0000088053-10-000521.txt : 20110408 0000088053-10-000521.hdr.sgml : 20110408 20100423172425 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-10-000521 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000088063 IRS NUMBER: 046013018 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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 PORTFOLIO TRUST/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930305 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19921109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER STEVENS & CLARK BALANCED FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19770604 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS INVESTMENT TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000088064 IRS NUMBER: 042212654 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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: INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980529 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER GROWTH & INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910402 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASH RESERVE FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000353447 IRS NUMBER: 621223991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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: DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX BROWN CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990806 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT ALEX BROWN CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970827 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN ALEX CASH RESERVE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS MONEY MARKET TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000703642 IRS NUMBER: 133120601 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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 MONEY MARKET TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000531 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LAZARD FRERES FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890904 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS COMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000731129 IRS NUMBER: 521319644 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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: DWS COMMUNICATIONS FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060207 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER FLAG INVESTORS COMMUNICATIONS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLAG INVESTORS COMMUNICATIONS FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793597 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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: GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980605 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER GLOBAL FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 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: CORRESP 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 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 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000862157 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP 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 INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BT INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm co042210mega.htm

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

April 23, 2010

VIA EDGAR Correspondence

Division of Investment Management
United Stated Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn:  John Grzeskiewicz

Re:
DWS Funds Listed in Exhibit A (the “DWS Funds”)

Dear Mr. Grzeskiewicz,

We are filing today this letter, through EDGAR, as correspondence to respond to comments and questions I discussed with you via a telephone conference call on Monday, April 19, 2010 with respect to the Post-Effective Amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) in the case of certain DWS Funds on March 2, 2010 and, in the case of DWS Advisor Funds, Cash Reserve Fund, Inc., and Money Market Trust pursuant to Rule 485(a)(3) under the 1933 Act on March 3, 2010 (the “Amendments”).

Below please find each comment relating to the Amendments that we discussed with you during our conversation followed by our response.

1)  
Comment:  Based on discussions you had with the staff of the Office of Insurance Products of the Commission, you indicated that Item 9 of Form N-1A requires that each statutory prospectus for the DWS Funds include a description of the fund’s principal investment strategy and risks and Item 4 of Form N-1A requires a summary of the disclosure contained in response to Item 9 in each summary section.  You asked that we include a separate response to Item 9 in each of the statutory prospectuses for the DWS Funds, and that we consider whether our Item 4 disclosure in the summary section is a summary of that disclosure for each DWS Fund.

Response: In light of the time, resources and added costs necessary to effect such a significant change to each of the summary and statutory prospectuses for the DWS Funds, it was agreed during our call that we would address this comment in connection with our post-effective amendments that are filed with the Commission with an effective date of August 1, 2010.  We continue to believe

 
 

 

that our summary and statutory prospectuses in their current form fully comply with the requirements of Form N-1A.

2)  
Comment:  You asked that we delete the heading “Other Investments and Techniques” under the section entitled “Principal Investment Strategy” of the summary and statutory prospectuses of each DWS Funds because it is not required by Item 4 of Form N-1A.

Response: We have deleted the heading “Other Investments and Techniques” under the section entitled “Principal Investment Strategy” of each summary and statutory prospectus.

3)  
Comment:  You asked that we delete the description of the securities market broad-based benchmark index from the "Performance" section of the summary and statutory prospectuses of each DWS Fund because it is not required by Item 4 of Form N-1A.
 
 Response: The description of the securities market broad-based benchmark index has been deleted from the "Performance" section of each summary and statutory prospectus.
 
4)  
Comment:  You asked that we consider deleting the disclosure in each summary prospectus relating to the closure of Class B shares of the DWS Funds and the availability of other share class to particular types of shareholders in the section entitled “Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares” because it is not required by Item 6 of Form N-1A.

Response: We believe that this disclosure is permitted by Item 6(a) of Form N-1A since this disclosure pertains to the “minimum initial and subsequent investments requirements” for specific share classes.  Without this disclosure, or disclosure substantially similar to it, shareholders receiving only the Summary Prospectus would not know which class of shares is available to them for purchase.
 
In addition to these comments, we wanted to take this opportunity to respond to a comment that you discussed with us in March of this year.   In a letter dated March 30, 2010, we indicated that we would respond at a later date to your comment that we consider replacing the heading “Calendar Year Total Returns,” under the “Performance” section in the summary prospectus, with the heading “Bar Chart.”  We believe that making this change could cause confusion and note that other fund families do not use the heading “Bar Chart” in their Summary Prospectuses.


 
 

 

If you have any questions relating to these matters, please feel free to contact me at (617) 295-3986.

Sincerely,


/s/Scott D. Hogan
Scott D. Hogan
Vice President

cc:           Thomas Hiller, Esq. – Ropes & Gray
John Marten, Esq. – Vedder Price


 
 

 

EXHIBIT A
DWS FUNDS

Filed on March 2, 2010 under Rule 485(a):
1933 Act File Number
1940 Act File Number
 
DWS Communications Fund, Inc.
 
002-87336
811-03883
 
DWS Global/International Fund. Inc.
DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund
 
033-05724
811-04670
 
DWS Institutional Funds
Cash Management Fund
Cash Reserves Fund Institutional
DWS EAFE® Equity Index Fund
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund
DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund
 
033-34079
811-06071
 
DWS Investment Trust
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund
 
002-13628
811-00043
 
DWS Portfolio Trust
DWS Core Plus Income Fund
 
002-13627
811-00042
 
Filed on March 3, 2010 under Rule 485(a)(3):
 
   
 
Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.
Prime Series
 
002-72658
811-03196
 
DWS Advisor Funds
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
NY Tax Free Money Fund
Tax Free Money Fund Investment
 
033-07404
811-04760
 
DWS Money Market Trust
DWS Money Market Series
002-78122
811-03495