{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/dws-alternatives-global-limited-139526","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/139526","regulatoryAum":24514683264,"crd":"139526","secFileNumber":"801-66274","legalName":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited","displayName":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"other (specify) organized in United Kingdom","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"45 Cannon Street, 1st Floor","city":"London","state":"","stateName":"","country":"United Kingdom","postalCode":"EC4M 5SB"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"2 March 2006","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":138,"advisory":89,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":24514683264,"discretionaryAccounts":63,"nonDiscretionary":0,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":0,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":89,"nonAumClients":31},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Investment companies","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":46934119},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":41,"regulatoryAum":24349709795},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":4,"regulatoryAum":50605375},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":2,"regulatoryAum":67433975},{"label":"Other","clients":14,"regulatoryAum":0}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"custodians":[{"name":"Jpmorgan Chase & Co.","shortName":"J.P. 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Kgaa","detail":"Shareholder in the 75% or more ownership band and a control person, since March 2018."},{"label":"Deutsche Bank Ag","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of DB Beteiligungs-Holding GMBH in the 75% or more band and a control person, since December 2017.","parent":"DB Beteiligungs-Holding GMBH"},{"label":"DB Beteiligungs-Holding GMBH","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of DWS Group GMBH & Co. Kgaa in the 75% or more band and a control person, since March 2018.","parent":"DWS Group GMBH & Co. Kgaa"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":0,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"442075475344","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management","Performance-based fees","Other"],"activities":["Portfolio management for investment companies","Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)","Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients","Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":100}],"privateFunds":7},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"17 September 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/139526/PDF/139526.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does DWS Alternatives Global Limited have?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited has 63 clients and manages $24.5 billion for them, as of September 2026. They include 41 pooled investment vehicles, 14 other clients and 4 pension and profit-sharing plans.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 17 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does DWS Alternatives Global Limited offer?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does DWS Alternatives Global Limited use?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited’s separately managed account assets are held at Jpmorgan Chase & Co. (Bournemouth), with $42,705,495, Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $33,290,084 and CIBC Mellon Trust Company (Toronto), with $24,728,480. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 17 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does DWS Alternatives Global Limited have?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 138 employees, and 89 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does DWS Alternatives Global Limited invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, DWS Alternatives Global Limited’s separately managed accounts held 100% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 7 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns DWS Alternatives Global Limited?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited is owned through a chain of holding companies by Deutsche Bank Ag. Its direct owner is DWS Group GMBH & Co. Kgaa (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 17 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does DWS Alternatives Global Limited get paid?","answer":"DWS Alternatives Global Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}