-----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, L2Qmf5P3xaHO/YNALyMsUj71utzCe+9/Mo47vxouPgTG1Z/HHWZUMZUvI9MecwJF YuysOwR4hsAVPD2DY0r2dg== 0000088053-08-001056.txt : 20080925 0000088053-08-001056.hdr.sgml : 20080925 20080925153817 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-08-001056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080925 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080925 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080925 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS BLUE CHIP FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000823342 IRS NUMBER: 363542349 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05357 FILM NUMBER: 081088778 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154-0004 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-454-6778 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154-0004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER BLUE CHIP FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010614 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KEMPER BLUE CHIP FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000823342 S000005741 DWS Blue Chip Fund C000015761 Class A KBCAX C000015762 Class B KBCBX C000015763 Class C KBCCX C000015764 Class S KBCSX C000015765 Institutional Class KBCIX N-Q 1 nq073108bcf.htm N-Q - BLUE CHIP FUND

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

_______________________________

Investment Company Act file number 811-5357

DWS Blue Chip Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154-0004

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 07/31/08

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks 97.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary 11.0%

 

Auto Components 0.7%

 

Autoliv, Inc.

 

22,700

 

886,208

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

21,800

 

657,488

Lear Corp.*

 

79,500

 

1,145,595

 

2,689,291

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 1.3%

 

McDonald's Corp.

 

35,100

 

2,098,629

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

85,500

 

3,062,610

 

5,161,239

Household Durables 0.4%

 

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (a)

 

43,200

 

842,400

NVR, Inc.*

 

1,100

 

607,552

 

1,449,952

Leisure Equipment & Products 0.2%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

 

19,000

 

735,680

Media 4.0%

 

Comcast Corp. "A"

 

248,500

 

5,124,070

 

 

 

DISH Network Corp. "A"*

 

53,100

 

1,562,202

Liberty Global, Inc. "A"* (a)

 

31,900

 

919,677

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

18,000

 

768,420

Scholastic Corp.*

 

11,700

 

301,743

The DIRECTV Group, Inc.*

 

222,400

 

6,009,248

The Walt Disney Co.

 

31,100

 

943,885

 

15,629,245

Multiline Retail 0.1%

 

Big Lots, Inc.* (a)

 

17,400

 

530,004

Specialty Retail 4.0%

 

AutoZone, Inc.*

 

16,500

 

2,149,785

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

183,700

 

7,296,564

RadioShack Corp.

 

87,000

 

1,451,160

Rent-A-Center, Inc.*

 

10,300

 

218,360

The Gap, Inc.

 

81,100

 

1,307,332

TJX Companies, Inc.

 

95,100

 

3,205,821

 

15,629,022

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.3%

 

Fossil, Inc.* (a)

 

31,100

 

832,858

Hanesbrands, Inc.*

 

5,400

 

115,776

Quiksilver, Inc.*

 

18,500

 

141,895

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

 

3,700

 

98,901

 

1,189,430

Consumer Staples 7.7%

 

Beverages 2.3%

 

Diageo PLC (ADR)

 

20,300

 

1,428,714

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

 

54,400

 

1,515,040

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

89,400

 

5,950,464

 

8,894,218

Food & Staples Retailing 1.6%

 

Kroger Co.

 

107,800

 

3,048,584

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

58,600

 

3,435,132

 

6,483,716

Food Products 0.4%

 

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.* (a)

 

40,100

 

615,535

Darling International, Inc.*

 

15,000

 

242,700

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.*

 

34,000

 

716,720

 

1,574,955

Household Products 1.8%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

95,000

 

7,055,650

Personal Products 0.1%

 

Herbalife Ltd.

 

8,100

 

349,839

Tobacco 1.5%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

136,700

 

2,781,845

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

59,400

 

3,068,010

 

5,849,855

Energy 11.1%

 

Energy Equipment & Services 0.2%

 

Transocean, Inc.*

 

4,366

 

593,907

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.9%

 

Apache Corp.

 

55,000

 

6,169,350

Chevron Corp.

 

102,900

 

8,701,224

 

 

 

ConocoPhillips

 

105,100

 

8,578,262

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

35,886

 

2,886,311

Frontline Ltd. (a)

 

14,900

 

956,133

Hess Corp.

 

24,700

 

2,504,580

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

83,700

 

4,140,639

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

84,900

 

6,692,667

Walter Industries, Inc.

 

20,700

 

2,170,809

 

42,799,975

Financials 13.3%

 

Capital Markets 5.1%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

196,300

 

6,968,650

Investment Technology Group, Inc.*

 

6,900

 

205,206

Morgan Stanley

 

30,600

 

1,208,088

Northern Trust Corp.

 

15,700

 

1,227,269

State Street Corp.

 

46,000

 

3,295,440

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

38,100

 

7,011,924

 

19,916,577

Commercial Banks 1.9%

 

Banco Santander SA (ADR)

 

13,000

 

249,080

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

31,200

 

2,224,248

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

 

7,100

 

101,672

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)

 

156,400

 

4,734,228

 

7,309,228

Consumer Finance 0.0%

 

Cash America International, Inc.

 

2,700

 

113,832

Diversified Financial Services 1.9%

 

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. "A"*

 

4,300

 

120,658

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

167,100

 

6,789,273

Leucadia National Corp.

 

9,600

 

429,792

 

7,339,723

Insurance 4.1%

 

ACE Ltd.

 

140,300

 

7,113,210

Aflac, Inc.

 

7,900

 

439,319

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

 

5,900

 

245,499

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

 

4,400

 

134,640

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

3,600

 

228,204

Manulife Financial Corp.

 

5,300

 

195,199

MetLife, Inc.

 

114,300

 

5,803,011

PartnerRe Ltd.

 

1,100

 

77,352

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

 

41,100

 

1,813,332

 

16,049,766

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.3%

 

Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)

 

4,400

 

423,236

ProLogis (REIT)

 

11,600

 

567,008

Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)

 

4,300

 

398,309

 

1,388,553

Health Care 13.5%

 

Biotechnology 2.2%

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

 

117,500

 

6,342,650

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

40,500

 

2,131,515

 

8,474,165

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.5%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

31,400

 

2,154,354

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

 

36,800

 

3,124,688

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

 

12,700

 

3,953,383

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.*

 

18,800

 

657,060

 

9,889,485

Health Care Providers & Services 3.8%

 

Aetna, Inc.

 

144,300

 

5,917,743

Express Scripts, Inc.*

 

38,400

 

2,708,736

Humana, Inc.*

 

18,400

 

807,944

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*

 

10,800

 

291,276

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.*

 

4,200

 

120,246

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

 

97,000

 

4,809,260

Owens & Minor, Inc.

 

9,900

 

454,608

 

15,109,813

Pharmaceuticals 5.0%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

255,900

 

5,404,608

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

89,600

 

4,221,056

Johnson & Johnson

 

12,700

 

869,569

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

67,700

 

2,227,330

Perrigo Co.

 

3,100

 

109,213

Pfizer, Inc.

 

62,900

 

1,174,343

Schering-Plough Corp.

 

196,200

 

4,135,896

Sepracor, Inc.*

 

84,600

 

1,478,808

 

19,620,823

Industrials 15.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense 6.2%

 

Boeing Co.

 

107,100

 

6,544,881

General Dynamics Corp.

 

26,800

 

2,388,952

Goodrich Corp.

 

26,700

 

1,312,038

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

112,200

 

5,704,248

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

52,600

 

5,487,758

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

19,300

 

1,300,627

United Technologies Corp.

 

22,600

 

1,445,948

 

24,184,452

Building Products 0.1%

 

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

 

7,000

 

235,970

Commercial Services & Supplies 0.5%

 

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

 

10,600

 

151,580

Manpower, Inc.

 

11,000

 

528,000

The Brink's Co.

 

19,800

 

1,365,408

 

2,044,988

Construction & Engineering 0.9%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.* (a)

 

31,000

 

933,720

Fluor Corp.

 

20,400

 

1,659,540

Perini Corp.*

 

34,300

 

938,448

 

3,531,708

Electrical Equipment 0.4%

 

GrafTech International Ltd.*

 

65,300

 

1,531,285

Industrial Conglomerates 0.3%

 

General Electric Co.

 

43,600

 

1,233,444

Machinery 3.8%

 

AGCO Corp.*

 

78,300

 

4,686,255

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

83,900

 

5,832,728

 

 

 

Flowserve Corp.

 

2,100

 

280,014

Parker Hannifin Corp.

 

66,100

 

4,077,048

 

14,876,045

Marine 0.2%

 

Kirby Corp.*

 

19,200

 

916,224

Road & Rail 3.2%

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

 

67,000

 

6,976,710

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

8,500

 

611,320

Ryder System, Inc. (a)

 

79,000

 

5,210,840

 

12,798,870

Information Technology 14.7%

 

Communications Equipment 0.3%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

 

54,500

 

1,198,455

Computers & Peripherals 5.7%

 

Apple, Inc.*

 

36,300

 

5,769,885

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

147,700

 

6,616,960

International Business Machines Corp.

 

38,600

 

4,940,028

Lexmark International, Inc. "A"* (a)

 

48,400

 

1,697,872

Western Digital Corp.*

 

112,100

 

3,227,359

 

22,252,104

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.4%

 

Avnet, Inc.*

 

16,300

 

444,338

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. "A"*

 

25,200

 

1,025,388

 

1,469,726

Internet Software & Services 1.4%

 

eBay, Inc.*

 

67,700

 

1,704,009

Google, Inc. "A"*

 

8,200

 

3,884,750

 

5,588,759

IT Services 2.3%

 

Accenture Ltd. "A"

 

54,300

 

2,267,568

Computer Sciences Corp.*

 

55,700

 

2,638,509

MasterCard, Inc. "A"

 

17,100

 

4,174,965

 

9,081,042

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.4%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

 

57,500

 

503,700

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

31,500

 

961,065

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

158,800

 

3,871,544

 

5,336,309

Software 3.2%

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

468,800

 

12,057,536

Symantec Corp.*

 

33,000

 

695,310

 

12,752,846

Materials 4.9%

 

Chemicals 2.9%

 

Celanese Corp. "A"

 

13,700

 

527,861

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

25,700

 

4,200,922

Monsanto Co.

 

16,500

 

1,965,315

Terra Industries, Inc.

 

86,200

 

4,654,800

 

11,348,898

Containers & Packaging 0.4%

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

 

36,000

 

1,520,640

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 1.6%

 

Nucor Corp.

 

73,900

 

4,228,558

Southern Copper Corp. (a)

 

17,200

 

477,816

United States Steel Corp.

 

11,300

 

1,812,068

 

6,518,442

Telecommunication Services 4.2%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.1%

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

157,900

 

4,864,899

Embarq Corp.

 

90,800

 

4,155,916

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

214,300

 

7,294,772

 

16,315,587

Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.1%

 

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

 

7,200

 

305,280

Utilities 1.4%

 

Electric Utilities 0.2%

 

Edison International

 

12,600

 

609,084

Southern Co.

 

11,100

 

392,829

 

1,001,913

Gas Utilities 0.2%

 

ONEOK, Inc.

 

17,500

 

795,900

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.3%

 

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

 

12,300

 

1,022,868

Multi-Utilities 0.7%

 

Ameren Corp.

 

3,200

 

131,488

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

5,600

 

247,408

Sempra Energy

 

39,900

 

2,240,784

 

2,619,680

Total Common Stocks (Cost $382,375,596)

 

382,309,378

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Government & Agency Obligation 0.3%

 

US Treasury Obligation

 

US Treasury Bill, 1.35% **, 10/16/2008 (b) (Cost $1,176,637)

 

1,180,000

 

1,175,996

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Securities Lending Collateral 3.9%

 

Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 2.69% (c) (d)
(Cost $15,329,256)

 

 

15,329,256

 

15,329,256

 

Cash Equivalents 2.5%

 

Cash Management QP Trust, 2.42% (c)
(Cost $9,725,340)

 

 

9,725,340

 

9,725,340

 

% of
Net Assets

 

Value ($)

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $408,606,829) †

104.1

 

408,539,970

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

(4.1)

 

(16,015,152)

Net Assets

100.0

 

392,524,818

For information on the Fund’s policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

†

The cost for federal income tax purposes was $408,606,829. At July 31, 2008, net unrealized depreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $66,859. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $28,790,269 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $28,857,128.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at July 31, 2008 amounted to $14,658,277 which is 3.7% of net assets.

(b)

At July 31, 2008, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

ADR: American Depositary Receipt

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

At July 31, 2008, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures

 

Expiration
Date

 

Contracts

 

Aggregated
Face
Value ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation ($)

 

S&P 500 Index

 

9/18/2008

 

18

 

6,118,707

 

5,701,950

 

(416,757)

 

S&P Mini 500 Index

 

9/19/2008

 

71

 

4,402,917

 

4,498,205

 

95,288

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

 

(321,469)

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

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 fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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 Blue Chip Fund

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

September 16, 2008

 

 

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 Blue Chip Fund

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

September 16, 2008

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:                                        September 16, 2008

 

 EX-99.CERT 2 certifications.htm CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Michael G. Clark, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of DWS Blue Chip Fund;

 

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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

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 quarter 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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Blue Chip Fund

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

September 16, 2008

 

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of DWS Blue Chip Fund;

 

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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

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 quarter 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.

 

Registrant:

DWS Blue Chip Fund

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date:

September 16, 2008

 

 

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