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DWS Balanced Fund DWS Global Opportunities Fund DWS Micro Cap Fund DWS Blue Chip Fund DWS Global Thematic Fund DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund DWS Gold & Precious Metals Fund DWS Moderate Allocation Fund DWS Capital Growth Fund DWS Growth & Income Fund DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund DWS Commodity Securities Fund DWS Growth Allocation Fund DWS Pacific Opportunities Equity Fund DWS Communications Fund DWS Growth Plus Allocation Fund DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund DWS Conservative Allocation Fund DWS Health Care Fund DWS S&P 500 Index Fund DWS Core Fixed Income Fund DWS High Income Fund DWS Short Duration Fund DWS Core Plus Income Fund DWS High Income Plus Fund DWS Short Duration Plus Fund DWS Dreman Concentrated Value Fund DWS High Yield Tax Free Fund DWS Short Term Bond Fund DWS Dreman Financial Services Fund DWS Inflation Protected Plus Fund DWS Short Term Municipal Bond Fund DWS Dreman High Return Equity Fund DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund DWS Small Cap Core Fund DWS Dreman Mid Cap Value Fund DWS International Fund DWS Small Cap Growth Fund DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund DWS International Equity Fund DWS Small Cap Value Fund DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund DWS International Select Equity Fund DWS Strategic Income Fund DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund DWS Japan Equity Fund DWS Target 2014 Fund DWS Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund DWS Large Cap Value Fund DWS Technology Fund DWS Equity Income Fund DWS Large Company Growth Fund DWS U.S. Government Securities Fund DWS Equity Partners Fund DWS Latin America Equity Fund DWS Value Builder Fund DWS Europe Equity Fund DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund DWS Global Bond Fund DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund
Supplement to the currently effective Statements of Additional Information for the above listed Funds The following disclosure is deleted from footnote #1 in the section entitled "Financial Services Firms' Compensation" under "Purchase and Redemption of Shares -- Purchases," effective June 1, 2006: The commission schedule will be reset on a calendar year basis for sales of shares pursuant to the Large Order NAV Purchase Privilege to employer-sponsored employee benefit plans using the subaccount record keeping system made available through ADP, Inc. under an alliance with DWS-Scudder Distributors, Inc. and its affiliates. Compensation Schedules #2 and #3 are replaced with the following Compensation Schedule, effective June 1, 2006: Compensation Schedule #2: DWS Scudder Retirement Plans(2) ------------------------------- As a Percentage Amount of of Net Asset Shares Sold Value ----------- ----- Over $3 million 0.00%-0.50% (2) Compensation Schedule 2 applies to employer sponsored employee benefit plans using the OmniPlus subaccount record keeping system made available through ADP, Inc. under an alliance with DWS-SDI and its affiliates. [Logo]DWS SCUDDER Deutsche Bank Group Compensation Schedule #4 will be renamed Compensation Schedule #3 and its corresponding footnote #3 will be revised as follows, effective June 1, 2006: (3) DWS-SDI compensates UBS Financial 0.50%. The following disclosure from the section entitled "Class A Cumulative Discount" or "Cumulative Discount" under "Purchase and Redemption of Shares -- Purchases" will be revised as follows, effective June 1, 2006: For purposes of the Combined Purchases, Letter of Intent and Cumulative Discount features described above, employer sponsored employee benefit plans using the Flex subaccount record keeping system available through ADP, Inc. under an alliance with DWS-SDI and its affiliates may include: (a) Money Market Funds as "DWS Funds," (b) all classes of shares of any DWS Fund and (c) the value of any other plan investments, such as guaranteed investment contracts and employer stock, maintained on such subaccount record keeping system. Once eligible plan assets under this provision reach the $1,000,000 threshold, a later decline in assets below the $1,000,000 threshold will not affect the plan's ability to continue to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Please retain this supplement for future reference. June 1, 2006