DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (SKIRX)
The fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments backed by a portfolio of fixed income instruments. It invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments (a contract whose value is based on a particular commodity), such as commodity-linked swap contracts, commodity-linked structured notes, options and futures contracts, to gain exposure to the investment return of assets that trade in the commodity markets, without investing directly in physical commodities.
Fund Info
US25159L8366
25159L836
Feb 13, 2005
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
SKIRX has an expense ratio of 0.89%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (SKIRX) returned 3.70% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.97% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SKIRX returned 2.08% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
SKIRX
3.70%
-0.52%
4.40%
-2.97%
-5.68%
11.15%
2.08%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SKIRX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.45% | 0.34% | 3.74% | -5.28% | 0.70% | 3.70% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.18% | -1.42% | 3.13% | 2.98% | 2.21% | -2.82% | -3.28% | -0.36% | 4.79% | -2.75% | -0.00% | 0.32% | 2.64% |
| 2023 | 2.48% | -4.51% | 0.87% | -1.01% | -4.07% | 1.07% | 4.22% | -0.84% | -1.23% | -0.17% | -0.35% | -1.41% | -5.16% |
| 2022 | 7.57% | 5.47% | 8.22% | 3.13% | 1.04% | -10.56% | 3.57% | -0.20% | -9.33% | -0.17% | 3.00% | -1.77% | 8.35% |
| 2021 | 2.27% | 7.62% | -2.06% | 8.44% | 3.24% | 2.48% | 2.02% | -0.09% | 5.76% | 1.41% | -7.06% | 3.78% | 30.41% |
| 2020 | -5.55% | -3.21% | -12.46% | -0.66% | 3.96% | 2.92% | 4.47% | 4.52% | -2.73% | -0.59% | 4.60% | 4.65% | -1.68% |
| 2019 | 4.01% | 1.73% | -0.29% | -0.80% | -3.85% | 1.64% | -1.04% | -2.31% | -0.38% | 1.74% | -2.02% | 4.61% | 2.72% |
| 2018 | 2.01% | -2.05% | -0.12% | 2.02% | 1.65% | -3.45% | -2.86% | -1.21% | 0.51% | -3.66% | -4.66% | -0.09% | -11.57% |
| 2017 | -0.17% | 0.17% | -3.12% | -1.22% | -1.33% | -0.79% | 1.81% | 0.98% | 0.92% | 2.01% | 0.51% | 1.91% | 1.55% |
| 2016 | -1.05% | -0.44% | 3.08% | 6.64% | 0.73% | 2.93% | -5.70% | -0.25% | 2.73% | -0.67% | 1.01% | 1.89% | 10.90% |
| 2015 | -1.74% | 1.84% | -3.40% | 3.00% | -2.47% | 1.84% | -7.48% | -0.87% | -2.50% | -0.16% | -4.11% | -1.86% | -16.93% |
| 2014 | -0.66% | 4.55% | 1.14% | 2.31% | -2.50% | 0.89% | -4.04% | -0.84% | -4.38% | 0.76% | -0.76% | -2.60% | -6.31% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SKIRX is 5, meaning it’s performing worse than 95% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund (SKIRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund provided a 3.22% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.17 | $0.11 | $3.08 | $3.65 | $0.14 | $0.17 | $1.15 | $0.05 | $0.83 | $0.05 | $0.51 |
Dividend yield | 3.22% | 3.02% | 1.93% | 50.76% | 43.89% | 1.53% | 1.74% | 12.16% | 0.42% | 7.05% | 0.41% | 3.72% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.17 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.11 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $3.08 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.61 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $3.65 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.14 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.17 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.55 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.56 | $1.15 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.42 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.83 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.51 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund was 87.82%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund drawdown is 78.11%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -87.82% | Jul 1, 2008 | 2947 | Mar 18, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -19.15% | May 12, 2006 | 99 | Oct 3, 2006 | 174 | Jun 14, 2007 | 273 |
| -11.74% | Jan 4, 2008 | 13 | Jan 23, 2008 | 19 | Feb 20, 2008 | 32 |
| -11.3% | Apr 4, 2005 | 31 | May 16, 2005 | 35 | Jul 6, 2005 | 66 |
| -11.27% | Jul 20, 2007 | 20 | Aug 16, 2007 | 22 | Sep 18, 2007 | 42 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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