-----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, Ba4/DPIflQVYOD3FBOtAo6ZpdLTf94QCyQlMXLSk1GX/bX3Ytgzf6+u5x9h6+sd0 dcc+JeaZTZWEHWKmMPlIHQ== 0000088053-07-000039.txt : 20070105 0000088053-07-000039.hdr.sgml : 20070105 20070105161125 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-07-000039 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070105 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070105 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS ADVISOR FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000797657 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04760 FILM NUMBER: 07514094 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 412881401 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH STREET STREET 2: XX CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER ADVISOR FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT INVESTMENT FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT TAX FREE INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880530 0000797657 S000012426 DWS Core Fixed Income Fund C000033707 Class A C000033708 Class B C000033709 Class C C000033710 Class R C000033711 Class S C000033712 Institutional Class N-CSR 1 ar103106af_cfi.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-04760

 

DWS Advisor Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

One South Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 454-7190

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Date of fiscal year end:

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

10/31/06

 

 

ITEM 1.               REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Annual Report
to Shareholders

OCTOBER 31, 2006

Annual Report
to Shareholders

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Contents

Click Here Performance Summary

Click Here Information About Your Fund's Expenses

Click Here Portfolio Management Review

Click Here Portfolio Summary

Click Here Investment Portfolio

Click Here Financial Statements

Click Here Financial Highlights

Click Here Notes to Financial Statements

Click Here Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Click Here Tax Information

Click Here Other Information

Click Here Investment Management Agreement Approval

Click Here Trustees and Officers

Click Here Account Management Resources

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, refer to the Account Management Resources information provided in the back of this booklet. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Investments in mutual funds involve risk. Some funds have more risk than others. The fund invests in individual bonds whose yields and market values fluctuate so that your investment may be worth more or less than its original cost. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of the bonds, and thus the value of the bond fund, may decline and the investor may lose principal value. Investors in the fund should be able to withstand fluctuations in the fixed income markets. The yield and value of the fund changes every day and can be affected by changes in interest rates, general market conditions and other political, social and economic developments, as well as specific matters relating to the companies in whose securities a fund invests. Additionally, investing in foreign securities presents certain unique risks not associated with domestic investments, such as currency fluctuation, political and economic changes, and market risks. Derivatives could produce disproportionate losses due to a variety of factors, including the unwillingness or inability of the counterparty to meet its obligations or unexpected price or interest-rate movements. All of these factors may result in greater share price volatility. Please read the fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its investments and risk profile.

DWS Scudder is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. and DWS Trust Company.

NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Performance Summary October 31, 2006

Classes A, B, C, R and Institutional

All performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please visit www.dws-scudder.com for the Fund's most recent month-end performance.

The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.5%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is 4% within the first year after purchase, declining to 0% after six years. Class C shares have no adjustment for front-end sales charges but redemptions within one year of purchase may be subject to a CDSC of 1%. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had. Class R and Institutional Class are not subject to sales charges.

To discourage short-term trading, the Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shareholders redeeming shares held less than 15 days, which has the effect of lowering total return.

Returns and rankings during all periods shown for Class A, B, C, R and Institutional Class shares reflect a fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement. Without this waiver/reimbursement, returns and rankings would have been lower.

Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Returns and rankings may differ by share class.

On July 10, 2006, the fund was reorganized from DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Investments Trust (the "Predecessor Fund"), into DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a newly created series of the DWS Advisor Funds. This change in the legal entity had no economic impact relative to accounting or tax. Performance shown prior to July 10, 2006 is derived from the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund.

Returns shown for Class A, B and C shares for the periods prior to their inception on June 28, 2002 and for Class R shares for the periods prior to its inception on October 1, 2003 are derived from the historical performance of Institutional Class shares of the DWS Core Fixed Income Fund during such periods and have been adjusted to reflect the higher gross total annual operating expenses of each specific class. Any difference in expenses will affect performance.

Average Annual Total Returns (Unadjusted for Sales Charge) as of 10/31/06

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Class A

4.72%

4.04%

4.35%

6.12%

Class B

3.94%

3.25%

3.57%

5.32%

Class C

3.94%

3.26%

3.57%

5.32%

Class R

4.56%

3.84%

4.12%

5.86%

Institutional Class

4.98%

4.29%

4.61%

6.39%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

5.19%

3.93%

4.51%

6.26%

Sources: Lipper Inc. and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.

Net Asset Value and Distribution Information

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class R

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value:

10/31/06

$ 10.72

$ 10.71

$ 10.72

$ 10.77

$ 10.72

10/31/05

$ 10.73

$ 10.72

$ 10.73

$ 10.77

$ 10.73

Distribution Information:

Twelve Months:

Income Dividends as of 10/31/06

$ .48

$ .40

$ .40.

$ .45

$ .50

Capital Gains Distributions as of 10/31/06

$ .02

$ .02

$ .02

$ .02

$ .02

October Income Dividend

$ .0419

$ .0350

$ .0350

$ .0398

$ .0441

SEC 30-day Yield++ as of 10/31/06

4.43%

3.89%

3.89%

4.38%

4.89%

Current Annualized Distribution Rate++ as of 10/31/06

4.60%

3.85%

3.84%

4.35%

4.84%

++ The SEC yield is net investment income per share earned over the month ended October 31, 2006, shown as an annualized percentage of the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The SEC yield is computed in accordance with a standardized method prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC yields would have been 4.15%, 3.64%, 3.70%, 4.28% and 4.82% for Class A, B, C, R and Institutional Class, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Current annualized distribution rate is the latest monthly dividend shown as an annualized percentage of net asset value on October 31, 2006. Distribution rate simply measures the level of dividends and is not a complete measure of performance. The current annualized distribution rates would have been 4.32%, 3.60%, 3.65%, 4.25% and 4.77% for Class A, B, C, R and Institutional Class, respectively, had certain expenses not been reduced. Yields and distribution rates are historical, not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

Institutional Class Lipper Rankings — Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Category as of 10/31/06

Period

Rank

 

Number of Funds Tracked

Percentile Ranking (%)

1-Year

125

of

485

26

3-Year

51

of

422

12

5-Year

72

of

344

21

10-Year

16

of

149

11

Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings are based on total return with distributions reinvested. Rankings are for Institutional Class shares; other share classes may vary.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge)

[] DWS Core Fixed Income Fund — Class A

[] Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

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Yearly periods ended October 31

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 4.50%. This results in a net initial investment of $9,550.

Comparative Results (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge) as of 10/31/06

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Class A

Growth of $10,000

$10,001

$10,754

$11,816

$17,290

Average annual total return

.01%

2.45%

3.39%

5.63%

Class B

Growth of $10,000

$10,094

$10,813

$11,819

$16,793

Average annual total return

.94%

2.64%

3.40%

5.32%

Class C

Growth of $10,000

$10,394

$11,012

$11,919

$16,799

Average annual total return

3.94%

3.26%

3.57%

5.32%

Class R

Growth of $10,000

$10,456

$11,198

$12,237

$17,666

Average annual total return

4.56%

3.84%

4.12%

5.86%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

Growth of $10,000

$10,519

$11,227

$12,470

$18,348

Average annual total return

5.19%

3.93%

4.51%

6.26%

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

+ Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing domestic taxable investment grade bonds, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities with average maturities of one year or more. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Growth of an Assumed $1,000,000 Investment

[] DWS Core Fixed Income Fund — Institutional Class

[] Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

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Yearly periods ended October 31

Comparative Results as of 10/31/06

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Institutional Class

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,049,800

$1,134,300

$1,252,800

$1,857,200

Average annual total return

4.98%

4.29%

4.61%

6.39%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

Growth of $1,000,000

$1,051,900

$1,122,700

$1,247,000

$1,834,800

Average annual total return

5.19%

3.93%

4.51%

6.26%

The growth of $1,000,000 is cumulative.

The minimum initial investment for Institutional Class shares is $1,000,000.

+ Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing domestic taxable investment grade bonds, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities with average maturities of one year or more. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Class S

Class S shares are no longer available to new investors except under certain circumstances. (Please refer to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.)

All performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please visit www.dws-scudder.com the Fund's most recent month-end performance.

To discourage short-term trading, the Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shareholders redeeming shares held less than 15 days, which has the effect of lowering total return.

Returns and rankings during all periods shown reflect a fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement. Without this waiver/reimbursement, returns and rankings would have been lower.

Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Returns and rankings may differ by share class.

On July 10, 2006, the fund was reorganized from DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Investments Trust (the "Predecessor Fund"), into DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a newly created series of the DWS Advisor Funds. This change in the legal entity had no economic impact relative to accounting or tax. Performance shown prior to July 10, 2006 is derived from the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund.

Returns shown for Class S shares for the periods prior to its inception on February 1, 2005 are derived from the historical performance of Institutional Class shares of the DWS Core Fixed Income Fund during such periods and have been adjusted to reflect the higher gross total annual operating expenses of Class S. Any difference in expenses will affect performance.

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/06

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Class S

4.73%

4.08%

4.40%

6.18%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

5.19%

3.93%

4.51%

6.26%

Sources: Lipper Inc. and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.

Net Asset Value and Distribution Information

 

Class S

Net Asset Value:

10/31/06

$ 10.71

10/31/05

$ 10.73

Distribution Information:

Twelve Months:

Income Dividends as of 10/31/06

$ .49

Capital Gains distributions as of 10/31/06

$ .02

October Income Dividend

$ .0442

SEC 30-day Yield++ as of 10/31/06

4.71%

Current Annualized Distribution Rate++ as of 10/31/06

4.86%

++ The SEC yield is net investment income per share earned over the month ended October 31, 2006, shown as an annualized percentage of the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period. The SEC yield is computed in accordance with a standardized method prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC yield would have been 4.53% for Class S had certain expenses not been reduced. Current annualized distribution rate is the latest monthly dividend shown as an annualized percentage of net asset value on October 31, 2006. Distribution rate simply measures the level of dividends and is not a complete measure of performance. The current annualized distribution rate would have been 4.68% had certain expenses not been reduced. Yields and distribution rates are historical, not guaranteed and will fluctuate.

Class S Lipper Rankings — Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Category as of 10/31/06

Period

Rank

 

Number of Funds Tracked

Percentile Ranking (%)

1-Year

212

of

485

44

Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings are based on total return with distributions reinvested. Rankings are for Class S shares; other share classes may vary.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

[] DWS Core Fixed Income Fund — Class S

[] Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

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Yearly periods ended October 31

Comparative Results as of 10/31/06

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Class S

Growth of $10,000

$10,473

$11,274

$12,405

$18,216

Average annual total return

4.73%

4.08%

4.40%

6.18%

Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index+

Growth of $10,000

$10,519

$11,227

$12,470

$18,348

Average annual total return

5.19%

3.93%

4.51%

6.26%

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

+ Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing domestic taxable investment grade bonds, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities with average maturities of one year or more. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, Class A, B, C, R, S and Institutional Class of the Fund limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006).

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended October 31, 2006

Actual Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class R

Class S

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 5/1/06

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 10/31/06

$ 1,044.90

$ 1,040.90

$ 1,040.90

$ 1,043.50

$ 1,044.60

$ 1,046.20

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 4.17

$ 7.92

$ 7.97

$ 5.46

$ 3.61

$ 2.84

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class R

Class S

Institutional Class

Beginning Account Value 5/1/06

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 10/31/06

$ 1,021.12

$ 1,017.44

$ 1,017.39

$ 1,019.86

$ 1,021.68

$ 1,022.43

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 4.13

$ 7.83

$ 7.88

$ 5.40

$ 3.57

$ 2.80

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365.

Annualized Expense Ratios

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class R

Class S

Institutional Class

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund

.81%

1.54%

1.55%

1.06%

.70%

.55%

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.

Portfolio Management Review

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund: A Team Approach to Investing

Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc." or the "Advisor"), which is part of Deutsche Asset Management, is the investment advisor for DWS Core Fixed Income Fund. DeAM, Inc. provides a full range of investment advisory services to institutional and retail clients. DeAM, Inc. is also responsible for selecting brokers and dealers and for negotiating brokerage commissions and dealer charges.

Deutsche Asset Management is a global asset management organization that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources. This well-resourced global investment platform brings together a wide variety of experience and investment insight across industries, regions, asset classes and investing styles.

DeAM, Inc. is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank AG is a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services, including investment management, mutual funds, retail, private and commercial banking, investment banking and insurance.

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("AAMI"), a US registered investment advisor, is the subadvisor for the fund. AAMI provides a full range of international investment advisory services to institutional and retail clients.

AAMI is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the parent company of an asset management group formed in 1983.

The fund's subadvisor is AAMI. The following members of the management team handle the day-to-day operations of the fund.

Portfolio Management Team

Gary W. Bartlett, CFA

CIO for Active Fixed Income and senior portfolio manager specializing in taxable municipal, utility and government fixed income investments: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1992 after nine years of experience as an analyst and fixed income portfolio manager at PNC Financial and credit analyst at First Pennsylvania Bank.

BA from Bucknell University; MBA from Drexel University.

Warren S. Davis, III

Senior portfolio manager for mortgage- and asset-backed fixed income investments: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1995 after nine years of experience as a trader, analyst and developer of analytical and risk management systems for PaineWebber and Merrill Lynch.

BS from Pennsylvania State University; MBA from Drexel University.

Thomas J. Flaherty

Senior portfolio manager for corporate and taxable municipal fixed income investments: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1995 after 10 years of fixed income experience, including vice president for US taxable fixed income securities at Prudential Securities.

BA from SUNY Stony Brook.

J. Christopher Gagnier

Head of Core Plus Fixed Income product and senior portfolio manager for corporate and commercial mortgages: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1997 after 17 years of experience in fixed income investments at Paine Webber and Continental Bank.

BS from Wharton School of Business; MBA from University of Chicago.

Daniel R. Taylor, CFA

Senior portfolio manager for asset-backed and commercial mortgage fixed income investments: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1998 after six years of experience as fixed income portfolio manager and senior credit analyst for CoreStates Investment Advisors.

BS from Villanova University.

Timothy C. Vile, CFA

Senior portfolio manager for Core Fixed Income and Global Aggregate Fixed Income: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1991 as member of Core Fixed Income; seconded to the London office from January 1999 to June 2002 to design and develop the firm's European Credit and Global Aggregate capabilities; before joining Deutsche Asset Management, he had six years of experience that included portfolio manager for fixed income portfolios at Equitable Capital Management.

BS from Susquehanna University.

William T. Lissenden

Portfolio manager for Core Fixed Income: Philadelphia.

Joined Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. in 2005.

Formerly, Director of Deutsche Asset Management; joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2002 after 31 years of experience, including fixed income strategist and director of research at Conseco Capital Management, director of fixed income research and product management at Prudential Securities and national sales manager for fixed income securities at Prudential Securities.

BS from St. Peter's College; MBA from Baruch College.

In the following interview, Gary Bartlett, senior portfolio manager for DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, discusses the recent market environment and strategy in managing the fund during its most recent annual period ended October 31, 2006.

Q: How did the bond market perform?

A: The 12-month period ending October 31, 2006 was one of marked change for the bond market. First, the headline event was the changing of the guard at the US Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) as Alan Greenspan stepped down in January and was succeeded as chairman by Ben Bernanke. Second, although not causally linked, the Fed's monetary policy also changed during the period. After 17 consecutive rate hikes beginning in mid-2004, the Fed paused in mid-2006, signaling the end of the tightening regimen. Third, the shape of the Treasury yield curve also altered dramatically over the last 12 months.1 After beginning the period in a flattening trend, the curve ended the period inverted. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury, despite moving within a wide band of 92 basis points during the year, ended the period only 5 basis points higher at 4.60%. The yield on the two-year Treasury closed at 4.70%, up 32 basis points over the period. All in the context of a Fed target rate that, notwithstanding the cessation of tightening, still climbed 1.50% during the early part of the period and remains fixed at 5.25%.

1 The yield curve is a graph with a left-to-right line that shows how high or low yields are, from the shortest to the longest maturities. Typically (and when the yield curve is characterized as "steep," this is especially true) the line rises from left to right as investors who are willing to tie up their money for a longer period are rewarded with higher yields.

For the period, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index returned 5.19%, much coming in these last few months as Treasuries have rallied and the market repriced the future outlook.2 The treasury index posted a return of 4.44% for the 12 months. Generally tighter spreads, albeit slightly, fueled all spread sectors to positive excess returns for the period.3 Mortgages, both commercial and residential, led the way on the strength of lower implied volatility and favorable relative value versus competing sectors.

2 The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index representing domestic taxable investment-grade bonds, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities with average maturities of one year or more. Index returns assume reinvestment of all distributions and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

3 Spread sectors are non-Treasury bond sectors of the fixed-income market.

Q: How did the fund perform?

A: DWS Core Fixed Income Fund Class A shares returned 4.72%. (Returns are unadjusted for sales charges. If sales charges had been included, returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please see pages 4 through 10 for the performance of other share classes and more complete performance information.) This compares with 4.62% for the average fund in the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds category and 5.19% for the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the fund's benchmark.4

4 The Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds category consists of funds that invest at least 65% of assets in investment-grade debt issues (rated in the top four grades) with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to 10 years. Lipper figures represent the average of the total returns reported by all of the mutual funds designated by Lipper Inc. as falling into this category. It is not possible to invest directly in a Lipper category.

Q: What factors contributed to and detracted from the fund's performance?

A: Our credit positioning, at close-to-index weight in both raw percentage and duration terms, reflects our heightened risk profile, particularly in the context of broadly fair to full market valuations. An area of particular emphasis within our corporate positioning, as well as within the corporate bond market headlines recently, is the broadly defined Hybrid Capital Securities market. This market underperformed early in the year when the regulatory treatment of the securities came under review, causing consternation in the buyer base, and thus widening of their spreads. In recent months, these securities have regained that lost performance, and then some, after it appeared that market participants' and regulators' views of the securities seemed to converge toward our own view of their creditworthiness and structural integrity. In other corporate subsectors, holdings in insurance, which benefited from a benign hurricane season; banks, which reported steady profits; and media cable all aided performance, while holdings in gaming detracted.

Our mortgage positioning remains firmly off-benchmark and purposefully positioned in what we view as the cheapest cash flows in the US mortgage market. A combination of last-cash-flow hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) and 10-year PAC bonds (planned amortization class bonds) make up the majority of our mortgage weighting, while the indices consist entirely of agency pass-throughs. Index pass-through mortgages have performed well in the context of excess foreign demand and ever-lower volatility. We have continued to sell into this strength, reflecting our view of the technical overvaluation of pass-throughs, largely as a result of the bid from foreign banks, heavily weighted with US dollars to invest from their trade surplus with the United States. Furthermore, the historically low level of volatility has made mortgage valuations in widely used option-adjusted spread (OAS) valuation models more attractive. These benign volatility levels are unlikely to persist for an extended period and we believe more rational pass-through valuations will result when the normalization ensues. Concomitant with that, valuations of the structured mortgages (PACs) we presently hold should benefit nicely and aid future performance. While hybrid ARMs have detracted from our relative performance during the most recent quarter, they've been a positive contributor relative to the index for the period, and remain a relatively attractive investment in the intermediate part of the curve.

Our positioning in the asset-backed sector again reflects our views on market valuation relative to fundamentals. With valuations particularly full, we remain relatively conservatively positioned largely in one-year and under asset-backed securities, mostly in the home equity loan sector of the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. This strategy has benefited the fund as housing-related ABS have been the top-performing subsectors, delivering excess returns in line with mortgage-backed securities for the period.

We continue to find attractive relative valuation in the commercial mortgage market (CMBS), particularly in the highest quality AAA part of the capital structure, and remain overweight the sector. Commercial property cash flows, and thus, credit fundamentals of CMBS bonds, are improving. CMBS led all spread sectors in excess returns for the period and our overweight was a positive contributor to performance.5

5 "Overweight" means the fund holds a higher weighting in a given sector or security than the benchmark. "Underweight" means the fund holds a lower weighting.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Portfolio Summary

Asset Allocation

10/31/06

10/31/05

 

 

 

Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

29%

22%

Corporate Bonds

13%

16%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

12%

20%

US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs

12%

7%

US Treasury Obligations

11%

13%

Asset Backed

9%

6%

Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated

5%

8%

Municipal Bonds and Notes

5%

4%

Preferred Stocks

2%

Cash Equivalents

2%

3%

Government National Mortgage Association

1%

 

100%

100%

Corporate and Foreign Bonds Diversification (Excludes Cash Equivalents)

10/31/06

10/31/05

 

 

 

Financials

44%

47%

Utilities

20%

12%

Consumer Discretionary

15%

12%

Energy

10%

6%

Telecommunication Services

5%

5%

Materials

3%

4%

Industrials

2%

12%

Information Technology

1%

Health Care

2%

 

100%

100%

Quality

10/31/06

10/31/05

 

 

 

US Government and Agencies

35%

41%

AAA*

45%

32%

AA

2%

4%

A

5%

9%

BBB

12%

14%

BB

1%

 

100%

100%

* Includes cash equivalents

Asset allocation, corporate and foreign bonds diversification and quality are subject to change.

The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody's Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") credit ratings. The ratings of Moody's and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The Fund's credit quality does not remove market risk.

Effective Maturity

10/31/06

10/31/05

 

 

 

Under 1 year

10%

9%

1-4.99 years

35%

39%

5-9.99 years

39%

37%

10-14.99 years

5%

6%

15 years or greater

11%

9%

 

100%

100%

Weighted average effective maturity: 5.6 years and 6.75 years, respectively.

Effective maturity is subject to change.

For more complete details about the Fund's investment portfolio, see page 20. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Fund as of month end will be posted to www.dws-scudder.com on or after the last day of the following month. Please see the Account Management Resources section for contact information.

Following the Fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Investment Portfolio as of October 31, 2006

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

Corporate Bonds 13.1%

Consumer Discretionary 2.7%

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.455%, 11/15/2022

699,000

912,788

Comcast MO of Delaware, Inc., 9.0%, 9/1/2008

5,597,000

5,948,324

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., Series E, 6.019%*, 10/31/2008

6,373,000

6,393,215

Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., 5.625%, 6/1/2015

2,220,000

1,871,384

TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/1/2015

2,490,000

2,949,345

Tele-Communications, Inc., 10.125%, 4/15/2022

1,980,000

2,644,048

Time Warner, Inc., 7.57%, 2/1/2024

6,258,000

6,876,610

Viacom, Inc.:

 

 

5.75%, 4/30/2011

3,095,000

3,098,853

6.25%, 4/30/2016

306,000

306,475

6.875%, 4/30/2036

7,700,000

7,753,430

 

38,754,472

Energy 1.8%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.79%*, 9/15/2009

6,010,000

6,018,666

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 6.5%, 2/15/2037

5,960,000

6,119,555

Conocophillips Canada, 5.625%, 10/15/2016

4,025,000

4,081,471

Constellation Energy Group, 7.6%, 4/1/2032

1,490,000

1,772,322

Enterprise Products Operating LP:

 

 

4.95%, 6/1/2010

2,015,000

1,980,852

Series B, 5.0%, 3/1/2015

657,000

620,958

Series B, 6.375%, 2/1/2013

114,000

117,816

7.5%, 2/1/2011

3,769,000

4,038,676

Sempra Energy, 4.621%, 5/17/2007

545,000

542,763

 

25,293,079

Financials 4.2%

Agfirst Farm Credit Bank, 8.393%, 12/15/2016

10,707,000

11,747,463

American General Institutional Capital, 144A, 8.125%, 3/15/2046

7,382,000

9,574,196

BFC Finance Corp., Series 96-A, 7.375%, 12/1/2017

6,063,000

6,839,792

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Series 1997-A, 144A, 6.85%, 8/25/2007

5,400,000

5,456,905

Erac USA Finance Co., 144A, 5.9%, 11/15/2015

3,037,000

3,071,470

ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/2/2011

432,000

459,617

Farmers Insurance Exchange, 144A, 8.625%, 5/1/2024

3,510,000

4,212,309

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 1/3/2017

2,353,000

2,381,321

Mangrove Bay Pass-Through Trust 144A, 6.102%, 7/15/2033

1,535,000

1,485,112

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 5/16/2016

5,685,000

5,903,617

Nelnet, Inc., 7.4%, 9/29/2036

1,700,000

1,715,419

NLV Financial Corp., 144A, 6.5%, 3/15/2035

985,000

928,286

PNC Funding Corp., 6.875%, 7/15/2007

59,000

59,547

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 6.75%

3,665,000

3,625,931

Suntrust Preferred Capital I, 5.853%, 12/15/2011

1,679,000

1,692,519

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., Series E, (REIT), 3.9%, 3/15/2010

1,370,000

1,317,103

 

60,470,607

Industrials 0.3%

America West Airlines, Inc., Series 99-1, 7.93%, 1/2/2019

1,841,289

1,983,990

Pulte Homes, Inc.:

 

 

5.25%, 1/15/2014

1,150,000

1,103,381

6.25%, 2/15/2013

1,519,000

1,549,082

 

4,636,453

Materials 0.2%

Newmont Mining Corp., 5.875%, 4/1/2035

2,009,000

1,890,933

Telecommunication Services 0.2%

Ameritech Capital Funding, 6.25%, 5/18/2009

10,000

10,150

AT&T, Inc., 5.875%, 2/1/2012

138,000

140,959

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 6/1/2036

2,625,000

2,791,428

 

2,942,537

Utilities 3.7%

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 144A, 6.35%, 10/1/2036

3,170,000

3,291,560

CC Funding Trust I, 6.9%, 2/16/2007

1,321,000

1,326,020

Centerior Energy Corp., Series B, 7.13%, 7/1/2007

173,000

174,960

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 7.43%, 11/1/2009

7,076,000

7,493,887

Commonwealth Edison Co., Series 98, 6.15%, 3/15/2012

3,710,000

3,782,864

Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 6.0%, 10/15/2010

1,865,000

1,903,068

Consumers Energy Co.:

 

 

Series F, 4.0%, 5/15/2010

5,983,000

5,722,638

5.0%, 2/15/2012

183,000

179,101

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

Series 06-B, 6.3%, 9/30/2066

2,830,000

2,833,571

7.5%, 6/30/2066

6,575,000

6,987,989

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.3%, 9/1/2035

1,095,000

1,081,532

Nevada Power Co., Series N, 6.65%, 4/1/2036

2,109,000

2,221,730

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Series 2002-A, 144A, 6.202%, 11/15/2032

5,694,000

6,102,146

Sierra Pacific Power Co., Series M, 6.0%, 5/15/2016

5,135,000

5,191,290

TXU Corp., 7.46%, 1/1/2015

1,879,881

1,941,297

Xcel Energy, Inc., 7.0%, 12/1/2010

1,849,000

1,961,563

 

52,195,216

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $180,571,797)

186,183,297

 

Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated 5.4%

Financials 3.9%

AES El Salvador Trust, 144A, 6.75%, 2/1/2016

3,210,000

3,186,095

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, Series A, 144A, 6.135%, 10/13/2016

2,520,000

2,532,355

ChinaTrust Commercial Bank, 144A, 5.625%, 12/29/2049

3,843,000

3,691,048

Corp. Andina de Fomento, 5.75%, 1/12/2017

2,535,000

2,546,788

DBS Capital Funding Corp., Series A, 144A, 7.657%, 3/31/2049

1,175,000

1,273,339

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75%, 3/23/2016

4,675,000

4,618,704

Kaupthing Bank, 144A, 7.125%, 5/19/2016

1,775,000

1,890,826

Mantis Reef Ltd., 144A, 4.692%, 11/14/2008

5,915,000

5,814,475

Mizuho Financial Group, (Cayman), 8.375%, 12/29/2049

7,450,000

7,888,060

Oil Insurance Ltd., 144A, 7.558%, 12/29/2049

12,040,000

12,524,971

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series 1, 9.118%, 3/31/2049

2,725,000

3,034,729

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 144A, 5.471%, 3/29/2049

310,000

298,555

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 144A, 5.625%, 10/15/2015

5,905,000

5,777,930

 

55,077,875

Information Technology 0.1%

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings:

 

 

6.375%, 10/1/2011

615,000

607,313

6.8%, 10/1/2016

920,000

908,500

 

1,515,813

Materials 0.5%

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA:

 

 

5.625%, 4/20/2015

4,683,000

4,595,592

7.75%, 9/13/2011

85,000

92,419

Sappi Papier Holding AG, 144A, 6.75%, 6/15/2012

2,438,000

2,345,685

 

7,033,696

Telecommunication Services 0.8%

Telecom Italia Capital:

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/2014

1,850,000

1,716,004

5.25%, 11/15/2013

9,183,000

8,783,163

 

10,499,167

Utilities 0.1%

Scottish Power PLC, 5.81%, 3/15/2025

1,492,000

1,472,006

Total Foreign Bonds — US$ Denominated (Cost $75,498,019)

75,598,557

 

Asset Backed 9.4%

Automobile Receivables 0.2%

MMCA Automobile Trust:

 

 

"A4", Series 2002-4, 3.05%, 11/16/2009

586,397

585,167

"C", Series 2002-4, 4.56%, 11/16/2009

82,913

82,801

"B", Series 2002-2, 4.67%, 3/15/2010

961,585

958,746

"B", Series 2002-1, 5.37%, 1/15/2010

366

366

Whole Auto Loan Trust, "B", Series 2004-1, 3.13%, 3/15/2011

1,605,592

1,582,085

 

3,209,165

Home Equity Loans 9.1%

Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust, "A6", Series 2000-2, 7.72%, 3/25/2015

56,532

56,670

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, "2A2", Series 2003-4*, 5.62%, 5/25/2033

6,066,093

6,080,052

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., "A1", Series 2006-WFH4, 5.37%*, 11/25/2036

9,960,000

9,960,000

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates:

 

 

"AF2", Series 2005-7, 4.367%, 11/25/2035

8,581,000

8,491,738

"A1" Series 2006-S6, 5.434%*, 3/25/2034

6,645,224

6,645,200

"A2", Series 2006-15, 5.683%, 10/25/2046

10,345,000

10,385,261

"A6", Series 2006-15, 5.826%, 10/25/2046

10,345,000

10,490,086

"1AF6", Series 2006-11, 6.15%, 9/25/2046

6,555,000

6,727,594

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, "AF1B", Series 2005-CB8, 5.451%, 12/25/2035

2,946,485

2,932,723

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, "A3", Series 2006-FF15, 5.37%*, 11/25/2036

7,010,000

7,010,000

Household Home Equity Loan Trust, "A1F", Series 2006-3, 5.98%, 3/20/2036

10,540,000

10,539,663

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., "A2", Series 2006-CH1, 5.37%*, 11/25/2028

10,575,870

10,575,870

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, "A1A", Series 2005-NCB, 5.451%, 7/25/2036

1,802,510

1,794,370

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, "2A1", Series 2006-3, 5.36%*, 2/25/2037

10,565,000

10,565,000

Park Place Securities NIM Trust, "A", Series 2005-WCH1, 144A, 4.0%, 2/25/2035

48,875

48,803

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust, "AF3", Series 2005-2, 4.499%, 8/25/2035

5,428,000

5,350,348

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., "AI7", Series 2003-RS9, 5.06%, 10/25/2033

7,035,000

6,940,113

Residential Asset Securities Corp., "AI1", Series 2006-KS3, 5.39%*, 4/25/2036

2,980,773

2,981,605

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, "A1" Series 2006-HI4, 5.42%*, 9/25/2036

10,406,614

10,406,578

Securitized Asset Backed NIM Trust, "NIM", Series 2005-FR4, 144A, 6.0%, 1/25/2036

937,013

933,560

 

128,915,234

Manufactured Housing Receivables 0.1%

Green Tree Financial Corp., "A4", Series 1996-2, 7.2%, 4/15/2027

1,020,905

1,050,274

Total Asset Backed (Cost $132,870,382)

133,174,673

 

US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs 12.1%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

 

3.5%, 8/1/2035

7,276,763

6,445,297

5.0%, 4/1/2035

5,007,901

4,851,068

5.5%, with various maturities from 10/1/2023 until 1/1/2034

7,562,071

7,531,852

6.5%, 1/1/2035

4,204,586

4,309,146

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

4.5%, with various maturities from 8/1/2033 until 10/1/2033

9,021,267

8,492,654

5.0%, with various maturities from 9/1/2023 until 5/1/2034

16,819,497

16,358,623

5.5%, with various maturities from 7/1/2024 until 4/1/2036

45,249,899

44,911,059

6.0%, with various maturities from 10/1/2022 until 12/1/2099

21,922,842

22,253,019

6.5%, with various maturities from 5/1/2023 until 9/1/2036

47,756,264

48,733,339

7.0%, 8/1/2036

6,694,335

6,889,347

7.13%, 1/1/2012

1,702,679

1,692,152

9.0%, 11/1/2030

58,010

61,493

Total US Government Agency Sponsored Pass-Throughs (Cost $172,836,734)

172,529,049

 

Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities 29.4%

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp., "A5", Series 2003-4, 4.75%, 3/25/2033

3,752,009

3,710,740

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, "5A3", Series 2005-2, 5.077%, 9/25/2035

7,575,000

7,504,225

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

 

"A4", Series 2005-5, 5.115%, 10/10/2045

9,810,000

9,690,778

"A1A", Series 2000-1, 7.109%, 11/15/2031

33,059

33,510

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, "2A6", Series 2004-F, 4.148%*, 7/25/2034

20,000

19,470

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"2A3", Series 2005-4, 4.45%, 8/25/2035

2,805,000

2,742,178

"2A1", Series 2004-12, 4.472%*, 2/25/2035

6,563,604

6,472,849

"A1", Series 2006-1, 4.625%*, 2/25/2036

15,326,402

15,026,797

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., "A1", Series 2003-S2, 5.0%, 3/25/2018

11,199

11,049

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc., "1A1", Series 2004-1, 5.25%, 1/25/2034

6,426,376

6,377,045

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, "A5", Series 2004-C2, 4.733%, 10/15/2041

5,349,000

5,167,875

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.:

 

 

"1A2", Series 2006-AR2, 5.552%*, 3/25/2036

11,859,351

11,897,824

"1A3A", Series 2006-AR5, 5.957%*, 7/25/2036

6,298,091

6,370,873

"1CB2", Series 2004-NCM2, 6.75%, 8/25/2034

3,344,059

3,406,761

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, "A1", Series 2006-A2, 6.0%, 5/25/2036

8,130,828

8,210,550

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2003-6T2, 5.0%, 6/25/2033

18,011

17,869

"A2", Series 2003-21T1, 5.25%, 12/25/2033

4,462,123

4,419,897

"A4", Series 2004-14T2, 5.5%, 8/25/2034

4,325,766

4,301,645

"A6", Series 2004-14T2, 5.5%, 8/25/2034

4,931,292

4,903,362

"4A3", Series 2005-43, 5.752%*, 10/25/2035

4,862,186

4,833,012

"7A1", Series 2004-J2, 6.0%, 12/25/2033

1,525

1,518

"1A1", Series 2004-J1, 6.0%, 2/25/2034

1,026,008

1,021,610

"A1", Series 2004-35T2, 6.0%, 2/25/2035

3,167,952

3,169,074

"A4", Series 2002-11, 6.25%, 10/25/2032

2,952,837

2,954,235

Countrywide Home Loans:

 

 

"A15", Series 2002-34, 4.75%, 1/25/2033

5,818,131

5,727,082

"A2", Series 2004-19, 5.25%, 10/25/2034

5,547,025

5,511,545

"A1", Series 2005-29, 5.75%, 12/25/2035

8,892,191

8,881,457

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., "1A11", Series 2004-4, 5.5%, 8/25/2034

4,857,900

4,834,736

First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, "2A1", Series 2005-AR2, 5.127%*, 6/25/2035

6,553,576

6,532,539

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., "AAB", Series 2005-C3, 4.94%, 7/10/2045

2,475,000

2,434,851

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2004-J1, 5.25%, 4/25/2034

3,882,116

3,864,388

"A15", Series 2004-J1, 5.25%, 4/25/2034

3,785,497

3,767,843

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., "AAB", Series 2006-GG7, 5.912%*, 7/10/2038

3,995,000

4,165,934

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, "A4", Series 2005-GG4, 4.761%, 7/10/2039

10,030,000

9,688,977

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, "2A4", Series 2006-AR1, 5.192%*, 1/25/2036

9,450,000

9,392,282

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., "A4", Series 2005-LDP5, 5.179%*, 12/15/2044

11,772,000

11,764,168

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"7A1", Series 2006-A3, 4.583%*, 4/25/2035

9,229,796

9,080,806

"2A4L", Series 2006-A6, 5.584%, 10/25/2036

7,185,000

7,179,108

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"A2", Series 2005-C2, 4.821%, 4/15/2030

5,385,000

5,334,697

"A4", Series 2005-C7, 5.197%, 11/15/2030

7,830,000

7,786,165

Lehman Mortgage Trust:

 

 

"3A3", Series 2006-1, 5.5%, 2/25/2036

6,643,000

6,658,545

"1A10", Series 2006-3, 6.0%, 7/25/2036

6,401,869

6,468,754

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, "B1", Series 2004-13, 3.814%*, 12/21/2034

6,349,747

6,127,070

Master Alternative Loans Trust:

 

 

"5A1", Series 2005-2, 6.5%, 12/25/2034

918,463

928,221

"8A1", Series 2004-3, 7.0%, 4/25/2034

395,448

396,438

"6A1", Series 2004-5, 7.0%, 6/25/2034

1,610,109

1,624,177

Master Asset Securitization Trust, "2A7", Series 2003-9, 5.5%, 10/25/2033

5,474,889

5,360,261

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, "A2", Series 2005-A5, 4.566%, 6/25/2035

3,578,000

3,458,361

NYC Mortgage Loan Trust, "A3", Series 1996, 144A, 6.75%, 9/25/2019

2,350,370

2,371,758

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.:

 

 

"CB", Series 2004-QS2, 5.75%, 2/25/2034

1,864,967

1,847,483

"CB1", Series 2002-QS17, 6.0%, 11/25/2032

4,750,813

4,795,352

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, "A1", Series 2004-A1, 5.25%, 4/25/2034

5,249,918

5,169,579

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan:

 

 

"1A4", Series 2005-22, 5.25%, 12/25/2035

6,255,000

6,166,492

"6A3", Series 2005-21, 5.4%, 11/25/2035

5,644,000

5,536,502

"5A1", Series 2005-18, 5.562%*, 9/25/2035

3,074,327

3,074,356

"7A4", Series 2006-1, 5.62%, 2/25/2036

6,132,000

6,063,046

Structured Asset Securities Corp., "4A1", Series 2005-6, 5.0%, 5/25/2035

49,045

47,129

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, "AMFX", Series 2005-C20, 5.179%, 7/15/2042

12,020,000

11,909,628

Washington Mutual:

 

 

"A6", Series 2004-AR5, 3.844%*, 6/25/2034

5,237,000

5,070,754

"A6", Series 2004-AR7, 3.941%*, 7/25/2034

25,000

24,281

"A1", Series 2005-AR3, 4.642%*, 3/25/2035

7,009,819

6,927,937

"1A3", Series 2005-AR14, 5.072%*, 12/25/2035

6,100,000

6,036,556

"1A3", Series 2005-AR16, 5.115%*, 12/25/2035

6,220,000

6,187,121

"1A1", Series 2006-AR2, 5.326%*, 3/25/2037

8,963,459

8,953,002

"1A2", Series 2006-AR12, 5.849%, 10/25/2036

6,990,000

7,032,863

"1A4", Series 2006-AR8, 5.936%*, 8/25/2046

4,680,233

4,721,753

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, "2CB4", Series 2005-7, 5.5%, 8/25/2035

6,244,066

6,202,475

Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp., "1A7", Series 2003-MS8, 5.5%, 5/25/2033

655,316

652,570

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

"1A6", Series 2003-1, 4.5%, 2/25/2018

6,075

6,028

"4A2", Series 2005-AR16, 4.992%*, 10/25/2035

9,500,000

9,407,147

"4A4", Series 2005-AR16, 4.992%*, 10/25/2035

3,768,804

3,740,921

"2A5", Series 2006-AR2, 5.092%*, 3/25/2036

20,976,248

20,868,783

"3A2", Series 2006-AR8, 5.238%*, 4/25/2036

10,170,000

10,150,564

"A1", Series 2006-3, 5.5%, 3/25/2036

8,596,537

8,574,113

"A6", Series 2006-AR11, 5.539%, 8/25/2036

10,255,000

10,318,003

"1A3", Series 2006-6, 5.75%, 5/25/2036

7,040,276

7,065,049

Total Commercial and Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $417,050,391)

418,154,396

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 12.5%

Fannie Mae Whole Loan:

 

 

"A2", Series 2004-W4, 5.0%, 6/25/2034

7,606,036

7,556,310

"A23", Series 2004-W10, 5.0%, 8/25/2034

8,015,000

7,956,428

"1A1", Series 2004-W15, 6.0%, 8/25/2044

2,968,245

2,985,139

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

 

 

"KB", Series 2552, 4.25%, 6/15/2027

238,140

235,610

"PN", Series 2544, 4.5%, 3/15/2026

4,499,678

4,455,065

"LN", Series 3145, 4.5%, 10/15/2034

7,332,000

7,094,722

"CA", Series 2526, 5.0%, 6/15/2016

1,578

1,569

"AJ", Series 2849, 5.0%, 5/15/2018

4,757,000

4,735,048

"PE", Series 2721, 5.0%, 1/15/2023

14,000

13,563

"BG", Series 2640, 5.0%, 2/15/2032

1,775,000

1,718,159

"YD", Series 2737, 5.0%, 8/15/2032

6,016,056

5,823,555

"UE", Series 2764, 5.0%, 10/15/2032

10,000

9,661

"EG", Series 2836, 5.0%, 12/15/2032

4,295,000

4,137,000

"PD", Series 2783, 5.0%, 1/15/2033

6,108,000

5,906,825

"TE", Series 2780, 5.0%, 1/15/2033

13,771,000

13,309,143

"NE", Series 2802, 5.0%, 2/15/2033

90,000

86,962

"OE", Series 2840, 5.0%, 2/15/2033

5,050,000

4,881,012

"PD", Series 2893, 5.0%, 2/15/2033

30,000

28,932

"TE", Series 2827, 5.0%, 4/15/2033

65,000

62,464

"PE", Series 2864, 5.0%, 6/15/2033

40,000

38,688

"UE", Series 2911, 5.0%, 6/15/2033

10,815,000

10,440,795

"ND", Series 2950, 5.0%, 6/15/2033

11,250,000

10,821,136

"BG", Series 2869, 5.0%, 7/15/2033

1,230,000

1,188,574

"JG", Series 2937, 5.0%, 8/15/2033

55,000

52,810

"KD", Series 2915, 5.0%, 9/15/2033

5,936,000

5,739,213

"NE", Series 2921, 5.0%, 9/15/2033

12,670,000

12,166,672

"ND", Series 2938, 5.0%, 10/15/2033

3,865,000

3,730,424

"KE", Series 2934, 5.0%, 11/15/2033

53,000

51,219

"QD", Series 3113, 5.0%, 6/15/2034

6,725,000

6,442,672

"YA", Series 2841, 5.5%, 7/15/2027

7,552,579

7,573,376

"PE", Series 2450, 6.0%, 7/15/2021

35,132

35,455

"CH", Series 2322, 6.0%, 2/15/2029

5,327,671

5,371,065

"YB", Series 2205, 6.0%, 5/15/2029

655,094

656,157

"PE", Series 2165, 6.0%, 6/15/2029

6,512,716

6,589,786

Federal National Mortgage Association:

 

 

"PE", Series 2005-44, 5.0%, 7/25/2033

3,625,000

3,486,123

"BG", Series 2005-12, 5.0%, 10/25/2033

2,457,000

2,362,433

"EC", Series 2005-15, 5.0%, 10/25/2033

80,000

77,153

"HE", Series 2005-22, 5.0%, 10/25/2033

25,000

24,031

"PE", Series 2005-14, 5.0%, 12/25/2033

90,000

86,739

"OG", Series 2001-69, 5.5%, 12/25/2016

25,000

25,159

"J", Series 1998-36, 6.0%, 7/18/2028

5,138,560

5,137,973

"PH", Series 1999-19, 6.0%, 5/25/2029

6,442,045

6,558,238

"Z", Series 2001-14, 6.0%, 5/25/2031

19,671

20,007

"A2", Series 1998-M1, 6.25%, 1/25/2008

1,157,151

1,161,320

"A2", Series 1998-M6, 6.32%, 8/15/2008

7,589,632

7,695,937

"HM", Series 2002-36, 6.5%, 12/25/2029

355

354

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

 

"GD", Series 2004-26, 5.0%, 11/16/2032

4,686,000

4,493,001

"QE", Series 2004-11, 5.0%, 12/16/2032

28,000

26,683

"VK", Series 2002-41, 6.0%, 6/20/2018

4,239,949

4,242,244

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $178,398,357)

177,292,604

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes 4.5%

Arkansas, State Development Finance Authority, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation, "4", Series A, Zero Coupon, 7/10/2014 (a)

382,000

248,648

Arkansas, State Development Finance Authority, Economic Development Revenue, Series B, 4.85%, 10/1/2012 (a)

120,000

118,358

Belmont, CA, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation, 7.55%, 8/1/2011 (a)

685,000

699,851

California, Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Mortgage:

 

 

Series A-1, 7.9%, 8/1/2007 (a)

55,000

55,329

Series A-1, 8.24%, 8/1/2014 (a)

30,000

30,382

Contra Costa County, CA, Fire District, Taxable Pension Obligation, 4.76%, 8/1/2013 (a)

6,240,000

6,124,872

Contra Costa County, CA, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Willow Pass Apartments, Series D, 6.8%, 12/1/2015

1,335,000

1,385,183

Fulton, MO, General Obligation, 7.5%, 7/1/2007 (a)

120,000

121,620

Hillsborough County, FL, Port District Revenue, Tampa Port Authority Project:

 

 

Zero Coupon, 6/1/2011 (a)

53,000

42,112

Zero Coupon, 12/1/2011 (a)

53,000

41,078

Hoboken, NJ:

 

 

Series B, 4.76%, 2/1/2011 (a)

335,000

329,881

Series B, 4.96%, 2/1/2012 (a)

3,030,000

3,002,609

Series B, 5.12%, 2/1/2013 (a)

3,185,000

3,167,100

Houston, TX, Airport System Revenue, Special Facilities, Rental Car Project, 6.88%, 1/1/2028 (a)

45,000

51,391

Lake Mills, IA, Hospital & Healthcare Revenue, Investors Limited, First Mortgage, 144A:

 

 

Series 1995, 8.0%, 11/1/2006

590,000

590,000

Series 1997, 8.0%, 11/1/2007

610,000

608,054

Los Angeles, CA, Community Redevelopment Agency, Community Redevelopment Financing Authority Revenue, Series L, 6.02%, 9/1/2021 (a)

6,480,000

6,680,621

Mississippi, Single Family Housing Revenue, Home Corp. Single Family, 7.75%, 7/1/2024

396,397

400,722

Muskegon County, MI, General Obligation, 5.5%, 6/1/2007

4,000,000

4,000,240

New Mexico, Mortgage Finance Authority, Series 1997-C, 7.43%, 7/1/2029

21,000

21,159

New York, Multi-Family Housing Revenue, Housing Finance Agency, Series C, 8.11%, 11/15/2038

2,270,000

2,318,283

North Miami, FL, Project Revenue, Special Obligation, 7.0%, 1/1/2008 (a)

125,000

128,851

Oregon, School Boards Association, Pension Deferred Interest, Series A, Zero Coupon, 6/30/2017 (a)

17,115,000

9,816,479

Pleasantville, NJ, School District, 5.25%, 2/15/2020 (a)

45,000

44,257

Pomona, California, Pension Obligations, Series AR, 5.732%, 7/1/2025 (a)

3,745,000

3,743,390

Sedgwick & Shawnee County, KS, Single Family Revenue, Series B, 8.375%, 6/1/2018

35,000

35,590

Trenton, NJ, Taxable Reference, 5.4%, 4/1/2023 (a)

5,735,000

5,736,262

West Virginia, State General Obligation, Jobs Inventory Trust Board:

 

 

Series A, Zero Coupon, 1/22/2012

1,300,000

950,339

Series A, 144A, Zero Coupon, 6/12/2013

1,500,000

1,006,530

Series C, 144A, Zero Coupon, 7/31/2013

3,500,000

2,328,900

Wilkes Barre, PA, Taxable Notes, Series C, 5.48%, 11/15/2024 (a)

6,315,000

6,254,187

Wisconsin, Plover Wisconsin Taxable Bond Anticipation Notes, Series C, 6.25%, 12/1/2008

4,325,000

4,385,377

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $62,721,601)

64,467,655

 

US Treasury Obligations 10.9%

US Treasury Bonds:

 

 

6.0%, 2/15/2026

63,567,000

72,953,049

8.125%, 8/15/2019

28,552,000

37,719,876

US Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 11/15/2013

45,655,000

44,747,241

Total US Treasury Obligations (Cost $152,585,375)

155,420,166

 


Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Preferred Stocks 2.0%

Arch Capital Group Ltd., 8.0%*

27,897

740,144

Dresdner Funding Trust I, 144A, 8.151%

2,455,000

2,966,767

MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd., 6.346%

9,980,000

10,078,742

RBS Capital Trust III, 5.512%

2,153,000

2,118,265

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.8%

8,135,000

8,206,645

ZFS Finance USA Trust I 144A, 6.15%

4,790,000

4,817,558

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $28,043,589)

28,928,121

 

Cash Equivalents 2.0%

Cash Management QP Trust, 5.31% (b) (Cost $28,308,861)

28,308,861

28,308,861

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $1,428,885,106)+

101.3

1,440,057,379

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(1.3)

(17,210,102)

Net Assets

100.0

1,422,847,277

* Floating rate notes are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate, such as the coupon-equivalent of the US Treasury bill rate. These securities are shown at their current rate as of October 31, 2006.

+ The cost for federal income tax purposes was $1,432,390,966. At October 31, 2006, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $7,666,413. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $19,002,109 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $11,335,696.

(a) Bond is insured by one of these companies.

Insurance Coverage

As a % of Total Investment Portfolio

Ambac Assurance Corp.

0.4

Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

0.7

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

0.4

MBIA Corporation

1.7

b) Cash Management QP Trust, an affiliated fund, is managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

Included in the portfolio are investments in mortgage or asset-backed securities which are interests in separate pools of mortgages or assets. Effective maturities of these investments may be shorter than stated maturities due to prepayments. Some separate investments in the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and Federal National Mortgage Association issues have similar coupon rates and have been aggregated for presentation purposes in the investment portfolio.

144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2006

Assets

Investments:

Investments in securities, at value (cost $1,400,576,245)

$ 1,411,748,518

Investment in Cash Management QP Trust (cost $28,308,861)

28,308,861

Total investments in securities, at value (cost $1,428,885,106)

1,440,057,379

Receivable for investments sold

6,130,045

Interest receivable

11,725,210

Receivable for Fund shares sold

4,340,337

Dividend receivable

13,949

Foreign taxes recoverable

738

Other assets

104,848

Total assets

1,462,372,506

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

26,266,613

Dividends payable

1,084,326

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

2,032,116

Accrued management fee

416,847

Payable for investments purchased — mortgage dollar rolls

8,924,281

Other accrued expenses and payables

801,046

Total liabilities

39,525,229

Net assets, at value

$ 1,422,847,277

Net Assets

Net assets consist of:

Distributions in excess of net investment income

(492,334)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

11,172,273

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(15,151,369)

Paid-in capital

1,427,318,707

Net assets, at value

$ 1,422,847,277

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2006 (continued)

Net Asset Value

Class A

Net Asset Value and redemption price(a) per share ($610,700,643 ÷ 56,967,757 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.72

Maximum offering price per share (100 ÷ 95.5 of $10.72)

$ 11.23

Class B

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($34,843,855 ÷ 3,252,296 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.71

Class C

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($54,750,045 ÷ 5,108,308 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.72

Class R

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) per share ($10,145,484 ÷ 942,351 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.77

Class S

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) per share ($113,473,546 ÷ 10,592,472 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.71

Institutional Class

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) per share ($598,933,704 ÷ 55,873,644 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 10.72

(a) Redemption price per share for shares held less than 15 days is equal to net asset value less a 2% redemption fee.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2006

Investment Income

Income:

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,476)

$ 67,850,842

Interest — Cash Management QP Trust

1,531,764

Dividends

69,209

Total Income

69,451,815

Expenses:

Management fee

5,219,854

Administration fee

568,624

Services to shareholders

950,796

Administrator service fee

886,445

Distribution and shareholder servicing fees

2,287,971

Custodian fees

43,269

Auditing

60,882

Legal

54,954

Trustees' fees and expenses

55,355

Reports to shareholders and shareholder meeting

486,902

Registration fees

119,582

Other

110,796

Total expenses before expense reductions

10,845,430

Expense reductions

(1,020,571)

Total expenses after expense reductions

9,824,859

Net investment income

59,626,956

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions

Net realized gain from:

Investments

(14,205,612)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investments

18,301,392

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

4,095,780

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 63,722,736

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Years Ended October 31,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2006

2005

Operations:

Net investment income

$ 59,626,956

$ 47,222,226

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

(14,205,612)

4,096,129

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investment transactions

18,301,392

(36,813,378)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

63,722,736

14,504,977

Distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

(23,065,955)

(12,890,760)

Class B

(1,397,979)

(1,394,285)

Class C

(2,041,601)

(1,729,590)

Investment Class

(4,992,612)

(4,614,211)

Class R

(366,227)

(199,560)

Class S

(238,037)

(25,881)

Institutional Class

(27,685,873)

(26,060,857)

Net realized gains:

Class A

(948,827)

(1,062,767)

Class B

(87,193)

(200,798)

Class C

(119,822)

(241,099)

Investment Class

(256,149)

(488,900)

Class R

(14,250)

(16,115)

Class S

(3,695)

Institutional Class

(1,243,617)

(3,210,732)

Fund share transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold

575,314,161

579,986,801

Reinvestment of distributions

55,109,124

46,483,429

Cost of shares redeemed

(433,477,477)

(368,469,303)

In-kind redemption

(76,287,189)

Redemption fees

23,829

10,304

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

196,969,637

181,724,042

Increase (decrease) in net assets

198,230,536

144,093,464

Net assets at beginning of period

1,224,616,741

1,080,523,277

Net assets at end of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $492,334 and undistributed net investment income of $47,817, respectively)

$ 1,422,847,277

$ 1,224,616,741

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

Class A

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

$ 10.92

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomeb

.47

.44

.46

.46

.17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.02

(.30)

.20

.03c

.18

Total from investment operations

.49

.14

.66

.49

.35

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.48)

(.44)

(.46)

(.45)

(.19)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

(.05)

(.08)

(.16)

Total distributions

(.50)

(.49)

(.54)

(.61)

(.19)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.72

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

Total Return (%)d,e

4.72

1.28

6.17

4.43

3.29**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

611

431

221

176

19

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

.95

.81

.81

.80

.83*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.82

.80

.80

.80

.79*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

4.50

4.04

4.20

4.15

4.82*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166f

162f,g

91f

290

152

a For the period from June 28, 2002 (commencement of operations of Class A shares) to October 31, 2002.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c The amount of net realized and unrealized gain shown for a share outstanding for the period ended October 31, 2003 does not correspond with the aggregate net loss on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173%, 177% and 190% for the years ended October 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

g Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class B

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.72

$ 11.07

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

$ 10.92

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomeb

.39

.36

.38

.38

.14

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.02

(.30)

.20

.02c

.18

Total from investment operations

.41

.06

.58

.40

.32

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.40)

(.36)

(.39)

(.36)

(.16)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

(.05)

(.08)

(.16)

Total distributions

(.42)

(.41)

(.47)

(.52)

(.16)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.71

$ 10.72

$ 11.07

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

Total Return (%)d

3.94e

.51e

5.37

3.64

3.04e**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

35

41

44

43

9

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.67

1.56

1.55

1.49

1.58*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.49

1.54*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

3.75

3.29

3.45

3.46

4.07*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166f

162f,g

91f

290

152

a For the period from June 28, 2002 (commencement of operations of Class B shares) to October 31, 2002.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c The amount of net realized and unrealized gain shown for the period ended October 31, 2003 does not correspond with the aggregate net loss on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charges.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173%, 177% and 190% for the years ended October 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

g Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class C

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

$ 10.92

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomeb

.39

.36

.38

.38

.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.02

(.30)

.20

.02c

.17

Total from investment operations

.41

.06

.58

.40

.32

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.40)

(.36)

(.38)

(.36)

(.16)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

(.05)

(.08)

(.16)

Total distributions

(.42)

(.41)

(.46)

(.52)

(.16)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.72

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

Total Return (%)d

3.94e

.52e

5.40

3.73e

2.96e**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

55

55

52

54

11

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.63

1.56

1.53

1.55

1.58*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

1.57

1.55

1.53

1.54

1.54*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

3.75

3.29

3.47

3.41

4.07*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166f

162f,g

91f

290

152

a For the period from June 28, 2002 (commencement of operations of Class C shares) to October 31, 2002.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c The amount of net realized and unrealized gain shown for a share outstanding for the period ended October 31, 2003 does not correspond with the aggregate net loss on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales changes.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173%, 177% and 190% for the years ended October 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

g Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class R

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005

2004

2003a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.77

$ 11.12

$ 10.99

$ 11.07

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomeb

.45

.41

.43

.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.02

(.30)

.17

(.12)

Total from investment operations

.47

.11

.60

(.08)

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.45)

(.41)

(.39)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

(.05)

(.08)

Total distributions

(.47)

(.46)

(.47)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.77

$ 10.77

$ 11.12

$ 10.99

Total Return (%)

4.56c

1.04

6.00c

(.72)c**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

10

7

3

.01

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.12

1.05

1.06

1.05*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

1.08

1.05

1.04

1.05*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

4.24

3.79

3.96

3.62*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166d

162d,e

91d

290

a For the period from October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations of Class R shares) to October 31, 2003.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

d The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173%, 177% and 190% for the years ended October 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

e Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Class S

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005a

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.73

$ 11.02

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomeb

.49

.34

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.00***

(.29)

Total from investment operations

.49

.05

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.49)

(.34)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

Total distributions

(.51)

(.34)

Redemption fees

.00***

.00***

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.71

$ 10.73

Total Return (%)c

4.73

.41**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

113

1

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

.93

.81*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.67

.74*

Ratio of net investment income (%)

4.65

4.12*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166d

162d,e

a For the period from February 1, 2005 (commencement of operations of Class S shares) to October 31, 2005.

b Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

c Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

d The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173% and 177% for the periods ended October 31, 2006, and 2005.

e Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

*** Amount is less than $.005.

Institutional Class

Years Ended October 31,

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

$ 11.12

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment incomea

.50

.47

.49

.49

.61

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

.01

(.30)

.19

.03b

(.03)

Total from investment operations

.51

.17

.68

.52

.58

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

(.50)

(.47)

(.48)

(.48)

(.62)

Net realized gain on investment transactions

(.02)

(.05)

(.08)

(.16)

Total distributions

(.52)

(.52)

(.56)

(.64)

(.62)

Redemption fees

.00*

.00*

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.72

$ 10.73

$ 11.08

$ 10.96

$ 11.08

Total Return (%)c

4.98

1.52

6.43

4.70

5.49

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

599

571

656

755

745

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

.61

.56

.56

.55

.56

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.58

.55

.55

.55

.55

Ratio of net investment income (%)

4.74

4.29

4.45

4.40

5.60

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

166d

162d,e

91d

290

152

a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

b The amount of net realized and unrealized gain shown for a share outstanding for the period ended October 31, 2003 does not correspond with the aggregate net loss on investments for the period due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

c Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

d The portfolio turnover rate including mortgage dollar roll transactions was 173%, 177% and 190% for the years ended October 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

e Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.

* Amount is less than $.005.

Notes to Financial Statements

A. Significant Accounting Policies

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund (formerly Scudder Fixed Income Fund) (the "Fund") is a diversified series of DWS Advisor Funds (the "Trust") which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment management company. The Trust is organized as a business trust under the laws of the state of Delaware. On July 10, 2006, DWS Core Fixed Income Fund became a series of DWS Advisor Funds. Prior to July 10, 2006, DWS Core Fixed Income Fund was a series of DWS Investments Trust.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares which provide investors with different purchase options. Class A shares are offered to investors subject to an initial sales charge. Class B shares are offered without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years after issuance. Class C shares are offered to investors without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions within one year of purchase. Class C shares do not convert into another class. Class R shares are only available to participants in certain retirement plans and are offered to investors without an initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Institutional Class shares are offered to a limited group of investors, are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges and have lower ongoing expenses than other classes. On October 20, 2006, Investment Class shares were converted into Class S shares. Class S shares are not subject to initial or contingent deferred sales charges. Class S shares are no longer available to new investors except under certain circumstances.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as services to shareholders and certain other class-specific expenses. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could

differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services approved by the Trustees of the Fund. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, the securities are valued at the most recent bid quotation or evaluated price, as applicable, obtained from a broker-dealer. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes.

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (US or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which the security is traded most extensively. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation.

Money market instruments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies and Cash Management QP Trust are valued at their net asset value each business day.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees.

In September 2006, FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of October 31, 2006, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements reported in the statement of operations for a fiscal period.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls. The Fund may enter into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells to a bank or broker/dealer (the "counterparty") mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase similar, but not identical, securities on a fixed date. The counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made on the security while it is the holder. The Fund receives compensation as consideration for entering into the commitment to repurchase. The compensation is paid in the form of a lower price for the security upon its repurchase, or alternatively, a fee. Mortgage dollar rolls may be renewed with a new sale and repurchase price and a cash settlement made at each renewal without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into mortgage dollar rolls from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their commitments. Additionally, the value of such securities may change adversely before the Fund is able to repurchase them. There can be no assurance that the Fund's use of the cash that it receives from a mortgage dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds its costs.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provisions were required.

At October 31, 2006, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $11,645,000 which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until October 31,2014, the respective expiration date, which may be subject to certain limitations under sections 382-383 of the Internal Revenue Code.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation"). The Interpretation establishes for the Fund a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Fund is taxable in certain jurisdictions), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Fund and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Fund's financial statements.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the Fund is declared as a daily dividend and distributed to shareholders monthly. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences relate primarily to securities sold at a loss. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

At October 31, 2006, the Fund's components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income*

$ 591,992

Capital loss carryforwards

$ (11,645,000)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

$ 7,666,413

In addition, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Fund is summarized as follows:

 

Years Ended October 31,

 

2006

2005

Distributions from ordinary income*

$ 61,597,718

$ 46,915,144

Distributions from long-term capital gains

$ 864,119

$ 5,220,411

* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

Redemption Fees. The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2% of the total redemption amount on all Fund shares redeemed or exchanged within 15 days, of buying them, either by purchase or exchange. This fee is assessed and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment security transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

B. Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the year ended October 31, 2006, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments, US Treasury Obligations and mortgage dollar roll transactions) aggregated $1,049,942,983 and $797,649,380, respectively. Purchases and sales of US Treasury obligations aggregated $1,447,217,133 and $1,407,099,825, respectively. Purchases and sales of mortgage dollar rolls aggregated $79,630,525 and $83,876,448, respectively.

C. Related Parties

DWS Scudder is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc." or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, is the Fund's Advisor and Administrator.

On December 1, 2005, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen PLC") acquired from Deutsche Bank AG, the parent company of the Advisor, parts of its asset management business and related assets based in London and Philadelphia. As of December 2, 2005, and pursuant to a written contract, Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("AAMI"), a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aberdeen PLC, serves as subadvisor to the Fund. AAMI is paid for its services by the Advisor from its fee as investment advisor to the Fund.

Management Agreement. Under the Management Agreement, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Fund.

Prior to June 1, 2006, the management fee payable under the Investment Management Agreement was equal to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

Effective June 1, 2006, under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, the Fund pays a monthly management fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets accrued daily and payable monthly, at the following annual rates:

First $1.5 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets

.400%

Next $1.75 billion of such net assets

.385%

Next $1.75 billion of such net assets

.370%

Over $5 billion of such net assets

.355%

For the period from November 1, 2005 through May 31, 2006, the Advisor and Administrator had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of their fees and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, proxy/shareholder meeting costs, taxes, brokerage, interest and organizational and offering expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses of each class as follows:

Class A

.80%

Class B

1.55%

Class C

1.55%

Class R

1.05%

Class S

.74%

Institutional Class

.55%

For the period from June 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest, and organizational and offering expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses of each class as follows:

Class A

.80%

Class B

1.55%

Class C

1.55%

Class R

1.05%

Class S

.77%

Institutional Class

.55%

Effective October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest and organizational and offering expenses) to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses of each class as follows:

Class A

.80%

Class B

1.55%

Class C

1.55%

Class R

1.05%

Class S

.55%

Institutional Class

.55%

Accordingly, for the year ended October 31, 2006, the Advisor waived a portion of its advisory fee pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement aggregating $37,874 and the amount charged aggregated $5,181,980 which was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Administrator Service Fee. Prior to June 1, 2006, for its services as Administrator, DeAM, Inc. received a fee (the "Administrator Service Fee") of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of Class A, B, C, Investment Class, Class R and Institutional Class shares and 0.37% of the average daily net assets of Class S shares computed and accrued daily and payable monthly.

For the period November 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006, the Administrator Service Fee was as follows:

Administrator Service Fee

Total Aggregated

Waived

Class A

$ 330,672

$ 26,347

Class B

27,083

1,055

Class C

38,453

1,319

Investment Class

77,954

Class R

5,443

161

Class S

4,201

805

Institutional Class

402,639

31,315

 

$ 886,445

$ 61,002

Effective June 1, 2006, the Administration Services Agreement with DeAM was terminated and the Fund entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), an indirect wholly owned affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG pursuant to which DeIM provides most administrative services to the Fund. For all services provided under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee ("Administration Fee") of 0.10% of the Fund's average daily net assets computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. For the period from June 1, 2006 through October 31, 2006, DeIM received an Administration Fee of $568,624, of which $119,280 is unpaid.

Service Provider Fees. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, shareholder service agent and dividend-paying agent for Class A, B, C, Investment Class (through October 20, 2006), R and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. DWS Scudder Service Corporation ("DWS-SSC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for Class S shares of the Fund. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement among DWS-SISC, DWS-SSC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DWS-SISC and DWS-SSC have delegated certain transfer agent and dividend-paying agent functions to DST. DWS-SISC and DWS-SSC compensate DST out of the shareholder servicing fee they receive from the Fund. Prior to June 1, 2006, the fees were paid under the Administrator Service Agreement with the Advisor. For the period from June 1, 2006 through October 31, 2006, the amounts charged to the Fund by DWS-SISC and DWS-SSC were as follows:

Services to Shareholders

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at October 31, 2006

Class A

$ 527,720

$ 527,720

$ —

Class B

28,774

28,774

Class C

29,119

27,682

227

Investment Class

96,442

81,722

Class R

5,110

3,214

1,896

Class S

4,672

4,672

Institutional Class

154,991

154,991

 

$ 846,828

$ 828,775

$ 2,123

Distribution Service Agreement. Under the Distribution Service Agreement, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("DWS-SDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, receives a fee ("Distribution Fee") of 0.75% of average daily net assets of the Class B and C shares, 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class R shares, and 0.25% of average daily net assets for Class A shares (through May 31, 2006). Pursuant to the agreement, DWS-SDI enters into related selling group agreements with various firms at various rates for sales of Class A, B, C and R shares. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

Distribution Fee

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at October 31, 2006

Class A

$ 688,714

$ 43,559

Class B

280,370

22,764

Class C

408,481

35,012

Class R

21,398

2,827

 

$ 1,398,963

$ 104,162

In addition, DWS-SDI or an affiliate provides information and administrative services ("Shareholder Servicing Fee") to the shareholders of Class B, Class C, Investment Class (through October 20, 2006), Class R and Class A (effective June 1, 2006) at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets for each such class. DWS-SDI or an affiliate in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of shareholder accounts the firms service. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Shareholder Servicing Fee was as follows:

Shareholder Servicing Fee

Total Aggregated

Waived

Unpaid at October 31, 2006

Annual Effective Rate

Class A

$ 586,542

62,496

$ 64,642

.25%

Class B

90,758

2,322

14,052

.24%

Class C

129,641

22,901

.24%

Investment Class

63,219

.06%

Class R

18,848

4,658

.22%

 

$ 889,008

$ 64,818

$ 106,253

 

Underwriting Agreement and Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. DWS-SDI is the principal underwriter for the Fund. Underwriting commissions paid in connection with the distribution of Class A shares for the year ended October 31, 2006, aggregated $44,533.

In addition, DWS-SDI receives any contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") from Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of purchase. There is no such charge upon redemption of any share appreciation or reinvested dividends. The CDSC is based on declining rates ranging from 4% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the value of the shares redeemed. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the CDSC for Class B and C shares aggregated $112,649 and $15,898, respectively. A deferred sales charge of up to 1% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares. For the year ended October 31, 2006, DWS-SDI received $1,117.

Cash Management QP Trust. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in the Cash Management QP Trust (the "QP Trust"), and other affiliated funds managed by the Advisor. The QP Trust seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The QP Trust does not pay its Advisor a management fee for the affiliated funds' investments in the QP Trust.

Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DeIM, DeIM is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the amount charged to the Fund by DeIM included in the reports to shareholders aggregated $25,120, of which $7,680 is unpaid.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. As compensation for his or her services, each Independent Trustee receives an aggregated annual fee, plus a fee for each meeting attended (plus reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at board and committee meetings) from each fund in the Fund Complex for which he or she serves. In addition, the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of each committee of the Board receive additional compensation for their services. Payment of such fees and expenses is allocated among all such funds described above in direct proportion to their relative net assets.

D. Investing in High Yield Securities

Investing in high yield securities may involve greater risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in US Government bonds and other high quality fixed-income securities. These securities are non-investment grade securities, often referred to as "junk bonds." Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations. Moreover, high yield securities may be less liquid due to the extent that there is no established retail secondary market and because of a decline in the value of such securities.

E. Expense Reductions

For the year ended October 31, 2006, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $22,498 which represented a portion of the expected fee savings for the Advisor through May 31, 2006, related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.

In addition, the Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the custodian expenses. During the year ended October 31, 2006, custodian fees were reduced by $5,604 for custody credits earned.

F. Line of Credit

The Fund and several other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $750 million revolving credit facility administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 10 percent of its net assets under the agreement.

G. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Fund:

 

Year Ended October 31, 2006

Year Ended October 31, 2005

 

Shares

Dollars

Shares

Dollars

Shares sold

Class A

28,333,674

$ 300,646,786

26,134,206

$ 285,992,939

Class B

337,039

3,574,285

854,685

9,348,116

Class C

1,404,504

14,920,689

1,858,656

20,342,908

Investment Class

3,687,723

39,086,178

5,428,720

59,376,657

Class R

489,188

5,217,959

457,637

5,026,365

Class S

388,087

4,119,135

150,957**

1,648,646**

Institutional Class

19,610,390

207,749,129

18,103,307

198,251,170

 

 

$ 575,314,161

 

$ 579,986,801

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

Class A

2,057,708

$ 21,845,263

1,147,409

$ 12,544,388

Class B

106,658

1,132,605

110,340

1,206,975

Class C

139,040

1,476,802

124,360

1,360,572

Investment Class

449,964

4,770,294

449,748

4,910,456

Class R

35,329

376,527

19,197

210,762

Class S

12,407

131,671

1,989**

21,685**

Institutional Class

2,389,420

25,375,962

2,397,252

26,228,591

 

 

$ 55,109,124

 

$ 46,483,429

Shares redeemed

Class A

(13,626,994)

$ (144,628,557)

(7,053,628)

$ (77,148,872)

Class B

(1,036,239)

(10,997,797)

(1,081,695)

(11,826,956)

Class C

(1,554,736)

(16,489,030)

(1,591,968)

(17,419,143)

Investment Class

(4,940,900)

(52,456,196)

(4,233,058)

(46,312,263)

Class R

(194,584)

(2,069,647)

(142,714)

(1,560,327)

Class S

(187,676)

(1,993,833)

(16,174)**

(175,679)**

Institutional Class

(19,323,435)

(204,842,417)

(19,536,850)

(214,026,063)

 

 

(433,477,477)

 

$ (368,469,303)

Redemption fees

$ 23,829

 

$ 10,304

In-kind redemption

Institutional Class

$ —

(6,979,615)

$ (76,287,189)

 

 

$ —

 

$ (76,287,189)

Shares Converted

Class S

10,242,882*

108,778,512*

Investment Class

(10,254,469)*

(108,778,512)*

 

 

$ —

 

$ —

Net increase (decrease)

Class A

16,764,388

$ 177,874,182

20,227,987

$ 221,392,082

Class B

(592,542)

(6,289,005)

(116,670)

(1,271,832)

Class C

(11,192)

(91,430)

391,048

4,284,627

Investment Class

(11,057,682)

(117,372,145)

1,645,410

17,975,332

Class R

329,933

3,524,919

334,120

3,677,376

Class S

10,455,700

111,036,616

136,772**

1,494,673**

Institutional Class

2,676,375

28,286,500

(6,015,906)

(65,828,216)

 

 

$ 196,969,637

 

$ 181,724,042

* On June 28, 2006, the Board of the Fund approved the conversion of the Investment Class shares into the Class S shares of the Fund. This conversion was completed on October 20, 2006, and these shares are no longer offered.

** For the period February 1, 2005 (commencement of operations of Class S shares) to October 31, 2005.

H. In-Kind Redemption

In certain circumstances, the Fund may distribute portfolio securities rather than cash as payments for a redemption of fund shares (in-kind redemption). For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recognizes a gain on in-kind redemptions to the extent the value of the distributed securities exceeds their costs; the Fund recognizes a loss if cost exceeds value. Gains and losses realized on in-kind redemptions are not recognized for tax purposes, and are reclassified from undistributed realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital. During the year ended October 31, 2005, the Fund realized $1,533,398 of net gain attributable to in-kind redemptions.

I. Regulatory Matters and Litigation

Regulatory Settlements. On December 21, 2006, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") settled proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Attorney General on behalf of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc.") and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), the investment advisors to many of the DWS Scudder funds, regarding allegations of improper trading at DeAM and at the legacy Scudder and Kemper organizations prior to their acquisition by DeAM in April 2002. These regulators alleged that although the prospectuses for certain funds in the regulators' view indicated that the funds did not permit market timing, DeAM, Inc. and DeIM breached their fiduciary duty to those funds in that their efforts to limit trading activity in the funds were not effective at certain times. The regulators also alleged that DeAM, Inc. and DeIM breached their fiduciary duty to certain funds by entering into certain market timing arrangements with investors. These trading arrangements originated in businesses that existed prior to the currently constituted DeAM organization, which came together as a result of various mergers of the legacy Scudder, Kemper and Deutsche fund groups, and all of the arrangements were terminated prior to the start of the regulatory investigations that began in the summer of 2003. No current DeAM employee approved these trading arrangements. Under the terms of the settlements, DeAM, Inc. and DeIM neither admit nor deny any wrongdoing.

The terms of the SEC settlement, which identified improper trading in the legacy Deutsche and Kemper mutual funds only, provide for payment of disgorgement in the amount of $17.2 million. The terms of the settlement with the New York Attorney General provide for payment of disgorgement in the amount of $102.3 million, which is inclusive of the amount payable under the SEC settlement, plus a civil penalty in the amount of $20 million. The total amount payable by DeAM, approximately $122.3 million, would be distributed to funds and/or shareholders of the affected funds in accordance with a distribution plan to be developed by a distribution consultant. The funds' investment advisors do not believe these amounts will have a material adverse financial impact on them or materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds. The above-described amounts are not material to Deutsche Bank, and have already been reserved.

Among the terms of the settled orders, DeAM is subject to certain undertakings regarding the conduct of its business in the future, including: formation of a Code of Ethics Oversight Committee to oversee all matters relating to issues arising under the advisors' Code of Ethics; establishment of an Internal Compliance Controls Committee having overall compliance oversight responsibility of the advisors; engagement of an Independent Compliance Consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the advisors' supervisory compliance and other policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect breaches of fiduciary duty, breaches of the Code of Ethics and federal securities law violations by the advisors and their employees; and commencing in 2008, the advisors shall undergo a compliance review by an independent third party.

In addition, DeAM is subject to certain further undertakings relating to the governance of the mutual funds, including that: at least 75% of the members of the Boards of Trustees/Directors overseeing the DWS Funds continue to be independent of DeAM; the Chairmen of the DWS Funds' Boards of Trustees/Directors continue to be independent of DeAM; DeAM maintain existing management fee reductions for certain funds for a period of five years and not increase management fees for certain funds during this period; the funds retain a senior officer (or independent consultants) responsible for assisting in the review of fee arrangements and monitoring compliance by the funds and the investment advisors with securities laws, fiduciary duties, codes of ethics and other compliance policies, the expense of which shall be borne by DeAM; and periodic account statements, fund prospectuses and the mutual funds' web site contain additional disclosure and/or tools that assist investors in understanding the fees and costs associated with an investment in the funds and the impact of fees and expenses on fund returns.

DeAM also continues to discuss a settlement with the Illinois Secretary of State regarding market timing matters. As previously disclosed, DeAM expects a settlement with the Illinois Secretary of State to provide for investor education contributions totaling approximately $4 million and a payment in the amount of $2 million to the Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund.

On September 28, 2006, the SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") announced final agreements in which Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM"), Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DeAM, Inc.") and Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("SDI") (now known as DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.) settled administrative proceedings regarding disclosure of brokerage allocation practices in connection with sales of the Scudder Funds' (now known as the DWS Scudder Funds) shares during 2001-2003. The agreements with the SEC and NASD are reflected in orders which state, among other things, that DeIM and DeAM, Inc. failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest to the fund Boards and to shareholders relating to SDI's use of certain funds' brokerage commissions to reduce revenue sharing costs to broker-dealer firms with whom it had arrangements to market and distribute Scudder Fund shares. These directed brokerage practices were discontinued in October 2003.

Under the terms of the settlements, in which DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI neither admitted nor denied any of the regulators' findings, DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI agreed to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties in the total amount of $19.3 million. The portion of the settlements distributed to the funds was approximately $17.8 million and was paid to the funds as prescribed by the settlement orders based upon the amount of brokerage commissions from each fund used to satisfy revenue sharing agreements with broker-dealers who sold fund shares. Based on the prescribed settlement order, the Fund was not entitled to a portion of the settlement.

As part of the settlements, DeIM, DeAM, Inc. and SDI also agreed to implement certain measures and undertakings relating to revenue sharing payments including making additional disclosures in the fund Prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information, adopting or modifying relevant policies and procedures and providing regular reporting to the fund Boards.

Private Litigation Matters. The matters alleged in the regulatory settlements described above also serve as the general basis of a number of private class action lawsuits involving the DWS funds. These lawsuits name as defendants various persons, including certain DWS funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, and certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and other parties. Each DWS fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable DWS funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making similar allegations.

Based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a DWS fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of DWS Advisor Funds and Shareholders of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund (formerly Scudder Fixed Income Fund) (the "Fund") at October 31, 2006, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 2006

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Fund paid distributions of $0.01 per share from net long-term capital gains during its year ended October 31, 2006, of which 100% represents 15% rate gains.

Other Information

Additional information announced by Deutsche Asset Management regarding the terms of the expected settlements referred to in the Market Timing Related Regulatory and Litigation Matters and Other Regulatory Matters in the Notes to Financial Statements will be made available at www.dws-scudder.com/regulatory_settlements, which will also disclose the terms of any final settlement agreements once they are announced.

Investment Management Agreement Approval

The Fund's Trustees approved the continuation of the Fund's current investment management agreement with DeAM, Inc. and the current sub-advisory agreement between DeAM, Inc. and Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. ("AAMI") in September 2006. The Fund's current investment management agreement was also approved by the Fund's shareholders at a special meeting held in May 2006 as part of an overall plan to standardize and add flexibility to the management agreements for the DWS funds.

In terms of the process that the Trustees followed prior to approving the agreements, shareholders should know that:

At present time, all but one of your Fund's Trustees are independent of DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates.

The Trustees meet frequently to discuss fund matters. Each year, the Trustees dedicate part or all of several meetings to contract review matters. In connection with reviewing the Fund's investment management agreement, the Trustees also review the terms of the Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, distribution agreement, administration agreement, transfer agency agreement and other material service agreements.

In connection with the Board's 2006 contract review, the Board formed a special committee to facilitate careful review of the funds' contractual arrangements. After reviewing the Fund's arrangements, that committee recommended that the Board vote to approve the continuation of the Fund's investment management agreement and sub-advisory agreement.

The Trustees regularly meet privately with their independent counsel to discuss contract review and other matters. In addition, the Trustees were also advised by two consultants in the course of their 2006 review of the Fund's contractual arrangements.

The sub-advisory fee paid to AAMI is paid by DeAM, Inc. out of its fee and not directly by the Fund.

DeAM, Inc. and its predecessors have managed the Fund since inception, and the Trustees believe that a long-term relationship with a capable, conscientious advisor is in the best interest of shareholders. As you may know, DeAM, Inc. is part of Deutsche Bank, a major global banking institution that is engaged in a wide range of financial services. The Trustees believe that there are significant advantages to being part of a global asset management business that offers a wide range of investing expertise and resources, including hundreds of portfolio managers and analysts with research capabilities in many countries throughout the world.

Shareholders may focus primarily on fund performance and fees, but the Fund's Trustees consider these and many other factors, including the quality and integrity of DeAM, Inc.'s and AAMI's personnel and such other issues as back-office operations, fund valuations, and compliance policies and procedures.

In determining to approve the continuation of the Fund's current investment management agreement, the Board considered all factors that it believes relevant to the interests of Fund shareholders, including:

The investment management fee schedule for the Fund, including (i) comparative information provided by Lipper regarding investment management fee rates paid to other investment advisors by similar funds and (ii) fee rates paid to DeAM, Inc. by similar funds and institutional accounts advised by DeAM, Inc. (if any). With respect to management fees paid to other investment advisors by similar funds, the Trustees noted that the fee rates paid by the Fund were higher than the median (3rd quartile) of the applicable Lipper peer group (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2005). The Board gave a lesser weight to fees paid by similar institutional accounts advised by DeAM, Inc., in light of the material differences in the scope of services provided to mutual funds as compared to those provided to institutional accounts. Taking into account the foregoing, the Board concluded that the fee schedule in effect for the Fund represents reasonable compensation in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment services being provided to the Fund.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows. In this regard, the Board noted that the Fund's investment management fee schedule includes fee breakpoints. The Board concluded that the Fund's fee schedule represents an appropriate sharing between Fund shareholders and DeAM, Inc. of such economies of scale as may exist in the management of the Fund at current asset levels.

The total operating expenses of the Fund. In this regard, the Board noted that the total (net) operating expenses of the Fund (Class A shares) are expected to be lower than the median (2nd quartile) of the applicable Lipper expense universe (based on Lipper data provided as of December 31, 2005, and in each case analyzing Class A expenses less any applicable distribution and/or service plan expenses). The Board considered the expenses of this class to be representative for purposes of evaluating other classes of shares. The Board also considered how the Fund's total (net) operating expenses compared to the total (net) operating expenses of a more customized peer group selected by Lipper (based on such factors as asset size). The Board also noted that the expense limitation agreed to by DeAM, Inc. helped to ensure that the Fund's total (net) operating expenses would be competitive relative to the applicable Lipper universe.

The investment performance of the Fund and DeAM, Inc., both absolute and relative to various benchmarks and industry peer groups. The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2006, the Fund's performance (Institutional Class shares) was in the 2nd quartile, 1st quartile and 1st quartile, respectively, of the applicable Lipper universe. The Board also observed that the Fund has outperformed its benchmark in the three- and five-year periods ended June 30, 2006 and has underperformed its benchmark in the one-year periods ended June 30, 2006. The Board recognized that DeAM, Inc. has made significant changes in its investment personnel and processes in recent years in an effort to improve long-term performance.

The nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided by DeAM, Inc. and AAMI. The Board considered extensive information regarding DeAM, Inc., including DeAM, Inc.'s personnel (including particularly those personnel with responsibilities for providing services to the Fund), resources, policies and investment processes. The Board also considered the terms of the current investment management agreement and subadvisory agreement, including the scope of services provided under the agreements. In this regard, the Board concluded that the quality and range of services provided by DeAM, Inc. and AAMI have benefited and should continue to benefit the Fund and its shareholders.

The costs of the services to, and profits realized by, DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The Board reviewed information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by DeAM, Inc. during 2005 from providing investment management services to the Fund (and, separately, to the entire DWS Scudder fund complex), and reviewed with DeAM, Inc. the cost allocation methodology used to determine DeAM, Inc.'s profitability. In analyzing DeAM, Inc.'s costs and profits, the Board also reviewed the fees paid to and services provided by DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates with respect to administrative services, transfer agent services, shareholder servicing and distribution (including fees paid pursuant to 12b-1 plans), as well as information regarding other possible benefits derived by DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates as a result of DeAM, Inc.'s relationship with the Fund. As part of this review, the Board considered information provided by an independent accounting firm engaged to review DeAM, Inc.'s cost allocation methodology and calculations. The Board concluded that the Fund's investment management fee schedule represented reasonable compensation in light of the costs incurred by DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates in providing services to the Fund. The Board also reviewed information regarding the profitability of certain similar investment management firms. The Board noted that while information regarding the profitability of such firms is limited (and in some cases is not necessarily prepared on a comparable basis), Deutsche Asset Management's overall profitability with respect to the DWS Scudder fund complex (after taking into account distribution and other services provided to the funds by DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates) was lower than the overall profitability levels of many comparable firms for which such data was available.

The practices of DeAM, Inc. and AAMI regarding the selection and compensation of brokers and dealers executing portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered that a portion of the Fund's brokerage may be allocated to affiliates of DeAM, Inc. or AAMI, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules. The Board also reviewed and approved, subject to ongoing review by the Board, a plan whereby a limited portion of the Fund's brokerage may in the future be allocated to brokers who acquire (and provide to DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates) research services from third parties that are generally useful to DeAM, Inc. and its affiliates in managing client portfolios. The Board indicated that it would continue to monitor the allocation of the Fund's brokerage to ensure that the principle of "best price and execution" remains paramount in the portfolio trading process.

DeAM, Inc.'s commitment to and record of compliance, including its written compliance policies and procedures. In this regard, the Board considered DeAM, Inc.'s commitment to indemnify the Fund against any costs and liabilities related to lawsuits or regulatory actions making allegations regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or relating to pending regulatory inquiries. The Board also considered the significant attention and resources dedicated by DeAM, Inc. to documenting and enhancing its compliance processes in recent years. The Board noted in particular (i) the experience and seniority of DeAM, Inc.'s chief compliance officer, who reports to the Board; (ii) the large number of compliance personnel who report to DeAM, Inc.'s chief compliance officer; and (iii) the substantial commitment of resources by Deutsche Asset Management to compliance matters.

Deutsche Bank's commitment to its US mutual fund business. The Board considered recent and ongoing efforts by Deutsche Bank to restructure its US mutual fund business to improve efficiency and competitiveness and to reduce compliance and operational risk. The Board considered assurances received from Deutsche Bank that it would commit the resources necessary to maintain high-quality services to the Fund and its shareholders while various organizational initiatives are being implemented. The Board also considered Deutsche Bank's strategic plans for its US mutual fund business, the potential benefits to Fund shareholders and Deutsche Bank's management of the DWS fund group, one of Europe's most successful fund groups.

Based on all of the foregoing, the Board determined to continue the Fund's current investment management agreement and sub-advisory agreement, and concluded that the continuation of such agreements was in the best interests of the Fund's shareholders.

In reaching this conclusion the Board did not give particular weight to any single factor identified above. The Board considered these factors over the course of numerous meetings, many of which were in executive session with only the Independent Trustees and their counsel present. It is possible that individual Trustees may have weighed these factors differently in reaching their individual decisions to approve the continuation of the current agreements.

Trustees and Officers

The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the Trust as of October 31, 2006. Each Board Member's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted, (i) each Board Member has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity, and (ii) the address of each Independent Board Member is c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33904. The term of office for each Board Member is until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, resigns, is removed or as otherwise provided in the governing documents of the fund. Because the fund does not hold an annual meeting of shareholders, each Board Member will hold office for an indeterminate period. The Board Members may also serve in similar capacities with other funds in the fund complex.

Independent Board Members

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Dawn-Marie Driscoll (1946)

Chairman since 2006

Board Member since 2006

President, Driscoll Associates (consulting firm); Executive Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; formerly, Partner, Palmer & Dodge (1988-1990); Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Filene's (1978-1988). Directorships: Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College; Trustee, Southwest Florida Community Foundation (charitable organization). Former Directorships: Investment Company Institute (audit, executive, nominating committees) and Independent Directors Council (governance, executive committees)

88

Henry P. Becton, Jr. (1943)

Board Member since 2006

President, WGBH Educational Foundation. Directorships: Association of Public Television Stations; Becton Dickinson and Company1 (medical technology company); Belo Corporation1 (media company); Boston Museum of Science; Public Radio International. Former Directorships: American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. Corporation for Educational Telecommunications; Committee for Economic Development; Public Broadcasting Service

86

Keith R. Fox (1954)

Board Member since 2006

Managing General Partner, Exeter Capital Partners (a series of private equity funds). Directorships: Progressive Holding Corporation (kitchen goods importer and distributor); Natural History, Inc. (magazine publisher); Box Top Media Inc. (advertising). Former Directorships: Cloverleaf Transportation Inc. (trucking)

88

Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945)

Board Member since 2006

Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997-present); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996)

88

Martin J. Gruber (1937)

Board Member since 1999

Nomura Professor of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (since September 1965); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since January 1992), Thai Capital Fund, Inc. (since January 2000), Singapore Fund, Inc. (since January 2000). Formerly, Trustee, TIAA (pension funds) (January 1996-January 2000); Trustee, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (January 2000-March 2005); Chairman, CREF and CREF Mutual Funds (February 2004-March 2005); and Director, S.G. Cowen Mutual Funds (January 1985-January 2001)

88

Richard J. Herring (1946)

Board Member since 1999

Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (since July 2000); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000)

88

Graham E. Jones (1933)

Board Member since 2002

Senior Vice President, BGK Realty, Inc. (commercial real estate) (since 1995). Formerly, Trustee of various investment companies managed by Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (1998-2005), Morgan Stanley Asset Management (1985-2001) and Weiss, Peck and Greer (1985-2005)

88

Rebecca W. Rimel (1951)

Board Member since 2002

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts (charitable foundation) (1994 to present); Trustee, Thomas Jefferson Foundation (charitable organization) (1994 to present); Trustee, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2001 to present). Formerly, Executive Vice President, The Glenmede Trust Company (investment trust and wealth management) (1983 to 2004); Board Member, Investor Education (charitable organization) (2004-2005)

88

Philip Saunders, Jr. (1935)

Board Member since 21986

Principal, Philip Saunders Associates (economic and financial consulting) (since November 1988). Formerly, Director, Financial Industry Consulting, Wolf & Company (consulting) (1987-1988); President, John Hancock Home Mortgage Corporation (1984-1986); Senior Vice President of Treasury and Financial Services, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. (1982-1986)

88

William N. Searcy, Jr. (1946)

Board Member since 2002

Private investor since October 2003; Trustee of seven open-end mutual funds managed by Sun Capital Advisers, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation1 (telecommunications) (November 1989-September 2003)

88

Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943)

Board Member since 2006

Retired. Formerly, Consultant (1997-2001); Director, US Government Accountability Office (1996-1997); Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm) (1978-1996). Directorships: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Service Source, Inc. Former Directorships: Mutual Fund Directors Forum (2002-2004), American Bar Retirement Association (funding vehicle for retirement plans) (1987-1990 and 1994-1996)

88

Carl W. Vogt (1936)

Board Member since 2006

Retired Senior Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (law firm); formerly, President (interim) of Williams College (1999-2000); formerly, President of certain funds in the Deutsche Asset Management family of funds (formerly, Flag Investors family of funds) (registered investment companies) (1999-2000). Directorships: Yellow Corporation (trucking); American Science & Engineering (x-ray detection equipment). Former Directorships: ISI Family of Funds (registered investment companies, four funds overseen); National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Formerly, Chairman and Member, National Transportation Safety Board

86

Interested Board Member

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Business Experience and Directorships During the Past Five Years

Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen

Axel Schwarzer2 (1958)

Board Member since 2006

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management; Head of Deutsche Asset Management Americas; CEO of DWS Scudder; formerly, board member of DWS Investments, Germany (1999-2005); formerly, Head of Sales and Product Management for the Retail and Private Banking Division of Deutsche Bank in Germany (1997-1999); formerly, various strategic and operational positions for Deutsche Bank Germany Retail and Private Banking Division in the field of investment funds, tax driven instruments and asset management for corporates (1989-1996)

86

Officers3

Name, Year of Birth, Position with the Fund and Length of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held

Michael G. Clark5 (1965)

President, 2006-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2006-present); President of DWS family of funds; formerly, Director of Fund Board Relations (2004-2006) and Director of Product Development (2000-2004), Merrill Lynch Investment Managers; Senior Vice President Operations, Merrill Lynch Asset Management (1999-2000)

John Millette6 (1962)

Vice President and Secretary, 2003-present

Director4, Deutsche Asset Management

Paul H. Schubert5 (1963)

Chief Financial Officer, 2004-present

Treasurer, 2005-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds (1998-2004); Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Finance at UBS Global Asset Management (1994-1998)

Patricia DeFilippis5 (1963)

Assistant Secretary, 2005-present

Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since June 2005); formerly, Counsel, New York Life Investment Management LLC (2003-2005); legal associate, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (1998-2003)

Elisa D. Metzger5 (1962)

Assistant Secretary 2005-present

Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since September 2005); formerly, Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP (1999-2005)

Caroline Pearson6 (1962)

Assistant Secretary, 2002-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management

Scott M. McHugh6 (1971)

Assistant Treasurer, 2005-present

Director4, Deutsche Asset Management

Kathleen Sullivan D'Eramo6 (1957)

Assistant Treasurer, 2003-present

Director4, Deutsche Asset Management

John Robbins5 (1966)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2005-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2005); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for GE Asset Management (1999-2005)

Robert Kloby5 (1962)

Chief Compliance Officer, 2006-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2004-present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Risk Officer, Robeco USA (2000-2004); Vice President, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (1988-2000); E.F. Hutton and Company (1984-1988)

A. Thomas Smith5 (1956)

Chief Legal Officer, 2005-present

Managing Director4, Deutsche Asset Management (2004-present); formerly, General Counsel, Morgan Stanley and Van Kampen and Investments (1999-2004); Vice President and Associate General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company (1994-1999); senior attorney, The Dreyfus Corporation (1991-1993); senior attorney, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (1989-1991); staff attorney, US Securities & Exchange Commission and the Illinois Securities Department (1986-1989)

1 A publicly held company with securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2 The mailing address of Axel Schwarzer is c/o Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. Mr. Schwarzer is an interested Board Member by virtue of his positions with Deutsche Asset Management.

3 As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the funds.

4 Executive title, not a board directorship.

5 Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.

6 Address: Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110.

The fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-621-1048.

Account Management Resources

For shareholders of Classes A, B, C, Investment and Institutional Classes

Automated Information Line

(800) 621-1048

Personalized account information, information on other DWS funds and services via touchtone telephone and for Classes A, B, and C only, the ability to exchange or redeem shares.

Web Site

www.dws-scudder.com

View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, and change your address, 24 hours a day.

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For More Information

(800) 621-1048

To speak with a DWS Scudder service representative.

Written Correspondence

DWS Scudder

PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 1-800-621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Investment Class

InstitutionalClass

Nasdaq Symbol

SFXAX

SFXBX

SFXCX

MFISX

MFINX

CUSIP Number

23339E 889

23339E 871

23339E 863

23339E 830

23339E 848

Fund Number

493

693

793

816

593

For shareholders of Class R

Automated Information Line

DWS Scudder Flex Plan Access (800) 532-8411

24-hour access to your retirement plan account.

Web Site

www.dws-scudder.com

Click "Retirement Plans" to reallocate assets, process transactions and review your funds through our secure online account access.

Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about DWS funds, subscription to fund updates by e-mail, retirement planning information, and more.

For More Information

(800) 543-5776

To speak with a service representative.

Written Correspondence

DWS Scudder Investments Service Company

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5806

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 1-800-621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

Nasdaq Symbol

SFXRF

CUSIP Number

23339E 855

Fund Number

1504

For shareholders of Class S

Automated Information Line

(800) 728-3337

Personalized account information, the ability to exchange or redeem shares, and information on other DWS funds and services via touchtone telephone.

Web Site

www.dws-scudder.com

 

View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, and change your address, 24 hours a day.

Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about DWS funds, subscription to fund updates by e-mail, retirement planning information, and more.

For More Information

(800) 728-3337

To speak with a DWS Scudder service representative.

Written Correspondence

DWS Scudder

PO Box 219151
Kansas City, MO 64121-9151

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 1-800-621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Class S

Nasdaq Symbol

SFXSX

Fund Number

394

Notes

Notes

Notes

Notes

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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS.

 

As of the end of the period, October 31, 2006, DWS Core Fixed Income Fund has a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

 

There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2.

 

A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The Funds’ audit committee is comprised solely of trustees who are “independent” (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Regulations”)). The Funds’ Board of Trustees has determined that there are several “audit committee financial experts” serving on the Funds’ audit committee. The Board has determined that Keith R Fox, the chair of the Funds’ audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” (as such term has been defined by the Regulations) based on its review of Mr. Fox’s pertinent experience and education. The SEC has stated that the designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not impose on such person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

DWS CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PWC”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PWC provided to the Fund.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,

Audit Fees Billed to Fund

Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Fund

Tax Fees Billed to Fund

All
Other Fees Billed to Fund

2006

$69,000

$128

$0

$0

2005

$48,650

$225

$0

$0

 

The above “Audit- Related Fees” were billed for agreed upon procedures performed.

 

Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

The following table shows the amount of fees billed by PWC to Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DeIM” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DeIM (“Control Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two fiscal years.

 

 

Fiscal Year
October 31,

Audit-Related
Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

All
Other Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers

2006

$155,500

$11,930

$0

2005

$309,400

$197,605

$0

 

The “Audit-Related Fees” were billed for services in connection with the agreed-upon procedures related to fund mergers and additional costs related to annual audits and the above “Tax Fees” were billed in connection with tax advice and agreed-upon procedures.

Non-Audit Services

The following table shows the amount of fees that PWC billed during the Fund’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that PWC provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from PWC about any non-audit services that PWC rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PWC’s independence.

 

Fiscal Year
Ended
October 31,

Total
Non-Audit Fees Billed to Fund

(A)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund)

(B)

Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements)

(C)

Total of (A), (B)

and (C)

2006

$0

$11,930

$0

$11,930

2005

$0

$197,605

$104,635

$302,240

 

 

All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with training seminars and risk management initiatives for DeIM and other related entities that provide support for the operations of the fund.

 

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

ITEM 6.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

Not Applicable

 

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

ITEM 10.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

The Committee on Independent Trustees/Directors selects and nominates Independent Trustees/Directors. Fund shareholders may submit nominees that will be considered by the committee when a Board vacancy occurs. Submissions should be mailed to: c/o Dawn-Marie Driscoll, PO Box 100176, Cape Coral, FL 33910.

 

 

ITEM 11.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

(b)

There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1)

Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)(2)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(b)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 

 

 

Form N-CSR Item F

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

December 29, 2006

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Registrant:

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

December 29, 2006

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:

December 29, 2006

 

 

 

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Page Number I. Overview.....................................................................3 II. Purposes of the Officer Code.................................................3 III. Responsibilities of Covered Officers.........................................4 A. Honest and Ethical Conduct...................................................4 B. Conflicts of Interest........................................................4 C. Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information.................................6 D. Public Communications........................................................6 E. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations.......................6 IV. Violation Reporting..........................................................7 A. Overview.....................................................................7 B. How to Report................................................................7 C. Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board............................7 D. Sanctions for Code Violations................................................7 V. Waivers from the Officer Code................................................7 VI. Amendments to the Code.......................................................8 VII. Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code...........8 IX. Recordkeeping................................................................8 X. Confidentiality..............................................................9 Appendices...........................................................................10 Appendix A:.......................................................................10 List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board:................................10 DeAM Compliance Officer:..........................................................10 Name: Joseph Yuen.................................................................10 As of: July 19, 2006Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification............10 Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification.....................................11 Appendix C: Definitions..........................................................13
2 I. Overview This Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code") sets forth the policies, practices, and values expected to be exhibited in the conduct of the Principal Executive Officers and Principal Financial Officers of the investment companies ("Funds") they serve ("Covered Officers"). A list of Covered Officers and Funds is included on Appendix A. The Boards of the Funds listed on Appendix A have elected to implement the Officer Code, pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC's rules thereunder, to promote and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct in their Covered Officers. Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. or its affiliates ("DeAM") serves as the investment adviser to each Fund. All Covered Officers are also employees of DeAM or an affiliate. Thus, in addition to adhering to the Officer Code, these individuals must comply with DeAM policies and procedures, such as the DeAM Code of Ethics governing personal trading activities, as adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.(1) In addition, such individuals also must comply with other applicable Fund policies and procedures. The DeAM Compliance Officer, who shall not be a Covered Officer and who shall serve as such subject to the approval of the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), is primarily responsible for implementing and enforcing this Code. The Compliance Officer has the authority to interpret this Officer Code and its applicability to particular circumstances. Any questions about the Officer Code should be directed to the DeAM Compliance Officer. The DeAM Compliance Officer and his or her contact information can be found in Appendix A. II. Purposes of the Officer Code The purposes of the Officer Code are to deter wrongdoing and to: o promote honest and ethical conduct among Covered Officers, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; o promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosures in reports and documents that the Funds file with or submit to the SEC (and in other public communications from the Funds) and that are within the Covered Officer's responsibilities; o promote compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; o encourage the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Officer Code to the DeAM Compliance Officer; and o establish accountability for adherence to the Officer Code. Any questions about the Officer Code should be referred to DeAM's Compliance Officer. - -------- (1) The obligations imposed by the Officer Code are separate from, and in addition to, any obligations imposed under codes of ethics adopted pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and any other code of conduct applicable to Covered Officers in whatever capacity they serve. The Officer Code does not incorporate any of those other codes and, accordingly, violations of those codes will not necessarily be considered violations of the Officer Code and waivers granted under those codes would not necessarily require a waiver to be granted under this Code. Sanctions imposed under those codes may be considered in determining appropriate sanctions for any violation of this Code. 3 III. Responsibilities of Covered Officers A. Honest and Ethical Conduct It is the duty of every Covered Officer to encourage and demonstrate honest and ethical conduct, as well as adhere to and require adherence to the Officer Code and any other applicable policies and procedures designed to promote this behavior. Covered Officers must at all times conduct themselves with integrity and distinction, putting first the interests of the Fund(s) they serve. Covered Officers must be honest and candid while maintaining confidentiality of information where required by law, DeAM policy or Fund policy. Covered Officers also must, at all times, act in good faith, responsibly and with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting or being misleading about material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated. Covered Officers also should maintain skills appropriate and necessary for the performance of their duties for the Fund(s). Covered Officers also must responsibly use and control all Fund assets and resources entrusted to them. Covered Officers may not retaliate against others for, or otherwise discourage the reporting of, actual or apparent violations of the Officer Code or applicable laws or regulations. Covered Officers should create an environment that encourages the exchange of information, including concerns of the type that this Code is designed to address. B. Conflicts of Interest A "conflict of interest" occurs when a Covered Officer's personal interests interfere with the interests of the Fund for which he or she serves as an officer. Covered Officers may not improperly use their position with a Fund for personal or private gain to themselves, their family, or any other person. Similarly, Covered Officers may not use their personal influence or personal relationships to influence decisions or other Fund business or operational matters where they would benefit personally at the Fund's expense or to the Fund's detriment. Covered Officers may not cause the Fund to take action, or refrain from taking action, for their personal benefit at the Fund's expense or to the Fund's detriment. Some examples of conflicts of interest follow (this is not an all-inclusive list): being in the position of supervising, reviewing or having any influence on the job evaluation, pay or benefit of any immediate family member who is an employee of a Fund service provider or is otherwise associated with the Fund; or having an ownership interest in, or having any consulting or employment relationship with, any Fund service provider other than DeAM or its affiliates. Certain conflicts of interest covered by this Code arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Fund that already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Fund because of their status as "affiliated persons" of the Fund. Covered Officers must comply with applicable laws and regulations. Therefore, any violations of existing statutory and regulatory prohibitions on individual behavior could be considered a violation of this Code. As to conflicts arising from, or as a result of the advisory relationship (or any other relationships) between the Fund and DeAM, of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees, it is recognized by the Board that, subject to DeAM's fiduciary duties to the Fund, the Covered Officers will in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fund or for DeAM, or for both) be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions which will have different effects on 4 DeAM and the Fund. The Board recognizes that the participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contract relationship between the Fund and DeAM, and is consistent with the expectation of the Board of the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund. Covered Officers should avoid actual conflicts of interest, and appearances of conflicts of interest, between the Covered Officer's duties to the Fund and his or her personal interests beyond those contemplated or anticipated by applicable regulatory schemes. If a Covered Officer suspects or knows of a conflict or an appearance of one, the Covered Officer must immediately report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer. If a Covered Officer, in lieu of reporting such a matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer, may report the matter directly to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate (e.g., if the conflict involves the DeAM Compliance Officer or the Covered Officer reasonably believes it would be futile to report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer). When actual, apparent or suspected conflicts of interest arise in connection with a Covered Officer, DeAM personnel aware of the matter should promptly contact the DeAM Compliance Officer. There will be no reprisal or retaliation against the person reporting the matter. Upon receipt of a report of a possible conflict, the DeAM Compliance Officer will take steps to determine whether a conflict exists. In so doing, the DeAM Compliance Officer may take any actions he or she determines to be appropriate in his or her sole discretion and may use all reasonable resources, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.(2) The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by DeAM or other appropriate Fund service provider. After full review of a report of a possible conflict of interest, the DeAM Compliance Officer may determine that no conflict or reasonable appearance of a conflict exists. If, however, the DeAM Compliance Officer determines that an actual conflict exists, the Compliance Officer will resolve the conflict solely in the interests of the Fund, and will report the conflict and its resolution to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). If the DeAM Compliance Officer determines that the appearance of a conflict exists, the DeAM Compliance Officer will take appropriate steps to remedy such appearance. In lieu of determining whether a conflict exists and/or resolving a conflict, the DeAM Compliance Officer instead may refer the matter to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), as appropriate. However, the DeAM Compliance Officer must refer the matter to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) if the DeAM Compliance Officer is directly involved in the conflict or under similar appropriate circumstances. After responding to a report of a possible conflict of interest, the DeAM Compliance Officer will discuss the matter with the person reporting it (and with the Covered Officer at issue, if different) for purposes of educating those involved on conflicts of interests (including how to detect and avoid them, if appropriate). Appropriate resolution of conflicts may restrict the personal activities of the Covered Officer and/or his family, friends or other persons. Solely because a conflict is disclosed to the DeAM Compliance Officer (and/or the Board or Committee thereof) and/or resolved by the DeAM Compliance Officer does not mean that the conflict or its resolution constitutes a waiver from the Code's requirements. - -------- (2) For example, retaining a Fund's independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund's audit committee. 5 Any questions about conflicts of interests, including whether a particular situation might be a conflict or an appearance of one, should be directed to the DeAM Compliance Officer. C. Use of Personal Fund Shareholder Information A Covered Officer may not use or disclose personal information about Fund shareholders, except in the performance of his or her duties for the Fund. Each Covered Officer also must abide by the Funds' and DeAM's privacy policies under SEC Regulation S-P. D. Public Communications In connection with his or her responsibilities for or involvement with a Fund's public communications and disclosure documents (e.g., shareholder reports, registration statements, press releases), each Covered Officer must provide information to Fund service providers (within the DeAM organization or otherwise) and to the Fund's Board (and any committees thereof), independent auditors, government regulators and self-regulatory organizations that is fair, accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable. Further, within the scope of their duties, Covered Officers having direct or supervisory authority over Fund disclosure documents or other public Fund communications will, to the extent appropriate within their area of responsibility, endeavor to ensure full, fair, timely, accurate and understandable disclosure in Fund disclosure documents. Such Covered Officers will oversee, or appoint others to oversee, processes for the timely and accurate creation and review of all public reports and regulatory filings. Within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer also will familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements applicable to the Fund, as well as the business and financial operations of the Fund. Each Covered Officer also will adhere to, and will promote adherence to, applicable disclosure controls, processes and procedures, including DeAM's Disclosure Controls and Procedures, which govern the process by which Fund disclosure documents are created and reviewed. To the extent that Covered Officers participate in the creation of a Fund's books or records, they must do so in a way that promotes the accuracy, fairness and timeliness of those records. E. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations In connection with his or her duties and within the scope of his or her responsibilities as a Covered Officer, each Covered Officer must comply with governmental laws, rules and regulations, accounting standards, and Fund policies/procedures that apply to his or her role, responsibilities and duties with respect to the Funds ("Applicable Laws"). These requirements do not impose on Covered Officers any additional substantive duties. Additionally, Covered Officers should promote compliance with Applicable Laws. If a Covered Officer knows of any material violations of Applicable Laws or suspects that such a violation may have occurred, the Covered Officer is expected to promptly report the matter to the DeAM Compliance Officer. 6 IV. Violation Reporting A. Overview Each Covered Officer must promptly report to the DeAM Compliance Officer, and promote the reporting of, any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code. Failure to report a violation may be a violation of the Officer Code. Examples of violations of the Officer Code include, but are not limited to, the following: o Unethical or dishonest behavior o Obvious lack of adherence to policies surrounding review and approval of public communications and regulatory filings o Failure to report violations of the Officer Code o Known or obvious deviations from Applicable Laws o Failure to acknowledge and certify adherence to the Officer Code The DeAM Compliance Officer has the authority to take any and all action he or she considers appropriate in his or her sole discretion to investigate known or suspected Code violations, including consulting with the Fund's Board, the independent Board members, a Board committee, the Fund's legal counsel and/or counsel to the independent Board members. The Compliance Officer also has the authority to use all reasonable resources to investigate violations, including retaining or engaging legal counsel, accounting firms or other consultants, subject to applicable law.(3) The costs associated with such actions may be borne by the Fund, if appropriate, after consultation with the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). Otherwise, such costs will be borne by DeAM. B. How to Report Any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code must be promptly reported to the DeAM Compliance Officer. C. Process for Violation Reporting to the Fund Board The DeAM Compliance Officer will promptly report any violations of the Code to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). D. Sanctions for Code Violations Violations of the Code will be taken seriously. In response to reported or otherwise known violations, DeAM and the relevant Fund's Board may impose sanctions within the scope of their respective authority over the Covered Officer at issue. Sanctions imposed by DeAM could include termination of employment. Sanctions imposed by a Fund's Board could include termination of association with the Fund. V. Waivers from the Officer Code A Covered Officer may request a waiver from the Officer Code by transmitting a written request for a waiver to the DeAM Compliance Officer.(4) The request must include the rationale for the request and must explain how the waiver would be in furtherance of the standards of conduct described in and underlying purposes of the Officer Code. The DeAM Compliance Officer will present this information - -------- (3) For example, retaining a Fund's independent accounting firm may require pre-approval by the Fund's audit committee. (4) Of course, it is not a waiver of the Officer Code if the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) determines that a matter is not a deviation from the Officer Code's requirements or is otherwise not covered by the Code. 7 to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). The Board (or committee) will determine whether to grant the requested waiver. If the Board (or committee) grants the requested waiver, the DeAM Compliance Officer thereafter will monitor the activities subject to the waiver, as appropriate, and will promptly report to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) regarding such activities, as appropriate. The DeAM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of any waivers granted or any implicit waivers. VI. Amendments to the Code The DeAM Compliance Officer will review the Officer Code from time to time for its continued appropriateness and will propose any amendments to the Fund's Board (or committee thereof) on a timely basis. In addition, the Board (or committee thereof) will review the Officer Code at least annually for its continued appropriateness and may amend the Code as necessary or appropriate. The DeAM Compliance Officer will coordinate and facilitate any required public disclosures of Code amendments. VII. Acknowledgement and Certification of Adherence to the Officer Code Each Covered Officer must sign a statement upon appointment as a Covered Officer and annually thereafter acknowledging that he or she has received and read the Officer Code, as amended or updated, and confirming that he or she has complied with it (see Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code). Understanding and complying with the Officer Code and truthfully completing the Acknowledgement and Certification Form is each Covered Officer's obligation. The DeAM Compliance Officer will maintain such Acknowledgements in the Fund's books and records. VIII. Scope of Responsibilities A Covered Officer's responsibilities under the Officer Code are limited to: (1) Fund matters over which the Officer has direct responsibility or control, matters in which the Officer routinely participates, and matters with which the Officer is otherwise involved (i.e., matters within the scope of the Covered Officer's responsibilities as a Fund officer); and (2) Fund matters of which the Officer has actual knowledge. IX. Recordkeeping The DeAM Compliance Officer will create and maintain appropriate records regarding the implementation and operation of the Officer Code, including records relating to conflicts of interest determinations and investigations of possible Code violations. 8 X. Confidentiality All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Officer Code shall be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Officer Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the DeAM Compliance Officer, the Fund's Board (or committee thereof), legal counsel, independent auditors, and any consultants engaged by the Compliance Officer. 9 Appendices Appendix A: List of Officers Covered under the Code, by Board:
=========================================== ============================== =========================== ============================ Fund Board Principal Executive Officers Principal Financial Treasurer Officers - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Chicago Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Korea Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- New York Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Hedge Strategies Fund Pam Kiernan Marielena Glassman Marielena Glassman - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Germany* Michael Clark Paul Schubert Paul Schubert - ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------------- Topiary BPI Pam Kiernan Marielena Glassman Marielena Glassman =========================================== ============================== =========================== ============================
* Central Europe and Russia, European Equity, and New Germany Funds DeAM Compliance Officer: Name: Joseph Yuen DeAM Department: Compliance Phone Numbers: 212-454-7443 Fax Numbers: 212-454-4703 As of: July 19, 2006 10 Appendix B: Acknowledgement and Certification Initial Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Name Department Location Telephone 1. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Scudder Fund Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code"), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions. 2. I have received and read the Officer Code and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code. 3. I have disclosed any conflicts of interest of which I am aware to the DeAM Compliance Officer. 4. I will act in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders. 5. I will report any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to the DeAM Compliance Officer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date 11 Annual Acknowledgement and Certification of Obligations Under the Officer Code - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Name Department Location Telephone 1. I acknowledge and certify that I am a Covered Officer under the Scudder Fund Principal Executive and Financial Officer Code of Ethics ("Officer Code"), and therefore subject to all of its requirements and provisions. 2. I have received and read the Officer Code, and I understand the requirements and provisions set forth in the Officer Code. 3. I have adhered to the Officer Code. 4. I have not knowingly been a party to any conflict of interest, nor have I had actual knowledge about actual or apparent conflicts of interest that I did not report to the DeAM Compliance Officer in accordance with the Officer Code's requirements. 5. I have acted in the best interest of the Funds for which I serve as an officer and have maintained the confidentiality of personal information about Fund shareholders. 6. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I believe that effective processes are in place to create and file public reports and documents in accordance with applicable regulations. 7. With respect to the duties I perform for the Fund as a Fund officer, I have complied to the best of my knowledge with all Applicable Laws (as that term is defined in the Officer Code) and have appropriately monitored those persons under my supervision for compliance with Applicable Laws. 8. I have reported any known or suspected violations of the Officer Code in a timely manner to the DeAM Compliance Officer. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date 12 Appendix C: Definitions Principal Executive Officer Individual holding the office of President of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function. Principal Financial Officer Individual holding the office of Treasurer of the Fund or series of Funds, or a person performing a similar function. Registered Investment Management Investment Company Registered investment companies other than a face-amount certificate company or a unit investment trust. Waiver A waiver is an approval of an exemption from a Code requirement. Implicit Waiver An implicit waiver is the failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a requirement or provision of the Officer Code that has been made known to the DeAM Compliance Officer or the Fund's Board (or committee thereof). 13
EX-99.CERT 8 cficert.htm CERTIFICATION


 

 

 

President

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Michael G. Clark, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

December 29, 2006

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

 

President

 

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 


 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

 

 

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

December 29, 2006

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

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President

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Michael G. Clark, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or §15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

December 29, 2006

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

 

President

 

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 


 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

 

 

 

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

December 29, 2006

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

DWS Core Fixed Income Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds

 

 

 

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