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DWS, a leading European asset manager with global reach, today announced the launch of the Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF (Nasdaq: XDEF) (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 Index (“the Index”). The index tracks the performance of European listed equities whose revenues or patent activities are linked to the themes of defense, space and cybersecurity.

DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, today announced the appointment of Hepsen Uzcan as Americas CEO, effective December 1, 2024. She will succeed and report to Dirk Goergen, who will continue to hold the responsibility for the region at the DWS Executive Board level in addition to his continued role as the DWS Global Head of Client Coverage Division.

DWS, a leading global asset manager, today announced that Jay DeWaltoff has joined the firm as Head of U.S. Real Estate Debt to accelerate the growth of its existing U.S. real estate credit business and expand its global private credit platform. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office and report directly to Todd Henderson, Co-Global Head of Real Estate and Head of Real Estate for the Americas.

DWS today announced the appointment of Steven Goulart as DWS USA Corporation Board Chairman effective July 1, 2024, succeeding Kenneth Froewiss who is stepping down from his position as Chair and will be retiring in the near term. Mr. Froewiss, who has served as Chairman of the DWS USA Board since the firm’s initial public offering in 2018, has agreed to remain on the board for an interim period to help ensure a smooth transition.

DWS, one of the world's leading asset managers, announced its plans to close the following six U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) (the “Funds”) effective March 13, 2024, and to liquidate the Funds effective March 22, 2024:

DWS, the global asset manager with EUR 859 billion of assets under management (AUM), today announced a partnership with iCapital, the global platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, to make DWS’s global Alternative Investment funds available via iCapital’s Marketplace.

DWS today announced the appointment of Paul M. Kelly as Global Head of its EUR 126 billion Alternatives franchise. DWS’s Alternatives business has a 50 year plus track record including particular strength in real estate (EUR 75bn AuM1), infrastructure (EUR 16bn), liquid real assets (EUR 32bn) and a footprint in sustainable investments.

DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced today the listing of three new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to U.S. equity investment styles with ESG (environmental, social and governance) screened U.S. dividend, growth and value-oriented equities.

DWS Group, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced today the appointment of Dirk Goergen as Americas CEO, effective January 1, 2023. He will follow Mark Cullen, who holds responsibility for the Americas region on the DWS Executive Board, and who will step down at the end of the year and leave the industry in spring 2023 after 30 years of exceptional service.

DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced today the launch of a new Xtrackers exchange-traded fund (ETF). It provides large and mid-cap U.S. equity exposure aligned with an internationally recognized framework and is designed to capture the move of the global economy to a net zero emissions environment.

DWS Group, a global asset manager and one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers, today announced it is making a strategic investment in its Americas Alternatives distribution platform to make its real estate products more widely available to the retail market. The investment is part of a longer-term initiative to provide retail investors with access to DWS’s broad Alternatives platform. DWS expects new products to be announced over time. The initiative is driven by increased client demand in the retail market for Alternatives products that provide diversification, preservation of capital and risk adjusted performance.

DWS today announced the impending closure and liquidation of two Xtrackers ETFs: Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Cboe BZX: EURZ) and Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: JPN).

DWS today announced the impending change in the creation unit size for Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF (KOKU) (the “ETF”). Effective February 24, 2022, the size of a creation unit for the ETF will change from 50,000 shares to 10,000 shares.

Xtrackers by DWS has launched an ETF providing dynamic risk-controlled exposure to US dollar high-yield corporate bonds.

DWS announced today that RREEF Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZRPTAX; ZRPTIX; ZRPTTX; ZRPTMX; ZRPTUX), a publicly registered, daily NAV REIT1, has appointed Anne-Marie Vandenberg as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Based in Chicago, Vandenberg will maintain her roles as President and Director of the company. Todd Henderson, who previously served as the company’s CEO, will continue as the company’s Chairman of the Board.

DWS announced today that RREEF Property Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZRPTAX; ZRPTIX; ZRPTTX, ZRPTMX, ZRPTUX), a publicly registered, daily NAV1 REIT that it advises through an affiliate, has acquired a 306 unit Class A luxury apartment property in Centennial, Colorado, an affluent suburb southeast of Denver, for approximately $128.5 million.

DWS today announced the close of its third investment commitment by the Clean Energy and Environment Fund (CEEF) in ESSE, a leading cleantech firm based in China specializing in greenhouse gas emission reduction and industrial solid waste recycling.

DWS’s Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SNPE), has broken through USD 500 million in assets as investor money continues to move into the product amid rising investor interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) ETFs.