N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm DB-X EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS INC. db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

 

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 811-22001

 

 

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Alex Depetris

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2011

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2011

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

The Registrant’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:


ANNUAL REPORT

 

May 31, 2011

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

(formerly, TDX Independence 2010 Exchange-Traded Fund)

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

(formerly, TDX Independence 2020 Exchange-Traded Fund)

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

(formerly, TDX Independence 2030 Exchange-Traded Fund)

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

(formerly, TDX Independence 2040 Exchange-Traded Fund)

db-X In-Target Date Fund

(formerly, TDX Independence In-Target Exchange-Traded Fund)


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1   

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

     2   

Performance Summary (Unaudited)

  

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

     3   

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

     5   

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

     7   

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

     9   

db-X In-Target Date Fund

     11   

Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

     13   

Schedules of Investments

  

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

     14   

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

     19   

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

     25   

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

     31   

db-X In-Target Date Fund

     37   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     43   

Statements of Operations

     45   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     47   

Financial Highlights

     50   

Notes to Financial Statements

     53   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     62   

Frequency Distribution of Discounts & Premiums (Unaudited)

     63   

Officers and Directors (Unaudited)

     65   

Additional Information (Unaudited)

     68   

Privacy Policy Notice (Unaudited)

     69   


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TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to present this Annual Report for db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. (formerly TDX Independence Funds, Inc.), which covers the year ending May 31, 2011.

Effective June 17, 2011, the names of the funds were changed to the “db-X” brand, to make it easier for investors to identify our funds. Although the names of the funds have changed, their ticker symbols and investment strategies remain the same. This change reflects our commitment to providing outstanding products and support in order to help you reach you investment goals.

Over the past year, the funds have continued to highlight the benefits of target-date investing. During the twelve months covered by this report, the db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (formerly TDX Independence 2040 Exchange-Traded Fund) and the db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (formerly TDX Independence 2030 Exchange-Traded Fund), which have the greatest percentage allocations to equities, benefitted from strong performance in domestic and international equity markets and experienced net asset value (NAV) returns of 26.32% and 23.74%, respectively.* The db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (formerly TDX Independence 2020 Exchange-Traded Fund), with a more balanced allocation between equity and fixed income securities, experienced a NAV return of 18.71%.* For investors with a shorter investment horizon, the db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (formerly TDX Independence 2010 Exchange-Traded Fund) and the db-X In-Target Date Fund (formerly TDX Independence In-Target Exchange-Traded Fund), which allocate a large percentage of assets to less volatile fixed-income securities, experienced NAV returns of 6.09% and 7.44%, respectively.*

Deutsche Bank, a leading global banking institution, has managed and operated a successful and growing platform of exchange-traded products since 2006. Our team at Deutsche Bank values the trust that you have placed in us and we look forward to meeting your investment needs by continuing to offer innovative index-driven strategies.

Very truly yours,

 

LOGO

Alex N. Depetris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

July 25, 2011

* Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions at NAV, and does not guarantee future results. The NAV return is based on the changes in a Fund’s per share NAV for the period(s) indicated. The Fund’s NAV per share is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. See pages 3-12 of this report for additional performance information, including performance data based on market value. Performance data for the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the Funds poses investment risk including the possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

After being range-bound for much of the summer in 2010, a six month rally spurred by the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing and improving economic conditions helped lead equity markets to strong gains for the year ended May 31, 2011 with the S&P 500 Index increasing 25.95%, the Russell 3000 Index increasing 27.04% and the NASDAQ Composite Index increasing 26.92%. International equity markets also exhibited strength, with the MSCI EAFE Index (measuring equities in Europe, Australasia and the Far East) gaining 30.41%. U.S. fixed income securities continued to be a haven for risk-averse investors, with the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index increasing 5.84% during the same period.

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. (the “Funds”) had a wide range of returns during the year. (For specific performance results, please refer to the Fund Performance Section on the following pages of this report.) The wide range in the performance of the five Funds was due to the varying allocations in the funds to domestic equities, international equities and fixed income securities. The 2040 Fund, which is allocated heavily towards U.S. equities, experienced a strong gain of 26.32% during the one year period ending May 31, 2011. The 2010 Fund, which has a heavy exposure to short-term U.S. Treasury securities, returned a more modest 6.09% during the same period.

The Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index is a broad-based index designed to measure the performance of the domestic stock market as represented by 500 large capitalization stocks.

The Russell 3000 Index is a broad-based index representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

The NASDAQ Composite Index is a broad-based index of NASDAQ-listed securities commonly used as a barometer of technology stock performance.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) EAFE Index is a broad-based index representing the largest stocks by market capitalization in 21 developed countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based index designed to represent the U.S. investment-grade bond universe.

One cannot invest directly in an index. Performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (TDD)

The db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 1, 2007. The Fund seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks 2010 Lifecycle Index. Both the Fund’s equity and bond portfolios held fewer securities than the Zacks 2010 Lifecycle Index, a constraint imposed by the relatively small size of the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund’s net asset value increased 6.09%, compared to an increase of 6.56% for the Zacks 2010 Lifecycle Index and 13.01% for the Dow Jones Target 2010 Index. The fund’s performance benefited from favorable results in several equity sectors, in particular Energy, Information Technology and Industrials, partially offset by the Fund’s heavier weighting to fixed income securities, in particular short-term U.S. Treasury securities.

Performance as of 5/31/11

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2010 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2010
Index

One Year

   6.09%    3.53%    6.56%    13.01%

Since Inception1

   1.09%    0.35%    1.25%    4.54%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2010 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2010
Index

One Year

   6.09%    3.53%    6.56%    13.01%

Since Inception1

   4.04%    1.31%    4.64%    17.67%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of trading, 10/1/07 (“Inception”).

Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the fund poses investment risk including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The gross expense ratio for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2010, was 2.10%. DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, the advisor to the Fund, has agreed to cap its fees and/or pay certain Fund operating expenses in order to limit Fund net annual operating expenses for shares of the Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets until 9/30/11.

The preceding performance chart is provided for comparative purposes and represents the period(s) noted. The net asset value return is based on the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The market price return is based on the change in the market price on the NYSE Arca of a share of the Fund for the period(s) indicated. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread for Fund shares at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NYSE Arca. NAV and market returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are indexes whose allocations are automatically adjusted to reduce potential risk over time. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are designed to measure the performance of multi-asset class portfolios that allocate among U.S. and global stock, bond and cash subindexes on a monthly basis. The indexes automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to reflect reductions in potential risk as the investor’s target date approaches.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation. Upon reaching the target date, the Underlying Index will have approximately a 10% allocation to equity securities. Over the next five years, allocations shift from conservative to more moderately-conservative allocations, allowing for a larger exposure to equities than at the target date (“Moderately-Conservative Allocation”).

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve this objective.

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (TDD) (Continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in TDD2 as of 5/31/11

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2 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of trading 10/1/07.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time.

 

Top Ten Holdings3 as of 5/31/11

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    794        $66,275        0.5%   

Apple, Inc.

    150        52,174        0.4%   

Chevron Corp.

    325        34,096        0.2%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    199        33,617        0.2%   

General Electric Co.

    1,662        32,641        0.2%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    409        32,340        0.2%   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,217        30,437        0.2%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    551        30,427        0.2%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    442        29,614        0.2%   

Johnson & Johnson

    436        29,337        0.2%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.75%, 5/15/14

    $955,200        $1,066,690        7.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 4/15/12

    992,900        1,003,217        7.0%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 2/15/13

    901,200        916,620        6.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 5/15/12

    840,000        849,384        5.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 3/15/13

    830,000        844,464        5.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.75%, 11/15/11

    768,800        774,596        5.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 2.38%, 2/28/15

    689,700        721,706        5.0%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.38%, 7/31/13

    614,900        653,283        4.5%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 2/15/12

    420,000        423,659        2.9%   

Fed. Home Loan Mort. Corp., 4.50%, 1/15/13

    373,000        397,821        2.8%   

3 Holdings are subject to change without notice and there is no guarantee that the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. For a complete list of holdings go to www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

Sector Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time. The sector classifications used above are based on company classifications under Bloomberg industry name.

 

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (TDH)

The db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 1, 2007. The Fund seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks 2020 Lifecycle Index. Both the Fund’s equity and bond portfolios held fewer securities than the Zacks 2020 Lifecycle Index, a constraint imposed by the relatively small size of the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund’s net asset value increased 18.71%, compared to an increase of 19.38% for the Zacks 2020 Lifecycle Index and 17.29% for the Dow Jones Target 2020 Index. The fund’s performance benefitted from favorable results in several equity sectors, in particular Energy, Information Technology and Industrials as well as strong performance in intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities.

Performance as of 5/31/11

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2020 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2020
Index

One Year

   18.71%    17.65%    19.38%    17.29%

Since Inception1

   0.56%    -0.17%    0.74%    2.60%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2020 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2020
Index

One Year

   18.71%    17.65%    19.38%    17.29%

Since Inception1

   2.07%    -0.64%    2.72%    9.85%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of trading, 10/1/07 (“Inception”).

Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the fund poses investment risk including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The gross expense ratio for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2010, was 1.90%. DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, the advisor to the Fund, has agreed to cap its fees and/or pay certain Fund operating expenses in order to limit Fund net annual operating expenses for shares of the Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets until 9/30/11.

The preceding performance chart is provided for comparative purposes and represents the period(s) noted. The net asset value return is based on the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The market price return is based on the change in the market price on the NYSE Arca of a share of the Fund for the period(s) indicated. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread for Fund shares at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NYSE Arca. NAV and market returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are indexes whose allocations are automatically adjusted to reduce potential risk over time. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are designed to measure the performance of multi-asset class portfolios that allocate among U.S. and global stock, bond and cash subindexes on a monthly basis. The indexes automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to reflect reductions in potential risk as the investor’s target date approaches.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation. Upon reaching the target date, the Underlying Index will have approximately a 10% allocation to equity securities. Over the next five years, allocations shift from conservative to more moderately-conservative allocations, allowing for a larger exposure to equities than at the target date (“Moderately-Conservative Allocation”).

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve this objective.

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (TDH) (Continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in TDH2 as of 5/31/11

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2 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of trading 10/1/07.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time.

 

Top Ten Holdings3 as of 5/31/11

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    8,219        $686,039        1.8%   

Apple, Inc.

    1,488        517,570        1.3%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,060        347,997        0.9%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    4,171        329,800        0.9%   

General Electric Co.

    16,693        327,850        0.9%   

Chevron Corp.

    3,099        325,116        0.8%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,874        324,362        0.8%   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,788        322,184        0.8%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    4,797        321,399        0.8%   

Microsoft Corp.

    12,843        321,203        0.8%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.75%, 5/15/14

    $1,026,300        $1,146,089        3.0%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 8.13%, 8/15/19

    527,900        744,916        1.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.13%, 1/31/17

    686,700        731,175        1.9%   

European Investment Bank, MTN, 4.63%, 5/15/14

    625,000        689,733        1.8%   

General Electric Co., 5.25%, 12/06/17

    543,000        611,242        1.6%   

Fed. Natl. Mort. Assoc., 5.00%, 5/11/17

    485,000        559,033        1.5%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 2.50%, 3/31/15

    510,600        536,649        1.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 6.25%, 5/15/30

    399,200        526,570        1.4%   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/14

    459,000        495,442        1.3%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.63%, 2/15/20

    424,700        452,372        1.2%   

3 Holdings are subject to change without notice and there is no guarantee that the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. For a complete list of holdings go to www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

Sector Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time. The sector classifications used above are based on company classifications under Bloomberg industry name.

 

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (TDN)

The db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 1, 2007. The Fund seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks 2030 Lifecycle Index. Both the Fund’s equity and bond portfolios held fewer securities than the Zacks 2030 Lifecycle Index, a constraint imposed by the relatively small size of the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund’s net asset value increased 23.74%, compared to an increase of 24.63% for the Zacks 2030 Lifecycle Index and 22.79% for the Dow Jones Target 2030 Index. The fund’s performance benefitted from its heavy weighting to equities with favorable results in several sectors, in particular Energy, Information Technology and Industrials.

Performance as of 5/31/11

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2030 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2030
Index

One Year

   23.74%    27.37%    24.63%    22.79%

Since Inception1

   -2.23%    -2.26%    -2.03%    1.40%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2030 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2030
Index

One Year

   23.74%    27.37%    24.63%    22.79%

Since Inception1

   -7.95%    -8.05%    -7.23%    5.21%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of trading, 10/1/07 (“Inception”).

Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the fund poses investment risk including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The gross expense ratio for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2010, was 1.95%. DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, the advisor to the Fund, has agreed to cap its fees and/or pay certain Fund operating expenses in order to limit Fund net annual operating expenses for shares of the Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets until 9/30/11.

The preceding performance chart is provided for comparative purposes and represents the period(s) noted. The net asset value return is based on the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The market price return is based on the change in the market price on the NYSE Arca of a share of the Fund for the period(s) indicated. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread for Fund shares at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NYSE Arca. NAV and market returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are indexes whose allocations are automatically adjusted to reduce potential risk over time. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are designed to measure the performance of multi-asset class portfolios that allocate among U.S. and global stock, bond and cash subindexes on a monthly basis. The indexes automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to reflect reductions in potential risk as the investor’s target date approaches.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation. Upon reaching the target date, the Underlying Index will have approximately a 10% allocation to equity securities. Over the next five years, allocations shift from conservative to more moderately-conservative allocations, allowing for a larger exposure to equities than at the target date (“Moderately-Conservative Allocation”).

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve this objective.

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (TDN) (Continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in TDN2 as of 5/31/11

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2 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of trading 10/1/07.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

LOGO

* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time.

 

Top Ten Holdings3 as of 5/31/11

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    10,062        $839,875        2.4%   

Apple, Inc.

    1,804        627,485        1.8%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,560        432,461        1.2%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    7,325        404,486        1.1%   

General Electric Co.

    20,565        403,897        1.1%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    5,102        403,415        1.1%   

Microsoft Corp.

    15,818        395,607        1.1%   

Johnson & Johnson

    5,869        394,925        1.1%   

Chevron Corp.

    3,758        394,252        1.1%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    5,841        391,347        1.1%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.38%, 2/15/38

    $304,200        $314,467        0.9%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 8.13%, 8/15/19

    113,900        160,724        0.5%   

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30

    124,000        157,618        0.4%   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN, 6.75%, 3/15/32

    136,000        155,873        0.4%   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.13%, 4/01/36

    133,000        147,432        0.4%   

Citigroup, Inc., 8.13%, 7/15/39

    108,000        141,230        0.4%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.75%, 11/15/11

    139,600        140,652        0.4%   

Target Corp., 7.00%, 1/15/38

    110,000        135,936        0.4%   

ConocoPhillips, 5.90%, 10/15/32

    117,000        130,145        0.4%   

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp., Series G, MTN, 4.60%, 1/15/20

    117,000        124,737        0.4%   

3 Holdings are subject to change without notice and there is no guarantee that the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. For a complete list of holdings go to www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

Sector Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time. The sector classifications used above are based on company classifications under Bloomberg industry name.

 

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (TDV)

The db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 1, 2007. The Fund seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks 2040 Lifecycle Index. Both the Fund’s equity and bond portfolios held fewer securities than the Zacks 2040 Lifecycle Index, a constraint imposed by the relatively small size of the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund’s net asset value increased 26.32%, compared to an increase of 27.00% for the Zacks 2040 Lifecycle Index and 26.33% for the Dow Jones Target 2040 Index. The fund’s performance benefitted from its heavy weighting to equities with favorable results in several sectors, in particular Energy, Information Technology and Industrials.

Performance as of 5/31/11

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2040 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2040
Index

One Year

   26.32%    30.20%    27.00%    26.33%

Since Inception1

   -2.88%    -2.84%    -2.73%    0.88%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2040 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2040
Index

One Year

   26.32%    30.20%    27.00%    26.33%

Since Inception1

   -10.18%    -10.03%    -9.64%    3.26%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of trading, 10/1/07 (“Inception”).

Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the fund poses investment risk including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The gross expense ratio for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2010, was 1.97%. DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, the advisor to the Fund, has agreed to cap its fees and/or pay certain Fund operating expenses in order to limit Fund net annual operating expenses for shares of the Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets until 9/30/11.

The preceding performance chart is provided for comparative purposes and represents the period(s) noted. The net asset value return is based on the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The market price return is based on the change in the market price on the NYSE Arca of a share of the Fund for the period(s) indicated. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread for Fund shares at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NYSE Arca. NAV and market returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are indexes whose allocations are automatically adjusted to reduce potential risk over time. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are designed to measure the performance of multi-asset class portfolios that allocate among U.S. and global stock, bond and cash subindexes on a monthly basis. The indexes automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to reflect reductions in potential risk as the investor’s target date approaches.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation. Upon reaching the target date, the Underlying Index will have approximately a 10% allocation to equity securities. Over the next five years, allocations shift from conservative to more moderately-conservative allocations, allowing for a larger exposure to equities than at the target date (“Moderately-Conservative Allocation”).

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve this objective.

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (TDV) (Continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in TDV2 as of 5/31/11

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2 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of trading 10/1/07.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time.

 

Top Ten Holdings3 as of 5/31/11

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    11,239        $938,120        2.7%   

Apple, Inc.

    2,016        701,225        2.0%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,872        485,166        1.4%   

General Electric Co.

    23,220        456,041        1.3%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    5,765        455,839        1.3%   

Microsoft Corp.

    17,728        443,376        1.3%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    8,025        443,142        1.3%   

Chevron Corp.

    4,208        441,461        1.3%   

Johnson & Johnson

    6,484        436,308        1.3%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    6,428        430,676        1.2%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.38%, 5/15/40

    $115,500        $118,604        0.3%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 8.13%, 8/15/19

    75,200        106,114        0.3%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 7.63%, 2/15/25

    62,700        90,768        0.3%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 6.25%, 5/15/30

    40,400        53,290        0.2%   

Fed. Home Loan Mort. Corp., 6.25%, 7/15/32

    42,000        52,908        0.2%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.63%, 2/15/20

    39,900        42,500        0.1%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.38%, 2/15/38

    40,800        42,177        0.1%   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.13%, 4/01/36

    31,000        34,364        0.1%   

BellSouth Corp., 6.00%, 11/15/34

    33,000        34,353        0.1%   

ConocoPhillips, 5.90% 10/15/32

    30,000        33,371        0.1%   

3 Holdings are subject to change without notice and there is no guarantee that the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. For a complete list of holdings go to www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

Sector Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time. The sector classifications used above are based on company classifications under Bloomberg industry name.

 

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (TDX)

The db-X In-Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 1, 2007. The Fund seeks to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Zacks In-Target Lifecycle Index. Both the Fund’s equity and bond portfolios held fewer securities than the Zacks In-Target Lifecycle Index, a constraint imposed by the relatively small size of the Fund.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund’s net asset value increased 7.44%, compared to an increase of 7.64% for the Zacks In-Target Lifecycle Index and 11.24% for the Dow Jones Target Today Index. The fund’s performance benefited from favorable results in several equity sectors, in particular Energy, Information Technology and Industrials, partially offset by the Fund’s heavier weighting to fixed income securities, in particular short-term U.S. Treasury securities.

Performance as of 5/31/11

 

Average Annual Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks In-Target Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target Today
Index

One Year

   7.44%    6.88%    7.64%    11.24%

Since Inception1

   3.19%    2.51%    3.24%    5.70%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks In-Target Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target Today
Index

One Year

   7.44%    6.88%    7.64%    11.24%

Since Inception1

   12.20%    9.52%    12.41%    22.52%

1 Total returns are calculated based on the commencement of trading, 10/1/07 (“Inception”).

Performance quoted represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Investment in the fund poses investment risk including possible loss of principal. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The gross expense ratio for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2010, was 2.06%. DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, the advisor to the Fund, has agreed to cap its fees and/or pay certain Fund operating expenses in order to limit Fund net annual operating expenses for shares of the Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets until 9/30/11.

The preceding performance chart is provided for comparative purposes and represents the period(s) noted. The net asset value return is based on the changes in the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less total liabilities by the number of shares outstanding. The market price return is based on the change in the market price on the NYSE Arca of a share of the Fund for the period(s) indicated. The price used to calculate market price returns is the midpoint of the bid/ask spread for Fund shares at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NYSE Arca. NAV and market returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV and market price, respectively. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are indexes whose allocations are automatically adjusted to reduce potential risk over time. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are designed to measure the performance of multi-asset class portfolios that allocate among U.S. and global stock, bond and cash subindexes on a monthly basis. The indexes automatically adjust their asset allocation over time to reflect reductions in potential risk as the investor’s target date approaches.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities, incur expenses or pay any transaction costs. Therefore index returns do not reflect deductions for fees or expenses and are not available for direct investment. In comparison, the Fund’s performance is negatively impacted by these deductions. Fund returns do not reflect brokerage commissions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on transactions in Fund shares.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation. Upon reaching the target date, the Underlying Index will have approximately a 10% allocation to equity securities. Over the next five years, allocations shift from conservative to more moderately-conservative allocations, allowing for a larger exposure to equities than at the target date (“Moderately-Conservative Allocation”).

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve this objective.

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (TDX) (Continued)

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment in TDX2 as of 5/31/11

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2 Based on Net Asset Value from commencement of trading 10/1/07.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time.

 

Top Ten Holdings3 as of 5/31/11

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,531        $127,793        0.8%   

Apple, Inc.

    282        98,088        0.6%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    375        63,349        0.4%   

General Electric Co.

    3,193        62,711        0.4%   

Microsoft Corp.

    2,502        62,575        0.4%   

Chevron Corp.

    596        62,526        0.4%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    778        61,515        0.4%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,075        59,361        0.4%   

AT&T, Inc.

    1,796        56,683        0.4%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    845        56,615        0.4%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.25%, 9/30/12

    $786,900        $828,735        5.2%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 2/15/12

    820,000        827,144        5.2%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.75%, 5/15/14

    727,500        812,413        5.1%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.38%, 11/30/12

    707,000        739,561        4.6%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 2.88%, 1/31/13

    635,500        662,360        4.2%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 3.63%, 12/31/12

    576,300        606,398        3.8%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.63%, 2/29/12

    553,300        571,758        3.6%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 2.50%, 3/31/13

    550,000        571,313        3.6%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 4.50%, 11/30/11

    550,800        562,870        3.5%   

U.S. Treasury Bond/Note, 1.38%, 3/15/12

    556,000        561,321        3.5%   

3 Holdings are subject to change without notice and there is no guarantee that the Fund will remain invested in any particular security. For a complete list of holdings go to www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

Sector Breakdown* as of 5/31/11

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* Weightings are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may change over time. The sector classifications used above are based on company classifications under Bloomberg industry name.

 

 

12


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the funds of db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds” or “db-X Target Date Funds”), you incur advisory fees and other Fund expenses. 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 are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held through the six month period ended May 31, 2011.

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, 2010
    Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2011
    Annualized
Expense  Ratio(1)
based on the number of
days in the period
    Expenses Paid
During the Period(2)
December 1, 2010 to
May 31, 2011
 
db-X 2010 Target Date Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,027.28        0.65   $ 3.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28   
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,094.99        0.65   $ 3.40   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28   
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,127.08        0.65   $ 3.45   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28   
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,141.68        0.65   $ 3.47   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28   
db-X In-Target Date Fund        

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,040.79        0.65   $ 3.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.69        0.65   $ 3.28   

(1) DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (the “Advisor”), has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund operating expenses (excluding, among other things, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit each Fund’s net annual operating expenses for shares of each Fund to 0.65% of the Fund’s average net assets (the “Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect until September 30, 2011. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years. This reimbursement may be paid to the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by a Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the Expense Cap. Ratios would have been higher if fees were not reduced by the Advisor.

(2) Expenses are calculated using the annualized expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the period December 1, 2010 to May 31, 2011. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by 182 days and then dividing the result by 365.

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 16.2%    
Basic Materials — 1.0%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    41      $ 5,690   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

    150        5,562   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    208        10,373   

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

    132        4,398   

BASF SE (Germany)

    136        12,563   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    130        10,643   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    289        13,660   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    337        13,329   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    150        3,821   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    75        2,068   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    74        2,674   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    105        5,597   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    150        7,746   

Metals USA Holdings Corp.*

    150        2,358   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    70        3,960   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    199        13,904   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    100        5,259   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    31        1,180   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    75        6,587   

Solutia, Inc.*

    50        1,249   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

    17        5,871   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    150        6,074   
         
      144,566   
         
Communications — 1.7%    

Acme Packet, Inc.*

    75        5,677   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    75        3,215   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    8        542   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    119        1,344   

AT&T, Inc.

    845        26,668   

Calix, Inc.*

    150        3,236   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    748        12,565   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    360        9,086   

Corning, Inc.

    133        2,679   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    434        6,445   

Digital River, Inc.*

    82        2,669   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    225        9,801   

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

    193        1,224   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    295        6,743   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    49        25,921   

GSI Commerce, Inc.*

    75        2,194   

Limelight Networks, Inc.*

    375        2,149   

News Corp., Class A

    247        4,530   

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    549        3,749   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

    2        3,737   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

    450        1,035   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

    124        5,456   

Symantec Corp.*

    675        13,196   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    427        6,305   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    238        5,774   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    150        5,846   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    219        6,152   

Time Warner, Inc.

    184        6,703   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    443        16,360   

Vivendi (France)

    193        5,381   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,388      $ 12,202   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    277        11,532   

Windstream Corp.

    375        5,044   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    207        3,426   
         
      238,586   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 1.7%    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    75        5,065   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    50        1,673   

Buckle (The), Inc.

    32        1,366   

Callaway Golf Co.

    300        2,031   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    119        3,772   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    105        4,352   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    100        2,175   

Coach, Inc.

    300        19,097   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    76        4,986   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    190        7,351   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    126        8,895   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    150        2,718   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    75        6,832   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    75        4,214   

Dollar General Corp.*

    300        10,521   

DSW, Inc., Class A*

    97        4,865   

Exide Technologies*

    300        2,958   

Ford Motor Co.*

    447        6,669   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    75        2,372   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    153        5,674   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    46        1,750   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    152        923   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    75        2,970   

Jones Group (The), Inc.

    50        615   

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

    150        1,655   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    225        2,491   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*

    350        2,286   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    225        5,432   

McDonald’s Corp.

    165        13,454   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    241        6,102   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    300        5,111   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    75        6,334   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    15        3,484   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    386        3,868   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    75        2,932   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    67        2,318   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

    333        3,910   

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    181        4,819   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    199        8,328   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    75        4,889   

US Airways Group, Inc.*

    50        455   

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    82        3,989   

Walgreen Co.

    150        6,545   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    551        30,427   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    26        1,434   

Watsco, Inc.

    66        4,418   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    64        2,341   
         
      240,866   
         
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.1%    

Abbott Laboratories

    224      $ 11,704   

Accuray, Inc.*

    300        2,292   

Aetna, Inc.

    375        16,380   

Amedisys, Inc.*

    75        2,348   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

    75        2,246   

American Reprographics Co.*

    225        2,111   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    42        2,978   

Amgen, Inc.*

    150        9,081   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    100        6,026   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    202        10,565   

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    268        12,007   

Bruker Corp.*

    178        3,510   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

    32        1,953   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    300        2,295   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    371        24,786   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    357        7,604   

Ennis, Inc.

    75        1,432   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    301        6,540   

HEALTHSOUTH Corp.*

    150        4,211   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    166        3,478   

Hospira, Inc.*

    150        8,294   

Johnson & Johnson

    436        29,337   

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

    128        4,476   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    225        2,594   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    11        582   

Masimo Corp.*

    150        4,608   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    30        8,612   

Medifast, Inc.*

    75        2,004   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    525        19,294   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    130        6,065   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    325        20,862   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    202        13,026   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    67        8,391   

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,283        27,520   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    236        16,933   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    442        29,614   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    50        8,794   

Rollins, Inc.

    81        1,630   

Ruddick Corp.

    37        1,626   

Safeway, Inc.

    362        8,941   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    75        3,002   

Sanofi

    166        13,130   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    64        3,460   

SonoSite, Inc.*

    75        2,678   

Sotheby’s

    75        3,192   

STERIS Corp.

    58        2,093   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    136        6,470   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,167        8,049   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    140        7,176   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    75        4,570   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    238        7,760   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    187        6,067   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    171        8,370   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    139        11,267   

WellPoint, Inc.

    75        5,863   
         
      449,897   
         
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Diversified — 0.0% (a)    

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

    41      $ 7,125   
         
Energy — 1.9%    

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

    60        3,145   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    548        12,686   

Bill Barrett Corp.*

    33        1,471   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,890        22,278   

Brigham Exploration Co.*

    150        4,671   

Chevron Corp.

    325        34,096   

ConocoPhillips

    188        13,765   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    225        3,395   

Devon Energy Corp.

    75        6,305   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    13        964   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    412        9,868   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    794        66,275   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    75        2,024   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    127        13,697   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    211        12,947   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    301        10,860   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (United Kingdom)

    157        5,683   

RPC, Inc.

    112        2,820   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherlands Antilles)

    157        13,459   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    43        1,882   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    202        5,316   

Total S.A. (France)

    192        11,049   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    425        13,341   
         
      271,997   
         
Financial — 3.3%    

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    11        4,314   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    70        9,679   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    111        3,923   

American Capital Ltd.*

    375        3,713   

American Express Co.

    150        7,740   

Apollo Investment Corp.

    225        2,567   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT

    225        3,211   

Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT

    150        2,529   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    278        6,555   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    475        5,541   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    428        5,085   

Bank of America Corp.

    1,437        16,885   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,133        5,159   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    409        32,340   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    150        3,074   

BNP Paribas (France)

    124        9,665   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    120        13,002   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    150        2,886   

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

    168        3,026   

Citigroup, Inc.

    442        18,188   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    193        10,410   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    75        2,061   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

    458        19,664   

Entertainment Properties Trust REIT

    75        3,644   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    109        2,137   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Equity Residential REIT

    75      $ 4,637   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    75        2,776   

FirstMerit Corp.

    157        2,558   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    31        4,017   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    58        8,162   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    81        2,922   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    75        4,643   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,538        16,070   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*

    150        2,246   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    571        24,690   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    75        3,110   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    75        2,099   

M&T Bank Corp.

    75        6,623   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    238        1,961   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    64        4,387   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,793        8,276   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,667        2,626   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    32        4,904   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    262        7,393   

National Interstate Corp.

    75        1,619   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    98        2,526   

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

    450        5,270   

Northern Trust Corp.

    211        10,295   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    97        2,065   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    75        1,631   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    14        478   

Potlatch Corp. REIT

    12        432   

ProAssurance Corp.*

    65        4,570   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    91        3,981   

Signature Bank*

    75        4,269   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    63        7,438   

Societe Generale (France)

    71        4,209   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    288        7,717   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    121        3,500   

SVB Financial Group*

    75        4,454   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    225        14,242   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.

    75        4,656   

U.S. Bancorp

    300        7,680   

UBS AG (Switzerland)*

    505        9,675   

UMB Financial Corp.

    77        3,284   

UniCredit S.p.A (Italy)

    2,261        5,132   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    49        1,692   

Webster Financial Corp.

    75        1,565   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    807        22,895   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    391        9,220   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    458        9,865   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

    23        6,151   
         
      471,609   
         
Industrial — 1.7%    

AAON, Inc.

    75        2,528   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)*

    328        8,802   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    75        4,572   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    150        2,592   

Boeing (The) Co.

    150        11,705   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Cascade Corp.

    75      $ 3,047   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    99        10,474   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    31        1,321   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    33        1,925   

Eaton Corp.

    254        13,124   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

    76        2,308   

Emerson Electric Co.

    130        7,091   

FedEx Corp.

    75        7,023   

General Dynamics Corp.

    37        2,746   

General Electric Co.

    1,662        32,641   

GrafTech International Ltd.*

    114        2,410   

Hexcel Corp.*

    75        1,550   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    300        14,971   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    103        1,761   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    159        4,406   

Lindsay Corp.

    75        5,031   

Metabolix, Inc.*

    75        663   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

    75        3,079   

Nordson Corp.

    150        7,803   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    150        13,328   

Republic Services, Inc.

    337        10,621   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

    81        6,224   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    33        5,437   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    54        7,220   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    87        3,905   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    75        3,632   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

    75        4,909   

TriMas Corp.*

    150        3,060   

Union Pacific Corp.

    66        6,929   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    116        8,525   

United Technologies Corp.

    159        13,955   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    62        3,996   

Woodward, Inc.

    75        2,642   
         
      247,956   
         
Technology — 1.4%    

Apple, Inc.*

    150        52,174   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    225        3,101   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    64        4,085   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    32        1,599   

EMC Corp.*

    268        7,630   

Intel Corp.

    825        18,570   

International Business Machines Corp.

    199        33,617   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    103        3,218   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,217        30,437   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    75        2,874   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    109        2,539   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    66        5,681   

Quest Software, Inc.*

    128        2,905   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    142        5,385   

SAP AG (Germany)

    139        8,627   

SRA International, Inc., Class A*

    121        3,745   

Ultratech, Inc.*

    75        2,383   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

    75        3,610   

Xerox Corp.

    1,100        11,231   
         
      203,411   
         
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Utilities — 0.4%    

Cleco Corp.

    75      $ 2,632   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    297        8,426   

GDF Suez (France)

    181        6,651   

National Fuel Gas Co.

    75        5,403   

Nicor, Inc.

    24        1,319   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    85        2,675   

RWE AG (Germany)

    71        4,137   

Sempra Energy

    225        12,413   

Southern Co.

    158        6,333   

Tokyo Electric Power (The) Co., Inc. (Japan)

    180        702   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    33        1,295   
         
      51,986   
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,137,241)

      2,327,999   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 18.3%    
Basic Materials — 0.4%    

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
5.50%, 4/01/14

  $ 47,000        52,518   
         
Communications — 1.2%    

AT&T, Inc.
5.875%, 2/01/12

    86,000        89,030   

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
5.55%, 2/01/14

    62,000        68,525   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Spain)
4.949%, 1/15/15

    22,000        23,683   
         
      181,238   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.3%    

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.55%, 5/01/13

    35,000        37,600   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 1.5%    

Diageo Finance BV (Netherlands)
5.30%, 10/28/15

    30,000        33,861   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.875%, 3/15/15

    47,000        51,662   

WellPoint, Inc.
5.25%, 1/15/16

    56,000        62,869   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    56,000        62,395   
         
      210,787   
         
Energy — 0.4%    

Apache Corp.
5.25%, 4/15/13

    32,000        34,631   

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.875%, 3/10/15

    22,000        23,261   
         
      57,892   
         
Financial — 10.9%    

Bank of America Corp.
4.875%, 1/15/13

    110,000        116,010   
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp.
4.30%, 5/15/14

  $ 86,000      $ 93,385   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.20%, 2/11/15

    48,000        50,441   

Boeing Capital Corp.
5.80%, 1/15/13

    110,000        118,958   

Boston Properties LP
6.25%, 1/15/13

    2,000        2,159   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.00%, 2/21/12

    71,000        73,707   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/14

    116,000        125,209   

HSBC Finance Corp.
6.375%, 11/27/12

    63,000        67,861   

5.50%, 1/19/16

    50,000        55,814   

John Deere Capital Corp.
7.00%, 3/15/12

    60,000        63,121   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5.75%, 1/02/13

    111,000        118,715   

KFW (Germany)
3.25%, 10/14/11

    52,000        52,588   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN
5.00%, 1/15/15

    78,000        83,670   

MetLife, Inc.
5.00%, 6/15/15

    75,000        82,532   

Morgan Stanley
5.30%, 3/01/13

    74,000        78,901   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Series C, MTN
7.25%, 3/01/12

    36,000        37,805   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.25%, 11/15/15

    41,000        44,870   

Prudential Financial, Inc., Series B, MTN
5.10%, 9/20/14

    18,000        19,718   

Simon Property Group LP
5.10%, 6/15/15

    33,000        36,546   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    94,000        102,408   

Wells Fargo & Co.
5.00%, 11/15/14

    138,000        150,111   
         
      1,574,529   
         
Government — 2.1%    

European Investment Bank, MTN (Supranational)
4.625%, 5/15/14

    192,000        211,885   

Inter-American Development Bank (Supranational)
4.375%, 9/20/12

    82,000        86,223   
         
      298,108   
         
Technology — 0.8%    

Hewlett-Packard Co.
6.125%, 3/01/14

    37,000        41,652   

Oracle Corp.
5.25%, 1/15/16

    66,000        74,867   
         
      116,519   
         
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Utilities — 0.7%    

Dominion Resources, Inc., Series C
5.15%, 7/15/15

  $ 93,000      $ 103,496   
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $2,493,016)

      2,632,687   
         
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT &
AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 64.5%
   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. — 5.2%
   

4.875%, 11/18/11

    170,000        173,733   

2.125%, 3/23/12

    176,000        178,683   

4.50%, 1/15/13

    373,000        397,821   
         
      750,237   
         
Federal National Mortgage
Association — 4.9%
   

2.625%, 11/20/14

    230,000        241,865   

5.00%, 4/15/15

    208,000        237,141   

5.00%, 5/11/17

    195,000        224,766   
         
      703,772   
         
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 54.4%
   

1.75%, 11/15/11

    768,800        774,596   

1.375%, 2/15/12

    420,000        423,659   

1.375%, 4/15/12

    992,900        1,003,217   

1.375%, 5/15/12

    840,000        849,384   

1.75%, 8/15/12

    217,400        221,357   

4.00%, 11/15/12

    104,900        110,571   

1.375%, 2/15/13

    901,200        916,620   

1.375%, 3/15/13

    830,000        844,464   

3.375%, 7/31/13

    614,900        653,283   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    955,200        1,066,690   

2.625%, 12/31/14

    246,100        259,905   

2.375%, 2/28/15

    689,700        721,706   
         
      7,845,452   
         

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
& AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,095,623)

      9,299,461   
         
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.7%    

Province of Ontario, Series G, MTN (Canada)
2.625%, 1/20/12

    10,000        10,148   

Province of Ontario (Canada)
2.95%, 2/05/15

    26,000        27,370   

United Mexican States, Series A, MTN (Mexico)
6.375%, 1/16/13

    59,000        64,074   
         

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $97,906)

      101,592   
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

(Cost $13,823,786)

    $ 14,361,739   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — 0.3%

      46,201   
         

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 14,407,940   
         

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Less than 0.1%.

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF MAY 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

United States

   $ 13,099,098         90.9

Supranational

     298,109         2.1   

United Kingdom

     204,355         1.4   

Germany

     134,127         0.9   

Australia

     99,756         0.7   

Switzerland

     92,848         0.7   

France

     79,076         0.5   

Japan

     64,608         0.5   

Mexico

     64,074         0.5   

Netherlands

     46,028         0.3   

Canada

     43,364         0.3   

Spain

     40,083         0.3   

Sweden

     17,250         0.1   

Italy

     15,000         0.1   

Ireland

     14,971         0.1   

Netherlands Antilles

     13,458         0.1   

Denmark

     8,391         0.1   

Israel

     7,176         0.1   

Belgium

     6,026         0.0   

Norway

     5,316         0.0   

Luxembourg

     4,398         0.0   

Finland

     3,749         0.0   

Bermuda

     478         0.0   
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     14,361,739         99.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     46,201         0.3   
                 

NET ASSETS

   $ 14,407,940         100.0
                 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 63.0%    
Basic Materials — 3.5%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    252      $ 34,970   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

    1,200        44,496   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,353        67,477   

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

    898        29,918   

BASF SE (Germany)

    920        84,990   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    770        63,041   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    3,347        158,206   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,090        82,664   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    1,759        44,802   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    1,120        30,878   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    1,615        58,350   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,337        71,262   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1,280        66,099   

Metals USA Holdings Corp.*

    1,440        22,637   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    774        43,785   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    459        39,861   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,363        95,234   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    771        40,547   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    651        24,771   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    1,022        89,772   

Solutia, Inc.*

    1,440        35,957   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

    108        37,304   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,121        45,389   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,073        48,639   
         
      1,361,049   
         
Communications — 6.6%    

Acme Packet, Inc.*

    640        48,442   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    640        27,430   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    413        27,956   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    1,735        19,588   

AT&T, Inc.

    9,234        291,424   

Calix, Inc.*

    1,679        36,216   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    8,473        142,347   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    4,336        109,441   

Corning, Inc.

    2,290        46,143   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    3,315        49,229   

Digital River, Inc.*

    533        17,349   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    2,639        114,955   

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

    3,050        19,337   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    2,063        47,156   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    484        256,046   

GSI Commerce, Inc.*

    800        23,400   

Limelight Networks, Inc.*

    4,159        23,831   

News Corp., Class A

    2,724        49,958   

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    4,591        31,350   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

    17        31,765   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

    4,238        9,747   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

    1,711        75,284   

Symantec Corp.*

    6,798        132,901   

Tekelec*

    900        8,190   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    2,899        42,811   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    3,816        92,574   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,360        52,999   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    1,854        52,079   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Time Warner, Inc.

    1,783      $ 64,955   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    4,873        179,960   

Vivendi (France)

    1,001        27,910   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    51,118        142,151   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    3,074        127,971   

Windstream Corp.

    3,919        52,711   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    2,686        44,453   
         
      2,520,059   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 6.8%    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    400        27,015   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    837        28,006   

Buckle (The), Inc.

    649        27,706   

Callaway Golf Co.

    2,959        20,032   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    799        25,328   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    665        27,564   

Cash America International, Inc.

    320        16,659   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,240        26,970   

Coach, Inc.

    2,781        177,037   

Collective Brands, Inc.*

    885        13,806   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    446        29,258   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    508        33,116   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    2,182        84,422   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    871        61,487   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    1,599        28,974   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    480        43,728   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    880        49,447   

Dollar General Corp.*

    3,199        112,189   

DSW, Inc., Class A*

    904        45,336   

Exide Technologies*

    3,199        31,542   

Ford Motor Co.*

    4,607        68,736   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    800        25,304   

Gaylord Entertainment Co.*

    480        15,480   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    963        35,716   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1,898        72,191   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    3,055        18,544   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    1,040        41,184   

Jones Group (The), Inc.

    1,200        14,748   

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

    1,759        19,402   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    2,239        24,786   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*

    4,239        27,681   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,399        57,913   

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,583        129,078   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    719        24,755   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    1,570        39,753   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,099        35,758   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    800        67,560   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    103        23,924   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,522        25,270   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    640        25,017   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    881        30,483   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

    2,075        24,367   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,040        21,590   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    400        44,140   

Saks, Inc.*

    1,919        21,704   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    560        9,789   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    1,208      $ 32,162   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    640        26,720   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    3,000        125,554   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    551        35,914   

UniFirst Corp.

    267        14,317   

US Airways Group, Inc.*

    1,475        13,423   

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    389        18,925   

Walgreen Co.

    1,440        62,827   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,874        324,362   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    557        30,719   

Watsco, Inc.

    483        32,332   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    773        28,276   
         
      2,600,026   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 12.6%    

Abbott Laboratories

    2,459        128,483   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    640        14,579   

Accuray, Inc.*

    2,879        21,996   

Aetna, Inc.

    3,759        164,192   

Amedisys, Inc.*

    670        20,971   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

    880        26,347   

American Reprographics Co.*

    2,239        21,002   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    723        51,268   

Amgen, Inc.*

    1,599        96,803   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    610        36,761   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,411        73,795   

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,871        83,826   

Bruker Corp.*

    2,533        49,951   

Capella Education Co.*

    160        7,734   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

    619        37,778   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    2,959        22,636   

Centene Corp.*

    639        22,237   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    3,477        232,299   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    531        38,893   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,446        52,096   

Ennis, Inc.

    1,120        21,381   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

    876        24,081   

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.*

    622        15,227   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    5,005        108,741   

HEALTHSOUTH Corp.*

    1,200        33,684   

Healthspring, Inc.*

    711        31,177   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    1,027        21,516   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    320        24,979   

Hospira, Inc.*

    1,520        84,041   

Invacare Corp.

    355        11,921   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,788        322,184   

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,298        80,361   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    380        23,043   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,399        27,660   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    508        26,894   

Masimo Corp.*

    1,360        41,779   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    186        53,391   

Medifast, Inc.*

    640        17,101   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    5,038        185,147   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    532        14,460   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    1,373      $ 64,050   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    3,335        214,083   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,064        133,099   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    456        57,111   

Pfizer, Inc.

    12,855        275,740   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    2,704        194,012   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    4,797        321,399   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    591        33,434   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    799        140,521   

Rollins, Inc.

    1,759        35,391   

Ruddick Corp.

    508        22,327   

Safeway, Inc.

    3,475        85,833   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    640        25,619   

Sanofi

    1,154        91,278   

Seaboard Corp.

    14        32,340   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    2,159        20,511   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    729        39,410   

SonoSite, Inc.*

    640        22,854   

Sotheby’s

    720        30,644   

STERIS Corp.

    812        29,305   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    616        29,306   

Tejon Ranch Co.*

    800        29,480   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    7,993        55,131   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    997        51,102   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    400        24,372   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    1,648        53,733   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,299        42,142   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,736        84,977   

ViroPharma, Inc.*

    889        17,202   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,320        106,999   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    609        29,993   

WellPoint, Inc.

    640        50,029   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    1,240        36,216   
         
      4,852,058   
         
Diversified — 0.1%    

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

    207        35,978   
         
Energy — 7.6%    

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

    554        29,035   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,312        76,674   

Bill Barrett Corp.*

    554        24,692   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    22,787        175,661   

Brigham Exploration Co.*

    1,360        42,350   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

    240        36,065   

Chevron Corp.

    3,099        325,116   

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

    800        26,552   

ConocoPhillips.

    2,241        164,086   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    2,639        39,823   

Devon Energy Corp.

    720        60,530   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    443        32,862   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    2,408        57,673   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    8,219        686,039   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    1,439        25,211   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    1,120        30,229   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

    1,599        28,270   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,264      $ 136,322   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    2,163        132,722   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    3,537        127,612   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (United Kingdom)

    2,597        93,997   

RPC, Inc.

    1,529        38,500   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherlands Antilles)

    1,729        148,210   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    574        25,124   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    1,034        27,214   

Total S.A. (France)

    2,155        124,014   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    5,118        160,654   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    553        27,477   
         
      2,902,714   
         
Financial — 12.1%    

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    72        28,240   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    518        71,623   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    694        24,526   

American Capital Ltd.*

    3,919        38,798   

American Express Co.

    1,839        94,893   

Apollo Investment Corp.

    2,239        25,547   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,239        31,951   

Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT

    1,360        22,930   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    2,564        60,461   

AXA S.A. (France)

    1,974        42,113   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    3,311        38,627   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    7,135        84,766   

Bank of America Corp.

    14,737        173,160   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    12,280        55,917   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    4,171        329,800   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,360        27,866   

BNP Paribas (France)

    903        70,386   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,211        131,211   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,599        30,765   

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

    1,831        32,976   

Citigroup, Inc.

    4,395        180,854   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1,599        86,246   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    720        19,786   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    400        32,000   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

    1,107        47,530   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    897        53,406   

Entertainment Properties Trust REIT

    560        27,205   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    346        20,328   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    1,149        22,532   

Equity Residential REIT

    480        29,678   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    800        29,608   

FirstMerit Corp.

    1,098        17,886   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    349        45,223   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    773        108,784   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    827        29,838   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    400        24,760   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    16,358        170,915   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    3,721        44,822   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*

    1,440        21,557   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    6,105        263,980   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    640      $ 26,541   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    800        22,384   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

    37,182        31,824   

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,120        98,895   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    3,140        25,874   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    393        26,940   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    14,570        67,254   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    17,029        26,831   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    224        34,328   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    2,209        62,329   

National Interstate Corp.

    880        18,999   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    941        24,259   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

    4,399        22,092   

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

    3,179        37,228   

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,224        108,509   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,133        24,122   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    960        20,870   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    336        11,471   

Potlatch Corp. REIT

    533        19,188   

ProAssurance Corp.*

    451        31,710   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    635        27,781   

Public Storage REIT

    240        28,402   

Signature Bank*

    480        27,322   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    436        51,473   

Societe Generale (France)

    574        34,031   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,003        53,673   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,459        42,204   

SVB Financial Group*

    560        33,253   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2,150        136,096   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    881        24,192   

Tower Group, Inc.

    546        13,268   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.

    800        49,664   

U.S. Bancorp

    3,039        77,798   

UBS AG (Switzerland)*

    3,494        66,939   

UMB Financial Corp.

    518        22,093   

UniCredit S.p.A (Italy)

    12,335        28,000   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT

    560        24,254   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    781        26,968   

Webster Financial Corp.

    960        20,026   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    8,042        228,151   

Westamerica Bancorporation

    336        16,901   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    3,171        74,774   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    4,094        88,184   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

    124        33,163   
         
      4,663,752   
         
Industrial — 6.8%    

AAON, Inc.

    800        26,960   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)*

    1,936        51,958   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    480        29,261   

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,530        19,185   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    876      $ 15,137   

Boeing (The) Co.

    1,200        93,636   

Brady Corp., Class A

    640        22,061   

Cascade Corp.

    480        19,502   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    885        93,633   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    691        29,444   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    320        32,371   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    322        18,787   

Eaton Corp.

    2,705        139,766   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

    766        23,263   

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,176        64,151   

EnerSys*

    560        20,048   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    233        35,822   

FedEx Corp.

    480        44,947   

General Dynamics Corp.

    600        44,532   

General Electric Co.

    16,693        327,850   

GrafTech International Ltd.*

    1,446        30,568   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    3,759        20,599   

Griffon Corp.*

    836        8,853   

Hexcel Corp.*

    1,120        23,150   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    2,790        139,221   

Kaydon Corp.

    400        14,548   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    929        15,886   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    960        28,739   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    1,042        28,874   

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.*

    1,155        12,844   

Lindsay Corp.

    560        37,565   

Metabolix, Inc.*

    1,120        9,901   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    2,399        27,020   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

    560        22,988   

Nordson Corp.

    800        41,616   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    1,351        120,036   

Republic Services, Inc.

    3,414        107,609   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

    433        33,267   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    231        38,057   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    810        108,294   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    876        39,324   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    640        17,933   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    800        38,744   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

    640        41,888   

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

    3,999        21,167   

TriMas Corp.*

    1,679        34,252   

Union Pacific Corp.

    817        85,761   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,498        110,088   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,430        125,512   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    454        29,263   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    400        13,996   

Woodward, Inc.

    800        28,176   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    880        19,210   
         
      2,627,263   
         
Technology — 5.5%    

Apple, Inc.*

    1,488        517,570   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    2,159        29,751   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    410        26,170   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    672        33,580   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

EMC Corp.*

    3,091      $ 88,001   

Intel Corp.

    8,237        185,415   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,060        347,997   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,164        36,363   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    533        17,605   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    1,244        16,682   

Microsoft Corp.

    12,843        321,203   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    622        16,359   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    720        27,590   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    1,240        28,880   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    427        36,756   

Quest Software, Inc.*

    1,279        29,027   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    1,521        57,676   

SAP AG (Germany)

    933        57,903   

SRA International, Inc., Class A*

    739        22,872   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    444        14,537   

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*

    1,688        21,860   

Ultratech, Inc.*

    1,120        35,582   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

    960        46,205   

Xerox Corp.

    11,356        115,945   
         
      2,131,529   
         
Utilities — 1.4%    

Cleco Corp.

    720        25,265   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    2,092        59,351   

ENEL S.p.A (Italy)

    7,248        49,744   

GDF Suez (France)

    1,275        46,850   

National Fuel Gas Co.

    720        51,868   

Nicor, Inc.

    547        30,063   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    874        27,505   

RWE AG (Germany)

    507        29,541   

Sempra Energy

    2,159        119,113   

Southern Co.

    1,288        51,623   

Tokyo Electric Power (The) Co., Inc. (Japan)

    1,279        4,991   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    623        24,453   
         
      520,367   
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $21,327,487)

      24,214,795   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
CORPORATE BONDS — 21.8%    
Basic Materials — 0.3%    

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
5.25%, 12/15/16

  $ 87,000        99,199   
         
Communications — 0.6%    

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
5.55%, 2/01/14

    94,000        103,893   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.45%, 1/15/20

    104,000        109,119   

France Telecom S.A. (France)
5.375%, 7/08/19

    35,000        39,552   
         
      252,564   
         
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.2%    

McDonald’s Corp., MTN
5.35%, 3/01/18

  $ 56,000      $ 64,253   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.3%    

Abbott Laboratories
5.875%, 5/15/16

    135,000        157,835   

Amgen, Inc.
5.70%, 2/01/19

    79,000        90,684   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
8.50%, 2/01/22

    111,000        152,771   

Diageo Finance BV (Netherlands)
5.30%, 10/28/15

    174,000        196,392   

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
5.65%, 5/15/18

    87,000        99,899   

Merck & Co., Inc.
5.00%, 6/30/19

    43,000        47,953   

PepsiCo, Inc.
7.90%, 11/01/18

    48,000        62,428   

Philip Morris International, Inc.
5.65%, 5/16/18

    27,000        30,823   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    375,000        417,824   
         
      1,256,609   
         
Energy — 0.7%    

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.875%, 3/10/15

    88,000        93,046   

Chevron Corp.
3.95%, 3/03/14

    87,000        94,084   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)
7.125%, 1/15/19

    59,000        73,479   
         
      260,609   
         
Financial — 11.1%    

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp.,
Series G, MTN
4.60%, 1/15/20

    75,000        79,960   

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp.
4.30%, 5/15/14

    215,000        233,463   

Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
5.20%, 7/10/14

    160,000        175,122   

5.125%, 1/08/20

    150,000        155,475   

Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
7.25%, 2/01/18

    22,000        26,425   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.20%, 2/11/15

    19,000        19,966   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN
6.125%, 2/17/14

    83,000        94,051   

7.15%, 2/15/19

    95,000        118,877   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany)
6.00%, 9/01/17 (a)

    133,000        152,459   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/14

    459,000        495,442   

HSBC Finance Corp.
5.50%, 1/19/16

    150,000        167,441   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.30%, 4/23/19

    91,000        104,086   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
5.875%, 6/13/16

    200,000        224,703   
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

KFW (Germany)
4.875%, 6/17/19

  $ 128,000      $ 146,979   

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Series G, MTN (Germany)
5.00%, 11/08/16

    201,000        229,845   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN
5.00%, 1/15/15

    154,000        165,194   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN
6.875%, 4/25/18

    233,000        265,888   

MetLife, Inc.
5.00%, 6/15/15

    273,000        300,416   

Morgan Stanley
5.30%, 3/01/13

    149,000        158,867   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.25%, 11/15/15

    32,000        35,020   

Simon Property Group LP
5.10%, 6/15/15

    119,000        131,788   

UBS AG, MTN (Switzerland)
5.875%, 12/20/17

    175,000        198,382   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    297,000        323,566   

Wells Fargo & Co.
5.00%, 11/15/14

    255,000        277,378   
         
      4,280,793   
         
Government — 1.8%    

European Investment Bank, MTN (Supranational)
4.625%, 5/15/14

    625,000        689,733   
         
Industrial — 2.0%    

General Electric Co.
5.25%, 12/06/17

    543,000        611,242   

Honeywell International, Inc.
5.00%, 2/15/19

    99,000        110,380   

United Technologies Corp.
6.125%, 2/01/19

    40,000        47,442   
         
      769,064   
         
Technology — 1.3%    

Dell, Inc.
5.875%, 6/15/19

    48,000        54,254   

Hewlett-Packard Co.
6.125%, 3/01/14

    95,000        106,944   

International Business Machines Corp.
5.70%, 9/14/17

    160,000        187,119   

Microsoft Corp.
4.20%, 6/01/19

    43,000        45,715   

Oracle Corp.
5.25%, 1/15/16

    111,000        125,913   
         
      519,945   
         
Utilities — 0.5%    

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
7.125%, 12/01/18

    48,000        59,652   

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
5.30%, 1/15/19

    40,000        45,075   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Utilities (Continued)    

Public Service Co. of Colorado
5.125%, 6/01/19

  $ 64,000      $ 71,458   
         
      176,185   
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $8,018,277)

      8,368,954   
         
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 14.0%    
Federal National Mortgage Association —2.1%    

5.00%, 4/15/15

    214,000        243,981   

5.00%, 5/11/17

    485,000        559,033   
         
      803,014   
         
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 11.9%
   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    1,026,300        1,146,089   

2.50%, 3/31/15

    510,600        536,649   

7.50%, 11/15/16

    214,700        278,338   

3.125%, 1/31/17

    686,700        731,175   

8.125%, 8/15/19

    527,900        744,916   

3.625%, 2/15/20

    424,700        452,372   

7.625%, 2/15/25

    113,600        164,454   

6.25%, 5/15/30

    399,200        526,570   
         
      4,580,563   
         

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $5,143,903)

      5,383,577   
         
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.7%    

Republic of Italy (Italy)
5.25%, 9/20/16

    175,000        191,960   

United Mexican States, Series A, MTN (Mexico)
6.375%, 1/16/13

    53,000        57,558   
         

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $235,948)

      249,518   
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%

(Cost $34,725,615)

    $ 38,216,844   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.5%

      195,231   
         

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 38,412,075   
         

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Affiliated company. The Advisor is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF MAY 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

United States

   $ 29,549,736         76.9

United Kingdom

     2,114,431         5.5   

Germany

     1,202,476         3.1   

Switzerland

     956,095         2.5   

Japan

     734,957         1.9   

France

     700,451         1.8   

Supranational

     689,733         1.8   

Australia

     545,570         1.4   

Italy

     327,377         0.9   

Netherlands

     323,821         0.9   

Spain

     215,967         0.6   

Netherlands Antilles

     148,210         0.4   

Ireland

     139,221         0.4   

Canada

     126,478         0.3   

Sweden

     115,755         0.3   

Mexico

     57,558         0.1   

Denmark

     57,111         0.1   

Israel

     51,102         0.1   

Belgium

     36,761         0.1   

Finland

     31,350         0.1   

Luxembourg

     29,918         0.1   

Norway

     27,214         0.1   

Cayman Islands

     24,081         0.1   

Bermuda

     11,471         0.0   
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     38,216,844         99.5   

Other assets less liabilities

     195,231         0.5   
                 

NET ASSETS

   $ 38,412,075         100.0
                 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 84.3%    
Basic Materials — 4.7%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    268      $ 37,191   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

    1,512        56,065   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,682        83,885   

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

    1,059        35,282   

BASF SE (Germany)

    1,099        101,526   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    1,051        86,047   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    4,040        190,962   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,571        101,689   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    2,134        54,353   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    1,423        39,232   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    2,021        73,019   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,602        85,387   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1,422        73,432   

Metals USA Holdings Corp.*

    1,778        27,950   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    926        52,384   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    562        48,805   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,638        114,448   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    943        49,592   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    769        29,260   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    1,241        109,009   

Solutia, Inc.*

    1,778        44,397   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

    130        44,903   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,441        58,346   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,535        59,479   
         
      1,656,643   
         
Communications — 8.7%    

Acme Packet, Inc.*

    800        60,552   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    800        34,288   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    593        40,140   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    2,052        23,167   

AT&T, Inc.

    11,368        358,774   

Calix, Inc.*

    2,045        44,111   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    10,693        179,642   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    5,309        133,999   

Corning, Inc.

    2,843        57,287   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    2,804        41,641   

Digital River, Inc.*

    605        19,693   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,201        139,436   

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

    3,601        22,830   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    2,461        56,253   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    595        314,766   

GSI Commerce, Inc.*

    978        28,607   

Limelight Networks, Inc.*

    5,068        29,040   

News Corp., Class A

    3,192        58,541   

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    5,275        36,021   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

    20        37,371   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

    5,157        11,861   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

    2,021        88,923   

Symantec Corp.*

    8,358        163,399   

Tekelec*

    1,100        10,010   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    3,495        51,612   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    4,752        115,281   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,600        62,352   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    2,717        76,321   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Time Warner, Inc.

    2,233      $ 81,348   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    5,967        220,361   

Vivendi (France)

    1,588        44,277   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    61,183        170,139   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    3,663        152,490   

Windstream Corp.

    4,802        64,587   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    3,174        52,530   
         
      3,081,650   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.0%    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    445        30,056   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    989        33,092   

Buckle (The), Inc.

    766        32,701   

Callaway Golf Co.

    3,557        24,081   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    947        30,020   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    788        32,663   

Cash America International, Inc.

    445        23,167   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,535        33,386   

Coach, Inc.

    3,468        220,773   

Collective Brands, Inc.*

    1,125        17,550   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    528        34,637   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    589        38,397   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    2,615        101,174   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    1,029        72,641   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    1,956        35,443   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    533        48,556   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    1,067        59,955   

Dollar General Corp.*

    3,912        137,194   

DSW, Inc., Class A*

    1,121        56,218   

Exide Technologies*

    3,912        38,572   

Ford Motor Co.*

    5,865        87,506   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    978        30,934   

Gaylord Entertainment Co.*

    533        17,189   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    1,197        44,395   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,258        85,884   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    3,789        22,999   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    1,245        49,302   

Jones Group (The), Inc.

    1,423        17,489   

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

    2,134        23,538   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    2,756        30,509   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*

    5,246        34,256   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,934        70,827   

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,993        162,510   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    847        29,162   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    1,797        45,500   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,534        43,169   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    889        75,076   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    123        28,570   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,974        29,799   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    800        31,272   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    1,039        35,949   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

    2,484        29,170   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,245        25,846   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    445        49,106   

Saks, Inc.*

    2,401        27,155   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    711        12,428   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

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db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    1,376      $ 36,635   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    800        33,400   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    3,822        159,955   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    711        46,343   

UniFirst Corp.

    400        21,448   

US Airways Group, Inc.*

    2,312        21,039   

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    476        23,157   

Walgreen Co.

    1,778        77,574   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    7,325        404,486   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    543        29,946   

Watsco, Inc.

    860        57,569   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    1,019        37,275   
         
      3,188,643   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 17.0%    

Abbott Laboratories

    3,030        158,318   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    800        18,224   

Accuray, Inc.*

    3,557        27,175   

Aetna, Inc.

    4,624        201,976   

Amedisys, Inc.*

    703        22,004   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

    1,067        31,946   

American Reprographics Co.*

    2,668        25,026   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    854        60,557   

Amgen, Inc.*

    1,956        118,417   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    791        47,669   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,684        88,073   

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,230        99,910   

Bruker Corp.*

    2,992        59,003   

Capella Education Co.*

    267        12,907   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

    731        44,613   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    3,557        27,211   

Centene Corp.*

    754        26,239   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    4,344        290,223   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    651        47,683   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,927        62,341   

Ennis, Inc.

    1,334        25,466   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
(Cayman Islands)

    766        21,057   

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.*

    400        9,792   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,407        139,202   

HEALTHSOUTH Corp.*

    1,423        39,944   

Healthspring, Inc.*

    845        37,053   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    1,215        25,454   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    356        27,789   

Hospira, Inc.*

    1,867        103,226   

Invacare Corp.

    420        14,104   

Johnson & Johnson

    5,869        394,925   

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

    2,900        101,413   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    449        27,227   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,934        33,829   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    600        31,764   

Masimo Corp.*

    1,689        51,886   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    276        79,226   

Medifast, Inc.*

    800        21,376   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    6,435        236,486   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    1,500        40,770   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    1,737      $ 81,031   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    4,064        260,880   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,524        162,762   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    546        68,383   

Pfizer, Inc.

    15,843        339,832   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    3,361        241,152   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    5,841        391,347   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    726        41,071   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    925        162,680   

Rollins, Inc.

    2,105        42,353   

Ruddick Corp.

    813        35,731   

Safeway, Inc.

    4,190        103,493   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    800        32,024   

Sanofi

    1,385        109,549   

Seaboard Corp.

    18        41,580   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    2,579        24,501   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    862        46,600   

SonoSite, Inc.*

    800        28,568   

Sotheby’s

    889        37,836   

STERIS Corp.

    958        34,574   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    963        45,815   

Tejon Ranch Co.*

    978        36,039   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    10,874        75,002   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    1,220        62,532   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    533        32,476   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    1,986        64,753   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,552        50,349   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,098        102,697   

ViroPharma, Inc.*

    1,233        23,859   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,657        134,316   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    718        35,362   

WellPoint, Inc.

    800        62,536   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    1,518        44,336   
         
      5,987,523   
         
Diversified — 0.1%    

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

    270        46,928   
         
Energy — 10.2%    

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

    758        39,727   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,998        92,555   

Bill Barrett Corp.*

    761        33,918   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    28,143        216,949   

Brigham Exploration Co.*

    1,689        52,595   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

    267        40,122   

Chevron Corp.

    3,758        394,252   

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

    978        32,460   

ConocoPhillips

    2,781        203,625   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    3,201        48,303   

Devon Energy Corp.

    889        74,738   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    541        40,131   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    3,345        80,114   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    10,062        839,875   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    1,689        29,591   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    1,334        36,005   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

    1,867        33,009   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


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db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,548      $ 166,952   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    2,627        161,193   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    4,417        159,362   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (United Kingdom)

    3,396        122,916   

RPC, Inc.

    2,332        58,720   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherlands Antilles)

    2,173        186,269   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    742        32,477   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    1,431        37,662   

Total S.A. (France)

    2,635        151,637   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    6,313        198,165   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    654        32,495   
         
      3,595,817   
         
Financial — 16.2%    

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    84        32,946   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    503        69,549   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    822        29,049   

American Capital Ltd.*

    4,802        47,540   

American Express Co.

    2,312        119,299   

Apollo Investment Corp.

    2,756        31,446   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT

    2,756        39,328   

Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT

    1,689        28,477   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    3,135        73,925   

AXA S.A. (France)

    2,291        48,876   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    4,737        55,262   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    8,413        99,949   

Bank of America Corp.

    18,815        221,076   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    15,018        68,385   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    5,102        403,415   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,600        32,784   

BNP Paribas (France)

    1,124        87,612   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,423        154,183   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,956        37,633   

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

    2,281        41,081   

Citigroup, Inc.*

    5,513        226,860   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1,956        105,503   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    800        21,984   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    445        35,600   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

    1,307        56,117   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    1,087        64,718   

Entertainment Properties Trust REIT

    622        30,217   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    409        24,029   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    1,360        26,670   

Equity Residential REIT

    533        32,955   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    978        36,196   

FirstMerit Corp.

    1,296        21,112   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    448        58,052   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    913        128,486   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,015        36,621   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    533        32,993   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    20,507        214,267   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    4,550        54,808   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*

    1,778        26,617   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    7,430        321,273   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    800      $ 33,176   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    978        27,364   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

    45,476        38,923   

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,334        117,792   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    3,711        30,579   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    464        31,807   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    16,342        75,434   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    20,827        32,815   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    268        41,070   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    2,644        74,603   

National Interstate Corp.

    1,067        23,037   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,322        34,081   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

    5,335        26,793   

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

    3,775        44,207   

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,604        127,049   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,341        28,550   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    1,245        27,066   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    411        14,032   

Potlatch Corp. REIT

    631        22,716   

ProAssurance Corp.*

    534        37,546   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    750        32,813   

Public Storage REIT

    356        42,129   

Signature Bank*

    622        35,404   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    520        61,391   

Societe Generale (France)

    704        41,738   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,592        69,455   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,759        50,882   

SVB Financial Group*

    622        36,934   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    2,668        168,884   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    1,046        28,723   

Tower Group, Inc.

    646        15,698   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.

    978        60,714   

U.S. Bancorp

    3,735        95,616   

UBS AG (Switzerland)*

    4,216        80,771   

UMB Financial Corp.

    612        26,102   

UniCredit S.p.A (Italy)

    20,155        45,751   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT

    711        30,793   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    925        31,940   

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,156        24,114   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    10,283        291,729   

Westamerica Bancorporation

    501        25,200   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    3,827        90,243   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    5,268        113,474   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

    153        40,918   
         
      5,706,949   
         
Industrial — 9.1%    

AAON, Inc.

    978        32,959   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)*

    2,466        66,183   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    622        37,917   

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,475        24,321   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    1,037        17,919   

Boeing (The) Co.

    1,512        117,981   

Brady Corp., Class A

    800        27,576   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


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db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Cascade Corp.

    622      $ 25,272   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,081        114,370   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    823        35,068   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    445        45,016   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    432        25,205   

Eaton Corp.

    3,258        168,340   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

    856        25,997   

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,420        77,462   

EnerSys*

    711        25,454   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    266        40,895   

FedEx Corp.

    533        49,910   

General Dynamics Corp.

    726        53,884   

General Electric Co.

    20,565        403,897   

GrafTech International Ltd.*

    1,667        35,240   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    4,624        25,340   

Griffon Corp.*

    555        5,877   

Hexcel Corp.*

    1,334        27,574   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    3,468        173,052   

Kaydon Corp.

    445        16,185   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    1,407        24,060   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    1,156        34,606   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    1,311        36,327   

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.*

    1,400        15,568   

Lindsay Corp.

    711        47,694   

Metabolix, Inc.*

    1,423        12,579   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    2,668        30,049   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

    622        25,533   

Nordson Corp.

    890        46,298   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    1,689        150,068   

Republic Services, Inc.

    4,205        132,541   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

    529        40,643   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    269        44,317   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    980        131,023   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    1,158        51,982   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    800        22,416   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    978        47,365   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

    800        52,360   

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

    5,335        28,238   

TriMas Corp.*

    2,045        41,718   

Union Pacific Corp.

    1,038        108,959   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,848        135,810   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,739        152,632   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    539        34,741   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    533        18,650   

Woodward, Inc.

    978        34,445   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    1,067        23,293   
         
      3,222,809   
         
Technology — 7.5%    

Apple, Inc.*

    1,804        627,485   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    2,668        36,765   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    485        30,958   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    796        39,776   

EMC Corp.*

    3,793        107,987   

Intel Corp.

    10,137        228,184   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,560        432,461   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,378      $ 43,049   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    1,200        39,636   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    1,500        20,115   

Microsoft Corp.

    15,818        395,607   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    700        18,410   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    889        34,066   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    1,888        43,972   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    505        43,470   

Quest Software, Inc.*

    1,512        34,315   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    1,864        70,683   

SAP AG (Germany)

    1,116        69,260   

SRA International, Inc., Class A*

    875        27,081   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    600        19,644   

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*

    2,090        27,066   

Ultratech, Inc.*

    1,334        42,381   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

    1,156        55,638   

Xerox Corp.

    13,960        142,532   
         
      2,630,541   
         
Utilities — 1.8%    

Cleco Corp.

    800        28,072   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    2,644        75,013   

ENEL S.p.A (Italy)

    8,809        60,457   

GDF Suez (France)

    1,514        55,632   

National Fuel Gas Co.

    889        64,043   

Nicor, Inc.

    663        36,438   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    1,053        33,138   

RWE AG (Germany)

    605        35,251   

Sempra Energy

    2,668        147,194   

Southern Co.

    1,571        62,966   

Tokyo Electric Power (The) Co., Inc. (Japan)

    1,510        5,892   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    842        33,049   
         
      637,145   
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $26,263,949)

      29,754,648   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 11.5%    
Basic Materials — 0.8%    

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
9.85%, 6/01/19

  $ 58,000        74,819   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.
8.55%, 5/15/19

    66,000        86,077   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
9.00%, 5/01/19

    66,000        88,161   

Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
6.875%, 11/21/36

    46,000        50,770   
         
      299,827   
         
Communications — 2.4%    

BellSouth Corp.
6.00%, 11/15/34

    109,000        113,471   

British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom)
9.875%, 12/15/30 (b)

    30,000        42,907   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

CBS Corp.
7.875%, 7/30/30

  $ 15,000      $ 18,224   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.45%, 1/15/20

    60,000        62,953   

5.90%, 2/15/39

    46,000        49,875   

Comcast Corp.
6.45%, 3/15/37

    45,000        49,068   

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
8.75%, 6/15/30 (b)

    69,000        94,636   

News America, Inc.
6.20%, 12/15/34

    77,000        80,222   

Telecom Italia Capital S.A. (Luxembourg)
7.721%, 6/04/38

    43,000        46,129   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.55%, 5/01/37

    18,000        19,216   

Time Warner, Inc.
7.70%, 5/01/32

    77,000        94,148   

Verizon Global Funding Corp.
7.75%, 12/01/30

    124,000        157,618   

Viacom, Inc.
6.25%, 4/30/16

    15,000        17,370   
         
      845,837   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.9%    

CVS Caremark Corp.
6.125%, 9/15/39

    44,000        46,066   

Target Corp.
7.00%, 1/15/38

    110,000        135,936   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.55%, 5/01/13

    5,000        5,371   

6.50%, 8/15/37

    106,000        123,810   
         
      311,183   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 1.5%    

Abbott Laboratories
5.875%, 5/15/16

    14,000        16,368   

Aetna, Inc.
6.625%, 6/15/36

    18,000        20,611   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/20

    43,000        47,752   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
6.45%, 9/15/37

    45,000        53,656   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
5.875%, 11/15/36

    52,000        59,451   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
8.50%, 2/01/22

    88,000        121,116   

Eli Lilly & Co.
5.55%, 3/15/37

    30,000        31,864   

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    33,000        38,376   

Merck & Co., Inc.
5.00%, 6/30/19

    21,000        23,419   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.
5.55%, 3/05/37

    18,000        19,826   

Unilever Capital Corp.
5.90%, 11/15/32

    74,000        85,031   
         
      517,470   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Energy — 1.1%    

ConocoPhillips
5.90%, 10/15/32

  $ 117,000      $ 130,145   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.80%, 3/15/35

    87,000        87,271   

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands)
5.75%, 1/20/20

    48,000        51,150   

Shell International Finance BV (Netherlands)
6.375%, 12/15/38

    42,000        50,362   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)
6.50%, 6/15/38

    30,000        34,145   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)
7.625%, 1/15/39

    17,000        22,066   
         
      375,139   
         
Financial — 2.6%    

Allstate (The) Corp.
5.55%, 5/09/35

    34,000        34,254   

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp., Series G, MTN
4.60%, 1/15/20

    117,000        124,737   

Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
7.25%, 2/01/18

    30,000        36,034   

Chubb Corp.
6.00%, 5/11/37

    27,000        29,465   

Citigroup, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/39

    108,000        141,230   

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
7.125%, 7/15/32

    56,000        69,331   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN
6.75%, 3/15/32

    136,000        155,873   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/14

    58,000        62,605   

6.75%, 10/01/37

    67,000        67,528   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
5.875%, 6/13/16

    50,000        56,176   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN
5.00%, 1/15/15

    64,000        68,652   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.25%, 11/15/15

    8,000        8,755   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.
6.05%, 10/15/36

    28,000        29,991   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.
6.25%, 3/15/37 (b)

    27,000        28,655   
         
      913,286   
         
Industrial — 0.6%    

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
6.15%, 5/01/37

    26,000        28,799   

CSX Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/36

    74,000        79,815   

Lockheed Martin Corp., Series B
6.15%, 9/01/36

    13,000        14,615   

Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.90%, 5/15/97

    32,000        41,828   

United Parcel Service, Inc.
6.20%, 1/15/38

    16,000        18,821   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

United Technologies Corp.
6.125%, 7/15/38

  $ 32,000      $ 37,596   
   

 

 

 
      221,474   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 0.1%    

Dell, Inc.
5.875%, 6/15/19

    23,000        25,997   

Microsoft Corp.
4.20%, 6/01/19

    28,000        29,768   
   

 

 

 
      55,765   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%    

Appalachian Power Co.
7.95%, 1/15/20

    40,000        51,165   

Florida Power & Light Co.
5.95%, 2/01/38

    53,000        60,358   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
6.125%, 4/01/36

    133,000        147,432   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
7.00%, 9/01/22

    71,000        85,997   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
6.05%, 3/01/34

    28,000        30,632   

6.25%, 3/01/39

    40,000        44,664   

Public Service Co. of Colorado
5.125%, 6/01/19

    44,000        49,127   

Scana Corp., MTN
6.25%, 4/01/20

    27,000        30,357   

Southern California Edison Co.
6.05%, 3/15/39

    21,000        24,044   
   

 

 

 
      523,776   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $3,912,689)

      4,063,757   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 3.1%    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. — 0.1%
   

6.25%, 7/15/32

    43,000        54,168   
   

 

 

 
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 3.0%
   

1.75%, 11/15/11

    139,600        140,652   

7.50%, 11/15/16

    93,300        120,955   

8.125%, 8/15/19

    113,900        160,724   

3.625%, 2/15/20

    74,100        78,928   

6.25%, 5/15/30

    17,700        23,347   

4.375%, 2/15/38

    304,200        314,467   

4.625%, 2/15/40

    96,000        102,810   

4.375%, 5/15/40

    100,400        103,098   
   

 

 

 
      1,044,981   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
& AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,076,196)

      1,099,149   
   

 

 

 
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.6%    

Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil)
7.125%, 1/20/37

    53,000        64,660   
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
SOVEREIGN BONDS (Continued)    

Province of Quebec, Series PD (Canada)
7.50%, 9/15/29

  $ 64,000      $ 87,640   

Republic of Italy (Italy)
5.25%, 9/20/16

    25,000        27,423   

United Mexican States (Mexico)
5.625%, 1/15/17

    44,000        49,676   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $215,837)

      229,399   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $31,468,671)

    $ 35,146,953   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.5%

      160,395   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 35,307,348   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Affiliated company. The Advisor is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

(b) Variable Rate Coupon. Stated interest rate was in effect at May 31, 2011.

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF MAY 31, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

United States

   $ 26,657,472         75.5

United Kingdom

     2,189,284         6.2   

Switzerland

     913,611         2.6   

Japan

     892,677         2.5   

France

     806,434         2.3   

Germany

     787,739         2.2   

Australia

     749,033         2.1   

Netherlands

     300,886         0.9   

Spain

     270,492         0.8   

Italy

     213,745         0.6   

Canada

     206,203         0.6   

Netherlands Antilles

     186,269         0.5   

Ireland

     173,052         0.5   

Luxembourg

     156,230         0.4   

Sweden

     140,214         0.4   

Cayman Islands

     122,977         0.4   

Denmark

     68,383         0.2   

Brazil

     64,660         0.2   

Israel

     62,532         0.2   

Mexico

     49,676         0.1   

Belgium

     47,669         0.1   

Norway

     37,662         0.1   

Finland

     36,021         0.1   

Bermuda

     14,032         0.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     35,146,953         99.5   

Other assets less liabilities

     160,395         0.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 35,307,348         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
   
COMMON STOCKS — 95.4%    
Basic Materials — 5.4%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    310      $ 43,019   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

    1,689        62,628   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,968        98,149   

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

    1,147        38,214   

BASF SE (Germany)

    1,200        110,856   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    1,141        93,415   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    4,740        224,048   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,942        116,362   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    2,400        61,128   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    1,600        44,112   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    2,347        84,797   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,947        103,775   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1,778        91,816   

Metals USA Holdings Corp.*

    1,955        30,733   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    1,188        67,205   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    624        54,190   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,788        124,929   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    1,013        53,274   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    835        31,772   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    1,486        130,530   

Solutia, Inc.*

    1,955        48,816   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

    141        48,703   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,555        62,962   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,815        66,048   
         
      1,891,481   
         
Communications — 9.8%    

Acme Packet, Inc.*

    889        67,288   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    889        38,103   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    640        43,322   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    2,229        25,165   

AT&T, Inc.

    12,690        400,496   

Calix, Inc.*

    2,222        47,929   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    11,858        199,214   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    5,861        147,932   

Corning, Inc.

    3,146        63,392   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    3,808        56,550   

Digital River, Inc.*

    656        21,353   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    3,555        154,855   

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

    2,999        19,014   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    2,673        61,099   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    675        357,088   

GSI Commerce, Inc.*

    1,155        33,784   

Limelight Networks, Inc.*

    5,688        32,592   

News Corp., Class A

    3,805        69,784   

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    5,752        39,278   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

    22        41,108   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

    5,777        13,287   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

    2,190        96,360   

Symantec Corp.*

    9,243        180,701   

Tekelec*

    1,200        10,920   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    3,850        56,855   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    5,384        130,613   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,778        69,289   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    2,442        68,596   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Time Warner, Inc.

    2,364      $ 86,121   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    6,649        245,548   

Vivendi (France)

    1,740        48,515   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    66,352        184,514   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    4,076        169,683   

Windstream Corp.

    5,333        71,729   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    3,433        56,816   
         
      3,408,893   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 10.2%    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    533        35,998   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    1,400        46,844   

Buckle (The), Inc.

    854        36,457   

Callaway Golf Co.

    3,999        27,073   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    1,060        33,602   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    861        35,688   

Cash America International, Inc.

    444        23,115   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,750        38,063   

Coach, Inc.

    3,899        248,211   

Collective Brands, Inc.*

    1,244        19,406   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    580        38,048   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    691        45,046   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    2,902        112,278   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    1,226        86,547   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    2,133        38,650   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    622        56,664   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    1,155        64,899   

Dollar General Corp.*

    4,396        154,168   

DSW, Inc., Class A*

    1,237        62,036   

Exide Technologies*

    4,355        42,940   

Ford Motor Co.*

    6,363        94,936   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    1,155        36,533   

Gaylord Entertainment Co.*

    622        20,060   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    1,326        49,180   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,570        97,751   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    4,153        25,209   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    1,422        56,311   

Jones Group (The), Inc.

    1,600        19,664   

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

    2,311        25,490   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    3,111        34,439   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*

    4,977        32,500   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,288        79,373   

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,234        182,160   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    936        32,226   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    1,992        50,437   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,801        47,718   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    1,067        90,108   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    137        31,822   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    3,204        32,103   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    889        34,751   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    1,128        39,029   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

    2,734        32,105   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,422        29,521   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    533        58,817   

Saks, Inc.*

    2,666        30,152   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    800        13,984   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    1,491      $ 39,698   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    889        37,116   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    4,328        181,133   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    700        45,626   

UniFirst Corp.

    400        21,448   

US Airways Group, Inc.*

    2,577        23,451   

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    516        25,103   

Walgreen Co.

    1,955        85,297   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    8,025        443,142   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    688        37,943   

Watsco, Inc.

    570        38,156   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    1,113        40,714   
         
      3,540,939   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 19.2%    

Abbott Laboratories

    3,444        179,949   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    889        20,251   

Accuray, Inc.*

    3,910        29,872   

Aetna, Inc.

    5,066        221,282   

Amedisys, Inc.*

    827        25,885   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

    1,155        34,581   

American Reprographics Co.*

    3,022        28,346   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    926        65,663   

Amgen, Inc.*

    2,133        129,132   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    859        51,767   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,825        95,448   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    2,418        108,333   

Bruker Corp.*

    3,243        63,952   

Capella Education Co.*

    267        12,907   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

    835        50,960   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    3,999        30,593   

Centene Corp.*

    816        28,397   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    4,833        322,892   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    723        52,957   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,168        67,474   

Ennis, Inc.

    1,511        28,845   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
(Cayman Islands)

    1,116        30,679   

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.*

    856        20,955   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,908        150,087   

HEALTHSOUTH Corp.*

    1,600        44,912   

Healthspring, Inc.*

    978        42,885   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    1,315        27,549   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    444        34,659   

Hospira, Inc.*

    2,044        113,013   

Invacare Corp.

    500        16,790   

Johnson & Johnson

    6,484        436,308   

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

    3,240        113,303   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    493        29,896   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    3,288        37,911   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    648        34,305   

Masimo Corp.*

    1,866        57,324   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    342        98,171   

Medifast, Inc.*

    889        23,754   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    7,044        258,867   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    750        20,385   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    1,947      $ 90,828   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    4,675        300,100   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,802        180,689   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    593        74,269   

Pfizer, Inc.

    17,686        379,365   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    3,835        275,161   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    6,428        430,676   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    783        44,295   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    1,064        187,126   

Rollins, Inc.

    2,403        48,348   

Ruddick Corp.

    883        38,808   

Safeway, Inc.

    5,019        123,969   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    889        35,587   

Sanofi

    1,500        118,645   

Seaboard Corp.

    23        53,130   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    2,933        27,864   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    931        50,330   

SonoSite, Inc.*

    889        31,746   

Sotheby’s

    978        41,623   

STERIS Corp.

    1,038        37,461   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1,236        58,803   

Tejon Ranch Co.*

    1,067        39,319   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    11,750        81,044   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    1,354        69,400   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    533        32,476   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    2,155        70,263   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,686        54,697   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,314        113,270   

ViroPharma, Inc.*

    1,350        26,123   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,848        149,799   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    775        38,169   

WellPoint, Inc.

    889        69,493   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    1,685        49,213   
         
      6,663,328   
         
Diversified — 0.2%    

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

    289        50,230   
         
Energy — 11.5%    

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

    819        42,924   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,721        109,292   

Bill Barrett Corp.*

    823        36,681   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    32,610        251,384   

Brigham Exploration Co.*

    1,866        58,107   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

    356        53,496   

Chevron Corp.

    4,208        441,461   

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

    1,155        38,334   

ConocoPhillips

    3,141        229,984   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    3,644        54,988   

Devon Energy Corp.

    978        82,220   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    581        43,099   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    3,510        84,066   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    11,239        938,120   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    1,866        32,692   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    1,511        40,782   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

    2,133        37,711   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    1,703      $ 183,669   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    2,916        178,926   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    4,815        173,721   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    3,604        130,445   

RPC, Inc.

    2,023        50,939   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherlands Antilles)

    2,401        205,815   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    804        35,191   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    1,371        36,083   

Total S.A. (France)

    2,925        168,325   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    7,021        220,389   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    707        35,128   
         
      3,993,972   
         
Financial — 18.4%    

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    92        36,084   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    569        78,675   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    887        31,347   

American Capital Ltd.*

    5,333        52,797   

American Express Co.

    2,577        132,973   

Apollo Investment Corp.

    3,022        34,481   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT

    3,111        44,394   

Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT

    1,866        31,461   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    3,481        82,084   

AXA S.A. (France)

    2,401        51,223   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    5,237        61,095   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    9,594        113,980   

Bank of America Corp.

    20,586        241,886   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    16,674        75,925   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    5,765        455,839   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,778        36,431   

BNP Paribas (France)

    1,216        94,783   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,600        173,360   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    2,222        42,751   

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

    2,489        44,827   

Citigroup, Inc.

    6,123        251,961   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    2,171        117,101   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    889        24,430   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    533        42,640   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

    1,418        60,883   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    1,220        72,637   

Entertainment Properties Trust REIT

    711        34,540   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    446        26,203   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    1,467        28,768   

Equity Residential REIT

    622        38,458   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    1,067        39,490   

FirstMerit Corp.

    1,415        23,050   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    512        66,345   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    1,044        146,922   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,275        46,002   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    533        32,993   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    22,855        238,801   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    5,052        60,855   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*

    1,955        29,266   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    8,466        366,069   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    800      $ 33,176   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    1,067        29,855   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

    50,488        43,212   

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,511        133,422   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    4,031        33,215   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    503        34,481   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    22,361        103,217   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    23,123        36,432   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    291        44,595   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    2,935        82,813   

National Interstate Corp.

    1,155        24,936   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,429        36,840   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

    5,955        29,907   

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

    4,150        48,598   

Northern Trust Corp.

    3,073        149,931   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,455        30,977   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    1,333        28,979   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    640        21,850   

Potlatch Corp. REIT

    684        24,624   

ProAssurance Corp.*

    581        40,850   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    817        35,744   

Public Storage REIT

    356        42,129   

Signature Bank*

    711        40,470   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    586        69,183   

Societe Generale (France)

    764        45,295   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,921        78,271   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    2,002        57,911   

SVB Financial Group*

    711        42,219   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    3,022        191,292   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    1,138        31,249   

Tower Group, Inc.

    707        17,180   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.

    1,067        66,239   

U.S. Bancorp

    4,177        106,931   

UBS AG (Switzerland)*

    4,456        85,369   

UMB Financial Corp.

    755        32,201   

UniCredit S.p.A (Italy)

    15,830        35,934   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT

    711        30,793   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    1,000        34,530   

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,244        25,950   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    10,997        311,986   

Westamerica Bancorporation

    549        27,615   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    4,771        112,503   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    5,807        125,083   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

    205        54,825   
         
      6,376,622   
         
Industrial — 10.4%    

AAON, Inc.

    1,067        35,957   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)*

    2,671        71,684   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    622        37,917   

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,850        26,359   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    1,118        19,319   

Boeing (The) Co.

    1,589        123,990   

Brady Corp., Class A

    889        30,644   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Cascade Corp.

    711      $ 28,888   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,238        130,980   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    897        38,221   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    444        44,915   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    551        32,148   

Eaton Corp.

    3,770        194,797   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

    1,216        36,930   

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,479        80,679   

EnerSys*

    711        25,454   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    267        41,049   

FedEx Corp.

    622        58,244   

General Dynamics Corp.

    882        65,462   

General Electric Co.

    23,220        456,041   

GrafTech International Ltd.*

    1,795        37,946   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    5,066        27,762   

Griffon Corp.*

    1,086        11,501   

Hexcel Corp.*

    1,511        31,232   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    3,811        190,169   

Kaydon Corp.

    533        19,385   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    1,534        26,231   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    1,244        37,240   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    1,412        39,126   

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.*

    1,600        17,792   

Lindsay Corp.

    711        47,694   

Metabolix, Inc.*

    1,511        13,357   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    2,666        30,027   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

    711        29,187   

Nordson Corp.

    1,066        55,453   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    1,855        164,817   

Republic Services, Inc.

    4,713        148,555   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

    573        44,024   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    358        58,980   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    1,200        160,436   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    1,360        61,050   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    889        24,910   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    1,067        51,675   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

    889        58,185   

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

    6,221        32,928   

TriMas Corp.*

    2,222        45,329   

Union Pacific Corp.

    1,142        119,877   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    2,009        147,641   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,930        169,396   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    588        37,899   

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    622        21,764   

Woodward, Inc.

    1,067        37,580   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    1,244        27,157   
         
      3,605,983   
         
Technology — 8.3%    

Apple, Inc.*

    2,016        701,225   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    2,933        40,417   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    525        33,511   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    763        38,127   

EMC Corp.*

    4,385        124,841   

Intel Corp.

    11,198        252,067   

International Business Machines Corp.

    2,872        485,166   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,498      $ 46,798   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    700        23,121   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    1,700        22,797   

Microsoft Corp.

    17,728        443,376   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    800        21,040   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    978        37,477   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    1,741        40,548   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    551        47,430   

Quest Software, Inc.*

    1,438        32,635   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    2,114        80,163   

SAP AG (Germany)

    1,212        75,218   

SRA International, Inc., Class A*

    947        29,310   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    500        16,370   

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*

    2,100        27,195   

Ultratech, Inc.*

    1,511        48,004   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

    1,244        59,874   

Xerox Corp.

    15,542        158,684   
         
      2,885,394   
         
Utilities — 2.0%    

Cleco Corp.

    889        31,195   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    2,923        82,929   

ENEL S.p.A (Italy)

    9,436        64,760   

GDF Suez (France)

    1,639        60,225   

National Fuel Gas Co.

    978        70,455   

Nicor, Inc.

    716        39,351   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    1,157        36,411   

RWE AG (Germany)

    655        38,164   

Sempra Energy

    2,933        161,814   

Southern Co.

    1,717        68,817   

Tokyo Electric Power (The) Co., Inc. (Japan)

    1,689        6,591   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    915        35,914   
         
      696,626   
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $29,616,447)

      33,113,468   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 2.6%    
Basic Materials — 0.0% (b)    

Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
6.875%, 11/21/36

  $ 7,000        7,726   
         
Communications — 0.6%    

BellSouth Corp.
6.00%, 11/15/34

    33,000        34,353   

British Telecommunications PLC
(United Kingdom)
9.875%, 12/15/30 (d)

    10,000        14,302   

CBS Corp.
7.875%, 7/30/30

    4,000        4,860   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.45%, 1/15/20

    13,000        13,640   

5.90%, 2/15/39

    11,000        11,927   

Comcast Corp.
6.45%, 3/15/37

    14,000        15,266   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
8.75%, 6/15/30 (d)

  $ 15,000      $ 20,573   

News America, Inc.
6.20%, 12/15/34

    11,000        11,460   

Telecom Italia Capital S.A. (Luxembourg)
7.721%, 6/04/38

    9,000        9,655   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.55%, 5/01/37

    6,000        6,405   

Time Warner, Inc.
7.70%, 5/01/32

    18,000        22,009   

Verizon Global Funding Corp.
7.75%, 12/01/30

    24,000        30,507   

Viacom, Inc.
6.25%, 4/30/16

    6,000        6,948   
         
      201,905   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.2%    

CVS Caremark Corp.
6.302%, 6/01/37 (c)

    16,000        15,844   

Target Corp.
7.00%, 1/15/38

    16,000        19,772   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
6.50%, 8/15/37

    25,000        29,201   
         
      64,817   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.4%    

Aetna, Inc.
6.625%, 6/15/36

    5,000        5,725   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/20

    9,000        9,994   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
6.45%, 9/15/37

    14,000        16,693   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
5.875%, 11/15/36

    19,000        21,723   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
8.50%, 2/01/22

    16,000        22,021   

Eli Lilly & Co.
5.55%, 3/15/37

    6,000        6,373   

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    8,000        9,303   

Merck & Co., Inc.
5.00%, 6/30/19

    6,000        6,691   

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Series B
7.00%, 3/01/29

    4,000        5,090   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.
5.55%, 3/05/37

    8,000        8,812   

Unilever Capital Corp.
5.90%, 11/15/32

    20,000        22,981   
         
      135,406   
         
Energy — 0.2%    

ConocoPhillips
5.90%, 10/15/32

    30,000        33,371   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.80%, 3/15/35

    11,000        11,034   

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands)
5.75%, 1/20/20

    11,000        11,722   
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Shell International Finance BV (Netherlands)
6.375%, 12/15/38

  $ 11,000      $ 13,190   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)
6.50%, 6/15/38

    9,000        10,243   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. (Canada)
7.625%, 1/15/39

    5,000        6,490   
         
      86,050   
         
Financial — 0.6%    

Allstate (The) Corp.
5.55%, 5/09/35

    5,000        5,037   

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp., Series G, MTN
4.60%, 1/15/20

    25,000        26,653   

Chubb Corp.
6.00%, 5/11/37

    8,000        8,730   

Citigroup, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/39

    25,000        32,693   

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
7.125%, 7/15/32

    25,000        30,951   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN
6.75%, 3/15/32

    6,000        6,876   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.
6.75%, 10/01/37

    21,000        21,165   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
5.875%, 6/13/16

    25,000        28,088   

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Series G, MTN (Germany)
5.00%, 11/08/16

    8,000        9,148   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN
5.00%, 1/15/15

    16,000        17,163   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., MTN
6.875%, 4/25/18

    4,000        4,565   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.25%, 11/15/15

    4,000        4,378   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.
6.05%, 10/15/36

    8,000        8,569   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.
6.25%, 3/15/37 (c)

    9,000        9,552   
         
      213,568   
         
Industrial — 0.1%    

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
6.15%, 5/01/37

    7,000        7,754   

CSX Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/36

    8,000        8,629   

Lockheed Martin Corp., Series B
6.15%, 9/01/36

    5,000        5,621   

Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.90%, 5/15/97

    8,000        10,457   

United Parcel Service, Inc.
6.20%, 1/15/38

    7,000        8,234   

United Technologies Corp.
6.125%, 7/15/38

    7,000        8,224   
         
      48,919   
         
Technology — 0.1%    

Dell, Inc.
5.875%, 6/15/19

    8,000        9,042   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

Microsoft Corp.
4.20%, 6/01/19

  $ 8,000      $ 8,505   
         
      17,547   
         
Utilities — 0.4%    

Appalachian Power Co.
7.95%, 1/15/20

    9,000        11,512   

Florida Power & Light Co.
5.95%, 2/01/38

    13,000        14,805   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
6.125%, 4/01/36

    31,000        34,364   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
7.00%, 9/01/22

    18,000        21,802   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
6.05%, 3/01/34

    17,000        18,598   

6.25%, 3/01/39

    13,000        14,516   

Scana Corp., MTN
6.25%, 4/01/20

    8,000        8,995   

Southern California Edison Co.
6.05%, 3/15/39

    5,000        5,725   
         
      130,317   
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $872,778)

      906,255   
         
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 1.5%    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. — 0.1%
     

6.25%, 7/15/32

    42,000        52,908   
         
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 1.4%
     

3.25%, 7/31/16

    7,300        7,851   

8.125%, 8/15/19

    75,200        106,114   

3.625%, 2/15/20

    39,900        42,500   

7.625%, 2/15/25

    62,700        90,768   

6.25%, 5/15/30

    40,400        53,290   

5.00%, 5/15/37

    20,600        23,468   

4.375%, 2/15/38

    40,800        42,177   

4.375%, 5/15/40

    115,500        118,604   
         
      484,772   
         

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
& AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $524,187)

      537,680   
         
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.1%    

Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil)
7.125%, 1/20/37

    13,000        15,860   

Province of Quebec, Series PD (Canada)
7.50%, 9/15/29

    6,000        8,216   

United Mexican States (Mexico)
5.625%, 1/15/17

    8,000        9,032   
         

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $30,864)

      33,108   
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%

(Cost $31,044,276)

    $ 34,590,511   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.4%

      132,110   
         

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 34,722,621   
         

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Affiliated company. The Advisor is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

(b) Less than 0.1%.

(c) Variable Rate Coupon. Stated interest rate was in effect at May 31, 2011.

(d) The rate shown reflects the coupon after the step date.

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF MAY 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

United States

   $ 25,873,883         74.5

United Kingdom

     2,349,785         6.8   

Switzerland

     1,034,425         3.0   

Japan

     1,020,128         2.9   

Germany

     909,170         2.6   

France

     891,195         2.6   

Australia

     757,080         2.2   

Spain

     305,688         0.9   

Netherlands Antilles

     205,815         0.6   

Netherlands

     204,007         0.6   

Ireland

     190,169         0.6   

Italy

     184,760         0.5   

Sweden

     154,633         0.5   

Canada

     94,238         0.3   

Denmark

     74,269         0.2   

Israel

     69,400         0.2   

Belgium

     51,767         0.1   

Cayman Islands

     50,127         0.1   

Luxembourg

     47,869         0.1   

Finland

     39,278         0.1   

Norway

     36,083         0.1   

Bermuda

     21,850         0.1   

Brazil

     15,860         0.0   

Mexico

     9,032         0.0   
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     34,590,511         99.6   

Other assets less liabilities

     132,110         0.4   
                 

NET ASSETS

   $ 34,722,621         100.0
                 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 28.4%    
Basic Materials — 1.6%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    44      $ 6,106   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.*

    225        8,343   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    207        10,324   

ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)

    139        4,631   

BASF SE (Germany)

    142        13,118   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    135        11,053   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    633        29,921   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    353        13,962   

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

    300        7,641   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    125        3,446   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    351        12,682   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    240        12,792   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    300        15,492   

Metals USA Holdings Corp.*

    300        4,716   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    162        9,164   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    129        11,203   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    208        14,533   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

    180        9,466   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    127        4,832   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    187        16,426   

Solutia, Inc.*

    300        7,491   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

    17        5,872   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    225        9,110   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    517        12,130   
         
      254,454   
         
Communications — 2.9%    

Acme Packet, Inc.*

    150        11,354   

ADTRAN, Inc.

    150        6,429   

Anixter International, Inc.*

    92        6,227   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    297        3,353   

AT&T, Inc.

    1,796        56,683   

Calix, Inc.*

    300        6,471   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,607        26,997   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    871        21,984   

Corning, Inc.

    485        9,773   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    450        6,683   

Digital River, Inc.*

    91        2,962   

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

    525        22,869   

eResearch Technology, Inc.*

    557        3,531   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    299        6,834   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    88        46,553   

GSI Commerce, Inc.*

    150        4,388   

Limelight Networks, Inc.*

    749        4,292   

News Corp., Class A

    587        10,766   

Nokia OYJ (Finland)

    566        3,865   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

    8        14,948   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*

    824        1,895   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

    249        10,956   

Symantec Corp.*

    1,274        24,907   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    212        3,131   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    599        14,531   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    225        8,768   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

    422        11,854   

Time Warner, Inc.

    351        12,787   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    910      $ 33,606   

Vivendi (France)

    201        5,604   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    8,089        22,494   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    595        24,769   

Windstream Corp.

    749        10,074   

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    450        7,448   
         
      469,786   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 2.9%    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

    75        5,066   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    180        6,023   

Buckle (The), Inc.

    123        5,251   

Callaway Golf Co.

    525        3,554   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    152        4,818   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    118        4,891   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    281        6,112   

Coach, Inc.

    525        33,421   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    35        2,296   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    100        6,519   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    432        16,714   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    130        9,177   

Dana Holding Corp.*

    300        5,436   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    75        6,833   

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A

    150        8,429   

Dollar General Corp.*

    599        21,007   

DSW, Inc., Class A*

    163        8,174   

Exide Technologies*

    599        5,906   

Ford Motor Co.*

    1,047        15,621   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    150        4,745   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    154        5,712   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    258        9,813   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    635        3,854   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    125        4,950   

Jones Group (The), Inc.

    225        2,765   

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A*

    300        3,309   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

    450        4,982   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.*

    824        5,381   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    450        10,862   

McDonald’s Corp.

    321        26,174   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    112        3,856   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    249        6,304   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    360        6,133   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    150        12,668   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    16        3,716   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    599        6,002   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    150        5,864   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    165        5,709   

Panasonic Corp. (Japan)

    360        4,227   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    75        8,277   

Saks, Inc.*

    375        4,241   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

    75        1,311   

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    169        4,500   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    150        6,263   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    480        20,089   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

    150        9,777   

UniFirst Corp.

    75        4,022   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

Vail Resorts, Inc.*

    135      $ 6,568   

Walgreen Co.

    300        13,089   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    1,075        59,361   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    83        4,577   

Watsco, Inc.

    75        5,021   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    158        5,780   
         
      465,150   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 5.6%    

Abbott Laboratories

    471        24,610   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    150        3,417   

Accuray, Inc.*

    525        4,011   

Aetna, Inc.

    674        29,439   

Amedisys, Inc.*

    135        4,226   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

    150        4,491   

American Reprographics Co.*

    450        4,221   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

    136        9,644   

Amgen, Inc.*

    300        18,162   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    112        6,750   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    207        10,826   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    279        12,500   

Bruker Corp.*

    444        8,756   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

    120        7,324   

CBIZ, Inc.*

    524        4,008   

Centene Corp.*

    150        5,220   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    696        46,499   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    130        9,522   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    378        8,051   

Ennis, Inc.

    225        4,295   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
(Cayman Islands)

    120        3,299   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,161        25,225   

HEALTHSOUTH Corp.*

    225        6,316   

Healthspring, Inc.*

    100        4,385   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    187        3,918   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

    75        5,855   

Hospira, Inc.*

    300        16,587   

Johnson & Johnson

    836        56,253   

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

    406        14,198   

Lancaster Colony Corp.

    64        3,881   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    450        5,189   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    103        5,453   

Masimo Corp.*

    225        6,912   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    35        10,047   

Medifast, Inc.*

    150        4,008   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    974        35,795   

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

    300        13,995   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    679        43,586   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    363        23,408   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    79        9,894   

Pfizer, Inc.

    2,410        51,694   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    563        40,395   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    845        56,615   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    75        4,243   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    164        28,843   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Rollins, Inc.

    330      $ 6,640   

Ruddick Corp.

    128        5,626   

Safeway, Inc.

    680        16,796   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    150        6,005   

Sanofi

    168        13,288   

Seaboard Corp.

    3        6,930   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

    120        6,487   

SonoSite, Inc.*

    150        5,357   

Sotheby’s

    150        6,384   

STERIS Corp.

    157        5,666   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    160        7,612   

Tejon Ranch Co.*

    150        5,528   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,246        8,594   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    187        9,585   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    75        4,570   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    246        8,021   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    197        6,391   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    339        16,593   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    222        17,995   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

    120        5,910   

WellPoint, Inc.

    150        11,726   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    321        9,375   
         
      897,045   
         
Diversified — 0.1%    

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (France)

    46        7,995   
         
Energy — 3.5%    

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

    75        3,931   

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,026        23,752   

Bill Barrett Corp.*

    122        5,438   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,485        34,574   

Brigham Exploration Co.*

    225        7,007   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

    75        11,270   

Chevron Corp.

    596        62,526   

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

    150        4,979   

ConocoPhillips

    426        31,192   

Delek US Holdings, Inc.

    525        7,922   

Devon Energy Corp.

    150        12,611   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    75        5,564   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    414        9,915   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,531        127,793   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    300        5,256   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

    225        6,073   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

    300        5,304   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    243        26,208   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    443        27,182   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    595        21,467   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    459        16,613   

RPC, Inc.

    280        7,050   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherlands Antilles)

    333        28,544   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    134        5,865   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    244        6,422   

Total S.A. (France)

    350        20,141   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    974        30,574   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    88      $ 4,372   
         
      559,545   
         
Financial — 5.6%    

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    13        5,099   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    73        10,094   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    64        2,262   

American Capital Ltd.*

    749        7,415   

American Express Co.

    375        19,350   

Apollo Investment Corp.

    450        5,135   

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT

    450        6,422   

Associated Estates Realty Corp. REIT

    225        3,794   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    668        15,752   

AXA S.A. (France)

    240        5,120   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    492        5,740   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    1,056        12,546   

Bank of America Corp.

    2,789        32,771   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,950        13,433   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    778        61,515   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    225        4,610   

BNP Paribas (France)

    128        9,977   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    225        24,378   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    300        5,772   

Charles Schwab (The) Corp.

    351        6,322   

Citigroup, Inc.

    839        34,525   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    368        19,849   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    150        4,122   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    75        6,000   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

    139        5,968   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    85        5,061   

Entertainment Properties Trust REIT

    75        3,644   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    75        4,406   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    230        4,510   

Equity Residential REIT

    75        4,637   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    150        5,552   

FirstMerit Corp.

    325        5,294   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    76        9,848   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    164        23,079   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    145        5,232   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    75        4,643   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,503        36,600   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    901        10,853   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.*

    300        4,491   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,131        48,904   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    150        6,221   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    150        4,197   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

    8,217        7,033   

M&T Bank Corp.

    225        19,868   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    581        4,787   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    60        4,113   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,936        8,936   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    3,180        5,010   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    33        5,057   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    273        7,703   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

National Interstate Corp.

    150      $ 3,239   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    210        5,414   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

    1,424        7,152   

Nordea Bank AB (Sweden)

    471        5,516   

Northern Trust Corp.

    369        18,003   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    219        4,663   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT

    150        3,261   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    112        3,824   

ProAssurance Corp.*

    76        5,344   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    101        4,419   

Public Storage REIT

    75        8,875   

Signature Bank*

    75        4,269   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    82        9,680   

Societe Generale (France)

    75        4,447   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    301        8,066   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    332        9,604   

SVB Financial Group*

    75        4,454   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    450        28,484   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    210        5,767   

Tower Group, Inc.

    150        3,645   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.

    150        9,312   

U.S. Bancorp

    599        15,334   

UBS AG (Switzerland)*

    522        10,001   

UMB Financial Corp.

    85        3,625   

UniCredit S.p.A (Italy)

    5,194        11,790   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust REIT

    75        3,248   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    154        5,318   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,599        45,363   

Westamerica Bancorporation

    65        3,270   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    1,169        27,566   

Weyerhaeuser Co. REIT

    932        20,074   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

    23        6,151   
         
      886,828   
         
Industrial — 3.2%    

AAON, Inc.

    150        5,055   

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)*

    360        9,662   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    75        4,572   

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

    611        3,321   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

    225        3,888   

Boeing (The) Co.

    225        17,557   

Brady Corp., Class A

    150        5,171   

Cascade Corp.

    75        3,047   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    163        17,245   

CLARCOR, Inc.

    124        5,284   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    75        7,586   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    120        7,001   

Eaton Corp.

    570        29,451   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

    97        2,946   

Emerson Electric Co.

    227        12,382   

EnerSys*

    100        3,580   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    60        9,225   

FedEx Corp.

    75        7,023   

General Dynamics Corp.

    124        9,203   

General Electric Co.

    3,193        62,711   

GrafTech International Ltd.*

    300        6,342   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   39  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Hexcel Corp.*

    225      $ 4,651   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    525        26,198   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    346        5,917   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    200        5,987   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    188        5,209   

Lindsay Corp.

    75        5,031   

Metabolix, Inc.*

    225        1,989   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    1,000        11,263   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

    75        3,079   

Nordson Corp.

    150        7,803   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    300        26,655   

Republic Services, Inc.

    653        20,582   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

    94        7,222   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    37        6,096   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    142        18,985   

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

    189        8,484   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    150        4,203   

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    150        7,265   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

    150        9,818   

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

    1,499        7,934   

TriMas Corp.*

    300        6,120   

Union Pacific Corp.

    151        15,851   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    308        22,635   

United Technologies Corp.

    248        21,766   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    71        4,576   

Woodward, Inc.

    150        5,283   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

    150        3,275   
         
      506,129   
         
Technology — 2.4%    

Apple, Inc.*

    282        98,088   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    375        5,168   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    75        4,787   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    120        5,996   

EMC Corp.*

    597        16,997   

Intel Corp.

    1,574        35,431   

International Business Machines Corp.

    375        63,349   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    202        6,310   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    300        4,023   

Microsoft Corp.

    2,502        62,575   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    150        5,748   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    294        6,847   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    76        6,542   

Quest Software, Inc.*

    231        5,243   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

    322        12,210   

SAP AG (Germany)

    151        9,371   

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.*

    375        4,856   

Ultratech, Inc.*

    225        7,148   

VeriFone Systems, Inc.*

    150        7,220   

Xerox Corp.

    2,248        22,952   
         
      390,861   
         
Utilities — 0.6%    

Cleco Corp.

    150        5,264   

E.ON AG (Germany)

    309        8,767   

ENEL S.p.A (Italy)

    816        5,600   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Utilities (Continued)    

GDF Suez (France)

    185      $ 6,798   

National Fuel Gas Co.

    150        10,806   

Nicor, Inc.

    111        6,101   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    177        5,570   

RWE AG (Germany)

    186        10,837   

Sempra Energy

    375        20,689   

Southern Co.

    232        9,298   

Tokyo Electric Power (The) Co., Inc. (Japan)

    180        702   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    121        4,749   
         
      95,181   
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,826,837)

      4,532,974   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 9.7%    
Basic Materials — 0.1%    

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
4.80%, 4/15/13

  $ 22,000        23,591   
         
Communications — 0.3%    

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
5.55%, 2/01/14

    20,000        22,105   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Spain)
4.949%, 1/15/15

    18,000        19,377   
         
      41,482   
         
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.2%    

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
4.55%, 5/01/13

    29,000        31,154   
         
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.5%    

Diageo Finance BV (Netherlands)
5.30%, 10/28/15

    17,000        19,188   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.875%, 3/15/15

    29,000        31,876   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    26,000        28,969   
         
      80,033   
         
Energy — 0.2%    

Apache Corp.
5.25%, 4/15/13

    20,000        21,645   

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.875%, 3/10/15

    13,000        13,745   
         
      35,390   
         
Financial — 7.2%    

Bank of America Corp., MTN
3.125%, 6/15/12

    108,000        111,182   

Bank of America Corp.
4.875%, 1/15/13

    112,000        118,119   

Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp.
4.30%, 5/15/14

    52,000        56,465   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
3.20%, 2/11/15

    37,000        38,882   

Boeing Capital Corp.
5.80%, 1/15/13

    54,000        58,397   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., MTN
6.125%, 2/17/14

  $ 20,000      $ 22,663   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.00%, 2/21/12

    59,000        61,250   

General Electric Capital Corp., Series A, MTN
5.875%, 2/15/12

    14,000        14,536   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/14

    59,000        63,684   

HSBC Finance Corp.
6.375%, 11/27/12

    77,000        82,941   

John Deere Capital Corp.
7.00%, 3/15/12

    44,000        46,288   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5.75%, 1/02/13

    14,000        14,973   

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
5.875%, 6/13/16

    70,000        78,646   

KFW (Germany)
3.25%, 10/14/11

    119,000        120,348   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Series C, MTN
5.00%, 1/15/15

    23,000        24,672   

MetLife, Inc.
5.00%, 6/15/15

    48,000        52,820   

Morgan Stanley
5.30%, 3/01/13

    64,000        68,238   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Series C, MTN
7.25%, 3/01/12

    17,000        17,852   

PNC Funding Corp.
5.25%, 11/15/15

    24,000        26,265   

Prudential Financial, Inc., Series B, MTN
5.10%, 9/20/14

    6,000        6,573   

Simon Property Group LP
5.10%, 6/15/15

    18,000        19,934   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    44,000        47,936   
         
      1,152,664   
         
Government — 0.6%    

European Investment Bank, MTN (Supranational)
4.625%, 5/15/14

    83,000        91,597   
         
Technology — 0.2%    

Hewlett-Packard Co.
6.125%, 3/01/14

    26,000        29,269   
         
Utilities — 0.4%    

Dominion Resources, Inc., Series C
5.15%, 7/15/15

    56,000        62,319   
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,482,239)

      1,547,499   
         
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT &
AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 61.3%
   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. — 2.6%
   

4.875%, 11/18/11

    20,000        20,439   

4.50%, 1/15/13

    374,000        398,888   
         
      419,327   
         
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Federal National Mortgage
Association — 2.5%
   

2.625%, 11/20/14

  $ 306,000      $ 321,786   

5.00%, 4/15/15

    70,000        79,807   
         
      401,593   
         
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 56.2%
   

5.125%, 6/30/11

    215,400        216,292   

4.875%, 7/31/11

    506,700        510,797   

4.625%, 8/31/11

    74,800        75,647   

4.50%, 11/30/11

    550,800        562,870   

1.375%, 2/15/12

    820,000        827,144   

4.625%, 2/29/12

    553,300        571,758   

1.375%, 3/15/12

    556,000        561,321   

1.375%, 5/15/12

    158,700        160,473   

4.75%, 5/31/12

    355,800        371,853   

4.25%, 9/30/12

    786,900        828,735   

3.375%, 11/30/12

    707,000        739,561   

3.625%, 12/31/12

    576,300        606,398   

2.875%, 1/31/13

    635,500        662,360   

2.50%, 3/31/13

    550,000        571,313   

3.375%, 7/31/13

    484,000        514,212   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    727,500        812,413   

2.50%, 3/31/15

    343,000        360,498   
         
      8,953,645   
         

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
& AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,698,088)

      9,774,565   
         
SOVEREIGN BONDS — 0.3%    

Province of Ontario, Series G, MTN (Canada)
2.625%, 1/20/12

    22,000        22,326   

Province of Ontario (Canada)
2.95%, 2/05/15

    15,000        15,791   
         

TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $37,793)

      38,117   
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

(Cost $15,044,957)

    $ 15,893,155   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.3%

      54,891   
         

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 15,948,046   
         

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-income producing security.

(a) Affiliated company. The Advisor is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund.

(b) The rate shown reflects the coupon after the step date.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

May 31, 2011

 

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF MAY 31, 2011

(Unaudited)

 

     Value      % of
Net Assets
 

United States

   $ 14,406,100         90.3

United Kingdom

     327,877         2.1   

Germany

     228,551         1.4   

Japan

     156,158         1.0   

Australia

     149,332         0.9   

Switzerland

     140,010         0.9   

France

     106,504         0.7   

Supranational

     91,597         0.6   

Spain

     52,194         0.3   

Canada

     46,885         0.3   

Netherlands

     43,271         0.3   

Netherlands Antilles

     28,544         0.2   

Italy

     27,305         0.2   

Ireland

     26,198         0.2   

Sweden

     14,359         0.1   

Denmark

     9,894         0.1   

Israel

     9,585         0.1   

Belgium

     6,750         0.0   

Norway

     6,422         0.0   

Luxembourg

     4,631         0.0   

Finland

     3,865         0.0   

Bermuda

     3,824         0.0   

Cayman Islands

     3,299         0.0   
                 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

     15,893,155         99.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     54,891         0.3   
                 

NET ASSETS

   $ 15,948,046         100.0
                 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

May 31, 2011

     db-X 2010
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2020
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2030
Target Date
Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments at fair value

   $ 14,361,739      $ 38,010,979      $ 35,082,235   

Investments in Affiliates at fair value (See Note 5)

            205,865        64,718   

Cash

     433,937        12,741        29,053   

Foreign currency at value

     8,374        48,420        40,307   

Receivables:

      

Interest and dividends

     77,251        212,619        154,970   

From investment advisor

     5,976               2,922   

Foreign tax reclaim

     1,152        18,202        21,732   

Prepaid expense

     7,649        7,649        7,649   
                        

Total Assets

   $ 14,896,078      $ 38,516,475      $ 35,403,586   
                        

Liabilities:

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

   $ 423,626      $      $   

Investment advisory fees

     15,561        41,269        37,949   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     48,951        63,131        58,289   
                        

Total Liabilities

     488,138        104,400        96,238   
                        

Net Assets

   $ 14,407,940      $ 38,412,075      $ 35,307,348   
                        

Net Assets Consist of:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 15,824,773      $ 41,001,140      $ 39,276,279   

Undistributed net investment income

     49,122        309,767        280,210   

Accumulated net realized loss

     (2,004,271     (6,392,933     (7,930,538

Net unrealized appreciation

     538,316        3,494,101        3,681,397   
                        

Net Assets

   $ 14,407,940      $ 38,412,075      $ 35,307,348   
                        

Number of Common Shares outstanding(1)

     600,800        1,600,800        1,600,800   
                        

Net Asset Value

   $ 23.98      $ 24.00      $ 22.06   
                        

Investments at cost

   $ 13,823,786      $ 34,725,615      $ 31,468,671   
                        

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 8,194      $ 47,630      $ 39,607   
                        
(1) 

12.5 billion Common Shares of par value $0.0001 have been authorized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Continued)

 

May 31, 2011

       db-X 2040
Target Date
Fund
     db-X
In-Target
Date Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments at fair value

     $ 34,517,874       $ 15,888,094   

Investments in Affiliates at fair value (See Note 5)

       72,637         5,061   

Cash

       33,506         856,315   

Foreign currency at value

       53,644         4,829   

Receivables:

       

Interest and dividends

       107,095         95,287   

From investment advisor

       1,408         5,795   

Foreign tax reclaim

       23,449         1,765   

Prepaid expense

       7,649         7,649   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 34,817,262       $ 16,864,795   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Payables:

       

Investment securities purchased

     $       $ 847,746   

Investment advisory fees

       37,374         17,241   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

       57,267         51,762   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       94,641         916,749   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 34,722,621       $ 15,948,046   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

     $ 39,794,904       $ 15,643,754   

Undistributed net investment income

       245,401         44,596   

Accumulated net realized loss

       (8,867,339      (588,944

Net unrealized appreciation

       3,549,655         848,640   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 34,722,621       $ 15,948,046   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding(1)

       1,600,800         600,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

     $ 21.69       $ 26.54   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments at cost

     $ 31,044,276       $ 15,044,957   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

     $ 52,780       $ 4,643   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(1) 

12.5 billion Common Shares of par value $0.0001 have been authorized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2011

     db-X 2010
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2020
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2030
Target Date
Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Unaffiliated interest income*

   $ 309,154      $ 513,683      $ 267,429   

Affiliated interest income

            9,062        271   

Unaffiliated dividend income**

     58,217        536,530        623,059   

Affiliated dividend income

            742        910   
                        

Total investment income

     367,371        1,060,017        891,669   
                        

Expenses:

      

Professional fees

     75,652        124,782        102,527   

Sub-advisory fees

     40,620        88,271        72,356   

Advisory fees

     67,406        174,663        151,905   

Insurance

     26,408        26,408        26,408   

Directors

     21,193        50,779        43,176   

Printing

     25,522        68,642        57,182   

Listing fees

     17,974        17,974        17,974   

Compliance

     4,547        18,133        16,291   

Other expenses

     3,035        5,978        4,915   
                        

Total Expenses

     282,357        575,630        492,734   
                        

Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)

     (174,213     (312,578     (268,355
                        

Net Expenses

     108,144        263,052        224,379   
                        

Net Investment Income

     259,227        796,965        667,290   
                        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments

     2,884        255,144        (40,989

Contributions from Advisor/Sub-Advisor (See Note 3)

     25,839        10,751        1,040   

In-kind redemptions

     216,817        1,044,268        757,123   

Foreign currency related transactions

     1,363        5,054        3,680   
                        

Net realized gain (loss)

     246,903        1,315,217        720,854   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments

     488,027        4,704,736        6,031,102   

Foreign currency translations

     974        4,849        5,736   
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     489,001        4,709,585        6,036,838   
                        

Net realized and unrealized gain

     735,904        6,024,802        6,757,692   
                        

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 995,131      $ 6,821,767      $ 7,424,982   
                        

*       Foreign taxes withheld

   $ 23      $      $   

**    Foreign taxes withheld

   $ 3,093      $ 20,689      $ 24,148   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   45  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

 

For the Year Ended May 31, 2011

       db-X 2040
Target Date
Fund
     db-X
In-Target
Date Fund
 

Investment Income:

       

Unaffiliated interest income*

     $ 70,000       $ 190,408   

Affiliated interest income

                 

Unaffiliated dividend income**

       673,913         100,547   

Affiliated dividend income

       1,025         55   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

       744,938         291,010   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

       

Professional fees

       96,685         77,223   

Sub-advisory fees

       67,816         43,624   

Advisory fees

       143,438         73,886   

Insurance

       26,408         26,408   

Directors

       40,781         23,071   

Printing

       53,971         27,939   

Listing fees

       17,974         17,974   

Compliance

       13,794         5,566   

Other expenses

       4,981         3,552   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

       465,848         299,243   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3)

       (254,476      (181,615
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

       211,372         117,628   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

       533,566         173,382   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments

       (266,268      160,264   

Contributions from Advisor/Sub-Advisor (See Note 3)

               1,557   

In-kind redemptions

       423,726         273,866   

Foreign currency related transactions

       4,152         784   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

       161,610         436,471   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments

       6,850,778         675,539   

Foreign currency translations

       5,707         949   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       6,856,485         676,488   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

       7,018,095         1,112,959   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $ 7,551,661       $ 1,286,341   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*       Foreign taxes withheld

     $       $   

**    Foreign taxes withheld

     $ 25,272       $ 4,068   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   46  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     db-X 2010
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2020
Target Date
Fund
 
     Year Ended May 31,     Year Ended May 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 259,227      $ 496,404      $ 796,965      $ 1,050,824   

Net realized gain (loss)

     246,903        (326,952     1,315,217        (2,615,663

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     489,001        1,461,160        4,709,585        6,963,931   
                                

Net increase resulting from operations

     995,131        1,630,612        6,821,767        5,399,092   
                                

Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (396,186     (508,513     (951,011     (1,045,885
                                

Total distributions

     (396,186     (508,513     (951,011     (1,045,885
                                

Fund Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

            4,422,360               4,016,000   

Value of shares redeemed

     (4,801,447     (4,626,618     (8,863,437     (4,106,764
                                

Net decrease resulting from fund share transactions

     (4,801,447     (204,258     (8,863,437     (90,764
                                

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     (4,202,502     917,841        (2,992,681     4,262,443   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     18,610,442        17,692,601        41,404,756        37,142,313   
                                

End of year

   $ 14,407,940      $ 18,610,442      $ 38,412,075      $ 41,404,756   
                                

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 49,122      $ 184,718      $ 309,767      $ 458,759   
                                

Changes in Shares Outstanding:

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     800,800        800,800        2,000,800        2,000,800   

Shares sold

            200,000               200,000   

Shares redeemed

     (200,000     (200,000     (400,000     (200,000
                                

Shares outstanding, end of year

     600,800        800,800        1,600,800        2,000,800   
                                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   47  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

     db-X 2030
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2040
Target Date
Fund
 
     Year Ended May 31,     Year Ended May 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 667,290      $ 710,015      $ 533,566      $ 586,219   

Net realized gain (loss)

     720,854        (3,046,383     161,610        (3,933,873

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     6,036,838        7,239,741        6,856,485        7,994,825   
                                

Net increase resulting from operations

     7,424,982        4,903,373        7,551,661        4,647,171   
                                

Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (733,001     (663,238     (580,727     (547,621
                                

Total distributions

     (733,001     (663,238     (580,727     (547,621
                                

Fund Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares sold

            3,506,540               3,459,736   

Value of shares redeemed

     (4,124,355     (3,944,243     (3,725,058     (3,733,659
                                

Net decrease resulting from fund share transactions

     (4,124,355     (437,703     (3,725,058     (273,923
                                

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     2,567,626        3,802,432        3,245,876        3,825,627   

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of year

     32,739,722        28,937,290        31,476,745        27,651,118   
                                

End of year

   $ 35,307,348      $ 32,739,722      $ 34,722,621      $ 31,476,745   
                                

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 280,210      $ 342,241      $ 245,401      $ 288,410   
                                

Changes in Shares Outstanding:

        

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

     1,800,800        1,800,800        1,800,800        1,800,800   

Shares sold

            200,000               200,000   

Shares redeemed

     (200,000     (200,000     (200,000     (200,000
                                

Shares outstanding, end of year

     1,600,800        1,800,800        1,600,800        1,800,800   
                                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   48  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

       db-X
In-Target
Date Fund
 
       Year Ended May 31,  
       2011      2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations:

       

Net investment income

     $ 173,382       $ 314,849   

Net realized gain (loss)

       436,471         89,867   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       676,488         696,320   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase resulting from operations

       1,286,341         1,101,036   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

       (231,750      (344,219
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

       (231,750      (344,219
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

                 

Value of shares redeemed

       (5,180,562      (5,083,124
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease resulting from fund share transactions

       (5,180,562      (5,083,124
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

       (4,125,971      (4,326,307

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of year

       20,074,017         24,400,324   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 15,948,046       $ 20,074,017   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

     $ 44,596       $ 102,180   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding:

       

Shares outstanding, beginning of year

       800,800         1,000,800   

Shares sold

                 

Shares redeemed

       (200,000      (200,000
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of year

       600,800         800,800   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   49  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

     Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

     2011        2010        2009     

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 23.24      $ 22.09      $ 24.93      $ 25.39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income**

     0.37        0.55        0.69        0.55   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

     0.99        1.11        (2.67     (0.80

Contributions from advisor

     0.04                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.40        1.66        (1.98     (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.66     (0.51     (0.86     (0.18

Net realized capital gains

                          (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.66     (0.51     (0.86     (0.21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 23.98      $ 23.24      $ 22.09      $ 24.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     6.09     7.51     (7.87 )%      (0.99 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 14,408      $ 18,610      $ 17,693      $ 24,953   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

     1.70     2.10     1.70     1.55 %† 

Net investment income

     1.56     2.32     3.09     3.33 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     58     51     54     22
     Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

     2011        2010        2009     

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 20.69      $ 18.56      $ 24.18      $ 25.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income**

     0.44        0.51        0.61        0.44   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

     3.39        2.10        (5.64     (1.67

Contributions from advisor

     0.01                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     3.84        2.61        (5.03     (1.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.53     (0.48     (0.59     (0.10

Net realized capital gains

                   (0.00 )(a)      (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.53     (0.48     (0.59     (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 24.00      $ 20.69      $ 18.56      $ 24.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     18.71     13.99     (20.73 )%      (4.82 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 38,412      $ 41,405      $ 37,142      $ 43,539   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

     1.42     1.90     1.60     1.32 %† 

Net investment income

     1.97     2.43     3.17     2.69 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     49     37     64     20

 

* Commencement of Investment Operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the investment sub-advisor, Amerivest Investment Management LLC (from June 1, 2010 through October 20, 2010) and the Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(a) Amount represents less than $0.01.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   50  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

     Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

     2011        2010        2009     

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 18.18      $ 16.07      $ 23.57      $ 25.60   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income**

     0.39        0.37        0.44        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) **

     3.90        2.07        (7.54     (2.29

Contributions from advisor

     0.00 (a)                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.29        2.44        (7.10     (1.94
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.41     (0.33     (0.40     (0.08

Net realized capital gains

                          (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.41     (0.33     (0.40     (0.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 22.06      $ 18.18      $ 16.07      $ 23.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     23.74     15.13     (30.08 )%      (7.59 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 35,307      $ 32,740      $ 28,937      $ 33,021   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

     1.43     1.95     1.62     1.38 %† 

Net investment income

     1.93     2.01     2.52     2.13 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     39     42     64     13
     Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

     2011        2010        2009     

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 17.48      $ 15.35      $ 23.49      $ 25.64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income**

     0.32        0.32        0.37        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

     4.25        2.08        (8.15     (2.38
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     4.57        2.40        (7.78     (2.09
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.36     (0.27     (0.36     (0.06

Net realized capital gains

                          (0.00 )(a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.36     (0.27     (0.36     (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 21.69      $ 17.48      $ 15.35      $ 23.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     26.32     15.59     (33.03 )%      (8.14 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 34,723      $ 31,477      $ 27,651      $ 37,605   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

     1.43     1.97     1.65     1.36 %† 

Net investment income

     1.64     1.79     2.21     1.89 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     35     38     56     10

 

* Commencement of Investment Operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the investment sub-advisor, Amerivest Investment Management LLC (from June 1, 2010 through October 20, 2010) and the Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(a) Amount represents less than $0.01 or greater than $(0.01).

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   51  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

     Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31,  2008
 

db-X In-Target Date Fund

     2011        2010        2009     

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 25.07      $ 24.38      $ 25.46      $ 25.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income**

     0.25        0.33        0.47        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

     1.61        0.70        (0.96     0.10   

Contributions from advisor

     0.00 (a)                      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     1.86        1.03        (0.49     0.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.39     (0.34     (0.59     (0.15

Net realized capital gains

                   (0.00 )(a)      (0.00 )(a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (0.39     (0.34     (0.59     (0.15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 26.54      $ 25.07      $ 24.38      $ 25.46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

     7.44     4.23     (1.87 )%      2.12

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 15,948      $ 20,074      $ 24,400      $ 30,576   

Ratios to average net assets:

        

Expenses, net of expense reimbursements

     0.65     0.65     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

     1.66     2.06     1.57     1.61 %† 

Net investment income

     0.96     1.30     1.91     2.62 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

     60     42     75     21

 

* Commencement of Investment Operations.
** Based on average shares outstanding.
*** Total Return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the Net Asset Value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at Net Asset Value during the period, and redemption at Net Asset Value on the last day of the period. Total Return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. The Total Return would have been lower if certain fees had not been reimbursed by the investment sub-advisor, Amerivest Investment Management LLC (from June 1, 2010 through October 20, 2010) and the Advisor, DBX Strategic Advisors LLC.
Annualized.
†† Portfolio turnover rate is not annualized and does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions.
(a) Amount represents less than $0.01 or greater than $(0.01).

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. ORGANIZATION

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. (formerly TDX Independence Funds, Inc.) (the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on December 22, 2006 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”).

Effective June 17, 2011, the Board of Directors of TDX Independence Funds, Inc. agreed to change the name of the Company from TDX Independence Funds, Inc. to db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. As of May 31, 2011, there were five (5) series of exchange-traded funds (“ETF”) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds,” or “db-X Exchange-Traded Funds”) in operation and trading, each of which were rebranded under the DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) name, as follows:

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund
(formerly TDX Independence 2010 Exchange-Traded Fund)
     “db-X 2010 Fund”
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund
(formerly TDX Independence 2020 Exchange-Traded Fund)
     “db-X 2020 Fund”
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund
(formerly TDX Independence 2030 Exchange-Traded Fund)
     “db-X 2030 Fund”
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund
(formerly TDX Independence 2040 Exchange-Traded Fund)
     “db-X 2040 Fund”
db-X In-Target Date Fund
(formerly TDX Independence In-Target Exchange-Traded Fund)
     “db-X In-Target Fund”

DBX 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 Directors.

Each Fund offers shares, known as db-X Target Date 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, only in large specified lots consisting of 200,000 shares, each called a “Creation Unit.” Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not individually redeemable securities of the Funds.

The investment objective of each Fund is to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of a particular index (the “Underlying Index”). Zacks Investment Research (“Zacks”) is the creator of each Underlying Index. Each Underlying Index is comprised of a mix of securities from three broad asset classes: international equities, domestic equities, and fixed income, which includes cash, cash equivalents or short-term money market instruments. Short-term instruments include obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities; commercial paper, variable amount master demand notes and other debt securities, including high quality U.S. dollar-denominated short-term bonds and notes issued by domestic and foreign corporations; variable and floating rate securities; bank obligations; repurchase agreements collateralized by these securities; and shares of other investment companies that primarily invest in any of the above-referenced securities. These Underlying Indexes are designed to reflect a portfolio of investments that can be used for lifecycle investing. Lifecycle investing is an investment technique that starts by targeting a particular investment horizon. That investment horizon corresponds to the date the investor expects to need his or her invested assets.

The underlying indexes for the db-X Exchange-Traded Funds are:

 

Fund

  

Underlying Index

db-X 2010 Fund    Zacks 2010 Lifecycle Index
db-X 2020 Fund    Zacks 2020 Lifecycle Index
db-X 2030 Fund    Zacks 2030 Lifecycle Index
db-X 2040 Fund    Zacks 2040 Lifecycle Index
db-X In-Target Fund    Zacks In-Target Lifecycle Index

Each Fund is entitled to use its respective Underlying Index pursuant to a licensing agreement between Zacks and DBX. There is no charge to the Funds in connection with these licensing agreements.

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 following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

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Investment Valuation    The Net Asset Value (“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. Investments are valued at fair value. Any assets or securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair-value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has delegated to the Advisor the responsibility to exercise oversight in the administration of these procedures.

The Funds are subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

   

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments

The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. However, the determination of what constitutes an “observable” input may require significant judgment by the Funds. The Funds consider observable inputs to be market data that is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Funds’ perceived risk of that instrument.

Level 1 investments consist of active listed equities.

Level 2 investments generally include certain U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities and investment-grade corporate bonds.

Level 3 investments may include unlisted securities related to corporate actions, securities whose trading have been suspended or which have been de-listed from their primary trading exchange and less liquid corporate debt securities. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques (e.g., the market approach or the income approach) for which sufficient and reliable data is available. Within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, the use of the market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions, while the use of the income approach generally consists of the net present value of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of investments classified as Level 3 may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 securities may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. The fair value measurement of Level 3 securities does not include transaction costs that may have been capitalized as part of the security’s cost basis. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations. There were no securities classified as Level 3 at May 31, 2011.

 

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Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate a Fund’s net asset value 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.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2011 in valuing each Fund’s investments at fair value:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Fair Value at
5/31/2011
 
db-X 2010 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 2,327,999       $       $             —       $ 2,327,999   

Corporate Bonds

             2,632,687                 2,632,687   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             9,299,461                 9,299,461   

Sovereign Bonds

             101,592                 101,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 2,327,999       $ 12,033,740       $       $ 14,361,739   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X 2020 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 24,214,795       $       $       $ 24,214,795   

Corporate Bonds

             8,368,954                 8,368,954   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             5,383,577                 5,383,577   

Sovereign Bonds

             249,518                 249,518   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 24,214,795       $ 14,002,049       $       $ 38,216,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X 2030 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 29,754,648       $       $       $ 29,754,648   

Corporate Bonds

             4,063,757                 4,063,757   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             1,099,149                 1,099,149   

Sovereign Bonds

             229,399                 229,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 29,754,648       $ 5,392,305       $       $ 35,146,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X 2040 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 33,113,468       $       $       $ 33,113,468   

Corporate Bonds

             906,255                 906,255   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             537,680                 537,680   

Sovereign Bonds

             33,108                 33,108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 33,113,468       $ 1,477,043       $       $ 34,590,511   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X In-Target Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 4,532,974       $       $       $ 4,532,974   

Corporate Bonds

             1,547,499                 1,547,499   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             9,774,565                 9,774,565   

Sovereign Bonds

             38,117                 38,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments.

   $ 4,532,974       $ 11,360,181       $       $ 15,893,155   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)

No. 2010-06 Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2010-06 which, among other disclosure items requires the Funds to include disclosures on purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. This is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The Advisor has evaluated the implications of ASU No. 2010-06 and does not anticipate a material impact on the financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Advisor is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

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. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the lives of the respective securities.

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, if any, to investors at least annually sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes. 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. Each Fund pays out dividends from its net investment income to investors annually. Each Fund distributes any net capital gains annually.

Expenses    Expenses that are directly related to a specific Fund are charged to that respective Fund. Expenses which are not readily identifiable to a specific Fund are allocated in such a manner as deemed equitable, taking into consideration the nature and type of expense and the relative net assets of each Fund.

Foreign Currency Translation    The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate deemed appropriate by the investment advisor. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments in securities. Unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, which result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates have been included in “Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translations” on the Statements of Operations. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuations in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in “Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency related transactions” on the Statements of Operations. Certain

 

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foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains or losses are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations.

Taxes    The Funds are subject to accounting standards that establish a minimum threshold for recognizing, and a system for measuring, the benefits of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Taxable years ended 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 remain open to federal and state audit.

Cash Equivalents    The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of May 31, 2011, there were no cash equivalents.

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 Fund’s Board of Directors. Under an investment advisory agreement between the Company, 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. The Advisor is also responsible for employing any sampling strategy for the Funds.

For the services it provides to the Funds, the Advisor receives a unified advisory fee computed daily and payable monthly in an amount equal to 0.65% on an annualized basis of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Out of the advisory fee, the Advisor pays, or arranges for the payment of, all fees and expenses of the Sub-Advisor, Transfer Agent, the Administrator and Accounting Agent and the Custodian. Each Fund is responsible for the payment of all other expenses associated with its operations, including but not limited to, brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of counsel to the Funds, fees and expenses of the Disinterested Directors (including legal counsel fees), certain out-of-pocket expenses of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor, including, but not limited to, cost of obtaining prices for security valuations (including manual broker quotes), Federal Reserve charges related to securities transactions, postage and insurance on physical transfer items, telecommunication charges, and proxy voting execution, advice and reporting etc., fees and expenses of the Chief Compliance Officer and expenses associated with the Funds’ compliance program, litigation expenses, fees and expenses of the Funds’ independent auditors, registration fees, expenses associated with compliance by the Funds with regulatory requirements, including those relating to the development and distribution of its prospectus and shareholder reports, and extraordinary expenses. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is authorized to engage one or more sub-advisors to perform any of the services contemplated to be performed by the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement.

For the year ended May 31, 2011, the Advisor and Sub-Advisor reimbursed the Funds $1,532 and $37,655, respectively, in connection with the reversal of certain trades effected with an affiliated broker-dealer.

TDAM USA Inc. (“TDAM”) acts as investment sub-advisor to the Funds (“Sub-Advisor”). TDAM is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Sub-Advisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, subject to the supervision of the Advisor and the Funds’ Board of Directors. In this regard, the Sub-Advisor is responsible for implementing the replication strategy for each Fund with regard to its underlying index and for general administration, compliance and management services as may be agreed between the Advisor and Sub Advisor from time to time. During the period June 1, 2010 to October 20, 2010, Amerivest Investment Management, LLC (“Amerivest”) was also a Sub-advisor. Amerivest is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation.

The Advisor pays TDAM, out of its own resources, a fee based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund as set forth below:

 

   

10 basis points (0.10%) of the first $100 million in combined daily net assets of all Funds; and

   

5 basis points (0.05%) of the combined daily net assets of all Funds in excess of $100 million.

The Advisor pays TDAM a minimum annual fee of $35,000 per Fund.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or pay Fund operating expenses (excluding, among other things, acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) in order to limit each Fund’s net annual operating expenses to 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”). The Expense Cap will remain in effect until September 30, 2011. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three fiscal years. This reimbursement may be paid to the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by a Fund toward operating expenses for such fiscal year (taking into account the reimbursement) does not exceed the Expense Cap. No amounts were reimbursed under this contractual arrangement during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

 

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The amounts subject to potential reimbursement to the Advisor as of May 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Reimbursements available through:  
     5/31/2011      5/31/2012      5/31/2013  

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 690,777       $ 485,309       $ 174,213   

db-X 2020 Fund

     1,188,794         854,315         312,578   

db-X 2030 Fund

     998,623         726,554         268,355   

db-X 2040 Fund

     963,325         687,803         254,476   

db-X In-Target Fund

     761,474         522,615         181,615   

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the advisory fee waivers and expenses assumed by the Advisor were as follows:

 

     Sub-Advisory Fees
Waived by
Amerivest
     Fees & Expenses
Assumed by
Amerivest
     Advisory Fees
Waived by
DBX
     Fees & Expenses
Assumed by
DBX
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 40,620       $ 36,579       $ 67,406       $ 29,608   

db-X 2020 Fund

     88,271         54,464         169,843           

db-X 2030 Fund

     72,356         46,915         149,084           

db-X 2040 Fund

     67,816         48,530         138,130           

db-X In-Target Fund

     43,624         37,663         73,886         26,442   

The Bank of New York Mellon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, serves as Administrator, Custodian, Accounting Agent and Transfer Agent for each Fund.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. 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 Directors is currently comprised of four Directors, of whom three are Independent Directors. The Company pays each Independent Director an annual fee of $30,000, plus a fee of $4,000 per meeting attended in-person or $1,000 per meeting attended conducted telephonically. Each Independent Director also receives $2,000 per Audit Committee meeting attended in-person or $1,000 per meeting attended conducted telephonically, although the Audit Committee Chairman receives $3,000 per Audit Committee meeting attended in-person. The Company reimburses each Director for their costs and expenses associated with the performance of their duties hereunder, including the cost and expenses associated with attendance at meetings of the Board. Directors’ fees and expenses are allocated among the Funds based on each Fund’s relative average daily net assets.

4. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

As of May 31, 2011 the components of accumulated earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

     Accumulated
Earnings
     Net
Accumulated
Capital and
Other Gains
(Losses)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Losses)
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 49,122       $ (1,993,181   $ 527,226       $ (1,416,833

db-X 2020 Fund

     309,767         (6,356,241     3,457,409         (2,589,065

db-X 2030 Fund

     280,210         (7,889,655     3,640,514         (3,968,931

db-X 2040 Fund

     245,401         (8,827,882     3,510,198         (5,072,283

db-X In-Target Fund

     44,596         (583,299     842,995         304,292   

For the years ended May 31, 2011 and May 31, 2010, the tax characterization of distributions paid for each Fund was equal to the book characterization of distributions paid. The total distributions and distributions per share are disclosed in the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets and the Financial Highlights for all Funds.

 

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At May 31, 2011, 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 through the years indicated. 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. The use of some portion of the capital carryforwards by any one Fund may be limited by Federal tax rules. These rules limit the use of the carryforwards when there has been a greater than fifty percent change in ownership of a Fund.

 

     Year of Expiration      Total
Amount
 
     2017      2018      2019     

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 972,554       $ 1,020,627       $       $ 1,993,181   

db-X 2020 Fund

     2,642,505         3,713,736                 6,356,241   

db-X 2030 Fund

     3,249,773         4,568,179         71,703         7,889,655   

db-X 2040 Fund

     3,538,689         4,936,668         352,525         8,827,882   

db-X In-Target Fund

     22,211         561,088                 583,299   

db-X 2010 Fund, db-X 2020 Fund and db-X In-Target Fund utilized $31,512, $241,594 and $154,425 respectively, of capital loss carryforwards during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years (beginning on June 1, 2011) will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards presented in the table above may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Capital losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October losses”) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of each Fund’s next taxable year. Capital losses can be carried forward for a period of eight years.

During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the Funds incurred and elected to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October
Losses on
Capital
     Post-October
Losses on
Currency
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $       $ 684   

db-X 2020 Fund

               

db-X 2030 Fund

               

db-X 2040 Fund

               

db-X In-Target Fund

             80   

In order to present paid-in capital and accumulated net realized gains or losses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that more closesly represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to additional paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income or loss and accumulated net realized gains or losses on investments. These differences are primarily due to currency gain/(loss) and redemptions-in-kind. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the adjustments were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
     Undistributed
Capital Gains
(Accumulated Losses)
    Paid-in
Capital
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 1,363       $ (217,510   $ 216,147   

db-X 2020 Fund

     5,054         (1,033,557     1,028,503   

db-X 2030 Fund

     3,680         (744,603     740,923   

db-X 2040 Fund

     4,152         (407,322     403,170   

db-X In-Target Fund

     784         (274,639     273,855   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

As of May 31, 2011, the cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregated gross unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments was as follows:

 

     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 13,834,876       $ 739,755       $ (212,892   $ 526,863   

db-X 2020 Fund

     34,762,307         4,933,534         (1,478,997     3,454,537   

db-X 2030 Fund

     31,509,554         5,555,210         (1,917,811     3,637,399   

db-X 2040 Fund

     31,083,733         5,805,159         (2,298,381     3,506,778   

db-X In-Target Fund

     15,050,602         1,003,862         (161,309     842,553   

 

5. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

The Advisor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. Therefore, Deutsche Bank AG is considered to be affiliated with the Fund. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in Deutsche Bank AG Securities for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

 

     Fair Value
5/31/2010
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Realized
Gain
    Fair Value
5/31/2011
     Interest
Income
 

db-X 2010 Fund

                 

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 6,456       $       $ (6,920   $ 3,132      $ (2,668   $       $   

db-X 2020 Fund

                 

Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00%, 9/01/17

   $ 179,528       $       $ (38,839   $ 7,243      $ 4,527      $ 152,459       $ 9,062   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

     41,485         20,972         (11,241     1,718        472        53,406         742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Affiliates

   $ 221,013       $ 20,972       $ (50,080   $ 8,961      $ 4,999      $ 205,865       $ 9,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

db-X 2030 Fund

                 

Deutsche Bank AG, 6.00%, 9/01/17

   $ 31,175       $       $ (32,131   $ (1,691   $ 2,647      $       $ 271   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 44,235       $ 26,901       $ (5,284   $ (861   $ (273   $ 64,718       $ 910   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Affiliates

   $ 75,410       $ 26,901       $ 37,415      $ 2,552      $ 2,374      $ 64,718       $ 1,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

db-X 2040 Fund

                 

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 47,881       $ 27,881       $ (5,231   $ 3,165      $ (1,059   $ 72,637       $ 1,025   

db-X In-Target Fund

                 

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 6,815       $       $ (1,409   $ 216      $ (561   $ 5,061       $ 55   

On June 30, 2010, XShares Group, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG consummated an agreement pursuant to which Deutsche Bank AG acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the investment advisor to the Company and rebranded the investment advisor from XShares Advisors, LLC, to DBX Strategic Advisors LLC.

6. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, the cost of investments purchased and proceeds from sale of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
     Other      U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government  

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 1,794,027       $ 6,787,531       $ 5,740,420       $ 3,867,207   

db-X 2020 Fund

     15,093,896         4,697,035         14,562,169         4,962,407   

db-X 2030 Fund

     12,654,740         775,301         12,025,131         1,290,238   

db-X 2040 Fund

     11,132,563         304,770         11,166,631         209,592   

db-X In-Target Fund

     3,008,986         7,545,363         1,547,252         8,818,442   

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 the cost of in-kind purchases and the proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

db-X 2010 Fund

   $       $ 4,060,921   

db-X 2020 Fund

             8,817,781   

db-X 2030 Fund

             4,109,584   

db-X 2040 Fund

             3,722,705   

db-X In-Target Fund

             4,955,264   

7. FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS

As of May 31, 2011, there were 12.5 billion shares of $0.0001 par value Fund shares authorized by the Company. 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 relevant Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash. 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.

8. INDEMNIFICATIONS

In the normal course of business the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The Company’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 Company expects the risk of loss to be remote.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated the need for disclosure and/or adjustment resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. This evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosure and/or adjustment.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc., formerly TDX Independence Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), consisting of: db-X 2010 Target Date Fund, db-X 2020 Target Date Fund, db-X 2030 Target Date Fund, db-X 2040 Target Date Fund, and db-X In-Target Date Fund (formerly, TDX Independence 2010 Exchange-Traded Fund, TDX Independence 2020 Exchange-Traded Fund, TDX Independence 2030 Exchange-Traded Fund, TDX Independence 2040 Exchange-Traded Fund, and TDX Independence In-Target Exchange-Traded Fund, respectively), as of May 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights for the indicated periods through May 31, 2009, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated July 28, 2009, expressed an unqualified opinion on such financial statements and financial highlights.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of db-X 2010 Target Date Fund, db-X 2020 Target Date Fund, db-X 2030 Target Date Fund, db-X 2040 Target Date Fund, db-X In-Target Date Fund of db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. at May 31, 2011, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

LOGO

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July 26, 2011

 

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOUNTS & PREMIUMS

 

The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of a Fund and that Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). NAV is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The price used to calculate market returns (“Market Price”) of each Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lower offer on the national securities exchange on which the shares of such Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Each Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand. Shareholders may pay more than NAV when they buy Fund shares and receive less than NAV when they sell those shares, because shares are bought and sold at current market prices.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each Fund included in this report. The information shown for each Fund is for each full calendar quarter completed after the inception date of such Fund, October 1, 2007, through the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which a Fund trades within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

 

      MARKET PRICE
ABOVE OR EQUAL TO NAV
   MARKET  PRICE
BELOW NAV
      Basis point
Differential*
     Number of
Days
   Percentage of
Total Days
   Number of
Days
   Percentage of
Total Days

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

October 1, 2007 – May 31, 2011

     0 - <.25%         62      6.71%      53      5.73%
     .25% - <.50%         69      7.47%      56      6.06%
     .50% - <.75%       112    12.12%      58      6.28%
     .75% - <1.00%         73      7.90%      47      5.09%
     >= 1.00%       160    17.32%    234    25.32%
     Total:       476    51.52%    448    48.48%

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

October 1, 2007 – May 31, 2011

     0 - <.25%         60      6.49%      65      7.03%
     .25% - <.50%         64      6.92%      53      5.74%
     .50% - <.75%       121    13.10%      52      5.63%
     .75% - <1.00%         90      9.74%      58      6.28%
     >= 1.00%       130    14.07%    231    25.00%
     Total:       465    50.32%    459    49.68%

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

October 1, 2007 – May 31, 2011

     0 - <.25%         62      6.71%      51      5.52%
     .25% - <.50%         84      9.09%      48      5.19%
     .50% - <.75%       126    13.64%      40      4.33%
     .75% - <1.00%         58      6.28%      49      5.30%
     >= 1.00%       168    18.18%    238    25.76%
     Total:       498    53.90%    426    46.10%

 

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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOUNTS & PREMIUMS (Continued)

 

      MARKET PRICE
ABOVE OR EQUAL TO NAV
   MARKET  PRICE
BELOW NAV
      Basis point
Differential*
     Number of
Days
   Percentage of
Total Days
   Number of
Days
   Percentage of
Total Days

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

October 1, 2007 – May 31, 2011

     0 - <.25%         98    10.61%      70      7.57%
     .25% - <.50%         93    10.06%      62      6.71%
     .50% - <.75%       129    13.96%      53      5.74%
     .75% - <1.00%         53      5.74%      39      4.22%
     > = 1.00%       161    17.42%    166    17.97%
     Total:       534    57.79%    390    42.21%

db-X In-Target Date Fund

October 1, 2007 – May 31, 2011

     0 - <.25%         69      7.47%      70      7.58%
     .25% - <.50%         66      7.14%      86      9.31%
     .50% - <.75%       147    15.91%      83      8.98%
     .75% - <1.00%         28      3.03%      70      7.57%
     > = 1.00%         73      7.90%    232    25.11%
     Total:       383    41.45%    541    58.55%

* A basis point equals one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%).

 

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Name, Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other Directorships
held by Director

Disinterested Directors:

       

R. Charles Tschampion

Age 65,

25 Great Oak Drive

Short Hills, NJ 07078

  Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating Committee   Since
2007
 

Director, Special Projects, CFA Institute (2005 to present); Trustee of Lehigh University (October 1998 to June 2010) and Chair of the Investment Sub-Committee for the Lehigh University Endowment Fund (October 1998 to December 2008).

  5   Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee, SPDR Select Sector Trust; Director, Real Estate Information Standards Board.

Ernest J. Scalberg

Age 66,

176 Mal Paso Road

Carmel, CA 93923

  Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees   Since
2007
 

Research Professor and Director of the GLOBE Center, Monterey Institute of International Studies (2009 to present); Associate Vice President for External Programs and Dean of Fisher Graduate School of International Business (2001 to 2009); Director, Adviser or Trustee to numerous non-profit organizations (1974 to present).

  5   Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee, SPDR Select Sector Trust; Chairman of the Board of the Foundation, International University in Geneva (IUG), Switzerland.

Michael G. Smith

Age 67,

614 Lenox

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

  Director, Member of the Audit and Nominating Committees   Since
2007
  Retired since 1999. Formerly, Managing Director, Corporate and Institutional Client Group, Central Region, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   5   Director, Ivy Funds, Inc; Director, Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc; Executive Board Director, Cox Business School, Southern Methodist University.

 

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)

 

Name, Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other Directorships
held by Director

Interested Director/Officers:*

       

Alex Depetris**

Age 31

60 Wall Street

New York, New York

10005

  Director, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary   Since
2010
  Vice President in the DBX Group at Deutsche Bank AG 2008; Associate, Arnold & Porter 2006 until 2008; Associate, Sullivan & Worcester 2005 until 2006.   10  

N/A

Martin Kremenstein

Age 34

60 Wall Street

New York, New York

10005

  Chief Operating Officer   Since
2010
  Director in the DBX Group at Deutsche Bank AG with responsibility for providing investor solutions to the DB sales force in North America since 2006; Vice President, Market Risk Management JP Morgan Chase until 2006.   N/A  

N/A

Michael Gilligan

Age 44

60 Wall Street

New York, New York

10005

 

Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

  Since
2010
  Director in the Finance Group at Deutsche Bank AG with CFO responsibility for DBX Strategic Advisors LLC, DBX Advisors LLC and DB Commodity Services LLC since 2008; Chief Operating Officer, Americas Credit Trading, Credit Suisse 2007 to 2008; Director in the Finance Group, Credit Suisse 1998 to 2007.   N/A   N/A

 

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS (Continued)

 

Name, Address,
and Age
  Position(s) Held
with Fund
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other Directorships
held by Director

Frank Gecsedi

Age 43

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

  Chief Compliance Officer   Since
2010
  Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets Legal, Risk and Capital Division Since 2010; Vice President and Compliance Manager at Bank of America Merill Lynch (Formerly Merrill Lynch) (2000-2010)   N/A  

N/A

* Officers/Director of the Company are “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act.

** Effective February 22, 2011, Mr. Depetris was elected as a Director of the Company and appointed Chairman of the Board. On such date, Mr. Depetris was also elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Depetris has served as the Company’s Secretary since 2010.

The Fund’s SAI includes additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available by calling 1-877-369-4617, or on the Company’s website at www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Company uses to determine how to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, (and information on how the Funds voted proxies during the period ended June 30, 2010 on Form N-PX) is available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 877-369-4617; (ii) on the Company’s website at www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

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. 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 Company at 877-369-4617. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330); (ii) sending your request and a duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Room, Washington, DC 20549-0102; or (iii) sending your request electronically to publicinfo@sec.gov.

Information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available daily at www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

TAX INFORMATION

Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S 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 following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code.

Each Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX

 

     Qualified Dividend
Income*
     Corporate Dividend
Received Deduction*
 

db-X 2010 Fund

     22%         13%   

db-X 2020 Fund

     63%         37%   

db-X 2030 Fund

     100%         57%   

db-X 2040 Fund

     100%         75%   

db-X In-Target Fund

     47%         28%   

* The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during each Fund’s fiscal year.

 

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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

 

DBX Strategic 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 adviser, 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.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.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 the db-X Exchange-Traded Funds. It may not be distributed to prospective Investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

An Investor should consider the fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and more complete information about the fund call 877-369-4617 or visit the website www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

There are risks involved with investing in exchange-traded funds including possible loss of money. db-X Exchange-Traded Funds are not actively managed and are subject to risks similar to stocks, including those related to short selling and margin maintenance. Losses from short sales may be unlimited, and losses from purchases on margin may exceed original investment.

Investments in small and medium capitalization companies will be subject to higher volatility than larger, more established companies.

Investments in foreign securities will be subject to certain risks not associated with domestic securities, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions.

Investments in fixed income securities will be subject to certain risks as well. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the credit risk of individual issuers. Generally, fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise, and the volatility of lower rated securities is even greater than that of higher rated securities.

There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful investing. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of experiencing investment losses.

The prospectus is not an offer to buy or sell the portfolio shares, nor is the fund soliciting an offer to buy its shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, which is neither affiliated with db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. or any other affiliate, nor is it affiliated with The Bank of New York Mellon, Amerivest Investment Management, LLC, or TDAM USA Inc.

“Target Date” refers to a time in the future, generally a specified year, in which the investor expects to retire or otherwise require the use of the invested funds. Target date funds are generally more aggressive the further the target date is from the present, with an objective of capital appreciation. As the target date approaches, the fund’s objective will generally become more conservative, aiming to achieve a higher level of capital preservation.

Investors should note that although target date funds aim to preserve capital as the target date approaches, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve this objective.


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

DBX Strategic Advisors LLC

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISOR

TDAM USA Inc.

161 Bay Street, 35th Floor

TD Canada Trust Tower

Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2T2

ADMINISTRATOR, CUSTODIAN, FUND ACCOUNTANT & TRANSFER AGENT

The Bank of New York Mellon

101 Barclay 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


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a)     The Fund has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This Code is filed as an exhibit to this report on Form N-CSR under item (a)(1).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

R. Charles Tschampion is the designated financial expert on the Audit Committee of db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc. With respect to db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc., R. Charles Tschampion is not an “interested person” 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.

(a)    Audit Fees.     Fees for audit services for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP (“principal accountant”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements were $90,000 and $90,000, respectively. Fees for professional services rendered by Eisner LLP (“predecessor accountant”) for the reissuance of the Registrant’s annual financial statements opinion for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, including examinations of securities conducted under rule 17f-2 of the 1940 Act for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010 was $16,023.

(b)    Audit-Related Fees.    The aggregate fees billed for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, for professional services rendered by the principal accountant 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 above in Item 4(a) were $0 and $0, respectively.

(c)    Tax Fees.    Fees for tax services billed to the Registrant during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $15,000 and $15,000, respectively.

(d)    All Other Fees.    All other aggregate fees billed for the Registrant’s fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 and 2010 were $0 and $0, respectively.


(e)    Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.    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. 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)    Not applicable.

(h)    The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Items 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 Ernest J. Scalberg, Michael G. Smith and R. Charles Tschampion.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) The schedule is included as a 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 have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors that would require disclosure herein.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3-(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.

 

b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)    Code of Ethics

(a)(2)    Certifications of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 302CERT.

(b)          Certifications of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as Exhibit 906CERT.

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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) db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

By:     /s/ Alex Depetris

Name: Alex Depetris

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 3, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:     /s/ Alex Depetris

Name: Alex Depetris

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 3, 2011

By:     /s/ Michael Gilligan

Name: Michael Gilligan

Title: Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

Date: August 3, 2011