DESAX
ActiveDWS ESG Core Equity Fund
Category: US Equity (9,528 funds)
Expense Ratio
0.80%
Annual Cost per $10K
$80.00
30-Year Fee Drag per $10K
$15,346
at 7% annual return
Fund Type
Mutual Fund
Active
Trailing 12-Month
+12.01%
Asset Allocation
US Equity
97%Intl Equity
1%Cash
2%Fee Comparison
DESAX
0.80%US Equity average
1.06%US Equity cheapest
0.00%Index benchmark
0.03%25% cheaper than category average
Historical Returns
Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025 · Updated quarterly
+66.60%3Y
Compare to
Fee Impact Calculator
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DESAX at 0.80%$303,882
At index rates (0.03%)$377,424
Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613
Total fee drag$76,730
Cost vs index fund−$73,542
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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of August 2025
| Ticker | Name | ER |
|---|---|---|
| DESAX | DWS ESG Core Equity Fund | 0.80% |
| QCGRFX | College Retirement Equities Fund - Growth Account | — |
| TRZBX | T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund, Inc. | 0.55% |
| VWUAX | VANGUARD U.S. GROWTH FUND | 0.35% |
| TINRX | Nuveen Equity Index Fund | 0.37% |
| PRUFX | T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc. | 0.52% |
| APGZX | AB LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND INC | 0.51% |
| ERASX | Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap Fund | 0.81% |
| TRRCX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund | 0.56% |
| TRLGX | T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Fund | 0.55% |
| QCEQFX | College Retirement Equities Fund - Equity Index Account | — |
| AULDX | Ultra Fund | 0.54% |
| VMCAX | VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND | — |
| TRHDX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund | 0.43% |
| COWZ | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 0.49% |
| TRFJX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund | 0.42% |
| VEXRX | VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND | 0.33% |
| JGACX | JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund | 0.99% |
| CREFX | Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund | 0.75% |
| FLMVX | JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Fund | 1.09% |
| DVY | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.38% |
| TRIKX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund | 0.44% |
| AGRDX | Growth Fund | 0.54% |
| EGFSX | Edgewood Growth Fund | 1.25% |
| TREHX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund | 0.38% |
| TRJLX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund | 0.45% |
| IYW | iShares U.S. Technology ETF | 0.38% |
| LGRNX | Loomis Sayles Growth Fund | 0.57% |
| CIVVX | CAUSEWAY INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND | 1.10% |
| PLCGX | LargeCap Growth Fund I | 0.94% |
| VQNPX | VANGUARD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND | 0.36% |
| TRDBX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund | 0.37% |
| JAGKX | 500 Index Trust | 0.50% |
| GTENX | Gateway Fund | 0.65% |
| DCZRX | Macquarie Small Cap Core Fund | 0.68% |
| CSRIX | Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares$1M min | 0.75% |
| SUWAX | DWS Core Equity Fund | 0.83% |
| MOAT | VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | 0.47% |
| OEICX | JPMorgan Equity Index Fund | 0.45% |
| JHLGX | Multimanager Lifestyle Growth Portfolio | 0.97% |
| PRCOX | T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research Fund | 0.45% |
| CSJFX | Cohen & Steers Realty Shares | 0.80% |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | 0.85% |
| JAIZX | Managed Volatility Growth Portfolio | 0.77% |
| TRJMX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund | 0.46% |
| HGITX | HARTFORD CORE EQUITY FUND | 0.45% |
| IGRFX | Macquarie Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0.68% |
| HAGAX | Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund | 1.03% |
| VVIPX | Voya VACS Index Series S Portfolio | — |
| QYLD | Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | 0.60% |
| FSMEX | Select Medical Technology and Devices Portfolio | 0.63% |
| IEOPX | VOYA LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | 0.92% |
| PLSAX | LargeCap S&P 500 Index Fund | 0.39% |
| DVZRX | Macquarie Small Cap Value Fund | 0.70% |
| JAIYX | Managed Volatility Balanced Portfolio | 0.75% |
| FMUEX | Free Market U.S. Equity Fund$1M min | 0.76% |
| COAVX | Columbia Overseas Value Fund | 0.82% |
| ASDEX | Select Fund | 0.55% |
| SSSVX | State Street Equity 500 Index Fund | 0.47% |
| ILGRX | Macquarie Large Cap Growth Fund | 0.89% |
| OAZLX | Oakmark Select Fund | 0.73% |
| CIPMX | Champlain MidCap Fund | 1.09% |
| FDN | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | 0.49% |
| CGWRX | Columbia Cornerstone Growth Fund | 0.97% |
| ITA | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.38% |
| FMGGX | Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund | 0.84% |
| TRPGX | Nuveen Core Equity Fund | 0.56% |
| PAVE | Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | 0.47% |
| VCSTX | Science & Technology Fund | 0.91% |
| VASVX | VANGUARD SELECTED VALUE FUND | 0.42% |
| TRSCX | Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Equity Fund | 0.42% |
| UANQX | Victory Nasdaq-100 Index Fund | 0.43% |
| TRCPX | Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund | 0.56% |
| ESBLX | Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund | 0.75% |
| PTLC | Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF | 0.60% |
| FKUTX | Franklin Utilities Fund | 0.71% |
| DDZRX | Macquarie Value Fund | 0.61% |
| JAIJX | Lifestyle Growth Portfolio | 0.61% |
| MXVIX | Empower S&P 500 Index Fund | 0.49% |
| GCTRX | Goldman Sachs U.S. Tax-Managed Equity Fund | 0.68% |
| CZMGX | Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund$1M min | 0.72% |
| OWACX | Old Westbury All Cap Core Fund | 0.96% |
| TRLNX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2060 Fund | 0.46% |
| TIRTX | Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund | 0.74% |
| CSXAX | Calvert U.S. Large Cap Core Responsible Index Fund | 0.49% |
| TRUBX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund | 0.35% |
| FRESX | Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio | 0.64% |
| FSRPX | Select Retailing Portfolio | 0.64% |
| VVSVX | Venerable US Large Cap Strategic Equity Fund | 0.86% |
| AFEDX | Large Cap Equity Fund | 0.44% |
| JHSGX | U.S. Growth Fund | 0.71% |
| LCGJX | William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund | 0.60% |
| FFEFX | Nuveen Dividend Value Fund | 0.61% |
| RWL | Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF | 0.39% |
| TSVPX | T. Rowe Price Spectrum Diversified Equity Fund | 0.58% |
| FMIMX | FMI Common Stock Fund | 0.98% |
| HNVRX | Harbor Small Cap Value Fund | 0.80% |
| FDL | First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund | 0.43% |
| JCICX | JPMorgan U.S. GARP Equity Fund | 0.84% |
| GEQZX | EQUITY INDEX FUND | 0.39% |
| TRRAX | T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund | 0.49% |
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