Expense Ratio History

KHYAX expense ratio history

DWS High Income Fund, Class A

Fund company
DWS
Type
Mutual fund

0.98%

In basis points
98 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$98
Prospectus dated
1 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.96% on 1 February 2024

Fee over time

KHYAX expense ratio: 0.96% until 1 Feb 2012, then 0.93%; 0.93% until 1 Feb 2013, then 0.92%; 0.92% until 1 Feb 2016, then 0.94%; 0.94% until 1 Feb 2018, then 0.95%; 0.95% until 1 Feb 2022, then 0.94%; 0.94% until 1 Feb 2023, then 0.96%; 0.96% until 1 Feb 2024, then 0.98%; read at 0.98% on 1 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2011Sep 2013Apr 2016Nov 2018Jun 2021Jan 20240.96% before0.98% from 1 Feb 2024
KHYAX expense ratio: 0.96% until 1 Feb 2012, then 0.93%; 0.93% until 1 Feb 2013, then 0.92%; 0.92% until 1 Feb 2016, then 0.94%; 0.94% until 1 Feb 2018, then 0.95%; 0.95% until 1 Feb 2022, then 0.94%; 0.94% until 1 Feb 2023, then 0.96%; 0.96% until 1 Feb 2024, then 0.98%; read at 0.98% on 1 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Feb 2011Mar 2016Apr 20210.96% before0.98% from 1 Feb 2024
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 8 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
KHYAX (this page) Class A 0.98% — 1 Feb 2026
— — 1.80% — 1 Feb 2016
KHYCX Class C 1.79% 1.73% 1 Feb 2026
KHYIX Institutional Class 0.75% 0.73% 1 Feb 2026
— — 1.40% 1.25% 1 Feb 2024
KHYSX CLASS S 0.77% — 1 Feb 2026
KHYQX Class R6 0.67% — 1 Feb 2026
— — 0.97% — 1 Feb 2022

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
1 Feb 2026 0.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2025 0.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2024 0.98% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2024 0.98% Raised from 0.96% to 0.98%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-01-26
1 Feb 2023 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2023 0.96% Raised from 0.94% to 0.96%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-01-26
1 Feb 2022 0.94% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2022 0.94% Cut from 0.95% to 0.94%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-01-27
1 Feb 2021 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2020 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2019 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2018 0.95% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-02-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2018 0.95% Raised from 0.94% to 0.95%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2018-02-13
1 Feb 2017 0.94% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2016 0.94% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2016 0.94% Raised from 0.92% to 0.94%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-02-22
1 Feb 2015 0.92% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2014 0.92% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2013 0.92% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2013 0.92% Cut from 0.93% to 0.92%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-02-22
1 Feb 2012 0.93% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Feb 2012 0.93% Cut from 0.96% to 0.93%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-02-27
15 Apr 2011 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-04-15 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Feb 2011 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.98% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,206 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,796.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$100
3 years$314
5 years$544
10 years$1,206

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 17 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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