Mr. Lee is a portfolio manager for the taxable fixed income strategies. Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 2001. Mr. Lee have been members of the Fund’s team since 2011. He received both a BA and an MA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lee is a holder of a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has been in the investment business since 2001.Mr. Lee joined Lord Abbett in 1997 and has been a member of each Fund’s team since 2016.

Thomas J. Sweeney, CFA, is Director and Portfolio Manager. Portfolio Manager / Structured Finance Sector Head: New York Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2005 with 4 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he served as a structured trader. Previously, he worked in the Technology division. Before joining, he developed portfolio analytics systems at Merrill Lynch as a part of their Private Investors Technology Group. Hold a BS in Computer Science, Rutgers College.

Portfolio Manager of the fund. Began managing the fund in 2023. Joined DWS in 2022 with seven years of industry experience. Previously worked at Cherryhill Mortgage Investments in the mortgage backed securities portfolio department. Also previously worked at Hilltop Securities and Nomura Securities, in the mortgage orientation and market risk divisions, respectively. Portfolio Manager: New York. MS in Engineering, The Ohio State University; BTech in Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology.

Joined DWS in 2022 with 15 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked as a trader on the Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (“Agency MBS”) team and also as a Portfolio Manager for Institutional accounts. Before joining DWS, he was a Director within Sales and Trading at Stifel Nicolaus, focusing on Agency MBS. Prior to that role, he worked at Barclays Capital in numerous roles which also focused on Agency MBS. ■Portfolio Manager: New York. ■BS in Psychology, Montclair State University.