|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|||
Equity Securities 95.2%
|
|
||
Argentina 1.2%
|
|
||
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA (ADR)* (a) (Cost $747,187)
|
|
45,000
|
972,450
|
Brazil 5.6%
|
|
||
Banco Bradesco SA (ADR)
|
|
275,001
|
852,502
|
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP
|
|
60,000
|
955,030
|
NU Holdings Ltd. "A"*
|
|
120,000
|
1,033,200
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR)
|
|
57,500
|
981,525
|
Vale SA (ADR)
|
|
60,000
|
821,400
|
(Cost $3,761,893)
|
|
|
4,643,657
|
Chile 2.8%
|
|
||
Antofagasta PLC (Cost $1,594,926)
|
|
107,500
|
2,353,904
|
China 16.5%
|
|
||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
|
|
100,000
|
903,877
|
Baidu, Inc. "A"*
|
|
60,000
|
794,170
|
BYD Co., Ltd. "H"
|
|
60,500
|
1,354,572
|
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. "A"
|
|
2,700
|
603,414
|
Meituan "B" 144A*
|
|
69,980
|
561,165
|
PetroChina Co., Ltd. "H"
|
|
1,750,000
|
1,266,466
|
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. "H"
|
|
150,000
|
630,636
|
Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.“A”
|
|
25,000
|
468,963
|
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-medical Electronics Co., Ltd. "A"
|
|
12,500
|
467,660
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
|
|
115,000
|
4,015,786
|
Trip.com Group Ltd.*
|
|
30,000
|
1,089,997
|
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (b)
|
|
45,000
|
1,556,550
|
(Cost $13,371,703)
|
|
|
13,713,256
|
Hong Kong 2.2%
|
|
||
AIA Group Ltd.
|
|
175,000
|
1,367,175
|
Budweiser Brewing Co., APAC Ltd. 144A
|
|
300,000
|
472,249
|
(Cost $2,119,961)
|
|
|
1,839,424
|
India 23.9%
|
|
||
Axis Bank Ltd.
|
|
150,000
|
1,927,252
|
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
|
|
100,000
|
1,409,132
|
HDFC Bank Ltd.
|
|
125,000
|
2,198,323
|
HDFC Bank Ltd. (ADR)
|
|
34,694
|
1,925,170
|
ICICI Bank Ltd.
|
|
335,000
|
4,125,842
|
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
|
|
110,000
|
4,611,909
|
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
|
|
10,094
|
1,235,516
|
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.
|
|
60,000
|
569,957
|
Reliance Industries Ltd.
|
|
55,498
|
1,904,742
|
(Cost $12,667,570)
|
|
|
19,907,843
|
Indonesia 4.9%
|
|
||
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
|
|
4,728,100
|
2,857,483
|
PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk
|
|
1,400,000
|
588,264
|
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk
|
|
1,750,000
|
630,697
|
(Cost $3,036,518)
|
|
|
4,076,444
|
Ireland 1.2%
|
|
||
PDD Holdings, Inc. (ADR)* (Cost $784,881)
|
|
7,500
|
951,525
|
Korea 7.8%
|
|
||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
|
90,000
|
4,863,136
|
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
|
|
2,000
|
551,488
|
SK Hynix, Inc.
|
|
10,875
|
1,088,509
|
(Cost $3,178,966)
|
|
|
6,503,133
|
Mexico 5.8%
|
|
||
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV
|
|
350,000
|
1,329,925
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (ADR)
|
|
17,500
|
2,371,950
|
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV "O"
|
|
42,500
|
432,148
|
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
|
|
175,000
|
722,816
|
(Cost $3,476,146)
|
|
|
4,856,839
|
Poland 1.5%
|
|
||
Allegro.eu SA 144A*
|
|
1,000
|
7,564
|
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA
|
|
7,500
|
288,451
|
InPost SA*
|
|
35,000
|
527,268
|
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA
|
|
35,000
|
443,524
|
(Cost $931,155)
|
|
|
1,266,807
|
Portugal 1.0%
|
|
||
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (Cost $883,952)
|
|
37,500
|
852,656
|
South Africa 2.6%
|
|
||
Absa Group Ltd.
|
|
75,000
|
653,371
|
FirstRand Ltd.
|
|
300,000
|
1,085,815
|
Naspers Ltd. "N"
|
|
2,500
|
419,014
|
(Cost $2,124,623)
|
|
|
2,158,200
|
Taiwan 14.8%
|
|
||
Alchip Technologies Ltd.
|
|
5,000
|
620,982
|
Delta Electronics, Inc.
|
|
75,000
|
666,293
|
MediaTek, Inc.
|
|
33,000
|
1,013,374
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
|
|
499,803
|
9,990,390
|
(Cost $3,533,835)
|
|
|
12,291,039
|
United Kingdom 0.5%
|
|
||
Rio Tinto PLC (Cost $438,528)
|
|
6,500
|
450,990
|
Uruguay 2.9%
|
|
||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* (Cost $1,690,732)
|
|
1,400
|
2,396,534
|
Total Equity Securities (Cost $54,342,576)
|
|
|
79,234,701
|
|
|||
Exchange-Traded Funds 3.2%
|
|
||
iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (a) (Cost $2,668,048)
|
|
65,000
|
2,707,250
|
|
|||
Securities Lending Collateral 4.6%
|
|
||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional
Shares", 5.26% (c) (d) (Cost $3,802,250)
|
|
3,802,250
|
3,802,250
|
|
|||
Cash Equivalents 1.6%
|
|
||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.36% (c) (Cost $1,320,446)
|
|
1,320,446
|
1,320,446
|
|
|||
|
|
% of
Net Assets
|
Value ($)
|
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $62,133,320)
|
|
104.6
|
87,064,647
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
|
(4.6
)
|
(3,844,410
)
|
Net Assets
|
|
100.0
|
83,220,237
|
Value ($) at
10/31/2023
|
Purchases
Cost ($)
|
Sales
Proceeds ($)
|
Net Realized
Gain/
(Loss) ($)
|
Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
|
Income ($)
|
Capital Gain
Distributions ($)
|
Number
of Shares
at
1/31/2024
|
Value ($) at
1/31/2024
|
Securities Lending Collateral 4.6%
|
||||||||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares",
5.26% (c) (d)
|
||||||||
4,203,675
|
—
|
401,425 (e)
|
—
|
—
|
2,232
|
—
|
3,802,250
|
3,802,250
|
Cash Equivalents 1.6%
|
||||||||
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 5.36% (c)
|
||||||||
—
|
26,476,002
|
25,155,556
|
—
|
—
|
10,825
|
—
|
1,320,446
|
1,320,446
|
4,203,675
|
26,476,002
|
25,556,981
|
—
|
—
|
13,057
|
—
|
5,122,696
|
5,122,696
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(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 January 31, 2024 amounted to $3,665,044, which is 4.4% of net assets.
|
(b)
|
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
|
(c)
|
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at
period end.
|
(d)
|
Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
|
(e)
|
Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the
period
ended January 31, 2024.
|
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions
exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
|
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
|
MSCI: Morgan Stanley Capital International
|
Sector Diversification
|
Market Value ($)
|
As a % of Equity Securities
|
Financials
|
22,012,303
|
28%
|
Information Technology
|
18,794,172
|
24%
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
10,476,314
|
13%
|
Communication Services
|
6,219,088
|
8%
|
Industrials
|
5,139,177
|
6%
|
Consumer Staples
|
5,023,085
|
6%
|
Energy
|
4,152,733
|
5%
|
Materials
|
3,626,294
|
5%
|
Health Care
|
1,506,580
|
2%
|
Real Estate
|
1,329,925
|
2%
|
Utilities
|
955,030
|
1%
|
Total
|
79,234,701
|
100%
|
Assets
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Equity Securities
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina
|
$972,450
|
$—
|
$—
|
$972,450
|
Brazil
|
4,643,657
|
—
|
—
|
4,643,657
|
Chile
|
—
|
2,353,904
|
—
|
2,353,904
|
China
|
1,556,550
|
12,156,706
|
—
|
13,713,256
|
Hong Kong
|
—
|
1,839,424
|
—
|
1,839,424
|
India
|
1,925,170
|
17,982,673
|
—
|
19,907,843
|
Indonesia
|
—
|
4,076,444
|
—
|
4,076,444
|
Ireland
|
951,525
|
—
|
—
|
951,525
|
Korea
|
—
|
6,503,133
|
—
|
6,503,133
|
Mexico
|
4,856,839
|
—
|
—
|
4,856,839
|
Poland
|
—
|
1,266,807
|
—
|
1,266,807
|
Portugal
|
—
|
852,656
|
—
|
852,656
|
South Africa
|
—
|
2,158,200
|
—
|
2,158,200
|
Taiwan
|
—
|
12,291,039
|
—
|
12,291,039
|
United Kingdom
|
—
|
450,990
|
—
|
450,990
|
Uruguay
|
2,396,534
|
—
|
—
|
2,396,534
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
2,707,250
|
—
|
—
|
2,707,250
|
Short-Term Investments (a)
|
5,122,696
|
—
|
—
|
5,122,696
|
Total
|
$25,132,671
|
$61,931,976
|
$—
|
$87,064,647
|
(a)
|
See Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.
|