Broker-dealer firm · Frankfurt AM Main, Germany
DWS International Gmbh
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 105075 · SEC 801-20289
At a glance
DWS International Gmbh is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Frankfurt AM Main, Germany, with $228.9 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 14, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a broker-dealer firm, ranked 14th of 391 broker-dealer firms and 110th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office +496991012371dws.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $229B
- Rank among broker-dealer firms
- #14 of 391
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #110 of 17,210
- Clients
- 136
- Accounts
- 463
- Discretionary
- 96% of AUM
- Employees
- 703
- Advisory staff
- 80
- Offices
- 9
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Georg J. SchuhBoard Member
- Matthias LiermannBoard Member
- Joerg G. HupertzCFO, Board Member
- Daniel G. MeisterRegional Head of AFC & Compliance Emea
- Daniel KieperRegional Head of Legal Germany
- Jan-Oliver W. MeisslerBoard Member
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Affiliated broker-dealer
It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Deutsche Bank AG.
- Deutsche Bank AG
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 80 | $175B | 76% |
| State or municipal government entities | 25 | $23B | 10% |
| Insurance companies | 13 | $15B | 6% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 15 | $13B | 6% |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | – | $1.6B | <1% |
| Banking or thrift institutions | – | $1.4B | <1% |
| Investment companies | 3 | $410M | <1% |
| Corporations or other businesses | – | $392M | <1% |
| Other investment advisers | – | $269M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
DWS International Gmbh answers yes to 137 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Selecting other advisers
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗dws.com ↗
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Questions
How much does DWS International Gmbh manage?
DWS International Gmbh reports $228.9 billion in regulatory assets under management across 463 accounts, 96% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 14, 2026.
What kind of firm is DWS International Gmbh?
DWS International Gmbh is a broker-dealer firm by its Form ADV answers. The firm is itself registered as a broker-dealer as well as an investment adviser. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons. A public reporting company controls it.
Who are DWS International Gmbh’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($174.8 billion, 80 clients); state or municipal government entities ($22.6 billion, 25 clients); insurance companies ($14.7 billion, 13 clients).
Does DWS International Gmbh have any disciplinary history?
DWS International Gmbh answers yes to 137 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is DWS International Gmbh’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-09-14), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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