Dws International Gmbh (Frankfurt Am Main)


Dws International Gmbh is a large advisory firm based in Frankfurt Am Main. It manages $105.11 billion of regulatory assets for 432 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018.

Dws International Gmbh provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dws International Gmbh: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dws International Gmbh is $105.11 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2% since the beginning of its operation, and $103.64 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $91.32 billion in discretionary accounts and $13.79 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $230.61 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $383.01 million.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 30% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dws International Gmbh for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Dws International Gmbh serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, other investment advisers, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Dws International Gmbh is other investment advisers with 43 clients and $49.88 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Dws International Gmbh has the highest percentage of other investment advisers out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $100.33 billion for 96 clients. 95% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Dws International Gmbh doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Dws International Gmbh

The company employs 316 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 43 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 135 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Georg Johann Schuh Board member 1 Aug 2005 Other 5081321
Stephan Matthias Scholl Board member/ chief financial officer 1 May 2008 Other 5713806
Christian Tschall Chief legal officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 6929723
Giovanni Petruzzelli Managing director & chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2014 Other 6313835
Hagen Schremmer Board member 1 Feb 2017 Other 6763687
Dws Group Gmbh & Co. Kgaa Shareholder 1 Mar 2018 75% - 100% foreign
Matthias Liermann Board member 1 Jan 2019 Other 7061558
Harald Rieger Board member 1 Jul 2019 Other 7154553

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Deutsche Bank Ag Shareholder 1 May 2017 75% - 100% foreign
Db Beteiligungs Holding Gmbh (Db Bh Gmbh) Shareholder 1 May 2017 75% - 100% foreign

Based in Frankfurt Am Main

The principal office where Dws International Gmbh performs its advisory services is located at Mainzer Landstrasse 11 17, Frankfurt Am Main, 60329, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 49 69 910 12371. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at dws.de/.