DWS Latin America Equity Fund (SLAFX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in DWS Latin America Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

DWS Latin America Equity Fund (SLAFX) has returned 7.91% so far this year and 45.40% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SLAFX has had an annualized return of 11.72%, just under the S&P 500 Index benchmark’s 12.16%.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 1993, SLAFX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.07%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 5.4 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Mar 1999 with a return of +22.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -35.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, SLAFX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +23.7%, while the worst single day was Oct 15, 2008 at -16.9%.

DWS Latin America Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.16%, beta of 1.00, and R² of 0.43 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 1993.

• This fund captured 124.63% of S&P 500 Index gains and 118.31% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• R² of 0.43 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

SLAFX has a high expense ratio of 1.26%, indicating above-average management fees.

SLAFX ranks 90 for risk / return — in the top 90% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DWS Latin America Equity Fund (SLAFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

DWS Latin America Equity Fund provided a 3.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.47 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DWS Latin America Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DWS Latin America Equity 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 Latin America Equity Fund was 70.68%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 3150 trading sessions.

The current DWS Latin America Equity Fund drawdown is 9.60%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.