N-CSRS 1 d453025dncsrs.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, 2012

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2012

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

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


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

November 30, 2012

Unaudited

db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (TDD)

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (TDH)

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (TDN)

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (TDV)

db-X In-Target Date Fund (TDX)


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

Shareholder Letter

     1   

Performance Summary

  

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

     2   

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

     4   

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

     6   

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

     8   

db-X In-Target Date Fund

     10   

Fees and Expenses

     12   

Schedules of Investments

  

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

     13   

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

     17   

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

     22   

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

     28   

db-X In-Target Date Fund

     34   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     40   

Statements of Operations

     41   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     42   

Financial Highlights

     45   

Notes to Financial Statements

     48   

Additional Information

     57   


TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to present this Semi-Annual Report for db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc, which covers the six-month period ending November 30, 2012.

We believe that these funds provide convenience and clarity for investors seeking a sophisticated product in one single investment. Over the past six months, the funds have continued to highlight the benefits of target-date investing. During the six months covered by this report, investors with a longer investment horizon benefitted from higher exposure to equities as the db-X 2040 Target Date Fund and the db-X 2030 Target Date Fund, which allocate a large percentage of assets to domestic and international equity securities, experienced net asset value (“NAV”) returns of 11.31% and 9.58%, respectively. The db-X 2020 Target Date Fund, with a more balanced allocation between equity and fixed income securities, experienced a NAV return of 6.36%. The db-X 2010 Target Date Fund and the db-X In-Target Date Fund, which have the greatest percentage allocations to fixed income securities experienced NAV returns of 1.74% and 3.44%, 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 Depetris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Performance quoted above represents past performance, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions at net asset value (“NAV”), and does not guarantee future results. A Fund’s NAV return is based on the changes in the Fund’s NAV per share for the period indicated. A 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 Fund performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. Fund performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.dbxstrategicadvisors.db.com.

An index is a statistical measure of a specified financial market or sector. An index is unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. 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. In comparison, a 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.

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio management team only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover. The management team’s views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk. Investment in the Funds 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.

 

 

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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

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

 

The db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value increased 1.74%, compared to an increase of 1.92% for the Zacks 2010 Lifecycle Index and 3.95% for the Dow Jones Target 2010 Index.

Performance as of 11/30/12

 

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

One Year

   2.13%    -6.89%    2.63%    7.21%

Since Inception1

   0.95%    -1.32%    1.24%    4.46%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2010 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2010
Index

Six Months

   1.74%    -3.58%    1.92%    3.95%

One Year

   2.13%    -6.89%    2.63%    7.21%

Since Inception1

   5.02%    -6.63%    6.56%    25.33%

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, 2012, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2012, was 1.39%. 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 9/30/13.

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 sub indexes 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.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 11/30/12

 

LOGO

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

 

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 index whose performance the Fund seeks to track 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 2010 Target Date Fund (TDD) (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Top Ten Holdings2 as of 11/30/12

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    497        $43,806        0.5%   

Apple, Inc.

    74        43,311        0.5%   

Chevron Corp.

    250        26,423        0.3%   

General Electric Co.

    1,210        25,568        0.3%   

Microsoft Corp.

    879        23,399        0.2%   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    328        22,904        0.2%   

Johnson & Johnson

    324        22,592        0.2%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    301        21,677        0.2%   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    562        21,312        0.2%   

Pfizer, Inc.

    823        20,591        0.2%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.50%, 3/31/13

    $775,000        $781,085        8.1%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.75%, 3/31/14

    500,000        510,077        5.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.75%, 5/15/14

    434,800        463,232        4.8%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.375%, 9/30/14

    435,000        451,873        4.7%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.25%, 11/15/14

    409,000        440,745        4.6%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 3.50%, 5/31/13

    429,500        436,614        4.5%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.00%, 7/15/13

    395,000        397,099        4.1%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.50%, 10/15/14

    395,000        396,821        4.1%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.75%, 6/15/14

    392,000        395,109        4.1%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.25%, 12/15/14

    395,000        394,938        4.1%   

2 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 11/30/12

 

LOGO

* 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 2020 Target Date Fund (TDH) (Unaudited)

 

The db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value increased 6.36%, compared to an increase of 6.64% for the Zacks 2020 Lifecycle Index and 5.98% for the Dow Jones Target 2020 Index.

Performance as of 11/30/12

 

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

One Year

   8.20%    1.35%    7.96%    9.00%

Since Inception1

   0.91%    -0.58%    1.06%    2.84%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2020 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2020
Index

Six months

   6.36%    5.76%    6.64%    5.98%

One Year

   8.20%    1.35%    7.96%    9.00%

Since Inception1

   4.78%    -2.98%    5.59%    15.59%

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, 2012, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2012, was 1.16%. 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 9/30/13.

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.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 11/30/12

 

LOGO

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

 

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 index whose performance the Fund seeks to track 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 2020 Target Date Fund (TDH) (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Top Ten Holdings2 as of 11/30/12

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    919        $537,873        1.8%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    4,578        403,505        1.4%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    3,305        238,026        0.8%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,212        230,364        0.8%   

Microsoft Corp.

    8,581        228,427        0.8%   

General Electric Co.

    10,791        228,013        0.8%   

Google, Inc., Class A

    317        221,383        0.8%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    2,420        213,153        0.7%   

Chevron Corp.

    1,927        203,665        0.7%   

AT&T, Inc.

    5,967        203,654        0.7%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.75%, 9/15/13

    $1,111,900        $1,116,981        3.8%   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 1.00%, 2/02/15

    784,000        791,608        2.7%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.50%, 3/31/15

    684,800        720,164        2.5%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.625%, 12/31/14

    652,400        684,460        2.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.375%, 9/30/14

    652,400        677,706        2.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.375%, 2/28/15

    641,800        671,834        2.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.125%, 5/31/15

    641,800        670,982        2.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.375%, 3/15/15

    659,800        661,347        2.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.25%, 12/15/14

    659,800        659,697        2.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.25%, 9/30/15

    642,700        659,621        2.3%   
                         

2 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 11/30/12

 

LOGO

* 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 2030 Target Date Fund (TDN) (Unaudited)

 

The db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value increased 9.58%, compared to an increase of 10.36% for the Zacks 2030 Lifecycle Index and 8.11% for the Dow Jones Target 2030 Index.

Performance as of 11/30/12

 

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

One Year

   14.30%    9.06%    15.33%    11.08%

Since Inception1

   -0.06%    -1.57%    0.40%    1.61%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2030 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2030
Index

Six Months

   9.58%    8.39%    10.36%    8.11%

One Year

   14.30%    9.06%    15.33%    11.08%

Since Inception1

   -0.32%    -7.86%    2.07%    8.63%

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, 2012, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2012, was 1.18%. 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 9/30/13.

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.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 11/30/12

 

LOGO

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

 

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 index whose performance the Fund seeks to track 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 2030 Target Date Fund (TDN) (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Top Ten Holdings2 as of 11/30/12

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    1,486        $869,726        2.7%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    7,528        663,518        2.0%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,396        388,620        1.2%   

General Electric Co.

    18,117        382,811        1.2%   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,964        371,723        1.1%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,940        368,735        1.1%   

Google, Inc., Class A

    521        363,851        1.1%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    4,014        353,554        1.1%   

AT&T, Inc.

    9,696        330,924        1.0%   

Chevron Corp.

    3,083        325,842        1.0%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

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

    $217,000        $296,930        0.9%   

AT&T, Inc., 5.55%, 8/15/41

    235,000        282,926        0.9%   

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

    193,000        268,183        0.8%   

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.10%, 1/07/14

    260,000        264,497        0.8%   

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

    176,000        253,670        0.8%   

Amgen, Inc., 5.65%, 6/15/42

    185,000        225,299        0.7%   

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.90%, 2/15/39

    160,000        211,731        0.6%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.375%, 5/15/41

    130,000        173,448        0.5%   

Johnson & Johnson, 5.95%, 8/15/37

    118,000        166,388        0.5%   

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

    121,000        163,980        0.5%   

2 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 11/30/12

 

LOGO

* 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) (Unaudited)

 

The db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value increased 11.31%, compared to an increase of 11.41% for the Zacks 2040 Lifecycle Index and 9.64% for the Dow Jones Target 2040 Index.

Performance as of 11/30/12

 

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

One Year

   15.02%    18.96%    13.94%    12.49%

Since Inception1

   -0.96%    -0.89%    -1.00%    0.95%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks 2040 Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target 2040
Index

Six Months

   11.31%    10.31%    11.41%    9.64%

One Year

   15.02%    18.96%    13.94%    12.49%

Since Inception1

   -4.87%    -4.50%    -5.05%    5.00%

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, 2012, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2012, was 1.20%. 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 9/30/13.

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.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 11/30/12

 

LOGO

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

 

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 index whose performance the Fund seeks to track 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) (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Top Ten Holdings2 as of 11/30/12

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    1,466        $858,021        3.2%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    7,397        651,971        2.4%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,478        394,525        1.5%   

Google, Inc., Class A

    549        383,405        1.4%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,982        376,720        1.4%   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,749        365,999        1.4%   

General Electric Co.

    17,320        365,972        1.4%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    4,042        356,018        1.3%   

AT&T, Inc.

    9,806        334,679        1.2%   

Chevron Corp.

    3,114        329,118        1.2%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.375%, 11/15/39

    $112,200        $149,402        0.6%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 3.125%, 2/15/42

    119,100        127,827        0.5%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.625%, 2/15/40

    85,700        118,507        0.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.375%, 5/15/41

    81,400        108,605        0.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 3.875%, 8/15/40

    84,800        104,410        0.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.375%, 5/15/40

    75,800        101,027        0.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.75%, 2/15/41

    68,500        96,660        0.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.50%, 2/15/36

    40,200        54,038        0.2%   

AT&T, Inc., 5.55%, 8/15/41

    30,000        36,118        0.1%   

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

    26,000        35,577        0.1%   

2 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 11/30/12

 

LOGO

* 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.

 

 

9


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

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

 

The db-X In-Target Date Fund (the “Fund”) commenced investment operations and its shares began trading on 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the Fund’s net asset value 3.44%, compared to an increase of 3.69% for the Zacks In-Target Lifecycle Index and an increase of 3.41% for the Dow Jones Target Today Index.

Performance as of 11/30/12

 

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

One Year

   4.32%    -1.23%    4.83%    6.54%

Since Inception1

   2.57%    0.96%    2.76%    5.36%
Cumulative Total Return
      Net Asset Value    Market Price    Zacks In-Target Lifecycle
Index
   Dow Jones Target Today
Index

Six Months

   3.44%    3.43%    3.69%    3.41%

One Year

   4.32%    -1.23%    4.83%    6.54%

Since Inception1

   14.01%    5.05%    15.11%    30.99%

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, 2012, as disclosed in the most recent prospectus dated September 28, 2012, was 1.36%. 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 9/30/13.

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.

Asset Class Breakdown* as of 11/30/12

 

LOGO

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

 

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 index whose performance the Fund seeks to track 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.

 

10


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

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

 

Top Ten Holdings2 as of 11/30/12

 

 
Top Ten Equity Holdings  
Description   Shares     Value     % of Net Assets  

Apple, Inc.

    193        $112,959        1.1%   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,055        92,989        0.9%   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,970        52,441        0.5%   

General Electric Co.

    2,465        52,086        0.5%   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    684        49,262        0.5%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    250        47,517        0.4%   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

    539        47,474        0.4%   

AT&T, Inc.

    1,365        46,588        0.4%   

Chevron Corp.

    431        45,552        0.4%   

Johnson & Johnson

    625        43,582        0.4%   
     
 
Top Ten Fixed Income Holdings  
Description   Principal Amount     Value     % of Net Assets  

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.50%, 3/31/13

    $713,700        $719,304        6.7%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 4.75%, 5/15/14

    602,900        642,323        6.0%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.625%, 7/31/14

    372,000        386,706        3.6%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.25%, 2/15/14

    363,700        368,204        3.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.25%, 12/15/14

    360,000        359,944        3.4%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 2.125%,11/30/14

    345,000        357,776        3.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.75%, 4/15/13

    355,000        357,163        3.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.50%, 10/15/14

    355,000        356,637        3.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 1.375%, 2/15/13

    355,000        355,957        3.3%   

US Treasury Bond/Note 0.75%, 615/14

    352,000        354,791        3.3%   

2 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 11/30/12

 

LOGO

* 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.

 

 

11


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

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 November 30, 2012.

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
June 1, 2012
     Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
     Annualized
Expense  Ratio(1)
based on the number of
days in the period
    Expenses Paid
During the Period(2)
June 1, 2012 to
November 30, 2012
 
db-X 2010 Target Date Fund           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40         0.65   $ 3.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.81         0.65   $ 3.29   
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,063.60         0.65   $ 3.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.81         0.65   $ 3.29   
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,095.80         0.65   $ 3.42   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.81         0.65   $ 3.29   
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,113.10         0.65   $ 3.44   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.81         0.65   $ 3.29   
db-X In-Target Date Fund           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,034.40         0.65   $ 3.31   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.81         0.65   $ 3.29   

(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, 2013. 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 June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the Fund’s annualized expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by 183 days and then dividing the result by 365.

 

12


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 17.7%    
Basic Materials — 1.0%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    29      $ 3,542   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    139        3,859   

BASF SE (Germany)

    80        7,169   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    274        9,831   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    167        5,251   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    50        1,163   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    116        3,502   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    137        5,910   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    100        3,901   

International Paper Co.

    200        7,428   

Linde AG (Germany)

    17        2,940   

Monsanto Co.

    100        9,159   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    46        2,819   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    123        6,099   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    100        15,251   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

    8        3,208   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    191        3,165   
   

 

 

 
      94,197   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 1.6%    

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    33        8,318   

Anixter International, Inc.

    105        6,413   

AT&T, Inc.

    598        20,410   

Bankrate, Inc.*

    100        1,203   

Brightcove, Inc.*

    100        972   

BT Group PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    709        2,653   

Centurylink, Inc.

    100        3,884   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    600        11,346   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    240        8,923   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    100        1,504   

Corning, Inc.

    156        1,908   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    290        3,195   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    197        2,085   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    19        13,269   

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

    300        1,950   

News Corp., Class A

    165        4,066   

Softbank Corp. (Japan)

    100        3,747   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    574        5,345   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    387        5,079   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    100        2,754   

Time Warner, Inc.

    123        5,818   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    329        14,515   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,915        10,111   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    1,000        2,430   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    185        9,187   
   

 

 

 
      151,085   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 1.9%    

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    100        3,763   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    67        1,347   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

    35        3,104   

Cash America International, Inc.

    100        3,724   

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    54        4,165   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    34        925   

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    241        2,785   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical (Continued)    

CVS Caremark Corp.

    227      $ 10,558   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    84        4,149   

Dana Holding Corp.

    100        1,418   

Dr Horton, Inc.

    100        1,946   

DTS, Inc.*

    100        1,528   

Ford Motor Co.

    499        5,714   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    100        3,513   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    31        1,005   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    131        4,340   

Inditex S.A. (Spain)

    26        3,564   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    200        1,028   

Kohl’s Corp.

    134        5,982   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

    300        2,730   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    67        3,126   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    100        3,804   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    100        4,705   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Canada)*

    100        1,638   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    100        3,609   

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

    19        3,334   

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

    100        1,837   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    100        3,524   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    100        3,244   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    200        2,762   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    300        2,907   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    167        4,865   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    100        3,275   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    100        5,692   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

    300        2,343   

Ryman Hospitality Properties REIT

    100        3,322   

Saks, Inc.*

    167        1,754   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    400        3,812   

Systemax, Inc.*

    100        1,030   

Target Corp.

    67        4,230   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    233        9,986   

VF Corp.

    100        16,050   

Wabash National Corp.*

    300        2,427   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    301        21,677   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    10        390   
   

 

 

 
      182,631   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.7%    

Abbott Laboratories

    150        9,750   

Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies*

    100        2,223   

Accuray, Inc.*

    300        1,884   

Aetna, Inc.

    200        8,639   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    100        2,739   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    67        5,872   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    100        2,236   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    81        3,851   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    600        1,584   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    65        5,880   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    100        7,667   

BioScrip, Inc.*

    300        3,090   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    134        4,372   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    179        9,393   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   13  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Capella Education Co.*

    100      $ 2,767   

Centene Corp.*

    100        4,391   

Chemocentryx, Inc.*

    100        1,185   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    562        21,312   

CONMED Corp.

    67        1,851   

Convergys Corp.

    100        1,561   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

    61        3,290   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    45        2,855   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    238        7,083   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    100        2,595   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    100        3,091   

Geo Group (The), Inc.

    67        1,889   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    412        8,812   

Hanger, Inc.*

    100        2,611   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

    25        950   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    70        2,801   

Incyte Corp. Ltd.*

    67        1,179   

JM Smucker (The) Co.

    67        5,927   

Johnson & Johnson

    324        22,592   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    83        729   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    7        363   

Medtronic, Inc.

    100        4,211   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    284        12,581   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    67        1,865   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    252        6,524   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    264        17,283   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    183        11,329   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    32        5,082   

Pfizer, Inc.

    823        20,591   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    400        2,856   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    328        22,904   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    100        1,620   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    51        3,208   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    100        3,476   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    59        11,617   

Rollins, Inc.

    21        478   

Sabmiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    67        3,036   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    50        2,143   

Sanofi (France)

    62        5,537   

Santarus, Inc.*

    300        2,991   

Seaboard Corp.*

    1        2,360   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    67        1,696   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    67        740   

Sequenom, Inc.*

    500        2,435   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    100        4,783   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    100        4,571   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    779        4,059   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    93        3,782   

TNS, Inc.*

    100        1,460   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    159        6,033   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    125        4,814   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    114        6,200   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    67        1,661   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    100        3,055   
   

 

 

 
      355,995   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy — 2.0%    

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    277      $ 4,750   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,477        10,216   

Cameron International Corp.*

    167        9,010   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    100        1,680   

Chevron Corp.

    250        26,423   

ConocoPhillips

    126        7,174   

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    100        6,870   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

    100        4,574   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    9        633   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)

    100        3,168   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    153        3,618   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    497        43,806   

Hess Corp.

    200        9,922   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

    200        1,716   

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

    67        572   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

    100        3,022   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    298        9,979   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    208        7,182   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherland Antilles)

    105        7,520   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    196        6,803   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    106        2,592   

Targa Resources Corp.

    100        5,009   

Tesco Corp.*

    200        2,160   

Total S.A. (France)

    184        9,207   

Vantage Drilling Co.*

    1,267        2,281   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    100        3,284   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    80        2,821   
   

 

 

 
      195,992   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 3.5%    

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    800        3,112   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    21        2,730   

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    67        1,568   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    7        307   

American Express Co.

    100        5,590   

American International Group, Inc.*

    234        7,752   

AON PLC (United Kingdom)

    200        11,360   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    186        4,727   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    321        2,724   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    1,346        10,353   

Bank of America Corp.

    1,160        11,438   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    757        2,984   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    212        18,674   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    133        2,563   

BNP Paribas (France)

    152        8,490   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    80        8,210   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    100        2,251   

Citigroup, Inc.

    328        11,339   

Citizens, Inc.*

    200        2,012   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    129        8,033   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    56        2,472   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    73        1,509   

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    100        3,515   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    21        2,772   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   14  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    39      $ 4,594   

Hancock Holding Co.

    100        3,142   

Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT

    67        1,786   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    54        1,741   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,524        15,575   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    381        3,424   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    67        1,418   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    415        17,048   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    50        2,255   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    150        3,617   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    100        3,522   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    234        1,301   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    226        1,901   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,000        4,571   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,113        1,781   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.,
Class A REIT

    200        2,100   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    18        3,073   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    175        4,436   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    65        1,997   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    100        3,586   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    65        1,490   

Primerica, Inc.

    67        1,918   

ProLogis, Inc. REIT

    200        6,788   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

    237        3,437   

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    100        6,449   

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    100        2,047   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT (Australia)*

    20        30   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    42        6,389   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT

    100        6,179   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    300        6,996   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    100        2,286   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    81        2,607   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    183        11,835   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    67        2,203   

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.*

    100        1,760   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    100        4,504   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    200        2,264   

U.S. Bancorp

    200        6,452   

UBS AG (Switzerland)

    337        5,275   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    93        13,923   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    33        855   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    572        18,882   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    261        6,943   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

    3        766   
   

 

 

 
      341,631   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 1.8%    

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    219        4,269   

Altra Holdings, Inc.

    100        1,881   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    100        2,292   

Boeing (The) Co.

    100        7,428   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    400        2,080   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    66        5,626   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    100        6,048   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Colfax Corp.*

    100      $ 3,899   

Darling International, Inc.*

    100        1,687   

Eaton Corp.*

    136        7,093   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    100        3,285   

Emerson Electric Co.

    87        4,370   

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

    200        2,484   

FedEx Corp.

    50        4,477   

FEI Co.

    100        5,503   

General Dynamics Corp.

    25        1,663   

General Electric Co.

    1,210        25,568   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    300        1,947   

Hexcel Corp.*

    100        2,585   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    134        6,537   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    106        2,738   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    100        4,776   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    100        5,940   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    186        2,655   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    44        3,093   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    67        6,910   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

    200        2,120   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    67        4,818   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

    100        2,577   

Tredegar Corp.

    100        1,885   

Union Pacific Corp.

    100        12,278   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    77        5,629   

United Technologies Corp.

    100        8,010   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    41        1,809   

Woodward, Inc.

    100        3,657   
   

 

 

 
      169,617   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 1.9%    

Accelrys, Inc.*

    200        1,762   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    501        5,731   

Apple, Inc.

    74        43,311   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    700        7,512   

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    36        2,249   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    100        2,599   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    100        5,115   

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

    100        3,496   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    100        6,116   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    21        1,380   

Cray, Inc.*

    200        2,844   

Dell, Inc.

    200        1,928   

EMC Corp.*

    200        4,964   

EPIQ Systems, Inc.

    167        2,002   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    100        3,610   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    200        2,598   

International Business Machines Corp.

    100        19,007   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    169        6,569   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    100        4,466   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    100        1,493   

Microsemi Corp.*

    67        1,282   

Microsoft Corp.

    879        23,399   

Netsuite, Inc.*

    100        5,962   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    73        1,478   

Progress Software Corp.*

    100        2,011   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   15  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*

    167      $ 3,236   

SAP AG (Germany)

    77        6,013   

Solarwinds, Inc.*

    100        5,603   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    100        3,302   
   

 

 

 
      181,038   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.3%    

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

    497        2,596   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    100        5,110   

E.ON SE (Germany)

    84        1,513   

Edison International

    200        9,096   

GDF Suez (France)

    121        2,722   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    270        3,051   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    24        741   

SJW Corp.

    100        2,446   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    100        3,753   
   

 

 

 
      31,028   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,621,395)

      1,703,214   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0% (b)    
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.0% (b)    

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    15        3,247   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom)

    14,136        23   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,535)

      3,270   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 12.6%    
Communications — 2.1%    

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

  $ 170,000        179,034   

Google, Inc.
1.25%, 5/19/14

    7,000        7,089   

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U. (Spain)
4.949%, 1/15/15

    10,000        10,377   
   

 

 

 
      196,500   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 3.0%    

Clorox (The) Co.
5.00%, 1/15/15

    55,000        59,503   

PepsiCo, Inc.
0.75%, 3/05/15

    80,000        80,438   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    37,000        39,189   

Yale University, MTN
2.90%, 10/15/14

    105,000        109,792   
   

 

 

 
      288,922   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.8%    

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.625%, 5/08/14

    168,000        175,260   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 5.1%    

American Tower Corp.
4.625%, 4/01/15

    50,000        53,591   

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

    57,000        60,075   
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

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

  $ 13,000      $ 13,873   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.375%, 8/12/14

    20,000        21,678   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
1.00%, 2/02/15

    280,000        282,717   

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

    22,000        23,595   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    33,000        35,368   
   

 

 

 
      490,897   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 0.3%    

Microsoft Corp.
0.875%, 9/27/13

    30,000        30,151   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.3%    

Exelon Generation Co. LLC
5.35%, 1/15/14

    30,000        31,444   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,205,549)

      1,213,174   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 69.4%    
United States Treasury Bonds/
Notes — 69.4%
     

1.375%, 2/15/13

    391,700        392,756   

2.50%, 3/31/13

    775,000        781,085   

1.75%, 4/15/13

    390,000        392,377   

3.50%, 5/31/13

    429,500        436,614   

1.00%, 7/15/13

    395,000        397,099   

0.25%, 3/31/14

    220,000        220,095   

1.75%, 3/31/14

    500,000        510,077   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    434,800        463,232   

0.75%, 6/15/14

    392,000        395,109   

2.375%, 9/30/14

    435,000        451,873   

0.50%, 10/15/14

    395,000        396,821   

0.375%, 11/15/14

    132,000        132,315   

4.25%, 11/15/14

    409,000        440,745   

2.125%, 11/30/14

    378,000        391,998   

0.25%, 12/15/14

    395,000        394,938   

4.00%, 2/15/15

    355,000        383,983   

2.50%, 3/31/15

    83,000        87,286   
   

 

 

 
      6,668,403   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
& AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,650,373)

      6,668,403   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

   

(Cost $9,479,852)

    $ 9,588,061   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.3%

      29,309   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 9,617,370   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-Income producing securities.

(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%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   16  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 54.1%    
Basic Materials — 2.7%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    207      $ 25,283   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,078        29,932   

BASF SE (Germany)

    684        61,294   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    2,481        89,011   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,567        49,273   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    565        13,142   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    1,361        41,089   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,003        43,269   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    960        37,450   

HB Fuller Co.

    300        9,855   

International Paper Co.

    1,971        73,203   

Linde AG (Germany)

    111        19,194   

Monsanto Co.

    514        47,077   

NewMarket Corp.

    86        22,820   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    269        16,487   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,022        50,668   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    343        12,417   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    514        78,394   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

    72        28,873   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,554        25,752   
   

 

 

 
      774,483   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 5.1%    

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    450        113,423   

Anixter International, Inc.

    159        9,712   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    771        10,771   

AT&T, Inc.

    5,967        203,654   

Bankrate, Inc.*

    857        10,310   

Brightcove, Inc.*

    943        9,166   

BT Group PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    5,694        21,308   

Centurylink, Inc.

    600        23,304   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,829        110,227   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    2,694        100,162   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    857        12,889   

Corning, Inc.

    1,717        20,998   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    1,945        21,426   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    1,547        16,376   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    317        221,383   

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

    2,314        15,041   

Netgear, Inc.*

    257        8,959   

News Corp., Class A

    1,529        37,675   

Softbank Corp. (Japan)

    525        19,671   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    3,212        29,907   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    3,262        42,807   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,020        28,091   

Time Warner, Inc.

    1,112        52,598   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    2,797        123,404   

Viasat, Inc.*

    300        11,469   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    38,333        99,001   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    7,713        18,743   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    1,737        86,259   
   

 

 

 
      1,478,734   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical — 5.5%    

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    343      $ 12,907   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    1,062        21,346   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

    278        24,655   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    343        18,193   

Cash America International, Inc.

    240        8,938   

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    381        29,385   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    705        19,176   

Coinstar, Inc.*

    257        12,089   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    244        14,128   

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,374        15,877   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    1,329        61,812   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    653        32,256   

Dana Holding Corp.

    835        11,840   

Dr Horton, Inc.

    1,371        26,680   

DTS, Inc.*

    771        11,781   

Ford Motor Co.

    4,280        49,006   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    600        21,078   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    722        23,410   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1,316        43,595   

Inditex S.A. (Spain)

    170        23,304   

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,007        44,963   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

    2,057        18,719   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    1,018        47,489   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    771        29,328   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    257        12,094   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Canada)*

    943        15,446   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    1,285        46,376   

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

    194        34,037   

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

    685        12,583   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    257        9,057   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    314        10,186   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    877        16,600   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1,049        14,488   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    535        52,152   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    1,885        18,263   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    405        18,387   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    577        16,808   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    375        12,281   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,114        63,409   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

    1,971        15,394   

Ryman Hospitality Properties REIT

    300        9,966   

Saks, Inc.*

    1,117        11,729   

SIX Flags Entertainment Corp.

    343        21,088   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    3,599        34,298   

Systemax, Inc.*

    1,114        11,474   

Target Corp.

    750        47,347   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    428        13,726   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    2,071        88,772   

VF Corp.

    514        82,502   

Wabash National Corp.*

    2,228        18,025   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    3,305        238,026   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    267        19,195   

Watsco, Inc.

    212        15,198   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    355        13,827   
   

 

 

 
      1,614,689   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   17  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 11.1%    

Abbott Laboratories

    1,523      $ 98,995   

Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies*

    224        4,980   

Accuray, Inc.*

    2,142        13,452   

Aetna, Inc.

    1,799        77,699   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    514        14,078   

Amsurg Corp.*

    224        6,276   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    518        45,401   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,114        24,908   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,058        50,300   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    4,285        11,312   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    537        48,575   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    943        72,300   

BioScrip, Inc.*

    1,885        19,416   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    1,799        58,701   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    1,403        73,616   

Capella Education Co.*

    514        14,223   

Centene Corp.*

    254        11,153   

Cepheid, Inc.*

    428        13,876   

Chemocentryx, Inc.*

    943        11,175   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    4,530        171,778   

CONMED Corp.

    224        6,189   

Convergys Corp.

    771        12,035   

Costar Group, Inc.*

    171        14,853   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

    413        22,276   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    398        25,248   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,834        54,582   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    200        5,190   

Fresh Market (The), Inc.*

    343        17,778   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    343        10,602   

Geo Group (The), Inc.

    450        12,690   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,968        84,865   

Hain Celestial Group (The), Inc.*

    257        15,489   

Hanger, Inc.*

    343        8,956   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

    381        14,474   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    710        28,413   

Incyte Corp. Ltd.*

    750        13,200   

JM Smucker (The) Co.

    600        53,076   

Johnson & Johnson

    2,637        183,878   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,124        9,869   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    230        11,932   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    132        64,506   

Medivation, Inc.*

    343        17,887   

Medtronic, Inc.

    1,028        43,289   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    2,702        119,699   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    300        8,352   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    2,687        69,566   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    2,457        160,856   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    1,757        108,769   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    278        44,154   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    278        20,981   

Pfizer, Inc.

    7,326        183,297   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.*

    343        18,196   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    2,742        19,578   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    2,644        184,630   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    857        13,883   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    428      $ 11,107   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    511        32,144   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    428        14,877   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    536        105,534   

Rollins, Inc.

    944        21,496   

Sabmiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    675        30,588   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    330        14,141   

Sanofi (France)

    601        53,669   

Santarus, Inc.*

    1,971        19,651   

Seaboard Corp.*

    8        18,883   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    825        20,881   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    1,019        11,250   

Sequenom, Inc.*

    3,599        17,527   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.*

    343        16,406   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    462        21,120   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    5,993        31,225   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    747        30,381   

TNS, Inc.*

    771        11,257   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    300        15,732   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    1,136        43,106   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    974        37,510   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    343        17,757   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,237        67,280   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    441        10,932   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    906        27,675   
   

 

 

 
      3,227,581   
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%    

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1,500        15,426   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 5.7%    

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,483        42,579   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    13,220        91,443   

Cameron International Corp.*

    1,200        64,740   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    1,200        20,160   

Chevron Corp.

    1,927        203,665   

ConocoPhillips

    1,273        72,485   

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    857        58,876   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

    514        23,510   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    257        18,085   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)

    428        13,559   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    1,805        42,679   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    4,578        403,505   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    685        11,994   

Hess Corp.

    1,628        80,765   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

    1,542        13,230   

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

    900        7,677   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

    514        15,533   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    2,689        90,047   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    1,960        67,677   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherland Antilles)

    1,361        97,476   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    1,555        53,974   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    775        18,953   

Targa Resources Corp.

    257        12,873   

Tesco Corp.*

    1,200        12,960   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   18  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Total S.A. (France)

    1,596      $ 79,865   

Vantage Drilling Co.*

    8,548        15,386   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    600        19,704   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    595        20,981   
   

 

 

 
      1,674,381   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 11.0%    

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    7,027        27,337   

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    24        10,632   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    326        42,378   

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    675        15,795   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    456        19,973   

American Express Co.

    1,057        59,086   

American International Group, Inc.*

    1,832        60,694   

American Tower Corp., Class A REIT

    343        25,701   

AON PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,542        87,586   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    1,923        48,870   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    4,241        35,985   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    12,170        93,609   

Bank of America Corp.

    11,901        117,344   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    11,295        44,531   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    2,420        213,153   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    817        15,744   

BNP Paribas (France)

    809        45,186   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    713        73,175   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    920        20,709   

Citigroup, Inc.

    2,953        102,085   

Citizens, Inc.*

    1,371        13,792   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1,143        71,176   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    150        13,839   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    818        36,108   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    270        17,723   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    861        17,797   

Equity Residential REIT

    360        19,984   

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    600        21,090   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    261        34,457   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    493        58,070   

Hancock Holding Co.

    514        16,150   

Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT

    707        18,849   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    481        15,507   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    310        18,256   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    14,106        144,165   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    2,790        25,074   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    707        14,967   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,939        161,814   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    426        19,213   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    600        14,466   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    514        18,103   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    1,500        8,340   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    2,355        19,806   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    219        13,648   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    8,826        40,347   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    17,226        27,572   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.,
Class A REIT

    1,200        12,600   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    122      $ 20,826   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    1,656        41,981   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    662        20,337   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    857        30,732   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    732        16,777   

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

    300        14,739   

Primerica, Inc.

    450        12,884   

ProAssurance Corp.

    188        17,048   

ProLogis, Inc. REIT

    2,142        72,699   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,933        28,036   

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    171        11,028   

Public Storage REIT

    180        25,315   

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    600        12,282   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT (Australia)*

    181        274   

Signature Bank*

    210        14,734   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    326        49,594   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT

    100        6,179   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,734        40,434   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    771        17,625   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    966        31,087   

SVB Financial Group*

    270        14,909   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,312        84,848   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    532        17,492   

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.*

    857        15,083   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    257        11,575   

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    343        13,374   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    1,285        14,546   

U.S. Bancorp

    1,885        60,810   

UBS AG (Switzerland)

    3,188        49,899   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    851        127,403   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    361        9,357   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,152        170,068   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    2,078        55,281   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

    109        27,827   
   

 

 

 
      3,209,569   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 5.7%    

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    1,606        31,309   

Actuant Corp., Class A

    450        12,947   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    360        23,814   

Altra Holdings, Inc.

    943        17,738   

AO Smith Corp.

    300        18,885   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    857        19,642   

Boeing (The) Co.

    771        57,270   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    100        5,210   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    2,914        15,153   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    663        56,514   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    257        15,543   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    330        18,902   

Colfax Corp.*

    685        26,708   

Cummins, Inc.

    257        25,227   

Darling International, Inc.*

    685        11,556   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    257        16,859   

Eaton Corp.*

    1,664        86,794   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    428        14,060   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   19  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Emerson Electric Co.

    882      $ 44,303   

EnerSys*

    366        12,751   

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

    1,285        15,960   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    185        31,181   

FedEx Corp.

    360        32,231   

FEI Co.

    224        12,327   

General Dynamics Corp.

    450        29,925   

General Electric Co.

    10,791        228,013   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

    396        28,888   

Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)*

    375        14,655   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    2,485        16,128   

Hexcel Corp.*

    685        17,707   

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

    2,999        17,310   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    1,439        70,194   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    645        14,445   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    781        20,173   

Middleby Corp.*

    86        10,956   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    1,906        14,838   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    257        12,274   

Powell Industries, Inc.*

    343        13,734   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    224        13,306   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,474        21,036   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    300        15,759   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    346        24,318   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    637        65,699   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

    1,457        15,444   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    900        64,719   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

    428        11,025   

Tredegar Corp.

    943        17,776   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    300        19,683   

Union Pacific Corp.

    514        63,109   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,048        76,619   

United Technologies Corp.

    943        75,544   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    340        15,002   

Woodward, Inc.

    514        18,797   
   

 

 

 
      1,649,960   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 6.2%    

Accelrys, Inc.*

    1,714        15,100   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    5,549        63,481   

Apple, Inc.

    919        537,873   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    6,770        72,642   

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    255        15,933   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    600        15,594   

Athenahealth, Inc.*

    257        16,368   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    158        8,082   

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

    921        32,196   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    514        16,098   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    943        57,674   

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

    343        22,761   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    439        28,847   

Cray, Inc.*

    1,114        15,841   

Dell, Inc.

    1,885        18,171   

EMC Corp.*

    2,314        57,433   

EPIQ Systems, Inc.

    1,821        21,834   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    1,371        49,493   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    2,399      $ 31,163   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,212        230,364   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    573        22,273   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    343        15,318   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    933        13,930   

Microsemi Corp.*

    600        11,484   

Microsoft Corp.

    8,581        228,427   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    343        8,318   

Netsuite, Inc.*

    428        25,517   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    855        17,305   

Progress Software Corp.*

    428        8,607   

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*

    782        15,155   

SAP AG (Germany)

    654        51,070   

Solarwinds, Inc.*

    514        28,799   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    257        8,486   

Syntel, Inc.

    257        15,461   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

    171        16,161   
   

 

 

 
      1,813,259   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.0%    

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,914        20,443   

Cleco Corp.

    343        13,819   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    600        30,666   

E.ON SE (Germany)

    1,270        22,877   

Edison International

    1,628        74,042   

GDF Suez (France)

    956        21,504   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,516        28,427   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    257        10,429   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    356        10,986   

SJW Corp.

    600        14,676   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    343        13,398   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    1,114        41,809   
   

 

 

 
      303,076   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $14,855,929)

      15,761,158   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%    

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    98        21,215   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom)

    112,024        180   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $21,134)

      21,395   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 11.9%    
Basic Materials — 0.7%    

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
1.00%, 2/24/15

  $ 197,000        198,530   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 1.5%    

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

    70,000        73,720   

Google, Inc.
1.25%, 5/19/14

    14,000        14,178   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   20  


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db-X 2020 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Communications (Continued)    

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U. (Spain)
4.949%, 1/15/15

  $ 301,000      $ 312,348   

Viacom, Inc.
1.25%, 2/27/15

    25,000        25,267   
   

 

 

 
      425,513   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.3%    

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
4.125%, 1/15/15

    14,000        15,013   

Clorox (The) Co.
5.00%, 1/15/15

    59,000        63,831   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    14,000        14,828   
   

 

 

 
      93,672   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.0%    

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.625%, 5/08/14

    77,000        80,328   

Chevron Corp.
3.95%, 3/03/14

    65,000        67,757   

Spectra Energy Capital LLC
6.25%, 2/15/13

    127,000        128,347   
   

 

 

 
      276,432   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 7.7%    

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

    82,000        86,424   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada)
3.40%, 1/22/15

    25,000        26,455   

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

    55,000        58,610   

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

    62,000        66,163   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.375%, 8/12/14

    372,000        403,213   

Morgan Stanley, Series G, MTN
4.10%, 1/26/15

    30,000        31,200   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.
1.00%, 2/02/15

    784,000        791,608   

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

    63,000        67,569   

Royal Bank of Canada, MTN (Canada)
1.15%, 3/13/15

    85,000        86,140   

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

    98,000        108,402   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., MTN
1.25%, 11/17/14

    445,000        451,249   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    76,000        81,452   
   

 

 

 
      2,258,485   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 0.5%    

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

    106,000        110,953   

Microsoft Corp.
0.875%, 9/27/13

    34,000        34,171   
   

 

 

 
      145,124   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Utilities – 0.2%    

Exelon Generation Co. LLC
5.35%, 1/15/14

  $ 63,000      $ 66,031   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost$3,421,291)

      3,463,787   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 33.5%    
United States Treasury Bonds/Notes — 33.5%     

0.75%, 9/15/13

    1,111,900        1,116,981   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    602,400        641,792   

4.25%, 8/15/14

    599,800        640,568   

2.375%, 9/30/14

    652,400        677,706   

0.50%, 10/15/14

    655,500        658,522   

0.25%, 12/15/14

    659,800        659,697   

2.625%, 12/31/14

    652,400        684,460   

4.00%, 2/15/15

    595,500        644,117   

2.375%, 2/28/15

    641,800        671,834   

0.375%, 3/15/15

    659,800        661,347   

2.50%, 3/31/15

    684,800        720,164   

2.125%, 5/31/15

    641,800        670,982   

4.25%, 8/15/15

    582,700        644,248   

1.25%, 9/30/15

    642,700        659,621   
   

 

 

 
      9,752,039   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $9,712,063)

      9,752,039   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%

(Cost $28,010,417)

    $ 28,998,379   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.4%

      113,204   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 29,111,583   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-Income producing securities.

(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%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   21  


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db-X 2030 Target Date Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 78.0%    
Basic Materials — 3.9%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    402      $ 49,100   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,933        53,671   

BASF SE (Germany)

    1,120        100,365   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    4,045        145,125   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,580        81,125   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    1,220        28,377   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    2,031        61,316   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,602        69,110   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1,419        55,355   

Gold Resource Corp.

    600        9,516   

HB Fuller Co.

    500        16,425   

International Paper Co.

    3,100        115,134   

Linde AG (Germany)

    269        46,514   

Monsanto Co.

    800        73,272   

NewMarket Corp.

    100        26,535   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    492        30,155   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,714        84,977   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    500        18,100   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    800        122,016   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

    114        45,716   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,218        36,755   
   

 

 

 
      1,268,659   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 7.3%    

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    700        176,435   

Anixter International, Inc.

    419        25,593   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    1,100        15,367   

AT&T, Inc.

    9,696        330,924   

Bankrate, Inc.*

    1,300        15,639   

Brightcove, Inc.*

    1,500        14,580   

BT Group PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    9,057        33,893   

Centurylink, Inc.

    1,000        38,840   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    9,355        176,902   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    4,645        172,702   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    1,400        21,056   

Corning, Inc.

    2,487        30,416   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    3,050        33,599   

Finisar Corp.*

    1,200        16,284   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    2,153        22,791   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    521        363,851   

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

    3,600        23,400   

Meredith Corp.

    500        15,590   

News Corp., Class A

    2,405        59,259   

Softbank Corp. (Japan)

    787        29,487   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    4,075        37,943   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    5,449        71,508   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,400        38,556   

Time Warner, Inc.

    1,554        73,504   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    4,808        212,129   

Viasat, Inc.*

    437        16,707   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    58,702        151,608   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    12,000        29,160   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    2,805        139,297   
   

 

 

 
      2,387,020   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical — 8.0%    

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    600      $ 22,578   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    1,540        30,954   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

    442        39,200   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    600        31,824   

Cash America International, Inc.

    189        7,038   

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    664        51,212   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,343        36,530   

Coinstar, Inc.*

    300        14,112   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    399        23,102   

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,448        28,287   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    2,188        101,764   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    1,115        55,077   

Dana Holding Corp.

    1,711        24,262   

Dr Horton, Inc.

    2,200        42,812   

DTS, Inc.*

    1,200        18,336   

Ford Motor Co.

    6,531        74,780   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    1,000        35,130   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    1,047        33,948   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,138        70,826   

Inditex S.A. (Spain)

    252        34,545   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    2,700        13,878   

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,700        75,904   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

    3,200        29,120   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    1,550        72,307   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,300        49,452   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    500        23,530   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Canada)*

    1,500        24,570   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,200        79,398   

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

    324        56,846   

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

    1,000        18,370   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    500        17,620   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    404        13,106   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    1,572        29,756   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,042        28,202   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    778        75,839   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    3,200        31,003   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    500        22,700   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,089        31,723   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    612        20,043   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,800        102,455   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

    3,100        24,211   

Ryman Hospitality Properties REIT

    500        16,610   

Saks, Inc.*

    2,101        22,061   

SIX Flags Entertainment Corp.

    500        30,740   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    6,000        57,180   

Systemax, Inc.*

    1,700        17,510   

Target Corp.

    1,050        66,287   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    600        19,242   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    3,419        146,552   

VF Corp.

    800        128,408   

Wabash National Corp.*

    3,500        28,315   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,396        388,620   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    475        34,148   

Watsco, Inc.

    315        22,582   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    591        23,019   
   

 

 

 
      2,617,624   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   22  


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db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.1%    

Abbott Laboratories

    2,651      $ 172,315   

Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies*

    400        8,892   

Accuray, Inc.*

    3,400        21,352   

Aetna, Inc.

    2,900        125,250   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    900        24,651   

Amsurg Corp.*

    400        11,208   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    891        78,094   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,700        38,012   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,473        70,030   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    6,700        17,688   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    919        83,130   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,600        122,672   

BioScrip, Inc.*

    3,000        30,900   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,800        91,364   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    2,326        122,047   

Capella Education Co.*

    800        22,136   

Centene Corp.*

    460        20,199   

Cepheid, Inc.*

    700        22,694   

Chemocentryx, Inc.*

    1,700        20,145   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    7,200        273,024   

CONMED Corp.

    300        8,289   

Convergys Corp.

    1,300        20,293   

Costar Group, Inc.*

    300        26,058   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

    613        33,063   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    711        45,104   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,773        82,528   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    600        15,570   

Fresh Market (The), Inc.*

    500        25,915   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    500        15,455   

Geo Group (The), Inc.

    700        19,740   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,491        138,825   

Hain Celestial Group (The), Inc.*

    400        24,108   

Hanger, Inc.*

    600        15,666   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

    561        21,312   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    1,083        43,340   

Incyte Corp. Ltd.*

    1,137        20,011   

JM Smucker (The) Co.

    962        85,099   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,422        308,347   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    1,667        14,636   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    225        11,673   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    201        98,225   

Medivation, Inc.*

    800        41,720   

Medtronic, Inc.

    1,700        71,587   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,430        196,249   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    4,387        113,579   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    3,954        258,862   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,852        176,557   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    478        75,919   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    612        46,187   

Pfizer, Inc.

    11,861        296,763   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.*

    600        31,830   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    4,300        30,702   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    4,373        305,367   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    1,300        21,060   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    700        18,165   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    797      $ 50,134   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    700        24,332   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    869        171,098   

Rollins, Inc.

    1,454        33,108   

Sabmiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,127        51,070   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    600        25,710   

Sanofi (France)

    1,081        96,532   

Santarus, Inc.*

    3,000        29,910   

Seaboard Corp.*

    16        37,766   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    1,225        31,005   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    1,700        18,768   

Sequenom, Inc.*

    5,700        27,759   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    500        23,915   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    842        38,491   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    9,514        49,570   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    1,067        43,396   

TNS, Inc.*

    1,200        17,520   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    466        24,437   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    1,998        75,814   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,580        60,848   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    500        25,885   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,835        99,806   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    800        19,832   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    1,457        44,506   
   

 

 

 
      5,254,819   
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%    

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    2,625        26,995   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 8.2%    

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,030        69,108   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    21,619        149,539   

Cameron International Corp.*

    1,837        99,106   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    2,000        33,600   

Chevron Corp.

    3,083        325,842   

ConocoPhillips

    2,033        115,759   

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    1,300        89,310   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

    800        36,592   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    473        33,285   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)

    800        25,344   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    2,926        69,185   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    7,528        663,518   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    900        15,759   

Hess Corp.

    2,700        133,947   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

    2,400        20,592   

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

    1,312        11,191   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

    900        27,198   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    4,356        145,871   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (United Kingdom)

    3,143        108,525   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherland Antilles)

    2,164        154,986   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    2,399        83,269   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    1,252        30,618   

Targa Resources Corp.

    400        20,036   

Tesco Corp.*

    1,900        20,520   

Total S.A. (France)

    2,630        131,607   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   23  


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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Vantage Drilling Co.*

    13,036      $ 23,465   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    1,000        32,840   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    783        27,610   
   

 

 

 
      2,698,222   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 16.0%    

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    11,400        44,349   

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    100        44,300   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    516        67,077   

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    1,050        24,570   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    719        31,492   

American Express Co.

    2,023        113,086   

American International Group, Inc.*

    3,325        110,157   

American Tower Corp., Class A REIT

    600        44,958   

AON PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,500        142,001   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    3,055        77,638   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    6,804        57,733   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    19,763        152,012   

Bank of America Corp.

    18,911        186,462   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    16,066        63,340   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    4,014        353,554   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,400        26,978   

BNP Paribas (France)

    1,234        68,924   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,170        120,077   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,711        38,515   

Citigroup, Inc.

    5,086        175,823   

Citizens, Inc.*

    2,100        21,126   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1,711        106,547   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    214        19,744   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    1,327        58,577   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    558        36,627   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    1,190        24,597   

Equity Residential REIT

    466        25,868   

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    1,000        35,150   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    392        51,752   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    886        104,362   

Hancock Holding Co.

    800        25,136   

Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT

    1,100        29,326   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    751        24,212   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    404        23,792   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    23,015        235,215   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    4,810        43,228   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    800        16,936   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    6,393        262,625   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    700        31,570   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    856        20,638   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    900        31,698   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,362        13,133   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    3,247        27,307   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    406        25,302   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    14,373        65,704   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    26,921        43,089   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.,
Class A REIT

    1,900        19,950   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    203        34,653   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    2,692      $ 68,245   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,344        41,288   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    1,300        46,618   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,173        26,885   

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

    437        21,470   

Primerica, Inc.

    900        25,767   

ProAssurance Corp.

    305        27,657   

ProLogis, Inc. REIT

    3,500        118,790   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,949        42,772   

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    300        19,347   

Public Storage REIT

    251        35,301   

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    1,000        20,470   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT (Australia)*

    291        440   

Signature Bank*

    344        24,135   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    455        69,219   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT

    300        18,537   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,895        67,507   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,100        25,146   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,539        49,527   

SVB Financial Group*

    444        24,518   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,984        128,305   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    915        30,085   

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.*

    1,300        22,880   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    400        18,016   

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    600        23,394   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    2,300        26,036   

U.S. Bancorp

    3,000        96,780   

UBS AG (Switzerland)

    4,608        72,124   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,287        192,677   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    809        20,969   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    8,597        283,788   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    3,348        89,066   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

    171        43,654   
   

 

 

 
      5,222,323   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 8.0%    

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    2,497        48,679   

Actuant Corp., Class A

    612        17,607   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    544        35,986   

Altra Holdings, Inc.

    1,400        26,334   

AO Smith Corp.

    437        27,509   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    1,300        29,796   

Boeing (The) Co.

    1,200        89,136   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    400        20,840   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    4,500        23,400   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,133        96,577   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    300        18,144   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    429        24,573   

Colfax Corp.*

    1,000        38,990   

Cummins, Inc.

    400        39,264   

Darling International, Inc.*

    1,100        18,557   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    400        26,240   

Eaton Corp.*

    2,776        144,795   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    700        22,995   

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,242        62,386   

EnerSys*

    622        21,670   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   24  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

    2,000      $ 24,840   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    245        41,294   

FedEx Corp.

    466        41,721   

FEI Co.

    400        22,012   

General Dynamics Corp.

    635        42,228   

General Electric Co.

    18,117        382,811   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

    437        31,879   

Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

    612        23,917   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    3,900        25,311   

Hexcel Corp.*

    1,000        25,850   

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

    7,374        42,561   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    2,384        116,292   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    1,011        22,642   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    1,147        29,627   

Middleby Corp.*

    200        25,478   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    2,334        18,169   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    400        19,104   

Powell Industries, Inc.*

    600        24,024   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    650        38,610   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,344        33,453   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    437        22,956   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    647        45,474   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    1,008        103,963   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

    2,300        24,380   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,412        101,537   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

    700        18,032   

Tredegar Corp.

    1,500        28,275   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    437        28,672   

Union Pacific Corp.

    800        98,224   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,617        118,219   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,500        120,164   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    472        20,826   

Woodward, Inc.

    800        29,256   
   

 

 

 
      2,625,279   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 8.9%    

Accelrys, Inc.*

    2,600        22,906   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    8,486        97,080   

Apple, Inc.

    1,486        869,726   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    10,800        115,883   

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    378        23,618   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    1,000        25,990   

Athenahealth, Inc.*

    400        25,476   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    224        11,458   

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

    1,537        53,731   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    800        25,056   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    1,500        91,740   

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

    500        33,180   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    596        39,163   

Cray, Inc.*

    1,800        25,596   

Dell, Inc.

    3,100        29,884   

EMC Corp.*

    3,800        94,316   

EPIQ Systems, Inc.

    1,575        18,884   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    2,300        83,030   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    3,675        47,738   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,940        368,735   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    806        31,329   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    500        22,330   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    1,300        19,409   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

Microsemi Corp.*

    875      $ 16,748   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,964        371,723   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    600        14,550   

Netsuite, Inc.*

    800        47,696   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    1,152        23,316   

Progress Software Corp.*

    700        14,077   

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*

    1,187        23,004   

SAP AG (Germany)

    1,092        85,272   

Solarwinds, Inc.*

    900        50,427   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    400        13,208   

Syntel, Inc.

    400        24,064   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

    300        28,353   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    400        11,384   
   

 

 

 
      2,900,080   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.5%    

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,226        32,519   

Cleco Corp.

    600        24,174   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    900        45,999   

E.ON SE (Germany)

    1,813        32,658   

Edison International

    2,600        118,248   

GDF Suez (France)

    1,982        44,583   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    5,232        59,115   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    400        16,232   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    621        19,164   

SJW Corp.

    900        22,014   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    500        19,530   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    1,800        67,553   
   

 

 

 
      501,789   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $23,896,867)

      25,502,810   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%    

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    151        32,689   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom)

    178,144        286   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $32,572)

      32,975   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 19.7%    
Basic Materials — 0.8%    

Barrick North America Finance LLC
5.70%, 5/30/41

  $ 75,000        87,560   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
4.125%, 2/24/42

    40,000        43,056   

Ecolab, Inc.
5.50%, 12/08/41

    35,000        42,155   

International Paper Co.
6.00%, 11/15/41

    35,000        42,761   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
5.20%, 11/02/40

    35,000        41,724   
   

 

 

 
      257,256   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   25  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Communications — 2.7%    

America Movil S.A.B de CV (Mexico)
6.125%, 3/30/40

  $ 75,000      $ 99,224   

AT&T, Inc.
5.55%, 8/15/41

    235,000        282,926   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.90%, 2/15/39

    160,000        211,731   

Corning, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/42

    40,000        41,984   

Discovery Communications LLC
4.95%, 5/15/42

    80,000        87,291   

Verizon Communications, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/41

    30,000        39,895   

Viacom, Inc.
4.50%, 2/27/42

    85,000        85,339   

Walt Disney (The) Co., Series E
4.125%, 12/01/41

    40,000        43,119   
   

 

 

 
      891,509   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.9%    

Home Depot, Inc.
5.95%, 4/01/41

    30,000        41,095   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5.125%, 11/15/41

    110,000        130,061   

McDonald’s Corp., MTN
3.70%, 2/15/42

    125,000        126,902   
   

 

 

 
      298,058   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 4.1%    

Amgen, Inc.
5.65%, 6/15/42

    185,000        225,299   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
5.765%, 3/01/41

    65,000        83,454   

Diageo Investment Corp.
4.25%, 5/11/42

    40,000        43,583   

Express Scripts Holding Co. 144A
6.125%, 11/15/41

    35,000        45,067   

General Mills, Inc.
5.40%, 6/15/40

    35,000        44,054   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
5.65%, 12/01/41

    70,000        88,899   

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    118,000        166,388   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.
5.30%, 3/01/41

    35,000        46,128   

Medtronic, Inc.
4.50%, 3/15/42

    35,000        40,857   

PepsiCo, Inc.
4.00%, 3/05/42

    40,000        42,021   

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.50%, 3/20/42

    80,000        88,110   

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

    217,000        296,930   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/41

    55,000        60,262   

WellPoint, Inc.
4.625%, 5/15/42

    60,000        62,877   
   

 

 

 
      1,333,929   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Energy — 2.2%    

Apache Corp.
4.75%, 4/15/43

  $ 35,000      $ 38,479   

Baker Hughes, Inc.
5.125%, 9/15/40

    35,000        43,016   

Devon Energy Corp.
4.75%, 5/15/42

    80,000        86,414   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
4.85%, 8/15/42

    120,000        125,523   

Halliburton Co.
4.50%, 11/15/41

    40,000        45,105   

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA
Finance Corp.
5.15%, 6/01/42

    35,000        40,062   

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

    176,000        253,670   

Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. (Canada)
6.10%, 6/01/40

    65,000        87,304   
   

 

 

 
      719,573   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 2.1%    

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.40%, 5/15/42

    40,000        42,005   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (Netherlands)
5.25%, 5/24/41

    35,000        41,626   

General Electric Capital Corp.
2.10%, 1/07/14

    260,000        264,497   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)
6.10%, 1/14/42

    35,000        46,942   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5.60%, 7/15/41

    115,000        143,555   

MetLife, Inc.
5.875%, 2/06/41

    35,000        44,593   

Simon Property Group LP
4.75%, 3/15/42

    40,000        43,266   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.
5.35%, 11/01/40

    35,000        44,246   
   

 

 

 
      670,730   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 2.0%    

Caterpillar, Inc.
5.20%, 5/27/41

    100,000        123,923   

Deere & Co.
3.90%, 6/09/42

    40,000        41,525   

Dover Corp.
5.375%, 3/01/41

    35,000        45,472   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
4.875%, 9/15/41

    35,000        41,998   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)
5.00%, 3/15/42

    40,000        46,366   

Norfolk Southern Corp.
4.837%, 10/01/41

    115,000        131,696   

7.90%, 5/15/97

    27,000        43,725   

Sonoco Products Co.
5.75%, 11/01/40

    35,000        40,289   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.20%, 9/01/40

    75,000        89,359   

Union Pacific Corp.
4.75%, 9/15/41

    35,000        40,298   
   

 

 

 
      644,651   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   26  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2030 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Technology — 0.7%    

Applied Materials, Inc.
5.85%, 6/15/41

  $ 35,000      $ 43,767   

Intel Corp.
4.80%, 10/01/41

    35,000        39,023   

Microsoft Corp.
4.50%, 10/01/40

    35,000        39,936   

Oracle Corp.
5.375%, 7/15/40

    98,000        124,347   
   

 

 

 
      247,073   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 4.2%    

AGL Capital Corp.
5.875%, 3/15/41

    30,000        39,999   

Alabama Power Co., Series 11-C
5.20%, 6/01/41

    55,000        68,719   

Arizona Public Service Co.
5.05%, 9/01/41

    60,000        69,961   

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
6.45%, 4/01/39

    90,000        125,406   

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

    121,000        163,980   

4.125%, 2/01/42

    110,000        119,013   

Georgia Power Co.
4.30%, 3/15/42

    110,000        116,344   

Nevada Power Co.
5.45%, 5/15/41

    55,000        69,962   

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
4.434%, 11/15/41

    95,000        107,964   

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

    193,000        268,183   

Southern California Gas Co.
5.125%, 11/15/40

    91,000        115,606   

Southern Power Co.
5.15%, 9/15/41

    105,000        121,272   
   

 

 

 
      1,386,409   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $6,567,939)

      6,449,188   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 1.7%    
United States Treasury Bonds/Notes — 1.7%     

4.50%, 2/15/36

    110,000        147,864   

4.50%, 8/15/39

    62,400        84,620   

4.375%, 11/15/39

    32,400        43,143   

4.625%, 2/15/40

    83,900        116,018   

4.375%, 5/15/41

    130,000        173,448   
   

 

 

 
      565,093   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $524,980)

      565,093   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%
(Cost $31,022,358)

    $ 32,550,066   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.5%

      150,806   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 32,700,872   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-Income producing securities.

144A – Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2012 the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $45,067 or 0.1% of net assets.

(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%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   27  


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db-X 2040 Target Date Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 93.3%    
Basic Materials — 4.6%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    398      $ 48,611   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,716        47,646   

BASF SE (Germany)

    1,098        98,393   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    3,951        141,751   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,462        77,415   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    1,271        29,563   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    2,102        63,459   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    1,716        74,028   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1,590        62,026   

Gold Resource Corp.

    600        9,516   

HB Fuller Co.

    514        16,885   

International Paper Co.

    3,084        114,540   

Linde AG (Germany)

    211        36,485   

Monsanto Co.

    771        70,616   

NewMarket Corp.

    86        22,820   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    468        28,684   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,681        83,341   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    514        18,607   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    857        130,710   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

    105        42,107   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,110        34,966   
   

 

 

 
      1,252,169   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 8.8%    

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    711        179,208   

Anixter International, Inc.

    308        18,813   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    1,114        15,563   

AT&T, Inc.

    9,806        334,679   

Bankrate, Inc.*

    1,200        14,436   

Brightcove, Inc.*

    1,542        14,988   

BT Group PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    8,880        33,231   

Centurylink, Inc.

    943        36,626   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    9,232        174,577   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    4,222        156,973   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    1,457        21,913   

Corning, Inc.

    2,786        34,073   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    2,855        31,451   

Finisar Corp.*

    1,114        15,117   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    2,004        21,214   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    549        383,405   

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

    3,770        24,505   

Meredith Corp.

    428        13,345   

Netgear, Inc.*

    428        14,920   

News Corp., Class A

    2,424        59,727   

Softbank Corp. (Japan)

    1,114        41,740   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    4,953        46,118   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    5,301        69,565   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,333        36,711   

Time Warner, Inc.

    1,429        67,592   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    4,470        197,216   

Viasat, Inc.*

    428        16,362   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    58,384        150,786   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    12,594        30,603   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    2,747        136,416   
   

 

 

 
      2,391,873   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical — 9.8%    

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    600      $ 22,578   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    1,585        31,859   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

    434        38,491   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    600        31,824   

Cash America International, Inc.

    333        12,401   

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    691        53,294   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    1,312        35,686   

Coinstar, Inc.*

    343        16,135   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    434        25,129   

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,250        25,999   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    2,167        100,787   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    1,082        53,447   

Dana Holding Corp.

    1,599        22,674   

Dr Horton, Inc.

    2,142        41,683   

DTS, Inc.*

    1,285        19,635   

Ford Motor Co.

    6,569        75,215   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    943        33,128   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    1,251        40,562   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,098        69,501   

Inditex S.A. (Spain)

    258        35,367   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    2,656        13,652   

Kohl’s Corp.

    1,628        72,690   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

    3,427        31,186   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    1,542        71,934   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    1,285        48,882   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    428        20,142   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Canada)*

    1,542        25,258   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,228        80,408   

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

    317        55,618   

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

    1,114        20,464   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    514        18,113   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    445        14,436   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    1,493        28,259   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    2,014        27,816   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    800        77,984   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    3,170        30,712   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    667        30,282   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    1,066        31,053   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    600        19,650   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,714        97,560   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

    3,256        25,429   

Ryman Hospitality Properties REIT

    514        17,075   

Saks, Inc.*

    1,999        20,990   

SIX Flags Entertainment Corp.

    514        31,601   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    5,655        53,892   

Systemax, Inc.*

    1,799        18,530   

Target Corp.

    1,114        70,327   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    685        21,968   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    3,330        142,737   

VF Corp.

    857        137,557   

Wabash National Corp.*

    3,684        29,804   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,478        394,525   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    430        30,913   

Watsco, Inc.

    342        24,518   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    578        22,513   
   

 

 

 
      2,643,873   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   28  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical —19.1%    

Abbott Laboratories

    2,410      $ 156,650   

Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies*

    343        7,625   

Accuray, Inc.*

    3,598        22,595   

Aetna, Inc.

    2,913        125,812   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    943        25,829   

Amsurg Corp.*

    343        9,611   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    894        78,357   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    1,714        38,325   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,554        73,881   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    7,026        18,549   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    1,020        92,266   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,542        118,226   

BioScrip, Inc.*

    3,170        32,651   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    2,742        89,471   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    2,291        120,210   

Capella Education Co.*

    771        21,333   

Centene Corp.*

    612        26,873   

Cepheid, Inc.*

    685        22,208   

Chemocentryx, Inc.*

    1,542        18,273   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    7,202        273,099   

CONMED Corp.

    343        9,477   

Convergys Corp.

    1,200        18,732   

Costar Group, Inc.*

    257        22,323   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

    625        33,710   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    706        44,786   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,807        83,540   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    514        13,338   

Fresh Market (The), Inc.*

    514        26,641   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    514        15,888   

Geo Group (The), Inc.

    685        19,317   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,319        135,147   

Hain Celestial Group (The), Inc.*

    428        25,796   

Hanger, Inc.*

    428        11,175   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

    491        18,653   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    1,077        43,100   

Incyte Corp. Ltd.*

    1,114        19,606   

JM Smucker (The) Co.

    943        83,418   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,250        296,352   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    2,465        21,643   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    229        11,881   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    196        95,781   

Medivation, Inc.*

    685        35,723   

Medtronic, Inc.

    1,628        68,555   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,338        192,173   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    4,314        111,689   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    3,820        250,090   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    2,787        172,533   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    445        70,678   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    428        32,301   

Pfizer, Inc.

    11,630        290,983   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.*

    600        31,830   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    4,455        31,809   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    4,319        301,595   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    1,371        22,210   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    685        17,776   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    791      $ 49,757   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    685        23,811   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    843        165,979   

Rollins, Inc.

    1,458        33,199   

Sabmiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,105        50,073   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    667        28,581   

Sanofi (France)

    957        85,459   

Santarus, Inc.*

    3,170        31,605   

Seaboard Corp.*

    11        25,964   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    1,200        30,372   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    2,199        24,277   

Sequenom, Inc.*

    5,997        29,205   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    514        24,585   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    841        38,445   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    11,188        58,292   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    1,015        41,281   

TNS, Inc.*

    1,200        17,520   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    399        20,924   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    1,943        73,727   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,518        58,461   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    514        26,610   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    1,906        103,667   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    857        21,245   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    1,465        44,750   
   

 

 

 
      5,159,882   
   

 

 

 
Diversified — 0.1%    

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    2,570        26,429   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 9.9%    

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,927        67,342   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    21,344        147,636   

Cameron International Corp.*

    1,799        97,056   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    2,056        34,541   

Chevron Corp.

    3,114        329,118   

ConocoPhillips

    2,012        114,563   

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    1,371        94,188   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

    771        35,266   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    435        30,611   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)

    771        24,425   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    2,974        70,320   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    7,397        651,971   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    1,028        18,000   

Hess Corp.

    2,656        131,764   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

    2,228        19,116   

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

    1,285        10,961   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

    857        25,899   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    4,301        144,029   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    3,067        105,901   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherland Antilles)

    2,203        157,779   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    2,402        83,373   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    1,208        29,542   

Targa Resources Corp.

    428        21,439   

Tesco Corp.*

    1,971        21,287   

Total S.A. (France)

    2,556        127,904   

Vantage Drilling Co.*

    13,022        23,440   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   29  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Energy (Continued)    

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    1,028      $ 33,760   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    774        27,293   
   

 

 

 
      2,678,524   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 19.0%    

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    11,481        44,665   

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    43        19,049   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    513        66,687   

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    1,028        24,055   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    665        29,127   

American Express Co.

    1,932        107,999   

American International Group, Inc.*

    2,827        93,659   

American Tower Corp., Class A REIT

    600        44,958   

AON PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,485        141,147   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    3,039        77,232   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    6,431        54,568   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    19,378        149,051   

Bank of America Corp.

    18,601        183,406   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    18,497        72,925   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    4,042        356,018   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,933        37,249   

BNP Paribas (France)

    1,228        68,589   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,114        114,330   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    1,666        37,502   

Citigroup, Inc.

    5,018        173,472   

Citizens, Inc.*

    2,228        22,414   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    1,809        112,649   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    228        21,035   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    1,324        58,444   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    420        27,569   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    1,100        22,737   

Equity Residential REIT

    466        25,868   

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    943        33,146   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    384        50,696   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    782        92,112   

Hancock Holding Co.

    857        26,927   

Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT

    1,028        27,406   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    699        22,536   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    399        23,497   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    22,685        231,843   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    4,718        42,401   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    1,200        25,404   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    6,289        258,353   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    700        31,570   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    800        19,288   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    857        30,184   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,313        12,860   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    3,532        29,704   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    377        23,495   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    14,363        65,658   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    26,671        42,689   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.,
Class A REIT

    1,971        20,696   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    202        34,482   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    2,457      $ 62,287   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    985        30,259   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    1,285        46,080   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    1,091        25,006   

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

    685        33,654   

Primerica, Inc.

    685        19,612   

ProAssurance Corp.

    264        23,940   

ProLogis, Inc. REIT

    3,427        116,311   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,934        42,555   

PS Business Parks, Inc. REIT

    257        16,574   

Public Storage REIT

    267        37,551   

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    1,028        21,043   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT (Australia)*

    293        443   

Signature Bank*

    533        37,395   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    457        69,523   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. REIT

    257        15,880   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,816        65,665   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    1,114        25,466   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,501        48,304   

SVB Financial Group*

    362        19,990   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,923        124,361   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    853        28,047   

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.*

    1,371        24,130   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

    343        15,449   

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    600        23,394   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    2,056        23,274   

U.S. Bancorp

    2,913        93,973   

UBS AG (Switzerland)

    5,076        79,449   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    1,314        196,719   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    750        19,440   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    8,200        270,683   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    3,420        90,982   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

    207        52,845   
   

 

 

 
      5,131,635   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 9.6%    

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    2,510        48,932   

Actuant Corp., Class A

    685        19,707   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    466        30,826   

Altra Holdings, Inc.

    1,542        29,005   

AO Smith Corp.

    428        26,943   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    1,371        31,423   

Boeing (The) Co.

    1,200        89,136   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    343        17,870   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    4,712        24,502   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,099        93,679   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    343        20,745   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    579        33,165   

Colfax Corp.*

    1,028        40,082   

Cummins, Inc.

    343        33,669   

Darling International, Inc.*

    1,114        18,793   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    428        28,077   

Eaton Corp.*

    2,740        142,917   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    685        22,502   

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,280        64,294   

EnerSys*

    533        18,570   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   30  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

    2,056      $ 25,536   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    201        33,878   

FedEx Corp.

    552        49,421   

FEI Co.

    428        23,553   

General Dynamics Corp.

    661        43,957   

General Electric Co.

    17,320        365,972   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

    514        37,496   

Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

    600        23,448   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    3,598        23,351   

Hexcel Corp.*

    1,028        26,574   

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

    5,997        34,612   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    2,342        114,243   

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    932        20,873   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    1,058        27,328   

Middleby Corp.*

    171        21,784   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)

    1,999        15,562   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    343        16,382   

Powell Industries, Inc.*

    600        24,024   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    600        35,640   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,299        32,810   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    428        22,483   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    536        37,672   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    1,007        103,860   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

    2,399        25,429   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,457        104,773   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

    685        17,646   

Tredegar Corp.

    1,542        29,067   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    428        28,081   

Union Pacific Corp.

    771        94,663   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    1,506        110,103   

United Technologies Corp.

    1,542        123,529   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    596        26,297   

Woodward, Inc.

    857        31,340   
   

 

 

 
      2,586,224   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 10.6%    

Accelrys, Inc.*

    2,742        24,157   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    8,482        97,035   

Apple, Inc.

    1,466        858,021   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    10,538        113,072   

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    387        24,180   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    857        22,273   

Athenahealth, Inc.*

    428        27,259   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    222        11,355   

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

    1,542        53,905   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    771        24,148   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    1,542        94,310   

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

    514        34,109   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    572        37,586   

Cray, Inc.*

    1,885        26,805   

Dell, Inc.

    2,913        28,081   

EMC Corp.*

    3,684        91,437   

EPIQ Systems, Inc.

    1,542        18,489   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    2,228        80,431   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    3,598        46,738   

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,982        376,720   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    781        30,357   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Technology (Continued)    

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    428      $ 19,114   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    1,285        19,185   

Microsemi Corp.*

    857        16,403   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,749        365,999   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    600        14,550   

Netsuite, Inc.*

    685        40,840   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    1,305        26,413   

Progress Software Corp.*

    685        13,775   

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*

    1,114        21,589   

SAP AG (Germany)

    1,062        82,929   

Solarwinds, Inc.*

    857        48,018   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    343        11,326   

Syntel, Inc.

    428        25,748   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

    257        24,289   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    428        12,181   
   

 

 

 
      2,862,827   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.8%    

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

    6,105        31,887   

Cleco Corp.

    600        24,174   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    943        48,197   

E.ON SE (Germany)

    1,848        33,289   

Edison International

    2,570        116,883   

GDF Suez (France)

    1,510        33,966   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    4,442        50,189   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    428        17,368   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    867        26,756   

SJW Corp.

    943        23,066   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    600        23,436   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    1,714        64,325   
   

 

 

 
      493,536   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $24,107,665)

      25,226,972   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%    

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    150        32,473   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom)

    203,908        327   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $32,399)

      32,800   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 3.1%    
Basic Materials — 0.1%    

Barrick North America Finance LLC
5.70%, 5/30/41

  $ 13,000        15,177   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
4.125%, 2/24/42

    5,000        5,382   

International Paper Co.
6.00%, 11/15/41

    5,000        6,109   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
5.20%, 11/02/40

    3,000        3,576   
   

 

 

 
      30,244   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   31  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Communications — 0.5%    

America Movil S.A.B de CV (Mexico)
6.125%, 3/30/40

  $ 13,000      $ 17,199   

AT&T, Inc.
5.55%, 8/15/41

    30,000        36,118   

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.90%, 2/15/39

    17,000        22,496   

Corning, Inc.
4.75%, 3/15/42

    5,000        5,248   

Discovery Communications LLC
4.95%, 5/15/42

    13,000        14,185   

Verizon Communications, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/41

    6,000        7,979   

Viacom, Inc.
4.50%, 2/27/42

    13,000        13,052   

Walt Disney (The) Co., Series E
4.125%, 12/01/41

    5,000        5,390   
   

 

 

 
      121,667   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.2%    

Home Depot, Inc.
5.95%, 4/01/41

    8,000        10,959   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5.125%, 11/15/41

    13,000        15,371   

McDonald’s Corp., MTN
3.70%, 2/15/42

    17,000        17,259   
   

 

 

 
      43,589   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 0.6%    

Amgen, Inc.
5.65%, 6/15/42

    25,000        30,445   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
5.765%, 3/01/41

    8,000        10,271   

Diageo Investment Corp.
4.25%, 5/11/42

    4,000        4,358   

General Mills, Inc.
5.40%, 6/15/40

    5,000        6,293   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
5.65%, 12/01/41

    8,000        10,160   

Johnson & Johnson
5.95%, 8/15/37

    13,000        18,331   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.
5.30%, 3/01/41

    5,000        6,590   

Medtronic, Inc.
4.50%, 3/15/42

    5,000        5,837   

PepsiCo, Inc.
4.00%, 3/05/42

    5,000        5,253   

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.50%, 3/20/42

    13,000        14,318   

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

    26,000        35,577   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/41

    8,000        8,765   

WellPoint, Inc.
4.625%, 5/15/42

    8,000        8,384   
   

 

 

 
      164,582   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Energy — 0.4%    

Apache Corp.
4.75%, 4/15/43

  $ 5,000      $ 5,497   

Baker Hughes, Inc.
5.125%, 9/15/40

    5,000        6,145   

Devon Energy Corp.
4.75%, 5/15/42

    13,000        14,042   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
4.85%, 8/15/42

    17,000        17,782   

Halliburton Co.
4.50%, 11/15/41

    5,000        5,638   

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA
Finance Corp.
5.15%, 6/01/42

    5,000        5,723   

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

    21,000        30,268   

Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. (Canada)
6.10%, 6/01/40

    8,000        10,745   
   

 

 

 
      95,840   
   

 

 

 
Financial — 0.3%    

General Electric Capital Corp.
2.10%, 1/07/14

    34,000        34,588   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5.50%, 10/15/40

    24,000        29,388   

MetLife, Inc.
5.875%, 2/06/41

    5,000        6,370   

Simon Property Group LP
4.75%, 3/15/42

    8,000        8,653   

Travelers (The) Cos., Inc.
5.35%, 11/01/40

    8,000        10,114   
   

 

 

 
      89,113   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.3%    

Caterpillar, Inc.
5.20%, 5/27/41

    10,000        12,392   

Deere & Co.
3.90%, 6/09/42

    8,000        8,305   

Dover Corp.
5.375%, 3/01/41

    5,000        6,496   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
4.875%, 9/15/41

    5,000        6,000   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)
5.00%, 3/15/42

    5,000        5,796   

Norfolk Southern Corp.
4.837%, 10/01/41

    13,000        14,887   

7.90%, 5/15/97

    6,000        9,717   

Sonoco Products Co.
5.75%, 11/01/40

    5,000        5,756   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.20%, 9/01/40

    8,000        9,532   

Union Pacific Corp.
4.75%, 9/15/41

    6,000        6,908   
   

 

 

 
      85,789   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   32  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X 2040 Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Technology — 0.1%    

Applied Materials, Inc.
5.85%, 6/15/41

  $ 5,000      $ 6,252   

Intel Corp.
4.80%, 10/01/41

    5,000        5,575   

Oracle Corp.
5.375%, 7/15/40

    19,000        24,108   
   

 

 

 
      35,935   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.6%    

Arizona Public Service Co.
5.05%, 9/01/41

    13,000        15,158   

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
6.45%, 4/01/39

    17,000        23,688   

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

    22,000        29,814   

5.25%, 2/01/41

    12,000        15,076   

Georgia Power Co.
5.40%, 6/01/40

    13,000        16,106   

Nevada Power Co.
5.45%, 5/15/41

    13,000        16,536   

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
4.434%, 11/15/41

    17,000        19,320   

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

    3,000        4,169   

Southern California Gas Co.
5.125%, 11/15/40

    12,000        15,245   

Southern Power Co.
5.15%, 9/15/41

    13,000        15,015   
   

 

 

 
      170,127   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $806,006)

      836,886   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 3.2%    

United States Treasury Bonds/

Notes — 3.2%

   

4.50%, 2/15/36

    40,200        54,038   

4.375%, 11/15/39

    112,200        149,402   

4.625%, 2/15/40

    85,700        118,507   

4.375%, 5/15/40

    75,800        101,027   

3.875%, 8/15/40

    84,800        104,410   

4.75%, 2/15/41

    68,500        96,660   

4.375%, 5/15/41

    81,400        108,605   

3.125%, 2/15/42

    119,100        127,827   
   

 

 

 
      860,476   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $752,927)

      860,476   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%
(Cost $25,698,997)

    $ 26,957,134   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.3%

      92,475   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 27,049,609   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-Income producing securities.

(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%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   33  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
COMMON STOCKS — 32.9%    
Basic Materials — 1.7%    

Air Liquide S.A. (France)

    58      $ 7,084   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

    205        5,692   

BASF SE (Germany)

    150        13,442   

BHP Billiton Ltd. (Australia)

    561        20,128   

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom)

    390        12,263   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.*

    184        4,280   

Dow Chemical (The) Co.

    334        10,083   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    260        11,216   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    234        9,128   

Gold Resource Corp.

    100        1,586   

HB Fuller Co.

    100        3,285   

International Paper Co.

    400        14,856   

Linde AG (Germany)

    39        6,744   

Monsanto Co.

    100        9,159   

Rio Tinto Ltd. (Australia)

    86        5,271   

Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom)

    234        11,601   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    100        3,620   

Sherwin-Williams (The) Co.

    100        15,252   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

    16        6,416   

Xstrata PLC (United Kingdom)

    345        5,717   
   

 

 

 
      176,823   
   

 

 

 
Communications — 3.0%    

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    74        18,652   

Anixter International, Inc.

    100        6,108   

Arris Group, Inc.*

    200        2,794   

AT&T, Inc.

    1,365        46,588   

Bankrate, Inc.*

    200        2,406   

Brightcove, Inc.*

    200        1,944   

BT Group PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

    1,213        4,539   

Centurylink, Inc.

    100        3,884   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    1,239        23,430   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    581        21,601   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    200        3,008   

Corning, Inc.

    391        4,782   

Deutsche Telekom AG (Germany)

    518        5,706   

Finisar Corp.*

    200        2,714   

France Telecom S.A. (France)

    384        4,065   

Google, Inc., Class A*

    59        41,204   

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

    500        3,250   

Meredith Corp.

    100        3,118   

Netgear, Inc.*

    100        3,486   

News Corp., Class A

    292        7,195   

Softbank Corp. (Japan)

    100        3,747   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    904        8,417   

Telefonica S.A. (Spain)

    782        10,262   

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    150        4,131   

Time Warner, Inc.

    234        11,068   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    641        28,281   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    8,001        20,664   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

    1,700        4,131   

Walt Disney (The) Co.

    397        19,715   
   

 

 

 
      320,890   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Cyclical — 3.6%    

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

    100      $ 3,763   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

    340        6,834   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Germany)

    65        5,765   

Carter’s, Inc.*

    100        5,304   

Cash America International, Inc.

    67        2,495   

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. (Switzerland)

    114        8,792   

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    188        5,114   

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    23        1,332   

Compass Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    307        3,547   

CVS Caremark Corp.

    288        13,395   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    163        8,052   

Dana Holding Corp.

    300        4,254   

Dr Horton, Inc.

    300        5,838   

DTS, Inc.*

    200        3,056   

Ford Motor Co.

    1,032        11,816   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    100        3,513   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B (Sweden)

    180        5,836   

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    272        9,011   

Inditex S.A. (Spain)

    32        4,387   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

    400        2,056   

Kohl’s Corp.

    267        11,922   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.*

    500        4,550   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    234        10,917   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    200        7,608   

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*

    100        4,706   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Canada)*

    200        3,276   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    300        10,827   

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

    48        8,422   

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

    100        1,837   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

    100        3,524   

Men’s Wearhouse (The), Inc.

    175        5,677   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

    366        6,927   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    440        6,077   

Nike, Inc., Class B

    100        9,748   

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    500        4,844   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

    200        9,080   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    234        6,816   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

    67        2,194   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    200        11,384   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

    400        3,124   

Ryman Hospitality Properties REIT

    100        3,322   

Saks, Inc.*

    250        2,625   

SIX Flags Entertainment Corp.

    100        6,148   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    800        7,624   

Systemax, Inc.*

    300        3,090   

Target Corp.

    134        8,459   

Tenneco, Inc.*

    100        3,207   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    420        18,002   

VF Corp.

    100        16,051   

Wabash National Corp.*

    500        4,045   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    684        49,262   

Warnaco Group (The), Inc.*

    155        11,143   

Watsco, Inc.

    50        3,585   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    106        4,129   
   

 

 

 
      388,312   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   34  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 6.7%    

Abbott Laboratories

    314      $ 20,410   

Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies*

    67        1,489   

Accuray, Inc.*

    500        3,140   

Aetna, Inc.

    400        17,276   

Align Technology, Inc.*

    100        2,739   

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (Belgium)

    122        10,693   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    200        4,472   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

    204        9,699   

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    1,000        2,640   

Bayer AG (Germany)

    132        11,940   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    200        15,334   

BioScrip, Inc.*

    400        4,120   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    334        10,898   

British American Tobacco PLC
(United Kingdom)

    319        16,738   

Capella Education Co.*

    100        2,767   

Centene Corp.*

    100        4,391   

Cepheid, Inc.*

    100        3,242   

Chemocentryx, Inc.*

    200        2,370   

Coca-Cola (The) Co.

    862        32,687   

Convergys Corp.

    100        1,561   

CSL Ltd. (Australia)

    77        4,153   

DANONE S.A. (France)

    87        5,519   

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom)

    397        11,815   

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    100        2,595   

Fresh Market (The), Inc.*

    100        5,183   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    100        3,091   

Geo Group (The), Inc.

    167        4,709   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

    884        18,906   

Hain Celestial Group (The), Inc.*

    100        6,027   

Hanger, Inc.*

    100        2,611   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.

    86        3,267   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    194        7,764   

Incyte Corp. Ltd.*

    134        2,358   

Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp.*

    100        3,876   

JM Smucker (The) Co.*

    134        11,854   

Johnson & Johnson

    625        43,582   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    300        2,634   

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

    69        3,580   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    23        11,240   

Medtronic, Inc.

    200        8,422   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    650        28,795   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    100        2,784   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    538        13,928   

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

    557        36,465   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

    393        24,329   

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (Denmark)

    70        11,118   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    67        5,056   

Pfizer, Inc.

    1,642        41,083   

Pharmacyclics, Inc.*

    100        5,306   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

    600        4,284   

Procter & Gamble (The) Co.

    564        39,384   

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

    200        3,240   

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    100        2,595   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    114        7,171   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Consumer, Non-cyclical (Continued)    

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    100      $ 3,476   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

    125        24,611   

Rollins, Inc.

    320        7,287   

Sabmiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    151        6,843   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.*

    100        4,285   

Sanofi (France)

    145        12,948   

Santarus, Inc.*

    400        3,988   

Seaboard Corp.*

    1        2,360   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

    134        3,392   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.*

    200        2,208   

Sequenom, Inc.*

    800        3,896   

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

    100        4,783   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

    107        4,891   

Tesco PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,329        6,924   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Israel)

    125        5,084   

TNS, Inc.*

    200        2,920   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

    50        2,622   

Unilever NV (Netherlands)

    307        11,649   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    218        8,396   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

    100        5,177   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    226        12,292   

Viropharma, Inc.*

    67        1,661   

Woolworths Ltd. (Australia)

    188        5,743   
   

 

 

 
      714,766   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 3.5%    

BG Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    571        9,792   

BP PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,015        20,855   

Cameron International Corp.*

    300        16,185   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.*

    300        5,040   

Chevron Corp.

    431        45,552   

ConocoPhillips

    284        16,171   

Continental Resources, Inc.*

    200        13,740   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

    100        4,574   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

    50        3,519   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)

    100        3,168   

ENI S.p.A (Italy)

    414        9,789   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,055        92,989   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

    100        1,751   

Hess Corp.

    400        19,844   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

    300        2,574   

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

    134        1,143   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

    100        3,022   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
(United Kingdom)

    608        20,360   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B
(United Kingdom)

    438        15,124   

Schlumberger Ltd. (Netherland Antilles)

    289        20,697   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

    290        10,066   

Statoil ASA (Norway)

    179        4,377   

Targa Resources Corp.

    100        5,009   

Tesco Corp.*

    300        3,240   

Total S.A. (France)

    357        17,864   

Vantage Drilling Co.*

    2,702        4,864   

Williams (The) Cos., Inc.

    100        3,284   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (Australia)

    139        4,901   
   

 

 

 
      379,494   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   35  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial — 6.7%    

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    1,400      $ 5,446   

Alexander’s, Inc. REIT

    9        3,987   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    75        9,750   

Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    134        3,136   

American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT

    210        9,198   

American Express Co.

    250        13,975   

American International Group, Inc.*

    401        13,285   

American Tower Corp., Class A REIT

    100        7,493   

AON PLC (United Kingdom)

    300        17,040   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (Australia)

    446        11,334   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (Spain)

    875        7,424   

Banco Santander S.A. (Spain)

    2,835        21,807   

Bank of America Corp.

    2,595        25,587   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    2,969        11,705   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    539        47,474   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

    250        4,818   

BNP Paribas (France)

    190        10,612   

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

    150        15,395   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. REIT

    200        4,502   

Citigroup, Inc.

    727        25,132   

Citizens, Inc.*

    300        3,018   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Australia)

    290        18,060   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

    50        4,613   

Deutsche Bank AG (Germany) (a)

    192        8,475   

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT

    50        3,282   

Equity One, Inc. REIT

    154        3,183   

Equity Residential REIT

    50        2,776   

Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT

    100        3,515   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    51        6,733   

Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc.

    110        12,957   

Hancock Holding Co.

    100        3,142   

Hatteras Financial Corp. REIT

    167        4,452   

Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT

    97        3,127   

Home Properties, Inc. REIT

    50        2,945   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,179        32,491   

ING Groep NV (Netherlands)*

    982        8,825   

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT

    167        3,535   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    822        33,768   

Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT

    133        5,998   

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

    100        2,411   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    100        3,522   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    467        2,597   

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

    488        4,104   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT

    40        2,493   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    1,992        9,106   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    3,827        6,125   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A REIT

    300        3,150   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Germany)

    30        5,121   

National Australia Bank Ltd. (Australia)

    386        9,785   

National Retail Properties, Inc. REIT

    140        4,301   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

    200        7,172   

OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT

    146        3,346   

Post Properties, Inc. REIT

    167        8,205   
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Financial (Continued)    

Primerica, Inc.

    167      $ 4,781   

ProAssurance Corp.

    51        4,625   

ProLogis, Inc. REIT

    500        16,970   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

    411        5,961   

Public Storage REIT

    50        7,032   

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

    100        2,047   

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group REIT (Australia)*

    37        56   

Signature Bank*

    50        3,508   

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

    55        8,367   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

    415        9,677   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

    100        2,286   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

    322        10,362   

SVB Financial Group*

    50        2,761   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    234        15,133   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. REIT

    174        5,721   

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.*

    200        3,520   

Tompkins Financial Corp.

    100        3,899   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. REIT

    300        3,396   

U.S. Bancorp

    400        12,904   

UBS AG (Switzerland)

    693        10,847   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    148        22,157   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust REIT

    103        2,670   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,134        37,434   

Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia)

    516        13,727   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)

    27        6,893   
   

 

 

 
      722,167   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 3.3%    

ABB Ltd. (Switzerland)

    395        7,700   

Actuant Corp., Class A

    167        4,805   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    50        3,308   

Altra Holdings, Inc.

    200        3,762   

AO Smith Corp.

    67        4,218   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    200        4,584   

Boeing (The) Co.

    200        14,856   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    600        3,120   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    109        9,291   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    100        5,728   

Colfax Corp.*

    200        7,798   

Darling International, Inc.*

    100        1,687   

East Japan Railway Co. (Japan)

    100        6,560   

Eaton Corp.*

    347        18,099   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    100        3,285   

Emerson Electric Co.

    252        12,658   

EnerSys*

    67        2,334   

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

    300        3,726   

Fanuc Corp. (Japan)

    40        6,742   

FedEx Corp.

    50        4,477   

General Dynamics Corp.

    83        5,520   

General Electric Co.

    2,465        52,086   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

    167        12,183   

Golar LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

    67        2,618   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.*

    600        3,894   

Hexcel Corp.*

    100        2,585   

Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)

    1,000        5,772   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (Ireland)

    350        17,072   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   36  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Industrial (Continued)    

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

    134      $ 3,001   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands)

    251        6,483   

Powell Industries, Inc.*

    100        4,004   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

    67        3,980   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    314        4,481   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.

    67        3,520   

Schneider Electric S.A. (France)

    98        6,888   

Siemens AG (Germany)

    138        14,233   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

    300        3,180   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    234        16,827   

Tetra Tech, Inc.*

    100        2,576   

Tredegar Corp.

    200        3,770   

Triumph Group, Inc.

    67        4,396   

Union Pacific Corp.

    100        12,278   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    206        15,060   

United Technologies Corp.

    200        16,022   

Vinci S.A. (France)

    47        2,074   

Woodward, Inc.

    100        3,657   
   

 

 

 
      356,898   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 3.8%    

Accelrys, Inc.*

    400        3,524   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    1,168        13,362   

Apple, Inc.

    193        112,959   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    1,500        16,094   

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

    47        2,937   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

    100        2,599   

Athenahealth, Inc.*

    100        6,369   

Canon, Inc. (Japan)

    200        6,992   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

    100        3,132   

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

    200        12,232   

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

    100        6,636   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

    180        11,828   

Cray, Inc.*

    300        4,266   

Dell, Inc.

    400        3,856   

EMC Corp.*

    500        12,410   

EPIQ Systems, Inc.

    300        3,597   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    300        10,830   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    567        7,365   

International Business Machines Corp.

    250        47,517   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    168        6,530   

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

    100        4,466   

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

    200        2,986   

Microsemi Corp.*

    34        651   

Microsoft Corp.

    1,970        52,441   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    100        2,425   

Netsuite, Inc.*

    100        5,962   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

    230        4,655   

Progress Software Corp.*

    100        2,011   

QLIK Technologies, Inc.*

    234        4,535   

SAP AG (Germany)

    157        12,260   

Solarwinds, Inc.*

    100        5,603   

SYNNEX Corp.*

    100        3,302   

Syntel, Inc.

    100        6,016   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

    100        2,846   
   

 

 

 
      405,194   
   

 

 

 
   

Number
of Shares

   

Value

 
   
Utilities — 0.6%    

Centrica PLC (United Kingdom)

    834      $ 4,356   

Cleco Corp.

    100        4,029   

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    100        5,111   

E.ON SE (Germany)

    320        5,764   

Edison International

    400        18,193   

GDF Suez (France)

    238        5,354   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

    456        5,152   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

    100        4,058   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    118        3,641   

SJW Corp.

    100        2,446   

WGL Holdings, Inc.

    100        3,906   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    200        7,506   
   

 

 

 
      69,516   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,250,113)

      3,534,060   
   

 

 

 
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1%    
Consumer, Cyclical — 0.1%    

Volkswagen AG (Germany)

    31        6,711   
   

 

 

 
Industrial — 0.0% (b)    

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, Class C
(United Kingdom)

    23,864        38   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $6,667)

      6,749   
   

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
CORPORATE BONDS — 10.2%    
Communications — 1.8%    

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

  $ 153,000        161,131   

Google, Inc.
1.25%, 5/19/14

    7,000        7,089   

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U. (Spain)
4.949%, 1/15/15

    10,000        10,377   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
7.50%, 4/01/14

    15,000        16,320   
   

 

 

 
      194,917   
   

 

 

 
Consumer, Non-cyclical — 2.4%    

Clorox (The) Co.
5.00%, 1/15/15

    50,000        54,094   

PepsiCo, Inc.
0.75%, 3/05/15

    70,000        70,383   

Wyeth
5.50%, 2/01/14

    37,000        39,189   

Yale University, MTN
2.90%, 10/15/14

    95,000        99,335   
   

 

 

 
      263,001   
   

 

 

 
Energy — 1.4%    

BP Capital Markets PLC (United Kingdom)
3.625%, 5/08/14

    145,000        151,267   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   37  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

db-X In-Target Date Fund (Continued)

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

   

Principal
Amount

   

Value

 
   
Financial — 4.0%    

American Tower Corp.
4.625%, 4/01/15

  $ 45,000      $ 48,232   

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

    35,000        36,888   

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

    13,000        13,873   

Citigroup, Inc.
6.375%, 8/12/14

    17,000        18,426   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.
1.00%, 2/02/15

    255,000        257,475   

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

    24,000        25,740   

Wachovia Corp.
5.25%, 8/01/14

    29,000        31,081   
   

 

 

 
      431,715   
   

 

 

 
Technology — 0.3%    

Microsoft Corp.
0.875%, 9/27/13

    30,000        30,151   
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.3%    

Exelon Generation Co. LLC
5.35%, 1/15/14

    27,000        28,299   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,093,990)

      1,099,350   
   

 

 

 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS — 56.5%    
United States Treasury Bonds/Notes — 56.5%     

1.375%, 2/15/13

    355,000        355,957   

2.50%, 3/31/13

    713,700        719,304   

1.75%, 4/15/13

    355,000        357,163   

3.50%, 5/31/13

    345,000        350,714   

1.00%, 7/15/13

    79,400        79,822   

1.25%, 2/15/14

    363,700        368,204   

0.25%, 3/31/14

    164,000        164,071   

4.75%, 5/15/14

    602,900        642,323   

0.75%, 6/15/14

    352,000        354,791   

2.625%, 7/31/14

    372,000        386,706   

4.25%, 8/15/14

    65,000        69,418   

2.375%, 8/31/14

    102,000        105,773   

2.375%, 9/30/14

    340,000        353,188   

0.50%, 10/15/14

    355,000        356,637   

0.375%, 11/15/14

    136,000        136,324   

4.25%, 11/15/14

    147,000        158,410   

2.125%, 11/30/14

    345,000        357,776   

0.25%, 12/15/14

    360,000        359,944   

4.00%, 2/15/15

    325,000        351,533   

2.50%, 3/31/15

    29,000        30,498   
   

 

 

 
      6,058,556   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $6,047,118)

      6,058,556   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%

   

(Cost $10,397,888)

    $ 10,698,715   

Other assets less liabilities — 0.3%

      34,929   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,733,644   
   

 

 

 

MTN – Medium Term Note.

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust.

* Non-Income producing securities.

(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%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   38  


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db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

     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
 

Assets

          

Investments at fair value

   $ 9,585,589      $ 28,962,271      $ 32,491,489      $ 26,898,690      $ 10,690,240   

Investments in Affiliates at fair value (See Note 5)

     2,472        36,108        58,577        58,444        8,475   

Cash

     21,798        20,577        26,586        20,208        11,229   

Foreign currency at value

     4,503        12,654        14,169        11,060        15,258   

Receivables:

          

Investment securities sold

     561        3,964        5,874        6,006        740   

Interest and dividends

     33,718        122,253        143,371        86,445        39,583   

From investment advisor

     6,828        11,709        11,246        10,980        7,062   

Foreign tax reclaim

     929        20,898        25,516        28,052        2,087   

Prepaid expenses

     2,929        3,659        3,614        3,576        2,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 9,659,327      $ 29,194,093      $ 32,780,442      $ 27,123,461      $ 10,777,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Payables:

          

Investment advisory fees

   $ 5,119      $ 15,368      $ 17,201      $ 14,159      $ 5,694   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     36,838        67,142        62,369        59,693        38,298   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     41,957        82,510        79,570        73,852        43,992   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,617,370      $ 29,111,583      $ 32,700,872      $ 27,049,609      $ 10,733,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

          

Paid-in capital

   $ 11,140,420      $ 31,749,451      $ 35,435,722      $ 31,892,928      $ 10,623,093   

Undistributed net investment income

     33,875        301,610        603,951        491,557        46,860   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     (1,665,311     (3,927,740     (4,866,866     (6,592,824     (237,307

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     108,386        988,262        1,528,065        1,257,948        300,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,617,370      $ 29,111,583      $ 32,700,872      $ 27,049,609      $ 10,733,644   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Common Shares outstanding

     400,800        1,200,800        1,400,800        1,200,800        400,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Value

   $ 24.00      $ 24.24      $ 23.34      $ 22.53      $ 26.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at cost

   $ 9,476,685      $ 27,944,743      $ 30,925,762      $ 25,601,385      $ 10,386,909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in Affiliates at cost

   $ 3,167      $ 65,674      $ 96,596      $ 97,612      $ 10,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency at cost

   $ 4,401      $ 12,498      $ 13,949      $ 11,235      $ 15,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   40  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2012 (Unaudited)

     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
 

Investment Income

          

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 25,872      $ 61,627      $ 136,267      $ 35,460      $ 19,224   

Affiliated dividend income

     42        589        936        1,087        84   

Unaffiliated dividend income*

     17,910        195,790        282,008        312,411        37,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     43,824        258,006        419,211        348,958        57,129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

          

Advisory fees

     31,162        103,513        103,673        97,123        34,601   

Professional fees

     15,607        23,902        23,115        22,611        15,951   

Directors

     8,167        27,668        25,818        24,634        8,974   

Insurance

     8,023        8,023        8,023        8,023        8,023   

Listing fees

     9,025        9,025        9,025        9,025        9,025   

Printing

     4,299        14,563        13,588        12,966        4,724   

Other

     196        207        205        204        198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     76,479        186,901        183,447        174,586        81,496   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less fees waived and expenses reimbursed: (See Note 3)

     (45,125     (83,196     (79,581     (77,301     (46,894

Net Expenses

     31,354        103,705        103,866        97,285        34,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     12,470        154,301        315,345        251,673        22,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

          

Net realized gain (loss) on:

          

Investments

     13,473        (180,261     991,546        (108,781     (11,759

In-kind redemptions

            434,484               649,462          

Foreign currency related transactions

     (203     (575     115        1,424        (345
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     13,270        253,648        991,661        542,105        (12,104

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments

     136,937        1,652,988        1,557,293        2,347,627        346,125   

Foreign currency translations

     516        2,663        2,501        1,781        797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     137,453        1,655,651        1,559,794        2,349,408        346,922   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     150,723        1,909,299        2,551,455        2,891,513        334,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 163,193      $ 2,063,600      $ 2,866,800      $ 3,143,186      $ 357,345   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*       Foreign taxes withheld

   $ 288      $ 3,419      $ 4,389      $ 4,930      $ 840   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   41  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    db-X 2010
Target Date
Fund
    db-X 2020
Target Date
Fund
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2012
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  

 

Net investment income

  $ 12,470      $ 92,947      $ 154,301      $ 424,297   

Net realized gain (loss)

    13,270        399,249        253,648        2,435,613   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    137,453        (567,383     1,655,651        (4,161,490
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations

    163,193        (75,187     2,063,600        (1,301,580
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

  

   

Net investment income

           (120,259            (585,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (120,259            (585,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

  

   

Value of shares redeemed

           (4,758,317     (4,870,232     (4,607,004
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

           (4,758,317     (4,870,232     (4,607,004
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    163,193        (4,953,763     (2,806,632     (6,493,860

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

    9,454,177        14,407,940        31,918,215        38,412,075   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 9,617,370      $ 9,454,177      $ 29,111,583      $ 31,918,215   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 33,875      $ 21,405      $ 301,610      $ 147,309   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

  

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    400,800        600,800        1,400,800        1,600,800   

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    400,800        400,800        1,200,800        1,400,800   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   42  


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
 
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2012
    For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  

 

Net investment income

  $ 315,345      $ 684,410      $ 251,673      $ 530,421   

Net realized gain (loss)

    991,661        2,499,650        542,105        2,407,190   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,559,794        (3,713,126     2,349,408        (4,641,115
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations

    2,866,800        (529,066     3,143,186        (1,703,504
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

  

   

Net investment income

           (672,939            (533,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (672,939            (533,276
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

  

   

Value of shares redeemed

           (4,271,271     (4,451,251     (4,128,167
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

           (4,271,271     (4,451,251     (4,128,167
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

    2,866,800        (5,473,276     (1,308,065     (6,364,947

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

    29,834,072        35,307,348        28,357,674        34,722,621   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 32,700,872      $ 29,834,072      $ 27,049,609      $ 28,357,674   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 603,951      $ 288,606      $ 491,557      $ 239,884   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

  

 

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

    1,400,800        1,600,800        1,400,800        1,600,800   

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

    1,400,800        1,400,800        1,200,800        1,400,800   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   43  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

 

     db-X
In-Target
Date Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  

Net investment income

   $ 22,527      $ 88,664   

Net realized gain (loss)

     (12,104     595,460   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     346,922        (894,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations

     357,345        (210,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from

  

Net investment income

            (107,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

            (107,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Shares Transactions

  

Value of shares redeemed

            (5,253,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share transactions

            (5,253,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in Net Assets

     357,345        (5,571,747

Net Assets

    

Beginning of period

     10,376,299        15,948,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 10,733,644      $ 10,376,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 46,860      $ 24,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in Shares Outstanding

  

Shares outstanding, beginning of period

     400,800        600,800   

Shares redeemed

            (200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, end of period

     400,800        400,800   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.   44  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

    For the
Six Months  Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 
db-X 2010 Target Date Fund     2012     2011     2010     2009    

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 23.59      $ 23.98      $ 23.24      $ 22.09      $ 24.93      $ 25.39   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income**

    0.03        0.16        0.37        0.55        0.69        0.55   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

    0.38        (0.35     0.99        1.11        (2.67     (0.80

Contributions from advisor

                  0.04                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    0.41        (0.19     1.40        1.66        (1.98     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           (0.20     (0.66     (0.51     (0.86     (0.18

Net realized capital gains

                                       (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.20     (0.66     (0.51     (0.86     (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 24.00      $ 23.59      $ 23.98      $ 23.24      $ 22.09      $ 24.93   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

    1.74     (0.79 )%      6.09     7.51     (7.87 )%      (0.99 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 9,617      $ 9,454      $ 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     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

    1.60 %†      1.39     1.70     2.10     1.70     1.55 %† 

Net investment income

    0.26 %†      0.67     1.56     2.32     3.09     3.33 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

    73     65     58     51     54     22
    For the
Six Months  Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund     2012     2011     2010     2009    

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 22.79      $ 24.00      $ 20.69      $ 18.56      $ 24.18      $ 25.52   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income**

    0.12        0.28        0.44        0.51        0.61        0.44   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

    1.33        (1.12     3.39        2.10        (5.64     (1.67

Contributions from advisor

                  0.01                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.45        (0.84     3.84        2.61        (5.03     (1.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           (0.37     (0.53     (0.48     (0.59     (0.10

Net realized capital gains

                                (0.00 )(a)      (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.37     (0.53     (0.48     (0.59     (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 24.24      $ 22.79      $ 24.00      $ 20.69      $ 18.56      $ 24.18   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

    6.36     (3.49 )%      18.71     13.99     (20.73 )%      (4.82 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 29,112      $ 31,918      $ 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     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

    1.17 %†      1.16     1.42     1.90     1.60     1.32 %† 

Net investment income

    0.24 %†      1.20     1.97     2.43     3.17     2.69 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

    49     55     49     37     64     20

 

* Commencement of 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 October 1, 2007 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.   45  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

    For the
Six Months  Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund     2012     2011     2010     2009    

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 21.30      $ 22.06      $ 18.18      $ 16.07      $ 23.57      $ 25.60   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income**

    0.23        0.46        0.39        0.37        0.44        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) **

    1.81        (0.74     3.90        2.07        (7.54     (2.29

Contributions from advisor

                  0.00 (a)                      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.04        (0.28     4.29        2.44        (7.10     (1.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           (0.48     (0.41     (0.33     (0.40     (0.08

Net realized capital gains

                                       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.48     (0.41     (0.33     (0.40     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 23.34      $ 21.30      $ 22.06      $ 18.18      $ 16.07      $ 23.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

    9.58     (1.17 )%      23.74     15.13     (30.08 )%      (7.59 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 32,701      $ 29,834      $ 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     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

    1.15 %†      1.18     1.43     1.95     1.62     1.38 %† 

Net investment income

    0.50 %†      2.17     1.93     2.01     2.52     2.13 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

    43     40     39     42     64     13
    For the
Six Months  Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
 
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund     2012     2011     2010     2009    

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 20.24      $ 21.69      $ 17.48      $ 15.35      $ 23.49      $ 25.64   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income**

    0.18        0.37        0.32        0.32        0.37        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

    2.11        (1.44     4.25        2.08        (8.15     (2.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.29        (1.07     4.57        2.40        (7.78     (2.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           (0.38     (0.36     (0.27     (0.36     (0.06

Net realized capital gains

                                       (0.00 )(a) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.38     (0.36     (0.27     (0.36     (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 22.53      $ 20.24      $ 21.69      $ 17.48      $ 15.35      $ 23.49   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

    11.31     (4.86 )%      26.32     15.59     (33.03 )%      (8.14 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 27,050      $ 28,358      $ 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     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

    1.17 %†      1.20     1.43     1.97     1.65     1.36 %† 

Net investment income

    0.42 %†      1.84     1.64     1.79     2.21     1.89 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

    31     34     35     38     56     10

 

* Commencement of 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 October 1, 2007 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.   46  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

 

For a Share outstanding throughout each period

    For the
Six Months  Ended
November 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,     For the Period
October 1, 2007*
through
May 31,  2008
 
db-X In-Target Date Fund     2012     2011     2010     2009    

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 25.89      $ 26.54      $ 25.07      $ 24.38      $ 25.46      $ 25.08   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income**

    0.06        0.16        0.25        0.33        0.47        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)**

    0.83        (0.63     1.61        0.70        (0.96     0.10   

Contributions from advisor

                  0.00 (a)                      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    0.89        (0.47     1.86        1.03        (0.49     0.53   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions paid to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           (0.18     (0.39     (0.34     (0.59     (0.15

Net realized capital gains

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

           (0.18     (0.39     (0.34     (0.59     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 26.78      $ 25.89      $ 26.54      $ 25.07      $ 24.38      $ 25.46   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return***

    3.44     (1.77 )%      7.44     4.23     (1.87 )%      2.12

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 10,734      $ 10,376      $ 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     0.65     0.65 %† 

Expenses, prior to fee waiver and expense reimbursements

    1.53 %†      1.36     1.66     2.06     1.57     1.61 %† 

Net investment income

    0.11 %†      0.59     0.96     1.30     1.91     2.62 %† 

Portfolio turnover rate††

    53     59     60     42     75     21

 

* Commencement of 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 October 1, 2007 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.   47  


db-X Exchange-Traded Funds Inc.

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1. Organization

db-X Exchange-Traded 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”).

As of November 30, 2012, there were five (5) series of exchange-traded funds (“ETF”) (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) in operation and trading:

 

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund    “db-X 2010 Fund”
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund    “db-X 2020 Fund”
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund    “db-X 2030 Fund”
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund    “db-X 2040 Fund”
db-X In-Target Date Fund    “db-X In-Target Fund”

On January 16, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a change in the Funds’ names. Effective January 31, 2013, each of these Funds’ names will be changed as follows:

 

Current Fund Name

  

New Fund Name

db-X 2010 Target Date Fund    db X-trackers 2010 Target Date Fund
db-X 2020 Target Date Fund    db X-trackers 2020 Target Date Fund
db-X 2030 Target Date Fund    db X-trackers 2030 Target Date Fund
db-X 2040 Target Date Fund    db X-trackers 2040 Target Date Fund
db-X In-Target Date Fund    db X-trackers In-Target Date Fund

DBX Strategic Advisors LLC (“DBX” or the “Advisor”) 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, 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 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.

Each Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers that may trade in non-U.S. Markets. This may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of

 

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securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets and the risk of war.

Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Company’s officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business the Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide indemnification for certain liabilities. The director’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.

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.

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. 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.

Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Funds may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

U.S. government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed-income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/dealer quotes are obtained, the Advisor may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security.

Cash    Cash consists of cash held at banks.

Fair Value Measurement    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

 

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(“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, investment-grade corporate bonds and rights.

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 November 30, 2012.

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 table summarizes the valuation of each Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2012 (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). For the six-month period ended November 30, 2012, there were no transfers between investment levels.

 

     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Fair Value
at

11/30/2012
 
db-X 2010 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,703,214       $       $                 —       $ 1,703,214   

Preferred Stocks

     3,270                         3,270   

Corporate Bonds

             1,213,174                 1,213,174   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             6,668,403                 6,668,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 1,706,484       $ 7,881,577       $       $ 9,588,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Investments in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Fair Value at
11/30/2012
 
db-X 2020 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 15,761,158       $       $       $ 15,761,158   

Preferred Stocks

     21,395                         21,395   

Corporate Bonds

             3,463,787                 3,463,787   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             9,752,039                 9,752,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 15,782,553       $ 13,215,826       $       $ 28,998,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X 2030 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 25,502,810       $       $                 —       $ 25,502,810   

Preferred Stocks

     32,975                         32,975   

Corporate Bonds

             6,449,188                 6,449,188   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             565,093                 565,093   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 25,535,785       $ 7,014,281       $       $ 32,550,066   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X 2040 Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 25,226,972       $       $       $ 25,226,972   

Preferred Stocks

     32,800                         32,800   

Corporate Bonds

             836,886                 836,886   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             860,476                 860,476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 25,259,772       $ 1,697,362       $       $ 26,957,134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
db-X In-Target Fund            

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 3,534,060       $       $       $ 3,534,060   

Preferred Stocks

     6,749                         6,749   

Corporate Bonds

             1,099,350                 1,099,350   

United States Government & Agencies Obligations

             6,058,556                 6,058,556   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 3,540,809       $ 7,157,906       $       $ 10,698,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 related to Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. The Advisor is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2011-11 will have on the financial statement disclosures.

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

 

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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.

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. In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on foreign, federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

Foreign Taxes    The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, capital gains on investments, certain foreign currency transactions or other corporate events. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories, and foreign taxes on other corporate events are reflected in “Other foreign taxes.” Foreign taxes payable as of November 30, 2012, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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 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.

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.

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.

 

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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 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.

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, 2013. 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 six-month period ended November 30, 2012.

The amounts subject to potential reimbursement to the Advisor as of November 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Reimbursements available through:  
     5/31/2013      5/31/2014      5/31/2015  

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 322,172       $ 147,959       $ 45,125   

db-X 2020 Fund

     574,480         261,902         83,196   

db-X 2030 Fund

     515,809         247,454         79,581   

db-X 2040 Fund

     489,569         235,093         77,301   

db-X In-Target Fund

     335,077         153,462         46,894   

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2012, the advisory fee waivers and expenses assumed by the Advisor were as follows:

 

     Advisory
Fees Waived
by DBX
     Fees & Expenses
Assumed by
DBX
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 31,162       $ 13,963   

db-X 2020 Fund

     83,196           

db-X 2030 Fund

     79,581           

db-X 2040 Fund

     77,301           

db-X In-Target Fund

     34,601         12,293   

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 telephonically. Each Independent Director also receives $2,000 per Audit Committee meeting attended

 

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in-person or $1,000 per meeting attended 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, 2012, 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

   $ 21,405       $ (1,669,212   $ (38,436   $ (1,686,243

db-X 2020 Fund

     147,309         (4,152,770     (696,007     (4,701,468

db-X 2030 Fund

     288,606         (5,825,356     (64,900     (5,601,650

db-X 2040 Fund

     239,884         (7,098,396     (1,127,993     (7,986,505

db-X In-Target Fund

     24,333         (220,545     (50,582     (246,794

For the years ended May 31, 2012 and May 31, 2011, 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 Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the Financial Highlights for all Funds.

At May 31, 2012, 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.

 

     Year of Expiration      Post-effective —
no expiration
ST
     Post-effective —
no expiration
LT
     Total
Amount
 
     2017      2018      2019           

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 648,585       $ 1,020,627       $       $                     —       $                     —       $ 1,669,212   

db-X 2020 Fund

     418,939         3,713,736                                 4,132,675   

db-X 2030 Fund

     1,185,474         4,568,179         71,703                         5,825,356   

db-X 2040 Fund

     1,809,203         4,936,668         352,525                         7,098,396   

db-X In-Target Fund

             220,545                                 220,545   

db-X 2010 Fund, db-X 2020 Fund, db-X 2030 Fund, db-X 2040 Fund and db-X In-Target Fund utilized $323,969, $2,223,566, $2,064,299, $1,729,486 and $362,754 respectively, of capital loss carryforwards during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012.

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.

During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012, the Funds incurred and elected to defer net capital losses as follows:

 

     Post-October Losses
on Capital
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $   

db-X 2020 Fund

     20,095   

db-X 2030 Fund

       

db-X 2040 Fund

       

db-X In-Target Fund

       

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

In order to present paid-in capital and accumulated net realized gains or losses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities that more closely 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, 2012, the adjustments were as follows:

 

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

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ (405   $ (73,559   $ 73,964   

db-X 2020 Fund

     (1,479     (224,068     225,547   

db-X 2030 Fund

     (3,075     (427,639     430,714   

db-X 2040 Fund

     (2,662     (674,780     677,442   

db-X In-Target Fund

     (1,044     (231,719     232,763   

As of November 30, 2012, 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
 

db-X 2010 Fund

   $ 9,489,221       $ 242,436       $ (143,596   $ 98,840   

db-X 2020 Fund

     28,039,035         2,379,461         (1,420,117     959,344   

db-X 2030 Fund

     31,055,529         3,821,789         (2,327,252     1,494,537   

db-X 2040 Fund

     25,735,530         3,655,194         (2,433,590     1,221,604   

db-X In-Target Fund

     10,402,546         518,831         (222,662     296,169   

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 Funds. The table below shows the transactions in and earnings from investments in Deutsche Bank AG Securities for the six-month ended November 30, 2012.

 

     Fair Value
5/31/2012
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sales
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Realized
Gain
     Fair Value
11/30/2012
     Dividend
Income
 

db-X 2010 Fund

                   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

   $ 2,014       $       $      $ 458       $       $ 2,472       $ 42   

db-X 2020 Fund

                   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

     28,230         5,103         (5,583     6,888         1,470         36,108         589   

db-X 2030 Fund

                   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

     40,314         8,887                9,376                 58,577         936   

db-X 2040 Fund

                   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

     46,787         7,324         (9,565     10,967         2,931         58,444         1,087   

db-X In-Target Fund

                   

Deutsche Bank AG (Common Stock)

     4,028         2,401                2,046                 8,475         84   

6. Investment Portfolio Transactions

For the six-month ended November 30, 2012, 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

   $ 4,551,197       $ 876,923       $ 1,460,562       $ 5,133,279   

db-X 2020 Fund

     7,736,955         8,177,428         7,280,612         8,194,598   

db-X 2030 Fund

     13,323,232         524,846         10,694,092         2,809,047   

db-X 2040 Fund

     8,816,269         406,219         8,927,190         13,661   

db-X In-Target Fund

     1,706,714         3,025,165         1,910,526         3,425,250   

 

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For the six-month ended November 30, 2012 the cost of in-kind purchases and the proceeds from in-kind sales were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

db-X 2020 Fund

   $                 —       $ 4,858,033   

db-X 2040 Fund

             4,448,289   

7. Fund Share Transactions

As of November 30, 2012, there were 12.5 billion Fund shares of $0.0001 par value 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 respective 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. 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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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.

 

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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.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

Items 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not required for a semi-annual period.

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)(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.


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:   January 30, 2013

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:   January 30, 2013

 

By:  

/s/ Michael Gilligan

Name:   Michael Gilligan
Title:   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

Date:

  January 30, 2013