DWS Small Cap Growth Fund (SSDAX)
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, determined at the time of purchase, in stocks and other securities with equity characteristics of U.S. smaller capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in the stocks of non-U.S. companies, including those in emerging markets, and large capitalization stocks.
Fund Info
US25157M8854
25157M885
Jun 28, 2002
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
SSDAX has a high expense ratio of 1.21%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund (SSDAX) returned -6.50% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.86% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SSDAX returned 3.85% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
SSDAX
-6.50%
4.16%
-13.41%
-2.86%
2.16%
5.75%
3.85%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SSDAX, 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 | 5.26% | -7.04% | -6.27% | -2.34% | 4.38% | -6.50% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.64% | 4.19% | 4.18% | -7.63% | 4.83% | -0.93% | 8.08% | -2.15% | 1.10% | -3.76% | 8.86% | -7.65% | 5.94% |
| 2023 | 7.90% | -1.46% | -2.68% | -1.70% | -1.80% | 9.60% | 2.81% | -3.22% | -5.84% | -5.21% | 7.26% | 9.91% | 14.61% |
| 2022 | -12.24% | -0.00% | 0.06% | -9.70% | -1.90% | -7.97% | 9.15% | -3.17% | -8.23% | 7.57% | 2.67% | -3.57% | -26.05% |
| 2021 | 2.77% | 3.79% | -1.03% | 2.10% | -2.31% | 4.27% | -0.20% | 2.55% | -4.07% | 5.36% | -4.73% | 4.01% | 12.54% |
| 2020 | -1.22% | -7.77% | -21.13% | 14.37% | 10.65% | 2.92% | 5.44% | 5.37% | -2.11% | 2.60% | 12.93% | 7.96% | 27.31% |
| 2019 | 10.62% | 4.23% | -1.50% | 3.12% | -7.27% | 6.68% | 0.95% | -4.58% | 0.34% | 2.33% | 3.57% | 1.85% | 20.87% |
| 2018 | 4.59% | -5.32% | 0.57% | -0.63% | 5.00% | 1.00% | 0.97% | 5.56% | -1.78% | -12.47% | 2.42% | -12.44% | -13.77% |
| 2017 | 2.34% | 2.29% | 0.56% | 0.95% | -0.88% | 3.11% | 1.33% | 0.75% | 4.22% | 0.60% | 3.35% | 0.55% | 20.81% |
| 2016 | -9.72% | -1.66% | 8.68% | 1.51% | 0.95% | -2.19% | 6.92% | -0.18% | 0.62% | -4.43% | 8.40% | 0.90% | 8.56% |
| 2015 | -2.16% | 8.61% | 3.23% | -4.42% | 4.42% | -0.13% | 1.76% | -7.29% | -6.00% | 4.07% | 1.77% | -5.21% | -2.64% |
| 2014 | -2.13% | 4.67% | -2.50% | -4.76% | 0.92% | 4.46% | -5.33% | 5.83% | -5.07% | 4.20% | 0.91% | 2.06% | 2.35% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SSDAX 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 Small Cap Growth Fund (SSDAX) 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 Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 2.72% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.82 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.82 | $0.82 | $0.26 | $0.11 | $3.82 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.66 | $1.46 | $0.00 | $1.62 | $3.51 |
Dividend yield | 2.72% | 2.55% | 0.83% | 0.39% | 10.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.84% | 4.34% | 0.00% | 6.05% | 12.07% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DWS Small Cap Growth 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $0.82 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.82 | $3.82 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.66 | $5.66 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.46 | $1.46 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.62 | $1.62 |
| 2014 | $3.51 | $3.51 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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 Small Cap Growth 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 Small Cap Growth Fund was 66.11%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 987 trading sessions.
The current DWS Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 20.22%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.11% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 987 | Feb 8, 2013 | 1338 |
| -41.56% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 141 | Oct 7, 2020 | 528 |
| -35.45% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -28.3% | Jun 23, 2015 | 162 | Feb 11, 2016 | 304 | Apr 27, 2017 | 466 |
| -21.9% | Nov 29, 2002 | 70 | Mar 12, 2003 | 80 | Jul 8, 2003 | 150 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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