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Equity-like returns and reduced fluctuations - all of these can be combined quite well
Stocks not only offer opportunities, but also involve risks. Investors would like to utilise the advantages without having to accept all the disadvantages. An exercise that is on the training plan of the DWS Invest ESG Dynamic Opportunities - a fund for investors who want to invest flexibly and in a risk-controlled manner in different asset classes, such as equities, bonds, currencies, gold and other suitable assets.
How does DWS Invest ESG Dynamic Opportunities do this?
Different training sessions keep the fund fit.
“We can see on a daily basis what fluctuations are to be expected and can compare this with our view of the market. Risk management is more than just avoiding risks - it is about consciously taking risks in order to realise opportunities!”
Christoph Schmidt
Head of Investment Strategy Multi Asset
Risk and return in balance
Flexibility can harmonise opportunities and risks. With a balanced approach, it is not only the performance alone that matters, but also the fluctuation range. While the DWS ESG Dynamic Opportunities has a performance similar to that of the global equity index MSCI World, the share value fluctuated significantly less.
Gross value development and fluctuation range (volatility) in comparison
| Index | 12/15 - 12/16 | 12/16 - 12/17 | 12/17 - 12/18 | 12/18 - 12/19 | 12/19 - 12/20 | 12/20 - 12/21 | 12/21 - 12/22 | 12/22 - 12/23 | 12/23 - 12/24 | 12/24 - 12/25 |
| MSCI World (gross, in EUR) | 11.4% | 8.1% | -3.6% | 30.8% | 6.9% | 31.6% | -12.3% | 20.2% | 27.2% | 7.2% |
Source: DWS International GmbH; as at: end of December 2025.
ESG criteria at a glance
ESG criteria can complement the investment objectives of return, risk and liquidity, with environmental, social and governance-related aspects. The three ESG criteria provide orientation. They can be understood as a guidance to sustainable investing.
* The following is merely an example and not an exhaustive list.
Risks[1]
Price losses on the equity and commodity markets
Price losses when yields rise on the bond markets: If interest rates or yields rise on the bond market, newly issued bonds have a higher interest rate than those in circulation. As a result, the price of bonds in circulation falls. Selling such bonds before they mature can therefore result in price losses.
- Issuer credit and default risk. This generally refers to the risk of over-indebtedness or insolvency, i.e. a possible temporary or permanent inability to fulfil interest and/or redemption obligations on time.
Currency losses
- Use of derivative financial instruments, for example counterparty risk. Financial derivatives are not subject to either statutory or voluntary deposit protection.
- The unit value may fall below the purchase price at which the customer acquired the unit at any time.
- The fund exhibits increased volatility due to its composition and/or the techniques used by the fund management, i.e. the unit price may be subject to significant downward or upward fluctuations even within short periods of time.