
Class C
|
(22,443
)
|
(163,125
)
|
(135,804
)
|
(936,458
)
|
|
Class R6
|
(555,354
)
|
(4,044,248
)
|
(4,958,537
)
|
(36,559,234
)
|
|
Class S
|
(250,255
)
|
(1,802,800
)
|
(349,062
)
|
(2,427,972
)
|
|
Institutional Class
|
(2,114,470
)
|
(15,261,744
)
|
(1,657,794
)
|
(11,597,322
)
|
|
|
$(24,346,173
)
|
$(54,866,691
)
|
||
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
||||
|
Class A
|
(232,790
)
|
$(1,675,047
)
|
(233,389
)
|
$(1,647,238
)
|
|
Class C
|
(18,388
)
|
(134,148
)
|
(132,556
)
|
(914,874
)
|
|
Class R6
|
466,575
|
3,387,330
|
(2,477,677
)
|
(19,607,223
)
|
|
Class S
|
(81,461
)
|
(586,429
)
|
(140,069
)
|
(999,874
)
|
|
Institutional Class
|
32,309
|
70,323
|
(124,090
)
|
(986,530
)
|
|
|
$1,062,029
|
$(24,155,739
)
|
||
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
29
|
|
30
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
31
|
|
32
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
33
|
|
34
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
35
|
|
36
|
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
|
|
|
37
|
| (b) The Financial Highlights are included with the Financial Statements under Item 7(a). | ||
| Item 8. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 9. | Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 10. | Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| See Item 7(a) | ||
| Item 11. | Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract. | |
| See Item 7(a) | ||
| Item 12. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 13. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 14. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 15. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |
| There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund's Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Keith R. Fox, DWS Funds Board Chair, c/o Thomas R. Hiller, Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600. | ||
| Item 16. | Controls and Procedures. | |
| (a) | The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. | |
| (b) | There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. | |
| Item 17. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 18. | Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 19. | Exhibits | |
| (a)(1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. | |
| (a)(2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. | |
| (b) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Registrant: | DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund, a series of Deutsche DWS Securities Trust |
| By: |
/s/Hepsen Uzcan Hepsen Uzcan Principal Executive Officer |
| Date: | 2/27/2026 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: |
/s/Hepsen Uzcan Hepsen Uzcan Principal Executive Officer |
| Date: | 2/27/2026 |
| By: |
/s/Diane Kenneally Diane Kenneally Principal Financial Officer |
| Date: | 2/27/2026 |