- What does DBISX invest in?
- The DWS Global Macro Fund - Class A aims to generate comprehensive returns for its investors. The fund strategically allocates capital across a broad spectrum of traditional asset classes, including both common and preferred stocks, fixed-income bonds, structured debt instruments, money market securities, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in addition to maintaining cash positions. Crucially, the fund operates with considerable flexibility in its investment strategy, imposing no predetermined limitations on its exposure to any particular asset class, provided that the established risk management parameters are met. Beyond these core investments, the fund also has the discretion to incorporate non-traditional asset classes into its portfolio. These can encompass real estate (including Real Estate Investment Trusts or REITs), infrastructure projects, convertible securities, various commodities, and foreign currencies. Additionally, its potential holdings may extend to asset-backed securities, various short-term debt instruments, and other cash equivalent investments.
- What is the expense ratio of DBISX?
- DWS Global Macro Fund - Class A (DBISX) charges an expense ratio of 1.12%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- What is DBISX's dividend yield?
- DBISX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.83%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.
- What is the duration of DBISX?
- Effective duration measures DBISX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. DBISX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.
- What is the credit quality of DBISX?
- DBISX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.
- What is the yield to maturity of DBISX?
- Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from DBISX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. DBISX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.
