DWS Short Duration Fund
Name
As of 03/27/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
1.3%
1 yr return
6.3%
3 Yr Avg Return
1.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
2.3%
Net Assets
$981 M
Holdings in Top 10
10.7%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.52%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 62.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$0
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 03/27/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
PPLZX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 1.3%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.1%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.3%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio 1.91%
- Dividend Yield 5.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly
Fund Details
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Legal NameDWS Short Duration Fund
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Fund Family NameDWS Funds
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Inception DateAug 25, 2014
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassR6
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerRick Smith
Fund Description
PPLZX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | PPLZX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 1.3% | -1.8% | 9.2% | 17.00% |
1 Yr | 6.3% | -0.2% | 24.4% | 15.04% |
3 Yr | 1.1%* | -5.9% | 4.1% | 17.84% |
5 Yr | 2.3%* | -3.8% | 4.4% | 10.32% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -19.2% | 169.7% | 24.55% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | PPLZX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2.1% | -5.4% | 7.6% | 42.83% |
2022 | -6.9% | -17.7% | -2.6% | 45.84% |
2021 | -1.5% | -4.0% | 4.4% | 37.60% |
2020 | 2.0% | -8.3% | 7.6% | 42.77% |
2019 | 2.6% | -2.3% | 9.3% | 25.00% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | PPLZX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 1.3% | -1.8% | 9.2% | 17.00% |
1 Yr | 6.3% | -0.2% | 24.4% | 15.04% |
3 Yr | 1.1%* | -5.9% | 4.1% | 17.84% |
5 Yr | 2.3%* | -3.8% | 4.4% | 10.32% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -19.2% | 169.7% | 22.32% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | PPLZX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 6.9% | -1.1% | 15.2% | 15.61% |
2022 | -4.0% | -17.3% | -1.3% | 28.84% |
2021 | 0.8% | -2.7% | 7.7% | 26.15% |
2020 | 4.9% | -4.4% | 14.5% | 31.25% |
2019 | 5.7% | 0.6% | 12.6% | 20.77% |
NAV & Total Return History
PPLZX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
PPLZX | Category Low | Category High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 981 M | 14.1 K | 58.8 B | 53.68% |
Number of Holdings | 568 | 2 | 9721 | 34.65% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 112 M | 1.16 M | 6.6 B | 68.94% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 10.67% | 1.8% | 108.7% | 84.02% |
Top 10 Holdings
- DWS Government Agency Securities Portfolio DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares 1.67%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.07%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.02%
- Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA 0.96%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.94%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.94%
- Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA 0.93%
- Capital One Financial Corp 0.92%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 88.81% | 0.00% | 130.68% | 49.01% |
Other | 12.18% | -0.97% | 72.36% | 37.88% |
Convertible Bonds | 3.32% | 0.00% | 27.71% | 41.37% |
Cash | 2.38% | -20.59% | 62.18% | 50.99% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 103.64% | 23.88% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.82% | 91.92% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 81.48% | 70.24% |
Technology | 0.00% | 0.00% | 24.45% | 70.24% |
Real Estate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.31% | 75.00% |
Industrials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 76.19% |
Healthcare | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.11% | 70.24% |
Financial Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 83.33% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 46.43% |
Communication Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 65.64% | 3.57% |
Consumer Defense | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.37% | 69.05% |
Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.75% | 70.24% |
Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.71% | 75.00% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 103.64% | 23.88% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 92.64% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate | 48.47% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 38.67% |
Securitized | 34.75% | 0.00% | 97.27% | 30.58% |
Government | 11.69% | 0.00% | 73.63% | 65.47% |
Cash & Equivalents | 2.38% | 0.00% | 62.18% | 44.88% |
Derivative | 0.07% | -0.55% | 24.84% | 36.98% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 17.46% | 95.32% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 88.81% | 0.00% | 130.68% | 42.91% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 83.16% | 94.43% |
PPLZX - Expenses
Operational Fees
PPLZX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.52% | 0.01% | 3.24% | 67.21% |
Management Fee | 0.37% | 0.00% | 1.19% | 68.58% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.50% | 53.28% |
Sales Fees
PPLZX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 0.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 0.50% | 4.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
PPLZX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
PPLZX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 62.00% | 2.00% | 500.00% | 40.45% |
PPLZX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
PPLZX | Category Low | Category High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 4.97% | 0.00% | 10.34% | 28.01% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
PPLZX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
PPLZX | Category Low | Category High | PPLZX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 1.91% | -1.27% | 4.98% | 12.48% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
PPLZX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Feb 29, 2024 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.033 | DailyAccrualFund |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.038 | DailyAccrualFund |
Nov 24, 2023 | $0.033 | DailyAccrualFund |
Oct 25, 2023 | $0.031 | DailyAccrualFund |
Sep 25, 2023 | $0.029 | DailyAccrualFund |
Aug 25, 2023 | $0.032 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jul 25, 2023 | $0.028 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jun 26, 2023 | $0.031 | DailyAccrualFund |
May 24, 2023 | $0.028 | DailyAccrualFund |
Apr 24, 2023 | $0.025 | DailyAccrualFund |
Mar 27, 2023 | $0.029 | DailyAccrualFund |
Feb 22, 2023 | $0.025 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jan 25, 2023 | $0.019 | DailyAccrualFund |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.031 | DailyAccrualFund |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.024 | DailyAccrualFund |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.023 | DailyAccrualFund |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.022 | DailyAccrualFund |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.022 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.020 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.019 | DailyAccrualFund |
May 31, 2022 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Dec 31, 2021 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Nov 30, 2021 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Oct 29, 2021 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Sep 30, 2021 | $0.015 | DailyAccrualFund |
Aug 31, 2021 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
May 28, 2021 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Apr 30, 2021 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.016 | DailyAccrualFund |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.017 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jan 29, 2021 | $0.017 | DailyAccrualFund |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.024 | DailyAccrualFund |
Nov 23, 2020 | $0.017 | DailyAccrualFund |
Oct 26, 2020 | $0.019 | DailyAccrualFund |
Sep 24, 2020 | $0.018 | DailyAccrualFund |
Aug 25, 2020 | $0.017 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jul 27, 2020 | $0.020 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jun 24, 2020 | $0.018 | DailyAccrualFund |
May 22, 2020 | $0.019 | DailyAccrualFund |
Apr 24, 2020 | $0.021 | DailyAccrualFund |
Mar 25, 2020 | $0.018 | DailyAccrualFund |
Feb 24, 2020 | $0.019 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jan 27, 2020 | $0.017 | DailyAccrualFund |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.024 | DailyAccrualFund |
Nov 22, 2019 | $0.018 | DailyAccrualFund |
Oct 25, 2019 | $0.022 | DailyAccrualFund |
Sep 24, 2019 | $0.021 | DailyAccrualFund |
Aug 26, 2019 | $0.022 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jul 25, 2019 | $0.022 | DailyAccrualFund |
Jun 24, 2019 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2019 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2019 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2019 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2019 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2019 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 11, 2018 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 26, 2018 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2018 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2018 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 27, 2018 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2018 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2018 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2018 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 23, 2018 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2018 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 11, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 24, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 25, 2017 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2017 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2017 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 26, 2017 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2017 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2017 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2017 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 22, 2017 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2017 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 09, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 25, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 26, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 25, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 24, 2016 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 25, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 24, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 23, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 25, 2016 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 09, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 23, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 26, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 25, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 27, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 24, 2015 | $0.020 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 22, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 24, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 25, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 23, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 26, 2015 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 10, 2014 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 21, 2014 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 27, 2014 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 24, 2014 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
PPLZX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Rick Smith
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 01, 2016
6.33
6.3%
RICK SMITH, CFA, MANAGING DIRECTOR and Portfolio Manager. Joined DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. in 2004. Prior to joining, he served as a Fixed Income Investment Grade Portfolio Manager at MFS Investments. Previously, he worked as a Research Analyst at Salomon Brothers. Senior Portfolio Manager: New York. BA in Economics, Vassar College; MBA in Finance, Vanderbilt University.
Thomas Sweeney
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 01, 2017
4.83
4.8%
Thomas J. Sweeney, CFA, is Director and Portfolio Manager. Portfolio Manager / Structured Finance Sector Head: New York Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2005 with 4 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he served as a structured trader. Previously, he worked in the Technology division. Before joining, he developed portfolio analytics systems at Merrill Lynch as a part of their Private Investors Technology Group. Hold a BS in Computer Science, Rutgers College.
Jeff Morton
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 01, 2017
4.83
4.8%
Jeff Morton, CFA, is Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Fixed Income Portfolio Manager: New York. Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2011 with 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Fischer Francis Trees and Watts. Previously, he worked as a Vice President at Credit Suisse and at Blackrock. Hold a BS in Major Industrial Management and Economics, Carnegie Mellon University.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
---|---|---|---|
0.07 | 28.77 | 6.13 | 2.41 |