-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GP3Tfn8aT9IaHphMFQgjwkEDQGP70TXdCrd9KLR89O00Vxu98O4/fbOrOmv+hO1d Y120+W6ViDkKlJKXvWE3OA== 0000088053-11-000440.txt : 20110328 0000088053-11-000440.hdr.sgml : 20110328 20110328145135 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-11-000440 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110328 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110328 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS EQUITY TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001052427 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-43815 FILM NUMBER: 11715229 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154-0004 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-454-6778 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154-0004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER EQUITY TRUST/IL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010726 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KEMPER EQUITY TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980106 AW 1 aw032811det.htm AW - WITHDRAWAL REQUEST - DWS EQUITY TRUST aw032811det.htm
Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

March 28, 2011


Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549


RE:
DWS Equity Trust (the “Registrant”) (Reg. Nos. 333-43815; 811-08599)


Ladies and Gentlemen:

         On behalf of the Registrant, I am herewith filing a request to withdraw the filing of a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement regarding the following proposed share class (Class R) of a series of the Registrant: DWS Alternative Asset Allocation Plus Fund (the “Fund”).

         The Registrant, on behalf of the Fund, filed on February 28, 2011, under Rule 485(a), Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 42 (the "Amendment") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to the Registration Statement (Accession Number 0000088053-11-000319).  The Registrant is no longer operating within an accelerated time frame and has no plans to proceed with the offering of Class R shares of the Fund as a series of the Registrant.  The Registrant therefore requests the withdrawal pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933. No securities were sold pursuant to the filing of the Amendment.

         If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact the undersigned at (617) 295-2565.


Very truly yours,


                    /s/Caroline Pearson
Caroline Pearson
Managing Director
Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.


cc:     John Marten, Esq., Vedder
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