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  811-21600
 
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10154
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)
 

Paul Schubert
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY  10154-0004
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (212) 454-7190
 
Date of fiscal year end:   6/30
 
Date of reporting period: 3/31/10

ITEM 1.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


Consolidated Investment Portfolio
as of March 31, 2010  (Unaudited)


DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, Inc.
(formerly DWS Global Commodities Stock Fund, Inc.)

 
Shares
 
Value ($)
 
 
 
Common Stocks 81.5%
 
Australia 5.9%
 
BHP Billiton Ltd.
 
143,745
 
5,767,384
 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.*
 
195,594
 
876,304
 
Murchison Metals Ltd.*
 
276,615
 
677,182
 
Rio Tinto Ltd.
 
15,987
 
1,145,873
 
 
(Cost $5,231,141)
 
8,466,743
 
Brazil 0.4%
 
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA (Preferred)  (Cost $590,075)
 
44,200
 
603,964
 
Canada 8.4%
 
Agrium, Inc.
 
22,248
 
1,573,230
 
Barrick Gold Corp.
 
81,836
 
3,140,008
 
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
 
51,079
 
1,334,245
 
EnCana Corp.
 
51,079
 
1,589,225
 
Kinross Gold Corp.
 
141,755
 
2,424,378
 
Suncor Energy, Inc.
 
63,573
 
2,067,461
 
 
(Cost $10,041,089)
 
12,128,547
 
China 0.6%
 
Trina Solar Ltd. (ADR)*  (Cost $939,095)
 
38,748
 
945,839
 
France 0.5%
 
Total SA  (Cost $694,962)
 
13,359
 
775,834
 
Germany 1.2%
 
SMA Solar Technology AG
 
6,575
 
806,160
 
ThyssenKrupp AG
 
27,441
 
943,842
 
 
(Cost $1,475,763)
 
1,750,002
 
India 0.4%
 
McLeod Russel India Ltd.  (Cost $668,281)
 
104,168
 
622,646
 
Japan 2.1%
 
JFE Holdings, Inc.
 
41,300
 
1,656,150
 
Mitsubishi Corp.
 
25,400
 
666,108
 
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
 
40,500
 
679,997
 
 
(Cost $2,687,691)
 
3,002,255
 
Luxembourg 1.9%
 
ArcelorMittal  (Cost $1,637,860)
 
60,863
 
2,674,902
 
Netherlands 3.4%
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC "A"
 
97,910
 
2,840,553
 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC "B"
 
74,522
 
2,055,276
 
 
(Cost $5,573,900)
 
4,895,829
 
Russia 0.7%
 
Severstal (GDR) REG S*  (Cost $658,895)
 
71,481
 
1,040,763
 
Switzerland 2.9%
 
Transocean Ltd.*
 
14,901
 
1,287,149
 
Weatherford International Ltd.*
 
52,879
 
838,661
 
Xstrata PLC*
 
105,102
 
1,996,152
 
 
(Cost $3,198,140)
 
4,121,962
 
United Kingdom 12.1%
 
Anglo American PLC*
 
82,913
 
3,621,871
 
BG Group PLC
 
149,834
 
2,588,394
 
BHP Billiton PLC
 
95,051
 
3,256,713
 
BP PLC
 
528,049
 
5,000,625
 
Rio Tinto PLC
 
50,326
 
2,980,675
 
 
(Cost $14,510,514)
 
17,448,278
 
United States 41.0%
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
 
36,825
 
2,723,209
 
AK Steel Holding Corp.
 
24,000
 
548,640
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
 
32,990
 
2,402,662
 
Apache Corp.
 
27,308
 
2,771,762
 
Chevron Corp.
 
74,540
 
5,652,368
 
Commercial Metals Co.
 
32,785
 
493,742
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
 
25,515
 
687,884
 
Dow Chemical Co.
 
84,792
 
2,507,299
 
ExxonMobil Corp.
 
101,791
 
6,817,961
 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
 
34,102
 
2,848,881
 
Halliburton Co.
 
94,937
 
2,860,452
 
Holly Corp.
 
35,647
 
994,908
 
International Paper Co.
 
72,235
 
1,777,703
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
 
15,362
 
1,283,495
 
Monsanto Co.
 
48,376
 
3,455,014
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
 
48,739
 
4,120,395
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
 
37,916
 
1,347,535
 
Praxair, Inc.
 
25,576
 
2,122,808
 
Quanta Services, Inc.*
 
42,040
 
805,486
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
53,863
 
3,418,146
 
Temple-Inland, Inc.
 
44,000
 
898,920
 
The Mosaic Co.
 
30,244
 
1,837,928
 
Ultra Petroleum Corp.*
 
15,806
 
737,034
 
United States Steel Corp.
 
41,980
 
2,666,570
 
Walter Energy, Inc.
 
21,406
 
1,975,132
 
Weyerhaeuser Co.
 
27,968
 
1,266,111
 
 
(Cost $52,534,224)
 
59,022,045
 
 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $100,441,630)
 
117,499,609
 
 
 
Exchange-Traded Fund 1.6%
 
United States
   
SPDR Gold Trust*  (Cost $1,094,394)
 
21,549
 
2,347,764
 

 
Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
 
 
Government & Agency Obligation 1.1%
 
US Treasury Obligation
   
US Treasury Bill, 0.22% **, 9/16/2010 (a) (Cost $1,580,376)
 
1,582,000
 
1,580,339
 

 
Shares
 
Value ($)
 
 
 
Cash Equivalents 15.8%
 
Central Cash Management Fund, 0.16% (b)
(Cost $22,716,025)
   
22,716,025
 
22,716,025
 

 
% of
Net Assets
 
Value ($)
 
 
Total Consolidated Investment Portfolio (Cost $125,832,425) †
100.0
 
144,143,737
 
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
0.0
 
(66,347)
 
 
Net Assets
100.0
 
144,077,390
 

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 semi-annual or annual financial statements.
*
Non-income producing security.
**
Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
The cost for federal income tax purposes was $136,203,977.  At March 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $7,939,760.  This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $21,275,520 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $13,335,760.
(a)
At March 31, 2010, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.
(b)
Affiliated fund managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.  The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
GDR: Global Depositary Receipt
REG S: Securities sold under Regulation S may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
SPDR: Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt
At March 31, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures
Currency
Expiration
Date
 
Contracts
   
Notional
Value ($)
   
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) ($)
 
 
   
Cocoa
USD
5/13/2010
    44       1,306,360       (30,074 )
Corn
USD
5/14/2010
    76       1,311,000       (106,655 )
Platinum
USD
7/28/2010
    30       2,470,350       12,235  
S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
USD
4/16/2010
    127       16,827,500       92,717  
Total net unrealized depreciation
    (31,777 )  
 

Currency Abbreviations
 
 
USD
United States Dollar
     

At March 31, 2010, the DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, Inc. had the following sector diversification:

Sector
 
Market Value ($)
   
As a % of
Common Stocks
 
Materials
    62,820,262       53.5 %
Energy
    50,153,111       42.7 %
Industrials
    3,903,590       3.3 %
Consumer Staples
    622,646       0.5 %
Total
    117,499,609       100.0 %

Investment in Subsidiary

The Fund may seek exposure to the commodities markets by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly owned subsidiary organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). Among other investments, the Subsidiary may invest in commodity-linked derivative instruments such as swaps and futures contracts. The Subsidiary may also invest in debt securities, some of which are intended to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary's derivative positions. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund held $22,415,438 in the Subsidiary, representing 15.6% of the Fund's net assets. The Fund’s Investment Portfolio has been consolidated and includes the accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary.
Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2010 in valuing the Fund's investments.

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Assets
               
Common Stocks
           
 
 
Australia
  $     $ 8,466,743   $   $ 8,466,743  
Brazil
    603,964               603,964  
Canada
    12,128,547               12,128,547  
China
    945,839               945,839  
France
          775,834         775,834  
Germany
          1,750,002         1,750,002  
India
          622,646         622,646  
Japan
          3,002,255         3,002,255  
Luxembourg
          2,674,902         2,674,902  
Netherlands
          4,895,829         4,895,829  
Russia
          1,040,763         1,040,763  
Switzerland
    2,125,810       1,996,152         4,121,962  
United Kingdom
          17,448,278         17,448,278  
United States
    59,022,045               59,022,045  
Exchange-Traded Fund
    2,347,764               2,347,764  
Short-Term Investments (c)
    22,716,025       1,580,339         24,296,364  
Total
  $ 99,889,994     $ 44,253,743   $   $ 144,143,737  
Liabilities
                           
Derivatives (d)
  $ (31,777 )   $   $   $ (31,777 )
Total
  $ (31,777 )   $   $   $ (31,777 )

(c)
See Consolidated Investment Portfolio for additional detailed categorizations.
(d)
Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

Level 3 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the Fund's Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining value:

   
Commodities Linked/
Structured Notes
 
Balance as of June 30, 2009
  $ 5,951,405  
Realized gains (loss)
    (6,673,701 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    5,698,595  
Amortization premium/ discount
     
Net purchases  (sales)
    (4,976,299 )
Transfers into Level 3
     
Transfers (out) of Level 3
     
Balance as of March 31, 2010
  $  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held at  March 31, 2010
  $  
 

Derivatives

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund's derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010 categorized by the primary underlying risk exposure. 

 
 
Primary Underlying Risk Disclosure
 
Futures
 
Commodity Contracts
  $ (31,777 )



ITEM 2.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
 
(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 fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
   
ITEM 3.
EXHIBITS
   
 
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 Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, Inc.
   
By:
/s/Michael G. Clark
Michael G. Clark
President
   
Date:
May 21, 2010


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 Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund, Inc.
   
By:
/s/Michael G. Clark
Michael G. Clark
President
   
Date:
May 21, 2010
   
   
   
By:
/s/Paul Schubert
Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
Date:
May 21, 2010

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