UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22487

 

 

DBX ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Freddi Klassen

DBX ETF Trust

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 250-4352

Date of fiscal year end: May  31

Date of reporting period: May  31, 2019

 

 

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Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


May 31, 2019

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW)

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU)

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR)

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP)

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     8  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     12  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     14  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     16  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     18  

Fees and Expenses

     20  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     21  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     47  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     66  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     75  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     84  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     87  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     93  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     96  

Statements of Operations

     98  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     100  

Financial Highlights

     104  

Notes to Financial Statements

     108  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     121  

Trustees and Officers

     123  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     126  

Additional Information

     128  

Privacy Policy Notice

     129  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for 7 of our currency-hedged equity ETFs for the period ended May 31, 2019.

Global growth slowed as a result of normalizing trends in larger developed economies’ monetary policy and ensuing trade tensions, specifically, the escalation in U.S.-China sanctions. In addition, macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey and auto-sector downturn in Germany impacted growth. Despite slower growth reported by most major economies, a strong U.S. GDP anchored global expansion. Base level factors weighing on global expansion included political unrest in the euro area, debt fears in China and a slowdown in Japan’s industrial output. However, favorable job markets and net exports in the U.S. pulled the economy back to the same level as that in the beginning of the period. A slide in oil price affected trade, holding back the U.S. Dollar’s strength against global currencies.

Inflation in the U.S. was lower, yet hovered around target rates driven by corporate earnings and increased household income. GDP growth was similar to inflation, as it advanced at a moderate pace. Unemployment rates fell to favorable levels, partly benefiting from the retiring labor force. The longest shutdown in the history of the U.S. government did not have a material impact on production or markets. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) adopted a wait-and-see approach and paused any shift in interest rates, and maintained this stance in its recent most update. U.S. equity markets witnessed a bull run, as tax cuts boosted private consumption, ultimately resulting in higher corporate profits.

The euro area’s GDP tumbled through the year, due to macroeconomic stress, declining industrial output, and disruptions in prominent sectors like the auto industry. As a result, the European Central Bank (ECB) retained its accommodative, zero-interest-rate provision. Continued supply of liquidity from the ECB by means of reinvestment of maturing bonds comforted investors. Unemployment rates were at their lowest since the pre-financial crisis period, and as a result, consumer spending was on the rise as well. The euro area’s trade surplus faced volatility but recovered to levels as of the start of the review cycle. The U.K.’s economy sailed through a dark pool of economic prospects around the uncertainty over Brexit i implementation. Slower Chinese growth was the outcome of the severe trade war with the U.S., while its debt trap estimate continued to magnify. In the meantime, continued monetary stimulus had not resulted in a sustainable growth phase in Japan; however, real growth for Q1 2019 surpassed investor expectations, as imports slipped significantly higher than exports. In addition, both Asian countries, China and Japan continually represent the same risks to growth — rising debt and ballooning investments. Equities in emerging markets are at lucrative valuations and shall provide investors opportunities in a diversified investment portfolio.

With no signal of inflationary pressures, central banks have the liberty and impulse to provide accommodation so that future growth is at comfortable levels. Almost all central banks have taken an accommodative stance at the end of the review period. Additionally, the FRB will cautiously weigh its decisions considering political uncertainty and trade war impacts in its efforts to prolong the expansionary phase. In view of an appreciating U.S. dollar, our currency-hedged strategy plays a significant role in managing investments in international equities.

Our team appreciates your trust and looks forward to serving your investment needs through innovative index-driven strategies.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Brexit is a combination of words “Britain” and “Exit” and describes the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this document constitute our judgment as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Any projections are based on a number of assumptions as to market conditions and there can be no guarantee that any projected results will be achieved. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW)

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBAW Index). The DBAW Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the U.S.), while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuation between the value of the U.S. dollar and select non-U.S. currencies. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBAW returned -1.30%, compared to the DBAW Index return of -1.02%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Financials. The Communication Services and Consumer Staples sectors were the positive contributors to performance. From a geographical perspective, Switzerland, Brazil and India were the major positive contributors, while Japan, China and South Korea contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBEM Index). The DBEM Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the US dollar and the currencies of countries included in the underlying index. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBEM returned -6.18%, compared to the DBEM Index return of -5.21%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Health Care. The Communication, Energy and Financials sectors contributed positively to performance. From a geographical perspective, Brazil, India and Russia were the major positive contributors, while China, South Korea and South Africa contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU)

The Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBEU Index). The DBEU index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in 15 developed European stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBEU returned 1.88%, compared to the DBEU Index return of 2.23%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Materials. The Consumer Staples, Health Care and Utilities sectors contributed positively to performance. Most countries contributed negatively with Germany, United Kingdom and France being the most significant detractors. However, Switzerland and Jersey, Channel Islands were the only positive contributors. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)

The Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EMU IMI U.S. Dollar Hedged Index (the DBEZ Index). The DBEZ Index is designed to provide exposure to equities in countries in the European Monetary Union, or the “Eurozone” that have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender, while at the same time mitigating exposure to the fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBEZ returned -1.34%, compared to the DBEZ Index return of -1.34%.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Financials, Materials and Consumer Discretionary. The Utilities and Consumer Staples sectors were the positive contributors to performance. From a geographical perspective, all the countries contributed negatively with Germany, France and Italy detracting the most. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the euro. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR)

The Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI German US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBGR Index). The DBGR Index is designed to provide exposure to Germany’s equity market, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the US dollar and euro. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBGR returned -5.48%, compared to the DBGR Index return of -5.31%.

Financials, Real Estate and Utilities were the major positive contributors, while, Health Care and Materials sectors detracted most from the performance. From a geographical perspective, Netherlands and United States were the major positive contributors, while Germany, Luxembourg and Cyprus contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP)

The Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBJP Index). The DBJP Index is designed to track the performance of the Japanese equity market, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBJP returned -8.59%, compared to the DBJP Index return of -8.12%.

The majority of the sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials. The Communication Services sector was the only positive contributor to performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)

The Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBKO Index). The DBKO Index is designed to provide exposure to South Korean equity market, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the US dollar and the South Korean won. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBKO returned -13.31%, compared to the DBKO Index return of -12.38%.

All sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with, Information Technology, Industrials and Health Care sectors detracting the most from performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the South Korean won. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 6-19 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW)

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States), while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI ACWI
ex USA US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -1.30%    -1.07%    -1.02%    -6.26%

Five Year

   4.91%    4.65%    5.46%    1.31%

Since Inception 1

   5.05%    4.98%    5.52%    1.99%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI ACWI
ex USA US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -1.30%    -1.07%    -1.02%    -6.26%

Five Year

   27.09%    25.54%    30.45%    6.74%

Since Inception 1

   30.19%    29.75%    33.32%    11.15%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 1/23/14 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.40%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 1/23/14.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    22.0%  

Industrials

    11.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.0%  

Consumer Staples

    10.1%  

Information Technology

    8.4%  

Health Care

    8.2%  

Materials

    7.5%  

Energy

    7.3%  

Communication Services

    7.0%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Real Estate

    3.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (10.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    1.5%  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)

    1.3%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    1.2%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    1.1%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    1.0%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    0.9%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    0.9%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    0.9%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.8%  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    0.7%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Japan

    16.1%  

United Kingdom

    10.2%  

France

    7.3%  

China

    7.2%  

Canada

    6.8%  

Switzerland

    6.5%  

Germany

    5.7%  

Australia

    4.8%  

Hong Kong

    3.6%  

Netherlands

    3.2%  

South Korea

    3.2%  

Taiwan

    2.9%  

India

    2.5%  

Spain

    2.0%  

Brazil

    2.0%  

Other

    16.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 21.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM)

The Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track emerging market performance while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. It is not possible to invest directly into and index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EM US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI EM Index

One Year

   -6.18%    -5.99%    -5.21%    -8.70%

Five Year

   2.34%    2.22%    3.87%    1.79%

Since Inception 1

   0.71%    0.64%    2.71%    0.67%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EM US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI EM Index

One Year

   -6.18%    -5.99%    -5.21%    -8.70%

Five Year

   12.24%    11.59%    20.89%    9.25%

Since Inception 1

   5.78%    5.26%    23.79%    5.46%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/9/11 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.65%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (DBEM) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/9/11.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    25.5%  

Information Technology

    13.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.1%  

Communication Services

    11.6%  

Energy

    8.1%  

Materials

    7.6%  

Consumer Staples

    6.7%  

Industrials

    5.4%  

Real Estate

    3.0%  

Health Care

    2.7%  

Utilities

    2.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (23.2% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (China)

    4.5%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)

    4.0%  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

    3.7%  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)

    3.5%  

Naspers Ltd. (South Africa)

    1.9%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    1.4%  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. (China)

    1.2%  

Reliance Industries Ltd. (India)

    1.0%  

China Mobile Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1.0%  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (India)

    1.0%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

China

    27.2%  

South Korea

    12.0%  

Taiwan

    11.0%  

India

    9.6%  

Brazil

    7.6%  

South Africa

    5.8%  

Russia

    4.0%  

Hong Kong

    3.9%  

Thailand

    2.9%  

Mexico

    2.6%  

Malaysia

    2.2%  

Indonesia

    2.1%  

Other

    9.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded fund, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 47.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU)

The X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed stock markets in Europe, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the US dollar and selected non-US currencies. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Europe US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Europe Index

One Year

   1.88%    1.65%    2.23%    -5.17%

Five Year

   5.51%    5.40%    5.86%    -0.06%

Since Inception 1

   6.97%    6.95%    7.32%    2.27%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Europe US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Europe Index

One Year

   1.88%    1.65%    2.23%    -5.17%

Five Year

   30.73%    30.08%    32.93%    -0.30%

Since Inception 1

   46.48%    46.36%    49.28%    13.56%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 10/1/13 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.45%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 10/1/13.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    18.3%  

Consumer Staples

    14.9%  

Industrials

    13.2%  

Health Care

    12.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.3%  

Energy

    8.0%  

Materials

    7.3%  

Information Technology

    5.8%  

Communication Services

    4.8%  

Utilities

    4.1%  

Real Estate

    1.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (19.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    3.6%  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)

    3.0%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2.2%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    2.2%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.9%  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.6%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    1.5%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    1.4%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

    1.2%  

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.2%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

United Kingdom

    23.9%  

France

    17.4%  

Switzerland

    15.3%  

Germany

    13.7%  

Netherlands

    7.7%  

Spain

    4.8%  

Sweden

    3.8%  

Italy

    3.2%  

Denmark

    2.7%  

Other

    7.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 66.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ)

The Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EMU IMI US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities based in the countries in the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”), while seeking to mitigate exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EMU IMI
US Dollar Hedged Index
   MSCI EMU Index

One Year

   -1.34%    -2.01%    -1.34%    -8.68%

Since Inception 1

   6.97%    6.91%    7.11%    2.93%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EMU IMI
US Dollar Hedged Index
   MSCI EMU Index

One Year

   -1.34%    -2.01%    -1.34%    -8.68%

Since Inception 1

   35.17%    34.85%    36.03%    13.80%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 12/10/14 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.45%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (DBEZ) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 12/10/14.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    16.8%  

Industrials

    15.7%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.6%  

Consumer Staples

    10.4%  

Information Technology

    9.7%  

Health Care

    7.4%  

Materials

    6.9%  

Utilities

    6.1%  

Communication Services

    5.8%  

Energy

    5.4%  

Real Estate

    3.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (19.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

TOTAL SA (France)

    2.6%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    2.5%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

    2.2%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    2.0%  

Sanofi (France)

    1.9%  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom)

    1.8%  

Siemens AG (Germany)

    1.8%  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    1.7%  

Airbus SE (France)

    1.6%  

Banco Santander SA (Spain)

    1.5%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

France

    32.3%  

Germany

    26.8%  

Netherlands

    9.6%  

Spain

    9.6%  

Italy

    7.2%  

Belgium

    3.7%  

Finland

    3.4%  

United Kingdom

    2.7%  

Other

    4.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 75.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR)

The Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to Germany’s equity market, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the US dollar and euro. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Germany
US Dollar Hedged Index
   MSCI Germany Index

One Year

   -5.48%    -5.87%    -5.31%    -12.45%

Five Year

   3.92%    3.76%    4.25%    -1.24%

Since Inception 1

   4.43%    4.38%    4.79%    1.24%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Germany
US Dollar Hedged Index
   MSCI Germany Index

One Year

   -5.48%    -5.87%    -5.31%    -12.45%

Five Year

   21.19%    20.39%    23.12%    -6.03%

Since Inception 1

   41.39%    40.79%    45.31%    10.31%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/9/11 (“Inception”).

Prior to 5/31/13, this Fund was known as dbx-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund (DBCN) and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.45%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (DBGR) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/9/11.

Prior to 5/31/13, this Fund was known as dbx-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity Fund (DBCN) and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (55.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

SAP SE

    10.4%  

Allianz SE

    8.1%  

Siemens AG

    7.4%  

BASF SE

    5.2%  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    4.8%  

Bayer AG

    4.7%  

adidas AG

    4.4%  

Daimler AG

    4.0%  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    3.1%  

Volkswagen AG

    2.9%  

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Consumer Discretionary

    17.5%  

Financials

    16.2%  

Information Technology

    13.9%  

Industrials

    13.7%  

Health Care

    11.3%  

Materials

    9.4%  

Communication Services

    6.1%  

Real Estate

    4.3%  

Utilities

    4.2%  

Consumer Staples

    3.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 84.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP)

The Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the Japanese equity market while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Japan US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Japan Index

One Year

   -8.59%    -8.95%    -8.12%    -9.97%

Five Year

   6.05%    5.71%    6.73%    4.77%

Since Inception 1

   9.00%    8.86%    9.72%    5.55%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Japan US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Japan Index

One Year

   -8.59%    -8.95%    -8.12%    -9.97%

Five Year

   34.12%    32.02%    38.53%    26.24%

Since Inception 1

   99.00%    96.97%    109.69%    53.87%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/9/11 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.46%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBJP) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/9/11.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (18.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    4.1%  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    2.4%  

Sony Corp.

    1.9%  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1.7%  

Keyence Corp.

    1.6%  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1.5%  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

KDDI Corp.

    1.4%  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1.3%  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1.2%  
Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Industrials

    21.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    18.2%  

Information Technology

    10.9%  

Financials

    10.9%  

Health Care

    9.0%  

Communication Services

    9.0%  

Consumer Staples

    8.4%  

Materials

    5.3%  

Real Estate

    4.3%  

Utilities

    1.8%  

Energy

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percent of total investments excluding cash equivalents and securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 87.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO)

The Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the South Korean equity market while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the South Korean won. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Korea
25/50 US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Korea
25/50 Index

One Year

   -13.31%    -13.81%    -12.38%    -22.04%

Five Year

   1.39%    1.15%    2.58%    -0.81%

Since Inception 1

   1.36%    1.19%    2.69%    0.50%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Korea
25/50 US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI Korea
25/50 Index

One Year

   -13.31%    -13.81%    -12.38%    -22.04%

Five Year

   7.14%    5.88%    13.59%    -3.98%

Since Inception 1

   7.52%    6.55%    15.27%    2.69%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 1/23/14 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.58%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (DBKO) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 1/23/14.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (45.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    22.6%  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    4.8%  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    2.8%  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2.6%  

POSCO

    2.5%  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    2.3%  

Celltrion, Inc.

    2.1%  

NAVER Corp.

    2.1%  

LG Chem Ltd.

    2.1%  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    2.0%  
Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Information Technology

    32.4%  

Financials

    13.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.1%  

Industrials

    10.7%  

Materials

    7.9%  

Consumer Staples

    6.7%  

Communication Services

    6.4%  

Health Care

    5.7%  

Energy

    2.4%  

Utilities

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded fund and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 93.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. In the most recent six-month period the Funds limted these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000 (1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,035.90        0.41   $ 2.08  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.89        0.41   $ 2.07  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.30        0.66   $ 3.32  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.64        0.66   $ 3.33  
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,064.40        0.46   $ 2.37  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.64        0.46   $ 2.32  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,059.20        0.47   $ 2.41  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.59        0.47   $ 2.37  
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,039.30        0.45   $ 2.29  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.69        0.45   $ 2.27  
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 933.80        0.46   $ 2.22  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.64        0.46   $ 2.32  
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 992.70        0.58   $ 2.88  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.04        0.58   $ 2.92  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%    
Argentina — 0.1%    

Banco Macro SA, ADR

    238     $ 11,871  

Globant SA*

    172       15,969  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR

    536       13,727  

Pampa Energia SA, ADR*

    371       9,379  

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR

    657       9,743  

YPF SA, ADR

    928       13,762  
   

 

 

 
      74,451  
   

 

 

 
Australia — 4.7%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    2,975       42,410  

Alumina Ltd.

    12,919       21,419  

AMP Ltd.

    15,025       22,618  

APA Group (a)

    5,460       38,406  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    2,583       52,178  

ASX Ltd.

    957       50,288  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    10,233       36,771  

AusNet Services

    8,484       10,476  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    13,690       264,769  

Bank of Queensland Ltd. (b)

    2,207       14,177  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    1,943       15,136  

BHP Group Ltd.

    14,349       375,858  

BHP Group PLC

    10,219       230,560  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    2,738       20,019  

Boral Ltd.

    5,217       19,651  

Brambles Ltd.

    7,702       64,702  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    1,424       26,069  

Challenger Ltd.

    2,819       15,781  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    457       14,317  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    2,831       18,716  

Cochlear Ltd.

    286       39,705  

Coles Group Ltd.*

    5,587       48,252  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    8,589       467,776  

Computershare Ltd.

    2,151       24,889  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    1,926       16,741  

CSL Ltd.

    2,199       313,463  

Dexus REIT

    4,785       42,753  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    350       9,496  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    308       9,313  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    6,722       37,537  

Goodman Group REIT

    8,051       74,838  

GPT Group REIT

    8,876       35,466  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (b)

    2,924       8,438  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    8,492       19,322  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    11,545       61,267  

Lendlease Group (a)

    2,803       27,708  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,559       130,112  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    12,528       28,766  

Mirvac Group REIT

    18,275       38,412  

MMG Ltd.*

    4,619       1,408  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    13,506       248,187  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    3,679       69,443  

Oil Search Ltd.

    6,857       33,535  

Orica Ltd.

    1,775       25,439  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    8,660       43,133  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    6,692       54,175  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    715     $ 34,635  

REA Group Ltd. (b)

    254       15,678  

Santos Ltd.

    8,611       40,261  

Scentre Group REIT

    26,412       69,623  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,563       22,661  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,955       35,464  

South32 Ltd.

    23,746       54,689  

Stockland REIT

    11,470       35,248  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    5,680       51,341  

Sydney Airport (a)

    5,247       26,971  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    9,890       30,942  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    19,585       49,589  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    1,742       7,601  

Transurban Group (a)

    12,653       122,269  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    3,625       37,846  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    15,311       27,403  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    520       8,051  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    5,634       144,802  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    16,309       310,443  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    4,583       112,608  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    6,456       140,491  

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    2,135       19,520  
   

 

 

 
      4,662,031  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.1%            

ANDRITZ AG

    387       13,921  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    1,430       50,722  

OMV AG

    714       33,573  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    717       16,677  

Verbund AG

    329       16,466  

voestalpine AG

    440       11,487  
   

 

 

 
      142,846  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.6%            

Ageas

    775       37,818  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    3,687       299,077  

Colruyt SA

    278       20,659  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    391       36,456  

KBC Group NV

    1,247       81,998  

Proximus SADP

    735       21,308  

Solvay SA

    355       33,345  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    295       15,898  

UCB SA

    631       48,273  

Umicore SA

    899       26,816  
   

 

 

 
      621,648  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 1.2%            

Ambev SA

    23,997       107,327  

Atacadao SA

    1,728       10,195  

B2W Cia Digital*

    836       6,690  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    10,041       93,579  

Banco Bradesco SA

    5,740       47,761  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    1,039       12,373  

Banco do Brasil SA

    4,600       60,783  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    2,502       29,139  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    3,675       27,947  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    3,900       12,732  

BRF SA*

    2,116       14,937  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Brazil (Continued)            

CCR SA

    5,921     $ 20,175  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    773       6,779  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    1,860       20,956  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    2,953       12,447  

Cielo SA

    5,536       9,453  

Cosan SA

    605       7,268  

Embraer SA

    2,293       11,074  

Energisa SA

    1,284       14,728  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    1,304       15,393  

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,024       22,482  

Hypera SA

    1,860       14,325  

IRB Brasil Resseguros SA

    471       12,229  

JBS SA

    5,477       30,512  

Klabin SA

    2,672       10,589  

Kroton Educacional SA

    6,692       17,634  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    2,452       23,770  

Lojas Renner SA

    3,908       43,861  

M Dias Branco SA

    532       5,245  

Magazine Luiza SA

    328       16,383  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    1,318       8,343  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    1,049       16,035  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    1,607       16,791  

Petrobras Distribuidora SA

    1,537       10,008  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    14,094       101,396  

Porto Seguro SA

    327       4,417  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,266       22,397  

Rumo SA*

    6,310       31,132  

Sul America SA

    561       4,991  

Suzano SA

    2,344       19,163  

TIM Participacoes SA

    3,349       9,388  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    3,444       18,151  

Vale SA

    15,372       191,957  

WEG SA

    3,417       16,589  
   

 

 

 
      1,209,524  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 6.6%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    1,132       49,372  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B

    2,075       127,346  

AltaGas Ltd. (b)

    1,493       21,551  

Atco Ltd., Class I

    362       12,451  

Aurora Cannabis, Inc.*(b)

    2,950       22,415  

Bank of Montreal

    3,148       228,530  

Bank of Nova Scotia

    5,961       302,372  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    8,713       108,365  

BCE, Inc.

    699       31,475  

BlackBerry Ltd.*

    3,206       25,167  

Bombardier, Inc., Class B*

    12,392       18,612  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    4,077       187,018  

CAE, Inc.

    1,343       34,251  

Cameco Corp.

    1,632       16,470  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    2,095       158,861  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    3,513       311,429  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    5,809       156,915  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    681       149,270  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    345     $ 34,510  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A

    633       17,844  

Canopy Growth Corp.*

    942       37,970  

CCL Industries, Inc., Class B

    726       33,072  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    4,740       38,857  

CGI, Inc.*

    1,219       88,855  

CI Financial Corp.

    1,290       19,365  

Constellation Software, Inc.

    93       80,529  

Cronos Group, Inc.*

    1,217       17,198  

Dollarama, Inc.

    1,503       47,472  

Emera, Inc. (b)

    247       9,510  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A

    611       14,086  

Enbridge, Inc.

    9,705       357,296  

Encana Corp.

    7,173       37,839  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    151       69,266  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

    1,296       19,935  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    3,180       23,151  

Fortis, Inc.

    2,081       78,599  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    906       69,954  

George Weston Ltd.

    359       26,819  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

    1,083       39,078  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (b)

    1,440       32,601  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    676       11,403  

Husky Energy, Inc.

    1,650       15,492  

Hydro One Ltd., 144A

    1,732       29,345  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

    512       19,213  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    528       14,329  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    1,332       35,606  

Intact Financial Corp.

    672       57,778  

Inter Pipeline Ltd. (b)

    1,709       26,047  

Keyera Corp.

    1,042       25,102  

Kinross Gold Corp.*

    6,638       21,708  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd.

    928       32,098  

Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

    933       47,879  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    3,188       14,246  

Magna International, Inc.

    1,523       65,231  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    9,532       159,948  

Methanex Corp.

    459       19,106  

Metro, Inc.

    1,105       40,330  

National Bank of Canada

    1,705       76,584  

Nutrien Ltd.

    2,963       144,511  

Onex Corp.

    372       21,217  

Open Text Corp.

    1,191       47,355  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    2,487       88,727  

Power Corp. of Canada

    1,510       31,829  

Power Financial Corp.

    1,127       24,881  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    869       11,470  

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    807       19,047  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

    1,150       75,691  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    726       14,009  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    1,845       97,069  

Royal Bank of Canada

    6,893       518,046  

Saputo, Inc.

    1,027       34,178  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B

    2,375       48,235  

Shopify, Inc., Class A*

    473       130,128  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    636       15,368  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Canada (Continued)            

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

    801     $ 14,276  

Stars Group, Inc.*

    856       14,180  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    2,944       114,266  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    7,858       242,147  

TC Energy Corp.

    4,576       223,078  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    2,455       49,896  

TELUS Corp.

    950       35,087  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    980       62,283  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    8,837       483,171  

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (b)

    973       12,382  

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (b)

    474       9,939  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    224       8,732  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    2,284       50,510  

WSP Global, Inc.

    459       24,210  
   

 

 

 
      6,533,039  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    6,881       3,797  

Antofagasta PLC

    2,006       19,852  

Banco de Chile

    120,398       17,284  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    179       11,479  

Banco Santander Chile

    312,455       22,001  

Cencosud SA

    8,433       15,332  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    666       9,011  

Colbun SA

    30,600       5,757  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA*

    868       8,281  

Empresas CMPC SA

    8,312       22,082  

Empresas COPEC SA

    2,150       22,242  

Enel Americas SA

    138,140       22,000  

Enel Chile SA

    123,794       11,337  

Itau CorpBanca

    1,267,566       9,867  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    1,466       12,851  

SACI Falabella

    2,985       18,006  
   

 

 

 
      231,179  
   

 

 

 
China — 7.0%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A (b)

    4,816       7,851  

51job, Inc., ADR*

    112       7,879  

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    516       29,427  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    3,620       19,255  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,957       10,079  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A*

    19,900       10,609  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H*

    131,537       56,376  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    10,875       10,085  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*(b)

    6,867       1,024,968  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    20,450       7,356  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       6,875  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,837       34,101  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    5,136       31,447  

Anxin Trust Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,500       1,119  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*(b)

    308       26,457  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,135       7,456  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    10,311       6,379  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    1,321       145,310  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,100       9,326  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    16,800     $ 9,443  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    374,470       155,242  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,200       11,397  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    35,578       27,865  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,000       10,517  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       7,730  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       7,014  

Baozun, Inc., ADR*(b)

    175       6,865  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*(b)

    158       18,633  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,123       6,024  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    3,102       18,162  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    3,177       4,182  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    51,498       14,189  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    59,929       13,913  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    46,587       26,444  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,316       21,619  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    15,597       11,679  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    7,770       25,224  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    454,708       359,611  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H

    6,242       3,432  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,000       7,788  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,787       6,677  

China Evergrande Group (b)

    8,711       23,168  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    27,715       14,884  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    68,252       11,579  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    5,058       9,187  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       2,649  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    38,103       88,458  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*(b)

    2,240       8,629  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    22,041       13,917  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    6,743       5,935  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,700       18,337  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,811       90,581  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,200       6,922  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    13,500       11,949  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    33,356       24,253  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    16,711       5,244  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,363       20,278  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,600       10,076  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    12,051       10,776  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       7,978  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,650       46,795  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    9,200     $ 7,237  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    122,653       81,669  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    10,726       12,546  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    20,256       15,141  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A*

    8,748       11,427  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,751       36,455  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,500       6,317  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,335       5,358  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    9,600       7,802  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H*

    71,007       35,687  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    208,683       46,850  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    9,100       7,817  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       8,123  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,217       22,007  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,500       8,979  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,569       8,475  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    11,828       7,076  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,100       9,040  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,298       13,294  

CNOOC Ltd.

    84,869       138,353  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (b)

    35,842       48,463  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,808       9,862  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    24,010       20,581  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    23,942       38,603  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    2,007       69,362  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    17,259       12,351  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,883       11,440  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    4,240       38,130  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       2,577  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       7,258  

Fosun International Ltd.

    15,117       19,514  

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.

    10,549       11,505  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    2,294       6,847  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    329       10,689  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    24,220       39,730  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    7,225       15,612  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    11,962       13,641  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.*(b)

    109,510       10,756  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,547       15,666  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.*

    4,808       3,784  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,124       13,620  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,029       13,306  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    7,228     $ 12,336  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    4,920       9,728  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,568       15,966  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       2,519  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    3,470       25,451  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A (b)

    2,953       6,208  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H*

    29,196       18,397  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    18,697       5,056  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       5,668  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    7,057       11,180  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,400       10,213  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR (b)

    634       19,400  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    14,000       11,378  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    307,197       219,439  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,000       12,726  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       1,343  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,600       8,312  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       6,521  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*(b)

    788       14,365  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*(b)

    3,750       96,600  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,726       13,548  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       9,005  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       3,313  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,628       7,028  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.

    13,211       14,712  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.*

    4,776       13,159  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       25,786  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,818       5,841  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H, 144A

    3,532       8,524  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    35,135       24,426  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.*

    8,847       14,648  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,750       14,402  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,553       24,032  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd., 144A

    11,644       8,763  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*(b)

    5,966       2,017  

Meituan Dianping, Class B*(b)

    4,759       36,757  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    21,100       9,170  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       3,593  

Momo, Inc., ADR (b)

    829       22,856  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    339       84,279  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,923       22,858  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*

    751       64,323  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    3,140       9,577  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    190       7,267  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       2,376  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class H*

    56,586     $ 22,231  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,700       7,976  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    95,491       53,351  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    37,763       40,800  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*(b)

    877       17,031  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,800       6,705  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    1,800       20,600  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    26,365       291,242  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,400       5,989  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    36,685       21,947  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    14,500       10,335  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       6,939  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(b)

    12,721       15,302  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,093       7,910  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,557       5,143  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,305       9,717  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    3,931       4,572  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,098       10,067  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,000       4,837  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,900       8,137  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,696       43,586  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    18,501       4,153  

SINA Corp.*

    378       15,218  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    13,001       5,191  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,834       6,375  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,218       7,075  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H (b)

    6,046       22,712  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    3,686       6,987  

SOHO China Ltd.

    10,116       3,161  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    12,840       55,359  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    3,989       34,015  

TAL Education Group, ADR*(b)

    1,654       56,914  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    27,657       1,150,089  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,963  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    11,317       18,391  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    4,761       9,863  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,028       6,248  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    11,236       11,939  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    2,092       15,774  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    29,747       21,211  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)            

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    244     $ 10,131  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,085       19,896  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       6,849  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       8,801  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    2,812       26,579  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B, 144A*

    21,601       26,397  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,788       6,091  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    15,219       8,348  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    10,700       10,671  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H*

    11,122       10,456  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

    2,266       11,201  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    1,815       72,618  

YY, Inc., ADR*

    235       16,086  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    6,370       6,655  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,224       17,355  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,355       10,372  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    3,812       9,171  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR (b)

    1,849       33,356  
   

 

 

 
      6,923,704  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,042       11,537  

Ecopetrol SA

    23,874       19,541  

Grupo Argos SA

    1,348       6,912  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,145       11,274  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    1,750       8,392  
   

 

 

 
      57,656  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    1,048       24,400  

Komercni banka AS

    359       13,550  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    1,848       6,032  
   

 

 

 
      43,982  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.1%            

A.P. Moller—Maersk A/S, Class A

    16       16,336  

A.P. Moller—Maersk A/S, Class B

    31       33,297  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    525       69,160  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    521       54,386  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    588       62,682  

Danske Bank A/S

    3,472       57,133  

Demant A/S*

    533       17,853  

DSV A/S

    900       80,431  

Genmab A/S*

    269       46,177  

H Lundbeck A/S

    327       13,129  

ISS A/S

    766       21,560  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    8,406       395,735  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,066       50,169  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    875       69,741  

Pandora A/S

    477       17,718  

Tryg A/S

    526       16,477  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    969       79,437  
   

 

 

 
      1,101,421  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    6,350     $ 27,194  

Eastern Co. SAE

    4,376       4,060  

ElSewedy Electric Co.

    4,141       3,441  
   

 

 

 
      34,695  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.8%            

Elisa OYJ

    689       30,727  

Fortum OYJ

    2,176       46,504  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,657       90,354  

Metso OYJ

    528       17,076  

Neste OYJ

    1,959       66,224  

Nokia OYJ

    26,954       134,901  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    592       16,924  

Nordea Bank Abp

    14,697       103,786  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    562       18,383  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,086       90,326  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    2,629       27,790  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    2,737       68,553  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,146       31,370  
   

 

 

 
      742,918  
   

 

 

 
France — 7.1%            

Accor SA (b)

    901       33,257  

Aeroports de Paris

    131       22,420  

Air Liquide SA

    2,132       265,568  

Airbus SE

    2,857       366,600  

Alstom SA

    750       34,252  

Amundi SA, 144A

    306       19,861  

Arkema SA

    339       28,449  

Atos SE

    532       40,545  

AXA SA

    9,381       231,399  

BioMerieux (b)

    184       15,036  

BNP Paribas SA (b)

    5,283       241,242  

Bollore SA

    3,253       14,689  

Bouygues SA

    1,235       43,226  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,191       28,088  

Capgemini SE (b)

    763       85,324  

Carrefour SA

    2,696       50,720  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (b)

    395       15,034  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    2,406       87,128  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    844       97,070  

CNP Assurances

    886       18,994  

Covivio REIT

    249       26,120  

Credit Agricole SA (b)

    5,367       61,337  

Danone SA

    3,070       244,878  

Dassault Aviation SA

    13       16,222  

Dassault Systemes SE

    661       98,102  

Edenred

    1,020       46,606  

Eiffage SA

    360       34,418  

Electricite de France SA

    2,883       40,453  

Engie SA (b)

    8,795       122,326  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,403       161,674  

Eurazeo SE

    267       18,687  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    884       15,579  

Faurecia SA

    361       13,337  

Gecina SA REIT

    249       35,606  

Getlink SE

    2,446       37,737  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Hermes International

    146     $ 97,015  

ICADE REIT

    160       13,594  

Iliad SA

    119       13,753  

Imerys SA

    215       9,329  

Ingenico Group SA*

    291       23,270  

Ipsen SA

    182       21,735  

JCDecaux SA

    443       12,373  

Kering SA

    365       189,997  

Klepierre SA REIT

    993       33,801  

Legrand SA

    1,266       85,057  

L’Oreal SA

    1,220       327,649  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,349       510,285  

Natixis SA (b)

    4,514       20,721  

Orange SA (b)

    9,850       154,496  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,006       177,345  

Peugeot SA

    2,821       62,935  

Publicis Groupe SA

    972       53,099  

Remy Cointreau SA

    96       13,191  

Renault SA

    928       55,900  

Safran SA

    1,614       212,224  

Sanofi

    5,389       434,910  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    134       18,578  

Schneider Electric SE

    2,660       210,392  

SCOR SE

    731       30,077  

SEB SA

    141       23,045  

Societe BIC SA*(b)

    136       10,620  

Societe Generale SA (b)

    3,787       95,021  

Sodexo SA

    393       45,221  

Suez (b)

    1,708       22,850  

Teleperformance

    260       49,959  

Thales SA

    502       55,274  

TOTAL SA

    11,396       593,779  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    468       38,355  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    523       79,081  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield CDI

    2,774       20,860  

Valeo SA (b)

    1,163       30,766  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,551       59,021  

Vinci SA (b)

    2,397       236,880  

Vivendi SA

    4,433       119,500  

Wendel SA

    130       16,556  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    400       24,086  
   

 

 

 
      7,014,584  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 5.2%            

1&1 Drillisch AG

    234       7,152  

adidas AG

    880       251,869  

Allianz SE

    2,063       458,311  

Axel Springer SE

    216       13,404  

BASF SE

    4,443       293,146  

Bayer AG

    4,587       270,670  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,686       116,816  

Beiersdorf AG

    467       53,762  

Brenntag AG

    737       34,235  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    197       18,542  

Commerzbank AG

    5,189       36,532  

Continental AG

    531       72,253  

Covestro AG, 144A

    845       37,033  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Daimler AG

    4,489     $ 232,867  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    537       23,127  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

    9,455       64,295  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    933       128,985  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    1,043       19,867  

Deutsche Post AG

    4,779       140,840  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    16,415       277,089  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    1,792       84,582  

E.ON SE

    10,660       111,336  

Evonik Industries AG

    962       25,277  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    221       17,406  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,042       75,991  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,974       100,141  

GEA Group AG

    835       22,836  

Hannover Rueck SE

    275       41,229  

HeidelbergCement AG

    650       48,333  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    587       50,888  

HOCHTIEF AG

    90       10,718  

HUGO BOSS AG

    306       17,810  

Infineon Technologies AG

    5,393       96,903  

Innogy SE, 144A

    685       31,054  

KION Group AG

    372       20,297  

Knorr-Bremse AG*

    228       25,102  

LANXESS AG

    449       22,507  

Merck KGaA

    619       59,789  

METRO AG

    884       13,935  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    238       51,475  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    738       178,166  

Puma SE

    50       29,074  

RWE AG

    2,462       61,500  

SAP SE

    4,769       588,287  

Siemens AG

    3,730       422,700  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    638       24,839  

Symrise AG

    585       54,806  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    3,110       8,724  

thyssenkrupp AG (b)

    2,031       25,718  

TUI AG

    2,080       19,196  

Uniper SE

    923       25,892  

United Internet AG

    583       20,874  

Volkswagen AG

    155       24,606  

Vonovia SE

    2,480       130,105  

Wirecard AG

    568       88,900  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    503       19,971  
   

 

 

 
      5,201,762  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Bank AE*

    7,127       13,456  

Eurobank Ergasias SA*

    12,640       12,356  

FF Group*(d)

    197       1,056  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    1,306       17,873  

JUMBO SA

    642       11,404  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    235       5,986  

OPAP SA

    752       7,876  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    224       4,554  
   

 

 

 
      74,561  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong — 3.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    57,873     $ 543,698  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    14,938       14,158  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*

    100,955       20,991  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    1,169       11,340  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    5,929       18,454  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    3,220       16,183  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    32,433       17,252  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    17,995       69,092  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    15,169       15,441  

China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd. (b)(d)

    7,780       22,905  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    18,662       17,663  

China First Capital Group Ltd.*

    28,159       8,621  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    9,100       29,252  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    31,925       18,447  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    13,746       50,235  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,487       11,353  

China Mobile Ltd.

    29,524       257,785  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    17,664       61,287  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,241       36,056  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    11,672       10,124  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    4,884       23,393  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    13,858       56,390  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,490       12,367  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    13,742       14,076  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,224       23,708  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    27,042       28,527  

CITIC Ltd.

    29,488       40,022  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    11,775       85,163  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    13,047       123,238  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    3,415       26,376  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    7,819       88,418  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    8,554       8,314  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

    1,700       13,005  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    12,824       13,659  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*(b)

    32,375       3,015  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    11,368       68,734  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    15,071       29,644  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    5,353       13,643  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    9,627       20,262  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    3,397       85,146  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    7,110       36,731  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (a)

    12,644       12,370  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    18,549       29,245  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    47,722       105,433  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    5,812       184,897  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    4,700       30,644  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., ADR*(b)

    260       7,179  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,774       14,437  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    1,021       65,528  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    1,146       42,792  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    4,014       15,233  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    3,729       9,799  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.*

    16,221       14,939  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    6,135       3,991  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

Link REIT

    10,580     $ 126,589  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    1,168       22,542  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    7,016       42,913  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    28,609       42,186  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.*

    12,519       9,981  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    10,616       20,935  

PCCW Ltd.

    33,182       18,878  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    6,553       45,305  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    2,537       5,288  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    6,117       7,803  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    3,792       6,665  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    6,607       18,920  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    39,534       39,889  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    16,209       25,928  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

    12,719       14,083  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    11,832       10,323  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    7,331       116,050  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,782       32,932  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    6,234       25,685  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,144       45,564  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    3,291       17,652  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    40,343       36,331  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    6,294       16,097  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    5,851       39,967  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    3,725       24,660  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,360       9,408  
   

 

 

 
      3,423,229  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC*

    1,487       16,745  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    1,170       48,864  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    680       12,225  
   

 

 

 
      77,834  
   

 

 

 
India — 2.5%            

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    2,455       14,668  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    2,048       6,777  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    5,515       7,031  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    1,695       34,228  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    1,595       15,389  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

    518       9,834  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    9,394       108,954  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    521       21,874  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    732       36,417  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    186       21,853  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    2,344       13,768  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    8,162       40,850  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    2,785       10,750  

Bosch Ltd.

    40       10,172  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    312       13,081  

Cipla Ltd.

    1,780       14,274  

Coal India Ltd.

    6,331       23,029  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

    1,017       7,735  

Dabur India Ltd.

    2,705       15,368  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    378       8,637  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ADR (b)

    540       20,579  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)            

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    65     $ 18,605  

GAIL India Ltd.

    3,887       20,135  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    879       6,878  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    2,049       20,229  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    1,418       18,029  

Havells India Ltd.

    1,193       12,804  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    2,863       44,883  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    259       9,961  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    5,786       16,356  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    2,920       13,586  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    3,214       82,481  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    7,965       249,455  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    12,032       73,151  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    659       11,125  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    1,355       15,293  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    8,950       21,261  

Infosys Ltd., ADR (b)

    1,688       17,673  

Infosys Ltd.

    15,654       165,713  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A

    239       5,749  

ITC Ltd.

    17,204       68,763  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    4,127       16,090  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    2,338       52,253  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    1,791       14,355  

Lupin Ltd.

    1,453       15,544  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    1,409       8,525  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    3,735       34,678  

Marico Ltd.

    2,701       14,416  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    444       43,768  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    4,103       6,791  

Nestle India Ltd.

    124       20,458  

NTPC Ltd.

    11,858       22,673  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    12,131       29,931  

Page Industries Ltd.

    15       4,252  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    3,652       12,946  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    846       15,655  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    209       6,666  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    9,465       25,709  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    13,658       260,681  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    41       12,719  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    716       11,962  

State Bank of India*

    9,126       46,160  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    3,997       23,506  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    4,484       141,328  

Tata Motors Ltd.*

    7,221       17,884  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    1,695       11,876  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    2,303       25,126  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    1,500       26,598  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    553       37,771  

United Spirits Ltd.*

    1,067       8,483  

UPL Ltd.

    1,737       24,898  

Vedanta Ltd.

    9,028       20,798  

Vodafone Idea Ltd.*

    32,524       6,510  

Wipro Ltd.

    5,787       23,782  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    5,840       12,385  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    1,706       8,750  
   

 

 

 
      2,413,325  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Indonesia — 0.6%            

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    47,224     $ 4,285  

PT Astra International Tbk

    91,574       47,800  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    46,679       95,173  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    90,367       48,595  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    33,270       19,581  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    271,612       78,025  

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk

    19,578       3,388  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    22,852       5,284  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk*

    52,437       4,960  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    37,001       12,703  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    3,861       21,770  

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

    34,394       8,145  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk

    15,846       8,604  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    9,248       13,737  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    12,161       8,350  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    16,417       7,592  

PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk

    20,622       8,236  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    102,044       10,045  

PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk

    10,716       7,658  

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    103,608       5,118  

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk

    41,896       6,047  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk*

    18,487       14,961  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    28,297       3,271  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk*

    235,963       64,477  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    5,921       18,461  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    9,001       15,987  
   

 

 

 
      542,253  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.5%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    649       29,088  

AIB Group PLC

    3,349       13,776  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    5,737       30,776  

CRH PLC

    3,771       117,916  

DCC PLC

    490       41,196  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

    380       27,042  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    2,226       28,320  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    767       88,685  

Kingspan Group PLC

    740       38,574  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    985       27,290  
   

 

 

 
      442,663  
   

 

 

 
Isle of Man — 0.0%            

GVC Holdings PLC

    3,002       22,749  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.4%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    195       11,646  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    5,162       37,479  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    7,290       49,209  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    561       61,867  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    173       22,845  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    109       15,635  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    3,070       15,523  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    6,560       25,226  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.*

    974       21,462  

Nice Ltd.*

    335       46,464  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR*

    4,938       42,714  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Israel (Continued)            

Wix.com Ltd.*

    210     $ 28,841  
   

 

 

 
      378,911  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.3%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    5,651       99,209  

Atlantia SpA

    2,300       57,710  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    2,678       26,163  

Enel SpA

    39,354       244,883  

Eni SpA

    12,310       186,755  

Ferrari NV

    601       85,672  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    2,317       24,010  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    70,566       144,564  

Leonardo SpA

    2,001       22,225  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,323       30,708  

Moncler SpA

    783       28,866  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    1,760       10,039  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    2,897       28,157  

Prysmian SpA*

    1,180       19,681  

Recordati SpA

    498       20,585  

Snam SpA

    10,362       52,138  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    40,099       19,702  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    34,417       16,091  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    8,166       49,865  

UniCredit SpA

    9,510       108,239  
   

 

 

 
      1,275,262  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 15.7%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    200       12,513  

Acom Co. Ltd.

    1,700       5,710  

Advantest Corp.

    1,000       23,541  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,200       55,442  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    400       6,412  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    500       7,359  

AGC, Inc.

    800       25,802  

Air Water, Inc.

    1,000       14,931  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    800       26,614  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    1,900       32,384  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    1,100       27,763  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    1,200       19,933  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,100       11,369  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    600       20,132  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    400       9,741  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,700       74,940  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    500       25,654  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    5,900       60,925  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    9,000       121,464  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       54,206  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    200       7,844  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    200       4,666  

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,800       104,879  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    919       15,799  

Calbee, Inc.

    300       8,527  

Canon, Inc.

    4,700       132,935  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    700       7,823  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    700       146,279  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    3,800       18,270  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,300     $ 45,116  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,000       66,811  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,200       15,049  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. (b)

    600       13,665  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    6,300       24,185  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    500       5,398  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    600       23,144  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       21,732  

Daicel Corp.

    1,000       8,536  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    600       30,287  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    5,500       79,887  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,804       135,976  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,200       146,505  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    400       52,176  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,571       77,131  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    11       26,047  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    7,800       34,147  

Denso Corp.

    1,900       73,675  

Dentsu, Inc.

    900       29,484  

Disco Corp.

    100       13,999  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,500       142,712  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,300       76,574  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    400       8,789  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       28,969  

FANUC Corp.

    900       153,440  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    300       173,774  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    600       20,099  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,700       81,560  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,000       67,872  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    800       13,739  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    200       13,473  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       18,914  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    900       32,391  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,100       39,690  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    100       20,320  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    1,000       7,945  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    105       11,530  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    300       12,070  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    400       10,727  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    700       16,349  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    200       8,536  

Hitachi Ltd.

    4,841       164,665  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    700       6,989  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    8,100       198,155  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    200       15,171  

Hoya Corp.

    1,800       125,542  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,300       10,341  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,032       29,284  

IHI Corp.

    600       13,416  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       7,945  

Inpex Corp.

    5,300       42,981  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,400       11,602  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    2,700       29,899  

ITOCHU Corp.

    6,600       121,750  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    400       9,952  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       10,474  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    600       18,897  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    200     $ 7,604  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    2,300       35,742  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,800       18,471  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,899       87,617  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    3       12,845  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    7       41,665  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    13       26,224  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    5,900       135,706  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    2,600       36,181  

JGC Corp.

    1,000       13,381  

JSR Corp.

    600       8,554  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,300       13,820  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    16,050       76,795  

Kajima Corp.

    2,200       30,229  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    400       8,128  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    500       11,830  

Kaneka Corp.

    200       6,921  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,300       38,538  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    800       15,186  

Kao Corp.

    2,300       179,984  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    600       13,471  

KDDI Corp.

    8,800       226,446  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       25,940  

Keikyu Corp.

    1,100       18,667  

Keio Corp.

    500       33,406  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    500       18,733  

Keyence Corp.

    400       227,047  

Kikkoman Corp.

    700       29,101  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000       47,986  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,700       80,409  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300       22,369  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,800       11,179  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    600       27,906  

Komatsu Ltd.

    4,400       98,118  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    400       18,899  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    2,100       18,565  

Kose Corp.

    200       31,689  

Kubota Corp.

    4,700       72,019  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,500       17,247  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    400       9,630  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,584       96,825  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,000       18,918  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    1,700       16,802  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    700       20,929  

Lawson, Inc.

    300       14,036  

LINE Corp.*(b)

    200       5,851  

Lion Corp.

    1,032       20,037  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    1,600       20,553  

M3, Inc.

    2,142       40,561  

Makita Corp.

    1,300       45,707  

Marubeni Corp.

    8,000       50,452  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    900       18,803  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    200       5,251  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    2,600       25,469  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    300       13,676  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    3,644       9,180  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    865     $ 18,766  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       35,113  

Mercari, Inc.*

    400       11,812  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    2,200       32,402  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    1,500       35,450  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    7,300       47,917  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    6,500       169,930  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    9,100       114,249  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    5,800       106,885  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    600       7,502  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,500       65,930  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    300       7,843  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    4,100       19,372  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    1,100       13,024  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    59,400       274,677  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    1,500       7,502  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    8,400       130,033  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    800       17,622  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    4,100       99,563  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    600       12,823  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    111,200       157,721  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    600       12,851  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    2,200       69,960  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,800       121,571  

Nabtesco Corp.

    700       17,732  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    800       22,133  

NEC Corp.

    1,300       48,286  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    2,360       35,215  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,000       13,602  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    800       14,108  

NH Foods Ltd.

    500       20,256  

Nidec Corp.

    1,100       137,950  

Nikon Corp.

    1,100       15,084  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    589       210,347  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    6       41,083  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    400       9,649  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    300       16,029  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       27,776  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    7       15,251  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    4,010       66,849  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    3,000       134,711  

Nippon Yusen KK

    800       12,129  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    600       25,525  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    11,100       75,246  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    1,350       31,444  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    240       14,573  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    401       47,828  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    900       39,450  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    18,300       57,805  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    600       12,369  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    15       23,310  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    552       27,049  

NSK Ltd.

    1,800       14,501  

NTT Data Corp.

    3,100       37,189  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    6,342       146,048  

Obayashi Corp.

    3,700       34,076  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Obic Co. Ltd.

    300     $ 36,349  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,500       37,097  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,522       23,535  

Olympus Corp.

    5,700       67,591  

Omron Corp.

    900       42,855  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,800       31,892  

Oracle Corp. (b)

    200       14,008  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    1,000       122,272  

ORIX Corp.

    6,400       90,657  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,600       28,452  

Otsuka Corp.

    508       19,759  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,783       59,990  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    500       31,006  

Panasonic Corp.

    11,000       87,785  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    400       7,530  

PeptiDream, Inc.*

    500       24,962  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000       21,335  

Pigeon Corp.

    600       22,895  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    400       11,092  

Rakuten, Inc.

    4,000       41,895  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,800       185,617  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    4,000       18,272  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    10,000       42,440  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    3,900       37,933  

Rinnai Corp.

    100       6,570  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    400       24,879  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    115       20,874  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    200       7,659  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,400       20,193  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    1,317       30,517  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,000       85,720  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    700       8,320  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    1,300       21,810  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,500       22,147  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,400       20,632  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,200       51,426  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,587       121,349  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    3,300       8,466  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       13,570  

Sharp Corp.

    1,600       14,588  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,000       25,110  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    100       7,659  

Shimano, Inc.

    400       61,422  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,900       23,684  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,700       141,927  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    500       7,119  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,400       76,741  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,860       134,447  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    1,800       14,285  

Showa Denko KK

    800       22,051  

SMC Corp.

    300       99,026  

Softbank Corp.

    7,700       100,189  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    4,000       378,351  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    400       19,379  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    1,700       64,508  

Sony Corp.

    6,200       300,774  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    900       19,999  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    800     $ 18,353  

Subaru Corp.

    2,900       67,492  

SUMCO Corp.

    1,300       14,432  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       31,228  

Sumitomo Corp.

    5,400       78,161  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    1,000       20,569  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    4,200       50,831  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    400       12,716  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,200       31,693  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    6,300       219,932  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    1,610       59,206  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,539       56,907  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    400       4,444  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    400       10,048  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    700       29,165  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    400       24,694  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,800       85,677  

Sysmex Corp.

    800       55,583  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    3,000       31,435  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    400       11,849  

Taisei Corp.

    900       32,930  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       16,408  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    500       9,394  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,307       247,399  

TDK Corp.

    700       47,801  

Teijin Ltd.

    600       9,817  

Terumo Corp.

    3,000       85,489  

THK Co. Ltd.

    700       14,386  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    800       23,329  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    500       21,501  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    400       15,614  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,100       21,472  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    3,100       154,507  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    200       8,121  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    8,300       42,739  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    800       109,187  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,700       42,318  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,300       40,878  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    3,000       16,777  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,500       21,954  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    6,100       42,044  

Toshiba Corp.

    2,710       86,278  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,500       19,074  

TOTO Ltd.

    640       23,890  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    900       17,076  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    400       15,651  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    100       1,752  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    700       36,109  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,184       658,872  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    1,300       37,609  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    600       26,992  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    200       16,075  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,800       54,134  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    12       19,822  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,100       20,941  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       7,032  

West Japan Railway Co.

    900       70,595  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    12,600     $ 36,394  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    700       39,921  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    2,976       13,951  

Yamaha Corp.

    700       31,555  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,300       22,349  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,400       28,435  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    1,000       15,051  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,200       34,882  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    961       18,738  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    500       8,370  

ZOZO, Inc.

    1,033       17,807  
   

 

 

 
      15,496,207  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.2%            

ArcelorMittal

    3,426       50,751  

Aroundtown SA

    3,740       31,762  

Eurofins Scientific SE (b)

    52       23,655  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    351       19,703  

Reinet Investments SCA

    644       10,213  

RTL Group SA

    187       8,958  

SES SA

    2,016       30,449  

Tenaris SA

    2,226       26,236  
   

 

 

 
      201,727  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.1%            

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

    5,171       7,981  

Sands China Ltd.

    11,322       51,270  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    8,449       18,041  
   

 

 

 
      77,292  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.6%            

AirAsia Group Bhd

    6,700       4,621  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    9,500       8,728  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    6,287       6,646  

Axiata Group Bhd

    13,109       14,672  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    700       5,011  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    22,726       28,580  

Dialog Group Bhd

    17,600       13,944  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    8,844       10,489  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    800       6,529  

Gamuda Bhd

    13,255       11,039  

Genting Bhd

    11,700       17,841  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    14,618       10,953  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    1,000       2,472  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    2,069       4,888  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    7,400       9,183  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    1,582       7,173  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    1,753       7,940  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    14,591       19,151  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    13,600       7,205  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    13,200       13,576  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    4,100       24,264  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    20,348       43,799  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    500       876  

Maxis Bhd

    15,300       20,227  

MISC Bhd

    6,700       11,112  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    300       10,524  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    10,857       21,556  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)            

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    1,500     $ 9,221  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    2,841       11,973  

PPB Group Bhd

    2,440       10,935  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    5,200       5,559  

Public Bank Bhd

    14,500       81,661  

Sime Darby Bhd

    13,911       7,702  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    14,911       16,582  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    13,911       3,519  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    3,785       1,978  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    4,400       3,790  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    16,000       48,491  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    5,500       6,628  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    12,000       11,111  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    15,372       4,182  
   

 

 

 
      566,331  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.7%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    14,521       13,255  

Alsea SAB de CV*

    2,211       4,320  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    158,319       111,396  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    1,860       9,941  

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand

    8,724       12,775  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    68,987       28,125  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    2,372       14,792  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    911       5,100  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    12,883       16,532  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    9,296       86,420  

Fresnillo PLC

    1,214       11,787  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    1,007       9,604  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    1,807       17,683  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    973       15,362  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    7,409       14,951  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    2,147       7,902  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    12,857       69,924  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    10,284       13,643  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    18,486       46,133  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    11,278       21,004  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    658       7,363  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    2,569       10,460  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A*

    6,367       11,484  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, Series CPO

    2,012       8,306  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    4,964       10,387  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,173       11,420  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    25,346       71,530  
   

 

 

 
      661,599  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands — 3.1%            

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    1,925     $ 40,731  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    58       46,704  

Aegon NV

    9,101       41,645  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,051       88,670  

ASML Holding NV

    2,021       382,241  

EXOR NV

    506       31,780  

Heineken Holding NV

    589       58,299  

Heineken NV

    1,191       125,097  

ING Groep NV

    19,258       208,580  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    5,893       132,557  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    898       101,123  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    16,343       49,990  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    4,491       177,858  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    359       14,719  

NN Group NV

    1,407       53,474  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,460       128,714  

QIAGEN NV*

    974       37,170  

Randstad NV

    598       30,864  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    21,671       674,256  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    17,962       561,696  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,436       100,329  
   

 

 

 
      3,086,497  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.2%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.*

    3,223       33,314  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    4,596       26,354  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    2,638       26,577  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    3,907       13,419  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    6,201       17,200  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    2,877       21,795  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    8,624       21,524  
   

 

 

 
      160,183  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.4%            

Aker BP ASA

    512       13,830  

DNB ASA

    4,576       77,594  

Equinor ASA

    4,881       93,529  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    938       18,269  

Mowi ASA (b)

    2,172       50,380  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    6,616       23,148  

Orkla ASA

    4,034       34,921  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    525       13,257  

Telenor ASA

    3,533       72,665  

Yara International ASA

    871       37,411  
   

 

 

 
      435,004  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    959       14,548  

Credicorp Ltd.

    327       73,183  

Southern Copper Corp. (b)

    372       12,547  
   

 

 

 
      100,278  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.3%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    9,127       9,781  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    18,700       13,085  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

    14,500       4,337  

Ayala Corp.

    1,540       27,132  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    36,900       35,017  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Philippines (Continued)            

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    2,211     $ 3,425  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    10,330       27,330  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    14,400       2,921  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    160       6,656  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    272       4,500  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    4,190       10,925  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    10,590       12,709  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    1,900       10,491  

Manila Electric Co.

    930       6,864  

Megaworld Corp.

    49,400       5,588  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    88,600       7,644  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    7,700       10,592  

PLDT, Inc.

    680       17,599  

Robinsons Land Corp.*

    8,867       4,420  

Security Bank Corp.

    520       1,745  

SM Investments Corp.

    1,245       22,484  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    51,700       39,448  

Universal Robina Corp.

    4,860       15,560  
   

 

 

 
      300,253  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.3%            

Alior Bank SA*

    667       9,189  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    979       27,140  

CD Projekt SA

    312       16,916  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA*

    942       6,415  

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    294       9,543  

Grupa Lotos SA

    446       10,219  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA*

    614       15,219  

LPP SA

    3       5,741  

mBank SA*

    131       13,761  

Orange Polska SA*

    3,174       4,265  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA*

    4,128       9,941  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    1,418       35,806  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    12,592       18,398  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    4,285       43,938  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    2,925       31,618  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    173       16,484  
   

 

 

 
      274,593  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    11,309       41,174  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    2,426       36,534  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,102       16,774  
   

 

 

 
      94,482  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.3%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    895       8,824  

Commercial Bank QSC

    897       11,443  

Industries Qatar QSC

    975       30,525  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,860       18,491  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    2,091       15,063  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    618       28,004  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    175       9,900  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    692       6,652  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    560       25,699  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Qatar (Continued)            

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    2,190     $ 113,071  
   

 

 

 
      267,672  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.0%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    1,932       16,322  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 1.0%            

Alrosa PJSC

    12,690       17,103  

Evraz PLC

    2,311       17,180  

Gazprom PJSC

    51,292       168,683  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    71,179       4,368  

LUKOIL PJSC

    1,989       160,215  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    1,642       22,963  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    10,333       7,055  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    312       65,437  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    2,392       18,705  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    6,740       8,733  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    445       91,225  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    5,737       15,115  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    523       6,731  

Polymetal International PLC

    1,051       11,256  

Polyus PJSC

    215       16,996  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC

    6,585       43,594  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    52,064       185,661  

Severstal PJSC

    1,033       16,369  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

    35,179       13,414  

Tatneft PJSC

    7,285       83,369  

VTB Bank PJSC

    14,087,984       7,906  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

    530       15,578  
   

 

 

 
      997,656  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.4%            

Al Rajhi Bank

    3,101       56,888  

Alinma Bank

    2,274       14,613  

Almarai Co. JSC

    788       10,716  

Bank AlBilad*

    1,067       6,760  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    1,474       15,741  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    225       10,019  

National Commercial Bank

    3,008       43,712  

Riyad Bank

    3,024       21,368  

Samba Financial Group

    2,507       23,396  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    492       10,416  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.*

    1,131       14,400  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    2,082       62,066  

Saudi British Bank

    878       9,037  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    2,882       12,372  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    1,084       29,077  

Savola Group*

    735       6,546  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    672       11,396  
   

 

 

 
      358,523  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.8%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    12,200       25,933  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    771       6,427  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    13,307       18,696  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    11,057       25,918  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    13,109       22,998  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

City Developments Ltd.

    1,800     $ 10,771  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    11,100       19,878  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,700       153,835  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    34,700       21,976  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    33,093       6,384  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    400       9,833  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    7,000       30,727  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    15,142       116,511  

SATS Ltd.

    3,200       11,810  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    3,900       6,842  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    3,600       23,874  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    3,293       17,691  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    11,500       19,589  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    7,630       21,718  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    38,600       89,918  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    8,728       11,564  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    6,022       103,019  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,900       9,350  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,500       16,499  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    7,600       18,202  
   

 

 

 
      819,963  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 1.5%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    4,124       47,847  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    289       14,539  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    1,992       26,623  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    2,324       15,626  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    1,458       30,461  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    1,587       22,564  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    233       21,102  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    1,118       14,635  

Discovery Ltd.

    1,309       12,467  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    1,334       15,558  

FirstRand Ltd.

    16,891       77,577  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A REIT

    3,249       4,450  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    1,092       13,202  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    4,672       20,989  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    13,450       22,336  

Investec Ltd.

    794       4,671  

Investec PLC

    4,245       24,746  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    125       3,793  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    392       2,930  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    7,262       11,542  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    4,510       5,805  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

    1,054       14,266  

MTN Group Ltd.

    7,886       55,568  

MultiChoice Group Ltd.*

    2,122       17,757  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    2,129       478,763  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    1,937       34,848  

Netcare Ltd.

    4,893       6,248  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    25,843       37,329  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. (b)

    3,318       16,166  

PSG Group Ltd.

    613       10,228  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    2,401       5,426  

Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT (b)

    25,170       15,673  

Remgro Ltd.

    2,503       31,817  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    4,548       25,718  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Sanlam Ltd.

    10,348     $ 54,105  

Sappi Ltd.

    3,243       12,267  

Sasol Ltd.

    2,782       70,015  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    2,484       29,331  

SPAR Group Ltd. (b)

    744       9,781  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    5,826       79,493  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (b)

    799       5,031  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    896       13,532  

Truworths International Ltd.

    1,895       9,321  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    2,756       22,478  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    4,604       14,460  
   

 

 

 
      1,483,084  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 3.0%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    175       26,304  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    153       8,325  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    34       5,325  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    1,253       7,260  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    330       15,767  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    73       3,132  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    443       70,678  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    320       7,094  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    28       6,595  

CJ Corp.

    92       7,841  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    75       12,066  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    30       4,018  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    137       11,907  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    556       2,243  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    202       5,055  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    302       15,596  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    341       9,650  

E-MART, Inc.

    89       10,762  

Fila Korea Ltd.

    235       15,392  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    342       11,530  

GS Holdings Corp.

    314       13,210  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    176       5,025  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    1,391       42,399  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    370       10,874  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    18       6,174  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.

    62       3,587  

Hanon Systems

    837       8,153  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    647       11,219  

Hanwha Corp.

    204       4,377  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,227       3,307  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E

    113       4,066  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.*

    57       9,324  

HLB, Inc.*

    134       7,899  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    152       12,074  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    69       4,902  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    346       14,934  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    90       12,281  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    196       19,338  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46       12,206  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    450     $ 11,619  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    312       56,851  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    695       78,493  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    430       14,732  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    1,123       13,060  

Kakao Corp.

    236       24,672  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    553       14,418  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    1,904       70,027  

KCC Corp.

    18       3,900  

Kia Motors Corp.

    1,266       41,831  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    362       10,077  

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

    1,204       26,286  

Korea Gas Corp.

    117       4,057  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    206       12,524  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    32       11,742  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    382       10,120  

KT&G Corp.

    565       47,918  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    145       11,664  

LG Chem Ltd.

    221       61,796  

LG Corp.

    471       28,990  

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    1,066       15,307  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    477       31,482  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    49       52,584  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    88       6,998  

LG Uplus Corp.

    968       11,339  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    94       20,364  

Lotte Corp.

    188       6,662  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    54       7,255  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    18       6,774  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    3,033       18,999  

NAVER Corp.

    677       63,385  

NCSoft Corp.

    85       34,046  

Netmarble Corp., 144A*

    77       7,403  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    628       7,119  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    87       6,597  

Orange Life Insurance Ltd., 144A

    143       4,359  

Orion Corp.

    120       8,666  

Ottogi Corp.

    8       4,776  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    973       3,542  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    18       2,988  

POSCO

    378       75,384  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.

    133       6,075  

Posco International Corp.

    351       5,069  

S-1 Corp.

    77       6,207  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    85       21,412  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    373       28,909  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    213       6,582  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    296       23,662  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    22,938       818,595  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    680       9,536  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    149       33,906  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    2,475       16,314  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    335       22,729  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    278       51,006  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    164       28,506  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    383       11,369  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)            

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    2,080     $ 77,635  

Shinsegae Inc.

    19       4,754  

SillaJen, Inc.*

    379       17,504  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153       29,742  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    2,626       143,990  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    307       42,535  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    77       16,197  

S-Oil Corp.

    231       16,197  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    343       23,070  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    2,333       27,230  

Yuhan Corp.

    38       7,897  
   

 

 

 
      2,909,323  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.0%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,262       52,023  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    312       57,476  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,157       164,727  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    32,264       175,444  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    30,378       33,706  

Banco Santander SA

    78,693       347,430  

Bankia SA

    4,763       12,047  

Bankinter SA

    3,205       23,194  

CaixaBank SA

    16,894       52,052  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    1,011       35,521  

Enagas SA

    1,063       29,095  

Endesa SA

    1,511       37,660  

Ferrovial SA*

    32       765  

Ferrovial SA

    2,250       53,766  

Grifols SA

    1,472       37,790  

Iberdrola SA

    28,826       267,737  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    5,347       143,661  

Mapfre SA

    3,292       9,665  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    1,517       43,266  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    1,969       41,860  

Repsol SA

    6,449       104,178  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    1,142       17,797  

Telefonica SA

    22,249       178,414  
   

 

 

 
      1,919,274  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 1.5%  

Alfa Laval AB

    1,262       25,935  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    4,693       91,620  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,156       85,135  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,922       46,660  

Boliden AB

    1,392       31,739  

Boliden AB*

    1,392       622  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    1,214       26,401  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    3,063       28,562  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    2,244       20,343  

Essity AB, Class B

    3,019       88,631  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (b)

    3,907       58,483  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,291       60,056  

Husqvarna AB, Class B (b)

    1,995       16,681  

ICA Gruppen AB (b)

    359       14,316  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    805       16,267  

Investor AB, Class B

    2,127       91,996  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    1,099       28,036  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    374     $ 12,301  

Lundin Petroleum AB

    901       24,580  

Sandvik AB

    5,605       86,588  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,486       24,632  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    7,936       70,489  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,638       26,850  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,762       27,397  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    6,945       68,466  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,272       61,200  

Swedish Match AB

    899       40,674  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    2,416       33,389  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    14,303       137,928  

Telia Co. AB

    12,323       51,623  

Volvo AB, Class B

    7,055       98,726  
   

 

 

 
      1,496,326  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 6.3%  

ABB Ltd.

    8,707       159,791  

Adecco Group AG

    789       42,537  

Alcon, Inc.*

    2,082       121,083  

Baloise Holding AG

    224       37,272  

Barry Callebaut AG

    11       21,610  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    1       74,906  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    6       39,311  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    2,562       188,686  

Clariant AG*

    1,066       19,425  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    1,059       38,184  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    12,368       140,696  

Dufry AG*

    161       13,189  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    39       23,371  

Geberit AG

    168       74,147  

Givaudan SA

    44       116,498  

Glencore PLC*

    54,781       176,363  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    1,086       43,028  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    273       36,305  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    2,365       113,544  

Lonza Group AG*

    367       113,041  

Nestle SA

    14,883       1,479,753  

Novartis AG

    10,550       907,221  

Pargesa Holding SA

    219       16,219  

Partners Group Holding AG

    84       58,978  

Roche Holding AG

    3,377       887,379  

Schindler Holding AG

    89       18,293  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    203       42,820  

SGS SA

    25       63,296  

Sika AG

    628       93,392  

Sonova Holding AG

    288       64,173  

STMicroelectronics NV

    3,448       52,752  

Straumann Holding AG

    48       39,522  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    156       39,216  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    212       10,240  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    161       73,276  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    444       36,185  

Swiss Re AG

    1,487       141,089  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)  

Swisscom AG

    132     $ 63,228  

Temenos AG*

    308       53,648  

UBS Group AG*

    18,652       215,162  

Vifor Pharma AG

    207       28,613  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    714       231,618  
   

 

 

 
      6,209,060  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 2.8%  

Acer, Inc.*

    17,300       10,425  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    1,525       12,784  

Airtac International Group

    1,110       11,447  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.*

    15,527       29,372  

Asia Cement Corp.

    10,572       15,082  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    3,170       21,760  

AU Optronics Corp.

    46,038       13,544  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    3,107       18,870  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    35,929       46,371  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,918       18,124  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    19,828       12,513  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    9,594       12,170  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,237       5,300  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    86,713       25,510  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    7,422       5,729  

China Steel Corp.

    58,650       45,083  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    20,001       71,178  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    22,036       13,697  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    89,804       59,514  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    9,548       43,040  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    50,326       43,620  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    1,246       16,180  

Eva Airways Corp.

    10,019       4,770  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    15,056       15,622  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    9,250       22,969  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,944       14,697  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    51,358       36,716  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    16,897       57,459  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    6,988       25,642  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    19,519       68,228  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,226       8,221  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    27,637       37,811  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,876       13,323  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    1,575       15,196  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    922       6,956  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    59,523       139,146  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,460       23,369  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    43,866       29,070  

Innolux Corp.

    46,230       10,953  

Inventec Corp.

    13,870       10,442  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    521       62,133  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    9,228       13,165  

MediaTek, Inc.

    6,587       64,802  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    53,838       52,795  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    1,704       4,452  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    23,301       57,861  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    6,135       11,955  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    661       4,820  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    2,585     $ 13,697  

Pegatron Corp.

    10,138       16,516  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    756       6,840  

Pou Chen Corp.

    11,351       12,873  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    1,605       3,772  

President Chain Store Corp.

    2,564       24,413  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    12,507       23,303  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    1,613       10,205  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    2,518       3,258  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd.

    17,543       32,242  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    37,374       10,380  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    52,678       20,413  

Standard Foods Corp.

    2,737       5,247  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    7,783       9,417  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.*

    589       2,590  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    45,707       20,386  

Taiwan Business Bank

    18,691       7,657  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    22,760       30,887  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    51,393       33,408  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    9,687       13,330  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    9,294       34,692  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    119,452       889,868  

Tatung Co. Ltd.*

    8,754       6,023  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    23,439       60,280  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    69,578       28,392  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    4,827       9,207  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    2,110       10,613  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    2,249       12,414  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    12,821       5,779  

Wistron Corp.

    8,893       6,329  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    10,759       13,443  

Yageo Corp.

    1,914       15,802  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    46,485       26,101  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    2,151       6,301  
   

 

 

 
      2,789,964  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 0.7%  

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    5,700       34,761  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    24,700       49,755  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,800       11,176  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    47,200       38,031  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    51,600       18,424  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    5,800       8,201  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    37,100       13,364  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    12,700       28,592  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    11,900       10,435  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    29,400       74,086  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    1,600       15,015  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    7,900       13,417  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    24,000       12,816  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    14,300       20,785  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    11,700       21,350  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    108,002     $ 16,176  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    9,700       57,163  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    20,800       12,553  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    42,500       14,235  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    14,000       17,142  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    6,900       27,362  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    14,400       27,642  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    55,600       81,255  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    700       1,206  

Siam Cement PCL

    700       9,998  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    2,800       39,991  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,900       24,143  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    8,500       15,914  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    20,700       3,218  
   

 

 

 
      718,206  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.1%  

Akbank T.A.S.*

    13,374       13,729  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    659       2,178  

Arcelik AS*

    1,369       4,094  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    954       2,994  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    990       13,544  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    6,773       8,429  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    232       2,192  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    5,903       7,853  

KOC Holding AS

    4,017       11,192  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,486       6,489  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    817       18,372  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    2,513       5,388  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    4,654       9,299  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS*

    11,093       15,100  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C*

    8,169       7,180  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    8,113       7,242  
   

 

 

 
      135,275  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    13,268       32,438  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    32,065       15,888  

DP World PLC

    840       14,372  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,155       2,957  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    13,754       7,265  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    14,089       17,146  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    8,325       36,945  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    13,181       53,327  

NMC Health PLC

    456       12,989  
   

 

 

 
      193,327  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 10.0%  

3i Group PLC

    4,584       60,909  

Admiral Group PLC

    749       19,526  

Amcor PLC, Class CDI

    5,317       60,785  

Anglo American PLC

    5,097       122,112  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,525       59,535  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,692       52,793  

AstraZeneca PLC

    6,172       455,148  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    4,410       33,419  

Aviva PLC

    17,826       91,183  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)  

BAE Systems PLC

    15,453     $ 88,383  

Barclays PLC

    82,799       156,328  

Barratt Developments PLC

    4,919       34,701  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    606       26,784  

BP PLC

    98,714       674,043  

British American Tobacco PLC

    11,297       394,191  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    4,565       30,819  

BT Group PLC

    40,808       99,964  

Bunzl PLC

    1,642       43,905  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,009       43,051  

Centrica PLC

    27,301       32,279  

CNH Industrial NV

    5,303       46,198  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    1,096       60,718  

Compass Group PLC

    7,663       173,463  

Croda International PLC

    583       37,369  

Diageo PLC

    11,909       500,687  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    7,127       28,518  

easyJet PLC

    958       10,552  

Experian PLC

    4,503       135,890  

Ferguson PLC

    1,055       68,343  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

    5,229       66,816  

G4S PLC

    7,784       20,597  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    24,179       466,780  

Halma PLC

    1,967       45,160  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,365       39,105  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    97,035       791,389  

Imperial Brands PLC

    4,565       110,521  

Informa PLC

    5,861       57,544  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    854       55,117  

Intertek Group PLC

    737       49,346  

ITV PLC

    17,830       24,176  

J Sainsbury PLC

    8,365       21,162  

John Wood Group PLC

    3,076       15,213  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    877       34,305  

Kingfisher PLC

    11,019       29,798  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    3,369       35,292  

Legal & General Group PLC

    27,781       90,124  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    342,179       247,708  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,461       97,599  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    7,444       21,194  

Meggitt PLC

    3,916       24,289  

Melrose Industries PLC

    23,068       47,814  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    2,903       13,913  

Micro Focus International PLC

    1,799       43,596  

Mondi Ltd.

    605       12,442  

Mondi PLC

    1,656       34,335  

National Grid PLC (b)

    16,439       164,768  

Next PLC

    687       50,045  

Ocado Group PLC*

    2,154       32,529  

Pearson PLC

    3,911       38,913  

Persimmon PLC

    1,479       36,780  

Prudential PLC

    12,745       254,181  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    3,430       275,274  

RELX PLC

    9,298       216,587  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    8,778       41,616  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,844       128,302  

Rio Tinto PLC

    5,504       315,670  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    7,940     $ 86,328  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC — Entitlement*

    563,740       713  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    21,828       58,973  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    4,649       32,479  

Sage Group PLC

    5,134       48,485  

Schroders PLC

    567       20,924  

Segro PLC REIT

    5,965       52,608  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,242       31,247  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    4,177       87,872  

Smiths Group PLC

    2,007       36,551  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    343       36,252  

SSE PLC

    5,501       75,006  

St James’s Place PLC

    2,634       34,849  

Standard Chartered PLC

    14,293       124,141  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    11,999       40,549  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    15,641       32,677  

Tesco PLC

    47,372       135,592  

Unilever NV

    7,162       432,058  

Unilever PLC

    5,329       325,879  

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,253       32,794  

Vodafone Group PLC

    129,267       211,506  

Weir Group PLC

    1,180       21,930  

Whitbread PLC

    883       51,686  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    9,836       24,479  

WPP PLC

    5,716       68,016  
   

 

 

 
      9,795,190  
   

 

 

 
United States (e) — 0.1%  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.*

    1,521       31,577  

Carnival PLC

    897       44,341  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    3,981       4,875  
   

 

 

 
      80,793  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $95,887,493)

      94,890,631  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.3%

 

Brazil — 0.7%

 

Banco Bradesco SA

    20,209       190,556  

Braskem SA, Class A*

    896       9,768  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    1,629       14,808  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

    602       13,380  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    5,128       19,289  

Gerdau SA

    4,941       17,465  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    23,447       209,138  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    20,842       65,809  

Lojas Americanas SA

    2,823       11,612  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    20,222       131,671  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    1,890       23,144  
   

 

 

 
      706,640  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    457       13,785  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%  

Bancolombia SA

    2,635       30,812  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    18,630       6,480  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    15       134  
   

 

 

 
      37,426  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany — 0.3%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    177     $ 10,480  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    370       14,442  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    809       73,911  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    753       46,923  

Sartorius AG

    159       30,197  

Volkswagen AG

    905       141,038  
   

 

 

 
      316,991  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

    34,136       21,119  

Transneft PJSC

    3       7,400  
   

 

 

 
      28,519  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    58       4,851  

CJ Corp.*(d)

    13       82  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    118       7,768  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    171       12,306  

LG Chem Ltd.

    27       4,398  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,138       120,919  
   

 

 

 
      150,324  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,009,050)

      1,253,685  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%

 

China — 0.0%

 

Zhengqi Financial Holding Corp.*, expires 12/31/49 (d)

    271     $ 0  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.0%  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC*, expires 6/12/19

    1,488       734  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      734  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.7%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (f)(g)
(Cost $1,641,117)

    1,641,117       1,641,117  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.9%

 

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (f)
(Cost $856,243)

    856,243       856,243  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%

(Cost $99,393,903)

    $ 98,642,410  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.2%)

      (183,729
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 98,458,681  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.0%

   
 

Germany 0.0%

   
 

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

 
    123,481       52,141       (68,297     (79,497     36,467       1,441           —       9,455       64,295  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 1.7%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (f)(g)

   
    3,240,329           —       (1,599,212 )(h)          —           —       25,722           —       1,641,117       1,641,117  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.9%

   
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56%, (f)

   
        —       3,541,613       (3,541,613         —           —       35,401           —           —           —  
                 
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Institutional Shares”, 2.56%, (f)

   
        —       3,504,188       (3,504,188         —           —       6,212           —           —           —  
                 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (f)

   
        —       21,185,309       (20,329,066         —           —       25,424           —       856,243       856,243  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,363,810         28,283,251         (29,042,376       (79,497       36,467         94,200           —         2,506,815         2,561,655  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $2,053,091, which is 2.1% of net assets.

(c)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(d)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(e)

Securities are listed in country of domicile and trade on exchanges within the MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index.

(f)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(g)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $670,099.

(h)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CDI:   Chess Depositary Interest
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC:   Joint Stock Company
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
QPSC:   Qatari Public Shareholders Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
SAE:   Societe Anonyme Egyptienne
SAQ:   Societe Anonyme Qatar
SDR:   Swedish Depositary Receipt
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MINI S&P/TSX 60 Futures

     CAD        4      $ 142,951      $ 142,202        6/20/2019      $ 42  

MSCI EAFE Futures

     USD        19        1,771,035        1,727,005        6/21/2019        (44,030

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     USD        10        519,300        500,100        6/21/2019        (19,200

SGX NIFTY 50 Futures

     USD        3        71,658        71,550        6/27/2019        (108
  

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (63,296
  

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    AUD      177,000      USD      124,677      $ 1,873      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    AUD      5,066,000      USD      3,568,516        53,686         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    AUD      1,718,300      USD      1,210,408        18,238         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    BRL      5,539,600      USD      1,398,500               (12,586

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    BRL      1,846,900      USD      466,684               (3,772

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CAD      5,692,100      USD      4,234,689        22,754         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CAD      1,465,000      USD      1,089,994        5,950         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CAD      172,000      USD      127,969        696         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CAD      2,020,300      USD      1,502,959        8,015         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CHF      4,470,900      USD      4,401,194               (66,354

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CHF      549,600      USD      541,079               (8,109

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CHF      193,000      USD      190,006               (2,849

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CHF      1,010,100      USD      994,136               (15,206

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CLP      159,063,400      USD      234,048        9,886         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CLP      13,480,400      USD      19,833        835         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CNH      2,276,000      USD      328,939        705         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CNH      329,000      USD      48,804      $ 1,357      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CNH      410,400      USD      60,880        1,694         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CZK      1,161,500      USD      50,799        575         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      3,676,800      USD      4,132,179        22,817         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      11,674,000      USD      13,120,058        72,656         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      3,559,600      USD      3,999,478        21,104         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      1,081,000      USD      1,214,892        6,716         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    GBP      1,247,800      USD      1,629,627        51,667         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    GBP      6,473,200      USD      8,453,993        268,027         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      1,168,000      USD      1,524,970        47,925         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      303,000      USD      395,706        12,535         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    HKD      23,714,900      USD      3,024,069               (1,087

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HKD      2,584,000      USD      329,519               (105

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HKD      46,342,700      USD      5,909,794               (1,843

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    HUF      5,831,900      USD      20,230        176         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HUF      16,042,500      USD      55,646        481         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    ILS      708,300      USD      197,133        1,680         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    JPY      224,243,700      USD      2,017,850               (52,358

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    JPY      296,646,800      USD      2,669,336               (69,295

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    JPY      45,659,000      USD      410,859               (10,663

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    JPY      227,739,500      USD      2,049,322               (53,160

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    JPY      1,050,482,300      USD      9,452,904               (245,105

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      1,170,468,200      USD      1,006,248        23,219         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      69,356,000      USD      59,487        1,237         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      2,863,684,000      USD      2,454,895        49,801         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    MXN      2,305,000      USD      120,523        3,020         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    MXN      968,700      USD      50,651        1,269         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    MXN      9,408,000      USD      491,898        12,302         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    NOK      1,882,200      USD      217,945        2,836         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    NOK      276,700      USD      32,041        418         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    NOK      2,007,700      USD      232,469        3,018         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    NZD      256,100      USD      170,894        3,334         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    NZD      13,300      USD      8,875        173         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    PLN      29,500      USD      7,713        15         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    PLN      54,900      USD      14,357        31         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    PLN      1,270,000      USD      332,033        627         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      50,361,400      USD      776,403        6,995         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      4,926,000      USD      75,920        662         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      10,926,000      USD      168,443        1,518         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    SEK      3,301,200      USD      348,174        43         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    SEK      1,400,000      USD      147,653        14         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    SEK      14,088,900      USD      1,485,419               (339

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    THB      1,765,000      USD      55,173               (604

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    THB      17,851,900      USD      558,134               (6,022

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      80,622,700      USD      2,609,571        58,515         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      9,815,600      USD      317,328        6,744         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      5,367,000      USD      173,622        3,800         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      3,632,712      AUD      5,243,000        4,922         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,190,562      AUD      1,718,300        1,608         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,414,860      BRL      5,539,600               (3,774

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      470,632      BRL      1,846,900               (176

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,210,653      CAD      5,692,100        1,282         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,210,946      CAD      1,637,000        371         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,494,415      CAD      2,020,300        529         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,445,332      CHF      4,470,900        22,215         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      738,350      CHF      742,600        3,693         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,004,225      CHF      1,010,100        5,117         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      225,001      CLP      159,063,400               (839

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      19,075      CLP      13,480,400      $      $ (78

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      434,939      CNH      3,015,400               (72

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      50,106      CZK      1,161,500        118         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,097,591      EUR      3,676,800        11,771         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      13,009,984      EUR      11,674,000        37,418         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      5,171,253      EUR      4,640,600        15,297         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,572,809      GBP      1,247,800        5,151         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      8,159,223      GBP      6,473,200        26,743         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,854,048      GBP      1,471,000        6,168         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      3,024,702      HKD      23,714,900        454         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      6,240,330      HKD      48,926,700        931         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      20,005      HUF      5,831,900        48         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      55,028      HUF      16,042,500        136         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      195,233      ILS      708,300        221         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,065,500      JPY      224,243,700        4,709         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,732,392      JPY      296,646,800        6,239         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      2,518,061      JPY      273,398,500        5,942         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      9,675,979      JPY      1,050,482,300        22,030         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      982,761      KRW      1,170,468,200        269         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,464,180      KRW      2,933,040,000               (837

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      117,512      MXN      2,305,000               (9

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      49,386      MXN      968,700               (4

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      479,643      MXN      9,408,000               (47

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      215,027      NOK      1,882,200        82         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      31,611      NOK      276,700        12         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      229,363      NOK      2,007,700        88         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      166,939      NZD      256,100        622         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      8,670      NZD      13,300        32         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      7,680      PLN      29,500        18         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      14,291      PLN      54,900        35         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      330,606      PLN      1,270,000        800         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      772,857      RUB      50,361,400               (3,449

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      243,265      RUB      15,852,000               (1,082

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      494,006      SEK      4,701,200        1,764         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,480,512      SEK      14,088,900        5,246         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      621,083      THB      19,616,900               (1,150

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,551,351      TWD      80,622,700               (295

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      480,462      TWD      15,182,600               (56

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,283,326      ZAR      18,684,400               (1,424

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      402,559      ZAR      5,861,000               (447

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    ZAR      18,684,400      USD      1,298,181        16,279         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    ZAR      3,954,000      USD      274,726        3,449         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    ZAR      1,907,000      USD      132,496        1,660         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    COP      332,003,700      USD      102,434        4,188         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    COP      23,380,500      USD      7,216        297         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    DKK      6,783,300      USD      1,021,512        6,188         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    DKK      1,351,000      USD      203,432        1,215         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      4,242,700      USD      60,498               (340

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      224,500      USD      3,206               (13

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      164,937,000      USD      2,352,680               (12,428

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    PHP      13,280,600      USD      254,466               (23

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    PHP      561,200      USD      10,747               (7

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    SGD      212,300      USD      156,036        1,477         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    SGD      1,005,900      USD      739,351        7,034         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    SGD      101,000      USD      74,238        708         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      98,484      COP      332,003,700               (238

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      6,944      COP      23,380,500               (25

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      1,012,445      DKK      6,783,300        2,878         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      201,639      DKK      1,351,000      $ 578      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      60,784      INR      4,242,700        54         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      2,366,617      INR      165,161,500        1,710         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      254,320      PHP      13,280,600        169         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      10,757      PHP      561,200               (3

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      154,251      SGD      212,300        308         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      804,243      SGD      1,106,900        1,604         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/10/2019    TRY      911,400      USD      148,984               (6,547

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/10/2019    USD      155,549      TRY      911,400               (18

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    AED      520,700      USD      141,749               (13

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    AED      149,000      USD      40,556               (9

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    EGP      632,000      USD      36,332               (1,321

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    IDR      1,679,087,700      USD      117,132               (325

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/12/2019    IDR      6,459,100,900      USD      449,955               (1,879

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    MYR      2,370,900      USD      571,908        6,236         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    QAR      858,700      USD      234,707               (1,144

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      182,331      AED      669,700               (4

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      37,619      EGP      632,000        34         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      117,419      IDR      1,679,087,700        39         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      452,033      IDR      6,459,100,900               (200

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      565,847      MYR      2,370,900               (175

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      234,874      QAR      858,700        977         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    AED      669,700      USD      182,316               (4

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    AUD      5,243,000      USD      3,635,716               (5,132

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    AUD      1,718,300      USD      1,191,553               (1,670

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      5,539,600      USD      1,411,579        4,108         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      1,846,900      USD      469,483        233         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      329,000      USD      83,817        227         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CAD      5,692,100      USD      4,213,811               (1,227

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CAD      1,637,000      USD      1,211,852               (357

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CAD      2,020,300      USD      1,495,544               (502

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CHF      4,470,900      USD      4,457,370               (22,610

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CHF      742,600      USD      740,339               (3,769

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CHF      1,010,100      USD      1,006,928               (5,223

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CLP      159,063,400      USD      224,836        773         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CLP      13,480,400      USD      19,063        74         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CNH      3,015,400      USD      434,762        1         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CZK      1,161,500      USD      50,135               (124

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    DKK      6,783,300      USD      1,014,970               (2,928

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    DKK      1,351,000      USD      202,131               (600

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    EUR      3,676,800      USD      4,107,261               (12,160

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    EUR      11,674,000      USD      13,040,815               (38,528

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    EUR      4,640,600      USD      5,183,550               (15,696

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    GBP      1,247,800      USD      1,575,123               (5,187

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    GBP      6,473,200      USD      8,171,082               (27,078

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    GBP      1,471,000      USD      1,856,749               (6,239

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    HKD      23,714,900      USD      3,025,419               (486

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    HKD      48,926,700      USD      6,241,101               (1,707

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    HUF      5,831,900      USD      20,048               (47

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    HUF      16,042,500      USD      55,132               (146

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    IDR      1,679,087,700      USD      116,725               (408

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    IDR      6,459,100,900      USD      449,829               (757

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    ILS      708,300      USD      195,587               (237

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    INR      4,242,700      USD      60,575               (81

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    INR      165,161,500      USD      2,358,035               (3,205

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    JPY      224,243,700      USD      2,070,168               (4,885

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    JPY      296,646,800      USD      2,738,585               (6,455

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    JPY      273,398,500      USD      2,523,803               (6,108

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

The Bank of New York Mellon

    7/3/2019       JPY       1,050,482,300       USD       9,697,846      $      $ (22,859

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       KRW       1,170,468,200       USD       983,339               (732

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       KRW       2,933,040,000       USD       2,466,398        444         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       MXN       2,305,000       USD       116,943        30         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       MXN       968,700       USD       49,139        6         

The Bank of New York Mellon

    7/3/2019       MXN       9,408,000       USD       477,227        39         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       MYR       2,370,900       USD       564,904               (580

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       NOK       1,882,200       USD       215,254               (85

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       NOK       276,700       USD       31,645               (12

The Bank of New York Mellon

    7/3/2019       NOK       2,007,700       USD       229,609               (88

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       NZD       256,100       USD       167,062               (606

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       NZD       13,300       USD       8,675               (32

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       PHP       13,280,600       USD       253,640               (319

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       PHP       561,200       USD       10,734        3         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       PLN       29,500       USD       7,687               (17

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       PLN       54,900       USD       14,301               (36

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7/3/2019       PLN       1,270,000       USD       330,796               (874

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       QAR       858,700       USD       234,868               (1,023

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       RUB       50,361,400       USD       769,597        3,399         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       RUB       15,852,000       USD       242,249        1,077         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       SEK       4,701,200       USD       495,065               (1,802

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7/3/2019       SEK       14,088,900       USD       1,483,600               (5,446

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       SGD       212,300       USD       154,297               (320

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       SGD       1,106,900       USD       804,459               (1,687

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       THB       3,584,000       USD       113,298               (41

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       THB       19,616,900       USD       621,181        820         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       TRY       911,400       USD       153,379               (16

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       TWD       80,622,700       USD       2,546,516               (8,612

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       TWD       15,182,600       USD       480,204               (970

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       302,048       CAD       408,000        79         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       1,033,367       EUR       925,000        2,986         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       256,255       GBP       203,000        840         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       892,758       HKD       6,997,000        25         

The Bank of New York Mellon

    7/3/2019       USD       733,056       JPY       79,399,000        1,668         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       331,708       KRW       394,417,000               (102

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7/3/2019       USD       61,234       PLN       235,000        138         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7/3/2019       USD       163,872       SEK       1,556,000        581         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       67,600       SGD       93,000        131         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       228,343       TWD       7,212,000        222         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       104,255       ZAR       1,523,000               (136

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       ZAR       18,684,400       USD       1,278,860        1,514         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       ZAR       5,861,000       USD       401,143        459         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/5/2019       COP       332,003,700       USD       98,316        244         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/5/2019       COP       23,380,500       USD       6,930        23         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/8/2019       EGP       632,000       USD       37,374               (40
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             $ 1,080,946      $ (807,899
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

 

Currency Abbreviations

 

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CLP   Chilean Peso
CNH   Chinese Yuan
COP   Colombian Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
DKK   Danish Krone
EGP   Egyptian Pound
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
ILS   Israeli Shekel
INR   Indian Rupee

 

JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
QAR   Qatari Rial
RUB   Russian Ruble
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand
 

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (i)

     $ 94,866,670      $      $ 23,961        $ 94,890,631  

Preferred Stocks (i)

       1,253,603               82          1,253,685  

Rights (i)

       734               0          734  

Short-Term Investments (i)

       2,497,360                        2,497,360  

Derivatives (j)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              1,080,946                 1,080,946  

Futures Contracts

       42                        42  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 98,618,409      $ 1,080,946      $ 24,043        $ 99,723,398  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (j)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (807,899    $        $ (807,899

Futures Contracts

       (63,338                      (63,338
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (63,338    $ (807,899    $        $ (871,237
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(i)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(j)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $2,974. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 94.9%

 

Argentina — 0.3%

 

Banco Macro SA, ADR

    983     $ 49,032  

BBVA Banco Frances SA, ADR

    1,764       15,805  

Globant SA*

    728       67,588  

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, ADR

    2,236       57,264  

Pampa Energia SA, ADR*

    1,399       35,367  

Telecom Argentina SA, ADR

    1,736       25,745  

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA, ADR

    1,392       18,221  

YPF SA, ADR

    3,629       53,818  
   

 

 

 
      322,840  
   

 

 

 
Australia — 0.0%  

MMG Ltd.*

    50,223       15,311  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 4.7%  

Ambev SA

    97,560       436,341  

Atacadao SA

    7,235       42,684  

B2W Cia Digital*

    3,918       31,352  

B3 SA — Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    43,291       403,459  

Banco Bradesco SA

    25,647       213,401  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    3,627       43,194  

Banco do Brasil SA

    18,661       246,581  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    9,451       110,070  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    13,741       104,495  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    18,333       59,849  

BRF SA*

    12,247       86,454  

CCR SA

    23,154       78,892  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    4,911       43,066  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    6,626       74,653  

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

    13,535       57,052  

Cielo SA

    30,316       51,764  

Cosan SA

    3,694       44,378  

Embraer SA

    14,077       67,982  

Energisa SA

    3,317       38,048  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    4,621       54,548  

Equatorial Energia SA

    4,016       88,171  

Hypera SA

    7,100       54,680  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A

    3,045       79,059  

JBS SA

    22,926       127,719  

Klabin SA

    13,627       54,002  

Kroton Educacional SA

    33,828       89,140  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    12,535       121,518  

Lojas Renner SA

    16,134       181,078  

M Dias Branco SA

    2,319       22,865  

Magazine Luiza SA

    1,604       80,119  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    5,731       36,279  

Natura Cosmeticos SA

    3,912       59,797  

Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA

    5,863       61,261  

Petrobras Distribuidora SA

    7,124       46,387  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    64,139       461,434  

Porto Seguro SA

    2,560       34,577  

Raia Drogasil SA

    4,926       87,148  

Rumo SA*

    25,338       125,013  

Sul America SA

    5,706       50,764  

Suzano SA

    11,516       94,148  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Brazil (Continued)  

TIM Participacoes SA

    19,242     $ 53,941  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    15,068       79,411  

Vale SA

    67,222       839,429  

WEG SA

    17,282       83,901  
   

 

 

 
      5,300,104  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.8%  

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    59,367       32,757  

Banco de Chile

    581,588       83,492  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    960       61,561  

Banco Santander Chile

    1,396,116       98,304  

Cencosud SA

    32,497       59,083  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    3,332       45,080  

Colbun SA

    179,172       33,711  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA*

    3,418       32,608  

Empresas CMPC SA

    26,276       69,807  

Empresas COPEC SA

    8,169       84,509  

Enel Americas SA

    616,420       98,171  

Enel Chile SA

    601,026       55,043  

Itau CorpBanca

    3,490,273       27,168  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    5,609       49,170  

SACI Falabella

    15,883       95,808  
   

 

 

 
      926,272  
   

 

 

 
China — 26.8%  

3SBio, Inc., 144A

    27,545       44,904  

51job, Inc., ADR*(a)

    545       38,341  

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    1,963       111,950  

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    16,099       85,634  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       2,030  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    33,345       42,237  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A*

    44,400       23,670  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H*

    641,631       275,000  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,100       11,648  

Air China Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,226  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    42,215       39,148  

Aisino Corp., Class A

    500       1,662  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    30,146       4,499,592  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    59,198       21,294  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,300       12,019  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,740       783  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,000       17,188  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,501       154,823  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    22,754       139,318  

Anxin Trust Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,400       1,044  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*(a)

    1,261       108,320  

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,400       12,282  

Avic Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       1,809  

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,600       10,949  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    64,827       36,798  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    36,421       22,532  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    5,890       647,900  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,900       14,200  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    37,100     $ 20,853  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,672,862       693,509  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,500       22,016  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    177,116       138,719  

Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       1,118  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,260       1,499  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,879       3,028  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       2,528  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,800       16,132  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,800       4,567  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,000       13,690  

Baozun, Inc., ADR*(a)

    726       28,481  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    23,600       12,479  

BBMG Corp., Class H

    47,083       14,234  

Beijing Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,102       546  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    34,742       29,382  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,600       12,254  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       966  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,270  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,400       17,641  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       3,495  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    15,702       91,934  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    14,040       18,482  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,500       11,169  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    202,217       55,716  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       1,450  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.

    25,000       27,010  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    203,887       47,334  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       1,172  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    177,947       101,009  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    40,172       16,398  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       1,107  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    98,125       87,241  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    57,151       42,793  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    35,381       114,859  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    2,400       2,427  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    2,049,071       1,620,532  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       1,735  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H

    27,620       15,185  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,300       20,193  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,315       24,978  

China Evergrande Group (a)

    38,901       103,461  

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,096  

China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       3,005  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    77,445       41,590  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200     $ 1,076  

China Grand Automotive Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       888  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    44,958       32,516  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    211,064       35,808  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    27,839       50,568  

China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       540  

China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,600       17,938  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       2,649  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    159,046       369,235  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*(a)

    3,640       14,022  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    55,349       34,948  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    28,746       25,301  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,163       60,278  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    83,176       400,520  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       3,135  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    5,300       16,676  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    26,100       23,102  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    145,565       105,838  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       1,051  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    79,114       24,825  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    68,536       52,716  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,200       12,486  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,300       2,639  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,500       14,266  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    32,697       29,237  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    24,097       13,986  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,000       19,945  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    53,971       199,649  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    18,100       14,238  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    536,095       356,961  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,900       3,949  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    45,585       53,321  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    77,432       57,880  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    31,381       20,655  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    128,713       23,478  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A*

    36,353     $ 47,484  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       798  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,200       11,189  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    74,903       153,827  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,100       11,222  

China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       1,292  

China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,700       12,608  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       1,875  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    42,002       27,003  

China Spacesat Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       1,020  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    26,940       21,894  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H*

    286,285       143,881  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    861,036       193,305  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    25,796       22,160  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,500       21,273  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,313       114,380  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,400       24,116  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    32,140       15,333  

Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    300       585  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,014  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    37,170       19,013  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,800       10,511  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    51,562       30,847  

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       578  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,500       7,290  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    47,147       85,880  

CNOOC Ltd.

    384,425       626,688  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,000       826  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., Class H

    22,583       11,811  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,900       1,316  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H*(a)

    53,363       19,672  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

    156,583       211,719  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,753       58,976  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    13,300       15,240  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    95,985       82,278  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    97,744       157,596  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    8,684       300,119  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    41,740       29,869  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,100       15,865  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H

    56,503     $ 14,127  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       829  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,183  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    7,500       11,191  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,716       51,680  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       1,014  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    17,958       161,494  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,100       13,083  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A*

    400       1,036  

Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       849  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    900       811  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,120       2,513  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    600       8,709  

Fosun International Ltd.

    54,620       70,508  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       2,181  

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.

    40,172       43,813  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,581  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    11,683       34,872  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A*

    200       709  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    1,253       40,710  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    108,051       177,247  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    7,800       13,096  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    22,312       48,213  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       2,818  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,385       25,527  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       799  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A*

    800       917  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    234,583       23,041  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    71,650       52,095  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    800       6,062  

Greenland Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,173       12,805  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.*

    8,347       6,569  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,600       11,682  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    560       879  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    59,987       57,848  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       12,891  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co., Class A

    600       835  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,465       34,954  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,728  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       4,423  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    18,362       31,339  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,600       12,794  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    8,741     $ 17,282  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,300       14,549  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    59,682       61,208  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,300       15,473  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       735  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    608       2,208  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    15,862       116,341  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,700       11,663  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.*

    477,184       11,809  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    420       964  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    5,900       11,538  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       1,169  

HLA Corp. Ltd., Class A

    600       756  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A (a)

    10,220       21,484  

Huaan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    900       803  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       1,136  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H

    28,863       11,966  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,500       10,597  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class A*

    1,200       1,130  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H*

    97,811       61,634  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    64,153       17,348  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       3,778  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    37,761       59,824  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       3,477  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,700       13,672  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR (a)

    2,822       86,353  

Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       920  

Hubei Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       650  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    260       2,348  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,050       12,849  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    31,800       25,844  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,388,955       992,168  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,100       30,798  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       1,522  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,800       12,697  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,100       10,876  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,100       17,824  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    21,400       23,433  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*(a)

    2,703       49,276  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*(a)

    15,484       398,868  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    28,234       39,328  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,360     $ 30,256  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       18,223  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,077  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,851       23,541  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       674  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,500       12,712  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       945  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    73,200       30,439  

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       728  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.

    42,701       47,551  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.*

    18,134       49,964  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       103,144  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    26,680       26,784  

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H, 144A

    6,921       16,703  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    156,179       108,575  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       10,653  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.*

    41,000       67,884  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       736  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,863       42,634  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

    37,470       137,414  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,850       13,291  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,912       15,270  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd., 144A

    23,860       17,957  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       4,093  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       739  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    37,073       15,795  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    840       1,626  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*(a)

    61,196       20,686  

Meituan Dianping, Class B*(a)

    21,100       162,969  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    3,400       1,478  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    43,952       11,717  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,250       16,167  

Momo, Inc., ADR (a)

    3,026       83,427  

Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd., Class A

    360       3,304  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    1,495       371,672  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       15,698  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,671       77,405  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,800       17,308  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*

    2,985       255,665  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    200       703  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    13,804       42,102  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    621       23,753  

Oceanwide Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,900       11,085  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,000     $ 12,603  

OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       827  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       2,227  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class H*

    161,394       63,408  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A*

    200       741  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,632       15,156  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    440,320       246,009  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    148,877       160,850  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*(a)

    4,119       79,991  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,500       18,527  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    6,300       72,099  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    118,415       1,308,077  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,100       16,030  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    151,760       90,790  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    2,501       1,783  

Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       3,455  

RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       12,678  

Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    650       1,081  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    7,100       24,633  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       1,553  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,900       3,322  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       1,938  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,200       11,792  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(a)

    73,927       88,925  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,600       11,254  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,700       2,150  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    260       965  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,100       13,962  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    43,540       37,878  

Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,170       861  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       1,541  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    65,297       23,072  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,792  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,741       40,402  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       2,003  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,400       13,598  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    25,459     $ 29,609  

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    910       1,339  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,333  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,925       31,446  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,300       26,281  

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       742  

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       782  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,500       12,169  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,638  

Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       714  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       943  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,400       3,009  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,300       11,464  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       2,075  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       646  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

    900       631  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    15,742       185,642  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    71,251       16,178  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,100       1,436  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       1,748  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    87,669       19,682  

SINA Corp.*

    1,370       55,156  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       1,059  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    69,502       27,749  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    26,360       21,452  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,200       911  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    54,803       23,908  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    25,966       97,544  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    40,172       14,758  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    14,440       27,371  

SOHO China Ltd.

    13,083       4,089  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    800       1,142  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,266  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    52,842       227,827  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,300       14,604  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    14,724     $ 125,556  

Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       979  

TAL Education Group, ADR*

    7,439       255,976  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    420       1,117  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,600       12,065  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    121,185       5,039,359  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*(a)

    1,972       26,109  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,200       12,170  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    45,352       73,701  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,663       13,656  

Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    400       865  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,600       908  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       2,231  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    21,554       44,650  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       1,408  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,320       50,570  

Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,600       12,748  

Tus-Sound Environmental Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    300       426  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    27,000       28,689  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    196       804  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    9,312       70,212  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    115,728       82,520  

Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       603  

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    1,140       47,333  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,500       2,542  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    43,392       65,977  

Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       570  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,700       15,411  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    900       1,278  

Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,300       11,472  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,400       35,202  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    2,200       24,092  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    12,163       114,966  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,400       12,028  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    700       889  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B, 144A*

    65,600       80,164  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,200       962  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,333       15,454  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,579       3,766  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    65,301       35,818  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H*

    42,865       40,298  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China (Continued)  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

    9,048     $ 44,723  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,400       3,407  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    900       1,235  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    7,634       305,436  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    300       3,376  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    36,580       16,658  

YY, Inc., ADR*

    1,110       75,979  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    200       3,115  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,889       16,430  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,400       811  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    500       1,712  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    700       1,270  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    32,965       34,439  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,040       12,639  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    800       1,920  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       1,553  

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    503       912  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*(a)

    7,400       21,144  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    900       1,056  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    12,240       30,820  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,656       68,127  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,300       13,324  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    132,629       46,863  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,576       12,895  

ZTE Corp., Class A*

    3,200       13,332  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    13,673       32,894  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR (a)

    6,906       124,584  
   

 

 

 
      30,084,071  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.3%  

Bancolombia SA

    4,616       51,106  

Cementos Argos SA

    10,469       22,593  

Ecopetrol SA

    108,872       89,114  

Grupo Argos SA

    5,114       26,221  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    5,310       52,282  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    8,802       42,212  
   

 

 

 
      283,528  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.2%  

CEZ AS

    3,715       86,493  

Komercni banka AS

    1,560       58,881  

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

    9,543       31,150  
   

 

 

 
      176,524  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%  

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    29,386       125,847  

Eastern Co. SAE

    18,530       17,191  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Egypt (Continued)  

ElSewedy Electric Co.

    17,540     $ 14,575  
   

 

 

 
      157,613  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.3%  

Alpha Bank AE*

    24,343       45,960  

Eurobank Ergasias SA*

    56,428       55,159  

FF Group*(b)

    1,458       7,818  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    4,823       66,004  

JUMBO SA

    2,368       42,062  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    1,414       36,016  

National Bank of Greece SA*

    12,037       31,843  

OPAP SA

    5,155       53,990  

Titan Cement Co. SA

    467       9,495  
   

 

 

 
      348,347  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.9%  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    75,665       71,712  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*

    291,687       60,648  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    9,529       47,891  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    120,755       64,232  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    64,257       65,408  

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    36,421       11,011  

China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    22,249       65,502  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.

    13,000       20,032  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    75,675       71,625  

China Everbright Ltd.

    20,200       32,312  

China First Capital Group Ltd.*

    67,791       20,754  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    37,466       120,433  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    111,472       64,413  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    60,236       220,135  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,768       50,347  

China Mobile Ltd.

    130,044       1,135,462  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    81,900       284,159  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    75,341       19,509  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,174       136,394  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    60,783       52,723  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    20,546       98,412  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    58,990       240,037  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,517       57,565  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    46,690       47,824  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,513       78,428  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,709       25,195  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    134,526       141,912  

CITIC Ltd.

    123,126       167,109  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    26,068       25,338  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    45,673       48,647  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    158,208       14,732  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    65,157       128,161  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    27,202       69,327  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., ADR*(a)

    1,226     $ 33,850  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    14,497       38,094  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    22,583       19,272  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.*

    64,185       59,112  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    32,906       21,407  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.*

    45,831       36,538  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    11,291       23,534  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    18,200       31,991  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    56,503       20,829  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    20,492       58,683  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    145,458       146,765  

SSY Group Ltd.

    31,381       24,938  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    55,150       48,118  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.*

    19,443       14,657  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    134,352       30,505  
   

 

 

 
      4,365,682  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 0.3%  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC*

    8,622       97,091  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    4,645       193,995  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    3,223       57,942  
   

 

 

 
      349,028  
   

 

 

 
India — 9.4%  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    13,192       78,821  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    13,524       44,749  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    25,844       32,949  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    5,959       120,332  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    4,832       46,620  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd., 144A*

    2,466       46,817  

Axis Bank Ltd.*

    13,644       158,247  

Axis Bank Ltd., GDR*

    5,400       313,200  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    1,656       69,525  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    3,725       185,317  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    844       99,161  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    4,744       31,813  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    13,846       81,328  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    46,066       230,557  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    6,782       26,178  

Bosch Ltd.

    142       36,111  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    1,038       43,520  

Cipla Ltd.

    7,846       62,917  

Coal India Ltd.

    25,096       91,286  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

    4,085       31,069  

Dabur India Ltd.

    11,991       68,127  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    1,620       37,014  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ADR (a)

    2,665       101,563  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    305       87,300  

GAIL India Ltd.

    15,568       80,642  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    3,124       24,446  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    6,972       68,833  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    6,320       80,357  

Havells India Ltd.

    4,665       50,066  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    11,083       173,748  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    1,137       43,728  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    25,523       72,147  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India (Continued)  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    11,121     $ 51,742  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    13,474       345,786  

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

    34,684       1,086,263  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR

    8,587       103,044  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    35,398       215,208  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd., 144A

    2,696       45,513  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    5,801       65,471  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    35,957       85,415  

Infosys Ltd., ADR (a)

    44,702       468,030  

Infosys Ltd.

    30,730       325,307  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., 144A

    1,791       43,079  

ITC Ltd.

    74,357       297,199  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    19,199       74,850  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    10,411       232,679  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    6,755       54,144  

Lupin Ltd.

    5,011       53,607  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    6,317       38,220  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    16,303       151,366  

Marico Ltd.

    10,259       54,753  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    2,273       224,062  

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.

    21,490       35,569  

Nestle India Ltd.

    459       75,729  

NTPC Ltd.

    51,904       99,241  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    54,664       134,873  

Page Industries Ltd.

    135       38,272  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    13,118       46,502  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    2,854       52,814  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    1,493       47,622  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    38,271       103,954  

REC Ltd.

    15,675       32,512  

Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR, 144A

    30,039       1,158,004  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    183       56,768  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    3,320       55,466  

State Bank of India*

    36,884       186,560  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    18,215       107,121  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    19,206       605,341  

Tata Motors Ltd., ADR*

    6,503       81,353  

Tata Power Co. Ltd.

    25,164       24,842  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    8,415       58,961  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    10,589       115,529  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    6,421       113,856  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    1,993       136,127  

United Spirits Ltd.*

    5,204       41,372  

UPL Ltd.

    8,051       115,403  

Vedanta Ltd.

    38,952       89,735  

Vodafone Idea Ltd.*

    118,273       23,675  

Wipro Ltd.

    10,525       43,253  

Wipro Ltd., ADR

    13,733       60,700  

Yes Bank Ltd.

    33,944       71,988  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    11,592       59,456  
   

 

 

 
      10,606,824  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 2.1%  

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    338,877       30,748  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Indonesia (Continued)  

PT Astra International Tbk

    409,674     $ 213,843  

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

    213,963       436,246  

PT Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk

    396,235       213,074  

PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk

    151,599       89,223  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk

    1,183,725       340,044  

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk

    47,894       8,288  

PT Barito Pacific Tbk

    109,000       25,202  

PT Bukit Asam Tbk

    5,942       1,274  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk*

    177,993       16,836  

PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk

    170,609       58,573  

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

    9,640       54,355  

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk

    215,143       50,950  

PT Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Corp. Tbk

    57,760       31,364  

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

    39,078       58,045  

PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

    53,927       37,028  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    101,503       46,938  

PT Jasa Marga Persero Tbk

    20,032       8,000  

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

    487,690       48,009  

PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk

    33,369       23,847  

PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk

    501,047       24,750  

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk

    252,045       36,378  

PT Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk*

    61,134       49,473  

PT Surya Citra Media Tbk

    141,134       16,316  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk*

    1,032,151       282,038  

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

    32,109       100,112  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    38,784       68,886  
   

 

 

 
      2,369,840  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%  

Reinet Investments SCA

    2,973       47,148  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 2.2%  

AirAsia Group Bhd

    35,170       24,255  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    25,551       23,475  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    35,946       38,000  

Axiata Group Bhd

    55,156       61,730  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    3,242       23,210  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    106,820       134,337  

Dialog Group Bhd

    78,936       62,538  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    71,160       84,397  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    3,500       28,565  

Gamuda Bhd

    37,500       31,231  

Genting Bhd

    42,767       65,214  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    50,934       38,166  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    3,400       8,406  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    14,051       33,195  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    30,102       37,354  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    13,041       59,129  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    3,100       14,041  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    46,635       61,208  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    63,364       33,568  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    43,294       44,529  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    8,187       48,452  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    84,637       182,180  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    18,000       31,528  

Maxis Bhd

    51,896       68,608  

MISC Bhd

    30,800       51,082  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   54  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Malaysia (Continued)  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    1,300     $ 45,603  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    50,424       100,114  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    5,404       33,220  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    14,135       59,569  

PPB Group Bhd

    14,062       63,020  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    35,900       38,380  

Public Bank Bhd

    65,522       369,006  

QL Resources Bhd

    13,600       22,199  

RHB Bank Bhd

    16,153       22,473  

RHB Bank Bhd*(b)

    19,600       0  

Sime Darby Bhd

    53,423       29,577  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    52,623       58,519  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    58,423       14,778  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    24,040       12,564  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    8,545       7,361  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    64,405       195,190  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

    25,200       30,369  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    25,307       23,432  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    58,598       15,941  
   

 

 

 
      2,429,713  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 2.6%  

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    58,718       53,599  

Alsea SAB de CV*

    12,827       25,060  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    709,873       499,478  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    10,180       54,409  

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand

    35,140       51,458  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    324,274       132,200  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    12,003       74,852  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    4,441       24,862  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    65,943       84,621  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    40,197       373,692  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    5,003       47,713  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    7,139       69,861  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    4,797       75,736  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    32,969       66,531  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    10,453       38,471  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    54,571       296,790  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    48,702       64,609  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    72,260       180,330  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    53,990       100,549  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    2,720       30,437  

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    12,407       50,517  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A*(a)

    35,231       63,546  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, Series CPO

    6,676       27,561  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    24,280       50,805  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    4,597     $ 44,756  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    108,875       307,258  
   

 

 

 
      2,889,701  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.4%  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    3,985       60,452  

Credicorp Ltd.

    1,466       328,091  

Southern Copper Corp. (a)

    1,959       66,077  
   

 

 

 
      454,620  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 1.1%  

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.

    32,700       35,044  

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    17,846       12,488  

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

    99,876       29,870  

Ayala Corp.

    5,236       92,250  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    155,904       147,950  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    20,624       31,947  

BDO Unibank, Inc.

    42,685       112,930  

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    92,724       18,807  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    674       28,040  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    1,421       23,510  

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    19,762       51,526  

JG Summit Holdings, Inc.

    66,202       79,451  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    10,073       55,617  

Manila Electric Co.

    5,270       38,898  

Megaworld Corp.

    233,600       26,423  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    343,127       29,602  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    35,484       48,810  

PLDT, Inc.

    1,976       51,142  

Robinsons Land Corp.*

    46,239       23,048  

Security Bank Corp.

    5,095       17,094  

SM Investments Corp.

    5,193       93,783  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    215,591       164,501  

Universal Robina Corp.

    20,459       65,502  
   

 

 

 
      1,278,233  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 1.1%  

Alior Bank SA*

    2,065       28,448  

Bank Millennium SA*

    14,027       35,025  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    3,370       93,423  

CCC SA

    643       26,289  

CD Projekt SA

    1,446       78,399  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA*

    5,425       36,943  

Dino Polska SA, 144A*

    744       24,148  

Grupa Lotos SA

    2,143       49,103  

Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA*

    1,225       16,045  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA*

    2,870       71,138  

LPP SA

    29       55,500  

mBank SA*

    338       35,505  

Orange Polska SA*

    15,997       21,495  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA*

    14,490       34,895  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    6,628       167,364  

Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA

    33,258       48,594  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    19,179       196,659  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   55  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Poland (Continued)  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    12,271     $ 132,645  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    747       71,178  
   

 

 

 
      1,222,796  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 1.0%  

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    3,410       33,620  

Commercial Bank QSC

    4,610       58,808  

Industries Qatar QSC

    4,082       127,799  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    8,349       83,003  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    9,064       65,293  

Ooredoo QPSC

    1,912       33,832  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    894       40,511  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    885       50,068  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ

    3,612       34,719  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    2,361       108,348  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    9,734       502,572  
   

 

 

 
      1,138,573  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.1%  

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    7,679       64,874  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 3.8%  

Alrosa PJSC

    59,583       80,302  

Gazprom PJSC, ADR

    15,376       101,020  

Gazprom PJSC

    200,524       659,459  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    724,130       44,440  

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

    4,683       377,262  

LUKOIL PJSC

    3,994       321,718  

Magnit PJSC, GDR

    7,840       109,642  

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC

    46,490       31,740  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    1,327       278,319  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    10,127       79,193  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC

    25,750       33,366  

Novatek PJSC, GDR

    1,908       391,140  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    23,206       61,139  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    2,668       34,337  

Polymetal International PLC

    4,641       49,705  

Polyus PJSC

    617       48,775  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC, GDR

    24,682       164,481  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC

    228,745       815,709  

Severstal PJSC, GDR

    3,266       51,505  

Severstal PJSC

    880       13,944  

Surgutneftegas PJSC, ADR

    15,040       56,641  

Tatneft PJSC

    31,920       365,288  

VTB Bank PJSC, GDR

    12,299       14,193  

VTB Bank PJSC

    44,460,632       24,951  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

    2,629       77,275  
   

 

 

 
      4,285,544  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 1.4%  

Al Rajhi Bank

    12,943       237,439  

Alinma Bank

    7,973       51,235  

Almarai Co. JSC

    2,673       36,349  

Bank AlBilad*

    4,162       26,368  

Bank Al-Jazira

    4,622       17,969  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    5,879       62,782  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    470       11,028  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Saudi Arabia (Continued)  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)*

    669     $ 12,362  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.*

    5,887       15,854  

Emaar Economic City*

    4,555       10,992  

Etihad Etisalat Co.*

    3,997       23,426  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    651       28,988  

National Commercial Bank

    12,763       185,472  

National Industrialization Co.*

    3,723       16,141  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.*

    2,323       11,756  

Riyad Bank

    12,813       90,537  

Samba Financial Group

    10,409       97,142  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    510       11,341  

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co.

    1,716       36,330  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.*

    4,293       54,659  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    7,895       235,354  

Saudi British Bank (The)

    2,569       26,441  

Saudi Cement Co.

    778       13,131  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    9,364       40,199  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    2,116       13,541  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.*

    7,714       24,107  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    4,216       113,091  

Savola Group (The)*

    2,857       25,444  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    2,293       38,886  
   

 

 

 
      1,568,364  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.0%  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    4,280       35,678  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 5.7%  

Absa Group Ltd.

    15,255       176,991  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    1,028       51,715  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    8,423       112,575  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    8,146       54,772  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    6,909       144,344  

Bidvest Group Ltd.

    6,267       89,103  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    966       87,487  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    5,682       74,376  

Discovery Ltd.

    8,240       78,478  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    4,900       57,147  

FirstRand Ltd.

    71,061       326,370  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class A REIT

    24,390       33,405  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    4,473       54,077  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    15,919       71,517  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    64,239       106,681  

Investec Ltd.

    6,248       36,756  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    1,356       41,150  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    3,077       22,998  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    30,480       48,442  

MMI Holdings Ltd.

    21,845       28,119  

Mr Price Group Ltd.

    5,363       72,587  

MTN Group Ltd. (a)

    35,410       249,514  

MultiChoice Group Ltd.*

    9,532       79,763  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    9,311       2,093,827  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    8,088       145,510  

Netcare Ltd.

    23,664       30,217  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    105,592       152,521  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. (a)

    8,450       41,170  

PSG Group Ltd.

    3,357       56,014  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   56  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)  

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd.

    15,663     $ 35,399  

Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT (a)

    131,200       81,695  

Remgro Ltd.

    11,419       145,153  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    16,303       92,191  

Sanlam Ltd.

    38,407       200,812  

Sappi Ltd.

    12,866       48,668  

Sasol Ltd.

    11,869       298,708  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    9,631       113,724  

SPAR Group Ltd. (a)

    3,670       48,246  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    27,760       378,773  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (a)

    6,435       40,519  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    3,811       57,556  

Truworths International Ltd.

    10,178       50,065  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    12,454       101,573  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    22,991       72,211  
   

 

 

 
      6,382,919  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 11.3%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    698       104,914  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    573       31,178  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    190       29,755  

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    6,008       34,810  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    1,127       53,847  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    351       15,061  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    1,857       296,272  

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    1,630       36,134  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    164       38,628  

CJ Corp.

    326       27,785  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    171       27,512  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    255       34,153  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    639       55,535  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    3,304       13,331  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    847       21,195  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,132       58,458  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    829       23,459  

E-MART, Inc.

    428       51,752  

Fila Korea Ltd.

    982       64,318  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    1,122       37,827  

GS Holdings Corp.

    1,143       48,085  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    682       19,471  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    6,441       196,329  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    1,681       49,404  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    135       46,307  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.

    317       18,340  

Hanon Systems

    4,220       41,105  

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    2,466       42,760  

Hanwha Corp.

    1,082       23,214  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,897       15,895  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E

    368       13,241  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.*

    275       44,983  

HLB, Inc.*

    632       37,254  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    639       50,759  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    334       23,727  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,810     $ 78,121  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    352       48,031  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    752       74,196  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    206       54,661  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,011       26,105  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    1,426       259,839  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    3,117       352,033  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    1,831       62,730  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    5,708       66,383  

Kakao Corp.

    1,064       111,234  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    2,412       62,887  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    8,467       311,407  

KCC Corp.

    132       28,597  

Kia Motors Corp.

    5,608       185,301  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    1,532       42,645  

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

    5,265       114,947  

Korea Gas Corp.

    411       14,253  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    876       53,256  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    184       67,519  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    1,050       27,817  

KT&G Corp.

    2,490       211,176  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    427       34,349  

LG Chem Ltd.

    978       273,469  

LG Corp.

    1,970       121,254  

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    4,894       70,272  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    2,327       153,583  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    202       216,774  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    340       27,037  

LG Uplus Corp.

    2,545       29,812  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    339       73,442  

Lotte Corp.

    345       12,225  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    233       31,304  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    97       36,506  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    5,968       23,553  

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    9,160       57,380  

NAVER Corp.

    2,976       278,633  

NCSoft Corp.

    330       132,177  

Neoplux Co. Ltd.*

    25       86  

Netmarble Corp., 144A*

    537       51,630  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    3,196       36,230  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    389       29,496  

Orange Life Insurance Ltd., 144A

    667       20,331  

Orion Corp.

    579       41,812  

Ottogi Corp.

    37       22,090  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    5,310       19,329  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    131       21,747  

POSCO

    1,674       333,844  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.

    547       24,987  

Posco International Corp.

    1,048       15,136  

S-1 Corp.

    380       30,632  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    341       85,901  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    1,768       137,028  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    697       21,538  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    1,159       92,650  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Korea (Continued)  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    101,154     $ 3,609,913  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    3,105       43,541  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    639       145,410  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    9,185       60,544  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,497       101,568  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    1,146       210,262  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    738       128,278  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,627       48,295  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    9,520       355,331  

Shinsegae Inc.

    177       44,291  

SillaJen, Inc.*

    1,151       53,157  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    740       143,849  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    11,577       634,796  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    1,167       161,689  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    438       92,131  

S-Oil Corp.

    937       65,698  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    1,064       71,565  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    10,094       117,816  

Yuhan Corp.

    201       41,773  
   

 

 

 
      12,666,080  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 10.8%  

Acer, Inc.*

    66,463       40,051  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    7,906       66,274  

Airtac International Group

    2,557       26,369  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.*

    68,899       130,333  

Asia Cement Corp.

    47,620       67,937  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

    15,454       106,082  

AU Optronics Corp.

    196,652       57,853  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    13,784       83,718  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    160,532       207,187  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    23,512       86,648  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    111,133       70,134  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    35,151       44,589  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    13,713       32,490  

China Airlines Ltd.

    28,482       8,775  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.

    272,295       80,106  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    44,226       34,136  

China Steel Corp.

    247,392       190,166  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    83,547       297,320  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    95,433       59,320  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    370,238       245,361  

Delta Electronics, Inc.

    41,339       186,344  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    213,593       185,131  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    4,028       52,305  

Eva Airways Corp.

    52,457       24,974  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    54,165       20,732  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    72,920       75,659  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    36,252       90,021  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    7,572       57,247  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    210,104       150,205  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    73,515       249,992  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    27,198       99,801  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    93,786       327,825  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    18,915     $ 23,275  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    14,870       28,929  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    141,753       193,937  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    6,806       48,334  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    4,396       42,413  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    18,545       28,628  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    4,064       30,661  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    264,559       618,455  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    6,192       99,111  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    170,355       112,896  

Innolux Corp.

    157,368       37,285  

Inventec Corp.

    44,076       33,183  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    2,124       253,301  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    48,019       68,506  

MediaTek, Inc.

    32,384       318,590  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    224,142       219,799  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    15,344       40,092  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    108,214       268,716  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    27,757       54,087  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    3,325       24,244  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    13,124       69,538  

Pegatron Corp.

    38,386       62,535  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    3,333       30,154  

Pou Chen Corp.

    50,181       56,908  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    15,931       37,443  

President Chain Store Corp.

    11,584       110,298  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

    52,110       97,091  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    8,969       56,743  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    13,761       17,804  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    3,455       7,563  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    66,000       121,300  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    233,454       64,839  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    243,102       94,203  

Standard Foods Corp.

    8,043       15,418  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    32,196       38,956  

TaiMed Biologics, Inc.*

    4,327       19,026  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    197,668       88,165  

Taiwan Business Bank

    78,907       32,324  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    97,387       132,160  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    185,476       120,570  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    38,339       52,756  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    36,483       136,180  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    522,111       3,889,510  

Tatung Co. Ltd.*

    41,870       28,807  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    101,975       262,256  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    248,162       101,267  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    18,536       35,357  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    6,794       34,171  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    7,512       41,466  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    63,775       28,748  

Wistron Corp.

    60,594       43,127  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    35,650       44,545  

Yageo Corp.

    5,540       45,740  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   58  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    211,552     $ 118,784  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    10,570       30,962  
   

 

 

 
      12,166,241  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.8%  

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    25,374       154,742  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    94,700       190,762  

Bangkok Bank PCL, NVDR

    10,446       64,860  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    196,900       158,652  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    141,900       50,667  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    83,300       39,219  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    31,500       44,541  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    134,700       48,521  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    9,100       48,163  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    45,500       102,437  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    80,043       70,185  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    123,000       309,953  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    5,700       53,492  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    35,300       59,953  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    11,000       35,801  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    119,300       63,707  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    34,097       49,560  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    41,300       75,364  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    231,460       34,667  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    43,079       253,866  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    82,606       49,855  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    133,300       44,647  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    49,500       60,609  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    11,900       20,211  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    30,213       119,811  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    49,600       95,211  

PTT PCL

    84,000       122,759  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    159,680       233,358  

Ratch Group PCL, NVDR

    13,900       27,012  

Robinson PCL, NVDR

    12,600       21,698  

Siam Cement PCL

    8,258       117,944  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    8,100       115,687  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    20,298       83,058  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    29,357       54,962  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    66,600       38,090  

TMB Bank PCL, NVDR

    303,700       18,137  

Total Access Communication PCL, NVDR

    14,200       21,986  

True Corp. PCL, NVDR

    230,200       35,788  
   

 

 

 
      3,189,935  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.5%  

Akbank T.A.S.*

    60,533       62,138  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    4,782       15,802  

Arcelik AS*

    5,461       16,330  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    6,494       20,378  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    4,901       67,052  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    27,300       33,975  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    1,623       15,337  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Turkey (Continued)  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    12,033     $ 16,008  

KOC Holding AS

    17,583       48,987  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,948       8,507  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    3,022       67,957  

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

    12,768       27,375  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    24,531       49,016  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS*

    41,377       56,325  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C*

    36,730       32,282  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    18,192       16,238  
   

 

 

 
      553,707  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.7%  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    60,486       147,880  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    71,407       35,383  

DP World PLC

    3,567       61,031  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    37,058       50,850  

Emaar Development PJSC

    18,289       19,519  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    48,681       25,712  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    80,009       97,370  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    37,308       165,565  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    56,241       227,537  
   

 

 

 
      830,847  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%  

Mondi Ltd.

    2,734       56,224  
   

 

 

 
United States (c) — 0.0%  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    19,082       23,367  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $95,498,364)

      106,590,548  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.7%    
Brazil — 2.8%    

Banco Bradesco SA

    85,470       805,920  

Braskem SA, Class A*

    3,912       42,650  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B

    5,124       46,579  

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

    3,587       79,721  

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais

    19,854       74,681  

Gerdau SA

    21,344       75,444  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

    102,592       915,078  

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    96,341       304,200  

Lojas Americanas SA

    16,526       67,975  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    87,566       570,168  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    9,245       113,208  
   

 

 

 
      3,095,624  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%  

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    5,911       19,659  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    2,629       79,300  
   

 

 

 
      98,959  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%  

Bancolombia SA

    10,279       120,194  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    86,612       30,127  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    2,589       23,223  
   

 

 

 
      173,544  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   59  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Russia — 0.1%  

Surgutneftegas PJSC

    147,536     $ 91,276  

Transneft PJSC

    10       24,669  
   

 

 

 
      115,945  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.6%  

Amorepacific Corp.

    227       18,985  

CJ Corp.*(b)

    53       334  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    534       35,154  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    831       59,801  

LG Chem Ltd.

    156       25,413  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    38       23,261  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    17,594       514,125  
   

 

 

 
      677,073  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,707,725)

      4,161,145  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
China — 0.0%    

Zhengqi Financial Holding Corp.*, expires 12/31/49 (b)
(Cost $0)

    532       0  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Thailand — 0.0%    

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR*, expires 11/29/19

    18,144       488  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)  

Minor International PCL*, expires 9/30/21 (b)

    2,475     $ 299  
   

 

 

 
      787  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)

      787  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%    

Global X MSCI Pakistan ETF
(Cost $64,435)

    6,500       49,270  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.7%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (d)(e)
(Cost $751,459)

    751,459       751,459  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.8%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)
(Cost $879,859)

    879,859       879,859  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

(Cost $99,901,842)

    $ 112,433,068  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.1%)

      (95,660
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 112,337,408  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.7%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)

   
    993,218           —       (241,759 )(f)          —           —       20,685           —       751,459       751,459  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.8%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)

   
        —       19,707,326       (18,827,467         —           —       32,362           —       879,859       879,859  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      993,218         19,707,326         (19,069,226         —           —         53,047           —         1,631,318         1,631,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $2,434,082, which is 2.2% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Securities are listed in country of domicile and trade on exchanges within the MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index .

(d)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(e)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $1,904,824.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC   Joint Stock Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   60  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

   USD    30    $ 1,538,425      $1,500,300      6/21/2019      $ (38,125

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    BRL      2,425,300      USD      612,279      $      $ (5,510

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    BRL      752,000      USD      189,818               (1,737

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    BRL      2,566,800      USD      648,591               (5,242

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    BRL      27,738,100      USD      7,002,272               (63,372

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CLP      757,841,100      USD      1,115,095        47,100         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CLP      56,356,800      USD      82,892        3,471         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CNH      436,000      USD      64,666        1,788         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CNH      6,335,200      USD      940,401        26,767         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    CZK      2,596,100      USD      113,541        1,284         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CZK      2,685,000      USD      117,437        1,336         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      246,000      USD      276,472        1,531         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HKD      34,234,500      USD      4,365,711               (1,361

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    HKD      108,909,300      USD      13,887,950               (4,902

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    HKD      10,079,000      USD      1,285,321               (391

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    HKD      74,010,500      USD      9,437,912               (3,126

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HUF      65,802,500      USD      228,245        1,973         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    HUF      44,286,400      USD      153,610        1,324         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      13,853,767,600      USD      11,910,048        274,823         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      711,059,000      USD      609,875        12,685         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      1,704,885,400      USD      1,461,514        29,649         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    KRW      2,010,718,000      USD      1,721,505        32,784         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    MXN      3,631,400      USD      189,875        4,756         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    MXN      1,876,000      USD      98,091        2,457         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    MXN      15,259,500      USD      797,888        19,997         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    MXN      43,384,800      USD      2,268,380        56,731         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    PLN      1,054,200      USD      275,692        598         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    PLN      4,209,100      USD      1,100,441        2,078         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      40,795,000      USD      628,922        5,666         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      9,910,000      USD      152,780        1,378         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    RUB      252,915,200      USD      3,899,110        35,139         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    THB      73,948,600      USD      2,311,977               (24,945

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    THB      16,275,000      USD      509,074               (5,248

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      50,927,100      USD      1,648,393        36,962         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      24,940,000      USD      806,806        17,657         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    TWD      122,494,400      USD      3,960,119        84,162         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    TWD      18,096,200      USD      584,786        12,188         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    TWD      215,547,200      USD      6,974,283        153,958         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      811,509      BRL      3,177,300               (2,164

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      654,078      BRL      2,566,800               (245

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      7,086,169      BRL      27,738,100               (20,525

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,071,994      CLP      757,841,100               (3,999

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      79,710      CLP      56,356,800               (288

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      976,655      CNH      6,771,200               (143

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      111,992      CZK      2,596,100        265         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      115,827      CZK      2,685,000        274         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   61  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      274,152      EUR      246,000      $ 788      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,366,421      HKD      34,234,500        652         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      13,890,518      HKD      108,909,300        2,333         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      247,975      HKD      1,944,000        8         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      10,477,275      HKD      82,145,500        1,493         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      225,713      HUF      65,802,500        559         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      151,910      HUF      44,286,400        375         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      131,041      KRW      152,772,000               (2,734

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      11,503,775      KRW      13,700,995,600        3,143         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,029,745      KRW      2,415,944,400               (690

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,688,260      KRW      2,010,718,000        461         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      185,134      MXN      3,631,400               (15

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      873,601      MXN      17,135,500               (76

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      2,211,863      MXN      43,384,800               (215

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      274,427      PLN      1,054,200        666         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,095,712      PLN      4,209,100        2,652         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      778,130      RUB      50,705,000               (3,473

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      3,881,232      RUB      252,915,200               (17,261

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,341,257      THB      73,948,600               (4,334

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      514,288      THB      16,275,000        34         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      1,611,617      TWD      50,927,100               (186

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,665,646      TWD      147,434,400               (539

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      572,846      TWD      18,096,200               (247

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      6,818,525      TWD      215,547,200        1,801         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      5,823,268      ZAR      84,783,000               (6,460

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,607,203      ZAR      23,399,700               (1,792

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    ZAR      84,783,000      USD      5,890,764        73,956         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    ZAR      8,947,000      USD      621,613        7,776         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    ZAR      14,452,700      USD      1,004,149        12,576         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    COP      1,606,739,700      USD      495,731        20,267         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      139,013,200      USD      1,982,222               (11,153

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      603,700,800      USD      8,620,603               (36,142

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    INR      21,163,000      USD      302,039               (1,427

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    PHP      32,280,500      USD      618,519               (56

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    PHP      5,291,800      USD      101,342               (62

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    PHP      29,959,400      USD      573,166               (931

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      476,615      COP      1,606,739,700               (1,151

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      1,991,593      INR      139,013,200        1,781         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      8,953,743      INR      624,863,800        6,468         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      618,164      PHP      32,280,500        412         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      101,434      PHP      5,291,800               (30

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    USD      574,485      PHP      29,959,400               (388

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/10/2019    TRY      213,900      USD      35,002               (1,500

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/10/2019    TRY      2,545,400      USD      416,090               (18,284

RBC Capital Markets

   6/10/2019    TRY      884,100      USD      144,513               (6,359

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/10/2019    USD      36,654      TRY      213,900               (152

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/10/2019    USD      434,423      TRY      2,545,400               (49

RBC Capital Markets

   6/10/2019    USD      150,906      TRY      884,100               (34

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    AED      2,571,700      USD      700,087               (63

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/12/2019    AED      292,500      USD      79,623               (10

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    EGP      2,922,600      USD      168,014               (6,109

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    IDR      21,836,840,200      USD      1,523,323               (4,229

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/12/2019    IDR      13,809,457,700      USD      961,996               (4,017

RBC Capital Markets

   6/12/2019    IDR      1,516,118,300      USD      105,727               (331

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    MYR      6,158,200      USD      1,485,479        16,197         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/12/2019    MYR      4,769,500      USD      1,151,497        13,544         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    QAR      4,060,200      USD      1,109,769               (5,410

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      700,163      AED      2,571,700               (14

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   62  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/12/2019    USD      79,633      AED      292,500      $ 1      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      173,964      EGP      2,922,600        158         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      1,527,052      IDR      21,836,840,200        501         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      966,440      IDR      13,809,457,700               (427

RBC Capital Markets

   6/12/2019    USD      105,948      IDR      1,516,118,300        109         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      1,469,737      MYR      6,158,200               (456

RBC Capital Markets

   6/12/2019    USD      1,139,393      MYR      4,769,500               (1,441

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/12/2019    USD      1,110,558      QAR      4,060,200        4,621         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    AED      2,571,700      USD      700,106               (17

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   7/3/2019    AED      292,500      USD      79,628               (3

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      3,177,300      USD      809,627        2,356         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      710,000      USD      180,698        305         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    BRL      2,566,800      USD      652,482        324         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   7/3/2019    BRL      27,738,100      USD      7,066,312        18,767         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CLP      757,841,100      USD      1,071,206        3,682         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CLP      56,356,800      USD      79,668        282         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CNH      6,291,000      USD      907,012               (25

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CNH      6,771,200      USD      976,430        158         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    CZK      2,596,100      USD      112,058               (277

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CZK      2,685,000      USD      115,904               (277

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    EUR      246,000      USD      274,802               (812

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    HKD      34,234,500      USD      4,366,961               (1,195

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    HKD      108,909,300      USD      13,892,999               (3,297

The Bank of New York Mellon

   7/3/2019    HKD      82,145,500      USD      10,479,213               (2,153

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    HUF      65,802,500      USD      226,137               (599

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    HUF      44,286,400      USD      152,202               (396

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    IDR      21,836,840,200      USD      1,518,029               (5,309

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    IDR      13,809,457,700      USD      961,728               (1,619

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    IDR      1,516,118,300      USD      105,432               (332

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    INR      139,013,200      USD      1,984,769               (2,641

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    INR      624,863,800      USD      8,921,273               (12,125

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    KRW      13,700,995,600      USD      11,510,540               (8,572

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    KRW      2,415,944,400      USD      2,031,571        366         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    KRW      2,010,718,000      USD      1,689,651               (861

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    MXN      3,631,400      USD      184,211        21         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    MXN      17,135,500      USD      869,370        232         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   7/3/2019    MXN      43,384,800      USD      2,200,721        179         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    MYR      6,158,200      USD      1,467,286               (1,507

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    MYR      4,769,500      USD      1,137,762        189         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    PHP      32,280,500      USD      616,511               (774

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    PHP      5,291,800      USD      101,216        24         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    PHP      29,959,400      USD      572,837               (62

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    PLN      1,054,200      USD      274,616               (696

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   7/3/2019    PLN      4,209,100      USD      1,096,342               (2,895

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    QAR      4,060,200      USD      1,110,528               (4,838

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    RUB      50,705,000      USD      774,847        3,422         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    RUB      252,915,200      USD      3,865,034        17,187         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    THB      13,862,000      USD      438,209               (160

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    THB      73,948,600      USD      2,341,628        3,091         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   7/3/2019    THB      16,275,000      USD      514,299               (378

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    TRY      213,900      USD      36,036        35         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    TRY      2,545,400      USD      428,364               (46

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    TRY      884,100      USD      148,784               (17

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    TWD      50,927,100      USD      1,608,563               (5,440

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    TWD      147,434,400      USD      4,663,137               (9,416

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    TWD      18,096,200      USD      572,538               (975

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   7/3/2019    TWD      215,547,200      USD      6,813,567               (17,645

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    USD      101,302      CLP      71,716,000               (280

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   63  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

  Settlement
Date
    Currency To
Deliver
    Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

RBC Capital Markets

    7/3/2019       USD       3,312,600       HKD       25,965,000      $ 408      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       208,781       IDR       2,999,981,000        497         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       1,504,277       KRW       1,788,660,000               (461

RBC Capital Markets

    7/3/2019       USD       246,061       MXN       4,850,000               (61

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       91,774       MYR       384,000               (186

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7/3/2019       USD       120,122       PLN       461,000        271         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       124,092       RUB       8,119,000               (570

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       USD       1,323,101       TWD       41,810,000        1,959         

RBC Capital Markets

    7/3/2019       USD       715,029       ZAR       10,446,000               (895

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    7/3/2019       ZAR       84,783,000       USD       5,802,778        6,645         

RBC Capital Markets

    7/3/2019       ZAR       23,399,700       USD       1,601,593        1,889         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/5/2019       COP       1,606,739,700       USD       475,804        1,183         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

    7/8/2019       EGP       2,922,600       USD       172,833               (184
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             $ 1,107,585      $ (369,441
            

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Currency Abbreviations

 

AED   Arab Emirates Dirham
BRL   Brazilian Real
CLP   Chilean Peso
CNH   Chinese Yuan
COP   Colombian Peso
CZK   Czech Koruna
EGP   Egyptian Pound
EUR   Euro
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
INR   Indian Rupee

 

KRW   South Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
QAR   Qatari Rial
RUB   Russian Ruble
THB   Thai Baht
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   New Taiwan Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar
ZAR   South African Rand
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   64  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 106,517,228      $      $ 73,320        $ 106,590,548  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       4,160,811               334          4,161,145  

Rights

                     0          0  

Warrants

       488               299          787  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       49,270                        49,270  

Short-Term Investments

       1,631,318                        1,631,318  

Derivatives (h)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              1,107,585                 1,107,585  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 112,359,115      $ 1,107,585      $ 73,953        $ 113,540,653  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (369,441    $        $ (369,441

Futures Contracts

       (38,125                      (38,125
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (38,125    $ (369,441    $        $ (407,566
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(h)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $70,470. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   65  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.2%

 

Australia — 0.6%

 

BHP Group PLC

    212,177     $ 4,787,113  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.4%  

ANDRITZ AG

    7,068       254,253  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    30,663       1,087,607  

OMV AG

    14,547       684,016  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    15,366       357,401  

Verbund AG

    6,364       318,509  

voestalpine AG

    11,504       300,346  
   

 

 

 
      3,002,132  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.5%  

Ageas

    17,708       864,104  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    76,644       6,217,109  

Colruyt SA

    5,581       414,742  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    7,875       734,248  

KBC Group NV

    24,858       1,634,558  

Proximus SADP

    14,765       428,040  

Solvay SA

    7,328       688,323  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    4,920       265,147  

UCB SA

    12,481       954,832  

Umicore SA

    19,697       587,524  
   

 

 

 
      12,788,627  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%  

Antofagasta PLC

    38,283       378,871  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 2.7%  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    375       382,871  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    647       694,939  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    10,564       1,391,634  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    10,421       1,087,824  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    11,748       1,252,356  

Danske Bank A/S

    66,359       1,091,970  

Demant A/S*

    11,213       375,573  

DSV A/S

    17,653       1,577,618  

Genmab A/S*

    6,068       1,041,637  

H Lundbeck A/S

    7,322       293,988  

ISS A/S

    16,174       455,239  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    170,074       8,006,685  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    21,623       1,017,637  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    19,151       1,526,419  

Pandora A/S

    10,296       382,440  

Tryg A/S

    11,423       357,828  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    19,316       1,583,492  
   

 

 

 
      22,520,150  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.8%  

Elisa OYJ

    14,340       639,519  

Fortum OYJ

    43,132       921,782  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    33,469       1,825,011  

Metso OYJ

    10,651       344,471  

Neste OYJ

    42,855       1,448,720  

Nokia OYJ (a)

    564,189       2,823,687  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    12,273       350,861  

Nordea Bank Abp

    308,378       2,177,669  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    10,322       337,636  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    45,440       1,967,596  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    57,452     $ 607,298  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    54,931       1,375,837  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    43,096       629,977  
   

 

 

 
      15,450,064  
   

 

 

 
France — 17.1%  

Accor SA

    17,998       664,321  

Aeroports de Paris

    2,927       500,951  

Air Liquide SA

    43,300       5,393,574  

Airbus SE

    58,518       7,508,828  

Alstom SA

    15,323       699,791  

Amundi SA, 144A

    5,973       387,688  

Arkema SA

    6,591       553,122  

Atos SE

    9,543       727,295  

AXA SA

    195,523       4,822,928  

BioMerieux (a)

    4,033       329,577  

BNP Paribas SA (a)

    113,318       5,174,526  

Bollore SA (a)

    86,727       391,620  

Bouygues SA

    22,021       770,746  

Bureau Veritas SA

    28,383       669,361  

Capgemini SE (a)

    16,118       1,802,433  

Carrefour SA (a)

    60,849       1,144,747  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

    5,578       212,307  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    50,240       1,819,322  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    16,877       1,941,044  

CNP Assurances

    17,272       370,281  

Covivio REIT

    4,509       472,998  

Credit Agricole SA (a)

    116,839       1,335,295  

Danone SA (a)

    62,084       4,952,127  

Dassault Aviation SA

    241       300,735  

Dassault Systemes SE

    13,242       1,965,301  

Edenred

    23,830       1,088,833  

Eiffage SA

    7,739       739,897  

Electricite de France SA

    62,839       881,724  

Engie SA (a)

    184,334       2,563,827  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    28,310       3,262,293  

Eurazeo SE

    4,611       322,723  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    17,877       315,049  

Faurecia SA

    7,501       277,120  

Gecina SA REIT

    4,524       646,914  

Getlink SE

    44,965       693,717  

Hermes International

    3,122       2,074,520  

ICADE REIT

    3,193       271,276  

Iliad SA

    2,721       314,465  

Imerys SA

    3,194       138,589  

Ingenico Group SA*

    6,119       489,312  

Ipsen SA

    3,839       458,469  

JCDecaux SA

    6,696       187,012  

Kering

    7,578       3,944,644  

Klepierre SA REIT

    19,809       674,293  

Legrand SA

    26,350       1,770,345  

L’Oreal SA

    25,367       6,812,672  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    27,935       10,566,947  

Natixis SA (a)

    95,532       438,530  

Orange SA

    199,885       3,135,171  

Pernod Ricard SA

    21,398       3,772,194  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   66  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)  

Peugeot SA

    58,082     $ 1,295,787  

Publicis Groupe SA

    21,120       1,153,763  

Remy Cointreau SA (a)

    2,232       306,700  

Renault SA

    18,993       1,144,082  

Safran SA

    32,950       4,332,572  

Sanofi

    112,648       9,091,072  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    2,855       395,815  

Schneider Electric SE

    55,548       4,393,550  

SCOR SE

    16,110       662,844  

SEB SA

    2,381       389,150  

Societe BIC SA*(a)

    2,602       203,188  

Societe Generale SA (a)

    75,795       1,901,797  

Sodexo SA

    8,626       992,569  

Suez (a)

    33,758       451,613  

Teleperformance

    5,711       1,097,374  

Thales SA

    10,845       1,194,109  

TOTAL SA

    239,024       12,454,146  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    8,232       674,650  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    14,017       2,119,470  

Valeo SA (a)

    23,735       627,892  

Veolia Environnement SA (a)

    53,072       1,227,890  

Vinci SA (a)

    51,468       5,086,255  

Vivendi SA

    92,235       2,486,377  

Wendel SA

    2,598       330,870  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    8,112       488,462  
   

 

 

 
      145,253,451  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 12.7%  

1&1 Drillisch AG

    5,410       165,359  

adidas AG

    18,121       5,186,509  

Allianz SE

    42,782       9,504,350  

Axel Springer SE

    4,792       297,382  

BASF SE

    92,617       6,110,800  

Bayer AG

    93,599       5,523,107  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    33,781       2,340,551  

Beiersdorf AG

    10,242       1,179,089  

Brenntag AG

    14,997       696,631  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    3,978       374,411  

Commerzbank AG

    102,965       724,906  

Continental AG

    11,215       1,526,021  

Covestro AG, 144A

    17,165       752,274  

Daimler AG

    91,870       4,765,770  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    11,108       478,381  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    193,910       1,318,613  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    18,780       2,596,299  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    22,754       433,407  

Deutsche Post AG

    99,871       2,943,256  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    336,144       5,674,188  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    35,256       1,664,078  

E.ON SE

    222,530       2,324,168  

Evonik Industries AG

    18,418       483,942  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    3,862       304,169  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    21,279       1,551,834  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    41,999       2,130,612  

GEA Group AG

    15,491       423,648  

Hannover Rueck SE

    5,853       877,496  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)  

HeidelbergCement AG

    14,695     $ 1,092,690  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    10,258       889,280  

HOCHTIEF AG

    2,691       320,468  

HUGO BOSS AG

    5,985       348,350  

Infineon Technologies AG

    114,301       2,053,799  

Innogy SE

    11,482       476,530  

Innogy SE, 144A

    1,709       77,476  

KION Group AG

    6,745       368,020  

Knorr-Bremse AG*

    4,774       525,597  

LANXESS AG

    8,186       410,338  

Merck KGaA

    13,050       1,260,491  

METRO AG

    18,476       291,239  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    5,274       1,140,668  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    15,193       3,667,855  

Puma SE

    813       472,743  

RWE AG

    55,267       1,380,548  

SAP SE

    98,746       12,180,949  

Siemens AG

    76,852       8,709,201  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    14,458       562,892  

Symrise AG

    12,711       1,190,826  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    88,453       248,126  

thyssenkrupp AG

    39,960       506,012  

TUI AG

    42,595       393,112  

Uniper SE

    20,747       581,991  

United Internet AG

    12,152       435,101  

Volkswagen AG

    3,214       510,216  

Vonovia SE

    49,535       2,598,688  

Wirecard AG

    11,814       1,849,051  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    12,376       491,373  
   

 

 

 
      107,384,881  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.0%  

AerCap Holdings NV*

    12,852       576,027  

AIB Group PLC

    80,932       332,903  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    91,951       493,279  

CRH PLC

    81,409       2,545,594  

DCC PLC

    10,018       842,243  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

    7,802       555,213  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    16,298       1,884,467  

Kingspan Group PLC

    15,145       789,456  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    21,874       606,029  
   

 

 

 
      8,625,211  
   

 

 

 
Isle of Man — 0.1%  

GVC Holdings PLC

    57,464       435,459  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 3.1%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    108,208       1,899,712  

Atlantia SpA

    50,096       1,256,975  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    60,113       587,276  

Enel SpA

    821,712       5,113,152  

Eni SpA

    257,527       3,906,937  

Ferrari NV

    12,070       1,720,568  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    51,112       529,660  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    1,505,917       3,085,083  

Leonardo SpA

    39,175       435,108  

Mediobanca SpA

    60,288       557,128  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   67  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Moncler SpA

    17,780     $ 655,480  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    36,410       207,690  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    52,640       511,622  

Prysmian SpA*

    24,243       404,353  

Recordati SpA

    10,796       446,250  

Snam SpA

    205,564       1,034,331  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    900,868       442,619  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    595,304       278,322  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    138,952       848,493  

UniCredit SpA

    202,761       2,307,742  
   

 

 

 
      26,228,501  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.5%  

ArcelorMittal

    68,192       1,010,162  

Aroundtown SA

    78,019       662,586  

Eurofins Scientific SE (a)

    1,240       564,083  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    6,722       377,326  

RTL Group SA

    4,655       222,992  

SES SA

    35,584       537,459  

Tenaris SA

    46,642       549,722  
   

 

 

 
      3,924,330  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.0%  

Fresnillo PLC

    22,223       215,774  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 7.5%  

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    41,771       883,830  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    1,026       826,183  

Aegon NV

    177,698       813,123  

Akzo Nobel NV

    22,486       1,897,091  

ASML Holding NV

    42,815       8,097,795  

EXOR NV

    10,912       685,345  

Heineken Holding NV

    11,388       1,127,185  

Heineken NV

    25,604       2,689,317  

ING Groep NV

    393,028       4,256,819  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    119,082       2,678,623  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    18,439       2,076,404  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    364,308       1,114,336  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    93,310       3,695,373  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    6,946       284,783  

NN Group NV

    29,800       1,132,568  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    29,764       2,623,994  

QIAGEN NV*

    22,408       855,135  

Randstad NV

    11,766       607,274  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    443,914       13,811,631  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    375,858       11,753,581  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    28,212       1,971,086  
   

 

 

 
      63,881,476  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.1%  

Aker BP ASA (a)

    10,245       276,737  

DNB ASA

    95,064       1,611,972  

Equinor ASA

    98,921       1,895,524  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    19,757       384,792  

Mowi ASA (a)

    44,678       1,036,328  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    132,822       464,711  

Orkla ASA

    76,852       665,277  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    10,078       254,492  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Norway (Continued)  

Telenor ASA

    75,324     $ 1,549,221  

Yara International ASA

    17,522       752,599  
   

 

 

 
      8,891,653  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%  

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    264,481       962,926  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    49,513       745,629  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    23,921       364,108  
   

 

 

 
      2,072,663  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%  

Evraz PLC

    49,888       370,858  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.0%  

Investec PLC

    67,194       391,706  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 4.7%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    24,870       1,025,218  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    6,660       1,226,899  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    44,269       3,380,770  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    674,220       3,666,245  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    555,712       616,595  

Banco Santander SA

    1,633,721       7,212,880  

Bankia SA

    121,868       308,234  

Bankinter SA

    65,450       473,657  

CaixaBank SA

    350,372       1,079,537  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    19,182       673,951  

Enagas SA

    22,395       612,958  

Endesa SA

    31,376       782,008  

Ferrovial SA

    48,090       1,149,157  

Ferrovial SA*

    618       14,768  

Grifols SA

    31,162       799,999  

Iberdrola SA

    591,797       5,496,632  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    110,074       2,957,425  

Mapfre SA

    101,587       298,248  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    29,655       845,790  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    42,750       908,843  

Repsol SA

    142,820       2,307,125  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    23,629       368,242  

Telefonica SA

    471,935       3,784,422  
   

 

 

 
      39,989,603  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.7%  

Alfa Laval AB

    31,069       638,483  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    101,718       1,985,809  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    68,553       1,849,249  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    38,542       935,679  

Boliden AB*

    24,005       10,736  

Boliden AB

    26,309       599,873  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    22,324       485,478  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    65,083       606,894  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    38,518       349,189  

Essity AB, Class B

    59,893       1,758,328  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (a)

    81,015       1,212,697  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    26,783       1,245,924  

Husqvarna AB, Class B (a)

    41,236       344,793  

ICA Gruppen AB (a)

    8,935       356,311  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    16,507       333,571  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   68  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Sweden (Continued)  

Investor AB, Class B

    47,330     $ 2,047,088  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    24,751       631,403  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    7,515       247,162  

Lundin Petroleum AB

    18,496       504,592  

Sandvik AB

    116,012       1,792,203  

Securitas AB, Class B (a)

    29,893       495,517  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    160,728       1,427,617  

Skanska AB, Class B

    33,086       542,342  

SKF AB, Class B

    36,795       572,110  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    150,814       1,486,773  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    89,443       1,281,340  

Swedish Match AB

    17,405       787,467  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    49,313       681,495  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    307,377       2,964,122  

Telia Co. AB

    274,852       1,151,398  

Volvo AB, Class B

    151,365       2,118,159  
   

 

 

 
      31,443,802  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 15.0%  

ABB Ltd.

    185,741       3,408,730  

Adecco Group AG

    15,634       842,870  

Alcon, Inc.*

    43,739       2,543,742  

Baloise Holding AG

    4,820       802,010  

Barry Callebaut AG

    218       428,271  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    10       749,064  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    103       674,836  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    52,610       3,874,618  

Clariant AG*

    19,154       349,028  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    19,813       714,388  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    258,662       2,942,482  

Dufry AG*

    4,252       348,314  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    805       482,397  

Geberit AG

    3,654       1,612,687  

Givaudan SA

    946       2,504,715  

Glencore PLC*

    1,118,252       3,600,127  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    22,108       875,929  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    5,331       708,936  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    49,109       2,357,722  

Lonza Group AG*

    7,492       2,307,648  

Nestle SA

    307,304       30,553,921  

Novartis AG

    217,385       18,693,482  

Pargesa Holding SA

    3,821       282,973  

Partners Group Holding AG

    1,845       1,295,416  

Roche Holding AG

    70,447       18,511,466  

Schindler Holding AG

    2,218       455,895  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    4,023       848,597  

SGS SA

    551       1,395,041  

Sika AG

    12,976       1,929,714  

Sonova Holding AG

    5,479       1,220,839  

STMicroelectronics NV

    67,443       1,031,841  

Straumann Holding AG

    1,015       835,721  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    3,010       756,671  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    5,522       266,711  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    3,386     $ 1,541,074  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    7,504       611,562  

Swiss Re AG

    30,793       2,921,683  

Swisscom AG

    2,514       1,204,209  

Temenos AG*

    6,318       1,100,484  

UBS Group AG*

    388,039       4,476,255  

Vifor Pharma AG (a)

    4,607       636,813  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    15,261       4,950,585  
   

 

 

 
      127,649,467  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates (d) — 0.0%  

NMC Health PLC

    10,551       300,531  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 23.4%  

3i Group PLC

    98,690       1,311,325  

Admiral Group PLC

    18,995       495,179  

Anglo American PLC (a)

    106,182       2,543,868  

Ashtead Group PLC

    47,868       1,128,648  

Associated British Foods PLC

    35,897       1,120,051  

AstraZeneca PLC

    127,067       9,370,424  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    93,869       711,334  

Aviva PLC

    395,255       2,021,798  

BAE Systems PLC

    319,247       1,825,929  

Barclays PLC

    1,728,336       3,263,163  

Barratt Developments PLC

    100,169       706,646  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    12,252       541,518  

BP PLC

    2,032,983       13,881,693  

British American Tobacco PLC

    230,185       8,031,943  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    93,215       629,306  

BT Group PLC

    849,036       2,079,815  

Bunzl PLC

    34,437       920,810  

Burberry Group PLC

    42,021       900,473  

Centrica PLC

    562,620       665,203  

CNH Industrial NV

    100,275       873,554  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    23,420       1,297,468  

Compass Group PLC

    159,689       3,614,796  

Croda International PLC

    12,697       813,848  

Diageo PLC

    242,741       10,205,507  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    135,917       543,854  

easyJet PLC

    16,319       179,740  

Experian PLC

    92,384       2,787,942  

Ferguson PLC

    22,908       1,483,989  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

    109,217       1,395,578  

G4S PLC

    157,574       416,954  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    497,736       9,608,876  

Halma PLC

    37,494       860,820  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    29,137       834,717  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    2,012,200       16,410,911  

Imperial Brands PLC

    96,248       2,330,210  

Informa PLC

    127,603       1,252,832  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    16,995       1,096,861  

Intertek Group PLC

    16,665       1,115,804  

ITV PLC

    357,800       485,146  

J Sainsbury PLC

    174,026       440,246  

John Wood Group PLC

    70,022       346,312  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    19,119       747,859  

Kingfisher PLC

    208,400       563,564  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    71,969       753,919  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   69  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)  

Legal & General Group PLC

    604,803     $ 1,962,027  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    7,178,234       5,196,410  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    31,690       2,116,994  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    197,599       562,584  

Meggitt PLC

    76,725       475,882  

Melrose Industries PLC

    492,858       1,021,569  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    78,873       378,022  

Micro Focus International PLC

    33,727       817,314  

Mondi PLC

    36,270       752,014  

National Grid PLC (a)

    343,559       3,443,495  

Next PLC

    13,585       989,618  

Ocado Group PLC*

    44,898       678,028  

Pearson PLC

    77,177       767,887  

Persimmon PLC

    32,243       801,815  

Prudential PLC

    260,819       5,201,674  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    71,022       5,699,862  

RELX PLC

    197,373       4,597,585  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    182,645       865,912  

Rio Tinto PLC

    114,489       6,566,277  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    169,704       1,845,122  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC — Entitlement*

    11,180,370       14,135  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    476,397       1,287,087  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    99,778       697,076  

Sage Group PLC

    107,227       1,012,650  

Schroders PLC

    13,063       482,072  

Segro PLC REIT

    107,109       944,641  

Severn Trent PLC

    23,423       589,291  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    88,094       1,853,251  

Smiths Group PLC

    39,108       712,219  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    7,279       769,330  

SSE PLC

    102,022       1,391,068  

St James’s Place PLC

    52,286       691,766  

Standard Chartered PLC

    283,387       2,461,337  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    250,380       846,122  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    323,798       676,472  

Tesco PLC

    984,198       2,817,042  

Unilever NV

    146,992       8,867,503  

Unilever PLC

    110,838       6,777,964  

United Utilities Group PLC

    65,235       657,645  

Vodafone Group PLC

    2,683,735       4,391,122  

Weir Group PLC

    25,633       476,378  

Whitbread PLC

    17,837       1,044,088  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    233,886       582,069  

WPP PLC

    126,725       1,507,921  
   

 

 

 
      198,900,773  
   

 

 

 
United States (d) — 0.1%

 

Carnival PLC

    16,330       807,230  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $903,781,529)

      825,694,326  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8%    
Germany — 0.8%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    5,486       324,822  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    7,531       293,961  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    18,247       1,667,065  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    15,126     $ 942,576  

Sartorius AG

    3,500       664,708  

Volkswagen AG

    18,778       2,926,425  
   

 

 

 
      6,819,557  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $8,762,453)

      6,819,557  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
United Kingdom — 0.0%    

Marks & Spencer Group PLC*, expires 6/12/19
(Cost $0)

    31,219       15,393  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.1%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (e)(f)
(Cost $26,160,853)

    26,160,853       26,160,853  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.9%    

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (e)

    9,320,708       9,320,708  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)

    15,462,354       15,462,354  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS
(Cost $24,783,062)

      24,783,062  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 104.0%

(Cost $963,487,897)

    $ 883,473,191

Other assets and liabilities, net — (4.0%)

      (34,049,728
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 849,423,463  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   70  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.2%

   
 

Germany 0.2%

   
 

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

   
    3,384,675       364,459       (1,773,975     (2,510,546     1,854,000       21,319           —       193,910       1,318,613  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 3.1%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (e)(f)

   
    66,534,337           —       (40,373,484 )(g)          —           —       457,725           —       26,160,853       26,160,853  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 2.9%

   
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (e)

   
        —       10,120,708       (800,000         —           —       115,809           —       9,320,708       9,320,708  
                 
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Institutional Shares”, 2.56% (e)

   
        —       9,999,000       (9,999,000         —           —       14,922           —           —           —  
                 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (e)

   
        —       261,198,328       (245,735,974         —           —       201,699           —       15,462,354       15,462,354  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      69,919,012         281,682,495         (298,682,433       (2,510,546       1,854,000         811,474           —         51,137,825         52,262,528  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $28,542,990, which is 3.4% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

Securities are listed in country of domicile and trade on exchanges within the MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index.

(e)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(f)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $6,071,933.

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
SDR:   Swedish Depositary Receipt
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AMSTERDAM Index Futures

     EUR        14      $ 1,710,168      $ 1,690,016        6/21/2019      $ (15,403

CAC40 10 EURO Futures

     EUR        66        3,886,141        3,823,020        6/21/2019        (52,381

DAX Index Futures

     EUR        9        2,950,281        2,947,449        6/21/2019        23,765  

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

     EUR        6        687,051        663,457        6/21/2019        (17,841

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     GBP        55        5,119,426        4,972,376        6/21/2019        (8,173

IBEX 35 Index Futures

     EUR        10        1,015,969        1,002,715        6/21/2019        (9,900

OMXS30 Index Futures

     SEK        51        840,616        811,659        6/20/2019        (37,778

SWISS MKT IX Futures

     CHF        35        3,228,399        3,326,442        6/21/2019        77,918  
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (39,793
                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   71  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CHF      48,027,822      USD      47,283,206      $      $ (708,602

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CHF      64,559,917      USD      63,539,598               (971,908

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CHF      11,729,000      USD      11,546,928               (173,277

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      85,756,623      USD      96,379,296        533,726         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      22,000,000      USD      24,604,074        15,856         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      29,850,000      USD      33,547,191        185,450         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      137,018,497      USD      153,950,558        812,346         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    EUR      17,385,855      USD      19,540,049        108,813         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    EUR      109,460,621      USD      122,987,765        649,510         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    GBP      4,750,800      USD      6,204,545        196,715         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    GBP      58,408,550      USD      76,281,508        2,418,445         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      10,000,000      USD      12,677,840        31,907         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      8,900,000      USD      11,623,062        368,181         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      70,932,220      USD      92,610,880        2,910,468         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    GBP      31,648,854      USD      41,321,377        1,298,447         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    NOK      35,679,991      USD      4,131,570        53,855         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    NOK      29,274,400      USD      3,389,378        43,731         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    NOK      3,422,000      USD      396,238        5,152         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    NOK      12,622,100      USD      1,461,297        18,771         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    SEK      115,652,836      USD      12,197,779        1,501         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    SEK      127,439,200      USD      13,437,284               (1,935

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    SEK      32,001,000      USD      3,375,063        367         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    SEK      70,973,350      USD      7,482,852               (1,709

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      47,752,956      CHF      48,027,822        238,852         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      70,246,873      CHF      70,657,817        357,961         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      5,537,979      CHF      5,631,100        88,899         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      95,570,697      EUR      85,756,623        274,873         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      191,311,493      EUR      171,679,897        565,903         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      19,272,271      EUR      17,188,600               (61,496

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      19,375,527      EUR      17,385,855        55,709         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      121,977,443      EUR      109,460,621        360,812         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      5,988,219      GBP      4,750,800        19,611         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      73,621,758      GBP      58,408,550        241,305         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      103,254,136      GBP      81,921,720        343,525         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      10,354,536      GBP      7,910,500               (350,971

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      39,890,216      GBP      31,648,854        132,714         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,076,130      NOK      35,679,991        1,585         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      419,560      NOK      3,668,900               (257

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      3,316,160      NOK      29,027,500        1,269         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,441,970      NOK      12,622,100        556         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      12,152,887      SEK      115,652,836        43,391         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      15,105,777      SEK      143,764,700        55,063         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      1,636,095      SEK      15,675,500        16,979         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      7,458,136      SEK      70,973,350        26,425         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    DKK      50,518,042      USD      7,606,961        45,425         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    DKK      57,625,100      USD      8,674,494        49,175         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    DKK      3,800,000      USD      572,233        3,450         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    DKK      45,460,700      USD      6,842,730        38,176         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      7,539,907      DKK      50,518,042        21,629         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    USD      1,071,056      DKK      7,129,800               (3,868

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    USD      8,102,265      DKK      54,295,300        24,651         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    USD      6,783,913      DKK      45,460,700        20,640         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    CHF      48,027,822      USD      47,881,592               (243,768

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CHF      3,092,000      USD      3,082,681               (15,598

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CHF      3,336,400      USD      3,341,432               (1,744

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    CHF      70,657,817      USD      70,435,944               (365,369

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   72  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        DKK        50,518,042        USD        7,558,286      $      $ (22,427

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        DKK        4,117,100        USD        617,480               (330

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        DKK        54,295,300        USD        8,121,899               (25,628

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        DKK        45,460,700        USD        6,800,251               (21,559

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        EUR        85,756,623        USD        95,797,180               (283,023

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        EUR        171,679,897        USD        191,766,445               (580,673

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        EUR        10,101,900        USD        11,312,714               (5,276

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        EUR        17,385,855        USD        19,421,739               (57,066

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        EUR        109,460,621        USD        122,265,324               (372,418

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        GBP        4,750,800        USD        5,997,030               (19,750

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        GBP        58,408,550        USD        73,728,762               (244,330

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        GBP        81,921,720        USD        103,404,544               (347,440

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        GBP        4,841,900        USD        6,130,417               (1,739

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        GBP        31,648,854        USD        39,947,500               (135,049

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        NOK        35,679,991        USD        4,080,569               (1,514

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        NOK        29,027,500        USD        3,319,732               (1,252

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        NOK        2,118,600        USD        242,343               (42

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        NOK        12,622,100        USD        1,443,435               (636

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        SEK        115,652,836        USD        12,178,938               (44,331

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        SEK        143,764,700        USD        15,137,747               (56,645

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        SEK        8,854,100        USD        935,513               (271

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        SEK        70,973,350        USD        7,473,691               (27,433

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        17,384,808        EUR        15,562,000        50,581         

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        760,041        SEK        7,217,000        2,719         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 12,735,119      $ (5,149,334
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
NOK   Norwegian Krone
SEK   Swedish Krona
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   73  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (h)

     $ 825,694,326      $      $   —        $ 825,694,326  

Preferred Stocks

       6,819,557                        6,819,557  

Rights

       15,393                        15,393  

Short-Term Investments

       50,943,915                        50,943,915  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              12,735,119                 12,735,119  

Futures Contracts

       101,683                        101,683  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 883,574,874      $ 12,735,119      $        $ 896,309,993  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (5,149,334    $        $ (5,149,334

Futures Contracts

       (141,476                      (141,476
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (141,476    $ (5,149,334    $        $ (5,290,810
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(h)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(i)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   74  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.2%    
Austria — 1.1%    

Agrana Beteiligungs AG

    114     $ 2,427  

ANDRITZ AG

    503       18,094  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    157       2,692  

BAWAG Group AG, 144A*

    224       9,499  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    413       15,341  

DO & CO AG

    39       3,298  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    1,937       68,705  

EVN AG

    240       3,469  

FACC AG

    137       1,941  

IMMOFINANZ AG*

    584       14,856  

Kapsch TrafficCom AG

    33       1,324  

Lenzing AG

    75       8,165  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    249       8,345  

OMV AG

    943       44,341  

Palfinger AG

    100       2,899  

Porr AG

    51       1,197  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    973       22,631  

S IMMO AG*

    308       7,037  

S&T AG

    281       6,219  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    90       7,108  

Semperit AG Holding*

    65       915  

Telekom Austria AG*

    1,026       7,806  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    636       5,673  

Verbund AG

    454       22,722  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    242       5,921  

voestalpine AG

    786       20,521  

Wienerberger AG

    778       16,792  

Zumtobel Group AG*

    180       1,196  
   

 

 

 
      331,134  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 3.6%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV*

    160       24,506  

Aedifica SA REIT

    194       17,858  

Ageas

    1,177       57,435  

AGFA-Gevaert NV*

    1,132       4,596  

Akka Technologies

    72       4,665  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    4,979       403,880  

Barco NV

    66       12,859  

Befimmo SA REIT

    114       6,393  

Bekaert SA

    219       5,373  

Biocartis NV, 144A*

    317       3,846  

bpost SA

    577       5,671  

Cie d’Entreprises CFE

    53       4,837  

Cofinimmo SA REIT

    124       15,654  

Colruyt SA

    385       28,611  

D’ieteren SA/NV

    158       6,840  

Econocom Group SA/NV

    785       2,787  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    180       12,528  

Euronav NV

    1,056       8,948  

Exmar NV*

    212       1,326  

Fagron

    262       5,005  

Galapagos NV*

    282       32,197  

Gimv NV

    157       9,419  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Belgium (Continued)            

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    514     $ 47,924  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV REIT (a)

    249       6,885  

Ion Beam Applications*

    138       2,234  

KBC Ancora

    241       11,556  

KBC Group NV

    1,606       105,604  

Kinepolis Group NV

    93       5,132  

Melexis NV (a)

    123       8,622  

Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA*

    84       2,299  

Montea C.V.A REIT

    67       5,831  

Ontex Group NV

    492       8,382  

Orange Belgium SA

    205       3,902  

Proximus SADP

    987       28,613  

Recticel SA

    179       1,536  

Retail Estates NV REIT

    33       2,905  

Sioen Industries NV

    47       1,326  

Sofina SA

    95       18,382  

Solvay SA

    487       45,744  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    341       18,377  

Tessenderlo Group SA*

    143       4,649  

UCB SA

    828       63,344  

Umicore SA

    1,313       39,164  

Van de Velde NV

    36       1,007  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    103       16,017  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE, 144A*

    318       1,711  
   

 

 

 
      1,126,380  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 3.4%            

Aktia Bank OYJ

    278       2,606  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    301       9,900  

Caverion OYJ

    812       5,443  

Citycon OYJ

    471       4,775  

Cramo OYJ

    246       4,930  

DNA OYJ

    365       8,539  

Elisa OYJ

    917       40,895  

Finnair OYJ

    313       2,236  

Fortum OYJ

    2,928       62,575  

F-Secure OYJ*

    535       1,419  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    650       24,747  

Kemira OYJ

    630       8,650  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    426       22,382  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    2,217       120,889  

Konecranes OYJ

    453       15,567  

Lehto Group OYJ (a)

    127       318  

Metsa Board OYJ

    1,037       4,717  

Metso OYJ

    709       22,930  

Neste OYJ

    2,761       93,336  

Nokia OYJ

    36,764       183,999  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    844       24,128  

Oriola OYJ, Class B

    706       1,554  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    663       21,687  

Outokumpu OYJ (a)

    1,812       5,328  

Outotec OYJ*

    806       2,950  

Ponsse OYJ

    73       2,394  

Ramirent OYJ

    427       2,473  

Rovio Entertainment OYJ, 144A

    317       2,576  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,894       125,313  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   75  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Finland (Continued)            

Sanoma OYJ

    433     $ 3,911  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,918       41,415  

Tieto OYJ

    329       9,262  

Tikkurila OYJ

    180       2,900  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    365       3,017  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    3,441       86,186  

Uponor OYJ

    325       3,210  

Valmet OYJ

    837       19,318  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,838       41,486  

YIT OYJ (a)

    1,244       6,893  
   

 

 

 
      1,046,854  
   

 

 

 
France — 31.5%            

ABC arbitrage

    143       1,010  

Accor SA (a)

    1,193       44,035  

Aeroports de Paris

    198       33,887  

Air France-KLM*

    1,318       11,391  

Air Liquide SA

    2,807       349,648  

Airbus SE

    3,803       487,988  

AKWEL

    52       882  

Albioma SA

    132       3,156  

ALD SA, 144A (a)

    728       11,077  

Alstom SA

    1,014       46,309  

Alten SA

    204       20,705  

Altran Technologies SA*

    1,482       17,483  

Amundi SA, 144A

    398       25,833  

Arkema SA

    451       37,848  

Assystem

    31       1,110  

Atos SE

    622       47,404  

Aubay

    35       1,177  

AXA SA

    12,721       313,786  

Beneteau SA

    180       2,027  

BioMerieux (a)

    274       22,391  

BNP Paribas SA (a)

    7,322       334,350  

Boiron SA

    39       1,677  

Bollore SA

    5,813       26,249  

Bonduelle SCA

    72       2,236  

Bouygues SA

    1,474       51,590  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,904       44,902  

Capgemini SE (a)

    1,039       116,189  

Carrefour SA

    3,887       73,126  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

    370       14,083  

Cellectis SA*

    156       2,482  

CGG SA*

    3,812       5,672  

Chargeurs SA

    108       2,078  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    3,285       118,958  

Cie des Alpes

    30       873  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

    1,115       128,238  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    337       7,756  

CNP Assurances

    1,131       24,247  

Coface SA

    575       5,611  

Covivio REIT

    296       31,051  

Credit Agricole SA (a)

    7,375       84,285  

Danone SA

    4,028       321,293  

Dassault Aviation SA

    16       19,966  

Dassault Systemes SE

    859       127,488  

DBV Technologies SA*

    179       3,357  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Derichebourg SA

    449     $ 1,539  

Devoteam SA

    33       3,583  

Edenred

    1,528       69,817  

Eiffage SA

    518       49,524  

Electricite de France SA

    3,878       54,414  

Elior Group SA, 144A (a)

    666       7,820  

Elis SA

    1,200       20,109  

Engie SA (a)

    11,860       164,956  

Eramet

    51       2,884  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,822       209,958  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom*

    303       982  

Eurazeo SE

    282       19,737  

Europcar Mobility Group, 144A (a)

    533       3,635  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    1,127       19,861  

Faurecia SA

    469       17,327  

FFP

    31       3,103  

FIGEAC-AERO*

    51       670  

Fnac Darty SA*

    98       7,467  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    137       12,474  

Gecina SA REIT

    286       40,897  

Genfit*

    180       4,368  

Getlink SE

    2,936       45,296  

GL Events

    72       1,745  

Groupe Crit

    9       620  

Groupe Guillin

    35       741  

Guerbet*

    35       1,955  

Haulotte Group SA

    99       781  

Hermes International

    209       138,877  

ICADE REIT

    224       19,031  

ID Logistics Group*

    9       1,568  

Iliad SA

    179       20,687  

Imerys SA

    261       11,325  

Ingenico Group SA*

    384       30,707  

Innate Pharma SA*(a)

    243       1,630  

Interparfums SA

    95       4,373  

Ipsen SA

    237       28,303  

IPSOS

    201       5,535  

Jacquet Metal Service

    89       1,593  

JCDecaux SA

    533       14,886  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    83       2,967  

Kering

    493       256,626  

Klepierre SA REIT

    1,336       45,477  

Korian SA

    345       13,729  

Lagardere SCA

    437       10,643  

Latecoere SACA*

    483       1,532  

Legrand SA

    1,746       117,306  

LISI

    93       2,743  

LNA Sante SA

    30       1,475  

L’Oreal SA

    1,646       442,057  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,815       686,558  

Maisons du Monde SA, 144A

    244       4,920  

Manitou BF SA

    54       1,526  

Mercialys SA REIT

    303       3,747  

Mersen SA

    60       1,987  

Metropole Television SA

    159       2,856  

Natixis SA (a)

    6,166       28,304  

Neopost SA

    222       4,863  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   76  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Nexans SA

    167     $ 4,782  

Nexity SA

    260       11,467  

Oeneo SA

    202       2,293  

Orange SA (a)

    12,946       203,056  

Orpea

    296       33,696  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,378       242,924  

Peugeot SA

    3,901       87,030  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,362       74,405  

Remy Cointreau SA

    148       20,337  

Renault SA

    1,248       75,176  

Rexel SA

    1,700       18,365  

Rubis SCA

    575       28,701  

Safran SA

    2,140       281,387  

Sanofi

    7,333       591,798  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    182       25,232  

Schneider Electric SE

    3,574       282,684  

SCOR SE

    1,060       43,614  

SEB SA

    149       24,353  

SMCP SA, 144A*

    234       3,498  

Societe BIC SA*(a)

    162       12,650  

Societe Generale SA (a)

    5,017       125,883  

Sodexo SA

    581       66,854  

SOITEC*

    139       11,662  

Solocal Group*(a)

    3,383       2,852  

Sopra Steria Group

    105       11,953  

SPIE SA

    738       12,697  

Suez (a)

    2,258       30,207  

Synergie SA

    37       1,285  

Tarkett SA

    181       3,840  

Technicolor SA*

    2,138       2,293  

Teleperformance

    381       73,209  

Television Francaise 1

    263       2,508  

Thales SA

    686       75,533  

TOTAL SA

    15,536       809,490  

Trigano SA

    46       3,476  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    539       44,174  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    917       138,657  

Valeo SA (a)

    1,600       42,327  

Vallourec SA*(a)

    1,850       4,204  

Veolia Environnement SA

    3,443       79,658  

Vicat SA

    115       5,743  

Vilmorin & Cie SA

    46       2,569  

Vinci SA (a)

    3,307       326,810  

Virbac SA*

    29       5,462  

Vivendi SA (a)

    5,955       160,529  

Wendel SA

    180       22,924  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    517       31,131  
   

 

 

 
      9,866,376  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 24.7%            

1&1 Drillisch AG

    360       11,004  

Aareal Bank AG

    337       9,879  

adidas AG

    1,176       336,589  

ADLER Real Estate AG

    350       5,193  

ADO Properties SA, 144A

    179       9,643  

ADVA Optical Networking SE*

    282       2,145  

AIXTRON SE*

    827       8,005  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Allianz SE

    2,774     $ 616,265  

alstria office REIT-AG REIT

    1,009       15,770  

Amadeus Fire AG

    33       4,240  

Aumann AG, 144A

    31       726  

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co KGaA*(a)

    138       6,225  

Aurubis AG

    236       10,338  

Axel Springer SE

    340       21,100  

BASF SE

    6,023       397,393  

Basler AG

    9       1,484  

Bayer AG

    6,094       359,596  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2,145       148,618  

BayWa AG

    84       2,379  

Bechtle AG

    197       22,140  

Beiersdorf AG

    648       74,600  

Bertrandt AG

    31       2,182  

bet-at-home.com AG

    9       613  

Bilfinger SE

    234       7,110  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

    421       4,019  

Brenntag AG

    995       46,219  

CANCOM SE

    200       9,710  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    258       24,283  

CECONOMY AG*

    1,134       6,410  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    33       3,041  

comdirect bank AG

    136       1,501  

Commerzbank AG

    6,453       45,431  

CompuGroup Medical SE

    166       11,164  

Consus Real Estate AG*

    355       3,284  

Continental AG

    723       98,378  

Covestro AG, 144A

    1,147       50,268  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    350       15,703  

Daimler AG

    5,901       306,115  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    742       31,955  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    12,685       86,260  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    76       2,849  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,236       170,875  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    269       8,006  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    1,498       28,533  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, 144A

    837       11,539  

Deutsche Post AG

    6,438       189,732  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    21,787       367,770  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    2,344       110,636  

Deutz AG

    764       6,324  

DIC Asset AG

    285       2,986  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    17       744  

Duerr AG

    365       12,376  

E.ON SE

    14,320       149,562  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    25       2,681  

Elmos Semiconductor AG

    61       1,455  

ElringKlinger AG*(a)

    181       1,134  

Encavis AG

    512       3,644  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,240       32,582  

Evotec SE*

    879       21,260  

FinTech Group AG*

    85       1,685  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    286       22,525  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   77  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Freenet AG

    844     $ 16,378  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,388       101,224  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    2,722       138,087  

GEA Group AG

    1,045       28,579  

Gerresheimer AG*

    217       15,467  

GRENKE AG (a)

    187       17,862  

H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA*

    92       700  

Hamborner REIT AG REIT

    492       5,024  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    157       3,729  

Hannover Rueck SE

    386       57,870  

HeidelbergCement AG

    972       72,276  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG*(a)

    1,627       2,392  

HelloFresh SE*

    897       9,219  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    671       58,170  

HOCHTIEF AG

    152       18,101  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGAA

    57       2,824  

HUGO BOSS AG

    404       23,514  

Hypoport AG*

    19       4,029  

Indus Holding AG

    94       4,153  

Infineon Technologies AG

    7,326       131,636  

Innogy SE, 144A

    89       4,035  

Innogy SE

    785       32,579  

Isra Vision AG

    91       3,314  

Jenoptik AG

    361       11,232  

JOST Werke AG, 144A

    130       4,306  

K+S AG (a)

    1,265       21,474  

KION Group AG

    432       23,571  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    450       2,408  

Knorr-Bremse AG*

    319       35,121  

Koenig & Bauer AG

    77       3,000  

Krones AG

    96       7,518  

KWS Saat SE

    89       6,115  

LANXESS AG

    569       28,522  

LEG Immobilien AG

    410       48,964  

Leoni AG*(a)

    179       2,802  

MBB SE

    10       714  

Merck KGaA

    832       80,362  

METRO AG

    1,115       17,576  

MLP SE

    386       1,701  

MorphoSys AG*

    220       21,247  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    338       73,103  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    978       236,106  

Nemetschek SE

    129       19,787  

Nordex SE*

    406       5,769  

Norma Group SE

    189       7,360  

OHB SE

    36       1,281  

OSRAM Licht AG (a)

    638       19,037  

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG

    284       5,524  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    34       4,801  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE*

    1,568       25,505  

Puma SE

    54       31,400  

Rational AG

    23       14,633  

Rheinmetall AG

    287       30,555  

RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG

    158       4,492  

RIB Software SE

    209       3,860  

Rocket Internet SE, 144A*

    454       12,132  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

RWE AG

    3,556     $ 88,827  

SAF-Holland SA

    287       2,966  

Salzgitter AG

    212       5,511  

SAP SE

    6,413       791,084  

Scout24 AG, 144A

    698       34,669  

SGL Carbon SE*(a)

    307       2,313  

Siemens AG

    4,996       566,168  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    973       37,882  

Siltronic AG

    144       9,848  

Sixt Leasing SE

    78       1,046  

Sixt SE

    88       8,941  

SMA Solar Technology AG*(a)

    72       2,009  

Software AG

    283       9,263  

STRATEC SE

    31       2,113  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA*

    191       12,781  

Suedzucker AG

    409       6,347  

Surteco Group SE

    50       1,505  

Symrise AG

    835       78,227  

TAG Immobilien AG*

    873       20,481  

Takkt AG

    200       2,811  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    5,931       16,638  

thyssenkrupp AG (a)

    2,750       34,823  

TLG Immobilien AG

    518       15,191  

Uniper SE

    1,347       37,786  

United Internet AG

    807       28,894  

Varta AG*

    121       6,380  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    156       1,295  

Volkswagen AG

    209       33,178  

Vonovia SE

    3,201       167,930  

Vossloh AG

    65       2,502  

Wacker Neuson SE

    177       4,113  

Washtec AG

    88       6,105  

Wirecard AG

    766       119,889  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    116       2,431  

XING AG*

    15       5,907  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    824       32,716  

zooplus AG*

    30       3,197  
   

 

 

 
      7,732,783  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.9%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    868       38,904  

AIB Group PLC

    5,268       21,669  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    6,218       33,357  

C&C Group PLC

    1,852       7,541  

Cairn Homes PLC*

    5,637       7,683  

CRH PLC

    5,249       164,132  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    1,032       6,110  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

    522       37,147  

Glanbia PLC

    1,402       23,353  

Glenveagh Properties PLC, 144A*

    6,288       5,247  

Green REIT PLC REIT

    3,873       7,503  

Hibernia REIT PLC REIT

    4,154       6,339  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC REIT

    2,325       4,140  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    1,050       121,407  

Kingspan Group PLC

    989       51,553  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    781       4,677  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   78  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Ireland (Continued)            

Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC*

    855     $ 1,280  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,505       41,697  
   

 

 

 
      583,739  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 7.0%            

A2A SpA

    10,474       17,078  

ACEA SpA

    333       6,190  

Amplifon SpA

    820       18,193  

Anima Holding SpA, 144A

    1,722       5,213  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA*

    587       950  

Ascopiave SpA

    312       1,270  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    7,336       128,792  

ASTM SpA

    241       6,553  

Atlantia SpA

    3,256       81,697  

Autogrill SpA

    776       7,889  

Azimut Holding SpA (a)

    733       12,181  

Banca Carige SpA*(c)

    231,170       387  

Banca Farmafactoring SpA, 144A

    1,164       6,209  

Banca Generali SpA

    355       8,939  

Banca IFIS SpA

    109       1,388  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    1,175       7,837  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA*(a)

    1,857       2,166  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCPA

    2,763       6,408  

Banco BPM SpA*(a)

    10,254       19,165  

Biesse SpA

    67       1,085  

Bio On SpA*(a)

    41       2,272  

BPER Banca

    2,810       10,623  

Brembo SpA

    1,094       11,745  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    201       6,323  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    560       10,970  

Buzzi Unicem SpA-RSP

    263       3,596  

Cairo Communication SpA

    492       1,476  

Carel Industries SpA, 144A*

    178       2,136  

Cementir Holding SpA

    156       1,035  

Cerved Group SpA

    1,380       12,148  

CIR-Compagnie Industriali Riunite SpA

    2,361       2,529  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    567       2,825  

Credito Valtellinese SpA*

    37,266       2,490  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    72       1,231  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA-RSP

    198       2,415  

Datalogic SpA

    115       2,212  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    3,695       36,098  

De’ Longhi SpA

    428       8,444  

DeA Capital SpA*

    561       793  

DiaSorin SpA

    168       17,182  

doBank SpA, 144A

    212       2,577  

El.En. SpA

    51       918  

Enav SpA, 144A

    2,164       11,725  

Enel SpA

    52,786       328,464  

Eni SpA

    16,666       252,840  

ERG SpA

    344       6,691  

Falck Renewables SpA

    806       3,323  

Ferrari NV

    789       112,471  

Fila SpA

    141       1,997  

Fincantieri SpA

    3,066       3,155  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    3,434       35,586  

Geox SpA (a)

    496       655  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Gima TT SpA, 144A

    238     $ 1,912  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    137       2,620  

Hera SpA

    5,340       19,388  

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA

    130       10,094  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA REIT

    388       2,666  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    1,451       13,073  

Interpump Group SpA

    494       14,437  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    97,605       199,958  

Iren SpA

    4,715       11,673  

Italgas SpA

    3,253       20,598  

Italmobiliare SpA

    96       2,104  

Juventus Football Club SpA*

    2,120       3,628  

La Doria SpA

    32       284  

Leonardo SpA

    2,545       28,267  

Maire Tecnimont SpA

    740       2,135  

MARR SpA

    219       4,954  

Mediaset SpA*(a)

    2,770       8,105  

Mediobanca SpA

    4,090       37,796  

Moncler SpA

    1,144       42,175  

OVS SpA, 144A*

    1,120       1,873  

Piaggio & C SpA

    1,061       3,063  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    2,401       13,696  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    3,245       31,539  

Prysmian SpA*

    1,596       26,620  

RAI Way SpA, 144A

    652       3,307  

Recordati SpA

    661       27,322  

Reply SpA

    114       7,342  

Saipem SpA*

    3,799       16,268  

Salini Impregilo SpA*(a)

    1,133       2,202  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    384       8,001  

Saras SpA

    3,619       5,211  

Snam SpA

    14,029       70,589  

Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni SC

    874       7,074  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    449       7,815  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    520       3,433  

Technogym SpA, 144A

    555       6,368  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    61,116       30,028  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    39,569       18,500  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    9,127       55,733  

Tinexta SpA

    173       2,528  

Tod’s SpA

    59       2,871  

UniCredit SpA

    13,263       150,954  

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (a)

    6,708       17,153  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    2,799       12,917  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    87       972  
   

 

 

 
      2,197,781  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.9%            

APERAM SA

    343       8,089  

ArcelorMittal

    4,321       64,009  

Aroundtown SA

    5,062       42,990  

Befesa SA, 144A*

    156       6,405  

Corestate Capital Holding SA*(a)

    79       2,560  

Eurofins Scientific SE (a)

    76       34,573  

Grand City Properties SA

    719       18,475  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   79  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Luxembourg (Continued)            

RTL Group SA

    266     $ 12,742  

SES SA

    2,399       36,234  

Solutions 30 SE*

    430       4,275  

Stabilus SA

    148       6,266  

Tenaris SA

    3,037       35,794  
   

 

 

 
      272,412  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 9.4%            

Aalberts NV

    642       21,165  

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    2,752       58,229  

Accell Group NV

    152       4,135  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    67       53,952  

Aegon NV

    11,487       52,563  

Akzo Nobel NV

    1,473       124,274  

Altice Europe NV*

    3,719       11,455  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV (a)

    205       5,206  

Arcadis NV

    524       9,729  

Argenx SE*

    200       24,756  

ASM International NV

    320       18,725  

ASML Holding NV

    2,782       526,172  

ASR Nederland NV

    930       35,283  

Basic-Fit NV, 144A*

    262       8,517  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    539       12,188  

BinckBank NV

    434       3,064  

Boskalis Westminster (a)

    526       11,864  

Brunel International NV

    151       2,257  

Constellium NV, Class A*

    742       6,062  

Corbion NV

    350       10,737  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    264       6,895  

Euronext NV, 144A

    366       26,046  

EXOR NV

    691       43,399  

Flow Traders, 144A

    199       5,611  

ForFarmers NV

    137       1,085  

Fugro NV*(a)

    486       4,018  

Heineken Holding NV

    760       75,225  

Heineken NV

    1,685       176,984  

IMCD NV

    348       28,400  

ING Groep NV

    25,357       274,637  

Intertrust NV, 144A

    543       10,288  

InterXion Holding NV*

    475       35,012  

Kendrion NV

    74       1,503  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    7,674       172,619  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,914       8,117  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    1,167       131,415  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    23,187       70,924  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    6,014       238,174  

Koninklijke Volkerwessels NV

    168       3,052  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    470       19,270  

NIBC Holding NV, 144A

    330       2,942  

NN Group NV

    1,994       75,783  

NSI NV REIT

    116       4,704  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,924       169,620  

OCI NV*

    562       12,745  

Pharming Group NV*

    3,467       2,896  

PostNL NV

    2,514       4,499  

ProQR Therapeutics NV*(a)

    156       1,892  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

QIAGEN NV*

    1,508     $ 57,548  

Randstad NV

    755       38,968  

SBM Offshore NV

    1,190       21,051  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV, 144A*

    68       2,647  

SIF Holding NV

    56       677  

Signify NV, 144A (a)

    676       18,095  

Takeaway.com NV, 144A*

    236       20,881  

TKH Group NV

    282       13,194  

TomTom NV*

    451       3,917  

Vastned Retail NV REIT

    101       3,317  

Wereldhave NV REIT (a)

    239       5,837  

Wessanen

    436       5,533  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,836       128,276  
   

 

 

 
      2,928,029  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.6%            

Altri SGPS SA*

    410       2,780  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R*

    57,035       16,057  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    314       3,613  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    807       2,092  

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    16,458       59,920  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    3,370       50,750  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,633       24,856  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA*

    653       1,545  

Navigator Co. SA

    1,574       5,627  

NOS SGPS SA

    1,465       9,255  

REN — Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    2,502       6,806  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    149       2,071  

Sonae SGPS SA

    5,078       5,049  
   

 

 

 
      190,421  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 9.3%            

Acciona SA (a)

    156       16,704  

Acerinox SA

    1,220       11,536  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,611       66,410  

Aedas Homes SAU, 144A*

    149       3,729  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    448       82,530  

Almirall SA*

    4       69  

Almirall SA

    353       6,081  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,854       217,957  

Applus Services SA

    802       10,214  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA (a)

    534       2,607  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    43,603       237,102  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    37,719       41,851  

Banco Santander SA

    105,632       466,365  

Bankia SA

    7,651       19,351  

Bankinter SA

    4,194       30,352  

Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SHMSF SA

    449       11,788  

CaixaBank SA

    23,278       71,722  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    1,253       44,024  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    309       6,831  

CIE Automotive SA

    409       9,897  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   80  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    122     $ 5,159  

Corp. Financiera Alba SA

    126       6,940  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (a)

    2,603       1,716  

Ebro Foods SA

    526       11,059  

eDreams ODIGEO SA*

    633       2,192  

Enagas SA

    1,427       39,057  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    678       2,840  

Endesa SA

    2,059       51,318  

Ercros SA

    658       1,630  

Euskaltel SA, 144A

    512       4,330  

Faes Farma SA

    1,662       7,269  

Ferrovial SA*

    45       1,075  

Ferrovial SA

    3,123       74,627  

Fluidra SA*

    297       3,670  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas
SA*

    18       233  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA

    505       6,533  

Gestamp Automocion SA, 144A

    967       5,439  

Global Dominion Access SA, 144A*

    641       3,194  

Grifols SA

    1,963       50,395  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    344       11,990  

Iberdrola SA

    38,550       358,054  

Indra Sistemas SA*

    1,013       10,672  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    7,120       191,297  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    1,549       17,149  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA REIT

    569       4,354  

Liberbank SA

    14,561       6,647  

Mapfre SA

    7,204       21,150  

Masmovil Ibercom SA*

    444       9,881  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

    986       7,094  

Melia Hotels International SA

    680       6,203  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    2,280       30,336  

Metrovacesa SA, 144A*

    244       2,917  

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    153       2,632  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    1,971       56,215  

Neinor Homes SA, 144A*

    532       6,526  

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (a)

    632       752  

Pharma Mar SA*

    1,235       3,317  

Promotora de Informaciones SA, Class A*

    1,802       2,979  

Prosegur Cash SA, 144A

    3,218       6,047  

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

    1,647       7,025  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    2,794       59,399  

Repsol SA

    9,222       148,973  

Sacyr SA

    2,266       5,169  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    1,567       24,421  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA*

    324       1,687  

Talgo SA, 144A*

    639       4,019  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

    198       4,972  

Telefonica SA

    30,395       243,736  

Telepizza Group SA, 144A

    200       1,343  

Tubacex SA (a)

    677       2,046  

Unicaja Banco SA, 144A

    7,077       6,902  

Viscofan SA

    241       12,519  

Zardoya Otis SA (a)

    1,132       8,631  
   

 

 

 
      2,922,850  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (d) — 0.2%            

EDAG Engineering Group AG*

    72     $ 1,042  

STMicroelectronics NV

    4,504       68,909  
   

 

 

 
      69,951  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (d) — 2.6%            

CNH Industrial NV

    6,748       58,786  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    1,537       85,150  

Dialog Semiconductor PLC*

    505       16,078  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

    7,072       90,366  

Unilever NV

    9,499       573,041  
   

 

 

 
      823,421  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $30,937,722)

      30,092,131  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%            
Germany — 1.5%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    373       22,085  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    52       2,809  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    432       16,863  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    1,180       107,806  

Jungheinrich AG

    283       7,986  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    1,008       62,814  

Sartorius AG

    235       44,630  

Sixt SE

    106       7,401  

STO SE & Co. KGaA

    15       1,627  

Volkswagen AG

    1,208       188,259  
   

 

 

 
      462,280  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $497,967)

      462,280  
   

 

 

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

Spain — 0.0%

 

Abengoa SA*, expires 3/31/25
(Cost $43)

    7,125       79  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 5.6%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (e)(f)
(Cost $1,747,284)

    1,747,284       1,747,284  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.3%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (e)
(Cost $720,256)

    720,256       720,256  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.6%

(Cost $33,903,272)

    $ 33,022,030  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (5.6%)

      (1,734,926
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 31,287,104  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   81  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.3%

   
 

Germany 0.3%

 
 

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

 
    158,904       12,166       (30,603     (21,604     (32,603     1,564           —       12,685       86,260  
 

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, 144A (b)

 
        —       8,101       (9,978     1,877           —           —           —           —           —  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 5.6%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (e)(f)

 
    2,729,041           —       (981,757 )(g)          —           —       24,545           —       1,747,284       1,747,284  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 2.3%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (e)

 
        —       5,571,892       (4,851,636         —           —       15,720           —       720,256       720,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,887,945         5,592,159         (5,873,974       (19,727       (32,603       41,829           —         2,480,225         2,553,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $1,667,941, which is 5.3% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

Securities listed in country of domicile and traded on an exchange within Eurozone.

(e)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(f)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $199,671.

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EURO STOXX Futures

     EUR        22      $ 820,752      $ 804,911        6/21/2019      $ (13,874

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      12,341,800      USD      13,870,357      $ 76,590      $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      2,194,000      USD      2,465,707        13,591         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      14,406,900      USD      16,191,483        89,665         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      80,430      USD      89,954        62         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      68,361      EUR      61,000               (185

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      13,686,274      EUR      12,280,800        39,316         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      18,590,358      EUR      16,681,330        53,468         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    EUR      12,280,800      USD      13,718,575               (40,616

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    EUR      16,681,330      USD      18,634,413               (55,053

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    USD      1,419,903      EUR      1,271,000        4,103         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 276,795      $ (95,854
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   82  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (h)

     $ 30,091,744      $      $ 387        $ 30,092,131  

Preferred Stocks

       462,280                        462,280  

Warrant

       79                        79  

Short-Term Investments (h)

       2,467,540                        2,467,540  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              276,795                 276,795  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 33,021,643      $ 276,795      $ 387        $ 33,298,825  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (95,854    $        $ (95,854

Futures Contracts

       (13,874                      (13,874
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (13,874    $ (95,854    $        $ (109,728
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(h)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(i)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 was $2,108. The investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 due to the lack of observable market data due to a decrease in market activity.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   83  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 92.8%    
Communication Services — 6.0%    

1&1 Drillisch AG

    1,054     $ 32,216  

Axel Springer SE

    970       60,197  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    66,318       1,119,463  

RTL Group SA

    766       36,694  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    17,816       49,977  

United Internet AG

    2,445       87,543  
   

 

 

 
      1,386,090  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.7%            

adidas AG

    3,584       1,025,796  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    6,546       453,546  

Continental AG

    2,184       297,176  

Daimler AG

    18,069       937,332  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    2,218       95,521  

HUGO BOSS AG

    1,237       71,998  

Puma SE

    164       95,363  

Volkswagen AG

    638       101,281  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    2,469       98,029  
   

 

 

 
      3,176,042  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 2.0%            

Beiersdorf AG

    2,011       231,512  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    2,088       181,012  

METRO AG

    3,594       56,653  
   

 

 

 
      469,177  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 16.0%            

Allianz SE

    8,434       1,873,678  

Commerzbank AG

    19,869       139,884  

Deutsche Bank AG (a)

    38,964       264,960  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    3,777       522,163  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,199       179,757  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    2,979       719,182  
   

 

 

 
      3,699,624  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 10.5%            

Bayer AG

    18,526       1,093,186  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    795       74,826  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    4,285       312,496  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    8,290       420,552  

Merck KGaA

    2,573       248,524  

QIAGEN NV*

    4,595       175,355  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    2,975       115,825  
   

 

 

 
      2,440,764  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 13.5%            

Brenntag AG

    3,044       141,398  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    4,724       89,980  

Deutsche Post AG

    19,669       579,657  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    819       64,504  

GEA Group AG

    3,022       82,646  

HOCHTIEF AG

    493       58,711  

KION Group AG

    1,280       69,839  

Knorr-Bremse AG*

    961       105,802  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    1,034       223,635  

Siemens AG

    15,203       1,722,870  
   

 

 

 
      3,139,042  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology — 13.7%            

Infineon Technologies AG

    22,592     $ 405,941  

SAP SE

    19,529       2,409,027  

Wirecard AG

    2,332       364,989  
   

 

 

 
      3,179,957  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 9.1%            

BASF SE

    18,254       1,204,385  

Covestro AG, 144A

    3,425       150,104  

Evonik Industries AG

    3,670       96,431  

HeidelbergCement AG

    2,961       220,174  

LANXESS AG

    1,726       86,519  

Symrise AG

    2,570       240,770  

thyssenkrupp AG

    8,104       102,621  
   

 

 

 
      2,101,004  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.2%            

Aroundtown SA

    15,677       133,139  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    7,110       335,591  

Vonovia SE

    9,801       514,176  
   

 

 

 
      982,906  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 4.1%            

E.ON SE

    43,928       458,797  

Innogy SE

    2,517       104,461  

Innogy SE, 144A

    180       8,160  

RWE AG

    10,898       272,228  

Uniper SE

    4,049       113,582  
   

 

 

 
      957,228  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $24,899,453)

      21,531,834  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 5.8%    
Consumer Discretionary — 3.6%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,141       67,558  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    3,043       189,624  

Volkswagen AG

    3,693       575,529  
   

 

 

 
      832,711  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 1.4%            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    3,531       322,596  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 0.6%            

Sartorius AG

    701       133,132  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 0.2%            

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    1,354       52,851  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,889,001)

      1,341,290  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.1%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)
(Cost $266,383)

    266,383     $ 266,383  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

   

(Cost $27,054,837)

    $ 23,139,507  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.3%

      71,930  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 23,211,437  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   84  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 1.1%

   
 

Financials 1.1%

   
 

Deutsche Bank AG (a)

   
    528,438       60,660       (167,469     (224,883     68,214       4,683           —       38,964       264,960  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (b)(c)

   
        —           —           —           —           —       57           —           —           —  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.1%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)

   
        —       3,101,865       (2,835,482         —           —       6,981           —       266,383       266,383  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      528,438         3,162,525         (3,002,951       (224,883       68,214         11,721           —         305,347         531,343  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(b)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(c)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

DAX Mini Futures

   EUR    6    $ 403,868      $392,993      6/21/2019      $ (10,124

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     6/5/2019        EUR        4,534,834        USD        5,096,482      $ 28,142      $  

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        EUR        8,050,933        USD        9,045,827        47,732         

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        EUR        1,938,000        USD        2,178,039        12,040         

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        EUR        110,086        USD        123,110        73         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        EUR        7,239,333        USD        8,133,970        42,956         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     6/5/2019        USD        5,053,822        EUR        4,534,834        14,518         

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        USD        11,253,842        EUR        10,099,019        33,289         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        21,293        EUR        19,000               (57

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        8,045,978        EUR        7,220,333        23,800         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        EUR        4,534,834        USD        5,065,750               (14,998

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        EUR        10,099,019        USD        11,280,604               (34,158

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        EUR        7,220,333        USD        8,064,968               (24,566

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        999,833        EUR        895,000        2,909         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 205,459      $ (73,779
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   85  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 21,531,834      $   —      $   —        $ 21,531,834  

Preferred Stocks (d)

       1,341,290          —          —          1,341,290  

Short-Term Investments

       266,383          —          —          266,383  

Derivatives (e)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

         —        205,459          —          205,459  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 23,139,507      $ 205,459      $   —        $ 23,344,966  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $   —      $ (73,779    $   —        $ (73,779

Futures Contracts

       (10,124        —          —          (10,124
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (10,124    $ (73,779    $   —        $ (83,903
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(e)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   86  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%    
Communication Services — 8.9%    

CyberAgent, Inc.

    12,100     $ 466,737  

Dentsu, Inc.

    27,636       905,346  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    32,380       510,359  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    14,836       301,471  

KDDI Corp.

    227,315       5,849,378  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    11,064       522,749  

LINE Corp.*

    7,947       232,473  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    62,664       935,059  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    14,521       5,185,832  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    81,376       3,654,091  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    169,005       3,891,958  

SoftBank Corp. (a)

    214,300       2,788,382  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    105,193       9,949,968  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    12,698       546,050  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    356,028       1,028,346  
   

 

 

 
      36,768,199  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 17.9%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    4,411       275,980  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    20,523       682,743  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    27,207       1,340,704  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    10,888       254,001  

Bridgestone Corp.

    74,507       2,790,790  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    25,892       289,348  

Denso Corp.

    52,510       2,036,146  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    7,489       4,337,974  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    2,752       559,212  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    211,345       5,170,263  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,366       291,849  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    42,275       350,325  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    72,595       803,894  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    32,400       339,353  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    11,672       542,859  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    25,702       536,975  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    73,704       721,975  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    9,419       429,381  

Mercari, Inc.*

    10,000       295,298  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    83,038       392,336  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    19,790       348,994  

Nikon Corp.

    37,959       520,528  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    296,547       2,010,275  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,547       1,138,698  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    26,025       3,182,127  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    13,850       858,875  

Panasonic Corp.

    284,044       2,266,795  

Rakuten, Inc.

    108,438       1,135,765  

Rinnai Corp.

    4,755       312,422  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    3,270       593,558  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    6,253       239,468  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    23,188       275,607  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    49,352       727,312  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    74,452       1,196,495  

Sharp Corp.

    30,055       274,021  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    2,870       219,822  

Shimano, Inc.

    9,484       1,456,317  

Sony Corp.

    162,593       7,887,707  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,446     $ 285,523  

Subaru Corp.

    76,717       1,785,450  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    95,813       1,159,588  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    21,730       241,433  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    46,389       2,208,042  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    11,163       195,622  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    18,199       938,794  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    291,373       17,165,369  

USS Co. Ltd.

    32,518       619,062  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    73,747       345,716  

Yamaha Corp.

    16,807       757,645  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    36,024       619,321  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    11,046       184,907  

ZOZO, Inc.

    27,734       478,080  
   

 

 

 
      74,070,744  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 8.3%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    83,002       1,438,068  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    53,601       913,589  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    47,197       2,080,562  

Calbee, Inc.

    11,008       312,874  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

    15,600       355,288  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,536       761,299  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    154,589       3,555,697  

Kao Corp.

    62,184       4,866,150  

Kikkoman Corp.

    17,348       721,199  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    104,689       2,275,113  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,500       484,658  

Kose Corp.

    4,288       679,416  

Lawson, Inc.

    7,269       340,090  

Lion Corp.

    32,588       632,724  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,493       1,017,780  

NH Foods Ltd.

    11,111       450,120  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    27,775       646,926  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,970       544,665  

Pigeon Corp.

    12,400       473,160  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    10,979       304,452  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    96,502       3,264,673  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    51,007       3,686,964  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    10,957       275,227  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    17,036       709,801  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    9,412       368,263  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    5,297       425,754  

Unicharm Corp.

    52,474       1,578,118  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,600       232,049  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    13,238       754,956  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    14,606       219,835  
   

 

 

 
      34,369,470  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 0.9%            

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    27,360       776,376  

Inpex Corp.

    128,744       1,044,066  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    409,637       1,960,013  
   

 

 

 
      3,780,455  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 10.7%            

Acom Co. Ltd.

    51,674       173,574  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    14,672       235,180  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   87  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)

    11,792     $ 287,169  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    7,704       302,146  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    74,160       356,548  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    138,238       530,679  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    18,992       205,054  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    139,619       2,027,964  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    203,944       892,826  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    17,848       306,512  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    64,732       1,005,940  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    52,725       541,044  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    204,970       2,273,556  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    110,862       279,291  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1,566,342       7,243,058  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    51,916       259,664  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    3,117,272       4,421,397  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    59,589       1,894,926  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    434,977       1,373,992  

ORIX Corp.

    170,627       2,416,947  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    264,276       1,121,585  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    31,999       741,471  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    72,204       185,232  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    16,547       235,611  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    52,682       418,092  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    40,975       1,554,830  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    22,282       495,133  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    171,372       5,982,561  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    40,762       1,498,976  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    72,849       763,346  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    83,671       4,170,231  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    5,800       235,500  
   

 

 

 
      44,430,035  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 8.9%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    25,490       643,336  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    10,600       543,866  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    243,035       3,280,014  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    29,345       1,960,576  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    72,361       3,509,039  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    31,212       1,838,474  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    7,406       297,976  

Hoya Corp.

    48,886       3,409,592  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    33,360       631,089  

M3, Inc.

    52,884       1,001,412  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    22,082       479,073  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    32,361       383,142  

Olympus Corp.

    147,776       1,752,338  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    50,483       894,453  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,700       1,672,184  

PeptiDream, Inc.*

    10,700       534,185  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    48,374       697,721  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    31,508       1,727,103  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    19,148       393,862  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    9,432       582,292  

Sysmex Corp.

    20,744       1,441,255  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,746       389,350  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    189,023       6,399,902  

Terumo Corp.

    81,902       2,333,903  
   

 

 

 
      36,796,137  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials — 21.0%            

AGC, Inc.

    24,862     $ 801,852  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,034       455,111  

ANA Holdings, Inc. (a)

    14,618       490,482  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    18,026       3,766,888  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    30,843       670,283  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    11,500       580,492  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    31,048       3,790,569  

East Japan Railway Co.

    38,985       3,709,088  

FANUC Corp.

    25,089       4,277,389  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    13,806       462,472  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    32,440       1,170,492  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    30,860       245,194  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    12,620       294,756  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    7,554       573,007  

IHI Corp.

    16,568       370,454  

ITOCHU Corp.

    171,588       3,165,269  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    12,954       407,992  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd. (a)

    7,035       267,468  

JGC Corp.

    28,983       387,813  

JTEKT Corp.

    29,584       314,500  

Kajima Corp.

    52,576       722,426  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    11,342       268,361  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    18,293       410,713  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,104       480,065  

Keikyu Corp.

    32,581       552,913  

Keio Corp.

    12,436       830,865  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    14,884       557,644  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,010       1,056,171  

Komatsu Ltd.

    117,737       2,625,492  

Kubota Corp.

    133,563       2,046,614  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    10,042       241,772  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    20,300       606,949  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    32,516       417,684  

Makita Corp.

    28,544       1,003,577  

Marubeni Corp.

    198,987       1,254,904  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    52,224       769,155  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    34,720       820,541  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    173,591       4,538,212  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    234,726       2,946,936  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    40,402       1,775,801  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    211,871       3,279,782  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    13,108       280,147  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    14,300       306,282  

Nabtesco Corp.

    13,872       351,392  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    24,601       680,605  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    32,364       440,221  

Nidec Corp.

    29,345       3,680,142  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    9,439       504,331  

Nippon Yusen KK

    18,812       285,222  

NSK Ltd.

    46,898       377,815  

Obayashi Corp.

    79,608       733,159  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    36,277       897,175  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    11,168       210,241  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,000       490,712  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    152,391       4,876,962  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    27,772       2,380,604  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    32,030       537,356  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   88  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,200     $ 466,804  

Shimizu Corp.

    72,568       592,652  

SMC Corp.

    7,358       2,428,788  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    9,422       456,471  

Sumitomo Corp.

    149,973       2,170,744  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    11,858       376,974  

Taisei Corp.

    26,552       971,519  

THK Co. Ltd.

    11,176       229,677  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    26,990       787,047  

Tokyu Corp.

    63,422       1,127,216  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    31,039       454,278  

Toshiba Corp.

    72,423       2,305,720  

TOTO Ltd.

    18,138       677,047  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    30,431       880,369  

West Japan Railway Co.

    20,179       1,582,813  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,117       733,572  
   

 

 

 
      86,682,205  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 10.8%            

Advantest Corp.

    25,600       602,645  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    29,842       495,691  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    32,022       550,519  

Canon, Inc.

    127,197       3,597,645  

Disco Corp.

    3,800       531,961  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    46,857       2,248,046  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    26,540       1,801,335  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    5,500       370,507  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    14,388       517,817  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    4,766       523,374  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    8,770       374,302  

Hitachi Ltd.

    121,934       4,147,545  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    10,700       266,204  

Keyence Corp.

    11,643       6,608,784  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    64,280       568,267  

Kyocera Corp.

    40,608       2,482,235  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    74,245       3,223,575  

NEC Corp.

    30,993       1,151,173  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    11,168       269,397  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    12,274       601,439  

NTT Data Corp.

    75,740       908,614  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    9,362       1,134,343  

Omron Corp.

    26,217       1,248,371  

Oracle Corp. (a)

    5,672       397,273  

Otsuka Corp.

    10,860       422,414  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    103,600       473,234  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    83,634       813,457  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    10,112       628,938  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    31,024       458,067  

Shimadzu Corp.

    31,736       796,878  

SUMCO Corp.

    32,400       359,684  

TDK Corp.

    15,628       1,067,201  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    19,614       2,676,981  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    15,472       696,037  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    30,982       900,598  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    32,408       631,921  
   

 

 

 
      44,546,472  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials — 5.2%            

Air Water, Inc.

    14,704     $ 219,546  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    164,584       1,699,529  

Daicel Corp.

    30,846       263,300  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    11,894       318,959  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    30,346       302,998  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    59,819       832,437  

JSR Corp.

    26,351       375,696  

Kaneka Corp.

    6,837       236,596  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    22,906       434,805  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    40,166       249,451  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    47,521       546,405  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    7,632       200,370  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    172,896       1,134,877  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    21,776       272,288  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    11,572       302,528  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    24,681       543,658  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,463       653,263  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    102,337       1,706,010  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    14,702       625,444  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    20,318       890,606  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    105,684       550,046  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    47,131       3,934,796  

Showa Denko KK

    16,600       457,567  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    188,556       817,804  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    30,905       816,224  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    12,578       372,587  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    19,280       362,239  

Teijin Ltd.

    23,859       390,366  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    175,542       1,209,914  

Tosoh Corp.

    32,400       412,008  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    17,826       338,211  
   

 

 

 
      21,470,528  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.2%            

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    11,022       162,230  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    9,151       1,193,645  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    74,617       2,238,544  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    264       625,132  

Hulic Co. Ltd. (a)

    34,810       276,900  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    111       475,283  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    151       898,768  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    323       651,574  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    154,324       2,843,954  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    114,482       2,780,043  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    168       1,150,334  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    241       525,078  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    12,528       258,271  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    521       809,638  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    42,750       1,580,762  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    74,127       414,534  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    316       521,977  
   

 

 

 
      17,406,667  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   89  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities — 1.8%            

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    78,734     $ 1,076,403  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    30,868       387,114  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    16,566       363,989  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    90,107       1,052,281  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    51,190       505,924  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    50,489       897,820  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    10,828       422,668  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    53,021       542,124  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    183,384       944,293  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    51,365       1,278,615  
   

 

 

 
      7,471,231  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $451,455,798)

      407,792,143  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (b)(c)
(Cost $10,080)

    10,080       10,080  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.4%    

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (b)

    115,456     $ 115,456  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares” , 2.35% (b)

    1,732,723       1,732,723  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS
(Cost $1,848,179)

      1,848,179  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%

   

(Cost $453,314,057)

    $ 409,650,402  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.0%

      3,988,656  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 413,639,058  
   

 

 

 
 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (b)(c)

   
    1,120,785           —       (1,110,705 )(d)          —           —       57,819           —       10,080       10,080  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.4%

   
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (b)

   
        —       10,015,455       (9,899,719     (280         —       10,557           —       115,456       115,456  
                 
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Institutional Shares”, 2.56% (b)

   
        —       9,999,000       (9,999,000         —           —       18,123             —           —  
                 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)

   
        —       161,621,220       (159,888,497         —           —       184,072           —       1,732,723       1,732,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,120,785         181,635,675         (180,897,921       (280         —         270,571           —         1,858,259         1,858,259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $3,577,271, which is 0.9% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(c)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $3,721,335.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   90  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Yen Denominated Nikkei 225 Futures

     JPY        5      $ 502,379      $ 471,208        6/13/2019      $ (44,751

Nikkei 225 Futures

     JPY        10        1,931,537        1,895,446        6/13/2019        (78,116

TOPIX Index Futures

     JPY        47        6,757,375        6,531,814        6/13/2019        (398,320
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (521,187
                 

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     6/5/2019        JPY        109,567,500        USD        985,940      $      $ (25,583

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     6/5/2019        JPY        310,000,000        USD        2,843,259               (18,648

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     6/5/2019        JPY        20,389,770,300        USD        183,474,595               (4,762,908

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        JPY        1,830,000,000        USD        16,467,097               (427,386

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        JPY        17,159,175,100        USD        154,407,438               (4,005,345

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        JPY        17,446,664,700        USD        156,993,293               (4,073,582

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     6/5/2019        USD        1,009,222        JPY        109,567,500        2,301         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     6/5/2019        USD        153,577,129        JPY        16,673,362,100        350,649         

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     6/5/2019        USD        36,837,697        JPY        4,026,408,200        333,934         

RBC Capital Markets

     6/5/2019        USD        174,894,544        JPY        18,989,175,100        412,723         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        24,252,813        JPY        2,668,836,500        385,774         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        119,660,810        JPY        12,992,172,400        282,380         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        10,145,990        JPY        1,118,446,700        179,463         

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     6/5/2019        USD        6,073,635        JPY        667,209,100        86,012         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        JPY        109,567,500        USD        1,011,503               (2,387

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        JPY        16,673,362,100        USD        153,925,197               (362,826

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        JPY        18,989,175,100        USD        175,293,323               (424,224

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        JPY        12,992,172,400        USD        119,924,793               (299,106

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        23,148,748        JPY        2,507,359,000        53,259         
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 2,086,495      $ (14,401,995
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

JPY   Japanese Yen
USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   91  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 407,792,143      $      $        $ 407,792,143  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       1,858,259                        1,858,259  

Derivatives (f)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              2,086,495                 2,086,495  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 409,650,402      $ 2,086,495      $        $ 411,736,897  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (14,401,995    $        $ (14,401,995

Futures Contracts

       (521,187                      (521,187
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (521,187    $ (14,401,995    $   —        $ (14,923,182
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   92  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 95.9%    
Communication Services — 6.2%    

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

    800     $ 17,734  

Kakao Corp.

    455       47,567  

LG Uplus Corp.

    1,101       12,897  

NAVER Corp.

    1,173       109,824  

NCSoft Corp.

    154       61,683  

Netmarble Corp., 144A*

    241       23,171  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

    66       10,957  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    186       39,124  
   

 

 

 
      322,957  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 12.0%            

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.

    102       16,410  

Fila Korea Ltd.

    460       30,128  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    719       21,131  

Hanon Systems

    1,994       19,423  

HLB, Inc.*

    309       18,215  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    297       23,592  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    158       11,224  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    577       105,138  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    1,289       145,579  

Kangwon Land, Inc.

    1,120       29,201  

Kia Motors Corp.

    2,301       76,030  

LG Electronics, Inc.

    926       61,117  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    115       15,451  

Shinsegae Inc.

    72       18,017  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    483       32,487  
   

 

 

 
      623,143  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 6.1%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    279       41,936  

AMOREPACIFIC Group

    272       14,800  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    86       13,468  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    83       19,549  

E-MART, Inc.

    186       22,491  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    345       9,850  

KT&G Corp.

    998       84,640  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    80       85,851  

Orion Corp.

    207       14,948  

Ottogi Corp.

    15       8,955  
   

 

 

 
      316,488  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.3%            

GS Holdings Corp.

    500       21,034  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.

    511       70,799  

S-Oil Corp.

    414       29,028  
   

 

 

 
      120,861  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 13.2%            

BNK Financial Group, Inc.

    2,607       15,105  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    488       25,201  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    2,522       76,873  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    3,465       9,340  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    629       16,241  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    2,387       27,761  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

    3,323       122,216  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    387       23,527  

Meritz Securities Co. Ltd.

    200       789  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd.

    3,780     $ 23,679  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,448       16,415  

Orange Life Insurance Ltd., 144A

    387       11,796  

Samsung Card Co. Ltd.

    370       11,433  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    270       61,441  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    621       42,134  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    639       18,968  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    3,583       133,734  

Woori Financial Group, Inc.

    4,149       48,427  
   

 

 

 
      685,080  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 5.6%            

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

    452       21,596  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

    188       8,067  

Celltrion, Inc.*

    692       110,404  

Hanmi Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    63       21,610  

Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.

    185       10,703  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.*

    133       21,755  

Medy-Tox, Inc.

    42       15,807  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., 144A*

    136       34,260  

SillaJen, Inc.*

    522       24,108  

Yuhan Corp.

    99       20,575  
   

 

 

 
      288,885  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 10.4%            

CJ Corp.

    159       13,551  

CJ Logistics Corp.*

    99       13,259  

Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.

    287       24,943  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.*

    2,177       8,784  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    387       9,684  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

    560       15,847  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    555       18,711  

Hanwha Corp.

    502       10,770  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E

    267       9,607  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    716       30,903  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    192       26,199  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    343       33,842  

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92       24,412  

KCC Corp.

    64       13,865  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    717       19,958  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    542       14,359  

LG Corp.

    845       52,010  

Lotte Corp.

    316       11,198  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.*

    3,029       11,026  

Posco International Corp.

    647       9,344  

S-1 Corp.

    188       15,155  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    662       51,308  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.*

    1,569       22,002  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.*

    3,917       25,819  

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

    278       54,041  
   

 

 

 
      540,597  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   93  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology — 31.6%            

LG Display Co. Ltd.*

    2,126     $ 30,527  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    151       12,007  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    491       39,250  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    32,901       1,174,148  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    469       86,050  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    308       53,536  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    4,556       249,817  
   

 

 

 
      1,645,335  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 7.4%            

Hanwha Chemical Corp.

    1,054       18,276  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    734       25,147  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    82       30,090  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    191       15,365  

LG Chem Ltd.

    388       108,493  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    154       33,363  

OCI Co. Ltd.

    180       13,648  

POSCO

    650       129,629  

POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd.

    240       10,963  
   

 

 

 
      384,974  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.1%            

Korea Electric Power Corp.*

    2,232       48,730  

Korea Gas Corp.

    311       10,785  
   

 

 

 
      59,515  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,762,068)

      4,987,835  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%    
Consumer Discretionary — 0.8%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    254       16,722  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    360       25,906  
   

 

 

 
      42,628  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 0.4%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    101     $ 8,447  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

    24       14,692  
   

 

 

 
      23,139  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 0.0%            

CJ Corp.*(a)

    42       265  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 0.0%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    38       1,110  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 0.3%            

LG Chem Ltd.

    88       14,335  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $82,169)

      81,477  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.4%    

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
(Cost $19,288)

    350       19,449  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.1%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)
(Cost $108,503)

    108,503       108,503  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

   

(Cost $3,972,028)

    $ 5,197,264  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      3,356  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 5,200,620  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/
(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (b)(c)

 
        —                       —           —       6           —              
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS — 2.1%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)

 
        —       2,142,896       (2,034,393                 1,225             108,503       108,503  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            2,142,896         (2,034,393                   1,231               108,503         108,503  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(b)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(c)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   94  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

KOSPI 200 MINI Futures

     KRW        5      $ 60,088      $ 55,315        6/13/2019      $ (3,546

KOSPI 200 Futures

     KRW        1        61,122        55,316        6/13/2019        (4,675
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (8,221
                 

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:    

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    KRW      2,628,715,037      USD      2,259,899      $ 52,147      $   —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    KRW      257,277,000      USD      220,704        4,627         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    KRW      3,148,686,200      USD      2,695,793        51,337         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    KRW      42,024,000      USD      36,036        742         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    KRW      408,384,000      USD      349,973        6,988         

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,207,149      KRW      2,628,715,037        603         

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      2,895,035      KRW      3,447,987,200        791         

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      343,180      KRW      408,384,000               (194

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   7/3/2019    KRW      2,628,715,037      USD      2,208,447               (1,645

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    KRW      3,447,987,200      USD      2,897,420               (1,476

The Bank of New York Mellon

   7/3/2019    KRW      408,384,000      USD      343,518        169         

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    USD      204,235      KRW      242,795,000               (105
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 117,404      $ (3,420
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

KRW   South Korean Won
USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (d)

     $ 4,987,835      $   —      $   —        $ 4,987,835  

Preferred Stocks (d)

       81,212               265          81,477  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       19,449                        19,449  

Short-Term Investments

       108,503                        108,503  

Derivatives (e)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

              117,404                 117,404  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 5,196,999      $ 117,404      $ 265        $ 5,314,668  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $      $ (3,420    $        $ (3,420

Futures Contracts

       (8,221                      (8,221
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (8,221    $ (3,420    $        $ (11,641
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(e)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   95  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2019

 

    Xtrackers
MSCI All
World
ex US Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Emerging
Markets Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Europe
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Eurozone
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 96,080,755     $ 110,801,750     $ 831,210,663     $ 30,468,230  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    64,295             1,318,613       86,260  

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund*

                9,320,708        

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series*

    856,243       879,859       15,462,354       720,256  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio**

    1,641,117       751,459       26,160,853       1,747,284  

Cash

    32,238       21,384              

Foreign currency at value

    998,522       418,816       855,081       45,735  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    1,080,946       1,107,585       12,735,119       276,795  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    120,172       78,000       1,148,943       56,666  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    78,088       478,134       800,627        

Capital shares

                22,663,418        

Dividends

    378,713       245,588       2,231,137       51,419  

Interest

    3,274       4,433       15,818       1,628  

Securities lending income

    5,597       1,829       113,204       6,236  

Foreign tax reclaim

    99,600       170       2,408,304       90,452  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 101,439,560     $ 114,789,007     $ 926,444,842     $ 33,550,961  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $ 1,641,117     $ 751,459     $ 26,160,853     $ 1,747,284  

Payable upon return of deposit for forward foreign currency contracts

    390,000       930,000       10,200,000       240,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    807,899       369,441       5,149,334       95,854  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    74,413       208,938       35,062,147       151,226  

Investment advisory fees

    34,115       63,271       307,883       12,253  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    33,335       31,041       141,162       17,240  

Deferred foreign tax payable

          97,449              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,980,879       2,451,599       77,021,379       2,263,857  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 98,458,681     $ 112,337,408     $ 849,423,463     $ 31,287,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 99,106,267     $ 123,002,449     $ 1,014,452,565     $ 33,654,617  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (647,586     (10,665,041     (165,029,102     (2,367,513
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 98,458,681     $ 112,337,408     $ 849,423,463     $ 31,287,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    3,700,001       5,150,800       30,000,001       1,050,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 26.61     $ 21.81     $ 28.31     $ 29.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 96,760,756     $ 98,270,524     $ 907,110,230     $ 31,119,322  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 135,787     $     $ 5,433,752     $ 316,410  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $ 2,053,091     $ 2,434,082     $ 28,542,990     $ 1,667,941  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund at cost*

  $     $     $ 9,320,708     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost*

  $ 856,243     $ 879,859     $ 15,462,354     $ 720,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost**

  $ 1,641,117     $ 751,459     $ 26,160,853     $ 1,747,284  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

  $ 670,099     $ 1,904,824     $ 6,071,933     $ 199,671  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 996,391     $ 421,553     $ 896,087     $ 45,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Includes collateral held for forward foreign currency contracts

  $ 390,000     $ 930,000     $ 10,200,000     $ 240,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

**

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   96  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

May 31, 2019

 

    Xtrackers
MSCI Germany
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Japan
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI
South Korea
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Assets

     

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 22,608,164     $ 407,792,143     $ 5,088,761  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

    264,960              

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund*

          115,456        

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series*

    266,383       1,732,723       108,503  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio**

          10,080        

Cash

          20        

Foreign currency at value

    9,503       1,446,154        

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

          7,330,000        

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    205,459       2,086,495       117,404  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    28,314       289,545       9,078  
Receivables:      

Investment securities sold

    90,768       3,562,270        

Variation margin on futures contracts

          3,503        

Dividends

    21,582       4,839,002        

Interest

    811       11,453       310  

Securities lending income

    23       1,435        

Foreign tax reclaim

          344        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 23,495,967     $ 429,220,623     $ 5,324,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payable upon return of securities loaned

  $     $ 10,080     $  

Payable upon return of deposit for forward foreign currency contracts

          50,000        

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    73,779       14,401,995       3,420  
Payables:      

Investment securities purchased

    196,277       937,871       116,914  

Investment advisory fees

    9,168       181,619       2,628  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    5,306             474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    284,530       15,581,565       123,436  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 23,211,437     $ 413,639,058     $ 5,200,620  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

     

Paid-in capital

  $ 33,690,937     $ 621,161,394     $ 12,047,615  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (10,479,500     (207,522,336     (6,846,995
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 23,211,437     $ 413,639,058     $ 5,200,620  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    900,800       10,900,800       200,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 25.77     $ 37.95     $ 26.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 25,550,409     $ 451,455,798     $ 3,863,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $ 1,238,045     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $     $ 3,577,271     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund at cost*

  $     $ 115,456     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost*

  $ 266,383     $ 1,732,723     $ 108,503  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost**

  $     $ 10,080     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

  $     $ 3,721,335     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 5,500     $ 1,274,386     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Includes collateral held for forward foreign currency contracts

  $     $ 50,000     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

**

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   97  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

     Xtrackers
MSCI All World
ex US Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Emerging
Markets Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Europe
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Eurozone
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 3,121,982     $ 3,460,474     $ 32,354,783     $ 1,035,543  

Affiliated dividend income**

     1,441             21,319       1,564  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     67,037       32,362       332,430       15,720  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

     178,579       401,479              

Affiliated securities lending income

     25,722       20,685       457,725       24,545  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,394,761       3,915,000       33,166,257       1,077,372  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     431,461       861,263       4,755,627       167,899  

Other expenses

     10,248       15,437       193,305       7,981  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     441,709       876,700       4,948,932       175,880  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (1,665     (1,087     (8,585     (499
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     440,044       875,613       4,940,347       175,381  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     2,954,717       3,039,387       28,225,910       901,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (1,789,162     842,169       (10,018,008     (107,374

Investments in affiliates

     (74,924                 1,706  

In-kind redemptions

     4,773,214       5,107,009       25,315,983       753,367  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     (4,573           (2,510,546     (21,433

Futures contracts

     (416,984     (932,895     149,657       46,271  

Foreign currency transactions

     28,884       268,435       (1,280,500     (54,341

Forward foreign currency contracts

     7,449,032       7,004,546       107,142,096       3,988,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,965,487       12,289,264       118,798,682       4,606,762  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments***

     (14,304,045     (23,844,073     (102,534,536     (5,095,306

Investments in affiliates

     36,467             1,854,000       (32,603

Futures contracts

     45,869       373,225       (164,248     (8,340

Foreign currency translations

     14,335       6,686       49,676       (2,404

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (1,756,663     (2,051,143     (37,332,486     (1,240,153
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (15,964,037     (25,515,305     (138,127,594     (6,378,806
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (5,998,550     (13,226,041     (19,328,912     (1,772,044
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (3,043,833   $ (10,186,654   $ 8,896,998     $ (870,053
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 341,337     $ 475,534     $ 4,185,205     $ 151,999  

**   Affiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 216     $     $ 3,198     $ 235  

***  Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

   $     $ 97,449     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   98  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

     Xtrackers
MSCI Germany
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Japan
Hedged
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI
South Korea
Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

      

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 672,108     $ 16,459,452     $ 182,539  

Affiliated dividend income**

     4,683              

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     6,981       212,752       1,225  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

                 64,826  

Affiliated securities lending income

     57       57,819       6  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

           75,014        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     683,829       16,805,037       248,596  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

      

Investment advisory fees

     123,361       3,750,428       54,142  

Other expenses

     3,052       134,892       57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     126,413       3,885,320       54,199  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

      

Waiver

     (221     (6,782     (39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     126,192       3,878,538       54,160  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     557,637       12,926,499       194,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     (369,160     (7,652,188     (804,412

Investments in affiliates

     (25,123     (280      

In-kind redemptions

     326,747       25,467,062        

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     (199,760            

Futures contracts

     (82,044     (3,042,435     (15,822

Foreign currency transactions

     (20,644     (584,880     (14,745

Forward foreign currency contracts

     3,115,794       43,039,670       822,037  

Payments by affiliates (see note 8)

                 7,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,745,810       57,226,949       (5,342

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     (4,406,809     (134,006,429     (1,717,371

Investments in affiliates

     68,214              

Futures contracts

     (14,021     (1,047,077     (4,461

Foreign currency translations

     (4,027     154,866       (16,692

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (1,074,734     (7,762,343     12,263  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (5,431,377     (142,660,983     (1,726,261
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (2,685,567     (85,434,034     (1,731,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (2,127,930   $ (72,507,535   $ (1,537,167
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 94,408     $ 1,842,999     $ 55,540  

**   Affiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 703     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   99  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets
Hedged Equity ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,954,717     $ 3,022,599     $ 3,039,387     $ 3,785,059  

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,965,487       (2,702,911     12,289,264       3,873,103  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (15,964,037     9,151,049       (25,515,305     17,988,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,043,833     9,470,737       (10,186,654     25,646,476  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,871,618     (2,997,077 )*      (3,308,776     (3,312,983 )* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     13,773,648       24,446,147       2,222,874       29,674,592  

Value of shares redeemed

     (36,854,026     (8,258,171     (71,261,537     (45,001,682
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (23,080,378     16,187,976       (69,038,663     (15,327,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (28,995,829     22,661,636       (82,534,093     7,006,403  

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     127,454,510       104,792,874       194,871,501       187,865,098  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 98,458,681     $ 127,454,510 **    $ 112,337,408     $ 194,871,501 ** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     4,600,001       4,000,001       8,150,800       8,750,800  

Shares sold

     500,000       900,000       100,000       1,250,000  

Shares redeemed

     (1,400,000     (300,000     (3,100,000     (1,850,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     3,700,001       4,600,001       5,150,800       8,150,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $1,530,237 and $589,440, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   100  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Europe
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone
Hedged Equity ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 28,225,910     $ 52,537,140     $ 901,991     $ 1,116,419  

Net realized gain (loss)

     118,798,682       (18,246,414     4,606,762       476,514  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (138,127,594     46,053,497       (6,378,806     749,024  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,896,998       80,344,223       (870,053     2,341,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (41,023,718     (57,735,062 )*      (915,112     (1,340,413 )* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

     113,864,798       40,753,740              

Value of shares redeemed

     (775,486,486     (1,267,014,363     (8,639,289     (24,406,845
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (661,621,688     (1,226,260,623     (8,639,289     (24,406,845
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (693,748,408     (1,203,651,462     (10,424,454     (23,405,301

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     1,543,171,871       2,746,823,333       41,711,558       65,116,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 849,423,463     $ 1,543,171,871 **    $ 31,287,104     $ 41,711,558 ** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     53,750,001       97,100,001       1,350,001       2,150,001  

Shares sold

     4,000,000       1,400,000              

Shares redeemed

     (27,750,000     (44,750,000     (300,000     (800,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     30,000,001       53,750,001       1,050,001       1,350,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $32,077,154 and $790,825, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   101  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI Germany
Hedged Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI Japan
Hedged Equity ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 557,637     $ 956,727     $ 12,926,499     $ 20,316,568  

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,745,810       (2,605,877     57,226,949       199,197,260  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (5,431,377     2,280,565       (142,660,983     (633,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,127,930     631,415       (72,507,535     218,879,895  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (859,921     (894,915 )*      (35,027,849     (42,063,292 )* 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

        

Proceeds from shares sold

           5,744,626       89,826,392       378,553,626  

Value of shares redeemed

     (10,125,607     (34,675,155     (721,905,897     (1,182,044,051
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (10,125,607     (28,930,529     (632,079,505     (803,490,425
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (13,113,458     (29,194,029     (739,614,889     (626,673,822

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

     36,324,895       65,518,924       1,153,253,947       1,779,927,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 23,211,437     $ 36,324,895 **    $ 413,639,058     $ 1,153,253,947 ** 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     1,300,800       2,350,800       26,850,800       46,050,800  

Shares sold

           200,000       2,200,000       8,900,000  

Shares redeemed

     (400,000     (1,250,000     (18,150,000     (28,100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     900,800       1,300,800       10,900,800       26,850,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $859,925 and $34,889,467, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   102  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

       Xtrackers MSCI South Korea
Hedged Equity ETF
 
       Year Ended
May 31, 2019
       Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 194,436        $ 229,422  

Net realized gain (loss)

       (5,342        8,886,955  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,726,261        (6,847,570
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (1,537,167        2,268,807  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

       (281,198         
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

       2,889,946          3,016,486  

Value of shares redeemed

       (6,655,698        (23,488,528
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

       (3,765,752        (20,472,042
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (5,584,117        (18,203,235

Net Assets

         

Beginning of year

       10,784,737          28,987,972  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 5,200,620        $ 10,784,737
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

       350,001          1,000,001  

Shares sold

       100,000          100,000  

Shares redeemed

       (250,000        (750,000
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

       200,001          350,001  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Includes undistributed net investment income of $261,520.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   103  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 27.71     $ 26.20     $ 22.62     $ 26.87     $ 25.61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.73       0.67       0.64       0.64       0.96  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.12     1.51       3.42       (3.57     2.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.39     2.18       4.06       (2.93     3.12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.71     (0.67     (0.48     (0.86     (1.82

Net realized gains

                       (0.46     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.71     (0.67     (0.48     (1.32     (1.86
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 26.61     $ 27.71     $ 26.20     $ 22.62     $ 26.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (1.30 )(c)      8.43       18.30       (11.17     13.01  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     98       127       105       68       47  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.41       0.40       0.40       0.40       0.40  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.41       0.40       0.40       0.40       0.40  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.74       2.46       2.67       2.76       3.70  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(b)

     13       11       15       24       24  
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 23.91     $ 21.47     $ 18.62     $ 22.43     $ 21.74  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.52       0.41       0.35       0.43       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.02     2.39       2.81       (3.60     0.77  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.50     2.80       3.16       (3.17     1.13  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.60     (0.36     (0.31     (0.64     (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.60     (0.36     (0.31     (0.64     (0.44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 21.81     $ 23.91     $ 21.47     $ 18.62     $ 22.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (6.18 )(c)      13.09       17.19       (14.32     5.35  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     112       195       188       130       245  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.66       0.65       0.65       0.65       0.65  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.66       0.65       0.65       0.65       0.65  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.29       1.74       1.74       2.20       1.64  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(b)

     13       15       43       32       58  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   104  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 28.71     $ 28.29     $ 25.65     $ 29.47     $ 27.75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.75       0.68       0.76       0.79       1.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.26     0.39       4.40       (3.19     1.54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.49       1.07       5.16       (2.40     2.87  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.89     (0.65     (0.85     (1.28     (1.15

Net realized gains

                 (1.67     (0.14     (0.00 )(c) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.89     (0.65     (2.52     (1.42     (1.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 28.31     $ 28.71     $ 28.29     $ 25.65     $ 29.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     1.88 (d)      3.82       21.77       (8.46     10.88  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     849       1,543       2,747       3,310       2,668  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.67       2.41       2.95       3.08       4.74  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     7       11       17       18       13  
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 
   2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 30.90     $ 30.29     $ 25.64     $ 29.30     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.71       0.62       0.73       0.78       0.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.13     0.63       4.84       (3.15     3.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.42     1.25       5.57       (2.37     4.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.68     (0.64     (0.92     (1.29      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.68     (0.64     (0.92     (1.29      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 29.80     $ 30.90     $ 30.29     $ 25.64     $ 29.30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (1.34 )(d)      4.19       22.56       (8.45     17.20 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     31       42       65       83       22  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.42       2.05       2.76       3.11       6.04

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(e)

     5       14       16       22       8 ** 

 

(a)

For the period December 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(d)

Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(e)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   105  


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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 27.93     $ 27.87     $ 23.40     $ 27.34     $ 26.51  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.53       0.57       0.40       0.33       1.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.02     (0.09     4.78       (2.93     1.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.49     0.48       5.18       (2.60     3.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.67     (0.42     (0.71     (1.34     (2.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.67     (0.42     (0.71     (1.34     (2.48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 25.77     $ 27.93     $ 27.87     $ 23.40     $ 27.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (5.48 )(b)      1.73       22.93       (9.99     13.92  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     23       36       66       110       234  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.46       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.46       0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.03       2.04       1.63       1.37       5.14  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     11       17       12       16       20  
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 42.95     $ 38.65     $ 34.32     $ 44.54     $ 35.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.64       0.52       0.53       0.48       0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4.24     4.69       4.22       (8.44     12.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.60     5.21       4.75       (7.96     13.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (1.40     (0.91     (0.42     (1.39     (3.90

Net realized gains

                       (0.87      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.40     (0.91     (0.42     (2.26     (3.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 37.95     $ 42.95     $ 38.65     $ 34.32     $ 44.54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (8.59 )(b)      13.74       14.08       (18.65     39.00  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     414       1,153       1,780       1,026       1,263  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.46       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.47       0.46       0.45       0.45       0.45  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.55       1.24       1.50       1.29       1.32  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(c)

     15       12       22       15       14  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(c)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   106  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 30.81     $ 28.99      $ 22.94     $ 24.32     $ 25.08  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.58       0.39        0.18       0.16       (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (4.59     1.43        5.99       (1.51     (0.65
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (4.01     1.82        6.17       (1.35     (0.76
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.80            (0.12     (0.03      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.80            (0.12     (0.03      
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 26.00     $ 30.81      $ 28.99     $ 22.94     $ 24.32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (13.31 )(b)(c)      6.28        27.01       (5.55     (3.07

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     5       11        29       118       137  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.58       0.58        0.58       0.58       0.58  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.58       0.58        0.58       0.58       0.58  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.08       1.28        0.74       0.72       (0.47

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     49       32        110       124       287  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(c)

The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss due to delayed processing of a corporate action, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.08%.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   107  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the Trust consists of thirty-seven investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group Gmbh & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Each Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI EMU US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF   MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index

The MSCI ACWI ex USA US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States), while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies.

The MSCI EM US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in the global emerging markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected emerging market currencies.

The MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed stock markets in Europe, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies.

The MSCI EMU US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities from countries in the European Monetary Union, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro.

The MSCI Germany US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to German equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the euro.

 

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The MSCI Japan US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen.

The MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to the South Korean equity markets while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations of the South Korean won and the U.S. dollar.

The MSCI Hedged Underlying Indices are rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of the following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of MSCI Hedged Indices marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Each Fund, except Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Funds adopted the amendments with the impacts being that the Funds are no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Security Valuation     The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds’ own assumptions in

 

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determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income     Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders     It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net

 

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investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:    

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 1,591,810      $ (298,214   $ (1,941,182   $ (647,586

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     569,617        (19,550,257     8,315,599       (10,665,041

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     17,961,030        (87,994,169     (94,995,963     (165,029,102

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     714,574        (1,766,182     (1,315,905     (2,367,513

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     538,047        (6,766,757     (4,250,790     (10,479,500

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     11,306,848        (168,819,981     (50,009,203     (207,522,336

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     135,990        (7,473,942     490,957       (6,846,995

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:    

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2019  
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 2,871,618  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     3,308,776  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     41,023,718  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     915,112  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     859,921  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     35,027,849  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     281,198  

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2018  
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 2,997,077  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     3,312,983  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     57,735,062  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     1,340,413  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     894,915  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     42,063,292  

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

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At May 31, 2019, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $      $ 298,214      $ 298,214  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     10,728,895        8,821,362        19,550,257  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

            87,994,169        87,994,169  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     153,945        1,612,237        1,766,182  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     1,663,914        5,102,843        6,766,757  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     73,348,721        95,471,260        168,819,981  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     4,827,605        2,646,337        7,473,942  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to recognition of certain foreign currency gains (losses) as ordinary income (loss), Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFICs”), redemptions-in-kind, partnership investments, and accrued foreign capital gain taxes.

 

     Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
     Paid-In
Capital
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ (4,127,149    $ 4,127,149  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     (4,459,419      4,459,419  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     (7,822,782      7,822,782  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     (597,684      597,684  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     122,257        (122,257

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     (10,926,827      10,926,827  

As of May 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 100,650,715      $ (1,944,029   $ 9,934,404      $ (11,878,433

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     104,247,681        8,316,152       21,784,355        (13,468,203

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     978,395,279        (94,926,057     59,849,464        (154,775,521

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     34,338,303        (1,316,273     3,734,078        (5,050,351

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     27,394,787        (4,255,280     2,459,629        (6,714,909

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     459,390,758        (50,261,543     22,967,857        (73,229,400

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     4,690,462        498,581       881,405        (382,824

Foreign Taxes     The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Foreign taxes payable as of May 31, 2019, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Foreign Currency Translations     The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending     The Funds may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2019) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of May 31, 2019, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, which were classified as common stocks in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
              
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 1,641,117      $ 38,256      $ 24,392      $ 607,451      $ 2,311,216  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 2,311,216  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 751,459      $ 149,211      $ 99,574      $ 1,656,039      $ 2,656,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 2,656,283  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 26,160,853      $      $      $ 6,071,933      $ 32,232,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 32,232,786  

 

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Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
              
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 1,747,284      $      $      $ 199,671      $ 1,946,955  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 1,946,955  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 10,080      $ 225,067      $ 188,470      $ 3,307,798      $ 3,731,415  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 3,731,415  

As of May 31, 2019, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF had no securities on loan.

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     Each Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset a Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Funds may enter into forward currency contracts and foreign currency futures contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the year ended May 31, 2019, The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. Similarly, the Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF each invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the euro, the Japanese yen and the South Korean won, respectively.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the respective Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the respective Fund had to the value of non U.S currencies during the year ended May 31, 2019.

Futures Contracts     Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the year ended May 31, 2019, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investments in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the

 

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terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

           

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 42      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 63,338  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,080,946      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     807,899  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 1,080,988      Total   $ 871,237  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 38,125  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     1,107,585      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     369,441  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 1,107,585      Total   $ 407,566  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 101,683      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 141,476  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     12,735,119      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     5,149,334  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 12,836,802      Total   $ 5,290,810  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 13,874  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     276,795      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     95,854  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 276,795      Total   $ 109,728  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 10,124  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     205,459      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     73,779  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 205,459      Total   $ 83,903  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 521,187  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     2,086,495      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     14,401,995  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 2,086,495        $ 14,923,182  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 8,221  
    Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     117,404      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     3,420  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 
      Total   $ 117,404      Total   $ 11,641  
       

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the year ended May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ (416,984    $ 7,449,032      $ 7,032,048  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     (932,895      7,004,546        6,071,651  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     149,657        107,142,096        107,291,753  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     46,271        3,988,566        4,034,837  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     (82,044      3,115,794        3,033,750  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     (3,042,435      43,039,670        39,997,235  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     (15,822      822,037        806,215  

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 45,869      $ (1,756,663    $ (1,710,794

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     373,225        (2,051,143      (1,677,918

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     (164,248      (37,332,486      (37,496,734

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     (8,340      (1,240,153      (1,248,493

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     (14,021      (1,074,734      (1,088,755

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     (1,047,077      (7,762,343      (8,809,420

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     (4,461      12,263        7,802  

 

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For the year ended May 31, 2019 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 5,792,583      $ (103,895,209

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     3,414,686        (124,165,612

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     31,647,969        (1,038,253,780

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     918,939        (36,068,528

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     756,662        (27,231,303

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     23,735,573        (815,297,044

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     146,241        (9,447,327

As of May 31, 2019, the Funds have transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Funds may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. Interest expense from collateral received, if any, is included in Other expenses on the Statements of Operations. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

Fund

  Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statements
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 307,451     $ (216,438   $ 40,000     $ 51,013     $ 216,438     $ (216,438   $     $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    577,764       (202,236     350,000       25,528       202,236       (202,236            

RBC Capital Markets

    149,194       (114,467           34,727       114,467       (114,467            

The Bank of New York Mellon

    39,145       (39,145                 268,099       (39,145           228,954  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    7,392       (6,659           733       6,659       (6,659            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,080,946     $ (578,945   $ 390,000     $ 112,001     $ 807,899     $ (578,945   $     $ 228,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 457,345     $ (110,018   $ 300,000     $ 47,327     $ 110,018     $ (110,018   $     $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    299,872       (119,497     180,375             119,497       (119,497            

RBC Capital Markets

    112,395       (23,965           88,430       23,965       (23,965            

The Bank of New York Mellon

    58,411       (5,885           52,526       5,885       (5,885            

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    179,562       (110,076     69,486             110,076       (110,076            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,107,585     $ (369,441   $ 549,861     $ 188,283     $ 369,441     $ (369,441   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 216,326     $ (19,750   $     $ 196,576     $ 19,750     $ (19,750   $     $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    3,874,587       (1,547,995     2,326,592             1,547,995       (1,547,995            

RBC Capital Markets

    5,933,633       (2,965,719     2,967,914             2,965,719       (2,965,719            

The Bank of New York Mellon

    164,522       (57,066           107,456       57,066       (57,066            

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    2,546,051       (558,804     1,987,247             558,804       (558,804            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 12,735,119     $ (5,149,334   $ 7,281,753     $ 304,032     $ 5,149,334     $ (5,149,334   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Fund

  Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts
of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statements
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 120,009     $ (40,801   $ 79,208     $     $ 40,801     $ (40,801   $     $  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    156,786       (55,053           101,733       55,053       (55,053            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 276,795     $ (95,854   $ 79,208     $ 101,733     $ 95,854     $ (95,854   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 96,043     $ (34,158   $     $ 61,885     $ 34,158     $ (34,158   $     $  

RBC Capital Markets

    66,756       (24,623           42,133       24,623       (24,623            

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    42,660       (14,998           27,662       14,998       (14,998            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 205,459     $ (73,779   $     $ 131,680     $ 73,779     $ (73,779   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 2,301     $ (2,301   $     $     $ 27,970     $ (2,301   $     $ 25,669  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    684,583       (684,583                 5,144,382       (684,583     2,780,000       1,679,799  

RBC Capital Markets

    465,982       (465,982                 4,856,955       (465,982     2,540,000       1,850,973  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    933,629       (933,629                 4,372,688       (933,629     2,010,000       1,429,059  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,086,495     $ (2,086,495   $     $     $ 14,401,995     $ (2,086,495   $ 7,330,000     $ 4,985,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 52,750     $ (1,645   $     $ 51,105     $ 1,645     $ (1,645   $     $  

RBC Capital Markets

    57,497       (1,581           55,916       1,581       (1,581            

The Bank of New York Mellon

    7,157       (194           6,963       194       (194            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 117,404     $ (3,420   $     $ 113,984     $ 3,420     $ (3,420   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles     The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable net asset value, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating net asset value. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary management fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

 

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For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     0.40

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     0.58

The Advisor for the funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 1,665  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     1,087  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     8,585  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     499  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     221  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     6,782  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     39  

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent, Lending Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 20,663,939      $ 13,344,810  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     16,792,314        50,583,579  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     163,613,847        70,791,228  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     4,365,297        1,674,596  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     5,174,633        3,003,020  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     140,649,102        116,755,415  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     4,420,478        7,298,998  

 

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For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 11,210,228      $ 30,929,764  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     861,370        26,694,964  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     111,026,554        754,643,558  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

            8,292,445  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

            9,883,114  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     86,759,817        707,377,064  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2019, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. The purchase of Creation Units for Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF are generally issued in exchange for a specific amount of cash totaling the NAV of the Creation Units. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Investing in Emerging Markets

The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Funds’ status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at May 31, 2019.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 9,450,000  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     14,700,000  

8. Payments by Affiliates

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor agreed to reimburse Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF $7,600 for a loss due to delayed processing of a corporate action. The amount compensated was 0.08% of the Fund’s average net assets.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF, and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (seven of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust, “the Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (seven of the funds constituting the DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2019, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. general accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust   Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers Germany Hedged Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

  For the year ended May 31, 2019   For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019   For each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019
Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF   For the year ended May 31, 2019   For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019   For each of the four years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from December 10, 2014 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2015

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of the internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

July 26, 2019

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

       

Stephen R. Byers (1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees; formerly, Lead Independent Trustee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Board
since 2016;
formerly,
Lead
Independent
Trustee,
2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); formerly, Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (2002-2006).   37   The Arbitrage Funds; Sierra Income Corporation; Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

George O. Elston

(1964)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Audit
Committee
since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer Enzyvant (2018-present); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   37    

J. David Officer

(1948)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Member of the Audit Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Nominating
Committee
since 2015)
  Independent Director (2010-present); formerly, Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   37   Ilex Partners (Asia), LLC; Old Westbury Funds.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

       

Michael Gilligan

(1966)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   Trustee
since 2016;
Treasurer,
Chief Financial
Officer and
Controller
since 2010
  Director in the Finance Division at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2008-present); Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Financial Officer of Global Passive Asset Management Platform (2012-2018); Global Finance Director, Alternative Investments (2018-Present); Chief Financial Officer of RREEF America LLC (2018-present).   37   The Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC

Name, Year of Birth

and Address

  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Officers

         

Freddi Klassen

(1975)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2016   Director in DWS and Chief of Staff Office in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-present); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present), the Advisor and DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC (2016-present); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Fiona Bassett

(1974)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Operating Officer   Since 2014   Managing Director in DWS and Head of Passive Americas Asset Management Platform (2014-present); Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor (2014-present); Managing Director, COO Global Key Projects and Integration at Deutsche Asset Management (2012-2014); Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG (2004-2012).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Frank Gecsedi

(1967)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2010   Director in the DWS Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards

(1978)

345 Park Avenue

New York

New York 10154

  Vice President   Since 2016   Managing Director in DWS (2018-present); Director in DWS (2014-2018); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

Leslie Lowenbraun

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Secretary   Since 2016   Director in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present) and Chief Legal Officer of the Advisor (2017-present); Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2014-2018) ; Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2005-2014).

Amy McDonald

(1978)

One International Place

Boston,

Massachusetts 02110

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2018   Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present); Vice President, Fidelity Investments Asset Management Compliance (2016-2017); Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments (2010-2016).

Kevin Teevan

(1973)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2018   Vice President in Finance for U.S. Traditional Asset Classes of DWS (2018-present); Vice President in Chief Operating Office for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank AG (2014-2017); Vice President in Finance for U.S. Passive Asset Management Platform at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-2014).

Christina A. Morse

(1964)

BNY Mellon Asset
Servicing,

Atlantic Terminal
Office Tower,

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2016   Vice President at BNY Mellon-Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex-US Hedged Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex-US Hedged Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer

 

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agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Funds’ portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for each Fund during the year was in an expected range.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Funds, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Funds’ compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting each Fund’s peer group and believed that the Funds’ peer groups were appropriate. The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 855-329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount/Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Cboe, as applicable, at a price above ( i.e., at a premium) or below ( i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its period ended May 31, 2019.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

     84%  

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     74%  

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     74%  

Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     80%  

Xtrackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     100%  

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     81%  

Xtrackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     100%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Paid  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

   $ 3,649,887      $ 256,228  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

     4,352,466        449,118  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

     36,670,456        2,656,804  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF

     1,197,317        83,143  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF

     772,058        94,520  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     18,447,143        1,756,228  

Deutsche X-trackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF

     302,137        55,540  

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The Funds’ use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Each Fund, except Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Eurozone Hedged Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing each Fund’s potential risk. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

In June 2016, the United Kingdom approved a referendum to leave the EU, creating economic and political uncertainty in its wake. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the timing of the United Kingdom’s anticipated withdrawal from the EU and the effects such withdrawal will have on the United Kingdom’s economy and on markets in the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

Copyright © 2019 DWS Group. All rights reserved. Xtrackers TM is a trademark of DWS Investment GmbH. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Not FDIC Insured   |   No Bank Guarantee   |   May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

 

Legal counsel

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

 

 

R-35361-6 (7/19) DBX003922 (7/20)


May 31, 2019

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

 

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Table of Contents

 



To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for the period ended May 31, 2019.

The global economy experienced sluggish growth over the reporting period due to the ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, auto downturns in Germany, financial deleveraging in China, and geopolitical uncertainty across regions. Economic growth was upbeat in the U.S., supported by net exports, strong private consumption and low unemployment rates. On the downside, the Eurozone witnessed a slowdown in growth as a consequence of falling consumer sentiment, weaker manufacturing sector, and fears of higher auto tariffs on the back of concerns around trade war. Elsewhere, China’s economic growth slowed down because of the focus on financial deleveraging and efforts to transition to an ingrown economy. Furthermore, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board signaled that there would be no further interest rate hikes for the year owing to the headwinds faced by the economy.

In the Eurozone, the slowdown in aggregate growth over the reporting period was worsened by auto downturns and jitters due to European elections. As a result, the European Central Bank (ECB) continued its accommodative monetary stance, with inflation being well under target levels. The ECB is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, at least through the first half of 2020. The United Kingdom’s economic growth was moderate over the reporting period, backed by government consumption and fixed investments, although the uncertainties around Brexit 1 continue to hinder consumer confidence. Strong domestic demand and fixed investments aided a rebound in economic growth in Germany earlier this year after facing sluggish growth late last year, impacted by the slowdown in the auto sector. Meanwhile, France witnessed stable growth over the reporting period, backed by strong growth in exports and fiscal measures invoked to tackle the impact of the ‘gilet jaunes’ protests, which erupted late last year.

Across the Pacific, the Japanese economy faced moderate growth over the reporting period, starting the year with positive growth, although this was entirely driven by a sharp contraction in imports, while both domestic demand and exports deteriorated. Consumer confidence in Japan dipped on the back of rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Weaker global demand for exports and trade negotiations between the U.S. and Japan, with the U.S. leveraging pressure using tariffs on Japanese car imports, made things worse. Growth in Australia was moderate over the reporting period, backed by strong exports, wage growth, and sustained business investments. A surprise victory, contrary to pre-election opinion polls, resulted in an absolute majority for the Liberal-National coalition. The party’s strong ground on economic management and improvement reinforced market sentiment, as evidenced by the stock market’s multi-year highs. The housing market fell to its worst levels earlier this year, as prices continued to decline albeit at a slower rate.

The global economy continues to face downside risks due to trade frictions, Brexit negotiations, and uncertainty about the stability of Germany’s coalition government. Europe’s export-driven economies have already shown signs of slowing. Major central banks are expected to maintain a dovish stance and avoid further interest rate hikes owing to the weak economic backdrop. With low inflationary pressure, central banks have the freedom to leverage monetary and fiscal policies that can ensure growth is at a comfortable level in the future. That said, growth momentum is expected to be slightly slower in the U.S., Eurozone and China but compensated by notable growth in the emerging markets in the near future.

Our team appreciates your trust and looks forward to serving your investment needs through innovative index-driven strategies.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Brexit is a combination of the words “Britain” and “Exit” and describes the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this document constitute our judgment as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Any projections are based on a number of assumptions as to market conditions and there can be no guarantee that any projected results will be achieved. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the DBEF Index). The DBEF Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuation between the value of the U.S. dollar and select non-U.S. currencies. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, DBEF returned -0.14%, compared to the DBEF Index return of 0.14%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials. The Consumer Staples, Utilities and Health Care sectors contributed positively to performance. From a geographical perspective, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand were the major positive contributors, while Japan, Germany and United Kingdom contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The currency hedging strategy contributed positively to performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 4-5 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track developed market performance while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the Underlying Index. The MSCI EAFE Index includes large and mid capitalization securities across developed markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   -0.14%    -0.45%    0.14%    -5.75%

Five Year

   5.70%    5.50%    6.04%    1.27%

Since Inception 1

   7.58%    7.55%    7.99%    3.83%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE US Dollar
Hedged Index
   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   -0.14%    -0.45%    0.14%    -5.75%

Five Year

   31.91%    30.67%    34.08%    6.51%

Since Inception 1

   79.22%    78.77%    84.66%    35.03%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/9/11 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.35%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/9/11.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    19.0%  

Industrials

    14.6%  

Consumer Staples

    12.0%  

Health Care

    11.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.9%  

Materials

    7.2%  

Information Technology

    6.6%  

Energy

    5.7%  

Communication Services

    5.6%  

Real Estate

    3.7%  

Utilities

    3.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (12.8% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Nestle SA (Switzerland)

    2.3%  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Netherlands)

    1.9%  

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    1.4%  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    1.4%  

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.2%  

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.0%  

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    1.0%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    0.9%  

SAP SE (Germany)

    0.9%  

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    0.8%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Japan

    24.1%  

United Kingdom

    15.2%  

France

    10.9%  

Switzerland

    9.6%  

Germany

    8.6%  

Australia

    7.3%  

Netherlands

    4.8%  

Hong Kong

    3.8%  

Spain

    3.0%  

Sweden

    2.4%  

Italy

    2.0%  

Other

    8.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 7.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. In the most resent six-month period the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000 (1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.80        0.36   $ 1.83  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.14        0.36   $ 1.82  

(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.3%    
Australia — 7.1%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    222,130     $ 3,166,572  

Alumina Ltd.

    910,392       1,509,373  

AMP Ltd.

    1,041,825       1,568,284  

APA Group (a)

    413,057       2,905,482  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    202,416       4,088,900  

ASX Ltd.

    66,786       3,509,444  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    686,540       2,466,982  

AusNet Services

    590,606       729,270  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,002,322       19,385,202  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    130,385       837,547  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    162,026       1,262,219  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,022,227       26,776,242  

BHP Group PLC

    739,372       16,681,626  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    187,263       1,369,187  

Boral Ltd.

    407,516       1,535,023  

Brambles Ltd.

    554,254       4,656,110  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

    89,940       1,646,503  

Challenger Ltd.

    189,399       1,060,282  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

    31,384       983,179  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    186,233       1,231,175  

Cochlear Ltd.

    19,623       2,724,256  

Coles Group Ltd.*

    387,731       3,348,653  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    618,102       33,663,201  

Computershare Ltd.

    154,561       1,788,407  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    119,144       1,035,604  

CSL Ltd.

    157,866       22,503,475  

Dexus REIT

    382,621       3,418,653  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    20,022       543,207  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    18,861       570,324  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    493,334       2,754,909  

Goodman Group REIT

    554,449       5,153,908  

GPT Group REIT

    632,618       2,527,751  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (b)

    200,456       578,472  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    561,748       1,278,161  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    809,854       4,297,723  

Lendlease Group (a)

    194,125       1,918,963  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    113,717       9,490,682  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    943,566       2,166,559  

Mirvac Group REIT

    1,301,207       2,735,012  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    974,127       17,900,610  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    271,710       5,128,666  

Oil Search Ltd.

    472,341       2,310,016  

Orica Ltd.

    130,421       1,869,167  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    599,577       2,986,343  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    456,626       3,696,594  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    49,736       2,409,257  

REA Group Ltd.

    16,966       1,047,230  

Santos Ltd.

    591,639       2,766,222  

Scentre Group REIT

    1,871,538       4,933,471  

SEEK Ltd.

    116,321       1,686,455  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    147,641       2,678,237  

South32 Ltd.

    1,760,062       4,053,558  

Stockland REIT

    804,300       2,471,679  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    451,197       4,078,316  

Sydney Airport (a)

    409,758       2,106,279  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Australia (Continued)            

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    679,133     $ 2,124,720  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,472,507       3,728,383  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

    126,741       553,017  

Transurban Group (a)

    940,786       9,091,012  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    240,306       2,508,831  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    1,127,722       2,018,329  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    36,692       568,115  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    390,459       10,035,383  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,208,584       23,005,477  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

    328,954       8,082,655  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    461,050       10,033,047  

WorleyParsons Ltd.

    109,446       1,000,658  
   

 

 

 
      334,738,249  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

ANDRITZ AG (b)

    24,164       869,238  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    106,197       3,766,777  

OMV AG

    49,913       2,346,964  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    46,505       1,081,669  

Verbund AG

    23,193       1,160,777  

voestalpine AG

    41,786       1,090,946  
   

 

 

 
      10,316,371  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas

    63,548       3,100,976  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    265,626       21,546,707  

Colruyt SA

    21,363       1,587,554  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    27,622       2,575,416  

KBC Group NV

    86,929       5,716,087  

Proximus SADP

    48,708       1,412,055  

Solvay SA

    25,400       2,385,834  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    16,933       912,547  

UCB SA

    43,261       3,309,590  

Umicore SA (b)

    69,328       2,067,920  
   

 

 

 
      44,614,686  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%            

Antofagasta PLC

    147,110       1,455,887  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.1%            

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*(b)

    12,542       1,479,078  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    868,400       866,061  
   

 

 

 
      2,345,139  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.7%            

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,170       1,194,556  

A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

    2,371       2,546,678  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    37,554       4,947,126  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    36,449       3,804,825  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    39,826       4,245,517  

Danske Bank A/S

    237,957       3,915,699  

Demant A/S*

    39,511       1,323,397  

DSV A/S

    62,935       5,624,392  

Genmab A/S*

    22,007       3,777,736  

H Lundbeck A/S

    22,401       899,431  

ISS A/S

    60,691       1,708,231  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    602,078       28,344,420  
 

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Denmark (Continued)            

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    78,101     $ 3,675,644  

Orsted A/S, 144A

    65,930       5,254,911  

Pandora A/S

    36,285       1,347,789  

Tryg A/S

    41,976       1,314,909  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    67,991       5,573,783  
   

 

 

 
      79,499,044  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.1%            

Elisa OYJ

    47,931       2,137,573  

Fortum OYJ

    150,643       3,219,421  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    116,971       6,378,241  

Metso OYJ (b)

    36,718       1,187,521  

Neste OYJ

    149,191       5,043,423  

Nokia OYJ (b)

    1,968,322       9,851,175  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    43,055       1,230,857  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,053,307       7,438,126  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    34,569       1,130,764  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    152,610       6,608,162  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    186,020       1,966,330  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    180,178       4,512,854  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    148,003       2,163,506  
   

 

 

 
      52,867,953  
   

 

 

 
France — 10.7%            

Accor SA

    64,517       2,381,377  

Aeroports de Paris

    9,923       1,698,305  

Air Liquide SA

    150,296       18,721,308  

Airbus SE

    203,356       26,093,942  

Alstom SA

    53,207       2,429,929  

Amundi SA, 144A

    19,904       1,291,904  

Arkema SA

    23,316       1,956,697  

Atos SE

    32,362       2,466,385  

AXA SA

    677,120       16,702,389  

BioMerieux (b)

    13,634       1,114,170  

BNP Paribas SA (b)

    393,559       17,971,383  

Bollore SA (b)

    338,394       1,528,033  

Bouygues SA

    74,494       2,607,327  

Bureau Veritas SA

    103,045       2,430,127  

Capgemini SE (b)

    55,374       6,192,327  

Carrefour SA

    207,646       3,906,425  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (b)

    20,648       785,894  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    171,432       6,208,001  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    59,422       6,834,197  

CNP Assurances

    54,425       1,166,775  

Covivio REIT

    15,829       1,660,477  

Credit Agricole SA (b)

    404,882       4,627,197  

Danone SA

    214,615       17,118,755  

Dassault Aviation SA

    930       1,160,513  

Dassault Systemes SE

    45,056       6,686,950  

Edenred

    83,711       3,824,897  

Eiffage SA

    26,475       2,531,175  

Electricite de France SA

    215,099       3,018,158  

Engie SA (b)

    628,815       8,745,933  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    98,781       11,382,995  

Eurazeo SE

    17,058       1,193,887  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    59,058       1,040,787  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Faurecia SA

    24,941     $ 921,429  

Gecina SA REIT

    15,444       2,208,430  

Getlink SE

    157,259       2,426,180  

Hermes International

    10,975       7,292,717  

ICADE REIT

    10,901       926,146  

Iliad SA

    10,357       1,196,956  

Imerys SA

    11,002       477,381  

Ingenico Group SA*

    20,589       1,646,421  

Ipsen SA

    12,327       1,472,140  

JCDecaux SA

    25,295       706,462  

Kering SA

    26,351       13,716,721  

Klepierre SA REIT

    70,186       2,389,114  

Legrand SA

    91,999       6,181,024  

L’Oreal SA

    87,883       23,602,240  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    96,646       36,558,193  

Natixis SA (b)

    300,031       1,377,261  

Orange SA (b)

    697,602       10,941,798  

Pernod Ricard SA

    74,125       13,067,292  

Peugeot SA

    206,553       4,608,117  

Publicis Groupe SA

    74,373       4,062,918  

Remy Cointreau SA (b)

    7,643       1,050,226  

Renault SA

    65,254       3,930,709  

Safran SA

    115,186       15,145,724  

Sanofi

    391,349       31,583,180  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    9,406       1,304,039  

Schneider Electric SE

    193,041       15,268,512  

SCOR SE

    54,230       2,231,286  

SEB SA

    8,327       1,360,964  

Societe BIC SA*(b)

    8,819       688,669  

Societe Generale SA (b)

    262,855       6,595,381  

Sodexo SA

    30,852       3,550,050  

Suez (b)

    124,459       1,665,006  

Teleperformance

    20,436       3,926,795  

Thales SA

    37,652       4,145,745  

TOTAL SA

    828,269       43,156,264  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    29,800       2,442,246  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    33,222       5,023,402  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield CDI

    298,070       2,241,392  

Valeo SA (b)

    81,602       2,158,720  

Veolia Environnement SA (b)

    181,334       4,195,399  

Vinci SA

    178,847       17,674,311  

Vivendi SA (b)

    324,574       8,749,534  

Wendel SA

    9,002       1,146,457  

Worldline SA, 144A*

    28,284       1,703,113  
   

 

 

 
      504,194,683  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 7.9%            

1&1 Drillisch AG

    17,440       533,060  

adidas AG

    62,782       17,969,176  

Allianz SE

    148,392       32,966,422  

Axel Springer SE

    15,533       963,947  

BASF SE

    321,547       21,215,428  

Bayer AG

    324,548       19,150,990  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    114,931       7,963,112  

Beiersdorf AG

    34,094       3,925,002  

Brenntag AG

    53,367       2,478,969  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   8  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    15,000     $ 1,411,806  

Commerzbank AG

    344,794       2,427,459  

Continental AG

    37,993       5,169,693  

Covestro AG, 144A

    60,585       2,655,200  

Daimler AG

    314,783       16,329,414  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    38,905       1,675,497  

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

    673,686       4,581,152  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    66,683       9,218,796  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    82,398       1,569,477  

Deutsche Post AG

    345,932       10,194,817  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,166,241       19,686,416  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    123,438       5,826,255  

E.ON SE

    758,993       7,927,145  

Evonik Industries AG

    66,371       1,743,932  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    14,202       1,118,542  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    74,678       5,446,114  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    144,502       7,330,595  

GEA Group AG

    56,904       1,556,210  

Hannover Rueck SE

    20,743       3,109,839  

HeidelbergCement AG

    53,118       3,949,744  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    36,929       3,201,424  

HOCHTIEF AG

    8,552       1,018,448  

HUGO BOSS AG

    22,377       1,302,427  

Infineon Technologies AG

    396,755       7,129,029  

Innogy SE, 144A

    4,416       200,196  

Innogy SE

    47,473       1,970,241  

KION Group AG

    24,662       1,345,606  

Knorr-Bremse AG*

    15,722       1,730,925  

LANXESS AG

    30,539       1,530,822  

Merck KGaA

    44,973       4,343,912  

METRO AG

    58,391       920,422  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    17,583       3,802,876  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    53,014       12,798,505  

Puma SE

    2,910       1,692,106  

RWE AG

    191,001       4,771,131  

SAP SE

    342,086       42,198,492  

Siemens AG

    266,844       30,239,915  

Siemens Healthineers AG, 144A

    50,628       1,971,094  

Symrise AG

    44,507       4,169,626  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    243,801       683,905  

thyssenkrupp AG (b)

    147,870       1,872,473  

TUI AG

    149,702       1,381,608  

Uniper SE

    69,237       1,942,222  

United Internet AG

    46,465       1,663,673  

Volkswagen AG

    11,852       1,881,480  

Vonovia SE

    170,346       8,936,633  

Wirecard AG

    41,171       6,443,821  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    40,191       1,595,733  
   

 

 

 
      372,832,954  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 3.7%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    4,204,489       39,499,795  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (b)

    111,859       1,085,123  

Bank of East Asia Ltd.

    406,430       1,264,982  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,282,956     $ 4,925,917  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    889,107       6,430,518  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    924,969       8,736,975  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    228,690       1,766,323  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    564,831       6,387,136  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

    100,200       766,530  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    780,374       4,718,348  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    662,917       1,395,250  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    263,033       6,592,979  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    510,579       2,637,709  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. (a)

    998,907       977,303  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (a)

    1,351,867       2,131,382  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,501,363       7,735,598  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    416,712       13,256,880  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    415,500       2,709,060  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    203,698       1,060,122  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    77,757       4,990,444  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

    79,087       2,953,109  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    220,825       838,000  

Link REIT

    728,823       8,720,347  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR

    78,241       1,510,051  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    510,962       3,125,259  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    2,139,902       3,155,445  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    511,775       1,009,247  

PCCW Ltd.

    1,286,823       732,087  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    465,660       3,219,416  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

    471,780       601,795  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,173,127       1,876,512  

SJM Holdings Ltd. (b)

    673,690       745,914  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    546,905       8,657,501  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    175,942       2,082,698  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    406,160       1,673,434  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    468,432       2,987,620  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    258,482       1,386,453  

WH Group Ltd., 144A

    3,299,642       2,971,532  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    444,103       1,135,813  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    406,595       2,777,349  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    290,980       1,926,369  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    241,605       676,471  
   

 

 

 
      173,830,796  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.7%            

AerCap Holdings NV*

    43,013       1,927,843  

AIB Group PLC

    280,536       1,153,948  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    322,649       1,730,878  

CRH PLC

    285,024       8,912,473  

DCC PLC

    33,521       2,818,208  

Flutter Entertainment PLC

    29,859       2,124,851  

James Hardie Industries PLC CDI

    151,748       1,930,601  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    54,741       6,329,464  

Kingspan Group PLC

    52,215       2,721,786  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    74,446       2,062,562  
   

 

 

 
      31,712,614  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   9  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Isle of Man — 0.0%            

GVC Holdings PLC

    187,326     $ 1,419,545  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.6%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    14,469       864,125  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    397,222       2,884,026  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    532,128       3,591,949  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

    43,822       4,832,690  

CyberArk Software Ltd.*

    12,297       1,623,819  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    8,515       1,221,428  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

    240,356       1,215,339  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    404,891       1,556,972  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.*

    49,139       1,082,790  

Nice Ltd.*

    21,301       2,954,441  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR*

    378,048       3,270,115  

Wix.com Ltd.*

    16,175       2,221,475  
   

 

 

 
      27,319,169  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.9%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    392,545       6,891,563  

Atlantia SpA

    172,835       4,336,660  

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    190,922       1,865,218  

Enel SpA

    2,833,604       17,632,270  

Eni SpA

    878,619       13,329,512  

Ferrari NV

    42,572       6,068,601  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    165,406       1,714,059  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    5,175,808       10,603,372  

Leonardo SpA

    141,987       1,577,016  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    205,743       1,901,295  

Moncler SpA

    60,370       2,225,610  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    150,488       858,414  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    187,484       1,822,205  

Prysmian SpA*

    81,181       1,354,029  

Recordati SpA

    34,036       1,406,871  

Snam SpA

    796,666       4,008,562  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    3,224,767       1,584,410  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    2,259,137       1,056,214  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    488,469       2,982,775  

UniCredit SpA

    692,213       7,878,483  
   

 

 

 
      91,097,139  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 23.6%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    15,400       963,521  

Acom Co. Ltd.

    122,400       411,144  

Advantest Corp.

    63,700       1,499,550  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    226,400       3,922,540  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    33,800       541,786  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    33,900       498,966  

AGC, Inc. (b)

    61,700       1,989,955  

Air Water, Inc.

    45,600       680,855  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    55,254       1,838,146  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    156,947       2,675,044  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    68,600       1,731,380  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    68,656       1,140,412  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    109,900       1,135,865  

ANA Holdings, Inc. (b)

    34,100       1,144,166  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Aozora Bank Ltd. (b)

    41,800     $ 1,017,950  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    122,465       5,398,563  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    33,900       1,739,344  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    439,300       4,536,305  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    653,732       8,822,803  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    69,100       3,405,103  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd.

    21,400       839,293  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

    33,400       779,174  

Bridgestone Corp. (b)

    205,876       7,711,445  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    76,200       1,310,023  

Calbee, Inc.

    29,700       844,147  

Canon, Inc.

    345,486       9,771,740  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    64,300       718,565  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    50,154       10,480,666  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    203,100       976,469  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    215,200       2,942,083  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    77,000       5,144,465  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    107,100       1,343,136  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

    46,054       1,048,874  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    366,115       1,405,471  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    68,900       743,903  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    34,600       1,334,638  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    87,200       1,895,040  

Daicel Corp.

    91,000       776,773  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    34,621       1,747,583  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    374,838       5,444,516  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    195,331       9,472,287  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    87,088       10,632,347  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    26,013       3,393,104  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    193,336       5,800,169  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    586       1,387,603  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    562,987       2,464,643  

Denso Corp.

    145,853       5,655,648  

Dentsu, Inc.

    73,500       2,407,835  

Disco Corp.

    9,800       1,371,901  

East Japan Railway Co.

    107,053       10,185,174  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    89,352       5,263,081  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    49,632       1,090,516  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    87,768       2,118,775  

FANUC Corp.

    67,717       11,544,978  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    20,417       11,826,467  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    47,100       1,577,751  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    130,454       6,258,758  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    67,802       4,601,889  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    58,000       996,060  

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

    13,000       875,744  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    85,659       1,350,118  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    47,700       1,716,698  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    78,840       2,844,686  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    7,300       1,483,376  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    83,300       661,849  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,466       1,368,942  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    17,800       716,172  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    35,700       957,359  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   10  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    34,600     $ 808,126  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    27,100       1,156,623  

Hitachi Ltd.

    332,801       11,320,117  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    64,800       647,013  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    567,799       13,890,418  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    18,100       1,372,971  

Hoya Corp.

    132,674       9,253,450  

Hulic Co. Ltd. (b)

    110,100       875,801  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    72,084       2,045,479  

IHI Corp.

    51,400       1,149,284  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50,100       796,126  

Inpex Corp.

    357,317       2,897,708  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    109,400       906,577  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    198,000       2,192,590  

ITOCHU Corp.

    475,254       8,766,970  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    33,400       830,955  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    87,600       917,510  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    39,173       1,233,770  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    21,700       825,027  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    173,078       2,689,645  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    152,858       1,568,570  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    547,013       6,067,546  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    346       1,481,512  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    442       2,630,831  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    931       1,878,066  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    415,741       9,562,446  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    168,085       2,339,059  

JGC Corp.

    69,500       929,959  

JSR Corp.

    64,000       912,472  

JTEKT Corp.

    71,100       755,846  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    1,111,728       5,319,346  

Kajima Corp.

    142,500       1,958,035  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    44,200       898,153  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    34,200       809,199  

Kaneka Corp.

    18,200       629,816  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    240,967       2,814,043  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    55,500       1,053,509  

Kao Corp.

    170,104       13,311,327  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    42,800       960,941  

KDDI Corp.

    617,033       15,877,788  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    34,300       1,482,910  

Keikyu Corp.

    75,450       1,280,418  

Keio Corp.

    34,660       2,315,678  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    41,428       1,552,140  

Keyence Corp.

    31,835       18,070,141  

Kikkoman Corp.

    49,982       2,077,875  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    54,840       2,631,551  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,523       6,183,285  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,300       1,439,062  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    112,928       701,338  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    34,600       1,609,228  

Komatsu Ltd.

    317,773       7,086,222  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    33,866       1,600,092  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    156,100     $ 1,380,001  

Kose Corp.

    11,000       1,742,906  

Kubota Corp.

    360,081       5,517,598  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    109,600       1,260,200  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    34,600       833,031  

Kyocera Corp.

    112,000       6,846,196  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    90,800       1,717,713  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    134,400       1,328,311  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    52,176       1,560,008  

Lawson, Inc.

    17,500       818,761  

LINE Corp.*(b)

    24,647       720,998  

Lion Corp.

    80,400       1,561,035  

LIXIL Group Corp.

    103,400       1,328,222  

M3, Inc.

    143,242       2,712,431  

Makita Corp.

    78,300       2,752,946  

Marubeni Corp.

    560,300       3,533,512  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    69,796       1,458,203  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    16,800       441,065  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    201,200       1,970,874  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    22,822       1,040,379  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    323,350       814,604  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    57,200       1,240,965  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,190       2,681,917  

Mercari, Inc.*

    22,800       673,280  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    136,220       2,006,249  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    97,700       2,308,953  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    465,100       3,052,883  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    473,025       12,366,353  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    627,879       7,882,890  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    411,451       7,582,408  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    63,900       799,008  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    112,099       4,927,122  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    33,800       883,638  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    255,400       1,206,707  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    86,074       1,019,083  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    4,283,252       19,806,557  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    98,900       494,660  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    567,960       8,792,072  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    67,300       1,482,445  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    310,126       7,530,998  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    41,500       886,947  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    8,291,980       11,760,968  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    49,200       1,053,783  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    159,921       5,085,477  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    199,477       8,660,908  

Nabtesco Corp.

    42,825       1,084,803  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    63,040       1,744,049  

NEC Corp.

    90,559       3,363,632  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    170,345       2,541,853  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    99,700       1,356,137  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    58,900       1,038,692  

NH Foods Ltd.

    34,396       1,393,424  

Nidec Corp.

    76,573       9,602,981  

Nikon Corp.

    109,800       1,505,678  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    39,371       14,060,423  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   11  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    436     $ 2,985,392  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    28,000       675,421  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    30,800       1,645,661  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,342       1,838,883  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT (b)

    507       1,104,625  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    281,309       4,689,565  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    225,651       10,132,587  

Nippon Yusen KK

    49,900       756,570  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    39,349       1,673,962  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    820,342       5,561,050  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

    62,800       1,462,716  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,400       1,663,748  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,401       3,506,740  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    55,524       2,433,802  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    1,154,954       3,648,233  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    40,736       839,794  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    1,303       2,024,872  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    39,481       1,934,611  

NSK Ltd.

    128,600       1,036,015  

NTT Data Corp.

    213,234       2,558,060  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    466,289       10,738,008  

Obayashi Corp.

    225,200       2,074,005  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    26,100       3,162,396  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    100,050       2,474,360  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    316,968       1,649,702  

Olympus Corp.

    411,616       4,880,972  

Omron Corp.

    64,492       3,070,906  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    125,106       2,216,615  

Oracle Corp. (b)

    17,900       1,253,735  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    69,300       8,473,446  

ORIX Corp.

    461,746       6,540,674  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    128,000       2,276,159  

Otsuka Corp.

    34,600       1,345,813  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,267       4,551,133  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    40,518       2,512,628  

Panasonic Corp.

    763,885       6,096,136  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    43,100       811,369  

PeptiDream, Inc.*

    29,000       1,447,792  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,200       1,220,379  

Pigeon Corp.

    38,300       1,461,454  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    34,300       951,151  

Rakuten, Inc.

    310,086       3,247,798  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    414,253       13,257,319  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    308,400       1,408,739  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    726,125       3,081,667  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    236,600       2,301,263  

Rinnai Corp.

    15,600       1,024,980  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    34,600       2,152,023  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    9,000       1,633,646  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    20,900       800,397  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    125,351       1,807,997  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    79,625       1,845,046  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    72,900       6,248,956  

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.

    59,200       703,637  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    78,800       1,321,999  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Seiko Epson Corp.

    86,059     $ 1,270,654  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    130,200       1,918,787  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    200,751       3,226,207  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    262,076       8,866,060  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    185,000       474,600  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,400       1,205,005  

Sharp Corp.

    57,973       528,559  

Shimadzu Corp.

    77,000       1,933,438  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    10,300       788,908  

Shimano, Inc.

    26,994       4,145,067  

Shimizu Corp.

    184,900       1,510,049  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    125,704       10,494,570  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    48,000       683,468  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    92,895       5,092,016  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    138,857       10,037,068  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    146,100       1,159,470  

Showa Denko KK

    49,300       1,358,918  

SMC Corp.

    20,082       6,628,830  

Softbank Corp. (b)

    576,800       7,505,080  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    287,414       27,185,840  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    24,600       1,191,805  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    116,035       4,403,045  

Sony Corp.

    442,816       21,481,878  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    61,400       1,364,381  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    42,500       974,992  

Subaru Corp.

    214,534       4,992,892  

SUMCO Corp.

    78,000       865,907  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    504,522       2,188,210  

Sumitomo Corp.

    412,276       5,967,378  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    58,400       1,201,251  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    250,300       3,029,285  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    34,600       1,099,958  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    81,500       2,152,475  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    465,515       16,251,034  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    109,881       4,040,749  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    120,603       4,459,523  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    52,100       578,862  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    31,000       778,683  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    46,200       1,924,911  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    25,110       1,550,186  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    127,626       6,074,793  

Sysmex Corp.

    56,707       3,939,898  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    195,300       2,046,446  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    40,700       1,205,620  

Taisei Corp.

    71,515       2,616,684  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,734       1,208,741  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    42,900       806,020  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    517,511       17,521,782  

TDK Corp.

    43,824       2,992,642  

Teijin Ltd.

    59,304       970,295  

Terumo Corp.

    225,844       6,435,715  

THK Co. Ltd.

    41,028       843,163  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    64,879       1,891,918  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    34,200       1,470,696  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    30,928       1,207,267  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   12  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    144,813     $ 1,480,670  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    224,650       11,196,739  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    16,800       682,139  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.*

    520,400       2,679,677  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    54,564       7,447,068  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    125,580       3,126,028  

Tokyu Corp.

    173,910       3,090,949  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    179,900       1,006,039  

Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.

    84,389       1,235,094  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    505,243       3,482,361  

Toshiba Corp.

    199,816       6,361,512  

Tosoh Corp.

    90,640       1,152,604  

TOTO Ltd.

    44,715       1,669,101  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    50,200       952,440  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    34,300       1,342,057  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    27,700       485,418  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    47,900       2,470,918  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    794,864       46,827,036  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    70,511       2,039,884  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    40,976       1,843,381  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    15,300       1,229,761  

Unicharm Corp.

    137,100       4,123,185  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT (b)

    1,087       1,795,534  

USS Co. Ltd.

    70,800       1,347,856  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,000       668,020  

West Japan Railway Co.

    57,206       4,487,159  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    938,400       2,710,462  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    41,179       2,348,417  

Yamada Denki Co. Ltd.

    218,300       1,023,360  

Yamaha Corp.

    47,481       2,140,402  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    97,974       1,684,359  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,671       2,207,215  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    44,000       662,243  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    85,620       2,488,839  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    78,944       1,539,322  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    34,304       574,239  

ZOZO, Inc.

    68,497       1,180,754  
   

 

 

 
      1,112,697,361  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.3%            

ArcelorMittal

    231,424       3,428,197  

Aroundtown SA

    287,387       2,440,669  

Eurofins Scientific SE (b)

    3,888       1,768,675  

Millicom International Cellular SA SDR

    21,535       1,208,824  

RTL Group SA

    12,368       592,472  

SES SA

    124,483       1,880,185  

Tenaris SA

    160,811       1,895,318  
   

 

 

 
      13,214,340  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.1%            

MGM China Holdings Ltd. (b)

    323,222       498,879  

Sands China Ltd.

    818,370       3,705,842  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

    539,564       1,152,146  
   

 

 

 
      5,356,867  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico — 0.0%            

Fresnillo PLC

    74,942     $ 727,647  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 4.7%            

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    144,037       3,047,670  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    3,691       2,972,164  

Aegon NV

    610,163       2,792,027  

Akzo Nobel NV

    77,774       6,561,608  

ASML Holding NV

    147,904       27,973,755  

EXOR NV

    36,805       2,311,594  

Heineken Holding NV

    38,653       3,825,875  

Heineken NV

    91,098       9,568,480  

ING Groep NV

    1,361,678       14,748,102  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    412,323       9,274,769  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    62,372       7,023,670  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,255,748       3,841,049  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    320,170       12,679,752  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    22,987       942,458  

NN Group NV

    108,584       4,126,806  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    104,464       9,209,546  

QIAGEN NV*

    81,199       3,098,721  

Randstad NV

    42,236       2,179,910  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

    1,552,809       48,313,016  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

    1,295,062       40,498,317  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    97,294       6,797,635  
   

 

 

 
      221,786,924  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.2%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd.*

    250,596       2,590,258  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    332,079       1,904,167  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    190,391       1,918,134  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    301,019       1,033,868  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    434,383       1,204,899  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    120,104       909,867  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    625,621       1,561,413  
   

 

 

 
      11,122,606  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.7%            

Aker BP ASA

    37,709       1,018,592  

DNB ASA

    332,205       5,633,102  

Equinor ASA

    359,047       6,880,055  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    65,101       1,267,921  

Mowi ASA (b)

    153,254       3,554,802  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    466,798       1,633,209  

Orkla ASA

    274,814       2,378,956  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    31,481       794,966  

Telenor ASA

    257,102       5,287,928  

Yara International ASA

    62,942       2,703,463  
   

 

 

 
      31,152,994  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    902,155       3,284,577  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    170,937       2,574,185  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    92,988       1,415,394  
   

 

 

 
      7,274,156  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Evraz PLC

    175,000       1,300,918  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore — 1.3%            

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    959,200     $ 2,038,920  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    940,580       1,321,482  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    911,400       2,136,353  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    791,200       1,388,070  

City Developments Ltd.

    160,800       962,201  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    713,600       1,277,904  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    619,095       10,946,944  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,072,978       1,312,871  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    2,388,500       460,765  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    33,900       833,372  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    504,200       2,213,239  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,109,722       8,538,809  

SATS Ltd.

    262,600       969,194  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    335,700       588,947  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    200,100       1,327,008  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    295,900       1,589,679  

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

    438,811       747,483  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    512,100       1,457,604  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    2,842,189       6,620,809  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    789,700       1,046,265  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    451,554       7,724,772  

UOL Group Ltd.

    175,081       861,576  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    102,300       1,125,248  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    653,766       1,565,764  
   

 

 

 
      59,055,279  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.0%            

Investec PLC

    229,511       1,337,929  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.9%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    90,297       3,722,319  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    23,564       4,340,938  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    152,567       11,651,358  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,308,679       12,554,037  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    1,905,344       2,114,092  

Banco Santander SA

    5,656,143       24,971,878  

Bankia SA

    384,419       972,288  

Bankinter SA

    243,654       1,763,309  

CaixaBank SA

    1,208,303       3,722,923  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    67,535       2,372,813  

Enagas SA

    78,884       2,159,081  

Endesa SA

    106,240       2,647,900  

Ferrovial SA*

    2,569       61,389  

Ferrovial SA

    175,422       4,191,879  

Grifols SA

    103,195       2,649,248  

Iberdrola SA

    2,041,761       18,963,950  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    378,421       10,167,266  

Mapfre SA

    376,705       1,105,963  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    112,328       3,203,706  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    147,789       3,141,918  

Repsol SA

    481,979       7,785,926  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    77,696       1,210,840  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain (Continued)            

Telefonica SA

    1,627,190     $ 13,048,350  
   

 

 

 
      138,523,371  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 2.3%            

Alfa Laval AB

    110,688       2,274,691  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    346,397       6,762,600  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    231,429       6,242,904  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    133,498       3,240,912  

Boliden AB

    93,082       2,122,369  

Boliden AB*

    93,082       41,628  

Electrolux AB, Series B

    82,591       1,796,100  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    237,532       2,214,969  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    123,390       1,118,606  

Essity AB, Class B

    211,171       6,199,520  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (b)

    282,307       4,225,796  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    91,377       4,250,787  

Husqvarna AB, Class B (b)

    155,734       1,302,161  

ICA Gruppen AB (b)

    27,906       1,112,839  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    53,261       1,076,292  

Investor AB, Class B

    161,554       6,987,435  

Kinnevik AB, Class B

    83,029       2,118,087  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    24,123       793,386  

Lundin Petroleum AB

    64,515       1,760,044  

Sandvik AB

    402,346       6,215,615  

Securitas AB, Class B

    99,079       1,642,369  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    570,293       5,065,450  

Skanska AB, Class B

    114,294       1,873,494  

SKF AB, Class B

    123,479       1,919,922  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    530,850       5,233,291  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    316,451       4,533,405  

Swedish Match AB

    63,995       2,895,372  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    170,177       2,351,809  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,069,226       10,310,844  

Telia Co. AB

    991,582       4,153,891  

Volvo AB, Class B

    537,453       7,520,965  
   

 

 

 
      109,357,553  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 9.4%            

ABB Ltd.

    636,738       11,685,454  

Adecco Group AG

    52,990       2,856,829  

Alcon, Inc.*

    150,062       8,727,201  

Baloise Holding AG

    16,651       2,770,593  

Barry Callebaut AG

    772       1,516,628  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    41       3,071,161  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Participation Certificates

    346       2,266,926  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    180,876       13,321,145  

Clariant AG*

    69,770       1,271,365  

Coca-Cola HBC AG*

    70,095       2,527,383  

Credit Suisse Group AG*

    895,538       10,187,444  

Dufry AG*

    13,229       1,083,688  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    2,969       1,779,176  

Geberit AG

    12,878       5,683,684  

Givaudan SA

    3,229       8,549,392  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland (Continued)            

Glencore PLC*

    3,936,614     $ 12,673,630  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.*

    77,913       3,086,950  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    18,246       2,426,422  

LafargeHolcim Ltd.*

    170,341       8,178,069  

Lonza Group AG*

    26,115       8,043,811  

Nestle SA

    1,066,625       106,049,956  

Novartis AG

    755,222       64,943,435  

Pargesa Holding SA

    11,128       824,111  

Partners Group Holding AG

    6,578       4,618,561  

Roche Holding AG

    244,738       64,310,180  

Schindler Holding AG

    8,010       1,646,400  

Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates

    13,067       2,756,305  

SGS SA

    1,818       4,602,876  

Sika AG

    45,083       6,704,478  

Sonova Holding AG

    19,553       4,356,828  

STMicroelectronics NV

    231,562       3,542,772  

Straumann Holding AG

    3,506       2,886,738  

Swatch Group AG — Bearer

    10,510       2,642,065  

Swatch Group AG — Registered

    18,336       885,622  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    11,869       5,401,951  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    23,840       1,942,915  

Swiss Re AG

    107,004       10,152,689  

Swisscom AG

    9,229       4,420,703  

Temenos AG*

    22,218       3,869,982  

UBS Group AG*

    1,345,861       15,525,288  

Vifor Pharma AG (b)

    15,876       2,194,495  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    52,842       17,141,655  
   

 

 

 
      443,126,956  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.0%            

NMC Health PLC

    31,611       900,397  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.9%            

3i Group PLC

    337,478       4,484,176  

Admiral Group PLC

    73,113       1,905,977  

Amcor PLC, Class CDI

    405,851       4,639,745  

Anglo American PLC (b)

    366,604       8,782,960  

Ashtead Group PLC

    170,059       4,009,710  

Associated British Foods PLC

    119,339       3,723,592  

AstraZeneca PLC

    441,334       32,545,718  

Auto Trader Group PLC, 144A

    336,010       2,546,264  

Aviva PLC

    1,368,643       7,000,847  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,098,314       6,281,793  

Barclays PLC

    5,930,400       11,196,818  

Barratt Developments PLC

    343,263       2,421,563  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    41,919       1,852,750  

BP PLC

    7,062,631       48,225,328  

British American Tobacco PLC

    798,446       27,860,514  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    322,667       2,178,363  

BT Group PLC

    2,896,689       7,095,786  

Bunzl PLC

    116,338       3,110,760  

Burberry Group PLC

    146,167       3,132,229  

Centrica PLC

    1,893,567       2,238,823  

CNH Industrial NV

    345,739       3,011,934  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

    81,117       4,493,882  

Compass Group PLC

    551,114       12,475,279  

Croda International PLC

    43,670       2,799,147  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Diageo PLC

    845,107     $ 35,530,650  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    482,645       1,931,239  

easyJet PLC

    56,774       625,319  

Experian PLC

    317,950       9,595,017  

Ferguson PLC

    80,273       5,200,117  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

    380,304       4,859,537  

G4S PLC

    562,882       1,489,433  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    1,730,312       33,403,960  

Halma PLC

    132,055       3,031,832  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    97,422       2,790,946  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    6,977,860       56,909,372  

Imperial Brands PLC

    327,105       7,919,367  

Informa PLC

    428,712       4,209,180  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    58,916       3,802,450  

Intertek Group PLC

    54,867       3,673,615  

ITV PLC

    1,264,422       1,714,446  

J Sainsbury PLC

    599,835       1,517,447  

John Wood Group PLC

    235,076       1,162,630  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    66,816       2,613,577  

Kingfisher PLC

    716,891       1,938,646  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    268,978       2,817,709  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,060,182       6,683,389  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    24,987,501       18,088,755  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    107,696       7,194,438  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    594,941       1,693,857  

Meggitt PLC

    264,598       1,641,151  

Melrose Industries PLC

    1,685,119       3,492,822  

Merlin Entertainments PLC, 144A

    246,578       1,181,796  

Micro Focus International PLC

    121,726       2,949,814  

Mondi PLC

    127,490       2,643,349  

National Grid PLC (b)

    1,175,698       11,784,032  

Next PLC

    48,251       3,514,909  

Ocado Group PLC*

    154,734       2,336,719  

Pearson PLC

    265,001       2,636,676  

Persimmon PLC

    105,591       2,625,825  

Prudential PLC

    905,263       18,054,216  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    245,986       19,741,575  

RELX PLC

    678,216       15,798,288  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    607,788       2,881,495  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    130,007       9,045,612  

Rio Tinto PLC

    396,606       22,746,506  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC*

    579,988       6,305,971  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC — Entitlement*

    40,730,783       51,494  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    1,671,759       4,516,611  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

    351,103       2,452,900  

Sage Group PLC

    366,866       3,464,675  

Schroders PLC

    40,578       1,497,474  

Segro PLC REIT

    381,063       3,360,762  

Severn Trent PLC

    88,497       2,226,466  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    306,464       6,447,143  

Smiths Group PLC

    136,793       2,491,217  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    26,000       2,747,984  

SSE PLC

    347,024       4,731,667  

St James’s Place PLC

    180,414       2,386,954  

Standard Chartered PLC

    976,373       8,480,218  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    895,463       3,026,085  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,184,467     $ 2,474,565  

Tesco PLC

    3,360,362       9,618,270  

Unilever NV

    510,015       30,767,386  

Unilever PLC

    386,986       23,664,964  

United Utilities Group PLC

    235,741       2,376,544  

Vodafone Group PLC

    9,203,749       15,059,157  

Weir Group PLC

    91,967       1,709,164  

Whitbread PLC

    62,735       3,672,192  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

    753,552       1,875,354  

WPP PLC

    430,812       5,126,302  
   

 

 

 
      702,017,190  
   

 

 

 
United States (d) — 0.1%            

Carnival PLC

    57,002       2,817,743  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,891,265,054)

      4,590,014,460  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.5%    
Germany — 0.5%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    17,716       1,048,951  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    27,027       1,054,957  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    59,814       5,464,669  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    52,027       3,242,061  

Sartorius AG

    12,168       2,310,905  

Volkswagen AG

    64,506       10,052,827  
   

 

 

 
      23,174,370  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $32,767,355)

      23,174,370  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
United Kingdom — 0.0%    

Marks & Spencer Group PLC*, expires 6/12/19
(Cost $0)

    118,988     $ 58,668  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 2.1%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (e)(f)
(Cost $98,060,983)

    98,060,983       98,060,983  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 1.9%    

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (e)

    50,653,027       50,653,027  

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (e)

    36,831,101       36,831,101  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS
(Cost $87,484,128)

      87,484,128  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8%

(Cost $5,109,577,520)

    $ 4,798,792,609  

Other assets and liabilities,
net — (1.8%)

      (83,710,247
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 4,715,082,362  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.1%

 
 

Germany 0.1%

 
 

Deutsche Bank AG (c)

 
    8,570,145       741,513       (1,901,470     (1,517,921     (1,311,115     83,061           —       673,686       4,581,152  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 2.1%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (e)(f)

 
    206,357,389           —       (108,296,406 ) (g)          —           —       1,741,932           —       98,060,983       98,060,983  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.9%

 
 

DWS ESG Liquidity Fund “Capital Shares”, 2.56% (e)

 
        —       50,653,027           —           —           —       699,678           —       50,653,027       50,653,027  
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (e)

 
        —       1,246,860,531       (1,210,029,430         —           —       1,137,178           —       36,831,101       36,831,101  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      214,927,534         1,298,255,071         (1,320,227,306       (1,517,921       (1,311,115       3,661,849           —         186,218,797         190,126,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $114,680,441, which is 2.4% of net assets.

(c)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(d)

Securities are listed in country of domicile and trade on exchanges within the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index.

(e)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(f)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $30,963,899.

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CDI:   Chess Depositary Interest
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
SDR:   Swedish Depositary Receipt
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:    

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AMSTERDAM Index Futures

     EUR        40      $ 4,901,928      $ 4,828,617        6/21/2019      $ (62,267

CAC40 10 EURO Futures

     EUR        226        13,327,005        13,090,948        6/21/2019        (207,666

DAX Index Futures

     EUR        34        11,249,218        11,134,807        6/21/2019        (46,278

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

     EUR        26        2,937,975        2,874,979        6/21/2019        (34,368

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     GBP        234        21,643,397        21,155,200        6/21/2019        57,526  

HANG SENG Index Futures

     HKD        30        5,161,547        5,111,964        6/27/2019        (54,708

IBEX 35 Index Futures

     EUR        31        3,151,302        3,108,416        6/21/2019        (35,505

MSCI SING IX ETS

     SGD        80        2,045,433        2,032,176        6/27/2019        (21,959

OMXS30 Index Futures

     SEK        184        3,036,697        2,928,340        6/20/2019        (137,989

SPI 200 Futures

     AUD        90        9,914,274        9,992,369        6/20/2019        222,595  

SWISS MKT IX Futures

     CHF        112        10,331,799        10,644,614        6/21/2019        259,624  

TOPIX Index Futures

     JPY        155        21,873,191        21,541,088        6/13/2019        (682,725

Nikkei 225 Futures

     JPY        40        3,994,266        3,769,667        6/13/2019        (340,999
                 

 

 

 

Total net unrealized depreciation

                  $ (1,084,719
                 

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had the following forward foreign currency contracts outstanding:    

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    AUD      18,726,000      USD      13,190,351      $ 198,107      $   —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    AUD      204,411,100      USD      143,988,201        2,166,198          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    AUD      10,258,300      USD      7,226,172        108,884          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    AUD      255,101,742      USD      179,679,636        2,688,074          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    CHF      109,121,800      USD      107,429,992          —        (1,609,981

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CHF      109,580,900      USD      107,849,060          —        (1,649,670

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    CHF      32,144,000      USD      31,645,021          —        (474,875

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    CHF      54,357,200      USD      53,514,349          —        (802,091

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    CHF      149,038,800      USD      146,681,626          —        (2,245,415

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      124,755,600      USD      140,206,831        774,200          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      100,038,000      USD      112,426,806        619,708          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    EUR      376,763,100      USD      423,432,745        2,344,872          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    EUR      456,117,200      USD      512,481,883        2,704,196          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    EUR      24,052,900      USD      27,033,175        150,541          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    EUR      333,719,000      USD      374,959,994        1,980,199          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    GBP      200,825,000      USD      262,277,249        8,315,294          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      32,265,000      USD      42,136,864        1,334,760          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    GBP      148,789,400      USD      194,263,160        6,105,078          —  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    GBP      101,599,200      USD      132,686,523      $ 4,204,853      $   —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    GBP      171,475,100      USD      223,881,320        7,035,053          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    HKD      439,426,600      USD      56,037,318          —        (17,476

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    HKD      437,377,600      USD      55,773,731          —        (19,685

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    HKD      70,078,000      USD      8,936,431          —        (2,964

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    HKD      40,434,400      USD      5,156,245          —        (1,708

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    HKD      513,219,300      USD      65,443,281          —        (24,767

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    ILS      7,419,500      USD      2,064,987        17,595          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    ILS      11,604,200      USD      3,229,578        27,428          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    ILS      1,228,200      USD      341,788        2,870          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    ILS      25,365,100      USD      7,055,382        55,946          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    JPY      13,814,207,200      USD      124,306,733          —        (3,225,448

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    JPY      35,913,558,700      USD      323,163,310          —        (8,389,156

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    JPY      3,542,799,000      USD      31,879,571          —        (827,401

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    JPY      25,762,105,100      USD      231,821,205          —        (6,013,467

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    JPY      2,285,000,000      USD      20,740,937          —        (354,087

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    JPY      24,210,623,500      USD      217,862,496          —        (5,648,963

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    JPY      26,688,800,900      USD      240,158,381          —        (6,231,508

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    NOK      66,261,300      USD      7,672,565        99,842          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    NOK      35,222,700      USD      4,078,618        53,165          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    NOK      56,749,700      USD      6,570,458        84,775          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    NOK      67,796,100      USD      7,850,033        101,904          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    NOK      66,588,000      USD      7,709,086        99,026          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    NZD      629,600      USD      420,136        8,204          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    NZD      6,064,800      USD      4,047,077        79,019          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    NZD      10,006,400      USD      6,676,670        129,714          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    SEK      107,603,000      USD      11,348,484        1,110          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    SEK      269,576,500      USD      28,431,940        3,500          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    SEK      357,887,700      USD      37,735,945          —        (5,435

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    SEK      143,831,100      USD      15,169,977        2,134          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    SEK      413,517,600      USD      43,597,925          —        (9,958

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      154,604,779      AUD      223,137,100        209,467          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      7,107,689      AUD      10,258,300        9,599          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      170,656,813      AUD      246,311,342        235,902          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      3,458,404      AUD      5,023,100        26,661          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      2,635,200      AUD      3,767,300          —        (21,418

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      108,497,290      CHF      109,121,800        542,684          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      140,900,631      CHF      141,724,900        717,995          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      54,046,164      CHF      54,357,200        270,275          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      4,631,899      CHF      4,670,900        35,498          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      3,459,161      CHF      3,503,200        41,412          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      140,045,434      CHF      140,864,700        713,637          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      139,033,230      EUR      124,755,600        399,401          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      12,270,785      EUR      10,916,000          —        (70,558

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      519,201,457      EUR      465,885,100        1,493,287          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      492,055,172      EUR      441,562,500        1,455,509          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      16,250,148      EUR      14,554,700        16,858          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      26,805,562      EUR      24,052,900        77,072          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      371,879,768      EUR      333,719,000        1,100,028          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      6,581,462      GBP      5,051,100          —        (193,875

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      238,276,728      GBP      189,039,200        780,983          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      8,531,949      GBP      6,734,700          —        (15,292

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      228,200,966      GBP      181,054,400        759,220          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      128,062,439      GBP      101,599,200        419,232          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      216,127,216      GBP      171,475,100        719,051          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      56,046,430      HKD      439,426,600        8,363          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      64,721,939      HKD      507,455,600        10,871          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      5,157,219      HKD      40,434,400        735          —  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
   Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,475,538      HKD      11,572,300      $ 665      $   —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,966,288      HKD      15,429,700        1,978          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      62,013,162      HKD      486,217,300        10,416          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      2,045,080      ILS      7,419,500        2,312          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      3,198,538      ILS      11,604,200        3,612          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      338,541      ILS      1,228,200        378          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      6,764,842      ILS      24,544,200        8,068          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      98,643      ILS      351,800          —        (1,565

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      129,942      ILS      469,100          —        (495

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      127,242,106      JPY      13,814,207,200        290,075          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      9,309,445      JPY      1,019,669,100        104,097          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      12,333,389      JPY      1,359,558,800        218,001          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      308,882,289      JPY      33,534,330,800        705,245          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      290,950,072      JPY      31,589,904,100        686,596          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      223,003,735      JPY      24,210,623,500        507,724          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      245,809,817      JPY      26,688,800,900        580,072          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      7,569,851      NOK      66,261,300        2,872          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      4,023,889      NOK      35,222,700        1,564          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      6,483,201      NOK      56,749,700        2,482          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      7,143,600      NOK      62,530,500        2,746          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      257,295      NOK      2,256,700        614          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      343,900      NOK      3,008,900          —        (25

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      7,607,127      NOK      66,588,000        2,933          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      410,405      NZD      629,600        1,528          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      3,953,340      NZD      6,064,800        14,719          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      84,942      NZD      128,800          —        (671

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      6,326,791      NZD      9,705,900        23,555          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      111,568      NZD      171,700        771          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/5/2019    USD      39,634,304      SEK      377,179,500        141,510          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/5/2019    USD      37,604,306      SEK      357,887,700        137,074          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/5/2019    USD      15,113,913      SEK      143,831,100        53,929          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      41,010,013      SEK      390,260,800        145,302          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,034,780      SEK      9,967,200        16,320          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/5/2019    USD      1,381,410      SEK      13,289,600        20,057          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    DKK      159,984,600      USD      24,090,337        143,857          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    DKK      149,396,600      USD      22,489,158        127,489          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/6/2019    DKK      48,354,900      USD      7,281,959        44,202          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    DKK      214,983,000      USD      32,359,170        180,535          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    SGD      5,802,000      USD      4,264,336        40,356          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    SGD      40,020,600      USD      29,415,708        279,854          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    SGD      10,041,000      USD      7,380,277        70,214          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    SGD      30,188,500      USD      22,188,942        211,068          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    SGD      7,720,400      USD      5,674,261        53,645          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      23,877,985      DKK      159,984,600        68,495          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    USD      22,293,841      DKK      149,396,600        67,828          —  

The Bank of New York Mellon

   6/6/2019    USD      7,217,110      DKK      48,354,900        20,646          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    USD      880,665      DKK      5,889,100        815          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    USD      665,154      DKK      4,416,900          —        (4,033

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    USD      30,543,108      DKK      204,677,000        92,926          —  

Goldman Sachs & Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      4,215,574      SGD      5,802,000        8,406          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      530,281      SGD      723,200          —        (3,776

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      699,340      SGD      964,200        2,618          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   6/6/2019    USD      27,851,852      SGD      38,333,200        55,539          —  

RBC Capital Markets

   6/6/2019    USD      29,229,121      SGD      40,229,500        58,817          —  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

   6/6/2019    USD      5,609,329      SGD      7,720,400        11,287          —  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

   7/3/2019    AUD      223,137,100      USD      154,732,637          —        (218,422

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    AUD      10,258,300      USD      7,113,608          —        (9,970

RBC Capital Markets

   7/3/2019    AUD      9,707,000      USD      6,731,319          —        (9,424

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency To
Deliver
     Currency To
Receive
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        AUD        246,311,342        USD        170,792,285      $   —      $ (251,451

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        CHF        109,121,800        USD        108,789,557          —        (553,854

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        CHF        141,724,900        USD        141,279,868          —        (732,854

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        CHF        54,357,200        USD        54,191,915          —        (275,677

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        CHF        140,864,700        USD        140,408,373          —        (742,403

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        DKK        159,984,600        USD        23,936,188          —        (71,024

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        DKK        149,396,600        USD        22,347,866          —        (70,516

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        DKK        48,354,900        USD        7,234,816          —        (21,297

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        DKK        204,677,000        USD        30,616,665          —        (97,067

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        EUR        124,755,600        USD        139,361,362          —        (412,604

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        EUR        465,885,100        USD        520,431,859          —        (1,537,560

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        EUR        441,562,500        USD        493,225,313          —        (1,493,497

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        EUR        24,052,900        USD        26,869,495          —        (78,949

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        EUR        333,719,000        USD        372,757,449          —        (1,135,412

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        GBP        189,039,200        USD        238,623,048          —        (790,773

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        GBP        181,054,400        USD        228,533,382          —        (767,873

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        GBP        101,599,200        USD        128,248,670          —        (424,392

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        GBP        171,475,100        USD        216,437,586          —        (731,705

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        HKD        439,426,600        USD        56,053,358          —        (15,335

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        HKD        507,455,600        USD        64,733,498          —        (15,364

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        HKD        40,434,400        USD        5,158,173          —        (1,060

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        HKD        486,217,300        USD        62,021,864          —        (17,095

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        ILS        7,419,500        USD        2,048,793          —        (2,484

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        ILS        11,604,200        USD        3,204,263          —        (3,962

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        ILS        1,228,200        USD        339,111          —        (450

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        ILS        24,544,200        USD        6,776,141          —        (9,619

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        JPY        13,814,207,200        USD        127,529,689          —        (300,961

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        JPY        33,534,330,800        USD        309,582,342          —        (729,734

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        JPY        31,589,904,100        USD        291,613,471          —        (705,728

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        JPY        24,210,623,500        USD        223,507,711          —        (526,843

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        JPY        26,688,800,900        USD        246,352,098          —        (614,429

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        NOK        66,261,300        USD        7,577,848          —        (2,987

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        NOK        35,222,700        USD        4,028,271          —        (1,494

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        NOK        56,749,700        USD        6,490,182          —        (2,448

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        NOK        62,530,500        USD        7,151,263          —        (2,738

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        NOK        66,588,000        USD        7,614,856          —        (3,357

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        NZD        629,600        USD        410,665          —        (1,532

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        NZD        6,064,800        USD        3,955,790          —        (14,814

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        NZD        9,705,900        USD        6,330,411          —        (24,009

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        SEK        377,179,500        USD        39,719,265          —        (144,578

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        SEK        357,887,700        USD        37,683,893          —        (141,012

The Bank of New York Mellon

     7/3/2019        SEK        143,831,100        USD        15,146,334          —        (55,076

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        SEK        390,260,800        USD        41,095,549          —        (150,847

Goldman Sachs & Co.

     7/3/2019        SGD        5,802,000        USD        4,216,815          —        (8,734

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

     7/3/2019        SGD        38,333,200        USD        27,859,321          —        (58,435

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        SGD        40,229,500        USD        29,239,530          —        (59,285

The Bank of Nova Scotia

     7/3/2019        SGD        7,720,400        USD        5,610,776          —        (11,928

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        12,191,426        CHF        12,228,000        61,408          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        2,260,793        DKK        15,109,000        6,456          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        77,714,405        EUR        69,566,000        226,110          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        14,249,328        GBP        11,288,000        46,666          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        13,268,899        HKD        104,005,000        1,632          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        51,950,310        JPY        5,627,003,000        119,523          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        12,195,515        SEK        115,803,000        43,625          —  

RBC Capital Markets

     7/3/2019        USD        4,881,095        SGD        6,715,000        9,385          —  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

                  $ 57,280,606      $ (51,918,825
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   Pound Sterling
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
ILS   Israeli Shekel
JPY   Japanese Yen
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (h)

     $ 4,590,014,460      $   —      $   —        $ 4,590,014,460  

Preferred Stocks (h)

       23,174,370          —          —          23,174,370  

Rights

       58,668          —          —          58,668  

Short-Term Investments (h)

       185,545,111          —          —          185,545,111  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

         —        57,280,606          —          57,280,606  

Futures Contracts

       539,745          —          —          539,745  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 4,799,332,354      $ 57,280,606      $   —        $ 4,856,612,960  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
               

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (i)

               

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     $   —      $ (51,918,825    $   —        $ (51,918,825

Futures Contracts

       (1,624,464        —          —          (1,624,464
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (1,624,464    $ (51,918,825    $   —        $ (53,543,289
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(h)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(i)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2019

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Assets

    

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

     $ 4,608,666,346  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

       4,581,152  

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund*

       50,653,027  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series*

       36,831,101  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio**

       98,060,983  

Foreign currency at value

       7,129,665  

Receivable for return of collateral pledged for forward foreign currency contracts

       540,000  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       57,280,606  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

       5,999,268  
Receivables:     

Investment securities sold

       1,196,848  

Dividends

       22,805,053  

Interest

       132,432  

Securities lending income

       438,008  

Foreign tax reclaim

       9,169,824  
    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $ 4,903,484,313  
    

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Payable upon return of securities loaned

       98,060,983  

Payable upon return of deposit for forward foreign currency contracts

       30,910,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

       51,918,825  
Payables:     

Investment securities purchased

       4,116,954  

Investment advisory fees

       1,444,952  

Variation margin on futures contracts

       1,950,237  
    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       188,401,951  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 4,715,082,362  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

    

Paid-in capital

     $ 5,099,141,197  

Distributable earnings (loss)

       (384,058,835
    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 4,715,082,362  
    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

       152,750,800  
    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

     $ 30.87  
    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

     $ 4,902,395,819  
    

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

     $ 21,636,590  
    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

     $ 114,680,441  
    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS ESG Liquidity Fund at cost*

     $ 50,653,027  
    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost*

     $ 36,831,101  
    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost**

     $ 98,060,983  
    

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

     $ 30,963,899  
    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

     $ 7,144,481  
    

 

 

 

*   Includes collateral held for forward foreign currency contracts

     $ 30,910,000  
    

 

 

 

 

**

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

       Xtrackers MSCI
EAFE Hedged
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

    

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     $ 174,803,992  

Affiliated dividend income**

       83,061  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

       1,836,856  

Affiliated securities lending income

       1,741,932  
    

 

 

 

Total investment income

       178,465,841  
    

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Investment advisory fees

       18,953,920  

Other expenses

       771,063  
    

 

 

 

Total expenses

       19,724,983  

Less fees waived (see note 3):

    

Waiver

       (42,460
    

 

 

 

Net expenses

       19,682,523  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       158,783,318  
    

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    
Net realized gain (loss) from:     

Investments

       (62,831,829

Investments in affiliates

       (800,808

In-kind redemptions

       66,981,804  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

       (717,113

Futures contracts

       (6,069,029

Foreign currency transactions

       (2,630,328

Forward foreign currency contracts

       412,783,877  
    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       406,716,574  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (511,598,568

Investments in affiliates

       (1,311,115

Futures contracts

       (986,731

Foreign currency translations

       275,538  

Forward foreign currency contracts

       (98,047,181
    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (611,668,057
    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       (204,951,483
    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ (46,168,165
    

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 14,528,299  

**   Affiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 12,459  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

       Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF  
       Year Ended
May 31, 2019
       Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 158,783,318        $ 179,604,129  

Net realized gain (loss)

       406,716,574          (62,238,754

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (611,668,057        338,069,505  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       (46,168,165        455,434,880  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

       (162,803,052        (244,654,328 )* 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

         

Proceeds from shares sold

                242,635,204  

Value of shares redeemed

       (1,216,365,527        (2,950,986,126
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

       (1,216,365,527        (2,708,350,922
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (1,425,336,744        (2,497,570,370

Net Assets

         

Beginning of period

       6,140,419,106          8,637,989,476  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 4,715,082,362        $ 6,140,419,106 ** 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

         

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

       192,750,800          281,550,800  

Shares sold

                7,600,000  

Shares redeemed

       (40,000,000        (96,400,000
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

       152,750,800          192,750,800  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $105,948,751.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial highlights

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 31.86     $ 30.68     $ 26.48     $ 30.75     $ 27.81  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.91       0.80       0.74       0.76       1.41  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.00     1.33       4.18       (4.03     2.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.09     2.13       4.92       (3.27     4.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.90     (0.95     (0.72     (0.88     (1.37

Net realized gains

                       (0.12     (0.00 )(b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.90     (0.95     (0.72     (1.00     (1.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 30.87     $ 31.86     $ 30.68     $ 26.48     $ 30.75  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (0.14 )(c)      7.05       19.17       (10.90     16.22  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     4,715       6,140       8,638       11,984       12,268  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.36       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.36       0.35       0.35       0.35       0.35  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.93       2.57       2.72       2.82       4.81  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     5       10       14       15       12  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the Trust consists of thirty-seven investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust.

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group Gmbh & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Fund and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Board”).

The Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, the Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 200,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Fund’s distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Fund, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Fund or tender such shares for redemption to the Fund, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of the Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”).

MSCI is the creator of the MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index. The MSCI EAFE US Dollar Hedged Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, while at the same time mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and selected non-U.S. currencies.

The Underlying Index is rebalanced monthly on the last trading day of the month, when the index will take into account the effect of rolling into new 1-month forward contracts based on the newly determined weights of currency to be sold for the next month’s index calculation. The currency weights are determined as of the close of two business days before the first calendar day of following month and remain constant intra month. This means that no changes in the weights are made during the month to account for changes in the indexes due to price movement of securities, corporate events, additions, deletions or any other changes. The daily calculation of the Underlying Index marks to market the one-month forward contracts on a daily basis by using an equal and offsetting forward position.

The Fund is entitled to use its Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Fund in connection with the licensing agreement.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Fund adopted the

 

26


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

amendments with the impacts being that the Fund is no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Security Valuation     The NAV of the Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-ended investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income     Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders     It is the Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). The Fund intends to qualify for and

 

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of the Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Fund may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Fund reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 
   $  99,867,427      $ (134,146,967    $ (349,779,295    $ (384,058,835

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income*  

2019

   $ 162,803,052  

2018

   $ 244,654,328  

 

*

for tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions

At May 31, 2019, for Federal income tax purposes, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  
   $ 47,997,241      $ 86,149,726      $ 134,146,967  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to recognition of certain foreign currency gain (losses) as ordinary income (loss), passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), redemptions-in-kind and partnership investments.

 

     Distributable Earnings
(Loss)
     Paid-In
Capital
 
   $ (51,199,544    $ 51,199,544  

 

28


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

As of May 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 
   $ 5,148,278,723      $ (349,774,152   $ 490,330,152      $ (840,104,304

Foreign Taxes     The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in their Statement of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable as of May 31, 2019, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations     The books and records of the Fund is maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending     The Fund may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of its securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Fund continues to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Fund invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2019) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Fund is not able to recover securities lent, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Fund is also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stock in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

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Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
              

Securities Lending Transactions

   Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 98,060,983      $ 677,472      $ 574,276      $ 29,712,151      $ 129,024,882  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 129,024,882  

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Fund invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

A summary of the open forward currency contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The investment in forward currency contracts short vs. U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range of the total exposure the Fund had to the value of non U.S currencies during the year ended May 31, 2019.

Futures Contracts     The Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. The Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. The Fund will not use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Fund utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Fund’s Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time the Fund enters into a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

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The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
               Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 539,745      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 1,624,464  
  Foreign exchange contracts   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     57,280,606      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     51,918,825  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Total   $ 57,820,351      Total   $ 53,543,289  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation of futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Fund’s earnings during the year ended May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following table by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
       Futures Contracts—
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts—
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ (6,069,029      $ 412,783,877        $ 406,714,848  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts—
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts—
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
       Total  
     $ (986,731)        $ (98,047,181      $ (99,033,912

For the year ended May 31, 2019 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
(Contract Value)
 
   $ 154,572,317      $ (5,304,401,724

As of May 31, 2019, the Fund has transactions subject to enforceable master netting agreements which govern the terms of certain transactions, and reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions. Master netting agreements allow a Fund to close out and net total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality or contractual default with respect to all of the transactions with a counterparty. As defined by the master netting agreement, the Fund may have collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate risk. Interest expense from collateral received, if any, is included in Other expenses on the Statement of Operations. For financial reporting purposes the Statement of Assets and Liabilities generally shows derivatives assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which reflects the full risks and exposures prior to netting. A reconciliation

 

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of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by counterparty, including any collateral exposure, is included in the following tables:

 

    Gross
Amounts of
Assets
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Received(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Assets
    Gross
Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented
in the
Statement
of Assets
and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
and
Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Collateral
Pledged(a)
    Net
Amount of
Derivatives
Liabilities
 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 1,635,059     $ (1,635,059   $     $   —     $ 3,953,218     $ (1,635,059   $ (540,000   $ 1,778,159  

JP Morgan & Chase Co.

    18,498,290       (14,426,817     4,071,473             14,426,817       (14,426,817            

RBC Capital Markets

    15,281,104       (13,370,819     1,910,285             13,370,819       (13,370,819            

The Bank of New York Mellon

    5,856,607       (5,856,607                 7,838,819       (5,856,607           1,982,212  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

    16,009,546       (12,329,152     3,680,394             12,329,152       (12,329,152            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 57,280,606     $ (47,618,454   $ 9,662,152     $     $ 51,918,825     $ (47,618,454   $ (540,000   $ 3,760,371  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The actual collateral received or pledged may be more than amount shown.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles     The Fund may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which it invests. To the extent that the affiliated money market funds pay an investment management fee to DIMA, the Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary management fee payable to the Advisor by the Fund equal to the amount of the unitary management fee payable on the Fund’s assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Fund, subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Fund to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.35%.

The Advisor for the Fund has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the period from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived $42,460 of expenses to the Fund.

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. The Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent, Lending Agent and Transfer Agent for the Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Fund.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Fund’s Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
   $ 705,731,035      $ 286,868,375  

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
   $      $ 1,184,524,340  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2019, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by the Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”), (one of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedule of investments, as of May 31, 2019, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2019, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. general accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of the internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

July 26, 2019

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

 

Stephen R. Byers

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees; formerly, Lead Independent Trustee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Board
since 2016;
formerly,
Lead
Independent
Trustee,
2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); formerly, Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (2002-2006).   37   The Arbitrage Funds; Sierra Income Corporation; Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

George O. Elston

(1964)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Audit
Committee
since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer Enzyvant (2018-present); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   37    

J. David Officer

(1948)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Member of the Audit Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Nominating
Committee
since 2015)
  Independent Director (2010-present); formerly, Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   37   Ilex Partners (Asia), LLC; Old Westbury Funds.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

       

Michael Gilligan

(1966)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   Trustee
since 2016;
Treasurer,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Controller
since 2010
  Director in the Finance Division at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2008-present); Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Financial Officer of Global Passive Asset Management Platform (2012-2018); Global Finance Director, Alternative Investments (2018-present); Chief Financial Officer of RREEF America LLC (2018-present).   37   The Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC
Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Officers

Freddi Klassen

(1975)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2016   Director in DWS and Chief of Staff Office in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-present); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present), the Advisor and DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC (2016-present); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Fiona Bassett

(1974)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Operating Officer   Since 2014   Managing Director in DWS and Head of Passive Americas Asset Management Platform (2014-present); Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor (2014-present); Managing Director, COO Global Key Projects and Integration at Deutsche Asset Management (2012-2014); Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG (2004-2012).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Frank Gecsedi (1967)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2010   Director in the DWS Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards

(1978)

345 Park Avenue

New York

New York 10154

  Vice President   Since 2016   Managing Director in DWS (2018-present); Director in DWS (2014-2018); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

Leslie Lowenbraun

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Secretary   Since 2016   Director in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018- present) and Chief Legal Officer of the Advisor (2017-present); Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2014-2018) ; Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2005-2014).

Amy McDonald

(1978)

One International Place Boston,

Massachusetts 02110

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2018   Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present); Vice President, Fidelity Investments Asset Management Compliance (2016-2017); Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments (2010-2016).

Kevin Teevan

(1973)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2018   Vice President in Finance for U.S. Traditional Asset Classes of DWS (2018-present); Vice President in Chief Operating Office for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank AG (2014-2017); Vice President in Finance for U.S. Passive Asset Management Platform at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-2014).

Christina A. Morse

(1964)

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing,

Atlantic Terminal Office Tower,

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2016   Vice President at BNY Mellon-Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (the “Fund”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of the Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Fund.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund and its shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Fund’s shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Fund and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Fund’s operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Fund’s portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for the Fund during the year was in an expected range.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Fund’s service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Fund. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Fund, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Fund’s compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared the Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that the Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting the Fund’s peer group and believed that the Fund’s’ peer group was appropriate. The Board considered that the fee for the Fund is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Fund’s costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that the Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Fund. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for the Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Fund and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Fund’s profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Fund, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although the Fund was profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to the Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Fund and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Fund.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that the Fund had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that the Fund was not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in the Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board determined to revisit this matter after the Fund had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Fund’s policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Fund’s policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of the Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2019.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 
     77%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

The Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Paid  
     $189,940,267        $8,988,418  

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Performance of the Fund may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in the Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

Copyright © 2019 DWS Group. All rights reserved. Xtrackers is a trademark of DWS Investment GmbH. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Not FDIC Insured   |   No Bank Guarantee   |   May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,

fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

 

Legal counsel

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

 

 

R-38753-5 (7/19) DBX003923 (7/20)


May 31, 2019

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH)

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH)

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH)

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU)

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDAW)

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF)

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion on Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     6  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     8  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     10  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     12  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     14  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     16  

Fees and Expenses

     18  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     20  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     23  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     25  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     33  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     38  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     44  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     48  

Statements of Operations

     50  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     52  

Financial Highlights

     55  

Notes to Financial Statements

     58  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     70  

Trustees and Officers

     72  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     75  

Additional Information

     77  

Privacy Policy Notice

     78  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for our ETFs tracking the fixed income market for the period ended May 31, 2019.

The global economy experienced a synchronized slowdown during the reporting period due to rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China, macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey, and downturn in the auto sector in Germany. However, the slowdown was partly offset by the resilience in domestic demand owing to robust labor market conditions. The U.S. economy remained on a firm footing, underpinned by strong private consumption and low unemployment rates. In contrast, the Eurozone posted weak growth owing to a slight drag from net exports and fears of higher auto tariffs if the trade war escalates. The Chinese economy also witnessed a negative impact, and authorities are now considering unconventional methods to achieve growth targets.

Amid a global growth slowdown, major central banks have shifted their perspectives, with the most significant institutions turning dovish. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) paused interest rates and signaled no increases for the rest of the year as the economy faces headwinds in 2019. The FRB is also likely to be patient and data-dependent. Its more accommodative stance and incoming robust U.S. macroeconomic data have supported U.S. equities, following a deep sell-off in December. Furthermore, yields on U.S. 10-year Treasuries fell to their lowest levels since 2017, while yields on German 10-year bunds turned negative for the first time since 2016.

Conversely, Europe’s manufacturing-focused economy became more vulnerable to a global slowdown compared with the U.S. That said, the European Central Bank’s monetary stance remained accommodative, with the reinvestment of maturing assets from its bond-purchase program and keeping open-end supply in liquidity to banks through the full allotment procedure. The dovish stance of the Bank of England amid the fog of Brexit 1 indicates that slower economic growth looks set to keep U.K. rates on hold. Elsewhere, the Bank of Japan in its monetary policy meeting decided to retain its current monetary easing framework to keep the yield curve under control and unanimously sustain guidelines on asset purchases other than Japanese government bonds. In light of global headwinds and low inflation, the upward pressure on bond yields has eased, along with a pro-cyclical fiscal boost, and still-accommodative monetary conditions. Solid fundamentals are also likely to buy time for the FRB to see whether its outlook for a transitory slowdown in inflation proves accurate.

Moreover, a slowdown in the European auto sector, driven by weak demand from its biggest market, China, and binary risks of the Brexit outcome and possible auto import tariffs by the U.S. could be key downside risks. Given growth concerns, policymakers remain committed to support the economy, focusing on targeted measures to increase liquidity and reduce bank lending costs. However, in light of increased uncertainties globally and muted inflation pressures, central banks will closely watch the implications of economic outlook and will act accordingly to sustain the expansion. Given the economic backdrop of an uncertain environment, hedging interest rate exposure would play a significant role in managing investments in fixed income markets.

Our team appreciates your trust and looks forward to serving your investment needs through innovative index-driven strategies.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Brexit is a combination of words “Britain” and “Exit” and describes the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this document constitute our judgment as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Any projections are based on a number of assumptions as to market conditions and there can be no guarantee that any projected results will be achieved. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

The Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH) seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the EMIH Index). The EMIH Index provides exposure to USD-denominated government debt issued by emerging market countries, while mitigating any rising Treasury interest rate risk. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, EMIH returned 3.31%, compared to the EMIH Index return of 1.82%.

From a geographical perspective, Ecuador, South Africa, Colombia, Uruguay were the major positive contributors, while Panama and Lithuania contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into futures contracts during the period to seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates on the performance of the Fund’s long bond investments. The interest rate hedging strategy contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

The Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH) seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the HYIH Index). The HYIH Index provides exposure to a basket of liquid USD-denominated high-yield corporate bonds while mitigating any rising Treasury interest rate risk. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, HYIH returned 2.18%, compared to the HYIH Index return of -0.01%.

Communications, Consumer Non-Cyclical and Consumer Cyclical were the primary positive contributors to performance, while the Energy sector contributed negatively to performance. The Fund entered into futures contracts during the period to seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates on the performance of the Fund’s long bond investments. The interest rate hedging strategy contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

The Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH) seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive USD Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the IGIH Index). The IGIH Index provides exposure to a basket of liquid USD-denominated Investment Grade corporate bonds while mitigating any rising Treasury interest rate risk. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, IGIH returned 2.28%, compared to the IGIH Index return of 0.26%.

All the sectors contributed positively to performance during the period, with the greatest contribution coming from Energy, Communications and Industrials. The Fund entered into futures contracts during the period to seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates on the performance of the Fund’s long bond investments. The interest rate hedging strategy contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

The Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index (the RVNU Index). The RVNU Index is designed to track returns of the segment of the U.S. long-term tax-exempt bond market that consists of infrastructure revenue bonds. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, RVNU returned 7.45%, compared to the RVNU Index return of 7.91%.

All the sectors contributed positively to performance during the period, with the greatest contribution coming from Transportation and Utilities.

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDAW) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index (the HDAW Index). The HDAW Index is designed to give investors exposure to equity securities across developed and emerging market countries (excluding the United States), with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in its parent index (excluding REITs), where such higher

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, HDAW returned -2.82%, compared to the HDAW Index return of -3.07%.

Health Care, Utilities and Energy were the major positive contributors, while Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology and Financials sectors detracted most from the performance. From a geographical perspective, Switzerland, Russian Federation and Spain were the major positive contributors, while Germany, China and United Kingdom contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index (the HDEF Index). The HDEF Index is designed to give investors exposure to equity securities in developed international stock markets, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in its parent index (excluding REITs), where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, HDEF returned -3.76%, compared to the HDEF Index return of -3.85%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Consumer Staples. The Utilities, Financials and Health Care sectors contributed positively to performance. From a geographical perspective, Spain, Australia and Switzerland were the major positive contributors, while Germany, United Kingdom and Japan contributed negatively to performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 6-17 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH)

The Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar denominated emerging markets bonds and is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated government debt issued by emerging market countries, and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the emerging markets sovereign debt. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Emerging
Markets Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
Emerging Markets
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   3.31%    2.94%    1.82%    9.65%

Since Inception 1

   3.97%    4.04%    3.20%    5.53%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Emerging
Markets Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
Emerging Markets
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   3.31%    2.94%    1.82%    9.65%

Since Inception 1

   18.00%    18.35%    14.34%    25.71%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 3/3/15 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.45%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 3/3/15.

Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Qatar

    7.1%  

Ukraine

    6.0%  

Egypt

    6.0%  

Peru

    5.9%  

Sri Lanka

    5.8%  

Mexico

    5.2%  

Indonesia

    5.2%  

Philippines

    5.1%  

Panama

    5.0%  

Turkey

    4.9%  

Uruguay

    4.6%  

Brazil

    4.3%  

Ecuador

    4.2%  

Poland

    4.0%  

Colombia

    3.7%  

Romania

    3.5%  

Russia

    3.4%  

Kazakhstan

    3.3%  

China

    3.1%  

Chile

    3.0%  

Hungary

    3.0%  

South Africa

    2.8%  

Other

    0.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 5/31/19: 0.0 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 
Quality* as of 5/31/19

 

Description   % of Market Value  

AA

    7.2%  

A

    21.1%  

BBB

    39.8%  

BB

    9.2%  

B

    22.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

* As a percent of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH)

The Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond —Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds and is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds (“Treasury Securities”) of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the high yield bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive High Yield
Corporate Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
High Yield Corporate
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   2.18%    2.36%    -0.01%    5.74%

Since Inception 1

   2.66%    2.71%    2.53%    4.45%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive High Yield
Corporate Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
High Yield Corporate
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   2.18%    2.36%    -0.01%    5.74%

Since Inception 1

   11.78%    12.03%    11.19%    20.32%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 3/3/15 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.56%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 3/3/15.

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Communications

    25.1%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    18.0%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    13.6%  

Energy

    12.2%  

Financial

    9.4%  

Industrial

    9.0%  

Technology

    5.7%  

Basic Materials

    4.1%  

Utilities

    2.8%  

Diversified

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 5/31/19: 0.0 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 
Quality* as of 5/31/19

 

Description   % of Market Value  

BBB

    4.2%  

BB

    53.3%  

B

    33.8%  

CCC

    8.3%  

C

    0.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

 

* As a percentage of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents. Sector percentages include the sector allocations of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 23.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH)

The Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar denominated investment grade liquid corporate bonds and is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds (“Treasury Securities”) of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment-grade corporate bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Investment
Grade Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
Investment Grade
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   2.28%    2.69%    0.26%    8.41%

Since Inception 1

   1.88%    2.00%    1.20%    3.70%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Investment
Grade Bond —
Interest Rate Hedged
Index
   Solactive
Investment Grade
Bond Index
(Long only component)

One Year

   2.28%    2.69%    0.26%    8.41%

Since Inception 1

   8.21%    8.76%    5.19%    16.71%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 3/3/15 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.25%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 3/3/15.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financial

    29.2%  

Consumer, Non-cyclical

    21.1%  

Communications

    13.2%  

Energy

    11.1%  

Technology

    9.1%  

Consumer, Cyclical

    6.4%  

Industrial

    5.5%  

Utilities

    2.3%  

Basic Materials

    2.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

Modified duration as of 5/31/19: 0.0 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 
Quality* as of 5/31/19

 

Description   % of Market Value  

AAA

    3.0%  

AA

    15.0%  

A

    39.5%  

BBB

    42.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

United States

    85.2%  

United Kingdom

    3.1%  

Netherlands

    2.7%  

Canada

    2.4%  

Japan

    1.8%  

Guernsey

    1.0%  

Luxembourg

    1.0%  

Ireland

    0.9%  

Australia

    0.8%  

France

    0.8%  

Norway

    0.3%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 25.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU)

The Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of the U.S. long-term tax exempt bond market, consisting of infrastructure revenue bonds. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Municipal
Infrastructure Revenue
Bond Index
   S&P Municipal Bond
Revenue Index

One Year

   7.45%    8.17%    7.91%    6.32%

Five Year

   4.92%    4.97%    5.35%    4.17%

Since Inception 1

   4.68%    4.72%    4.98%    4.02%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    Solactive Municipal
Infrastructure Revenue
Bond Index
   S&P Municipal Bond
Revenue Index

One Year

   7.45%    8.17%    7.91%    6.32%

Five Year

   27.17%    27.43%    29.76%    22.68%

Since Inception 1

   31.57%    31.88%    33.78%    26.65%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/4/13 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, as supplemented February 12, 2019, was 0.15%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (RVNU) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/4/13.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Transportation

    34.0%  

Airport

    27.1%  

Water

    20.0%  

Power

    7.0%  

General

    6.0%  

Utilities

    3.2%  

Development

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100%  

Modified duration as of 5/31/19: 6.3 years

Modified duration is an approximate measure of a fund’s sensitivity to movements in interest rates based on the current rate environment.

 
Quality* as of 5/31/19

 

AAA

    7.7%  

AA

    43.0%  

A

    47.9%  

BBB

    1.4%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100%  

The quality ratings represent the higher of Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Standard & Poor’s Corporation (S&P) credit ratings. The ratings of Moody’s and S&P represent their opinions as to the quality of the securities they rate. Credit quality measures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner and is measured on a scale that ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Credit quality does not remove market risk and is subject to change.

 

* As a percent of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 33.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDAW)

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the performance of equities (excluding real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States) in its parent index, the MSCI ACWI ex US Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI ACWI
ex USA High
Dividend Yield
Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex US Index

One Year

   -2.82%    -2.86%    -3.07%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   1.99%    2.02%    2.20%    3.11%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI ACWI
ex USA High
Dividend Yield
Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex US Index

One Year

   -2.82%    -2.86%    -3.07%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   7.77%    7.92%    8.64%    12.36%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 8/12/15 (“Inception”).

Prior to February 13, 2018, the Fund was known as Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.20%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDAW) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 8/12/15.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    28.1%  

Health Care

    14.9%  

Energy

    12.2%  

Materials

    10.1%  

Communication Services

    8.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.5%  

Utilities

    6.0%  

Industrials

    4.1%  

Information Technology

    3.5%  

Consumer Staples

    2.9%  

Real Estate

    2.5%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (27.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    5.1%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    3.5%  

Royal Bank of Canada (Canada)

    3.0%  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.7%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    2.7%  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    2.6%  

Sanofi (France)

    2.6%  

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

    2.1%  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1.8%  

Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)

    1.8%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

United Kingdom

    15.0%  

Canada

    10.7%  

Germany

    8.9%  

France

    8.2%  

Switzerland

    7.9%  

Japan

    7.1%  

China

    6.3%  

Hong Kong

    5.0%  

Taiwan

    4.1%  

Russia

    3.5%  

South Africa

    2.9%  

Australia

    2.8%  

Spain

    2.7%  

Other

    14.9%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 38.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF)

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the performance of equities (excluding real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) in developed markets in its parent index, the MSCI EAFE Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield
Index
   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   -3.76%    -4.24%    -3.85%    -5.75%

Since Inception 1

   1.65%    1.72%    1.90%    2.21%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield
Index
   MSCI EAFE Index

One Year

   -3.76%    -4.24%    -3.85%    -5.75%

Since Inception 1

   6.44%    6.69%    7.41%    8.67%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 8/12/15 (“Inception”).

Prior to February 13, 2018, the Fund was known as Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.20%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 8/12/15.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    20.7%  

Health Care

    15.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.4%  

Materials

    12.1%  

Utilities

    9.4%  

Communication Services

    8.5%  

Industrials

    6.0%  

Energy

    5.9%  

Consumer Staples

    4.0%  

Information Technology

    3.6%  

Real Estate

    2.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (40.9% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    5.0%  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    5.0%  

Sanofi (France)

    4.9%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    4.9%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    4.9%  

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    3.8%  

BASF SE (Germany)

    3.5%  

Iberdrola SA (Spain)

    3.2%  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Switzerland)

    2.9%  

AXA SA (France)

    2.8%  

 

Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

United Kingdom

    29.2%  

Germany

    14.4%  

France

    14.3%  

Japan

    11.5%  

Spain

    5.5%  

Australia

    4.9%  

Switzerland

    4.4%  

Hong Kong

    4.3%  

Finland

    2.7%  

Italy

    2.2%  

Singapore

    2.0%  

Other

    4.6%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 44.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. In addition to the ongoing expenses which each Fund bears directly, the Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF and Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (the “Underlying Funds”) in which the Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF invests. In the most recent six-month period the Funds limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000 (1)
 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,029.90        0.45   $ 2.28  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.69        0.45   $ 2.27  
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (2)

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,007.40        0.14   $ 0.70  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.23        0.14   $ 0.71  
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,026.10        0.25   $ 1.26  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.68        0.25   $ 1.26  
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,081.40        0.15   $ 0.78  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.18        0.15   $ 0.76  
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.10        0.20   $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.93        0.20   $ 1.01  

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000 (1)
 
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,030.20        0.20   $ 1.01  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.93        0.20   $ 1.01  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

(2) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 97.7%    
Brazil — 4.2%    

Brazilian Government International Bond
8.875%, 4/15/24

  $ 50,000     $ 62,437  

8.25%, 1/20/34

    50,000       64,126  

7.125%, 1/20/37

    30,000       35,550  

5.625%, 1/7/41

    125,000       127,438  
   

 

 

 
      289,551  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 3.0%            

Chile Government International Bond
3.24%, 2/6/28

    200,000       205,500  
   

 

 

 
China — 3.0%            

Export-Import Bank of China
3.625%, 7/31/24, 144A

    200,000       207,818  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 3.6%            

Colombia Government International Bond
7.375%, 9/18/37

    100,000       130,375  

6.125%, 1/18/41

    100,000       117,376  
   

 

 

 
      247,751  
   

 

 

 
Ecuador — 4.1%            

Ecuador Government International Bond
7.875%, 1/23/28, 144A

    300,000       287,175  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 5.8%            

Egypt Government International Bond
7.50%, 1/31/27, 144A

    200,000       203,861  

7.600%, 3/1/29, 144A

    200,000       200,230  
   

 

 

 
      404,091  
   

 

 

 
El Salvador — 0.6%            

El Salvador Government International Bond
7.65%, 6/15/35, 144A

    40,000       40,500  
   

 

 

 
Hungary — 3.0%            

Hungary Government International Bond
5.75%, 11/22/23

    10,000       11,166  

5.375%, 3/25/24

    106,000       117,437  

7.625%, 3/29/41

    50,000       76,657  
   

 

 

 
      205,260  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 5.1%            

Indonesia Government International Bond
8.50%, 10/12/35, 144A

    100,000       145,746  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III
4.55%, 3/29/26, 144A

    200,000       209,100  
   

 

 

 
      354,846  
   

 

 

 
Kazakhstan — 3.2%            

Kazakhstan Government International Bond
5.125%, 7/21/25, 144A

    200,000       220,344  
   

 

 

 
Lebanon — 0.3%            

Lebanon Government International Bond
6.85%, 5/25/29

    25,000       19,016  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 5.1%            

Mexico Government International Bond
4.00%, 10/2/23

    140,000       144,868  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)            

Series A, MTN, 6.75%, 9/27/34

  $ 10,000     $ 12,287  

6.05%, 1/11/40

    26,000       29,803  

MTN, 4.75%, 3/8/44

    120,000       118,980  

5.55%, 1/21/45

    35,000       38,807  

GMTN, 5.75%, 10/12/10

    10,000       10,325  
   

 

 

 
      355,070  
   

 

 

 
Panama — 4.9%            

Panama Bonos del Tesoro Series A,
5.625%, 7/25/22

    100,000       109,640  

Panama Government International Bond
6.70%, 1/26/36

    175,000       231,877  
   

 

 

 
      341,517  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 5.7%            

Peruvian Government International Bond
7.35%, 7/21/25

    100,000       125,851  

8.75%, 11/21/33

    75,000       118,200  

6.55%, 3/14/37

    40,000       54,601  

5.625%, 11/18/50

    75,000       98,588  
   

 

 

 
      397,240  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 5.0%            

Philippine Government International Bond
10.625%, 3/16/25

    75,000       106,629  

5.00%, 1/13/37

    200,000       239,789  
   

 

 

 
      346,418  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 3.9%            

Republic of Poland Government International Bond
3.00%, 3/17/23

    140,000       142,087  

4.00%, 1/22/24

    70,000       73,998  

3.25%, 4/6/26

    50,000       51,349  
   

 

 

 
      267,434  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 7.0%            

Qatar Government International Bond
3.875%, 4/23/23, 144A

    200,000       207,875  

9.75%, 6/15/30, 144A

    90,000       142,609  

6.40%, 1/20/40, 144A

    100,000       132,632  
   

 

 

 
      483,116  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 3.4%            

Romanian Government International Bond
4.375%, 8/22/23, 144A

    10,000       10,417  

4.875%, 1/22/24, 144A

    86,000       91,432  

6.125%, 1/22/44, 144A

    70,000       83,105  

5.125%, 6/15/48, 144A

    50,000       51,769  
   

 

 

 
      236,723  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 3.3%            

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond
5.875%, 9/16/43, 144A

    200,000       231,255  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 2.8%            

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond
5.65%, 9/27/47

    200,000       192,389  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Sri Lanka — 5.6%            

Sri Lanka Government International Bond
5.75%, 4/18/23, 144A

  $ 200,000     $ 195,185  

6.85%, 11/3/25, 144A

    200,000       196,065  
   

 

 

 
      391,250  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 4.8%            

Turkey Government International Bond 7.375%, 2/5/25

    55,000       54,123  

4.875%, 10/9/26

    200,000       170,761  

11.875%, 1/15/30

    40,000       50,423  

7.25%, 3/5/38

    60,000       55,594  
   

 

 

 
      330,901  
   

 

 

 
Ukraine — 5.8%            

Ukraine Government International Bond
7.75%, 9/1/21, 144A

    100,000       100,449  

7.75%, 9/1/24, 144A

    120,000       115,307  

7.75%, 9/1/25, 144A

    100,000       95,083  

7.75%, 9/1/26, 144A

    100,000       94,263  
   

 

 

 
      405,102  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Uruguay — 4.5%            

Uruguay Government International Bond
4.50%, 8/14/24

  $ 15,000     $ 15,806  

4.375%, 10/27/27

    75,000       78,985  

7.625%, 3/21/36

    30,000       41,325  

5.10%, 6/18/50

    115,000       123,914  

4.975%, 4/20/55

    50,000       52,813  
   

 

 

 
      312,843  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $6,760,595)

      6,773,110  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.7%

   

(Cost $6,760,595)

    $ 6,773,110  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 2.3%

      157,746  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 6,930,856  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (a)(b)

   
    18,900             (18,900 )(c)                  211                    
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (a)

   
        —       1,688,268       (1,688,268                 1,028                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      18,900         1,688,268         (1,707,168         —           —         1,239           —           —           —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(b)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

(c)

Represents the net increase (purchases cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note
SBSN:   Surat Berharga Syariah Negara (Islamic Based Government Securities)
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        3      $ 642,492      $ 644,015        9/30/2019      $ (1,523

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        11        1,285,292        1,291,039        9/30/2019        (5,747

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        1        173,187        175,781        9/19/2019        (2,594

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        14        1,766,172        1,774,500        9/19/2019        (8,328

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     USD        6        813,844        819,282        9/19/2019        (5,438

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     USD        14        2,129,750        2,152,062        9/19/2019        (22,312
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (45,942
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Sovereign Bonds (d)

     $      $ 6,773,110        $   —        $ 6,773,110  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $      $ 6,773,110        $        $ 6,773,110  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (e)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (45,942    $        $        $ (45,942
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (45,942    $        $        $ (45,942
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(d)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(e)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 99.9%    

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (a)(b)

    9,690     $ 460,768  

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)(b)

    123,428       6,043,035  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $6,591,933)

      6,503,803  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 8.9%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)
(Cost $582,275)

    582,275       582,275  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%            

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)
(Cost $1,893)

    1,893       1,893  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 108.8%

   

(Cost $7,176,101)

    $ 7,087,971  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (8.8%)

      (572,852
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 6,515,119  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 99.9%

   
 

Xtrackers High Beta High Yield Bond ETF (a)(b)

   
    145,740       889,210       (550,474     (21,791     (1,917     24,096             9,690       460,768  
                 
 

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)(b)

   
    3,216,678       4,679,414       (1,828,499     9,553       (34,111     324,439             123,428       6,043,035  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 8.9%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)

   
    302,748       279,527 (e)                        7,736             582,275       582,275  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)

   
        —       714,517       (712,624         —           —       709           —       1,893       1,893  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      3,665,166         6,562,668         (3,091,597       (12,238       (36,028       356,980           —         717,286         7,087,971  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $567,231, which is 8.7% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period year May 31, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        5      $ 1,070,820      $ 1,073,359        9/30/2019      $ (2,539

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        25        2,921,117        2,934,180        9/30/2019        (13,063

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        16        2,018,483        2,028,000        9/19/2019        (9,517

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     USD        1        135,641        136,547        9/19/2019        (906
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (26,025
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Exchange-Traded Funds (f)

     $ 6,503,803      $   —        $   —        $ 6,503,803  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       584,168                          584,168  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 7,087,971      $        $        $ 7,087,971  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (26,025    $        $        $ (26,025
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (26,025    $        $        $ (26,025
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 97.7%    
Basic Materials — 2.0%    
Chemicals — 1.3%    

Dow Chemical Co.
7.375%, 11/1/29

  $ 40,000     $ 51,286  

DowDuPont, Inc.
5.419%, 11/15/48

    5,000       5,673  

LyondellBasell Industries NV
4.625%, 2/26/55

    15,000       14,050  

Sherwin-Williams Co.
2.75%, 6/1/22

    20,000       19,966  
   

 

 

 
      90,975  
   

 

 

 
Forest Products & Paper — 0.3%            

International Paper Co.
4.80%, 6/15/44

    20,000       19,981  
   

 

 

 
Mining — 0.4%            

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
5.00%, 9/30/43

    20,000       23,783  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp.
4.875%, 3/15/42

    5,000       5,229  
   

 

 

 
      29,012  
   

 

 

 
Communications — 12.9%    
Internet — 1.4%    

Alphabet, Inc.
3.375%, 2/25/24

    10,000       10,485  

Amazon.com, Inc.
2.80%, 8/22/24

    10,000       10,149  

4.80%, 12/5/34

    15,000       17,738  

4.95%, 12/5/44

    25,000       30,555  

eBay, Inc.
2.75%, 1/30/23

    25,000       24,951  
   

 

 

 
      93,878  
   

 

 

 
Media — 3.9%            

CBS Corp.
4.00%, 1/15/26

    20,000       20,494  

Comcast Corp.
3.00%, 2/1/24

    25,000       25,339  

4.15%, 10/15/28

    45,000       48,356  

4.20%, 8/15/34

    45,000       48,115  

3.40%, 7/15/46

    10,000       9,117  

3.969%, 11/1/47

    25,000       24,770  

Discovery Communications LLC
5.20%, 9/20/47

    25,000       25,081  

NBCUniversal Media LLC
5.95%, 4/1/41

    25,000       31,179  

TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.
MTN, 2.95%, 6/15/27 (a)

    20,000       20,318  

Warner Media LLC
3.60%, 7/15/25

    20,000       20,399  
   

 

 

 
      273,168  
   

 

 

 
Telecommunications — 7.6%            

AT&T, Inc.
2.625%, 12/1/22

    15,000       14,949  

3.90%, 3/11/24

    20,000       20,843  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Telecommunications (Continued)            

4.45%, 4/1/24

  $ 15,000     $ 16,009  

3.40%, 5/15/25

    18,000       18,235  

4.125%, 2/17/26

    25,000       26,054  

5.35%, 9/1/40

    28,000       30,158  

4.80%, 6/15/44

    25,000       25,043  

4.75%, 5/15/46

    10,000       9,966  

5.15%, 11/15/46

    5,000       5,220  

4.50%, 3/9/48

    10,000       9,628  

4.55%, 3/9/49

    40,000       38,850  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.20%, 9/20/23

    10,000       9,912  

5.50%, 1/15/40

    20,000       25,554  

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
8.75%, 6/15/30

    10,000       14,075  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.
3.75%, 5/15/22

    6,000       6,169  

Orange SA
5.50%, 2/6/44

    10,000       11,925  

Rogers Communications, Inc.
4.30%, 2/15/48

    5,000       5,236  

Telefonica Europe BV
8.25%, 9/15/30

    35,000       47,969  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.40%, 11/1/34

    35,000       37,089  

4.272%, 1/15/36

    20,000       20,647  

4.812%, 3/15/39

    20,000       21,839  

4.862%, 8/21/46

    25,000       27,472  

5.012%, 8/21/54

    25,000       28,079  

Vodafone Group PLC
2.50%, 9/26/22

    10,000       9,928  

2.95%, 2/19/23

    25,000       25,118  

5.25%, 5/30/48

    20,000       20,792  
   

 

 

 
      526,759  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.2%    
Apparel — 0.1%    

NIKE, Inc.
2.375%, 11/1/26

    10,000       9,819  
   

 

 

 
Auto Manufacturers — 1.9%            

Ford Motor Co.
4.346%, 12/8/26 (a)

    35,000       34,335  

4.75%, 1/15/43

    20,000       16,573  

General Motors Co.
4.875%, 10/2/23

    15,000       15,631  

6.25%, 10/2/43

    15,000       15,153  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.50%, 11/7/24

    15,000       14,555  

4.35%, 1/17/27

    15,000       14,847  

Toyota Motor Corp.
3.419%, 7/20/23

    20,000       20,702  
   

 

 

 
      131,796  
   

 

 

 
Housewares — 0.6%            

Newell Brands, Inc.
3.85%, 4/1/23

    40,000       40,298  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Retail — 3.6%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.
3.00%, 5/18/27

  $ 15,000     $ 15,307  

Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.00%, 5/15/25

    15,000       15,445  

Home Depot, Inc.
3.00%, 4/1/26

    30,000       30,500  

3.90%, 6/15/47

    10,000       10,338  

3.50%, 9/15/56

    10,000       9,385  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
4.375%, 9/15/45

    30,000       30,072  

McDonald’s Corp.
MTN, 3.70%, 1/30/26

    10,000       10,438  

MTN, 4.45%, 9/1/48

    10,000       10,501  

Starbucks Corp.
4.50%, 11/15/48

    10,000       10,394  

Target Corp.
4.00%, 7/1/42

    15,000       15,624  

TJX Cos., Inc.
2.25%, 9/15/26

    8,000       7,788  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
4.80%, 11/18/44

    10,000       9,584  

Walmart, Inc.
2.55%, 4/11/23

    30,000       30,165  

2.85%, 7/8/24

    10,000       10,155  

5.25%, 9/1/35

    10,000       12,421  

3.625%, 12/15/47

    20,000       20,421  
   

 

 

 
      248,538  
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 20.6%    
Agriculture — 1.8%    

Altria Group, Inc.
4.00%, 1/31/24

    25,000       25,927  

5.95%, 2/14/49

    25,000       27,353  

BAT Capital Corp.
3.557%, 8/15/27

    15,000       14,431  

4.54%, 8/15/47

    10,000       9,000  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.375%, 11/15/41

    20,000       20,445  

Reynolds American, Inc.
4.45%, 6/12/25

    10,000       10,392  

5.70%, 8/15/35

    15,000       15,907  
   

 

 

 
      123,455  
   

 

 

 
Beverages — 2.4%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
4.00%, 1/17/43

    5,000       4,668  

4.625%, 2/1/44

    10,000       10,016  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.00%, 4/13/28

    15,000       15,652  

4.75%, 1/23/29

    5,000       5,437  

4.60%, 4/15/48

    15,000       14,928  

5.55%, 1/23/49

    10,000       11,326  

4.75%, 4/15/58

    10,000       10,004  

5.80%, 1/23/59

    12,000       13,948  

Coca-Cola Co.
2.875%, 10/27/25

    5,000       5,094  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.
3.00%, 7/15/26

    20,000       19,436  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Beverages (Continued)            

PepsiCo, Inc.
3.60%, 3/1/24

  $ 40,000     $ 42,065  

4.45%, 4/14/46

    10,000       11,514  
   

 

 

 
      164,088  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology — 2.3%            

Amgen, Inc.
3.125%, 5/1/25

    25,000       25,275  

4.663%, 6/15/51

    16,000       16,581  

Biogen, Inc.
4.05%, 9/15/25

    10,000       10,488  

Celgene Corp.
3.25%, 8/15/22

    15,000       15,337  

3.45%, 11/15/27

    15,000       15,272  

4.35%, 11/15/47

    20,000       21,102  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
2.95%, 3/1/27

    15,000       14,904  

4.00%, 9/1/36

    25,000       25,531  

4.75%, 3/1/46

    10,000       10,721  
   

 

 

 
      155,211  
   

 

 

 
Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.2%            

Procter & Gamble Co.
2.85%, 8/11/27

    15,000       15,195  
   

 

 

 
Food — 2.0%            

Campbell Soup Co.
4.15%, 3/15/28

    15,000       15,197  

Conagra Brands, Inc.
5.40%, 11/1/48

    15,000       15,793  

General Mills, Inc.
3.20%, 2/10/27

    10,000       9,950  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.95%, 7/15/25

    14,000       14,233  

6.50%, 2/9/40

    25,000       28,220  

Kroger Co.
4.45%, 2/1/47

    5,000       4,694  

McCormick & Co., Inc.
3.40%, 8/15/27

    10,000       10,115  

Sysco Corp.
3.75%, 10/1/25

    15,000       15,641  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
3.55%, 6/2/27

    20,000       20,257  

5.10%, 9/28/48

    5,000       5,304  
   

 

 

 
      139,404  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Products — 1.8%            

Abbott Laboratories
3.40%, 11/30/23

    10,000       10,315  

4.90%, 11/30/46

    15,000       17,644  

Becton Dickinson and Co.
4.669%, 6/6/47

    15,000       16,138  

Boston Scientific Corp.
4.00%, 3/1/28

    10,000       10,473  

4.00%, 3/1/29

    15,000       15,808  

Medtronic, Inc.
3.625%, 3/15/24

    40,000       41,747  

4.625%, 3/15/45

    2,000       2,313  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Healthcare-Products (Continued)            

Stryker Corp.
4.625%, 3/15/46

  $ 10,000     $ 11,059  
   

 

 

 
      125,497  
   

 

 

 
Healthcare-Services — 2.1%            

Aetna, Inc.
3.875%, 8/15/47

    10,000       8,621  

Anthem, Inc.
3.30%, 1/15/23

    25,000       25,390  

4.625%, 5/15/42

    15,000       15,612  

HCA, Inc.
4.75%, 5/1/23

    20,000       21,077  

5.50%, 6/15/47

    10,000       10,525  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
4.15%, 5/1/47

    10,000       11,037  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
3.60%, 2/1/25

    10,000       10,144  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.75%, 7/15/45

    40,000       45,309  
   

 

 

 
      147,715  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 8.0%            

AbbVie, Inc.
2.90%, 11/6/22

    15,000       15,038  

4.70%, 5/14/45

    40,000       39,084  

Allergan Funding SCS
3.80%, 3/15/25

    50,000       50,361  

AstraZeneca PLC
4.00%, 1/17/29

    5,000       5,296  

6.45%, 9/15/37

    20,000       25,886  

Cardinal Health, Inc.
2.616%, 6/15/22

    25,000       24,801  

CVS Health Corp.
3.875%, 7/20/25

    45,000       46,143  

4.30%, 3/25/28

    20,000       20,616  

4.78%, 3/25/38

    20,000       20,035  

5.05%, 3/25/48

    30,000       30,562  

Eli Lilly & Co.
2.75%, 6/1/25

    10,000       10,091  

3.95%, 5/15/47

    10,000       10,564  

Express Scripts Holding Co.
3.50%, 6/15/24

    15,000       15,281  

3.40%, 3/1/27

    5,000       4,971  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
2.80%, 3/18/23

    20,000       20,179  

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    20,000       26,535  

3.50%, 1/15/48

    5,000       5,027  

Merck & Co., Inc.
2.40%, 9/15/22

    30,000       30,112  

4.15%, 5/18/43

    10,000       10,885  

4.00%, 3/7/49

    10,000       10,679  

Mylan NV
5.25%, 6/15/46

    5,000       4,553  

Novartis Capital Corp.
3.40%, 5/6/24

    20,000       20,740  

3.10%, 5/17/27

    15,000       15,246  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Pharmaceuticals (Continued)            

Pfizer, Inc.
3.00%, 6/15/23

  $ 10,000     $ 10,228  

4.30%, 6/15/43

    10,000       10,914  

4.40%, 5/15/44

    40,000       44,217  

Sanofi
3.625%, 6/19/28

    10,000       10,579  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
3.20%, 9/23/26

    15,000       14,817  
   

 

 

 
      553,440  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 10.9%    
Oil & Gas — 6.0%    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.55%, 3/15/26

    20,000       22,203  

Apache Corp.
5.10%, 9/1/40

    20,000       19,882  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
2.75%, 5/10/23

    50,000       50,125  

4.234%, 11/6/28

    5,000       5,388  

BP Capital Markets PLC
3.279%, 9/19/27

    10,000       10,072  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
2.95%, 1/15/23

    20,000       19,989  

Chevron Corp.
2.954%, 5/16/26

    20,000       20,341  

Concho Resources, Inc.
4.875%, 10/1/47

    10,000       10,534  

ConocoPhillips Co.
4.30%, 11/15/44

    15,000       15,994  

EQT Corp.
3.00%, 10/1/22

    10,000       9,892  

Equinor ASA
3.95%, 5/15/43

    15,000       15,548  

Exxon Mobil Corp.
3.567%, 3/6/45

    5,000       5,064  

Marathon Oil Corp.
4.40%, 7/15/27

    10,000       10,381  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
6.50%, 3/1/41

    7,000       8,510  

Noble Energy, Inc.
5.05%, 11/15/44

    10,000       10,160  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
4.10%, 2/15/47

    15,000       14,372  

Phillips 66
4.875%, 11/15/44

    15,000       16,381  

Shell International Finance BV
2.375%, 8/21/22

    15,000       14,962  

3.50%, 11/13/23

    15,000       15,621  

4.55%, 8/12/43

    50,000       56,353  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
4.00%, 11/15/47

    10,000       9,848  

Total Capital International SA
3.70%, 1/15/24

    20,000       20,875  

3.455%, 2/19/29

    10,000       10,386  

Valero Energy Corp.
3.40%, 9/15/26

    20,000       19,822  
   

 

 

 
      412,703  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Oil & Gas Services — 0.9%            

Baker Hughes A GE Co. LLC / Baker Hughes Co.-Obligor, Inc.
4.08%, 12/15/47

  $ 10,000     $ 9,145  

Halliburton Co.
3.50%, 8/1/23

    10,000       10,260  

3.80%, 11/15/25

    15,000       15,455  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
3.95%, 12/1/42

    10,000       8,499  

Schlumberger Investment SA
3.65%, 12/1/23

    15,000       15,602  
   

 

 

 
      58,961  
   

 

 

 
Pipelines — 4.0%            

Enbridge, Inc.
4.00%, 10/1/23

    20,000       20,788  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
5.10%, 2/15/45

    30,000       32,981  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
4.30%, 6/1/25

    25,000       26,244  

5.20%, 3/1/48

    10,000       10,504  

MPLX LP
4.80%, 2/15/29

    5,000       5,322  

4.70%, 4/15/48

    25,000       23,775  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
4.20%, 3/15/28

    30,000       30,350  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
4.00%, 10/1/27

    55,000       54,832  

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.
7.625%, 1/15/39

    25,000       34,365  

Williams Cos., Inc.
3.75%, 6/15/27

    40,000       40,513  
   

 

 

 
      279,674  
   

 

 

 
Financial — 28.6%    
Banks — 21.2%    

Bank of America Corp.
GMTN, 3.30%, 1/11/23

    45,000       45,834  

MTN, 4.125%, 1/22/24

    15,000       15,828  

MTN, 4.00%, 1/22/25

    25,000       25,820  

MTN, 4.25%, 10/22/26

    10,000       10,424  

MTN, 5.00%, 1/21/44

    30,000       34,865  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
MTN, 2.20%, 8/16/23

    50,000       49,200  

Bank of Nova Scotia
4.50%, 12/16/25

    25,000       26,614  

BB&T Corp.
MTN, 3.70%, 6/5/25

    25,000       26,216  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.875%, 10/25/23

    15,000       15,712  

3.875%, 3/26/25

    20,000       20,525  

3.40%, 5/1/26

    20,000       20,234  

4.125%, 7/25/28

    30,000       30,861  

5.30%, 5/6/44

    21,000       24,120  

4.75%, 5/18/46

    15,000       16,143  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
5.25%, 5/24/41

    10,000       12,392  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Banks (Continued)            

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
3.80%, 9/15/22

  $ 35,000     $ 36,014  

4.55%, 4/17/26

    30,000       31,807  

Deutsche Bank AG
3.70%, 5/30/24 (b)

    20,000       19,488  

Discover Bank
3.45%, 7/27/26

    25,000       24,749  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.30%, 1/16/24

    20,000       21,208  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
3.20%, 2/23/23

    20,000       20,231  

4.00%, 3/3/24

    15,000       15,627  

3.50%, 1/23/25

    35,000       35,460  

6.25%, 2/1/41

    25,000       32,080  

MTN, 4.80%, 7/8/44

    15,000       16,470  

5.15%, 5/22/45

    10,000       10,908  

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.40%, 3/8/21

    50,000       50,597  

6.10%, 1/14/42

    20,000       26,211  

ING Groep NV
3.95%, 3/29/27

    20,000       20,458  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3.875%, 9/10/24

    50,000       51,983  

3.125%, 1/23/25

    37,000       37,330  

6.40%, 5/15/38

    25,000       33,298  

5.60%, 7/15/41

    15,000       18,758  

KeyCorp
MTN, 4.10%, 4/30/28

    15,000       16,023  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
3.407%, 3/7/24

    15,000       15,369  

3.287%, 7/25/27

    30,000       30,697  

Morgan Stanley
Series F, 3.875%, 4/29/24

    15,000       15,651  

GMTN, 3.70%, 10/23/24

    30,000       31,053  

MTN, 3.125%, 7/27/26

    15,000       14,908  

GMTN, 4.35%, 9/8/26

    20,000       20,943  

4.30%, 1/27/45

    10,000       10,535  

4.375%, 1/22/47

    20,000       21,353  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
3.90%, 4/29/24

    20,000       20,870  

3.45%, 4/23/29

    15,000       15,273  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.40%, 7/13/27

    20,000       20,354  

Santander UK PLC
4.00%, 3/13/24

    15,000       15,678  

State Street Corp.
3.10%, 5/15/23

    25,000       25,432  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
3.784%, 3/9/26

    25,000       26,414  

2.632%, 7/14/26

    30,000       29,473  

SunTrust Bank
3.20%, 4/1/24

    15,000       15,292  

Toronto-Dominion Bank
GMTN, 3.50%, 7/19/23

    10,000       10,392  

US Bancorp
MTN, 3.60%, 9/11/24

    20,000       20,839  

MTN, 3.90%, 4/26/28

    10,000       10,829  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Banks (Continued)            

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.125%, 8/15/23

  $ 40,000     $ 41,804  

3.00%, 4/22/26

    60,000       59,447  

3.00%, 10/23/26

    10,000       9,891  

5.375%, 2/7/35

    35,000       42,007  

5.606%, 1/15/44

    15,000       17,862  

Westpac Banking Corp.
3.35%, 3/8/27

    30,000       30,808  
   

 

 

 
      1,466,662  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%            

American Express Co.
3.40%, 2/27/23

    25,000       25,609  

American Express Credit Corp.
MTN, 3.30%, 5/3/27

    15,000       15,487  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.
4.70%, 9/20/47

    10,000       10,171  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.20%, 2/5/25

    26,000       25,990  

3.75%, 3/9/27

    20,000       20,017  

Charles Schwab Corp.
2.65%, 1/25/23

    15,000       15,053  

CME Group, Inc.
5.30%, 9/15/43

    5,000       6,309  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
4.418%, 11/15/35

    50,000       47,517  

Mastercard, Inc.
2.95%, 11/21/26

    10,000       10,130  

Synchrony Financial
4.25%, 8/15/24

    15,000       15,324  

Visa, Inc.
3.15%, 12/14/25

    20,000       20,600  

4.15%, 12/14/35

    20,000       21,922  
   

 

 

 
      234,129  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.7%            

American International Group, Inc.
4.50%, 7/16/44

    15,000       15,159  

4.75%, 4/1/48

    5,000       5,239  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.20%, 8/15/48

    5,000       5,345  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.125%, 3/15/26

    30,000       30,498  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
3.70%, 6/22/27

    20,000       18,651  

Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.
4.35%, 11/3/45

    10,000       11,253  

Manulife Financial Corp.
4.15%, 3/4/26

    25,000       26,626  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
4.375%, 3/15/29

    20,000       21,543  

MetLife, Inc.
5.70%, 6/15/35

    25,000       31,520  

Progressive Corp.
4.125%, 4/15/47

    5,000       5,322  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Insurance (Continued)            

Prudential Financial, Inc.
MTN, 4.60%, 5/15/44

  $ 15,000     $ 16,593  
   

 

 

 
      187,749  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.3%            

American Tower Corp.
5.00%, 2/15/24

    5,000       5,447  

Crown Castle International Corp.
3.80%, 2/15/28

    25,000       25,262  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.70%, 8/15/27

    15,000       15,212  

Realty Income Corp.
3.25%, 10/15/22

    25,000       25,460  

Simon Property Group LP
3.25%, 11/30/26

    15,000       15,233  
   

 

 

 
      86,614  
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 5.4%    
Aerospace/Defense — 2.1%    

General Dynamics Corp.
2.25%, 11/15/22

    15,000       14,955  

Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.09%, 9/15/52

    12,000       12,591  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
3.25%, 8/1/23

    5,000       5,119  

4.03%, 10/15/47

    20,000       20,269  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.
3.50%, 3/15/27

    20,000       20,235  

United Technologies Corp.
3.10%, 6/1/22

    10,000       10,131  

4.125%, 11/16/28

    15,000       15,934  

5.70%, 4/15/40

    25,000       30,380  

4.625%, 11/16/48

    15,000       16,340  
   

 

 

 
      145,954  
   

 

 

 
Electronics — 0.4%            

Fortive Corp.
3.15%, 6/15/26

    10,000       9,909  

Honeywell International, Inc.
2.50%, 11/1/26

    15,000       14,743  
   

 

 

 
      24,652  
   

 

 

 
Environmental Control — 0.1%            

Waste Management, Inc.
4.10%, 3/1/45

    5,000       5,241  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.2%            

Caterpillar, Inc.
3.803%, 8/15/42

    10,000       10,334  
   

 

 

 
Machinery-Diversified — 0.1%            

John Deere Capital Corp.
MTN, 2.80%, 3/6/23

    10,000       10,091  
   

 

 

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.1%            

3M Co.
MTN, 3.25%, 2/14/24

    25,000       25,809  

General Electric Co.
2.70%, 10/9/22

    10,000       9,897  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (Continued)            

MTN, 5.875%, 1/14/38

  $ 15,000     $ 16,484  

4.125%, 10/9/42

    25,000       22,309  
   

 

 

 
      74,499  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 1.4%            

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
3.90%, 8/1/46

    25,000       25,576  

CSX Corp.
4.25%, 3/15/29

    20,000       21,548  

4.10%, 3/15/44

    10,000       10,174  

FedEx Corp.
5.10%, 1/15/44

    20,000       21,226  

Union Pacific Corp.
4.50%, 9/10/48

    5,000       5,433  

3.799%, 10/1/51

    5,000       4,754  

United Parcel Service, Inc.
3.75%, 11/15/47

    10,000       9,706  
   

 

 

 
      98,417  
   

 

 

 
Technology — 8.9%    
Computers — 3.2%    

Apple, Inc.
2.85%, 2/23/23

    25,000       25,346  

2.40%, 5/3/23

    45,000       44,936  

3.20%, 5/13/25

    17,000       17,453  

4.45%, 5/6/44

    25,000       27,382  

4.375%, 5/13/45

    18,000       19,745  

3.75%, 9/12/47

    10,000       9,927  

3.75%, 11/13/47

    15,000       14,968  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.90%, 10/15/25

    25,000       26,674  

International Business Machines Corp.
4.00%, 6/20/42

    35,000       34,645  
   

 

 

 
      221,076  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors — 1.6%            

Applied Materials, Inc.
4.35%, 4/1/47

    5,000       5,358  

Broadcom Corp. / Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.50%, 1/15/28

    35,000       31,980  

Intel Corp.
3.70%, 7/29/25

    30,000       31,592  

4.10%, 5/11/47

    15,000       15,803  

QUALCOMM, Inc.
3.45%, 5/20/25

    15,000       15,278  

4.30%, 5/20/47

    5,000       5,044  

Texas Instruments, Inc.
4.15%, 5/15/48

    5,000       5,459  
   

 

 

 
      110,514  
   

 

 

 
Software — 4.1%            

Fiserv, Inc.
4.20%, 10/1/28

    10,000       10,578  

Microsoft Corp.
2.40%, 8/8/26

    50,000       49,197  

3.30%, 2/6/27

    25,000       26,054  

3.50%, 2/12/35

    20,000       20,658  

3.75%, 2/12/45

    10,000       10,423  

3.70%, 8/8/46

    30,000       31,262  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Software (Continued)            

4.25%, 2/6/47

  $ 20,000     $ 22,745  

Oracle Corp.
3.40%, 7/8/24

    25,000       25,816  

2.95%, 5/15/25

    10,000       10,074  

4.30%, 7/8/34

    30,000       32,536  

4.00%, 7/15/46

    20,000       20,125  

4.00%, 11/15/47

    10,000       10,154  

Salesforce.com, Inc.
3.70%, 4/11/28

    10,000       10,638  
   

 

 

 
      280,260  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 2.2%            
Electric — 2.0%    

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.
4.50%, 2/1/45

    10,000       10,937  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
4.625%, 12/1/54

    10,000       11,077  

Duke Energy Corp.
3.75%, 4/15/24

    10,000       10,416  

3.75%, 9/1/46

    10,000       9,360  

Emera US Finance LP
3.55%, 6/15/26

    15,000       15,093  

Entergy Corp.
2.95%, 9/1/26

    10,000       9,835  

Exelon Corp.
3.95%, 6/15/25

    5,000       5,253  

4.45%, 4/15/46

    5,000       5,207  

FirstEnergy Corp.
Series C, 4.85%, 7/15/47

    15,000       16,398  

Florida Power & Light Co.
3.95%, 3/1/48

    5,000       5,248  

Sempra Energy
3.25%, 6/15/27

    10,000       9,739  

4.00%, 2/1/48

    10,000       9,321  

Southern Co.
4.40%, 7/1/46

    20,000       20,376  
   

 

 

 
      138,260  
   

 

 

 
Gas — 0.2%            

NiSource, Inc.
3.49%, 5/15/27

    15,000       15,233  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $6,643,907)

      6,749,252  
   

 

 

 
   

Number of
Shares

       
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.5%    

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (c)(d)
(Cost $34,230)

    34,230       34,230  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.2%

   

(Cost $6,678,137)

    $ 6,783,482  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.8%

      127,587  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 6,911,069  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

CORPORATE BONDS 0.3%

 
 

Financial 0.3%

 
 

Deutsche Bank AG , 3.70% 5/30/24 (b)

 
          19,654                   (166                 20,000       19,488  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.5%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (c)(d)

 
    17,820       16,410 (e)                        437             34,230       34,230  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares” , 2.35% (c)

 
        —       1,725,455       (1,725,455         —           —       1,218           —           —           —  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      17,820         1,761,519         (1,725,455         —         (166       1,655           —         54,230         53,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $32,792, which is 0.5% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the year ended May 31, 2019.

 

GMTN:   Global Medium Term Note
MTN:   Medium Term Note

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        2      $ 428,328      $ 429,344        9/30/2019      $ (1,016

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        14        1,636,324        1,643,140        9/30/2019        (6,816

10-Year Ultra U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        7        1,212,313        1,230,469        9/19/2019        (18,156

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     USD        13        1,640,581        1,647,750        9/19/2019        (7,169

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     USD        4        542,562        546,187        9/19/2019        (3,625

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

     USD        9        1,369,125        1,383,469        9/19/2019        (14,344
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (51,126
  

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Corporate Bonds (f)

     $   —      $ 6,749,252        $   —        $ 6,749,252  

Short-Term Investments

       34,230                          34,230  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 34,230      $ 6,749,252        $        $ 6,783,482  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (51,126    $        $        $ (51,126
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (51,126    $        $        $ (51,126
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.5%    
Alabama — 0.4%    

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, Government FD/ Grant Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 6/1/37

  $ 200,000     $ 241,768  
   

 

 

 
Arizona — 1.7%            

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/38

    450,000       538,371  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/39

    500,000       608,085  
   

 

 

 
      1,146,456  
   

 

 

 
California — 18.7%            

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Transit Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 10/1/35

    165,000       191,515  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
3.25%, 4/1/36

    260,000       268,372  

4.00%, 4/1/38

    25,000       27,421  

5.00%, 10/1/54

    1,350,000       1,534,356  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 5/15/44

    200,000       237,200  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 5/15/46

    975,000       1,126,846  

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, Water Revenue,
Series D, 5.00%, 11/1/32

    150,000       188,199  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, Water Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 6/1/45

    100,000       120,429  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/44

    175,000       214,133  

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 4.00%, 10/1/42

    100,000       107,448  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/42

    500,000       593,245  

Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/46

    750,000       867,847  

Los Angeles Department of Water, Water Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, Issued 4/21/16, 7/1/41

    500,000       584,445  

Series A, 5.00%, Issued 5/11/17, 7/1/41

    200,000       238,500  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 3/1/41

    500,000       582,200  

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission-San Francisco International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 5/1/37

    1,000,000       1,225,120  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 5/1/44

    150,000       181,133  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 5/1/46

    500,000       576,115  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
California (Continued)            

Series C, 5.00%, 5/1/46

  $ 850,000     $ 991,687  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 5/1/47

    200,000       233,576  

Series B, 5.00%, 5/1/47

    25,000       29,648  

Series D, AMT, 5.25%, 5/1/48

    870,000       1,049,855  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 5/1/49

    200,000       239,982  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/44

    1,000,000       1,127,010  
   

 

 

 
      12,536,282  
   

 

 

 
Colorado — 3.4%            

City & County of Denver Co. Airport System Revenue, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/1/38

    320,000       383,786  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/1/43

    400,000       435,748  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/1/43

    325,000       386,461  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/1/48

    700,000       828,149  

Colorado Bridge Enterprise, Miscellaneous Revenue,
AMT, 4.00%, 6/30/51

    250,000       261,065  
   

 

 

 
      2,295,209  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 1.8%            

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Water Revenue,
Series C, 5.00%, 10/1/44

    130,000       148,100  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/1/49

    250,000       298,715  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/35

    455,000       532,086  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Transit Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 7/1/42

    250,000       297,195  
   

 

 

 
      1,276,096  
   

 

 

 
Florida — 5.3%            

City of Gainesville FL Utilities System Revenue, Multiple Utility Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/1/47

    100,000       121,696  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
5.00%, 10/1/36

    315,000       354,977  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/38

    500,000       570,510  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/40

    250,000       292,822  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/1/44

    100,000       108,609  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/44

    100,000       119,776  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/49

    100,000       118,984  

County of Miami-Dade FL Transit System, Sales Tax Revenue,
4.00%, 7/1/38

    90,000       97,964  

County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue, Water Revenue,
Series A, 4.00%, 10/1/44

    165,000       180,215  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/1/47

    100,000       116,465  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/1/52

    500,000       579,845  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Florida (Continued)            

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series F, 5.00%, 10/1/48

  $ 50,000     $ 60,069  

Putnam County Development Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/42

    250,000       292,060  

Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series B, 4.00%, 7/1/42

    500,000       546,405  
   

 

 

 
      3,560,397  
   

 

 

 
Georgia — 2.3%            

Burke County Development Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series D, 4.13%, 11/1/45

    250,000       263,417  

City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 11/1/40

    700,000       812,189  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/1/47

    250,000       298,325  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Natural Gas Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/43

    30,000       34,789  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/60

    100,000       105,452  
   

 

 

 
      1,514,172  
   

 

 

 
Guam — 0.2%            

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 1/1/46

    125,000       138,344  
   

 

 

 
Hawaii — 1.5%            

City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/40

    500,000       577,525  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/1/43

    400,000       472,836  
   

 

 

 
      1,050,361  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 7.6%            

Chicago Midway International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 1/1/41

    500,000       572,920  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/42

    800,000       916,192  

Series D, 5.00%, 1/1/47

    500,000       580,550  

Series B, 5.00%, 1/1/48

    800,000       953,168  

Series D, 5.00%, 1/1/52

    140,000       161,557  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/52

    375,000       425,602  

City of Chicago IL Waterworks, Water Revenue,
5.00%, 11/1/39

    275,000       304,661  

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 4.00%, 2/1/34

    45,000       48,562  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Illinois (Continued)            

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/1/31

  $ 10,000     $ 11,771  

Series C, 5.00%, 1/1/36

    50,000       57,198  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/40

    1,090,000       1,249,990  
   

 

 

 
      5,282,171  
   

 

 

 
Indiana — 0.5%            

Indiana Finance Authority, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/1/41

    100,000       116,423  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 1/1/42

    200,000       232,178  
   

 

 

 
      348,601  
   

 

 

 
Kentucky — 0.1%            

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
Series A, 4.00%, 9/1/39

    45,000       47,545  
   

 

 

 
Louisiana — 1.9%            

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Industrial Revenue,
3.50%, 11/1/32

    250,000       258,995  

New Orleans Aviation Board, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/45

    700,000       776,489  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/48

    250,000       283,912  
   

 

 

 
      1,319,396  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 0.3%            

State of Maryland Department of Transportation, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
3.50%, 10/1/33

    190,000       203,921  
   

 

 

 
Michigan — 0.9%            

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, Water Revenue,
Series C, 5.00%, 7/1/36

    430,000       499,617  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue, Water Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/46

    125,000       144,955  
   

 

 

 
      644,572  
   

 

 

 
Missouri — 0.4%            

Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 5/1/47

    245,000       290,357  
   

 

 

 
Nevada — 1.3%            

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Hotel Occupancy Tax,
Series B, 5.00%, 7/1/43

    500,000       590,605  

Series B, 4.00%, 7/1/49

    250,000       269,105  
   

 

 

 
      859,710  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
New Jersey — 4.2%            

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/31

  $ 10,000     $ 12,088  

Series B, 5.00%, 1/1/31

    20,000       24,681  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/33

    10,000       11,999  

Series B, 5.00%, 1/1/34

    130,000       158,462  

Series G, 3.25%, 1/1/38

    395,000       407,123  

Series E, 5.00%, 1/1/45

    1,350,000       1,530,238  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/48

    650,000       780,513  
   

 

 

 
      2,925,104  
   

 

 

 
New York — 21.4%            

Long Island Power Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 9/1/44

    700,000       789,411  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/32

    600,000       743,010  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transit Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,000,000       1,180,850  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    20,000       22,634  

Series D, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    300,000       328,161  

Series A, Sub-Series A-2, 5.00%, 11/15/44

    100,000       119,675  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    50,000       57,638  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    200,000       227,538  

Series D, 4.00%, 11/15/46

    500,000       544,815  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Income Tax Revenue,
Series A, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 2/1/36

    200,000       239,704  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 8/1/39

    600,000       688,530  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 5/1/40

    500,000       587,160  

Sub-Series A-1, 4.00%, 5/1/42

    15,000       16,339  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Sales Tax Revenue,
Series E-1, 5.00%, 2/1/41

    250,000       286,957  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Water Revenue,
Series CC-1, 4.00%, 6/15/37

    95,000       105,565  

Series GG, 5.00%, 6/15/39

    650,000       754,540  

Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/39

    150,000       174,125  

Sub-Series EE-2, 5.00%, 6/15/40

    35,000       43,198  

Sub-Series CC-1, 4.00%, 6/15/46

    50,000       54,199  

Series CC, 5.00%, 6/15/46

    500,000       576,180  

Sub-Series CC-1, 5.00%, 6/15/46

    300,000       351,000  

Series CC-1, 5.00%, 6/15/47

    500,000       567,185  

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/47

    1,200,000       1,415,928  

Series CC, 5.00%, 6/15/48

    965,000       1,144,673  

Series DD-1, 5.00%, 6/15/48

    300,000       358,989  

Series DD-1, 5.00%, 6/15/49

    400,000       480,392  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Occupancy Tax,
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    25,000       29,320  
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
New York (Continued)            

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Lease Revenue,
Sub-Series E, 5.00%, 6/15/42

  $ 100,000     $ 120,243  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Industrial Revenue,
AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/30

    400,000       478,832  

AMT, 5.00%, 1/1/34

    500,000       588,505  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
5.00%, 10/15/35

    65,000       76,982  

5.00%, 10/15/41

    1,150,000       1,348,421  
   

 

 

 
      14,500,699  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 0.3%            

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Sewer Revenue,
4.00%, 11/15/49

    200,000       212,106  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Sewer Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/1/29

    10,000       12,481  

Series A, 5.00%, 6/1/30

    10,000       12,417  
   

 

 

 
      237,004  
   

 

 

 
Oklahoma — 1.1%            

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series C, 4.00%, 1/1/42

    350,000       380,625  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/43

    280,000       329,778  
   

 

 

 
      710,403  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 5.6%            

City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 7/1/47

    300,000       346,767  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater, Water Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/40

    395,000       443,905  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/1/48

    35,000       41,570  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 7/1/42

    40,000       47,294  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Industrial Revenue,
5.00%, 12/31/34

    390,000       443,496  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Fran. Tax & Bus. LIC Fees,
Series A, 5.25%, 12/1/44

    300,000       366,369  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 6/1/42

    100,000       115,253  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 12/1/43

    250,000       297,968  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/1/46

    900,000       1,034,910  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/1/47

    500,000       586,580  
   

 

 

 
      3,724,112  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Puerto Rico — 1.1%            

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Fuel Sales Tax Revenue,
Series CC, 5.25%, 7/1/36

  $ 400,000     $ 437,060  

Series N, 5.25%, 7/1/36

    175,000       191,415  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series L, 5.25%, 7/1/35

    50,000       53,873  

Series L, 5.25%, 7/1/41

    25,000       26,933  
   

 

 

 
      709,281  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 2.7%            

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Miscellaneous Revenue,
Series C, 5.00%, 12/1/46

    730,000       816,819  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Nuclear Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/1/49

    200,000       221,402  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/1/54

    290,000       327,184  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/1/55

    365,000       409,771  

Series E, 5.25%, 12/1/55

    50,000       57,339  
   

 

 

 
      1,832,515  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 7.7%            

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/45

    100,000       112,240  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System, Water Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    500,000       595,390  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    85,000       96,940  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 2/1/47

    150,000       177,632  

County of Harris TX, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/47

    200,000       232,754  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Sales Tax Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/1/46

    300,000       348,231  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/38

    500,000       569,295  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/48

    1,500,000       1,761,795  

Series B, 5.00%, 1/1/48

    390,000       450,333  

San Antonio Water System, Water Revenue,
Series B, 5.00%, 5/15/39

    155,000       178,695  

Texas Water Development Board, Lease Revenue,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/45

    600,000       697,962  
   

 

 

 
      5,221,267  
   

 

 

 
Utah — 1.9%            

Salt Lake City Corp Airport, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/1/43

    400,000       472,484  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/1/47

    450,000       521,915  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 7/1/48

    225,000       270,216  
   

 

 

 
      1,264,615  
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
Virginia — 2.4%            

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 7/1/41

  $ 190,000     $ 222,716  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Highway Revenue Tolls,
5.00%, 12/31/52

    550,000       613,294  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/56

    750,000       834,075  
   

 

 

 
      1,670,085  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 1.2%            

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Sales Tax Revenue,
Series S-1, 5.00%, 11/1/29

    10,000       11,973  

Series S-1, 5.00%, 11/1/35

    120,000       141,301  

Series S-1, 5.00%, 11/1/45

    400,000       462,104  

Port of Seattle WA, Private Airport & Marina Revenue,
Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 5/1/42

    190,000       225,920  
   

 

 

 
      841,298  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 0.6%            

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Miscellaneous Revenue,
Series 2, 5.00%, 7/1/29

    75,000       93,510  

Series 2, 5.00%, 7/1/30

    45,000       55,766  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Electric, Power & Light Revenue,
5.00%, 4/1/44

    245,000       290,764  
   

 

 

 
      440,040  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
(Cost $64,408,570)

      66,831,781  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.5%
(Cost $64,408,570)

    $ 66,831,781  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.5%

      1,039,954  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 67,871,735  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (a)

   
          58,068       (58,068                 41                    

 

(a)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

AMT:   Alternative Minimum Tax

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Municipal Bonds (b)

     $   —        $ 66,831,781        $   —        $ 66,831,781  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $        $ 66,831,781        $        $ 66,831,781  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(b)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%    
Australia — 2.8%    

AGL Energy Ltd.

    4,389     $ 62,491  

Alumina Ltd.

    16,382       27,127  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    13,319       47,801  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    3,262       25,381  

Boral Ltd.

    7,846       29,518  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    3,392       22,397  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    2,600       22,572  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    9,273       51,719  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (a)

    3,553       10,241  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    15,467       81,980  

Lendlease Group (b)

    3,774       37,261  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    18,431       42,268  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    7,588       194,785  
   

 

 

 
      655,541  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

ANDRITZ AG

    450       16,147  

voestalpine AG

    844       21,980  
   

 

 

 
      38,127  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.1%            

Proximus SADP

    1,018       29,438  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.4%            

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    5,014       38,222  

Cosan SA

    1,196       14,403  

Hypera SA

    2,552       19,702  

Petrobras Distribuidora SA

    2,496       16,292  

Porto Seguro SA

    668       9,045  
   

 

 

 
      97,664  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 10.6%            

Bank of Nova Scotia

    8,203       416,005  

BCE, Inc.

    1,070       48,169  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    2,952       223,797  

CI Financial Corp.

    1,554       23,323  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

    1,172       18,023  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

    1,863       42,169  

IGM Financial, Inc.

    598       16,225  

Inter Pipeline Ltd. (a)

    2,713       41,340  

Keyera Corp.

    1,413       34,032  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    13,142       220,475  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    3,400       121,272  

Power Corp. of Canada

    2,014       42,443  

Power Financial Corp.

    1,853       40,901  

Royal Bank of Canada

    9,608       721,933  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

    3,969       154,016  

TC Energy Corp.

    6,170       300,718  

TELUS Corp.

    1,325       48,927  
   

 

 

 
      2,513,768  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.3%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    18,522       10,256  

Banco Santander Chile

    451,077       31,874  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    900       12,220  

Enel Chile SA

    210,440       19,341  
   

 

 

 
      73,691  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China — 6.2%            

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,000     $ 10,147  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    643,401       508,776  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    4,200       3,304  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    169,812       113,056  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,500       46,202  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,669       34,221  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,100       5,388  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    18,269       10,928  

CNOOC Ltd.

    118,000       192,338  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

    50,334       68,049  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,213       16,654  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    21,892       21,109  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    4,776       35,026  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    433,385       309,539  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,791       12,244  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,604       12,708  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       3,469  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    9,240       10,746  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,121       10,521  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    4,500       8,529  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,361       20,313  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    10,239       4,662  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,127       10,578  
   

 

 

 
      1,468,507  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%            

Ecopetrol SA

    33,021       27,090  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.1%            

Komercni banka AS

    517       19,470  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 1.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    952       42,350  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    826       23,555  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    752       24,536  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,967       128,151  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,800       40,067  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    3,572       89,242  
   

 

 

 
      347,901  
   

 

 

 
France — 8.1%            

Amundi SA, 144A

    439       28,422  

AXA SA

    12,896       317,304  

Bouygues SA

    1,492       52,090  

CNP Assurances

    1,149       24,571  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    1,036       18,212  

Sanofi

    7,513       604,801  

SCOR SE

    1,091       44,776  

Societe BIC SA (a)

    182       14,177  

TOTAL SA

    15,912       826,999  
   

 

 

 
      1,931,352  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany — 8.7%            

Allianz SE

    2,841     $ 629,565  

Axel Springer SE

    325       20,118  

BASF SE

    6,147       404,556  

Bayer AG

    6,240       367,286  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    2,216       153,152  

Covestro AG, 144A

    1,163       50,842  

Daimler AG

    6,086       314,919  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,134       29,722  

Hannover Rueck SE

    404       60,416  

Innogy SE

    993       41,108  
   

 

 

 
      2,071,684  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    408       9,189  

OPAP SA

    1,405       14,678  
   

 

 

 
      23,867  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 5.0%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    24,843       95,373  

China Everbright Ltd.

    6,554       10,482  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,043       14,074  

China Mobile Ltd.

    41,000       357,940  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    17,449       15,133  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,327       19,411  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    11,124       125,775  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    20,010       39,354  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    13,145       27,663  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    5,026       125,962  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    9,922       51,252  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (b)

    26,596       41,926  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    4,529       23,568  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    3,500       9,196  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    5,500       4,693  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    7,063       4,594  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    41,414       61,060  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    10,873       21,439  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    9,459       65,388  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    8,327       23,843  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    20,803       33,272  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    5,142       14,395  
   

 

 

 
      1,185,793  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.4%            

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    4,355       25,580  

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

    2,394       9,240  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    13,539       32,162  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    16,000       39,477  
   

 

 

 
      106,459  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.6%            

PT Adaro Energy Tbk

    108,657       9,859  

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

    29,366       13,579  

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk

    331,499       90,583  

PT United Tractors Tbk

    11,200       19,893  
   

 

 

 
      133,914  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 1.1%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    7,332       128,398  

Snam SpA

    13,930       69,915  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    9,416       57,353  
   

 

 

 
      255,666  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan — 7.0%            

Canon, Inc.

    6,670     $ 188,290  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    500       65,093  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    8,009       183,858  

Komatsu Ltd.

    6,100       135,765  

Marubeni Corp.

    10,000       62,943  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    8,500       55,685  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    1,100       13,728  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    1,500       17,725  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    3,178       100,865  

Nikon Corp.

    2,000       27,373  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    5,400       89,847  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    15,581       105,418  

NSK Ltd.

    2,400       19,297  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    8,900       204,559  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    4,175       66,965  

Subaru Corp.

    4,148       96,350  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    10,000       43,288  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,100       149,841  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,800       30,886  
   

 

 

 
      1,657,776  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

RTL Group SA

    274       13,093  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.3%            

Sands China Ltd.

    16,051       72,675  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.3%            

AirAsia Group Bhd

    8,000       5,517  

HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd

    4,882       11,534  

Maxis Bhd

    17,200       22,739  

MISC Bhd

    8,100       13,434  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    4,000       16,857  

Westports Holdings Bhd

    8,000       7,407  
   

 

 

 
      77,488  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.3%            

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    2,393       23,402  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    23,446       58,473  
   

 

 

 
      81,875  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.2%            

Randstad NV

    797       41,032  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    12,289       30,560  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.6%            

Equinor ASA

    6,698       128,317  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,400       27,260  

Mowi ASA (a)

    2,936       68,086  

Orkla ASA

    5,114       44,260  

Telenor ASA

    4,924       101,250  
   

 

 

 
      369,173  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 0.1%            

Southern Copper Corp.

    569       19,192  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.1%            

Aboitiz Power Corp.

    8,500       5,948  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Philippines (Continued)            

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

    26,700     $ 5,416  

Globe Telecom, Inc.

    267       11,108  

Manila Electric Co.

    1,510       11,145  
   

 

 

 
      33,617  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.2%            

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    3,900       42,060  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.4%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    17,130       62,211  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,843       27,982  
   

 

 

 
      90,193  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    1,416       13,962  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    2,636       26,208  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    342       15,499  
   

 

 

 
      55,669  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 3.5%            

Alrosa PJSC

    17,865       24,175  

Gazprom PJSC

    71,296       235,423  

Inter RAO UES PJSC

    226,040       13,929  

LUKOIL PJSC

    2,761       223,304  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC

    424       89,290  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR

    3,344       26,150  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC

    8,022       21,221  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

    870       11,197  

Polymetal International PLC

    1,145       12,313  

Severstal PJSC

    1,393       22,163  

Tatneft PJSC

    10,126       116,352  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR

    818       24,141  
   

 

 

 
      819,658  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.4%            

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    322       4,765  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    1,815       19,382  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    197       8,772  

Samba Financial Group

    3,279       30,601  

Saudi British Bank

    752       7,740  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    753       12,770  
   

 

 

 
      84,030  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.0%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    15,687       28,038  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    5,341       28,639  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    10,456       29,704  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    54,646       127,051  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,700       18,663  
   

 

 

 
      232,095  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 2.9%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    4,823       55,991  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    1,604       18,718  

FirstRand Ltd.

    22,525       103,515  

Foschini Group Ltd.

    1,398       16,911  

Investec Ltd.

    2,087       12,285  

Investec PLC

    4,565       26,530  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    431       13,353  

Liberty Holdings Ltd.

    927       6,933  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    2,475     $ 44,554  

Netcare Ltd.

    7,791       9,955  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    33,075       47,803  

RMB Holdings Ltd.

    4,903       27,742  

Sanlam Ltd.

    11,950       62,518  

SPAR Group Ltd. (a)

    1,409       18,534  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    8,666       118,315  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd. (a)

    1,978       12,463  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    1,080       16,321  

Truworths International Ltd.

    3,194       15,721  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    4,300       35,091  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    7,044       22,137  
   

 

 

 
      685,390  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.8%            

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    452       11,671  

KT&G Corp.

    779       66,067  

Orange Life Insurance Ltd., 144A

    235       7,163  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    206       46,877  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    129       27,135  

Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd.

    373       25,088  
   

 

 

 
      184,001  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 2.6%            

Aena SME SA, 144A

    452       83,058  

Enagas SA

    1,555       42,454  

Endesa SA

    2,126       52,855  

Iberdrola SA

    39,274       363,862  

Mapfre SA

    7,213       21,123  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    2,897       61,434  
   

 

 

 
      624,786  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.5%            

Electrolux AB, Series B

    1,509       32,710  

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (a)

    5,377       80,227  
   

 

 

 
      112,937  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 7.8%            

Adecco Group AG

    1,059       56,832  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    361       47,788  

Roche Holding AG

    4,592       1,201,129  

Swiss Life Holding AG

    229       103,748  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    508       41,212  

Swisscom AG

    173       82,488  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    1,013       327,109  
   

 

 

 
      1,860,306  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 4.1%            

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,739       28,782  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    49,332       63,669  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,882       9,198  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    24,944       88,769  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

    30,966       19,248  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    124,057       82,214  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    10,223       25,386  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    66,137       47,282  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    23,414       79,620  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    8,025     $ 29,447  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    30,256       105,758  

Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd.

    5,339       6,570  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    6,768       13,167  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    44,933       61,474  

Inventec Corp.

    19,501       14,682  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    14,312       20,418  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    4,747       12,403  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    34,548       85,789  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    8,000       15,589  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,196       8,720  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    3,905       20,691  

Pegatron Corp.

    14,101       22,972  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    1,104       9,988  

Pou Chen Corp.

    15,671       17,772  

Powertech Technology, Inc.

    5,013       11,782  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    10,307       38,473  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    6,594       12,578  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    15,000       6,762  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    2,661       7,795  
   

 

 

 
      966,998  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 1.2%            

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    46,000       15,407  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    16,445       31,568  

PTT PCL, NVDR

    77,400       113,113  

Siam Cement PCL

    2,700       38,562  

Siam Cement PCL, NVDR

    2,600       37,134  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,900       24,143  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    8,600       16,101  
   

 

 

 
      276,028  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.2%            

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

    10,196       12,667  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    497       4,688  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS

    1,480       6,452  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    789       17,712  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    7,362       14,685  
   

 

 

 
      56,204  
   

 

 

 
United Arab Emirates — 0.6%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    18,625       45,535  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    30,232       14,980  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    12,120       16,630  

Emaar Development PJSC

    5,359       5,719  

Emaar Malls PJSC

    17,510       9,248  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    11,641       51,659  
   

 

 

 
      143,771  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 14.9%            

Admiral Group PLC

    1,264       32,851  

Amcor PLC

    7,751       88,502  

AstraZeneca PLC

    8,479       623,369  

BAE Systems PLC

    21,393       121,984  

Barratt Developments PLC

    6,788       47,740  

BT Group PLC

    56,447       137,852  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    9,776     $ 38,998  

easyJet PLC

    1,063       11,672  

G4S PLC

    10,384       27,393  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    33,227       639,497  

Imperial Brands PLC

    6,403       154,547  

ITV PLC

    25,867       34,967  

Kingfisher PLC

    14,122       38,073  

Legal & General Group PLC

    39,893       129,021  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    10,875       30,868  

Micro Focus International PLC

    2,200       53,151  

National Grid PLC (a)

    22,822       228,048  

Next PLC

    921       66,887  

Persimmon PLC

    2,125       52,683  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,484       172,620  

Rio Tinto PLC

    7,629       436,211  

Schroders PLC

    832       30,610  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,587       39,805  

SSE PLC

    6,870       93,387  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    16,673       56,172  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    21,942       45,701  

WPP PLC

    8,445       100,182  
   

 

 

 
      3,532,791  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $25,025,237)

      23,143,330  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.5%    
Brazil — 0.5%    

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

    29,559       93,561  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    2,700       33,143  
   

 

 

 
      126,704  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.1%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    700       21,189  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    372       21,971  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.8%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

    194       12,772  

Hyundai Motor Co. — 2nd Preferred

    240       17,271  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    5,467       159,754  
   

 

 

 
      189,797  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $357,714)

      359,661  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
United Kingdom — 0.0%    

Marks & Spencer Group PLC*, expires 6/12/19
(Cost $0)

    2,175       1,069  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 1.6%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (c)(d)
(Cost $372,442)

    372,442       372,442  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)
(Cost $7,618)

    7,618     $ 7,618  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.8%

   

(Cost $25,763,011)

    $ 23,884,120  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.8%)

      (192,376
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 23,691,744  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

    Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 1.6%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)

 
    569,313             (196,871 )(e)                  11,927             372,442       372,442  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)

 
          1,158,891       (1,151,273                 323             7,618       7,618  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      569,313         1,158,891         (1,348,144         —           —         12,250           —         380,060         380,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $418,316, which is 1.8% of net assets.

(b)

Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $78,090.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
GDR:   Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
QSC:   Qatari Shareholders Company
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI EAFE Futures

     USD        1      $ 91,230      $ 90,895        6/21/2019      $ (335

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     USD        1        49,305        50,010        6/21/2019        705  
  

 

 

 

Total net unrealized appreciation

                  $ 370  
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 23,143,330      $        $        $ 23,143,330  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       359,661                          359,661  

Rights

       1,069                          1,069  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       380,060                          380,060  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

       705                          705  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 23,884,825      $   —        $   —        $ 23,884,825  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (335    $        $        $ (335
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (335    $        $        $ (335
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%    
Australia — 4.9%    

Alumina Ltd.

    348,500     $ 577,085  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    283,333       1,016,872  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    72,232       562,016  

Boral Ltd.

    173,073       651,131  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

    72,153       476,416  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

    55,845       484,813  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    197,257       1,100,189  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (a)

    87,677       252,707  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    329,021       1,743,911  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    392,085       899,182  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    161,424       4,143,769  
   

 

 

 
      11,908,091  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.3%            

ANDRITZ AG

    10,364       371,882  

voestalpine AG

    16,853       438,892  
   

 

 

 
      810,774  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.3%            

Proximus SADP

    21,656       626,235  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 2.7%            

Elisa OYJ

    21,113       939,209  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    17,571       501,058  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    15,470       504,758  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    63,115       2,726,076  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    75,987       1,898,439  
   

 

 

 
      6,569,540  
   

 

 

 
France — 14.2%            

Amundi SA, 144A

    8,982       581,528  

AXA SA

    276,186       6,795,516  

Bouygues SA

    31,735       1,107,951  

CNP Assurances

    26,021       556,443  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    26,220       460,918  

Sanofi (a)

    149,495       12,034,445  

SCOR SE

    23,211       952,615  

Societe BIC SA (a)

    3,786       294,903  

TOTAL SA

    230,802       11,995,540  
   

 

 

 
      34,779,859  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 14.2%            

Allianz SE

    54,286       12,029,760  

BASF SE

    130,763       8,605,973  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    47,138       3,257,801  

Covestro AG, 144A

    24,751       1,082,014  

Daimler AG

    129,465       6,699,147  

Evonik Industries AG

    26,538       695,548  

Hannover Rueck SE

    8,585       1,283,851  

Innogy SE

    20,649       854,829  

Innogy SE, 144A

    1,361       61,545  
   

 

 

 
      34,570,468  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 4.2%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    526,586       2,021,572  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    305,250       642,382  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    108,836       2,727,650  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. (b)

    539,270       850,116  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Hong Kong (Continued)            

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    872,290     $ 1,286,093  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    236,373       466,080  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    197,341       1,364,175  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    433,261       692,948  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    111,172       311,231  
   

 

 

 
      10,362,247  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 2.2%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (a)

    155,982       2,731,559  

Snam SpA

    296,330       1,487,290  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    200,312       1,220,108  
   

 

 

 
      5,438,957  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 11.4%            

Canon, Inc.

    142,434       4,020,817  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,200       1,327,902  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    170,800       3,920,967  

Komatsu Ltd.

    131,500       2,926,730  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    182,300       1,194,290  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    23,100       288,285  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    32,000       378,135  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    330,500       2,236,107  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    189,900       4,364,683  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    88,524       1,419,890  

Subaru Corp.

    87,600       2,034,789  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    22,300       3,037,688  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    39,900       684,630  
   

 

 

 
      27,834,913  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.1%            

RTL Group SA (a)

    6,041       288,659  
   

 

 

 
Macau — 0.6%            

Sands China Ltd.

    345,227       1,563,099  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.4%            

Randstad NV

    17,560       904,041  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    275,206       684,385  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 1.7%            

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    30,012       584,383  

Mowi ASA (a)

    62,448       1,448,173  

Telenor ASA

    104,745       2,153,831  
   

 

 

 
      4,186,387  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.8%            

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    364,404       1,323,394  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    37,131       563,761  
   

 

 

 
      1,887,155  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 2.0%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    324,200       579,454  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    114,450       613,682  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    222,290       631,492  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,162,398       2,702,564  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    39,100       429,252  
   

 

 

 
      4,956,444  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Spain — 5.4%            

Aena SME SA, 144A

    9,610     $ 1,765,898  

Enagas SA

    32,289       881,541  

Endesa SA

    45,220       1,124,221  

Iberdrola SA

    835,480       7,740,478  

Mapfre SA

    162,694       476,451  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    61,626       1,306,846  
   

 

 

 
      13,295,435  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 4.4%            

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

    7,688       1,017,704  

Swiss Prime Site AG

    11,271       914,364  

Swisscom AG

    3,687       1,758,001  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    21,547       6,957,763  
   

 

 

 
      10,647,832  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 29.1%            

Admiral Group PLC

    26,883       698,674  

AstraZeneca PLC

    166,734       12,258,138  

BAE Systems PLC

    455,096       2,594,980  

Barratt Developments PLC

    147,576       1,037,907  

BT Group PLC

    1,200,796       2,932,525  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    204,140       814,348  

easyJet PLC

    22,620       248,381  

G4S PLC

    229,963       606,646  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    632,514       12,173,558  

Imperial Brands PLC

    136,210       3,287,654  

ITV PLC

    515,784       697,226  

Kingfisher PLC

    300,415       809,917  

Legal & General Group PLC

    848,635       2,744,643  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    231,344       656,652  

Micro Focus International PLC

    48,781       1,178,517  

National Grid PLC (a)

    485,493       4,851,265  

Next PLC

    19,587       1,422,491  

Persimmon PLC

    46,227       1,146,063  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    52,850       3,672,697  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
United Kingdom (Continued)            

Rio Tinto PLC

    162,290     $ 9,279,424  

Schroders PLC

    18,340       674,748  

Severn Trent PLC

    35,122       880,929  

SSE PLC

    146,147       1,986,636  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

    354,687       1,194,958  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    466,767       972,187  

WPP PLC

    179,645       2,131,108  
   

 

 

 
      70,952,272  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $262,445,097)

      242,266,793  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2%    
Germany — 0.2%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
(Cost $701,363)

    8,230       486,068  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
United Kingdom — 0.0%    

Marks & Spencer Group PLC*, expires 6/12/19
(Cost $0)

    46,268       22,743  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.7%  

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (c)(d) (Cost $9,051,557)

    9,051,557       9,051,557  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 103.1%

(Cost $272,198,017)

    $ 251,827,161  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (3.1%)

      (7,595,254
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 244,231,907  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 3.7%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)

   
    2,589,430       6,462,127 (e)                        85,694             9,051,557       9,051,557  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)

   
          17,163,430       (17,163,430       —         —       3,063         —              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,589,430         23,625,557         (17,163,430         —           —         88,757           —         9,051,557         9,051,557  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $8,749,155, which is 3.6% of net assets.

(b)

Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $371,415.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EURO STOXX Futures

     EUR        5      $ 184,905      $ 182,475        6/21/2019      $ (711

MSCI EAFE Futures

     USD        13        1,197,120        1,181,635        6/21/2019        (15,485
                 

 

 

 

Total unrealized depreciation

                  $ (16,196
                 

 

 

 

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

EUR   Euro
USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 242,266,793      $   —        $   —        $ 242,266,793  

Preferred Stocks

       486,068                          486,068  

Rights

       22,743                          22,743  

Short-Term Investments

       9,051,557                          9,051,557  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 251,827,161      $        $        $ 251,827,161  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (16,196    $        $        $ (16,196
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (16,196    $        $        $ (16,196
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


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47


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2019

 

    Xtrackers
Emerging Markets
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
High Yield Corporate
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
Investment Grade
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
Municipal
Infrastructure
Revenue Bond ETF
 

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 6,773,110     $     $ 6,729,764     $ 66,831,781  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

          6,503,803       19,488        

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

          1,893              

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

          582,275       34,230        

Cash

                      150,280  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

    67,750       35,900       74,200        
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

    53,808             128,761        

Interest

    104,997       111       64,367       898,197  

Securities lending income

          2,094       45        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 6,999,665     $ 7,126,076     $ 7,050,855     $ 67,880,258  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Due to custodian

  $ 23,197     $     $ 7,843     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

          582,275       34,230        
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

                50,224        

Investment advisory fees

    2,683       893       1,601       8,523  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    42,929       27,789       45,888        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    68,809       610,957       139,786       8,523  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 6,930,856     $ 6,515,119     $ 6,911,069     $ 67,871,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 7,605,146     $ 7,410,157     $ 7,557,643     $ 65,613,923  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (674,290     (895,038     (646,574     2,257,812  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 6,930,856     $ 6,515,119     $ 6,911,069     $ 67,871,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    300,001       300,001       300,001       2,450,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 23.10     $ 21.72     $ 23.04     $ 27.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 6,760,595     $     $ 6,624,253     $ 64,408,570  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $     $ 6,591,933     $ 19,654     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $     $ 567,231     $ 32,792     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

  $     $ 1,893     $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $     $ 582,275     $ 34,230     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

 

May 31, 2019

 

       Xtrackers
MSCI All World
ex US High
Dividend Yield
Equity ETF
     Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield
Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

     $ 23,504,060      $ 242,775,604  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

       7,618         

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

       372,442        9,051,557  

Cash

       21,280         

Foreign currency at value

       3,163        126,890  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

       7,100        71,175  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

       121,002        570,577  

Dividends

       72,326        1,019,679  

Interest

       48        703  

Securities lending income

       1,885        32,376  

Foreign tax reclaim

       18,132        109,793  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     $ 24,129,056      $ 253,758,354  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Due to custodian

     $      $ 420,256  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

       372,442        9,051,557  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

       59,706         

Investment advisory fees

       4,115        42,648  

Variation margin on futures contracts

       535        11,986  

Deferred foreign tax payable

       514         
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       437,312        9,526,447  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 23,691,744      $ 244,231,907  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 26,567,297      $ 263,824,749  

Distributable earnings (loss)

       (2,875,553 )**       (19,592,842
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

     $ 23,691,744      $ 244,231,907  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

       1,000,001        11,100,001  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

     $ 23.69      $ 22.00  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

     $ 25,382,951      $ 263,146,460  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

     $ 418,316      $ 8,749,155  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

     $ 7,618      $  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

     $ 372,442      $ 9,051,557  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

     $ 78,090      $ 371,415  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

     $ 3,098      $ 127,768  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

**

Net of deferred foreign taxes of $514

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

    Xtrackers
Emerging Markets
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
High Yield Corporate
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
Investment Grade
Bond — Interest
Rate Hedged ETF
    Xtrackers
Municipal
Infrastructure
Revenue Bond ETF
 

Investment Income

       

Unaffiliated interest income

  $ 378,541     $     $ 338,852     $ 1,809,124  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

    1,028       349,244       1,218       41  

Affiliated securities lending income

    211       7,736       437        

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

          10,008       310        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    379,780       366,988       340,817       1,809,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Investment advisory fees

    35,427       21,206       22,540       148,481  

Other expenses

    57       32       57       57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    35,484       21,238       22,597       148,538  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

       

Waiver

    (33     (12,477     (43     (17,552
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    35,451       8,761       22,554       130,986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    344,329       358,227       318,263       1,678,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

       
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments

    (102,270     (1,197     (99,045     (150,370

Investments in affiliates

          (39,939            

In-kind redemptions

                (22,919      

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

          27,701              

Futures contracts

    (317,594     (218,510     (374,005      

Foreign currency transactions

    2,628                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

    (417,236     (231,945     (495,969     (150,370

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    350,168             435,989       2,904,660  

Investments in affiliates

          (36,028     (166      

Futures contracts

    (46,176     (28,134     (48,689      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    303,992       (64,162     387,134       2,904,660  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

    (113,244     (296,107     (108,835     2,754,290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 231,085     $ 62,120     $ 209,428     $ 4,432,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations (Continued)

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

       Xtrackers
MSCI All World
ex US High
Dividend Yield
Equity ETF
       Xtrackers
MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

         

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     $ 1,278,847        $ 11,236,922  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

       323          3,063  

Affiliated securities lending income

       11,927          85,694  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

       106,995          1,389,270  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

                20,267  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

       1,398,092          12,735,216  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

         

Investment advisory fees

       54,178          407,144  

Other expenses

       57          57  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

       54,235          407,201  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

         

Waiver

       (11        (88
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses

       54,224          407,113  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

       1,343,868          12,328,103  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

         
Net realized gain (loss) from:          

Investments

       (860,185        (4,224,998

In-kind redemptions

       472,447          (17,913

Futures contracts

       (2,235        51,724  

Foreign currency transactions

       (5,674        (26,146
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       (395,647        (4,217,333

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments**

       (1,493,920        (20,062,256

Futures contracts

       370          (14,865

Foreign currency translations

       (35        (7,609
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       (1,493,585        (20,084,730
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

       (1,889,232        (24,302,063
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ (545,364      $ (11,973,960
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

     $ 132,388        $ 930,151  

**   Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

     $ (514      $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Xtrackers Emerging Markets
Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
     Xtrackers High Yield Corporate
Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

           

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 344,329      $ 321,383      $ 358,227      $ 462,886  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (417,236      281,870        (231,945      97,983  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     303,992        (467,738      (64,162      (227,488
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     231,085        135,515        62,120        333,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (692,585      (339,717 )*       (371,816      (500,650 )** 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

           

Proceeds from shares sold

            2,502,420        4,533,388        9,307,082  

Value of shares redeemed

     (1,134,129             (1,110,970      (16,276,068
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (1,134,129      2,502,420        3,422,418        (6,968,986
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,595,629      2,298,218        3,112,722        (7,136,255

Net Assets

           

Beginning of year

     8,526,485        6,228,267        3,402,397        10,538,652  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 6,930,856      $ 8,526,485 ***     $ 6,515,119      $ 3,402,397 *** 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

           

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     350,001        250,001        150,001        450,001  

Shares sold

            100,000        200,000        400,000  

Shares redeemed

     (50,000             (50,000      (700,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     300,001        350,001        300,001        150,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income of $324,352 and net realized gains of $15,365.

**

Includes distributions from net investment income.

***

Includes undistributed net investment income of $27,323 and $16,014, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   52  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers Investment Grade
Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
     Xtrackers Municipal
Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

           

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 318,263      $ 253,081      $ 1,678,179      $ 1,585,892  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (495,969      226,515        (150,370      261,079  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     387,134        (365,944      2,904,660        (743,954
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     209,428        113,652        4,432,469        1,103,017  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (517,208      (242,032 )*       (1,651,620      (1,578,975 )* 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

           

Proceeds from shares sold

            4,859,333        8,070,798        13,342,526  

Value of shares redeemed

     (2,319,160      (1,216,092      (1,322,758      (14,616,254
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (2,319,160      3,643,241        6,748,040        (1,273,728
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (2,626,940      3,514,861        9,528,889        (1,749,686

Net Assets

           

Beginning of year

     9,538,009        6,023,148        58,342,846        60,092,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 6,911,069      $ 9,538,009 **     $ 67,871,735      $ 58,342,846 ** 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

           

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     400,001        250,001        2,200,001        2,250,001  

Shares sold

            200,000        300,000        500,000  

Shares redeemed

     (100,000      (50,000      (50,000      (550,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     300,001        400,001        2,450,001        2,200,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $27,908 and $131,605, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   53  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Xtrackers MSCI All World ex
US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
     Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High
Dividend Yield Equity ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

           

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,343,868      $ 312,582      $ 12,328,103      $ 415,451  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (395,647      (271,674      (4,217,333      (451,860

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (1,493,585      (634,517      (20,084,730      (602,134
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (545,364      (593,609      (11,973,960      (638,543
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (1,185,503      (130,513 )*       (7,131,535      (161,415 )* 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     16,381,277        24,793,255        280,085,371        19,491,809  

Value of shares redeemed

     (17,651,055      (1,297,712      (40,438,708       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (1,269,778      23,495,543        239,646,663        19,491,809  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (3,000,645      22,771,421        220,541,168        18,691,851  

Net Assets

           

Beginning of year

     26,692,389        3,920,968        23,690,739        4,998,888  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 23,691,744      $ 26,692,389 **     $ 244,231,907      $ 23,690,739 ** 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

           

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     1,050,001        150,001        1,000,001        200,001  

Shares sold

     650,000        950,000        11,850,000        800,000  

Shares redeemed

     (700,000      (50,000      (1,750,000       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

     1,000,001        1,050,001        11,100,001        1,000,001  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $248,198 and $377,370, respectively.

 

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Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 
   2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 24.36     $ 24.91     $ 23.96     $ 25.03     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     1.05       0.99       1.07       1.07       0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.29     (0.48     1.18       (0.80     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.76       0.51       2.25       0.27       0.23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (1.04     (1.02     (1.30     (1.26     (0.20

Net realized gains

     (0.98     (0.04           (0.08      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (2.02     (1.06     (1.30     (1.34     (0.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.10     $ 24.36     $ 24.91     $ 23.96     $ 25.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     3.31 (c)      2.03       9.61       1.22       0.90 ** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     7       9       6       6       6  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.45       0.45       0.47       0.50       0.50

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.45       0.45       0.47       0.50       0.50

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     4.37       3.94       4.35       4.45       4.35

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     31       48       35       15       1 ** 
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate
Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 
   2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 22.68     $ 23.42     $ 22.23     $ 24.57     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     1.32       1.27       1.17       1.08       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.82     (0.53     1.30       (2.10     (0.51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.50       0.74       2.47       (1.02     (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (1.46     (1.48     (1.28     (1.32     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.46     (1.48     (1.28     (1.32     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 21.72     $ 22.68     $ 23.42     $ 22.23     $ 24.57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     2.18 (c)      3.24 (c)      11.40       (4.06     (0.87 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     7       3       11       9       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.35 (e)      0.35 (e)      0.39       0.45       0.45

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.14 (e)      0.33 (e)      0.39       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     5.91       5.47       5.08       4.81       4.75

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     19       50       33       35       13 ** 

 

(a)

For the period March 3, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(e)

The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not included these indirect fees and expenses.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2015(a)
 
   2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 23.84     $ 24.09     $ 23.79     $ 24.63     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.83       0.78       0.73       0.71       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.32     (0.28     0.39       (0.73     (0.43
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.51       0.50       1.12       (0.02     (0.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.83     (0.75     (0.82     (0.82     (0.11

Net realized gains

     (0.48                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (1.31     (0.75     (0.82     (0.82     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.04     $ 23.84     $ 24.09     $ 23.79     $ 24.63  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     2.28 (c)      2.05       4.79       (0.04     (1.03 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     7       10       6       5       6  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     3.53       3.22       3.04       3.00       2.72

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     25       33       26       14       7 ** 
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 26.52     $ 26.71     $ 27.17     $ 25.49     $ 25.07  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.75       0.70       0.66       0.80       0.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.18       (0.20     (0.46     1.67       0.40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.93       0.50       0.20       2.47       1.21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.75     (0.69     (0.66     (0.79     (0.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.75     (0.69     (0.66     (0.79     (0.79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 27.70     $ 26.52     $ 26.71     $ 27.17     $ 25.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     7.45 (c)      1.87       0.77       9.89       4.88  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     68       58       60       37       22  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.25       0.30       0.30       0.30       0.30  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.22       0.30       0.30       0.30       0.30  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.85       2.61       2.50       3.07       3.16  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     25       28       0       13       4  

 

(a)

For the period March 3, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

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Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

  Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 
  2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 25.42     $ 26.14     $ 22.96     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:        

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.21       1.35       1.02       0.70  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.92     (1.20     3.07       (2.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.71     0.15       4.09       (1.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (1.02     (0.87     (0.60     (0.36

Net realized gains

                (0.31      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1.02     (0.87     (0.91     (0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 23.69     $ 25.42     $ 26.14     $ 22.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    (2.82 )(c)      0.54       18.17       (6.67 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

       

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    24       27       4       3  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.20       0.32       0.45       0.45

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20       0.32       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    4.96       5.29       4.17       3.83

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    30       76       36       33 ** 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

  Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 
  2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 23.69     $ 24.99     $ 23.16     $ 25.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:        

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.36       1.50       1.06       0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.25     (1.99     3.03       (2.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.89     (0.49     4.09       (1.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

    (0.80     (0.81     (0.95     (0.38

Net realized gains

                (1.31     (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.80     (0.81     (2.26     (0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 22.00     $ 23.69     $ 24.99     $ 23.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

    (3.76 )(c)      (2.02     18.93 (e)      (5.08 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

       

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

    244       24       5       5  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

    0.20       0.33       0.45       0.45

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

    0.20       0.33       0.45       0.45

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

    6.06       6.28       4.48       4.86

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

    20       56       41       33 ** 

 

(a)

For the period August 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(e)

The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss on a trade executed incorrectly, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.32%.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   57  


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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the Trust consists of thirty-seven investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF invests in affiliated exchange-traded funds managed by DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”). The accounting policies and investments holdings are outlined in the affiliated Fund’s financial statements and are available upon request.

The Advisor, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group Gmbh & Co.KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the Cboe Bats BZX Exchange. Inc. (“Cboe”). Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value, (“NAV”) only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF   Solactive Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged Index
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF   Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF   MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF   MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index

The Solactive Emerging Markets Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated emerging markets bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated government debt issued by emerging market countries and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the emerging markets bonds. The Solactive High Yield Corporate Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated high yield liquid corporate bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long positions in U.S. dollar-denominated high yield corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the high yield bonds. The Solactive Investment Grade Bond-Interest Rate Hedged Index is designed to track the performance of a basket of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade liquid corporate bonds. The Underlying Index is comprised of (a) long

 

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positions in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment-grade corporate bonds. The Solactive Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond Index is designed to track the returns of the segment of the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, consisting of infrastructure revenue bonds. It is comprised of tax-exempt municipal securities issued by states, cities, counties, districts, their respective agencies and other tax-exempt issuers. The Underlying Index is intended to track bonds that have been issued with the intention of funding federal, state and local infrastructure projects such as water and sewer systems, public power systems, toll roads, bridges, tunnels and many other public use projects. It is designed to only hold bonds issued by state and local municipalities where the interest and principal repayments are generated from dedicated revenue streams or a double-barreled revenue stream (pledged revenue stream and a general obligation pledge). The Solactive Indices are rebalanced monthly on the last business day of each month.

The MSCI ACWI ex USA High Dividend Yield Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities (excluding real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)) in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States) in its parent index, the MSCI ACWI ex US Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. The MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index is designed to reflect the performance of equities (excluding REITs) in developed markets in its parent index, the MSCI EAFE Index, with higher dividend income and quality characteristics than average dividend yields of equities in the parent index, where such higher dividend income and quality characteristics are both sustainable and persistent. The MSCI High Dividend Yield Indices are rebalanced semi-annually in May and November.

Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF are diversified series of the Trust. Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF are non-diversified and are not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Funds adopted the amendments with the impacts being that the Funds are no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

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Security Valuation     The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Municipal debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Funds’ Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker-dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.

Corporate and sovereign debt securities are valued at prices supplied by independent pricing services approved by the Funds’ Board. Such services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. If the pricing services are unable to provide valuations, securities are valued at the mean between the bid and ask quotations or evaluated prices, as applicable, obtained from broker dealers. These securities are generally categorized as Level 2.

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

 

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Investment Transactions and Investment Income     Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.

Accounting Standard Update     In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities. Under the new guidance, premium amortization of purchased callable debt securities that have explicit, non-contingent call features and are callable at fixed prices will be amortized to the earliest call date. The guidance will be applied on a modified retrospective basis and is effective for fiscal years, and their interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance to the Funds.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders     It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income monthly and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF to pay out dividends from net investment income quarterly. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 26,199      $ (669,592    $ (30,897    $ (674,290

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     2,427        (797,472      (99,993      (895,038

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     22,911        (767,441      97,956        (646,574

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     158,164        (323,563      2,423,211        2,257,812  

 

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     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

   $ 399,495      $ (1,047,412    $ (2,227,636    $ (2,875,553

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     5,569,856        (2,400,868      (22,761,830      (19,592,842

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2019  
     Ordinary
Income*
     Tax-Exempt      Long Term
Capital Gains
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 479,978      $      $ 212,607  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     371,816                

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     378,453               138,755  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

            1,651,620         

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     1,185,503                

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     7,131,535                

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2018  
     Ordinary
Income*
     Tax-Exempt      Long Term
Capital Gains
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 325,160      $      $ 14,557  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     500,650                

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     242,032                

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

            1,578,975         

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     130,513                

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     161,415                

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

At May 31, 2019, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 228,658      $ 568,814      $ 797,472  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     121,119        202,444        323,563  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     708,083        339,329        1,047,412  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     1,885,955        514,913        2,400,868  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the following Funds incurred and will elect to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on Capital
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 669,592  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     767,441  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to the recognition of certain foreign currency gain (losses) as ordinary income (loss), redemptions-in-kind and passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”).

 

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     Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
    Paid-In
Capital
 

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ (17,371   $ 17,371  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     23,897       (23,897

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     (374,721     374,721  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     138,117       (138,117

As of May 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 6,804,007      $ (30,897   $ 128,289      $ (159,186

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     7,187,964        (99,993            (99,993

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     6,685,526        97,956       153,432        (55,476

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     64,408,570        2,423,211       2,426,843        (3,632

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     26,111,121        (2,227,001     775,639        (3,002,640

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     274,580,910        (22,753,749     4,094,850        (26,848,599

Foreign Taxes     The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Foreign taxes payable as of May 31, 2019, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translations     The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending     The Funds, except the Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the

 

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Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2019) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of May 31, 2019, the Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Exchange-Traded Funds in the Schedule of Investments. The Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Corporate Bonds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end. As of year end, the remaining cash contractual maturity of the collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

As of May 31, 2019, the Funds listed below had securities on loan, all of which were classified as Common Stocks in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
              
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 372,442      $ 6,511      $ 5,452      $ 66,127      $ 450,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 450,532  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

Common Stocks

   $ 9,051,557      $ 13,128      $ 10,993      $ 347,294      $ 9,422,972  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 9,422,972  

As of May 31, 2019, Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF had no securities on loan.

Derivatives

Futures Contracts     Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the year ended May 31, 2019, Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF and Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF enter into short U.S. Treasury futures contracts to seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates on the performance of each Fund’s long bond investments and Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each

 

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Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

           

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $ 45,942  
Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $ 26,025  
Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

    Interest rate contracts   Unrealized appreciation on future contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on future contracts*   $ 51,126  
Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $ 705      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 335  
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

    Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 16,196  

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the year ended May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
    Futures Contracts —
Interest Rate
Contracts
    Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
    Total  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

  $ (317,594   $     $ (317,594

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

    (218,510           (218,510

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

    (374,005           (374,005

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

          (2,235     (2,235

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

          51,724       51,724  

 

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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
    Futures Contracts —
Interest Rate
Contracts
    Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
    Total  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

  $ (46,176   $     $ (46,176

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

    (28,134           (28,134

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

    (48,689           (48,689

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

          370       370  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

          (14,865     (14,865

For the year ended May 31, 2019 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ (7,429,602

Xtrackers High Yield Corp Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     (5,633,556

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     (8,737,981

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     95,871  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     880,003  

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles     The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable net asset value, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating net asset value. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary management fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.45

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.35

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     0.25

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     0.20

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     0.20

The Advisor for the Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF has contractually agreed, until the date of the Fund’s annual registration statement update in 2020, to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the Underlying Funds. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived $12,453 of expenses to the Fund.

For its investment advisory services to the Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, for the period from June 1, 2018 through February 11, 2019, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary management fee from

 

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the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.30%.

For the period from November 30, 2018 through February 11, 2019, the Advisor for the Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund from exceeding 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the period from November 30, 2018 through February 11, 2019, the Advisor waived $17,550 of expenses to the Fund.

Effective February 12, 2019, the Board of Trustees terminated the Advisor’s voluntary expense limitation to the Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF and approved a reduction in the unitary management fee at an annual rate equal to 0.15%.

The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses
Waived
 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 33  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     24  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     43  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     2  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     11  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     88  

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses and extraordinary expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent, Lending Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 2,354,444      $ 4,163,458  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     1,099,529        1,282,864  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     2,165,253        3,893,449  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     14,876,647        15,537,476  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     9,006,201        8,256,873  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     57,634,558        39,904,300  

 

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For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 4,469,095      $ 1,096,109  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

            1,120,457  

Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF

     7,931,358         

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     13,110,121        15,137,994  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     265,619,035        40,196,015  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2019, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At May 31, 2019, there was one affiliated shareholder account for each of the funds listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     15

7. Investing in Emerging Markets

The securities of issuers located in emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than securities of issuers located in more mature economies, and emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging markets are often subject to rapid and large changes in price.

8. Investing in High-Yield Debt Securities

High-yield debt securities or junk bonds are generally regarded as speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. A fund’s performance could be hurt if an issuer of a debt security suffers an adverse change in financial condition that results in the issuer not making timely payments of interest or principal, a security downgrade or an inability to meet a financial obligation. High-yield debt securities’ total return and yield may generally be expected to fluctuate more than the total return and yield of investment-grade debt securities. A real or perceived economic downturn or an increase in market interest rates could cause a decline in the value of high-yield debt securities, result in increased redemptions and/or result in increased portfolio turnover, which could result in a decline in NAV of a fund, reduce liquidity for certain investments and/or increase costs. High-yield debt securities are often thinly traded and can be more difficult to sell and value accurately than investment-grade debt securities as there may be no established secondary market. Investments in high-yield debt securities could increase liquidity risk for a fund. In addition, the market for high-yield debt securities can experience sudden and sharp volatility which is generally associated more with investments in stocks.

 

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9. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Funds’ status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at May 31, 2019.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

   $ 525,000  

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

     525,000  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     525,000  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (six of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2019, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. general accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust   Statement of operations   Statements of changes in net assets   Financial highlights

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

 

Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF

  For the year ended May 31, 2019   For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019   For each of the four years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from March 3, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2015
Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF   For the year ended May 31, 2019   For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019   For each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

  For the year ended May 31, 2019   For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019   For each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from August 12, 2015 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2016

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an

 

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understanding of the internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

       

Stephen R. Byers

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees; formerly, Lead Independent Trustee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Board
since 2016;
formerly,
Lead
Independent
Trustee,
2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); formerly, Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (2002-2006).   37   The Arbitrage Funds; Sierra Income Corporation; Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

George O. Elston

(1964)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Audit
Committee
since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer Enzyvant (2018-present); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   37    

J. David Officer

(1948)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Member of the Audit Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Nominating
Committee
since 2015)
  Independent Director (2010-present); formerly, Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006- 2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   37   Ilex Partners (Asia), LLC; Old Westbury Funds.

 

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Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

         

Michael Gilligan

(1966)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   Trustee
since
2016;
Treasurer,
Chief
Financial
Officer
and
Controller
since 2010
  Director in the Finance Division at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2008-present); Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Financial Officer of Global Passive Asset Management Platform (2012-2018); Global Finance Director, Alternative Investments (2018-present); Chief Financial Officer of RREEF America LLC (2018-present).   37   The Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC
Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Officers

         

Freddi Klassen

(1975)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2016   Director in DWS and Chief of Staff Office in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-present); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present), the Advisor and DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC (2016-present); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Fiona Bassett

(1974)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Operating Officer   Since 2014   Managing Director in DWS and Head of Passive Americas Asset Management Platform (2014-present); Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor (2014- present); Managing Director, COO Global Key Projects and Integration at Deutsche Asset Management (2012-2014); Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG (2004-2012).

 

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Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Frank Gecsedi

(1967)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since
2010
  Director in the DWS Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards

(1978)

345 Park Avenue

New York

New York 10154

  Vice President   Since
2016
  Managing Director in DWS (2018-present); Director in DWS (2014-2018); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

Leslie Lowenbraun

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Secretary   Since
2016
  Director in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present) and Chief Legal Officer of the Advisor (2017-present); Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2014-2018) ; Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2005-2014).

Amy McDonald

(1978)

One International Place

Boston,

Massachusetts 02110

  Assistant Secretary   Since
2018
  Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present); Vice President, Fidelity Investments Asset Management Compliance (2016-2017); Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments (2010-2016).

Kevin Teevan

(1973)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Assistant Treasurer   Since
2018
  Vice President in Finance for U.S. Traditional Asset Classes of DWS (2018-present); Vice President in Chief Operating Office for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank AG (2014-2017); Vice President in Finance for U.S. Passive Asset Management Platform at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-2014).

Christina A. Morse

(1964)

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing,

Atlantic Terminal Office Tower,

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

  Assistant Secretary   Since
2016
  Vice President at BNY Mellon-Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers Emerging Markets Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers High Yield Corporate Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Investment Grade Bond — Interest Rate Hedged ETF, Xtrackers Municipal Infrastructure Revenue Bond ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be

 

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determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Funds’ portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for each Fund during the year was in an expected range.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Funds, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Funds’ compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting each Fund’s peer group and believed that the Funds’ peer groups were appropriate. The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at 855-329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount/Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Cboe, as applicable, at a price

above ( i.e. , at a premium) or below ( i.e. , at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended May 31, 2019.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     70%  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

     80%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

    Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Paid  

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

    $1,517,961        $94,577  

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

    13,556,778        570,755  

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Bond investments are subject to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks to varying degrees. When interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk refers to the ability of an issuer to make timely payments of principal and interest. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. In certain situations, it may be difficult or impossible to sell an investment at an acceptable price. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies, and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Investments in lower-quality (“junk bonds”) and non-rated securities present greater risk of loss than investments in higher-quality securities. Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds and there may be less information available on the financial condition of issuers of municipal securities than for public corporations. Income from municipal bonds may be subject to state and local taxes and at times the alternative minimum tax. EMIH, HYIH and IGIH seek to mitigate the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates by taking short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds, or futures relating to those instruments. These short positions are not intended to mitigate credit risk or other factors that may have a greater impact on performance than rising or falling interest rates. The short positions may limit the potential positive impact of falling interest rates and there is no guarantee that the short positions will completely eliminate the interest rate risk of the long positions. The Funds’ use of forward currency contracts may not be successful in hedging currency exchange rates changes and could eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. The prices of futures can be highly volatile, using futures can lower total return and the potential loss from futures can exceed a Fund’s initial investment in such contracts. Each Fund, except EMIH, IGIH and HDAW, is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing its potential risk. Stocks may decline in value. Dividends are not guaranteed. If the dividend-paying stocks held by the Fund reduce or stop paying dividends, the Fund’s ability to generate income may be adversely affected. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or CBOE BZX Exchange, Inc., as applicable. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

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EMIH, HYIH, IGIH and RVNU are not sponsored, promoted, sold or supported in any other manner by Solactive AG (the “Licensor”) nor does the trade mark or the Index Price at any time or in any other respect.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending
agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

 

Legal counsel

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

 

 

R-35362-6 (7/19) DBX003924 (7/20)


May 31, 2019

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS)

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN)

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (ASHX)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     6  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     8  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     12  

Fees and Expenses

     14  

Schedule of Investments

  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     15  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     20  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     28  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     33  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     38  

Statements of Operations

     39  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     40  

Financial Highlights

     42  

Notes to Financial Statements

     44  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     55  

Trustees and Officers

     57  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

     60  

Additional Information

     66  

Privacy Policy Notice

     67  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for our flagship ETFs tracking China’s equity market for the period ended May 31, 2019.

Global economic expansion moderated as a result of ongoing U.S.-China trade wars, macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey and disruptions in the auto sector in Germany. China retained its fastest-growing economy tag despite lower growth, following its unfinished deleveraging campaign and rising trade wars with the U.S. Meanwhile, the Chinese government’s policies for strengthening the domestic consumer demand and tax reforms have offset the slow growth in the economy. Developing high-quality manufacturing and reforms in various fields have also helped the economy to maintain the momentum.

The world’s second-largest economy grew at a healthy 6.6 percent year-on-year, with the service sector being the major contributor to the GDP growth. Despite the economic downturn, the primary, secondary, and the tertiary, industries have performed relatively well during the reporting period. Although China’s record 2018 bilateral trade surplus with the U.S. captured headlines, the country’s broader current account balance continued its multi-year decline. Moreover, China is recording sizeable trade deficits, mainly with Germany, Japan, and few countries in Eastern Asia. On the other hand, China keeps running a substantial surplus with many industrialized countries, most notably with the U.S. A number of factors contributed to the surge in the trade balance, including strong growth in U.S. demand, front-loading by U.S. importers in anticipation of tariffs, and a weaker renminbi. Important indicators of the economy like domestic consumption, retail sales, industrial growth, and fixed asset investments have witnessed positive growth, providing reassurance about the economic stability.

Furthermore, the People’s Bank of China and the Chinese government have taken measures like offering secured loans for start-ups, cuts in taxes and fees, and reductions in the social insurance contribution, which have benefited small and medium-sized businesses. This move has helped the Chinese economy to report lower unemployment rates and faster income growth. Furthermore, China has relaxed guidelines for top-rated companies seeking to raise funds in the domestic bond market. Meanwhile, China’s stock market plunged, witnessing an adverse slide largely due to the U.S. trade tensions, crackdown on shadow banking and concerns over economic cooling. A weaker renminbi has provided support to export growth, however, as imports have become costlier, it has stimulated the need to increase domestic production. Amid strict control policies across China, real estate and infrastructure investment continued to hold up well, but weakened in manufacturing.

We believe China’s economy, along with its currency and company profits will prove to be more resilient against trade wars and tariffs; we expect this to mainly stem from China’s own need to transition its economy further away from exports and investment spending to domestic consumption. The Chinese government had also rolled out a series of easing measures in the past few months to boost domestic demand in the face of escalating external uncertainties. The moves include reducing taxes and speeding up bond issuance to safeguard economic growth. Nevertheless, investors will have to wait to see how U.S.-China trade relations will open-up in the near future, as any positive outcome could potentially improve market sentiment.

Our team appreciates your trust and looks forward to serving your investment needs through innovative index-driven strategies.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this document constitute our judgment as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Any projections are based on a number of assumptions as to market conditions and there can be no guarantee that any projected results will be achieved. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 300 Index (the ASHR Index). The ASHR Index is designed to reflect price fluctuations and performance of the China A-share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-share market. ASHR is sub-advised by Harvest Global Investments. The continued strategic partnership between DWS and Harvest Global Investments provides investors with unique access to the expansive Chinese economy and stock market. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, ASHR shares returned -10.02%, compared with the ASHR Index’s -9.57%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period, with the largest negative contributions coming from Healthcare, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary. The Consumer Staples and Financials sectors were the only positive contributors to performance.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 500 Index (the ASHS Index). The ASHS Index tracks 500 small-cap companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, ASHS returned -20.29%, compared with the ASHS Index’s -19.94%.

The majority of the sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period, with the largest negative contributions coming from Industrials, Healthcare, and Consumer Discretionary. The Financials sector was the only positive contributor to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China All Shares Index (the CN Index). The CN Index captures large and midcap representations across China A-shares, B-shares, H-shares, Red-chips, and P-chips. The index aims to reflect the opportunity set of China share classes listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. It is based on the concept of the integrated MSCI China equity universe, with China A-shares included. The Fund, using a passive or indexing approach, attempts to approximate the performance of the index. CN expects to gain exposure to the China A-share components of the index by investing in the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, affiliated Funds subadvised by Harvest Global Investments Limited; and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF, an affiliated Fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, CN returned -15.89%, compared with the CN Index’s -15.54%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period, with the largest negative contributions coming from Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Healthcare. The Communication Services and Consumer Staples sectors were the positive contributors to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (ASHX) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China A Inclusion Index (the ASHX Index). The ASHX Index is designed to track the progressive partial inclusion of A shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over time. The index is designed for global investors accessing the A share market using the Stock Connect framework and is calculated using China A Stock Connect listings based on the offshore RMB exchange rate (CNH). On June 4, 2018, the Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF. At that time, the ASHX Index replaced the CSI 300 USD Hedged Index, which is designed to reflect price fluctuations and performance of the China A-share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-share market, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the renmimbi (RMB) and the U.S. dollar. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, ASHX returned -8.91%, compared with the ASHX Index’s -9.01%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period, with the largest negative contributions coming from Health Care, Information Technology, and Consumer Discretionary. The Consumer

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Staples and Financials sectors were the only positive contributors to performance. For the period June 1, 2018 through June 4, 2018, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts during the period to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Chinese renminbi.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 6-13 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 300 Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of the China A-Share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    CSI 300 Index    MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index

One Year

   -10.02%    -10.64%    -9.57%    -6.26%

Five Year

   9.92%    9.57%    10.89%    1.31%

Since Inception 1

   6.38%    6.22%    7.37%    2.24%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    CSI 300 Index    MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index

One Year

   -10.02%    -10.64%    -9.57%    -6.26%

Five Year

   60.48%    57.90%    67.64%    6.74%

Since Inception 1

   41.09%    39.96%    48.63%    13.16%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 11/6/13 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, as amended October 9, 2018, was 0.66%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 11/6/13.

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (27.0% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.

    7.6%  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.

    4.0%  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.

    3.1%  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai

    2.2%  

Midea Group Co. Ltd.

    2.0%  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd.

    1.9%  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.

    1.7%  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd.

    1.6%  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd.

    1.5%  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.

    1.4%  

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    35.7%  

Industrials

    12.6%  

Consumer Staples

    11.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

    9.7%  

Information Technology

    7.5%  

Health Care

    6.5%  

Materials

    6.4%  

Real Estate

    4.5%  

Utilities

    2.6%  

Energy

    2.3%  

Communication Services

    1.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percentage of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS)

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the CSI 500 Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of small-cap companies in the China A-Share market and is composed of the 500 smallest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    CSI 500 Index    MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index

One Year

   -20.29%    -21.23%    -19.94%    -6.26%

Five Year

   1.90%    1.94%    3.81%    1.31%

Since Inception 1

   2.45%    2.38%    4.41%    1.57%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    CSI 500 Index    MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index

One Year

   -20.29%    -21.23%    -19.94%    -6.26%

Five Year

   9.88%    10.08%    20.55%    6.74%

Since Inception 1

   12.96%    12.59%    24.27%    8.17%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 5/21/14 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, as amended October 9, 2018, was 0.65%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (ASHS) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 5/21/14.

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (5.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd.

    0.7%  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd.

    0.6%  

Glodon Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

By-health Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd.

    0.5%  

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Industrials

    19.3%  

Information Technology

    17.7%  

Materials

    16.1%  

Health Care

    9.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    8.6%  

Consumer Staples

    8.1%  

Real Estate

    6.5%  

Communication Services

    5.2%  

Financials

    3.2%  

Utilities

    3.1%  

Energy

    2.8%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percentage of total investments.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN)

The Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China All Shares Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to capture large- and mid-capitalization representation across all China securities listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Underlying Index includes A-Shares, H-Shares, B-Shares, Red chips and P chips share classes, as well as securities of Chinese companies listed outside of China (e.g. American depository receipts). The Fund expects to gain exposure to the China A-share components of the Index by investing in Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF, an affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC., and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, affiliated funds subadvised by Harvest Global Investments Limited. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19
Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI China All Shares
Index

One Year

   -15.89%    -16.46%    -15.54%

Five Year

   9.95%    9.99%    8.58%

Since Inception 1

   10.29%    10.22%    8.81%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI China All Shares
Index

One Year

   -15.89%    -16.46%    -15.54%

Five Year

   60.69%    61.01%    50.90%

Since Inception 1

   64.61%    64.10%    53.72%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 4/30/14 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, as supplemented October 26, 2018, was 0.72%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report. This expense ratio includes net expenses of the affiliated funds in which CN invests.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (CN) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 4/30/14.

 

Ten Largest Equity and ETF Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (68.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

    34.4%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    9.1%  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    8.1%  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

    5.4%  

China Construction Bank Corp.

    2.9%  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.

    2.4%  

China Mobile Ltd.

    2.1%  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

    1.8%  

Bank of China Ltd.

    1.3%  

Baidu, Inc.

    1.2%  

 

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    25.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.9%  

Communication Services

    16.1%  

Industrials

    8.4%  

Consumer Staples

    7.0%  

Real Estate

    5.5%  

Information Technology

    5.2%  

Health Care

    4.7%  

Materials

    4.1%  

Energy

    3.9%  

Utilities

    3.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percentage of total investments excluding securities lending collateral. Sector percentages include the sector allocations of the Fund’s investment in Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 28.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (ASHX)

The Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China A Inclusion Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the equity market performance of China A-Shares that are accessible through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program. China A-Shares are equity securities issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are denominated in renminbi. On June 4, 2018 the Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the CSI 300 USD Hedged Index which is designed to reflect the price fluctuation and performance of the China A-Share market and is composed of the 300 largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market, while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the renmimbi and the U.S. dollar. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI China A Inclusion
Index 2
   MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index 3
   CSI 300 Index

One Year

   -8.91%    -8.85%    -9.01%    -6.26%    -9.57%

Since Inception 1

   -1.35%    -1.34%    -2.67%    4.57%    0.18%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI China A Inclusion
Index 2
   MSCI ACWI ex USA
Index 3
   CSI 300 Index

One Year

   -8.91%    -8.85%    -9.01%    -6.26%    -9.57%

Since Inception 1

   -4.81%    -4.77%    -9.34%    17.56%    0.66%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 10/20/15 (“Inception”).

2 On June 4, 2018, the Fund changed its Underlying Index from CSI 300 USD Hedged Index to the Underlying Index. Returns reflect performance for the CSI 300 USD Hedged Index through June 4, 2018. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

3 The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index replaced the CSI 300 Index as the Fund’s principal benchmark index because the Advisor believes that the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index more accurately reflects the Fund’s current investment strategies.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, as amended October 9, 2018, was 0.60%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report. This expense ratio includes net expenses of the affiliated funds in which ASHX invests.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (ASHX) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 10/20/15.

Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (24.4% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.

    5.6%  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.

    4.3%  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.

    3.5%  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd.

    2.0%  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd.

    1.8%  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd.

    1.6%  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.

    1.5%  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd.

    1.4%  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.

    1.4%  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd.

    1.3%  

 

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    33.2%  

Consumer Staples

    14.6%  

Industrials

    11.7%  

Information Technology

    7.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.5%  

Health Care

    6.4%  

Materials

    6.0%  

Real Estate

    5.2%  

Utilities

    3.3%  

Energy

    2.6%  

Communication Services

    2.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 33.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. In addition to the ongoing expenses which each Fund bears directly, the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF shareholders indirectly bear the expenses of Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (the “Underlying Funds”) in which the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF invests. In the most recent six-month period Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF limited these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During the Period
Per $1,000 (1)
 
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,147.90        0.65   $ 3.48  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28  
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,127.40        0.65   $ 3.45  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28  
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (2)           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,034.00        0.27   $ 1.37  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.59        0.27   $ 1.36  
Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,150.40        0.60   $ 3.22  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.94        0.60   $ 3.02  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

(2) The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%    
Communication Services — 1.2%    

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A*

    774,900     $ 777,828  

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A

    654,687       1,428,569  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    8,200,763       7,013,546  

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,407,497       1,385,375  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    526,531       1,395,720  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A*

    345,425       1,274,333  

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,786,149       2,617,219  

Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    567,078       1,028,032  
   

 

 

 
      16,920,622  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 9.6%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    795,156       5,533,225  

China Grand Automotive Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,151,713       1,359,212  

China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd., Class A

    848,156       9,466,497  

China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    587,245       1,888,656  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,693,551       1,709,720  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,231,771       3,878,041  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,041,511       1,240,717  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    4,268,719       32,204,086  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    811,430       1,267,384  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    406,878       1,488,721  

HLA Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,577,711       1,979,590  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,365,522       3,954,496  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    374,039       491,433  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,064,599       1,949,927  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,108,700       29,391,030  

Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A

    111,343       1,832,218  

Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,217,637       7,378,411  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,085,604       10,657,968  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,613,311       3,554,008  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    628,700       1,940,376  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,280,907       5,129,227  

Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd., Class A

    567,226       1,560,039  

TCL Corp., Class A

    9,545,923       4,556,953  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,502,295       1,180,811  

Xiamen Intretech, Inc., Class A

    67,601       397,779  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    397,286     $ 999,260  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,876       1,445,575  

Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,115,993       1,165,276  
   

 

 

 
      139,600,636  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 10.9%            

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    705,388       10,193,527  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    692,465       3,197,775  

Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,460       82,392  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    865,439       3,129,101  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,349,645       23,153,659  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    523,645       8,636,540  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    445,709       57,209,756  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    636,410       6,482,685  

Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd., Class A

    550,697       5,031,391  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,857,536       5,518,653  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,814       1,856,997  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,681,979       3,735,683  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,721,497       25,137,958  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,343,980       4,726,269  
   

 

 

 
      158,092,386  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.3%            

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,590,210       1,093,960  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class A

    507,239       697,894  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    10,943,291       8,569,914  

China Petroleum Engineering Corp.

    1,486,900       917,813  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,729,797       4,587,811  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,926,289       1,611,307  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,129,941       7,352,256  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,521,348       4,433,553  

Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,364,625       1,212,335  

Wintime Energy Co. Ltd., Class A*

    5,442,085       1,436,300  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    780,616       1,200,117  
   

 

 

 
      33,113,260  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 35.3%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A*

    33,745,800       17,910,026  

Anxin Trust Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,898,125       1,409,810  

Avic Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,952,254       3,095,091  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,036,243       10,904,585  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    356,500       435,998  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    18,556,400     $ 10,383,748  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,211,831       20,811,462  

Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,213,931       2,251,457  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,803,033       2,134,890  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,059,892       6,344,979  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,190,442       6,220,626  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,294,897       7,678,561  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,814,127       7,817,802  

Bohai Leasing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,621,894       902,898  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    341,800       506,751  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,407,947       3,514,209  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,668,229       2,224,230  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    5,915,228       5,954,641  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,025,804       7,767,615  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,143,228       1,670,209  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,463,116       5,511,637  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,149,016       45,139,439  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,519,177       5,616,902  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    21,831,748       19,237,933  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,765,778       13,729,568  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,911,049       20,063,950  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,994       1,233,936  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,213,755       2,042,822  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,004,307       7,305,443  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,697,365       2,729,473  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,836,456       1,647,402  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,624,358       3,747,822  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,583,627       4,832,796  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,144,972       3,690,548  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,969,252       9,199,268  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,775,912       2,356,340  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,126,909       12,436,989  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    175,222       2,135,121  

Huaan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,571,143       1,395,807  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,873,983       7,721,928  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,440,180       5,884,414  

Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,294,816       1,185,797  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    18,990,584       15,364,905  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,964,726       27,784,221  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,092,719       3,647,784  

Minmetals Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    459,600       609,150  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    720,989       5,365,460  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,126,628     $ 4,621,987  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,562,142       13,283,754  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    9,608,673       109,476,069  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    731,056       1,301,052  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,325,657       16,574,542  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,950,747       4,050,812  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,125,690       2,802,043  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,110,548       2,998,197  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,458,532       1,652,306  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,541,324       2,178,455  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,154,779       1,472,244  
   

 

 

 
      511,967,904  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 6.4%            

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    819,166       4,523,619  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    478,336       2,015,774  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A

    123,420       5,622,056  

Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,750       834,836  

China Reform Health Management and Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    619,834       1,629,636  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,758       2,405,403  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    385,662       2,270,988  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    470,434       2,624,980  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    632,224       2,667,928  

Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A

    487,497       2,964,861  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,124       1,313,699  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,338,512       20,964,248  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    451,600       849,949  

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,646,365       2,203,448  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    917,076       3,039,374  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,649,570       3,178,380  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    368,120       1,360,183  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    884,864       3,157,220  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,013,203       2,688,704  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,311,102       1,340,637  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    368,292       1,185,006  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    754,422     $ 3,281,515  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    796,085       2,107,953  

Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,248,844       2,687,236  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,072,460       3,727,579  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A*

    84,225       962,044  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    461,894       5,175,308  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    260,872       4,044,498  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A*

    748,830       2,095,143  
   

 

 

 
      92,922,205  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 12.4%            

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    790,139       2,661,981  

Air China Ltd., Class A

    2,632,180       3,211,549  

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,217,911       2,757,680  

AVIC Helicopter Co. Ltd., Class A

    255,393       1,535,939  

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A*

    365,540       1,532,529  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    730,152       2,023,930  

Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,166,700       937,223  

Beijing Originwater Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,662,785       1,817,749  

China Avionics Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    466,863       1,009,299  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,053,522       3,234,079  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,432,765       2,965,511  

China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,431,112       2,170,323  

China Merchants Expressway Network & Technology Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    490,127       578,216  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,722,604       1,508,005  

China Nuclear Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    706,183       786,255  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class A

    4,052,980       5,494,535  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    6,566,857       6,089,718  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,043,894       5,951,307  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,998,265       3,109,049  

China Spacesat Co. Ltd., Class A

    506,151       1,713,984  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    18,527,201       14,989,991  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    3,366,587       2,320,847  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    8,568,525       9,774,875  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,240,229     $ 6,318,081  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A*

    922,498       2,378,820  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,983,950       1,355,598  

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    907,536       2,050,980  

Guangzhou Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,637,300       975,230  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    10,122,000       2,934,209  

Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    745,171       3,560,460  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,135,943       2,726,225  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    6,284,800       2,719,202  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,594,076       4,207,157  

Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,452,081       2,260,298  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    5,387,696       3,822,935  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,169,430       8,998,676  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    421,509       1,816,419  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,891,611       2,099,084  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,101,406       2,379,572  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    831,983       8,296,072  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,856,586       3,118,688  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    876,376       2,862,776  

Siasun Robot & Automation Co. Ltd., Class A

    946,407       2,111,529  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    239,854       1,511,670  

STO Express Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,700       945,510  

Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,377,740       1,917,447  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,248,454       3,363,798  

Tus-Sound Environmental Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    614,679       868,766  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,267,051       7,200,164  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A*

    4,108,667       2,536,141  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    1,474,984       1,865,588  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,436,357       4,016,205  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    320,234       619,334  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,472       668,539  

Zangge Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    514,909       548,787  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    750,229       2,556,738  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    964,306       1,397,686  

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,148,549       2,072,218  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,956,956     $ 3,064,533  
   

 

 

 
      180,319,709  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 7.5%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A

    358,782       1,100,075  

Aisino Corp., Class A

    984,609       3,258,931  

AVIC Jonhon OptronicTechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    445,321       2,119,414  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    259,681       1,249,006  

Beijing Xinwei Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*(a)

    500,044       751,739  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,872,791       10,355,419  

Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    915,478       2,492,749  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,646,269       1,697,600  

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    596,895       2,280,387  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,464,186       5,183,431  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,034,800       2,041,602  

Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A*

    123,800       1,374,980  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A*

    1,689,461       1,927,318  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,218,580       11,530,406  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,153,904       2,637,714  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    570,903       5,132,841  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,272,718       5,337,714  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    699,538       699,155  

Leyard Optoelectronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,340,600       1,508,074  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,186,907       7,515,936  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,156,129       6,673,185  

OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,677,184       1,973,784  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,128,548       3,290,841  

Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,126       1,087,562  

Shenzhen Sunway Communication Co. Ltd., Class A

    684,219       2,196,590  

Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,802,651       2,584,204  

Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,354,073       2,418,640  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    245,814       1,003,633  

Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,271,975       1,928,013  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,089,447       3,587,077  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,578,859       2,850,863  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

ZTE Corp., Class A*

    2,094,218     $ 8,686,393  
   

 

 

 
      108,475,276  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 6.4%            

ADAMA Ltd., Class A

    220,600       344,558  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A*

    5,734,206       3,324,513  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,608,337       1,180,656  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,760,890       10,044,016  

Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    643,500       395,355  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,329,809       6,659,811  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    2,914,200       1,534,055  

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    789,538       2,185,127  

Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection and New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,030,012       1,149,772  

Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,378,825       705,937  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,836,369       2,447,150  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,226,190       3,618,730  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,889,652       3,578,288  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    666,629       1,646,911  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,006,977       1,960,569  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,739,410       1,612,512  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,801       316,537  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,054,907       4,075,202  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,971,253       1,392,681  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    910,069       1,951,704  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A*

    684,248       2,415,759  

Kangde Xin Composite Material Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,698,678       705,557  

Lomon Billions Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    529,428       1,179,679  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    1,224,659       1,329,961  

Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,106,982       1,832,783  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    649,624       2,912,805  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A*

    6,324,140       2,097,771  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,911,050       1,444,216  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A*

    596,692       2,388,041  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,524,020       1,919,999  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,364,818       7,487,622  

Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A

    734,255       1,622,312  

YanAn Bicon Pharmaceutical Listed Co., Class A

    266,655       703,769  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    419,320     $ 1,735,626  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,293,340       5,480,494  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,506,039       1,759,341  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,658,951       4,996,047  
   

 

 

 
      92,135,866  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 4.5%            

China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,581,555       6,758,411  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    2,088,068       6,540,834  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,281,738       16,487,698  

Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,028,858       1,087,647  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    1,986,587       3,320,624  

Greenland Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,211,135       3,107,490  

Jiangsu Zhongnan Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,621,233       2,080,962  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,280,707       11,014,653  

Red Star Macalline Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    256,016       466,705  

RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,532,278       2,079,486  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    792,284       4,227,770  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,772,946       1,643,298  

Yango Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,426,717       1,269,556  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,206,360       3,013,388  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,379,214       1,372,531  
   

 

 

 
      64,471,053  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities — 2.6%            

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,086,900     $ 3,253,583  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,824,338       14,876,262  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,184,600       998,757  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,380,200       3,772,550  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,867,500       1,621,131  

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower, Inc., Class A

    1,579,200       920,126  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class A*

    3,870,542       3,628,389  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,555,193       4,035,214  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,549,122       2,012,978  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,566,088       2,396,661  
   

 

 

 
      37,515,651  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,291,713,489)

      1,435,534,568  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%

   

(Cost $1,291,713,489)

    $ 1,435,534,568  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.9%

      13,122,483  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,448,657,051  
   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks (b)

   $ 1,434,782,829      $   —      $ 751,739      $ 1,435,534,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 1,434,782,829      $   —      $ 751,739      $ 1,435,534,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(b)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $16,637,082. The investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.1%    
Communication Services — 5.2%    

Beijing Gehua CATV Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,300     $ 150,187  

Beijing HualuBaina Film & TV Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       51,825  

Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,200       157,790  

Bluefocus Intelligent Communications Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    233,500       140,764  

Changjiang Publishing & Media Co. Ltd., Class A*

    85,612       82,848  

China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,200       191,465  

Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    79,189       153,723  

Dalian Zeus Entertainment Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,980       44,614  

Dr Peng Telecom & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,700       237,666  

G-bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,273       155,898  

Guangdong Advertising Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    255,384       116,020  

Guizhou Broadcasting & TV Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,100       66,087  

Hangzhou Shunwang Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,200       141,207  

Huayi Brothers Media Corp., Class A*

    278,374       209,971  

Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network Corp. Ltd., Class A

    281,300       178,100  

Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp. Ltd., Class A

    110,900       129,712  

Kingnet Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    155,900       71,724  

Leo Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    654,595       193,533  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A*

    42,401       250,720  

Ourpalm Co. Ltd., Class A

    396,000       193,037  

People.cn Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,600       216,857  

Shandong Publishing & Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,909       44,722  

Wasu Media Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,500       136,995  

Xinhuanet Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,450       87,410  

Youzu Interactive Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,500       191,574  

Zhejiang Daily Digital Culture Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,900       127,416  

Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Co. Ltd., Class A*

    101,800       93,670  
   

 

 

 
      3,815,535  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 8.5%            

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd., Class A

    188,800       141,590  

Anhui Xinhua Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,500       75,724  

Anhui Zhongding Sealing Parts Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,800       144,946  

Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    668,000       224,472  

Besttone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,000       85,333  

BTG Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    69,845       166,509  

CCOOP Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    258,800       100,402  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Chengdu Fusen Noble-House Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,770     $ 55,693  

China CYTS Tours Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,300       153,553  

Chongqing Department Store Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,295       144,475  

Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,800       70,545  

Dashang Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,000       100,450  

DongFeng Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    113,800       82,062  

Eastern Gold Jade Co. Ltd., Class A*

    94,400       55,275  

Eastern Pioneer Driving School Co. Ltd., Class A*

    24,200       58,635  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A*

    5,724       35,374  

Gansu Gangtai Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,400       17,275  

Global Top E-Commerce Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,150       109,863  

Guangdong Chj Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,500       39,196  

Hang Zhou Great Star Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A*

    78,553       107,173  

Hangzhou Lianluo Interactive Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    190,100       111,037  

Hisense Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    113,100       134,079  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,800       53,644  

Hunan Friendship & Apollo Commercial Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,200       72,246  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,582       112,560  

Jiangsu Hongtu High Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,000       65,901  

Jinzhou Cihang Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    156,700       48,137  

Joyoung Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       129,413  

KingClean Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,800       36,027  

Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    99,000       71,389  

Loncin Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,750       86,844  

Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    52,860       50,544  

NanJi E-Commerce Co. Ltd., Class A*

    175,550       273,435  

Nanjing Central Emporium, Class A

    83,400       44,865  

Ningbo Huaxiang Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,300       84,556  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    79,900       243,141  

Ningbo Peacebird Fashion Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,000       16,425  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    40,264       87,220  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,400       167,350  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,100       82,288  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co. Ltd., Class A*

    165,100       197,392  

Shenzhen Fenda Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,662       61,454  

Shenzhen Tellus Holding Co. Ltd., Class A*

    16,530       49,348  

Shijiazhuang Changshan BeiMing Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,650       97,366  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    528,200     $ 234,627  

Sinomach Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,650       57,265  

Sou Yu Te Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    179,524       87,512  

UTour Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,800       63,116  

Visual China Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,500       161,338  

Wangfujing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,730       99,851  

Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd., Class A

    197,700       169,649  

Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,600       239,873  

Wuhan Department Store Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,309       86,371  

Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,000       45,975  

Yantai Tayho Advanced Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,300       96,678  

Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,900       91,397  

Yotrio Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    160,640       81,318  

Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,370       150,848  

Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,724       122,797  

Zhejiang Yasha Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,900       77,232  

Zotye Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A*

    146,500       92,331  
   

 

 

 
      6,303,384  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 8.0%            

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,975       291,267  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,600       255,615  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,300       87,413  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    304,600       273,243  

Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,970       439,523  

Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,100       200,938  

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,630       58,342  

Bright Dairy & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,900       128,718  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,200       353,907  

Chongqing Fuling Zhacai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,838       280,694  

Chuying Agro-pastora Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    225,900       39,421  

COFCO Tunhe Sugar Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,100       176,296  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,000       285,073  

Hebei Chengde Lolo Co., Class A

    86,841       106,206  

Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,000       158,286  

Hunan Dakang International Food & Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A*

    401,220       125,566  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    73,000       257,728  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,500       444,061  

Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC, Class A*

    16,710       137,173  

Opple Lighting Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,890       102,823  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Shandong Denghai Seeds Co. Ltd., Class A*

    52,750     $ 74,099  

Shanghai Bailian Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    115,500       155,915  

Shanghai Flyco Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd., Class A

    6,200       33,585  

Shanghai Jahwa United Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,964       195,209  

Shanghai Maling Aquarius Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,500       131,947  

Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    100,200       80,637  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,899       331,385  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,835       74,303  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,797       349,106  

Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,954       270,315  
   

 

 

 
      5,898,794  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.7%            

Anhui Hengyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,520       73,978  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    345,300       199,198  

Datong Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    119,400       79,212  

Gansu Jingyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A*

    168,200       67,680  

Geo-Jade Petroleum Corp., Class A*

    197,340       102,458  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    578,840       309,714  

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Industry Corp. Ltd. of Inner Mongolia, Class A

    93,700       115,676  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co. Ltd., Class A

    156,100       87,350  

Oriental Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,500       205,690  

Shandong Xinchao Energy Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    298,500       91,266  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    175,500       317,397  

Yang Quan Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,600       143,211  

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    68,341       217,921  
   

 

 

 
      2,010,751  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 3.2%            

Guangdong Golden Dragon Development, Inc., Class A

    64,674       116,406  

Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,085       53,013  

Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A*

    211,255       220,584  

Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,500       114,861  

Jiangsu Jiangyin Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    154,080       103,331  

Jiangsu Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A*

    132,100       108,023  

Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    44,600       74,807  

Northeast Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    199,849       247,008  

Polaris Bay Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,700       154,810  

Sealand Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    422,700       297,496  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Shaanxi International Trust Co. Ltd., Class A*

    283,490     $ 176,624  

Shanghai AJ Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    141,005       196,242  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    242,600       279,904  

Wuxi Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,200       108,578  

Xishui Strong Year Co. Ltd. Inner Mongolia, Class A

    79,100       118,642  
   

 

 

 
      2,370,329  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.3%            

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,700       110,204  

Beijing SL Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    57,400       191,063  

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    62,509       240,524  

China Animal Husbandry Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,660       83,088  

China National Accord Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    21,673       133,842  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    44,933       146,325  

China Resources Double Crane Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,349       139,640  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,518       224,562  

Da An Gene Co. Ltd. of Sun Yat-Sen University, Class A

    80,938       126,068  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,690       97,202  

Dezhan Healthcare Co. Ltd., Class A*

    129,300       149,928  

Dian Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,940       111,110  

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,400       110,200  

Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,600       97,234  

Guizhou Xinbang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    122,650       96,226  

Guizhou Yibai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,300       71,351  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A*

    50,029       480,029  

Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    130,450       81,840  

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    219,720       130,556  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,100       197,856  

Hybio Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    67,500       97,349  

Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,448       132,408  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,285       281,913  

Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,828       84,534  

Jilin Aodong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    131,800       307,745  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

Jilin Zixin Pharmaceutical Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A*

    73,800     $ 88,448  

Jinyu Bio-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,004       360,003  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,356       161,448  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class A

    40,071       179,440  

Mayinglong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,700       108,780  

Pengqi Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    151,300       58,698  

Realcan Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    152,430       156,304  

Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,700       155,733  

Shenzhen Neptunus Bioengineering Co. Ltd., Class A*

    232,150       129,236  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,800       145,714  

Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    259,900       127,817  

Tianjin ZhongXin Pharmaceutical Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    40,062       84,413  

Tonghua Golden-Horse Pharmaceutical Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    68,300       72,006  

Vcanbio Cell & Gene Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    44,900       115,977  

Winning Health Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    163,619       287,887  

Yifan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,400       177,218  

Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,240       209,418  

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,600       114,194  

Zhejiang Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,300       146,941  

Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,050       90,212  
   

 

 

 
      6,892,684  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 19.2%            

AECC Aero-Engine Control Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,200       162,278  

Anhui Wanjiang Logistics Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    284,400       118,948  

Antong Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    109,060       72,824  

Avic Aviation High-Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    60,500       82,019  

AVIC Electromechanical Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    205,527       209,268  

Avic Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,900       102,798  

Beijing Changjiu Logistics Corp., Class A

    11,760       19,504  

Beijing Shouhang Resources Saving Co. Ltd., Class A

    181,355       107,236  

Beijing SPC Environment Protection Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,100       102,179  

Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    149,977       124,372  

Camel Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,500       106,612  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Changyuan Group Ltd., Class A

    188,340     $ 171,396  

Chengdu Huaze Cobalt & Nickel Material Co. Ltd., Class A*

    11,200       3,150  

China Aerospace Times Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A*

    311,700       280,961  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    306,600       256,024  

China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,582       114,620  

China First Heavy Industries, Class A*

    391,100       175,983  

China High-Speed Railway Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    323,296       177,646  

China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,400       224,801  

China Meheco Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,887       150,268  

China Railway Hi-tech Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,700       238,492  

China Railway Tielong Container Logistics Co. Ltd., Class A

    130,500       132,122  

China XD Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    299,300       160,144  

Chongqing Construction Engineering Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    80,300       57,326  

CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Class A

    249,900       144,884  

CMST Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,200       101,658  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    566,500       232,849  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,300       179,680  

COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,000       65,453  

Dalian Port PDA Co. Ltd., Class A

    449,920       134,318  

Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    160,600       107,703  

Deppon Logistics Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,100       31,969  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    158,200       235,002  

Dongjiang Environmental Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,400       109,998  

Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management Ltd., Class A

    213,600       147,251  

Far East Smarter Energy Co. Ltd., Class A*

    128,500       85,250  

Foshan Electrical and Lighting Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,451       70,488  

Fujian Longking Co. Ltd., Class A

    107,200       188,928  

Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    149,630       141,563  

Guosheng Financial Holding, Inc., Class A

    112,187       177,330  

Guoxuan High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,555       177,547  

Hefei Meiya Optoelectronic Technology, Inc., Class A

    39,400       165,014  

Henan Pinggao Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,400       127,248  

Henan Senyuan Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,400       121,954  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,880       212,568  

Hunan Corun New Energy Co. Ltd., Class A*

    151,847       126,141  

Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,700       185,235  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,800       164,691  

Jiangsu Zongyi Co. Ltd., Class A*

    112,500       110,654  

Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,100       143,925  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., Class A*

    199,200     $ 148,241  

Jihua Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    313,200       166,678  

Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,840       139,990  

Keda Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    181,000       117,207  

Lanzhou LS Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,000       51,063  

Minmetals Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    64,400       88,885  

Nanyang Topsec Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

    66,280       139,083  

Neoglory Prosperity, Inc., Class A*

    105,750       36,298  

North Electro-Optic Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,200       46,113  

North Industries Group Red Arrow Co. Ltd., Class A*

    103,247       117,932  

North Navigation Control Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,600       172,892  

Northcom Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    80,800       45,913  

Orient Group, Inc., Class A

    425,290       226,942  

Palm Eco-Town Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,150       98,355  

Pubang Landscape Architecture Co. Ltd., Class A

    176,119       78,994  

Qingdao TGOOD Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,281       182,988  

Qinhuangdao Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,900       103,805  

Rizhao Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    265,800       117,685  

Saurer Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,900       86,225  

Shandong Hi-speed Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,900       67,207  

Shanghai Environment Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,340       98,866  

Shanghai M&G Stationery, Inc., Class A

    40,100       242,493  

Shanghai Mechanical and Electrical Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,649       108,760  

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    271,100       250,229  

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,000       164,187  

Shenwu Environmental Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    86,900       31,833  

Shenzhen Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    149,500       181,976  

Shenzhen Desay Battery Technology Co., Class A*

    17,500       65,141  

Shenzhen Grandland Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,700       69,921  

Shenzhen Tagen Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,284       96,328  

Shenzhen Techand Ecology & Environment Co. Ltd., Class A*

    186,750       91,842  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,100       160,176  

Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd., Class A*

    66,480       98,467  

Sinochem International Corp., Class A

    147,800       151,556  

Sinoma International Engineering Co., Class A*

    147,950       140,188  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class A*

    220,040       164,384  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    146,600       212,485  

Suzhou Anjie Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,550       76,494  

Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       108,645  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    255,400     $ 98,347  

TangShan Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    424,374       167,086  

Tian Di Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    241,500       120,161  

TianGuang ZhongMao Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,500       68,697  

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    64,200       73,146  

Tianjin Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,200       130,653  

Wolong Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,839       125,592  

Xiamen ITG Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    181,448       216,938  

Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,200       98,713  

Xingyuan Environment Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,950       88,945  

Xinjiang Machinery Research Institute Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,600       95,427  

Xuji Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    87,500       113,701  

Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,800       154,411  

Zhejiang Kaishan Compressor Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,600       74,180  

Zhejiang Wanliyang Co. Ltd., Class A*

    80,300       78,287  

Zhejiang Wanma Co. Ltd., Class A*

    101,062       83,371  

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,097       67,421  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       212,913  

Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,700       107,174  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,709       83,197  

Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    174,000       110,918  
   

 

 

 
      14,156,017  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 17.5%            

Accelink Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A*

    56,300       214,358  

Addsino Co. Ltd., Class A*

    156,700       223,057  

Beijing Dahao Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    17,046       25,051  

Beijing Jetsen Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    220,800       143,616  

Beijing Lanxum Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    103,120       115,407  

Beijing Orient National Communication Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    107,119       191,565  

Beijing Philisense Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,200       110,200  

Beijing Sinnet Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    131,048       291,247  

Beijing Teamsun Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    161,060       255,511  

Beijing Ultrapower Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,100       129,728  

Beijing Zhong Ke San Huan High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,000       229,723  

Bluedon Information Security Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,800       77,113  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    252,019     $ 355,468  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,000       348,839  

China TransInfo Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,100       277,116  

CPT Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    187,500       73,012  

East Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,600       98,430  

GCI Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,800       90,848  

GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    289,607       271,070  

Glodon Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,500       403,324  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    175,100       166,923  

Guangdong Ellington Electronics Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,500       66,408  

Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,300       182,947  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co., Class A

    232,000       321,544  

Guomai Technologies, Inc., Class A

    74,100       86,242  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,290       76,695  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    113,080       279,691  

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd., Class A

    121,400       139,543  

Hexing Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,670       58,921  

HNA Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    257,600       118,884  

Huagong Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,400       179,944  

Hubei Kaile Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,900       182,518  

Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd., Class A

    131,800       163,662  

Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    136,500       291,946  

Julong Co. Ltd., Class A*

    40,395       40,198  

MLS Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,900       96,259  

Nanjing Huadong Electronics Information & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    380,400       118,501  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,600       256,033  

Neusoft Corp., Class A

    124,500       224,624  

Newland Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,740       245,774  

Ningbo Yunsheng Co. Ltd., Class A*

    105,042       134,829  

Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    445,760       326,583  

Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    145,800       117,964  

Shanghai Belling Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,800       171,183  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    152,720       311,439  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,920       156,830  

Shenzhen Aisidi Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,800       40,502  

Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,680       118,012  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,800     $ 139,396  

Shenzhen Kinwong Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,100       83,637  

Shenzhen Suntak Circuit Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,200       75,692  

Shenzhen Tat Fook Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    55,440       106,182  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,550       261,529  

Suzhou Victory Precision Manufacture Co. Ltd., Class A

    299,800       121,064  

Taiji Computer Corp. Ltd., Class A

    34,600       160,979  

Tatwah Smartech Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,700       70,593  

Telling Telecommunication Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,600       63,633  

Tianjin 712 Communication & Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,300       45,042  

Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    238,200       348,344  

Tongding Interconnection Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    107,800       124,998  

UEC Group Ltd., Class A*

    65,100       43,094  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    60,700       394,903  

Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,100       162,714  

Venustech Group, Inc., Class A*

    76,948       269,891  

Vtron Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,100       59,769  

Westone Information Industry, Inc., Class A

    84,704       296,852  

Wonders Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,994       236,511  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,950       139,366  

Wuhu Token Science Co. Ltd., Class A

    262,000       187,040  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,640       226,411  

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A*

    62,500       257,615  

Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd., Class A*

    19,100       115,997  

Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd. Co., Class A

    11,400       62,691  

Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co. Ltd., Class A*

    97,095       155,295  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    91,000       164,839  
   

 

 

 
      12,973,359  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 15.9%            

Advanced Technology & Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,061       118,565  

Befar Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    157,433       148,265  

Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,100       36,733  

Chengzhi Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,609       96,754  

China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    202,400       178,937  

China West Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,800       87,964  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Chongqing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    958,400     $ 268,149  

Cofco Biochemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    158,185       178,859  

CSG Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,819       109,426  

Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,700       137,818  

Elion Clean Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    195,800       144,016  

Fangda Special Steel Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,400       134,538  

Gansu Jiu Steel Group Hongxing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    455,600       133,385  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    414,552       268,445  

Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,505       252,994  

Guangdong Tapai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,100       82,319  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,800       81,418  

Hainan Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    57,100       45,293  

Hangzhou Iron & Steel Co., Class A*(a)

    75,410       56,227  

Hongda Xingye Co. Ltd., Class A*

    186,178       149,022  

Huapont Life Sciences Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,950       148,541  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,480       266,757  

Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,520       96,281  

Hunan Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    121,500       143,863  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    171,100       161,136  

Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,700       79,580  

Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,600       122,144  

Jilin Yatai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    464,300       214,278  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,700       131,105  

Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,200       140,007  

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    271,900       189,402  

Lianhe Chemical Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,559       155,283  

Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,500       62,754  

Luxi Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,100       249,276  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    426,200       208,987  

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    379,600       183,948  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,680       134,681  

ORG Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,450       114,319  

Red Avenue New Materials Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    9,500       32,732  

Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co. Ltd., Class A*

    22,400       128,996  

Sansteel Minguang Co. Ltd. Fujian, Class A

    140,550       180,608  

SGIS Songshan Co. Ltd., Class A*

    174,300       113,622  

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., Class A

    192,050       149,568  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    163,961       338,384  

Shandong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Class A*

    941,430       228,100  

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    221,400       204,675  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,300     $ 41,950  

Shanghai Huayi Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,500       91,681  

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    9,600       63,757  

Shanying International Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    458,200       223,357  

Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    152,290       271,468  

Shenzhen Jinjia Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,600       217,938  

Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,940       134,829  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

    356,900       249,127  

Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    758,380       203,436  

Stanley Agricultural Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    87,000       61,984  

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,581       327,328  

Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries Co. Ltd., Class A

    176,100       148,320  

Tibet Huayu Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,000       35,460  

Tibet Summit Resources Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,600       160,287  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    272,600       237,461  

Xinfengming Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,516       42,563  

Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,500       138,874  

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,200       245,497  

Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,750       254,882  

Xinyu Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    181,500       132,712  

Yintai Resources Co. Ltd., Class A

    141,720       213,996  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A*

    227,700       157,628  

Yunnan Copper Co. Ltd., Class A*

    122,100       178,383  

Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A*

    142,130       233,269  

Zhejiang Huafeng Spandex Co. Ltd., Class A

    167,800       121,001  

Zhejiang Jinke Culture Industry Co. Ltd., Class A*

    113,000       96,315  

Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    197,890       204,631  

Zhejiang Runtu Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,100       182,190  

Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,100       76,419  

Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,315       148,380  
   

 

 

 
      11,783,277  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 6.5%            

Beijing Capital Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    186,000       242,231  

Beijing Homyear Capital Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,100       26,910  

Beijing Urban Construction Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,500       191,120  

China Sports Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,401       155,019  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

Chongqing Dima Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,600     $ 120,543  

Cinda Real Estate Co. Ltd., Class A*

    126,500       74,435  

Deluxe Family Co. Ltd., Class A

    228,400       127,149  

Grandjoy Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,900       147,386  

Greattown Holdings Ltd., Class A*

    229,164       237,632  

Guangzhou Yuetai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    150,000       93,455  

Haining China Leather Market Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,000       62,235  

Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    221,400       130,596  

Huafa Industrial Co. Ltd. Zhuhai, Class A

    243,440       283,682  

Huayuan Property Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,330       51,916  

Hubei Fuxing Science And Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    111,200       110,337  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    381,311       357,455  

Kunwu Jiuding Investment Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    18,300       68,357  

Myhome Real Estate Development Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    367,700       144,772  

Nanjing Gaoke Co. Ltd., Class A*

    126,520       200,533  

Shanghai Industrial Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,390       116,787  

Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,800       73,936  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    44,000       219,118  

Shanghai Shimao Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,000       141,394  

Shanghai SMI Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,300       179,946  

Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,700       319,146  

Shenzhen Huaqiang Industry Co. Ltd., Class A (a)

    42,340       87,870  

Shenzhen World Union Group, Inc., Class A

    175,410       117,888  

Shenzhen Zhenye Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,700       107,444  

Sichuan Languang Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    214,665       183,279  

Suning Universal Co. Ltd., Class A

    221,200       110,379  

Tahoe Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,200       159,162  

Tianjin Guangyu Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,400       80,616  

Tibet Urban Development and Investment Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,600       71,067  
   

 

 

 
      4,793,795  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.1%            

An Hui Wenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    153,200       102,077  

Beijing Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    324,200       159,907  

Beijing Water Business Doctor Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,200       96,586  

CECEP Wind-Power Corp., Class A

    244,200       98,260  

Chengdu Xingrong Environment Co. Ltd., Class A

    255,300       164,584  

Chongqing Gas Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    28,700       29,222  

Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    249,100       245,731  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

Guangzhou Development Group, Inc., Class A

    118,400     $ 104,333  

Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corp. Ltd., Class A

    421,500       177,505  

Jointo Energy Investment Co. Ltd. Hebei, Class A*

    104,900       100,455  

Luenmei Quantum Co. Ltd., Class A

    131,950       179,643  

Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A*

    148,200       177,400  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,449       334,215  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,150       146,009  

Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,260       153,011  
   

 

 

 
      2,268,938  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $83,139,446)

      73,266,863  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.1%

   

(Cost $83,139,446)

    $ 73,266,863  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.9%

      630,443  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 73,897,306  
   

 

 

 
 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

JSC:   Joint Stock Company

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (b)

     $ 72,727,863        $   —        $ 539,000        $ 73,266,863  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 72,727,863        $        $ 539,000        $ 73,266,863  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(b)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

During the year ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 3 was $156,875 and between Level 3 and Level 1 was $1,281,713. The investments were transferred from Level 1 to Level 3 due to the lack of observable market data due to a decrease in market activity. The investments were transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 59.9%    
Communication Services — 15.1%    

58.com, Inc., ADR*

    8,901     $ 507,624  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.*(a)

    1,318,642       274,137  

Autohome, Inc., ADR*(a)

    5,539       475,800  

Baidu, Inc., ADR*

    24,110       2,652,100  

China Literature Ltd., 144A*(a)

    18,099       69,713  

China Mobile Ltd.

    533,785       4,660,079  

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H*

    1,213,806       609,957  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    3,738,910       839,288  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    534,622       563,905  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*(a)

    11,532       210,228  

Momo, Inc., ADR (a)

    13,866       382,286  

NetEase, Inc., ADR

    6,119       1,521,244  

SINA Corp.*

    5,689       229,039  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    498,180       20,713,685  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR*(a)

    8,458       111,984  

Weibo Corp., ADR*

    4,519       187,629  

YY, Inc., ADR*

    4,386       300,222  
   

 

 

 
      34,308,920  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 13.8%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR*

    124,060       18,517,196  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    92,036       563,446  

BAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    133,343       82,483  

Baozun, Inc., ADR*(a)

    3,216       126,164  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    286,687       291,786  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    55,804       326,687  

China First Capital Group Ltd.*

    307,277       94,058  

Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR*

    35,694       1,233,585  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    254,282       209,508  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    49,551       147,884  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    430,729       706,478  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    1,006,104       98,807  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    270,286       196,495  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    277,345       267,421  

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.*

    110,263       280,982  

HengTen Networks Group Ltd.*(a)

    2,150,761       53,217  

Huazhu Group Ltd., ADR (a)

    11,449       350,339  

JD.com, Inc., ADR*(a)

    63,877       1,645,471  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.*

    169,000       279,779  

Meituan Dianping, Class B*(a)

    85,305       658,783  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR*

    12,416       1,063,430  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.

    81,221       99,447  

NIO, Inc., ADR*

    56,242       171,538  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*(a)

    17,530       340,433  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    66,487       783,966  

TAL Education Group, ADR*

    30,916       1,063,819  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    40,594       306,079  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    31,306       1,252,553  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    53,770       135,376  
   

 

 

 
      31,347,210  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples — 1.6%            

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

    213,994     $ 64,685  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.*

    239,216       874,114  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,241       591,638  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd., 144A

    195,877       140,152  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    69,845       512,220  

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.

    232,241       202,604  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    188,001       305,480  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    29,060       176,609  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    143,559       152,521  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    480,899       342,862  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.*

    44,297       218,927  
   

 

 

 
      3,581,812  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.8%            

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    239,683       97,823  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    185,233       165,611  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    2,218,187       1,476,802  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    315,661       648,187  

CNOOC Ltd.

    1,552,569       2,530,668  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.*

    305,678       281,485  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,833,450       1,024,228  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class H*

    182,902       171,925  
   

 

 

 
      6,396,729  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 13.4%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H*

    2,538,330       1,087,779  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    6,906,227       2,862,712  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    833,933       653,060  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    791,683       183,771  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    847,599       481,065  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    8,403,978       6,645,537  

China Ding Yi Feng Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

    107,872       317,540  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    261,358       118,003  

China Everbright Ltd.

    86,045       137,618  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    294,431       158,095  

China Huarong Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    957,631       162,444  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A (a)

    100,339       182,236  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    647,387       1,502,757  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    339,399       1,634,109  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    589,377       428,471  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    246,104       910,270  

China Reinsurance Group Corp., Class H

    556,571       101,510  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    151,594       389,592  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    199,240       101,900  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    178,089       324,354  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    179,104       190,742  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    146,635       167,197  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    55,239       94,266  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    306,689     $ 314,491  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    140,506       222,572  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    5,658,598       4,041,572  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    75,970       352,693  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    2,769       105,914  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd., Class H*

    698,973       274,577  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    640,809       692,254  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    484,038       5,346,269  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    529,078       316,480  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*(a)

    15,339       43,823  
   

 

 

 
      30,545,673  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 1.9%            

3SBio, Inc., 144A (a)

    101,520       165,476  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.*

    330,324       313,028  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    128,957       113,487  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., 144A*

    155,838       203,529  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    243,233       128,433  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    406,780       655,783  

Genscript Biotech Corp.*

    90,835       196,255  

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., ADR*(a)

    5,390       148,818  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd., 144A

    91,890       69,147  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    204,503       177,884  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    44,229       130,027  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    84,240       166,319  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    438,033       98,327  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    631,398       636,991  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    112,314       421,864  

SSY Group Ltd.

    160,306       127,377  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    68,058       87,150  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A*

    9,600       105,115  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc., 144A*

    50,632       478,516  
   

 

 

 
      4,423,526  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 3.3%            

51job, Inc., ADR*(a)

    2,341       164,689  

Air China Ltd., Class H*

    175,676       162,892  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    224,949       127,673  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H

    170,286       143,995  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 144A

    19,998       166,681  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class H

    431,427     $ 383,525  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    225,883       169,112  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    144,300       468,390  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class H

    140,357       77,155  

China Everbright International Ltd.

    315,885       298,942  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    123,704       216,467  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class H

    194,279       227,221  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    365,655       273,289  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H

    176,701       113,586  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    191,366       195,990  

CITIC Ltd.

    544,112       738,386  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd., Class H

    107,348       56,135  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H*

    284,796       104,975  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    177,057       172,076  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    89,249       183,039  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    403,394       345,742  

Fosun International Ltd.

    250,186       322,922  

Fullshare Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    646,365       60,180  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.*

    97,289       76,560  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    57,860       114,384  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    113,041       157,439  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    272,823       72,724  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    249,474       88,137  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    47,791       99,598  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    88,963       156,355  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    129,988       105,774  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    237,498       87,238  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. (a)

    65,302       123,765  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    187,129       284,492  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    41,366       43,526  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    143,702       150,107  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    54,352       292,537  

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc., ADR (a)

    29,347       529,420  
   

 

 

 
      7,555,118  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 1.7%            

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    69,549       369,897  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    65,904       86,745  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    138,597       91,213  

GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR*

    5,686       184,738  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd., 144A (a)

    32,419       68,141  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    60,505       158,969  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    104,157       88,873  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (a)

    184,345       205,258  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.*

    77,144       212,525  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Legend Holdings Corp., Class H, 144A

    32,268     $ 77,866  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    668,694       464,812  

Meitu, Inc., 144A*

    125,027       42,257  

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(a)

    267,709       321,979  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    66,194       564,382  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    91,148       188,793  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B, 144A*(a)

    315,806       385,869  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    310,404       170,235  

ZTE Corp., Class H*

    56,983       137,069  
   

 

 

 
      3,819,621  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 1.2%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H*

    363,607       130,778  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    139,755       62,921  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    113,646       663,855  

BBMG Corp., Class H

    229,610       69,405  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    202,899       146,729  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    354,334       111,174  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    372,223       286,269  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    101,511       58,909  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    212,676       184,451  

China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd.

    134,516       64,165  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    120,051       149,900  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

    152,759       99,364  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

    164,891       70,242  

MMG Ltd.*

    215,015       65,542  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.*

    157,426       125,490  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class H

    348,202       151,884  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    95,973       88,132  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    492,280       173,918  
   

 

 

 
      2,703,128  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 3.4%            

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.

    152,902       193,649  

China Evergrande Group (a)

    159,349       423,749  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    405,799       234,457  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    333,645       1,157,463  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    241,984       984,534  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    119,764       423,880  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    333,460       199,466  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

    662,413       895,546  

Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.

    168,976       184,266  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    76,543       144,875  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.*(a)

    199,677       83,023  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.

    100,351       100,728  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd.

    138,306       204,269  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.

    138,018       506,089  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    331,782       122,294  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

    112,769       322,894  

Shui On Land Ltd.

    342,222       77,693  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.

    282,169       112,644  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate (Continued)            

SOHO China Ltd.

    194,138     $ 60,664  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.

    222,019       957,107  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    629,271       142,860  

Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.

    166,485       75,805  
   

 

 

 
      7,607,955  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.7%            

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    45,550       228,896  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.*

    461,910       245,667  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H, 144A

    914,831       252,028  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    160,722       516,570  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    294,287       185,793  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    362,001       93,726  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    78,979       378,247  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    163,324       237,886  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd., Class H

    360,689       90,166  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.*

    66,338       596,493  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    257,654       506,728  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class H

    158,028       65,504  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class H*

    328,914       207,235  

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd., Class H

    420,546       113,711  

Towngas China Co. Ltd.*

    92,901       70,026  
   

 

 

 
      3,788,676  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $149,929,109)

      136,078,368  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Financials — 0.0%    

Zhengqi Financial Holding Corp.*,
expires 12/31/49 (b)
(Cost $0)

    2,516       0  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 39.8%    

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF*(a)(c)

    475,222       12,298,745  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (a)(c)

    4,178,491       78,137,782  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $100,524,926)

      90,436,527  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.9%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)
(Cost $2,132,624)

    2,132,624       2,132,624  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.6%

(Cost $252,586,659)

    $ 228,647,519  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.6%)

      (1,421,524
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 227,225,995  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 39.8%

 
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (a)(c)

 
        11,827,982             (10,452,618     (2,242,089     866,725                 —              
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF*(a)(c)

 
    1,835,685       21,211,815       (8,758,349     (68,710     (1,921,696               —       475,222       12,298,745  
 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (a)(c)

 
          140,571,977       (55,272,430     796,601       (7,958,366     112,237           —       4,178,491       78,137,782  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.9%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)

 
    2,653,919             (521,295 )(f)                  59,499           —       2,132,624       2,132,624  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)

 
          82,388,723       (82,388,723                 6,949           —              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    16,317,586         244,172,515         (157,393,415       (1,514,198       (9,013,337       178,685           —         6,786,337         92,569,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $8,638,310, which is 3.8% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(d)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(e)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $7,755,005.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

MSCI China Free Index Futures

     USD        15      $ 585,300      $ 584,850        6/21/2019      $ (450

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 135,760,828      $        $ 317,540        $ 136,078,368  

Rights

                       0          0  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       90,436,527                          90,436,527  

Short-Term Investments

       2,132,624                          2,132,624  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 228,329,979      $        $ 317,540        $ 228,647,519  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (h)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (450    $        $        $ (450
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (450    $   —        $        $ (450
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(h)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

During the period ended May 31, 2019, the amount of transfers from Level 3 to Level 1 was $24,009. The investment was transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the availability of a pricing source supported by observable inputs.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.3%    
Communication Services — 2.0%    

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,300     $ 96,675  

China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,100       95,741  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    883,100       755,325  

Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    39,200       76,103  

CITIC Guoan Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,600       64,225  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,400       101,800  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A*

    18,765       110,969  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A*

    24,900       91,869  

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,697       143,168  

Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,500       109,688  
   

 

 

 
      1,645,563  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 7.4%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,598       359,087  

China Grand Automotive Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,891       147,128  

China International Travel Service Corp. Ltd., Class A

    55,543       619,988  

China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,839       157,087  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,000       112,070  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,009       179,501  

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    85,600       645,844  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,660       105,689  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,000       98,799  

HLA Corp. Ltd., Class A

    85,200       106,913  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,700       259,792  

Liaoning Cheng Da Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,500       79,682  

Midea Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,062       701,539  

Oppein Home Group, Inc., Class A

    8,000       131,657  

Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,500       397,893  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    221,727       765,938  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,200       82,477  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    233,500       229,689  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,291       127,450  

Suning.com Co. Ltd., Class A

    264,964       414,272  

TCL Corp., Class A

    385,600       184,092  

Wanxiang Qianchao Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,400       67,283  

Weifu High-Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,800       67,489  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Zhejiang Semir Garment Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,200     $ 78,870  
   

 

 

 
      6,120,229  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 14.5%            

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    120,800       108,374  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,026       925,323  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,300       283,130  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,013       748,883  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,924       708,017  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,777       4,592,650  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,706       424,871  

Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,610       361,927  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,972       356,465  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,610       200,624  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,500       245,444  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       138,823  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    151,187       859,172  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,454       1,613,043  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A*

    272,366       384,989  
   

 

 

 
      11,951,735  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 2.6%            

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    725,250       568,011  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,200       332,090  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    193,400       103,490  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,800       105,239  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    460,835       475,249  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,199       298,674  

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,100       94,635  

Shanxi Xishan Coal & Electricity Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,700       79,697  

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,200       107,935  
   

 

 

 
      2,165,020  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 33.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A*

    2,120,117       1,125,323  

Anxin Trust Co. Ltd., Class A*

    155,700       115,655  

Avic Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    255,510       200,114  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    601,814       503,454  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,750       125,674  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    999,812       559,525  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,117,138       960,334  

Bank of Guiyang Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,400       121,308  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    146,040       172,936  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    328,561       344,050  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    241,400       289,339  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,250       496,080  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,035       505,146  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,100     $ 151,387  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    157,400       162,323  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    161,500       134,639  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    273,100       274,945  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,133,131       627,597  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    79,014       297,678  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    587,143       2,897,119  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,732       362,871  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,009,271       889,444  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,977       888,541  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    280,055       813,124  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,500       132,133  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,400       338,275  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    111,237       178,893  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,700       89,445  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    234,300       242,304  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,500       315,217  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,700       200,808  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    213,951       495,906  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,800       127,123  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    230,314       401,953  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,300       186,452  

Huaan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,100       91,603  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,880       499,476  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,700       103,541  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    364,998       394,840  

Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,200       107,342  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,534,733       1,241,838  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    591,285       1,498,435  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,600       169,895  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,364       441,817  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,851       251,108  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    488,666       858,477  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    308,309       3,513,037  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    100,300       178,519  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    835,427       1,341,137  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,500       92,887  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    534,495       363,877  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,100       113,506  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A*

    85,400       121,329  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,700       140,926  
   

 

 

 
      27,250,705  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 6.4%            

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

    67,773       374,293  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,000       164,367  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Health Care (Continued)            

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,775     $ 114,342  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,900       220,354  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       109,537  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,000       223,217  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A*

    14,167       135,946  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,550       175,354  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,912       1,128,879  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,400       100,513  

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,056       99,146  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,700       168,046  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,860       171,231  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,276       93,402  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,200       204,110  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,700       145,169  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,300       134,297  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,500       244,658  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,800       79,803  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,000       178,355  

Tasly Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,020       113,923  

Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,900       124,600  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    43,800       152,251  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,670       332,470  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,196       266,628  
   

 

 

 
      5,254,891  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 11.6%            

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,000       215,637  

Air China Ltd., Class A

    113,400       138,374  

AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,800       178,441  

AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Co. Ltd., Class A*

    26,600       111,531  

China Avionics Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,700       90,159  

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,000       122,853  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    279,200       241,219  

China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    131,100       117,048  

China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,560       67,339  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,400     $ 122,921  

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Class A

    327,394       443,883  

China Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    651,200       481,838  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    244,800       253,869  

China Spacesat Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,700       114,129  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,195,011       966,950  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    20,800       208,326  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A*

    225,800       92,819  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    183,700       126,650  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    692,444       790,006  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    423,113       510,190  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A*

    78,300       116,324  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A*

    51,393       132,538  

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    160,900       73,103  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    508,114       219,863  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    130,500       344,454  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    362,900       257,526  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,050       386,569  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,500       144,376  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    223,000       171,114  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,395       273,193  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    241,800       264,011  

Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,500       82,618  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,300       154,525  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,498       167,018  

Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,200       106,060  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,681       109,444  

Tus-Sound Environmental Resources Co. Ltd., Class A*

    40,700       57,529  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,500       287,726  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A*

    222,949       137,632  

Xiamen C & D, Inc., Class A

    80,700       102,080  

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,443       162,293  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,217       208,644  

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,000       113,676  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,750       141,547  
   

 

 

 
      9,608,045  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 7.5%            

360 Security Technology, Inc., Class A

    38,500       118,057  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Aisino Corp., Class A

    52,996     $ 175,426  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,300       121,699  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    963,802       478,207  

Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,558       134,954  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,700       91,474  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    417,723       334,990  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A*

    112,100       221,188  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A*

    92,377       105,392  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group, Inc. Co., Class A

    65,700       91,066  

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    266,100       953,380  

Hengtong Optic-electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,200       123,908  

Hundsun Technologies, Inc., Class A

    22,880       205,727  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A*

    59,534       249,706  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,100       93,058  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A*

    103,310       355,088  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,070       362,364  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    30,300       106,024  

OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,200       90,861  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,079       179,481  

Shanghai 2345 Network Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,420       92,629  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,700       87,535  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,300       113,940  

Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    156,000       112,503  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    35,420       144,630  

Wangsu Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,200       104,901  

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A*

    25,100       103,468  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    70,920       233,531  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,300       154,036  

ZTE Corp., Class A*

    97,800       405,693  
   

 

 

 
      6,144,916  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 5.9%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A*

    372,208       215,815  

Angang Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,700       85,676  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    113,864       649,535  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    528,357       480,106  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    237,300       124,928  

China Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    502,800       292,260  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,393       195,806  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class A*

    31,700       111,928  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,300       153,927  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Materials (Continued)            

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A*

    80,900     $ 157,526  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    302,200       130,327  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,297,400       329,349  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    240,195       112,594  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,044       126,636  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,500       73,376  

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,900       83,319  

Rongsheng Petro Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,552       138,346  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A*

    52,891       237,177  

Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,600       70,926  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,870       131,409  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A*

    32,500       130,082  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    299,600       104,143  

Transfar Zhilian Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,690       100,001  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,640       97,858  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,600       221,311  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    98,200       114,727  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    492,197       230,723  
   

 

 

 
      4,899,811  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate — 5.1%            

China Fortune Land Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,440       365,142  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

    187,515       587,442  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    276,796       1,065,959  

Financial Street Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,100       89,971  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    128,522       214,848  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    230,873       223,442  

Jinke Properties Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    152,000       142,504  

Oceanwide Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,600       91,444  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,573       593,821  

RiseSun Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,800       168,027  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,213       342,685  

Xinhu Zhongbao Co. Ltd., Class A

    244,800       106,632  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,900       139,185  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    154,900       89,368  
   

 

 

 
      4,220,470  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 3.3%            

Beijing Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    161,800       79,813  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    369,184       293,935  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    417,400       1,066,204  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Utilities (Continued)            

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    559,300     $ 203,290  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    193,200       109,235  

Huaneng Power International, Inc., Class A*

    135,600       127,128  

Hubei Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,500       72,677  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    193,095       219,187  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,600       110,661  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,000       80,671  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    125,300       162,834  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    258,100       173,478  
   

 

 

 
      2,699,113  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $83,995,388)

      81,960,498  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.0%    

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (a)(b)
(Cost $5,501)

    250       6,530  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.0%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)
(Cost $6,352)

    6,352       6,352  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.6%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)
(Cost $501,496)

    501,496       501,496  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

(Cost $84,508,737)

    $ 82,474,876  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 0.1%

      45,265  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 82,520,141  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 0.0%

 
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (a)(b)

 
    2,048,942       34,784       (2,090,007     328,061       (315,250           55       250       6,530  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)

 
    75,000             (68,648 )(e)                  67             6,352       6,352  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.6%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)

 
          66,978,174       (66,476,678                 11,922             501,496       501,496  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,123,942         67,012,958         (68,635,333       328,061         (315,250       11,989         55         508,098         514,378  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $6,190, which is 0.0% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures

     USD        30      $ 377,400      $ 376,725        6/27/2019      $ (675

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 81,960,498      $        $        $ 81,960,498  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       6,530                          6,530  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       507,848                          507,848  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 82,474,876      $   —        $   —        $ 82,474,876  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (g)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (675    $        $        $ (675
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (675    $        $        $ (675
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(g)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2019

 

    Xtrackers
Harvest
CSI 300 China
A-Shares ETF
    Xtrackers
Harvest CSI 500
China A-Shares
Small Cap ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI All China
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI China A
Inclusion
Equity ETF
 

Assets

       

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

  $ 1,435,534,568     $ 73,266,863     $ 136,078,368     $ 81,960,498  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

                90,436,527       6,530  

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

                      501,496  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

                2,132,624       6,352  

Cash

    34,463,509                    

Foreign currency at value

    115,417,320 †      676,387 †      76,099       17,123  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

                63,466       29,700  
Receivables:        

Investment securities sold

                7,842        

Capital shares

    379,824                    

Variation margin on futures contracts

                29,145        

Dividends

          627       643,459       52,041  

Interest

                244       2,031  

Securities lending income

                6,655        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 1,585,795,221     $ 73,943,877     $ 229,474,429     $ 82,575,771  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

       

Due to custodian

  $     $ 4,484     $ 59,909     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

                2,132,624       6,352  
Payables:        

Investment securities purchased

    1,102,107             23        

Capital shares

    134,900,971                    

Investment advisory fees

    1,135,092       42,087       55,878       46,053  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                      3,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    137,138,170       46,571       2,248,434       55,630  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 1,448,657,051     $ 73,897,306     $ 227,225,995     $ 82,520,141  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,466,203,341     $ 97,148,561     $ 256,480,650     $ 87,094,709  

Distributable earnings (loss)

    (17,546,290     (23,251,255     (29,254,655     (4,574,568
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

  $ 1,448,657,051     $ 73,897,306     $ 227,225,995     $ 82,520,141  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

    55,150,001       2,850,001       7,300,001       4,400,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

  $ 26.27     $ 25.93     $ 31.13     $ 18.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

  $ 1,291,713,489     $ 83,139,446     $ 149,929,109     $ 83,995,388  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

  $     $     $ 100,524,926     $ 5,501  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

  $     $     $ 8,638,310     $ 6,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

  $     $     $     $ 501,496  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

  $     $     $ 2,132,624     $ 6,352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

  $     $     $ 7,755,005     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

  $ 115,343,541     $ 686,895     $ 76,098     $ 17,127  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

Included in foreign currency at value is $40,580 and $8,506 respectively which represents foreign investor minimum settlement reserve funds required by China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

     Xtrackers
Harvest
CSI 300 China
A-Shares ETF
    Xtrackers
Harvest CSI 500
China A-Shares
Small Cap ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI All China
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI China A
Inclusion
Equity ETF
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 1,805     $ 413     $     $  

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     18,676,066       473,160       1,121,112       439,918  

Income distributions from affiliated funds

                 119,186       11,922  

Affiliated securities lending income

                 59,499       67  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

                 47,360       50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     18,677,871       473,573       1,347,157       451,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     8,010,936       221,674       504,539       200,403  

Interest expense

     1,729                    

Other expenses

     57       57       57       57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,012,722       221,731       504,596       200,460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

                 (227,101     (522
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,012,722       221,731       277,495       199,938  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     10,665,149       251,842       1,069,662       252,019  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (130,518,935     (1,309,073     (1,816,246     (1,926,119

Investments in affiliates

                 (2,287,224     707  

In-kind redemptions

                 2,400,744        

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

                 773,026       327,354  

Futures contracts

                 (16,057     33,655  

Foreign currency transactions

     (4,572,434     (40,334     (2,734     (217,773

Forward foreign currency contracts

                       34,782  

Capital gain distributions from affiliated funds

                       55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (135,091,369     (1,349,407     (948,491     (1,747,339

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

     

Investments

     60,308,921       (9,560,401     (14,792,202     (2,034,911

Investments in affiliates

                 (9,013,337     (315,250

Futures contracts

                 (684     (675

Foreign currency translations

     68,244       (12,338     878       (4

Forward foreign currency contracts

                       (34,919
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     60,377,165       (9,572,739     (23,805,345     (2,385,759
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (74,714,204     (10,922,146     (24,753,836     (4,133,098
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (64,049,055   $ (10,670,304   $ (23,684,174   $ (3,881,079
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 2,088,944     $ 53,669     $ 82,018     $ 49,574  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300
China A-Shares ETF
    Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500
China A-Shares Small Cap ETF
 
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 10,665,149     $ 4,734,695     $ 251,842     $ 25,514  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (135,091,369     47,916,595       (1,349,407     641,819  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    60,377,165       9,468,340       (9,572,739     (333,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (64,049,055     62,119,630       (10,670,304     333,375  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (14,203,859     (5,199,112 )*             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    1,692,910,139       560,587,088       60,173,256       3,676,438  

Value of shares redeemed

    (851,830,790     (298,670,935            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

    841,079,349       261,916,153       60,173,256       3,676,438  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    762,826,435       318,836,671       49,502,952       4,009,813  

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

    685,830,616       366,993,945       24,394,354       20,384,541  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,448,657,051     $ 685,830,616 **    $ 73,897,306     $ 24,394,354 ** 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    23,200,001       14,200,001       750,001       650,001  

Shares sold

    64,000,000       18,800,000       2,100,000       100,000  

Shares redeemed

    (32,050,000     (9,800,000            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    55,150,001       23,200,001       2,850,001       750,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $(884,593) and $(2,906), respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

    Xtrackers MSCI All China
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers MSCI China A
Inclusion Equity ETF
 
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,069,662     $ 534,113     $ 252,019     $ 77,408  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (948,491     1,351,677       (1,747,339     (156,362

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (23,805,345     993,517       (2,385,759     357,551  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (23,684,174     2,879,307       (3,881,079     278,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (682,986     (317,478 )*      (119,154     (82,189 )* 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    387,568,698       36,516,502       137,463,454        

Value of shares redeemed

    (171,870,648     (7,763,898     (53,023,564     (1,044,930
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

    215,698,050       28,752,604       84,439,890       (1,044,930
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    191,330,890       31,314,433       80,439,657       (848,522

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

    35,895,105       4,580,672       2,080,484       2,929,006  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 227,225,995     $ 35,895,105 **    $ 82,520,141     $ 2,080,484 ** 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    950,001       150,001       100,001       150,001  

Shares sold

    11,250,000       1,000,000       6,900,000        

Shares redeemed

    (4,900,000     (200,000     (2,600,000     (50,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    7,300,001       950,001       4,400,001       100,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $247,042 and $22,302, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 29.56     $ 25.84     $ 23.74     $ 49.93     $ 21.98  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.22       0.25       0.30       0.43       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.22     3.73       1.97       (18.19     27.96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.00     3.98       2.27       (17.76     28.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

           (0.26     (0.17     (0.33     (0.10

Net realized gains

     (0.29                 (8.10      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.29     (0.26     (0.17     (8.43     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 26.27     $ 29.56     $ 25.84     $ 23.74     $ 49.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (10.02     15.38       9.62       (38.10     127.82  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     1,449       686       367       326       1,410  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.65       0.66       0.67       0.80       0.80  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.87       0.82       1.24       1.27       0.26  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(b)

     81       65       68       159       58  

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 32.53     $ 31.36      $ 33.00     $ 65.42     $ 25.70  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.20       0.04        (0.03     (0.05     (0.12

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (6.80     1.13        (1.61     (28.91     40.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (6.60     1.17        (1.64     (28.96     39.93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

                        (0.17     (0.04

Net realized gains

                        (3.29     (0.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

                        (3.46     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 25.93     $ 32.53      $ 31.36     $ 33.00     $ 65.42  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (20.29     3.73        (4.97     (45.37     155.99  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     74       24        20       21       82  

Ratio of expenses (%)

     0.65       0.65        0.67       0.80       0.80  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.74       0.10        (0.09     (0.11     (0.30

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(b)

     16       29        51       215       131  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 37.78     $ 30.54     $ 28.36     $ 46.01     $ 25.51  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.36       0.79       0.91       2.15       0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (6.42     6.75       4.26       (15.46     20.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (6.06     7.54       5.17       (13.31     20.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.59     (0.30     (2.99     (4.34     (0.35

Net realized gains

                             (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.59     (0.30     (2.99     (4.34     (0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 31.13     $ 37.78     $ 30.54     $ 28.36     $ 46.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     (15.89     24.71       20.03       (29.80     82.48  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     227       36       5       7       18  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(c)

     0.50       0.60       0.60       0.60       0.60  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(c)

     0.28       0.36       0.35       0.26       0.26  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.07       2.10       3.10       6.46       0.94  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     102       3       7       36       20  

 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2016(e)
       
   2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 20.80     $ 19.53     $ 21.86     $ 25.00    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

     0.15       0.52       0.29       0.40    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.03     1.30       1.05       (2.80  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.88     1.82       1.34       (2.40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.17     (0.55     (2.82     (0.74  

Net realized gains

                 (0.85        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.17     (0.55     (3.67     (0.74  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 18.75     $ 20.80     $ 19.53     $ 21.86    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)(b)

     (8.91     9.12       6.42 (f)      (10.01 )**   

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     83       2       3       2    

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)(c)

     0.60       0.70       0.72       1.25 ***   

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)(c)

     0.60       0.05       0.05       0.45 ***   

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     0.75       2.38       1.41       2.92  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     180       3       6       4 **   

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(c)

The Fund invests in other ETFs and indirectly bears its proportionate shares of fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not included these indirect fees and expenses.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

(e)

For the period October 20, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.

(f)

The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss on a trade executed incorrectly, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.41%.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

***

Annualized. Includes excise tax expense that is not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the Trust consists of thirty-seven investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF*

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group Gmbh & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Each Fund offers shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF   CSI 300 Index
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF   CSI 500 Index
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF   MSCI China All Shares Index
Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF*   MSCI China A Inclusion Index*

 

*

On June 4, 2018, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF to Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF and its Underlying Index from CSI 300 USD Hedged Index to the MSCI China A Inclusion Index.

CSI 300 Index is calculated and maintained by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. It is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index composed of the largest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. Constituent stocks for the Underlying Index must have been listed on either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The composition of the Underlying Index is reviewed every six-months.

CSI 500 Index is calculated and maintained by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. It is a modified free-float market capitalization weighted index composed of the 500 smallest and most liquid stocks in the China A-Share market. Constituent stocks for the Underlying Index must have been listed on either the Shanghai Stock Exchange or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The composition of the Underlying Index is reviewed every six-months.

MSCI is the creator of the MSCI China All Shares Index and the MSCI China A Inclusion Equity Index. The MSCI China All Share Index is a rules-based, free-float adjusted market capitalization index comprised of equity securities that are listed in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The Underlying Index is intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of equity securities that are a representative sample of the entire Chinese investment universe. The Underlying Index is comprised of A-Shares, B-Shares, H-Shares, Red chips and P chips share classes as well as securities of Chinese companies listed outside of China (e.g. American depository receipts). The Underlying Index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

The MSCI China A Inclusion Index is designed to track the equity market performance of China A-Shares that are accessible through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

program (together “Stock Connect”). “A-Shares” are equity securities issued by companies incorporated in mainland China and are denominated in renminbi. Certain eligible A-Shares are traded on the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. The Underlying Index is designed to track the inclusion of A-Shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over time and is constructed by MSCI, Inc. by applying eligibility criteria for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes, and then excluding mid- and small-capitalization A-Shares (as determined by MSCI), A-Shares suspended for trading for more than 50 days in the past 12 months and A-Shares that are not accessible through Stock Connect. The Underlying Index is weighted by each issuer’s free float-adjusted market capitalization (i.e., includes only shares that are readily available for trading in the market) available to foreign investors and includes only large-capitalization companies, as determined by MSCI. The Underlying Index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF are diversified series of the Trust. Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Funds adopted the amendments with the impacts being that the Funds are no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Security Valuation     The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

 

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Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as a Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; length of time of a halt in trading of the security; movement in the security’s proxy index; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income     Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Distributions of income and capital gains from investments in affiliated funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders     It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of each Fund to pay out dividends from its net investment income, if any, to investors annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds’ recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income*
     Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 5,798,271      $ (95,917,978   $ 72,573,417     $ (17,546,290

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     267,335        (12,369,480     (11,149,110     (23,251,255

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     631,433        (5,529,923     (24,356,165     (29,254,655

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

            (2,192,587     (2,381,981     (4,574,568

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the years ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended May 31, 2019  
     Ordinary Income*      Long Term Capital Gain  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 287      $ 14,203,572  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     682,986         

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     119,154         
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 5,199,112  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     317,478  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     82,189  

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

At May 31, 2019, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 45,266,247      $ 50,651,731      $ 95,917,978  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     10,027,894        2,341,586        12,369,480  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     2,320,956        3,208,967        5,529,923  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     1,711,206        446,119        2,157,325  

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October capital losses”) and late year ordinary losses incurred after December 31 within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next

 

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taxable year. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the Fund listed below incurred and will elect to defer late year ordinary losses as follows. The Funds had no post-October capital losses.

 

     Late Year
Ordinary Losses
 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

   $ 35,262  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to the recognition of certain foreign currency gain (losses) as ordinary income (loss), passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”), net operating losses and redemptions-in-kind.

 

     Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)
     Paid-In
Capital
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ (228,056    $ 228,056  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     (3,112,934      3,112,934  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     (243,728      243,728  

As of May 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 1,363,034,929      $ 72,499,639     $ 149,471,475      $ (76,971,836

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     84,405,465        (11,138,602     2,590,298        (13,728,900

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     253,004,543        (24,357,024     1,741,088        (26,098,112

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     84,856,178        (2,381,977     2,969,398        (5,351,375

Foreign Taxes     The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Foreign taxes payable as of May 31, 2019, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds’ direct investments in China A-Shares will be subject to a number of Chinese tax rules and the application of many of those rules is evolving. Chinese taxes that may apply to the Funds’ direct investments in A-Shares include withholding income tax (“WHT”) on dividends, WHT on bank interest, WHT on capital gains realized from the disposal of equity investments prior to November 17, 2014 and stamp tax. China imposes WHT at a rate of 10% on dividends on shares and interest income derived by non PRC enterprises including Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“QFII”) and renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (“RQFII”) from PRC resident issuers, subject to any lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty.

With the approval from the PRC State Council, the PRC State Administration of Taxation, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly issued Caishui [2014] 79 (Circular 79) on November 14, 2014. According to Circular 79, RQFIIs are temporarily exempt from WHT with respect to gains derived from the trading of equity investments (including shares in PRC enterprises) effective from November 17, 2014. With respect to gains derived from equity investments prior to November 17, 2014, RQFIIs are subject to WHT at a rate of 10% on such gains on a gross basis, subject to any lower rate provided by an applicable tax treaty. The above WHT treatment applies to RQFIIs which do not have a permanent establishment (“PE”) in the PRC. The Funds do not have PEs in the PRC, therefore, the Funds are only subject to WHT at 10% with respect to

 

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gross realized gains derived from the disposal of land-rich A-Share companies and exempt from WHT with respect to gross realized gains derived from non land-rich A-Share companies prior to November 17, 2014. Land-rich enterprises are companies whose value of immovable property in the PRC is greater than 50% of their value of total assets. The WHT relating to the realized gains from shares in land-rich companies prior to November 17, 2014 has been paid by the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, respectively; while realized gains from shares in non land-rich companies prior to November 17, 2014 were granted treaty relief pursuant to the PRC-US Double Taxation Arrangement.

The PRC rules for taxation of RQFIIs (and QFIIs) are evolving and the tax regulations to be issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or PRC Ministry of Finance, as well as the practices adopted by the local PRC authorities, may apply retroactively which may adversely affect the Fund and its shareholders.

Foreign Currency Translations     The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at year end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending     The Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2019) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

As of May 31, 2019, the Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end.

 

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Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 1,807,749      $ 520,720      $ 602,678      $ 6,631,607      $ 9,562,754  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     324,875                             324,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 2,132,624      $ 520,720      $ 602,678      $ 6,631,607      $ 9,887,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 9,887,629  

As of May 31, 2019, the Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Exchanged Traded Funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related cash collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at year end. As of year end, the remaining contractual maturity of the cash collateral agreements were overnight and continuous.

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     Prior to June 5, 2018, the Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF entered into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. For the period June 1, 2018 to June 4, 2018, Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against the renminbi.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward foreign currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

There were no open forward currency contracts as of the year ended May 31, 2019.

Futures Contracts     Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the year ended May 31, 2019, Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

 

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A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 450  
Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 675  

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the year ended May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts — Foreign
Exchange Contracts
       Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     $ (16,057      $        $ (16,057

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

       33,655          34,782          68,437  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
       Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
       Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts — Foreign
Exchange Contracts
       Total  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     $ (684      $        $ (684

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

       (675        (34,919        (35,594

For the period ended May 31, 2019 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

       Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
       Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     $ 120,696        $  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

       142,268          (2,038,709 )* 

 

*

For the period from June 1, 2018 through June 4, 2018.

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles     The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary management fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

 

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3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

Harvest Global Investments Limited serves as investment sub-Advisor (the “Sub-Advisor”) to the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF. The Sub-Advisor is responsible for day-to-day management of each Fund, subject to supervision of the Advisor.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from each Fund based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary Management
Fee
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     0.65

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     0.60

The Advisor for Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated funds. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived $212 of the expenses of the Fund.

For its investment Advisory services to Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF for the period from June 1, 2018 through July 16, 2018, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.60%; and had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets and to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the Fund’s management fee attributable to the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated funds.

Effective July 17, 2018, for its investment Advisory services to Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.50%. For the period from June 1, 2018 through October 9, 2018, the Advisor had contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund’s expenses to limit the Fund’s current operating expenses (except for interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) by an amount equal to the Fund’s management fee attributable to the Fund’s assets invested in affiliated funds. Effective October 10, 2018, until November 14, 2021, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in affiliated funds. In addition, the Advisor has contractually agreed, until October 25, 2019, to waive a portion of its management fees to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund from exceeding 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived $226,938 of the expenses of the Fund.

The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired funds’ fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the year ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses Waived  

Xtrackers All China Equity ETF

   $ 163  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     310  

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

 

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The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent, Lending Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 1,786,528,032      $ 962,602,922  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     65,519,616        5,633,456  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     196,103,188        97,307,149  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     143,930,809        58,009,465  

For the year ended May 31, 2019, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sale were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

   $ 209,365,762      $ 92,607,437  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

            2,060,017  

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2019 there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. The purchase of Creation Units for Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF are generally issued in exchange for a specific amount of cash totaling the NAV of the Creation Units. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Investing in China

Investing in securities of Chinese issuers involves certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers, including, among others; more frequent (and potentially widespread) trading suspensions and government interventions with respect to Chinese issuers, resulting in lack of liquidity and in price volatility; currency revaluations and other currency exchange rate fluctuations or blockage; the nature and extent of intervention by the Chinese government in the Chinese securities markets (including both direct and indirect market stabilization efforts, which may affect valuations of Chinese issuers), whether such intervention will continue and the impact of such intervention or its discontinuation; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; the risk that the Chinese government may decide not to continue to support economic reform programs; limitations on the use of brokers (or action by the Chinese government that discourages brokers from serving international clients); higher rates of inflation; greater political, economic and social uncertainty; higher market volatility caused by any potential regional territorial conflicts or natural disasters; the risk of increased trade tariffs, embargoes and other trade limitations; restrictions on foreign ownership; custody risks associated with investing through Stock Connect, an RQFII or other programs to access the Chinese securities markets,

 

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both interim and permanent market regulations which may affect the ability of certain stockholders to sell Chinese securities when it would otherwise be advisable; and different and less stringent financial reporting standards.

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. Each Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain each Funds’ status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. Each Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Funds had no outstanding loans at May 31, 2019.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

   $ 60,375,000  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap

     4,200,000  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     5,250,000  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (formerly, Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF), and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF, Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (four of the funds constituting the DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2019, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. general accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of operations

 

Statements of changes in net assets

 

Financial highlights

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

 

For the year ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

 

For the year ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from October 20, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of the internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence

 

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with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

       

Stephen R. Byers

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees; formerly, Lead Independent Trustee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Board
since 2016;
formerly,
Lead
Independent
Trustee,
2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); formerly, Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (2002-2006).   37   The Arbitrage Funds; Sierra Income Corporation; Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

George O. Elston

(1964)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Audit
Committee
since 2015)
  Chief Financial Officer Enzyvant (2018-present); Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).   37    

J. David Officer

(1948)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Member of the Audit Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Nominating
Committee
since 2015)
  Independent Director (2010-present); formerly, Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   37   Ilex Partners (Asia), LLC; Old Westbury Funds.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

         

Michael Gilligan

(1966)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   Trustee
since 2016;
Treasurer,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Controller
since 2010
  Director in the Finance Division at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2008-present); Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Financial Officer of Global Passive Asset Management Platform (2012-2018); Global Finance Director, Alternative Investments, (2018-present); Chief Financial Officer of RREEF America LLC (2018-present).   37   The Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC
Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Officers

Freddi Klassen

(1975)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2016   Director in DWS and Chief of Staff Office in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-present); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present), the Advisor and DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC (2016-present); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Fiona Bassett

(1974)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Operating Officer   Since 2014   Managing Director in DWS and Head of Passive Americas Asset Management Platform (2014- present); Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor (2014- present); Managing Director, COO Global Key Projects and Integration at Deutsche Asset Management (2012-2014); Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG (2004-2012).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Frank Gecsedi

(1967)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2010   Director in the DWS Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards

(1978)

345 Park Avenue

New York

New York 10154

  Vice President   Since 2016   Managing Director in DWS (2018-present); Director in DWS (2014-2018); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

Leslie Lowenbraun

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Secretary   Since 2016   Director in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present) and Chief Legal Officer of the Advisor (2017-present); Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2014-2018) ; Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2005-2014).

Amy McDonald

(1978)

One International Place Boston,

Massachusetts 02110

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2018   Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present); Vice President, Fidelity Investments Asset Management Compliance (2016-2017); Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments (2010-2016).

Kevin Teevan

(1973)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2018   Vice President in Finance for U.S. Traditional Asset Classes of DWS (2018-present); Vice President in Chief Operating Office for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank AG (2014-2017); Vice President in Finance for U.S. Passive Asset Management Platform at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-2014).

Christina A. Morse

(1964)

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing,

Atlantic Terminal Office Tower,

2 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY 11217

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2016   Vice President at BNY Mellon-Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com

 

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Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF and Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF (the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) and Harvest for purposes of reviewing the agreements’ terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX and Harvest, as well as periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the performance of Harvest Global Investments Limited (“Harvest” or “Sub-Advisor”) with respect to its management of the Funds, as well as Harvest’s financial resources and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement; (3) the total cost of the services provided by Harvest from its relationship with the Funds; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (5) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Sub-Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

 

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The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. The Board also considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operation. The Board also considered the role played by the Advisor in working with Harvest to manage the Funds’ portfolios, noting that the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for each Fund during the year was in an expected range.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Funds, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Funds’ compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting each Fund’s peer group and believed that the Funds’ peer groups were appropriate. The Board considered that while each Fund’s advisory fees were higher than certain other ETFs in the Funds’ peer group, many of those other ETFs did not invest directly in A-Shares. The Board considered that the fee for the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that the Funds’ portfolios are managed on a day-to-day basis by the Sub-Advisor, which receives a fee from the Advisor. The Board considered the allocation of responsibilities between the Advisor and Sub-Advisor and noted that the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that only Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF was profitable as of this time and the Advisor’s profitability with respect to the Fund was not excessive. The Board also noted that since the fee paid by the Advisor to the Sub-Advisor under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement contained breakpoints, the Advisor could experience increased profitability as the Funds’ assets increased. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

 

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Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF had attracted a substantial amount of assets (though it had also experienced outflows during the year), but determined that the Fund was not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in the Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF was not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to evaluate the economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Funds.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     In considering the nature, extent and quality of services that Harvest provides to the Funds, the Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by Harvest under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from the Sub-Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Sub-Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

The Board also considered Harvest’s operational capabilities and resources, and its experience in serving as investment sub-advisor to the Funds. The Board considered the professional experience, qualifications and performance of Harvest’s senior management and key professional personnel, as well as Harvest’s depth and breadth of experience in managing investment portfolios consisting of China A-Shares, and their techniques for implementing such strategies while minimizing index tracking error. The Board particularly considered the value of the access to China A-Shares provided to the Funds by Harvest through Harvest’s RQFII quota granted by the Chinese authorities, noting that it was in the Funds’ best interests to maintain as many means as possible to access China A-Shares. In addition, the Board considered Harvest’s operational capabilities and resources, and Harvest’s experience in managing index funds covering various asset classes. The Board noted that Harvest manages its index-based portfolios using both full replication and sampling techniques and maintains strict discipline in the implementation of its indexing strategies. To that end, the Board noted that when there are changes to a benchmark index, Harvest closely monitors any such changes to devise strategies to realign its portfolios at the lowest possible cost while tracking the respective benchmark index. The Board also noted Harvest’s processes to minimize the cost of trading.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by Harvest under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to Harvest, taking special consideration of the fact that the fees paid to Harvest are payable by the Advisor and not the Funds.

Performance of Harvest; Harvest’s Financial Resources.     The Board considered Harvest’s performance in managing the Funds and its ability to minimize tracking error. The Board concluded that, given Harvest’s capabilities and experience in managing the Funds, Harvest had generally been able to keep the Funds’ tracking error within acceptable ranges.

The Board also considered Harvest’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that Harvest has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Sub-Advisory Fee.     The Board considered that the fee paid to Harvest in respect of the Funds would be paid by the Advisor and not the Funds. The Board considered that the fee for the Funds was a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor would pay all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions), and thus was not directly affected by the amount of the sub-advisory fee paid to Harvest. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

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Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered that the fees paid by the Advisor to Harvest under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement contain breakpoints. The Board further considered that specific information about Harvest’s profitability with respect to its services provided to the Funds was not available because Harvest does not calculate the profitability of its sub-advisory services on a per-Fund level. The Board also considered that the overall fees paid by each Fund remained reasonable.

The Board also considered whether Harvest would benefit in other ways from its relationship with the Funds. The Board discussed Harvest’s practices regarding the selection and compensation of brokers and dealers that execute portfolio transactions for the Funds and the brokers’ and dealers’ provision of brokerage services to Harvest. The Board discussed the potential benefits Harvest might derive from the Funds’ soft dollar arrangements, whereby brokers provide brokerage services to the Funds or Harvest in return for allocating fund brokerage.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that the Fund was not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in the Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF was not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to evaluate the economies of scale on an ongoing basis as a result of asset growth of the Funds.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A-Inclusion Equity ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

 

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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Funds’ portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for each Fund during the year was in an expected range.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Funds, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Funds’ compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting each Fund’s peer group and believed that the Funds’ peer groups were appropriate. The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided

 

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information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its year ended May 31, 2019.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     100%  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     62%  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     84%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Paid  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     $20,767,342        $2,087,649  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

     527,253        53,669  

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

     1,203,667        81,221  

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

     489,579        48,318  

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. Special risks associated with investments in Chinese companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards the nature and extent of intervention by the Chinese government in the Chinese securities markets, and the potential unavailability of A shares. Uncertainties in the Chinese tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments in A-shares could result in unexpected tax liabilities for the Funds which may reduce Fund returns. Any reduction or elimination of access to A-shares will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Funds to achieve its investment objective. Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing the Fund’s potential risk. Performance of the Funds may diverge from that of the Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. An investment in these Funds should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with the Funds. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

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The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related funds.

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DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

 

Investment sub-advisor

Harvest Global Investments Limited

31/F, One Exchange Square

8 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

 

Administrator, custodian,

fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon 240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

 

Legal counsel

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

 

R-35360-6 (7/19) DBX003921 (7/20)


May 31, 2019

Annual Report

DBX ETF Trust

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ)

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ)

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN)

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (PACA)

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1  

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     3  

Performance Summary

  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     6  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     8  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     10  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     12  

Fees and Expenses

     14  

Schedules of Investments

  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     15  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     20  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     28  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     33  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     36  

Statements of Operations

     37  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     38  

Financial Highlights

     40  

Notes to Financial Statements

     42  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     52  

Trustees and Officers

     54  

Board Considerations in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     57  

Additional Information

     59  

Privacy Policy Notice

     60  


To our Shareholders: (Unaudited)

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this annual report for the period ended May 31, 2019.

The global growth experienced a synchronized slowdown during the reporting period owing to rising trade tensions and weak manufacturing activity. However, economic growth in the U.S. remained robust, as tax cuts boosted private consumption, ultimately resulting in higher corporate profits. Unemployment rates lowered to a favorable level, partly benefitting from a flock of retiring labor force, pointing to underlying market strength. Meanwhile, economic activity in the Eurozone remained soft due to macroeconomic stress, an auto-sector downturn, and uncertainty over Brexit 1 . In Japan, the continued monetary stimulus has not yet resulted in a sustainable growth phase, apart from periodic surprises. Elsewhere, emerging markets performed well but faced headwinds from trade conflicts and a slowdown in China.

In the Eurozone, growth dynamics have receded substantially during the reporting period mainly due to weakness in the industrials sector, which suffers from external headwinds. Nonetheless, the services industries and domestic demand, supported by thriving labor markets, remained the key drivers of economic growth. Inflation in the economy remains weak, raising the chances of a more dovish stance by the European Central Bank, going forward. Germany’s economic growth was primarily affected by the automotive industry due to punitive tariffs 2 announced by the U.S. and environmental concerns over petrol and diesel cars. However, domestic fundamentals remain solid driven by the robust labor market and wage increases. Growth in Italy and Spain surprised to the upside and helped lift the Eurozone’s gross domestic product in 2019; increased exports and decreased imports supported growth in Italy, while a rebound in fixed investments aided Spain.

Elsewhere, the Japanese economy grew at a moderate pace last year as it faced increasing uncertainty in external demand. Domestic demand has been strong driven by gains in household spending, but a consumption tax hike scheduled for October 2019 could hurt sentiment. The Bank of Japan signaled to keep rates low, as it remains hopeful of inflation trending towards its target. Furthermore, the Latin American economy remained soft in 2019, picking up slightly from 2018. Similar to other nations, political uncertainty and external factors, such as trade tensions and a slowing global economy, have weighed down on the Latin American economy. Brazil’s economy was weighed down by the fiscal and political challenges and uncertainty increased in Mexico owing to tensions with the US concerning illegal immigration. Global real estate markets remained strong as investment volumes reached record highs in 2018. The amplified economic turbulence has not created any broad-based weakness in real estate markets, with underlying fundamentals remaining strong, underpinned by interest rates at near historic lows in most markets.

The combination of deteriorating prospects of a trade deal, weak demand from China, and uncertainty over the Brexit outcome is a key concern for global equity markets. This difficult environment is likely to have a significant impact on cyclical sectors, such as cars, semi-conductors and industrial goods, excluding defense. Despite the risks, we believe a global earnings recession will be avoided. With no signal of inflationary pressures, central banks have the liberty and impulse to provide accommodation to ensure future growth is at a comfortable level.

Our team appreciates your trust and looks forward to serving your investment needs through innovative index-driven strategies.

Sincerely,

/s/ Freddi Klassen

Freddi Klassen

President and Chief Executive Officer

1 Brexit is a combination of the words “Britain” and “Exit” and describes the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

2 Tariffs are used to restrict imports by increasing the price of goods and services purchased from oversees and making them less attractive to consumers. A specific tariff is levied as a fixed fee based on the type of item.

Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this document constitute our judgment as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Any projections are based on a number of assumptions as to market conditions and there can be no guarantee that any projected results will be achieved. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index (the EURZ Index). The EURZ Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies based in the countries in the Economic and Monetary Union (the “EMU” or “Eurozone”) of the European Union (“EU”). For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, EURZ shares returned -8.09%, compared to the EURZ Index return of -8.36%.

The majority of sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Financials, Materials and Consumer Discretionary. The Utilities and Consumer Staples sectors were the positive contributors to performance. Most countries contributed negatively with Germany, France and Italy being the most significant detractors.

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index (the HAUZ Index). The HAUZ index is a free-float capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to publicly traded real estate securities in countries outside the United States, excluding Pakistan and Vietnam. The Fund’s performance reflects the result of the current strategy and the strategy in place prior to February 22 2019, when the Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol changed to HAUZ. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index which is designed to track the performance of the developed and emerging market performance in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index. For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, HAUZ shares returned -2.78%, compared to the HAUZ Index return of -1.83%.

Communication Services, Real Estate and Utilities were the major positive contributors, while Information Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary sectors detracted most from the performance. From a geographical perspective, Japan, Australia and Germany were the major positive contributors, while China, South Korea and Hong Kong contributed negatively to performance.

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Index (the JPN Index). The JPN Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of issuers who are primarily listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (JASDAQ) or the following sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE): the first section (for large companies), the second section (for middle-sized companies), and the “Mothers” (for high growth and emerging stocks). For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2019, JPN shares returned -11.35%, compared to the JPN Index return of -11.01%.

The majority of the sectors contributed negatively to performance during the period with the greatest negative contributions coming from Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Financials. The Communication Services sector was the only positive contributor to performance.

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (PACA), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance Capped Index (the PACA Index). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities of issuers from Latin American member states of the Pacific Alliance, as well as securities of countries that are headquartered and carry out the majority of operations in these countries. From October 30, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to May 31, 2019, PACA shares returned 0.20%, compared to the PACA Index return of 0.38%.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Financials, Consumer Staples and Utilities were the major positive contributors, while Energy, Materials and Communication Services sectors detracted most from the performance. From a geographical perspective, Chile, Canada and United States contributed negatively. However, Mexico, Peru and Colombia contributed positively to the performance.

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Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain the most recent month-end performance data visit www.Xtrackers.com. Returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested. See pages 6-13 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ)

The Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies based in the countries in the Economic and Monetary Union (the “EMU” or “Eurozone”) of the European Union (“EU”). The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    NASDAQ Eurozone
Large Mid Cap Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -8.09%    -8.70%    -8.36%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   -1.90%    -1.87%    -1.81%    3.64%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    NASDAQ Eurozone
Large Mid Cap Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -8.09%    -8.70%    -8.36%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   -7.02%    -6.89%    -6.70%    14.48%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 8/19/15 (“Inception”).

Prior to October 27, 2017, the Fund was known as Xtrackers MSCI Southern Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBSE) and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.09%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (EURZ) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 8/19/15.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    17.6%  

Industrials

    15.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8%  

Consumer Staples

    11.4%  

Information Technology

    8.7%  

Health Care

    7.2%  

Materials

    6.9%  

Utilities

    6.0%  

Energy

    5.7%  

Communication Services

    5.6%  

Real Estate

    2.7%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (21.7% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

SAP SE (Germany)

    2.9%  

TOTAL SA (France)

    2.8%  

Unilever NV (United Kingdom)

    2.4%  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France)

    2.4%  

Allianz SE (Germany)

    2.1%  

Sanofi (France)

    2.0%  

Siemens AG (Germany)

    2.0%  

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    1.8%  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (Belgium)

    1.7%  

Airbus SE (France)

    1.6%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

France

    34.0%  

Germany

    27.1%  

Spain

    9.8%  

Netherlands

    8.9%  

Italy

    6.6%  

Belgium

    3.7%  

Finland

    3.4%  

United Kingdom

    2.5%  

Other

    4.0%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 15.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ)

The Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is a free-float capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to publicly traded real estate securities in countries outside the United States, excluding Pakistan and Vietnam. On February 22, 2019 the Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF’s name changed to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and the Fund’s ticker symbol changed to HAUZ. At that time, the Underlying Index replaced the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index which is designed to track developed and emerging market performance in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the countries included in the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Returns      
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    iSTOXX Developed
and Emerging Markets
ex USA PK VN Real
Estate Index 2
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index
   MSCI Asia Pacific
ex Japan Index

One Year

   -2.78%    -2.13%    -1.83%    -6.26%    -8.76%

Five Year

   5.19%    5.12%    6.04%    1.31%    3.28%

Since Inception 1

   5.64%    5.68%    6.36%    2.67%    4.25%
Cumulative Total Return      
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    iSTOXX Developed
and Emerging Markets
ex USA PK VN Real
Estate  Index 2
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index
   MSCI Asia Pacific
ex Japan Index

One Year

   -2.78%    -2.13%    -1.83%    -6.26%    -8.76%

Five Year

   28.80%    28.37%    34.08%    6.74%    17.55%

Since Inception 1

   36.46%    36.76%    41.87%    16.10%    26.63%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 10/1/13 (“Inception”).

2 On February 22, 2019, the Fund changed its Underlying Index from MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index to the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index. Returns reflect performance for the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index through February 21, 2019.

Prior to February 22, 2019, the Fund was known as Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DBAP) and had a different investment strategy. Past performance may have been different if the Fund’s current investment strategy had been in effect.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated February 22, 2019, as supplemented March 29, 2019, was 0.12%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (HAUZ) (Continued)

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

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1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 10/1/13.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Real Estate Operations/Development

    35.2%  

Diversified

    19.5%  

Real Estate Management/Services

    14.7%  

Shopping Centers

    10.6%  

Office Property

    7.1%  

Warehouse/Industry

    4.4%  

Apartments

    3.3%  

Other

    5.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (21.3% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

Link (Hong Kong)

    2.5%  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2.5%  

Vonovia SE (Germany)

    2.5%  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    2.5%  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2.4%  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (France)

    2.1%  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1.9%  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1.8%  

Deutsche Wohnen SE (Germany)

    1.6%  

Goodman Group (Australia)

    1.5%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Japan

    21.8%  

Hong Kong

    16.9%  

Australia

    8.5%  

Germany

    6.2%  

United Kingdom

    5.9%  

Singapore

    5.7%  

Canada

    5.3%  

France

    5.1%  

Sweden

    3.4%  

Philippines

    2.9%  

Thailand

    2.1%  

Other

    16.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 20.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN)

The Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of issuers who are primarily listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (“JASDAQ”) or the following sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”): the first section (for large companies), the second section (for middle-sized companies) and the “Mothers” (for high-growth and emerging stocks). The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities in developed and emerging stock markets (excluding the United States). It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    JPX-Nikkei 400 Net
Total Return Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -11.35%    -11.38%    -11.01%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   2.04%    1.89%    2.30%    1.73%
Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    JPX-Nikkei 400 Net
Total Return Index
   MSCI ACWI
ex USA Index

One Year

   -11.35%    -11.38%    -11.01%    -6.26%

Since Inception 1

   8.29%    7.66%    9.39%    6.99%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 6/24/15 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.09%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (JPN) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 6/24/15.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Industrials

    23.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

    15.5%  

Financials

    10.4%  

Information Technology

    10.4%  

Consumer Staples

    9.7%  

Health Care

    9.5%  

Communication Services

    9.0%  

Materials

    5.8%  

Real Estate

    3.6%  

Utilities

    1.6%  

Energy

    1.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings

as of 5/31/19 (15.6% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    2.0%  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1.9%  

Keyence Corp.

    1.7%  

Sony Corp.

    1.6%  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    1.5%  

KDDI Corp.

    1.4%  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    1.4%  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1.4%  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1.4%  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1.3%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 28.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (PACA)

The Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (the “Fund”), using a “passive” or indexing investment approach, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance Capped Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities of issuers from Latin American member states of the Pacific Alliance, as well as securities of countries that are headquartered and carry out the majority of operations in these countries. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is designed to represent the performance of large- and mid-cap securities in the emerging market countries that are included in its index. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

 

Performance as of 5/31/19

 

Cumulative Total Returns
      Net Asset Value    Market Value    MSCI Latin America
Pacific Alliance Capped
Index
   MSCI Emerging
Markets Index

Since Inception 1

   0.20%    0.60%    0.38%    7.89%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of operations, 10/30/18 (“Inception”).

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.Xtrackers.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the sale of fund shares or redemption of fund creation units. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are sold in the market or redeemed. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment management fees. Without such waiver, performance would have been lower. The estimated operating expense ratio as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2018, was 0.45%, and may differ from the expense ratio disclosed in the Financial Highlights table in this report.

The Fund’s net asset value or “NAV” is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not have traded in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary trading, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.

 

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Performance Summary (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (PACA) (Continued)

 

 

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

1 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of operations, 10/30/18.

Sector Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Financials

    28.2%  

Consumer Staples

    21.0%  

Materials

    15.0%  

Communication Services

    10.3%  

Utilities

    7.8%  

Industrials

    7.2%  

Energy

    3.8%  

Real Estate

    3.3%  

Consumer Discretionary

    3.0%  

Information Technology

    0.2%  

Health Care

    0.2%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 
Ten Largest Equity and ETF Holdings
as of 5/31/19 (40.5% of Net Assets)

 

Description   % of Net Assets  

America Movil SAB de CV (Mexico)

    7.5%  

Credicorp Ltd. (Peru)

    6.9%  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV (Mexico)

    5.8%  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico)

    4.7%  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV (Mexico)

    4.5%  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (Mexico)

    2.8%  

Bancolombia SA (Colombia)

    2.5%  

Cemex SAB de CV (Mexico)

    2.0%  

Ecopetrol SA (Colombia)

    1.9%  

Enel Americas SA (Chile)

    1.9%  
Country Diversification* as of 5/31/19

 

Mexico

    49.6%  

Chile

    22.1%  

Colombia

    14.0%  

Peru

    13.8%  

Canada

    0.4%  

Panama

    0.1%  
 

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
 

* As a percent of total investments excluding exchange-traded funds, securities lending collateral and cash equivalents.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change. For more complete details about the Fund’s investment portfolio see page 33.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. In the most recent six-month period the Funds limted these expenses; had they not done so, expenses would have been higher. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The examples in the tables are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (December 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019).

Actual expenses

The first line in the following tables provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The second line in the following tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2018
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2019
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
   

Expenses Paid

During the Period

Per $1,000 (1)

 
Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.70        0.09   $ 0.46  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.48        0.09   $ 0.45  
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,073.60        0.17   $ 0.88  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.08        0.17   $ 0.86  
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 966.80        0.09   $ 0.44  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,024.48        0.09   $ 0.45  
Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

 

 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.80        0.45   $ 2.27  

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.69        0.45   $ 2.27  

(1) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent six-month period), then divided by 365.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 96.7%    
Austria — 0.7%    

ANDRITZ AG

    32     $ 1,148  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    45       1,667  

Erste Group Bank AG*

    147       5,201  

OMV AG

    72       3,377  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    68       1,578  

Strabag SE

    10       329  

Telekom Austria AG*

    68       516  

voestalpine AG

    62       1,615  
   

 

 

 
      15,431  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 3.6%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV*

    12       1,833  

Ageas

    108       5,257  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    442       35,764  

Colruyt SA

    34       2,520  

Elia System Operator SA/NV

    14       972  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

    36       3,348  

KBC Ancora

    18       861  

KBC Group NV

    137       8,986  

Proximus SADP

    68       1,967  

Sofina SA

    8       1,544  

Solvay SA

    36       3,373  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    24       1,290  

UCB SA

    58       4,426  

Umicore SA

    105       3,124  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    8       1,241  
   

 

 

 
      76,506  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 3.4%            

Elisa OYJ

    73       3,247  

Fortum OYJ

    213       4,541  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    48       1,823  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    32       1,677  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    187       10,171  

Metso OYJ

    58       1,871  

Neste OYJ

    210       7,081  

Nokia OYJ

    2,748       13,719  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    62       1,768  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    52       1,697  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    233       10,064  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    282       2,973  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    257       6,421  

Valmet OYJ

    61       1,404  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    209       3,048  
   

 

 

 
      71,505  
   

 

 

 
France — 33.5%            

Accor SA (a)

    103       3,792  

Aeroports de Paris

    14       2,390  

Air France-KLM*

    125       1,078  

Air Liquide SA

    206       25,596  

Airbus SE

    263       33,663  

Alstom SA

    81       3,690  

Amundi SA, 144A

    30       1,942  

Arkema SA

    34       2,846  

Atos SE

    46       3,497  

AXA SA

    967       23,793  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

BioMerieux (a)

    22     $ 1,793  

BNP Paribas SA (a)

    535       24,369  

Bollore SA

    450       2,027  

Bouygues SA

    107       3,736  

Bureau Veritas SA

    137       3,223  

Capgemini SE (a)

    78       8,701  

Carrefour SA

    294       5,517  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

    24       911  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    253       9,139  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    85       9,751  

Cie Plastic Omnium SA

    32       735  

CNP Assurances

    81       1,732  

Covivio REIT

    23       2,407  

Credit Agricole SA (a)

    617       7,034  

Danone SA

    318       25,302  

Dassault Systemes SE

    68       10,067  

Edenred

    99       4,512  

Eiffage SA

    41       3,910  

Elis SA

    83       1,387  

Engie SA (a)

    958       13,291  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    151       17,357  

Eurazeo SE

    25       1,745  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    68       1,195  

Faurecia SA

    38       1,400  

Gecina SA REIT

    22       3,138  

Getlink SE

    215       3,309  

Hermes International

    15       9,942  

ICADE REIT

    16       1,356  

Iliad SA

    14       1,614  

Imerys SA

    16       693  

Ingenico Group SA*

    26       2,074  

Ipsen SA

    18       2,144  

JCDecaux SA

    36       1,003  

Kering SA

    37       19,212  

Klepierre SA REIT

    105       3,565  

Lagardere SCA

    52       1,263  

Legrand SA

    131       8,779  

L’Oreal SA

    124       33,218  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    133       50,183  

Natixis SA (a)

    458       2,097  

Orange SA (a)

    988       15,458  

Orpea

    22       2,498  

Pernod Ricard SA

    89       15,650  

Peugeot SA

    274       6,097  

Publicis Groupe SA

    107       5,831  

Remy Cointreau SA (a)

    10       1,371  

Renault SA

    103       6,189  

Rexel SA

    129       1,390  

Rubis SCA

    42       2,091  

Safran SA

    159       20,854  

Sanofi

    531       42,746  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    12       1,659  

Schneider Electric SE

    272       21,460  

SCOR SE

    91       3,735  

SEB SA

    12       1,956  

Societe BIC SA*(a)

    14       1,091  
 

 

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Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
France (Continued)            

Societe Generale SA (a)

    350     $ 8,760  

Sodexo SA

    44       5,050  

Suez (a)

    191       2,549  

Teleperformance

    26       4,983  

Thales SA

    52       5,711  

TOTAL SA

    1,125       58,470  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA*

    30       2,452  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    68       10,256  

Valeo SA (a)

    117       3,087  

Veolia Environnement SA

    258       5,954  

Vinci SA (a)

    274       27,010  

Vivendi SA

    485       13,041  

Wendel SA

    14       1,779  
   

 

 

 
      706,296  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 25.0%            

1&1 Drillisch AG

    24       732  

adidas AG

    81       23,125  

Allianz SE

    198       43,877  

Axel Springer SE

    16       990  

BASF SE

    429       28,234  

Bayer AG

    436       25,663  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    155       10,712  

Beiersdorf AG

    60       6,890  

Brenntag AG

    72       3,336  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    18       1,690  

Commerzbank AG

    515       3,617  

Continental AG

    52       7,058  

Covestro AG, 144A

    77       3,366  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    26       1,164  

Daimler AG

    422       21,836  

Delivery Hero SE, 144A*

    65       2,792  

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

    873       5,922  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    83       11,446  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    219       4,161  

Deutsche Post AG

    450       13,228  

Deutsche Telekom AG

    1,589       26,755  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    145       6,827  

DMG Mori AG

    10       475  

E.ON SE

    950       9,897  

Evonik Industries AG

    75       1,966  

Evotec SE*

    59       1,423  

Fielmann AG

    12       840  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide

    18       1,414  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    105       7,638  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    202       10,222  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    14       491  

GEA Group AG

    77       2,101  

GRENKE AG

    14       1,334  

Hannover Rueck SE

    30       4,486  

HeidelbergCement AG

    72       5,340  

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA

    22       1,016  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    50       4,324  

HOCHTIEF AG

    9       1,069  

HUGO BOSS AG

    28       1,626  

Infineon Technologies AG

    489       8,764  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Germany (Continued)            

K+S AG

    97     $ 1,642  

KION Group AG

    34       1,850  

LANXESS AG

    34       1,700  

LEG Immobilien AG

    32       3,812  

Merck KGaA

    60       5,781  

METRO AG

    85       1,337  

MorphoSys AG*

    14       1,349  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    20       4,315  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    70       16,857  

Nemetschek SE

    8       1,224  

OSRAM Licht AG

    44       1,310  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE*

    91       1,477  

Puma SE

    4       2,320  

Rational AG

    2       1,269  

Rheinmetall AG

    18       1,912  

Rocket Internet SE, 144A*

    30       800  

RWE AG

    251       6,254  

SAP SE

    504       62,015  

Siemens AG

    372       42,051  

Sixt SE

    8       811  

Symrise AG

    63       5,887  

TAG Immobilien AG*

    48       1,123  

Talanx AG

    26       1,030  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    450       1,259  

thyssenkrupp AG

    241       3,044  

Uniper SE

    87       2,434  

United Internet AG

    56       2,000  

Volkswagen AG

    62       9,818  

Vonovia SE

    215       11,251  

Wacker Chemie AG

    10       790  

Wirecard AG

    50       7,806  

Zalando SE, 144A*

    60       2,376  
   

 

 

 
      526,751  
   

 

 

 
Greece — 0.1%            

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    123       1,679  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 1.7%            

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    452       2,419  

CRH PLC

    406       12,663  

Glanbia PLC

    77       1,279  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    70       8,074  

Kingspan Group PLC

    62       3,224  

Ryanair Holdings PLC, ADR*

    97       6,326  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    101       2,791  
   

 

 

 
      36,776  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 6.5%            

A2A SpA

    784       1,275  

Amplifon SpA

    60       1,328  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    638       11,173  

Atlantia SpA

    231       5,782  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    195       1,297  

Brembo SpA

    77       825  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    36       703  

Buzzi Unicem SpA-RSP

    18       245  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


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Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy (Continued)            

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

    207     $ 2,017  

De’ Longhi SpA

    22       433  

DiaSorin SpA

    4       408  

Enel SpA

    3,783       23,481  

Eni SpA

    1,300       19,673  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    199       2,057  

Hera SpA

    455       1,648  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, 144A

    117       1,052  

Interpump Group SpA

    37       1,079  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    8,333       17,028  

Italgas SpA

    237       1,497  

Leonardo SpA

    197       2,183  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    342       3,153  

Moncler SpA

    95       3,493  

Pirelli & C SpA, 144A

    183       1,041  

Poste Italiane SpA, 144A

    231       2,240  

Prysmian SpA*

    129       2,146  

Saipem SpA*

    284       1,213  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    24       499  

Snam SpA

    1,090       5,471  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    34       590  

Telecom Italia SpA*

    5,674       2,781  

Telecom Italia SpA-RSP

    3,020       1,408  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

    706       4,300  

UniCredit SpA

    1,041       11,818  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (a)

    316       768  
   

 

 

 
      136,105  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.7%            

ArcelorMittal

    316       4,669  

Aroundtown SA

    369       3,126  

Eurofins Scientific SE (a)

    6       2,723  

Grand City Properties SA

    54       1,384  

Tenaris SA

    237       2,786  
   

 

 

 
      14,688  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 8.8%            

Aalberts NV

    36       1,184  

ABN AMRO Group NV, 144A

    219       4,622  

Adyen NV, 144A*

    7       5,623  

Aegon NV

    1,049       4,788  

Akzo Nobel NV

    99       8,331  

Argenx SE*

    17       2,099  

ASML Holding NV

    197       37,166  

ASR Nederland NV

    62       2,346  

Boskalis Westminster

    40       900  

Euronext NV, 144A

    32       2,272  

EXOR NV

    56       3,508  

GrandVision NV, 144A

    26       555  

Heineken Holding NV

    50       4,937  

Heineken NV

    117       12,258  

IMCD NV

    26       2,116  

ING Groep NV

    1,977       21,359  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    519       11,645  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    85       9,548  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,729       5,275  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Netherlands (Continued)            

Koninklijke Philips NV

    473     $ 18,685  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    34       1,391  

NN Group NV

    151       5,724  

OCI NV*

    36       814  

QIAGEN NV*

    107       4,073  

Randstad NV

    58       2,986  

SBM Offshore NV

    80       1,412  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    131       9,130  
   

 

 

 
      184,747  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.5%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R*

    3,895       1,094  

EDP—Energias de Portugal SA

    1,086       3,944  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    227       3,410  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    121       1,837  

Navigator Co. SA

    109       388  
   

 

 

 
      10,673  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 9.6%            

Acciona SA (a)

    12       1,282  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    139       5,716  

Aena SME SA, 144A

    36       6,615  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    201       15,312  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,080       16,706  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,595       2,872  

Banco Santander SA

    7,523       33,131  

Bankia SA

    547       1,380  

Bankinter SA

    312       2,252  

CaixaBank SA

    1,743       5,357  

Cellnex Telecom SA, 144A*

    113       3,960  

Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    33       728  

CIE Automotive SA

    24       579  

Enagas SA

    113       3,085  

Endesa SA

    157       3,903  

Ferrovial SA*

    3       72  

Ferrovial SA

    259       6,173  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA

    68       877  

Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA*

    2       26  

Grifols SA

    147       3,764  

Grupo Catalana Occidente SA

    22       765  

Iberdrola SA

    2,853       26,432  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    574       15,383  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    139       1,535  

Mapfre SA

    475       1,391  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    179       2,376  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    171       4,865  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

    215       4,559  

Repsol SA

    692       11,151  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

    113       1,757  

Telefonica SA

    2,203       17,621  

Zardoya Otis SA (a)

    87       662  
   

 

 

 
      202,287  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Switzerland — 0.2%            

STMicroelectronics NV

    316     $ 4,822  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom (c) — 2.4%            

Unilever NV

    859       51,690  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,207,289)

      2,039,956  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.9%    
Germany — 1.8%    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    26       1,536  

FUCHS PETROLUB SE

    34       1,324  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    87       7,928  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE*

    77       4,786  

RWE AG

    18       447  

Sartorius AG

    18       3,410  

Sixt SE

    8       557  

Volkswagen AG

    106       16,478  
   

 

 

 
      36,466  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.1%            

Grifols SA, Class B

    129       2,283  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $43,628)

      38,749  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.1%    

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
(Cost $24,520)

    630     $ 23,890  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 5.4%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)
(Cost $113,653)

    113,653       113,653  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%

 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)
(Cost $56)

    56       56  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.1%

(Cost $2,389,146)

    $ 2,216,304  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (5.1%)

      (106,689
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,109,615  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions

($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

COMMON STOCKS 0.3%

     
 

Germany 0.3%

         
 

Deutsche Bank AG (b)

       
      9,128       13,263       (10,706     (5,850     87       108           —       873       5,922  
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 5.4%

       
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)

 
    84,109       29,544 (f)          —           —           —       1,341           —       113,653       113,653  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)

 
        —       21,924       (21,868         —           —       12           —       56       56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      93,237         64,731         (32,574       (5,850       87         1,461           —         114,582         119,631  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $112,483, which is 5.3% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated issuer. This security is owned in proportion with its representation in the index.

(c)

Securities listed in country of domicile and traded on an exchange within Eurozone.

(d)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(e)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $18,253.

(f)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
RSP:   Risparmio (Convertible Savings Shares)
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (g)

     $ 2,039,956        $        $        $ 2,039,956  

Preferred Stocks (g)

       38,749                            38,749  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       23,890                            23,890  

Short-Term Investments (g)

       113,709                            113,709  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,216,304        $   —        $   —        $ 2,216,304  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(g)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 99.5%    
Australia — 8.4%    

Abacus Property Group REIT

    19,717     $ 52,321  

ALE Property Group REIT

    6,729       22,425  

Arena REIT

    16,343       31,139  

Aventus Group (a)

    23,361       37,389  

Aveo Group (a)

    26,536       39,345  

BWP Trust REIT

    26,190       65,325  

Centuria Industrial REIT (b)

    9,550       20,247  

Centuria Metropolitan REIT

    16,127       29,387  

Charter Hall Education Trust REIT

    13,031       32,774  

Charter Hall Group REIT

    28,084       201,196  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    19,760       60,513  

Cromwell Property Group REIT

    108,632       86,932  

Dexus REIT

    60,272       537,862  

GDI Property Group REIT

    30,686       28,171  

Goodman Group REIT

    97,150       901,959  

GPT Group REIT

    92,423       368,843  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd. REIT

    17,182       49,999  

Ingenia Communities Group REIT

    13,978       30,894  

Mirvac Group REIT

    216,017       453,492  

National Storage REIT

    40,298       46,627  

REA Group Ltd. (b)

    3,054       188,278  

Scentre Group REIT

    313,638       825,755  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT

    55,305       96,945  

Stockland REIT

    145,550       446,740  

US Masters Residential Property Fund REIT

    22,214       15,237  

Vicinity Centres REIT

    184,515       329,830  

Viva Energy REIT

    27,097       48,625  
   

 

 

 
      5,048,250  
   

 

 

 
Austria — 0.6%            

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    3,857       142,910  

IMMOFINANZ AG*

    5,397       136,942  

S IMMO AG*

    2,841       64,742  
   

 

 

 
      344,594  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.4%            

Aedifica SA REIT

    1,498       137,550  

Ascencio REIT

    344       21,390  

Befimmo SA REIT

    1,204       67,352  

Care Property Invest NV REIT

    1,118       29,277  

Cofinimmo SA REIT

    1,333       167,854  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV REIT (b)

    1,332       36,737  

Montea C.V.A REIT

    644       55,904  

Retail Estates NV REIT

    645       56,638  

Shurgard Self Storage SA

    1,504       50,112  

VGP NV

    472       38,712  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA REIT

    1,031       159,926  

Xior Student Housing NV REIT

    643       32,208  
   

 

 

 
      853,660  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 0.8%            

Aliansce Shopping Centers SA

    6,300       33,122  

BR Malls Participacoes SA

    49,050       160,518  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Brazil (Continued)            

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    17,311     $ 77,127  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    8,268       46,468  

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

    5,268       53,832  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    17,069       108,316  
   

 

 

 
      479,383  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 5.2%            

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    6,087       218,869  

Altus Group Ltd.

    2,364       51,708  

American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (b)

    3,551       17,678  

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    7,204       62,773  

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,978       59,520  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    8,994       325,857  

Chartwell Retirement Residences

    12,687       136,076  

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    12,599       125,627  

Colliers International Group, Inc.

    2,277       140,234  

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    9,679       87,848  

Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    5,269       57,800  

Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    10,194       101,948  

Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    5,785       49,553  

Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,764       30,729  

DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A

    4,322       22,890  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

    10,580       162,703  

FirstService Corp.

    1,844       167,077  

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    2,669       119,464  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    16,858       284,313  

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    6,250       65,417  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    5,139       72,111  

Morguard Corp.

    300       41,719  

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    2,906       57,264  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    4,796       42,784  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    18,429       355,521  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    6,945       167,781  

Summit Industrial Income REIT

    5,657       53,310  

Tricon Capital Group, Inc.

    8,068       61,768  
   

 

 

 
      3,140,342  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 0.2%            

Parque Arauco SA

    38,017       99,475  

Plaza SA

    17,526       39,312  
   

 

 

 
      138,787  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
China — 0.9%            

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    71,888     $ 254,433  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd., Class H

    58,210       110,176  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    72,447       32,895  

Redco Group, 144A

    57,993       23,225  

Shanghai Jinqiao Export Processing Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    15,632       18,274  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class B

    6,055       9,488  

Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd., Class B

    67,021       77,945  

Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd., Class B

    27,165       12,876  
   

 

 

 
      539,312  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 0.1%            

Heliopolis Housing

    7,163       8,772  

Medinet Nasr Housing*

    40,323       14,116  

Palm Hills Developments SAE*

    99,776       14,841  

Six of October Development & Investment

    11,593       8,975  

Talaat Moustafa Group

    50,780       31,730  
   

 

 

 
      78,434  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.3%            

Citycon OYJ

    5,651       57,147  

Hoivatilat OYJ

    1,288       13,779  

Kojamo OYJ

    8,796       118,210  
   

 

 

 
      189,136  
   

 

 

 
France — 5.1%            

Altarea SCA REIT

    215       41,448  

Carmila SA REIT

    2,540       44,268  

Covivio REIT

    3,636       380,462  

Covivio Hotels SACA REIT

    4,323       123,324  

Gecina SA REIT

    3,249       463,427  

ICADE REIT

    1,677       142,120  

Klepierre SA REIT

    12,599       427,790  

Mercialys SA REIT

    4,065       50,145  

Nexity SA

    2,625       115,486  

Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise SA REIT

    515       39,024  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT

    8,150       1,229,242  
   

 

 

 
      3,056,736  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 6.1%            

ADLER Real Estate AG

    2,669       39,497  

ADO Properties SA, 144A

    1,633       87,748  

alstria office REIT-AG REIT

    9,528       148,539  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    3,054       90,662  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

    19,686       926,842  

Hamborner REIT AG REIT

    4,109       41,851  

Instone Real Estate Group AG, 144A*

    2,154       52,807  

LEG Immobilien AG

    3,809       453,743  

PATRIZIA Immobilien AG

    2,625       50,927  

TAG Immobilien AG*

    8,839       206,845  

TLG Immobilien AG

    3,121       91,295  

Vonovia SE

    28,343       1,483,186  
   

 

 

 
      3,673,942  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Greece — 0.0%            

LAMDA Development SA*

    2,283     $ 19,080  
   

 

 

 
Guernsey — 0.1%            

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd. REIT

    50,758       58,474  
   

 

 

 
Hong Kong — 16.8%            

Asia Standard International Group Ltd.

    28,987       5,472  

Champion REIT

    130,415       106,121  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    319,122       184,378  

China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd.*

    260,828       13,639  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    219,796       762,504  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    158,485       644,811  

China Touyun Tech Group Ltd.*

    434,703       4,269  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.

    28,987       26,545  

Chuang’s Consortium International Ltd.

    57,993       12,278  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    156,477       1,131,585  

CSI Properties Ltd.

    289,797       14,784  

Emperor International Holdings Ltd.

    57,993       15,533  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    57,993       25,592  

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    85,800       116,653  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    54,016       144,331  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    116,437       245,035  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    79,691       411,640  

HKR International Ltd.

    46,384       23,131  

Hong Kong Ferry Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,493       16,229  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    68,700       447,924  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    35,847       186,538  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    36,104       136,992  

Kong Sun Holdings Ltd.*

    362,258       4,620  

Kowloon Development Co. Ltd.

    14,493       19,187  

Lai Sun Development Co. Ltd.

    8,710       13,286  

Lai Sun Garment International Ltd.

    7,247       10,223  

Landing International Development Ltd.*

    86,939       17,187  

Langham Hospitality Investments and Langham Hospitality Investments Ltd. (a)

    50,748       19,741  

Link REIT

    125,773       1,504,679  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    327,789       483,288  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    115,923       39,920  

Prosperity REIT

    57,993       24,483  

Regal Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    43,478       13,309  

SEA Holdings Ltd.

    21,741       28,062  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    173,876       64,090  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    187,554       299,970  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    92,559       1,465,021  

Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    66,363       48,330  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    59,414       244,762  

TAI Cheung Holdings Ltd.

    14,493       14,714  

Wang On Properties Ltd.

    231,845       28,683  

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

    68,122       174,203  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    68,468       467,628  

Wheelock & Co. Ltd.

    47,804       316,435  

YT Realty Group Ltd.

    28,987       8,503  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    376,748       85,531  
   

 

 

 
      10,071,839  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
India — 0.6%            

Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

    6,859     $ 24,738  

Godrej Properties Ltd.*

    5,434       69,169  

Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.*

    31,770       10,143  

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.*

    19,071       34,329  

Oberoi Realty Ltd.*

    7,628       61,464  

Omaxe Ltd.

    9,527       28,106  

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.

    10,494       43,337  

Sobha Ltd.

    3,596       28,104  

Sunteck Realty Ltd.

    4,761       33,956  

Unitech Ltd.*

    490,513       8,446  
   

 

 

 
      341,792  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.4%            

Ayana Land International PT*

    266,614       12,516  

PT Alam Sutera Realty Tbk*

    633,235       14,375  

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk*

    561,115       53,074  

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

    589,757       40,495  

PT Jaya Real Property Tbk

    189,829       7,648  

PT Jaya Sukses Makmur Sentosa Tbk*

    89,861       3,840  

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

    456,440       10,298  

PT PP Properti Tbk

    973,752       7,982  

PT Puradelta Lestari Tbk

    514,431       9,011  

PT Sitara Propertindo Tbk*

    311,534       16,698  

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

    520,218       37,725  
   

 

 

 
      213,662  
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.2%            

Green REIT PLC REIT

    39,652       76,619  

Hibernia REIT PLC REIT

    42,019       63,961  
   

 

 

 
      140,580  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 1.3%            

ADO Group Ltd.*

    729       15,321  

Africa Israel Properties Ltd.*

    772       21,405  

Airport City Ltd.*

    4,366       77,977  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    6,817       86,805  

Alrov Properties and Lodgings Ltd.

    430       14,696  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    8,798       54,293  

Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd.

    44       2,655  

Ashtrom Properties Ltd.

    2,410       11,916  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    2,195       130,979  

Bayside Land Corp.

    44       22,484  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.*

    301       21,379  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

    301       12,494  

Gazit-Globe Ltd.

    5,485       44,506  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.

    4,967       5,690  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

    87       12,584  

Jerusalem Economy Ltd.*

    10,495       36,245  

Melisron Ltd.

    1,074       54,970  

Norstar Holdings, Inc.

    686       9,531  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.

    129       11,449  

Reit 1 Ltd. REIT

    10,623       49,481  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd. REIT

    13,202       26,774  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    2,154       19,592  

Villar International Ltd.

    258       7,701  
   

 

 

 
      750,927  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Italy — 0.0%            

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA REIT

    3,078     $ 21,094  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 21.7%            

Activia Properties, Inc. REIT

    43       185,941  

Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT

    83       240,037  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    5,000       73,451  

AEON REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    86       107,723  

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. REIT

    41       112,342  

Daibiru Corp.

    4,200       36,555  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    4,400       572,821  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    93       219,791  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT

    16       110,670  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    37       156,247  

Fukuoka REIT Corp. REIT

    43       69,307  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    46       55,416  

GLP J REIT

    207       230,307  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    100       1,624  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT, Inc. REIT

    43       58,535  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,500       67,760  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT, Inc. REIT

    45       51,186  

Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc. REIT

    12       61,229  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    30,200       239,764  

Hulic Reit, Inc. REIT

    78       129,168  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment REIT

    86       80,317  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    90       107,842  

Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. REIT

    472       76,294  

Invincible Investment Corp. REIT

    344       183,129  

Japan Excellent, Inc. REIT

    80       118,775  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    260       210,969  

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc. REIT

    47       104,670  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT

    48       205,130  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT

    84       499,010  

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc. REIT

    87       69,151  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. REIT

    165       332,203  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp. REIT

    27       185,761  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp. REIT

    45       76,799  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. REIT

    38       93,657  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    51       57,541  

Leopalace21 Corp.*(b)

    13,000       38,195  

LIFULL Co. Ltd.

    4,300       23,604  

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp. REIT

    87       83,574  

Mirai Corp. REIT

    92       41,943  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    81,700       1,502,693  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    59,500       1,442,084  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. REIT

    18       57,113  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    86       118,416  

Mori Trust Sogo Reit, Inc. REIT

    49       77,849  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc. REIT

    30       158,324  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT

    85       580,889  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. REIT

    121       263,119  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Japan (Continued)            

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp. REIT

    28     $ 109,473  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    8,200       168,720  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT

    258       400,158  

Open House Co. Ltd.

    1,800       74,354  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

    171       306,485  

Premier Investment Corp. REIT

    85       108,427  

Relo Group, Inc.

    7,900       211,734  

Sekisui House Reit, Inc. REIT

    215       160,594  

Starts Corp., Inc.

    900       21,179  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    28,900       1,066,565  

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

    4,400       14,954  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    4,200       23,597  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    12,900       134,614  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    38,600       215,442  

Tokyu REIT, Inc. REIT

    46       75,032  

United Urban Investment Corp. REIT

    173       285,213  

Unizo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       15,393  
   

 

 

 
      12,960,859  
   

 

 

 
Jersey Island — 0.1%            

Atrium European Real Estate Ltd.*

    9,141       33,717  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.9%            

Aroundtown SA

    45,696       387,104  

Grand City Properties SA

    6,172       158,189  
   

 

 

 
      545,293  
   

 

 

 
Malaysia — 0.8%            

Axis Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    25,700       10,487  

Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust REIT

    55,800       14,781  

Eastern & Oriental Bhd*

    47,200       9,349  

Eco World Development Group Bhd*

    64,300       13,196  

Eco World International Bhd*

    42,900       6,603  

IGB Bhd

    16,100       10,450  

IGB Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    90,300       40,296  

IOI Properties Group Bhd

    107,325       34,320  

KLCCP Stapled Group (a)

    17,100       31,462  

KSL Holdings Bhd*

    25,800       4,833  

Land & General Bhd

    115,900       4,149  

LBS Bina Group Bhd

    55,800       6,924  

Mah Sing Group Bhd

    68,700       14,837  

Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd

    30,200       13,909  

MKH Bhd

    17,200       5,131  

MRCB-QUILL REIT

    34,300       8,840  

Paramount Corp. Bhd

    17,200       8,579  

Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    25,800       11,205  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    137,446       34,767  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    97,905       51,166  

Sunway Bhd

    90,577       36,529  

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    60,000       26,632  

Tropicana Corp. Bhd

    25,700       5,366  

UEM Sunrise Bhd

    72,900       14,961  

UOA Development Bhd

    21,500       12,006  

YNH Property Bhd

    21,600       10,051  

YTL Hospitality REIT

    47,200       15,093  
   

 

 

 
      455,922  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico — 1.0%            

CFE Capital S de RL de CV REIT

    51,878     $ 48,673  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    36,017       51,349  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    232,788       298,530  

Grupo GICSA SAB de CV*

    46,685       14,235  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV REIT, 144A*

    46,428       48,390  

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV REIT

    47,673       72,780  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV REIT

    20,708       40,494  
   

 

 

 
      574,451  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.1%            

Wereldhave NV REIT (b)

    2,025       49,328  
   

 

 

 
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Argosy Property Ltd.

    49,847       42,891  

Goodman Property Trust REIT

    61,350       74,183  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    84,921       87,185  

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    59,286       62,606  

Property for Industry Ltd.

    30,061       40,170  

Vital Healthcare Property Trust REIT

    21,740       33,019  
   

 

 

 
      340,054  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.3%            

Entra ASA, 144A

    7,376       109,876  

Norwegian Property ASA

    13,375       17,342  

Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA

    1,804       28,852  

Selvaag Bolig ASA

    2,578       12,516  
   

 

 

 
      168,586  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 2.9%            

8990 Holdings, Inc.

    55,800       17,073  

Ayala Corp.

    17,605       310,174  

Ayala Land, Inc.

    471,126       447,092  

Belle Corp.

    258,000       11,277  

DoubleDragon Properties Corp.*

    43,000       20,939  

Filinvest Land, Inc.

    601,000       19,703  

GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

    5,497       90,948  

Megaworld Corp.

    750,600       84,901  

Robinsons Land Corp.*

    68,861       34,324  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

    849,557       648,231  

Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc.

    254,000       34,963  
   

 

 

 
      1,719,625  
   

 

 

 
Poland — 0.2%            

Dom Development SA

    473       10,096  

Echo Investment SA

    10,924       10,266  

Globalworth Poland Real Estate NV

    11,355       20,159  

Globe Trade Centre SA

    15,740       34,376  

LC Corp. SA

    26,968       17,550  
   

 

 

 
      92,447  
   

 

 

 
Romania — 0.5%            

NEPI Rockcastle PLC

    31,945       270,043  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.1%            

PIK Group PJSC

    10,128       57,278  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 5.7%            

AIMS APAC REIT

    34,500       34,842  

Ascendas Hospitality Trust (a)

    43,000       28,118  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Singapore (Continued)            

Ascendas India Trust

    47,300     $ 44,676  

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    141,950       301,154  

Ascott Residence Trust REIT

    64,400       58,020  

Bukit Sembawang Estates Ltd.

    8,700       35,272  

Cache Logistics Trust REIT

    60,000       31,605  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT

    150,423       210,932  

CapitaLand Ltd.

    154,551       361,575  

CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT

    151,101       264,579  

CapitaLand Retail China Trust REIT

    34,500       37,599  

CDL Hospitality Trusts (a)

    43,100       50,417  

City Developments Ltd.

    29,950       178,871  

ESR REIT

    111,700       43,419  

Far East Hospitality Trust (a)

    51,400       23,714  

First Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    25,700       18,673  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust REIT

    30,100       52,924  

Frasers Commercial Trust REIT

    47,200       51,440  

Frasers Hospitality Trust (a)

    43,000       22,182  

Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust REIT

    94,600       78,355  

Frasers Property Ltd.

    21,500       28,118  

GuocoLand Ltd.

    17,200       24,494  

Ho Bee Land Ltd.

    12,800       21,855  

Keppel REIT

    107,400       93,639  

Keppel DC REIT

    60,100       68,119  

Keppel-KBS US REIT

    30,197       22,195  

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust REIT

    98,800       15,075  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    72,900       62,329  

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT

    103,200       143,214  

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

    77,200       118,351  

Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT

    137,600       145,963  

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust REIT

    124,700       119,595  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    60,100       21,178  

OUE Hospitality Trust (a)

    64,400       31,584  

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    21,600       46,924  

Soilbuild Business Space REIT

    47,200       20,405  

SPH REIT

    51,500       38,914  

Starhill Global REIT

    81,700       43,629  

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    128,800       170,317  

United Industrial Corp. Ltd.

    12,800       27,714  

UOL Group Ltd.

    29,958       147,140  

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

    30,100       44,395  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.

    34,500       29,829  
   

 

 

 
      3,413,343  
   

 

 

 
South Africa — 1.3%            

Attacq Ltd. REIT

    38,105       34,002  

Equites Property Fund Ltd. REIT

    25,932       35,965  

Fortress REIT Ltd., Class B REIT

    58,124       47,194  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd. REIT

    146,744       243,843  

Hyprop Investments Ltd. REIT (b)

    13,718       66,651  

Redefine Properties Ltd. REIT (b)

    307,229       191,418  

Resilient REIT Ltd. REIT

    21,312       86,346  

SA Corporate Real Estate Ltd. REIT

    115,279       23,123  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
South Africa (Continued)            

Vukile Property Fund Ltd. REIT

    47,288     $ 67,241  
   

 

 

 
      795,783  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Korea Asset In Trust Co. Ltd.

    2,448       8,161  

Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust Co. Ltd.

    10,042       19,605  

Shinhan Alpha REIT Co. Ltd. REIT

    1,935       10,415  

SK D&D Co. Ltd.

    430       10,670  
   

 

 

 
      48,851  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 1.0%            

Aedas Homes SAU, 144A*

    1,374       34,297  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA REIT*(c)

    268       5,322  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT

    15,008       165,737  

Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA REIT

    5,012       38,258  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT

    21,656       287,416  

Neinor Homes SA, 144A*

    3,255       39,827  
   

 

 

 
      570,857  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 3.3%            

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    2,583       44,510  

Castellum AB

    15,302       289,811  

Catena AB

    1,374       37,825  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    5,184       37,203  

Fabege AB (b)

    16,043       240,126  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B*

    5,958       192,941  

FastPartner AB

    3,011       22,779  

Heba Fastighets AB, Class B*

    1,075       16,604  

Hembla AB*

    2,150       38,720  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

    9,398       86,503  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    7,291       118,973  

JM AB (b)

    3,469       69,291  

Klovern AB, Class B

    27,311       40,978  

Kungsleden AB

    11,268       86,962  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    4,194       137,491  

Nyfosa AB*

    10,108       63,725  

Pandox AB

    5,053       82,826  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    3,637       30,916  

Sagax AB, Class B

    8,039       73,149  

Sagax AB, Class D

    5,699       20,958  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    12,385       125,058  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (b)

    8,322       120,669  
   

 

 

 
      1,978,018  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 1.4%            

Allreal Holding AG*

    859       139,715  

Mobimo Holding AG

    387       92,725  

PSP Swiss Property AG

    2,320       258,790  

Swiss Prime Site AG*

    4,460       361,819  
   

 

 

 
      853,049  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 1.0%            

Cathay No. 1 REIT

    71,987       34,476  

Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.

    28,987       26,775  

Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.

    14,493       41,490  

Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd.

    14,493       18,201  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Taiwan (Continued)            

Fubon No. 1 REIT

    28,987     $ 13,754  

Fubon No. 2 REIT

    43,198       17,969  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    66,921       103,305  

Hong Pu Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.

    14,495       9,331  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    14,493       39,290  

Huang Hsiang Construction Corp.

    14,493       13,662  

Hung Sheng Construction Ltd.

    28,987       19,989  

KEE TAI Properties Co. Ltd.

    28,987       11,233  

Kindom Construction Corp.

    28,987       25,904  

Kuoyang Construction Co. Ltd.

    28,987       11,508  

O-Bank No1 Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    171,987       49,726  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    86,939       32,314  

Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.*

    43,478       19,117  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    35,030       45,322  

Shin Kong No.1 REIT

    57,641       30,724  

Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.*

    28,987       9,399  

Sinyi Realty, Inc.

    14,493       15,404  

Taiwan Land Development Corp.*

    43,479       13,754  
   

 

 

 
      602,647  
   

 

 

 
Thailand — 2.1%            

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR

    55,700       38,368  

Ananda Development PCL, NVDR

    90,300       10,386  

AP Thailand PCL, NVDR

    137,500       33,672  

Bangkok Land PCL, NVDR

    897,000       44,783  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    196,600       442,618  

Frasers Property Thailand PCL, NVDR

    17,100       9,780  

Golden Land Property Development PCL, NVDR

    25,800       6,848  

Golden Ventures Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust REIT (c)

    12,700       6,381  

Grand Canal Land PCL, NVDR*

    137,400       12,938  

IMPACT Growth Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    77,200       57,569  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    436,700       146,268  

LH Hotel Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust, Class F REIT

    10,900       6,441  

LPN Development PCL, NVDR

    81,600       17,920  

MBK PCL, NVDR

    68,600       45,737  

Noble Development PCL

    21,400       12,104  

Origin Property PCL, NVDR

    60,200       13,506  

Platinum Group PCL, NVDR

    103,200       18,750  

Principal Capital PCL, NVDR*

    98,700       13,473  

Property Perfect PCL, NVDR

    475,400       11,717  

Pruksa Holding PCL, NVDR

    47,300       30,191  

Quality Houses PCL, NVDR

    475,900       45,413  

Sansiri PCL, NVDR

    935,500       41,679  

SC Asset Corp. PCL, NVDR

    98,700       8,670  

Siam Future Development PCL, NVDR

    72,740       14,710  

Singha Estate PCL, NVDR

    154,800       15,848  

Supalai PCL, NVDR

    81,700       57,569  

U City PCL, NVDR*

    163,300       10,629  

Univentures PCL, NVDR

    34,400       6,522  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    475,900       64,060  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Thailand (Continued)            

WHA Premium Growth Freehold & Leasehold Real Estate InvestmentTrust, Class F REIT

    85,900     $ 39,628  
   

 

 

 
      1,284,178  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.1%            

AKIS Gayrimenkul Yatirimi AS REIT

    9,398       3,543  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT

    142,930       27,921  

Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS REIT*

    27,956       4,551  

Yeni Gimat Gayrimenkul Ortakligi AS

    7,767       10,914  
   

 

 

 
      46,929  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 5.8%            

Assura PLC REIT

    144,133       116,447  

Big Yellow Group PLC REIT

    9,399       120,597  

British Land Co. PLC REIT

    58,037       390,620  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    38,748       106,272  

Countrywide PLC*

    80,853       4,219  

Derwent London PLC REIT

    6,257       253,624  

Empiric Student Property PLC REIT

    35,415       40,798  

Grainger PLC

    37,006       117,166  

Great Portland Estates PLC REIT

    14,105       127,823  

Hammerson PLC REIT

    44,750       152,796  

Hansteen Holdings PLC REIT

    24,901       29,220  

Intu Properties PLC REIT (b)

    47,501       55,500  

Land Securities Group PLC REIT

    41,200       430,279  

LondonMetric Property PLC REIT

    42,174       108,545  

Primary Health Properties PLC REIT

    66,275       114,273  

Safestore Holdings PLC REIT

    11,912       95,263  

Savills PLC

    8,624       92,066  

Segro PLC REIT

    60,410       531,158  

Shaftesbury PLC REIT

    9,571       99,281  

St. Modwen Properties PLC

    11,398       62,492  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC REIT

    99,969       186,733  

UNITE Group PLC REIT

    15,382       184,084  

Workspace Group PLC REIT

    7,288       81,019  
   

 

 

 
      3,500,275  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $60,504,894)

      59,521,557  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
South Korea — 0.0%    

CJ Corp.*(c)

    1       7  
   

 

 

 
Sweden — 0.1%            

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

    645       12,707  

Klovern AB (b)

    988       34,829  
   

 

 

 
      47,536  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $47,886)

      47,543  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Singapore — 0.0%    

Frasers Centrepoint Trust*, expires 6/13/19
(Cost $0)

    846       43  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
WARRANTS — 0.0%    
Thailand — 0.0%    

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR*, expires 11/29/19
(Cost $0)

    488     $ 13  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.1%    

iShares Global REIT ETF

    900       23,805  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

    550       31,603  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $56,124)

      55,408
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.7%

 

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (d)(e)
(Cost $412,237)

    412,237       412,237  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.1%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)
(Cost $76,925)

    76,925     $ 76,925  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.5%

   

(Cost $61,098,066)

    $ 60,113,726  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.5%)

      (265,211
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 59,848,515  
   

 

 

 
 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS 0.0%

   
 

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF (f)

 
          2,924       (3,255     331             60                    
                 
 

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF (f)

 
          21,604       (21,341       (263         —       133                    
                 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.7%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (d)(e)

   
    5,713       406,524 (g)                        1,816             412,237       412,237  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.1%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (d)

   
          7,896,413       (7,819,488                 3,180           —       76,925       76,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      5,713         8,327,465         (7,844,084     68         —         5,189         —         489,162         489,162  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

Stapled Security — A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

(b)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $491,391, which is 0.8% of net assets.

(c)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(d)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(e)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $104,033.

(f)

Affiliated fund advised by DBX Advisors LLC.

(g)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

NVDR:   Non Voting Depositary Receipt
PJSC:   Public Joint Stock Company
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

MSCI EAFE Futures

   USD    1    $ 93,995      $90,895      6/21/2019      $ (3,100

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

USD   U.S. Dollar

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (h)

     $ 59,509,854      $        $ 11,703        $ 59,521,557  

Preferred Stocks (h)

       47,536                 7          47,543  

Rights

       43                          43  

Warrants

       13                          13  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       55,408                          55,408  

Short-Term Investments (h)

       489,162                          489,162  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 60,102,016      $   —        $ 11,710        $ 60,113,726  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (i)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (3,100    $        $   —        $ (3,100
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (3,100    $        $        $ (3,100
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(h)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(i)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%    
Communication Services — 8.9%    

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    1,100     $ 22,633  

COLOPL, Inc.

    800       5,548  

CyberAgent, Inc.

    1,100       42,349  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    300       13,802  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    900       18,170  

Dentsu, Inc.

    2,100       68,662  

Dip Corp. (a)

    400       6,035  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

    4,400       13,616  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

    2,600       40,901  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

    1,200       24,337  

KDDI Corp.

    16,400       421,196  

Konami Holdings Corp.

    800       37,725  

Mixi, Inc.

    700       14,777  

Nexon Co. Ltd.*

    4,700       69,997  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,100       392,079  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    10,000       448,169  

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    1,400       20,102  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

    11,900       273,511  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    6,300       594,750  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       31,706  

Toho Co. Ltd.

    1,400       60,088  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

    11,300       32,576  
   

 

 

 
      2,652,729  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary — 15.3%            

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    400       24,978  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    400       9,837  

Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd.

    1,900       63,085  

Asics Corp.

    1,700       18,758  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    1,800       88,529  

Bic Camera, Inc.

    1,000       10,426  

Bridgestone Corp.

    6,200       231,783  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    1,400       15,615  

Daikyonishikawa Corp.

    600       4,471  

Denso Corp.

    4,000       154,805  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    200       115,625  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    800       11,362  

Haseko Corp.

    2,800       27,929  

Heiwa Corp.

    800       16,394  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

    300       60,843  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    15,500       378,453  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,300       20,618  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    5,500       60,787  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    500       21,368  

J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    2,400       25,089  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    900       41,778  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    1,800       17,125  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    1,300       27,108  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    5,500       53,772  

NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd.

    1,300       22,881  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    1,700       12,495  

Nifco, Inc.

    1,100       27,608  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    21,900       148,172  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       95,234  

Nojima Corp.

    500       8,427  

NOK Corp.

    900       11,563  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Discretionary (Continued)            

Oriental Land Co. Ltd.

    2,100     $ 256,274  

PALTAC CORPORATION

    300       15,473  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    900       55,703  

Panasonic Corp.

    20,900       166,469  

Pressance Corp.

    400       5,029  

Rakuten, Inc.

    8,000       83,629  

Resorttrust, Inc.

    1,000       15,492  

Rinnai Corp.

    500       32,788  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    300       54,350  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,800       55,893  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    6,300       101,049  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    700       17,407  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    300       22,933  

Shimano, Inc.

    800       122,606  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,000       35,330  

Sony Corp.

    9,800       474,498  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    900       20,607  

Starts Corp., Inc.

    400       9,413  

Subaru Corp.

    5,700       132,401  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    7,000       84,554  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    1,100       12,492  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    1,400       15,525  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    3,300       156,771  

T-Gaia Corp.

    300       4,846  

Topre Corp.

    500       7,930  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    900       15,741  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    900       11,041  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    1,800       92,673  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    6,946       408,411  

TPR Co. Ltd.

    400       6,510  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    600       14,683  

United Arrows Ltd.

    300       9,961  

USS Co. Ltd.

    2,200       41,801  

Yamaha Corp.

    900       40,493  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,800       48,044  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.

    900       15,037  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       14,538  

ZOZO, Inc.

    2,300       39,571  
   

 

 

 
      4,544,884  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples — 9.6%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    7,300       126,233  

Ain Holdings, Inc.

    300       22,933  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    4,200       71,447  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,700       162,790  

Calbee, Inc.

    1,000       28,368  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. (a)

    100       15,805  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

    400       8,661  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    600       28,515  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,100       50,597  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    10,700       245,634  

Kao Corp.

    4,600       359,272  

Kewpie Corp.

    1,000       22,390  

Kikkoman Corp.

    1,100       45,641  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,800       190,873  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    600       44,651  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    400       18,402  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Kose Corp.

    400     $ 63,256  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       12,747  

Lawson, Inc.

    600       28,018  

Lion Corp.

    2,800       54,259  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    600       18,264  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       23,615  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,300       91,117  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

    700       31,656  

NH Foods Ltd.

    1,000       40,433  

Nichirei Corp.

    1,000       24,444  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    2,700       16,413  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       48,483  

Pigeon Corp.

    900       34,276  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

    800       22,141  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,700       259,988  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    3,600       259,717  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       27,271  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    800       20,056  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    900       37,426  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    900       35,146  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

    400       32,088  

Unicharm Corp.

    3,700       111,060  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       14,036  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    1,400       79,687  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    300       14,368  
   

 

 

 
      2,842,177  
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.1%            

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800       15,753  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,500       42,482  

Inpex Corp.

    10,300       83,368  

Iwatani Corp.

    600       19,645  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

    32,000       152,816  
   

 

 

 
      314,064  
   

 

 

 
Financials — 10.2%            

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    1,200       19,198  

Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)

    1,000       24,306  

Chiba Bank Ltd.

    6,400       30,710  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    12,000       45,977  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    10,200       147,868  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    14,600       63,792  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    300       2,442  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    300       14,617  

Hiroshima Bank Ltd.

    2,900       14,877  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

    200       4,235  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

    5,200       80,652  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

    3,800       15,014  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    1,000       9,413  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

    9,700       24,390  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    83,900       387,219  

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd.

    4,000       19,968  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    250,700       354,894  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    5,000       158,692  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    32,600       102,777  

Orient Corp.

    5,000       5,158  

ORIX Corp.

    12,400       175,307  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    20,500       86,833  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Financials (Continued)            

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    2,200     $ 50,879  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    6,000       15,363  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    1,000       14,211  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

    4,700       37,228  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    3,200       121,192  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       26,614  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    11,800       411,139  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    3,500       128,460  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    5,500       57,520  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.

    2,200       6,768  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    6,700       333,288  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    500       20,262  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    800       30,652  
   

 

 

 
      3,041,915  
   

 

 

 
Health Care — 9.4%            

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    2,000       50,380  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    1,000       51,209  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    17,000       228,989  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,800       120,028  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    5,500       266,198  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    2,200       129,335  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

    600       24,094  

Hoya Corp.

    3,600       250,599  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    500       23,670  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.

    2,400       45,314  

M3, Inc.

    3,800       71,818  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    1,900       41,141  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

    1,800       21,270  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    1,000       28,782  

Olympus Corp.

    11,700       138,471  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,400       77,808  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,400       114,174  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,300       47,505  

Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    600       30,891  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    2,600       142,243  

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

    600       25,531  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd.

    1,200       24,635  

Sysmex Corp.

    1,200       83,213  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    16,500       557,573  

Terumo Corp.

    5,600       159,271  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       11,186  

Tsumura & Co.

    800       22,289  
   

 

 

 
      2,787,617  
   

 

 

 
Industrials — 23.1%            

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    300       8,662  

AGC, Inc.

    1,700       54,723  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    800       26,489  

Amada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,100       31,978  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    3,300       110,512  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    1,700       354,561  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    900       21,627  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    900       45,342  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    2,600       316,813  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd. (a)

    1,000       12,452  

East Japan Railway Co.

    3,500       332,351  

Ebara Corp.

    900       23,011  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

en-japan, Inc.

    400     $ 14,165  

FANUC Corp.

    1,800       306,286  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    900       30,090  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    800       21,397  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    2,400       86,429  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    500       12,692  

Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.

    300       9,933  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    1,300       8,513  

Hino Motors Ltd.

    2,400       19,032  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    800       18,649  

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

    600       17,822  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    600       45,425  

ITOCHU Corp.

    13,000       239,346  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    3,200       100,590  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,600       16,976  

Kajima Corp.

    5,100       69,942  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    400       8,882  

Kanematsu Corp.

    900       10,163  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,100       24,649  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,000       43,150  

Keio Corp.

    1,000       66,682  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,100       41,133  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600       76,629  

Komatsu Ltd.

    8,200       182,503  

Kubota Corp.

    10,100       154,465  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    400       10,621  

Kyowa Exeo Corp.

    1,000       23,514  

Kyudenko Corp.

    600       17,020  

Maeda Corp.

    1,200       9,759  

Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd.

    900       18,112  

Makita Corp.

    2,300       80,709  

Marubeni Corp.

    18,200       114,556  

Meitec Corp.

    300       14,285  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    3,300       48,508  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    2,300       54,251  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    12,800       333,985  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    19,000       238,080  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    3,200       140,379  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    14,900       230,207  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    1,100       23,515  

Nabtesco Corp.

    1,000       25,282  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    1,700       46,941  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    2,300       31,225  

Nichias Corp.

    700       11,734  

Nidec Corp.

    2,300       287,884  

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

    1,000       24,895  

Nippo Corp.

    800       15,613  

Nippon Express Co. Ltd.

    900       47,994  

Nippon Steel Trading Corp.

    200       7,709  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    200       3,828  

NSK Ltd.

    3,500       28,142  

Obara Group, Inc.

    200       6,548  

Obayashi Corp.

    6,100       56,070  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    3,300       81,455  

OSG Corp.

    900       17,034  

Park24 Co. Ltd.

    900       16,910  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    2,600       11,566  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Industrials (Continued)            

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,600     $ 34,070  

Pilot Corp.

    500       18,720  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,800       408,846  

Sankyu, Inc.

    500       25,328  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    2,500       24,983  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,900       162,552  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

    2,000       33,488  

Shimizu Corp.

    6,300       51,352  

SMC Corp.

    600       197,670  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    700       33,848  

Sojitz Corp.

    9,700       31,179  

Sotetsu Holdings, Inc.

    900       25,033  

Sumitomo Corp.

    10,700       154,575  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,000       31,729  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,200       6,808  

Tadano Ltd.

    1,300       12,596  

Taisei Corp.

    2,000       73,037  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    500       8,252  

TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.

    500       25,697  

THK Co. Ltd.

    1,000       20,511  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,800       52,388  

Toda Corp.

    2,500       13,792  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    100       706  

Tokyu Corp.

    5,300       94,016  

TOTO Ltd.

    1,100       40,981  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    2,000       57,748  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    400       12,010  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,500       117,430  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,300       66,897  
   

 

 

 
      6,878,637  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 10.2%            

Advantest Corp.

    900       21,146  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    1,500       24,868  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    2,500       42,897  

Canon, Inc.

    10,100       285,116  

Disco Corp.

    300       41,916  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    200       6,484  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,800       121,934  

GMO internet, Inc.

    1,000       15,574  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    1,300       46,696  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    305       33,428  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

    600       25,558  

Hitachi Ltd.

    8,400       285,171  

Horiba Ltd. (a)

    500       23,348  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    1,000       24,831  

Keyence Corp.

    900       509,869  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

    3,900       34,411  

Kyocera Corp.

    2,900       176,925  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    5,700       247,004  

NEC Corp.

    2,500       92,678  

Nihon Unisys Ltd.

    800       26,120  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    900       44,016  

NS Solutions Corp.

    400       12,471  

NTT Data Corp.

    5,100       61,064  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    700       84,651  

Omron Corp.

    1,900       90,297  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Information Technology (Continued)            

Oracle Corp. (a)

    500     $ 34,953  

Otsuka Corp.

    1,000       38,821  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

    1,800       8,206  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       17,223  

SCSK Corp.

    700       33,847  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    2,400       35,367  

Shimadzu Corp.

    2,500       62,652  

SUMCO Corp.

    2,000       22,160  

TDK Corp.

    1,000       68,156  

TIS, Inc.

    600       29,841  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,200       163,463  

Trend Micro, Inc.

    900       40,410  

Ulvac, Inc.

    300       8,607  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    2,100       60,926  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,700       33,084  
   

 

 

 
      3,036,189  
   

 

 

 
Materials — 5.8%            

Air Water, Inc.

    1,200       17,883  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    12,800       131,920  

Daicel Corp.

    3,100       26,410  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    1,000       28,644  

DIC Corp.

    900       21,925  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       12,489  

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

    900       24,088  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

    1,900       18,934  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    5,200       72,223  

JSR Corp.

    1,700       24,191  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    2,000       37,891  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    3,100       35,575  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    11,700       76,649  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

    1,700       21,216  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    1,100       28,702  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    1,400       30,779  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    1,000       11,071  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,100       15,040  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

    1,600       63,366  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    8,000       133,106  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    900       38,213  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    1,200       52,498  

NOF Corp.

    1,000       36,058  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    7,900       41,037  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,300       274,972  

Showa Denko KK (a)

    1,300       35,764  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    14,800       64,066  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    2,700       71,171  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    1,300       38,434  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

    1,700       31,879  

Teijin Ltd.

    1,200       19,596  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    500       3,827  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    14,500       99,747  

Tosoh Corp.

    3,100       39,344  

Ube Industries Ltd.

    1,000       19,167  

Zeon Corp.

    1,600       15,120  
   

 

 

 
      1,712,995  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Real Estate — 3.5%            

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    900     $ 13,221  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    700       91,130  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    5,600       167,678  

Hulic Co. Ltd. (a)

    3,600       28,581  

Ichigo, Inc.

    2,400       7,250  

Leopalace21 Corp.*(a)

    2,200       6,464  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    12,700       233,589  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    10,100       244,791  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

    900       18,518  

Open House Co. Ltd.

    400       16,523  

Relo Group, Inc.

    1,000       26,802  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    4,100       151,312  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,900       19,827  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    5,200       29,023  
   

 

 

 
      1,054,709  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.6%            

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    5,600       76,412  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    1,500       32,894  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    7,800       90,913  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,600       35,511  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    500       11,872  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,200       56,794  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    900       35,064  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,300       43,881  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,500       86,956  
   

 

 

 
      470,297  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $32,589,201)

      29,336,213  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.3%    

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (b)(c) (Cost $90,435)

    90,435       90,435  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.0%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares” , 2.35% (b)
(Cost $2,441)

    2,441       2,441  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.0%

(Cost $32,682,077)

    $ 29,429,089  

Other assets and liabilities, net — 1.0%

      287,638  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 29,716,727  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
5/31/2018
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.3%

   
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (b)(c)

   
      —       90,435 (d)        —         —         —       1,219         —       90,435       90,435  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.0%

   
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (b)

   
        —         1,285,344         (1,282,903         —           —       404         —       2,441       2,441  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      —       1,375,779       (1,282,903       —         —         1,623           —         92,876         92,876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $245,241, which is 0.8% of net assets.

(b)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(c)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $167,564.

(d)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

At May 31, 2019, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Contract Description

   Currency      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Contract
Value
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

JPX-Nikkei 400 Index Futures

     JPY        29      $ 374,853      $ 358,176        6/13/2019      $ (23,540

For information on the Fund’s policy and additional disclosures regarding open futures contracts, please refer to the Derivatives section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Currency Abbreviations

 

JPY   Japanese Yen

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (e)

     $ 29,336,213      $   —        $   —        $ 29,336,213  

Short-Term Investments (e)

       92,876          —            —          92,876  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 29,429,089      $   —        $   —        $ 29,429,089  
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

     Level 1      Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivatives (f)

                 

Futures Contracts

     $ (23,540    $   —        $   —        $ (23,540
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ (23,540    $   —        $   —        $ (23,540
    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(e)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

(f)

Derivatives include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
COMMON STOCKS — 92.8%    
Canada — 0.4%    

Canacol Energy Ltd.*

    1,634     $ 4,944  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    361       3,917  

Trevali Mining Corp.*

    7,340       1,547  
   

 

 

 
      10,408  
   

 

 

 
Chile — 20.1%            

AES Gener SA

    27,374       6,737  

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    24,347       13,482  

Banco de Chile

    282,157       40,650  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    443       28,509  

Banco Santander Chile

    614,088       43,393  

Besalco SA

    3,366       2,904  

CAP SA

    640       6,373  

Cencosud SA

    13,329       24,319  

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA

    1,376       18,683  

Cia Sud Americana de Vapores SA*

    102,780       2,938  

Colbun SA

    73,472       13,873  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA*

    1,406       13,461  

Empresas CMPC SA

    10,474       27,925  

Empresas COPEC SA

    3,975       41,268  

Enel Americas SA

    291,628       46,609  

Enel Chile SA

    261,195       24,005  

Engie Energia Chile SA

    4,903       8,183  

Forus SA

    816       1,962  

Grupo Security SA

    9,491       3,598  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    3,524       4,935  

Inversiones La Construccion SA

    326       5,344  

Itau CorpBanca

    1,431,236       11,180  

Latam Airlines Group SA

    2,823       24,835  

Parque Arauco SA

    5,460       14,287  

Ripley Corp. SA

    7,210       5,150  

SACI Falabella

    7,538       45,631  

Salfacorp SA

    3,351       3,871  

SMU SA

    21,177       5,338  

SONDA SA

    4,703       6,160  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    3,478       6,936  
   

 

 

 
      502,539  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 9.2%            

Almacenes Exito SA

    2,066       8,643  

Banco de Bogota SA

    266       5,209  

Bancolombia SA

    2,670       29,628  

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

    457       1,646  

Celsia SA ESP

    5,522       6,947  

Cementos Argos SA

    5,210       11,269  

CEMEX Latam Holdings SA*

    1,998       2,727  

Constructora Conconcreto SA*

    3,266       467  

Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA*

    920       6,371  

Ecopetrol SA

    57,438       47,121  

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota*

    5,376       373  

Grupo Argos SA

    3,322       17,071  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    2,770       27,335  

Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP

    32,064       20,169  

Grupo Nutresa SA

    2,368       17,480  
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Colombia (Continued)            

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    5,218     $ 25,081  

Mineros SA

    1,054       732  

Tecnoglass, Inc.

    170       1,219  
   

 

 

 
      229,488  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 49.3%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    24,128       22,010  

Alsea SAB de CV*

    4,183       8,167  

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L

    267,763       188,280  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    3,509       18,742  

Banco del Bajio SA, 144A

    5,680       10,968  

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand

    14,538       21,275  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    3,541       6,453  

Cemex SAB de CV, Series CPO*

    120,419       49,060  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    4,178       26,038  

Concentradora Fibra Danhos SA de CV REIT

    2,278       2,787  

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV REIT, 144A

    6,896       3,091  

Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de CV REIT

    3,639       3,104  

Consorcio ARA SAB de CV

    5,450       1,156  

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A*

    5,045       4,268  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    4,740       6,758  

Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER

    2,328       2,703  

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV, Class C1

    1,490       8,336  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV REIT

    25,249       32,380  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    15,473       143,751  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B*

    5,419       4,559  

Gentera SAB de CV

    8,971       7,891  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    1,681       16,021  

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV*

    2,316       2,113  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    2,600       15,682  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    2,845       27,823  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    1,653       26,081  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    13,013       26,243  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    3,630       13,351  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

    1,275       6,861  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    2,886       4,862  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    20,644       112,202  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O

    18,475       24,493  

Grupo GICSA SAB de CV*

    3,386       1,032  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

    1,766       3,615  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    27,868       69,501  

Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CV*

    1,262       1,162  

Grupo Televisa SAB, Series CPO

    19,121       35,587  

Hoteles City Express SAB de CV*

    3,136       3,388  

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV, Series B

    1,432       6,298  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

    1,107       12,379  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Mexico (Continued)            

Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV

    4,271     $ 17,379  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A*

    12,125       21,856  

La Comer SAB de CV*

    3,708       4,010  

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV REIT, 144A*

    6,308       6,575  

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV, Series CPO

    2,480       10,232  

Mexichem SAB de CV

    8,353       17,467  

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV REIT

    6,260       9,557  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV REIT

    3,001       5,868  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    1,814       17,649  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    1,445       3,847  

Regional SAB de CV

    1,822       8,819  

Telesites SAB de CV*

    11,022       7,188  

TV Azteca SAB de CV, Series CPO

    8,020       716  

Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR

    772       1,763  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    41,672       117,527  
   

 

 

 
      1,230,924  
   

 

 

 
Peru — 13.8%            

Alicorp SAA

    7,656       24,183  

BBVA Banco Continental SA

    4,478       4,839  

Bolsa de Valores de Lima SAA, Class A

    1,348       1,080  

Casa Grande SAA

    388       374  

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA

    2,444       4,223  

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    2,436       36,954  

Credicorp Ltd.

    766       171,431  

Enel Distribucion Peru SAA

    1,464       2,308  

Ferreycorp SAA

    11,022       7,100  

Grana y Montero SAA*

    5,526       3,281  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    2,715       5,304  

InRetail Peru Corp., 144A

    348       12,580  

Intercorp Financial Services, Inc.

    319       13,991  

Luz del Sur SAA

    1,114       4,101  

Minsur SA

    11,002       5,161  

Nexa Resources Atacocha SAA, Class B*

    3,190       189  

Refineria La Pampilla SAA Relapasa*

    18,032       616  

Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA

    240       4,752  

Southern Copper Corp. (a)

    961       32,415  

Union Andina de Cementos SAA

    6,135       4,517  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA

    25,862       3,685  
   

 

 

 
      343,084  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,335,916)

      2,316,443  
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.7%    
Chile — 1.9%            

Coca-Cola Embonor SA, Class B

    1,748       3,808  

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B

    3,305       11,031  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B

    1,065       32,238  
   

 

 

 
      47,077  
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
Colombia — 4.7%            

Banco Davivienda SA

    1,164     $ 13,179  

Bancolombia SA

    5,263       61,681  

Cementos Argos SA

    2,412       4,365  

Grupo Argos SA

    2,556       10,905  

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA

    46,398       16,176  

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

    1,288       11,579  
   

 

 

 
      117,885  
   

 

 

 
Panama — 0.1%            

Avianca Holdings SA

    3,864       1,789  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $166,203)

      166,751  
   

 

 

 
RIGHTS — 0.0%    
Canada — 0.0%    

Pan American Silver Corp. CVR*(b) (Cost $0)

    1,874       1,012  
   

 

 

 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.3%    

iShares MSCI Chile ETF

    43       1,656  

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (a)

    80       3,434  

iShares MSCI Peru ETF

    46       1,611  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $6,987)

      6,701  
   

 

 

 
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 0.1%

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares” , 2.29% (c)(d) (Cost $1,320)

    1,320       1,320  
   

 

 

 
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 0.2%    

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c) (Cost $4,441)

    4,441       4,441  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%

   

(Cost $2,514,867)

    $ 2,496,668  

Other assets and liabilities, net — (0.1%)

      (2,293
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,494,375  
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Schedule of Investments

 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (Continued)

May 31, 2019

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the year ended May 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Value ($) at
10/30/2018
(Commencement
of Operations)
    Purchases
Cost ($)
    Sales
Proceeds ($)
    Net Realized
Gain/(Loss) ($)
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($)
    Income ($)     Capital Gain
Distributions
($)
    Number of
Shares at
5/31/2019
    Value ($) at
5/31/2019
 
 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL 0.1%

 
 

DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio “DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares”, 2.29% (c)(d)

 
      —       1,320 (e)        —         —         —       32         —       1,320       1,320  
                 
 

CASH EQUIVALENTS 0.2%

 
 

DWS Government Money Market Series “Institutional Shares”, 2.35% (c)

 
      —       881,100       (876,659       —         —       131         —       4,441       4,441  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        —         882,420         (876,659         —           —         163           —         5,761         5,761  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. In addition, “Other assets and liabilities, net” may include pending sales that are also on loan. The value of securities loaned at May 31, 2019 amounted to $32,540, which is 1.3% of net assets.

(b)

Investment was valued using significant unobservable inputs.

(c)

Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d)

Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates. In addition, the Fund held non-cash U.S. Treasury securities collateral having a value of $32,547.

(e)

Represents the net increase (purchase cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended May 31, 2019.

 

ADR:   American Depositary Receipt
CPO:   Ordinary Participation Certificates
CVR:   Contingent Value Rights
REIT:   Real Estate Investment Trust
144A:   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

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 level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments. For information on the Fund’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Assets

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (f)

     $ 2,316,443        $   —        $        $ 2,316,443  

Preferred Stocks (f)

       166,751                            166,751  

Rights

                         1,012          1,012  

Exchange-Traded Funds

       6,701                            6,701  

Short-Term Investments (f)

       5,761                            5,761  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $ 2,495,656        $        $ 1,012        $ 2,496,668  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(f)

See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

May 31, 2019

 

     Xtrackers
Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
International

Real Estate ETF
    Xtrackers
Japan
JPX-Nikkei
400 Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Latin
America Pacific
Alliance ETF
 

Assets

        

Investment in non-affiliated securities at value

   $ 2,096,673     $ 59,624,564     $ 29,336,213     $ 2,490,907  

Investment in affiliated securities at value

     5,922                    

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series

     56       76,925       2,441       4,441  

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio*

     113,653       412,237       90,435       1,320  

Foreign currency at value

     470       70,705       39,944       3,831  

Deposit with broker for futures contracts

           4,500       10,438        
Receivables:         

Investment securities sold

           6,904       10,039        

Capital shares

           2,253,141              

Dividends

     3,546       115,948       326,745       684  

Interest

           455       6       7  

Securities lending income

     369       1,499       55       8  

Foreign tax reclaim

     2,746       4,129              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,223,435     $ 62,571,007     $ 29,816,316     $ 2,501,198  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Due to custodian

   $     $ 8     $ 3     $  

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     113,653       412,237       90,435       1,320  
Payables:         

Investment securities purchased

           2,305,612             4,516  

Investment advisory fees

     167       2,271       2,313       987  

Variation margin on futures contracts

           775       6,838        

Deferred foreign tax payable

           1,589              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     113,820       2,722,492       99,589       6,823  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 2,109,615     $ 59,848,515     $ 29,716,727     $ 2,494,375  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

        

Paid-in capital

   $ 2,615,058     $ 61,317,331     $ 34,691,082     $ 2,394,088  

Distributable earnings (loss)

     (505,443     (1,468,816 )**      (4,974,355     100,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets, at value

   $ 2,109,615     $ 59,848,515     $ 29,716,727     $ 2,494,375  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     100,001       2,150,001       1,150,001       100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

   $ 21.10     $ 27.84     $ 25.84     $ 24.94  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in non-affiliated securities at cost

   $ 2,264,404     $ 60,608,904     $ 32,589,201     $ 2,509,106  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in affiliated securities at cost

   $ 11,033     $     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Value of securities loaned

   $ 112,483     $ 491,391     $ 245,241     $ 32,540  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government Money Market Series at cost

   $ 56     $ 76,925     $ 2,441     $ 4,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio at cost*

   $ 113,653     $ 412,237     $ 90,435     $ 1,320  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash collateral for securities on loan

   $ 18,253     $ 104,033     $ 167,564     $ 32,547  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 470     $ 70,795     $ 41,483     $ 3,875  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
*

Represents collateral on securities loaned.

**

Net of deferred foreign taxes of $1,589.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Operations

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2019

 

     Xtrackers
Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
International

Real Estate ETF
    Xtrackers
Japan
JPX-Nikkei
400 Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Latin
America Pacific
Alliance ETF (1)
 

Investment Income

        

Unaffiliated dividend income*

   $ 64,092     $ 362,415     $ 588,524     $ 60,244  

Affiliated dividend income**

     108                    

Income distributions from affiliated funds

     12       3,373       404       131  

Unaffiliated non-cash dividend income

     5,932                    

Affiliated securities lending income

     1,341       1,816       1,219       32  

Unaffiliated securities lending income, net of borrower rebates

           481       1,044       49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     71,485       368,085       591,191       60,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment advisory fees

     2,260       24,021       54,036       9,130  

Other expenses

     57       57       57       29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,317       24,078       54,093       9,159  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived (see note 3):

        

Waiver

     (177     (1,086     (5,384     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,140       22,992       48,709       9,153  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

     69,345       345,093       542,482       51,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments

     (32,441     119,930       (4,041,338     83,838  

Investments in affiliates

           68              

In-kind redemptions

     (310,276     49,567       (11,878,616     175,981  

In-kind redemptions in affiliates

     (5,850                  

Futures contracts

     (765     (5,712     (83,136      

Foreign currency transactions

     (67     (5,677     (6,720     4,220  

Forward foreign currency contracts

           102,847              

Payments by Affiliates (see note 8)

                 117,653        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (349,399     261,023       (15,892,157     264,039  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments***

     (140,891     (1,457,443     (3,164,096     (18,199

Investments in affiliates

     87                    

Futures contracts

           (5,258     (26,939      

Foreign currency translations

     (116     (122     5,991       (39

Forward foreign currency contracts

           (4,146            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (140,920     (1,466,969     (3,185,044     (18,238
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (490,319     (1,205,946     (19,077,201     245,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (420,974   $ (860,853   $ (18,534,719   $ 297,104  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*   Unaffiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 13,004     $ 33,357     $ 75,230     $ 8,453  

**   Affiliated foreign tax withheld

   $ 28     $     $     $  

***  Net of change in deferred foreign taxes

   $     $ 1,589     $     $  

 

(1)

For the period October 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Xtrackers Eurozone
Equity ETF
    Xtrackers International
Real Estate ETF
 
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 69,345     $ 73,278     $ 345,093     $ 88,547  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (349,399     35,234       261,023       283,469  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (140,920     (90,620     (1,466,969     169,023  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (420,974     17,892       (860,853     541,039  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

    (71,498     (39,480 )*      (73,382     (110,378 )* 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

    3,138,077       1,199,116       57,853,274       1,474,842  

Value of shares redeemed

    (2,896,381     (1,211,441     (1,445,829     (1,462,688
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

    241,696       (12,325     56,407,445       12,154  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    (250,776     (33,913     55,473,210       442,815  

Net Assets

       

Beginning of year

    2,360,391       2,394,304       4,375,305       3,932,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 2,109,615     $ 2,360,391 **    $ 59,848,515     $ 4,375,305 ** 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

    100,001       100,001       150,001       150,001  

Shares sold

    150,000       50,000       2,050,000       50,000  

Shares redeemed

    (150,000     (50,000     (50,000     (50,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

    100,001       100,001       2,150,001       150,001  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $49,311 and $15,764, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

     Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei
400 Equity ETF
    Xtrackers
MSCI Latin
America Pacific
Alliance ETF
 
     Year Ended
May 31, 2019
    Year Ended
May 31, 2018
    For the Period
October 30,
2018 (1) to
May 31, 2019
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

      

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 542,482     $ 266,539     $ 51,303  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (15,892,157     (409,463     264,039  

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (3,185,044     (453,905     (18,238
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (18,534,719     (596,829     297,104  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

     (378,111     (232,909 )*      (21,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

      

Proceeds from shares sold

     222,178,697       118,182,133       4,934,832  

Value of shares redeemed

     (301,398,584           (2,716,299
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

     (79,219,887     118,182,133       2,218,533  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (98,132,717     117,352,395       2,494,375  

Net Assets

      

Beginning of period

     127,849,444       10,497,049        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 29,716,727     $ 127,849,444 **    $ 2,494,375  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

      

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     4,350,001       400,001        

Shares sold

     7,800,000       3,950,000       200,001  

Shares redeemed

     (11,000,000           (100,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     1,150,001       4,350,001       100,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commencement of Operations.

*

Includes distributions from net investment income.

**

Includes undistributed net investment income of $193,542.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,      Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
       
   2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 23.60     $ 23.94     $ 20.25      $ 25.00    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     0.65       0.73       0.74        0.53    

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (2.52     (0.68     3.74        (4.99  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total from investment operations

     (1.87     0.05       4.48        (4.46  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   
Less distributions from:

 

 

Net investment income

     (0.63     (0.39     (0.79      (0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total distributions

     (0.63     (0.39     (0.79      (0.29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 21.10     $ 23.60     $ 23.94      $ 20.25    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total Return (%)

     (8.09 )(c)      0.22 (c)      23.01        (17.94 )**   

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2       2       2        2    

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.10       0.27       0.45        0.45  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.09       0.26       0.45        0.45  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     3.00       3.01       3.62        3.18  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     14       93       20        20 **   
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF
Selected Per Share Data
   Years Ended May 31,  
   2019     2018     2017      2016     2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 29.17     $ 26.22     $ 22.27      $ 27.90     $ 26.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)(b)

     1.14       0.68       0.56        0.63       0.68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.98     3.01       3.89        (4.19     2.04  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.84     3.69       4.45        (3.56     2.72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less distributions from:

 

Net investment income

     (0.49     (0.74     (0.50      (1.09     (1.29

Net realized gains

                        (0.98      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.49     (0.74     (0.50      (2.07     (1.29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 27.84     $ 29.17     $ 26.22      $ 22.27     $ 27.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (2.78 )(c)      14.20       20.34        (12.98     10.78  

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, end of year ($ millions)

     60       4       4        4       11  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.30       0.60       0.60        0.60       0.60  

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.28       0.60       0.60        0.60       0.60  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     4.25       2.40       2.34        2.64       2.51  

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(d)

     43       24       14        34       19  

 

(a)

For the period August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(d)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Years Ended May 31,     Period Ended
5/31/2016(a)
 
   2019     2018     2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 29.39     $ 26.24     $ 23.19     $ 25.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.28       0.40       0.35       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.62     3.30 (d)      3.04       (1.97
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (3.34     3.70       3.39       (1.69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.55     (0.34     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.21     (0.55     (0.34     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 25.84     $ 29.39     $ 26.24     $ 23.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return (%)

     (11.35 )(e)(f)      14.21 (e)      14.75       (6.78 )** 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     30       128       10       19  

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.10       0.21       0.40       0.40

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.09       0.18       0.40       0.40

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     1.00       1.39       1.46       1.31

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)

     149       78       22       8 ** 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

Selected Per Share Data

   Period Ended
5/31/2019(b)
                   

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 25.00        
  

 

 

       
Income (loss) from investment operations:         

Net investment income (loss)(c)

     0.38        

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (0.33 )(d)       
  

 

 

       

Total from investment operations

     0.05        
  

 

 

       

Less distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.11      
  

 

 

       

Total distributions

     (0.11      
  

 

 

       

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.94        
  

 

 

       

Total Return (%)

     0.20 (e)**       

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

        

Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)

     2        

Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)

     0.45      

Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)

     0.45      

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

     2.53      

Portfolio turnover rate (%)(g)

     44 **       

 

(a)

For the period June 24, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016.

(b)

For the period October 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2019.

(c)

Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)

Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

(e)

Total Return would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reimbursed by the Advisor.

(f)

The Fund’s total return includes a reimbursement by the Advisor for a realized loss on a trade executed incorrectly, which otherwise would have reduced total return by 0.22%.

(g)

Portfolio turnover rate does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.

*

Annualized.

**

Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


DBX ETF Trust

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization

DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end registered management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.

As of May 31, 2019, the Trust consists of thirty-seven investment series of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading. These financial statements report on the Funds listed below:

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF*
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF
Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of DWS Group Gmbh & Co. KGaA (“DWS Group”), serves as investment advisor to the Funds and has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees (“Board”).

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF offers shares that are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange (“Cboe”).

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF offer shares that are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Unlike conventional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value (“NAV”), only in large specified lots consisting of 50,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit”, to authorized participants who have entered into agreements with the Funds’ distributor. Shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds, and owners of shares may acquire those shares from the Funds, or tender such shares for redemption to the Funds, in Creation Units only.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). The underlying indices for the Funds are:

 

Fund

 

Underlying Index

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF   NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF*   iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index*
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF   JPX-Nikkei 400 Net Total Return Index
Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF   MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance Capped Index

 

*

On February 22, 2019, the Fund changed its name from Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and its Underlying Index from MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan US Dollar Hedged Index to the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index.

The NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index which is designed to track the performance of equity securities of large- and mid-capitalization companies based in the countries in the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. The NASDAQ Eurozone Large Mid Cap Index is rebalanced semi-annually in March and September.

The iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index is a free-float capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to publicly traded real estate securities in countries outside the United States, excluding Pakistan and Vietnam. The iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN is rebalanced quarterly.

The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 Net Total Return Index is designed to track the performance of equity securities of issuers that are primarily listed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange (“JASDAQ”) or the following sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”): the first section (for large companies), the second section (for middle-sized companies) and the “Mothers” (for high-growth and emerging stocks). The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 is rebalanced annually.

The MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance Capped Index is designed to provide exposure to equity securities of issuers from Latin American member states of the Pacific Alliance, as well as securities of countries that are headquartered and carry out the majority of operations in these countries. The MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance Capped Index is rebalanced quarterly.

 

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Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between the Index Provider and DBX. There is no charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

Each Fund, except Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF and Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, is non-diversified and is not limited by the Act with regard to the percentage of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The securities of a particular issuer (or securities of issuers in particular industries) may dominate the Underlying Index of such a Fund and, consequently, the Fund’s investment portfolio. This may adversely affect the Fund’s performance or subject the Fund’s shares to greater price volatility than that experienced by more diversified investment companies.

Pursuant to the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust’s officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund qualifies as an investment company under Topic 946 of the Accounting Standards Codification of U.S. GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

In October 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to certain disclosure requirements in Securities Act Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, which is intended to facilitate the disclosure of information to investors and simplify compliance without significantly altering the total mix of information provided to investors. Effective with the current reporting period, the Funds adopted the amendments with the impacts being that the Funds are no longer required to present components of distributable earnings on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or the sources of distributable earnings and the amount of undistributed net investment income on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Security Valuation     The NAV of each Fund’s shares is calculated each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NAV per share is calculated by dividing a Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund shares outstanding.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.

Equity securities and ETFs are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (U.S. or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which they trade. Securities or ETFs for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation. Equity securities and ETFs are generally categorized as Level 1.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their NAV each business day and are categorized as Level 1.

Forward currency contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and are categorized as Level 2.

Futures contracts are generally valued at the settlement prices established each day on the exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board and are generally categorized as Level 3. In

 

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accordance with the Funds’ valuation procedures, factors considered in determining value may include, but are not limited to, the type of the security; the size of the holding; the initial cost of the security; the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies; quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services; information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities); an analysis of the company’s or issuer’s financial statements; an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold; and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination and the movement of the market in which the security is normally traded. The value determined under these procedures may differ from published values for the same securities.

Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Fund’s Underlying Index, which in turn could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Fund’s Underlying Index.

Disclosure about the classification of the fair value measurements is included in a table following the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Cash     Cash consists of cash held at banks and is on deposit with major financial institutions.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income     Investment transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from the sale or disposition of securities are calculated on the identified cost-method. Dividend income is net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Certain dividends from foreign securities may be recorded subsequent to the ex-dividend date as soon as the Fund is informed of such dividends. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Distributions received from foreign domiciled corporations, generally determined to be passive foreign investment companies for tax reporting purposes, are included in dividend income.

Tax Information and Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders     It is each Fund’s policy to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“the Code”). Each Fund intends to qualify for and to elect treatment as a separate Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. It is the policy of Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF and Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF to pay out dividends from its net investment income semi-annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. The Funds may occasionally be required to make supplemental distributions at some other time during the year. The Funds reserve the right to declare special distributions if, in their reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of each Fund as a RIC or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the year within the components of net assets based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for the full year for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. For the period ended May 31, 2019, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

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As of May 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

  $ 47,280     $ (364,286   $ (188,437   $ (505,443

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

    503,785       (757,846     (1,214,755     (1,468,816

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

    380,001       (1,706,084     (3,648,272     (4,974,355

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

    123,109             (22,822     100,287  

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared for the periods ended May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     Period Ended
May 31, 2019
 
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 71,498  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     73,382  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     378,111  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     21,262  
     Year Ended
May 31, 2018
 
     Ordinary Income*  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 39,480  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     110,378  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     232,909  

 

*

For tax purposes short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions    

At May 31, 2019, for Federal income tax purposes, the Funds have capital loss carryforwards available as shown in the table below, to the extent provided by regulations, to offset future capital gains for an unlimited period. To the extent that these capital loss carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the capital gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Short-Term      Long-Term      Total Amount  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 104,577      $ 259,709      $ 364,286  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     634,915        122,931        757,846  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     1,458,631        247,453        1,706,084  

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications to the components of net assets are included below. These differences are primarily due to recognition of certain foreign currency gains (losses) as ordinary income (loss), return of capital distributions received, non-deductible excise tax paid, distribution re-classes, redemptions-in-kind, and passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”).

 

     Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)
     Paid-In
Capital
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 344,361      $ (344,361

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     (45,014      45,014  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     14,531,150        (14,531,150

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     (175,555      175,555  

 

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As of May 31, 2019, the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments were as follows:

     Aggregate
Tax Cost
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Aggregate
Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation)
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 2,404,589      $ (188,285   $ 67,715      $ (256,000

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     61,326,719        (1,212,993     288,768        (1,501,761

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     33,057,725        (3,652,176     710,938        (4,363,114

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     2,519,451        (22,783     104,750        (127,533

Foreign Taxes     The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and deferred foreign taxes on unrealized gains are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Foreign taxes payable as of May 31, 2019, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translation     The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the acquisition and disposition of foreign currencies, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed, but is included with net realized and unrealized gain/appreciation and loss/depreciation on investments.

Securities Lending     The Funds may lend securities to certain financial institutions under the terms of their securities lending agreement. During the term of the loans, the Funds continue to receive interest and dividends generated by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Funds require the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Funds consisting of cash and/or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the securities lending agreement. During the period ended May 31, 2019, the Funds invested the cash collateral into a joint trading account in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio, an affiliated money market fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. receives a management/administration fee (0.11% annualized effective rate as of May 31, 2019) on the cash collateral invested in DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio. The Funds receive compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of borrower rebates and fees paid to a lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within a standard time period. There may be risks of delay and costs in recovery of securities or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. If the Funds are not able to recover securities lent, the Funds may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market, incurring the risk that the value of the replacement security is greater than the value of the collateral. The Funds are also subject to all investment risks associated with the reinvestment of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

 

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As of May 31, 2019, Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stocks in the Schedule of Investments. The Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF had securities on loan, which were classified as Common Stocks and Exchange Traded Funds in the Schedule of Investments. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the securities loaned at period end.

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements, as of May 31, 2019

 
              
Securities Lending Transactions    Overnight and
Continuous
     <30 Days      Between
30 & 90 days
     >90 days      Total  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 113,653      $      $      $ 18,253      $ 131,906  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 131,906  
              

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 412,237      $ 6,476      $ 5,423      $ 92,134      $ 516,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 516,270  
              

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $ 90,435      $      $      $ 167,564      $ 257,999  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 257,999  
              

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

              

Common Stocks

   $      $      $ 3,572      $ 26,840      $ 30,412  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1,320        379        135        1,621        3,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

   $ 1,320      $ 379      $ 3,707      $ 28,461      $ 33,867  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions

 

   $ 33,867  

Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts     Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward currency contracts”) designed to offset a Fund’s exposure to non-U.S. currencies. In addition, the Fund may enter into forward currency contracts to facilitate local securities settlements or to protect against currency exposure in connection with distributions to Shareholders.

A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Prior to February 22, 2019 Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (formerly Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF) invested in forward currency contracts to hedge against changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against specified non-U.S. currencies. The investment in forward currency contract short vs U.S. dollars had a contract value generally indicative of a range the former fund had to the value of non U.S. currencies during the period from June 1, 2018 through February 21, 2019.

The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency contracts. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.

There were no open forward currency contracts as of the year ended May 31, 2019.

Futures Contracts     Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. These futures contracts will be used to simulate investment in the respective Underlying Index, to facilitate trading or to reduce transaction costs. Each Fund will enter into futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. exchange. No Fund will use futures for speculative purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific instrument or index at a specified future time and at a specified price. For the period ended May 31, 2019, Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF utilized futures in order to simulate investment in the Funds’ Underlying Index. To the extent required by law, liquid assets committed to futures contracts will be maintained.

 

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At the time each Fund enters into a futures contract, each Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by each Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures contracts is generally less than privately negotiated futures contracts, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, provides a guarantee of performance. The guarantee is supported by a daily payment system (i.e., margin requirements).

Use of long futures contracts subjects each Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects each Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

A summary of the open futures contracts as of May 31, 2019 is included in a table following the Funds’ Schedule of Investments.

The following tables summarize the value of the Funds’ derivative instruments held as of May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities, presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

       

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 
Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 3,100  
Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF       
  Equity contracts   Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts*   $      Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts*   $ 23,540  

 

*

Includes cumulative appreciation or cumulative depreciation on futures contracts as disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. Unsettled variation margin is disclosed separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Additionally, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments recognized in the Funds’ earnings during the period ended May 31, 2019 and the related location in the accompanying Statement of Operations is summarized in the following tables by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ (765    $      $ (765

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     (5,712      102,847        97,135  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     (83,136             (83,136

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 
     Futures Contracts —
Equity Contracts
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts —
Foreign Exchange
Contracts
     Total  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

   $ (5,258    $ (4,146    $ (9,404

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     (26,939             (26,939

 

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For the period ended May 31, 2019 the average monthly volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

     Futures Contracts
(Contract Value)
     Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 5,737      $  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     245,722        (2,413,643 )* 

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     166,167         

 

*

For the period from June 1, 2018 through February 22, 2019

Affiliated Cash Management Vehicles     The Funds may invest uninvested cash balances in DWS Government Money Market Series and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund, affiliated money market funds which are managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), also an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA. Each affiliated money market fund is managed in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, which governs the quality, maturity, diversity and liquidity of instruments in which a money market fund may invest. DWS Government Money Market Series seeks to maintain a stable NAV, and DWS ESG Liquidity Fund maintains a floating NAV. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the expenses of each affiliated money market fund in which they invest. The Advisor will waive an amount of the unitary management fee payable to the Advisor by the Funds equal to such acquired fund’s fees and expenses on the Funds’ assets invested in the affiliated money market funds.

3. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Advisor has overall responsibility for the general management and administration of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Advisor is responsible for arranging sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, and all other non-distribution related services for the Funds to operate.

For its investment advisory services to the Funds below, for the period from June 1, 2018 through July 16, 2018, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary management fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     0.15

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     0.15

For the period from June 1, 2018 through July 16, 2018, the Advisor had voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its unitary management fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Funds below, from exceeding 0.09% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board (and may not be terminated by the Advisor) prior to that time. For the period from June 1, 2018 through July 16, 2018, the Advisor waived expenses of the Funds as follows:

 

     Expenses Waived  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 177  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     5,363  

Effective July 17, 2018, the Board of Trustees terminated the Advisor’s voluntary expense limitation to the Funds below, and approved a reduction in the unitary management fee, at an annual rate equal to:

 

     Unitary
Management Fee
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     0.09

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     0.09

For its investment advisory services to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, for the period from June 1, 2018 through February 21, 2019, the Advisor was entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.60%.

 

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Effective February 22, 2019, for its investment advisory services to Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.12%.

Effective March 29, 2019 the Advisor had contractually agreed, until March 30, 2020, to waive a portion of its unitary management fee to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund from exceeding 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board (and may not be terminated by the Advisor) prior to that time. For the period March 29, 2019 through May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived $949 of the expenses of the Fund.

For its investment advisory services to Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF, the Advisor is entitled to receive a unitary management fee from the Fund based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.45%.

The Advisor for the Funds below has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its management fees in an amount equal to the acquired fund’s fees and expenses attributable to the Funds’ investments in affiliated cash management vehicles. For the period ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor waived expenses of the Fund’s as follows:

 

     Expenses Waived  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

   $ 137  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     21  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     6  

Out of the unitary management fee, the Advisor pays substantially all expenses of each Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services and expenses of the Independent Trustees. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of, interest expense, taxes, brokerage expenses, distribution fees or expenses, if any, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent, Lending Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the distributor of Creation Units for each Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in shares of the Funds.

The Board of Trustees is currently comprised of four Trustees, including three Independent Trustees. The Advisor paid retainer fees and attendance fees to each Independent Trustee; retainer fees to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee; and attendance fees to each member of the Audit Committee (which is comprised of all of the Funds’ Independent Trustees).

4. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the period ended May 31, 2019, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 300,179      $ 302,207  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     17,247,999        4,833,735  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     75,695,989        75,759,691  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     2,406,293        1,313,670  

For the period ended May 31, 2019, the cost of in-kind purchases and proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 3,137,832      $ 2,896,112  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     45,609,847        1,122,978  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     221,783,288        300,821,044  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     2,772,642        1,615,953  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

5. Fund Share Transactions

As of May 31, 2019, there were unlimited Fund shares, no par value, authorized by the Trust. Fund shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a Fund generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities included in the respective Fund’s Underlying Index and an amount of cash, which under certain circumstances may include cash in lieu of portfolio securities. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

6. Concentration of Ownership

From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholder accounts holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Fund. At May 31, 2019, there was one affiliated shareholder account for the Fund listed below holding a significant percentage of the shares outstanding:

 

     Approximate Percent of
Outstanding Shares Held
 

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     95

7. Line of Credit

The Trust has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with a syndication of banks which allows the Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF and certain other funds managed by the Advisor to borrow up to $105 million. The Fund may borrow money under this credit facility to the extent necessary for temporary or emergency purposes, including the funding of shareholder redemption requests, trade settlements, and as necessary to distribute to shareholders any income necessary to maintain the Fund’s status as a regulated investment company. Borrowings are charged an interest rate of 1.25% per annum plus the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month LIBOR Rate. The Fund may borrow up to the lesser of a pro-rata share of the credit facility at the amounts listed below or 33 percent of its net assets as permitted by the Act. The Fund had no outstanding loans at May 31, 2019.

 

     Pro-rata Share  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

   $ 525,000  

8. Payments by Affiliates

During the period ended May 31, 2019, the Advisor agreed to reimburse Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF $117,653 for a loss on a trade executed incorrectly. The amount compensated was 0.22% of the Fund’s average net assets.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders of Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF (formerly, Xtrackers MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity ETF), Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF, Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF, and the Board of Trustees of DBX ETF Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (four of the funds constituting DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of May 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (four of the funds constituting the DBX ETF Trust) at May 31, 2019, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. general accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual fund constituting the DBX ETF Trust

 

Statement of operations

 

Statements of changes in net assets

 

Financial highlights

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

 

For the year ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from August 19, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

 

For the year ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the five years in the period ended May 31, 2019

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

 

For the year ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the two years in the period ended May 31, 2019

 

For each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2019 and the period from June 24, 2015 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2016

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

 

For the period from October 30, 2018 (commencement of operations) through May 31, 2019

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of the internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued)

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the DWS family of funds since at least 1979, but we are unable to determine the specific year.

New York, New York

July 26, 2019

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

Stephen R. Byers

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Board and Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees; formerly, Lead Independent Trustee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Board
since 2016;
formerly,
Lead
Independent
Trustee,
2015-2016)
  Independent Director (2011-present); Independent Consultant (2014-present); formerly, Director of Investment Management, the Dreyfus Corporation (2000-2006) and Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer (2002-2006).   37   The Arbitrage Funds; Sierra Income Corporation; Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

George O. Elston

(1964)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Audit
Committee
since 2015)
 

Chief Financial Officer Enzyvant (2018-present);

Chief Executive Officer, 2X Oncology, Inc. (2017-2018); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2014-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, KBI BioPharma Inc. (2013-2014); Managing Partner, Chatham Street Partners (2010-2013).

  37    

J. David Officer

(1948)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Member of the Audit Committee   Trustee
since 2011
(Chairman
of the
Nominating
Committee
since
2015)
  Independent Director (2010-present); formerly, Vice Chairman, the Dreyfus Corporation (2006-2009); President, The Dreyfus Family of Funds, Inc. (2006-2009).   37   Ilex Partners (Asia), LLC; Old Westbury Funds.

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

Michael Gilligan

(1966)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Trustee Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   Trustee
since 2016;
Treasurer,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Controller
since 2010
  Director in the Finance Division at DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2008-present); Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Chief Financial Officer of Global Passive Asset Management Platform (2012-2018); Global Finance Director, Alternative Investments (2018-present); Chief Financial Officer of RREEF America LLC (2018-present).   37   The Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC
Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Officers

Freddi Klassen

(1975)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2016   Director in DWS and Chief of Staff Office in the Americas for the Traditional Asset Classes Department (2014-present); Manager and Chief Operating Officer of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (2018-present), the Advisor and DBX Strategic Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC (2016-present); Global Chief Operating Officer for Equities Technology in the Investment Bank Division at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2014); Chief Operating Officer for Exchange Traded Funds and Systematic Funds in Europe (2008-2013).

Fiona Bassett

(1974)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Operating Officer   Since 2014   Managing Director in DWS and Head of Passive Americas Asset Management Platform (2014-present); Manager and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisor (2014-present); Managing Director, COO Global Key Projects and Integration at Deutsche Asset Management (2012-2014); Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG (2004-2012).

 

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth
and Address
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Terms of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years

Frank Gecsedi

(1967)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since 2010   Director in the DWS Compliance Department (2016-present), Vice President in the Deutsche Asset Management Compliance Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2013-2016) and Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor (2010-present); Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division (2010-2012).

Bryan Richards

(1978)

345 Park Avenue

New York

New York 10154

  Vice President   Since 2016   Managing Director in DWS (2018-present); Director in DWS (2014-2018); Portfolio Manager in the Passive Asset Management Department at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-present); Primary Portfolio Manager for the PowerShares DB Commodity ETFs (2011-2015).

Leslie Lowenbraun

(1953)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Secretary   Since 2016   Director in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present) and Chief Legal Officer of the Advisor (2017-present); Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2014-2018) ; Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2005-2014).

Amy McDonald

(1978)

One International Place

Boston,

Massachusetts 02110

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2018   Vice President in U.S. Retail Passive Legal of DWS (2018-present); Vice President, Fidelity Investments Asset Management Compliance (2016-2017); Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel, Fidelity Investments (2010-2016).

Kevin Teevan

(1973)

345 Park Avenue

New York,

New York 10154

  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2018   Vice President in Finance for U.S. Traditional Asset Classes of DWS (2018-present); Vice President in Chief Operating Office for Global Transaction Banking at Deutsche Bank AG (2014-2017); Vice President in Finance for U.S. Passive Asset Management Platform at Deutsche Bank AG (2011-2014).

Christina A. Morse

(1964)

BNY Mellon Asset

Servicing,

Atlantic Terminal

Office Tower,

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

  Assistant Secretary   Since 2016   Vice President at BNY Mellon-Asset Servicing (2014-present); Vice President and Counsel at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (2013-2014).

Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified. Each officer serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes disqualified.

The Funds’ SAI includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available by calling 855-329-3837, or on the Company’s website at www.Xtrackers.com

 

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Board Consideration in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (Unaudited)

 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

After discussions at the meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) held on February 11-12, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (those not affiliated with DBX ETF Trust (the “Trust”) or its service providers), unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF, Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF, and Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Independent Trustees were advised throughout the review and Meeting by K&L Gates LLP (“Independent Trustee Counsel”).

Before reaching their decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Independent Trustees evaluated the materials furnished to them in advance of the Meeting from DBX Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) for purposes of reviewing the agreement’s terms and also took into consideration the discussions they had with management during the Meeting and among themselves during their Executive Sessions held on February 11 and February 12, 2019. The Independent Trustees also noted that they had received and should take into consideration a substantial amount of information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, which information included, among other things, an analysis of each Fund’s investment performance and related financial information, presentations given by DBX, as well as its periodic reports on brokerage commissions, portfolio execution and other services provided to the Funds.

In reaching its decision to continue in effect the Investment Advisory Agreement for another annual period, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds and their shareholders; (2) the financial resources of DBX and its resulting ability to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; (3) the competitiveness of the advisory fee; (4) the total cost of the services provided by and the profits realized by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds; (5) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized, and if the Funds’ shareholders have benefitted from those economies; and (6) fall out benefits, if any, enjoyed by the Advisor.

The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of Dechert LLP (“Trust Counsel”) and through the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the compensation to be received thereunder is in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders as well as consistent with the Board’s duties under state and federal law. The Board reached this conclusion based on multiple factors.

The Board considered the following in determining whether to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.     The Board reviewed in detail the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In doing so, the Board considered the information it had received from and the discussions it had with the Advisor continuously during the prior year, in addition to the information the Advisor had provided in response to the Board’s requests prior to the Meeting. The Board considered that these services include, among other things, furnishing a continuous investment program for the Funds, including arranging for, or implementing, the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, the provision of general corporate services such as portfolio management compliance services and the preparation and filing of certain reports on behalf of the Trust. The Board also considered, among other things, the professional experience, qualifications and performance of the senior management and key professional personnel of the Advisor, including portfolio management.

The Board considered that the Advisor provides, at its own expense, office facilities and equipment for use by the Funds and supervisory persons responsible for supervising and monitoring the Trust’s service providers. The Board also considered that the Advisor pays or arranges for the compensation of officers of the Trust who are also officers or employees of the Advisor or one of its Deutsche Bank affiliates, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. In addition, the Board considered that the Advisor arranges for the provision of transfer agency, custody, fund administration and accounting, and other non-distribution services necessary for the Funds’ operations. The Board also considered that in addition to managing the Funds’ portfolios directly, the Advisor provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with the creation and redemption of creation units and assistance in meeting legal, compliance and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. The Trustees took into consideration that tracking error for each Fund during the year was in an expected range.

 

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Board Consideration in Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in relation to the fees paid to the Advisor, taking special consideration of the fact that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and, as a result, a portion of the unitary advisory fee will be used to compensate the Funds’ service providers. The Board considered the staffing of the Advisor, including the training, qualifications and experience of investment personnel in managing the Funds. The Board also considered the expertise of the Advisor in supervising third party service providers to the Funds, such as the administrator and the custodian, noting the Advisor’s extensive work with these service providers (including onsite due diligence sessions) to conduct such supervision. The Board further considered the compliance program of the Advisor, which supports the Funds’ compliance program.

Advisor’s Financial Resources.     In connection with the assessment of the ability of the Advisor to perform its duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the Advisor’s financial condition and whether it has the resources necessary to carry out its functions. The Board concluded that the Advisor has the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Reasonableness of Advisory Fee.     The Board compared each Fund’s advisory fee to that of other pertinent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and noted that each Fund’s fee is competitive with the fees of its respective peer group. The Board agreed that it was familiar with the Advisor’s methodology for selecting each Fund’s peer group and believed that the Funds’ peer groups were appropriate. The Board considered that the fee for each of the Funds is a unitary fee pursuant to which the Advisor pays all of the Funds’ costs (subject to certain specified exceptions). The Board also considered that each Fund’s portfolio is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Advisor and that the Advisor also provides oversight of day-to-day operations, including monitoring tracking error, providing services in connection with creation and redemption units and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the Funds. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the advisory fee for each Fund is reasonable in light of the services provided.

Costs of Services and Profitability.     The Board considered the expenses of the Advisor in developing and rendering services provided to the Funds and the information provided by the Advisor to the Board regarding the Funds’ profitability. The Board considered that the Advisor had provided extensive information about the Advisor’s profitability and the Advisor’s methodology in determining profitability. While the Advisor had provided information about the Advisor’s expenses relating to marketing the Funds, the Board considered the Advisor’s profitability without accounting for such expenses. The Board determined that, although only some of the Funds were profitable as of this time, the Advisor’s profitability with respect to each profitable Fund was not excessive. The Board considered whether the Advisor would benefit in other ways from its relationships with the Funds and concluded that there were no material fall-out benefits likely to accrue to the Advisor related to the operation of the Funds.

Economies of Scale.     The Board considered that certain Funds had attracted a substantial amount of assets, but determined that those Funds were not experiencing economies of scale beyond what was reflected in each Fund’s unitary fee, which the Board noted was very competitive. The Board considered that the other Funds were not experiencing economies of scale at this time and determined to revisit this matter after the Funds had attracted more assets.

Given all the information available to it and considering all material factors, the Board concluded that the Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable and it was unanimously approved.

 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Funds’ policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how each Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available on our Web site — www.Xtrackers.com (click on “Resources” and “Proxy Voting” at the top of the page) — or on the SEC’s Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the Funds’ policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (855) 329-3837.

Portfolio Holdings Information

The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are available by calling the Trust at 855-329-3837.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.Xtrackers.com.

Discount & Premium Information

Information regarding how often shares of each Fund traded on NYSE Arca or Cboe, as applicable, at a price above (i. e. , at a premium) or below (i. e. , at a discount) the NAV of the Fund can be found at www.Xtrackers.com.

Tax Information

Form 1099-DIV and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum allowable for its period ended May 31, 2019.

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
 

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

     93%  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     58%  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     100%  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     31%  

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

Each Fund intends to elect to pass through to shareholders the credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. The gross foreign source income and foreign taxes paid are as follows:

 

     Gross Foreign Income      Foreign Taxes Paid  

Xtrackers Eurozone Equity ETF

   $ 82,939      $ 8,852  

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

     395,510        26,277  

Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF

     663,946        73,052  

Xtrackers MSCI Latin America Pacific Alliance ETF

     68,909        8,453  

 

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Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

 

DBX Advisors LLC (“Advisors”) collects non-public information about you from the following sources: (i) information received from you on applications or other forms; and (ii) information about your transactions with the Advisors, Advisors’ affiliates and third-party service providers and vendors. Advisors does not disclose any non-public personal information about you to anyone, other than as set forth below, as permitted by applicable law and regulation. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information about you to the funds in which you invest, to Advisors’ affiliates, and to non-affiliated companies that work with Advisors to service your account(s), or to provide services or process transactions that you have requested. Advisors may disclose non-public personal information in situations that may include, but are not limited to, in response to legal and/or regulatory inquiries and the proposed or actual sale, assignment merger or other transfer of all or a portion of Advisors’ business to another business entity. Advisors may also disclose non-public personal information about you to parties representing you, such as your investment representative, your accountant, your tax advisor, or to other third parties at your direction/consent. Advisors will not sell, rent, license or trade your personal and financial information to or with third parties for their own direct marketing use unless you give us general or specific consent to do so. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, Advisors will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice. Advisors restricts access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you. Advisors maintains reasonable and customary physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

Advisors reserves the right, at their discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy Notice, and any of the policies described herein, at any time. Advisors will indicate any such changes to the Privacy Policy Notice at the privacy link which can be found at www.Xtrackers.com. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of the Privacy Policy and all applicable laws. Advisors highly recommends that you review this Privacy Policy Notice from time to time to ensure that you are familiar with the most recent version. The examples contained in this Privacy Policy Notice are illustrations; they are not intended to be exclusive.

 

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This report is intended for the shareholders of DBX ETF Trust.

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Stocks may decline in value. Foreign investing involves greater and different risks than investing in U.S. companies, including currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. There are special risks associated with an investments in real estate, including REITS. These risks include credit risk, interest rate fluctuations and the impact of varied economic conditions. Investing in foreign securities, particularly those of emerging markets, present certain risks such as currency fluctuations, political and economical changes, and market risks. Any fund that concentrates in a particular segment of the market will generally be more volatile than a fund that invests more broadly. Emerging markets tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the markets of more mature economies and generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Funds investing in a single industry, country or in a limited geographic region generally are more volatile than more diversified funds. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends in recent years due to concerns about economic downturns or rising government debt levels in several European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. A default or debt restructuring by any European country would adversely impact holders of that country’s debt, and sellers of credit default swaps linked to that country’s creditworthiness (which may be located in countries other than those listed in the previous sentence). These events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro, the common currency of certain EU countries, and may continue to significantly affect every country in Europe, including countries that do not use the euro. Italy, Portugal and Spain currently have high levels of debt and public spending, which may stifle economic growth, contribute to prolonged periods of recession or lower sovereign debt ratings and adversely impact investments. Investing in derivatives entails special risks relating to liquidity, leverage and credit that may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Each Fund, except Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF and Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF, is non-diversified and can take larger positions in fewer issues, increasing each Fund’s potential risk. Performance of a Fund may diverge from that of an Underlying Index due to operating expenses, transaction costs, cash flows, use of sampling strategies or operational inefficiencies. A fund that focuses its investments in Japan can be impacted by the events and developments in Japan, which can adversely affect performance. There are additional risks associated with investing in aggressive growth stocks, non-diversified/concentrated funds and small- and mid-cap stocks which are more fully explained in the prospectuses, as applicable. An investment in any Fund should be considered only as a supplement to a complete investment program for those investors willing to accept the risks associated with that fund. Please read the prospectus for more information.

Shares of the Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) throughout the day on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., as applicable. Transactions in Fund shares may result in brokerage commissions and may generate tax consequences. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of a Fund will develop or be maintained.

DBX ETF Trust Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ALPS”). The Funds are managed by DBX Advisors LLC which is not affiliated with ALPS.

The brand DWS represents DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA and any of its subsidiaries such as DWS Distributors, Inc. which offers investment products or DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. and RREEF America L.L.C. which offer advisory services.

NASDAQ and NASDAQ Index are servicemarks of NASDAQ Inc. and have been licensed for use by DBX. The Funds or securities referenced to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by NASDAQ Inc. nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Funds. NASDAQ Inc.’s only relationship to each Fund is in the licensing of its trade names and the use of each Underlying Index which is determined, composed and calculated by NASDAQ Inc. without regard to the Funds. The Funds’ prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship NASDAQ Inc. has with DBX and any related Funds.

The iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN Real Estate Index is the intellectual property (including registered trademarks) of STOXX Limited, Zug, Switzerland (“STOXX”), Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, which is used under license. Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF is neither sponsored nor promoted, distributed or in any other manner supported by STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, research partners or data providers and STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group and their licensors, research partners or data providers do not give any warranty, and exclude any liability (whether in negligence or otherwise) with respect thereto generally or specifically in relation to any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Index is the intellectual property (including or its data).

The JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Return Index” (the “Index”) is copyrightable work calculated using such methodology independently developed by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (hereinafter collectively called “JPX Group”) and Nikkei Inc. (hereinafter called “Nikkei”). JPX Group and Nikkei jointly own copyrights and any other intellectual property rights subsisting in “Index” itself and the methodology to calculate “Index”. JPN is not in any way sponsored, endorsed or promoted by JPX Group and Nikkei. JPX Group and Nikkei do not make any warranty or representation. JPX Group and Nikkei have no obligation to publish “Index” continuously and shall not be liable for any errors, delays or suspensions of the publication of “Index”.

The Funds or securities referred to herein are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such Funds or securities or any index on which such Funds or securities are based. The prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with DBX and any related Funds.

Copyright © 2019 DWS Group. All rights reserved. Xtrackers TM is a trademark of DWS Invesment GmbH. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Not FDIC Insured   |   No Bank Guarantee   |   May Lose Value


DBX ETF Trust

 

Investment advisor

DBX Advisors LLC

345 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10154

 

Administrator, custodian,
fund accounting agent, lending agent & transfer agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway

Suite 1100

Denver, CO 80203

Independent registered public accounting firm

Ernst & Young LLP

5 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

 

Legal counsel

Dechert LLP

1095 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036

 

 

R-38754-5 (7/19) DBX003925 (7/20)


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Stephen R. Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer are the designated financial experts on the Audit Committee of DBX ETF Trust. With respect to DBX ETF Trust, Stephen Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer are not “interested persons” as such terms are defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $553,664 for 2019 and $699,504 for 2018.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2019 and $0 for 2018.


Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $304,417 for 2019 and $356,502 for 2018.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2019 and $0 for 2018.

 

  (e)(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

In accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(A), the Audit Committee pre-approves all of the audit and permissible non-audit services of the Registrant.

 

  (e)(2)

All of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with paragraph (c) (7) (i) (c) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not Applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2019 and $0 for 2018.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Registrant’s audit committee members are Stephen R. Byers, George O. Elston, and J. David Officer.


Item 6.

Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11.

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 last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 13.

Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)    DBX ETF Trust   
By (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Freddi Klassen

  
   Freddi Klassen   
   President and Chief Executive Officer   

Date August 2, 2019

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.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Freddi Klassen

  
   Freddi Klassen   
   President and Chief Executive Officer   

Date August  2, 2019

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

/s/ Michael Gilligan

  
   Michael Gilligan   
   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller   

Date August 2, 2019

 

*  

Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

XTRACKERS FUNDS

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS

 

I.

COVERED OFFICERS/PURPOSE OF THE CODE

This code of ethics (the “Code”) applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Covered Officers,” each of whom are set forth in Exhibit A) of the Xtrackers Funds (each a “Fund,” together the “Funds”) for the purpose of promoting:

 

   

honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

   

full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that each Fund files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Funds;

 

   

compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations;

 

   

the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and

 

   

accountability for adherence to the Code.

Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.

 

II.

COVERED OFFICERS SHOULD HANDLE ETHICALLY ACTUAL AND APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Overview . A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, a Fund. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Fund.

Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Funds, and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Advisers Act”). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with a Fund because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Fund. The compliance programs and procedures of the Funds, and DBX Advisors LLC and/or DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (each, an “Adviser”, and collectively, the “Advisers”) are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.


Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between each Fund and its Adviser or sub-adviser, of which the Covered Officers may be officers or employees, or officers or employees of affiliates. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Funds or for the Adviser or sub-adviser, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the Adviser or sub-adviser and the Fund. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Fund and the Adviser or sub-adviser and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Funds’ Board of members (the “Board”) that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of one or more other investment companies covered by this or other codes.

Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of a Fund.

*        *        *        *

Each Covered Officer must:

 

   

not use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by a Fund whereby the Covered Officer 1 would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund;

 

   

not cause a Fund to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than for the benefit of the Fund; and

 

   

not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for a Fund to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions.

 

1  

Any activity or relationship that would present a conflict for a Covered Officer would also present a conflict for the Covered Officer if a member of a Covered Officer’s family (spouse, minor children and any account over which a Covered Officer is deemed to have beneficial interest) engages in such an activity or has such a relationship.

 

2


There are some potential conflict of interest situations that should be discussed with the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) or designee in order to determine whether these situations pose a material risk of causing detriment to the Fund(s). Examples of these include:

 

   

service as a director on the board of any public or private company;

 

   

the receipt of any non-nominal gifts or the conveyance of any value (including entertainment) from any company with which the Fund has current or prospective business dealings, to the extent the situation is not addressed by the Funds’ 17j-1 Code of Ethics or the Adviser’s Code of Ethics, except: (a) any non-cash gifts of nominal value (nominal value is less than $100); and (b) customary and reasonable meals and entertainment at which the giver is present, such as the occasional business meal or sporting event;

 

   

the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Fund has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety, to the extent the situation is not addressed by the Funds’ 17j-1 Code of Ethics or the Adviser’s Code of Ethics;

 

   

any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Funds’ service providers, other than the Adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof; and

 

   

a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.

 

III.

DISCLOSURE AND COMPLIANCE

Each Covered Officer should:

 

   

familiarize himself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to each Fund;

 

   

not knowingly misrepresent, or knowingly cause others to misrepresent, facts about a Fund to others, whether within or outside the Funds, including to the Fund’s Directors and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;

 

   

to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of a Fund and the Adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Fund files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Fund; and

 

3


   

comply with his or her obligations under each Funds’ Disclosure Controls and Procedures and certification requirements relating to the reports on Form N-CSR (certified shareholder reports) and Form N-PORT (quarterly schedule of portfolio holdings) that the Fund is required to file.

It is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

IV.

REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Each Covered Officer must:

 

   

upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he has received, read, and understands the Code;

 

   

annually thereafter affirm in writing to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code;

 

   

annually disclose affiliations and other relationships related to conflicts of interest;

 

   

not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of a Fund or its affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and

 

   

notify the CCO promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.

The CCO is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. Any approvals or waivers sought by the Covered Officers must be considered by the CCO. In rendering decisions and interpretations and in conducting investigations of potential violations under the Code, the CCO may, at the CCO’s discretion, consult with such persons as it determines to be appropriate, including, but not limited to, a senior legal officer of the Fund or the Adviser or its affiliates, independent auditors or other consultants, subject to any requirement to seek pre-approval from the Funds’ audit committee for the retention of independent auditors to perform permissible non-audit services.

Each Fund will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:

 

   

the CCO will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported;

 

   

if, after such investigation, the CCO believes that no violation has occurred, the CCO is not required to take any further action;

 

4


   

if the CCO determines that a violation has occurred, it will inform and make a recommendation to the Board Members that are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as such term is defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), who will consider appropriate action, which may include: (i) review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; (ii) notification to appropriate personnel of the Adviser or its board; or (iii) a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer;

 

   

the CCO will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate, and will provide a report annually to the Board describing any waivers granted; and

 

   

any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.

 

V.

OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by each Fund for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Funds’ and the Adviser’s and principal underwriter’s codes of ethics under Rule 17j-l under the 1940 Act, and any other codes of conduct applicable to such entities, are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.

 

VI.

AMENDMENTS

Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibit A, must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.

 

VII.

CONFIDENTIALITY

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than a Funds’ counsel, the Board, independent auditors or other consultants referred to in Section IV, above.

 

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VIII.

INTERNAL USE

The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of the Funds, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.

Last Reviewed: May 2019

Next Review: May 2020

 

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EXHIBIT A

PERSONS COVERED BY CODE OF ETHICS

Freddi Klassen – President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael Gilligan – Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

 

7

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Freddi Klassen, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of DBX ETF Trust;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 2, 2019      

/s/ Freddi Klassen

      Freddi Klassen
      President and Chief Executive Officer


Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Michael Gilligan, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of DBX ETF Trust;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and


  (d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 2, 2019      

/s/ Michael Gilligan

      Michael Gilligan
      Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

President

 

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Freddi Klassen, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DBX ETF Trust, on Form N-CSR;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

 

Date: August 2, 2019      

/s/ Freddi Klassen

      Freddi Klassen
      President and Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer and Controller

 

Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act

I, Michael Gilligan, certify that:

 

  1

I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DBX ETF Trust, on Form N-CSR;

 

  2

Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust.

 

Date: August 2, 2019      

/s/ Michael Gilligan

      Michael Gilligan
      Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller