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Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF

NRESNasdaqXtrackersC

$33.45−0.33 (−0.97%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C43/ 100

Rank 8 of 14 in Natural Resources

C43/100Rank 8 of 14inNatural Resources
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 33.78 to 33.45. Range 33.45 to 35.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.0034.5035.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$35M
1Y total return
+26.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.16%
Holdings
56
Avg volume · 30D
692 sh
52W range
low $24.81high $36.43
Launched

The ETF.net NRES Grade

C

Score 43 out of 100

Category
Natural Resources⁠
Rank
8 of 14
Six-pillar profile for NRES. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 47, Mission 72, Tradability 19, Holdings 59, Durability 42. Strongest: Mission (72). Weakest: Tradability (19). Leans toward Mission.

Score 43 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 14

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 14

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 14

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 14

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 14

Our read on NRES

ETF.net Research

In short

CDWS's first US active ETF, and it swings at the unglamorous stuff: a global, go-anywhere basket of miners, drillers, growers and forestry names hand-picked by the firm's real assets desk, priced at 0.45% a year.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks total return through capital appreciation and current income. It is actively managed and does not seek to replicate a specific index.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.45% a year, below the typical active equity ETF fee in its peer group, for a portfolio that is genuinely hand-picked rather than index-tracked.
  • Casts a wide net across metals, energy, agriculture and paper and forestry, in developed and emerging markets, up and down the market-cap scale.etfstrategy.com
  • Two-handed mandate: total return from capital appreciation and current income, with cash paid quarterly. The income leg is written into the objective, not bolted on.
  • DWS's Liquid Real Assets team sets the subsector mix, and the portfolio managers pick the individual names within it. A clear division of labor, not a black box.etftrends.com

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded with a small asset base, so bid-ask spreads tend to be wider and less predictable than in the big index funds sitting next to it.
  • Concentrated and non-diversified: roughly 60 holdings in sectors that ride the commodity price cycle, which means bumpier moves than a broad global equity fund.yahoo.com
  • Launched in 2024, so the live track record for this manager and this strategy is still short.

NRES Performance

Launched Feb 27, 2024

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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NRES$12,633
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. NRES $12,633. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for NRES. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNRES
Year to date+17.1%
1 month+1.5%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+26.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NRES
YearReturn barNRES
2026 YTD+17.1%
2025+27.1%
2024−2.8%

Since listing, Feb 27, 2024

NRES in the news

NRES Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.16%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.73Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.11 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 12 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Mar 15, 2024 $0.06; Jun 21, 2024 $0.22; Sep 20, 2024 $0.10; Dec 6, 2024 $0.23; Dec 20, 2024 $0.15; Mar 21, 2025 $0.11; Jun 20, 2025 $0.20; Sep 19, 2025 $0.20; Dec 19, 2025 $0.26; Mar 20, 2026 $0.11; Jun 18, 2026 $0.24; Sep 18, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.11
Jun 18, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.24
Mar 20, 2026Mar 27, 2026$0.11
Dec 19, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.26
Sep 19, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.20
Jun 20, 2025Jun 27, 2025$0.20
Mar 21, 2025Mar 28, 2025$0.11
Dec 20, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.15
Dec 6, 2024Dec 13, 2024$0.23
Sep 20, 2024Sep 27, 2024$0.10
Jun 21, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.22
Mar 15, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.06

$10,000 in NRES 1 year ago paid $267 in dividends.

NRES Risk

Risk pillarC47 out of 100Rank 8 of 14 in Natural Resources
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.1%
Annualised · 32 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.64
vs 3-month T-bills · 32 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.2%
32 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.23
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

NRES Cost

Compare NRES and NANR

Overpaying vs NANR, cheapest in Natural Resources

$1,915

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • NRES 0.45%

    $9,041

  • NANR 0.35% Cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NRES 0.45%
  • NANR 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530NRES $9,041NANR $7,126

Year by year

YearNRESNANROverpaying
10$812$634$178
20$3,128$2,454$674
30$9,041$7,126$1,915

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