DWS ALTERNATIVES GLOBAL LIMITED

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2006

Total AUM

$24.5B

Discretionary

$24.5B

100% of AUM

Avg account

$389M

Accounts

Employees

138

Advisory reps

Firm details

Headquarters: LONDON,
CRD number: 139526
Registered since: March 2, 2006
Website: www.dws.com
Custodians: J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., THE NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
Fee structure: Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees, Other
Client types: Pooled Investment Vehicles99.33%
Sovereign Wealth Funds0.28%
Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.21%
Investment Companies0.19%
Services: Portfolio Management for Investment CompaniesPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

DWS Alternatives Global Limited is organized as a private equity fund entity that serves institutional clients. Registered with the SEC since 2006, the firm operates with ownership characterized as both a foreign entity and individual interest. Its operating model blends fund sponsorship and adviser responsibilities: the firm acts as a commodity pool operator/commodity trading adviser (CPO/CTA), sponsors and manages pooled vehicles, and provides portfolio management services for investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional clients. It also performs selection-of-advisers duties and maintains affiliations across broker-dealers, futures and swap counterparties, trust and banking institutions, and other sponsor roles. The firm signals active engagement with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Fee arrangements combine asset-based charges with performance-linked fees and other fee components, a common construct for firms deploying alternative strategies.