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DWS Global Thematic Offshore Fund

DWS Mutual Fund also launches an overseas fund of funds scheme. The mandate is to invest in the overseas markets primarily through Singapore-domiciled DWS Strategic Themes Fund

Name of Fund: DWS Global Thematic Offshore Fund

Scheme: Open-End, Fund of Fund Scheme

Objective: The fund aims to generate long term capital growth from a diversified portfolio by investing predominantly in the units of DWS Strategic Global Themes Fund registered in Singapore or in similar mutual funds. The underlying fund will replicate the same mandate as followed by DWS Global Thematic US Fund.

Asset Allocation: The fund would invest 80 to 100% in securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts and 0 to 20% in debt instruments including government securities, corporate debt, money market instrument, securitised debt and units of domestic mutual funds.

Fund Opens: July 31, 2007

Fund Closes: August 28, 2007

Face Value: Rs 10

Investment Options: Growth, Dividend Payout and Dividend Reinvestment

Entry Load: An entry load of 2.75% would be charged for investment less than 5 crores.

Exit Load: An exit load of 0.50% would be charged if redemption is made within one year from the date of allotment for investment less than 5 crores and 0.50% would be charged for investment of 5 crores or more if the investment is redeemed within six months from the date of allotment.

Minimum Investment Amount: Rs 5, 000

Benchmark Index: MSCI World Index

Fund Manager: Kumaresh Ramakrishnan and Aniket Inamdar

Currently, there are three funds with similar investment style - Principal Global Opportunities, Kotak Global Emerging Market Fund and Sundaram BNP Paribas Global Advantage Fund. The latter two have been launched recently.



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