# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000088048
**File Stem:** 0001752724-23-047659
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 22282
**Document Hash:** 7468ffc2db938720c628edb65a2b78bc
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-23-047659.hdr.sgml**: 20230228

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-23-047659

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230228

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230228

**PERIOD START**: 20221231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** DEUTSCHE DWS SECURITIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000088048
- **IRS NUMBER:** 132661231
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-02021
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23685693

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 875 THIRD AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022-6225
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-454-4500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 875 THIRD AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022-6225

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DEUTSCHE SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140811

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DWS SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060207

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SCUDDER SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950908

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### DWS Communications Fund (Series ID: S000032042)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000099770 | Class A             | COMAX           |
| C000099772 | Class C             | COMCX           |
| C000099773 | Institutional Class | COMZX           |
| C000237496 | Class S             | COMSX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** DEUTSCHE DWS SECURITIES TRUST

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-02021

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0000088048

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 7SL8QTS97H1HUY8AHM73

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 875 Third Avenue

  - **City:** NEW YORK

  - **State:** NY

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 10022-6225

  - **Telephone number:** 212-454-4500

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** DWS Communications Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000032042

- **c. LEI of Series:** 47MVHNT0S0WTB03Q1851

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2022-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2022-12-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $72293514.68

**Total Liabilities:** $1093181.98

**Net Assets:** $71200332.70

**Cash Not Reported:** $55410.20

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000237496 | 0.54%                | 6.24%                | -6.17%               |
| Class ID C000099772 | 0.45%                | 6.11%                | -6.21%               |
| Class ID C000099770 | 0.55%                | 6.18%                | -6.16%               |
| Class ID C000099773 | 0.54%                | 6.24%                | -6.17%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-45916.96               | $-167121.90                                |
| Month 2  | $110596.22               | $4446391.61                                |
| Month 3  | $-1475975.72             | $-3278790.34                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                        | Title                                                                                 | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| DoubleVerify Holdings Inc                   | DoubleVerify Holdings Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 25862V105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20538 | NS      | $451014.48    | 0.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc                      | Sirius XM Holdings Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 82968B103<br>LEI: 54930055RWDMVXAGZK98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    126729 | NS      | $740097.36    | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| DWS                                         | DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares | CUSIP: 147539670<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    917918 | NS      | $917918.00    | 1.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Viaplay Group AB                            | Viaplay Group AB                                                                      | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5493006E0IJD0DHJSR89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | SE        |     10741 | NS      | $204699.10    | 0.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| CHEGG INC                                   | Chegg Inc                                                                             | CUSIP: 163092AF6<br>LEI: 549300AKX7O8JG0O3G77 | Long             | DBT              | CORP              | US        |    841000 | PA      | $659680.40    | 0.93%             | 2026-09-01      | None          | 0.00%                 | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Sony Group Corp                             | Sony Group Corp                                                                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900R5WX9N2OI2N910 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |      7700 | NS      | $582209.55    | 0.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Spotify Technology SA                       | Spotify Technology SA                                                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300B4X0JHWV0DTD60 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | LU        |      7721 | NS      | $609572.95    | 0.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Comcast Corp                                | Comcast Corp                                                                          | CUSIP: 20030N101<br>LEI: 51M0QTTNCGUN7KFCFZ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85931 | NS      | $3005007.07   | 4.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sportradar Holding AG                       | Sportradar Holding AG                                                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 39120099GMDR0HYDS163 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |     61043 | NS      | $607988.28    | 0.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Orange SA                                   | Orange SA                                                                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 969500MCOONR8990S771 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     97168 | NS      | $965257.90    | 1.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                | Alphabet Inc                                                                          | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85189 | NS      | $7516225.47   | 10.56%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Iridium Communications Inc                  | Iridium Communications Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 46269C102<br>LEI: 549300U620NVQ4J1CT96 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10974 | NS      | $564063.60    | 0.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Frontier Communications Parent Inc          | Frontier Communications Parent Inc                                                    | CUSIP: 35909D109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     51611 | NS      | $1315048.28   | 1.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc                      | Dolby Laboratories Inc                                                                | CUSIP: 25659T107<br>LEI: 549300X04FB2QPCJ5J24 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      4585 | NS      | $323425.90    | 0.45%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RELX PLC                                    | RELX PLC                                                                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300WSX3VBUFFJOO66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     33686 | NS      | $932386.64    | 1.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| American Tower Corp                         | American Tower Corp                                                                   | CUSIP: 03027X100<br>LEI: 5493006ORUSIL88JOE18 | Long             | EC               |  | US        |      3621 | NS      | $767145.06    | 1.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc           | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 874054109<br>LEI: BOMSTHHJK882EWYX3334 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16620 | NS      | $1730640.60   | 2.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DISH NETWORK CORP                           | DISH Network Corp                                                                     | CUSIP: 25470MAF6<br>LEI: 529900U350CWHH15G169 | Long             | DBT              | CORP              | US        |    576000 | PA      | $367488.00    | 0.52%             | 2025-12-15      | None          | 0.00%                 | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| DWS                                         | DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund                                           | CUSIP: 25160K306<br>LEI: 5493003GD84DGSXJ7618 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |   3479748 | NS      | $3479748.21   | 4.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                | Alphabet Inc                                                                          | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     95897 | NS      | $8508940.81   | 11.95%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crown Castle Inc                            | Crown Castle Inc                                                                      | CUSIP: 22822V101<br>LEI: 54930012H97VSM0I2R19 | Long             | EC               |  | US        |      7460 | NS      | $1011874.40   | 1.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Walt Disney Co/The                          | Walt Disney Co/The                                                                    | CUSIP: 254687106<br>LEI: 549300GZKULIZ0WOW665 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     45030 | NS      | $3912206.40   | 5.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| IMAX Corp                                   | IMAX Corp                                                                             | CUSIP: 45245E109<br>LEI: 5493002KS2T1Q0X7VZ21 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     24537 | NS      | $359712.42    | 0.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Netflix Inc                                 | Netflix Inc                                                                           | CUSIP: 64110L106<br>LEI: 549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     11542 | NS      | $3403504.96   | 4.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deutsche Telekom AG                         | Deutsche Telekom AG                                                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300V9QSIG4WX4GJ96 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |     55522 | NS      | $1109190.29   | 1.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA                                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: ELPUFM0XZRZO4LFXW404 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GR        |     38053 | NS      | $595583.49    | 0.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Match Group Inc                             | Match Group Inc                                                                       | CUSIP: 57667L107<br>LEI: 15OMOPB0A8K0EFUVD031 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20148 | NS      | $835940.52    | 1.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Criteo SA                                   | Criteo SA                                                                             | CUSIP: 226718104<br>LEI: 969500EELFB4RDMFHA76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |     33789 | NS      | $880541.34    | 1.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Liberty Global PLC                          | Liberty Global PLC                                                                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300BSGXG3QLIQYT84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     43051 | NS      | $814955.43    | 1.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DraftKings Inc                              | DraftKings Inc                                                                        | CUSIP: 26142V105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13703 | NS      | $156077.17    | 0.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Meta Platforms Inc                          | Meta Platforms Inc                                                                    | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     57548 | NS      | $6925326.32   | 9.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Verizon Communications Inc                  | Verizon Communications Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 92343V104<br>LEI: 2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    118385 | NS      | $4664369.00   | 6.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Warner Music Group Corp                     | Warner Music Group Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 934550203<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     34687 | NS      | $1214738.74   | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Live Nation Entertainment Inc               | Live Nation Entertainment Inc                                                         | CUSIP: 538034109<br>LEI: 5493007B9BM9ZXJINO78 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8575 | NS      | $598020.50    | 0.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TechTarget Inc                              | TechTarget Inc                                                                        | CUSIP: 87874R100<br>LEI: 529900YQA5JL2H2VMB84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5176 | NS      | $228054.56    | 0.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Peloton Interactive Inc                     | Peloton Interactive Inc                                                               | CUSIP: 70614W100<br>LEI: 5493002YS021166W0339 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     15111 | NS      | $119981.34    | 0.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Twilio Inc                                  | Twilio Inc                                                                            | CUSIP: 90138F102<br>LEI: 5493004W8TRGD63APX93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5288 | NS      | $258900.48    | 0.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KDDI Corp                                   | KDDI Corp                                                                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5299003FU7V4I45FU310 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |     74700 | NS      | $2255867.39   | 3.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Vodafone Group PLC                          | Vodafone Group PLC                                                                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800TB53ELEUKM7Q61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |    408368 | NS      | $416780.09    | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corp                               | AppLovin Corp                                                                         | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     14156 | NS      | $149062.68    | 0.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| New York Times Co/The                       | New York Times Co/The                                                                 | CUSIP: 650111107<br>LEI: 529900J1WEMMIW7BOH57 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21607 | NS      | $701363.22    | 0.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| T-Mobile US Inc                             | T-Mobile US Inc                                                                       | CUSIP: 872590104<br>LEI: 549300QHIJYOHPACPG31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24822 | NS      | $3475080.00   | 4.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Charter Communications Inc                  | Charter Communications Inc                                                            | CUSIP: 16119P108<br>LEI: 0J0XRGZE3PBRFEZ7MV65 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3816 | NS      | $1294005.60   | 1.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KE Holdings Inc                             | KE Holdings Inc                                                                       | CUSIP: 482497104<br>LEI: 254900RHVY072XPAZE03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | KY        |     33102 | NS      | $462103.92    | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Entain PLC                                  | Entain PLC                                                                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800GNI3K45LQR8L28 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IM        |     22969 | NS      | $369028.34    | 0.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Rogers Communications Inc                   | Rogers Communications Inc                                                             | CUSIP: 775109200<br>LEI: 54930030NVF3Y2OL0A78 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     16926 | NS      | $792171.80    | 1.11%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM         | Liberty Media Corp-Liberty SiriusXM                                                   | CUSIP: 531229409<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     21700 | NS      | $853027.00    | 1.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2023-01-27

**Name of Applicant:** DEUTSCHE DWS SECURITIES TRUST

**Signature:** Diane Kenneally

**Name of Signer:** Diane Kenneally

**Title:** Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer