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DWS Deutschland
Semiannual Report 2020/2021
DWS Deutschland
Contents

Semiannual report 2020/2021
for the period from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021
(in accordance with article 103 of the German Investment Code (KAGB))

General information ..................................................................................................... 2

Semiannual report
DWS Deutschland ....................................................................................................... 6

                                                                                                                              1
General information

    Performance                        The ­corresponding benchmarks –      Information about
    The investment return, or per-     if ­available – are also presented   the all-in fee
    formance, of a mutual fund         in the report. All financial data    The all-in fee does not include
    investment is measured by the      in this publication is as of         the following expenses:
    change in value of the fund’s      March 31, 2021 (unless               a) any costs that may arise in
    units. The net asset values per    ­otherwise stated).                      connection with the acquisi-
    unit (= redemption prices) with                                             tion and disposal of assets;
    the addition of intervening dis-   Sales prospectuses                   b) any taxes that may arise in
    tributions, which are, for exam-   The sole binding basis for a             connection with administra-
    ple, reinvested free of charge     purchase are the current ver-            tive and custodial costs;
    within the scope of investment     sion of the sales prospectus,        c) the costs of asserting and
    accounts at DWS Investment         including the Terms and Condi-           enforcing the legal claims of
    GmbH, are used as the basis for    tions of Investment, and the key         the investment fund.
    calculating the value; in the      investor information document,
    case of domestic reinvesting       which are available from DWS         The details of the fee structure
    funds, the domestic investment     Investment GmbH or any               are set out in the current sales
    income tax – ­following any        branch of Deutsche Bank AG           prospectus.
    deduction of foreign with-         as well as from other paying
    holding tax – plus solidarity      agents.                              Issue and redemption prices
    surcharge charged to the fund                                           Each exchange trading day on
    are added. Performance is                                               the Internet:
    ­calculated in accordance with                                          www.dws.de
     the “BVI method”. Past perfor-
     mance is not a guide to future
     results.

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Coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus has spread since January 2020 and has subsequently led to a serious economic crisis. The rapid
proliferation of the virus was reflected in, among other things, significant price market distortions and substantially
increased volatility at the same time. Restrictions on freedom of movement, repeated lockdown measures, produc-
tion stoppages, as well as disrupted supply chains, are exerting major pressure on downstream economic processes,
which caused global economic prospects to deteriorate considerably. Even though gradual recovery was to be
observed again in the markets in the interim – due, among other things, to assistance programs in the context of
monetary and fiscal policy as well as the introduction of vaccination campaigns – the actual or possible mid- to long-
term effects of the crisis on the economy, individual markets and sectors, as well as the social implications, cannot
be reliably evaluated or adequately forecast at the time of preparing this report in light of the pace of the global
spread of the virus and the associated high degree of uncertainty. Consequently, there may still be a material impact
on the respective investment fund’s assets. A high level of uncertainty exists in relation to the financial implications
of the pandemic, as these are dependent on external factors such as the spread of the virus and the measures taken
by individual governments and central banks, the successful stemming of the development of infection rates and the
speedy and sustainable restart of the economy.

The Asset Management Company of the investment fund is therefore continuing its efforts, within the framework of
its risk management strategy, to assess these uncertainties and their possible impact on the activities, liquidity and
performance of the investment fund. The Asset Management Company is taking all measures deemed appropriate to
protect investor interests to the greatest possible extent. In coordination with the service providers, the Asset Man-
agement Company observed the consequences of the coronavirus crisis and adequately included its impact on the
investment fund and the markets in which the investment fund invests into its decision-making processes. As of the
date of this report, no significant redemption requests had been made in respect of the investment fund; the effects
on the investment fund’s unit certificate transactions are continuously monitored by the Asset Management Com-
pany; the performance capability of the most important service providers did not experience any significant impair-
ment. In this context, the Asset Management Company of the investment fund satisfied itself in line with numerous
national guidelines and following discussions with the most important service providers (especially the Depositary,
the portfolio management and the fund administration) that the measures taken and the business continuity plans
put in place (including extensive hygiene measures on the premises, restrictions on business travel and events, pre-
cautions to ensure the reliable and smooth running of business processes in the event of a suspected case of corona­
virus infection, expansion of the technical options for mobile working) will curb the currently foreseeable or ongoing
operational risks and will ensure that the investment fund’s activities will not be disrupted.

At the time of preparing this report, the Asset Management Company is of the opinion that there are no signs indi-
cating any doubt on the ability of the respective investment fund to continue as a going concern, nor were there any
liquidity problems for the investment fund.

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Semiannual report
DWS Deutschland

            DWS Deutschland
            Performance of unit classes vs. benchmark (in EUR)
            Unit class                           ISIN	                                  6 months
            Class LC                             DE0008490962                           21.1%
            Class FC                             DE000DWS2F23                           21.5%
            Class GLC                            DE000DWS2S28                           21.5%
            Class GTFC                           DE000DWS2S36                           21.8%
            Class IC                             DE000DWS2GT0                           21.6%
            Class LD                             DE000DWS2F15                           21.1%
            Class TFC                            DE000DWS2R94                           21.5%
            Class TFD                            DE000DWS2SA5                           21.5%
            CDAX		                                                                      16.9%
            “BVI method” performance, i.e., excluding the initial sales charge.
            Past performance is no guide to future results.                                        As of: March 31, 2021

            DWS Deutschland
            Overview of the unit classes
            ISIN                                                  LC              DE0008490962
                                                                  FC              DE000DWS2F23
                                                                  LD              DE000DWS2F15
                                                                  IC              DE000DWS2GT0
                                                                  GLC             DE000DWS2S28
                                                                  GTFC            DE000DWS2S36
                                                                  TFC             DE000DWS2R94
                                                                  TFD             DE000DWS2SA5
            Security code (WKN)                                   LC              849096
                                                                  FC              DWS2F2
                                                                  LD              DWS2F1
                                                                  IC              DWS2GT
                                                                  GLC             DWS2S2
                                                                  GTFC            DWS2S3
                                                                  TFC             DWS2R9
                                                                  TFD             DWS2SA
            Fund currency 		                                                      EUR
            Unit class currency                                   LC              EUR
                                                                  FC              EUR
                                                                  LD              EUR
                                                                  IC              EUR
                                                                  GLC             EUR
                                                                  GTFC            EUR
                                                                  TFC             EUR
                                                                  TFD             EUR
            Date of inception and  LC   October 20, 1993
            initial subscription 		(from January 19, 2016,
                                        as LC unit class)
                                   FC   January 29, 2016
                                   LD 	June 30, 2017
                                   IC   August 1, 2016
                                   GLC  January 2, 2018
                                   GTFC January 2, 2018
                                   TFC  January 2, 2018
                                   TFD  January 2, 2018

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DWS Deutschland
Overview of the unit classes (continued)
Initial sales charge                LC          5%
                                    FC          None
                                    LD          5%
                                    IC          None
                                    GLC         5%
                                    GTFC        None
                                    TFC         None
                                    TFD         None
Distribution policy                 LC          Reinvestment
                                    FC          Reinvestment
                                    LD          Distribution
                                    IC          Reinvestment
                                    GLC         Reinvestment
                                    GTFC        Reinvestment
                                    TFC         Reinvestment
                                    TFD         Distribution
All-in fee                          LC          1.4% p.a.
                                    FC          0.8% p.a.
                                    LD          1.4% p.a.
                                    IC          0.6% p.a.
                                    GLC         1.4% p.a.
                                    GTFC        0.8% p.a.
                                    TFC         0.8% p.a.
                                    TFD         0.8% p.a.
Minimum investment                  LC          None
                                    FC          EUR 2,000,000
                                    LD          None
                                    IC          EUR 25,000,000
                                    GLC         None
                                    GTFC        None
                                    TFC         None
                                    TFD         None
Initial issue price                 LC 	DEM 80 (incl. initial sales charge)
                                    FC 	Net asset value per unit of the
                                         DWS Deutschland LC unit class on
                                         the inception date of the FC unit
                                         class
                                    LD 	Net asset value per unit of the
                                         DWS Deutschland LC unit class on
                                         the inception date of the LD unit
                                         class (plus initial sales charge)
                                    IC	Net asset value per unit of the
                                         DWS ­Deutschland LC unit class on
                                         the inception date of the IC unit
                                         class
                                    GLC	Net asset value per unit of the
                                         DWS Deutschland LC unit class on
                                         the inception date of the GLC unit
                                         class (plus initial sales charge)
                                    GTFC EUR 100
                                    TFC  EUR 100
                                    TFD  EUR 100

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    DWS Deutschland

    Statement of net assets as of March 31, 2021

    			 Amount in EUR		 % of net assets

    I. Assets
    1. Equities (sectors):
    Consumer Discretionaries			 1 011 124 866.11		                                                                              22.49
    Industrials			957 507 694.14		                                                                                              21.29
    Information Technology			 697 654 630.98		                                                                                  15.51
    Financials			592 622 003.64		                                                                                               13.18
    Health Care			 487 533 682.43		                                                                                             10.84
    Basic Materials			 322 275 187.77		                                                                                          7.17
    Utilities			83 278 382.40		                                                                                                  1.85
    Other			346 789 081.32		                                                                                                     7.71
    Total equities:			 4 498 785 528.79		                                                                                      100.04

    2. Derivatives			                                                                               11 379 677.25		              0.26

    3. Cash at bank			                                                                                  9 770.76		               0.00

    4. Other assets			                                                                                 219 907.09		              0.00

    II. Liabilities
    1. Loan liabilities			                                                                           -8 488 741.67		            -0.19

    2. Other liabilities			                                                                          -4 916 968.31		            -0.11

    III. Net assets			                                                                          4 496 989 173.91		           100.00

    Negligible rounding errors may have arisen due to the rounding of calculated percentages.

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DWS Deutschland

Investment portfolio – March 31, 2021

                                                                                                               Count/        Quantity/   Purchases/         Sales/		                       Total market
                                                                                                                                                                                                          % of
Security name                                                                                                  currency      principal   additions          disposals Market price         value in
                                                                                                                                                                                                          net assets
                                                                                                               (– / ’000)    amount        in the reporting period		                       EUR

Securities traded on an exchange                                                                                                                                                       4 498 785 528.79   100.04

Equities
1&1 Drillisch (DE0005545503) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                      Count         455 830   455 830		                  EUR       24.0500     10 962 711.50      0.24
adidas Reg. (DE000A1EWWW0). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                             Count         599 535		           109 564          EUR      264.0000    158 277 240.00      3.52
Allianz (DE0008404005) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .             Count       1 478 506   110 746   289 240          EUR      217.3000    321 279 353.80      7.14
Amadeus Fire (DE0005093108) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                          Count         435 828			                           EUR      125.0000     54 478 500.00      1.21
AUTO1 Group (DE000A2LQ884). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                             Count         549 837   549 837		                  EUR       49.0800     26 985 999.96      0.60
BASF Reg. (DE000BASF111) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                       Count       1 360 983		            18 914          EUR       71.3900     97 160 576.37      2.16
Bayer (DE000BAY0017) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               Count       3 416 674   847 739   129 982          EUR       53.5400    182 928 725.96      4.07
Bechtle (DE0005158703) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                Count         764 147    60 691   282 635          EUR      159.1000    121 575 787.70      2.70
BMW Ord. (DE0005190003).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                      Count       1 087 086 1 095 153     8 067          EUR       88.6700     96 391 915.62      2.14
Brenntag (DE000A1DAHH0).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                      Count         327 778   327 778		                  EUR       73.4200     24 065 460.76      0.54
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co.KGaA (DE000A288904) .                                                                Count         713 718			                           EUR       72.7500     51 922 984.50      1.15
Continental (DE0005439004) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                     Count         621 628		           781 959          EUR      113.1500     70 337 208.20      1.56
Covestro (DE0006062144) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                  Count         634 454   641 639     7 185          EUR       58.0000     36 798 332.00      0.82
Daimler Reg. (DE0007100000).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                        Count       2 878 588 1 463 400   438 198          EUR       76.1100    219 089 332.68      4.87
Delivery Hero Reg. (DE000A2E4K43).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                 Count         383 491   194 556   213 689          EUR      110.8000     42 490 802.80      0.94
Deutsche Bank Reg. (DE0005140008).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                    Count       2 124 916 2 124 916		                  EUR       10.2940     21 873 885.30      0.49
Deutsche Börse Reg. (DE0005810055) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                     Count         403 632		           194 586          EUR      140.1500     56 569 024.80      1.26
Deutsche Post Reg. (DE0005552004) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                   Count       4 667 653		           383 830          EUR       46.7200    218 072 748.16      4.85
Deutsche Telekom Reg. (DE0005557508).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                          Count       8 249 879		         1 451 481          EUR       17.1950    141 856 669.41      3.15
Deutsche Wohnen (DE000A0HN5C6). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                     Count         948 909		            13 042          EUR       39.9100     37 870 958.19      0.84
Evotec (DE0005664809).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               Count       2 049 227		           833 389          EUR       30.7500     63 013 730.25      1.40
Fresenius (DE0005785604).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                  Count       1 366 380		           723 225          EUR       37.9900     51 908 776.20      1.15
Gerresheimer (DE000A0LD6E6).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                           Count         248 476		            77 024          EUR       85.3500     21 207 426.60      0.47
Hannover Rück Reg. (DE0008402215).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                    Count         295 367			                           EUR      156.9000     46 343 082.30      1.03
HeidelbergCement (DE0006047004) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                  Count         804 260   312 862   140 086          EUR       78.1800     62 877 046.80      1.40
HELLA GmbH & Co. (DE000A13SX22).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                      Count         159 573   159 573		                  EUR       48.4000      7 723 333.20      0.17
HelloFresh (DE000A161408).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                    Count       1 338 534   488 259 1 306 725          EUR       64.2500     86 000 809.50      1.91
Infineon Technologies Reg. (DE0006231004). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                            Count       6 255 298		         2 399 650          EUR       35.7500    223 626 903.50      4.97
Instone Real Estate Group (DE000A2NBX80). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                             Count       1 101 202 1 101 202		                  EUR       23.8000     26 208 607.60      0.58
JENOPTIK (DE000A2NB601) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                        Count       1 786 066			                           EUR       25.8200     46 116 224.12      1.03
Kion Group (DE000KGX8881).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                       Count       1 486 094		         1 456 637          EUR       84.2800    125 248 002.32      2.79
Lanxess (DE0005470405).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                 Count       1 125 915		           153 256          EUR       63.5400     71 540 639.10      1.59
Merck (DE0006599905) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               Count         447 724		            70 024          EUR      146.9500     65 793 041.80      1.46
MTU Aero Engines Reg. (DE000A0D9PT0) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                            Count         110 936		            23 453          EUR      202.9000     22 508 914.40      0.50
Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Vink.Reg.
(DE0008430026).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    Count         465 473		          81 527            EUR      263.5000    122 652 135.50      2.73
Qiagen (NL0012169213).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .               Count         493 872			                           EUR       40.9600     20 228 997.12      0.45
RWE Ord. (DE0007037129) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                     Count       2 529 720		         572 352            EUR       32.9200     83 278 382.40      1.85
SAP (DE0007164600).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .            Count       2 805 048   600 455 778 163            EUR      103.7800    291 107 881.44      6.47
Sartorius Pref. (DE0007165631).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                        Count          71 000			                           EUR      430.0000     30 530 000.00      0.68
Siemens Energy (DE000ENER6Y0). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                Count       1 120 000			                           EUR       30.7900     34 484 800.00      0.77
Siemens Reg. (DE0007236101) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                          Count       2 487 319   282 906  35 587            EUR      140.9000    350 463 247.10      7.79
Sixt (DE0007231326). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         Count       1 125 426		          26 934            EUR      113.9000    128 186 021.40      2.85
Ströer (DE0007493991). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .             Count         790 638		         952 069            EUR       69.1500     54 672 617.70      1.22
Symrise (DE000SYM9999).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                    Count         519 755		          44 305            EUR      103.7000     53 898 593.50      1.20
Talanx Reg. (DE000TLX1005).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                      Count         656 357			                           EUR       36.4200     23 904 521.94      0.53
Teamviewer (DE000A2YN900).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                          Count         425 121 1 050 922 625 801            EUR       35.8200     15 227 834.22      0.34
Volkswagen Pref. (DE0007664039). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                              Count         861 953   871 514   9 561            EUR      239.3500    206 308 450.55      4.59
Vonovia (DE000A1ML7J1) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                   Count       1 353 807		          19 322            EUR       55.5600     75 217 516.92      1.67
Zalando (DE000ZAL1111).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                 Count       1 152 716   252 681  52 965            EUR       84.6000     97 519 773.60      2.17

Total securities portfolio                                                                                                                                                             4 498 785 528.79   100.04

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DWS Deutschland
                                                                                                                                          Count/        Quantity/   Purchases/         Sales/		                     Total market
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        % of
     Security name                                                                                                                        currency      principal   additions          disposals Market price       value in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        net assets
                                                                                                                                          (– / ’000)    amount        in the reporting period		                     EUR

     Derivatives
     Minus signs denote short positions

     Derivatives on individual securities                                                                                                                                                                          3 005 996.00            0.07

     Securities futures

     Equity futures
     BASF SE SEP 21 (EURX) EUR .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                               Count       1 700 000					                                               -482 460.00           -0.01
     HENKEL AG & CO KGAA SEP 21 (EURX) EUR .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                                          Count         460 000					                                              3 488 456.00            0.08

     Equity index derivatives                                                                                                                                                                                      8 373 681.25            0.19
     (Receivables/payables)

     Equity index futures
     DAX INDEX JUN 21 (EURX) EUR.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                                    Count        19 450					                                                8 373 681.25            0.19

     Cash and non-securitized money market instruments                                                                                                                                                                  9 770.76           0.00

     Cash at bank                                                                                                                                                                                                       9 770.76           0.00

     Demand deposits at Depositary

     Deposits in non-EU/EEA currencies
     Swiss franc.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                 CHF            5 197.29			%                                 100              4 697.27           0.00
     British pound .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                    GBP               16.53			%                                 100                 19.39           0.00
     U.S. dollar .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .             USD            5 936.54			%                                 100              5 054.10           0.00

     Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                                    219 907.09            0.00
     Withholding tax claims .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                EUR         219 907.09			%                                  100           219 907.09            0.00

     Loan liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                              -8 488 741.67          -0.19
     EUR loans.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                EUR         -8 488 741.67			%                               100         -8 488 741.67          -0.19

     Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                             -4 916 968.31          -0.11
     Liabilities from cost items.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                                  EUR         -4 901 698.26			%                               100         -4 901 698.26          -0.11
     Additional other liabilities. .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                               EUR             -15 270.05			%                              100             -15 270.05          0.00

     Net assets                                                                                                                                                                                                 4 496 989 173.91        100.00

     Net asset value per unit and                                                                                                         Count/ 						                                                             Net asset value per unit
     number of units outstanding                                                                                                          currency						                                                            in the respective currency

     Net asset value per unit
     Class        LC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      EUR						                                                                      263.03
     Class        FC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      EUR						                                                                      270.82
     Class        IC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    EUR						                                                                      273.87
     Class        LD .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      EUR						                                                                      259.82
     Class        TFC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        EUR						                                                                      109.37
     Class        TFD .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        EUR						                                                                      105.20
     Class        GLC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         EUR						                                                                      253.83
     Class        GTFC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .           EUR						                                                                      110.10

     Number of units outstanding
     Class        LC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      Count       						                                                     14 963 691.995
     Class        FC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      Count       						                                                        237 650.420
     Class        IC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    Count       						                                                      1 490 876.000
     Class        LD .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      Count       						                                                         53 531.245
     Class        TFC .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        Count       						                                                        233 590.042
     Class        TFD .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        Count       						                                                          1 682.474
     Class        GLC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         Count       						                                                        163 675.000
     Class        GTFC.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .           Count       						                                                         65 143.000

     Negligible rounding errors may have arisen due to the rounding of calculated percentages.

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Market abbreviations

Futures exchanges
EURX		                          = Eurex (Eurex Frankfurt/Eurex Zurich)

Exchange rates (indirect quotes)
                                                                                                          As of: March 31, 2021

Swiss franc.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       CHF          1.106450    = EUR       1
British pound .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          GBP          0.852300    = EUR       1
U.S. dollar .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   USD          1.174600    = EUR       1

Transactions completed during the reporting period that no longer appear in the investment portfolio
Purchases and sales of securities, investment fund units and promissory note                                                        Derivatives (option premiums realized in opening transactions, or total options
loans (Schuldscheindarlehen); market classifications are as of the reporting date                                                   transactions; in the case of warrants, purchases and sales are shown)
                                                                                          Count/
                                                                                                       Purchases/       Sales/
Security name                                                                             currency
                                                                                                       additions        disposals                                                                              Value (’000)
                                                                                          (– / ’000)

                                                                                                                                    Futures contracts
Securities traded on an exchange
                                                                                                                                    Securities futures
Equities
Kion Group Ag Bzr (DE000A3H22F2) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                        Count 1 895 835          1 895 835       Equity futures
Linde (IE00BZ12WP82).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    Count 		                   358 489
Siemens Healthineers (DE000SHL1006). .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .                             Count 		                 1 028 153       Contracts purchased:                                                 EUR      309 157
                                                                                                                                    (Underlyings: BASF Reg., Daimler Reg., Henkel Pref.)

                                                                                                                                    Equity index futures

                                                                                                                                    Contracts purchased:                                                 EUR 2 718 650
                                                                                                                                    (Underlyings: DAX (performance index))

                                                                                                                                    Securities loans (total transactions, at the value agreed at the closing of the loan
                                                                                                                                    contract)

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Value (’000)
                                                                                                                                    No fixed maturity                                                    EUR        7 680

                                                                                                                                    Security description: Infineon Technologies Reg. (DE0006231004)

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     Notes to the financial statements (in accordance with article 7, no. 9, KARBV
     (Accounting and Valuation Regulation issued under the KAGB))
     Other disclosures
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   LC:         EUR   263.03
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   FC:         EUR   270.82
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   IC:         EUR   273.87
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   LD:         EUR   259.82
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   TFC:        EUR   109.37
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   TFD:        EUR   105.20
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   GLC:        EUR   253.83
     Net   asset   value   per   unit,   Class   GTFC:       EUR   110.10

     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   LC: 14 963 691.995
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   FC:     237 650.420
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   IC:   1 490 876.000
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   LD:      53 531.245
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   TFC:    233 590.042
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   TFD:      1 682.474
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   GLC:    163 675.000
     Number    of   units   outstanding,     Class   GTFC:    65 143.000

     Disclosure regarding asset valuation procedures:
     The Depositary shall determine the value with the participation of the asset management company. The Depositary generally bases its valuation on external sources.

     If no trading prices are available, prices are determined with the aid of valuation models (derived market values) which are agreed between the Depositary and the asset management
     company and which are based as far as possible on market parameters. This procedure is subject to an ongoing monitoring process. The plausibility of price information from third parties
     is checked through other pricing sources, model calculations or other suitable procedure.

     Investments reported in this report are not valued at derived market values.

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Information pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on transparency of securities financing
transactions (SFTs) and of reuse and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012 –
Statement in accordance with Section A

                                     Securities lending                Repurchase agreements       Total return swaps
Stated in fund currency

                                1. Assets used
Absolute                                                           -                           -                        -

In % of the fund’s net assets                                      -                           -                        -

                                2. The 10 largest counterparties
1. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

2. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

3. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

4. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

5. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

6. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

7. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

8. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

9. Name
Gross volume
of open transactions
Country of registration

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     10. Name

     Gross volume
     of open transactions
     Country of registration

                                    3. Type(s) of settlement and clearing
     (e.g., bilateral, tri-party,
                                                                               -                                              -                                                 -
     central counterparty)

                                    4. Transactions classified by term to maturity (absolute amounts)
     Less than 1 day                                                           -                                              -                                                 -

     1 day to 1 week                                                           -                                              -                                                 -

     1 week to 1 month                                                         -                                              -                                                 -

     1 to 3 months                                                             -                                              -                                                 -

     3 months to 1 year                                                        -                                              -                                                 -

     More than 1 year                                                          -                                              -                                                 -

     No fixed maturity                                                         -                                              -                                                 -

                                    5. Type(s) and quality/qualities of collateral received
                                    Type(s):
     Bank balances                                                             -                                              -                                                 -

     Bonds                                                                     -                                              -                                                 -

     Equities                                                                  -                                              -                                                 -

     Other                                                                     -                                              -                                                 -

                                    Quality/Qualities:
                                    Insofar as securities lending transactions, reverse repurchase agreements or transactions with OTC derivatives (except forward
                                    currency transactions) are concluded, collateral in one of the following forms is provided to the fund:

                                    – Liquid assets such as cash, short-term bank deposits, money market instruments according to the definition in Directive 2007/16/EC
                                    of March 19, 2007, letters of credit and first-demand guarantees that are issued by top-rated credit institutions not affiliated with the
                                    counterparty, or bonds issued by an OECD member country or its local authorities or by supranational institutions and authorities at
                                    local, regional or international level, regardless of their term to maturity

                                    – Units of a collective investment undertaking (hereinafter “UCI”) investing in money market instruments that calculates a net asset
                                    value daily and has a rating of AAA or an equivalent rating

                                    – Units of a UCITS that invests predominantly in the bonds and equities listed under the next two indents

                                    – Bonds, regardless of their term to maturity, that have a minimum rating of low investment-grade

                                    – Equities admitted to or traded in a regulated market in a member state of the European Union or on an exchange in an OECD
                                    member country, provided that these equities are included in a major index

                                    The Management Company reserves the right to restrict the permissibility of the aforementioned collateral.
                                    Furthermore, the Management Company reserves the right to deviate from the aforementioned criteria in exceptional cases.

                                    Additional information on collateral requirements can be found in the sales prospectus for the fund/sub-fund.

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                                6. Currency/Currencies of collateral received
Currency/Currencies:                                                -                                 -           -

                                7. Collateral classified by term to maturity (absolute amounts)
Less than 1 day                                                     -                                 -           -

1 day to 1 week                                                     -                                 -           -

1 week to 1 month                                                   -                                 -           -

1 to 3 months                                                       -                                 -           -

3 months to 1 year                                                  -                                 -           -

More than 1 year                                                    -                                 -           -

No fixed maturity                                                   -                                 -           -

                                8. Income and cost portions (before income adjustment)
                                Income portion of the fund
Absolute                                                     1 014.20                                 -           -

In % of gross income                                           67.00                                  -           -

Cost portion of the fund                                            -                                 -           -

                                Income portion of the Management Company
Absolute                                                      499.50                                  -           -

In % of gross income                                           33.00                                  -           -

Cost portion of the
                                                                    -                                 -           -
Management Company

                                Income portion of third parties
Absolute                                                            -                                 -           -

In % of gross income                                                -                                 -           -

Cost portion of third parties                                       -                                 -           -

                                9. Income for the fund from reinvestment of cash collateral, based on all SFTs
                                   and total return swaps
Absolute                                                                                                          -

                                10. Lent securities in % of all lendable assets of the fund
Total                                                               -

Share                                                               -

                                11. The 10 largest issuers, based on all SFTs and total return swaps
1. Name
Volume of collateral received
(absolute)

2. Name
Volume of collateral received
(absolute)

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     3. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     4. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     5. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     6. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     7. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     8. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     9. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

     10. Name
     Volume of collateral received
     (absolute)

                                         12. R
                                              einvested collateral in % of collateral received, based on all SFTs and
                                             total return swaps
     Share                                                                                                               -

                                         13. C
                                              ustody type of provided collateral from SFTs and total return swaps
                                            (In % of all provided collateral from SFTs and total return swaps)

     Segregated cash/custody accounts                                         -                                          -

     Pooled cash/custody accounts                                             -                                          -

     Other cash/custody accounts                                              -                                          -

     Recipient determines custody type                                        -                                          -

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                                    14. Depositaries/Account holders of received collateral from SFTs and total return swaps
Total number of depositaries/
                                                                    -                                   -                      -
account holders

1. Name
Amount held in custody (absolute)

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Asset Management Company                Management                                Depositary

DWS Investment GmbH                     Manfred Bauer                             State Street Bank International GmbH
60612 Frankfurt/Main, Germany           Speaker of the Management                 Brienner Straße 59
Own funds on                                                                      80333 München, Germany
December 31, 2020: EUR 398.4 million    Member of the Management of               Own funds on December 31, 2019:
Subscribed and paid-in capital          DWS Management GmbH                       EUR 2,207.5 million
on December 31, 2020: EUR 115 million   (personally liable partner of DWS Group   (as defined in article 72 of Regulation (EU)
                                        GmbH & Co. KGaA),                         No. 575/2013 (CRR))
Supervisory Board                       Frankfurt/Main                            Subscribed and paid-in capital on
                                        Member of the Management of               December 31, 2019: EUR 109.4 million
Dr. Asoka Wöhrmann                      DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
Chairman                                Frankfurt/Main                            Shareholder of
DWS Management GmbH                     Member of the Supervisory Board of        DWS Investment GmbH
(personally liable partner of           DWS Investment S.A.,
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA),             Luxembourg                                DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
Frankfurt/Main                                                                    Frankfurt/Main
                                        Dirk Görgen
Christof von Dryander
Vice-Chairman                           Member of the Management of
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP,   DWS Management GmbH
Frankfurt/Main                          (personally liable partner of
                                        DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA),
Hans-Theo Franken                       Frankfurt/Main
Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG,          Member of the Management of
Frankfurt/Main                          DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
                                        Frankfurt/Main
Dr. Alexander Ilgen
Deutsche Bank AG,                       Stefan Kreuzkamp
Frankfurt/Main
                                        Member of the Management of
Britta Lehfeldt                         DWS Management GmbH
Deutsche Bank AG,                       (personally liable partner of DWS Group
Frankfurt/Main                          GmbH & Co. KGaA),
                                        Frankfurt/Main
Dr. Stefan Marcinowski                  Member of the Management of
Ludwigshafen                            DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
                                        Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Christian Strenger                Member of the Supervisory Board of
The Germany Funds,                      DWS Investment S.A.,
New York                                Luxembourg

Gerhard Wiesheu                         Dr. Matthias Liermann
Partner of Bankhaus
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. KGaA,       Member of the Management of
Frankfurt/Main                          DWS International GmbH,
                                        Frankfurt/Main
Susanne Zeidler                         Member of the Management of
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG,               DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
Frankfurt/Main                          Frankfurt/Main
                                        Member of the Supervisory Board of
                                        DWS Investment S.A.,
                                        Luxembourg
                                        Member of the Supervisory Board of
                                        Deutsche Treuinvest Stiftung,
                                        Frankfurt/Main

                                        Petra Pflaum

                                        Member of the Management of
                                        DWS Beteiligungs GmbH,
                                        Frankfurt/Main

                                                                                  As of: April 30, 2021
DWS Investment GmbH
60612 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 69-910-12371
Fax: +49 (0) 69-910-19090
www.dws.com
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