The following disclosure
changes are in effect until on or about February 11, 2019:
The following disclosure
is hereby deleted in the first paragraph under the “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section of each fund’s summary section of the prospectus.
You may be required to
pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Class S shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the example below.
The following disclosure
is hereby deleted from the paragraph under the table in the “MINIMUM INITIAL INVESTMENT” sub-heading of the “PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES” section of each fund’s summary section of
the prospectus.
Certain intermediaries
that offer Class S shares in their brokerage platforms may be eligible for an investment minimum waiver.
The following information
replaces the last sentence under the “TO PLACE ORDERS” sub-heading of the “PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUND SHARES” section of each fund’s summary section of the prospectus.
Class S shares are only
available to a limited group of investors.
The following disclosure
is hereby deleted in the “Class S Shares – Eligibility Requirements” sub-section of the “CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS” section in each fund’s prospectus:
Class S shares may
also be available on brokerage platforms of firms that have agreements with DWS Distributors, Inc. to offer such shares when acting solely on an agency basis for its customers for the purchase or sale of such shares.
If you transact in Class S shares through one of these programs, you may be required to pay a commission and/or other forms of compensation to your broker. Shares of a fund are available in other share classes that
have different fees and expenses.
The following disclosure
is hereby deleted in the “Class S Shares” sub-section of the “CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS” section in each fund’s prospectus:
Investment Minimum
The minimum initial
investment is waived for:
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| Eligible intermediaries that have agreements with DWS Distributors, Inc. to offer Class S shares in their brokerage platforms when such Class S shares are held in omnibus accounts on such brokerage platforms.
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Please Retain This
Supplement for Future Reference