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The New Germany Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

 

  Shares Value ($)
Germany  92.0%    
Common Stocks  86.4%    
Aerospace & Defense 1.7%    
Hensoldt AG 87,443 3,154,517
     
Automobile Components 1.5%    
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA 10,272 894,599
SAF-Holland SE 80,000 1,021,404
Vitesco Technologies Group AG* 10,926 791,282
    2,707,285
Automobiles 0.3%    
Knaus Tabbert AG 13,458 627,347
     
Biotechnology 0.2%    
MorphoSys AG* 20,084 319,602
     
Building Products 0.2%    
Steico SE 6,262 368,112
     
Capital Markets 0.3%    
flatexDEGIRO AG* 53,679 463,704
     
Chemicals 7.6%    
Evonik Industries AG 140,000 2,945,121
K+S AG (Registered) 215,214 4,582,321
LANXESS AG 75,267 3,093,931
Wacker Chemie AG 20,170 3,274,358
    13,895,731
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.7%    
Bilfinger SE 73,694 3,130,968
     
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 2.0%    
HelloFresh SE* 154,000 3,666,340
     
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.4%    
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 783,989 2,416,791
United Internet AG (Registered) 114,419 1,973,080
    4,389,871
Electrical Equipment 0.6%    
Siemens Energy AG* 49,313 1,084,530
     
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.7%    
Jenoptik AG 35,077 1,193,751
     
Entertainment 2.8%    
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA* 81,000 5,056,439
     
Financial Services 1.3%    
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG 144A 180,000 1,560,792
GRENKE AG* 13,840 383,182
Hypoport SE* 2,786 384,463
    2,328,437
Food Products 0.8%    
KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA 21,000 1,394,216
     
Ground Transportation 0.8%    
Sixt SE 10,833 1,443,141
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.4%    
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 28,797 4,005,225
STRATEC SE 4,916 334,392
    4,339,617
Health Care Providers & Services 2.1%    
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 90,000 3,823,745
     
 
 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.1%    
Delivery Hero SE 144A* 113,662 3,874,356
  Shares Value ($)
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers 0.8%    
Encavis AG 83,282 1,427,999
     
Insurance 1.7%    
Talanx AG 67,000 3,108,654
     
Interactive Media & Services 3.9%    
New Work SE 1,980 359,725
Scout24 SE 144A 113,144 6,724,942
    7,084,667
IT Services 4.8%    
Bechtle AG 75,000 3,584,965
CANCOM SE 25,754 881,505
GFT Technologies SE 26,916 1,047,040
Ionos SE* 180,000 2,898,614
Secunet Security Networks AG 765 169,159
    8,581,283
Life Sciences Tools & Services 4.0%    
Evotec SE* 135,831 2,868,489
Gerresheimer AG 45,405 4,497,074
    7,365,563
Machinery 10.2%    
Deutz AG 682,421 4,430,574
Duerr AG 21,465 770,620
GEA Group AG 85,221 3,884,618
JOST Werke AG 144A 15,614 825,404
KION Group AG 59,881 2,317,025
Knorr-Bremse AG 57,642 3,838,199
Krones AG 12,368 1,460,827
Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG 3,864 652,466
Stabilus SE 1,607 112,453
Vossloh AG 10,000 465,608
    18,757,794
Media 1.7%    
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE 159,142 1,618,912
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA 29,871 1,579,398
    3,198,310
Metals & Mining 3.7%    
Aurubis AG 10,703 989,238
Salzgitter AG 17,922 708,855
thyssenkrupp AG 720,293 5,178,147
    6,876,240
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.3%    
VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG 13,499 633,952
     
Passenger Airlines 4.0%    
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered)* 664,089 7,403,607
     
Pharmaceuticals 0.6%    
Dermapharm Holding SE 25,000 1,026,294
     
Professional Services 0.3%    
Amadeus Fire AG 3,234 487,049
     
Real Estate Management & Development 2.0%    
LEG Immobilien SE 61,000 3,345,946
PATRIZIA SE 34,224 357,003
    3,702,949
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.7%    
AIXTRON SE 185,000 6,277,886
Siltronic AG 7,000 511,136
    6,789,022
Software 2.9%    
Nemetschek SE 34,567 2,376,829
SUSE SA* 73,463 1,333,874
TeamViewer SE 144A* 97,908 1,665,486
    5,376,189
Specialty Retail 0.8%    
 
 

 

About You Holding SE* 120,000 666,303
Fielmann AG 16,489 687,652
    1,353,955
  Shares Value ($)
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 0.3%    
Cherry SE* 94,182 573,094
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 4.5%    
HUGO BOSS AG 89,779 6,450,262
Puma SE 30,000 1,853,522
    8,303,784
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.5%    
Brenntag SE 53,445 4,018,675
Kloeckner & Co. SE 50,307 541,443
    4,560,118
Transportation Infrastructure 0.5%    
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide* 17,696 890,471
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.7%    
1&1 AG 26,047 286,423
Freenet AG 110,968 2,887,839
    3,174,262
Total Common Stocks (Cost $164,898,789)   157,936,965
     
Preferred Stocks  5.6%    
Chemicals 2.4%    
FUCHS PETROLUB SE 108,000 4,405,424
     
Machinery 3.2%    
Jungheinrich AG 167,174 5,841,905
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $8,358,461)   10,247,329
     
Total Germany (Cost $173,257,250)   168,184,294
     
Luxembourg  4.4%    
Common Stocks    
Automobile Components 0.9%    
Novem Group SA 151,003 1,607,983
     
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.9%    
Befesa SA 144A 76,438 3,465,160
     
Media 1.6%    
RTL Group SA 58,574 2,892,097
Total Luxembourg (Cost $11,143,249)   7,965,240
     
Netherlands  0.5%    
Common Stocks    
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 0.5%    
Shop Apotheke Europe NV 144A* (Cost $701,165) 11,189 1,014,218
     
Securities Lending Collateral  1.6%    
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio ''DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares'', 4.66% (Cost $2,920,318) (a) (b) 2,920,318 2,920,318
     
Cash Equivalents  2.8%    
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 4.78% (Cost $5,081,346) (b) 5,081,346 5,081,346
     
  % of Net  
  Assets Value ($)
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $193,103,328) 101.3 185,165,416
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (1.3) (2,336,010)
Net Assets 100.0 182,829,406
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended March 31, 2023 are as follows:

Value ($) at 12/31/2022 Purchases Cost
($)
Sales Proceeds
($)
Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
($)
Net
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
Income
($)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
($)
Number
of Shares
at
3/31/2023
Value ($)
at
3/31/2023
Securities Lending Collateral 1.6%        
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio ''DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares'', 4.66% (a) (b)
         – 2,920,318(c)          – 18,289 2,920,318 2,920,318
Cash Equivalents 2.8%        
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 4.78% (b)        
2,208,318   10,419,052 7,546,024 30,722 5,081,346 5,081,346
2,208,318   13,339,370 7,546,024 49,011 8,001,664 8,001,664
 

 

 

     
*   Non-income producing security.
  All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at March 31, 2023 amounted to $2,371,318, which is 1.3% of net assets.
(a)   Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
(b)   Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(c)   Represents the net increase (purchases cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended March 31, 2023.

 

 

 

 

144A:   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

For purposes of its industry concentration policy, the Fund classifies issuers of portfolio securities at the industry sub-group level.  Certain of the categories in the above Schedule of Investments consist of multiple industry sub-groups or industries.

 

Securities are listed in the country of domicile. For purposes of the Fund's investment objective policy to invest in German companies, non-Germany domiciled securities may qualify as German companies as defined in the Fund's Statement of Investment Objectives, Policies and Investment Restrictions.

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2023 in valuing the Fund’s investments.  
         
Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
  Common Stocks and/or Other Equity Investments (d)  
Germany $ 168,184,294 $ $ $ 168,184,294
Luxembourg   7,965,240       7,965,240
Netherlands   1,014,218       1,014,218
Short-Term Instruments (d) 8,001,664 8,001,664
Total $ 185,165,416 $ $ $ 185,165,416
         

(d) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

 
 

 

 

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The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

 

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