# DWS Equity 500 Index Fund — new fund registration

DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-02-11. Featured series: DWS Equity 500 Index Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
- CIK: 0000862157
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2011-02-11
- State of incorporation: MA
- Accession: 0000088053-11-000220
- Reported net assets: $392.5M

## Series & classes (10)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DWS Equity 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000005959) | Class S | BTIEX | — |
| [DWS Equity 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000005959) | Institutional Class | BTIIX | — |
| [DWS EAFE Equity Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000012410) | Institutional Class | — | — |
| [DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000012411) | Institutional Class | — | — |
| [DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000012411) | Class A | — | — |
| [DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000012411) | Class S | — | — |
| [DWS S&P 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032010) | Class A | SXPAX | — |
| [DWS S&P 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032010) | Class B | — | — |
| [DWS S&P 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032010) | Class C | SXPCX | — |
| [DWS S&P 500 Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000032010) | Class S | SCPIX | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.00%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.32%
- Management fee: 0.05%
- Net expense ratio: 0.25%
- Other expenses: 0.27%

## Investment objective

The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index). The fund invests for capital appreciation, not income; any dividend and interest income is incidental to the pursuit of its objective. The fund is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio, the Deutsche DWS Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the Portfolio), which will invest directly in securities and other instruments. The…

## Advisers

- [DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/104518)
- [Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105780)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2017-02-15 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-17-000192)
- [485APOS — 2011-02-10 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-11-000217)
- [485APOS — 2010-09-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-001356)
- [485APOS — 2010-08-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-001130)
- [485APOS — 2010-05-20](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-000696)
- [485APOS — 2010-03-02](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-000337)
- [485APOS — 2010-02-10](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-000206)
- [485APOS — 2010-01-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-10-000107)
- [485APOS — 2009-12-03](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-09-001340)
- [485APOS — 2009-07-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-09-000805)
- [485APOS — 2009-01-16](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-09-000040)
- [485APOS — 2006-06-13](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0000088053-06-000641)

## More

- [Registrant profile: DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/862157)
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