DWS Science and Technology Fund
Shareclass
DWS Science and Technology S (KTCSX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Equity & Justice
Exclusions
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EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS
Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity
GENDER EQUALITY
Fund DWS Science and Technology Fund
FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings56
% of assets97%
Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.
Sub-scores & KPIs
Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce
24 / 40
Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance
9 / 30
Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality
18 / 20
Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability
1 / 10
Fund Holdings: Gender Equality
Highest scoring holdings
Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Mastercard Inc Class A0.77%$16.43M
- 2. Accenture PLC Class A1.23%$26.28M
- 3. Uber Technologies Inc0.78%$16.57M
- 4. Globant SA0.29%$6.17M
- 5. Microsoft Corp8.82%$187.82M
- 6. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd1.12%$23.85M
- 7. Intuit Inc1.65%$35.15M
- 8. Salesforce Inc1.86%$39.57M
- 9. Atlassian Corp Class A0.51%$10.95M
- 10. ServiceNow Inc1.71%$36.41M
Lowest scoring holdings
Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Shopify Inc Registered Shs -A- Subord Vtg0.82%$17.42M
- 2. AppLovin Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A0.79%$16.87M
- 3. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc Class A1.68%$35.84M
- 4. Snowflake Inc Ordinary Shares1.35%$28.8M
- 5. The Descartes Systems Group Inc0.41%$8.83M
- 6. MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.48%$10.23M
- 7. BWX Technologies Inc1.05%$22.28M
- 8. Paylocity Holding Corp0.39%$8.3M
- 9. Broadcom Inc7.79%$165.93M
- 10. Cadence Design Systems Inc1.27%$26.99M
Fund manager statement
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Manager surveyEXCLUSION RATINGS
Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons
PRISONS & BORDERS
Fund DWS Science and Technology Fund
Totals
Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
5
$411.56M
19%
Prisons high risk
1
$31.21M
1.47%
Private prisons
0
$0
0%
Borders
9
$494.62M
23%
Borders high risk
2
$39.92M
1.88%
Total
9
$494.62M
23%
Holdings — 9 flagged holdings
1.
Microsoft Corp
$187.82M
8.82%
2.
Alphabet Inc Class A
$102.13M
4.8%
3.
Alphabet Inc Class C
$84.27M
3.96%
4.
Salesforce Inc
$39.57M
1.86%
5.
Motorola Solutions Inc
$31.21M
1.47%
6.
Accenture PLC Class A
$26.28M
1.23%
7.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp Class A
$8.71M
0.41%
8.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
$8.5M
0.4%
9.
Amazon.com Inc
$6.13M
0.29%

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