Fund Research for DWS Communications Inst (FLICX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: Jun 04, 1998
    Category: Communications
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: DWS Investments
    Return Since Inception: -1.77%
    YTD Return: 53.94%
    Yield (TTM): 2.81%
    Net Assets: 3.16 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of net assets in securities of companies in the communications field. It focuses on the securities of companies that are engaged in the research, development, manufacture or sale of communications services, technology, equipment or products. The fund may invest in convertible securities and in bonds and short-term cash equivalents. It may also invest in stocks and other securities of companies not publicly traded in the United States, including securities of emerging markets. The fund is nondiversified.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $12,561 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 29.56%
    Large 24.95%
    Medium 36.71%
    Small 4.76%
    Micro 4.01%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 53.94% 67.18% -13.18% -0.46% -8.22% -1.77%
    +/- Category 16.42% 13.24% -4.36% 1.05% -2.96% —
    +/- S&P 500 TR 28.80% 34.03% -7.68% -1.21% -0.95% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 43.82% 47.99% -14.08% -0.84% -8.22% -1.77%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 53.12% 13.11% -10.72% 1.57% -6.84% -1.24%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 06/04/1998
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
    View Total Returns

  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 97.14%
    Service 1.09%
    Manufacturing 0.00%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 1.75% 1.75%
    Stocks — 98.22% 98.22%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 73.89% 73.89%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    - Vodafone Group PLC (VODPF) Telecom — 13.53% 9.73%
    + Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) Telecom — — 6.82%
    + Telecom Italia (TIT) Telecom — — 5.53%
    * METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC (PCS) Telecom 14.68 -56.90% 5.20%
    = Telekom Austria AG (TKA) Telecom — — 5.04%
    - Tele2 AB (TEL2 B) Telecom — — 4.97%
    + Vivendi (VIV) Media — — 4.82%
    + QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN (Q) Telecom 8.89 3.85% 4.60%
    - Komstar - Obyedinennye TeleSistemy OAO (CMST) Telecom — — 4.19%
    - Telefonica, S.A. (TEF) Telecom — — 4.08%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/25/2009
    All other data as of 09/30/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 05/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 1.21%
    Taken from annual report dated 12/31/2008

  • Fund Management