DWS Core Plus Income Fund — new fund registration

DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2010-03-02. Featured series: DWS Core Plus Income Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST
CIK: 0000088063
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2010-03-02
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000088053-10-000332
Reported net assets: $227.9M

Series & classes (5)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
DWS Core Plus Income Fund	Class A	SZIAX	—
DWS Core Plus Income Fund	Class B	SZIBX	—
DWS Core Plus Income Fund	Class C	SZICX	—
DWS Core Plus Income Fund	Class S	SCSBX	—
DWS Core Plus Income Fund	Institutional Class	SZIIX	—

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.23%
Gross expense ratio: 0.97%
Management fee: 0.35%
Net expense ratio: 0.80%
Other expenses: 0.39%

Investment objective

The fund seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management, by investing for both current income and capital appreciation.

Advisers

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (Advisor)