UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE            COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

**FORM N-Q**

**QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF            REGISTERED**

**MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT            COMPANY**

**_______________________________**

Investment Company Act file number            811-8606

DWS Target Date Series (formerly DWS Allocation Series)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in            charter)

 

Two            International Place

Boston, MA 02110

(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and address of agent for            service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area            code:(212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end:08/31

Date of reporting            period:11/30/07

 

ITEM 1.            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

| Investment Portfolio | **as of November 30, 2007 (Unaudited)** |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|

             

 

**DWS            LifeCompass 2040 Fund**

 

 

|                                                                             | **Shares**             |   | **Value                            ($)** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                  |
|                                                                             | **Equity Funds 96.0%** |   |
| DWS Commodity Securities Fund                            "Institutional"         |                   | 798    |                                     | 11,811 |
| DWS Communications Fund "Institutional"                                          |                   | 322    |                                     | 8,058 |
| DWS Disciplined Long/Short Value Fund                            "Institutional" |                   | 5,597  |                                     | 56,533 |
| DWS Dreman Mid Cap Value Fund                            "Institutional"         |                   | 854    |                                     | 10,801 |
| DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Fund                            "Institutional"       |                   | 213    |                                     | 8,423 |
| DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund "S"                                             |                   | 384    |                                     | 11,397 |
| DWS Equity 500 Index Fund "Institutional"                                        |                   | 2,066  |                                     | 347,494 |
| DWS Equity Partners Fund "Institutional"                                         |                   | 1,789  |                                     | 54,164 |
| DWS Europe Equity Fund "Institutional"                                           |                   | 1,855  |                                     | 77,129 |
| DWS Global Thematic Fund "S"                                                     |                   | 56     |                                     | 2,042 |
| DWS Gold & Precious Metals Fund "S"                                          |                   | 769    |                                     | 19,378 |
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| DWS Growth & Income Fund                            "Institutional"                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2,744         |                                     | 61,491     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| DWS Health Care Fund "Institutional"                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 641           |                                     | 18,600     |
| DWS International Select Equity Fund                            "Institutional"         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7,227         |                                     | 98,647     |
| DWS International Value Opportunities Fund                            "Institutional"   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,006         |                                     | 13,406     |
| DWS Japan Equity Fund "S"                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 359           |                                     | 5,255      |
| DWS Large Cap Value Fund "Institutional"                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5,226         |                                     | 128,339    |
| DWS Large Company Growth Fund                            "Institutional"                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,975         |                                     | 60,568     |
| DWS Micro Cap Fund "Institutional"                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 328           |                                     | 6,370      |
| DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund "Institutional"                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 179           |                                     | 3,338      |
| DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund                            "Institutional" |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 866           |                                     | 10,075     |
| DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund                            "Institutional"        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 245           |                                     | 5,735      |
| DWS Small Cap Core Fund "S"                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3,379         |                                     | 70,546     |
| DWS Small Cap Growth Fund "Institutional"                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 321           |                                     | 7,929      |
| DWS Small Cap Value Fund "S"                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,264         |                                     | 25,881     |
| DWS Technology Fund "Institutional"                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1,280         |                                     | 17,559     |
|                                                                                         |
| **Total Equity Funds**(Cost                            $1,125,000)                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | **1,140,969** |
|                                                                                    | **Fixed Income – Bond Fund 3.2%**                                                                                                                                                                                             |          |
| DWS Core Fixed Income Fund "Institutional" (Cost                            $37,346)    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3.840         |                                     | **37,410** |   |
|                                                                                    | **Fixed Income – Money Market Fund                            0.8%**                                                                                                                                                          |          |
| Cash Management QP Trust (Cost $9,658)                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 9,658         |                                     | **9,658**  |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |          |
|                                                                                    | **%                            of****Net Assets**                                                                                                                                                                                   |          | **Value                            ($)** |
|                                                                                         |
| **Total Investment Portfolio**(Cost $1,172,004)                                         | 100.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |          | **1,188,037**                            |
| **Other Assets and Liabilities, Net**                                                   | 0.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          | **(57)**                                 |
|                                                                                         |
| **Net Assets**                                                                          | 100.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |          | **1,187,980**                            |
|                                                                                    | *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 prospectus.* |
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| **ITEM 2.** | **CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|        | (a)                                     The Chief                            Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s                            Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the                            evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date                            within 90 days of the filing date of this report.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        | (b)                                     There have been                            no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial                            reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last half-year                            (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of the                            annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to                            materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over                            financial reporting. |
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| **ITEM 3.** | **EXHIBITS**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|        | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the                            Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and                            attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

 

 

**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and            the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be            signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

| Registrant: | DWS LifeCompass 2040 Fund, a series of DWS Target Date                            Series |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

| By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
|-----|---------------------|

|   | Michael G. Clark |
|--------|------------------|

President

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
|-------|------------------|

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and            the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following            persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates            indicated.

 

| Registrant: | DWS LifeCompass 2040 Fund, a series of DWS Target Date                            Series |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

| By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
|-----|---------------------|

|   | Michael G. Clark |
|--------|------------------|

President

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
|-------|------------------|

 

 

| By: | /s/Paul Schubert |
|-----|------------------|

|   | Paul Schubert |
|--------|---------------|

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

| Date: | January 16, 2008 |
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