DWS Latin America Equity Fund - Class S (SLAFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
32.69
+0.14 (0.43%)
Jul 8, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
7.32%
Fund Assets 274.59M
Expense Ratio 1.18%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover 101.00%
Dividend (ttm) 1.31
Dividend Yield 4.09%
Dividend Growth 8.36%
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 31, 2024
Previous Close 32.55
YTD Return 34.58%
1-Year Return 13.08%
5-Year Return 70.73%
52-Week Low 24.06
52-Week High 33.16
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 60
Inception Date Dec 8, 1992

About SLAFX

DWS Latin America Equity Fund Class S is a mutual fund focused on providing long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Latin American equities. The fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets, plus any investment borrowings, to stocks and other equity securities either traded in Latin American markets, issued or guaranteed by Latin American governments, or from companies with substantial business interests in the region. Its investment universe encompasses Mexico, Central America, South America, and Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands, with a particular emphasis on established companies from countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, and Peru. The fund adopts a large blend investment style and diversifies across key sectors such as financial services, energy, utilities, consumer defensive, and industrials. Portfolio management employs a combination of bottom-up security selection and thematic analysis, incorporating both quantitative and field research to target regional growth opportunities and respond to market changes. By granting investors access to a range of Latin American markets, DWS Latin America Equity Fund Class S serves as a vehicle for geographic and sectoral diversification within international equity portfolios.

Fund Family DWS
Category Latin America Stock
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol SLAFX
Share Class Class S
Index MSCI EM Latin America NR USD

Performance

SLAFX had a total return of 13.08% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.77%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
SLARX Institutional Class 1.18%
SLANX Class A 1.43%
SLAPX Class C 2.18%

Top 10 Holdings

36.31% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Credicorp Ltd. BAP 4.68%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. GFNORTEO 4.16%
Banco Bradesco S.A. BBD 3.59%
Prio S.A. PRIO3 3.56%
Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR BVXB.DE 3.52%
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP SBSP3 3.47%
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. KOF 3.38%
Equatorial S.A. EQTL3 3.36%
Rumo S.A. RAIL3 3.33%
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás ELET3 3.27%
View More Holdings

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 31, 2024 $0.0543 Jan 3, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $1.2592 Dec 24, 2024
Dec 21, 2023 $1.2122 Dec 22, 2023
Dec 30, 2022 $0.057 Jan 3, 2023
Dec 22, 2022 $2.000 Dec 23, 2022
Dec 23, 2021 $3.9537 Dec 27, 2021
Full Dividend History