DWS ESG Core Equity C (DESCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
22.95
+0.02 (0.09%)
Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.79%
Fund Assets246.33M
Expense Ratio1.55%
Min. Investment$1,000,000
Turnover9.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.65
Dividend Yield7.19%
Dividend Growth348.18%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close22.93
YTD Return5.13%
1-Year Return8.40%
5-Year Return106.55%
52-Week Low17.89
52-Week High24.48
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings89
Inception Daten/a

About DESCX

DWS ESG Core Equity Fund - Class C is a mutual fund designed to provide investors with exposure to large-cap U.S. companies, focusing on long-term capital growth, current income, and growth of income. The fund employs proprietary, industry-specific multi-factor models to systematically select a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks. While it may invest in companies of any size and from any country, its primary emphasis is on large U.S. enterprises. DWS ESG Core Equity Fund - Class C follows environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria as part of its selection process, aiming to integrate sustainable investing principles. With a portfolio that usually holds a wide range of equities, the fund actively manages sector and industry exposures to balance growth and income. It plays a role in the mutual fund market as a vehicle for investors seeking diversified core equity exposure with an ESG overlay, catering mainly to those interested in responsible investing within the large-cap space.

Fund Family DWS
Category Large Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DESCX
Share Class Class C

Performance

DESCX had a total return of 8.40% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.56%.

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Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
DESGXInstitutional Class0.55%
DESSXClass S0.55%
DESUXClass R60.55%
DESAXClass A0.80%

Top 10 Holdings

42.65% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Apple Inc.AAPL9.74%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT8.72%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL6.51%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA5.48%
Bank of America CorporationBAC2.36%
The Cigna GroupCI2.21%
General Electric CompanyGE2.11%
Amgen Inc.AMGN1.98%
American Express CompanyAXP1.81%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GS1.73%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 18, 2024$1.6484Dec 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2023$0.3678Dec 20, 2023
Dec 19, 2022$0.4955Dec 20, 2022
Dec 17, 2020$0.5202Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2019$1.0176Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2018$2.5518Dec 20, 2018
Full Dividend History