DWS Group is a German-based global asset management company that was originally Deutsche Bank’s asset management business and was spun off via IPO in 2018, though Deutsche Bank still holds majority shares in DWS. DWS manages over 1tn EUR of assets with majority from Germany and EMEA.
The ARERO - Der Weltfonds is a systematically driven multi-asset fund that tracks the performance of the ARERO strategy. ARERO is a scientific rule-based strategy developed by Prof. Dr. Martin Weber and acquired by DWS in 2023. The strategy aims to provide a global diversified and balanced portfolio with good risk-return ratio for long-term investors. ARERO has a fixed high level allocation of 60% equities, 25% bonds and 15% commodities, with the underlying allocations expressed by established indices for maximum diversification and rebalanced semi-annually. The fund aims to replicate the equities and bonds component of the ARERO strategy with direct investments by holding all or a representative portion of the defined indices, and aims to replicate the commodities component of the ARERO strategy indirectly using derivatives. The strategy and the fund by design is EUR-biased and the bond exposures are primarily Europe or Eurozone focused. The fund has >2000 equity holdings and >400 bond holdings.
Performance
Price Performance – Maximum Period
The FairHorizon Context
Investment-Time-Horizon in years
0 - 22 - 44 - 77 - 1010 - 1515+
Expected long-term return
2 - 4% p.a.
Expected volatility
3 - 5% p.a.
Building Block Returns
ARERO - Der Weltfonds
Ann. return (3-year):
12.23%
Ann. return (5-year):
7.19%
Ann. return (10-year):
7.43%
Ann. Standard Deviation (5-year):
8.40%
The fund with its moderately aggressive 60 equity / 25 bonds / 15 commodities multi-asset allocation provides high risk bonds-like or general multi-asset returns and volatility.
Why we prefer this fund
Relevance of strategy
The fund with its moderately aggressive 60 equity / 25 bonds / 15 commodities multi-asset allocation provides high risk bonds-like or general multi-asset returns and volatility.
Differentiated portfolio
The fund adopts the systematic driven ARERO strategy that comes with a fixed 15% commodities allocation that is typically not found in other multi-asset solutions. The EUR-biased and Eurozone bonds exposures also appeals investors with related investment requirements.
Historical maximum drawdown & recovery time
Max drawdown (since inception)
-24.27%
Recovery Period
292 Days
Diversification
Credit Rating
Aaa13.87%
Aa4.30%
A1.82%
Baa2.68%
Others77.32%
Sectors
Treasury24.18%
Government-Related14.00%
Technology13.93%
Financials11.91%
Industrials6.42%
Consumer Discretionary5.13%
Communications4.78%
Health Care4.56%
Materials3.44%
Consumer Staples3.40%
Energy2.87%
Others5.38%
Geography
U.S.A.16.60%
Supranational9.90%
Germany8.94%
France7.86%
Italy6.17%
Taiwan5.03%
China4.90%
Spain4.26%
South Korea3.57%
United Kingdom3.31%
India2.97%
Others26.49%
Frequently asked questions
What is the ARERO - Der Weltfonds?
The ARERO - Der Weltfonds is a factor-based fund in the Global Multi-Asset Moderate Aggressive asset class, managed by DWS. Global multi-asset moderate aggressive (fixed 60/25/15) allocation. Systematic driven strategy with EUR/Europe-bias.
What is the ARERO - Der Weltfonds's FairHorizon classification?
Das Family Office classifies this fund as FairHorizon Yellow, meaning it is suitable for investors with a 7–10 years investment horizon. balanced 60/40 equities-bonds allocation
What is the total expense ratio (TER) of the ARERO - Der Weltfonds?
The ARERO - Der Weltfonds has a total expense ratio of 0.51% per annum. The maximum recommended portfolio share is 100%.
What is the ISIN of the ARERO - Der Weltfonds?
The ISIN of the ARERO - Der Weltfonds share class tracked by Das Family Office is LU0360863863.
What are the historical returns of the ARERO - Der Weltfonds?
As of the most recent month-end, the ARERO - Der Weltfonds has delivered 3-year annualised total return of 12.23%, 5-year annualised total return of 7.19%, 10-year annualised total return of 7.43%. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Is the ARERO - Der Weltfonds accumulating or distributing?
The tracked share class (LC EUR ACC) is Accumulating — income is automatically reinvested into the fund.
When was the ARERO - Der Weltfonds launched?
The ARERO - Der Weltfonds was incepted on 2008-10-20.
Research and editorial by
Mario Becker, CEO & Founder, and Lim Chuin Hao, Head of Research, Das Family Office.
Last updated .
Data source: institutional financial data providers.