{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/dws-international-gmbh-105075","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105075","regulatoryAum":228868708325,"crd":"105075","secFileNumber":"801-20289","legalName":"DWS International GMBH","displayName":"DWS International GMBH","website":null,"founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in Germany","fiscalYearEnd":"December","headquarters":{"street":"Mainzer Landstrasse 11-17","city":"Frankfurt Am Main","state":"","stateName":"","country":"Germany","postalCode":"60329"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"16 December 1983","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":703,"advisory":80,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":219884373533,"discretionaryAccounts":450,"nonDiscretionary":8984334792,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":13,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":98,"nonAumClients":6},"clientTypes":[{"label":"Banking or thrift institutions","clients":null,"regulatoryAum":1421189970},{"label":"Investment companies","clients":3,"regulatoryAum":409926015},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":80,"regulatoryAum":174784569855},{"label":"Pension and profit-sharing plans","clients":15,"regulatoryAum":12676134881},{"label":"State or municipal government entities","clients":25,"regulatoryAum":22627160838},{"label":"Other investment advisers","clients":0,"regulatoryAum":268975930},{"label":"Insurance companies","clients":13,"regulatoryAum":14675745279},{"label":"Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions","clients":0,"regulatoryAum":1612962847},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":0,"regulatoryAum":392042710}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"feePrograms":[],"brochureCoverage":{"scope":"known_documents","status":"not_processed","checkedAt":null,"documents":[]},"custodians":[{"name":"State Street Bank International GMBH","shortName":"State Street Bank International GMBH","location":"Frankfurt","smaAssets":10027521117},{"name":"The BNY Mellon Sa/NV, Asset","shortName":"The BNY Mellon Sa/NV, Asset","location":"Frankfurt","smaAssets":12718805638},{"name":"Deutsche Bank Ag","shortName":"Deutsche Bank Ag","location":"Frankfurt Am Main","smaAssets":7811985652}],"custodyNote":"DWS International GMBH has custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Joerg Hupertz","title":"CFO, Board Member","crd":"7527792"},{"name":"Daniel Kieper","title":"Regional Head of Legal Germany","crd":"8052546"},{"name":"Matthias Liermann","title":"Board Member","crd":"7061558"},{"name":"Jan-Oliver Meissler","title":"Board Member","crd":"8239495"},{"name":"Daniel Meister","title":"Regional Head of Afc & Compliance Emea","crd":"7749139"},{"name":"Georg Schuh","title":"Board Member","crd":"5081321"}],"ownership":[{"label":"DWS Group GMBH & Co. 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They include 80 pooled investment vehicles, 25 state or municipal government entities and 15 pension and profit-sharing plans.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 14 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does DWS International GMBH offer?","answer":"DWS International GMBH 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 International GMBH use?","answer":"DWS International GMBH’s separately managed account assets are held at The BNY Mellon Sa/NV, Asset (Frankfurt), with $12,718,805,638, State Street Bank International GMBH (Frankfurt), with $10,027,521,117 and Deutsche Bank Ag (Frankfurt Am Main), with $7,811,985,652. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 14 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does DWS International GMBH have?","answer":"DWS International GMBH has 80 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 703 employees, and 80 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 International GMBH invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, DWS International GMBH’s separately managed accounts held 30% U.S. government and agency bonds, 18% exchange-traded equities, 18% investment grade corporate bonds, 6% high-yield corporate bonds, 5% sovereign bonds, 5% derivatives, 5% cash and equivalents, 5% funds (open-end and short term investment funds), 3% state and local bonds and 3% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises no private funds of its own.","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 International GMBH?","answer":"DWS International GMBH 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 14 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does DWS International GMBH get paid?","answer":"DWS International GMBH is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. 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."}