DWS Latin America Equity A  SLANX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Latin America Stock Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Large
   Growth
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.41
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 51.79
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
88.67%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
845
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: DWS Latin America Equity A
(from 2001-05-29 to 2009-10-31) Category: Latin America Stock
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2001-05-29 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 88.67 142.68 9.25 24.14 --- 17.00
+/- Category -0.50 63.69 0.90 -0.75 --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 59.06 90.00 14.00 19.88 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 60.21 1.60 7.28 21.41 --- 16.04
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 63.92 60.99 5.48 21.43 --- 16.18
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 57.71 2.90 19.25 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 40.71 4.01 18.13 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 19 funds), (5 yrs : out of 18 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 15.97
Software 0.66
Hardware 0.00
Media 1.97
Telecommunications 13.33
Service 26.37
Healthcare 0.00
Consumer Services 2.77
Business Services 1.95
Financial Services 21.65
Manufacturing 57.66
Consumer Goods 6.52
Industrial Materials 26.91
Energy 20.18
Utilities 4.05
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.5
Stocks 97.5
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 95.7
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 74 Turnover % 37
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.00
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 49.05 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Brazil 12.23
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. ADR L Mexico 6.95
Vale S.A. Brazil 6.36
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR Brazil 5.72
Bank Bradesco ADR Brazil 4.07
Bradespar Brazil 3.69
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ADR Brazil 2.97
OGX Petroleo E Gas Participacoes S.A. Brazil 2.76
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR Brazil 2.20
Gerdau SA Brazil 2.10
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2001-05-29
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Rainer Vermehren  (2008-12-09)
Florian Tanzer  (2009-07-20)
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-01)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.70
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
345 Park Avenue

New York,  NY  10154-0004
USA
Telephone:
800-621-1048
312-537-7000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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