Switzerland, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
Fund manager biographies
Name
Manoj Patel
Since
29 November 2013
Bio
Manoj H. Patel is currently a Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Infrastructure Securities, based in Chicago. Mr. Patel has eight years of investment experience prior to joining the firm in 2011. He began his career as an Analyst for Brookfield Investment Management (formerly KG Redding/Brookfield Redding) and was promoted to Vice President in 2006. Most recently, Mr. Patel was a Director and spearheaded the formation of the dedicated listed infrastructure business for Brookfield. He was also responsible for the creation of the Dow Jones Brookfield Global Infrastructure Index series.
Name
Francis Greywitt
Since
19 November 2020
Bio
Francis X. Greywitt III, Head of Investment Strategy Liquid Real Assets. Began managing the fund in 2008.
◾Joined DWS in 2005; previously has worked as a REIT analyst with KeyBanc Capital Markets covering the office sector.
◾Co-Head of Infrastructure Securities and Co-Lead Portfolio Manager: Chicago.
◾Investment industry experience began in 1999.
◾BBA, St. Bonaventure University; MBA, University of Chicago.
Fund objective
The fund is actively managed. The fund is not managed in reference to a benchmark. The objective of the investment policy is to achieve sustained capital appreciation. In order to achieve this, the fund invests primarily in equities of issuers whose activities are focused on the global infrastructure segment. The infrastructure segment includes transport, energy, water and communication, in addition to social infrastructure. In this context, the selection of individual investments is the responsibility of the fund management. The currency of the fund is EUR. The fund distributes annually. You may request the redemption of shares generally on a daily basis.