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DWS Equity 500 Index S Overview

DWS Equity 500 Index S (BTIEX) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. DWS launched the fund in 1992.

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500® Index). Under normal circumstances, the adviser intends to invest at least 80% of assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks of companies included in the S&P 500® Index and in derivative instruments, such as futures contracts and options, that provide exposure to the stocks of companies in the index.

About DWS Equity 500 Index S (BTIEX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.76 years: Michael Gleeman (2024), Christopher Jaeger (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and S&P 500 Composite Stock Price TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. DWS Equity 500 Index S has 506 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 39.2% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

DWS Equity 500 Index S is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. DWS Equity 500 Index S has 0.4% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 99.3%. There is 0.4% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). DWS Equity 500 Index S has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $295 million in total assets, which is below the $6 billion average for the Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

BTIEX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The DWS Equity 500 Index S expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. DWS Equity 500 Index S has an expense ratio of 0.25%, which is 69% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. DWS Equity 500 Index S has a portfolio turnover rate of 2%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.5 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, DWS Equity 500 Index S returned -1.0%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Blend category had an average return of -0.2%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

DWS Equity 500 Index S has a trailing yield of 0.97%, which is above the 0.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains semi-annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

DWS Equity 500 Index S Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 10.1%, 1.0 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 22.0% over the past year (grade of B), 20.3% over the past three years (grade of B) and 13.1% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 15.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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