SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
DWS Strategic
Municipal Income Trust
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class
of Securities)
23342Q101
(CUSIP Number)
12/31/2023
(Date of Event which
Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate
the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
CUSIP No.: 23342Q101
1. Names of Reporting Persons:
Bulldog Investors, LLP
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member
of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
0
6. Shared Voting Power
430,664
7. Sole Dispositive Power
0
8. Shared Dispositive Power
430,664
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person
430,664 (footnote 1)
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by
Amount in Row (9)
3.88%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA
1. Names of Reporting Persons
Phillip Goldstein
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member
of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
0
6. Shared Voting Power
588,014
7. Sole Dispositive Power
0
8. Shared Dispositive Power
588,014
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person
588,014 (footnote 1)
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by
Amount in Row (9)
5.30%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See
Instructions)
IN
1. Names of Reporting Persons
Andrew Dakos
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member
of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
0
6. Shared Voting Power
588,014
7. Sole Dispositive Power
0
8. Shared Dispositive Power
588,014
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
by Each Reporting Person
588,014 (footnote 1)
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by
Amount in Row (9)
5.30%
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
Item 1(a) The Name of the Issuer
is:
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal
Executive Offices:
875 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6225
Item 2(a) Name of Persons Filing are:
Bulldog Investors, LLP, Phillip Goldstein
and Andrew Dakos
Item 2(b) Address of principal business
office:
250 Pehle Ave. Suite 708
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
Item 2(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
23342Q101
Item 3.
This statement is filed pursuant to
240.13d-1(b). The person filing is:
(e) An investment adviser in accordance
with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 588,014
(b) Percent of class: 5.30%
(c) Number of shares as to which the
person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: 0
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct
the vote: 588,014
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 588,014
Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less
of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to
report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
class of securities, check the following: ____.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent
on Behalf of Another Person.
Clients of Bulldog Investors, LLP, and
other accounts for which Messrs. Dakos and Goldstein are deemed to be the beneficial owners, are entitled to receive dividends and sales
proceeds.
Item 7. Identification and Classification
of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certifications.
By signing below I certify that, to
the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and
were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect,
other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under 240.14a-11.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
| By: |
/s/ Phillip Goldstein |
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| Name: |
Phillip Goldstein |
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| Date: |
January 30, 2024 |
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| By: |
/s/ Andrew Dakos |
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| Name: |
Andrew Dakos |
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| Date: |
January 30, 2024 |
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| Bulldog |
Investors, LLP |
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| By: |
/s/ Andrew Dakos |
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| Andrew |
Dakos, Partner |
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Date: January 30, 2024
Footnote 1: The reporting persons disclaim
beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
Exhibit A: Agreement
to make joint filings.
Agreement
made as of the 30th day of January 2024, by and among Bulldog Investors, LLP, Phillip Goldstein and Andrew Dakos.
WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement containing the
information required by Schedule 13G with respect to the same securities, only one such statement need be filed, so long as, among other
things, such filing includes as an exhibit an agreement among such persons that such a statement is filed on behalf of each of them;
WHEREAS, in connection
with certain holdings of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust ("KSM"), each of the parties to this Agreement is required to
file a statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G with respect to the same holdings of KSM;
NOW THEREFORE,
the parties hereby agree that one statement containing the information required by Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each party
hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first written above.
| By: |
/s/Phillip Goldstein |
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By: |
/s/Andrew Dakos |
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Phillip Goldstein |
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Andrew Dakos |
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| BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLP |
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| By: |
/s/ Andrew Dakos |
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Andrew Dakos, Partner |
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