13G Filing: Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Hikes Position in the Deutsche Strategic Income Trust (KST)

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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer: DWS Strategic Income
Trust

(b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:
345 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10154

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing: This statement is being
jointly filed by Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“Saba Capital”) and Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein (together, the
“Reporting Persons’) with respect to the ownership of the shares of Common
Stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) by Saba Capital Master Fund Ltd. (“SCMF”),
Saba Capital Master Fund II, Ltd. (“SCMF II”), Saba Capital Leveraged
Master Fund Ltd. (“SCLMF”), Saba Capital Series LLC Series 1
(“SCS”).

The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing
Agreement, dated August 31, 2015, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons
have agreed to file this statement and any subsequent amendments hereto
jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the
Act.

Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than
the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making
inquiry to the appropriate party.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as
an admission that any of the forgoing persons or the Reporting Persons is,
for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the
Common Stock reported herein.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:

The address of the business office of Saba Capital and
Mr. Weinstein is 405 Lexington Avenue, 58th Floor, New York, New York
10174.

(c)

Citizenship: Saba Capital is organized as a
limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Weinstein
is a citizen of the United States.

(d)

Title and Class of Securities: Common stock, $0.01
par value per share (the “Common Stock”).

(e)

CUSIP
No.:        25160F109
Item 3. If this statement is filed
pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the

person filing is a:
(a) [_]

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;

(b) [_]

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

(c) [_]

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act;

(d) [_]

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940;

(e) [_]

An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) [_]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) [_]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) [_]

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

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