Morningstar® Investment Profile™   Morningstar® Disclosure   Format for Print DWS International Growth A  SGQAX Release date as of 2024-09-30. Data on page is subject to change. Snapshot Total Returns Ratings & Risk Portfolio Nuts & Bolts

Morningstar Report Overall Morningstar Rating™ What is this? As of 2024-09-30 Out of 386 Foreign Large Growth Funds Morningstar® Style Box™ What is this? As of 2024-08-31 Total Fund Assets ($ Mil) 474.39 View Historical Morningstar Star Ratings and Definitions

Investment Objective & Strategy   The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in foreign equities (equities issued by foreign based companies and listed on foreign exchanges) and may invest in companies of any size and from any country, including countries with emerging economies. The fund's equity investments may also include preferred stocks and other securities with equity characteristics, such as convertible securities and warrants. It will generally invest less than 20% of its assets in U.S. equities.

Morningstar Category: Foreign Large Growth Foreign large-growth portfolios focus on high-priced growth stocks, mainly outside of the United States. Most of these portfolios divide their assets among a dozen or more developed markets, including Japan, Britain, France, and Germany. These portfolios primarily invest in stocks that have market caps in the top 70% of each economically integrated market (such as Europe or Asia ex-Japan). Growth is defined based on fast growth (high growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow) and high valuations (high price ratios and low dividend yields). These portfolios typically will have less than 20% of assets invested in U.S. stocks.

Performance Growth of $10,000 (from 2014-01-01 to 2024-09-30) Investment: DWS International Growth A Benchmark 1: MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD Benchmark 2: MSCI ACWI Ex USA Growth NR USD Category: Foreign Large Growth This graph presents historical performance for the investment as well as an index and/or peer group. If the investment, index and/or peer group have performed similarly, the line representing the fund will overlay the index and/or peer group. Therefore, the line(s) representing the index and/or peer group history may be hidden. Total Annualized Returns % YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception Investment 15.42 27.06 -1.07 6.15 5.07 5.35 MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD 14.21 25.35 4.14 7.59 5.22 --- MSCI ACWI Ex USA Growth NR USD 14.06 26.75 0.81 7.09 5.97 --- Category 12.94 26.69 0.19 7.70 6.57 6.50 Morningstar Rating --- --- --- # of compared Foreign Large Growth funds covered (3 yrs : out of 386 funds) (5 yrs : out of 336 funds) (10 yrs : out of 224 funds) Ratings reflect risk-adjusted performance and are derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five and ten-year (if applicable) time periods. Investment results shown represent historical performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate with changes in interest rates and other market conditions so the value, when redeemed may be worth more or less than original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Fees and Expenses Total Annual Operating Expense 1.22% Prospectus Net Expense Ratio 1.17% Maximum Sales Charge 5.75% The total annual operating expense shown is before management fee waivers or expense caps. For more information on waivers/reimbursements, please see the prospectus. The total annual operating expense is also referred to as the prospectus gross expense ratio. Waiver Data Type Date % ExpenseRatio Contractual 2024-11-30 0.05

Portfolio Profile Asset Allocation % of Net Assets U.S. Stocks 15.1 Non-U.S. Stocks 80.4 Bonds 2.2 Cash 1.8 Other 0.5 Data through 2024-08-31 Morningstar Equity Sectors % of Stocks Cyclical 30.74 Basic Materials 3.21 Consumer Cyclical 8.96 Financial Services 18.57 Real Estate 0.00 Sensitive 47.49 Communication Services 6.49 Energy 4.21 Industrials 15.01 Technology 21.78 Defensive 21.76 Consumer Defensive 4.15 Healthcare 17.61 Utilities 0.00 Data through 2024-08-31 Morningstar World Regions % Fund Americas 25.6 North America 24.2 Latin America 1.4 Greater Europe 53.7 United Kingdom 6.2 Europe Developed 47.5 Europe Emerging 0.0 Africa/Middle East 0.0 Greater Asia 20.8 Japan 6.9 Australasia 0.0 Asia Developed 9.7 Asia Emerging 4.1 Data through 2024-08-31 Holding Status Total Number of Stock Holdings 80 Total Number of Bond Holdings 2 % of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 28.71 Turnover % (as of 2023-08-31) 8.00 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.00 Top Holdings Sector Country % of Net Assets Brookfield Corp Registered Shs -A- Limited Vtg Canada 3.52 DBS Group Holdings Ltd Singapore 3.34 Lonza Group Ltd Switzerland 3.17 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Taiwan 2.85 TotalEnergies SE France 2.82 Allianz SE Germany 2.78 Deutsche Boerse AG Germany 2.69 SAP SE Germany 2.61 ASML Holding NV Netherlands 2.58 NVIDIA Corp United States 2.35 Data through 2024-08-31

Principal Risks    Lending, Credit and Counterparty, Currency, Emerging Markets, Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Country or Region, Growth Investing, Market/Market Volatility, Equity Securities, Industry and Sector Investing, Restricted/Illiquid Securities, Pricing, Management, Small Cap, Mid-Cap Show Risk Definitions

Other Information Inception Date: 2001-06-18 Portfolio Manager(s) Sebastian P. Werner   (2013-02-01) Sebastian P. Werner, PhD, Head of Investment Strategy Equity. He Joined DWS in 2008; Previously, he served as a Research assistand for the Endowed Chair of Asset Management at the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel while earning his PhD. He hold a MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School fo Global Management. And he also holds a Masters Degree ("Diplom-Kaufmann") and PhD in Finance ("Dr.rer.pol.") from the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel. Investment Advisor(s) DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. Issuer DWS

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