|
|
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|
|||
Equity Securities 97.6%
|
|
||
Brazil 59.0%
|
|
||
Allos SA
|
|
940,350
|
4,659,614
|
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao
|
|
4,532,512
|
11,975,331
|
Banco Bradesco SA (ADR)
|
|
2,363,100
|
7,325,610
|
Banco Bradesco SA (Preferred)
|
|
3,070,937
|
9,514,549
|
Banco BTG Pactual SA (Units)
|
|
1,976,816
|
14,372,056
|
Banco do Brasil SA
|
|
1,668,000
|
19,005,046
|
CCR SA
|
|
3,067,743
|
8,123,847
|
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
|
|
1,341,774
|
11,052,357
|
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP
|
|
305,935
|
4,869,618
|
Direcional Engenharia SA
|
|
61,366
|
269,894
|
Embraer SA*
|
|
779,100
|
3,582,250
|
Embraer SA (ADR)*
|
|
205,200
|
3,777,732
|
Energisa SA (Units)
|
|
383,624
|
3,918,781
|
Equatorial Energia SA
|
|
392,000
|
2,803,278
|
Gerdau SA (ADR)
|
|
2,680
|
11,336
|
Gerdau SA (Preferred)
|
|
50,160
|
213,016
|
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA 144A*
|
|
13,542,366
|
10,605,599
|
Hypera SA
|
|
605,681
|
3,879,028
|
Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (Preferred)
|
|
1,321,300
|
8,742,171
|
Localiza Rent a Car SA
|
|
1,197,140
|
13,077,107
|
MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA*
|
|
2,261,461
|
3,596,866
|
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA
|
|
777,671
|
4,373,065
|
Natura & Co. Holding SA*
|
|
912,200
|
2,945,907
|
Oncoclinicas Do Brasil Servicos Medicos SA*
|
|
1,593,095
|
3,726,783
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR)
|
|
654,000
|
11,163,780
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (Preferred)
|
|
509,500
|
8,355,800
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preferred)
|
|
1,270,060
|
10,369,354
|
PRIO SA
|
|
1,124,148
|
9,967,670
|
Rumo SA
|
|
2,934,150
|
13,656,850
|
Suzano SA
|
|
698,400
|
7,276,645
|
Suzano SA (ADR)
|
|
19,400
|
201,760
|
Telefonica Brasil SA
|
|
130,503
|
1,352,865
|
Telefonica Brasil SA (ADR)
|
|
20,700
|
213,624
|
TOTVS SA
|
|
1,054,912
|
6,711,373
|
Vale SA
|
|
1,287,407
|
17,607,520
|
Vale SA (ADR)
|
|
256,700
|
3,514,223
|
XP, Inc. "A"
|
|
115,400
|
2,836,532
|
(Cost $213,520,511)
|
|
|
249,648,837
|
Chile 2.9%
|
|
||
Cencosud SA
|
|
3,958,341
|
6,887,061
|
Parque Arauco SA
|
|
3,150,383
|
5,023,214
|
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (ADR)
|
|
7,400
|
311,318
|
(Cost $10,046,976)
|
|
|
12,221,593
|
Mexico 32.1%
|
|
||
Arca Continental SAB de CV
|
|
455,044
|
5,173,460
|
Cemex SAB de CV (ADR)*
|
|
1,477,112
|
12,230,487
|
Cemex SAB de CV (Units)*
|
|
919,332
|
762,215
|
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (ADR)
|
|
43,273
|
4,108,339
|
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV
|
|
1,301,834
|
2,210,883
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (ADR)
|
|
95,899
|
12,998,151
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Units)
|
|
1,051,598
|
14,240,243
|
GCC SAB de CV
|
|
386,886
|
4,492,522
|
Gentera SAB de CV
|
|
3,598,700
|
4,886,362
|
Gruma SAB de CV "B"
|
|
170,303
|
3,186,100
|
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (ADR) (a)
|
|
6,045
|
942,355
|
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV "B"
|
|
128,058
|
1,993,989
|
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (ADR)
|
|
19,708
|
5,761,437
|
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV "B"
|
|
161,301
|
4,695,128
|
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV "O"
|
|
2,060,730
|
20,953,918
|
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV "B"
|
|
1,427,318
|
7,357,386
|
Grupo Televisa SAB (ADR)
|
|
3,130
|
9,421
|
Grupo Traxion SAB de CV 144A*
|
|
2,006,200
|
3,672,856
|
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV "A"
|
|
4,104,513
|
9,319,604
|
Regional SAB de CV
|
|
681,420
|
6,306,446
|
TF Administradora Industrial S de Real de CV (a)
|
|
712,058
|
1,534,866
|
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
|
|
2,113,447
|
8,729,335
|
(Cost $95,118,854)
|
|
|
135,565,503
|
Peru 2.6%
|
|
||
Credicorp Ltd. (Cost $8,673,529)
|
|
73,597
|
10,924,003
|
Uruguay 1.0%
|
|
||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* (Cost $3,846,997)
|
|
2,432
|
4,163,122
|
Total Equity Securities (Cost $331,206,867)
|
|
|
412,523,058
|
|
|||
Rights 0.0%
|
|
||
Brazil
|
|
||
Localiza Rent a Car SA, Expiration Date 2/5/2024* (Cost $0)
|
|
2,871
|
5,215
|
|
|||
Securities Lending Collateral 0.5%
|
|
||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional
Shares", 5.26% (b) (c) (Cost $2,231,985)
|
|
2,231,985
|
2,231,985
|
|
|||
|
|
% of
Net Assets
|
Value ($)
|
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $333,438,852)
|
|
98.1
|
414,760,258
|
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
|
1.9
|
8,184,673
|
Net Assets
|
|
100.0
|
422,944,931
|
Value ($) at
10/31/2023
|
Purchases
Cost ($)
|
Sales
Proceeds ($)
|
Net Realized
Gain/
(Loss) ($)
|
Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) ($)
|
Income ($)
|
Capital Gain
Distributions ($)
|
Number
of Shares
at
1/31/2024
|
Value ($) at
1/31/2024
|
Securities Lending Collateral 0.5%
|
||||||||
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares",
5.26% (b) (c)
|
||||||||
4,437,600
|
—
|
2,205,615 (d)
|
—
|
—
|
11,905
|
—
|
2,231,985
|
2,231,985
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, "Other Assets and Liabilities, Net" may include pending sales
that
are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at January 31, 2024 amounted to $2,118,977, which is 0.5% of net assets.
|
(b)
|
Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at
period end.
|
(c)
|
Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
|
(d)
|
Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the
period
ended January 31, 2024.
|
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions
exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
|
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
|
Sector Diversification
|
Market Value ($)
|
(As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral)
|
Financials
|
116,842,024
|
28%
|
Consumer Staples
|
67,588,200
|
16%
|
Industrials
|
59,288,766
|
14%
|
Materials
|
53,978,428
|
13%
|
Energy
|
39,856,604
|
10%
|
Utilities
|
22,644,034
|
6%
|
Health Care
|
18,211,410
|
5%
|
Real Estate
|
17,801,642
|
4%
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
8,029,882
|
2%
|
Information Technology
|
6,711,373
|
2%
|
Communication Services
|
1,575,910
|
0%
|
Total
|
412,528,273
|
100%
|
Assets
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Equity Securities
|
|
|
|
|
Brazil
|
$249,648,837
|
$—
|
$—
|
$249,648,837
|
Chile
|
311,318
|
11,910,275
|
—
|
12,221,593
|
Mexico
|
135,565,503
|
—
|
—
|
135,565,503
|
Peru
|
10,924,003
|
—
|
—
|
10,924,003
|
Uruguay
|
4,163,122
|
—
|
—
|
4,163,122
|
Rights
|
5,215
|
—
|
—
|
5,215
|
Short-Term Investments
|
2,231,985
|
—
|
—
|
2,231,985
|
Total
|
$402,849,983
|
$11,910,275
|
$—
|
$414,760,258
|