Women are still significantly less likely than men to own stocks or other securities[1]. This should change. More women should become investors. To support this, DWS has developed DWS Invest ESG Women for Women – the first equity fund from DWS managed by women, for women. The team wants to support female investors on their way to possible financial independence.
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Source: Association of German Banks, Female Finance March 2024; representative survey from 7 to 19 February 2024; 1,006 people from Germany aged 18 and over. https://bankenverband.de/geldanlage/umfrage-female-finance-2024.
Source: Association of German Banks, Female Finance March 2024; representative survey from 7 to 19 February 2024; 1,006 people from Germany aged 18 and over. https://bankenverband.de/geldanlage/umfrage-female-finance-2024.
Source: Association of German Banks, Female Finance March 2024; representative survey from 7 to 19 February 2024; 1,006 people from Germany aged 18 and over. https://bankenverband.de/geldanlage/umfrage-female-finance-2024.
Sustainability aspects also play a role.*
* More sustainable, more risk-aware, more successful – how women differ from men when investing money; Consorsbank 2024 study; as of 7 March 2024 https://www.consorsbank.de/content/dam/de-cb/editorial/PDF/Ueber-uns/Presse/studien/frauen-maenner-studie-2024.pdf; anonymised evaluation of data from adult men and women from the pool of around 1.7 million Consorsbank customers from the years 2019 to 2023 (not representative of the population).
Why the social factor deserves special attention.
Behind DWS Invest ESG Women for Women is a team of successful and strong DWS women.
Sustainability criteria can complement the investment objectives of return, risk and liquidity, with environmental, social and governance-related aspects. The three sustainability criteria provide orientation. They can be understood as a guidance to sustainable investing.
Shareclass[8] |
LD |
Currency |
EUR |
ISIN |
LU2420982188 |
Valor |
115383128 |
Front-end Load[9] |
5,0% |
Current Costs[10] (Status: 31.12.2023) |
1,750% |
Management Fee |
1,500% |
Earnings |
Distribution |
The investment policy is defined, among other things, by environmental and social aspects, as well as the principles of good corporate governance. The fund management applies DWS‘s own ESG filter „DWS ESG Investment Standard“ when selecting assets. At least 51% of the fund’s assets are invested in assets covered by the DWS ESG Investment Standard.
If a company has a positive contribution to at least one of the United Nations SDGs through its economic activity and does not violate any other goal, as well as adheres to principles of good governance, it is considered a sustainable investment.
Minimum share of sustainable investments[11] | 15%[12] |
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0%[12] |
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15%[12] |
1. Source: German Banking Industry Association, Female Finance March 2024; representative survey conducted from 7 to 19 February 2024; 1,006 people from Germany aged 18 and over. https://bankenverband.de/geldanlage/umfrage-female-finance-2024.
2. The fund management applies the DWS's own ESG filter, the "DWS ESG Investment Standard". At least 70% of the fund's assets are invested in assets covered by the DWS ESG Investment Standard.
3. Source: BofA Global Research; Fighting for DEI while battling inflation, March 2023.
4. Source: Jefferies; Human Capital: The best places to work in Europe outperform by 6.8% p.a.; January 2024.
5. Source: Goldman Sachs, Womenomics 25 years and the quiet revolution; July 2024.
6. STOXX Europe 600 is a stock market index of 600 major European companies. It is published by STOXX Limited, a Swiss subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG.
7. The S&P 500 is a stock market index that includes the stocks of 500 of the largest publicly-traded US companies. The S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalisation and is one of the most closely watched stock market indices in the world.
8. This document only contains information on the LC unit class. Information on other existing unit classes, if any, can be found in the currently valid full or simplified prospectus.
9. Based on the gross investment amount: 3.00% based on the gross investment amount corresponds to around 5.26% based on the net investment amount.
10. The ongoing charges shown here are an estimate, as the fund or unit classes were only launched on 17 January 2022. Actual charges will only be calculated and disclosed after the first financial year. The annual report for the respective financial year contains details of the precisely calculated charges. Source: DWS Investment GmbH; as of 30 August 2024.
11. The proportion of sustainable investments as defined in Article 2(17) SFDR in the portfolio is calculated in proportion to the economic activities of the issuers that qualify as sustainable.
12. These are minimum shares that do not necessarily add up to the total share.
13. “Ecologically sustainable investment” in line with Art. 2(17) SFDR means an investment in an economic activity that contributes to an environmental objective.
14. “Socially sustainable investment” in line with Art. 2(17) SFDR means an investment in an economic activity that contributes to a social objective.